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Candidates’ Cards.
CNITED STATE i SENA TS
1 bra to annoQooe mr nandidscr for
tbo Uoitrd States brunt* iu the au-
proachioa . Democratic primer?, end
respectful!? solicit the supoort of the
Democrstio Totera of this ** a«e.
R. G Rhett.
FOR CIRCUIT SOLICITOR.
FOR COUNTY AUDITOR.
I hereby announce my candidacy for
the offlce of auditor for Colleton couo•
ty. sublect to the rules ol the demo
cratic primaries. H W DuBuis.
At tbe solirltation of friends thronyh-
out the ct'nnty. I am in the face for
Count? Auditor. My platform is hon
est, efficient terrier', liy qualifications
ure thorough knowledge of boos-keep
ing backed by fifteen Tears experience
I a.?* a candidate for *olicitor of the Lthe nomiuees thereof.
Ninth .Tud cial t lrcuu I will abide the E. M. Jones,
result of the Democratic iWinurT. _ , _
Ino H 1'enrifnr To the Democra'ic ?oters of Colleton
. . . ,! ” ' county: I am a candidate, for the of-
I hereby announce myself a ( an- hoe of count? au'titor, subject ’o the
didate for the Office of Solicitor of rules and regulations of the Democra’tc
the 9th. Judicial Circuit, and party. p M Buckner,
pledge myself to abide the results
of the Democratic Primary.
for county coinmlsrioper from the low
1 pM*» iaty.lt fo .bio, tb, ra.al> of S” ,tr * 'j.'h
lb, DtmccrlSi, Wim.rv u, .oppoti ,, '"' 0ir * ,ic Pn”"?- 1 “ ™"-
1 berrb? annonnee myself a candidate
for re-election as oonsty commissioner,
pledging myself t abide the result of
tbs Democratic primary 1 W Dopson
I hereby aanoqnre my candidacy for
rount? comaissionsr of Colleton conn-
t?, subject tv ths rules of the Demo
cratic primary. JEW Monie.
After cr nsultsfior. with m? fHenda ganitonum in Philadelphia for treat-
I, AO.m. Rid, I h... d.co.d to r.n ^ ^ J
decided to take their advice*. 1m-
Hgyward Withdraws—Rhett
" Enters
On account of ex-Gov. Heyward’s
precarious health his physicians have
erdered that he withdraw from the How the M a t er j a | Should Be Ap-
race for U. S. Senate and go to a
I hereby annonrce m?self a candi- , ~ ~ '
date for conut? commissioner, subject harleston announcetl that he
plied and Selected.
mediately Mayor R-Goodwin Rhett
underdrIining important.
ro the roUs of the Democratic primary.
Ruffin. J E. Harner.
would he a candidate and ha® begun
an active campaign. Tht many
friends of Heyward regret that he
W. St. Julien Jertcy.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
I respectfully announce myeell a can
didate for the legislature, subject to the
rule* and regulations of the Democra
tic party and pledge mvself to support
the nominees of the party. W c Brant
At the solicitation of many friends
throughout the county, 1 announce my
self a candidate for the lower branch of
the State Legislature Subject to the
rules ol the Democratic primaries.
G W Way.
Prompted by a sense of gratituds for
the splendid support given me in ibe
iaat primary, and aUo by a wo** of duty
to my county and State until the prohi
bition victor? la won, 1 again offer my
service for the levialatnre Pledging
nr ir self to abide by the result of the
primary. J B Dodd.
At the solicitation of friends in many
sections of the county, I have decided 'o
announce myaell a candidate for the
lower brauch of the Stats Legislature.
If elected, it shall be my aim to serve
ihe interests of the great county of Col
letou to the best of my ability. If you
beheve this 1 shall appreciate your
suffiage. Respectfully.
W. W. Smoak. Jr.
FOR MASTER.
