Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 126, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1918 — Page 2

INCREASE IN WESTERN CANADA LAND VALUES

But Forty and Fifty Bushels of Wheat to the Acre. Durlag the past year there has been i>« greater demand for farm lands In Western Canada than for a nuinber of | year* past. The demand is for good farm lands Improved or unimproved. And at an Increase of from ten to fifteen dollars an acre more than the same lands could be had for a couploaf years ago. The rise in the price of every kind of produce grown on these Western lands, in some cases to double and in others to treble the price prevailing before 1914, have attracted and are attracting in ever-increasing proportions the men who are anxious to Invest their money, and apply their energies In the production of wheat for which the allied nations are calling with i voices which grow louder and more ..anxious as the months roll on, and the end of the war still seems distant. Beef, and more especially bacon, are required in ever greater quantities, and the price of all these things has Board, until it is not a question of what shall we produce, but how much can we produce. Even should this world calamity be brought to a close in six months from now, it will be years .before normal pre-war prices prevail, and meantime self-interest if not patriotism is turning the minds of thousands back to the land. The inevitable consequence has been, the rise In values of land, especially wheat land. The Calgary Herald, commenting on these conditions says: “From inquiries made from leading dealers in farming and ranching properties, and from the Information gathered in other ways, it is known that the value of all land —wheat land, mixed farming properties, and even good grazing land—has risen in the last two years 40 per cent. Wheat lands in some districts have practically doubled in price. One dealer in farm lands recently sold three sections for S7O an acre, one extra good quarter went as high as S9O, and another brought SIOO. These are. of course, large prices, but that they will be equaled or even surpassed in the near future is beyond question. There is a feature about this rush to the land from which the most solid hope can be drawn for the success of the movement. The proper tillage of land, to produce large crops in a climate like ours is now understood and practiced as it never was In the early days of the province. It would seem too that with the Increase of land under cultivation, the seasons are changing and the rainfall becoming greater and more regular. “Crops are being harvested, especially In Southern Alberta, which would have seemed impossible to the old-time farmer, with his old-fashioned Ideas of breaking and seeding. And at the price now set Uy the government for wheat and which possibly may be increased during the coming season, the return to the practical skilled agriculturist must necessarily be very large. “What matters $lO or even S2O an acre extra on wheat land when a return as high as 50 bushels and Oven more may be taken from every acre sown? With hogs bringing S2O a hundred pounds; beef on the hoof at sl3. and mutton sl6, while wool under the new government arranged system of handling and sale brings 65 cents a pound land these values cannot fall to any great extent for some years) the demand for land will continue and values increase in a corresponding degree. “There has never been In the history of Canada a time so favorable for the farmer as the present; self-interest, the Inspiration of patriotic feeling, the aid freely extended by the government, who are permitting the import of certain agricultural Implements free, all these tend to still further raise the price of Alberta land.” —Advertisement

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When Henry M. Robinson of South Orange, N. J., resumes his duties as a submarine boat chaser in the navy In a few days he will have a new pair of eyelids. They were grafted on his face by surgeons In a New York hospital In two different operations. Robinson, who is twenty-one years old, was terribly burned January 2 while putting to sea from an Atlantic port on a hurry order for submarine boat chasers. His eyelids and part of one ear were burned off, and his face seared. He was confined to the naval hospital in Portsmouth for weeks.

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Concrete Ships to Sail Seas

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ANY devices and inventions have been offered ■ ■ to the government at W**? 9 Washington to aid In wln-p-72 A n^ng the war - These range all the way from the feaslble to the fantastic. In L the latter class, at first glance, would be placed the proposal to build car- (. go ships of artificial stone as a help in overcoming the submarine menace; ship and stone-have been absolute opposites in the lay mind since the" first ship was set afloat. In the department of concrete construction of the Emergency Fleet corporation, however, no doubts are held as to the practicability of the concrete ship. The men there believe thoroughly in the* proposition; they are filled with enthusiasm at the thought that, at a dramatic and crucial time tn the history of the world, they are to make a revolutionary contribution to the cause of democracy—one that may be an important factor in the turning of the scales against autocracy. The concrete

ship division is on ly a few months old, says a writer in the New York Times. A large body of engineers qualified to make a study of the many different problems Involved in this new design was assembled at Washington at the begiuhing of the year. The work was divided

Into seven sections; for the largest, that of concrete design, 11 engineers were engaged. Two men were called to the organization from the bureau of construction and repair of the navy department, and there were representatives from Lloyds’ registry and the American bureau of shipping. .The hull section was made up of naval architects whose duty it was to analyze the stability, bending moments, and shear of the ships’ hulls, both those designed in the office and those submitted for approval. Four sections were concerned with the structural qualities of the ship. Not Regarded as Experiment. Rudolph J, Wig of the government bureau of standards, who .has had charge of the government’s investigation of concrete ships since the beginning of the war, is in direct supervision of this department as chief engineer. “We here in this department," said Mr. Wig in Washington the other day, “do not think the concrete ship may be classed as an experimental ship any longer. We think that the re-en-forced concrete ship is structurally just as sound as the steel ship, and that the conclusions based on our investigations will be borne out when observations may be taken from concrete ships actually under service. '“The one thing we know the least about is as to durability. The life of the concrete ship may not be more than three years, but even if it be that short we of this department believe, on account of our great need of ships, that the construction of concrete ships should be begun on a large scale as soon as possible. We, here, are ready to go ahead at any time.

