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Show Split Log Drag l. Vtnrd Mug ni .Missouri Shows I'm mm ami Komi Experts -Use sj. of Simple Devise. Ufa M " 1 ho roads or L tali uro ilfteon K.irs behind the limes," said D.'Vnrd King, the Man from Missouri, wlio nd- dressed a big gatheilng of funncrs' and i oml supervisors at Provo on Hiuisday. -jf . Mr. King Is the 'inventor oV the split-log ding for building nndtmuln-talnlng nndtmuln-talnlng earth roads. Ho has revolutionized revolu-tionized earth ronds in America. Tho value of his methods to America" vunc up Into millions. So Importnnt-ls his mission to Utah and this community that wo glvo the following oxtrncts from a report of his meeting: Smoothness and quick drying nro two of the things that mako for tho best conditions in a road, Bald Mr. King, and to promoto theso two attributes at-tributes It Is necessary to so build tho road that water will not stand. The action of thcB pllt log drag Is to build up the middle or "crown" ot-.tho .road and nllow water to go off at tho sides. Tho nmount of moisturo that fnlls'on tho highway does not harm It, anyt Mr. King, only tho amount Hint" remains. re-mains. Drug Ha?) Itieonie Famous. Tho drag that has caused so much comment uud has mado Mr. King famous all over tho United States Is merely tho two halves of a split log fastened together. This coutrlvnnco s dragged by a team with ench Umber Um-ber lying obliquely across tho lino of travel at an angle of 45 degrees. Tho action of the device Is to Bcrnpo up dirt at tho edge of the road nnd draw It towards tho center, piling R up on the crown or tho rood and tilling ruts mndc by wheels or tho hoofs or horses. hors-es. The dragging Is to bo done after every rain when tho earth .Is moist, but not sticky. After being pllcdln the middle of the road tho dlrt'lB packed down by travel and dried 'by tho sun and wind, the dual result being be-ing that a hard layer of wnterproof earth Is laid on tho road nttcr every rain. Five or six dragglngs will pro- duce wonderful Improvement in the T. worst io..d In exlBtei.ee, says lr King Mudl.olcs, Bi,ld the speaker, slmplv cannot exist on ,, dragged road, fo'r I they soon are Illled with mirfi.ee dirt. Dirt from a road surfaco Is I capable of being pounded, rolled and dried Into a waterpioor layer, vvhllo I i !flril .'8 Vlkcn from llp'd and sub- I jectcd to tho same process It will not I givo the same results until nftcr It I has lain on the road far somo tlmo and I has been subjected to the action or I whoclB and hoofs while wet. Henco I In filling a mudholo on a road, dirt I should be scraped from tho road Itself It-self mid put into the hole, this dirt will force out the wntcr. If field dirt Is put Into tho holo It will absorb most of tho water and retain It In tho hollow. Mr, King took occubIoii to good nnturedly crltlzlzo dirt roads ho had seen In Utah. They would benefit greatly by being dragged, ho assorted, assort-ed, and many of them fairly cry out far treatment or this kind. ARer offering to send printed Instructions In-structions for bul'dlng n split log drag to all who gave their names, Mr. King gave advice iih to the use of the Implement. "Don't try to Improve on It," he cautioned. "The only failures with tho drag that I havo run across wore made by persons who had 'Improved' on tho original. The device Is the simplest possible, ami Is thcrctoro the best possible." lU'iiionstrallon Is Made. Demonstration of tho drag was made on one of tho Provo streets by the Inventor. Although tho ground was dry and not In good shape tor dragging, Mr King succeeded In smoothing It perfectly and piling thu dirt on the crown. Several or tho spectators applied for bulletins describing de-scribing the construction of tho device. de-vice. Mr. King said that a drag constructed con-structed In Utnh wob tho third that had been correctly built by a stranger. stran-ger. Ho sold that with two exceptions excep-tions nil others had been "Improved" upon by their milkers and rcudvrcd useless before his demonstration. There were qultu a number of delegates dele-gates rrom this end or tho county, Including nearly all tho deputy road supervisors and many city ofllclnlB. It Is probablo that many of tho Inexpensive Inex-pensive devices will bo miulo and used throughout tho county and enthusiasts enthu-siasts predict Hint Mr. King's visit will result In great Improvement to the county ronds uud city streets. |