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By RENE BACHE

duce good cement, it is necessary to
have limestone and clay of peculiar kinds, and to
mix the two in very definite proportions. The
materials ground to the fneness of -four and
when water is added they enter into chemical
combination Something like twelve million dol
cement consumed in the United States last year.
Fortunately suitable limestone is found in large
quantities in the vicinity of nearly all the cities
New York obtains its supply mostly from up the
Hudson, near Rondout. 1t is plentiful in the west
part of Massachusetts,; likewise west of Phila-
delpha, and south of Chicago. There is no lack of
clay either. Thus nothing stands in the way of
the production of cement in unlimited quantities by
anybody; fact that will render abortive recent
alleged attempt to establish cement trust and put
up the price of this indispensable material.
Where Concrete Comes in
AS stated, this cement is mixed with sand and
gravel to make the artificial rock that called
concrete 1t to bind the particles of gravel
and sand together in solid mass durable than
many kinds of natural stone For building pur-
poses concrete has two great advantages: it is
cheap, and it can be produced quickly the spot
where it is wanted for 1t either be nodded
blocks poured into framework molds, the latter
afterward being taken away. Sometimes steel
frames surrounded by it, making what is known
reinforced concrete.
For concrete it is necessary to have sand and
gravel Of both happily, plentiful supplies are
available all large cities. Near New York
there immense deposits of sand, and up the
Hudson River are enormous gravel banks, as well
in the southwest corner of Connecticut and IN
New Jersey. But land becomes more valuable
and about the metropolis, contractors find them
selves obliged to look farther away for these
terals 1t is important that they should know just
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Did you look! l don't believe
you half looked"
His eyes strayed to the other
two children. who had gone on
busily in the play.
Were making big hive, and
I'm a bee," he explained.
i don't care what you're max
ing" his mother informed him;
Il want my trowel."
But l want to play!" he walled.
Strangely enough, he didn't like
being interrupted any better than
did his mother. Il don't know
where it is, and l can't find it,!
A storm threatened l waited
in suspense.-saw flicker of anger
light in Alicia's eyes; saw it die
down. Clifford waited too, his
eyes on his mother, anxiety in his
little face.
Go along and play, them" his
mother finally decided.
He went gladly.
7 SUPPOSE" she apologized to
L me, Il ought to have had it out
with him, and made him find the
trowel He ought to have done it,
you know, and he knows it; but
one can't be firm all the time"
NO." l said, lone can't"
1t was noon, and coming over
the lawn toward US l saw Mr..
Hall. He is a large, personable
man, with boyish. lovable ways
that make one think of Clifford.
Clifford ran to meet his father.
Well, old chap" he said, TAX
ing him up in his arms, have you
been good this morning?"
The child started to say yes.
A shade fell over his face. He
looked for the answer in his moth
er's eyes, and found it. Not a very
good boy" he confessed humbly.
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cannot have him be impolite."
/ turned my back so that l
shouldn't see his discouraged lit
tie air. Suddenly he ran past me
shouting joyfully Some little
friends of his had come to play.
Sunshine had come back to the
world. Clifford had forgotten all
about his injuries, which he had
no name for. He had general
hurt feeling of the injustice of
things, the kind l have had my
children have, the kind l have
had them show i'll temper about
or sulk about, according to their
natures, but which at the time
] thought was all their fault.
But it didn't take much to make
him forget Luckily it doesn't.
THE children were deep in play,
L when Alicia suddenly asked,
Clifford! Have you seen my
trowel?"
He did not answer her, deep as
he was in his game of make be-
lieve.
Clifford, have you seen my
trowel:" asked Alicia
Again he did not answer.
Did you hear mother speak,"
she asked sharply.
Yes" he replied; but l
didn't hear what you said"
Don't prevaricate!' Alicia
warned him Il asked you if you
had seen my trowel.'
No" he answered, and turned
to play again.
Are you sure, Clifford?
He shook his head. He didn't
want to be interrupted.
Well, then, will you please
go and look for it: ?"
But I'm playing" he walled,
and / don't know where it Isl"
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SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JUNE 49, 1908

