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THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



NEW CONCRETE MACHINERY AND ITS 

 PRODUCTS. 



About the middle of this month the Cement Ma- 

 chinery company, of Jackson, Mich., U. S. A., the well 

 known manufacturers of concrete block, brick, post 

 and mixing machinery, will place upon the market 

 several new machines. This company prides itself in 

 being up-to-date and keeping in touch with the wants 

 of the various contractors and cement workers all over 

 the United States and foreign countries. 



Heretofore many have preferred an exclusive face 

 down block machine; others an exclusive side face ma- 

 chine, and this company finds there is a large demand 

 for a combination of both these styles of machines. In 

 other words, the two machines in one ; and at the present 

 time they are receiving many orders for their new ma- 

 chine which will be called the "New York Combination 

 Face Down and Face Side Concrete Block Machine." 

 It is a medium priced machine, adjustable to widths of 

 8 inch, 10 inch and 12 inch, 16 inches in length and 8 

 inches in height and is equipped with the very latest of 

 designs for the widest range of work. 



The advantage that this machine will have over 

 face down machines is the fact that instead of pulling 

 the cores horizontally and taking a chance of the ma- 

 terial falling in while the cores are being withdrawn as 

 is the case on some face down machines, the cores on 

 the New York combination are not drawn until the 

 mold is in a vertical position, and, by simply changing 

 one door, this New York machine can be left in a ver- 

 tical position and turned into an exclusive side face 

 machine. 



Another great advantage is that one width of bot- 

 tom plates will do for all of the different widths of 

 blocks, either side face or face down. This is a great 

 saving in the matter of pallets as one width of pallet 

 does for everything. It is a machine that will weigh, 

 complete about 700 pounds, and is built very durably, 

 and will certainly meet with approval as the trade de- 

 mands a machine of this kind. We understand the 

 price will be very reasonable. 



This company has also perfected what they call an 

 "Adjustable Column Mold" and they are now able to 

 furnish it. This mold is for making square columns, 

 hollow or solid, 8x8 inches, 10x10 inches, 12x12 inches, 

 14x14 inches or 16x16 inches, and is 9 inches high. 

 It is built on the lines of their Practical Adjustable 

 Sill, Cap and Step Mold which is adjustable to any 

 length between 12 inches and 72 inches and any width 

 from 5 inches to 14 inches. This sill, cap and step mold 

 is being sold as fast as they can make them, and those 

 who have not seen a booklet on this mold should secure 

 one at once as it is said to be the most practical device 

 on the market for the manufacture of solid concrete 

 products. 



The Cement Machinery company has also placed 

 upon the market within the last week their "Adjustable 

 Sidewalk Mold" which will make sidewalk blocks 4 

 inches high and in any dimension from 24x32 inches 

 down to a minimum dimension of 12x12 inches which 

 "Adjustable Molds" are absolutely adjustable; that is, 

 they require no wood to be placed in them for backing- 

 up purposes to secure the various adjustments which 

 make them very popular machines. This company says 

 that the price generally paid for lumber for backing-up 



purposes will offset the price of one of these Adjustable 

 Molds within two weeks after same has been installed. 



This company has issued a special catalogue on their 

 "Good Luck Cement Workers' Tools" and are said to 

 have the most complete line of sidewalk tools ever offered 

 to the trade either in nickel or bronze ; and their line of 

 sewer pipe molds is also giving the best of satisfaction, 

 we are informed, and we are also advised that their 

 mixer business so far this year has increased 50 per cent, 

 and it has become necessary for them to get out a special 

 model of mixer with a capacity of 15 to 20 cubic yards 

 per day, especially for the Jamestown Exposition trade, 

 and this mixer is called the "Systematic Jamestown 

 Model." It is similar to their original 18 to 20 yard '07 

 systematic machine, but has a few improvements espe- 

 cially as to its cleaning devices, appearance, durability 

 and price. We are informed that it is thoroughly prac- 

 tical for mixing of sand, cement, gravel or broken stone 

 automatically in any proportion from 1 to 1, to 1 to 8. 

 It requires no changing of plates for the different pro- 

 portions, nor is not inconvenient to clean and it is an 

 outfit that can be furnished with power for about 

 $260.00 and without power for about $180.00. It is 

 built for the express purpose, we are advised, of saving 

 labor, material and expense; and, to anyone interested 

 in securing a very durable machine which in its con- 

 struction is made up of the best iron and steel and free 

 from wood in every respect, this company will be pleased 

 to send full printed matter and prices upon request. 



The Cement Machinery company is recognized as 

 the largest and oldest concrete machinery concern in 

 the country, and its machines have been adopted by 

 several governments and have received medals for su- 

 perior merit in the shape of the highest awards at all 

 of the various expositions; and all of its machines are 

 offered to the trade as machines that "do things" and 

 each and every one, we are informed by the company, is 

 sold on an absolutelv "Live and let live" basis. 



THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY. 



The "Burlington Route" is doing big things in aid- 

 ing in the settlement of the Big Horn river basin of 

 Wyoming a district which its new pamphlet so ap- 

 propriately calls "The Land of Opportunity." Of all 

 the districts of the United States which today are not 

 fully settled, the Big Horn basin is probably the largest 

 in area and the richest in undeveloped resources. Its 

 possibilities are almost beyond belief and may well stir 

 the imagination and kindle the enthusiasm of the most 

 conservative. With resources until recently untouched 

 it is now rapidly becoming one of the greatest wealth 

 producing sections of America. This region has lately 

 become one of the most popular for new settlers, be- 

 cause of the enormous amount of capital being used in 

 its reclamation and deTelopment. 



Will pay for the IRRIGATION AGE 



12.50 one year and the PRIMER OF 

 IRRIGATION, 



