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occasion wlieu the haul was about 1,000 feet down a rough hill, when 

 wagons were used. 



The people of St. Clair and eomnuuiity showed a good interest in 

 the work, one member of the county court, the State Representative, 

 the county engineer and 15 road overseers being among the spectators. 

 About 300 people witnessed the demonstration. Sixty attended the 

 lecture in the evening when the Good Roads Association of St. Clair was 

 formed. 



The section of road selected at RoUa was similar to that at St. Clair, 

 but minus the limestone outcrop, and was worked in the same manner. 

 Less interest was shown in Rolla than at any other stop, possibly a total 

 during the work of 100 people were out on the road and the evening 

 lecture was a failure. 



Splendid interest was manifest at Richland, a wide-awake little town, 

 the total attendance being about 500 with 120 at the lecture in the 

 evening. The work was witliin the town limits which possibly added 



Beginning of a demonstration in road malting at Asli Grove. 



some to the attendance, but a large number of farmers were present, 

 although none of the county road officials put in an appearance. It was 

 the only place on the trip where the county highway engineer of the 

 county in which we were at work was not Avith us and helping from 

 start to finish. 



We found a stretch of one-fourth mile of road composed of two chert 

 hills, with a low, bogg\' place between Ihcm, selected for us at Lebanon. 

 The first step was to provide drainage for the l)oggy ground. Then with the 

 engine, rooters and scrapers we cut the points off of the hills and removed 



