South Bend news-times., 1914-05-22
COMPLETE WORK
ON NILES ROAD;
ALL TAKE HAND
Estimated That at Least $50
Men Were Busy During Yes
terday on Five Miles Allotted
to South Send.

The Mexican mediatory conference
at Niagara Fails. Mellen and the New
Haver railway probe. Becker and his
fight for life. the car spoilers. etc.
were All forgotten yesterday. For one
day the ewes of South Bend were on
ten miles OF road-bed between this
city aild Niles. II was Good Roads
Day" and when IL ended such q trans
formation had been accomplished on
the ten miles that a morning traveller
over the road would not have TecOg-
nized IL on his return over the same
highway at night. After 100 men,
100 teams and ], 500 loads of gravel
had been judiciously distributed from
nere to the state line on the Niles road
Chief Engineer William Moore blew
the whistle, the pay cars hove in sight
and all went home satisfied.
IL was a day when all else was
forgotten. Bankers. lawyers. doctors,
merchants. mechanics and labOrers
worked side by side, welded the shOv-
els and picks drank and ate. And
when the pay car came each got the
same check for his days wages. One
thousand checks Of one cent each
were issued by the local Lincoln High
way association and distributed among
the wOrkmen. The money is in the
vault at the American Trust company
and all checks that are presented viii
be redeemed. Two cars left the city
shortly before o'clock and met the
weary Workmen on their way nome
ward. AS each wagon or auto load
was passed a handful Of checks was
handed over TO the driver 70 distribute
among his men
Engineer is Pleased.
Engineer Moore was highly pleased
with the days work. 1T was a great
day" he said last night, "and ] want
TO extend the thanks of the men be
hind the movement to ali those VINO
donated their services. The weather
was fine and everything went along
smoothly. We will keep the city and
county steam rollers going over the
roads for a week, after which II VIII
be in splendid shape"
Not a stone was left unturned by
the horde OF men at work. First the
big graders and scarifers went over
the road tearing and loOsening up the
soil. Then came the men with shOVeis
and as hour after hour went by
beautiful water shedding grade was
constructed Then came the teams
with their loads of gravel which was
spread over the top and leVeled.
steam rollers then went over il all
packing and solidifying the whole. IT
was stated by road builders that a
few rains and the steam rollers Will
soon make a veritable speedway out
of the highway.
Exactly 1900 loads of gravel were
put on the road filling up hollows and
f1ts. making it one smooth bed all the
way along. To get this gravel from
three pits neCessitated 100 teams.
steady stream af wagons poured
gravel all day on the grade.
Despite the hundreds of men and
horses and wagons no trouble was en-
countered. those in charge handling
everything with ease.
Imncb Served af Noon.
When the noon whistle blew o. \.
Clarke came on the scene with autos
laden with food and drink This was
distributed in small baskets one To
each workman by Bell telephone girls
and South Bend Business college girls.
Another light lunch was distributed
along toward evening.
Judge Warmers gang of county jail
prisoners were put at work in the
gravel pits. One Of these men was
the only one reported 10 have shirked
his duty. but he was soon shown the
error OF his way and went to work.
The section allotted 20 G. II De
Frees Co. with IS men was the first
one finished. the time being 2:15. II.
G.. Christman Co. was next at 40
and the Studebaker corporation won
third place by finishing AT 3:30.
over S400 in money was donated 70
the cause by the following:
G. r. Summers. $40; A II. Heller,
s5: ]. c. Allardt. for the Orpheum.
S11: Adler Bros, S5; J. G. Eilsw orth.
S25: Muesseli Brewing Co, $50;
American Trust Co. S25: John Hab-
erie, sic; John Haughton, $40; Yer
non Hastings 50: j. B. Weber. So;
.. a Clark. $50; South Bend Ma
tional bank. So; St Joe County Sav-
ings bank. SO: First National bank,
$40; Merchants National, $40, South
Bend Brewing association. $25; Union
Trust Co, So: Mcdonald. photograph
er. So: Stephenson Underwear mills,
$40: L. p Hardy $40: G. Z. Du-
Comb, $40: Citizens National bank,
$40; s-itizens' Trust Co. $40; Red
Line, SEQ IN work