5BR0ADWAY PARK. SOMERVILLE. MASS., TREATED WITH “TARVIA X’ 
THE TARVIA PROCESS ABROAD 
with a special preparation of coal tar for pre- 
in in French experiments. During the past five 
his country, and millions of yards are now 
The Tarvia process of treating roadways 
serving roads and preventing dust had its orig 
years Tarvia has attained great popularity in t 
tarviated every year. 
It is interesting to find that French experi 
road engineers. The Avenue du Bois de Boul 
mainenance frs. 2 :10 per square meter per y 
the tar process has been employed the cost ha 
which includes two treatments each year. Th 
this one thoroughfare. 
In response to an oiler by the Government 
wherever local residents were willing to bear 
have been treated — the surface covered by one 
1907. 
Throughout France the tar treatment has been for some time the standard method of 
suppressing dust and preserving the road. In the city of Paris alone 360,000 meters were 
treated during 1907. Oils, soapy waters and all similar compounds have long since been dis- 
carded. 
ience corroborates the judgment of American 
logne in Paris, for instance, formerly cost for 
"ear. During the past two years during which 
Ls been reduced to frs. 1.76 per square meter, 
le total saving is about 10,000 fr. per annum for 
to pay one-half the expense of the treatment 
the other half, macadam roads all over France 
; French firm being 3,500,000 square meters in 
Booklets explaining the Tarvia treatment will be sent on request to any address. 
Barrett Manufacturing Company 
New York 
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