“Damage by the salt water of the sea? We know that this need not be feared for three years, If at all. This conclusion Is based on examination of all the concrete structures In sea water of the navy department for a period of three years. I helped to make this inspection. We know, too, that one concrete ship has been In operation In sea water for one year. That is the Namsenfjord of Norway. Tests show that the sea water has had no damaging effect on the hull. It is true It Is a small ship, 600 tons, whifte the Faith, the concrete ship recently launched by the San Francisco Shipbuilding company and now being outfitted for a trial trip, has a 5,000-ton cargo capacity. "Another concrete vessel much •mailer .than the Namsenf jord has been tested in salt water considerably longer, This is a little steamer built in Boston three or four years ago. It Is only 43 feet long. The hull is of cement mortar, and after contact with

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salt water for three years is in practically perfect condition; nor has there been any cracking of cement. 2,500,000 Tons by August, 1919. “This department has completed the detailed plans for a 3,500-ton concrete cargo ship, and it is at work on plans for a 7,500-ton type. We estimate that between 150 and 200 3,500-ton concrete hulls can be completed by the end of this yearTTwe start immediately, and that if the co»struction of hulls of 7,500 tons each commences by June 250 can be completed by August, 1919; that is approximately 2,500,000 tons.” “What about a concrete ship if attacked by a submarine?” “A torpedo would blow a hole in a concrete ship just as in any other kind of a ship, but it would not crack the hull, as some seem to have thought. The concrete is not fragile like a bowl; it is tough, due to the re-en-forcing steel.” “How does the cost of the concrete ship compare with that of steel?” “The concerete costs about twothirds as much. Concrete ships can be built in much larger numbers than ships of steel or wood, mainly because the concrete vessels do not require a large plant installation and because the material is readily available. Even a small steel plant costs $500,000. On the other hand, a cement ship plant can be built for $15,000. It may be made so as to be portable. The principal machinery required is a mixer, a hoist, and a derrick. The time required to complete a concrete ship is practically the same as that in a wellorganized steel yard, from two to three months.

“The ways used for a concrete ship are the same as those for other kinds of ships. The first step is to build the outside form, or mold, which is of wood. The re-enforcing steel Is then placed in position. Next the interior form is built. Then comes the pouring of the concrete into the form. No interval is permitted In this; it is continued night and day in order to eliminate Joints as far as possible. This operation requires several days. Three or four weeks are given for the concrete to ’age.’ Then the forms are removed, and the ship is ready to pe launched. Thereafter comes the installation of the machinery. Material Is Plentiful. "In concrete vessels a large part of the materials used can be obtained In almost any part of the United States. "The steel used for the re-enforcing is of a different character in so far as its shape is concerned from that used in steel ships. At present, with the decreased amount of building of all kinds throughout the country, re-en-fprcing steel for concrete can be secured in abundance and will not Jn ter-

In New Zealand the minister of railways is considering a suggestion that railway locomotives be names to perpetuate some of the great events of the war. Among many other useful and beautiful things for which we are Indebted to the Chinese wallpaper is not the least This seems to have first appeared In Europe toward the end of the seventeenth century. It was brought to France by overseas traders, and the French immediately perceived the possibilities thus offered,

sere with the production of steel plates or shapes for steel vessels. “The vessel contemplated in our design is of the same size, dimensions, and form as the 3,500-ton standard wood ship, except that the sheer line amidships has been slightly altered and no outer keel is fitted. The general arrangement follows closely that of the wood ship, including the number and location of the bulkheads. The propelling machinery designed for the wood ship has been provided practically without change in the concrete vessel. The length will be 268 feet, and the beam 46; draft 23 feet 6 Inches, and full-load displacement 6,175 tons. The comparative weight of hull is as follows: Concrete, 2,500 tons; wood, 2,300; steel, 1,160; weight of the ship, light, concrete, 2,972 tons; wood, 2,777 tons; steel, 1,600 tons.” Faith Built in Crude Plant. A representative of the Emergency Fleet corporation w r ho witnessed the launching of the Faith at San Francisco reports as follows: “The ship was constructed by 40 or 50 house carpenters, and the lack of machinery of the plant was especially noticeable. A small power saw, the concrete mixer, a pile of lumber and another of gravel seemed to be the only implements and materials in the yard. The installation of the machinery will in all probability t>e completed in a month, when the ship will be at once sent on a long trial voyage.

“The appearance of the Faith at a distance is very little different from that of any steel vessel of the same dimensions. She has been designed to carry 5,000 deadweight tons, and a steel ship of the same dimensions probably would not carry more than 6,000 deadweight tons. The ship is painted black, and the imprint of the mold of the vessel is plainly visiblon close examination of the hull, making the ship appear very much as if she were built of lumber. “The engines will be of the triple expansion type. As this style produces the maximum vibration, the test of the action of the vibration on concrete construction will be thorough. This seems to be the only uncertainty yet remaining to prove that the concrete construction of large ships is wholly feasible. The Faith is the first vessel that was ever launched sideways in San Francisco. . . . She was not launched upside down, as Is popularly considered the manner in which concrete ships are launched. Small boats are usually constructed upside down because of the ease in cranking and in concrete ships because of the pouring of the cement. The Faith was built and launched right side up.”

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