well, you can look, can't you? Go over behind
the sweet peas Run along, like good little boy,
Il don't want to!' he objected. Pm playing"
1--WE can't do what to all the time"
Alicia told him, not without sweetness Go right
along!"
He started his search slowly, his head bent
down, dragging his feet after him.
Run aiong' urged Alicia. Run along pleas
antly Hasn't mother told you often that you
have to mind pleasantly"
There note in her voice that commanded
obedience. He started off at quicker pace. He
back in a moment.
Il can't find it."
Did you look? don't believe you half looked"
G~1 II
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his straggly garden. There didn't seem to be much
place in the world just then for Clifford. Alicia
looked across at him serenely,
His feelings hurt, she said lightly. Il
can tell it from the way he lunches his shoulder
Sometimes think I'd rather have him show some
temper than get sulky.
You wouldn't like that any better her friend
replied You have to punish them when they fly
into temper"
Well said Alicia gaily, there's some satisfac-
ton in that; but when they 60 of and suk there S
nothing one do but let them alone.
AS would have gone over to him. . Please don t,
his mother urged. Il always pretend not to notice
him when he gets of his fits, and he really has
/ Si1nnV
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lkE1H cities for structural purposes This put in
EhS[2gJ plain language means that study is to be
NWM made of the available supplies of building
H@M materials furnished by Nature in the neigh
HNX1d borhood Of the principal centers of popula-
tA1d ton.
kUIS2 1t often happens that contractors at
WA loss to know where to look for suitable
@S stone, clay for bricks, or other materials
that they require for building purposes Plenty
may exist nearby but they ignorant of the fact
Geologic experts hitherto have not made it their
special business to discover and point available
deposits of sharp sand, gravel, what not, and
those already known, located more or less by acct
dent, are constantly being exhausted.
For building cities immense quantities of certain
structural materials such for example as llme
sand and clay, necessarily required AS the
old deposits used up, rendered unavailable
by the extension of inhabited areas fresh of
supply must be found Thus contractors are
obliged extend their search farther and farther
afeld, often, indeed to great distances. If they
had to scientific maps, showing them
actly where look for the stuff they wanted, much
expense as we'll as trouble would be saved.
Now it is the intention of the Government to
provide such maps, which will be prepared under
the direction of Geologist N H. barton. Further
more, incidentally to making the requisite
veys, the various structural materials considered
will be carefully tested Samples will be subjected
not only to examination but trials which will de-
termine their practical usefulness Thus materials
for concrete viii be actually mixed in half ton lots
with view to ascertaning their exact crushing
strength and other qualities.
Concrete is gaining steadily increasing mpor
tarce as building material 1t is an artificial
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What Nine Cities Have

TO summarize roughly and briefly few salient
points in regard to the economic resources of nine
principal cities. in the way of building materials:
The famous Lemont limestone, of which much Of
the city is built, is found even within the urban
limits. Not far away too is Joliet, standing
and built out of vast bed of most beautiful lime
stone from which source an nexhaustible supply
is readily obtainabe. AS for clay suitable for
building purposes, there are no deposits OF first
quality in the vicinity of Chicago; but there is
plenty of material of kind sufficiently good to
maintain an extensive brick making industry.
ST Louis, the other hand is underlaid by Won
derful deposits of most valuable clays, running all
the way from fire clays to the plastic material
Continued page 10
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BUILDING STUFF FOR OUR CITIES

stone, made by mixing cement with
sand and gravel. In order to pro-
duce good cement, it is necessary to
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7TTNDER a special appropria-
J ~ ton by Congress, the
limited States GeO1Ooica1
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En- egtR improntR ua vsnds 40 papaV
peEi6dico viojO 6 $500 los A8 kiIaa Clm
'quSntGE)
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BBILLANTES CALIFI-
CaCiOneS OltuVO e|
iOVen Garcia Ortiz
de Cayey.
Vsntaj0sisimas pTOp0siciones para
TepTeSsltaT una acTeBitada fabri-
ca De tabac0S.
Estdl lIIOgIllta i el!I0 1. Slntn EI.nl,
(De nuestrO a0nsspOnsal. }

