anaheim-gazette 1908-12-03

THE SUBJECT OF GOOD ROADS RESULTS OF RECENT INTERNATIONAL ROAD CONGRESS Europe Surpasses Us In Percentage of Improved Road Mileage, and In Care With Which Highways are Maintained—Have Much to Learn (Correspondence of the Gazette) Washington, D. C., Nov. 29.—Logan Waller Page, Director of the Office of Public Roads of the United States Department of Agriculture, who was named by President Roosevelt as the head of the American commission to the recent International Roads Congress at Paris, returned to Washington a few days since, firm in the belief that in some of the more scientific branches of highway construction the United States has nothing to learn from the Older Nations, though he was willing to concede that those countries surpass this to an amazing degree in the percentage of improved road mileage and in the jealous care with which their splendid highways are maintained. Among the many things which especially impressed Mr. Page during this European trip were the methods for regulating automobile traffic in France and England; the belief of a majority of the delegates to the roads congress that the automobile running at average speed is not detrimental to highways; the splendor of French hospitality; the discovery that many miles of very satisfactory highways in England have been constructed by mixing limestone and granite after the methods set forth in publications issued through contributions with which to out its provisions. Asked what plans France had for the visitors, Mr. Page said he had been amazed at the matter in which the republic had planned for the comfort and entertainment of the delegates. Among the functions was an orate reception at the Elysee where the national delegates were received by President Fallieres sessions of the congress were held a vast auditorium at the Sorbonne the various sections meeting in especially furnished for their fort and convenience at the du Jeu de Paume in a corner of beautiful garden of the Tullere. Besides the official reception Elysee palace, there was a spectacle entertainment given which a famous French actress cited a poem specially written for occasion; a reception at the minister of public works other at the magnificent Hôtel Ville. At this reception theitors were also treated to scenes splendor foreign to American of simplicity. A regiment of timesquely uniformed Chasseurs the French army were detalled stand at attention, one on either of every step of the grand staircase down which the deli passed; and thence in double to the state dining rooms and solons. Gratifying and impressive were these examples of almost hospitality, the chairman of American delegation found most interest in the perfection of the tem of roads with which the public is provided, and in the system method of maintaining them highest degree of efficiency. ods for regulating automobile traffic in France and England; the belief of a majority of the delegates to the roads congress that the automobile running at average speed is not detrimental to highways; the splendor of French hospitality; the discovery that many miles of very satisfactory highways in England have been constructed by mixing limestone and granite after the methods set forth in publications issued through the United States office of public roads, and the amusing discussion now being carried on by English automobilists against horse traffic in city streets and upon suburban high ways. It is his belief that from the congress itself at least one big result will flow—and credit for that must go to America. On a suggestion by Mr. Page, it was determined to create an International Bureau of Roads, similar in some respects to the international bureau of navigation. This body will consist of two or more delegates from each of the 29 governments represented at the congress. Its purpose will be the collecting of all possible information on road work, the passing on it by a committee of experts, and its distribution throughout the world. The ultimate benefits of so far reaching a move cannot now be estimated, but the world will some day carry a heavy debt of gratitude to the government whose highway representatives conceived the thought of such a bureau, and brought to its support the delegates of every civilized country on the globe. Credit must go to Mr. Page for the proposed erection of a memorial to M. Tresaught, the great French highway engineer who was the originator of the modern French system of road maintenance, and who began the building of the incomparable system of highways that has made France famous as a road-building nation. The resolution to that effect was introduced by Mr. Page and unanimously adopted; the secretary general being empowered to receive BLOOD BLOOD We live by our blood, and on it. We thrive or starve, as our blood is rich or poor. There is nothing else to live on or by. When strength is full and spirits high we are being refreshed—bone, muscle and brain, in body and mind—with continual flow of rich blood. This is health. When weak, in low spirits, no cheer, no spring, when rest is not rest and sleep is not sleep, we are starved; our blood is poor; there is little nutriment in it. Back of the blood is food, to keep the blood rich. When it fails, take SCOTT'S EMULSION It sets the whole body going again—man, woman and child. 