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Smyrna times., 1921-05-04
CLEANS GRAIN AT THRESHING
Device Being Tested Out That Will
Mean Much to Farmers

An aspirator to be used in cleaning
wheat by removing smut dust and for
eign material at the time of threshing
is being developed by E. N. Belts, of
the United States Department of Og-
riculture. Tests with a preliminary
model resulted in the removal of ap-
proximately one-third of what is or
dinafily classed as dockage, and the
investigators are optimistic as to the
possibility of increasing this amount.
Farmers and thrashermen who have
seen the model work are quite pro-
nounced in their favorable comment.
1t remains to be seen whether it can
be brought to degree of efficiency
comparable with the commercial
cleaners furnished with threshers sent
to foreign countries. There is objec-
tion to the latter on account of the
cost, weight Approximately 1000
pounds), the necessity of additional
power, and the fact that they are an
obstruction on the deck of the thresh-
ing machine. The aspirator being de-
NSlOPSu ny NIL DdISS ID dIIdCIleu 10
the head of the elevator, hence, causes
no obstruction to the deck of the sepa-
rator. 1t weighs approximately 100
pounds and requires for operation an
additional one-half horsepower only
Cleaning grain at the time of thresh-
ing and thereby saving the farmer the
additional expense for cleaning his
gran after it has been put in the bins
or saving the charges for cleaning at
the elevator, is a factor in efficient
marketing, now being developed by
the Bureau of Markets. Arrangements
are being made to give the new device
a try out in the spring wheat section
of the Central Northwest during the
coming threshing season.
Smyrna times., 1921-05-04
TOWNSEND

Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Van Horn En-
tertain Children at Birthday Party
Townsend, May 3.-Mr. and Mrs.
Herman VanHon gave a surprise par
ty recently in honor of Irwin and Clara
VanHorn's birthdays. Forty-three
friends gathered at their home and an
enjoyable evening was spent in games
and music. Refreshments were serv-
ed.
G. Lester Daniels, who purchased
the marble yard business of Sherb
Collins, has erected work shed and is
branching out into the tombstone and
monument business with bright and
encouraging prospects.
"The Song and Dance Cafe," which
played for the benefit of the Dover
Baseball Club last week and was such
a success, will be presented at the
Townsend Public School on Saturday,
May z, for the benefit of the play
ground improvement fund. Included
in the show are McAfee, Reed and
Dempsey, black-face comedians and
dancers, who on many occasions have
taken part in the White Rose Min
strels, of Smyrna. Bob Arthurs, with
his rag-time violin, will also be pres
ent as will the Jazz Boys Quartette.
Another act entitled TDown on the
Old Plantation" will also be presented.
Miss Rothwell, of Smyrna, is princi-
pal of the school.
Personals.-Mr. George M. Rice, of
Pittsburgh, Pa, spent several days in
town the past week as the guest of D.
B. Maloney and daughter, Miss Ethel
wyn.-Miss Florence Hill, of Chester
town, Nd, and Miss Dennis, of Snow
Hill, Nd, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Austin Hart, Jr., several days
the past week.-Mrs.. Rachel Hodgson
and Mrs. Andrew G. P. Reynolds, who
weer called to Fortoria, Ohio, to at
tend the funeral of their sister-in-law
Mrs. William Reynolds, returned home
on Tuesday.-Misses Pearla Wells and
Maud Bramble sepnt the week END
with Miss Clara Unruh and sister,
Mrs. Euphema Collins Lee, who has
been in failing health for some time
has gone to the mountains.-MissA An.
ma Jones, of Wilmington, spent the
past week at the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. d. B. Jones.-Mrs. Al.
bert Massey and son, of Wilmington
spent several days the past week with
her cousin, Mrs. L. L. Maloney.-Mrs
Clara Knots returned home Sunday
after spending a week with Walter
Knots and family, on the Levels.
Smyrna times., 1921-05-04
NEWS OF CLAYTON.
And Local News Budgets from CheswoId, Kenton
BIackbird, Townsend, Thoroughfare Neck,
Leipsic Brenford, and Their Vicnities

