The Detroit times., 1917-10-17
)NCRETE FOR PERMANENCE IN BUILDINGS AND GOOD NROAI

said he had decided not TO use man
ufactured stone.
Mistakes Natural for Artificial.
And why?" came the puzzled
query OF the manufacturer.
Because I saw the Blank Nation
al Bank building and your stone In
II is badly discolored-hasn' wealth
cred we'll"
Yes. know it, parted the man
ufacturer with twinkle. That's
built OF natural granite"
There are buildings I'm Detroit I'M
questionably taken TO be Of natural
stone which are. In reality, OF con
crete stone II is just such occa-
sional revelations OF unlocked for
achievement which contribute TO
the popular conception OF concrete
as a material OF which almost any
thing may safely be expected
When the granary Is 10 be rat.
proof. make n OF concrete. Is the
storage house 20 be frostproof?
Make IL OF concrete. Is "A residence,
hotel. theater once. factory build
ing or warehouse 10 be freproof?
Consider the Edison fre-build OF
concrete. Is the structure 10 be
framed 70 resist and minimize the
vibration OF machinery? Use con
crete How 10 rebuild San Fran
cisco earthquake proof There was
the answer still erect among the
ruins Build OF concrete Now
when the nation is wrestling with
the shipping problem they are be.
ginning 70 build ships OF concrete,
and tho end Is not yet Concrete
Is in It's infancy.
In the city. the greatest industrial
enterprises are housed In buildings
OF reinforced concrete construction
why? Lowest ultimate cost Least
depreciation Least vibration Max
lmum light Saving in insurance
Peace OF mind Low. transmission
Of sound Good heat Insulation
Then, Il is most freproof OF all, and
second only in initial cost 10 mill
construction. which is not freprooi
at all. And in the cities, too, be
sides the sidewalks, the pavements
there are sewers. cOnduits lighting
standards. viaducts. bridges. retain
Ing walls. wharves. warehouses
Grain elevators In garden and c0GD
try estates are first the houses
greenhouses. garages. stables, swim
ming pools. tennis courts, fountains
lily ponds, pergolas, bird baths
etatua.y. flower boxes, and garden
walls
At the front" are gun bases and
fortincations and az the last. there
ar caEkets, vaults mauseleums
and granite (?l monuments all OF
concrete, and not a tenth is told.
Roads Greatest Work.
or all the myriad triumphs of the
magic material not one perhaps has
left so broad TRAN for the march
OF civilization as the concrete
road II camo whom the pleasure
car and tho motor truck urged II
into being. when the great future OF
The new transportation hung upon
the discovery OF an economical road
surface, whose low rrsI0tdnCF r
traction and whose high resistance
10 abrasion should omen the thoro
fares OF the nation 20 the natural
flow OF its commerce. Tho con
crete road ha proved 10 be Tho am
tomobile industrys best salesman
II took the automobile out OF the
city tnt7s tho country and. sent i
0Egf raAtes Nhere, As q means OF
transportation. IL could have no
competition II brought the farm
. ers TO the city, regardless of sea.
son took the city 20 the farmer and
saved him from ISOLATION The con
crete road and the motor vehicle
cleared the veins Of the country for
the rcd corpuscles OF commerce In.
asmuch as both these influences
have been fostered here in this com.
monwealth. there Is occasion for
more than ordinary pride Good
roads and a ready means OF utillz
ing them SO that distance is trans
formed from hours unto minutes
represent the greatest of Civiliza
tons complex factors. Ultimately
they will make the whole nation
cosmopolitan. overcome prejudice
and provlnclalism, promote hu-
man sympathy and understanding
which will be death to factionalism
and local strife. and unity a ma.
ions aims and appreciation for the
realization OF more perfect dem.
ocracy
II was here in this neck Of Michi
gan woods that the world learned
much about the economy OF good