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WfaLt-S&'V& 'ieuL r &± ™
B&aademr Street, facing new high
Kphool grinds. Ail modern conven
ijsleenceH. j!S<. Crowell, Sr. 3-2 t-p.
hy Heinz Cream of Tomato, Peea ami
| celery soht>. Campbell's assorted
■poups. Lippanl & Barrier. 3-lt-p.
■SB—-ffeliriJay Night Between Con-
Beord and t l>. O. Plott's, driving
Uglove for -jight hand. Glenn Plott,
F Route 5." . 3-2 t-p.
Eirii Direct From the At
■Flaatic' Organ, Haddock. Mackerel,
B fialibut and Salmon Steaks. Dress
eed and rfe-idy to serve. Dove-Bost
FCo. a 3-2 t-p.
jLost Dog—Jtat Terrier. Female.
?T Brown apd white spotted. Reward j
p-ff returned to Dr. Spencer's office, j
2-2 t-p.
§?e Have Cot the Sallie A. Goodman;
t farm near- Saint John's Church, in
i’ to 5 tract*; and we are now offering
I it for saljf as a whole or in tracts
■ to suit tk« purchaser at real bar-1
| gains. I* l -is in easy reach of
churches ’tihil the best schools of the j
S. county, sjpjendld neighborhood, lies i
well, redsclay subsoil, five hundred!
I thousand ffeet >f saw timber. Jn<...
K. Patterson. Agent. 2-2 t-p.
jprcsh Sea —the Rest You? Ever
r tasted and ready to cook. Dove-Bost
I Co. 3-lt-p. |
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For Sale JS Plow Stocks. L. M.
, Smith, Ift. Pleasant Route 1.
l-3t-p.
First Class Fainting and Paper Hang
! ing. Thiel same as you would ex
-1 pent to get in the city of New York,
j Also waffhpaper. See A. K. Ham- j
i mett P. &. Box 46, Concord. X. C.
l-4t-p.
Poultry Supplies—Pinnacle Butter
milk erf''mash, 53.50: Pinnacle
.buttermstarter. $4.75 ; X'innac'.e
scratch toed. $3.15; Pinnacle baby
chick scratch, $3.75; Fall Value
scratch Seed. $2 70. Model Flour
Mills, Ing,, Concord, X. C. 27-6 t-p.
Wedding invitations and Announce
ments printed on pannellel paper, in
the lategf style type. Invitation j
Text, aY following prices : 50 for i
I $6.50; it* for $10.50: $4.00 for
. each additional 50. Prices include j
, invitations, with inside and outs : de !
>4 envelopes. Printed on a few hours' ,
I notice. ‘J’ribune-Tiuies Office, ts. !
For Sale>-4dpigecns. Pigeons—White ;
Kings, Malteese hens an<l homers.j
I fine birds Also Ancona hatching
: eggs. SJ.SO per fifteen delivered.;
v W. P. Edsel, 05 Buffalo. Street.'
27-ts-x. i
i
Mourning (Cards Kept In Stock at :
The TinTSS-Tribune Job Office and j
can be printed on a few hours no
-1 tiee. ts.
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Do You Nfced Some Letter Heads.
2 bill hca® or statements? The
| Times-TrjSujnc Job Office can get
: f them nltsU for you promptly. Os
course r#6 quality of the work' Is
the besW ts.
program, levitations. Announcements'
I printed promptly at The Times-]
Tribune ■#ob Office. We nave a 1
beautifulline of wedding invita
’ tioM and announcements in stock
• and can 4tiish on a few hours no-
I tice. TWnes-Tribune Job Office.
BE. i v ' ***
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No Wearing of Masks.
r Mfcssolm|j§ war against secret so
cieties has j&eached the extreme of a
decree foSidding the wearing of
masks in streets or public places. The
move is loojjjd on as the death of car
nivals so \<mg indulged in by Italian
jeities. Atoi wivate masquerade par- \
jties police IJffieials have the right to
I EFIRD’S
Hippy Home . j|l|ljm !