To ihe Democratic voters o Colleton
county: I respectfully announce my
self a candidate for re-election to the
offlce of master, subject to the rules ol
the primaries, and pledge myself to
support the nominees thereof. Thank
ing my friends for their generous sup
port in toe past, I respectfully solicit a
continuance of the
FOR MAGISTRATE
I berebv announce mvself a ca- d'dats was thus forced to withdraw from
for magistrate of- ^ 1 n ' h ‘J the race, for it was generally
1 bereb? announce my esndidaev for pl«dg* myeell to abide the results believed he would auccpaaful
the office of aa.llior of Colleton county. ,he 1>t,n<H;r,luc pHm V ,e " n0 B K j omrd he " ou,d ** successful.
will doubtless make a good race.
With Proper Grading, Gravel Rightly
Used Will Meke Most Excellent
Highwayo—The Advantage of s Fist
Roadway. ,
If eiectTd. I promise to put forth my
best efforts to do my whole duty. Sub
ject to the rules of the Democratic
party. Sam B Saundsis.
1 hereby announce my candidacy for
thd office ol auditor for Colleton county,
subject to the mles cf the Democratic
prituatiet. J W Carson.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for the office of county auditor and
pledge mvself to abide the result of the
Democratic primary and support the
nominees of the party.
A A Patterson, Jr
Neyles.
I bereb? respertfnPv announce my
self a candidate for msgittra’e of Blake despite his late entry,
and Lowndes townships, subject to the
rules of the Democratic primary.
W. St E Capers.
I respectfully announce myself scan
didate for the office of magiMrate Tor
Blake and Lowndes township, subject
ie the rules and regulations governing
the Democratic primaries.
J E Graves.
Even where gravel employed baa
l*een applied In road construction In
Maryland owing to ita method of appli-
Mayor Rhett is a strong man and cation the mads do not always main
tain their form as they should in wet
weather. This fault is not usually due
to the material employed so much as to
an entire lack of proper grading and
utiderdraining. Merely to throw some
gravel over a wet or spongy plai"*
Our Wealth
It may be of interest to the people
of Colleton to know just how’ muchTpR'ithout raising the level of the road-
taxable property there is in the
county, both real and personal, the
following items are taken from the
Abstract as prepared by Auditor
Murray;
I hereby annon ice mvself a candidate
foa re-election as magistrate of Blake
and-Lowndes township. inbj«ct to the
j Democratic p-imary. J. H. Chaplin.
„ I hereby announce myself a candidate! property $1,594,270: Number of
To the Democratic voters of ( ol let on for re-election as magistrate of People’s i, ‘ )7 , , «on7 um •
— Horse Pen. and Tigers Creek clubs. 11 Worses 2937. valued at $20<,801;
ask your kind consideration and thank numller of cattle 11,098 valued at
FOR TREASURER.
county: 1 am a candidate for the office
of connty treasurer, subject to the
rules of the Democratic party. I will
appreciate any support given me.
W 8 Marvin.
I hereby annonnee my candidacy for
re-election as Treasurer of Colleton
county, and p : edge myself to abide the
result of the Democratic primary. If
elected I shall endeavor to do my whole
duty, as I have in the past.
R. E Jones.
yon for past favors.
Mt Carmel
J. C. Croshyv
bed or making any provision for the
drawing off of the water can never
make a road which will not cut through
and become muddy whenever the frost
comet out of tbq ground. The water
vinks through the gravel covering into
Total value of all taxable personal ! 1,e <-»«W foundation and renders the
latter yielding to the overlying road,
which pushes the wheels through the
gravel Into the day or If the covering
is thin causes the clay to be pushed up
cwone Is treated similarly to tbs Brsc.
The rolling Is cootlnned until shy do*
presslons cease to be formed. When
ever depressions are noticed daring ths
rolling materials should Immediately
be spread upon such places and tbs
rolling continued until the surface Is
brought up to true jrrsde. The gravel
should not be dry wlien rolled. U fur
nished dry, it may be sprinkled or ths
rolling put off until after a rain. Ths
top course should be about three Inches
thick after rolling.
Usually a gravel road does not be-
eomc Arm and bard until after a con
siderable time, during which It'needs
constant attention. Kach year, bow-'
ever, the roadlied becomes firmer and
ultimately nearly as solid as macadam.
C G Hendfrsni».
I hereby at nounce mv»* If a candidat r if 01 # r, „
< - .k- "Te.-un of the Democratic primary.
