Miscellaneous Series, Issues 90-99U.S. Government Printing Office, 1919 - United States |
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... feet , of which 15,000,000 feet were hard woods and 30,000,000 conifers , as the annual felling of timber ( including hedgerow timber ) in the United Kingdom just before the war . Various reports have been received telling of greatly ...
... feet , of which 15,000,000 feet were hard woods and 30,000,000 conifers , as the annual felling of timber ( including hedgerow timber ) in the United Kingdom just before the war . Various reports have been received telling of greatly ...
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... feet , whereas a long ton of compressed cotton will occupy approximately 130 cubic feet . Freight rates are based in part upon stowage factors . In the past it has been the practice of shipping companies to charge by the ton if the ...
... feet , whereas a long ton of compressed cotton will occupy approximately 130 cubic feet . Freight rates are based in part upon stowage factors . In the past it has been the practice of shipping companies to charge by the ton if the ...
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... feet to 80 feet . These masts render unneces- sary the swinging of one or more of the ship's booms over the side of the vessel and re- lease these booms for other service . Moreover , they allow for the operation of a pier winch . In ...
... feet to 80 feet . These masts render unneces- sary the swinging of one or more of the ship's booms over the side of the vessel and re- lease these booms for other service . Moreover , they allow for the operation of a pier winch . In ...
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... feet . v = internal contents of barrels in cubic feet ( 1 gallon = 0.134 cubic foot . ) L = number of barrels in length of bottom layer or tier . W = number of barrels in width of bottom layer or tier . N - total number of barrels in ...
... feet . v = internal contents of barrels in cubic feet ( 1 gallon = 0.134 cubic foot . ) L = number of barrels in length of bottom layer or tier . W = number of barrels in width of bottom layer or tier . N - total number of barrels in ...
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... feet , together with " sampson posts " and " trunk planks , " etc. , the planks are of hard wood 6 or 8 feet long , 9 inches broad by 2 or 3 inches thick , with a hole in the end , the use of which will be explained here- after ; two ...
... feet , together with " sampson posts " and " trunk planks , " etc. , the planks are of hard wood 6 or 8 feet long , 9 inches broad by 2 or 3 inches thick , with a hole in the end , the use of which will be explained here- after ; two ...
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Page 161 - SEC. 235. Every package containing explosives or other dangerous articles when presented to a common carrier for shipment shall have plainly marked on the outside thereof the contents thereof ; and it shall be unlawful for any person to deliver, or cause to be delivered, to any common carrier engaged in interstate or foreign commerce by land or water...
Page 329 - Regulations for the Transportation of Explosives and Other Dangerous Articles by Freight, and Specifications for Shipping Containers...
Page 113 - ... be adjudged, under the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture, to be infected or to have been exposed to infection so as to be dangerous to other animals, they shall not...
Page 128 - The master shall also deliver a similar notice to the proper officer of customs in the United Kingdom, together with the report required to be made by the customs consolidation act, 1876, on the arrival of the ship in the United Kingdom.
Page 159 - ... friction matches may be carried on such steamers when securely packed in strong tight chests or boxes, the covers of which shall be well secured by locks, screws, or other reliable fastenings, and stowed in a safe part of the vessel at a secure distance from any fire or heat.
Page 161 - State, Territory or District of the United States or place noncontiguous to, but subject to the jurisdiction thereof...
Page 159 - Nothing in the foregoing or following sections of this act shall prohibit the transportation by steam vessels of gasoline or any of the products of petroleum when carried by motor vehicles (commonly known as automobiles) using the same as a source of motive power...
Page 183 - Condemned or leaking dynamite must not be repacked and offered for shipment unless the repacking Is done by a competent person In the presence of. or with the written consent of, an Inspector, or with the written authority of the chief Inspector of the Bureau of Explosives.
Page 172 - Refined petroleum, which will not ignite at a temperature less than one hundred and. ten degrees of Fahrenheit thermometer, may be carried on board such steamers upon routes where there is no other practicable mode of transporting it...
Page 159 - ... under such regulations as shall be prescribed by the board of supervising inspectors with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce...