The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-02-07
ROAD INVESTMENTS
|P|ROVE WORTH WHILE
Other States and Coun-
ties Have Found the
Plan Advisable
'UPKEEP NOT GREAT

AS a basis upon which to figur
the economoic advantages of i'm
proved roads and highways it will b.
well to take the findings of the goo,
road bureau of the California Auto
mobile association, which has pre-
pared under the title How Mucl
Does Your Team Pull very com
prehensive paper in which the fol
lowing table appears:
Pull in Pounds Per Ton
Over level, unsurfaced concrete
road. 27.6.
Concrete base, 3-S inch skin tor
asphaltic oil and screenings, 51.6.
Water bound macadam, level, gooG
condition 68.5.
Gravel roads good condition
level 1872
Earth roads, fine dust, level (ours)
80 to 80.
Earth road, stiff mud on top, firm
underwear, level, 218.
Loose gravel, not packed down,
new road, level 263.
Tests were made upon which the
above figures were compiled, in a
fair and impartial manner, under
average conditions and for the sole
purpose of securing authentic infor-
nation conveying this subject. The
load was 5000 pounds gross and con-
sisting OF a standard farm wagon
loaded with California rice, and the
motive power a fine team of draft
hores Weighing 1900 pounds each.
We have no doubt but that the Cali
fOrnia State Automobile association
would be glad to send the full story
of these tests to any one who would
request it.
Saving Of Time, Money and Effort
1t will be seen from the above
table that the pull per pound per ton
over a level unsurfaced concrete
road is over two hundred per cent
less than over the type of road with
which Bingham county is at present
blessed. We want the reader to stop
right here and maize a mental pic
ture Of the loss in time, money and
effort to those who use our county
roads in transportation to and from
our farms and the various shipping,
commercial and social centers. Vol
umns could be written upon this
phase of the subject alone, covering
wear and tear of equipment and
much else, but space will not per-.
init. All that Ia. necessary is to think
it over for minute or two, and you
can't help but be convinced of the
fact that from a purely business
viewpoint and no other, concrete
roads are an investment we'll worth
your most profound consideration.
Isn't 1t Fact
Isn't 1t fact Mr.. Business man
and farmer, that II the railroad COM
pany raises your freight rate a few
cents per ton, that you "holler your
head or about It? Still you will
let 1t cost you two or three hundred
per cent more than is necessary to
haul the products Of your farms and
over our own roads and ap- |
like It. II q system Of high |
ways which will permit farmer |
bringing three tons of his products |
into town at one trip, with the same |
amount Of time and effort isn't saw
Ing the farmer time and money, the
writer is willing to acknowledge him
self wrong and say no more about
It. And to you Mr.. Automobile
owner, who Is making constant trips
the towns and cities Of Bing-
nam and neighboring counties don't
you believe that II you had a smooth,
hard surface over which to drive your
:ar, that you would save in wear
md tear many times Of the cost to
you personally, for both construction
Ind repair of q road of this nature.
t is claimed that II every owner Of
! machine would pay the price Of one
ire Of the type he is using, for three
'ears that the amount would aggre-
yate sum sufficient to pave prac-
ically all the main highways Of the
United States. +
Your Uncle Sam Says
Your Uncle Sam says in bulletin