. History of the Panama canal; its construction and builders . reached its destination. Itwas shipped by steamer from New York tothe Isthmus of Panama, transferred to therailroad across the Isthmus, then on asteamer again up the coast to Amapala,and finally by barges to the mainland. Itwas then carried in carts ninety miles toTegucigalpa. With the completion of the canal, sucha shipment could now be carried directfrom New York to Amapala, and with theimpetus given commerce, harbor and in-terior improvements by the example setby the United States at Panama, shipmentsto these remote destinations
. History of the Panama canal; its construction and builders . reached its destination. Itwas shipped by steamer from New York tothe Isthmus of Panama, transferred to therailroad across the Isthmus, then on asteamer again up the coast to Amapala,and finally by barges to the mainland. Itwas then carried in carts ninety miles toTegucigalpa. With the completion of the canal, sucha shipment could now be carried directfrom New York to Amapala, and with theimpetus given commerce, harbor and in-terior improvements by the example setby the United States at Panama, shipmentsto these remote destinations will meet fewof the difficulties of years gone by. Despite its rough journey, this pipereached its destination in perfect condition,and a report fifteen years after it was laiddown showed that it was working as per-fectly as when the water was first turned only damage the pipe sustained in thatperiod was when it was twice cut duringrevolutions, but a length or two of new pipesoon made the whole as good as new. Several miles of this companys asphalted. o 6 J3 U .3 o rfrt o ca .5U o id to ^ it *J a = 5 STANDARDIZING PIPE 371 spiral riveted pipe was used for hydraulicexcavation work on the Pacific division ofthe canal, together with two of its hydraulicgiants. On other portions of the canal,miles of pipe ranging from eight inches totwenty-six inches were used for exhauststeam, compressed air and water supplylines. The pipe was found suitable for allphases of the work where such piping wasneeded because of its light weight, greatstrength, and simplicity of connections. A number of the Root water tube boilersmanufactured by this company were pur-chased for power purposes at the boilers have a superior circulationthat permits the highest degree of maximumfuel economy, easy steam qualities, low costof repair and large capacity for overload. The pipe furnished the canal by this com-pany was made by its specially designedmachinery, and coated inside and out byits
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