Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 249, 30 August 1917 — Page 3

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, THURSDAY, AUG. 30, 1917

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UPKEEP EXPENSE ON ROADS MOST IMPORTANT PART

Government Expert Tells About Cost of Making Good Roads.

By E. W. JAMES, Chief of Road Maintenance, United State Office of Public Roade. The first cost of a road is not the only element in its real cost, and it 1b often not the most important element. This investment becomes fixed capital of a peculiar kind, because a county cannot sell a road and recover this investment as a man can sell a house. If a road goes to pieces It is an absolute loss of fixed capital, unrecoverable in any way. A road is subject to constant and often rapid wear and deterioration. To meet this we must maintain the road in good condition as a variable annual cost or

there will bo a loss of the fixed capital. Thus it is the annual cost of a road that is most important, and not the first cost This current, or annual, cost involTe two items. The first is the interest on the permanent investment The second is an annual charge to keep the fixed capital rspresentd by the road la an unimpaired condition. The beet way to explain these different Items is to cite their amounts In an actual case where I investigated the condition of the roads of a county; Here la Example.

Th county had built a considerable

mileage of limestone macadam about

three or four years before. In spite of

all that could be done the roads were

In a very dilapidated condition. The comity was spending about $150 per mile per year on the roads, but the condition of their surface was gradually Voomlng worse. On the main road It was necessary to renew the entire stone wearing surface. The" road was about three years old and had cost $2,500 per mile to surface originally. To put down a new top course would cost $1,C50. The annual cost of that road was made up of these items: Interest at fi per cent on first cost of surface, SI 50; sura spent on maintenance. $150; one-third of the cost of new top course needed at end of third year, $550; total annual cost, $850. Because the county officials had not considered what the real cost of a road is they found suddenly that they were loaded with an annual charge they could not meet without lafge additional direct taxes. Their only alternative was to lose the investment through the deterioration of the road. Had 100 Miles.

Another instance of failure to appreciate what is real cost of a road is affordpd by a county which is now raising the maximum road revenue possible under the State law. The annual income for roads was about $43,000 in 1915. The interest and sinking fund charges amounted to $35,000. The county has about 100 miles of improved road and many of unimproved road, with: only

$8,000 available to meet the annual cost of maintenance. Obviously this county went ahead with its road improvements without a full knowledge of the real cost of the roads it was building. Will our people ever build any more roads if the cost is presented to them in this light? Before attempting to answer this question I will give brief-

BACK ON THE JOB

BANK DEPOSITS HEAVY

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OHIO RAILROADS GIVEN INCREASE

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 30. Effective tomorrow Ohio railroads will have in effect a 15 cent a ton horizontal increase in coal freight rates, according to an announcement made Wednesday bythe state public utilities commission. The Increased tariffs were filed some time ago and were suspended once or twice pending hearing before the commission. The utilities commision announced that the new tariff would become effective "without affirmative action by the commission."

NEW PARIS, O.. Aug. 30. This year's deposits at the National bank exceed for many years former deposits, and especially more than three years ago. Only one-fourth of the wheat has been sold, and the outlook for the bank is promising. Loans have been above the averaee owine tn tha ciovatr.ro

ceasing business until September.

LAST BIG THRE8HING DINNER SERVED IN PERRY

ECONOMY, Ind., Aug. 30. The last

big "threshing" dinner of the season in Perry township was served by Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Drake Tuesday, The dinner was served to twenty-five persons, including the threshers and visitors from Lynn. Those present included: Will Ccnarroe, Lon Edward, Prank Pierce, Frank Swain, Joe Lamb, Howard Stanley, Ed Maynard, Harry Cain, Tom Stewart, Carl Buckner, Charley Bartlett, Oran Shellenbarger and Al Cox, Mell Dale, Will Cox and Jim Ullery.

HAGERSTOWN,, IND.

Major General W. H. Carter, who has been called from retirement to head the Central War Department at Chicago.

ly a few general figures. In Massachusetts the roads cost about $10,000 a mile to build, the interest at 6 percent on this first cost is $600, and the annual maintenance is about $500, making the annual cost of the roads

about $1,100 a mile. In Maryland the

6tate roads cost about $10,600 a mile down to the close of 1913, and the average annual maintenance charge that year was $434. This makes the

annual cost of a mile of Maryland road about $1,070.

