Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-06-09
THE GOVERNMENT MAPS.
az FaEDEHIo J. HAsKIN.

+Ion The vice president Of insurance company IN
his New York office determine the approximate
value of a given farm state of Washington by
looking it up the survey map OF that se0'i0h'
-. 49,. svsr more valuable to the home
maker and should be consulted by every person wnen
moving into a new country Certain physical charac-
teristcs of the surface bring about conditions
which are detrimental to health and these conolIohs
are duly noted the topographic map.
For several years 1t was a well-known fact among
life insurance companies that many Of the so-caled
scum towns throughout the counry-towns complete
" surrounded by hills-are unusually productive OF
cancer The fact so noticeable that finally an IN
vestigation arranged ana the phenomenon eA-
nlained II had occurred to one to compare the
conditions of "cup towns with those encountered
by the chimney sweeps Of London among whom tnere
is an enormous Of due to their contact
with smoke and 1t found that the chimneys
of the houses the cup towns" were fitted with
device that swung with the wind and opened at right
angles to the chimney and that these devices coeot
ed an immense amount OF SCOT
In the large cattle-grazing Of the west. the
SURVEYS maps have proved Of settling many
boundry disputes land. which is usually unfenced
NAV be owned by an individual by the government
In the case of ownership the range Is
described the grazing permit but with private own
ership depends mostly the word OF the owner
unless produces his Decd and there are frequently
many wrangles disputes in finding the section cor
ners. The topographic map has gone Tar towards
eliminating these difficulties.
irrigation projects or the west dIo oASO Ia
ebted TO the Topographic for their existence Inc
engineer plans his work, the expense OF construction
and the time required complete It, with the ala OF
the man Afterwards explore the country him
self for greater of its practicabty but the
FIRST estimate usually based upon the topographic
sheet.
When the giant map of the entire country Is COM
Melted It will be big step in the preparedness pro-
gram With all the physical features of the country
within their knowledge the military engineers can
plan the mobilization and satonng Of troops without
sending scouts ahead determine the lay OF the cou
trv Usually before detachment takes up It's head
quarters at given point, the sanitary engineer goes
ahead to insure proper health condtions the san
tarv engineer travel and get his IN
formation from topographic Of the geological
survey.
so Il is with the vacationist. BY consulting the
government maps he may ascertain all the characters
.cs of a summer resort forest reserve or automoohe
route In motoring Gettysburg not long ago. party
NJ tourists visiting battlefield, took the wrong
road which led the top Of small mountain De-
ing IN fact the by which General Lee retreateo
ont of Gettysburg the fourth day Of the battle 1t mas
been used very little since then. and the party had
GOOD deal of difficulty in getting home With topo-
rapbic map in chaueurs pocket the selection OF
tbA wrong road would have been impossible