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the DuPont road in Delaware. G. B. Sudworth is the Service repre- 

 sentative who made the study of conditions along the road and pre- 

 pared the plan. The DuPont road, which, when completed, will extend 

 from one end of Delaware to the other, forming a part of the Lincoln 

 Highway, is a gift to the State from E. C. DuPont, the powder manu- 

 facturer. The right of way purchased by Mr. DuPont, and deeded 

 to the State, is 200 feet wide. The roadbed is of cement. Some 40 

 miles of the southern end of the road have been completed and opened 

 to travel. Under the terms of Mr. DuPont's gift the upkeep and con- 

 trol of the road are in the hands of the State Board of Agriculture. 



Disposition of Old Ties 



The following suggestions as to the disposition of old ties have been 

 issued by the U. S. Railroad Administration : 



1. Old ties will be used for lighting fires in engines to such an extent 

 as it may be advantageous and economical, and when such program is 

 determined they will be picked up and delivered at engine houses. 



2. Section men, section foremen, or other employes will be allowed 

 such old ties as the roadmaster may allot them for their personal use 

 only. 



3. Ties may be given to adjoining farmers in exchange for plowing 

 fire guards, mowing right of way of the company, or for the privilege 

 of erecting snow fences on adjoining land, under direction of road- 

 master and division superintendent. 



4. Old ties may be disposed of to the public at such places as there 

 may be a demand for them at such reasonable price as may be deter- 

 mined by the proper officers, provided ties can be picked up by the pur- 

 chaser without expenses to the railway company. 



5. On divisions and districts in wooded country, where there is no 

 demand for old ties, and no other divisions where ties cannot be dis- 

 posed of in accordance with the preceding paragraphs, old ties will be 

 burned under favorable weather conditions so that the right of way 

 will be kept cleaned up. 



The North Woods, for March, organ of the Miiniesota Forestry 

 Association, brings an account of a successfully conducted municipal 

 wood yard at Virginia, Minnesota. 



"A considerable tract of birch and maple timber witln'n three miles 

 of the city was purchased at a stumpage cost of about 15 cents a cord. 



