Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-28
PREPARE FOR CEMENT men
Delegates to Convention Must Bring
Sample of Sand They Use, Says
Invitation.
PROGRAM rs ALL ARRANGED

One will need sand as one OF the
credentials 70 admit him to the tenth
annual convention Of the Midwest Cement
Users association which convenes in
Omaha, March 3 to 5. inclusive. This IL
not the sand the boys talk of when they
mention the ingredient necessary to
knock a chip off the other fellows Shout
der; but real white sand used in the mix
ing of concrete
Don't forget to bring a sample Of the
sand you are using is bit Of advice
that is printed on the back Of the pro-
grams Of the convention that are going
out to all the members. The officers
have decided they must make this real
technical discussion all the way through.
They have decided they want TO make a
scientific investigation of results obtained
from the use OF various grades of sand
ana of various other ingredients that go
to make up concrete.
Don't forget to bring photographs of
your best concrete work" is another ad-
monition that goes out with every pro-
gram.
Cabaret Acts as Bait
Don't forget to bring your knotty
questions that have been troubling you
all year" is still another And then this
highly technical program holds out bit
of social bait to draw the fellows by the
following:
Don't forget to get your cabaret
ticket, as there will certainly be some
thing doing at that said cabaret"
Oh, yes, there are to be moving pic
lures. too, every afternoon on the stage
os the Auditorium. showing some choice
concrete work. There will be the Cement
show in progress all the time to give the
fellows something TO feast their eyes on
by way of diversion and by way of get
ting an all-round gossipy acquaintance
with the cement business from one ex-
IRENE to the other; but as far as the
convention itself is concerned this is q
technical session for sure. The associa-
ton has decided to get right down to bust
ness and talk shop-talk shop technically
talk shop scientifically and talk shop
from the standpoint of the best expert
ences of the best men in the business
DahIman to Make Address.
No sooner will Jim Dahlmans welcome
address be answered by President G. f.
Lille of Fremont, than the guns will
open, and the technical discussions will
be on. This is session for the fell
lows, who love their business, for the
fellows who do not know that they know
it all, and who are willing to sit right
up In their seats and hear what the other
fellow knows about It,
r. H Park OF Bruning is to discuss
Concrete in Southern Nebraska" The
grading Of sands is TO be discussed by
George P. Dickmann, consulting chemist
OF the Northwestern States Portland Ce-
ment company. Frank /. Ringer Of Lin
coin, commissioner of the State Manu-
facturers' association, is to give a COM
prehensive talk on workmens' compensa-
ton and its relation to cement Users
Builders Have Day.
Thursday is to be engineers architects
and builders day. George p Dickman
appears here again. T. H. johnson, as
sistant city engineer of Sioux City, is
to talk on concrete pavement as laid
in Sioux City. p. P. Comoli of Sioux
City is to talk on architectural posi-
bilities of concrete homes
Friday some scientific discussions are
to come UP by professors of the Uni
versity of Nebraska, wha make a study
of concrete and cement work In a tech
nical way Prof. L. w. Chase of the
University of Nebraska is to speak on
silos in Nebraska. Prof. Clark e. Mickey
of the University Of Nebraska, is to
discuss Better Concrete Harry l.
Purcell of Chicago is to talk on the
problems of cement products manufac--
ture.
Space All Sold.
The space for booths in the Auditor
ium is all sold for the big cement show
the building will be all in a roar and a.
clatter with the activity of cement and
concrete machinery that will be operat-
ing for demonstration purposes during
the show.