The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-04-22
ROAD EXPERT HERE.
BIG RALLY TONIGHT.

This was the decision reached at
JOINT session OF the Fiscal court
and the permanent good roads
committee at Fulton Monday af-
ternoOn
Engineer b. Ii. Burrell. of the
U. $. office OF public roads, is
here from Washington, and will
give free, illustrated lecture ON
this subject. There will also be
other speakers on this program.
If you are IN favor of good roads,
come out ii opposed, come This
Is purely an educational campaign
and Will be worth your while.
A similar rally will be held at
Cayce Friday night and at Fulton
Monday night Then follows
meetings at the various school
houses throughout the county, but
dates for these engagements can
not De gwen as yet
As matter of information 1t
might be said that Mr.. Burrell Is
a senior engineer and thoroughly
conyerssnt with the subject OF
road building in all its various
phases He has had twenty-five
years experience. He comes 10
US as a man of experience rather
than theory, and will glady an
swer any question you may care
10 ask, either publicly or in pri-
yaie, as regards the road business.
The committee is indeed fortu-
nate in securing the services Of a
government man. His business ID
not TO help carry the bond issue,
but 10 conduct an educational
campaign 10 give the same uni
form. courteous treatmet to both
sides He will remain with US
until May p
Ina the course of his remarks at
Fulton he made the following
points
Hard roads are not a matter oil
sentiment. but a purely business
proposition; especially to the
farmer
Fulton county people should be
gwen chance TO do the worh
and keep the money spent Tor
roads at home
The width of roads should be
governed by the amount OF trai
! fie. There are two standard
Widths feet and Is feet THAT IS
the gravel surfaced. Nine foot
roads must have Az foot
shoulder ,
Gravel should be put on TO deptl
of nine inches and rolled down 10
SIX. Two rollings are necessary
| Gravel same depth at outer edge
"A center of road. Properly laid
wagon carrying a ton load wal
make no track-merely a MARI
ON the grayel-an hour aftel
hardest rain.
| Al the very outset, money
should be set aside for MAINTAIN
ling the dirt roads which do no
receive gravel.
Cost of building, drainage
maintenance, wear on horse shoe
r and wagon tires, etc, Will be giV
r en- tonight.
The committees from Hiekmal
| and Fulton elected DR. l. II
{ Reed of Fulton, as Joint chaii
/ man. and Mr.. Davis, OF Fulton, O
4 secretary at that city and Doyl
1 ,Jurney as secretary for the con
$ mittee at Hickman.
In the original plan, the roa
from Cayce to Jordan was omi
led from the gravel schedul
This matter was taken up MOI
;.Iday Al the request of Esq. Atl'
4 tIherry and the committee is no
- figuring ON recommending 1t
d., nart OF the gravel system
v M r,u,;a. invites its reade
I. IN send in any questions they m'
:, desirs 10 have answered ON IN
y road subject. We have arrange
" with Mr.. Burrell TO answer the
through the columns OF the pap
sign your name TO your question
your name will not be prln'e
but unsigned communications W y,
% go to the waste basket
oy obieet of this question and
~ srsr column is obvious; and
's' ask that your questions be per
ny ment and to the point N
Whether Fulton county WIN
% forward or backward in the IN
ter Of public roads depends up
the next thirty days work. l
ilv committee is doing all it can
~. make the proposition clear IN
10 10 i NO desire to hoodwink or G.
,;Is sr M anything. Our interests