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wback in developing an industrial enterprise. For this rea-.son an initial expense for the sake of i)ermanenco only is likely to jiroveanything but economical. There is little salvage in wrecking a portionof a permanent structure when the wrecking it.self entails almost asmuch expense as new… … MARCH, 1925 101 Heavy timber construction has recently attained a very high■state of development, although throughout most of American industrialhistory it has been a favorite type. It was observed years ago thatlarger timber members used in buildings had withstood the attack offlames much better…
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