Highways and Highway Transportation by George R. Chatburn

CHAPTER V

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THE MODERN WAGON ROAD 126 Neglect and Desuetude of Wagon Roads, 1830-1890. Laying out and Working Roads, Statutory Width of Roads. Influence of Bicycle for Better Roads: Origin of Bicycle, Development, Ordinary, Safety, Cycling Boom, Organization of Wheel Clubs, Propaganda for Good Roads, Prevalence of Poor Roads, Comments by Writers. Good Roads Associations; League of American Wheelmen, National Highway Commission, Col. Pope’s Propaganda, Bills Introduced in Congress. Office of Public Roads Inquiry: Duties and Limitations, Cooperation with Good Roads Organizations, National Good Roads Association -- Good Roads Trains, Object Lesson Roads, Policy Discontinued, Duties and Scope of Office of Public Roads Widened and Name Changed -- Educational Work, Research, Administration of Federal Aid. Rural Free Delivery of Mail: Origin, Development, Advantages. State Aid: Origin -- New Jersey, Salient Features, Difficulties of Getting it Enacted; Massachusetts; Other States; State Bonds for State Aid. Federal Aid; Enactment of Law, Provisions, Appropriation, Administration, Additional Appropriations.

Chapters

1. Chapter 1 2. CHAPTER I 3. CHAPTER II 4. CHAPTER III 5. CHAPTER IV 6. CHAPTER V 7. CHAPTER VI 8. CHAPTER VII 9. CHAPTER VIII 10. CHAPTER IX 11. CHAPTER X 12. CHAPTER XI 13. CHAPTER XII 14. CHAPTER XIII 15. 1. STORM KING HIGHWAY _Frontispiece_ 16. 2. THE APPIAN WAY 22 17. 3. MAP OF ITALY 24 18. 4. MAP OF ROMAN ROADS IN ENGLAND 26 19. 5. MAP OF THE NORTH-EASTERN PORTION OF THE UNITED STATES 36 20. 6. MAP 42 21. 1830. When the Railroads Entered the Industrial Arena, the Country 22. 7. MAP 54 23. 8. WAY BILL 66 24. 5. The DeWitt Clinton Locomotive--1831. 25. 1. Showing the Growth in the Size of Locomotives During the Past 26. 2. One of the New Gearless _Electric_ Locomotives Built by the 27. 12. TRANSPORTATION ACROSS DEATH VALLEY 126 28. 14. CHART OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE U. S. BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS 29. 18. MOTOR OR RAIL-CAR 166 30. 5. Gaillardit’s Steam Carriage--1894. 31. 21. A NEW YORK CITY “STEPLESS” BUS 184 32. 6. Winton’s Racing Machine. 33. 23. HAULING BEANS BY MOTOR TRUCK AND TRAILER 200 34. 26. GIVING A MACADAM ROAD AN APPLICATION OF TARVIA BINDER 254 35. 32. A DANGEROUS CURVE MADE SAFE BY AN ARTISTIC CONCRETE WALL 364 36. 33. PIN OAK STREET TREES 388 37. 34. A COTTONWOOD WIND BREAK 388 38. 36. TRAFFIC GUIDES 442 39. 37. NEW YORK CITY TRAFFIC GUIDES 444 40. 40. A GIPSYING TOURING CARAVAN 458 41. CHAPTER I 42. 1767. Green[7] tells us that the main roads which lasted fairly well 43. 1. Methods of keeping the cylinder or steam vessel hot by covering it 44. 2. By condensing the steam in vessels entirely distinct from the 45. 3. By drawing out of the condenser all uncondensed vapors or gases by 46. 4. The use of the expansion force of steam directly against the 47. 5. The double-acting engine and the conversion of the reciprocating 48. 6. Throttle valve with governor and gear for operating the same, 49. Chapter III. 50. Book IX, Chap. 29; XXII, 15; XXIV, 8; George Bell & Sons, London, 51. CHAPTER II 52. 1740. Glowing reports were brought back by the few traders, hunters, 53. 820. Published by order of Congress, 13 Vol. Washington, 1825-37. 54. CHAPTER III 55. CHAPTER IV 56. 5. The DeWitt Clinton Locomotive--1831. 57. 1. Showing the Growth in the Size of Locomotives During the Past Twenty 58. 1900. The Larger is a _Mountain Type_ Engine. Both are Used on the C. 59. Chapter VIII, “Transportation,” Ginn & Co., New York. 60. CHAPTER V 61. 1916. Illinois voted $60,000,000 in 1920 eventually to be paid from 62. 1822. A most liberal definition of Post Roads is also given in the 63. 1917. U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 64. CHAPTER VI 65. Chapter VII, and the motor truck, and with concerted action of the 66. 1. Modernizing locomotives.--Gross reparable deficiencies are pointed 67. 2. Locomotive operation.--The magnitude of the railways’ coal bill 68. 3. Shop organization improvements.--The sad and almost incredible 69. 4. Power-plant fuel savings.--The obsolete and wasteful condition 70. 5. Water-consumption savings.--The railroads’ expenditure in 71. 6. Service of supply savings.--The expenditure of the railways for 72. 7. Shop accounting savings.--Attention has been given to the matter 73. 8. Labor turn-over savings.--The industrial losses due to unnecessary 74. 9. Loss and damage savings.--Inquiry has been made into the amount of 75. CHAPTER VII 76. 5. Gaillardit’s Steam Carriage--1894. 77. 6. Winton’s Racing Machine. 78. Chapter V. It will only be necessary to say here that the psychological 79. CHAPTER VIII 80. 4. Those which are military. 81. 10. Motor trucks or drays 20 82. CHAPTER IX 83. CHAPTER X 84. 318. The petitioning power or influence of the several properties 85. CHAPTER XI 86. CHAPTER XII 87. CHAPTER XIII

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