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SOME MORE ABOUT
BETTER HIGHWAYS
(By MurraysKay, Civil Engineer }


Now that there seems to be gen.
eral understanding of the value of good
roads and various ways and means are
being rapidly adopted to raise large
sums with which to build them, it may
be a good time for an examination of
methods to obtain the best results for
the greatest number in in making the
contemplated expenditures.
1t is not possible to reconcile the two
important points which will at once
engage the attention, viz: That the
safest and least wasteful manner of
investment is to build permanent roads,
but with such policy and by reason
of the great cost of such work only a
small mileage can be completed each
wear, while conditions over the re-
mainder of the area to be improved re-
main as bad as ever, probably for many
wears to come, awaiting the advent of
the permanent work. Such policy is
not one to give the most benefit to the
greatest number. 1t may be we'll,
therefore, to attempt to formulate a
plan to benefit at once as large an area
as possible, at the same time avoiding
so far as may be temporary and waste
full types of construction. Your atten-
ton, therefore, is called to the follow
ing points:
In developing a system of roads and
Improvement of existing ones study
should be made of the entire area Gas
of state) to which the funds may ap-
rly and chart should be prepared con-
tanning the following data:
() Value of abutting and adjacent
property for each road.
(2) Value and Importance of district
to be connected.
(3) Amount and kind of traffic each
road is to MAINTAIN.
Examination of these figures will In
dicate what proportion of the expendl'
ture will be warranted on each pro-
posed road or improvement and the
roads may then be classified accord
ingly.
In reference to amount and kind Of
traffic. first consideration should bt
given produce haul. You then have {
classification something like this:
u Main roads for produce haul anC
local horse and automobile traffic.
(2) Roads used for similar purposes
but less extensively.
go Roads for through horse and au
tomobile traffic.
(4) Unimportant or by-roads. (Som'
of the first two eventually developing
into the third.
Bearing in mind that the expenditure
should be for all classes of traffic ant
for the entire area so far as practica
BILE it is Immediately apparent that tn
fundamental steps for all road i'm
provement and construction should b
applied at once to all the roads. Thes
fundamentals are:
Q) Proper location as to alnemen
and grade.
~ Proper drainage.
(3) Proper crowning or shaping o
the cross section.
No matter what the proposed fins
Improvement of any road may be thes
three initial steps must be taken, an
as this work must be done in prepare
ton for any kind of future surface
large proportion of the funds so spen
will be permanently save d to the CON
munity.
Location
Examination of item / discloses tn
fact that expenditures on any road, tn
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-07-24

concrete properly.
II you have not enough skilled high
way engineers you will find the devel-
opment of such men will be very easy
and with little risk to the value of the
work so soon as you make them an a
inducement to specialize in this kind of
endeavor. Many engineers are com
petent to the classes of work noted
above and in much higher degree
than can ever be required in highway
work. Look among your railroad and
irrigation engineers who handle prob
lens similar but much more particular.
Fill up and surface your large irriga-
tion canals and see If you won't have
in most cases a somewhat satisfactory
highway. Take the rail and ties off
your railroad and put highway sur
face on it. Wouldn't you have a rather
good highway? Isn't it fact that you
would have in most cases better
highway than any in the world? Your
railroad location and construction is
almost an exact parallel to your high
way work, only much more compli
Gated. Your railroad locator has often
to find the way for less than one per
cent grade and easier curves than four
degrees. Such nicely of location will
never be required in laying out high
way. Balancing quantities is much
more important in railroad work be-
cause of greater volume and conse-
quently greater financial loss involved
| by error, and the railroads rank high
among all enterprises master of
economics. Concrete in bridge piers,
for instance, requires more careful
making than would be necessary in
| highway work, greater loss of prop
erty and life being involved by error.
| If you have dearth of highway en-
gineers you will find no dicffiulty in de-
veloping such men from those engaged
in kindred and often much more exact
ing branches. To believe that engin.
eers employed on work like the Pan
anna canal and other canals, large irri
cation projects or water systems like
that now under construction for the
city of New York and large railroad
enterprises cannot qualify as highway
engineers is to credit yourself with 8
lack of sense. Admit, at least, in the
face of the present system, or lack OF
system, that the civil engineer is
worth trial.
America will surely come to the
front in good road building and has al
ready some splendid examples of scien
tific road construction, notably il
Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Isl
and, Michigan. California. Washington
and elsewhere. These magnificent
roads, which are thing of beauty anC
a Joy forever, are such examples Of
practical road construction that he whC
runs may read. We're they built by
practical road builders? Most assur
edly. They were built by engineers
who are the only practical road build
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-07-24