1-rthe office of master in equity foe tl D Padgett
FOR CLERK CF COURT.
At the solicitation otmy many friends
I have decided to make the race for
clerk of court for Colleton connty. aub
ject lo the Democratic primaries
D B Hudson.
I hereby announce myself a candida'e
for clerk ol court, pledging myself to
abide the result of the dem^crath
primary. P. M. Murray.
I hereby annonnee mv cabdidacv
re-election as Clerx of Court of Colleton
nnty, and pled?* myself to abide the
$94,137; number of mules and
asses 3,400; valued at $301,550;
A CARD—I have been Informed that number of ’hogs 7,Gb3, valued
at $17,278; number of gold and silver
watches and plate 254, valued at $7,-
and organs
$23,130, number of
carriages, 5,325, valued at $114,427,
numiter of dogs 2,595, valued at
$12,975.
Total value of all taxaole real
estate $2,148,75. Total numt>er of
acres in the county 709,040, build-
bet ween the pebbles.
With proper attention toward grad
ing. underdraining and the shaping of
there is a report in circulation aronnd
Green Pond to the effect th»t I am not
running for magistrate a' above place,
but at Hendersonville. 1 l>eg to shv lo i 272; numlter of pianos
ray friends and the public that I am r.i i valued at
siill a ra’iiildate fur the office of magis
trate at Green Pond, as mv card will
show. W. St. E Capers.
***.»
,/Jo
equity
Colleton county and pledge myself tc
abide the result of the Democratic pri
mary, and to suppoit the nomiuees
-thereof G Albert Beach
I take this nuthod of announcing my
candidacy for clerk of court for Colle
ton connty. and pledge myselt to abide
FOR SHERIFF 'he revolt of the Democratic primary.
E. R. McTeer.
I hereby announce my«elf ft candidate .
for sheriff for Colleton connty, subjet t
to the rules of the Death ratre primary.
B H Padgett.
FOR COUNTY SUPT. EDUCATION.
NOTICE.
Notice is borebv given thut the nn-
de’-Mgned wi'l anplv to the Secretarr
of State on the 22nd d*«v of .Tone, IflO^
for a charter, incorporating the Chria-
♦ tan Annuel Sorl#*v No. 3. nnder Act
TT, Chanter XLVIII of CnJeN 1M2
Volume I.
W M ChiRhotrn TV««.,
H Townaend V’-e P*e« , —
Robt. L. Chisholm, Cor. Sec .
It
Ficht the devil with wa‘er—
j*"
fire ia hia favorite weapon.
it
ings 6,051, valuta! at $1,914,590. j
Total number of lots in cities towns
and villages 548, number of build
ings 624. valued at $233,585. This
does not include returns for railroads
and corporations.
V ^ f
“Bad luck” pets the blame for
a lot of laziness.
I take this means of announcing m>
_. . , « candidacy for re-eleetj 0n H( . County 8o
I hereby announce hat I am R c |' n ' : j>printe dent cf Education for Colleton
didnte for the sheriff ' of Colle- coun , v (#Q , ^ Xq lh<( n) of , he I)em .
t<m county, .abject to the mles govern- t(Cra , ic n . W . Black. Sr.
mg the primary decuon of the Demo-'
anowmo now oravxl is aoo*» pcponitkd
AT FOOT OF A HILL WHKM PUACtO ON
OTKKF GKALiEa.
the road Irefore the gravel Is placed
' - ■ upon it considerable improvement may
Statement of Condition of be made on almost any of the roads
w* a «r 17. x ■’wr <r m-* w•» w » x * w where gravel Js oldalnable, as it makes
ATVr>>IKI^CIlA> eve “ hard nm , ttrm r „ fttnKH , when
Located at Waiterboro, S. C. v
At C'lowo of lIllMlnt-M** .1 II Il<> ttll IttOS*.
HINTS FROM MISSOURI.
How to Uao tho King Drag and Havo
an Idoal Road.
In Mlxnouri the roada are really bad,
and Improvement by the King road
drag baa been taken up nyatematlcaily.
The following suggetilioiiii are from a
bulletin by the Mlaaouri board of agri
culture:
Ikm't drive too fast.
