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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-17
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-17

Nine more clubs have been admit
ted to membership in the L. S. Golf
Association. This raises the grand to.
tai of clubs belonging to the parent
organization to 354-S2 active or vOt-
ing clubs and 272 allied.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-17

S1zOO Tailoring Co, 1Oi W. Main. stf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-17

Manager Frank Chance does not
blame most of the fellows who have
skipped to the Feds. They have reach
ed the end OF their rope and would be
foolish to turn down real money he
says.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-17

Manager Stallings will try out Fred
Tyler, a catcher. He is a brother Of
Lefty" Tyler, the Braves southpaw
hurler. Should he make good, Boston
will have the only battery in the
league with two brothers composing
it.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-17

Danny Morgan has so many boxers
in his stable that the report is going
around in New York, that he is rails
ing a regiment in case of war with
Mexico.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-17

ALL DR. RUGGISTS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-17

Anthony F. Wilding will visit the
United States this year as a member
of the Australian team in quest OF
the Davis international cup.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-17
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New York, Mar. 17.-Let every one
join in and celebrate the glorious sev.
entesnth Erin's sons stationed at the
various spring training camps will OBJ
serve the day with games, after
which there will be Refreshments
and much entertainment Perhaps
tomorrow well all be able to remem-
Der something about it.
Jimmy Dunn has fighter under
his wing named Yankee. If anything
should win for him it's his name.
Leach Cross. paid income tax or
$2S.OO0 that he received within the
last ten months. Some of it. y'know,
he got out of his dentist work.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-17

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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21
GOOD ROADS DAY.
State Of Washington Sets q Date In
Latter Part Of May.

State Of Washington Sets 4 Date In
Latter Part Of May.
City men are to be asked to contrib
ute with pick and shovel to the better
ment of highways all over the state of
Washington this year when the third
good roads day is Observer probably
May % or "a. the exact date not. yet
having been named. Governor Err
nest Lister has approved the proposal
Of the Washington State Good Roads
association that he issue a proclama-
ton setting aside a good roads day.
and the association is already at work
upon plans to make it the most e6ec-
tive one yet held.
Under the leadership Of the Wash
ington State Good Roads association
it is planned to effect a state wide or
ganization reaching every hamlet and
school district. as well as the larger
cities. The various good roads asso-
Citations. commercial clubs. chambers
of commerce and automobile clubs will
be called upon to take the initiative.
While it is realized that it will be i'm
possible to get all the city folk out
into the country. it is hoped that they
will observe the occasion of cleanup
day in their neighborhood.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21
"cood Roads" Day In Iowa.

In order to interest school children
in good roads the highway commits
sion of Iowa and the state superin-
tendent of public instruction are rec
ommending that the superintendent
of consolidated schools set aside n
day each year in the latter part OF
April or the first part of May as a
"good roads" day. 1t is recommend
ed that each school have its own
good roads" day, as it would be i'm
possible for the state highway COM
mission to properly assist in the work
by the arranging of exhibits for a
large number Of schools on the same
day. It is also recommended that the
day be spent in studying the new high
way laws, in the preparation by stu
dents Of papers on features of high
way work and in the study Of the ex-
hibit of enlarged road and bridge
views from the collection Of the Iowa
highway commission and the United
States Office of public roads. 1t is pro-
posed to devote the evening Of the
same day to a general good roads pro-
gram and a lecture by a representa-
tive Of the highway commission.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21