location of which can be bettered, are
eventually wasted. You will find i'm
provements being made on roads whose
alinement consists of sharp curves and
whose grades are ten, twelve, fifteen
and even twenty per cent, where a
better location is often easily obtaina-
ble consisting of long easy curves and
eight, six or four per cent grades. This
Kind of work is going forward daily in
this enlightened country. 1t cannot be
too firmly established that any given
road must be in its best possible loca-
tion before any extensive expenditure
be made nnnn il.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-07-24
Alinement

Regarding alinement, concession
should be made at once to automobile
traffic, present or future, by making
curves of a minimum radius of two
hundred feet. This is subject to excep-
tions in case of very rough or noun
famous country and in instances where
a large saving in quantities of material
to be moved may be made. Such ex-
ceptions are to be avoided but must at
times be adopted. Two locations are
sometimes advisable in difficult stretch
es-one temporary, the other perma-
nent-looking toward the taking out of
the sharper curves when funds will
permit. Safe sight distances are an
important factor in alinement design.
The two hundred feet minimum radius
concession to the automobile traffic is,
of course, not undesirable for the other
classes and the same applies to safe
sight distances.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-07-24
Grades

Patient and skilled investigators have
decided that horse traffic automatically
fixes the rate of maximum grade. not
by tie traction on loads but by reason
of the fact that five per cent is the
steepest grade down which horse can
trot comfortably and without danger of
injury. Considerable outlay is war
ranted therefore in keeping grades
down to this figure, and all exceptions
should receive the most careful study
before adoption.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-07-24
Tennis Players Praise POrtlanderS

The returned Hood River men who
took part in the Oregon State Tourna-
ment in Portland last week have the
greatest praise for the Portland tennis
people. 1--WE enjoyed the occasion very
much" says f. c. Smith. who took
part in the matches, "for the Portland
people treated US royalty. Their hos
pitality made us enjoy every moment
of our stay there" The local repre-
sentatives, in addition to Mr.. Smith,
were: Chas. Hall, E. A. Baker and
Harry T. Dewitt. Mrs. Hall. Mrs.
Baker, Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Dewitt
Joined their husbands in Portland for
a part of the tournament.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-07-24
Location

Examination of item / discloses the
fact that expenditures on any road, the
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-07-24
Permanent Roads

You are now ready to consider the
question of permanent roads. 1t is
probable that such improvements will
be financed by long term bonds and ex-
pense items must include:
a.,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-07-24

Ladies Military and Polo Shirt Waists
in plain and figured, light weight ma
terial; comfortable and suitable fol
warm weather. Laundry proof, good
value $1.25 each. For Thusday O1o
only, each ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. wv
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-08
Klamath County
May Repudiate

klamath Falls Northwestern: Be-
tween 100000 and SIS, 900 worth Of
klamath county warrants are sought
to be declared invalid in a suit filed
yesterday afternoon by Attorney
Joseph S. Kent for Henry Rabies.
This is the second suit brought by
Attorney Kent for Mr.. Rabies, and
it is declared that others will follow
until all of the county warrants in
excess of the constitutional limita-
tion of 5000 are before the court
for adjudication. The two suits al
ready filed by Attorney Kent on be-
half of Mr.. Rabies involve county
warrants valued at more than $780,
900.
The suit filed yesterday recites that
at the time the warrants were issued
by the county, the county had in
Cured Indebtedness in excess of the
limitation of $4,000 prescribed by
the constitution of Oregon.
c. c. Low as sheriff and J. W. Sic
mems as tax collector and county
treasurer are sought to be enjoined
from accepting the warrants in pay
ment of taxes or from cashing them
from the funds of the county. And
the following named defendants are
sought to be enjoined from present
ing the warrants for taxes or for re-
demption: First National Bank OF
Weed, Western Union Telegraph
Company, Sam Summers, s. o. john
son, G. l.. Dimmick, George w. KIM
ball, William Wright, G. A. Taylor,
Sadie B. Smith, Rose Clayton,
klamath Falls Northwestern and
Mrs. Mary Griffith.
Attorney Kent would not say last
evening whether or not he contem-
plated the filing Of any more suits,
but it is understood that all of the
warrants which have been issued by
the county in excess of the $5,O0O
Limitation will be brought before the
court for judgment as to their valid
! ity,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-08
THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE.