AbRil 17.-8eg6n aa nos info7ma nueu.
tro busn amigo ? correligionario don Pa.
dro Garcia Ortiz Fsnidents hoy en- Ia Ci.,
dad de San Juan, On los tiltimoB ex6maneu
OslebFadoB por lB Junta del BeEviCio Civil
puertoRFiquena, hR obtsnido bTillautos ca.
liicacionsBj aiendo uuo dc los que mas pro.
medic alCRnz6: 89. .96.
No otra cosa pods eBpsrsrge del i6ven
Garcia Ortiz, quieni st6 Feputado an Ca
yey, como an i6vsn r0vochRdo, nor ID
que Bs Ie considers como caphCidad sufi
Ciente para 0Oupar cuRlquiOr cargo, adm
aquello1 que poE Bu dslicRdsza y conoCi.
miento especial que de elloB ha ds taneFue.
FequieTen. idoneidRd intaIigancis nor
paTte de los que han dc cubRirlog.
NosotroB, que gozRmoB con los triunfog
de nuestFos amigos, haCemoB esta Iigers "a.
Beis, con 81 fin do estimular 81 i6vsn Gar.
cia Ortiz todo1 RquslloH que como 81,
son amantes del eStudio.
For caEta particular qua retsnemos
an nueStr0 podsE, 8s nos hRCs ssber, oue Il
j6ven Santiago Roaario Ortiz, sctuslnente
cAbo del Eegimiento do Puerto Rico, v.
proxlmo % liCenCiamieuto, Ie haoeu van.
tSloSfHimaS pF0poHiCionss para ropresentar
On San Juan, ls acrsditRdR fsbFics de q.
bAcos de don Augsl Ducheana, Concs diem.
dole podeE para veTifcar transRciones de
cualquieF ClaBe,
Conocisndo Las pFendaB personaIes in.
tOleCtuRIsB que alderman al i6ven mencio'
nadO, CEesmoB es una buenR aduuisici6n
que hace sl senior DuchssnG.
-SsntidfSima hR nido ca este pueblo Il
augsnci8 del CorFecto cRbo de l8 Policfa
InBulRRo BsiioE OlivieEa
Solo dos meaes eatuvo en- CaYey, captain.
doIe On tan Corto lRpBo de tempo, genera.
leg simpatfaB.
POcoB caboH hsy en- 81 regimiento de ID
Policfa de laY condolences morales 8 inte'
leCtuales del Cabo Oliviera: asf 10 creemog
La ORlle de Santa Elena, que DOR lar.
go tempo Be tenfs oIvidadR ? hu6rfsns de
EecomPosiciones necsssHias 90 hR proOsdi.
do ca estog dfaB arFojsrlo unos cusntos
oarroI de piedra piCRda, anulando ssf Is
inf nidsd de bRchsI que allf habfa.
Al baluarte unioniatt, ne ls ests concs.
diendo pRTts de 10 mucho gus requiere.
Muy bien por nueEtro popular alealds
senior Mendoza.
En- nusatPa pr6xima cP6nica NOS ocu.
paEemos extsnBsments dc lRB meioFaB in
tFOduCidss por 81 ayuntamiento unionists,
en cate pueblo.
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De TEATRO.