House Dresses lllpi/
Fasfc Color Ging- fTeB
hams in fancy ) | Btt j
plaids and solid jj
I S colors ;
ES to 50
IRD’S
*ooato*Qna*tmwmntitxomm
i FOR SALfc—« ROOM MoAe ON
i McGill Street, several
- NICE LOTS ON SOUTH UNIQN
STREET, RUNNING THROUGH
TO CHURCH ST. 1 SEVEN
I ROOM HOUSE ON BELL AVE-
I NUE WITH ALL MODERN CON
YENIE*'CES. D. A. McLAURIX,
PHOXE 435. 3-3 t-p.
! Fcr Sato—Thoroughbred Rhode Is
■ land Red eggs, 15 for $1.50. G.
A. Sloop, 212 Simpsorn street.
Phone 177 L. 3 4t-p.
1 For Sole—Ancona Eggs Ffion*, Stock
difect front, Sheppard’s. Hens' in'
my pen hatched from eggs bought
from Sheppard and breeding cock
came from Sheppard’s two weeks
ago. Also white Leghorn eggs
! from special pen. Ancona eggs. j
j $2 for 15; W hite Leghorn, $1.501
I for 15. W. M. Sherrill. Phone ;
, 180- 4_|
Tty a Pound of Honey Comb Taffy;
candy, just arrived. Lipard & Bar-1
rier. 3-lt-p, ,
For Sale—The Chalmers Plott House
on West Corbin Street. C. A.
Isenhour. v 2-2tlp. .
For Rent—o Room House on C«fer
street. Phone 835 L. l-4t-p. :
For Sale—-One 'Mare and Horse.
Jon L. Fink, Sr., Gold Hill. X. C.
I Telephone No.; 2 Buffalo. l-3t.p.
Let I s Have Your Orders. We All- j
predate them. Tdppard & Barrier. ;
3-lt-p. I
Nursery Salesman—Wanted Man of j
sales ability, preferably one inter-
I osted ill Nursery planting. Liber-j
; al cash Commissions. Easy Sales.;
| Stale experience and present occu-I
' | pation. Howard-Hickory Nursery.;
i Hickory, X. C. 3-lt-p. j
’ Skating Every Tuesday anti Friday
J night at Poplar Lake. Free open
ing night, Tuesday, March 2nd.l
, | Square dance every Saturday ]
I j night. 2-ft-p. ;
! Lawn Mowers Sharpened and Re
i paired, also all kinds of circular
I saws, butcher knives, sausage mills.
1 j or other toots that are to be ground
] i or tiled. R. L„ Duval. 203 South
! Poplar Street Charlotte. X C.
11-26 t-e. |
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Printing Instruction—Young Men or
| young women can fit themselves
j for permanent posit'ons at good
,; wages .by learning some branch of
the printing trade. There is a
growing demand for young, well
j trained workers. Our school teach j
• es hand composite'a, proof reading.
| press work, linotype and monotype ;
I operating and mechanism. Requires j
4 from six to eiligt montlis. A good i
!. education' is necessary. No night!
classes. School operates eight hours j
each day, except Saturday. Full '
part'culars are found, in our cata ;
logits aSiich we send-free if you ask
I j for it. Southeastern School of
. Union Street. Nasb
[ vlller ~ • 251-ts-b.
t r "
! Tha Times-Tribnne Job Office Keeps
on hand a large stock of everything
I I needed in the line of printing, and
■! can serve you on short notice, ts.
i;
S. C. Rhode Island Red Hatching
: eggs. 15 for $2.00. Jesse McClel
lan, 166 E. Depot St. Phone 706 J
1-ts-p.
demand that any mask be lifted and
■ that the towncr identify him.slf.e
t
f Richard Gol'.c. Werjter Micthe
' and Otto Petri, three of Germany's
■ greatest bicycle riders, are entered
i or the six-day race which starts in
Madison Square Garden on March
) 6.
|* IN AND ABOUT THE dIY [
LOCAL OFFICIALS WILL
ATTEND DRY CONFERENCE
Mayor Barrier. Sheriff Caldwell M
Chief Talbirt Going to RaMgh
Next Week. ' e. (
At the invitation of C. A. Up
ehuteh, superintendent of the State
Antl-Sa'.oon League, Mayor C. H.
