Author: Carl G. Crawford

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-09-08

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 9781396001499

Excerpt from Brush and Tank Pole Treatments The preservative treatment of railroad ties and piling has been practiced commercially for a number of years. About fifty treating plants are now being operated in this country, and the number increases each year. The treatment Of telephone and telegraph poles has made no such progress, yet there is a strong desire on the part of progressive users to find a satisfactory method for prolonging the life of poles. From time to time experiments have been conducted by various telephone, telegraph, and railroad companies, but either the treatment was faulty or insufficient records of the treated poles were kept, and, as a result, neither reliable data nor satisfactory conclu sions have been Obtained. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.