Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1920-01-18
)Cds AND TRACTORS IN
peic-wAf WORK DECREASE
81 AND INCREASE EFFICIENCY


lioENik, Jan. ls.-increaset et
lency and decreased cos. Of opera
- have followed the introduction
Traces snd tractors in state high
10y m.sk. according to an interest
4ns rePor: whicn has JUS been fled
nth the state highway department
~ |. u. Frazier. division engineer irr
he southern division. comprising the
3 ocun.ies at Pima. Cochise and Santa
Cruz.
II. is marvellous to watch the ef-
f1ciency Of this equipment in opera
8 ton" says Frazier Ones natural
CONCLUSION is that the truck and the
e Tractor are to replace for good the
3 mule 10 Al! places of construction on
& hisawsy' Continuing. the report
says
Ii Costs % operating 100 II. P. trac-
tor IS .l;.52 per day and Nash
Dads IS u per day at present Twin
ter moa-hs,. The LATTER shows 0.3c
per nil. an average of all classes
of WORT. to-wit, blowing. scrappins
scraify.hs dragging and hauling
Tractors have been equipped with
water I'tacAments and thus burn
CERTAIN moan; of steam with the
be !a~eced Chat is fuel consump
tom during the summer months in
that a lower grade Of fuel can be
used Il is well to bear in mind that
these operating costs do not include
interest or depreciation.
VIII reference to the construction
camp near Tombstone the repor.
has this TO say:
al the beginning Of the year the
one construction camp in this diyi-
sion. located near Tombstone was
checked in to the new administration
II is needless TO go into detail as TO
the depiorable condition that this
camp was in. due 70 disorganization
and poor equipment, and the pro-
gress it has made during the year
in reaching 10 be a camp noted for
good equipment harm ,onious co-opera-
lion of working heads TO such a de-
gree that | believe lis records as 70
costs are equal 10 any nov operating
in the state During the year this
construction crew has completed the
Tombs tone Farbank highway and -
date has completed about four miles
OF heavy mountain work on the Boz
eriand Rou,e-just north OF Empire
ranch 10 about Mile 50 on the Tue
son-Bisbee highway
7 have but few recomm en dat:ons
70 offer in connection with this cen
SNi Artiph camp III the Cunning year.
The few are as follows: to-wit. d
steam shovel Of a haif-yari capacity
should be added 10 The equipment. \
new dining tent should b. sGdeL
Provision should be made TO employ
discharged negro soldiers, to replace,
as FAR as possible fcreiga Iaborers
There is no question as tc the negro
labor being more efticien; than the
average run OF foreign labor. and
the negro solder is certainly deserv-
ing of consideration. as Is the white
soldier To the latter We give pref
erence over anyone else Daily ap-
p.:cation from negro soldiers are
made for employment"
Other inte-es. ing notes cu.iej froH
the report are as follows:
During July. August and Septem
Der. this year. the highways with
stood the heaviest storms and floods
on record. But few parts required
any extensive work in repairing
them.
Tucson Bisbee highway has been
made passable throughout to the
east boundary of Santa Crud county.
From Tucson TO Vail (Mile 23) to
Mile IS, construction work is in pro
bress 1t is anticipated that this
work will be completed this year
The Nogaies-Fairbank highway
location has been practically COM
pIeted. this location being done by
w. w. van Frank. c. E. state locat-
ing engineer.
Would suggest a complete loca-
ticn and survey SOnoifa to Vail by