Show paving block bloch out 0 of shrub Ma carriola Marr lola indestructible desert plant of texas found to be of great commercial value austin T ti x another desert plant in n texas Is found to be of great corn mercial cial value it Is the shrub which grows gras profusely in the southwestern south part of the state it la Is to be used extensively in the manu mann facture of a new type of paving block it will ill be mixed with asphalt after be ing reduced to a pulp pull the two component parts being then subjected to hydraulic pressure it la Is claimed that the plant la Is practically indestructible more than 20 years ago irrigation ditches were ere walled ailed with the pulp of this abrib after it had been it subjected u I 1 to hand pressure and these water ways are as perfect today as when nhen they were pre first constructed it Is claimed the manufacture of the new style of paving blocks from ma carriola marr lola and asphalt will be conducted by Z W cannon of san antonio lie ile has just entered into a contract with ith the state of texas for the purchase of all the ma carriola marr lola growing upon the public lands in Pre presidio and brewster Bre water coun ties for 1000 1 it has haa been known for or some time that the carriola marr ma lola shrub contains a considerable per cent of rubber un der the old system of extracting rub her ber front from the graule shrub it was not found profitable to utilize the mar riola shrub for this purpose but a recent discovery has been made it in mc ito for extracting the rubber from these shrubs by which it la 19 claimed the carriola marr ma lola can be made to yield beld very profitable e returns |