Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, August 25, 1920, Page SEVEN, Image 7
I IMPROVED I
HIGHWAYS j
i._ ?
ADAMANT HIGHWAY IS NEEC
Present Roads Won't Withstand
Truck Traffic and Builders Must
Plan Heavier Roads.
The time is near at hand wher
main line highways must be bu'ili
more substantially than in the past
according to William A. Brush, chair
man of the good roads committee ol
the Detroit Automobile club. ,
Because of the tremendous growtl
in commercial traffic on the highwayi
the road builders must soon loot'
ahead and plan for heavier roads.
The railroad strike, which causee
industries and commercial houses
throughout the country to resort t<
motor transport to move materials
and finished products, helped to prov?
Laying Brick Pavement
that our highways are Inadequate ai
now constructed, said Mr. Brush
Even our most substantial roadi
showed the effects of this additiona
traffic and the more cheaply buili
thoroughfares began to deteriorad
rapidly, in fact so fast th&t it wa!
necessary for highway officials to ex
preise their rights under the stat<
laws and limit the weight of loads.
The highways we have been build
lng in recent years, even the penna
nent types, are not heavy enough t<
carry the ever increasing commercia
traffic. Engineers realize nowr tha
the roads must be considerably thick
.er than at present and that they mus
be wider to give room for the addi
tional vehicles being placed In sen-ice
Another phase of the commercia
traffic problem is that of tire equip
ment. It is going to be necessary t<
equip all trucks with pneumatic!
eventually in order that the highway!
may be protected as much as possible
The pneumatic tire frets away fron
the constant pounding that is eviden
with solid tftts. They absorb th<
shock, no matler how minute, an<
tnereby save the pavement from th<
pounding of the heavy load and glv<
longer life to the mechanism of th?
vehicle.
Experience is the only teacher ant
experience has shown to all the bli
road engineers of the country the fol
ly of building ?a good road too light
The surfaces must be thicker in ordei
to stand the shock of the heavy load!
passing over them.
MUCH CRUSHED ROCK NEEDEC
Program for Road Building in Minne
sota Calls for 667,000 Tons
Sf Material.
The proposed road-building progran
In Minnesota this year will requin
about 067,000 tons of crushed rock oi
gravel, or nearly 20,000 carloads of ag
gregate, according to information se
cured by the bureau of public roads
United States department of agricul
ture. The figures give some idea ol
the magnitude of the road-buildluf
program now being carried on In man>
states. Largely on account of a short
age of crushed stone or gravel 5?
miles of road which were to have beet
built in 1919 were not completed
These roads are to be completed this
year, while about 180 miles of nev
construction requiring crushed rock oi
gravel have been authorized. Thl!
makes a mileage of 250 scheduled foi
1920. 1 ,
EQUALIZING COST OF ROADS
States Which Have Constructed High
ways Should Be Given Credit
for Improvements.
In some of the states where high
way construction has been a part o;
the state policy for a period of years
much work has been done on high
ways which would naturally becom?
a part of the national system. It li
proposed that In these cases states oi
counties should be allowed compen
sation which will give other hlghwa]
mileage equal in value to that con
structed. Su h highways would noi
be maintained by the government, bu
would be turned over to the stat?
while the government undertook th?
cost of maintenance of the natlona
system.
Register Wear on Material.
Machines in the road testing labora
tory of the engineering experlmen
station, Manhattan, register as mud
wear on road material In a few noun
as would be registered by actual use Ir
from 50 to 100 years.
Represent Liabilities.
Roads that will not be of any servic?
when the bonds that pay for then
have matured represent* liabilities In
stead of assets. Such costly wast?
should be, and In many places ls be
lng stopped.
Farm
Live Stock
| IMPROVE QUALITY OF STOCK
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
' Urges Breeders to Join Better
Sires Crusade. .
"Better sires-better stock.
1 "A nation-wide crusade to improve
? the quality of cattle, horses, mules,
? swine, sheep, goats, and poultry in
; the United States.
' "Every Tennessean who believes in
better live stock should join this move
1 ment, begun by the United Stute? de
; partraent of agriculture."
: That is the first thing seen by the
readers of the current issue of the
1 Monthly Bulletin of the Tennessee de
5 partment of agriculture.
> "It means the passing of the scrub,"
1 the Bulletin continues.
; "It means greater success in live
stock production and consequently
greater prosperity for -the people.
"Good-bred stock will outsell the
scrub every time.