When you have little item,
Send it in.
There is no time like the present to
begin;
Well appreciate it too
Just like we always do
If you'll promptly send your little
item in.
When you hear that something's hap
pened,
Mail it in.
1t will only take two pennies worth
of tin;
You'll feel better every day
All along life's rugged way
If you'll think about the printer, so
begin.
If you know of any news notes,
Phone 'em in
1t will make us smile from forehead
down to chin;
1t will drive away the blues
When your neighbor reads the
news,
So phone your local paper-phone it
in.
When you hear of some occurrence,
Step right in
We will greet you with "howdy'
and a grin;
For we like to print the news,
And twill save our only shoes,
If we do not have to chase the item
in.
Lawrence Gazette.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-08
ChldTen'S Absence
Affects Her Mind

Mrs. Barton Boutz left Tuesday for
Crescent City after visit of several
weeks at the home of her father, Eli
Albert, on Coolidge street. Mr.. AL
bert accompanied her as far as Grants
Pass, where she took the stage for
her California home to join her hus-
band and two little girls. Mrs. Boutz
created some little stir on the streets
Tuesday-making it necessary for
Chief Porter of the police department
to assist her father in locating her.
Mrs. Boutz has lately become af-
flicted with a mental arrangement
due partly to religious fervor. 1t
was thought that visit to her father
after course of treatment at a Cali
fornia sanitorium would restore her
to normal condition. 1t appears that
she got to brooding about her chill
dren Tuesday and imagined that one
of the little girls was among the
school children on the streets. She
started out to find the child and ne
cessitated action on the part of her
relatives.
Mrs. Boutz is a lady of consider
able education and is OF a calm and
normal disposition barring occasional
periods of hallucination. 1t is hoped
! by her friends that she will have nC
further recurrence of these upon hel
reunion with her husband and chill
dren.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-08

Phone job orders to the ridings
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-08
Useless Information.

The Panama canal has produced
100000 tons of earth and 26,-
600, 900 tons of literature.
There are no chimneys in Timbuc-
too.
The average girl gets 81 punches
of violets per year before marriage.
The average girl gets two bunches
of violets per year after marriage.
1t costs about $1,460 to make a
dollar graduating gown.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-08
Stage HnlnOr.

A popular comedian scored a good
impromptu hit while performing at a
provincial music hall. In the middle
of his song he suddenly stopped and
said to his audience: What is the
height of extravaganza? Don't know?
Give it up? Well, should say it
was to pay 25 cents to sit in stall
in order to read penny paper"
And the member of the audience who
was palpably referred to went out.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-08
Regular Meeting
City Council

