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Show 1 v Lehi's Cement Products Factory I.chl has an Industry operated by Georgo I., nnd Cnrlos Schow that would bo Interesting nnd Instructive for nuy ono to visit. It Is their factory whero all kinds of cement products nro being made. Their plant consists of n cement mixer and many sots of moulds In which nro tnndo cement blocks for houses, 3, 4, C and C Inch tiling for drninago purposes, 8, 12, 1G, 18, 20 and 30 Inch plpo for culverts and water ditches, watering troughs, caps and Bills for houses, posts for plpo fonccs, and many other desirable things. Formorly objection wns nindo to tho use of cement for houses becnuso of their case for conducting cold nnd boat, but this difficulty is now overcome over-come by making an air space In the center or tho block. They nro made in any shade desired nnd are not only artistic but lasting as time. One ot tho city's big street expenses formerly was tho replacing of wooden culverts every four years; ccmont ones nro really tho cheaper for first cost and never havo to bo replaced. All new culverts being put in nro of cement. Stono caps and sills for houses nro being n thing of tho past, cement ones nro cheaper, stronger and equally as artistic, and can bo obtained cheaper at tho Schow factory than they can bo made whero tho Iioiieo Is being built. Tho drain pipe made of cement Is a now product but Is destined to como into very extensive use, bccnuBo it Is cheaper than lumber, makes a bettor drain nnd novor will need to bo replaced. Surrounding Lehi, American Am-erican Fork nnd Pleasant drove, arc thousands of ncrcB or tho best land in tho stato that could havo its productivity pro-ductivity Increased 100 per cout If properly drained. With nddltionnl Irrigation on tho higher lauds this area Is yearly being added to. Several laud owners aro preparing to drain this scuHoii nud within tho near future fut-ure it li probable that u regular drainage district will bo laid out. |