Itou't walk. Get on the drag and ride.
Ikm’t wait for your nelKhitora to taka
hold. They may be waiting on you.
Ikm’t wait for the big grader to
come and Hhn|»e up your road. Ail
you can do find will help to make tba
work of the grader (icrmancnt.
Don’t try to drag with one piece; use
two. One will acoop out the hollow,
in the road and dee|>cn them. When
two are used the one keeps the other
up. and soon the hollows will have
filled and become level like the balance
of the road.
Dyn’t wait for good roads until the
city folks begin to talk about mac
adam at public ex|H>nsc This will cost
from $3.0U0 to $5,000 a mile, and for
country purimacH, where there la no
heavy hauling, It ia no better than, not
as easily maintained ns, a road proi>cr-
ly made with the drag. Five dollars
a mile with a proper use of the road
drag will keep the oniinary country
road that is properly drained, graded
and bridged or oulverted in first class
condition nine montha in the year and
make it a fairly decent road the other
three montha. But. thia cannot be done
In one year or two. The longer the
drag ia uae<1 intelligently the better
the road will become until finally It
Is oval and smooth and hard and elas
tic. Thia la the ideal rand, and noth
ing but a road properly made with the
drag or an asphalt road meets all these
requirements.
cratic party. .1 T Folk.
Not at the solicitation ot any one; not
because anybody especially wan's me
to; lint because I want the job. I res
pectfully announce to the Democratic
voters of Colleton Conntv. that I xm u
candidate fo r the high office of sheriff
Because of the creaf interest I have
ihaniiested in t' e public schools ot l'oi
leton conntv lor the pa-d eight year*
sml because 1 believe 1 enn d<> more in
the position to which i row aspire, I
therefore respectfully announce that I
RlttWRCEK
Loans and Discounts
Overdrafts
Banking House
Furniture and Fixtures,
Due from Bangs and Bankers
Currency
Gold
SiUer, Nickles and Pennies
am a Candida e for the < ftice of conntv Checks and Cash Items
$81,668 69
2'J H5
1,000 00
1,5mm 05
23,246 :i0
830 00
2,290 00
1,691 10
340 82
can.:mate IO'me ...g.. u.m-e nr or edncHtl.m. subiect to
in the approaching primaries. If elect- th( . rul ... of i),. ni „ rrHtic mr , v *
ed, I will.do my whole futv, pledging
m**elf to abide tRc- result cf the said
primaries and support the nominees
thereof. D. L Smi h
I hereby announce myself t candidate
for sheriff of Colleton count v and pledge
tnyeelf to abide the rerull of th- Demo
cratic primary. " 15 Fox.
I hereby nnnoume myself X csndida’e
for the office of sheiitf of (’ofleton
connty and pledge mysei'f to abide th**
result ot the D-inocatic primary, and if
elected will do my duly
J Brook Fender.
1 tberuU-sof the Denmeraiic party.
Years with respect,
Hugo 8 Strickland.
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock paid in
Surplus Fund
Undivided Profits, less Cur-
r**nr expenses and Taxes jwid
Du*> to Banks ami Bankers,
In lividunl Deposits subject
to’Check
Savings Deposits
Notes and Bills Rediscounted,
Bills Payable,
$15,000 00
H, :*00 00
I, 708 03
1 96
35 753 49
29 176 s:i
2 935 44
19,600 00
Total,
$112,575 81
FOR CORONER.
I bereb announce mvseif a candidate
for the iff ice of Coroner and pledge my*
self to abide t he resu t of the L>emn-
cratic primary. A M Preveaux.
Lotkoctlovsl sm cotntpg. I now
announce myself a candidate for tlie
1 ffice of coiouer for Colleton county ard
(iiedge myseif to abide'by rules of the
Democratic party. Re,.pectfullv,
D D Rboad.
1 take this means of amouncirg ray
candidacy lor the office of coroner, and
pledge myselt to abide the result of the
Democratic primary. J H McMillan.
