Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-24

f.dwaYa Hoffman Allies snperu'end-
eap fcr 10 TsAbs y tiilfhie 1umpan,
stationed here during the past two
.sat- within which time be- has super
Intended the placing ~ more than
eight miles ~ Biiuilthic paving. yes
iarday todd the msmhers ~ fhe Rotary
Club lhat Corpus Christi Il fourth 30
Texas cities ln the extent ~ pAFinf
q the Bftlllthlc material
The paper read by AR. Allies was one
n the riosf Instructive read before the
lgotsry club ia monihs and follows.
Il may repent the first rile ~ The
Rotary code ~ Ethics. and in THAI you
viii find sufficient cause for me, and
for each ~ - a. tell somethlng 90 each
Ither ~ orr work.
ITO consider our vocation worthy
ana as aff0rdlng "a distinct opportunity
tu serve a0cisty
More than ggoo years ago ~ to b.
ssact in the year 5i2 IS. 60 the Roman
Empire commenced fo build 90. Apinn
Way military road $50 miles Boa
iengih. and this was the first move
meni towards Good roads that History
records
The Ap.nn Way was constructed uf
100 COURSES uf large flat stone. laid lu
mortar h'At fn"'i' N'i
.ntrs lime aud crust and until the
Nineteonih Century vas thc best road
in the world
The Romans built these roads nll
over their empire and boz length they
.ut5d nenrly $4,000 Roman miles and
portion ~ ihcs. foiids are Hill Go he
Iccn nu over Europe and in mans
1lh''s 'he 'lu roman i".N i- 'h' '"""-
ihiieh Tor ihr pi'Heht nishN"'
Tho Roman ni"th"" or ron" nuilu'nA.
"iih some "'"oiil'Aii"h.' was l"i""'"
10y Ilhh'" ana bnsihhb hmth ""l"''h
.h' years q" it'' q" lN'". l'uilhs 'Ni'
l'ii"' iininri7' sums 90 "'h,l WIZ
Wrn' Doe ihslAn' 90 k"'n '"l'A uii"''
h' -hpri VISION W 'nhn A"N""u N"'
''hm in EnfNnu ana h"n'7 i''i"i'
Nscadam mcthod ur ruld buudlue was
fncianv adopted hy Franc,
The methods of Tclf0fd and Mac
adam varied only ir minnf d-tnlls. hut
hoth have proved 90 be- mote suitable.
cost and every thinp considered than
90 former methods. and 30 d. generally
considered thnt Macudnm was the ln-
yentor aud pioneer of rnod road con-
.red d public hrnofactor
% has becu said Thc discovery by
Nncldam that angular fragments OF
nnrd materials sufficiently reduced BOO
Ife viii ooalosce or hiud together
nin "a compact mh7H ~ stone under the
fossuc of wheels. thus forming BE-
sort of natural mosaic. imperti"us go
watcr aud ih" system "i road making
'Ns"d upon % haS been 90 srchter scr
vice ana hencilt q" mnnhlnd ihan hni
other contribution 2" the science ~
incuinot'"n except the Invention 90 the
steam cnsinc civilization owes few
sweater debts thnn thht ip John i.nu-
don Macttlhm
ttond roads have q moral civic and
educational value which caunoi De-
measured in dollars.
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t"'o 'v'N WY" '"' "'''v ''u"-
'' w. ~" $500
''.''s ''u $500. So, 49,, ~
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knuwins The advantages and The
weaknesses 90 the different pavements
then in us" they chose iho Mucadam
construction as the foundation upon
which to build the ideal pavement The
advantages of Sine Macadam cunstruc-
unu we're ihe pcfmancucy ~ the ma
ierlW, hud the manner in which the
material was used The result WIS "a
spons r"sd that Nould sustain Traffic.
had a smooth surface. was gritN
enough to prevent slipping nnd sliding
and afforded cssy traction. but it was
net watef-ufoof. nor sanitary ana the
friction 20 traffic soon wore out its
surface
The Trims necessary was 60 provide
"A binder mat would hold The stone Ia
position. aud would make the surcase
waterproof. This would preserve the
foundation aud make u saniiar,
To Mr Frederick o. Warren ami
hack ~ HIM the Warren family who for
three Rrnenuon had hcen enAaged thr
distiliAuon ana manufacture ~ coal
tar and aspaaluc pnaducts peiongs