quite ill at her home near town.-Mrs.
John w. Houston has returned home
from very pleasant visit with her
son, John, in Wilmington.-Mr Van
Dyke, of Wilmington, is a guest of her
daughter, Mrs. H. B. Alfree.-Mrs.
John L. Shortall, Jr., was a guest of
her father, Mr.. James McCaffrey at
Milford, the past week.-Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Hardesty and children have
returned from very pleasant visit
with relatives at Wilmington and New
Castle.-Mrs. HIRAM Woolford, of
Dover, spent Thursday with Mrs. w.
q. Onley.-Miss Mary Ross is visiting
relatives in Wilmington.-Rev. Jack
Smith, of Philadelphia, is the guest of
Mr.. A. Sevil and family.-Mr. and
Edgar Frazier, of near Middletown,
spent few days the past week with
Mrs. Ridgely Jones.-Mr. and Mrs. F.
Marker and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Robinson motored to Queenstown, Md.
and spent Sunday.-Miss Clara Sew
ard, of Greensboro, is the guest of her
cousin, Mrs. w. M. Wroten.-Rev. Ed
win Brown, of New York, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lou Thompson and sons, Henry
and Hazel, of Wilmington, spent the
week end with Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Sudler.-Mr. James Hanratty has ac-
cepted position in Baltimore and left
for that city last week.-Mrs.. Julius
Hawkins has returned from very
pleasant visit with Philadelphia
friends.-Mrs. Ruth Linn is visiting
her niece Mrs. Wilbur Cook, at Dover.
Mr.. John Maloney was the guest of
Wilmington friends last Thursday
Mr.. Jay Richards and Miss Margaret
Dryden, of Wilmington, are the guests
of Mrs. E. w. Dryden.-Mrs. Char
lotte Chapman is visiting her parents,
at Washington, d. C.-Miss Virginia
Jones, of w. C. l., at Dover spent the
week end with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Jones.-Mrs. Harvey Dun
ming was a guest of Greensboro
friends the past week.-Mrs.. Harold
Smith and son, Arthur, of Bacon, are
guests of Mrs. Charles Macomber-
Mrs. Lulu Van Pelt and daughter, FL
len and Ruth, of Wilmington, are the
guests of Mrs. John L. Graham.-Mrs.
Name Lewis has returned from few
days visit with Wilmington friends
Mrs. Lille Saxton, former resident
of Clayton, having undergone sue
cessful operation at the University
Hospital, Philadelphia, has. returned
to her home in Dover.-Mrs. Andrew
Seemans was Wilmington visitor the
past week.-Mrs.. Elsie Eichholz, who
Smyrna times., 1921-05-04
KENTON
Number From Here Attended Sunday

Number From Here Attended sunday
School Convention in Smyrna
Kenton, May 3.-Quite few of our
Kenton people attended the Sunday
school convention in Smyrna last
Thursday and Friday.
Arthur Griffith has purchased a one
ton truck.
Mr.. Edward Hughes has installed a
saw mill in his woods near town.
Frank L. Burrows drove SO foot
we'll at his residence and has good
flow of water.
An old tree in front of DR.. E. F.
Smith which was very much decayed
was cut down last week.
George H. Short has improved his
property by having his roofs painted.
w. G. Knotts is putting new roof
on his home.
Personals.-Mrs. Edgar Anderson
and daughter, Marie, spent Monday
with Mrs. H. w. Hilyard.-W. S. Ar
thurs spent last Thursday in Dover
H. w. Hilyard motored to Ridgely on
Wednesday last.-Mrs. S. L. Jones is
visiting in New York.-Mr. and Mrs
H. w. Wilkins spent last week end in
Wilmington.-Mr. J. w. Arthurs and
family motored to Wilmington on Sat-
urday and spent Sunday.-Mrs. James
w. Clark and Miss Mary Clark, Of
Wilmington, spent Sunday at the
home of Mrs. H. B. Clark.-W. H
Creadick spent the week end with his
sister, Harriet C. Moore.-Miss Cath
crime Johns spent Sunday with Miss
Elizabeth Scotton in Hartly.
Smyrna times., 1921-05-04
BLACKBIRD
Birthday Party Given Daughter by
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas r. MOfitt

