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THE OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE: JULY 14, 1912.
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DIRT MDSJNEXPENSIVE
Can Be Maintained at Annual Cost
of Tour Dollars Per Mile. .
ONLY ROAD FOE THIS STATE
Rock Quarries Too Few and Stone
Too Scarce to Jnsttfy ebranVa '
in Building- Macadam Roada
Extensively.
Here in Nebraska, where rock ts scarce
and hard to obtain, the question of good
roads is necesarily a question of good
dirt roads. There are only a tew places
In the state where rock quarries are near
enough to make macadam roads a matter
to be considered at all away from the
cities. The dirt road idea, however, has
in many parts of the country been worked
out to a degree of success that is worthy
of note.
Some still contend that no road but a
hara surrace roaa Is a good road. Those
who make such contentions, however, are
not always familiar with the demands of
public travel nor the ability of people to
endure the expense of putting a hard sur
face on all the roads throughout .1 state.
It has been found by close observation in
Missouri that 10 per cent of the mileage
of the public roads carries 90 per cent of
the traffio of the entire state. This,; ijt
is likely, would be found true of the roads
of Nebraska if observations were made
and figures produced. For as the travel
converges toward the trade " centers
nearly all the travel of a neighborhood
passes over the last few miles '.of the
main traveled roads from the centers.
As far back as 1906 the Miswl-url State
' Board of Agriculture suggested classi
fication of the roads into first and second
class. It suggested that the first class
roads, that Is a few miles of roads near
towns ,or centers over which radically
all the traffic passes, should be jut Into
first class shape. Then the roads which
do not have a heavy traffic, -which ac
cording to the board probably tn-lude HO
per cent of the roads in the state, cculd
be worked into second .class shapo. M'.k
Bourl has found that if the roads a;. thus
divided and then each class stu.Jind and
treated according to its own particular
needs the road question is not so com-
jplex a proposition as was at first sup
posed. , The Kins Drag. ? ...
It has been conclusively iemonstrated
fin a number of counties in Missouri Uiat
the dirt roads can be maintained in ex
cellent 'condition for from eight to ten
months in the year and in passable con
dition for the remainder of the year at an
expense of not to exceed $4 to $6 per mile.
One of the most efficient and economical
methods of road dragging and road work
ing is said to be that advocated and exT
.pounded by D. Ward King of Maitlaud,
Mb., and endorsed by the State Board
of Agriculture of that state.
In an article on "The Hard Earth
Road; or. Making Roads Without Money"
Sir. King says in part: "The depth of
the mud road problem I have appreci
ated for many years. That road drag
ging solves this problem is not denied
by any who have given it a careful
test. But I would not be misunderstood.
tV'e must have stone roads. No com
munity, can afford to do without stone
,on its main thoroughfares when land is
worth $30 per acre and rock can be '.ad
rwitmn .three miles.
S"It is claimed -for road drafteine thnt
M is cheap, simple, effective, and is the
fcest method know for arousjng public
Sentiment 'on Nhe good roads . question.'
The best drag is made of a split log,
but fine results ; can be had by using
any sort of drag,, made of any kind of
material if it pushes the loose earth to
the middle of the road and also smooths
the surface.. .
Drag; Easy to Construct.'
"A drag is easy to contruct and sim
ple to operate. It may be madj from
a log, three stakes and 'a piece of
wire, with an axe and a two-inch auger.
' The implement certainly is so clwap
,that any farmer who has a team can
town one. A 12-year-old boy can operate
it. It is effective. In my own case
dragging has made a road that Is sel
dom bad ; and never' impassable. Ever
since 1S96 I have taken care of the half
mile of "road between my , front gate and
'my neighbor's front gate toward town.
"The use of the drag in the communltv
has a surprising Influence on public
sentiment. Ordinarily a communltv des
I pairs of road improvement They know
or nothing short of macadam at from
11,500 to $3,000 per mile, and this to them
I seems an Impossibility. While this frame
of mind prevails, the average, man will
look at the mudhole at the front ear a
and wonder why the overseer does not
;come to fix it. But when dragging is
taken up by the neighborhood, that same
, mudhole becomes a personal matter
the owner of the front gate feels re
sponsible for it, and the mudhole dis
appears. Occasionally a dilatory or sel
fish man will refuse to drag, but as
Sentiment rises or intensifies and his
piece of road attracts attention by its
contrast with adjacent roads, he finds
It more and more difficult to stand out
against the displeased glances and in
sinuating remarks of his neighbors.
Ben n re Lack of Drainage.
"When talking with road men in the
I river bottoms, they invariably bewail
the lack of drainage, while the clay hill
jfolks envy the river men because they
have no washes. Now the truth is that
either clay or gumbo will make a more
substantial road than the soft prairie
soil. The selfsame characteristics that
make clay or gumbo so hard to get into
good order after it once gets exceed
ingly bad, will operate to keep it from
getting into bad order after It is once
put into exceedingly good order. It will
stay good just as tenaciously under good
methods as It stays bad under bad
methods.