, Barrier, of Concord, Chief of Police
L. A. Ta.birt, of Concord, and Sheriff
R. V. Caldwell, Jr., wits-go to Ral
l eigh on Monday to attend a Law En
-1 foreement Conference.
;! Ihe letter, from Mr. Upchurch, ad
: dressed to the local officials and oth
• ers throughout the state, reads:
Through the co-operation of Major
Roy A. Haynes, federal prohibition
I commissioner, Hon. B. C. Shrfrpe, pro
! hibition administrator for North Car
! olina. South Carolina and Georgia,
i Dr. F. Scott Mcßride, general super
i intendent of the Anti-Saloon League
jof America; Dr. Ernest H. Cherring
ton, general secretary. World League
Against Alcoholism, and a number of
State and county officers interested
| in a 'better enforcement of the prohi
i bition law. tve have arranged for a
Law Enforcement Conference to be
held in Raleigh on Monday, March
18. 1926.
You are interested, as an officer of
the law, in the enforcement of all our
laws. You have probably, had diffi
culty in the enforcement of our liquqr
laws, it may be that popular s«p
--! t»ort and co-oiteriition is poor. You
! probably have some problem you want
to'discuss with other enforcement of
’ ficers.
j lam interested in serving you and
■ your people in the matter of eneourag-
I ing them to give you better co-opera-
I tion. I want to help you in the bet
ter enforcement of the liquor laws.
I think this would mean that your
j task would be made lighter all along
the line. I feci that a conference
on this great questioon where men
j ciuld sec eye to eye: could exchange
I experience*: could understand each
| other bettor, would mean a great
, more than much of the random criti
i cism heard today in many quarters.
Yen are, therefore, incited to at
i tend this conference, and to bring any
ther law officers with you. The
i sessions Vi 1 he held at the Tabernacle
Baptist Church at 10 a. m., 3 p. m.
i and 8 p. m
! If you think you can attend i will"
appreciate a card from you . tediug l
; me you will come.
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Meet Mr. Jay Sims, the Sousa Scout, i
That a system c; -couting. similar i
; to that used in professional baseball. |
' lias been relied upon for several years
j to provide the hhw blood for Sousa's .
l’and is not gencrql!;. known, although ,
j John Philip Sousa, who tins season I
will make this thirty-third’ aYmndl P
J tour, has made up. partieulac.-ssecrot
;of the arrangement. The offich-aey of
I the plan is demonstrated by the pres
i enoe in the band, this season, of no
less than thirty-eight men who came ;
to it solely through the enterprise of
Jay G. Sims.Ufor a decode ■» ■ tromt
hanist with the organization, and m tv
important, perhaps;
scout.
Scout Sims is a tall rangy North
Carolinian, from Concord, who still
says “you-all” occasionally, and who
is,as saving of words as a Scotchman
writing a cablegram. The secret, of
his success is a long and varied innsi
cal career and an acquaintanceship
with musicians in all seot’ons of Am
erica. To Sims, each year, come sev
eral hundred letters, all “tips," from
persons he knows concerning certain
young men. according to the writers. |
of the Sousa calibre. The young man
may be playing a clarinet with a cir- ,
cus. He may be the trumpet player
in a remote motion picture house, or
he may be the first trombone in the
local band in Athens, Georgia. Or
more than likely. he is the bass
drummer with the brass band of the
University of Illinois.
The "tips" are carefully sorted.