Birthday Party Given Daughter by
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas r. MOfitt
Blackbird, May 3.-Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas R. Mofitt entertained on
Saturday evening at their home, "Gold
Field" near Green Spring, the occa-
sion being the eighteenth birthday of
their daughter, Miss Rose A. Mofitt.
The guests included Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Subers, Sudlersville, Md;
Miss Marion Lane, Miss Mable Mark
er, Dover; Mrs. Mary Walmsley, Miss
Pearl Wimsley, Chestertown, Md;
Miss Annette Gooding, Clayton; Miss
Catherine McCaffrey, Clifford Hudson,
Alfred Jones, George Keiffer, Mrs.
Irene Wick, Smyrna; Miss Beatrice
Atkinson, Guy Walmsley, Miss Pearl
Everett, Edward Vansant, Millington,
Md; Miss Marion Hobson, Corbit
Rausch, Wilmington; Miss Florence
Brothers, Eugene Brothers, Townsend;
Miss Helen Hobson, Richmond P. Hob
son, Jacob V. Hill, Blackbird; Martin
Moffett, Lamokin, Pa; Miss Gather
inc Moffett, H. Reese, Arthur Moffett.
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has been on the sick list for the past
month is now able to be out.-Mrs.
Pen Smith has returned from visit
with Wilmington friends.-Mrs. Mabel
Bell and daughter, Frances, have re-
turned to their home in Atlantic City,
after spending two weeks with Mr..
and Mrs. John w. Ford.
Smyrna times., 1921-05-04
WHEAT PROSPECT is Br1v1,,

Shows Little Or No n,
fFTs1e Ts"sI and is Almost Ready 'o mo- =,
There appears to be Ia1 10 Hea
@ freezinp No 'ne Wheat crop by t5a Ssnag q
thought. It seems l''i to IVA was at IN
yellow color which beId nave lost d
two weeks, and is now vi 70 it /,
wonderful growth. In so,,,i ~ making
leaves; leaves at the bottom of the stsI1l teIds L
noticed to be dead, but the I gsuall, sra,kS a
preston is that with o goo5 seneral in
conditions in harvest tino o' :. wealth
be an average crop. An oo,1Il IngIe W
ready to head. Is alnO
Smyrna times., 1921-05-04

Miss Florence Lord and Miss Ruth
Mattiford have returned to their
homes in Chester, after visiting their
aunt, Mrs. Velda Robinson.
Smyrna times., 1921-05-04

Mothers Day will be observed at
EwelPs M. P. Church, Clayton, on
Sunday evening, May 9Th at 7.30 p. m.
Smyrna times., 1921-05-04

Mrs. James Morgan and daughters,
Misses Blanche and Nora, motored to
Wilmington and spent the week end.
Smyrna times., 1921-05-04

Mr.. William H. Hill and Mrs. Kath-
crime S.. Lewis, both of Smyrna, were
married by the Rev. E. G. Graham, of
Clayton, Saturday, April Both, at noon
at the home of the bride.
Smyrna times., 1921-05-04
CLAYTON

Rev. J. C. Bolton will preach a
Mothers Day sermon next Sunday
evening at 7.30 pm.
Smyrna times., 1921-05-04

There is a growing interest among
the employees of Clayton engine house
to learn, all about the Westinghouse
air brake, so much so, that one of the
popular young men went up to Will
mington, for his examinations, one
day ahead of the appointed time,
showing a great desire to receive in
structions.
Smyrna times., 1921-05-04
Munsins Union Suits
Where Are You Bound?

in Munsing Union ; I"
suits there is no binding. :
Every wearer of underwear knows that when
a union suit takes the notion into its seams Nf
to pinch-that it can be as binding as
first mortgage. L; &
But every man who wears a "Munsing" 5 r
knows that it couldn't bind if commandeered
by the government. =
The difference is in the fit
Our best selling number this month is fine
very light weight gauze garment that speaks
IN deep dramatic value voice at So and $3.50.
Others at 75c, S1.00 and S15O.
But the point is-if you buy Munsing
you're bound to get fit
Two piece Suits Balbriggan, Shirts and Drawers
50c 75c, S1.OO
Two piece Nansook Athletic Mems and Boys 25c and S5
Boys Union Suits Soc 75c and $780,
EMERY SHIRTS
EARL AND WILSON COLLARS
STETSON HATS
SCHOBLE HATS
Smyrna times., 1921-05-04

There will be church school at Trim
ity Church on Sunday at 2.30 p. M,
and evensong with sermon at $50 p.
m. Mr.. Alexander c. Darrow and Mr..
Charles A. Neugebauer are the dele
gate and alternate to the Diocese Con-
yention. Trinity Church has re-elect-
ed the following vestry for the ensuing
year: Charles A. Neugebauer, Warden
J. r. Clements, secretary; W. R. Keys,
treasurer; Alex Darah and George
Tumlin.
Smyrna times., 1921-05-04

