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MAJOR THOMAS TALKS ON BUILDING ROADS I . i Columbia, June 23.?Major IL- G. Thomas of Charleston, Chairman of the State Highway Commission, reci ntly gave a statement to the press in whit'h he outlined the policy which the Commission has adopted in cons'ructin{? sections of the South Carol.na highway System with the flnanc..w a.d from the Federal Government. "The Commission will see", said Major Thomas, "that the roads in the State Highway System have the best possible location with reference to their terminal points, sufficient width (not less than 30 feet) to carry present and prospective traffic, the IowpqI nnaaihlo frrn/ in nn pqap rvinrn ' than 5 per cent) and that the drainage structures are built for permanence. After giving it the best location, sufficient width, a minimum grade and permanent drainage structures, the State Highway Commission will not attempt to decide arbitrarily whether a road is to be hard surfaced or su-faced with some local material, as this is a factor which must be controlled by the amount of money available for use on any particular B'-retch of road." Major Thomas pointed out the close analogy between railroads and highways. He said that in this sate there are railroads located three quarters of a century ago which occupied the ' same locations determined by the first engineers who worked on them. These engineers nunje the grnde3 low and the locations the best obtainable, although they did not provide many permanent drainage structures. When the railroads were first laid flimsy crosslies and light weight rails, some of them of timber topped by iron strips, were put on the roadbeds. With the increase of traffic and heavier trains the flimsy crossties and light weight rails were replaced from time to time until now on all standard railroads there arc 'JO lb. rails and heavy crosstie baiiasted by crushed stone. "The surface of a Slate Highway, built of some local material, can be compared nAl nf f r\Ainf 11?1 I U *V? n Atvinll jsvrtuv AVI. j;wiui, Vf 1111 11IU DIIUIU tlVW ties and iight weight rails laid on railroad roadbeds three-quarters of a century ago," continued Major Thomas. "The highway surface of local material can Le removed when it wears out, and if money is available} a hard surface madb of imported ma terial can be laid which will then bring the highway up to the best standard. No group of highwuy enthusiasts is more anxious tfian the State Highway Commission to see every road in the State hard surfaced, but such surfacing is a matter of money, while the State's need (or roads which will be dry in wet weather and afford means for hauling at low cost between sections of the State now isolated in bad weather, is a pressing and present one which we cannot relegate to some indefinite date when this stale or its counties have money enough to put hard surfaces on all their roads. "The roads in the State Highway System being built under the supervision of the State Highway Com? * mission with Federal Aid will compare favorably as to permanence o location, width, grade and drainage structures with a standard stretch of ruilroad. We do not consider that money spent on surfaces of local materials for sections of these roads is wasted, although it would afford great pleasure to the Commission to have all of these roads hard surfaced now. On an average the cost of hauling, spreading and compacting e. road surface made of local material is only 30 per cent of the total cost, the remaining 70 per cent being made up of the cost of relocation, grading, grubbing and permanent drainage structures. A road should be properly located, graded, given sufficient width and permanent drainage structures before any sort of surface is put on it. The cost of this work is the primary charge against any good road. After this work is done and this first charge met, the type of surface can be determined by amount of money available and made a second charge against the road. Maintenance of the surface of the road will constitute a third and continious charge regardless of the type of surface laid." 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