All official tests and juries have given CORRUGATED BARS first place.
Additional cost per pound more than other types, yes, but A FRACTION OF ONE PERCENT. ONLY ON TOTAL COST OF STRUCTURE.
Why take chances with inferior forms of reinforcement when the use of CORRUGATED BARS insures perfect bondingand permanency of structure ?
Expanded Metal & Corrugated Bar Company
FRISCO BUILDING
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
as 3,026,789 square miles, has been increased over the census figures by 1,188 square miles. The bulletin gives the area of Alaska as 590,884; the Philippines, 115,- 026 ; Hawaii, 6,4491 Porto Rico, 3,435 ; Guam, 210; Samoa, 77, and the Panama Canal strip, 474 square miles. All of the detached territory is subject to change as the limits become more correctly defined.
Carbide of Calcium.—The transport and storage of this “explosive” by railways has necessitated more special legislation than, we believe, any other explosive. The last order on the subject is that carbide of calcium, while in the possession of a railway for transport, shall not be stored in any railway goods shed, but shall be stacked in the open under waterproof sheets, and so placed as to prevent its getting wet. Further, that all lights shall be kept away from carbide thus- stacked, and should it become wetted while in the possession of a railway for transport, the consignment shall be destroyed by immersion in at least twenty times its own bulk of water. It is to be noted- that the fact of carbide having become wet is ordinarily apparent from the outside appearance of the drum or case, and a disagreeable odor indicating a leakage of gas. It cannot be mistaken by anyone with olfactory nerves.—Indian Engineer.
Soot in the Atmosphere.—A scientific investigator in Cincinnati has been trying to arrive at a definite idea of the amount of soot deposited in that city in the course of a year. One of his tests was to place two buckets, three-fourths filled with water, on
eleven roofs in different parts of the city. At the end of three months a careful analysis of the contents of the buckets to ascertain the amount of carbonaceous matter was made. The result is that in the downtown area the falling soot amounts to 541 tons a month, or eighteen tons daily. On a square mile of the city the soot deposit is 171 tons a month, or 343,728 pounds, an average of several pounds to each inhabitant. In one of the suburbs the soot in the bucket was 464 grammes to the square foot for a period of thirty days. For the same time the deposit at a central point in the city was 22,550 grammes to the square foot.
Other cities that burn soft coal need not flatter themselves that they fare much better. A glance out at the window tells the story. In many parts of a sooty city the trees and flowers are coated with grime and often refuse to grow. The smoke cloud injures health in several ways, one of which is the shutting out of the sunlight that destroys disease germs. That soot is deposited in human lungs is a fact well known to surgeons. These figures were laid before a smoke-abatement league meeting in Cincinnati a few days ago, and it was resolved to ask the next legislature for more stringent anti-smoke laws. The present methods of smoke abatement are visibly unsatisfactory, and the opinion is widely held that relief must come through some means not yet attained.—Exchange.
The Tortoise Fountain and the Van
dal.—In the Piazza Tartaruga stands the most charming fountain in Rome. It is attributed to Raphael, though it was erected by
the Florentine Taddeo Landini in 1585. It is composed of a bronze group of four youths, dolphins and tortoises. On the night of December 8 one of the tortoises was cut away with a chisel and stolen. No trace of it has yet been found. The same kind of a theft was committed thirty years ago, but the tortoise stolen then was afterwards discovered in London. It has been repeatedly proposed to transfer this fountain to some museum in order to avoid the danger of such vandalism as was committed on the 8th.
Coral as Precious Stone.—Board No. 1 of the United States General Appraisers has announced a decision regarding the duty on different kinds of coral. Certain corals imported by Garreaud & Griser had been assessed at 50 per cent, ad valorem, under the provision in paragraph 115 of the tariff act for manufactures of coral and various other substances, including agate, alabaster, garnet, jasper, onyx, and marble. The importers filed a protest, maintaining that certain pieces which were cut but not set were properly dutiable at 10 per cent, only under the provision in paragraph 435 for precious stones cut, but not set. The pieces in question were valued at 28 francs per gramme, and were intended to be mounted as jewelry.
General Appraiser,. Sharretts, who writes the opinion of the board, says that if such pieces of coral are to be regarded as precious stones they would come under paragraph 435, the Federal courts having held, in the case of Benedict v. United States, that the provision in that paragraph is, a
Additional cost per pound more than other types, yes, but A FRACTION OF ONE PERCENT. ONLY ON TOTAL COST OF STRUCTURE.
