Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 April 1910 — GOODLAND WILL HAVE OILED STREETS. [ARTICLE]

GOODLAND WILL HAVE OILED STREETS.

The town of Goodland is preparing to.oil the business streets of that place, and a tank of oil is now waiting on the sidetrack for the weather to become favoi able fntd the streets to be prepared for receiving the oil.' Oil is said to be much better and a great deal cheaper than water for laying the dust, besides it preserves the streets. A couple cl lstreets in the residence portion of Rensselaer, south River and .south Cullen, were oil last year by tlu property owners thereof, and the results were very satisfactory indeed, considering the fact that this was the first time the experiment was tried in Rensselaer and the oil was • put on by people who had never had any experience in this line of work before. The Democrat is very much in favor of trying oil on the business streets of Rensselaer, ?and we hope the matter will be taken up and something be done along this line. The cost of oiling once each season is about one-fourth what we pay for sprinkling, and is much more effective. If, a» claimed, the oil is a great help preserving the streets, the city should stand a good share of the cost of doing the work rather than putting it all on the bjui ; ness men. "IS T Read The Democrat for news