If these are the true costs of improv

ed roads, how are we to justify such expenditures? They will surely require instification before some of our citizens.

Hauling Cost. Dr. L. I. Hewes, of the United States office of public roads and rural engineering, has made some interesting investigations of the cost of hauling farm products. In seven counties he found the average cost of hauling one ton a mile on unimproved roads was 29.1 cents. The range was from 16 to 37 cents. He also found that the cost of hauling on a Bystpm of improved roads varied from 2 to 10 cents less than on unimproved roads. If we consider the average reduction as 5 cents a ton mile, then thirty-three tons a day will provide $500 a year, and sixty-six tons a day will provide $1,000 a year in savings on the cost of hauling. The return from a good road also flows in part from its power to direct the development of the district

LIMESTONE PLANT READY TO RESUME BUSINESS

NEW PARIS, O., Aug. 30. Repairs to the machinery at the plant of the Farmers Crushed Limestone company were completed yesterday, and the plant started up again this morning. The capacity has been sixty tons a day, and farmers generally have bought the fertilizer, most successful season being recorded. This industry Is managed by Richmond parties, William Barton being the secretary-treasurer.

traversed. If you doubt that road improvement quickens such growth, ask any real estate operators for their opinion or observe that every advertisement of a farm for sale mentions its location on or near an improved road as an attraction. There are excellent reasons for including the pleasure of using, an improved road as part of the return on our investment. The people of the United States spent in 1915 $2,500,000,000 for spirituous and malt liquors, $8,000,000,000 for tobacco, $450,000,000 for "movies," $300,000,000 for candy, $200,000,000 for soda water and $50,000,000 for chewing gum. The total

for these pleasures is $4,300,000,000.

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Mrs. John Hahn of Newcastle, spent Friday and Saturday here with Mr. and Mrs. George Parsons Mrs. Alec Anderson went to Richmond Saturday to be the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Winters. She was

accompanied to her home by her

brother, Eloysius Winters, who has been here a week Miss Mary Clark and niece. Miss Virginia Unthank and Mrs. Laura Gebhart returned Saturday from Winona, where they attended Bible schcol Elder Lewis Teetor spent Tuesday in Muncie on school business Miss Mamie Miller of North Plum street, went to Newcastle Saturday and was a guest of Mrs. Clay Lester for the day Mrs. Ida Lawson of Newcastle is a guest of her aunt, Mrs. Sarah Hardman at her home near Tidewater The Aid society of the Christian church will meet at the home of Mrs. Orpha Jones, east of town Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 4 Mr. and Mrs. James Knapp and children, Pauline and Wilfred and Mr. and Mrs. Orpha Jones and daughters, Reta and Hilda went to Anderson Sunday and were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller Mrs. Ernest Haswell of Cincinnati, came Saturday, and is the guest of her father, Alf Holderman. Mr. Haswell is spending a few days at Columbus, O., and is also expected to arrive here

soon Mrs. Benjamin Hindman and children spent two weeks with friends at Indianapolis, returning home Saturday Mrs. Margaret Gifford, of Jolliettville, Ind., who has been the guest of her grandson, Claude Gifford, for two weeks, and her daughter, Mrs.

Rose Callaway, of San Francisco, Cal., who has been the guest of her nephew for a week, left Wednesday for Jol-

lietville Mrs. C. T. Knapp and Mrs.

Arch Knapp went to Newcastle Satur

day Mrs. Robert Bryson is spend'

ing a few days with relatives at

Columbus, Ind Rev. Walter Strick-

ler is substituting as mail carrier for Mahlon Rinehart, who is taking his vacation. Mr. Rinehart will spend a

few days at Van Buren, Ind Misses

Lola Duggins and sister, Miss Kate

Duggins were guests of relatives at

Columbus, Ind., lasst week Mrs. Charley Ulrich went to Richmond

Saturday evening and is the guest of

her daughter, Mrs. Ira Kendrick Miss Esther Pitts is spending a few

days at Cambridge City Mrs. Shelby Rice and baby, of Urbana, O., are

guests of Mrs. Rice's parents, Mr. and

Mrs. Frank Doughty Postmaster

Eddie Mason has bought a new five

passenger Emerson automobile...

