Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 215
been in use for aboutten years and is highly endorsed by architects who have used it. Itis made by special machinery from pine, hemlock, cypress and sprucesheathing in random lengths and in 4, 6 and 8 inch widths, the 4-inchbeing the best to use, as it affords less opportunity for shrinkage… … Fig. along the Mississippi River, and it is carried in stock in all the largercities of those sections of the country. As it is very light (weighingonly about i j pounds per square foot), it may be sent a long distanceat a small charge for freight. The cost at the mills varies from $8 to %\2 per…
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