Southern good roads . ou saw the roail this morning- as yoii passed overit rather rapidly in automobiles Tt is located on Rut-ledge Pike a lialf ldo(d^ fr )m the entrance to theexposition grounds. The road was built in four sec-tions. The flrst section was treated with Tarvia, thesecond section with Atlanta gas tar and tlie third sec-tion, located .iust where you turn to enter the grounds,was treated with 8tantlard roadbed oil. The fourthsection was phi in macadam. T!u^ rock used in each ofthese sort ions was of the same quality. Tlie road ex-pert in charge of the work ciulcavored to bu
Southern good roads . ou saw the roail this morning- as yoii passed overit rather rapidly in automobiles Tt is located on Rut-ledge Pike a lialf ldo(d^ fr )m the entrance to theexposition grounds. The road was built in four sec-tions. The flrst section was treated with Tarvia, thesecond section with Atlanta gas tar and tlie third sec-tion, located .iust where you turn to enter the grounds,was treated with 8tantlard roadbed oil. The fourthsection was phi in macadam. T!u^ rock used in each ofthese sort ions was of the same quality. Tlie road ex-pert in charge of the work ciulcavored to build thesesections of road in sui-h a wa\ that they wnuM be suit-able for traffic c:)nditi ms in this particular sectioi oftfle (••)untry. The exi)Dsitiou authorities requested thatwe build se\eral different kinds of roads, such as Tel-ford and saiul-(day. l)ut it was thought best to buildsections of road wlii(di cimld lie easily duplicated whi<h cDuld be Iniilt as nearly as possible of 1 Near Winchester. Va. Road to Senator Luptons FarmDragged Witli a Wagon Tire In the construction id these sections of j-iiad tlie nblroadbed, which was in an exceedingly bad condition,was first spiked up. reshaped and Iolled. A layer ofNo. 1 riH-k was then spread to a depth if al.):nit 6 iiii-k was the very best that could be f(mnd in thecounty. I1 \v;is iiMii limestone, and is superior in tpuxl-ity to the liiiicstime and marlile ordin;ii-ily nsed in thiscounty for r(<ad building. The tirst cijurse was i-nllcd d iwn In about -iVi: inchesin depth, and on top of that abmii 4 inches of No. 2roidv was spread and rolled. Instead of covering thiswith scieenings. as is the ordinary )nactice in buildingstraight macadam, the bituminous substance \\-as thenapplied by lunid at the Iatc :)f abiiit 1- gallon to tliisquare yai-d. Appl.\ing the bitiuncn b\ liaiid is a i-a1hei- lab irioustask, but as these sections were oidy shoit samples, itwas not deemed advisat.
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