"The greatest factor In getting a road
hard and making it defy actions of the
(weather is the manipulation of the pud
dled earth while it is moist. Not only is
earth in this condition waterproof, but
It bakes hard as a brick. It may be well
to observe the action of the split log
drag in this connection Now, a grader
or even a single plank scraper shod with
Iron or even the front slab of the log,
.when it is shod, will have a cutting
action, with a tendency' to leave the soil
at the surface of the road roughened an'l
slightly lifted up. This condition is not
favorable for shedding the next rain. But
the split log drag (with" only the front
Blab shod) leaves the surface In a vastly
different condition, because , the hind
Elab, not being shod, becomes pollahed,
and as it la drawn over the moist soli
smooths and smears and packs. The only
time you can hurt the road with the drag
la when it Is too dry. Dragging the roai
Jwhen it Is too dry has a tendency to pro
duce dust. But If you drag In the mud
and the weather remanls settled, the sun
and wind will bake and harden the
smooth surface and the road will be im
proved." Howe wr, in the best interests
pf the road and team it is better to drag
Before and After Treatment
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TWO VIEWS OF THE SAME NEBRASKA ROAD-'
while the road Is still moist, yet suffi
ciently dry so It will not stick to the face
of the log." ,
Mr. King has compared road dragging
to the combing of a man's hair, saying
that as it ,1s easier to keep the snarls out
of the hair by constant combing, so the
way to keep good earth roads Is to fill
the hollows before there are any indica
tions of hollows. . Roads go from bad to
worse, he says, simply where we leave
the puddles and allow the water to settle
here and there on the surface until it
gets .soft In spots before we begin ts
work. ."
Like Combing Man's Hair.
Mr. King's method has been followed
to great advantage tn the state of Mis
In Nebraska the all-sand road is a
problem that has to be met in more than
one locality, as well " as the clay and
gumbo road. While In the clay and
gumbo roads the object Is to keep out
the moisture, In the case of the sand
road It Is generally conceded to be best
to try to retain the-moisture. Best re
sults are said to be obtained "where the
sand road is made flat and where the
growth of grasses is encouraged to help
retain the moisture- Straw has been
used to good advantage in bettering the
condition of all-sand roads In this as
well as in other states. In Stanton and
Madison Gounttea In Nebraska woody,
straw has been used to . good advantage
In "the : Sandie3t spots and especially to
fill up disagreeable ruts. - Prom two to
three Inches of straw covering the road
is enough to aid greatly. ' Sawdust in
sections . where - it ' can " be had cheaply
has been used to advantage for covering'
sand roads. This, as well as straw, will
not Oftly' help the road fdr the time being,'
but In time will change the nature of
the sand soil, making It firmer.
.A sand road 4b. bst when .it is wet and
worn when It" is" dry. 'With the clay or
gumbo. road; the reverse .la true. When
these materials, however, are mixed In
such proportions that the clay or gumbo
just fills the voids in the sand and acts
as a binder it overcomes the objection to
both materials and a sand-clay or sand
gumbo road is the result. The materials
must be correctly mixed, however. If
there is an excess of sand it will lack
binding material. If there ts an excess
of clay it will be softened by water.
The total cost of a sand-gumbo road
built In Mississippi county, Missouri, In
190!), for a distance of 5,060 feet, was
M.373.60, or at a rate of $1,813.68 per mile.
The maximum fill on this section of road
was one foot and seven-tenths. The
width surfaced was fifteen feet.
IcbiilW-Used Atitdmbbiles
Below is a list of the best automobile bargains in
Omaha, j These cars have been rebuilt and are j now
in excellent shape. The prices listed here are marked
upon these cars to sell them and sell them - quick. :
They carry no profit for us. We have taken them in oh "deals for
new cars and all we want now is our money out of therri; At . these
prices they will all be sold in a day or so. If yoii want one yoii can't.,
invest your money to more profitable advantage than td purchase one
of these models. Here's the hint, though, we are not going to have-
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tnem many days alter tms aa appears.
One Five passenger Stoddard-Daytou, Six cylinder; Top;
Glass Front; good running' order. Priced to sell at once.
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One Seven passenger;, Stoddard-Day ton; New Top; Newly
painted; Six cylinder; First class running
order.
One Five passenger, Four cylinder Stoddard-Dayton; Excel- -"(ft4'ijffV
; lent running order; new tires; Bosch Magneto. -.sit ig;'lh 1?: UDIlf
before Wednesday it can be had for just . . . j: ". .!;!. U . . i
. One LotromobiU "48', Four cylinder, fully equipped.AnT,
- ' excellent buy, , " ) -':X-
: ;? -One Four Cylinder, 50 horse power, Stoddard-Dayto-.ltf:!
equipped. " It has two bodies, both open and closed. 'A great vJq AUJ Jill
. harirnin nt ,. ,,, i Ui iH . - J
' Here ia a 3-cornered proposition for you if you act .Jws.pli qck .4
ly. Five passenger, four cylinder Stoddard-Dayton, also iwo ooaies, aw.w. ui
will sell without the limousine body for $600.00. Limousine body alone $400.00.