"If you want better stock consult
the county agent in your own county
or else write to the division of exten
sion, Knoxville, Tenn.
"Now is the time to put Tennessee
I on the live-stock map.
"If you believe in better live stock
and poultry-join this movement. Ten
nessee has natural advantages for
wonderful live-stock development, but
the 'better sires' crusade will do much
i te hurry along this development."
Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea
Remedy.
This is unquestionably one of the
3 most successful medicines in use for
1 bowel complaints. A few doses of it
fc will cure an ordinary attack of di
" arrhoea. It has been used in nine ep
idemics of dysentery with perfect
>. success. It can j always be depended
upon to give prompt relief in cases
- of colic and cholera morbus. When
" reduced with water and sweetened
j it is pleasant to take. Every family
t should keep this remedy at hand.
t Your farm, is not complete unless
- 'you have a Fordson.
Managers of Election for Vot- '
j ing on Road Improvement ,
? Bonds, August 31st
N The1 following Managers of Elec- 1
?j tion have been appointed to hold the 1
t elections at the various precincts in 3
? the said County on August 31st, 1920 ]
* i for the purpose of voting on the i
I j bond issue for road improvement 1
* for Edgefield County: 1
Timraerman-E. L. Scott, Luther (
1 Yonce, L. J. Claxton, clerk, G. W. 1
? Salter. 1
Trenton-L. C. Eidson, W. H. ?
J Moss, J. M. Long, W. W. Wise, 1
? clerk.
Johnston-J. Wilbur Yonce, W.
H. Carpenter, J. G. Cai-penter; W.
' L. Derrick, clerk.
Edgefield Pickens-J. W. Reese,
J. H. Nicholson, J. W. Peak; W. J. {
Duncan, clerk.
Edgefield Wise-S. E. Morgan, j
J. H. Paul, J. W. Quarks; S. B. t
Mays, clerk. (
Meeting Street-G.' B. Timmer- j
man, %George Logue, J. R. Blocker; .
J. H. Cogburn, clerk.
Pleasant Lane-J. Whit Harling,
Mouzon Dorn, L. G. Miller; James
Williams, clerk.
Red Hill-Monroe Mathis, J. B.
Holmes, H. H. Smith; Ged. W.
Quarles, clerk.
Cheatham's Store-T. G. Morgan,
R. C. Griffis, C. A. Cheatham; L. R.
Brunson, Sr., clerk.
Mathis-J. L. Miller, D. T. Mathis,
Sr., Frank Adams; H. W. McKie,
clerk.
Meriwether Hall-R. W. Glover,
C. B. Murrah, J. O. Scott; H. F.
Cooper, clerk.
Ropers-S. W. Miller, J. W. Mun
day, W. W. Miller, Jr.; W. J. Lan
ham, clerk
Bacon-W. H. Smith, O. W.
Wright, H. H. Herlong; M. A. Wat
son, clerk.
School House near J. 0. Seigler's
-E. W. Callison, G. C. Jordan, R.
T. West; T. B. Culbreath, clerk.
The Managers at each precinct
named above are requested to dele- .
gate one of their members to secure
boxes and blanks for the election
on or before Saturday, August 2Sth,
1920
J. W. KEMP,
J. B. MINICK,
A. M. CLARK,
Commissioners of State and County
Election.
J. H. CANTELOU
Attorney at Law
Will Practice in All Courte.
Office Over Store
of
REYNOLDS & PADGETT
Telephone No 103.
Notice of Election
! Edgefieli
WHEREAS,
The Legislature of this State, at
its regular session for the year 1920,
passed an Act-"To provide for a
Highway Commission for Edgefield
County, defining its duties, and lo
provide for the holding of an elec
tion for the issuing of five percent
coupon bonds for public road con
struction in Edge?.'ld County, and
to provide a sinking fund for their
retirement."
AND WHEREAS,
In and by the provisions of said
Act, the said Highway Commission
were directed, as soon as practicable,
to decide what roads in said County
shall be constructed and improved,
and the character of the roads to
be built, with an estimate of the cost
of such work, and file in the Office
of the Clerk of the Court a sketch
or drawing showing what roads of
the county the proceeds of the bonds
will be first expended upon, and
make a report to the Supervisor of
the County of the costs of such con
struction and improvement.