I herebv announce mvself a candidat-
tv, and pledge myself to abide the result . f 0 r the office of coroner, pledging mve
of the Democratic Primary : self to support the unmtof et of the Dem-
J. W. Hill. ; ocratic party and to faithfully discharge
1 here' y anm unce my candidacy for ;
the office of sheriff of Colleton county, 1
and pledge myself to abide the result of,
the Democratic primary, and to support
the ncminees theteof.
J Manny Carter.
I hereby annonnee myself a candidate
for the office of Sheriff of Colleton couu-
Total, .• $112,575 Ml
*
STATE OF feOUTH CAROLINA, f
Ccniity of Colleton. '
Before me came A H Wichman, Cashier, of Farmers Merchants Bank,
who lieing duly sworn, s iy.t that the abo\e and foregoing statement is a true con
dition of said Bank, as shown by the boo*cs of tile in said b.tnk.
Sworn to and anheehbed before me /
this Pth day of June 1908. ij A. H
E. A Terrv, Il.s.]
Notary Public..
Correct Attest:
R. II Wichman )
WICriMAN,
Cashier.
D May.—^
\V ichman.
)
Directors.
<«-igutf*in«*nt of tli<- < *on«l 11 Ion ot*rtif
COLLETOM BAM KING COMPA/Sg,
I-AXJATKU AM. WA JCltXM »IU», r:.,
at the close of business June 4th, 1008.
1 hereby announce myself a candidate
for re-election as sheriff of c.;olleton
connty, and pledge mi self to abide the
rule* of the Democratic party
L G Owen*.
the duties of the
elected.
•aid office If I am
Mack D Benton.
FOR SUPERVISOR
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for county •uperviaor. pledging myself
to abide the result of the Democratic
nrimarr W N Jones.
Fellow citizens of Colleton: it af- mrself to abide the result of the
forts me much pleasure to be permit- Democra.ic primary. p ^ Wirren<
I respectfully announce myeelf a can
didate for the office ef coroner for Col
leton connty, subject to the rule* ot the
primaries, snd support the nominees of
the Democratic party.
J D Buchanan.
1 hereby announce myself a candi
date for tie ■'ffice of coroner, and
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts
Banking House,
Furuitore and Fixtures,
Other Real Estate,
Due from Banks and Bankers
Currency,
Gold. -
Silver, Nickels and Pennies
Cj^cks and Cash Items
Total
LIaBamITOB.
^•*95 I!! Capital Stork. Paid in $
L84< 00 Undivided Profits, less Cor-
a! m,t Expenses and Taxes
7 OSS 87 paid
3 ? ^ ® ue 10 Banks and Bankers
VI* J* Due Unpaid Dividends,
' Individual Deposits Subject
to Check.
6,3o5 51 Havings Deposits,
Cashier’s Checks,
10,000 (X)
3,227 47
2 276 82
4,012 7i
48.579 08
69,248 38
18 90
Total
$127,36.*‘34
tad to offer to \ou again my services as
county supervisor, pledging myself if
elected, to eerve you to the best of my
ability, tn this yonr most important
office. and to abide the results of the
Believing that I am in a position to
give better service now than formerly, I
bereb? annonnee mveelf a candidate for
re-Hection to the offlce of coroner, and
\ aaaws tux? waaav v *?a v/\?i«vs*w;s « mm.*
Democratic primaries, and supi>ort .ne p^ dpe mvself to abide the resnlt of the
nominees made thereat
Aa ever yonr supervisor,
J fc Moore
To the Democratic voters of Colle
ton connty: I respectfully ai.nouuoe
myself a candidate for supervisor, sub
ject to the rules of the Democnlic p.n
mariea and pledge myself to mpport tie
nominees thereoi. Thanking my frit tin*
. foctl.eir generous »upp *rt they gave
me twa^ years ago. I respectfully
tolici'. a conlinnance of the fc»mv.
M H CHrter.
Democratic primary. J M Benton.
Rnffln. S^C.
I take plersnre *n announcing *0 the
Democratic voters of Colleton Connty
♦ hat I am a candidate for the Office of
Coroner, subject totterob** snd regu
lations of the Democratic Brimary.
Smoak*, S. C. Jamb# m Smith. Jr.
