| Show interesting LECTURE BY CM CEMENT EXPERT EM commercial club members hear interesting talk by educated specialist A special meeting of the commercial club was held tuesday evening evenin g it being well attended by business men and citizens the mayor and members of the city council also making it a point to be paesens pae sent the meeting had been called to listen ligten to a talk by william F long depre portland cement association which comprises of cement in the united states mr long demonstrated that he is familiar with every detail of cement and concrete work in fact he is recognized as an authority by manufacturers rs who appreciate his lucid methods of bringing the attention of prospective users to the value of cement construction in its almost unlimited application I 1 mr air long certainly entertained his auditors tuesday evening he dwelt at length upon the history of cement and concrete explaining that their use dated back to centuries ago although modern ideas had completely revolutionized ancient theories today every farmer in the land makes use of cement and concrete od on the farm and in cities they have become actually indispensable he spoke of the importance of paved streets in a city the size of richfield awaking a sentiment in the minds of his hearers to the step forward that could be taken here by beginning a campaign for paving he had with him samples of river sand and gravel from north of town which he proposed having chemically analyzed anali zed toa to ascertain the streng strength of local material it was a cement talk pure and simple and it was made by an ed educated U gentleman who was thoroughly conversant with the subject etwas it was a pleasure to hear him and it is a pleasure to know that he is again to visit this city |
