Masonry Magazine May 1971 Page. 22
MORGEN
Morgen Scaffolding Increases
Masons' Production 25%-30%
for Crown Construction Co.
Morgen Scaffolding has long promised a 20% increase in masons' production, but like most contractors, Eston Hathaway, co-owner of Crown Construction Co., Ft. Wayne, Ind., had to see it to believe it.
His first job using Morgen Scaffolding instead of tubular frame scaffolding was the J. C. Penney Co. store shown above. When asked about production, he became all smiles. He says he is realizing not 20%, but between 25% and 30% increase in masons' production.
Morgen elevates the masons, laborers and material as the wall progresses. One of the masons reported that by working constantly at waist height, he is able to lay approximately 200 more brick per day, and feel less tired at the end of the day than he did on conventional scaffolding.
Morgen offered Crown Construction additional profit by cutting scaffolding set-up and moving costs. Blackie Lang, mason superintendent, said one Saturday he had four laborers and his lift operator move 180 lineal feet of scaffolding 38% feet tall to another wall to be started Monday. They moved the scaffolding intact in pairs of towers and stocked the new wall in six hours.
In these days of rising labor costs, few contractors can afford to keep masons on tubular scaffolding. If you're interested in more profit per job and more jobs per year, write for complete information today!
MORGEN MANUFACTURING CO.
Box 160-E5 Yankton, S. Dak. 57078
Books...
Reflections. The architectural accomplishments and philosophy of a renowned architect. 1971. By Alden B. Dow. 200 pp. Profusely illustrated. Northwood Institute, Midland, Mich. $50 per deluxe printing copy in a limited first edition.
This first volume by the son of the founder of The Dow Chemical Company, by both words and graphics, visualizes a rationale for the constructively creative life. The thoughtful reader will find a philosophy that will satisfy both the individual and society, representing a "road map" to follow. It is an attempt to synthesize the values of life into a "way" which can prove rewarding to the creative individual.
The book's page size is an impressive 13% by 144 inches, allowing two-page photographs 29 inches in width. In all, there are 246 high-contrast photos and 17 beautiful full-color illustrations. An extensive photographic coverage of the major innovations and concepts created by Dow, some of the country's finest photographers were responsible for many of the illustrations.
Requests for the book should be directed to: "Reflections," Northwood Institute, Midland, Mich. 48640.
ANSI 1971 Catalog. Copies are available free of charge upon request to the American National Standards Institute, 1430 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10018.
ANSI has just published its 1971 catalog which lists 3,942 American National Standards and 1,837 international recommendations, and includes a 21-page index to the titles of all listings.
The new 128-page edition includes all American National Standards approved by ANSI during 1970, as well as international recommendations (standards) received last year from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Commission on Rules for the Approval of Electrical Equipment (CEE), and the Pan American Standards Commission (COPANT).
The standards listed in the catalog include dimensions, ratings, terminol-
masonry
May, 1971