Miss Mary Baughn of Kennard, spent

several days here the guest of Miss Pearl Hahn. She returned home Sunday accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. John Hahn and family, who motored to Kennard and attended the Christian Sunday school picnic. . .Mrs. Effie Flener, Miss Maude Flener and Miss Reba Dick, cousins of Mrs. Frank Conover, recently motored to this place, and Mrs. Conover returned with them to their home at Hamilton, O., where she is spending a few weeks with a number of relatives.

DYING IN JAIL

Fifty-eight per clock-tick Every time the clock ticks, fifty-eight Fatimas are lighted somewhere in the United States. No other high-grade cigarette has so many unchanging, unswerving friends. This shows that men do appreciate cigarettecomfort For, comfort is perhaps the chief reason for Fatima's big popularity- comfort while you smoke, and better yet, after you smoke, even though you may smoke the whole day through. The Fatima Turkish blend is so carefully balanced that it has none of the after-effects of heavier, less skilfully blended tobaccos. That's why Fatimas are comfortable (hence, sensible) as your first package will prove.

Boris V., Sturmer, Premier of Russia, in 1916, imprisoned in'the fortress of St. Peter and Paul after the overthrow of the Russian Imperial , Government, is dangerously ill and is said to be near death. Sturmer, with the late Monk Rasputin and ex-Minister of the Interior Protopopoff, formed the trio known as the "dark forces" which aroused the Russians to .revolt against

the dynasty of Czar Nicholas.

ECONOMY WILL BE IN PARADE

ECONOMY, Ind., Aug. 30. -This town will be well represented In the patriotic parade for "Our soldier boys" to be held in Richmond next Monday afternoon. More than 175 school children are expected to march In the parade and the company of Home guards will also participate. There are seventy-two owners of automobiles here and many of them are planning to decorate their machines and enter them in the parade.

' A moonlight drill of the company of j Home guards will be Friday night and I P. O. Bookman, drill-master, wants !

more than forty men, between the ages of 18 and 45, who are not in the first call for military service, to be present. The company will march in the parade in honor of the county's soldiers Mon

day afternoon.

at the Methodist Episcopal . church here next Sunday night on account of the Richmond chautanqua. .Mr. Hensley has purchased the Stigleman farm south of here....Calet Duke end family, Joseph Meyers and family.' William Martin and family, end Mr. and' Mrs. F. S. Martin motored to Fort Benjamin Harrison Sunday. .

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ECONOMY, IND.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Weldy entertained the Martindale thrashing ring which numbers 110 strong. There was some 10 gallons of ice cream eaten and many cakes followed. New officers elected: President, Clyde Huffman; secretary, Albert Weldy; treasurer, C. D. Hunnlcutt. .... Mr. and Mrs. George Ballenger, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cain and children are touring the northern part of Indiana and the southern side of Michigan in quest of

fish Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hiatt of Fountain City, Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Hiatt of here, will spent the week-end with Glen Shivley and family of Bunker Hill Mrs. Emma Smith and children have returned to their Cincinnati home after a two weeks' visit with friends Mr. and Mrs. AI Barber of Portland, arrived here Tuesday evening to be guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carry Wickersham Mr. and Mrs. Art Cain and son, Joe Lamb and family, returned from Richmond Tuesday evening Byram Cole has returned to Muncie. Earl Cain and wife were at Richmond Tuesday.

SALVAGE AWARDED

LONDON. Aug. 30. The Admiralty court awarded $332,750 for salving the steamer San Onofre which got into difficulties in the ice-fields of the North Atlantic in March 1916. The - steamer Ashtabula which assisted in the salvage was awarded $182,750, and the San Gregorio received $150,000.

Rev. and Mrs. ITlmer took Sunday

dinner with Michael Kendall and family Miss Adelaide Kemp spent the week end with relatives at Lynn, Ind Ollie Boerner and family attended the funeral of the former's aunt, Mrs. Minnie Erbse at the residence at 430 South Eleventh street Richmond, Sunday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock. Mrs. Erbse was eighty-five years of age.. . . . There will be no preaching services

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