Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1916 — NEW PURDUE ROAD BULLETIN [ARTICLE]

NEW PURDUE ROAD BULLETIN

The highway engineering department of Purdue university has just | issued their highway bulletin No. i 2, entitled “Some Factors in the Indiana Road Problem.’’ The bulletin begins with a state- ! ment of the present organization for building and maintaining Indiana roads. The various factors influencing the road problem are then taken up and discussed with special reference to Indiana conditions. The factors included are mileage, topography, climate, soil, road materials, population, area, traffic and finance. Maps and diagrams are • used to show the variation of these j items over the state. The effect of traffic on roads has | been given special attention. One of< the tables gives the maximum amounts of traffic which can be ■economically carried over various types of road surfaces JThe bulletin is profusely illus-

trated and contains a vast amount of valuable information for those interested in better roads. The bulletin concludes with a concise statement of Indiana road conditions at the present time and some suggestions for obtaining better results. • George E. Martin, assistant professor of highway engineering, is the author of the bulletin. Copies of all of the publications of the highway engineering department are available for free distribution.