Elena QueT6, 81 se6or, Elena Quer6 y
NADIA mas que Elena Quer6. No eg cue
20 critiqus Los que la acompaharon, en
50 mayor pRTts aiCionadoy. AL contrario
aplRudo, no % labor artfatica, sino 90
buen deseo, Bu Comportsmianto, nabiando
dcomo no!) que Csda uno ssrfs an David
81 lado de Rquslla Goliat valga 10 COM
pa'aci6n.
La BsfoTR QusT6 90 ma artista On tods
ls extension de la palabFa. Canta CON
vsfdadoro amor y rsCita admirabIsmsnte
Sient9 10 que dice.
Digo que Canta poTqns adm Ie queda
bsstante Voz, bien timbEa1a, aunque no
extsnGs, do mucho voldman, go tambIo.
rosa ratios, fraBea clRro; leguEs, niemprs
atac8 con vaIentfa los agudos.
Como dEamEticR, estuvo la aItura de
50 fama.
HizO una Regina en- "Ls fiesta 5e San
Anton" quo pocos 10 Buparan. Sc Ia hizo
BaliF escsnR variaa vaces, tribus6ndols .
una ovsci6n eBpl6ndida.
Un Antonio ca "CRFamelo' Isino tan
bueno, d manoB 10 mas parscido posible &
ls Incompatible B samoa Matr6u, do glo.
FioSR EecoTdaCi6n, msjor6ndola en- VOC DOR.
que Fepito: VOC items. La verdRd NADIA
mas que la vsrdad.
D-Spu6u en- La tEapers", sl ptiblico la
aplau3i 3i6 haAta mas no poder con iustiCis.
De los dem6S compsnsro8 de ia bella
tiple porque ESQ tambiea es de taner muy
en cusntR, amRbleB lectorel; eB una belleza
, claTo sst6 una artiBta busna y guaps
tiens doble motive de admiration.
Los demau Compansrop, Espito, algunoB
hicisTon Cuanto les foe posible. W decfs
81 programs como aquel aragon6s que que
Ffa psGCaF sin Carnada ls dacfan: "Ud.
no va psHcRF NADIA" Isl, conteataba, ps.
70 90 que 20 no eng no nadie. El que
quiaTs picRF, que piqus".
"Con objsto de- dRT 4 ConoCsr ID tipIs
sefoTa QusT6, me paTsce dspis el progrS'
ma, hemoS tornado IN cuadEo''. Y asf
era en efecto y poF sBo no hay que cuIpar
nRdie.
Y, AhOra, lsOtor qusrido, 81 gus 80 pa
EeCe a aFagOn6l del Cuento ea ests CroniSta:
acudo q teatEo, 70 no sngah0 nRdie.
7 Gno t0 gunta la labor artfHtica dc ID he.
roina de RnoChe, no vuelvas, psTO volye.
EGs, est6 GeguEo de clio.
NOTES.-The.
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La TURINA" VOLVE-
ra a abir SuS ia
Heres en- Caguas.
EI PaTOCO Fernandez TaVipi6 eSGsnas
de b0IOT que COImnVierOn ell
mundO.
Las dlmaS d0dIGlals ID ''Ad0rleI6n POrD6iua''
han ldGuIrld0 para ID piFHOgull IN honlio !
lBJOSO paIIO
(Ds n"sstrO oOrrsspOnsaE sspeial. }

AbEil 18t-Nou hemou informado de
que la fdbriOR do tabRCoB Il ''Tugina'
vuelve abrir Bus tRllsEe1 que tenfan cerEa-
dos poF aCumuIRci6n de exiutenciaB
lei venerable curB p6Eroco B. Fer
n6ndsa, hR montrRdo con vivezR CoIorido
on IL igleBis Cat6liCa, ants IN numeroEo
RnditoFio, ell tTagiCo drama del CaIvRrio,
cuadFos que han impFeuionGdo han heCho
ReviViF On IL mGnt8 del pueblo Cri0tiano
aquOlIag eBCenas de dolor que ConmoVieEon
81 muudo.
La venerable congregation de lsno-
rRB dediCadRI Is 'tAdOFRci6n psrpstua"
ha adquirido para IL paEEoquia de esta
ciudad un bonitC y lujoIo pslio adornRdo
con aTtfaticR1 laboFeB On I'm fondo de BsdB
encRFnRda, Gf~valor de dichR pEenda eg de
$85 dollars.
-Ss aCentdR con inEiStencia 81 Fumor
en- el pueblo de que 81 intoIigente apEe-
ciado joVen Natalio Bayon0t Dfaz, ssr6
nombFado geCFstRFio de u CoEts municipal
de este diBtElto.
Nos alegrRmos muy de varaB que tel
rumoT Bs confFme, rues hRYto Conocidas
son Lac pFondRB dc Illustration, pTobidRd y
honEadeg, que alderman tan Himp6tico
candidate.
-LlamRmoB la atsnei6n de. nusatro ho,
noERble alcGlds para que con tempo haga
deBRpRFaCer lo8 desnivGIeI notablss que
han suffido y van Bufrisnd0 Lar GALES con
motive del zanjado que 90 hRce para ID
ColoCRCi6n do los tuboa del acueducto, por.
que opinamoB que 81 quadan tel como van
quedRndo, OuRndo laB plumas pdblicas en-
pisCsn vertsr sgua, quedaFkn algunan
cailes de la paEts bsia de IL CiudRd, con.
v0Etidas On ChRrcng de sguR y lodo.
"a preveer antes que remediar."
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lEPARTAMENTO De EDUCRCI0N.
ANUNCIO.

