August, iqii 
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Eighth Street, Traverse City, Mich., Constructed with Tarvia X. 
Tarvia In Traverse City 
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T HE problem of finding an inexpen¬ 
sive, clean, dustless paving for streets 
of small cities has been solved by the 
development of tarviated macadam. This 
differs from ordinary macadam in that the 
voids of the roadway are filled with a 
matrix of Tarvia, a tough waterproof coal 
tar product. 
Tarviated macadam costs but little more 
than ordinary macadam, and costs no more 
in the end because the Tarvia treatment re¬ 
duces maintenance expense. Its plasticity 
makes it exceedingly quiet. Automobile 
traffic does not damage the surface, but, in 
fact, makes it smoother. 
Traverse City, Michigan, one of whose 
streets is illustrated above, is one of the 
towns which has found tarviated macadam 
to be the best and most economical solution 
of the paving problem. 
On Feb. 7, 1911, Mr. E. Wilhelm, The 
Mayor, wrote as follows: 
“We have used Tarvia in paving a num¬ 
ber of our streets with very satisfactory 
results. When properly laid, a smooth, 
elastic surface is produced, and I believe 
that it is equally as durable as some of 
the more expensive kinds.” 
Booklets regarding Tarvia will be sent 
free on request. Every property owner 
who suffers from the dust nuisance or from 
high road taxes, should know about this 
new type of roadway. 
BARRETT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 
New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, Cleveland, Cincinnati, St. Louis, — 
Kansas City, Pittsburg, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Seattle, London, Eng. 
In writing to advertisers please mention House and Garden. 
