The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-17
1t Is Believed Cement
Men Will Make Bet
ter Deliveries
MACADAM Is FAVORED
Work Is Delayed On Account
Of Inability TO Sell Paw
ing Script

effect upon tho cement situation ia
tho consensus Of opinion around the
city hall This opinion is borne out
by James Fuller Of the Parker
Washington Paving company, who
said Thursday that his company rc-
coivcd two carloads of cement last
week and one 10 far this week with
another promised before the end ~
tho week This was tho first cement
received bv the Parker Washington
company FOR more Than month,
none having been consigned 10 q
during tho month of August, nc-|
cordlnE TO Fuller.
Apparently tho comont manufnc-
Jurors have decided that Tulsnug in.
tend 70 obtain paving and that ma
cadnm will be turned 10 FOR relief
unless cement In forthcoming I'm
mediatcly This is the conclusion ~
city officials. ana n ~ supplemented
hv the recent visit here " ". II.
Brownell, representing tho Cement
Manufacturers association for tho
southwest district
Brownell attended meeting ~
mayor and city commissioners about
10 DAYS ago az which ihcrc was con-
siderable discussion ~ tho paving
situation. and AZ which city En-
TO prepare set Of specifications for
macadnm. Brownell argued against
the use ~ macadam as compared
with concrete, but could give no as
suranco or early deliveries NJ cement
To tho paving companies here.
According 10 Fuller. tho Parker |
Washington company has been prom |
iaed three carloads ~ cement 81
week from September I. Tho de- |
livery of two carr indicates a dcairc |
on tho part NJ tho Ada Portland I
Cement company, with whom ~ ,
holds a contract. 10 NJ least par |
tally fuifu this promise. For the |
last eight months prior to August l,
lBis year. Fuller said his company /
received only % carloads of cement |
or an average OF three n month
"'rhe movement In Tulsa favoring
macadam has brought cement man |
,ifacttirers 10 their senses" Fuller /
declared. "IIowcvcr. II has not
brought n reduction OF prices We
axe now paying mn incrcnso ot l6 |
cents barrel over the price or six |
months ago. Tho movement started
in Tulsa is I believe, only part ~ n
similar movement that IL gradually
taking pinle over tho country Poo
ME are Viewing the increasing price
~ cementwith sk"pticism; they are
endeavoring TO find some othor
method NJ paving and macadnm is
The logical plution,
This IL not tho first time such
y movement has been started We
had round with the cement man
ufacturcrs on some work I'm Chicago.
which resulted In the laying or
$50 900 Yards Of macadam paving
A Y,nNffnfT Ia Vhp ]
city Of Chicago"
Fuller insists tat ma cndam N /
laid eight To ton inches thick, pro-
vides MS sound and lasting a base
ne four and one-half inches Of con-
crete. lie said his company would
be tust as willing 10 give n five year
maintenance bond on mncadam ns II
would on concrete paving, and that
he would give assurance that II
would stand up iust as well nE con-
crctc after tho five year period had
expired.
However hc docs 49, believe n is
necessary TO Hllow traffic on the ma
cadam base for = period of one or
two years after the base IS com
plctod and before sNdlnr the sur
facing He declared wednesday
reitcratuE similar statements 10
ing tho surface can he applied Inn
medlately after mncadam is laid. |
This plan was followed on the con I
tract IN Chicago.
"1f tho present shipments or CO.
mont viii continue, We can continue !
work on n small scale on our exist |
ing contracts until cold wen ihCr sets !
in" Fuller said "Two carloads a !
week viii keep MS going. hut not az
canacltY."
FULLER said tho present financial
stringency Is n serious drawback 20
paving companiCs. Paving script
can hardly be sold undcr any condi-
tion. as huvcrs have withdrawn from
the market. Evcn under host con-
1iions whom navlnr was chcancs',
these bond huvcrS demanded prop
erty security ~ three timog the cost
~ the paving he explained This
requirement Is 20 stringent now that
only highest priced property can he
paved and oven then script buyers
arc very independent
NORMALLY our Comnnny is able
10 carry around 5000 900 or S70O 000
worth ofRnavirE This is impossible
now. and Il viii be until money con-
ditlors show decided signs ~ loos-
rrinC" d
Fuller is decidedly AGAINST
straight concrete pnvinr without sur
facing He saws q will not last nr
give proper service while II does
last
The standard Paving Co0nlrv is
also receiving n small supnlv ~ co.
ment sufficient 20 permit it to.
operate in small way
While Nn'or ~ ~ Evans n01
other city officials nro rr1tifiod m
he apparent lO0scninE or the cement
shortage and hone 10 500 it cu-
l1rgcd. no change has hccn made I'm
the plan 10 draw up specifications
for macadam pHrinn ana 20 uso
macadam nor win there be any
change, ACCORDING 10 NoVor Evans
unless the cement companies show
a disposition to furnish all tho co.
mcnt thai Is needed 10 run local
paving companies TO capacity
nI TIans.<so CLav. A -.