available because of its broad social
and political significance. When each
state and county is engaged as at pres
ent, in the reorganization of its prison
system and in endeavoring to do away
with crude methods Of torture, scien-
tiic methods of successfully employ
ing the convicts with advantage to all.
parties become of public interest.
The findings of the investigation
show that the work performed by the
convicts in the different states ranges
in value from $1.5O to $50 a day. with
a profit to the state by the use Of this
labor Of from 80 cents to $4!O3 a day.
In short. the contention is we'll sus-
tanned that there is a general and con-
siderable profit at present going to the
state by the use of convict labor for
road work we the cost by other meth
DDS of construction, this saving being
quite Independent of locality and types
Of construction.
The prisoner himself benefits most
of all by his work on the roads. The
healthful outdoor labor, the better food.
the incentive of the honor system and.
above all, the wage, increasing in pro-
portion to the profits Of the state. all
combine to make him better fitted to
re-enter society. The investigation
proves conclusively that the building
of good roads can be made a definite
factor in the u%pbuilding OF men.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21
"ozARk SCENIC CIRCLE"
Missourians Propose an 800 Mile Auto
mobile Highway.

Missourians Propose an 300 Mile Auto
mobile Highway.
Missourians are planning to build an
automobile highway 500 miles long,
which is to be knowntes 1.-The Ozark
scenic circle" 1t will begin at st.
Louis and run southwest to Arcadia.
where it will bend through the Ozark
mountains. emerging from the hills at
Springfield. From this point the road
will run to Sedalia. thence to st. Louis.
There will be an inner highway. which
will be approximately 400 miles long.
Along these roads are thousands of
places for every conceivable sort Of
outing pleasure - canoeing. boating.
bathing. fishing. hunting and mountain
climbing. Persons living along the pro
posed route say it is destined to "
come as popular as the Catskills or the
mountains Of Virginia. The Ozarks
offer as grand vistas as the Rocky
mountains without their rugged aspect.
The blue hills stretch out into hd0E
distances. with rivers flowing between.
full Of bass, perch and other Dish. The
deer still wander in the forest and
wild turkey. quail and other feathered
game abound.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21
GOOD ROADS.

Good roads are like other good
things. 1t takes time and cx-
pense to keep them up. bot. via
the proper care of them. after
they have been properly COD
structed the cost will lie nominal,
but if they are neglected they
will soon give trouble and be
come costly to maintain. The
thing to do is always to keep. the
roads in first class condition.
Dirt roads would be less expell-
sive and more satisfactory If they
were kept in good condition by
the use of the split log drag.
But there are some who do MI
want even good dirt roads II
they must devote their time to
keeping them up. There are few
Of these. but there are many who
are careless about road working,
which, II properly done, means
road keeping. It takes time and
money to have good roads Of any
kind, but the money spent on
them is an investment which
pays large dividends in savings
on cost Of transportation of
products, on vehicles, harness
and above all. comfort and hap
piness. Why not secure these
dividends? They are everywhere
to be had for the asking.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21
WORK ON THE MERIDIAN ROAD
Over 100000 Expended For Permanent
improvements In 1918.

oVSt Y1SOsOSo .~fSs'SSN
improvements In 1918.
According to a recent statement by
President John c.. Nicholson of the
Meridian Road association, over $780,
600 was expended for permanent i'm
provements on the Meridian road In
1913, and in 1914 there will be spent
at least an equal amount.
The Meridian Road association was
organized at Salina, Kan, in June,
1911, for the purpose of establishing
a highway from Winnipeg, Canada, to
the gulf of Mexico and bringing about
its construction and maintenance.
The route of the Meridian road as at
present established extends across the
country approximately north and south
as far as Waco, Tex, the principal
cities it passes through being Grand
Forks and Fargo, N. D.; Watertown
and Yankton, S. D.; Norfolk and York,
Neb.; Salina and Wichita, Kan; Enid,
Oklahoma City and Lawton, Okla.
and Fort Worth, Tex. At Waco the
route divides, one branch bearing east
erly to Houston and Galveston and
the other westerly through Temple.
Austin and San Antonio to Laredo.
The road is practically level over most
of its length, and it is stated that very
soon. if not now, a car can be sent
over the entire length on high gear.
1t is stated that it is now a first class
earth road for more than 1900 miles,
or approximately three-fourths of its
| entire length.
The present officers Of the associa-
ton are: President, John G. Nicholson,
| Newton, Kan; vice president, D. e.
| Colp, San Antonio, Tex; secretary and
treasurer, Robert Campbell, Anadarko,
Okla. There are the following divi-
sions, each having a president and
secretary: Canadian. North Dakota,
| South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, mil
itary and Texas. The Texas division
is further divided into seven divisions.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21
CONVICT LABOR ON ROADS.

