
Stories by Charles W. Geiger


Fire: the Enemy of Our Forests

An Immigrant Plant Proving Ground

From Coco Palms to Coconut Oil
The Coconut Has Exerted a Tremendous Influence in the Industrial Life of the Philippine Islands

A Pre-cast Seven Mile Bridge
Concrete Bridge Across the Bay Below San Francisco Is Made Up almost Entirely of Pre-cast Units

Some Unique Methods Of Dam Construction
Building of Dams On the Gigantic Mokelumne Project Requires Much Ingenuity

San Francisco's Memorial Museum
A Gift to the California City, This Magnificent Building Is a Replica of the Palace of the Legion of Honor

Why the St. Francis Dam Collapsed
Although the Collapse, Fault on Which the Dam Was Erected Contributed to Its Softness of Foundation Bed-rock Was Primary Cause

America's Greatest Water-wheel
With a Head of 2243 Feet, Balch Power Plant Is Highest Head Plant in America

Saving Dollars by Salving Scrap
How the Multitudinous Wastes of a Great Railroad Are Converted Into Cash Values

Harnessing California's Waters
The Completion of the First Stage of the Pit River Power Project

California's Test Highway
A Concrete Roadway Built to Be Destroyed in Tests of Its Durability

The Superlative in Power Lines
Breaking Records in the Transmission of Hydroelectric Energy

The Up-to-the-Minute Laundry

Twentieth Century Telegraphy
The Big San Francisco Central Office, the Last Word in Equipment for Speed and Capacity
