Masonry Magazine January 1962 Page. 30
LULL
NEW Improved Design
for FASTER,
EASIER,
SAFER
MORTAR HANDLING
... on the ground or
up on scaffolding
High Lift HOD BUGGY
CONTRACTOR APPROVED for Features and Advantages!
Narrower, Deeper, Longer Tank Design reduces spillage... takes up less room on scaffolds, makes handling safer allows two Hod Huggies to be picked up and carried at one time on standard Lull pallet forks.
Greater Undecclearance for easier fork pick-up from either side.
Sloped End Tank Design for quicker, more complete cleanout.
Large Load Capacity carries approximately a 7 cubic foot load of mortar.
Large, Easy Rolling Wheels equipped with 10 x 2.75 лего pressure tires, hard rubber or steel tires full swivelling rear wheels, non-swivelling front wheels.
Safer Double Brake System spring steel band parking brakes on non-swivelling front wheels. new kick-lock on left rear full swivelling wheel prevents moving off scaffolds.
Full Width Handles for steering or lifting at both ends of Hod Buggy.
Heavy Gauge Electrically Welded Steel Construction Throughout with stronger bracing made as part of non-swivelling wheels.
Write or ask your dealer today!
Dealerships Available!
LULL
Engineering Company, Inc.
Dept. HB-3045 Highway 13 St. Paul 11, Minn,
Narrower, longer and deeger two Hod Buggies can now be easily picked up and fed to high scaffolds on a LULL High-Lift Loader equipped with standard pallet forks.
Gilson
PLASTER MORTAR MIXERS
Engineered for
HEAVY DUTY TOP PERFORMANCE
MODEL 6 mp
Large 28" drum, 30" long with 6 cu. ft. mixing capacity
Smooth, dependable gear drive.
MODEL 8 mp
8 cu. ft. capacity -- Big 30"x30" drum with self-cleaner action and faster discharge -- Unique grit-proof bearing assembly.
Write for name of Dealer nearest you.
MODEL 5½ mp
Fast, clean discharge cuts mixing cycle time Adds more batches per day.
Gilson Brothers Co.
PLYMOUTH
WISCONSIN
PORT OF HOUSTON
Will Rogers said, "Houston dare dig a ditch and bring the sea to her door." For more than 80 years, development of port facilities has been emphasized by Houston's civic leadership. The inland city became a deep-water port in 1915, with the completion of the Houston Ship Channel. Many improvements have been made during the past four decades, and the Ship Channel now has a depth of 36 feet. (Dredging operations will be started soon, to bring the channel to the 40-foot depth authorized by Congress.)
The length of the Houston Ship Channel (from Bolivar Roads to the Turning Basin) is 51.7 miles. The head of navigation is in the Turning Basin, five miles from downtown Houston. A one-foot tide is the maximum. The width of the Ship Channel (now 300 feet) is to be increased to 400 feet.
Public facilities at the Port of Houston include 20 docks. Three new docks will be ready for use in the summer of 1959, and construction of two additional docks is planned. The Public Grain Elevator has a capacity of 3.5 million bushels. During 1958, more than 49.3 million bushels of grain were exported through the port.
Privately-owned terminal facilities at the Port of Houston include the Manchester Terminal (eight docks), the Manchester Terminal (four berths), Sprunt Docks (facilities for banana ships), and Adams Terminal (four berths). In addition, 46 private cargo docks are maintained by local firms. Houston has terminal docks for 100 barges.
Several hundred Houston firms provide specialized services at the Port of Houston. Twenty-two steamship agents serve the 120 steamship lines that come to Houston. There are 50 freight-forwarders and customs brokers, 13 stevedoring companies, 12 ship chandlers, and 42 warehousing firms.
Consulate offices are maintained in Houston by 32 foreign nations. Of these, 18 have full-time career consular personnel here, and 14 nations are represented by honorary appointees. Although Houston is a principal gateway for trade with Latin America, the countries of Western Europe account for the major share of the imports and the exports moved through the Port of Houston. European countries providing a large volume of Houston's imports are Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Great Britain, France, Sweden, and Italy.
Shep Fields' pipe collection, valued at more than $25,000, is the envy of all pipe enthusiasts. The collection contains pipes from all parts of the world and includes several hand-carved pipes that are worth more than one thousand dollars each.
MASONRY JANUARY,