Plan Of Working Prisoners 10 Proving
Successful In Several States.
The plan Of working convict labor on
the roads, which was given q trial on
a small scale in Illinois last fall, prov
ed SO successful that more trusted In
mates of the state penitentiary will be
used on the roads this spring and sum-
mer. There are $50 prisoners in the
Joliet prison who are to be used on the
roads. Arrangements have been made
whereby the counties wanting help
will pay so cents each for the use Of
the men, but none will be sent to work
on less than five miles Of road. 1t Is
planned to divide the men into five
squads Of fifty each, so that five com-
munities may be served at once. The
state agrees to furnish the rock for
macadam roads provided the counties
pay the freight on it from Joliet to the
nearest railway point.
Texas has decided to try the use of
convict labor on the public roads with
out guards or shackles. Governor Col
Quit has made a contract whereby
fifty convicts were sent to Smith coun-
ty, in northwest Texas, to work the
roads radiating from Lindale in what
is known as road district No. 1. which
recently issued $4,000 Of bonds.
Liberal appropriations to permit the
employment of convicts on the high
ways of New York state are recon-
mended by the state commission of
prisons in it's annual report to the leg
islature. More than 400 convicts were
so employed at various times during
the past summer and fall by order of,
the superintendent of state prisons with
gratifying results. both from the view
point of the state and the convicts
themselves. the commission states.
Following the resolutions adopted by
the state automobile association at
Portland, plans are being mapped out
whereby Maine will adopt the con-
Wet system Of road labor now used in
a number of other states. 1t is felt
that this would save the state much
money, give the prisoners outdoor la
Dor and increase the speed Of road
work,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21
CONVICT ROAD LABOR.

Columbia University Investigator Sub.
,mits Facts Supporting the Idea.
Road building by convicts has stood
the test of the scientific investigation
made for Columbia university. through
its graduate highway department. by
Sidney Wilmot. a road engineer, re-
Gently al advanced student in that uni
versity and attached to the STAFF of the
national committee on prison labor.
The Investigation into the costs of
convict labor on the roads emphasizes
clearly the economic advantage obtain
ed by this joining of the problems Of
the convict and the road. This advan-
tage reverts to the taxpayer and also
to the %convict's family, through the
wage which can be paid for his labor.
The Academy of Political Science
has undertaken to make this study
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21
Aboli.hine tn. Turnpike.

The last turnpike, or toll road. Id
New England, or what is believed to
be the last one, has recently been abol.
ished. This is six miles Of macadam
road in the towns Of Peru and Win
hall, vt. For years local protests were
inavailing in freeing the turnpike OF
it's toll gates, but when the road be-
came an important link in a popular
automobile route through the Green
mountains the protest brought about
state action. and the toll gates have
now, been removed and the road made
free. It is only within the past four
years that toll roads have been abol.
ished in Maryland and Pennsylvania.
The first American turnpike. It ID said,
was the famous one between Phila-
delphia and Lancaster. the company
for which was chartered in 1792.-En-
cheering News. 5.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21
NEEDED FOR ROAD BUILDING.
Organization q Factor Lacking Here,
French Engineer Says.

Organization a Factor Lacking Here,
French Engineer Says.
That proper organization for the con-
.struction Of public highways is an i'm
portant factor was the opinion of
speakers who addressed the recent an
nual convention of the American Road
Builders association at Philadelphia.
Delegates were much impressed with
remarks made by j. de Pulligny. d.
rector of the French mission of engf-
neers to the United States. who told
the convention that what the Amer-
can system Of road building lacks is
organization. he called attention to
the roads Of France. which are among
the best in the world. and said that to
organization. both In acquiring the
money to build roads and their actual
construction. was due Frances splen-
did system of highways.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21
BRICK BUILT ROADS.
They Are Cheaper Than Maeadam In
the Long Run.