Sllys COuHCll LleI lueSudy oNeuIu5
with all members present. Reports
of various city officials were read and
approved. The usual grist of bills
was allowed. Among minor matters
that came up were the following of
public interest:
1t was decided to purchase and in
stall a new stove in the recorders Of
flee at once to dry the plastering so
the kalsominers can proceed with
their work-also to floor said office
throughout with linoleum.
The Roseburg booster meeting was
discussed and the sentiment prevailed
that the council should lend it their
support by attending in body is pos
sible.
The ordinance fixing the total city
tax levy at fourteen and eight-tenths
mills was passed to final reading and
adopted. Six mills are for park pur-
poses and seven for library.
Bills for $3.50 each, presented by
Attorneys Moore of Ashland and
Reames of Medford in the road tax
case now before the supreme court
at Salem were allowed and ordered
paid.
The matter of a caretaker for the
Normal property was brought up
| in, hut gnlnotiAr hag do
A Mr.. Chapman is looking after IL
temporarily. Mayor Johnson de.
clared better care of it to be impera-
tive. Besides several valuable micro,
scopes that disappeared some time
ago, the mayor declares that since
the school closed several years age
lot of furniture and other valuable'
have been carried away by reckless
borrowers and actual thieves. TIL,
fire and water committee was giveI
the job of looking into the matter
The several small sidewalk bond
advertised recently were awarded t,
w. G. Gordon on his bid of par valu
: plus two dollars and accrued interest
There were two other bidders.
A. G. Long of Portland-coas
agent for the American-LaFranc
fire truck people of Elmira New Yorl
announced in a very courteous let
ter the shipment of a new tire an
rim to replace one on our new fir
truck which proved defective. H
: asked that the defective tire b
shipped to Elmira for the company
inspection. The company is promptl
making good its promises to stan
back of the car.
H. J. Blaessing of Portland pre-
sented proposition for the Stewar
Jail Works Company of Cincinnati
4 offering to equip the city Jail wit
:. steel cages at a low figure. Th
y council took no action.
L The request of w. w. USHER t
q erect city electrolier in front of tn
telephone office was referred to tn
- electric light committee.
A proposition from the count
/ clerk to have two voting machines in
stalled in Ashland on approval wa
rejected as not being matter whic
Ashland can afford to take up at thi
= time. The machines cost from six t
eight hundred dollars.
d The council adjourned to NEE
If again next Tuesday evening at tn
. usual hour.
1t was recommended by the super
intendent of the light plant that tn
70 charge to the city for street lights b
reduced from three cents per candle
power per month to two cents pc
candlepower per month, making a d.
crease of one-thirG, and also that tn
- council set more definite rate fc
cooking and heating appliances.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-08

G. w. GREGG, M. d.
Physician and Surgeon
Office: Payne Building. Phone 6s.
Residence: 216 Weightman Street.
Residence phone 222-R.
once hours: 8 to la. M, to p.
m. Calls answered day or night.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-08
A Real Reason.

why do so many young men leave
the farm?"
"Well," replied Farmer Corntossel,
"in most of the cases | have observed
it was because they couldn't earn
their salt as farm hands and WASH t
fixt to pay board. Washington
Star.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-08
Civic Improvement Club.

The regular meeting OF the Ladies
Civic improvement Club will be held
on the second and fourth Tuesdays OF
each month at $3.50 p. m, at the
Carnegie Library lecture room.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-08
DIR. w. EARL BLAKE
DENTIST

First National Bank Bldg, Suite 8
and 10. Entrance First Ave.
Phones: Office, 1O9; Res, 23O-J.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-16
THE DAILY AROMORElTE.

tThird period-May 16 to closing
hour OF contest, June 8 J
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-04-25

Telephone $40. Kindly report 40 early as con
venient
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-04-25
BETHEL.

Mr.. Matt True and family visited
Fremont relatives Sunday.
]. N. Sanders visited Mount Ararai
relatives Sunday afternoon.
Miss OFT Glover delightfully."- enter.
tanned the Larkin Club recently.
Mr.. Jim Sanders and sister were in
Union City Wednesday shopping.
Mr.. Sam Shaw and family, OF Tally's,
visited Mr.. Frank Brown Sunday.
Everyone here is preparing to attend
the singing convention at Liberty Sum
day.
Mr.. Guy Calhoun and wife. OF Tally's,
visited relatives here Saturday and Sum
day.
Mr.. Ira Calhoun and family, OF
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-04-25

or wired into tall spikes areealso extern
sively used, while single plumes Of os-
trich uncurled, with Numidi feathers,
all in outstanding fashion, are very
sfiisrttiiy worn.
Shoes in various low models with
tongues and buckles, also in tie form
with ribbon strings, are liked. Colored
footwear persists in gray, white, tan and
mixtures OF odd feathers and tones.
Fancy colored hose with black shoes
appeal to the woman who wore fancy
uppers on her winter boots, though
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-04-25
srArn o. onIo. So q roLnDo. /

LUCAS COUNTY.
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he is senior
partner Of the firm Of Fl ]. Cheney * Co.. doing
business In the City Of Toledo county and State
aforesaid and that said firm will pay the sum Of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case Of catarrh that cannot be cured BY the use
Of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my pres
ence this 9Th day Of December. A. D. 1886.
,e A. w. GLEASON
NSAAh'' Notary Public
Halls cntassh Cure is taken internally. and
acts directly on the blood and mucous rurfaces
Of the system Send for testimonials free.
+. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by all Druggists. 7sc.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-04-25
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Mrs. Berryhill, Editor.