The Sousa organization changes slight
ly. ,The majority of the men remain
s(stson after season, but even with an
organization held intact from one year
to another. Sousa must always know
where to look in an emergency for
! capable men. So Sims, as he tours
with the band, looks up the various
! men to whom lie has been "tipped.”
Sometimes the prospect knows he is
being watched. Generally ho does not.
Sims first satisfies himself as to the
I mhsical qualifications „f the prospect,
but that is only one of the quslifica
ions of a Sousa bandsman Will he
make a good ■’trouper?" In other
weeds will be be an easy traveler?
Does be get along with other ifeople
with whom he is thrown in close con
tact? By temperament, will he be
congenial to the other bandsmen? Does
he have a pleasing personality from
I the standpoint of the audience? These
I are some of the tests. If the candi
| date j>s*ses them, he is put on the!
I waiting list. Soule day lie may hold i
j down a “first chair” in the most fam
-1 ous band in the world.
And what class makes the beat ■
bandsmen?
t Meh from the interior states, says!
j Scout,Sims. He finds them more'
! thorough, more reliable, more ndapt
i able to changing conditions and quick
; er to learn. They do not form cliques
! and more important, they everlasting
: ly cheer for each other.
I (Sir. Sims is a Concord boy, being
I a son of Mrs. Jno. A. Sims.—Ed.)
Ford Touring Car Stolen Here.
Focal police officers have been
asked J to aid in the search for a 1925
model Foyd touring car which was
Ntofeq here Tuesday night. Tfic car
1b the prdjjerty of a Kannapolis man
and when be naw it last was parked
■ po Union,nirbet here, fiot far from
the square.
TBe owner of the car told local
officer* he missed his Ford when he
Started hbek to Kannapolis about 10
, o'clock. ! ; .
[ OffiMrs ip hearby towns and cities
'save been psked t* watch for the
Ford. ; ?y‘ _
Soccer football has come to be rec
j ognmla ab'tiw national athletic sport
" 'Y;
( THE CONCORD DA|LV TRIBUNE
SPRING MAY RE HERE . , .
BUT SO IS WINTER
Temperwures During Night and Mora-
V Holding on With
1 Um.BMSnHnRHo.
Spring may be here,’ as is argued
’ by those persons who claim to have
heard the song of a robin ten days
ago; but she hasn't a monopoly on the
blither.
Old Man Winter hangs on with
grim relentleasness and he so over
shadowed Spring during the night and
nierning that his presence could not
be doubted By the person who was up
late in the night or early this morn
ing.
Temperatures dropped to 22 above
zero here during the night and at 9
o'clock this morning the mercury had
been able to climb but six degrees.
Ice vras reported in abundance in all
paris of the county, aijd frozen water
pipes were nothing unusual in the
life ..of the plumbers of tbe city.
The low temperatures were whisk
ed ifito the county on the wings of a
wind that rebelled almost gale propor
tions'daring the afternoon and night.
Sweeping from the northwest, where
winter temperatures have prevailed
for several (lays following a rather
balmy juried, the wind cut and slash
ed its way into homes that were not
air proof. No crack or crevice was
too small for the gales which caused
small damage to trees and small
buildings in tbe county.
Reports reaching jConeord today
tell of uprooted trees and unroofed
buildings in the wake of the wind,
although no serious damage was 're
ported. In Concord proper a few small
trees were twisted from their moor
ing;!, several signs in the business dis
trict were sent crashing to earth and
other minor damage were reported as
a result of the blustering gales.
Low temperatures are predicted
again for tonight and early tomorrow
morning, although weather forecasts
indicate that warmer weather may be
expected tomorrow.
Fruit growers in the county are de
lighted with the cold snap. They had
visions of a heavy frost later in the
month or early in April that would
kill their budding trees. It is a fact
that trees and growing stuff of all
k'mi were getting ready to burst
forth into bloom but it is believed the
low temperatures will retard their
growth Until disenable' leather is a
] tiding of certainty.
