[AT] Concrete Slip Forms

[TCHARPE at aol.com]

The first time I saw this "continuous pour" method used was back in the 
middle  30's
when OLd Fort Mills, in Marion OH was poured using the slip forms.  It was a 
double 
row of grain silos.... 8 all together, I think.   This is now known as 
Central Soya Corp.
that may have changed by now).  You know how they keep changing names.

They had a couple of men walking around the top as they poured working the 
screw
 jacks to pull the form up.  They poured 24 hours a day for many days before 
they
finished.  Had rows of lights around the top that could be seen for miles at 
night.

This was the talk of the town at that time.   I was only 6 or 8 then.

Ted Harper