Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-02-14
la SALE CO. ROADS
RAPED IN MOTOR.
CLUBS BULLETIN
DIRT HIGHWAYS CLASSIFIED AS
"PooR" BY CHICAGO CLUB
CONCRETE ROUTE OPEN BE,
TWEEN JOLIET AND SPRING
VALLEY.

ly news bulletin issued by the Chicago
Motor club, giving a complete resume
of the condition OF highways in Hit.
nois, OF the roads in La Sale county
the bulletin says:
concrete road Joliet TO Spring VA
ley open to traffic: dirt roads muddy
most OF time; oiled roads slippery,
Meridian trail, La Sale to Blooming.
ton, poor"
The report on other counties fol.
lows
Roads have suffered through alter.
mating freezing and surface thawing
Temperature now governs road con.
ditions. Mild weather permits sur.
face s0ftening and then travel cuts the
roads, only TO be frozen In rough con-
dition.
Oiled roads, generally speaking,
have stood up fairly well. but are bad
In place, where they have broken
through
Bond county, Feb 2--Roads rough
and in bad condition considering what
we have been having The last two
days thaw and the freeze makes
them bad.
Calhoun county. Feb. 3-Road condi-
tons very poor owing to recent thaw
and rains. q
Carroll county, Feb. Rains have
made all roads slippery; dirt roads
especially slippery and treacherous,
even with chains.
Cass county, Feb. ALI roads are
rough. due to thawS followed by
freezes. Main oiled roads passable,
but we advise tourists not to chance
driving on them, as conditions are too
uncertain.
Clay county, Feb Roads muddy
on account OF heavy rains and thaw-
ing.
Coles county, Feb 1--Rains and I
thaws have made all roads. untreated
with oil or gravel. bad. Oiled roads
are bad in some places; grayeled roads
fair.
Du Page county, Feb 2---Roads fair;
have no snow in this county.
Effingham county, Feb Recent
thaw and rains have made all earth
roads impossible. District No.
same.
Ford county. Feb. 2--Roads pass
able, but rough
Greene county, Feb. Oiled earth
roads in fair condition. dirt roads i'm
passable.
Henry county. Feb. All man
roads fairly good
Jackson county, Feb. 2-All roads in
extreme south end of state are in poor
condition, alternate thawing and free2-
ing, with some rain and snow max
ing them either rough or muddy.
Jasper county, Feb. 3-Successiyc
thawing and freezing have made all
roads very bad
Jersey county, Feb. Warm day S
which melted snow and frost from
ground, followed by rain on night OF
Jan. 81, made roads very muddy.
La Sale county, Feb. Concrete
road Joliet to Spring Valley open to
traffic; dirt roads muddy; oiled earth
roads slippery; Meridian trail La Sale
TO Bloomington poor,
Lee county, Feb. dirt roads had
worn smooth and cars We're travelling
everywhere. Some rain this morning.
Indications are for some rutting up
and then a freeze, leaving the roads
rough again
Logan county, Feb. 3-Gravel roads
in fine shape; earth roads slightly :
rough, but passable.
Mason county, Feb. Main roa0s
good; earth roads fair; earth ROADS
will become rough and rutted due 20
rain and thawing
Marshall county, Feb. 4-Rain fol.
lowed by freezing weather has left
earth roads a little rough in places Z
Mason county, Feb 4-'Earth roads (
frozen sharp and rough; passable, but ,
driving not pleasant.
Ogle county, Feb. 2--Roads sOftencG
by rain and freezing rough.
Pike county, Feb. 3-Roads rough
after freeze but generally muddy in
daytime after thaw; ocean to ocean Z
trail in good shape in this county. ii
Piatt county, Feb Roads in Piatt a
county at present time very soft, :,
frost coming out and all roads are
heavy unoied roads practically impa5-
sable for motor vehicles.
Rock Island county, Feb AL
roads good
Sangamon county. Feb Roads
muddy and heavy throughout county q,
but passable. :
Scott county, Feb. Roads very
muddy,
st. Clair county, Feb 2--Snow melt
er; some rains; frost out of ground,
oiled roads in goods condition; side
roads passable but heavy.
Stephenson county Feb. 3--Earth /
roads frozen; travelling is pretty {
rough ,
Vermillion county, Feb. Where !
there is no pavement it is muddy. ,
rain has covered roads with water;
all roads passable. A little smooth on ,
dirt roads, especially where they have
been oiled. Main roads are all paved;
dirt roads in very bad condition
Washington county, Feb. Roads
rough; very little motor travel for this !
reason
Will county, Feb. 1-Rain today il
making dirt roads very slippery; Dixie
fIrnupi1 baro oI,a, / .