$127,362 24,
State or South Carousa, >
County of Colleton. |
Before me came R. L. Fraser, Cashier of Colleton Banking Company, who,
being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condi
tion of said Bank, as shown by the books of said bank.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 1
10th day of June 1908.
W. B Gbcbkr. [l. a.] )
Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
- Paul Sanders, )
E. L. Lemacks, j- Directors.
John F. Lncas. t
R. L. FRASER, Cashier.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
At tb** solicitation of mv fnsnv friinds
I have decided 'o off^r for the * ffice of
I herebv announce mysrlf acsmit-Hte cmin , v . r ommir*><cner fer Colleton conn-
for the office of Coutuv Supeivis'K of sotjent to the rules and rngulstions
SUMMER EXCURSION RATES
VIA , „
Southern Ruhray
ColL ton coupty. ttud pi**'^ :: \ “Gf to
abide the rvs *U of tae Democia ic ?ri-
ma ry.
Respectfully,
j. o. .Taq te*. ? r -
I hen-bv ann. nnee myself h cuidi-
date for the < ffice ot county supervts >t,
attfp’-edge mv- If '<» '•‘-“ie ,c ' ult 01
the Democratic primary^ o
Ruffin. k * , r
I herebv announce myself a c *““ uia ,
•unty supervisor ana
of the Itemocratic petty- !♦ eleefinl 1 . ^ ^
wiU di«chai ge the dmies of the cffice Round trip Summer Excursion 7 ickrts to Seashore and
irrespective u* inen^or^foe.^ ^^ Mountain res<»rt points are no.v on sale,via Southern Railway
I respe-tfnMr announce myself a can- a t ^realty reduced rates. Tickets ^ooi returning until
JKS5fJctobcr 31 1908. Asheville Waynesyille I lenjcrsonville,
the rnie*amireguia’tonsof t‘»e d.m-*-j ; q the “LAND Oc THE MnY: Lake loxaway and the
cr * ,tC oSk«I T 8 c * Brdlg,ett Beautiful Sapphire Country,” now in their glory.
Apply to Southern Railway Agents for rotes, tickets, etc.
At the sulicirstiun of my many
friends I have decided to enter the race
f..r the office of c unty supervisor , (M^nty commission**?, hereby pM-
p‘e*igu myself te sbidr the ra*nltof^ | n(rfnT ^ flo , u , de lhe re«n’. of the
Ue*nocratic primtry. 11- , j)emojcritic primaries. 17. E. Smoak.
Giten Pond
J. L. MEEK.
Asst. Gen’l Passenger Agent.
Atlanta, Ga.
J. C. LUSK,
Division Passenger Agent,
Charleston, S. C.
sup|»ort«*d by proper foundations. An
example of the better constructed
gravel ronds Is that extending from
Marlboro to Washington, which was
built originally us a toll road.
An economical form of const met Ion
is to use the gravel as a support for a
tnaeadatn surface where 'the travel over
any particular thoroughfare would
warrant such an Improvement. The
crown or transverse slope of a road
should only be sufficient to carry the
surface water to the gutters. On dirt
3 roads where ruts are easily formed
the slope needs to Is* more than on a
macadamized surface, but never suffi
cient to cause inconvenience to travel,
tine Inch to the ff*6t or seTeu and a
half inches on n fifteen f<M*t mad will
Ik* found aitout right. A good tunendaru
road does not ordinarily need so much
crown, deluding on the grades. On
grades up to and Including four feet
l-er hundred one-half Inch to the foot
Is sufficient; from four to and Includ
ing six feet |>er hundred three-quarters
of an Inch should be nl)ow<*d. A trans
verse slope of more than ope inch |>er
foofglves t*»o much list to n wagon
when at one side. The advantage of as
fist a road as |»ossible la the lessening
of the tendency for the travel to keep
to the center of the road and the con
sequent avoidance of the fonuation of
ruts and a horse path.
There are many counties in Mary
land where gravel of excellent quality
is ^abundant and where at the same
time there is very little stone that Is
fit for road construction. The gravel,
however, properly applied will make
most excellent roads, far aui>erior to
any earth road. and. while net possess
ing the wearing qualities of hard, bro
ken atone, will answer sufficiently well
for those country roads that have com
paratively light traffic. On roads hav
Ing very heavy traffic It will be found
in the long run to be cbea[>er even at
a vary much greater first cost to use a
macadam construction owing to the
rapid wearing of the gravel mad under
such circumstances and the conse
quently large expense for maintenance.
