GOOD
ROADS
BUILDING FEDERAL HIGHWAYS
Mileage Nearly Sufficient to Encircle
the Globe When Construction
Is Finished.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Of the 22,030 miles of federal-aid
roads which have been built or are i
now under construction, more than
two-thirds are earth roads, sand-clay,
or gravel, says the chief of bureau of
public roads, United Stntes Depart
ment of Agriculture. These have cost
less than one-third of the total amount
expended as compared with nearly 50
per cent of (he estimated cost applied
to 4,890 miles of hard-surfaced roads.
A study of local conditions by an
engineer of the bureau Is necessary
before a road project may receive
federal aid.
The type of road to be used and the
most suitable surface with respect to
the traffic of the locality must be de
termined. Service must tie satisfac
tory, while costs must be kept low,
both for building and maintenance.
•mere must oe a careiui analysis doui
of the engineering and economic con
ditions for each particular project.
There are individual considerations in
every case which affect the determi
nation as to the best type of road ma
terials for that locality.
The mileage of federal-aid roads
which have been built or are now un
der construction is nearly sufficient to
encircle the globe. This Is the record
of work accomplished since July, 1916,
when tlie Federal government first
•stepped in to aid in the enormous tusk
of building highways that are now
called upon to carry more than 0,000,
000 motor vehicles plus a very sub
stantia) horse-drawn truffle in the for
ty-eight states.
The federal-aid law is well named.
The Department of Agriculture lias giv
en the broadest possible construction
to the law for the purpose of provid
ing the greatest mileage of highways
suited to the traffic to be carried over
them at the minimum expense. An
analysis by the bureau of public
roads of the projects under contract
shows that all types of roads, from
the graded earth road up to the finest
paved surfaces, have been built.
On March 1 of this year, 22,030
miles of highway, extending into every
state, had been completed or were in
process of construction, says the bu
reau, at a total estimated cost of $361,
946,868. The percentage of this total
Federal Road Being Constructed Near
Westfield, Mass.
estimated cost which will be Incurred
for each type, and the mileage of
each type, based upon the records of
plans approved, are as folows:
Per Cent and Mileage of Each Type
of Road.
Per cent
of toiai
estimated
cost Mileage
Type 1, Including earth,
1 MWid -clay altd gravel.. 32.2 It, 30#
Type 2, including water
Bound and bituminous
piacadam . D O ] 539
Type 3, Including brick,
bituminous concrete,
Portland cement con
.«•*« . 4S 8 4,289
•ileccllaneous . 40 339
Bridges . eg
10#.00 22,030
The states Initiate the road projects,
but before federal aid Is granted an
engineer of the bureau make an in
spection of the roads to be Improved,
studies the local conditions, consults
with the state highway department
and no projects are approved which
are not considered suited to the con
ditions to be met. Many popular fal
lacies eilst a» to road Improvement,
and there have been many misconcep
tions as to the types of roads on which
federal-aid funds may be used. Prop
erly built earth roads, say specialists
of the department, are the fundamen
tal requirement In all highway Im
provement.
USE CONVICTS ON HIGHWAYS
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Gangs From Sing Sing and Other
Prisons in New York Employed
in Building Roads.
Three hundred convicts, made up In
to nine-hour gangs, from Sing Sing
and other prisons, are working on the
construction of highways in New York
atate. The prisoners have given their
pvord of honor not to try to slip away
tram their guards. The inmates re
eeive one and a half cents a day
Wages.
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BETTER
ROADS
NO ONE TYPE OF ROAD BEST
Bureau of Public Roads Does Not
Encourage Construction of Any
Particular Type.
fPrepared by thp United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
No effort has been made to encour
age tlie construction of any particular
type of road in the federal-aid
projects administered by the bureau
of roads of ihe United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. The legal re
quirement that the roads shall be
“substantial in character” lias not
been interpreted to mean that only
the most expensive types of roads
should he built. It has been recog
nized that the heavy and expensive
construction which is necessary in
New York, Massachusetts and Penn
sylvania Is not suitable or warranted
for the less exacting traffic of Ne
vada, Idaho and the Dakotas.
There is a suitable type of road for
every type of traffic. Granite blocks
are best around wharves and freight
depots; country thoroughfares need to
he better than rural side roads, light
Constructing Cement Road in Mia*la
•ippl.
ly traveled. A number of other con
siderations has influenced the choice
of type In many cases. It is fre
quently found that suitable local ma
terials may cost less than better ma
terials Imported from a distance; ap
proval of the use of local materials
is not infrequently given for the pur
pose of encouraging local production.
In parts of the Far West the entire
absence of water along a right of way,
and the expense of keeping an ade
quate supply, often make it necessary
to approve the building of a type of
construction that can be built with
out using large quantities of water.
The Initial decision as to the type
of a particular road is made by the
state highways department. The bureau
of public roads made an independent
study of the conditions. The most
suitable type of road in the Judgment
of the engineers of the Skate depart
ment and of the bureau of public
roads is finally decided upon. The
earth, sand-clay and gravel roads
which make up fit? per cent of the
mileage have cost only about one
fourth of the federal-aid funds used,
while the higher types, including ce
ment concrete, brick and bituminous
concrete have called for 00 per cent
of the money to build 24 per cent of
the mileage.
BUILDS AND GRADES %ROADS
Machine In Operation In Midwest
That Is Capable of Working at
Rapid Rate.
Moderate initial and operating ex
pense as well ns rapid work are fea
tures of a motor-driven, one-man road
builder and grader of somewhat novel
design that has appeared in the Mid
West. The machine carries at opposite
sides endless conveyor drags that are
supported at right angles to it by ad
justable booms. These members are
inclined downward, so that as they op
erate nt a speed of 200 feet a minute,
they carry dirt from the sides of a
30-foot roadway to the middle, filling
depressions and building up the
crown. Under ordinary conditions, it
Is said, the machine Is capable of
building a new road at a rate of one
or two miles nn hour. Road surfacing
and dragging is accomplished nt a
speed of from two to three miles an
hour.
