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10to 15 PerCentSavingin Coal BABCOCK & WILCOX FORCED BLAST CHAIN GRATE STOKERS When fitted to Babcock & Wilcox marine boilers mean: At least ten per cent saving in coal over hand firing More flexible than hand firing when maneuvering Efficient burning of a wide variety of coals Simplicity in ash removal Light labor in operation Reduction in’ personnel with the larger installations Particulars on request THE BABCOCK & WILCOX CO. Manufacturers of Marine Water Tube Boilers Since 1895 . Sheldon Building 85 Liberty St. Guardian Building SAN FRANCISCO NEW YORK, N. Y. CLEVELAND, O. “So I went up aloft to the mizzen top” The lookout who sights stormy weather in mid-ocean fears not wind or wave if deck, side and bottom seams are tight. For one hundred years, shipmasters have depended on STRATFORD OAKUM to keep seams tight against heaviest weather. Stratford Oakum is the world’s best. Manufactured by an organiza- tion whose principal idea is to make oakum better than anybody else can possibly make it. Stratford Oakum “stays put’? in the seams. Economical—wastage is practically eliminated. Saves labor costs in caulking or spinning. Is well-finished, well-tarred, clean and elastic enough to keep.the seams tight under all conditions. Be sure you use Stratford Oakum. George Stratford Oakum Company JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY Also manufacturers of Cotton Wiping Waste MARINE REVIEW—March, 1929 15