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Director of Public Roads
Tells of his European Tour
■m Interesting Observations in France and England in Regard to the
Building of Public Highways—Comparison of French and American
Washington, D. C., Dec. 3.—Logan
Waller Page, Director ol the Office
«ff PabUc Roads of the United States
.Department of Agriculture, who was
warned by President Roosevelt
bead of the American Commission to
-Wo recent International Roads Con-
gieee at Paris, returned to ‘Washing-
tea a few days since, firm In the be-,
aw that In aome of the more sclentlf
9s branches of highway construction
•the United States has nothing to
iaafA from the older nations, though
.Iw was willing to concede that those
•countries surpass this to an amazing
legrss In the percentage of Improved
read mileage and In the jealous care
with which their splendid highways
are maintained.
the many things which es-
impressed .Mr. Page during
this European trip were the methods
For regulating automobile traffic In
France, and England; the hellet ol
w majority of the delegates to the
Boads Congress that the automobile ,
running at average speed Is not det
rimental to highways; the splendor {
of French hospitality; the .discovery
Shat many allies of very satisfactory
highways In England have been con
structed by mixing limestone and
-granite after the methods set forth
fn publications issued through the
Tfatte States Office of Public Roads,
and the amusing discussion now be
ing carried on by English automobll-
fsfn against horse traffic In city
afreets and upon -irburban highways.
It la his belief that from the Con*
arras Itself a' least one big result
will Sow and credit for IJiat must go
-to America. On a suggestion by Mr.
Page. It was determined to create
ion International Bureau of Roads,
.admUar In some respects to the Inter-
mationa] Bureau of Navigation. This
will consist of two or more del-
from each of the 29 govern-
represented at the Congress Its
will be the collecting of all
Information on road work,
; on It by a Committee of
■5
are Far Reaching,
i ultimate benefits of ao far-reaob
move cannot now he eatlmated,
i world will aome day carry a
of gratitude to the gov-
whose highway represents-
l conceived the thought of such a
Oman, and brought to Its support
t tka delegates of every civilized conn-
-Ely on the globe.
Credit must go to Mr. Page lor the
proposed erection of a memorial to
W. Tresauget, the great French high
way engineer who was the originator
■t th modern French system of road
maintenance. and who began the
batldtng of the Incomparable system
at highways tbst has made France
-fb—v as a road-building nation. The
radiation to that effect was Introduc
ed hr Mr. Page and unanimously ad-
paled: tbs See-clary General Wing
s»a"«wr"d m -reelve contributions
altb srbi.'h to cirry oat Us prorislsns.
Ashed what plans France had made
*flvtba visitors. Mr. Page said that he
-Dad been amazed at the manner In
wahddi the Republic had planned tor
; and the entertainment of
water Is turned Into this chain of ba
sins.
At the reception at the Hotel de
Vllle the visitors were also treated
to scenes of splendor foreign to Amerl
can Ideas of simplicity. A regiment
of the picturesquely uniformed Chas
seurs of tie French army were detail
ed to stand at attention, one on eith
er step of the grand marble staircase
down which the delegates passed:
and thence In double rows to the state
dining rooms and grand saloons.
Gratifying and Impressive as were
these examples of almost royal hos
pitality, the chairman of the Ameri
can delegation found more of Inter
est In the perfection of the system
of roads with which the Republic Is
provided, and in the systematic meth
od of maintaining them to the high
est degree of efficiency. He was told
that on the- magnificent road leading
from Paris to Versailles 5,000 automo
biles pass either way on each fine
day, but lie noted that it was in such
perfect condition that It was practl-
i cally as dustless as the carefully
swept asphalt street of a large city.
1 Macadam Roads of France.
No better macadam roads are
built In France than can be and are
built In this country: but the main
taining of these roads Is attended to
with the utmost care, and for that
reason he highways are Invartably ln
such iplendid condition that they ex
cite the envy of American visitors.
■Prior to Ms arrival at Paris, Mr.
Page spent some days In England In
the company of aome of the famous
highway engineers of the Empire, ex
amlning roads throughout England.
It Is his belief that England has arlv-
ed as nesr to the solution of dustless
roads—the present day problem of all
highway engineers—as any nntlon.
Her engineers have given the use of
bltlmlnous materials for spraying ma
cadam roada the utmost thought and
care. Spraying highways with such
materials after science has been call
ed to the aid of the highway build
er, has a tendency to preserve the
polluting of all public .thoroughfares
Is done not by automobiitsts but b7
horses; that If no horsey were allow
ed to drop organic hi a' ter an public
thoroughfares, the fiitn ‘'nuisance
would soon he naught hilt an unpleas
ant memory. They advisee the logi
cal atatement that the nuisance creat
ed by hundredg-ot thou-jawis of hors
es la detrimental to public health and
a menace to the pavements, and they
charge.that the continuaj cleansing of
the streets because of flits traffic im
poses a vastAPRd unjust mt* upon the
citizen*.
the functions was in slab-
i reception at the Elysee Palace
here National delegate! were
steal by President Fallarlercs. The
Melons of the Congress were held
t a rant auditorium at the Sorhonne;
ib various sections meeting In
mas especially furnished for their
mbit and convenience at the Salles
■ Jen de Pa nine In a corner of the
rantKU garden of the Tulleries.
