MICHIGAN ROADS AND FORESTS 



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ROAD IMPROVEMENT IN WAYNE COUNTY. 



A Wayne County Road Before Being Macadamized. 



A Wayne County Road After Improvement. 



No. 880, Grant township, Clare county, .503 

 mile, gravel, reward $251. 



No. 881, Grant township, Clare county, .5 

 mile, gravel, reward $2,501. 



No. 882, Homestead township, Benzie cnun- 

 ty, .5 mile, gravel, reward $250. 



No. 883, Homestead township, Benzie coun- 

 ty, .5 mile, gravel, reward $250. 



No. 884, Slagle township, Wexford county, 

 1.502 miles, gravel, reward $751 



No 885, Greenwood township, Clare county. 

 1.040 miles, gravel, reward $520. 



No. 886, Elk Rapids township, Antrim o~un- 

 ty, 1.660 miles, "D," reward $1,245. 



No. 887, Frazer township, Bay county, .990 

 mile, macadam, reward $990. 



No. 888, Chpcolay township, Marquette 

 county, 1.806 miles, macadam, reward $1,806. 



No. 889, Hampton township, Bay county, 

 .787 mile, macadam, reward $787. 



No. 890, Benona township, Oceana county, 

 1.504 miles, gravel, reward $1,504. 



No 891, Isabella township, Isabella county, 

 1.022 miles, gravel, reward $511. 



No. 892, Pontiac township, Oakland county, 

 2 miles, gravel, reward $1,000 



No. 893, Burdell township, Osceola county, 

 1.246 miles, macadam, reward $1,246. 



No. 894, Sand Beach township, Huron coun- 

 ty, 1.020 miles, gravel, reward $510. 



No. S95. Manistee township, Manistee coun- 

 ty, .5 mile, gravel, reward $250. 



No. 896. Manistee township, Manistee coun- 

 ty, 1,000 mile, gravel, reward $500. 



No. 897, Pennfield township, Calhoun coun- 

 ty, 1 mile, gravel, reward $500. 



No. 898, Arcadia township, Manistee coun- 

 ty, 1.404 miles, gravel, reward $702. 



No. 899, Arcadia township, Manistee county, 

 1.000 mile, gravel, reward $500. 



No. 900. Arcadia township, Manistee coun- 

 ty, .758 mile, gravel, reward $379. 



No. 901, Sumner township, Gratiot county, 

 .5 mile, gravel, reward $250. 



No. 902, Gratiot township, Wayne county, 

 1.340 miles, macadam, reward $1,340. 



No. 903, Springport township, Jackson coun- 

 ty, 1 mile, gravel, reward $500. 



A DUSTLESS ROAD. 



Grand Rapids is trying chloride for dust 

 laying. The first road to be treated by this 

 preparation in that part of the state is the 

 parkway in John Ball park running south 

 from the Watson street extension. The cal- 

 cium chloride was sown on the roadway as 

 one would sew grass seed, just after the road 

 surface had been renewed with crushed stone 

 an'd clay and rolled. The chloride absorbs 

 more than its own weight in water and when 

 it has absorbed ill it can this water held in 

 solution will not evaporate in several weeks 

 nf the dryest weather. If a dry spell, without 

 dew, however, continues tco long, the road 

 must be sprinkled. But in ordinary weather, 

 it is stated, the dew that falls at night furn- 

 ishes sufficient moisture to keep a chloride 

 road in prime condition. 



During the hot, dry days of this month this 

 stretch of road in John Ball park was abso- 

 lutely without dust. The surface is hard and 

 smooth. It looks damp in spots, but is not 

 so damp that any particles stick to the shoes, 

 and this road has been as clean and free from 

 dust as a cement sidewalk. 



When Superintendent Goebel was looking 

 for some preparation to improve the roadways 

 in John Ball park General Manager Freshney 

 of the board of -public works called hi? at- 

 tention to the calcium chloride preparation 

 and Mr. Goebel ii more than pleased with the 

 result of the experiment. 



It costs about a cent and a half per square 

 yard to treat a street with this calcium chlo- 

 ride, and if properly cared for one treatment 

 is sufficient for a season. 



MICHIGAN STATE FAIR PREPARA- 

 TIONS. 



While many things have to be kept in mind 

 in preparing for 2 big state fair, the superin- 

 tendents of the various departments have had 

 one fixed aim throughout all the busy weeks 

 of preparation for the annual Michigan state 

 fair at Detroit Sept. 19-24. and that is to have 

 every last thing done, every exhibit in place, 

 every detail attended to by Monday morning, 

 opening day. A:;d when the endless detail is 

 considered this appears as quite a task. 



Half completed exhibits, disorder and con- 

 fusion on opening day have caused many gray 

 hairs in the heads of fair managers the world 

 over, and the public, in many parts of the 

 country, deliberately pass the opening day 

 by because of the reputation the first day has 

 of being an unsatisfactory one. 



But this will all be changed, at least so 

 far as the Michigan fair is concerned this 

 year. Not only will the exhibits be in place, 

 and this will be accomplished in a large 

 measure by the closing of all entries on _Sat- 

 urday of the week previous, but in addition 

 there will be strong attractions in all depart- 

 ments and especially as regards outdoor at- 

 tractions, for Monday, opening day. 



The Wright brothers' aeroplanes will start 

 doing their thrilling stunts, there, will be sev- 

 eral fast harness events, all the shows will be 

 open, the open air vaudeville on the Midway 

 will be on in full swing, and, in fact, fair 

 visitors who attend the exhibition Monday 

 will have no cause for complaint. 



This is the avowed purpose of the fair man- 

 agement this year. 



NEW ROAD COMMISSIONER. 

 John Bonnell was recently appointed road 

 commissioner of East Grand Rapids. Kent 

 county, by President Benjamin Hanchett and 

 a fight for good roads is about to be com- 

 menced. Clinton road and Robinson road, 

 which have been abandoned since the days 

 of the tollgate, are being improved and others 

 will be looked after. In places, oil has been 

 experimented wi*h and it remains to be seen 

 whether this will be used more extensively 

 or not. 



