Show ROAD U MACHINERY POH FOR ROAD WORK after one passage over coonly sul B it roadway surface Is in condition for use i there has been put to work on tho th roads in the vicinity ot of philadelphia a nl new v and interesting piece ot of road making machinery which Is attracting attracting attention because it performs several sein operations at once atter after one ever a poorly built or worn wom out fildi of roadway the surface has been beell planed sea rifled rol rolled led and left in good condition for use the once over Is all that is IB necessary at the time if a roadway Is treated by this thia machine two or three times at intervals during the early part ot of the sett sea son soil it la Is in reasonably good sham tor for months ot of service the machine necessarily heavy weighs about pounds it is drawn by a tract traction lon engine ot of from 25 to 40 horsepower according to the character ot of the work to be pr p formed there are two low 4 17 ilk A two treatments of roadway durar season keep it in excellent condio tion j blades on either side as the machan mach ln passes along these scrape off the sur sue face of the road at the sides bides baingi 4 the loose earth to the center TJ tac qa cuts on off the hummocks in tt th center of the grade which Is ig the thaia packed down doah hard by the action f the roller A feature of the roller rolle w work ork Is that the crown of the rond road I 1 as nicely rounded as if done by ban drainage Is essential in road mal cenance te nance but it Is impossible ahei there Is a thick growth of vegetate vege tatlo at the sides of the road three tri over the road during the spring a ail early summer not only place it in goe g condition but keep down tills this vege tion for the entire summer the apparatus will make a broadw 80 30 feet wide or conmay may be adjusted te d I 1 orre one halt half that width while its woi la Is most effective in rejuvenating a old road it may also be used for bull buil ing new roads in connection with ordinary tractor blade grader poff pop lar science monthly |