Telephone $40. Kindly report az early as con
venient.
Antique Social.
The antique social given by Mrs. w
w. Adams Friday afternoon was we u
interesting and enjoyable. II
The guest book registered over seventy
names, and it was a matter of regret
that owing to the crowds OF ladies pres
ent some guests failed TO register. Mrb.
Adams, dressed in an old-fasbion@d
gown, met her guests at the door. gSle
was graciously assisted by a commBthe
of ladies composed of Mesdames Chas.
Miles, Sr., Swiggart, r. F. Tisdale, Jno.
T. Walker, D. A. Luton, W.. L. White
and ]. ]. Melvin. The costumes worn
by these ladies we're of such AMBIENT
date as to be almost in style again. The
ladies on the refreshment and program
committees, Mrs. Ben Bransiord, Mrs.
Henry Hassler, Mrs. DeGraffenreid,
Mrs. H. P. Taylor, Mrs. Walter Pick
ard, Mrs. Frank Adams, Mrs. Frank
Aydelott and Miss Kate Robinson, were
also dressed in heirloom toilettes, Mrs.
Adams wearing a cap that had belonged
to her great-grandmother and Miss Rob-
inson in a reception gown Of her grand
mothers. Mrs. Aydelott looked like a
picture in her grandmother wedding
gown.
The program was appropriate for the
occasion, being made up OF readings
and music interspersed with informal
but interestingly told "reminiscences OF
the various antique articles brought by
the guests. Mrs. Frank Adams, whose
music is such delight to her audien-
ces, played several old airs and accom-
panied little Miss Elizabeth Alexander
in her much encored song, The Way
My Grandmother Did," Mrs. Augusta
Morton related the interesting history
OF an old medallion medal brought from
Ireland by her ancestors. Mrs. Rich
ards, who is the envied possessor Of q
ring whiclfcame over in the Mayhower,
brought this heirloom with its story and
answered her encore with the playing Of
Money Musk" Mrs. Howell Brans-
ford brought pair Of silver knee buck
les which had been handed down to her
family through four generations. Mrs.
w. L. White brought a salt gourd which
had held the salt to salt the food OF four
generations. Mrs. Tisdale's skillet bore
the same history.
Union City became alive to the fact,
with Mrs. Adams social, that it con-
tains many interesting heirlooms. There
were too many others to mention.
Attractively served refreshments were
handed to the guests. Mr.. Southworth
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-04-25
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

The small. natty hats this year with
their becoming lines and gay colorings
in straw and garnitures seem to become
all types Of women. Lightness OF effect
is the rule, and ribbons with picot edges
in contrasting or matching tone with
gorgeous brocaded styles make some of
the most effective trimmings. Small
flowers in tiny nosegays. buckle forms
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-04-25
SPRING IN NEW YORK.
Pretty Rigs on the Avenue--Vivid
Colorings and Contrasts.

New York, April 21.-Maybe, some-
where. one will see as many attractive
looking women as appear on Fifth Ave-
nue. between 34th street aud the park
any fine day at this season Of the year,
but it is doubtful. Freakish people in
queer get-ups are encountered on every
block, yet the general dress average is
high among women Of all ages. Often
it is very simple costume that attracts
most admiration, but in such cases some
small touch in trimming or accessories
makes up for style and dress and wear
er are in perfect harmony.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-04-25
A Valuable Improvement.

What do you think Of this proposed
telephone attachment to enable the talk
ers to also see each other?n
1T will be fine. Then can call up
my husband to tell me il my hat is on
straight.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-04-25

Tally's, were the guests OF Mr.. Frank
Brown and family Saturday night.
Mr.. Will Caldwell and wife, Of FIRE.
mont, we're the guests OF Mr.. Oscar Will
son Sunday.
Mr.. Chester Brown and wife visited
Mr.. Jim Smith and family at Postum
trot Saturday night.
Mrs. Mollie Kersey and SON, Joe,
visited Mrs. Kersey's daughter, Mrs.
John Flowers, Sunday.
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