The Technical World Magazine, Volumes 20-21Technical World Company, 1913 |
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Page 20
... construction of this railway , the bronzed gaunt men back from the heat - cursed " selvas " tell you that " every tie in the two hundred miles of track cost a life , " or as one man very picturesquely put it , " Every tie rests on a ...
... construction of this railway , the bronzed gaunt men back from the heat - cursed " selvas " tell you that " every tie in the two hundred miles of track cost a life , " or as one man very picturesquely put it , " Every tie rests on a ...
Page 23
... construction with equipment and rolling stock costs about $ 20,000 per mile . A mile cost of $ 40,000 is reckoned as prohibitive for any line . The Madeira- Mamoré cost , approximately , $ 150,000 per mile . A generation ago Brazil and ...
... construction with equipment and rolling stock costs about $ 20,000 per mile . A mile cost of $ 40,000 is reckoned as prohibitive for any line . The Madeira- Mamoré cost , approximately , $ 150,000 per mile . A generation ago Brazil and ...
Page 24
... construction work was in charge of John Randolph . Work began about five years ago . The road is now virtually completed and is being operated for Brazil . Labor was the heaviest item of ex- pense in the construction . It is easy to see ...
... construction work was in charge of John Randolph . Work began about five years ago . The road is now virtually completed and is being operated for Brazil . Labor was the heaviest item of ex- pense in the construction . It is easy to see ...
Page 37
... construction on the American Continent . from above " OLD GLORY " TWO HUNDRED FEET ABOVE In the repairs , two thousand six hun- dred loads of débris were removed from the palace . Three hundred loads of rub- bish were taken the ceilings ...
... construction on the American Continent . from above " OLD GLORY " TWO HUNDRED FEET ABOVE In the repairs , two thousand six hun- dred loads of débris were removed from the palace . Three hundred loads of rub- bish were taken the ceilings ...
Page 56
... construction period will be that of Mr. Frick . If rumored plans materialize , the beginning of a new year will look back upon the expenditure of between forty million dol- lars and fifty million dollars in making over a great city ...
... construction period will be that of Mr. Frick . If rumored plans materialize , the beginning of a new year will look back upon the expenditure of between forty million dol- lars and fifty million dollars in making over a great city ...
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