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The congress were held in torium at the Sorbonne; sections meeting in rooms urnished for their comvenience at the Salles saume in a corner of the garden of the Tulleries. official reception at there, there was a special entertainment given at ous French actress respecially written for the reception at the palace water of public works; anmagnificent Hotel de this reception the visiso treated to scenes of eign to American ideas A regiment of the picuniformed Chasseurs of army were detailed to mention, one on either end top of the grand marble own which the delegates thence in double rows dining rooms and grand clarifying and impressive as examples of almost roory, the chairman of the legation found more of the perfection of the syswith which the repubd, and in the systematic maintaining them to the free of efficiency. He was are raised each year than the year before and they bring better prices. The horse interests have ever fought the automobile. There have been thousands of columns of argument published against it, and short-sighted men have advocated such heavy taxation against it, that a great and an ever growing industry would have been sadly hampered, had half the unwise legislation planned been put into execution. Now highway experts aided by the motor car interests and by a power-ul association off London and its suburbs have turned like the trodden worm and started an attack on the horse. The claim they advance is that the polluting of all public thoroughfares is done not by automobilists but by horses; that if no horses were allowed to drop organic matter on public thoroughfares, the dust nuisance would soon be naught but an unpleasant memory. They advance the logical statement that the nuisance created by hundreds of thousands of horses is detrimental to public health and a menace to the pavements, and they charge that the continual cleansing of the streets because of this traffic imposes a vast and an unjust tax upon the citizens. It was a source of great gratification to the American chairman to be frankly told in both France and England that this nation has stepped ahead of both those nations in the testing of materials for building macadam roads. Many experiments conducted by the office of public roads have developed the fact that it is possible in road building to obtain a better bonded surface by mixing rocks, such as limestone, with silicious rocks, such as granite or sandstone. Does your Chase Interest The Ameri Pays In Four per cent paid on Three per cent paid on Three per cent paid on By special arrangement check without presentation F. Shanley, F. H. Houck, B. Dauser, A. 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It that England has arrived to the solution of dust the present day problem day engineers—as any naming engineers have given the numerous materials for spraying roads the utmost care Spraying highways with oils after science has been the aid of the highway a tendency to preserve of the roads and prevent of dust; and England such progress in this road study that many urban roads are as free sease-breeding dust nuisbs best kept streets of the cities of the world. Are the highway scientists and that these conditions maintain but improve, not fight against the horse knock up by the automobile motor car began to come teaming interests of frankly told in both France and England that this nation has stepped ahead of both those nations in the testing of materials for building macadam roads. Many experiments conducted by the office of public roads have developed the fact that it is possible in road building to obtain a better bonded surface by mixing rocks, such as limestone, with silicious rocks, such as granite or sandstone. That discovery—embodied in publications sent out through the United States department of agriculture—had been adopted by some of the British highway engineers, and while in England Mr. Page was driven over a number of stretches of splendid highway built by the blending of such material, and was commended by those who built them. In conjunction with that phase of highway construction, Mr. Page was asked if it would be possible for his office to receive about 300 samples of the characteristic road building rocks of Great Britain and make laboratory tests of them. It was specifically stated in the official invitation sent from France many months ago that the congress at Paris was called for the purpose of discussing the effect of automobile traffic upon public highways and if deemed detrimental to devise means of overcoming the effect. Asked what conclusion was reached by the congress, Mr. Page said that automobile traffic and its effect was very thoroughly discussed and that many brilliant papers were presented, every phase of the question being treated of. As it was impossible to arrive at a unanimous conclusion, the question of damage done was left for a later determination. It was the consensus of opinion however, that automobiles driven at ordinary rates of speed are not especially harmful to good highways. Mr. Page was especially impressed by the laws regulating automobile traffic in practically all portions of France and England. Unlike the laws prevailing in nearly every section of this country, the motor car restrictions of those countries are framed for the purpose of stopping reckless Mr. Page was especially impressed by the laws regulating automobile traffic in practically all portions of France and England. Unlike the laws prevailing in nearly every section of this country, the motor car restrictions of those countries are framed for the purpose of stopping reckless driving and the officers responsible for their enforcement are not restricted as are American officials. No speed limit provisions are incorporated in the laws of France or England. If in the judgment of an officer a motor car driver is reckless even if proceeding at less than eight miles an hour, he is subject to arrest. 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