The story of Pittsburgh: Cement and concrete

Cement and concrete (Vol. 1, nr. 8)

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Identifikator:: 1831622599

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Title:: The story of Pittsburgh

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1919-1930

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1831623277

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-239793

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Title:: Cement and concrete

Volume count:: Vol. 1, nr. 8

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1921

Scope:: [ca. 18] Seiten

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Universal Cement is Universally used

Collection:: Economics Books

struction of Ohio River Dams Nos. 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 19, 20, 23, 24, 26 and 27, and is now being used in construction of Ohio River Dams 14, 25, 30 and 32, of Allegheny River Dams Nos. 8 and 5. and of Monongahela River Dam No. 6. CEMENT IS USED BUT NOT CONSUMED There is an old saying that you cannot eat your cake and have it too, and this is true of most things. Practically all commodities are consumed in use. Food is consumed. Clothing is consumed. But there is a product used but not consumed. Cement is used in making concrete, and concrete is permanent. It grows stronger with age. It cannot rust, rot, decay or burn. It endures. Concrete highways connect city and country. Concrete forms the base of well-paved streets and alleys. A gridiron of hundreds of thousands of miles of concrete sidewalks in the United States makes walking easy. Railroads are large users of concrete. Modern buildings are of reinforced con- crete. Concrete goes into many farm structures. Almost everything from chicken coops to skyscrapers rests on a concrete foundation. Up to November 1, 1921, the Universal Portland Cement Co. has shipped a total of over 500 million sacks of portland cement. This would fill over 700 thousand box cars, making a train 5,000 miles long and requiring about 18,000 locomotives to move it. This is enough to build a system of concrete roads radiating from Pittsburgh to the capital of every state in the union. Practically all this Universal cement—-500 million sacks— still serves a useful purpose. It has not been consumed but has been transformed into houses, industrial buildings, im- proved highways, water-power developments and other valu- able improvements that form additions to the permanent, taxable wealth of the country as well as tools for production of additional wealth. Universal cement is used but not consumed. The officers of the Universal Portland Cement Co. are: President, B. F. Affleck, Chicago; Secretary-Treasurer,

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