PEOpoGiCioneI CerrsdaI en- cusdruplicado,
para IL construction de una cssa.escuela
de bloquss de camento en Ia ciudad de
Vega Bajs, Puerto Rico, BsTSn rscibidal
On esta ofcina hastR las diSz de II ma
flRnR del dia 1 de mayo de 1908, hnER ca
que Las pFoposiciones SeEan abieEtau.
Los datoH que % de1ssn deber6n BsE
psdidos diysCtaments & IL ofcina del Co
misienRdo de Instruction. Para garanti.
Ear la davoluCi6n de Los pianos egpeCif'
cacionas, cada postor depositaE6 Is cantidad
de do $25.0O. CuRlquisra de Ia1 PROPOSE.
clones todaB sllas podr6n Ear Hechazadau
81 20 juzgaro convoniente. Lon gobreB que
.snoieFTan las pFopoIiCiOnsI dsben Eer diri
gidaS On la Biguisnts forms: "sr. Conf
Bionsdo de obstruction, San Juan, r. r.
PropoBicionsg para ID construction de CauR
eBcuela ca Vegs BsjB, Puerto Rico''.
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ILu gustl Ia ndslsn7 SQul.ru olrI,P

Oompre una Pisnols an Piano pianol
ID do ID C6lebre casa THE AEOLIAE
Co., do New York que ha psrfscCionadc
sIto instEumento hasta llegRr & IL RlturG
que OItk. OualquisE peEIona puodO intsr,
pEetaT una rieza de m6Eica como u fuOra
IN artists.
AdsmGg, hay iempEs pianos de ID como
CidB maEca PLEYEL, Pianos Alemane-,
pianos WebeFy maTca PARIS BAZAR,
eatos iltimOs plGEog rRz6n dc SO men
Buales Ein pagaE NADIA Rdelantado.
Una ViGito n PARIS BAZAR d0 P0.
dEo GiuIti 6 una caEta diriiidA q doparta'
montO musical Pondr6 & las peruona1 into'
EelRdRI "a pOBaIi6n de lo1 datoI que u0
donean.
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E'snelas tlRls ] GlIzltO suDlrIal.

81 popular eatablecimisnto del Usior
Am6rico SRlas, hR removable an las tItimou
vapores 81 eIpl6ndido Burtido ds euancin1
finRu que BiempTe items di1posiCi6n de
Eug fAvOreCsdore1 pEoCode do Il. meiore.
CaIaH da Europa J ds America. CnIzndo
de lnB mas Olegantel toEmas, americsno
eSpsfol , frances, tisne tambien en- gran
cRntidad diveEBag formas 81 aCraditado
oEtakluCimiento. Para Lar pE6ximau fio-tau
q ensusntrR ALI 10 msioE I'D haEato.
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Ha fsIleGidO en- Guraho Ell sefor
SeVeTian0 Vazquez.
(De nWsStrO oOrrespOnsa5)

Gurabo 19.-El dis II de los corrien.
teB tuvo efsOto en- GuEabo 81 entieEEo del
qu8 On vida fu6 IN buan oiudsdano, com.
patriots senior 6everiano Vazqusz Diafru.
tabs 81 inRdo en- aquslla pobIaci6n dc ge
neralss Bimpatiss "a fsIIecimiento ha li.
do muy Bentido.
La ConcurEonCia 81 entlerro fue nums.
rosa y apsBar de hRbeEBe efsCtuado sBs &C..
to medic dis, horR On que reinRba una
temperature muy fosrte sl contingente de
perBOnRH que acompafi6 81 faretro Ia til.
TINA morada, fa6 grande.
DsIpidisron el dueIo, con uontidaB fra
csg, log zefOEeI CuevaS Aboy, Gonzalez
Garcia y Morales.
Paz al que fae nusstro mss ssntido
p6sRma aus deudog.
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Union Social" de Msyagiisz.