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Ii Interested; come in, phone ovriteat once, to
DERIGHT AUTOMOBILE CO.
1818 Farnam Street, Omaha.
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1893 TWENTY YEARS 1913
The famous "Jack Rabbit" motor car is to be handled here"
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In a lew iay, Jnder a ew Management, Insuring To All Purchaser?: iint
Owners Prompt Seliverielj Careful Attention arid Satisfactoi7 Servwefp E,
Great was the demand throughout this locality during 1912 for Apperson cars. So great that a change in representation was hJ.h.'
creased business. To give satisfaction to purchasers of "Jack Rabbit" cars the Apperson Bros. Automobile Company of Kokomo Indiana has PJj gKmS.
tion here with the'Apperson 'Jack Rabbit" Auto Co., (J. H. DeJongandHans Neble). -The new company will control the sale of Apperson cars in NebrasKafloutn
W8S THE NEW APPERSON MODELS WILL BE ON DISPlirlBOtiTT AUGUST FIRST. In the old Omaha Home of the 'Jack'.lW St
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Apperson Jack Babbit, flvs passsag-sr Tcmrinff Car, Model "4-65."
JUST A WORD REGARDING APPERSON POLICY AND THE NEW APPERSON CARS THE APPERSON ANNIVERSARY CARS
falling -once, This test covered a perloa or eignteen monins m aoiuai
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Always has It been th aim of the Apperson Brothers to give their
customers honestly built, high grade autouiobilei) at a price that would
place them within reach of nearly every class of buyer.
From now on Apperson construction will be rtian:l by changes
when the need for Improvement presents itself. Therefore it will be
continuous. There wiU be no break between seasons because we will
not recognize yearly model3. Each and every car will be built as well
" as we known how to construct it at the time it is being manufactured.
What the adoption of this new, 'Wo'Seasons" model" policy means to
the purchaser of automobiles. It is hardly necessary for to say here
APPEBSOH SUCCESS THE EESULT OF AFFES501T MEEIT.
More than ever will Apperson cars this year be a strictly man
ufactured product On the new models we will build everything
motors, axles, transmissions, etc. in our own Bhops under the per
sonal direction of Messrs. Elmer and Edgar Apperson. As the Apper
son Brothers possess more actual years' experience in building motor
cars than any other automobile manufacturer in this country, It stands
to reason that they have in their factory a stronger corps of old,
experienced workmen than has any other automobile plant. They know
what to do and they know when to do It Such conditions Rive th
. best possible results. This means a great deal to Jhd purchaser of an
" Apperson. Remember, the Apperson Brothers did not branch out from
the carriage business into building automobiles as so many have done.
MECHA H7C AXLT, THE AFPEBSOW IS EIGHT.
All motors are the T-head, cast singly with five bearing crank
shaft having a diameter of two Inches. The total bearing surface is
thirteen and a quarter inches. The valv are two and one-half inches,
Sliding vein water pump. Motors finished in gray, natural aluminum
and trimmed in nickel. The clutch is of the contracting band type
which is a patent of the'Apperson Brothers and has been used by then,'
for twenty years. All transmissions are placed amidships and have
three speeds forward and. one reverse. The rear axle is of the floating-
iype, embracing all tho deslrablo features of both the so-called
semi und full floating and none of the undesirable features of either.
The axle Is driven from the transmission by a strong drive shaft, con
nected by Universale at either end. The finish Is of the best and the
upholstering Is high grade throughout. All cars are finished In Rich
elieu blue'wlth a fine white stripe with black fenders and hood.
ELECTEIC lIGHnirO SELF STARTER OPTIONAL WITH
PURCHASER.
At the option of the purchaser, Apperson cars can be equipped
with an electric lighting system furnished from a. dynamo and stor-
age battery. This equipment Includes five regulation electric lights.
The self starter is of the compressed air type and has a record for
starting a 5 -In. square "Jack Rabbit" motor 22,000 times without
use during all kinds of weather. - It Includes air tsalt, pump ana
oranker. It la a real self starter not a primer, we art noi itiunnB
these two equipments as there re too many other point about th
Apperson onra that appeal to the purchaser.
, TK-B LXJTS OF "JACK RABBIT" AS TEST SEilv
Tv passenger "4-4B" Touring JarV l0fc:J1vi passenger "4-55"
Tourlnr Car, 12000. Two passenger "4-45" Roadster, 100. Four
passenger inside drlva Town Car, $2100. Seven passenger, "4-65" Tour.
Ing Car, 12250.
The prices above given Include complete touring equipnvent, vU:
frtoliatr top with dust xsover, ventilating wind shield, gas tank, combi
nation speedometer and clock, demountable rims, with one extra rlra
attached with tire irons In the rear, robe rail, foot rail.1 gas tank,
Coeoa, floor mat, full set lamps, three oil, two gas, finish black, enamel t
With nickel trimmings; horn, tools. Jack, tire pump, .and . repair .klty .'
fiilf starter, 100 extra, Electric lighting system complete with, dynamo
and storage battery, $100 extra,, upon any model. H, , : '",". . i v "r ". ".
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