The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, June 11, 1919, Image 6
AMN0O.'CES POLICY
OF 111IilWAY ]iOI)T
Itoald System omuprises Three Thous.
id lli s. 'lo i hiid for F-'ut ure.
Cojumbia, i'ne 5.-Mier the meet
ing of the State ihi:aiway cotmlis.-.ionl
1111 Columbtiaztw :M.\la. R. G. TIlir.
of ('harl-eston. cha im1:4i of 0e coru
iission, told! of 1 oeLlc y ; .-. . by
the comiu jsstion ill '.OlstteII;ng se
tiols of the St ate ih ighway NSystem witll
federal aid.
,\Major Thomuas said t0ha.1. (te plulic
U.as famliliv- w01h the 43~te sseml
of roads which the htightway (commttit
sionl tad it d ut't'iI 1tpon, and') knew that
this State .: s!hay syslei had as its
puria nkin 11 a ll he c ounlty s~t
inj St ut th ru ia l'tt tint a goodl
Stal I'-tid I re t titlrs ol' as t1nany1v
citan (A f 1 Stat as po-Ssible, ;ui
pjrovbini:) b imi;te, outlets4 to con
w.- of I't n :h S Raes. -l'hte
a - o. a d. i t' I li
tota 1or 1. m .* ccim,
had - r I n i ha ma u -
4 v 111 I abt it 1 I I. r w; Ir
m) t I a I I k u.n I h ot, bt-t;t I I a ai -Io
h i l . I t 1th ite I tt ai ll i I.
\ i It r f nts o de l i.\ fo rt
o 1;I h ult - I :It t at Ii t 'C il Ia~ In i
ten11 wii fk-lt a aid the State high
way oh 'iission, has deterittiled tpoU
(the following policy whichi has beeni
applied to S. itions of roads now bild
itnt. or to be u illt the .systivn:
"'The i tmasion wil see that the
roads in State highway system
have I:e possile location withi
rierent.' ihei ttur terminal points,
stili -in w Illot l ss than :11 f t )
to varry ; r- n11 1t( pros t ive tra
Ile', 14 ls lo. ible grade ii 11 11o
as m, l! ;lI _ per centl I and thatl
IItrI u it tit . .\t-r cl ttt. a ten a ilt It beto
l nI;on. m widIth, a mint:mttim l
Years Ago, Thinking Shie l
She Is a Well, Strong V
Rloyse City, 'rex.--Mrs. Ipary il
man~f, of thjus ptlace, says; "After t
birth of my little girl.. .my sido comn
'Wenced to hurt me. I had to go bacl
to bed. Wo called the doctor. Hei
7.reated me...hut T got no0 bitter.1
'got wor. I: ti t;or unt the nthei'r'
Was une - ..I was in Lc lom
tree m-t nd su ffered etuch it ony
that I V I an ut t a ~
I t(cI h f
mea I . t
'fta terir.th .tr
c te t of i~u ;teco ~in
to ai
In 1g
othe niey tt y oup d forii.l
The Reily-Te
Ne#
able for use on any particular stretch
of road."
MaJor Thoinas pointed out the close
analogy betwoen a railroad and a
I highway. lie said that In this State
;there arc railroads located three
uuarters of a centitry ago, the road
beds of which occupied the same lo
catiois delerniled by the first engi
ivens who worked on them. h'liest'
tng ineoers mnade the gr-ades low and tle
locations the Ibest obtainable, altthough
ithey did lot rovide nmian permanient
drainage structures. Whlen the rail
roads were i rst laid fimbsy Cross ties
ani 1ilit weight rails, somne of thil
her. topped by Iron strips, were put oil
tie roadbeds. With the increase of
t raflc ani loavier trains the limtisy
Iross tes I I and liaht II weight ridis
|wir i( ephlaeed frotif ti me to in1T lit
til now on 1ll slani Sanl rair-ods tHwro
ir 9 hilld Iails ai Iway1 Cros
"Thle Wuf n o tt ib a
Ill of olue local ma111lrial (.anl l,
''lIar' i : iit folt point ith I lie
:ntall iro tits anld t it liht Wt !:hl
lah I** i n ei' ra it'i o n tlds i t
I I T I I InIa . " lh e II i -hway s u I t I
If I It I I I ;t I a I Ie lremo m I ? I i w1 -I
it w ar Init. Ind it nfltoyi av is il
Ibv a IrdI surface i IIaII of i II:n Ie iqI
IntI a I i I (2a - I I , h I i I. wII i Ih i I I I ten
brin" the higIway up I Ithe' best
s itidards. No othtier groilf ih
way enth uists is imlore, alixioius than 1
the State hiiglway (olmission tio s'e
tveri O oad in the Stla'e harin-d surfaced,
bu1t such surfaciniv is a iatterti of
inionev. whiliith St ate's n''teel for roads
whicht will be dry inl wet Weatier and
afford titan us for hauling at low cost
IetIW 'f'en sect ions of Ihr State now iso
attd ill had weathelr, is a piessing and
prieet one Which w e van not rele
I at to soUt 1ininltit'e fuitire dale
when South Carolina or thie cotiteas
of Which lit State is coipose(d. has
lloney ilouigh to 1ut hitilA siturfaces oni
alt its roads.
