The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-12
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Progress Marked ii Concrete

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The reports Of the concrete manu-
lfactnrers at the great meeting IN
Chicago this week VIII prove that this
is, indeed, the age of concrete. ! Con-
crete is solving new architectural
problems each year It is 'fre-proof,
vermin proof. hygienic and artistic.
u aids Ia providing certified milk for
the baby sin increasing the fresh egg
supply for the farmer; in providing
foundations for the sky-scraper; in
n driving malaria from swamp land: IN
bringing water to the desert; ia
4 spanning great waters, including even
the. ocean itself, and In providing
good roads anywhere for anybody
It's powers OF utility are Infinite ana
unlimited. Each day develops new
i methods by which concrete Is made
to serve mankind.
New Orleans Is now fighting fer
rife battle with bubonic plague. VIC
tory Is in sight. 1t comes from the
destruction OF rats and the closing a
their breeding places. This last Is
only ACCOMPLISHED by closing IN every
hole in house wall and sewer with
concrete filing. Concrete Is also used
In improving the sewer system Of this
southern city in the great health cam
patgn now being waged. Hundreds Of
Old nnsanitary wooden floors are also
being torn up. and replaced BY. clean
snoisture-proof concrete upon which
even the most insfdious disease germ,
tnnds little chance for existence.
One OF the greatest DRAINAGE pump
ling plants In the world is now being
constructed across the river from New
l;Orleans. Its; Foundation dam will
jthave solid concrete surface 24s feet
Hong, As feet wide and seven feet deem
Piles have been driven into depthI
Dof sixty feet below the surface Of Inc
bayou It crosses. The bottom Of the
dam is Twenty-Five feet below, and
the concrete surface is heavily rein
forced with steel because 1t must sup
port four OF the largest pumps ever
construction in the world. Their ca
pacity will be q million gallons OF
water a minute. The plant will drain
and claim nearly, Sc; 900 acres of rich
agricultural land,
thousands Of acres OF coast land
throughout the world, annually. swept,
into the sea, indicate the need Of coast
protection. In addition to the loss
OF acreage, the sea waves in a heavy
storm AFFORD potection from both
losses. a strong sea wall OF ,vitrifed
concrete has lately been designed for
a South California coast, which. IL
constructed, will absolutely protect
the shore "A broad esplanade is to
run parallel with this wall. Stairs
at the beach end Of each city street
viii give access to the water and or.
namental eiectrolfers will light 1t ef-
tectfyely. A similar concrete con-
strriction for the protection Of Revere
Beach, near Boston, has already dem
onstrated its durability. The shore
protection at Galveston, Tex, includ-
ed in the reconstruction work after
the great disaster Of 1900, could moi
have been constructed without the nae
Of concrete.
Il Real estate men in different cities
4 are using concrete to terrace hill.
sides and SO turn them into desirable
residence locations. In southern Cal.
ifornia some Of the most picturesque
residences are located upon fiigh
hills. They are easily accessible be.
cause OF the moderately inclined
streets made by excavating into the
hillside and building out a solid CON
crete foundation. This use OF con
crete Is adding millions of dollars to
the real estate value Of the country.
The durability Of concrete as road
or street is being demonstrated IN
Bellefontaine, o.. which is credited
with being the first city OF the coun.
try to use concrete paving OF the mod
ern type. Paving which was laid upon
-four streets around the court house IN
this city in 1893 and 1894, Is still in
good condition and will probably last
for many years. According to careful
records, the cost Of repairs upon this
paving during its time OF service has
been less than Ave cents square
yard, making yearly average Of less
than three mills.
4 Concrete railroad ties and; telegraph
poles are. among the newest develop
ments. Their advantages will likely
bring about q general substitution OF
concrete for wood for both purposes.
The superiority OF concrete telegraph
poles was proven last year in the
blizzard of New York. The, wooden
poles were broken of like reeds while
the concrete poles stood erect through
the fury Of the storm, although many
OF their wooden cross bars were,
wrenched loose.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has now a fve-mile section sup
piled with concrete telegraph poles.
Each pole carries sixty telegraph
wires. two forty pair telephone cables
and one signal control cable. The
weight Of these wires is 1,26S pounds
for each pole for an average span Of
100 feet Each pole has proved cap
able OF bearing an extra weight Of q
half inch OF ice upon each wire, and q
wind pressure Of eight pounds per
square foot upon the wires and tiiirs-
teen pounds upon the pole, amounting
to vertical loading Of 1900 pounds
The cost OF. the poles and their set
ting Is more than that for wooden
poles, but II Is believed that their
added durability will compensate fol
this. VIZ. "a +
The Department of Agriculture il
continually encouraging the uset Of
concrete upon the farm. It is recon: