The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-19
Machinery and Men are
in Readiness for
Completion.
Grow Construction Co. Has
Contract Working Out
Of Paris.
Contract For Northern Sec
ton Been Let By the
State Commission.

With a continuation OF fair wealth
CIR the remainder of the week, work
preparatory to the graveling of the
state highway south from Paris will
be begun in the next day or two,
practically all of the machinery for
the operations being already on the
ground and the crew already camped
here to begin the work. The recent
rains have damaged the newly
graded roadbed to some extent, the
traffic having been rather heavy and
consequently cutting the soft sur
face up considerably. AS a result,
it may be that a small amount of
regarding and finishing will have to
be done before the roadbed is again
ready for the rock.
The graveling contract for the
southern portion of the highway
through this county from Paris to
Mckenzie is being handled by Wade
& Stepp, contractors OF Nashville
This company began work on the
project some weeks ago. working out
of both Mckenzie and Henry, and
that portion of the road has been
practically completed, only small
gap there remaining which is not yet
graveled. When that section is COM
pleted, the work will be brought
forward from Henry north toward
Paris. The Crow Construction Com
pany, of Dickson. has sub-conracted
four miles of the road from the
Dunlap street beginning south. and
will meet the other crew working
from Henry This company is in
exact readiness for the beginning of
the work
spur track has been built at the
Dunlap street crossing which will
be used for the unloading of the
gravel to be used on the southern
part of the road and, doubtless the
gravel for the northern part of the
highway from Paris through Cottage
Grove to the Kentucky line will be
handled by trucks from this point
The gravel used will be Benton
County rock, laid to a depth of ten
inches and rolled to a width of six
teen feet and depth of seven inches.
A huge steam roller is already on
the ground for this work. Tile cul-
verts will be constructed along the
route, and this material is also on
the ground. This work will possibly
be completed in its entirety by De-
cember 1st, and with such obstacles
as unfavorable weather conditions,
etc, will be ready not later than
the first of the year, according to
the contractor.
This is the same project on which
Calhoun & Company began work
something like two years ago, this
company having done practically all
OF the excavation on the southern
portion of the road.
The northern section of the high
way has been contracted, il is un.
derstood, to Littleton & CO., o.
Shaw, Miss, although the date TO,
the beginning of the work has not
been announced This contract wa
let by the state highway department.
on August 5, the bid running into
four or live hundred thousand fol-
the complete work, il is understood
The specifications for the construc
ton of this northern section of the
highway give promise that it will
be an even better road than thu
southern section, concrete and stee
work being much in evidence.
When this highway is completed
in It's entirety all the way through
the county, which is prescribed III
the contract for this year, the result
will be of untold benefit to ali
communities which are served there
| by, and local business in general
and automobile dealers in particu
lar, will feel the beneficial result
The roads of the county which will
be tributaries to the highway will
also no doubt be kept in better re.
pair, and traffic in general viii b.
| greatly improved.