They Are Cheaper Than Macadam In
the Long Run.
Two summers ago, says a writer in
the New York Sun, l heard a Connect
icut state engineer who had served
the state for eighteen years declare
that it was not the automobile that
destroyed the roads, but rather imper-
feet construction. Macadam roads have
1een proved most wasteful and mil
lions Of dollars worth of them are
blown away by the wind each year,
finding lodgment under farmers prod
uce and in gardens. 1t is not the first
cost Of such roads that counts, but the
upkeep. 1t is now generally conceded
that the road of the future will be
built of some hard material, such as
vitriied brick or concrete.
Wayne county, Mich, has construct
ed many miles Of concrete road. I
have examined many of these which
had been laid four years and find that
they are most safe and durable. Con-
crete. like brick road, provides a non
slipping, mudless and dustless surface,
the ideal condition. Cuyahoga county,
O., in which Cleveland is situated, is q
good example Of brick roads, and these
are now being extended to suburban
towns connecting Akron and Canton
on the south and gainesville on the
east. These have proved very salts
factory. l have eel brick roads in
Terre Haute and Anderson, Ind, that
have been laid for over twenty years,
and l believe that hard brick making
has improved since that time.
1t would seem then that II the cost
Of brick or concrete was three or four
times higher than macadam construc-
ton the two former pavements would
be much cheaper. The eternal digging
up Of the road is a nuisance, and wa
tering or plastering with oil is a nui-
sance. Stone roads are brutal, but
some cities, such as Cleveland and
Newark, N. j., still tolerate the Bel
gian block on the main streets. Such
pavements are dangerous, noisy and
destructive to vehicles and horses.
Those that have charge of road build
ing had better make up their minds
now that the road problem of the
future will be largely based upon mo-
tor traffic, and roads should be built
with this in view.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21

clay fills the voids between the grains
of sand, firmly binding them together.
After the material is found the process
of building the road is simple. Before
placing any sand-clay on the road the
road should be graded to the desired
width. Most engineers prefer to have
q width for the road Of about twenty
feet. exclusive of side bitches, which
are each usually about three feet wide.
Sand-clay is cheap. and it is best that
sixteen feet Of the graded width Gwen
ty feet, be surfaced. This will leave a
two or three foot shoulder on either
side. The surface of the graded road
should be fiat or slightly convex. The
sand-clay should be put on from eight
to twelve inches in thickness. depend
ing on the character of the subgrade
OF foundation. Where you have a hard
clay for foundation eight inches of
sand-clay will suffice. If the founda-
ton is sand it is we'll to put on as
much as twelve inches of the surfacing
of surfacing material has been placed
a grading machine should be run over
It to smooth and crown the road before
the top becomes too hard.
After the machine work it is we'll to
follow with a split log drag. which
smooths any rough places left by the
machine and leaves the road with a
smooth. even surface. 1t must be
borne in mind that a sand-clay road.
unlike other roads. cannot be finished
in a short space Of time. 1t can, Of
course. be left in an apparently fin
ished condition with q hard, smooth
surface. but it will be found on close
examination that the hard surface is
in reality only a crust, underneath
which are several inches Of loose ma
teriaI. After the first hard rain the
crust softens, the road gets bad and
the work appears to be a failure. This.
however, is just what. is needed to
make It eventually good. After the
road has dried until in a plastic state
# should be dragged until the surface
is once more smooth. with the proper
crown, and should be kept this way by
dragging at least C a day until the
sun has baked 1t hard and firm. The
mistake Of keeping traffic Of during
this process Of resetting should not b.
made. The continuous tamping OF the
wheels of the. wagons and hoofs OF
horses is needed to pack the sand-clay
into q homogeneous mass. .
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21
Mont.n. Aet;v, II Road Work.

