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Page 18
From the coal mine to the ocean steamer, from the stately office building to the
sweat-shop they strive vainly to keep soul and body together on any starvation
wage that our industrial pittance-mongers are willing to give them. But how many
are ...
From the coal mine to the ocean steamer, from the stately office building to the
sweat-shop they strive vainly to keep soul and body together on any starvation
wage that our industrial pittance-mongers are willing to give them. But how many
are ...
Page 21
It was but a lapse of a few minutes before everything in the building was silent —
every bit of machinery having stopped — and willinghands started to take the
body from its terrible death hole ; but this was found impossible until all the ...
It was but a lapse of a few minutes before everything in the building was silent —
every bit of machinery having stopped — and willinghands started to take the
body from its terrible death hole ; but this was found impossible until all the ...
Page 54
BUILDING material that will not rust or decay and that will not be subject to the
attacks either of insects or of atmospheric acids; that will be fireproof and
earthquake-proof and capable of supporting heavy loads over long- spans — a
material ...
BUILDING material that will not rust or decay and that will not be subject to the
attacks either of insects or of atmospheric acids; that will be fireproof and
earthquake-proof and capable of supporting heavy loads over long- spans — a
material ...
Page 55
During November, 1905, a building was constructed near New Brunswick, New
Jersey, for the special purpose of the test. The roof consisted of a four-inch slab of
reinforced concrete supported on concrete beams. The side walls of the building
...
During November, 1905, a building was constructed near New Brunswick, New
Jersey, for the special purpose of the test. The roof consisted of a four-inch slab of
reinforced concrete supported on concrete beams. The side walls of the building
...
Page 56
The monolithic character of these buildings prevented their disintegration when
adjoining buildings, consisting of brick and ... Owing to the limitations of the
building laws there were no buildings in San Francisco itself which were
constructed ...
The monolithic character of these buildings prevented their disintegration when
adjoining buildings, consisting of brick and ... Owing to the limitations of the
building laws there were no buildings in San Francisco itself which were
constructed ...
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