anaheim-gazette 1907-12-05

THE ART OF ROAD BUILDING Broken Stones Prove More Economical than Cheaper Material—Highways in West Which Will Last For Decades In our New England and Eastern states stone and gravel are abundant, and road building is chiefly a problem of proper construction of beds with some of the nearby stones. Drainage is first essential, but this can be obtaining by elevating the bed of the road sufficiently, and constructing ditches, culverts, and bridges at proper points. It is a work which any competent engineer can plan and carry to perfection. The principles of the Telford and MacAdam roads here come into vital use. Roads once properly built of the right material will, if repairs are made systematically and scientifically, last indefinitely. At the recent International Engineering Congress in England, an engineer of that country who had four hundred miles of roads under his jurisdiction, reported that he had only to rebuild two or three miles a year. The vital point which he wished to emphasize in this report was that if proper methods of repair and maintenance are early adopted, the roads can be made to last indefinitely, and practically do not require rebuilding oftener than once have been made at no greater drainage on these rich sections is almost as bad as be, and this increases the trouble of the work. Through these states in an able makes one conscious great road problems facing oest agricultural regions. Have local and national efforts sought to devise some making roads in these states out importing stone, gravel and er building material. But entirely the roads must be great expense through the element of material transport more favored sections. Transition thus becomes the most factor in road making of the suppi valley and of many southern states. If good roads to be had there, the materials be brought by the railroads, operation between the steeves and the local highway commute must be secured. No hard and fast rules of building can, according to an in the Scientific American, down for this great central although the best granite or would pay the best in the cost costs no more to transport the cheaper shales and soften stones. The question of dundant cost of maintenance would to be seriously considered. Experiments made by the ment and local commission roads of broken stones, such nite, flint and silicates, prov hundred miles of roads under his jurisdiction, reported that he had only to rebuild two or three miles a year. The vital point which he wished to emphasize in this report was that if proper methods of repair and maintenance are early adopted, the roads can be made to last indefinitely, and practically do not require rebuilding oftener than once in a decade or two. The automobile has had a somewhat paradoxical effect upon our roads. It has been a tremendous factor in stimulating the construction of better roads, and a good deal of money has flowed from the treasuries of the motor associations into road building. But the automobile has increased the dust problem of many localities, and it has made the treatment of macadam roads on the surface with tar or oil mixtures to lay the dust essential. In Massachusetts the rescue of many of the highways simply means an application of some surface mixture to lay the dust of finely powdered rocks and gravel. Several large appropriations have been made by the Highway Commission to test the various patent mixtures for solving the dust trouble, and the United States government is conducting some experiments near Wayland, Mass., for similar purposes. These dust layers consist for the most part of tar and oil in different proportions, and the very fast that so much attention is given to them by manufacturers and the public indicates a healthy condition of affairs, and it must in the end contribute toward road improvement. But the larger aspect of the road problem in this country includes the construction of better highways in those great middle sections of our country where neither sand, gravel, stone nor shales can be had without great cost. Where natural road making material is abundant, the engineer has no very great problem to solve; and after good roads are would pay the best in the city it costs no more to transport the cheaper shales and soft stones. The question of durability and cost of maintenance would be seriously considered. Experiments made by the department and local commissioners of broken stones, such as nite, flint and silicates, provide economical than cheaper materials and many of the middle towns and cities have miles of lent highways built at only forty per cent more than the similar roads in the east, which proper care, will last for many ades. Good roads in the Mississippi ley pay better than almost any else in the country, owing vivid contrast between them and natural poor roads. The increase valuation of property along the of macadam roads in this has been all the way from sixty per cent, and many new ing towns are today making bus effects to attract settlers vestors through improving roads has proved an economical success increase road taxation in one secure higher real estate Road construction across the dle of our continent at the rate of development should another decade completely tionize conditions; and a trip from ocean to ocean by auto should prove a popular please stead of a tiresome struggle muddg, dusty and heavy str of roads. A Milk Boycott Dairymen of Orange county declared a boycott on Los Angeles and nearly 500 dairies located vicinity of Santa Ana have ceased milk to this city. The b is due to a quarrel between Fadden, proprietor of McFa dairy at Santa Ana, and one richest men in the county, and But the larger aspect of the road problem in this country includes the construction of better highways in those great middle sections of our country where neither sand, gravel, stone nor shales can be had without great cost. Where natural road making material is abundant, the engineer has no very great problem to solve; and after good roads are once built, the rest depends upon good