Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-04-01 | Page 29 | Novel Figures on War Debt

I. I NOVEL FIGURES 1 y ON WAR DEBT f j Engineer Illustrates Vastness Vast- Vast ness mess o of Sum ip CHICAGO Mar 31 If If each mark marlc 4 cr ere e a c cubic Inch of concrete the 1 6 German germ war debt de it narks would build an foot 18 conr cone conr con- con e r t r tc road read three times around thet the t arth rth at tho or an engineer f finds In tho Lewis Institute research It ories estimated today Assuming that each marlc marle a particle of ot concrete sand Welker assistant research engl engl- Seer eer r In the structural research la laboratories la- la oratories at the Institute est estimated mated hat the tho total would approximate six carloads or cubic yards ards ot of send f Calculating that cubic yards of or sand would make malte nearly cubic guards of oC concrete an amount suf- suf Selent to pave a quarter of a mile ff f road maa and letting lettine each cubic Inch tot 01 concrete represent each German ark Air Mr tr Welker estimated that the then thea a n teo amount of nf concrete would pavo ave avo miles nearly miles nearly three Imes the circumference of the earth f- f of of an foot 18 roadway