The Technical World Magazine, Volume 11Technical World Company, 1909 |
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... fact that since 1900 reinforced concrete has come into general use as a building ma- terial , in spite of the fact that 1907 was a panic year , more lumber was cut at the mills during 1907 than during any previous year . Since 1850 ...
... fact that since 1900 reinforced concrete has come into general use as a building ma- terial , in spite of the fact that 1907 was a panic year , more lumber was cut at the mills during 1907 than during any previous year . Since 1850 ...
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... fact that at present one - quarter of all the standing timber in the country , covering an acreage three times the total area of the state of New York , is set apart in public forest reserves , where it is safe from the vandals ' axe ...
... fact that at present one - quarter of all the standing timber in the country , covering an acreage three times the total area of the state of New York , is set apart in public forest reserves , where it is safe from the vandals ' axe ...
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... fact , say that the Utopian plan of the engineers who were hurled into the task of constructing the Isthmian Canal by an eager President , is to float the vast struc- ture of sand and clay on an oozing sea of mud , and that some fine ...
... fact , say that the Utopian plan of the engineers who were hurled into the task of constructing the Isthmian Canal by an eager President , is to float the vast struc- ture of sand and clay on an oozing sea of mud , and that some fine ...
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... fact that there was no communica- tion between the holes proves that the water came from pockets and not from a large body of water and the fact that the water was under pressure and rose in the holes proves that it had no outlet . " In ...
... fact that there was no communica- tion between the holes proves that the water came from pockets and not from a large body of water and the fact that the water was under pressure and rose in the holes proves that it had no outlet . " In ...
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... fact , the tales have seemed to border on the fabulous . But for the average man , these showings are good enough . It is what can be done for a living all the year round and every year , with a fair percentage of luck , that est ...
... fact , the tales have seemed to border on the fabulous . But for the average man , these showings are good enough . It is what can be done for a living all the year round and every year , with a fair percentage of luck , that est ...
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