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: \V. S. DALTON DIES
AT HOME IN CON 3RD
Had Been in 111 Health For Store
i Than Two Years.—Funeral Services
; Held D«tp.
|% YV. s- Dalton, well known druggist
of this city, died Tuesday afternoon
at his home on Pine Street. He had
been ill for two years.
Mr. Dalton was 59 years of age.
having been born In Guilford County
'oii .thfinani' 1867. a son of the
JaV Jr H .DaltorYnf that- county. He
me vert So Goijfcwf TfirOSe than 20 years
.ago'OUd had held positions with sev
eral drug concerns in the city. Be
cause of bad health he had been un
able to do active work for several
years.
The deceased was a member of the
First Presbyterian Church and the
fhucral services, to be held at the
home this afternoon at 4 o’clock, will
be conducted by the pastor of the
Church, Dr. J. C. Rowan. He will
be buried in Oakwood cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, two.children.
■ Mrs. H. H. K ; ng, of Rosemary, and
P. A. Dalton, of High Point, and two
step-children, Mrs. O. J. H. Benson, of
Kansas City. Mo., and MWs Mildred
Pitcher, of Concord.
ADVISES AS TO SEWER
SYSTEMS FOR SCHOOLS
Representative of Bureau of Sanitary
Engineering. Pays Visit to Coun
ty.
A representative of the State bu
reau of sanitary engineering paid a
visit to Concord Tuesday and ad
vised county school officials as to the
proper sewer system to be installed
at the new county liigh school build
ings.
The engineer. Mr. Catlett, went ov
er the proposed sites of the Harris
burg und Bethel school buildings, of
fered suggestions as. to the systems
to be used and offered any other ad
vice that might be needed by local
officials in perfecting their plans.
Mr. Catlett told school officials (hat
fie made the “Visit at this time be
cause his bureau believes it is better
to give advice and instructions in
such matters before the buildings are
completed rather than wait until con
struction work has been completed
and take chances on having to change
the entire system.
. The suggestions he made as to the
sewer systems to be used in Bie Har
j risbnrg and Bethel schools will be
adopted by the local board of educa
. tion. _ . -
i GO TO SALISBU RY TO
i HEAR BOSTON EDUCATOR
Webb. Robertson and McLeod Will
Attend Luncheon at Yadkin Hotel
This Evening.
' Prof. A. S. YVebb, superintendent
of the city schools. Prof. J. B. Rob
ertson, superintendent of the county
schools, and Prof. Hinton McLeod,
principal of the high school, will go
to Salisbury thin afternoon to hear
Dr. E. A. Winshlp, noted educator
of Boston, who will be honor guest
at a banquet at tbe Yadkin Hotel.
The local school officials plan to
leave early enough In the afternoon |
to inspect tfie new high school build
ing in Salisbury before tbe luncheon
starts.
Dr. YVjnahip ts editor of the Bos
ton Journal of Education and is a na
tional educational figure. He has
been in Rowan county for several
days. The banquet this iveuing is
to be given by the School Masters’ j
Club of Rowan county.
More than 200,000 women employed
in German textile mill** we uniou
'F* 1 . Ks. .. . I
GEORGIA FISTIC STAB TO I
, BOX RUBSELL SATURDAY j
feet Undefeated and' Fast Go Likely.
tie Prograjh.
BY JAZZY MOORE
Kannapolis, March 3.—From ail re
, ports Pee Wee Russell, featherweight
prige lighter extraordinary, will be. in
the battle of his young life Saturday
, night when Newsboy Monchettc, ts>ckr
; feather from Hartwell. Ga..- will step
. through the ropes to exchange puid-hes
for font rounds in the feature tight of
the (Vbarrus Y’s March 6th program,
the first of the greater boxing fes
tivals to be staged here during tbe
month of March.