You Get
What Belongs to You
When You Buy
Walk Overs
When you buy shoes, it is your right to get fine fit
ting just the your right get full value for
your money Good shoes feel good to the feet That is
why WALKOVER puts the best leahers the best nings
and the best fitting into shoes.
The New Copper Tan
genuine Russian leather is all the rage this season in
Mems Oxfords
It's deep rich brown
The price on WakOv is surprise from S4OO to
$500 below last season.
$500, 5000, $3.50, g $3.50
SEE OUR SPECIAL AT S4.OO
q LYON BRAND SHOES for every day wear
$500, S4.0O, $500
ss. BOYS SHOES
$3.50, $3.50, $500
w. L. Douglass Shoes
Smyrna times., 1921-05-04

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Smyrna times., 1921-05-04

Rev.. DR.. Morris Swartz, of Balti-
more, will give an address in st.
PauPs M. E. Church Thursday even
ing at 7.30 p. m. DIR. Swartz is well
noted Methodist speaker and all
should hear him. Both the district
superintendent and pastor desire a
large congregation. No admission
will be charged or collection taken.
Personals. - Miss Helen Pratt
daughter of Mr.. Perkins Pratt is
Smyrna times., 1921-05-04
The New Copper Tan

ian leather is all the rage this season in
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-11-15

y poner &c rodillas tn etiqtleta.
ante su aristUcracia nlie,a v saba,
tn labio posar, lleno de rabi;l,
en- su mano Slorosa dc poeta.
De los Otros no transcribirG mas que
los dos tercetos. pucs. induda bemente,
para muestra, con Ill bottom basta.
Il veceS Sobra..
Solo I'm perrO mendigo,
Y sarnos0 rs mi amigo,
en- csta bora lie espanto
Mlentras sobre la noche
ladra el can Su reproche.
yo me deshagu ell llanto...
No otra cosa dcjan yer estos versos,
TO" al YER que no hallaba un final abe
cuando para darle sus yersOs. -.
-iQuG ie parece, amigo Monclo-
va:....
y cuandO no son aSf sus yersos. tie
men el defecto de ser versoS en- pura
y pcrfecta prosa, o de 10 contrario que
juzgue ell lector por este primer Guar
teto del soneto lei Fiaje":
! De Humacao Rio Piedras Ell lln
/ auto de Arzuaga
: Es mailana de bruma, de frfo de pc
(reza.
FL Gltimo lucero sus candles apaga,
! v tras su blanca sabana paiSaj je
! (bosteza
Otra cosa que he notado en- el joven
Ortiz Stella, es la falta de palabras,
denotando este un escaso incomple-
to vocabulario. En- cuanto rima, es-
til en- bIenas condolences. Bueno, .pero
l;quien es el que no puede rimar, des-
pues de traer CanterO Y Fernandez,
esa nueva collection de Dictionaries
dc In Rima?...
En- 'resumen: Este joven Cruz Ortiz
Stella, aproyechado estudiante de Guar
| o Curse de Derecho en- la Universe
lad de Puerto Rico, fu6 el primero
| lue pulse las cuerdas de un latid, ba-
o las palmas de Maunabo, su ciu-
lad natal. Nj la Caravana Oscura''
ii su librO anterior Los Oros Sc Wis
umbran''. son obras definitivas pero
acknowledgements el tempo, que todo 10
esuelve. nos prepara una gran sor-
| )resa, pues este Tate. promote grandes
Osas. Tengamos f6 en- ell tempo que
/ :on la ayuda de 6l, mi buen amigo Or
| tiZ Stella. vera posarse sobre sus sic
lies la hoja de laurel. que simbolice su
|triunfo como poeta V como artista.
Arnlalid0 A. Miranda.
! En- Rio Piedras, =. r.. a noviembre
8 de 1921.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-11-15
ASOCIACION DE PROFESSORS
RURALES DE p. r.
COnvOcatoria.