syte hin biltl underol the ',ul)(r
\isioni of th1w Statfe highway colmils
4ion with federal aid will compare
faIvorablyv .1, to per1111iun e e of loca
tion. width. i la drainn c strue
I. I: (. The conunlli. ion does* not conl
hr tha11o:11en onl surlfaces
co 11)l11n- of thleso
. altah i would
ght Di, a T:l ay, But NoU
ian an C. ardui For
LCCOy.
-the brtt'r. Tha:'t wras sir years agt
and I a:i l -u-ri' and amT a well
stro;; woC:~. t I ('n've my life to
frard. :1 . -~:. t'dan~ half the
*AI - ' I:
* - ha
~ IiT
r)
mgwllls
mld wnly in~
vidual" air
t tin cans
ver in bulk.
INE coffee
tylor Company
Orkimue
slon- to liave all of these roads hard
surfaced now. On an average the
cost of hauling, ,reading and coi
liacting a road u'-face Miade of local
material is only 240 per cent of the
total cost, tihe r iinalning 70 per cent
being mado up oi' the cost of reloca
tion, grading, grabbing and pernm
nent drainage t tures. A road
shoulid be properly located, grtaded,
given stillicient width and perinanelt
drainiage st ruiet res before any sort
of sitrface is put ion it. The c~ost of
tis iwork is tie primary charge
against any good road. After this
wvrk is done and this first charge
luet. the type of sur iface Canl be de
It' ro1lited 1)y a moun t of molney avail
abl anl ina de a secondl charige against
the road. Maintenance of the surface
of IIth I a l mad \\.IIc st ittie a tird and
'0onItiluous charge tarless of the
tyl'o of sulface laidt."
WIL GERM I1:01\N 1*.\ lt\S
\ lOl'T A Mi -111: C.NS
ieutspIlapers 1ilouiblih ilaneatie Stories
of \lle i f Visil 1ith1 ll :oi( mi ation
i n Fl-1.
Ceh n, .. \1 a itI, :1. S4onlit fa'.Mlast
iAlion is publi4htt in 'th life n
papers, b 'Awi1ter's alle 11 FIrankfort at nl
'l it'si. whll (' i1(e v i itl 'oolenz al.t
r'eturned lihme to write h tee te
[nay please att'y I hnrican armeY.
-Many of IM storites li yltvit'll rev lnow
iii he olliel; of tl Thirl A .\mwio
'ail wou ld t thetri an' heollan.
Onihe writ f a t Ilong" article in fe
rise pai,- r h-aling withi lire in
oblenz ralates alleged Instances of
ildicllous setences inmposed 1pon
rnasby theo Americanl arrnly Courts.
li one case hit Iay th tithe wife of
I governinenil official. "alI nl o ij oi n thle
t1ree-t hya <lrunken soldlier, exclaimeIl
in h r ang r: "it only all thil' Ameri
'ans woulI go to Ithe cevil!" The
nilitary oiltA. Ile says, punisled liel.
or "tis rA ligioI ls wish" N s ntelle
11.: her. to appear every inorning for
Sdays at ie h eIadth 11111rs of llhe
hA'aintot'ic t 1 ll' repeaing to
h Ios prolnt th1lit phras: "I a(Al glad
hial you1 are slill here, t -illAI n i andl
i is li i h tat yoll conti ue to
: for .1 lon-, u hill ." I
Thi al ewsto heA:n1erienni
othIrA.. It any wolnin -IIpI ars at
trives on du1ty h1avi ki l.l I() nolte. i;
r ' !) 14) ; l V'A I, 1
ito ~ \ ! It I III i 1, h1 1 0 - 1
1 - i I | \l . 0 ( -1 :
i - \ I l I t i laAi i
n n ch ww I It n . ) i 1.(e h 1
ill ! lA i l i Ill. i , . j . - a .
I I i it 2 1'u t I .ll
r lii.;i ; , e ili ii st5..i t
sco[IrinIt raa ! : I1 to )ec!ea (2 x1 .\X I'
: a111ton'ohiles. l'oni coinl h-ion of
t hils lask. I l'- a1 rticl, She wa l st r
if i it) waIL ; ack I oin . iinilarly
lO:quippell. Schol
.\nt-he faation tand 01hl byn thf
lI ie jounalistiisiof arc Memet
Allc Workeclare erasy imoel 'upont
< W.r by the tnrian handsI an klwho
12 it - emot C. . r- Fo
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Time is a big fa to / n giving
Velvet TIobacco it mfildnecss and
"'character."9
VeTbet( ages for s'o w'hole years in
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