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Show Water Tank in Shape of Gigantic Pineapple Rearing its 30-ton bulk 195 feet into the air, a giant water tank stands on top of the, new offices and warehouse building of a pineapple company in Hawaii. Shaped and painted to represent a ripe pineapple, It will serve as a water wa-ter tank to provide fire protection, and as a beacon to ships entering Honolulu Hono-lulu harbor. It lias a capacity of 100,000 gallons. The pine is lighted at night by flood tights. Lights come from three sources, with two searchlights at each point. Each light has a capacity of 1,000 watts, although at present only 750 watts are Installed in each. The supporting tower is painted st that, when the tank Is lighted, only the tank Is visible, the effect being that of a giant pineapple suspended In the sky. |