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No Other Method of Handling Shipments Offers Such Tremendous Advantages Mixed load of boxes and kegs strapped toa pressed steel plattorm for L. C. L. shipment. There is no chance for any part of this shipment going astray. Iron cores from rolls of Rotogravure Paper strapped to wooden skid for return shipment to the paper mill. Weight 3600 pounds—one han- dling, and only one shipping label instead of one hundred and fifty. Shippers, Receivers and Carriers Benefit KID shipping lowers the cost of distribution through savings in packing material, labor and handling time. Its possibilities are unlimited. A large railroad company whose stores department handles over 100,000 items finds that eighty percent of its shipments can be forwarded more economically and efficiently on skids than otherwise. An automobile company reports that they can unload a carload of crank shafts on skids in 45 minutes at a cost of $1.00, whereas it formerly required 8 men 71% hours at a cost of $24.00. A paper mill, by strapping sheet stock on skids is saving $5.00 on every ton they ship, or $36,000 a year. Acme Nailless Band Method The speed and ease of securely fastening loads to skids with Acme Nailless Band and Tools has so simplified what was formerly a slow and costly job that there no longer is “anything to it’. The job is done quickly and at very low cost. High tensile strength, specially tempered Acme Bands insure perfect safety to the load. The services of Acme representatives, located in branches throughout the country, are avail- able to any shipper or carrier interested in skid shipping. ACME STEEL COMPANY General Offices: 2840 Archer Avenue, Chicago, Ill. MARINE REVIEW—March, 1929 57