COnvocatoria.
POr ell presente Sc hace saber los
Sres. asOciadOs, que en- session del 10
del corriente, Sc acOrd0 por esta Di-
rectiva, celebrar una asamblea ex
traordinaria en- Ia ciudad de Sal,
Juan ell dia 20 del proximo noviem-
bre, con objeto de tratar de su DISC
luci0n. ,-
San Juan, 20 de Octubre de 1921.
PEDRO MARTINEZ,
Presidente.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-11-15
AL MARGEN DE UN LlBRO
ia Caravana obscura :

mer pIrrafo de la pdgina XVII; 10
cue ST hago es que detesto de las eXa
geracioneS. V comprendo que en- este ca
50 6l ha sido un tdntico eXagerado.
Con Cruz Monclova estamos Ell ESQ
&c que Ortiz Stella es un apuesto la
borioso adolescente, pcro nunca Ell
cIanto a que In labor po6tica de Stella
Ies multiple Y varia, pues 81 algo 10 he
hos encontrado en- esta Obra. por mu-
cho que hemos rebuscado. ha sidO la
yariedad necesaria V esencial para
IQue Sc vislumbre ell geni0 creador que
| ' ibra germina Ell los fueros inter-
nos de los yerdaderos poetas, pues CO.
no apicntfsimamente decfa el nunca
bien ponderadO Poeta de America, ese
immense Y grandilocuente Jose Santos
Chocano. ''hay dos classes de prosado-
res : los buenos los malos una cla-
Sc de poetas solamente: los que 10 son
de veras".
Prosigue luego Cruz Moncloya. di-
ciendo que en- Ortiz Stella Sc nota "nn
tono rec0ndito de dolor; de escondida
| tristeza y de oculta Y manida melan-
cola"
EstO de la melancolia, es una en-
fermedad que ha invadido nuestro am
biente literario pues de dos o tres
ailos esta parte, todoS los poctas
son melanc0licos, cual 81 fuera esta
una condici0n esenciul para ser pOetas
de yerdad. sin recordar que 81 alguien
ha sido un verdadero poeta. csc al
guien ha sido Santos Chocano. ese po
1 derosO poeta que cllando menoS pes2l
doscientas libraS. y. es de suponersC
que Ortiz Stella, no queriendo salirse
del caucc por que Sc encamina el res
melancolico. sin rccOrdar que la natu
raleZa le rs contraria Su prop6sito
pues. no Sc 81 sera una vision mia. pc
ro cada vez 10 veo mas gordo. 49,.
A no dudarlo. Ell su nuevO libro
Ortiz Stella. tiene cOsas buenas. Va
To- dijo el Maestro immortal Ceryantes
que no eXiste librO tan malo que No
tenga NADIA hucno, Y este que ocupa
nuestra atenci6n cs un libro regular
mente bueno. aunque no tAnto como
4 InI e.,,f.ln l,,,l NJ Il Nrh
logo de que viene precedido. V con el
cual siento disentir Ell los puntos que
con prioridad he anotado.
Algo que no logro eXplicarme es.
como Sc le pudo ocurrir Ortiz Stella.
poner junto Il versOs tan hermOsos,
| (poruue a no dudarlo 10 SOM como
aGuellos saludando Villaespesa, aque
Hos otros titulado "Bajo la Luna.
| Vease el contraste:
ESE QUE MIRA.
(Saludo Villaespesa)
| Ese que miras. tonic. sin respetO,
de noble frente v de mirada grave.
es un extrafio espfritu que sabe
leer en- 10 profundo y 10 secreto....
Contigo esta por celestial decretO,
para ensefarte amar la flor Y el ave
para emocionarte con Ia suave
! V florida canci0n de su sOnetO.
A pesar de tn orgullo Y tu dinerO,
habras de despojarte del sombrero,
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-11-15

