The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-08
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Auxiliary to Iron, Steel and t lllll-
Ser 10 Help Maintain 81 Vast ''
Building Activity.
WI i Z D SAVE I: I. FORESTS !: y r: y
Glance 1t Record Of l2cn mark; bic
Il. b cveloptnent 81 This This. Branch
Of Trade.

& rnrta, "a The Times DlspatcL.l5 t,3
4, y TIM ORE, nj July I'll. IN. wy n,,t
l,e rapidly uses o. cs,,e
mn, he possibilities OF scenenl ...n.s,
fnctire iii the South. the aMal'ulaI.ui 10.
I Raaord &c #this week reviews ' tl Tue. n,
$t,,,,,,its MA 1eyeopment Of the cement ~ ~
4 Al ~. Al, tl,e 3tinitd states. and
1sso tito United states produccted
sSo ON mn ions OF pig iron; last year 4, tho
;yns nearly % O0o flons
~. - n little over SIX times US lnuch
49, Id production of a#auaTter$ o. . y ~ ~,
tnrv ago. This is everywhere aceup.I =,
ID 3nn, az the most m arveloiis grow. -
%indnstrial history, and Yeti Is ny NJ, -
ia compared with the rate 10y
h ~ ~ i S,,,n,,,,focturc Of Portland cement.
,,y,, i. one turns he can but be strEuck
WIN the amazing Increase IN the use ~
ce,,,ent for$concret constrnc Tor NY ny
AMY Il, great oticc buildings and Immense
faciorics. but nehotels. dWcllin gs ny Is -,
a3a,ver. other form of construction Wool f1h,s
V c,so,,r,et 8 Il cverywhcre coming III 70 use
#rhn creation Of the Portland cement ~ u
Il d,istry as d result Of this FORM OF e S'
/ striciion6is one OF the wonders o. y ny ~.
Stndustrial world. III sio the 1othl ~.
nit n OF Portland cemett- IN the ~ hlte y.
Efatasl was ~ 900 barrels las T. yea II
wns "a 900, 900 barrels, or over 500 times
$ns much whereas In riE Iron proc 70 =
n Ia OUTPUT Of 1905 was only nbout 4 sia
tines d much as that OF ~ wv
u IL s.rowtl1 OF the cement Industry has IN
"a va Ehampered or interfered Wltl we ne.
& growth OF the iron industry. IN the
contrary, but for the creat ton q TINS ileW
Industry. the construct ton ueNeiopli y "
the country would have been halted or
else we would have ma an ~
ana steel famine.
Sj,35 Help Save Forests.
..Outside OF the general value 70 the the
country BY the development OF su Illl u
great Industry with its vast creation, o.
wealth and Of employment mere = Wy
L rrrren I snecIf1c value of having come at
Il s,ich n fortunate time to supplement iron.
and steel. and equally Important IN heir
Il Ing to- save American forests from cont
Splete destruction. "A 8 concrete has sup
8nlemented iron, so has 1t helped the 4 UNI L.
( her situatio by coming into many forms
\ Of cons truction where timber would other
EE,Slsg have been essential The demand
for Timber will continue to increase 70
8such an extent as to erde r even 4 peSy
Ssyond what we have heretofore seen our
Forest Interests and but for cement this
would become far worse This industry
therefore, has not only the value OF a
new creation Of vast extent to Its credit
but to this 1t adds immeasurable value
rs st1pplementing iron and steel and lulr-
Der c cement has simply come in us aE
9auxiliary$to help maintain our vast build n
Ing activity.
9s5sl'1,'There iss no likelihood that the dee.-7s
4 yeloplnent OF cement In the future will
$5be other than an aid to the expansion
n Of the iron and steel industry, for the
#lattersis S growing, with as great rapidly
y as capital and labor can be found ade-
:8quate Ito utilize our ore and coal re-
sources. But as we seem to be standing
Just at tho threshold Of still further
x expansion Of world wide Importance In
Iron and steel, with a worldwide expan-
sion OF every line OF human activity 50
Il we seem to be but at the beginning OF q
Il development OF the cement industry.
S which. while the rate Of growth cannot.
! Of course, continue at tho same great
percentage OF Increase MS for the last
4 quarterzo of a century, will&at least, In all
4 probn bility, continue as great In the act
@ral Figures Of advance rs OF late years.
AS ia to rs 1900 tho total cement produc-
n ton or the country was only 100000
A barrels. The next year it jumped to 12,-
100000 barrles. followed in 1902 by n gain
Il Of nearly {, 900, 900 barrels and reaching
Il In 1908 an output Of q, 100000 barrels,
"A from which there was an advance In 1905
s. 10 {34,000,000 barrels =. \