Show PATROL SYSTEM IN VIRGINIA experiments made by public roads road office of department of agriculture on on earth roads the office ot of public roads of the department of agriculture has been ranking making experiments on an eight mile stretch of road in virginia to demonstrate the results that may bo be obtained bained on country earth roads by continuous work under a patrol system A patrolman was employed to furnish a horse a cart and small email tools and he was supplied with a road drag built of plank and required to furnish tw two 0 horses homes to drag the road whenever it was in suitable condition tor for dragging usually following each rain the use of the road drag has haa greatly improved the dally daily condition of the road and rendered it smooth and comfortable for table for travel for a greatly fro li creased number of days in bad weather the department expects to continue the experiment this athla year for it la is already apparent that tha entire eight miles of road will show remarkable improvement under the systematic work oi of the patrolman |