Atents invitsci6n rscibimos3 para Ia
yeladS litsEsria que orgsnfEass para el
dla ~ de los CoErientsU. 81 quito centro s
gociedad recreRtivs de Mayagtisz "Uni6n
Social'
Damog gracisB por Ia cortesfs.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
Office Of the Commissioner.
ADVERTISEMENT.

Sealed proposals in quadruplicats for
the construction of an eight (8) room Oo,
ment block school building at VegB BsiG
will be received at this cffics until 10 a.
NJ. May l, 1908 and then opened. A
deposit Of twenty five dollars ($25.OO)
will beGquired % security for the return
of plans and specifications.
Tbs right iB reserved to reject any OF
ali pFopoHalR
Further information furnished upon
application. Envelopes containing propo-
sails should bs endorsed "PEoposal for the
construction Of School Building 1t Vegs
Baia, P. r. AID addreuBed to the Com
missioner Of Education, San Juan, p. r.
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PARQUE BOBINQUEN
SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO.
Axrso IMPORTANT

La nuova administrator ionO gusto de anunciar suo
da prmero de Mayo del ao evara efeco Ia rau
nauguracon del Prque dversOnOs Durano 81
&c Abr haran las reormas bricas perO aOrto
para pubco de costumbre E programa inaueu
aci6n sora publcadO mas tardO BOrnquen Park c. L. T.
Z2edw0y, Manager.
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ci6n de San Luis deGcendienta de uno de-
los Antiques gObsFnsdoFes sBpaf ,lss de
Caiifornia. Ha emprsndido allf notableB
obras mAtaEiales , alberto numsEoEos po.
zoE.
No abunda ls region de Bahia Msgda,
lsna en- Was de communications; tiene algu.
nos CaminoB que Corren de Matsncita has
ta el hermoBo vale de Comond6, por eI
NoEte, por 81 sur q TodoH 5antoD, La
Pas San jose del Cabo; hay otEo8 SEN
dsroB hschos an tempo de Ia COnquista,
eapAECidos por Ia sierra , que llevan hsRta
loI manantiRlss do sguR diRtanteg unoB do
otroR mas de veints millau.
Como Bs We paEecs que la eucassz de
agua, la ned que 6sts tEaa conBigo psra 81
caminAnte las penosaB durfaimas Consa'
cuenclaa que pEoduceu, son Las que, como
una notR triIts y diacordante, % dsotRCan
de ID narration del CoEresponEaI ameri
cano,
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-MilIaEsg de enfsrmo8 dGl o-t6msRo
bsndicen hoy en- diR % cuEaCi6n heCha
por IL Dfsmad4 sEotomacalina Ulrioi"
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En- elta impgents 9 Vond0 papol do
pSri6dico yieio $500 los 46 kiIo1 CWn
qwintaL)
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1908-04-20
ABR1L 18 1908.

Barometro 80. 80 %
Yerm6netro 49,. Isl
Maxima."....... 50
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-22

screws, and thus the work advanced,
When the tunnel went through soft
sand and mud the front of the shield
was closed, and 1t was forced ahead,
making an aperture for tubing, but
when the tunnel course passed through
rock or hard earth the front was partly
opened by gates and workmen blasted
the rock or dug out the earth and pass
ed il back through the air locks.
The tubes are of cast iron. backed
UP with cement. The iron Is cast in
segments or parts of circle. and
when half "A dozen of these segments
arc bolted together they form ring,
perhaps two feet wide and an inch
and half thick and having hange
almost "A foot wide. The meeting edges
of these rings are inachincd to mako
them fit as closely as possible, and
when put together packing is inserted
to make them absolutely tight. The
interior of the iron tube thus formed
Is lined with concrete OF a sufficient
thickness to cover the nanges and
leave a smooth, round tube. Then
benches of concrete are built up on the
sides, to make footpaths for workmen,
these having pipes let into them for
carrying electric wires or the like.
The railway ties are bedded in con-
crete on the tunnel floor.
In this manner tube Is formed,
about foot in thickness, that IL
strong, durable and water tight. In the
case of the Pennsylvania tubes In the
Hudson river 1t was found necessary
to anchor them, because they lay for
Il considerable distance In the shifting
sands of the river bottom. which would
tend in time to move and endanger
their stability. To insure their per-
manent location screw piles were run
through the tunnel bottom at inter-