Kdgefield to Pine House._
Pine House to Aiken County Line_
Edgefield to Johnston._
Long Cane Road from Johnston to Sah
County Line..._._
From Dixie Highway Via Meeting Str<
to S iluda County Line._
From Edgefield to Red Hill..
From Johnston East by Wilbur Yonce a
G. W. Scott to Aiken County Line.
From Johnston East by Boatwright St<
and Lewis McGee to Aiken Co. Lin*
From Aiken County Line Via Henry Co<
er's, Roper's Cross Roads to Edgefi
Martin Town Road from Greenwood Coi
ty Line to Aiken County Line_i.
From S. T. Williams to Dixie Highway
From Dixie Highway at Hill Place to Bri
son's Cross "Roads_
From Pine House through Johnston
Aiken County Line_
AND WHEREAS,
At a meeting of the said Highway
commission held at Edgefield on the
51st day of August, 1920, the said!
Highway Commission, adbpted the'
following resolution:
RESOLVED: That the report of
;he engineer be adopted, and that
;he map or plat made by him of the
roads to be first constructed and im
proved be turned over to the Super
visor of the County, with instruc
;ions to give the proper notice of
;he election to be held on the 31st
lay of August A. D. 1920, to deter
nine whether or not the bonds shall
je issued as provided for in and by
;he Act of the Legislature, herein
ibove mentioned, creating a-High-1
vay Commission for Edgefield,
bounty.
NOW THEREFORE, I, R. N.
Broadwater-Supervisor of Edgefield
bounty-in pursuance of and in obe
lience to the directions contained
n the Act of the General Assembly
)f South Carolina, passed and ratt
led as aforesaid, order an election
;o be held on Tuesday, the 31st day
)f August, 1920, at the usual voting
places in Edgefield County, upon the
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AUGUST
Diamonds, Watch(
Gorham'
Repairing of Wat
on Bond Issue for
i County
AMD WHEREAS,
In and by the provisions of the
said Act the Supervisor of the Coun
ty, upon receiving such report and
estimate, was empowered and in
structed to order an election to be
held on Tuesday, August 31st, A. D.
1920, at the usual voting places in
Edgefield County, upon the question
of issuing five per cent .coupon bonds
of the County to the amount of the
estimated cost of the work planned
and reported to the Supervisor by
the members of the Highway Com
mission of Edgefield County; pro
vided, the total amount of said bond
issue shall not exceed the sum of
Three Hundred Thousand Dollars.
AND WHEREAS,
The engineer appointed by said
Highway Commission has made his
report showing that the following
roads shall be improved under the
provisions of the said Act of the
Legislature, out of the proceeds of
the sale of the said Bonds-the fol
lowing is the report of the Engineer
as to the roads to be improved, to
wit:
FAIR BAD TOTAL
CONDITION CONDITION MILES |
. 3.0 M. 2.10 M. 5.1 M.
. 8.5 M. 1.8 M. 10.3 M.
7.3 M. 1.4 M. 6.7 M.
3.4 M. . 13.7 M. 17.1 M.
3.1 M. 9.3 M. 12.4 M.
4.8 M. 7.2 M. 12.0 M.
2.4 M. 5.8 M. 8.2 M.
Bil 5.7M. 1.2 M. 6.9 M.
)p
e!d 3.5 M. 10.5 M. 14.0 M.
ln
... 4.3 M. 23.2 M. 27.5 M.
... l.G M. 3.7 M. 5.3 M.
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2.1 M. 3.5 M. 5.6 M.
6.0 M. 2.1 M. 8.2 M.
question of issuing five percent cou
pon bonds of the * County of Edge
field, in a sum not to exceed Three
Hundred Thousand Dollars.
It is further ordered, as provided
in said Act that the Commissioners
of State and County Elections shall
appoint three Managers, and. a
Clerk, for each of the election pre
cincts of said County, who shall
conduct said election, receive and
tabulate the returns as in other elec
tions. They shall report the result
of said election in writing, in dupli
cate, one copy of which shall be fil
,ed in the office of the Supervisor,
?and the other copy shall be filed in
[the office of the Secretary of State
1 in the City of Columbia.
It is further ordered that the com
missioners of State and County
elections shall provide ballots for
said election, prepared as directed
in and by the said Act of the Gener
al Assembly.
Polls to be opened at 8 o'clock A.
M. on said 31st day of August, and
to close at 4 P. M. of the same day.
R. N. BROADWATER,
Supervisor for Edgefield County.
August 4th, 1920.
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