According TO figures issued by the
state highway commission Of Montana,
the counties OF that state spent nearly
$2.0O0.OOO on road and bridge work dur
ing 1918. Missoula county led in road
work with an expenditure OF $91.527.92.
with Dawson county second. Custer.
county spent more than any other coun:
ty on bridges. having expended $83,-
for that purpose. It 10 expected
that more improvements will be mads:
on the highways in 1914 than last 80
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21

M
Good roads mean wealth to
/. the state and increased income
to all who live along the line Of
any improved highway. This is
realized wherever an improved
road is constructed. Once In the
enjoyment of good roads no COM
munity will ever consent to re-
turn to the older highways Of
alternating mud and dust or
with rough stones. ridgas and
hollows that have done duty for
many years at great expense OF
horse hesh and human endur-
ance.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21
SAND-CLAY FOR
R0ApMAK|NC
Valuable For Improving Earth
Highways.
BUREAU TEACHES FARMERS.

,bu0 OHCo Ot VuObS noaoS Sa"s w
Attention Of Rural Communities to
the Value Of Natural Sand-clay In
Improving Earth Roads-Methods Of
Betterment Advocated.
In view of the fact that a great ma
jority of the roads Of this country are
of the ordinary earth type, it is impor-
tant for the farmer to understand the
best method of improving such roads.
The Office of public roads advises the
communities to have an engineer go
over the old earth highways, or. in lieu
of an engineer, that the farmers them
selves should see to it that the roads
are SO graded that the bitches or gut
tiers are parallel with the center line
of the road. Cutters must have q uni
form grade and be Of sufficient ca
pacity to keep the surface we'll drained.
Drainage is the most important fea-
ture of an earth road.
Every farmer who lives in a section
where both sand and clay are preva-
lent travels occasionally over some
particular spot in the road which is al
ways good and rarely requires atten-
ton from the road hands. Good drain
age may be responsible for this condi-
ton, or it may be found on investiga-
ton that there is a good natural mix
ture of sand and clay forming the
wearing surface. If this strip Of road
is always good there is no reason why
q surface of similar material IN the
entire road should not produce like re-
suits.
Analysis of the best natural sand
clay mixtures will show that the sand
forms about 20 per cent of the whole.
The test is simple. Weigh into an Or
binary medicine glass two ounces of
the dried mixture and wash out the
clay. Dry the remaining sand and
weigh again. The loss in weight will
represent the amount of clay orig
inally contained in the mass.
The theory Of the sand-clay mixture
as a road building material is that the
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21

THREE AS IS FOR ToWN
ROADS,.

1.-The A. A. A. is for a compre-
hensive development which shall
include the feeder roads from
the market towns to the FARMS
said John A. Wilson, president
of the organization, the other
day. I'VE are not seeking the
through road to the detriment OF
the town laterals. But we do not
believe that the township unit
should receive road assistance
from the central government"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21
AuTo,sr M FARMER.

A good road means comfort
and pleasure for the autoist. It
!. means the same thing for the
|. driver Of a farm wagon. with
. much economy added.
Evening journal., 1914-03-27
HISTORY OF RELATIONS BETWEEN
PRIVATE OWNERS AND CITY REVIEWED

That the people Of Wilmington
Titled to full information relative
which one OF the cardinal
principles which rule in the editorial departments
EVENING JOURNAL. recognized that by pursuit Of such
policy
value in community in which il $ published.
Because Of discussion Of the rights OF this certain r.
paran the wm much has been
published heretofore In he local
ed has riparian owners That both Sides al
the question involved might he laid before public reach
intelligent aud equitable decision THE JOURNAL which had
given full publicity 10 the side OF those rights
the riparian made
those riparian lay before the Wilmington public exclusive
FORM statement in the ease That
statements which exceedingly valuable from an his
torca point Of view is foIowss.