Mouehette will make his bow to
the local fistic flock with nothlug but
victories written on his ledger. Like
wise the local pugilist will be on as
, equal terms, having never tasted de
feat since taking up the mitts as a I
professional. Mouehette will arrive
here Friday afternoon for light work- 1
outs in the gym. Russell has been {
training for several weeks. The for
mer battler will weigh in at 127 while
RusSejl will balance the scales close
to 129.
Action in abundance is expected to
result from the semi-windup when
Speedy Tate. King's Mountain, meets
Kid Elliott. Salisbury, two welters, in
the limit four round bout. This bout
will be as good as any on the card:
Opening hostilities of the show fea
ture Simpson, Concord Y grappler, vs
Watson, former Navy man. in a 30
minutes limit match. YY’atson is well,
kndwn to local ring worms for his
fine work in the ring and on the mat
on many occasions. He is out tc
carve his name high on the scroll of
grappling fame and lias already jnatle
considerable progress in the direction
of the throne now occup’ed by Pete
Sturgis.
Simpson is unknown as a mat artist
here, however he says he is prepared
to.pin Watson in short order Satur
day night.
A- hattle royal and probably a color
ed scrip will complete a lively menu.
The show starts at 7:30 o’clock.
(Aproved by News Service Bureau)
TODAY'S EVENTS.
I i Wednesday, March 3, 1926.
S denary of the birth of Joseph
•ton. eminent Philadelphia rnanu-'
factor"!- and the f under of the YVtiar
ton School of Finance, of the Univer
eifry*,of Pennsylvania.
The’United States Bureau of Stand
ards jpninpletes its first quarter-ccn
tury tbday, having been founded by ai
act of Congress on this date in 1!)01.
IT he 1 OOtb anniversary of the found
ing jbf the Massachusetts State Li
bnirye's to be observed today with ex
ercise* in the JRnpse of Ropresentu
tiye*;-jn Boston.
Yiip National Soldiers’ Home, near
Washington, D. C.. one of the first
inattJStioiiK of its kind in the United
Status, todi.v commemorates the 75th
aimiffirsary of its establishment.
jtftound Extinguishes Flame.
Sftid waves can be used to extin
giqsEfires, The time wiH come when,;
firCnßn will be able to put out fires
without leaving their quarters,
Kellogg, a California naturalist, who
demijnstrated a fire extinguishing in
vention in New Y'ork. A gas jet two
feet Thigh was lit. After a tuning
forkjwas struck a bowl was passed
over( the flame. A screeching noise
rang through the engine house and
the jjjmo was instantly extinguished.
A cording to the inventor, t'lie Gen
eral Electric Company is trying to
impi ave the device and make it prac
tical; If this can he done, each
fire ffccuse will be equipped with a
tunijip fork tuned to a special pitch.
Tliejproper vibration ran be found to
put put each’ fire by a process of clim
iuatjen.
I
Jijfimv Hamilton, manager of the
Nas|viile Southern Association
t' .'UU, has become a simon pure base
ball , magnate, having purchased the
club in the Piedmont Lea
gue-Rumor has it that Jimmy m.v
may pilot his Raleigh team later on.
SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY
Oiy Wednesday March 10. 1926, I
will Sell at. public auction at the late
lining of J. R. Barnhardt, deceased,
tfie following personal property:
Ofß mole, one porse, one two-horse |
vfgon, one Deering binder, one
grasp mower, one hay rake, plows,
Imrrowß and other farming tools.
Tftrtha: Cash.
| J. L. BARNHART, Admr.
j. R. Barnhardt.
Mar. 2 & 3-p.
m
Lift Off-No Pain!
