The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-01-30
CREENvILLE, OHIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 80, 1918.

ferior material and workmanship. TIL
contractor or supervisor will have n,
money invested in equipment, ma
ter1al or payrolls. so thas his enttr,
energy and thought can be centered il
constructing the best market road
that can be built The commission
under this plan can have 400 contrac
tors or supervisors mt work i'm the va
rious counties of the stpte ut the sam,
time and can construct 1000 miles o
good market roads annually.
No EXCUSE For Inferior Materials.
Under the state system we can bay,
no excuse for using an inferior bricl
for surfacing the road. as the manufac
turing inspection and disposal of I'll,
brick and all materials will he uude
the supervision Of the highway corr
mission, and they alone will be re
sponsible. The brick cnIls can he bro
Ken up and used in the place of stone
IN the concrete foundations. thus uti
llzing the inferior products.
Many People Inquire.
why make the bonds hearing inter
est at all: Why not make them with.
out interest and save TIE onr-ha!f of
per cent per nnnum?"
For the reason that there is u federal
statute placing Il tax of 10 per cent
upon state issues of currency Bv
making these bonds bear une-half of !
per cent interest per annum it makes
them interest bearing bonds and yets
around the federal statute of a tax of
III per cent on state issues of currency
Federal Duty Not National Aid.
The following is the proposed federal
plan:
We can work under the state Dlan
untll such time as we may be able TO
get federal statute passed to adopt
the nonnterest bond bill. which pro-
VldeS for the states, counties. town.
ships, municipalities. towns and vii
lages to deposit their twenty-five year
honlntereSt bond with the secretary
OF the treasury Of the United States.
that it shall be mandatory upon him
TO issue the face value of the bonds in
Iull legal tender money, deducting
per cent to pay for engraving, printing
and distributing, the balance to be de.
lVered to the state, county. township
town or village that de-
posltS its bonds in accordance there
with, each being required to levy a tax
TO return the principal at the rate of
+ per cent per annum, when such
currency shall be retired and Cancelled
but without interest This is the
original plan of federal duty mot aidl
nat COXeyS army marched to Wash
ngton in 1891 petitioning congress TO
BASS. 1t is proposed in this amend
nent under the state plan for 100000, |
)OO bonds bearing one-half of / per
cent interest per annum, the least DOS
'1ble rate, to save $4,00O,0O0 in inter |
'st per annum to start with.
Additional Economics /
In addition, by doing the work under
he highway commission there will be
saving of 10 pc cent over the old
Method Of letting to contractors and
y condemnation proceedings and lc-
ulrlng or constructing up to date man
featuring plants so as to supply
ridge, structural, sewer pipe, brick,
tone, gravel, sand and cement mate
lals at cost. thus saving at least 6G 90
er cent on materials furnished: also
here will be no sales commission. as
ne materials will be manufactured by
he state for it and its subdivisions
wn use without profit and not for
rivate use
Cost of Brick Plants.
The state can construct a modern
rick plant continuous kiln with a
lpacity of 100000 brick daily. for
250O00
The plant can produce 3O,OOO.OOO !
rick annually in 300 work days. This
akes it at maximum output and min
mum cost. Following is the cost of
lie manufacture of brick per 1000. fig
ring state to own its coal mines:
uel cost for power, 900 lbs. coal. at
Sl9O per ton per 1000 brick. $O39-$39O 90
lel cost fo drying and burning, 900
lbs at $.3O per ton, per 1000 brick
so 5Slh-$5S so ,
aterials, shae etc, handled with
steam shovels, from state owned
beds. 1l,0O0 lbs to 1000 brick of 1917
his each Dpr 010 bripE IN 21n M |
lpplies, incidentals, repairs to ma
chinery, etc, per l,000...........$O 25-S25. 90
epreciation, wear and tear on plant, I
% per cent per year on $25OOO0...
0S3 1-3-$S3 80
terest, " of / per cent on $25O0OO 6
ponds, per LOCO. ...............$0 5000 1-10-$41O
Ibor in producing clay and mate
'ial, manufacturing brick, drying, ,
burning. loading in cars, and office :
expense, working total of 1872 men
er lOOO. O....................$2 81 Co. 100-S265 OF r
perintendent Of plant. per 1000 f
rick ........................... So l5-$l5OO | f
tai amount cost for 100000 brick
'er day, per 1,000...............& .&.OO-$5O0 90
The cost. if owned and operated by e
: state. will be s. per 1000 for vitri- e
d paving blocks. weighing ten and =
e-half pounds each. against S15 Der t
90. which is now being paid, say n
; of 6G 2-3 per cent over the present t
stem of letting the contracts to CON !,
uct the roads to contractors. they b
wing the material from manufactur- t.
ain satisfied that under the plan | b
,gest of the state, through its com Il
ssion. constructing brick and other n
nts, after acquiring shale, coal and y
neral lands, producing brick and Fl
er materials at cost, hiring the la la
direct, that it can construct a vitri U
brick pavement with a concrete u
ndation. eighteen feet wide. at a h,
t of $4,000 per mile instead of $15.- sc
per mile. under the present system. Al