The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-06-25
WORK ON GARRETT ROADS
PROGRESSING RAPIDLY
Steam ShOVeIs, Auto-truckS, and Ex-
peFieHCed Engineers Moving Things.

THE REPUBLICAN hears many COM
plimentary remarks about the progress
being made by the State road contract
ors Of Garrett county, especially of the
work being accomplished-b the Rob
Roy Contracting Co. This company
are pushers from baskerville, and have
all the latest machinery for quick road
work. Their thirty ton steam shovel
is busy at work, removing approximate
ly eight hundred cubic yards of dirt
daily.
They haye installed a rock crusher at
Accident and in few days will install
the third crusher. They have en- route
to Grantsville, four high-powered auto
trucks, which will be used in hauling
material from the railroad cars to the
work. The use of these auto trucks
will IN nowise decrease the number of
teams in use on their several contracts.
The work of this company in Garrett
county IS under the personal supervs-
ion Of John Z. Consalus, possibly the
most noted engineer in the country.
Mr.. Consalas has been engaged twenty
five years in building railroads and road
construction. He has as assistants,
Haeold J. Shields and David Schoentag,
both graduated engineers from the
Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute, at
Troy n. Y. Corsalss is also from the
same institute, class Of 1859. This
class turned out some famous engineers,
among them, John Chaplaugh, Surve-
Yor General Of the Dominion Of Canada,
Hon. John II. Bensed, present State
Engineer of New York, who is com
pletrg the 800 900. 900 barge canal
frou Buffalo to New York City, and
Paul Schaltze, Deputy Highway Com
missioner Of the State of New York
in charge Of maintenance and repairs
Of 1900 miles of State road. From
this it will be seen that Garrett county
is fortunate in having experienced men
in charge of its road building.
'fhe Rob. Roy Contracting Company
IS rushing their work so as to secure
the completion Of their contract ac an
early date as possible.
We have interviewed a number of
persons who have travelled from Cum
berland to Oakland over the route of
the State road and all of them speak
of the remarkable progress being made
and the splendid work being done by
the contractors along the entire route.
There is always more or less COM
plant from farmers and Automobiles,
who think that road building consumes
too much time, but when the many
difficulties are considered, such as wet
weather, the long haul of material.
difficulty of getting good men to work
on the road bed, one is surprised to see
the progress made.
Messrs. Echard, Landon & Co. are
certainly pushing the work on the Oak
land-Gortner State aid road. They
have made a most creditable beginning.
If the weather is favorable, they will
complete the section of the road from
Oakland to the point where the road
enters the Weber property by the
middle of July.
They have several forces of men at
work on different points of the road to
the railroad crossing will be completed
by August first. About 20 men are
now at work, all citizens of Garrett
county but ten.
We also want to speak a word of
praise for the County road supervisors
who have given unusual attention to
the public roads under their supervision.
Time and patience is working wonders.
Good progress is being made on the
road from HoYes to Friendsville. 1t is
a great undertaking to build that road.
but good and satisfactory work is be-
ing done. In the supervisor we have
Friend who is making a reputation
for thorough work.
The road from McHenry to Accident
is receiving special attention and pro-
gress is being made. We are hopeful
of the road from Oakland to Grants
vile this year, which will prove to be
a great event in the history of Garrett