Springville Herald | 1952-01-03 | Page 3 | Mistakes Built New Business

Mistakes Built New Business An engineering plan devised by a Chicago company to escape a ruinous lawsuit has been developed into a profitable business. The company was threatened with a lawsuit when 6,000 tons of sand, dumped around the foun-dateions foun-dateions of a new building, caused the foundations to start shifting. So engineers completed the fill by pumping in a mixture of sand and water. The sand settled evenly over a wide area, distributing its weight so thate the shifting stopped.. As a result of this success, the company operates barges which pump sand from sea bottom to make fills for highways, airports, and similar developments. Officials say .their experience shows how free enterprise enables Americans to build success by correcting mistakes.