The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-17
Seattle Wins World
Wide Publicity as
Home Of Continental
Pipe Mig. Co.

The largest manufacfuYfng plant
Of wood stAve pipe In the world IL
located In this city. While other
plants OF this company ara main
tsined At Tacoma and Portland. tho
largest producing factory a. wen -
general offices are situated In Sc
attic.
Few readers realize what . world
wide succsss the wood stAye pipe has
met with; the largest pipe In the
world. ~ feet in diameter. 10 the
product of the Continental Pipe
Manufacturing Company. Hundreds
81 miles Of wire-wound wood pipe
for distributing water for irrigation
purposeA city systemh household.
mine. mill. smeltsr and commercial
supply. are manufactured each year
by the company.
Wood stave pipe n adapted 10 any
purpose wher. water IN TO be deliv-
cred under pressure In either large
or small volume. and IL can be fur
nished Mt . much lower cost than
any other type OF pipa
Continental Continuous BtAvs
Wood Pipe IL made in any size.
usually from 10 inches on up to 20
feet in diameter. slaves are miiled
TO the proper shape-banded with
separate bands. spaced according TO
the pressure to which the pipe will
be subjected. Bands have ualisabie
cast iron connections or shoes and
are threaded. 20 that the slaves can
be drawn tightly together.
This company manufactures and
can furnish all kinds Of cast iron
fittings for wire wound pipe
As much attention has been given
the bands and wire as the wood.
Bands are made from espe cialiy
specified mild rolled steel of very
high tensile strength. Shoes are the
special design Of this company.
Continental Greco Wood Plume was
developed 10 meet the insistent de-
mand Of irrigation. mining and pow
that would deliver water without
waste
Different types Of fiume. built Of
q wide range OF materials have been
empioyed--aIl with some success,
but none with the complete success
attending the use Of Continental
Greco Wood Fiumo
An average Of 20 per cent Of the
water entering the headEatss Of sr-
riEAtion sysierns. according TO q
United States Geological Survey
Buiistin 10 lost before reaching the
land
Loss Of water and over-irrigation
are averted through the use of Con-
tinentai Greenwood nums. Also. the
fiume has been found 60 last indefi-
niisiy long because IL u made Of
ereosoted material
Only selected Douglas FfY 10 used.
This lumber Is straight and clear
free from knots and impcrfectiona
Trees from which Il 10 sawsd attain
immense diamstsrs-0veral men
eftimss must Join hands u sacou-
pass . single trsA
The special pressure creosoting
prccess used By the Continental Pipe
Manufacturing Company TO treat its
pipe and nums slaves has been De-
veioped after much experiment ation.
Fungus growth causes both wet-rot
and dry-rot. and creosote being
antiseptic and toxic prevents de-
veiopment and also kills the living
threads of wood-destroytng fungi.
Being permanent and insoluble. 4,
protects the wood pcrmanen
neither evsporates when exposed 10
tho elements nor dissolyes and
teaches through subsection to moist
ure, Excessive shrinking. swelling
and checking are preye nted through
Its waterproofing QuAutieR
This preventative treatment has
made possible . product OF treat
durability. internationally known
and sought after.