First Turnpike Built.
The first turnpike in the United
States was constructed between Lan
caster, Pa., and Philadelphia.
Roads in National Forests.
The federal government is spending
$12,000,000 on roads in national for
ests in ihe western district.
Lincoln Highway Surface.
All but forty miles of tlie 425 miles
of the Lincoln highway in Wyoming
are surfaced with a boulevard coat
of finely crushed granite, sixteen feet
wide nud five inches thick.
Improvement in Canada.
Modern roads are now under con
struction in Canada nt a cost of mil
lions of dollars, over which white
topped prairie schooners broke trail
only a comparatively short time ago.
HUMAN BLOSSOMS
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“Flowers? 1 love flowers—and I’ll say that
they are sweet;
But no flower has got pink toes on a pair of
rose-leaf feet,
And no flower has got arms that go up round
a fellow’s neck,
And no flower ever whispers that it loves you,
‘ ’most a peck!’
And no flower is so weary when the long play
day is by
That it snuggles to your bosom almost ready
for a cry,
Till you start to count its piggies. I love
flowers—they are fine!
But it’s little human blossoms that have got
this heart of mine!
“It is little human blossoms that can holler
and can run
With their hands held up to meet you when
your working day is done;
That your eyes begin to look for when you
turn into your street,
And your ears begin to hearken for the pat
ter of their feet;
That make your arms reach to hold them and
your face break into smiles—
It’s life’s little human blossoms that make glad
life’s weary miles!
And the bluest morning glory, its rare blos
som gemmed with dew,
Ain’t as pretty as a baby with its arms held
up to you.
I know lots of millionaires—I know about
them anyhow—
I know how their very presence make men
start to scrape and bow;
But I never envy them none—they ain’t got
the things I seek—
Dollars can’t climb in your arms and hold
their cheek ag’in’ your cheek
Like a baby can, and love you. Dollars seem
plum cheap and cold
When they’re put beside a baby that your
arms can lift and hold.
Millions are not necessary, roses may not
climb your wall—
But life without human blossoms ain’t worth
anything at all.”
s YES OR NO?
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G. 0. Magness spent Mon
!d&y in Little Rock.
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J. S. Vaughan was up from
Newport Saturday.
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A. M. Edgar of Newport
I was in town Wednesday.
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J. A. Page of Dota was in
town on business today.
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Car of wire at 1916 prices.
Jeffery’s, Batesville, Ark.
Knox mends shoes cheap
111 Walnut St., Newport, Ark.
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G. A. and Vardy Mayhan
spent Monday in Little Rock.
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You can get Seed Rye very
cheap at Barnett Bros. Merc.
Co.
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FIRE insurance. F. 0. Eller
Agent, phone No. 87, Newark,
Ark.
A fine daughter was born
Friday to Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
j Hall. '
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The old reliable Tennessee
wagons at the Newark Lum
l< i Company.
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Mrs. J. C. Goldsberry left
Friday for points in Missouri
to visit relatives.
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Wanted—Man to weigh
corn and do work about place.
W. D. Magness, Magness, Ark.
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Will the next Republican
postmaster of Newark be red-,
headed? Yes or No?
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Barnett Bros. Merc. Co.
have just received a big ship
ment of New Seed Rye. Don’t
fail to sow rye for pasture.
BIDS WANTED
Sealed bids for painting
the White school house will
be received by the under
signed board of directors. All
bids must be in the hands of
the board by Thursday, Sep
tember 15.
Particulars may be had by
applying to the board.
H E. WOODRUFF,
A. H. SMITH,
D C. SELVIDGE,
C. C. WHISNANT
W. M. ROUSELL,
J. W. McCLURE.
Board of Directors.
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
The Seventy First Annual
Session of the Independence
Baptist Association will meet
with the Cave City Baptist
Church on Saturday morning,
•spntpmhpr 10. 1921. at 10 o
clock. Cave City is only 15
miles from Batesville, with a
good automobile road all the
way and parties coming from
a distance may come by rail
to Batesville, and will be tak
en by automobile direct to
Cave City, without charge.
It is especially desired that all
Churches in the Association
be represented both by Mes
senger and by Letter, and
neighboring churches are cor
dially invited to send corres
pondents. Reports coming in
from different sections of the
field indicate a great out
pouring of Spiritual bless
ings during the year, and it
is earnestly hoped that every
Church in the Association
make a report of its progress
during the Associational year.
Don’t forget the date and
place, and don’t forget to
come.
W. M. THOMPSON, Mod.
G. L. FINK, Clerk.
BURGLARS DON’T SEEK
THE LIMELIGHT
1-^ARKNESS is their stock in trade.
They work by stealth—unheard and unseen—
their movements cloaked in secrecy. It’s hon
est folks that seek the light. They are the
only ones who can risk it.
It’s the same way in business. The mer
chant who is not sure of his goods does not
dare to advertise. Advertising would hasten
the end of his business career—put him to a
test he could not meet.
The merchant who advertises, deliberately
invites your inspection. He tells you about his
product and then lets it stand on its own
merits. YOU CAN DEPEND ON HIM. HE
KNOWS HIS PRODUCT IS GOOD.
I hat s one reason why it pays you to read
the advertisements. It is through advertising
that you are able to keep in touch with the
good things that progressive business men are
handling tor your Iwnefit and convenience.
Advertisements throw a powerful light
on the very things that concern you most.
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Trade With the Merchants Who Advertise
THE NEWARK JOURNAL
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