Roof planks of 

 weave shed of 

 textile-mill de- 

 stroyed by de- 

 cay in nine 

 years. 



(Courtesy P J, 

 Hoxie, eng., 

 A s s c i ated 

 Factory Mu- 

 tual Fire In- 

 surance Cos., 

 Boston.) 



Partly Decayed Wood is a Serious Fire Hazard 



The Inspection Department of the Associated 

 Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Companies, in their 

 pamphlet "Dry Rot In Factory Timbers" states — 

 "The loss to mills from rotting timber is many thou- 

 sands of dollars a year. Wood 

 infected by dry rot ignites more 

 easily than sound wood, and 

 mill timbers with rotted ends 

 fall more quickly under fire." 



Rotted timbers are also apt to 

 fail mechanically, jeopardizing 

 the life and limbs of workmen. 



The use of Carbosota Creo- 

 sote Oil will retard decay, 

 practically eliminate rot and 

 lessen the fire hazard. Creo- 

 soted wood when dry is no more combustible than 

 sound untreated wood, and is decidedly less inflam- 

 mable than partly decayed wood. 



"Of whatever kind of wood the outer part of the 

 roof is (referring to a double roof), it should be 

 completely penetrated with hot creosote so as to 

 sterilise it and prevent the development of fungus. 

 Such an outer insulating covering will be found as 

 practicable for a concrete roof as for a wooden^ 

 roof." F. J. Hoxie, American Architect, 1-29-19). 

 Non-pressure treatments are most suitable to the 

 conditions encountered in new construction, or re- 



pairs to roofs. Every mill should be equipped with a 

 simple open tank creosoting plant, and all timber and 

 boards which will be placed in a situation favorable 

 to development of decay, should be creosoted. 



Carbosota Creosote Oil is a 

 pure, high-grade coal-tar creo- 

 sote oil, especially refined for 

 use in non-pressure processes. 

 It conforms to the recognized 

 standards, as represented by 

 Specification No. 128 issued 

 by the United States Shipping 

 Board Emergency Fleet Cor- 

 poration. 



The services of our experts 

 may be obtained gratis, when 

 required. 



{Green wood cannot be effectively creosoted by non- 

 pressure processes. It should be air-dry. In regions of 

 moist, warm climate, wood of some species may start to 

 decay before it can be air-dried. Exception should be made 

 in such cases, and treatment modified accordingly.") 



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