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A BIG insurance company such as the Metropolitan is obli¬ 
gated to protect the interests of its policy holders in every 
possible way. There must be no chance of loss or risk of 
principal. 
While real estate mortgages are properly considered the best 
of investments, the Metropolitan, through its Real Estate 
Department, makes its investments in them doubly safe by 
insisting upon the use of building materials which prolong 
the life of the building and insure low maintenance costs. Mr. 
D. Everett Waid, Consulting Architect of the Metropolitan 
Life Insurance Company, passes upon the plans and specifi¬ 
cations before the loan is made and insists upon the use of 
Genuine Wrought Iron Pipe, as against steel pipe, for all 
the plumbing lines. You will find millions of feet of Read¬ 
ing Pipe in buildings erected with the aid of funds from the 
Metropolitan. 
Whether your interest lies in a modern skyscraper or in a residence to house your family, 
the proper pipe for heating and plumbing lines is a matter that concerns you deeply. 
Good pipe is a protection of your investment—poor pipe, a source of constant trouble 
and expense. 
Home Office, New York City, 
of Metropolitan Life Insurance 
Co. Reading Pipe installed. 
B elow — Reading 
Genuine Wrought 
Iron Pipe in Service 
for 22 years 
Reading Genuine Wrought Iron Pipe is the pipe that endures. The best proof of that 
lasting quality can be found in the large office buildings, hotels, schools and hospitals 
throughout the country. Here it has been selected because time after time Reading 
Genuine Wrought Iron Pipe has proven its ability to resist corrosion and serve three 
times longer than steel pipe. And, since the installation expense is constant, regardless 
of the kind of pipe used, Reading Pipe should not add over 5 per cent to the pipe bill. 
Figured in terms of the ultimate cost, Reading Genuine Wrought Iron Pipe is far and 
away the most economical. 
Before you build or renovate send for our instructive booklet, 
“The Ultimate Cost.” It contains much useful pipe information. 
A 
READING IRON COMPANY, Reading, Penna. 
World’s Largest Makers of Genuine Wrought Iron Pipe 
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