Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-01-18
R. E. Bristol, Ogden Man, Tells
!. of Merits of Concrete as
Paving Material

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pavement in Honolulu, If it were pos
siDle for the cement OF our company
TO reach this market, would be pleas.
ed to construct mile of pavement
here as a demonstration, to be paid
for by the city at the end of two or
three years II entirely satisfactory,
and TO be paid for by the cement
company il not | would be perfectly
willing TO put up bond covering such
! a project and Immediately go ahead
with the construction"
That concrete undoubtedly would
prove far better material for the con-
struction of roads and sidewalks in
Honolulu than the types of material
now in use is the belief of Ralph f..
Bristol, secretary and treasurer of the
Ogden Portland Cement Company of
Ogden, Utah, and the foregoing state
ment, made by him today, demon
strates his willingness TO substantiate
his claims.
Mr.. Bristol is son-in-law of Chaplin
A. Day, former treasurer of Marshall
Field & Company of Chicabo. Both
Mr.. Day and Mr.. Bristol are visiting
in Honolulu with their families, and in
tend to remain until the middle of
March. Mr.. Day has visited here four
times. This is Mr.. Bristol's second
trip.
The cement manufacturers asso-
citation OF the United States, called
the Portland Cement Association"
says Mr.. Bristol, has been putting
down concrete roads for the last 10
years, and every road laid down un-
der its auspices has been carefully
checked by an engineering associa-
tion representing 95 per cent OF all the
cement manufacturers in the United
States. Real concrete roads and
pavements have proved to be the best
in the market The association re-
ferred to works in harmony with the
bureau of standards of the United
States in order to get specifications
worked out. Concrete street paving
and road building is in its infancy, and
where construction work, including
proper specifications, has been carried
out faithfully roads and pavements
have proved os satisfactory and SO
permanent that there is practically
no upkeep expense for the first five
years, and we haven't any idea of the
length Of life of a concrete road as
yet.'
Regarding road and street condi-
tions in Honolulu Mr.. Bristol is or the
opinion that there is constant effort
here to build roads without any per-
manent results. Politics, he declares,
certainly must be back of such condi-
tions.
Satisfactory As Others.
From the standpoint of the cement
manufacturer" he goes on, I'VE are
naturally competing with all other
types of roads and pavements that do
not use concrete as base. But prac-
tical concrete, such as is well known
to the engineering fraternity and to
the public generally, for foundation
work, big dams and reservoirs ana
sidewalks should make it apparent
to the property owner or to any city
administration that concrete street,
faithfully constructed in accordance
with the proper specifications, will be
fully as satisfactory as any other
type of material.
"As far as ] am concerned, our
cement cannot possibly reach Homo |
lulu on account of the competitive con-
ditions on the coast So | have no
personal interest in the local situa-
tion, except that know that con- |
crete pavement, where properly con.
structed, brings permanent success,
and has brought it all over the United
States. Six years ago there were
100000 barrels of cement used In the
United States in the construction OF
roads and pavement, while in 1915
nearly 100000 barrels were used for
the same purpose"
Mr.. Bristol calls attention to the
magnificence and beauty in construc-
tion of the Kauikeolani building, oc-
cupied by the Hawaiian Trust Com.
pany, which is built of concrete. He
continues:
No Objection to Tapping"
while as cement manufacturers we
favor plain concrete pavement, We spe-
city simple material for all ordinary
roads and for highways accustomed
to only light traffic. There is no rea-
son Why, IL property owners desire 1t
or n the traffic is extremely heavy,
q six-inch concrete base should not
be used with an asphalt top, or with
an asphalt, bitulithic, wood block, or
brick surface. Any one of these two.
course pavements on a proper con-
crete base is thoroughly satisfactory,
but much more expensive than six
inch, one-course plain concrete pave
ment, which consider is amply suf'
ficient for ordinary street paving in
Honolulu, except in the extremely
heavy traffic districts of the business
sections, where would favor a six
inch concrete base, with a two-inch
asphalt or some other satisfactory top
surface"
Mr.. Bristol believes that if Kalakaua
avenue was paved with concrete from
King street to the park, it would re.
Quire absolutely no attention for a
period of at least three years, and
the upkeep for period of from 10 to
Is years would be apparently small.
The cost for a square yard for six
inch one course pavement would not
exceed s160. ,LA
Effort 70 Maintain Streets.
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