Show Cotton For Roads r Experiments on ona ona ona a large scale are arc being mad made mado in the use of cotton as a for bituminous surfaced ed ed roads and ac- ac according nc cordin cording to reports from various state highway depart depart- departments departments departments ments more than miles of such roads will have been completed by bythe bythe bythe the end of the year The Tho cotton fa- fa fabric fabric fa fabric bric is used as n a mem mem- membrane mem- mem membrane membrane brane between the top surface and the base and each I mile of road so constructed takes from 8 to 10 bales bale of cotton An allocation of government funds of was made to finance a thorough demon demon- demonstration demonstration demonstration of ot the new method of con con- construction construction construction in var var- various various various ious sections of ot the country Roads with cot cot- cotton cot cotton ton wn have been completed ed ed or are being built in Alabama t 1 |