maintenance and the further improvement by dressing the surface with dust-laying materials of tar or oil. Good gravel, granite and hard stones make the best materials for roads; but limestone, slate, shales and the silicates are used in many sections with fair success. The soft limestones make fairly good foundations, but they do not last so long as harder stones, and the shales are affected by frost, so that they require renewal oftener. Some of the silicates, however, prove exceedingly durable, and it has been found profitable and economical to transport some of these two and three hundred miles for road building. In the great Mississippi valley there is practically no good road-making material at hand, and whatever is used must be transported great distances at considerable expense. In Illinois, Alabama, Kansas, Iowa, and other middle central states the road problem is acute today. Occasionally gravel beds are found which yield fair road-making material, and in the hands of the engineer good stretches of highways A Milk Boycott Dairymen of Orange county declared a boycott on Los Angeles and nearly 500 dairies located vicinity of Santa Ana have ceased ship milk to this city. The boycott is due to a quarrel between Fadden, proprietor of McFaad dairy at Santa Ana, and one richest men in the county, and Druce, one of the health department inspectors. When he called at McFaad dairy recently to make his monthly inspection, Druce demned all of the milk in the tacle and poured it out on ground to make sure that it not be used after he left. This action angered McFaad who ordered him off the place declared that he would not any inspector of the Los Angeles health department to set foot ranch in the future. Milk can shipped into Los Angeles from dairy that is not regularly inspected by the department. The result McFadden's action was that Inspector George Hood issued order placing a ban on McFaad milk. McFadden is rich and erful, and has strong influence the other dairymen of Orange city. He organized a boycott at the city and has drawn all the men into line.—Los Angeles press. Hand-forged warranted cutler E. Miller's. made at no great cost. Change on these rich farming almost as bad as it could increases the cost and work. Traveling these states in an automobiles one conscious of the problems facing our rich cultural regions. In vain and national engineers devise some means of roads in these states with stone, gravel and other material. But apparroads must be built at ease through the employ-material transported from sections. Transportation becomes the most vital road making of the Missisippi and of many of the states. If good roads are there, the materials must be by the railroads, and co-between the steam lines of highway commissions secured. and fast rules of highway run, according to a writer scientific American, be laid this great central region, the best granite or gravel the best in the end, for more to transport it than shales and softer lime—the question of durability maintenance would have usually considered. In the made by the govern- local commissions, good broken stones, such as gra- and silicates, prove more SQUARE DEAL FOR GROWERS San Francisco's Free Markets to Bring Producer and Consumer Closer Together—Correspondence Invited San Francisco, Nov. 27, 1907. Editor Gazette.—Pursuant to direction of the board of supervisors of the city and county of San Francisco, I beg leave to advise you that said board recently adopted resolutions providing for the establishment of free markets in San Francisco. Inasmuch as the establishment of said markets is intended to effect a closer business relation between the producer and the consumer, the board requests you to give such publicity to this subject, as will enable the producers and growers in your section to appreciate the benefits that will accrue to them by dealing directly with the consumer in San Francisco. For your information I desire to state that plans are being prepared for the first of the city's free markets to be located on West Mission street between Hermann street and Du-boce Avenue; and in addition to this, plans are now in readiness for a free market to be constructed on state property, located on the water front at the gore formed by East, Pacific and Drumm streets. We will appreciate it, if through the best in the end, for more to transport it than for shales and softer lime; the question of durability maintenance would have usually considered. In the laws made by the govern- local commissions, good broken stones, such as graand silicates, prove more than cheaper materials, of the middle western cities have miles of excel- days built at only thirty to rent more than the cost of roads in the east, which, with will last for many decads in the Mississippi valter than almost anywhere the country, owing to the vast between them and the far roads. The increase in property along the line on roads in this section all the way from fifty to cent, and many new, thriv- re today making strenu- too attract settlers and in-ough improving roads. It has economical success to lead taxation in order to other real estate values. Construction across the mid-continent at the present development should within decade completely revolu- lations; and a trip across to ocean by automobile is a popular pleasure in tiresome struggle with dusty and heavy stretches. A Milk Boycott of Orange county have boycott on Los Angeles 500 dairies located in the Santa Ana have ceased to be this city. The boycott quarrel between J. Mcoprietor of McFadden's Santa Ana, and one of the in the county, and S. H. State's Mineral Wealth San Francisco, Dec. 2.