The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-25
SMOOTH ROADS
WILL CONNECT
MANY PLACES


Buffalo fEdlTle, MaEStOu, k16Mlet
and Reynolds communities are to
be connected this spring with oiled
roads. This decision was reached
yesterday when 40 farmers repre-
senting these districts met at the
community house at Hamlet at the
call Of the Mercer and Rock Island
county far bureaus. The roads
which will be included in this work
are as follows:
The road from Buffalo Prairie to
Marston, thence east to Hamlet,
where it will connect with the
north and south roads, thence east
to the corner, one mile south of
Reynolds, and from there into
Reynolds. The road south of Ham,
let is the Aledo- Hamlet road and
runs as far south as the Dixon cor
ner. 1t is understood that in case
the work starts on the hard road
running east out of Hamlet. the
oiled route is to be run from Ham,
let one mile north to the county
line and from there east to the
county road into Reynolds.
w. H. Elliott of Buffalo Prairie
was elected chairman of the oiling
committee, with William Hartman
as secretary and Oscar Marsh as
treasurer. Committees were ap-
pointed by the chairman to handle
the soliciting work are as follows:
Hamlet east, nj. W. Kendall and
Henry Swartout; Hamlet south.
Elisha Lee and Oscar Marsh; Ham,
let to Reynolds via county line,
Thomas Doonan and George Schri-
yer; Hamlet to Marston, Carl Sea-
strand and William Hartman, and
from Marston to Buffalo Prairie,
Everett kistler and Dick Mueller.
Farm Advisor Richey Of Aledo
called the meeting to order and re-
quested that names be placed for a
permanent chairman. After Mr..
Elliott was elected he called upon
Mr.. Richey to present information
relative to the oiling project. AS
chairman of the spreading commit
tee of the Aledo road oiling project,
MIR. Richey presented what infor-
nation time permitted. He rec
commended that no roads receive
less than $500 gallons of heavy oil
and that it would be much better
on that particular type of soil Of
1000 or $500 gallons per mile be
used. MIR. Richey showed that the
spreading charge, which included
all labor and heating. did not ex-
coed one cent per gallon on the
average. He also stated that oil
ing companies have quoted better
price on the oil, the last quotation
being $685. per 100 gallons, laid
down at local stations. The senti-
ment which prevailed at the meet
ing was very commendable. The
spirit Of get-together and work-to-
gether for the general community
welfare such as was shown at this
meeting is seldom seen.
Following the program Of arrang-
ing the oiling project. M. L. Hunt
and W. H. Moody, who are repre-
senting the Illinois Agricultural as
ISOLATION and grain marketing work.
gave splendid talks. These men
were working in the community in
the interests Of the farmers ele-
vators and grain marketing. Mr..
Hunt in his talk urged that the
farmers get behind their own mar
keting organization instead of per-
hitting some uninterested organic
ed body to handle their business.
Mr.. Moody, who is president Of the
Rock Island county farm bureau.
told how the farmers elevators in
competition with private elevators
are increasing the profit Of the
farmer. He said that the farmers
independence could not be estab-
lished until he was handling his
own business, particularly that OF
marketing his own product.