LPUBLiCAK NEWS ITEM
CBAIUEIL WIRC, Editor.
Published Every Thursday Afternoon
By The Sullivan Publishing Co.
At the County Beat of Sullivan County,
LAPOHTE, FA.
W MASON, I'resirten.
THGB. J. INGHAM, Scc'jr & Tli&s.
Entered at the Pout Otliee at Laporte, aw
second-claw mail matter.
HIGHWAY iiuILDINGr.
SOME VALUABLE POINTS BY CANA
DA'S DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.
I'h* Importance of Good Drainage
In Hoad Construction—'Water and
I'roat Destroy IliKhnai'i and Make
lkeu Imyuaaable,
At the late national and Internation
al kooU roads convention one of tlie
most valuable of tlie many practical
addresses was that of A. \\\ Campbell,
director of public works of Canada.
Mr. Campbell is one of the foremost
road builders of the day, and the fact
that he has had some twenty years of
practical experience carries weight
with his utterances. In discussing the
principles of roadmaking he places
emphasis above all other things on
drainage as of fundamental impor
tance. In fact, he makes drainage cov
er all three principles of roadmaking.
r nlosg the foundation is properly
drained the ro*>d is useless. Dirt
roads, he believes, can be made good
by having a proper knowledge of the
way to construct and maintain them.
Mr. Campbell said in part:
"The science of roadmaking is tlie
subject allotted to tue. To discuss this
question and go iuto the details of
road construction and the scientific
treatment of these roads would take
up the rest of the time of this con
vention for the balance of the week.
!tut I am not going into this subject
in detail. I am simply going to sum it
up in u very few words and ask you to
make your deductions from that state
lnent. I think it was at Buffalo that
a gentleman asked me tlie question.
'vVhat are the principles of roadmak
ing?' I said the principles of road
making In its simplest form—yes, in its
most complex form—are very briefly
stated. It matters uot wketlier the
street lies ont in a remote part of your
state or if the other end of it rests in
the central part of ujie of the greatest
cities on the continent. These prin
ciples must be considered and utilized
in tlie construction of that road or
street if you are going to make a suc
cess of it. They are three in number—
first, drainage; second, drainage; third,
drainage.
"Drain the foundations. It Is as use
less and as futile for you to attempt
to build a good road without provin
ing a means of draining tlie founda
tion as It is to erect such a building
as this on a weak foundation. You
must drain the foundation. Then shape
your road so as to shed the water from
the surface. Make your ditches along
the shies so as to discharge that way
through outlets into the common
course, and after you have done this
you must so preserve and maintain
that surface as to shed the water at
all seasons of the year from the center
Into the ditches anil see to it that these
ditches are kept free and open so as
Improvement of Hoad* Adds to tli*
Valne of Heal Eatate.
Whether a city or town should in
crease the taxes or issue bonds to pro
vide for good roads nnd paved streets
is. of course, a matter that depends
very much upon special conditions and
localities, says Good Koads Magazine.
Hut be this ns It may, It may be broad
ly stated that the individual citizen
gets a far greater return for his ex
penditure for taxes, provided such out
lay be made wisely and economically,
than for any other purpose.
The taxpayer has not only the per
sonal advantage of the use of good
roads and smooth streets, but these
likewise add greatly to the value of
liis real estate. In this sense he ought
to cheerfully bear liis share for such
Improvements, although, of course, in
a potential sense a bond issue may
easily be justified.
As a matter of fact, the real estate
owner may well bear an increase of
?1(M) annually in liis taxes provided
this increase be pro rata with that of
others, while he wisely hesitates at 1111
expense of a quarter of that sum on
his own personal estate. All this, of
course, goes without saying, and yet
the taxpayer often forgets it.
(ienesee County <N. Y.) Pomona
grange was organized recently with
860 members. This was one'of tlie
counties in which the old grange coun
cils were for a long time established.
No. 203, Maeleary, Ore., iias chosen a
team to compete for the state grange
prize to be given for exemplifying the |
and third degrees t: the next stst»
session.
Sonestown Cider Mill
will upen September 10,1904
and will continue to run on
Thursday, Friday and Satur
day until neon e.-ch week
until November 18, 11)04.
J. M. CONVERSE.
Transfer of License.
Notice is hereby given that an applica
tion tor a transfer ot' license granted to ,\Y
1.. Sa.ver ot Dushore to Patrick Dalv ami
the same will be presented to tlie Court
of (Quarter Sessions on Friday, Nov. 11,
1904. at 10 o'clock a. in.
Tlios. E. Kennedy, Clerk.
Clerk's office. Laporte, I'a Nov 1, 'O4.
CENTRAL
State Normal School
LOCKHAVEN, PA.
J. li. Flickingek, Principal.
Fall term, 15 weeks begins Septem
ber sth, l'.Kti.
Last year was tlie most success
ful in the history of this important
school-about 700 students. Loca
tion among the mountains of cen
tral Pennsylvania, with fine water,
splendid buildings and excellent
sanitary conditions make it an
ideal training school. In addition
to its Normal course it also litis an
excellent College Preparatory De
partment in charge of au honor
graduate of Princton. It also lias
departments of Music, Elocution
and Business. It has it well
educated Faculty, fine Gymnasium
and Athletic Field,
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Outing Hannel in light and gray colors stripes and «. het ks 6, B,loc yard. Dress Goods cut in twain rt gardiess
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A GOOD ASSORTMENT
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Furniture cf Undertaking
DUSHORE, PA.
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Transacts a General
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red.
Williamsport &. North Branch Railroad
TIME TABLE.
11l t'fl'ci t Monday. Oct. 55, l!Mii.
Road down lieo.d lip
Flag sia: ion* where time if marked "112"
1\ M. I'. M. P M A M A. M. A M STATIONS. . "! A M \ M. } . M. I M j II j M |>]
io i:» ! j r,t» i •_"» '« 21 !<)22 7 '.l Halls. i jo 7 12 lo 12 12 100 • 1 lot
i 10 -i 12 j'-i 2?» "» "J.". flO'J."» 1". ... iVniisilnle ... t l."» 7 :s ,0 «s 12 11 :?. .1, -wo «»
1 Hi:lO 105 I '» 10:.1 Mi' .11 iip hi-s- Villi*.. 100 7 ;:o •• :.s 12 u» 17 ; «. \
1 4 Hi) > 40 1041 8 Oi' l icuire lUx-Us «.Ml» 11 . , i;, s •
in:; i . I.) 1 us Mill:- ; .
foO'i flo .V.) ih *J« bridge .... v27 it.: m-
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000 0 .7 . mallei lit Id .s 1 • 1.
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520 10 00 Soiie&lown 900 7 1
GlO 10 50 l agks Mere slO r» 2
♦s 0 40 ...Dushorc.. .. 7 .">(» c. "S
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1210 NVilkes Barre i■
500 100 12 29 10(M 7MO \ViTliaot>l ort »'■ ;J0 1<»:12. 0 .;7 lO.'il
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