The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 31, 1919, Page 13

THE SEATTLE STAR—-WEDNESD. DEC. 81, 1919. CPW han aa RS STEAM and : HOISTS — For All Purposes By the Roads It Builds Is a Community Known Roads and highways are to the county, state and nation what arteries are to the heart. Ccanmerce and travel are permanent phases of your progressive community. Should the roads and highways be anything but the most permanent and economical that any community can provide? wee Concrete as a road material has stood the test of centuries. Example after example end test after test have conclusively proved that there is no more economical or lasting material made or }mown to man. Two thousand years ago the old Romans built their highways of concrete. Today their descendants are still using these same roads! Concrete is the one pavement that meets every need. It is endwing and always in good condition regardless of traffic. Because its surface is non-skid it saves lives in preventing motor i accidents. Rain, sun and frost have no effect upon roads built of concrete. Economical to lay—lasts longer than any other kind of paving and has the extra advantage of an almost negligible maintenance cost. Investigate concrete all you wish. It will not disappoint you. WASHINGTON IRON WORKS Seattle, Washington “Concrete for Permanence” PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION Seaboard Bldg., Seattle Wakefield & Company PACKERS AND DISTRIBUTORS of CANNED AN SALT FISH | L. C. Smith Building Seattle, U. S. A.