Canadian engineer . Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto. Roads huilt with Tarvia X in 1909. Two Years Trial in Toronto THE above roadway in Mount PleasantCemetery, Toronto, was built with Tarvia X in igog. The photographwas taken in the fall of 19 ii and gives a fairidea of the excellent condition of this road,after two years of travel. In the background this road has a five per cent, grade and if ordinary macadam had beenused the surface would be raveled and wornout long ago. The best demonstration ot thesuccess of Tarvia is that the Cemetery authori-ties, after two years, are going to use a gre
Canadian engineer . Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto. Roads huilt with Tarvia X in 1909. Two Years Trial in Toronto THE above roadway in Mount PleasantCemetery, Toronto, was built with Tarvia X in igog. The photographwas taken in the fall of 19 ii and gives a fairidea of the excellent condition of this road,after two years of travel. In the background this road has a five per cent, grade and if ordinary macadam had beenused the surface would be raveled and wornout long ago. The best demonstration ot thesuccess of Tarvia is that the Cemetery authori-ties, after two years, are going to use a greatdeal more of it, as the following letter from theSuperintendent shows: February 15th, 1912Dear Sirs: I wish to let you know we will require Tarvia X to build about 6500 yds. of road this year aboutthe end of July. I may say that we are well pleased with our Tarvia roads. The first that were made in 1909 havestood the test of traffic and heavy loads up to 16 tons—the wagon wheels leaving no impression. Where our
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