Betides the official reception at
lywea Palace, there was a special
Metrical entertainment given at
kick a famous French actress reclt-
spcctally written fbr the
a reception at the palace
Minister of Public Works;
at the magnificent Hotel de
Ernie: aide excursions to Fontalnbleu
.mad Nice; and a luncheon nt the beau
tiful Palace at Versailles.
Of Interest to American*.
This latter function was of especial
itataraet to many Americans because
«f tka historical associations Unger
tag about the magnificent palace. The
laacbeoo was served In the superb
■mage room, and when the delegates
to the number of over 750 had taken
■eats, the fountain* which form the
xreat decorative features of the su-
ynb apartment*, were set playing, a
-tribal* by France to the viettora, for
M 1* only os rare oocaalont that the
made such progress In this branch
of road study that many miles of sub
urban roads are n« free from the
disease-breeding dust nuisance ns the
beat kept etreets of the ; i-lncl ql
cities of the world.
So llrm are the highways sclnttljj.;!
In the demand that these comlltb./s
not menaly maintain- but -Improve,
that the first fight against the hors.*
the horse has been taken up by the
lit*.
When the motor car began to corn**
Into use, the teaming tntersts of th
world were strong. They berated
the automobile fn unmeasured terms:
said that it was a menace to the pub
lic and to the horse; that It endang
ered life and limb; In fact advanc’d
every argument against It that from
time Immemorial has been advanced
against tha advent of every greet In
vtntlon or eMUilng Influence,
The Fight Agalatt Improvements.
In the early days of the American
RepubUc, the pack saddle men fought
bitterly agalnat the advent of the wag
They declared it would make
possible the carrying of heavier loads
and consequent ruining of the pack-
■addle Industry: the wagolT men
fought the stage coach on the theory
that It would facilitate traffic and
throw wagon men out of work; the
stage coach men battled agalnat tho
railroads on the theory that the run
ning of ateam cars would drive out
the stage coach driver; and each In
turn was forced to make way.
The fight of the horse-car men
against the trolley car Is remembered
by all. The claim was then made that
2,090,000 horses would he thrown out
of work and that horse breeders
would starve. The trolley It well-nigh
universal, and yet more horaea are
raised each year than th* year before
and they bring better prices
The horse Interests have ever
fought the automobile. There havq,
been thousands of columns of argu
ment published against It, and short
sighted men have advocated such
heavy taxation agalnat It, that a great
and ever growing Industry would
have been sadly hampered, had halt
the unwise legislation planned been
put Into execution.
Now highway experts aided by the
motor oar Interests and by a power
ful association ot London and Its sur-
bnrbs have, turned like the trodden
worm and started an attack on the
Where we Lead France ind England.
it was a source of (gratification
to the American chairman to be frank
ly told; In both Franco, pad England
that this nation has stepped ahead of
both those natiohs In t/,,- testing of
materials for building macadam
roada. Various experiments conduct
ed by the Office of Public Roads have
developed the fact that it is Impossi
ble In road nliding tn obtain a better
bounded surface by. dkta'g rocks,
such as Umesone, with alyclous rocks,
such as granite or
That dlscovei
llcatlons sent out throi
States Department of
had been adopted by
tah highway engineer*, ,«nd while In
England Mr. Page was driven over
a number of stretchesof iplendid
highway built by the bldbOMg of such
material, and was commended by
those who tftallt them.
In conjunction with that phase df
highway construction. ,Mr. Page was
asked If It would be possible for htk
Office to receive about 300 samples
of the characteristic road building
rocks of Great Britlan and make labo-
atory tests of them.
Effect of Auto Traffic on Roads.
It was specifically stated In the offic
ial Invitation sent from France many
months ago that the Congress'at Par-
Is was called tor the purpose ot dis
cussing the effect of automobile traffic
upon public highways and If deemed
detrimental to devise means of over
coming the effect. Askedwhat con
elusion was reached by the Congress,
Mr. Page said that automobile traffic
and Its effect was very thoroughly
discussed and that many tjrllltant pa
pers were presented, every phase of
the question being treated of. As It
was Impossible to atrl-ve at a unani
mous conclusion, the question of dam
age 4fne was left for a jater deter
initiation. It was the omsensuB of-
opinion, however, th)|^BiooipbII**
driven at ordii
NOTICE
RECgiBl
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ER 12, 1908.
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All persons are hereby forbidden to
hunt, fish or in anywise trespels on
any lands of mine, enclosed or not
inclosed, without written permission
from me. Oct. 10, 1908. f
The claim they advance la that the
waj's,
Mr. Page was especially Impressed
<by the law* regulating automobile
traffic In practically all portlons^of
France and England. Unlike the laws
prevailing In nearly every portion of
this country, the motor car restric
tions ot those countries are framed
for the purpose of stopping reckless
driving and the officers reaposlble for
their enforcement are not restricted
sb are American officials. No speed
limit provisions are Incorporated In
the laws of France or England. If
In the Judgement o' an officer, n mo‘tr
car driver u teekiesx enti If proceed
ing at less than eight miles an hour,
he Is tuhl-c: to atroit. If on tho oth
er hand he Is proceeding at express
speed on broad thoroughfares, free
from other traffic, and It not endang
ering the Urea or the property ot
Others, he la trail within hla rights
sad may not bo Interfered with.
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Moat Intelligent and seimlhie people
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Dr. Plena bellavaa they ban a perfect
iueh knowledge. So hi
right to Insist upon inch
paMNhes.-taaadcait and on aach bottlo-
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