. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. DflCBMBHt 17, 1014. 'Dae Horis^' Review 101. Iron or Steel Posts—Which? IROM several of the letters that have recently come to us, it is evident that there still exists with some a rather hazy idea of the difference between steel side posts and iron. The disadvantage of one, and the advantafires of the other. Some oae has evidently told them that '"the only difference is the difference in ; It has been stated that we use guaranteed wrought iron posts "because they were cheaper than ; This is not so. Regular commercial
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. DflCBMBHt 17, 1014. 'Dae Horis^' Review 101. Iron or Steel Posts—Which? IROM several of the letters that have recently come to us, it is evident that there still exists with some a rather hazy idea of the difference between steel side posts and iron. The disadvantage of one, and the advantafires of the other. Some oae has evidently told them that '"the only difference is the difference in ; It has been stated that we use guaranteed wrought iron posts "because they were cheaper than ; This is not so. Regular commercial iron, which it really steel, costs lest than guaranteed wrought iron. Steel used to be the most expensive, but the improved process of smelting has made building steel the cheapest. We use guaranteed wrought iron for our posts because, after a 35 years' test, we dnd it will stand in the ground with only a slight surface rusting. llngalvanized steel under similar conditions rusts rapidly through and throuieh. It "eats off at the ground line," just as do steel pipe columns. You can see when looked at under a powerful microscope that both steel and wrought iron are of a stringy tex- ture, somewhat like a shredded wht-at biscuit. The shreds of the steel lie closely together with nothing between them to prevent the moisture penetra- ting end starting the eating in of the rust. But wrought iron is different, due to its different process in making. Each one of the shreds is surroun led. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Chicago : Florists' Pub. Co
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