The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-11-17
WATERBURY,
T. w. Dix, State Highway Commits
sioner, Spoke to Mems Club.


Monday evening was the meeting Of
the Mems club. This club has some
very prominent speakers booked and
bids fair to be one Of the leading or
CARNATIONS in the Congregational
church. Monday evening the club was
fortunate in having Is speaker for ITS
monthly meeting +. w. Dix OF Bur
lington. commissioner OF highways Tor
Vermont. Mr.. Dix discussed the led
eral highway bill recently signed by
President Harding, by which the gov
eminent viii appropriate $50 900 'ooo
for highways, approximately SsIo-oOo
Of which will be available for use IN
Vermont in 1923, II the same amount
Is provided BY the state.
Through the terms of this bill, 1850
miles of Vermont roads would be de-
veloped as interstate highways. These
roads would connect practically every
place in the state of 500 or more .peo-
DE and accommodate "a per cent OF the
total highway traffic. In addition TO
The provision for interstate highways
are those fer inter-county roads. The
bill specifies that the construction Of
roads benefited BY federal funds shall
be under the direction OF the state
commissions.
Mr.. Dix says the question Of good
roads il one of time. Tho demand Is
increasing. The more rural sections
of the country have the largest num-
Der OF automobiles in proportion TO
population. Through the nation there
| Il one for every ten people; in Ner-
mont there is one for every nine per-
sons.
In speaking of Vermont roads. the
commissioner said that there are APP
proximateiy $1,000 miles of highways
! In the state. Vermont has been un-
usually successful in constructing gray
al roads. In some localities no other
road i practical. In other sections the
road building material and the soil Is
different, thus requiring a different
tyne OF road. There is no best type
Of road. Local conditions, such as To-
cation, construction material at hand
and traffic to be borne, must always
be considered. No law-making body
should specify standard type OF road.
The speaker referred TO the extern
siye research which the government Is
carving on, which win result in great
or economy and permanence in road
construction. Tho Vermont highway
commission has made careful study
of dashboard conditions during this
season. II has been found that the ap.
plication OF calcium chloride made IN
different parts of the state has tended
to hold moisture and prevent the de-
| velopment of the corrugated surface
Such treatment costs about $40 per
mile for the first application and 500
for The second. Two applications are
necessary for the season
/ Over thirty men sat down to the
supper, which was served by the ex
j ecutive committee of the club. The
committee on the constitution report
ed and the constitution suggested wa
adopted. The club viii have commit
tees on membership, religious woTf
and music in addition to the executive
committee, which serves as program
committee. The regular night of meet
inv will be the third Wednesday Of The
month. The officers are W. b. Clark
president: DR.. +. A. Stanley, vice
nresident; and c. b. Adams, secre
ary and treasurer. The speaker at thu
December meeting viii be Clarence II
Dempsey OF Montpelier, commissions
of education for Vermont.
The death of Frank II. Hoglund re
moved another Of the business men o
the town and an exceptionally goo'
photographer from our village. The IN
neral was held from the Congregations
church Monday afternoon, Rev. Johi
Conaer Prince officiating. The bearer
were DR.. II. II. Fullerton. Guy {. Scott
Frank c. Lamb and Or. George ). Bid
Well OF this town and +. T. Houston o
Montpelier. His sister. Mrs. Cecil
Hendrickson Of Feeding Hills, Mass
Who arrived here after his death. tell
the following facts concerning he
brother; The deceased vas born j
Finland - years ago, the son Of Enoc
and johanna lCalsonl Hoglund- \
was educated in England. but studio
photography in Germany. he cam
over 10 this country 20 years ago. b
: aides this sister, he leaves his mothe
I. in Finland and another sister, Mis-
, Anna Hoelund. who is with her. VI
/ Hoglund was a member Of the +. an
Ia. M. and the chapter al Holyok'
Mas. The deceased came here abou
! eiqht years ago, buying Of Roekwoo
! tie so-called Houston studio. Here \
, has built a good business and va
much liked BY those whose privilege
was to know Of bis nature and plans
. His work has been that Of an Arts
, and many viii remember his interes
/, in his work. Mrs. Hendrickson left 70
her home Tuesday morning.
! Much Of favorable comment j. hear
regarding the sermon preached By Re'