A good, gravel can always be told
when inspected, ns It stands In place
In the pit Whenever It Is hard and
compact iu the bank ajid requires the
use Of the pick to loosen It. It w ill form
a hard and compact rood. Gravel
which contains a small amount of fer
ruginous clay ami has angular, rough
fragments of stone Is ‘' .* l**st that can
lie obtained. Gravel mixed with snnd
or composed of smooth, rounded frag
ments of stone does not compact and
form a hard, smooth mad surface and
Is of little use except for general fill
ing. To get the best results from gravel
which Is formed of various sized frag
ments It should he screened, nil pieces
two Inches In size l»clng thrown to one
side. There are found In many places
gravel deposits which contain few
fragments oyer two Inches. Such grav
el does not used to be screened, but
could ha apmad upon ths toad directly
‘Trogp the pit if bus too samdy
The two lack gravel fes spread upon
the roadbed t» such a dajfffc that when
rolled It wWk have a thdAhasa of three
of tho aaMffif gravel.
AN ASPHALT ROAD.
New Jersey to Experiment With Mix
ture of That Praduct With Dirt.
The New Jersey state department of
highways Is to construct tn Mercer
county an experimental mile of a new
automobile road, the plans for which
State Road Supervisor Robert A. Mee
ker recently obtaiuisl Iu Kansas City.
Mr. Meeker says the new method of
construf-tion is simple and cheap, that
It Is self healing when broken and
therefore practically Indestructible, that
It improves with age, that it Is mud-
less, noiseless ami almost dustless and
that it is not slippery even when coated
with ice.
In the building of the road the origi
nal soil is finely pulverized, mid then
Into this there is worked a mixture of
hot asphalt, the whole mass l»eiug firm
ly miled In the finishing Breaks are
quickly repaired by traffic, the weight
of wheels cementing them together.
The base yields slightly to heavy traf
fic mid then regains its original shape.
It Is equally go**! for horses and auto
mobiles.
If the experiment proves a success. It
Is likely that the result will lie a radi
cal change In the mad building metb-
• ds of the state of New Jersey, with
the substitution of asphalt for the mac
adam process now used. 0
Million a Year For Roada.
Connecticut still lends in the good
roads movement as a state. She was
the third to got Into It, New Jersey
tK*lng the first, four years before her,
and Massachusetts the second. In 1893.
Now Connecticut spends $1,000,000 a
year, while the first spends hot $000,-
000 and the second but $100,000 less
than that Connecticut spends the Hu
gest amount per capita for good roada
by far. the only other statea whoa*
total annual appropriations are larger
being New York, with $5,000,000, and
Pennsylvania, with $1,500,000. bat both
states are vastly largsr than little
Connecticut , J{
Bad Reads, Indeed. T
It is no wonder that tbe granger! art
speaking pieces In favor of better
roads, as tbe mud is something formi
dable on the country roads. At East
Longmendow. Mass., one of the
churches was closed on a recent Sun
day on account of the muddy condition'
of the roads, ways the Hartford Times.
A Hartford funeral party, driving to
Cromwell, found the road^ impassable
In some places, rendering It necessary
fo tfike to tin* fields. The milkmen and
teamsters declare that they “never saw
the Ivat »>f It." ami the chauffeur who
g ’s off the macadam Is entitled to a
premium.
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The Cheapest Roadmaker.
The “goo.l ro«<V* without .money**
movement that has by pieaus of King’s
split log nvnd i drag converted tbe
slough boles of the “com bejt” roads
Into model turnpikes Is extending to
the eastern states, where n.ost roadsf
are either very good*or vc+y had. says
Garden Magazine. Mr. King Is arrang
ing with tbe various state hoaiiU'^uf
agriculture to give a series of pracUbat,.
demonstrations of the use of his Co-
vice on eastem roads where the
ceas of road dragging Is more doubt
of sand and rocks.
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