Why take chances with inferior forms of reinforcement when the use of CORRUGATED BARS insures perfect bondingand permanency of structure ?
Expanded Metal & Corrugated Bar Company
FRISCO BUILDING
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
as 3,026,789 square miles, has been increased over the census figures by 1,188 square miles. The bulletin gives the area of Alaska as 590,884; the Philippines, 115,- 026 ; Hawaii, 6,4491 Porto Rico, 3,435 ; Guam, 210; Samoa, 77, and the Panama Canal strip, 474 square miles. All of the detached territory is subject to change as the limits become more correctly defined.
Carbide of Calcium.—The transport and storage of this “explosive” by railways has necessitated more special legislation than, we believe, any other explosive. The last order on the subject is that carbide of calcium, while in the possession of a railway for transport, shall not be stored in any railway goods shed, but shall be stacked in the open under waterproof sheets, and so placed as to prevent its getting wet. Further, that all lights shall be kept away from carbide thus- stacked, and should it become wetted while in the possession of a railway for transport, the consignment shall be destroyed by immersion in at least twenty times its own bulk of water. It is to be noted- that the fact of carbide having become wet is ordinarily apparent from the outside appearance of the drum or case, and a disagreeable odor indicating a leakage of gas. It cannot be mistaken by anyone with olfactory nerves.—Indian Engineer.
Soot in the Atmosphere.—A scientific investigator in Cincinnati has been trying to arrive at a definite idea of the amount of soot deposited in that city in the course of a year. One of his tests was to place two buckets, three-fourths filled with water, on
eleven roofs in different parts of the city. At the end of three months a careful analysis of the contents of the buckets to ascertain the amount of carbonaceous matter was made. The result is that in the downtown area the falling soot amounts to 541 tons a month, or eighteen tons daily. On a square mile of the city the soot deposit is 171 tons a month, or 343,728 pounds, an average of several pounds to each inhabitant. In one of the suburbs the soot in the bucket was 464 grammes to the square foot for a period of thirty days. For the same time the deposit at a central point in the city was 22,550 grammes to the square foot.
Other cities that burn soft coal need not flatter themselves that they fare much better. A glance out at the window tells the story. In many parts of a sooty city the trees and flowers are coated with grime and often refuse to grow. The smoke cloud injures health in several ways, one of which is the shutting out of the sunlight that destroys disease germs. That soot is deposited in human lungs is a fact well known to surgeons. These figures were laid before a smoke-abatement league meeting in Cincinnati a few days ago, and it was resolved to ask the next legislature for more stringent anti-smoke laws. The present methods of smoke abatement are visibly unsatisfactory, and the opinion is widely held that relief must come through some means not yet attained.—Exchange.
The Tortoise Fountain and the Van
dal.—In the Piazza Tartaruga stands the most charming fountain in Rome. It is attributed to Raphael, though it was erected by
the Florentine Taddeo Landini in 1585. It is composed of a bronze group of four youths, dolphins and tortoises. On the night of December 8 one of the tortoises was cut away with a chisel and stolen. No trace of it has yet been found. The same kind of a theft was committed thirty years ago, but the tortoise stolen then was afterwards discovered in London. It has been repeatedly proposed to transfer this fountain to some museum in order to avoid the danger of such vandalism as was committed on the 8th.
Coral as Precious Stone.—Board No. 1 of the United States General Appraisers has announced a decision regarding the duty on different kinds of coral. Certain corals imported by Garreaud & Griser had been assessed at 50 per cent, ad valorem, under the provision in paragraph 115 of the tariff act for manufactures of coral and various other substances, including agate, alabaster, garnet, jasper, onyx, and marble. The importers filed a protest, maintaining that certain pieces which were cut but not set were properly dutiable at 10 per cent, only under the provision in paragraph 435 for precious stones cut, but not set. The pieces in question were valued at 28 francs per gramme, and were intended to be mounted as jewelry.
General Appraiser,. Sharretts, who writes the opinion of the board, says that if such pieces of coral are to be regarded as precious stones they would come under paragraph 435, the Federal courts having held, in the case of Benedict v. United States, that the provision in that paragraph is, a