Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 171, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 July 1915 — D. A ROUTE BEING GIVEN OIL BATH [ARTICLE]

D. A ROUTE BEING GIVEN OIL BATH

Work Commenced at Clinton County Line—Will Be Completed In Ten Days. Lafayette Journal: The work of oiling the Dustless Airline road through Tippecanoe county is now well under way under the supervision of County Superintendent of Roads David M. Boyle. The work was begun at the Clinton county line and will progress as rapidly as possible to the White county line. With favorable weather conditions it is expected to complete the task in aoout ten days. One tank wagon has been employed on the job the past two days but another will be put to work. The oil, which is of, a heavy asphaltic nature, is being applied liberally to a width of eight feet and a three-way drag is operated immediately ahead of the oil tank wagons which fills all ruts and places the highway in splendid condition for the application of oil. Twenty-six hundred gallons of oil is being used on each mle of highway.