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Show Louisiana Parish Saves Money by Using Iron Ore Iron ore, found in northwestern Louisiana, has proved of great value In road building In thltt state, and, in some localities where it has been used has effected a saving of $2,000 to $3,000 a mile in the cost of construe- Hint. Highway engineers in Louisiana have been using the ore as a binder Instead of sand or clay, and have found it far superior to that material In many instances. During 1922 the Louisiana state highway department completed 850 miles of new rouds. Most of this mileage consists of gravel. The remainder consists of roads built of shells, sheet asphalt or bltullthlc. The 1923 program includes a larger amount of asphaltlc construction. Iron ore was first nsed In De Soto parish, La., In 1917. Then a large deposit de-posit was found northwest of Arcadia. Ore from this deposit is being used as base course on the new Homer-Mln-den highway, the Arcadla-Natchitoches hlghwar, the Rnston-Arknnsas highway high-way and the Pershing hfghwny. The state ps.vs about 10 cents a yard In royalties for this material, against $1 a yard in sund clsy gravel. The saving effected amounts to about $1.50 a yard. |