Amigos como. SOmuS de amar la be-
llcza. aunque tengamoS que bajar "A bus
carla al fondo del mas profundo tie
los ai,ismoS NADIA mas natural que
allsra que So trata de hablar de la ma
yor o mcnGr caut;dad de belleZa que
IclcieIra ci nuyco lihro de Cruz Ortiz
lstcLla. p:nVayemo> por dpcir 10 que en-
tculemos ror hollcza.
~"En TOTO lay bpllrza''. nos dicen los
raucslistaS. Goa Luis IlorGns Torres.
Ie>e gran mage del pcnSamiento de
lla iiu.a. como irfe del movimiento.
',fM Ii variedad estd Ia belleza' ;.
/ porrunpen los creyentes on la multi
ll.c cosnogonia del universe.
- bellera solo So encuentra en-
/ Dies. 1iccn les rcligiosos para todo
H. por rodo. Y tenemoS que llegar a la
l,HlcH'sidn de que todo son teorias Y
na'!a real IL fin Y al cabo.
| Per nuestra parte crcemos que Ia
lr'leza IN llevamos con nosotros mis-
nlas. &c In miSna manera que lleva-
ias Il c<piritu llevamOs el alma.
IL 1nica comccpci6n con la cual cs-
ftauuS couf0rmcS cS con la de ese in
;eu>o = inGntamente sabio Andres
s Nj lez Blamco, la mas ilustre tigura
t. Ia Espana moderna Y el mas pode-
rose c:ttico que la pensado escrito
seu Icngua castellana.
ff'.'' In vcrdad siempre eS el verbo-di-
Ice Gonzalez Blanco-y el verbo es
siempre Ia helleza porque ell verbo
cs In abstraction hecha carne, la abs
tracci6n desccndiendo la vida. La vi
Ida es Ia gran belleza V 10 que hace el
peeta eS la facultad de crear un rit-
mo exterior con verbos interiores''.
ESQ. acknowledgements ESQ, es 10 que
con>ti!uTe al poeta: no al poeta mo-
dcrufsta. hi al poGta romatnico, nj al
deca,Icnte, nj al cldsico, sino al eternC
Ipoeta. al poeta de todos los tiempos y
I DC toGas las edades...
Il Y. ahora pasemos la obra de Or
tia Stella.
}ione este lbro: La Caravana Os-
cura". precedido de I'm grandioso pro
lego del notable. aunque Il veces alam-
lp;r.ldu eScritor. ST. Lido Cruz Mon
clova.
E< este uuo de los mejOres pr0logos
iquc hcmos lefdo saboreado, aunque
a Gn,.ir vcrdad, debido las muchas
tit&S que contiene, Sc hace un tanto
! cmualagUso. resultando que es este un
pr0Iogo dc aquelloS que clasificaba
Paul Feyal. en- III clase de "pr0logos
ienciclopGdicos.
4 \ tai punto llcga I'll anhelo de Cruz
Monclova de hdcer citas V referencias,
que ha pcrdido la cspontaneidad que
!antail0 era tan peculiar en- el, sin re-
1 cordarsc que en- una de las muchas ci-
taS one I'll mismo hace dice: como
tampoco aqueIla acecinada SEGA aus
teridad de Ia lectura desmedida CO.
piosa que apuntaba Richard Holt Hut
ton. Y que apaga toda encantador V To-
/ 2ana espontaneidad'
Y, no crca cl Sr. Cruz Monclova
4 que es que 80 me voy del lado de los
/ iucultos que q sefIala al final del pri-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
CONCRETE ROADS BUILT,
1920, TOTAL 40 MILES
State Highway DepaxtAan. OF
Pennsylvania Claims world
Record for the Season.

| HARRISBURG, Pa.-The state high
way department of Pennsylvania during
| the 1920 construction season has built
| approximately 40 miles of concrete
roadway eighteen feet in width.
| This is said to be worlds rec
| highway
| In 1919 the Pennsylvania highway
department completed 253 miles Of
concrete roadway.
! The maintenance forces of the state
| highway department during 1920 have
entirely resurfaced s77 miles of maca-
dam highway and surface treated
| 1880 miles of the same type of thor
| oughfare. In all, the forces of this
department aintained $500 miles of
! roadway. Or this mileage 1853 miles
were in boroughs and on state-aid
roads.
Illinois makes the closest approach
| to the state highway department of
Pennsylvania in the 1920 construc-
ton of highways of a durable type.
having put down approximately 800
miles of concrete during the present
season.
| The Pennsylvania highway DEPART
| ment now has under construction ap-
proximately $50 miles of concrete. the
completion of which will be impossi-
| Die this year because of the lateness
| of the season. The depa rtment plans
! the awarding of contracts for an ad-
| d1tfonal $50 miles of concrete road
way early in 1921. and hopes to be able
Ito complete not less than 600 miles
or durable highway in that year
During 1920 the PENNSYLVANIA high
way department was somewhat handi-
capped through lack of materials and
because of the great difficulty in
| transporting materials from mills and
| Quarr1es TO the scene of construction,