Better Water for Industry
Location Determines the Physical and Chemical Properties of Water Available for Industrial Use. Only Through the Application of the Best Talents of the Chemist and the Engineer Can Existing Processes be Applied to the Solution of Many industrial Water Troubles
Highways Alter the War
Short-Haul Motor-Vehicle Traffic Reqirements Will Probably Dominate Post-Planning in this Field. The Report 01 the Interregional Highway Committee Shows Ihe Trend Which May Re Expected. Separation to Traffic Flow and Elimination of Grade Crossings are Important Elements
Wood in War Construction
Many of the New Uses for Wood which Have been Developed as a Result of War-Speeded Work Will be of Value in Peace-Times. Plywood, Laminated Timbers, New Connectors, and Design Improvements Point the Way. Large Industrial Buildings as Well as Small Homes All Benefit
Chicago's New Subway
Fluorescent Lighting, Piston-Action Ventilalion, Reversible Escalators, Automatic Drainage, and Complete Operational Safety are Some of the Outstanding Features of this New Transit System Designed to Relieve Traffic Congestion in the Famous Loop Section of the City
Winning the Battle with Snow
Modern Methods of Snow Removal and Disposal, as Practiced on Airports. City Streets, Highways, and Railroads Are Equally Applicable to Parking Lots and Long Driveways of Industrial Plants. No One Scheme of Attack Will Do a Big Job. Mechanical Chemical, Healing Methods Outlined
Seagoing Concrete
Many Lessons About Good, Light-Weight Concrete are Being Learned During Ihe Construction of Large Vessels, Both With and Without Power, for the Current United States Maritime Commission's Program. Some of these Ships are Already Aiding the Allied Cause
Dollars From Sewers
Modern Purification Techniques Have Advanced to the Point Where Valuable By Products are Obtained from Sewage Treatment Processes. Fertilizer, Gas, Grease, and Processing Water are "Manufactured" from the Liquid Wastes Collected in Sewers