—With gold leading the list with a production of $18,732,452, the total mineral output of California during 1906 according to returns received at the state mining bureau in this city, and just made public by State Mineralogist Lewis E. Aubury, reached $46,776,085. This is an increase over the previous year of $3,-706,858 We will appreciate it, if through your columns, you will induce the producers and growers in your section to keep in touch with this office and to correspond with and address their communications to the undersigned. We desire to become acquainted with all the producers and growers in the interior so that we may prepare to receive their products in the most practical and economical manner, and to this end we invite correspondence from all interior dealers interested in the subject. We cannot too strongly emphasize the benefits which the growers and producers will reap from coming in direct contact with the consumers of this community. The markets will be managed under city control, and the rules and regulations will be such as will insure an absolutely square deal to every producer and grower who brings or sends his produce to the markets. We thank you in advance for the interest which we know you will take in this matter, and for the occasional reference we have no doubt you will make prominently in your paper for the benefit of the growers and producers in your section. Yours truly, JOHN E. BEHAN, Clerk. Last year the crop was about 000 pounds and the price was sold to the jobber was cents. Every carload sent year—and the smallest car sent there containing 24,000 will be sold at $1,000 more same amount brought last season. The best walnuts are grown the Tehachapi and for these in effect this season are tha known in the history of the A Milk Boycott of Orange county have boycott on Los Angeles 500 dairies located in the Santa Ana have ceased to do this city. The boycott quarrel between J. McCoprietor of McFadden's Santa Ana, and one of the counties in the county, and S. H. of the health department is called at McFadden's likely to make his usual inspection, Druce con- of the milk in the recep-toured it out on the make sure that it would after he left. On angered McFadden, tell him off the place and that he would not permit or of the Los Angeles department to set foot on the future. Milk cannot be Los Angeles from any not regularly inspected department. The result of this action was that Chief George Hood issued an order a ban on McFadden's boycott is rich and pow- has strong influence with drymen of Orange coun- organized a boycott against milk has drawn all the dairy-line.—Los Angeles Ex- and warranted cutlery at L. State's Mineral Wealth San Francisco, Dec. 2.—With gold leading the list with a production of $18,732,452, the total mineral output of California during 1906 according to returns received at the state mining bureau in this city, and just made public by State Mineralogist Lewis E. Aubury, reached $46,776,085. This is an increase over the previous year of $3,-706,858. The most notable increases were in copper, gems, tungsten and asphalt. For the first time zinc appears among the mineral products of the state but the value of the output was very small, $12,566. Petroleum came next to gold in total value, being produced to the extent of $9,238,020. Copper is third in the list, amounting for the year to $5,522,712. Clays and their products, cement, borax and silver, follow in the order named. Of brick there were produced $2,538,812 worth and the value of the clay used for pottery was $162,283. The production of cement amounted to $1,941,250; borax $1,182,410; silver $817,830. The total value of the non-metallic mineral substances was $2,589,984, an increase of $444,054 over the year before. Valuation of $1,700,000 All of Southern California's crop of walnuts has been harvested and it is said that it will be not fewer than 12,-000,000 pounds and will be sent away to jobbers, who will pay about $1,700,000 for it. About nine-tenths of the crop is composed of No. 1 soft shells and the other tenth divided between No. 1 hard shells and No. 2s. For the first the price to the jobber will be 15 cents a Last year the crop was about 000 pounds and the price was sold to the jobber was 1 cents. Every carload sent last year—and the smallest car that sent there containing 24,000 will be sold at $1,000 more same amount brought last season. The best walnuts are grown in the Tehachapi and for these in effect this season are known in the history of them say the dealers. These will go all over but the greater portion of supply Chicago and points to Windy city. Buyers say that blight is meant in the San Gabriel valley son than at any other sectionern California. In Ventura Barbara, Gaviota and C there is hardly any blight, but to attack the trees farther so many walnut men say the mystery to them and that could so is the cure for that evil. Growers look differently scheme for killing the sprinkling lime freely under- and destroying the mold wi- the blight by the fumes resu- the contact of the early rain lime. In the Rivera valley, acco- the Los Angeles Express, ther are experimenting with this edy, and it is being watched terest. Several declare it Others advocate flooding ther underneath the trees with of nitrogen. They say that force an early and strong gro trees and that the additional afforded will enable them to the blight. ENFIELD W. A. ROSS Orange County Realty Company "A square Deal" is our motto, When in town make our office your headquarters. 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Dauser Dealer In all Kinds of GRAIN AND FEED Storage Warehouses And Custom Feed Mill in Connection Regular Mill Days, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. LOCATION—South of Santa Fe depot. TULARE COUNTY LANDS Offer the very best opportunity to the farm buyer. Earliest crops at lowest cost, bring highest prices. Our land experts have just completed a list of every marketable piece of property in the entire district, its exact condition in detail, its actual value, and the lowest price which the owner will accept. This information is yours for the asking, either at our office or by correspondence. INTERSTATE INVESTMENT CO., 207 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, Rooms 701-2-3. There are also those who declare that each of these methods is merely a way to fertilize the ground, hinting that the blight is the effect of poor soil as the trees seem to have no strength.