Doeea’t knrt one bit! Drop a little
Freegone'’ on an aching eorn, in-
Wmtly feat corn stops hurting, then
shortly yon lift it right off with
| Tour druggist sells a tiny battle of
“ F f'iiWl'* for a few cents, sufficient
I to remove every hard com, soft wtn,
or Wn between the toes, and the foot
callups, without soreness or irrita-
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GO TO
STAR THEATRE
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Tuesday and Wednesday
And Help Your Favorite Contestant in California .Tours Campaign
500 VOTES WlT*fc EVERY PAID ADMISSION
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" SPECIAL FEATURES ;
The Little French Girl
Also Scenes Along Route Takdh by Those Who- Win in the Free Trips * l |j
to California ' [•
No Advance In Price
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Wednesday Features
A FOX SPECIAL—THE WHEEL
The Following Merchants are Giving Votes in California Tours Campaign:
✓
Pearl Drug Company Sanitary Grocery Company
White Auto Company Cabarrus Caph Grocery Co.
National Lumber Company Concord Steam Laundry ' *
11. B. Wilkinson, Furniture Ritchie Hardware Company
Kidd-Frix Music and Stationery Com- E B G rady, pi um bj ng and Heating.
pany, Inc.
Browns-Cannon Company Bob’s Dyer and Cleaner
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VENETIAN GONDOLAS WRINKLE
BROW OF BRIDGE BUILDER
Steel and Standardization
Aid Engineer in Coping
With Craft of Old
Romance.
recent Importation by
I the builders at a Florida
eity of a number of Vene
-1.82131 tlau gondolas, together
with tgeit gondoliers, to
glvd an added tohch of Old World
romance. Injected a new element
Into bridge building in this country
add confronted E. St. Clair Smith,
one of the South’s leading construc
tion engineers, With a situation nev
er before faced by dn American
bridge builder.
Because of his wide reputation
for getting things dorie well and
with the utmoat dispatch, Mr. Smith
was selected to construct five
bridges over the waterways that
girdle a new golf course at Coral
Gables, Florida, the bridges had
to be rushed to completion and
stee! was selected on account of the
speed with which it can be erected,
as well as because of its strength
and durability.
An Unuiual Design
The fact that high-prowed gon
dolas were to ply upon the water
ways made it necessary, however,
to design the bridges with unusual
ly high arches for their type, and
It was due solely to two factors that
| have played a leading part In the
remarkable achievements of Ameri
can bridge builders from Hell Gate
to the gorges of Hindustan that It
was- possible to meet this new sit
| uation without sacrificing either
speed or the element of benuty.
For years the American fabrica
tors of steel shapes for bridges,
with keener vision than their Euro
pean compatitors, have recognised
j the value of A Wide variety of
K standardised shapes as savers of
both time pad money. They have
recognized that a similar saving
can he efiacted by having every
shape, down to the last flvet hole,
ready to be put in place when It
arrives on the scepe of operations.
This recognition oa ths part of the
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The Red Gritaga ofpondoli4rs, Nine Bslin,
champion gondolier, who came froth Italy
to ply hit craft- in the American Tropics.
steel fabricators to the United
States has brought; many contracts
for great bridges to alt parts M the
world to America irbuilders.
Methods Prove Velua
The forty r flve foot spans for the
Florida golf course are small struc
tures compared with the huge webs
of steel that' have been erected in
the last two decades, but had the
engineer in charge been forced to
depend upon less adaptable mate
rial, or had he been forced to de
sign each shape and then wait for
it to be specially rolled, the com
pletion of the, bridges wyuld still
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Wednesday, March 3, lo2d
lie well in the future.
As it was,,-it was>only
necessary to design the
arches as a whole so
that the grows of the
gondolas could pass be
neath them and then
forward the plans to the
fabricating shop. The
shapes were in stock.
The rivet holes were
punched in accordance
With, the plans. The
shapes, ready for erec- /
t*An, were placed upon
the cars ana rushed to their desti
nation. Once on the ground, it took
little time to ft vet them into place.
.Today, beneath the strong and
graceful arches of the five bridges,
the gondolier propels his craft over
still waters that reflect the brflllant
splendor Os the tropic moon. The
setting la that of a medieval ro
mance, bnt the bridges themselves
are striking, if miniature examples
of the part ate* and American
methods ot standardization havg\
played to the world-wide pre-emi
nence of the American bridge
builder.
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