The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-04-05
new IBERIA-JEAN-
ERE11E MODEL ROAD

LAST Ounuhy we Edu tHt piCde-
ure Of seeing II good part of the
model road, now building between
here and Jeanerette, and nearing
it's completion This new road is
like a pleasant dream to those
who VERB we'll acquainted with
the old Jeanerette road, even At
it's best. The new work il stand
ing very well, considering the aw-
full bad weather We had during
the winter. During that time 1t
was subjected to the severest
tests. Cane was hauled in the
great cane carts over il while 1t
was We: quite green or new.
Heavy loads of corn were taken
over it during the meanest kind
Of weather, without apparent III.
jury to the crown.
A few soft places in the sub.
strata have manifested themselves
by the weakening of the crown of
the road since the completion OF
the individual section IN which
they subsequently appeared. They
are ust such spots as developed
great mndholes, Oh the slightest
provoca,iOn. in the old style
roads. This sub surface sOttness
has given some trouble to the
contractors, who have spared no
pains nor expense in providing a
remedy promising permanency
The trouble, in u finished section,
shows by d sinking of the crown
under the weight of the wheel.
With a corresponding ups
softer matter ,mmedia d.,
side of where the pre- the
" heel was applied s.lids
rnts and holders of There
seems to he but one of ire 1T
ment for such places aud that l.
to dig out this slipping and slid
ing subso,l and replace it with Il
material that will pack. This has
been done in many places and d
cure results. Who're such places
can be located in the preparation
of the rOadbed the substitution il
made before the covering materi
ais are put on
The contractors are on the last
sire cb Of the upper end Of the
wO K aud the road to Jeanerette
vii, soon bp finished. That such
a road will lead TO the building Of
others Is beyond question, provjd-
Ell II proves a petmanency Justify.
ing it's first cost. 1t will take
time and wear to determine this.
1t is easy to understand that
such road will exert great in
fluence IN the improvement Of the
horses of the country. The farm.
or will at once want the horse
that will be able to accomplish y
given distance III half the time of
his present nag; especially as it
can be done without risk TO him.
self. horse or vehicle. Then too
there is an exhileratine pleasure
in moving, rather than spending
80 much of life on the way. 1t
will give him q new interest in
the gong, aud this will have the
tendency Of awakening his pride
IN all Of bis other surroundings.
1t il claimed by the contractor.
that the older the road gets the
harder it becomes, making it The
more capable of supporting hcavi-
~ laden vehicles even during
rainy seasons. At q point, near
Loisel plantation, q block of con.
siderable size was cut out of the
center of the road for the purpose
of seeing q crOss-sectlOn of the
materials and the underlying base.
1t was taken ont of that part of
the road that was first construct.
ed and which has been subjected
to the greatest use and severest
test OF endurance. The crust was
found to be very hard and the
general conditions were 80 good
that the block was shipped to
New Orleans by express for exhl-
bition purposes and to demon.
strat- road building possibilities.