India rubber world . like other Massachusetts business men, he is in lovewith the Northshore, where hehas a fine summercottage,and wherehe is able to in-dulge his passionfor fishing. Butfor eight monthsof the year one issure to find him inthe town of hisbirth, where hetakes an active in-terest in all thatappertains to itswelfare or to thatof the company ofwhich he is treas-urer. He has beenin turn town treas-urer, chairman ofthe board of selectmen, chairman of the public works board,and is to-day president of the Andover Savings Bank, one ofthe strongest institutions in the state of Massachuse
India rubber world . like other Massachusetts business men, he is in lovewith the Northshore, where hehas a fine summercottage,and wherehe is able to in-dulge his passionfor fishing. Butfor eight monthsof the year one issure to find him inthe town of hisbirth, where hetakes an active in-terest in all thatappertains to itswelfare or to thatof the company ofwhich he is treas-urer. He has beenin turn town treas-urer, chairman ofthe board of selectmen, chairman of the public works board,and is to-day president of the Andover Savings Bank, one ofthe strongest institutions in the state of Massachusetts, aswell as director in various banks and other financial Mr. Flint is one of the most unassuming men in theworld. Absolutely without pretense of any kind, sincere,straightforward, a firm friend, very much of a philosopher,with a goodly share of humor, he is very popular wherever heis known. For a New England club no better head could bechosen than this same sane, shrewd New England COMPRESSED AIR FOR PILE DRIVING. AN application of power not involving the use of pneumatictools properly so called, but devices bearing a relation tothem, is the modern automatic steam pile driver, in which themachinery is driven through strong rubber hose. In recentyears these have come into wide use with the result of render-ing more effective work and in less time, and at less cost, thanby the old method of pile driving. Steam pile hammers ofthis type used for foundations, docks, and piers, and otherclasses of heavy work, have been made as heavy as , and 12 feet a normal stroke of 42 hammer most extensively used in railroad work weighs6500 pounds, with a stroke of 3 feet. The smallest hammer ofthis general type has lately been provided especially for thepurpose of driving fish stakes for pound nets alongshore. Thishammer weighs but 1350 pounds, with a normal stroke of 24inches. While contractors were driving piles for the Lo
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