Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-13
STATE OFFICIALS CONFER
ON USE OF THE TRACTORS
PENNSYLVANIA Legislators Consider
~ Effect Of Travel Over Inn
proved Highways.
CLEATs CAUSE DAM \ G E
Penalty Is Provided When Engine
Is Operated That Does Not Con-
s. form to Regulations Laid Down in
Code.

The. provision OF the traction engine
bill now before the House OF Represen-
tatives- were discussed recently at
conference held in the State Highway
Department between representatives
OF ,he principal manufacturers OF
traction engines and tractors in Penn
sylrsnfs and Ohio. and the chairmen
of the Senate and the House COM
mite Is on public roads. Agricultural
Secretary Frederick Rasmussen was
also Prescr; \: the conference. as were
officials >: ;He highway department.
TIE damage - highways caused by
certsf "a chests aow attached 70 traction
sas,ass: VAS SVEN very caSsfrI con on.
manufacturers tha; the improved high
Ways % sAe S;S;e csnno; safely be
sss3sa u = Ae c1s.2S az a.,a ,hssd
ihe-e;s s-s Limited - = width not
less eraa one .noh ;; ne road surface.
ne traction eng ne bill! p7or:sions. or
which Ac>co.oe effective January !. 1920.
be Ancnded - IS 20 P.er:de tor the
mont AT al t-ac;ioa eQ2 :p!;1en; for
which state license shall be asked, and
such erE!aes as 40 70; eonfornl with
enee-
Penalty for vioi. tons.
T. xae farther agreed 20 provide a
psoalty- for the operation Of any ;rac-
tor esSns 10; s0a ny s52 VIII The
vided ~<fo- the A-s: orense $50 for
the second and 800 and Imprisonment
BY tGe sr rep! csc NATIVES Of the manu-
raeturere md the oric,als OF the State
High way Department that experiments
vestieaton made Of the eGec, Of the
operation OF tractors bearing cheats
such as have been described. and If ii
is ascertaned that damage resulted
to improved road surfaces from the
use OF such clcats. further restrictions
will be- imposed or remedies adopted
by the manufacturers
Highway Commissioner Sadlcr called
the attention OF the traction engine
msnufacturers and others to the fact
protect the S100-ooo.0oo good roads in
yestnent 1t proposes making during
S See s neIt fonT YEA Ses - Goyernor Sproni
cultural interests OF the state as he
is to protect the interests of the State
10 the: fact that 100000 motor cars and
|moto 'tucks in 1919 will roll up
mileage Of ESQ 100000 car;miles; and
of $4,000 car-miles. There are 400
miles of bituminous-su road in
Pennsylvania. the commissioner said.
degrees. traction engines. not proper
~ equipped. do great damage All but
per cent OF the farmers OF the state.
said the commissioner, can be reached
over roads not OF type Manageable
by traction engines
Avoid Crushing Top Surface.
ALE that we. ask of YOU" said the
chimes reach improved thorouEhfares
you take steps to see that they do not
crush through the top surface or car
petinE.A because when water once gets
through this carpet TO the base of the
damaged"
A. b ,Farquahar. of York Pa, was
spokesman for the manufacturers and
expressed the opinion that the man
ufacturers must not build tractors or
traction engines that will damage the
rather stop making tractors than be
responsible for the tearing up of thor
oughfares SO badly needed by the State.
In response TO A statement from Sena-
tor I. Larry Eyre. chairman OF the
Senate Roads Committee. that the in
NestTent IN roads must be protected
MI Fz-Gyahar said that ,the State
Highway Department should have au-
thoyity 70 p-otec, the roads and that
II covl6 not be denied that narrow
tires and narrow cheats cut the I'd
parire7-. before licensing tractors and
traction engines. see 20 i that the ma
chimes come w!ta.n me requirements
OF the law
Regulation of Trucks.
The Highway comm issione- called a.
tention 70 the fac: mat N n. Di;h-
ton, the department : given authority
to stop the use % automobile trucks
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