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January, 1927 MARINE REVIEW 31. The Rope ; used in the construction of the Chatham, the Fairfax and the Dorchester, built recently by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company for the Merchants and Miners Transportation Company was entirely COLUMBIAN Tape-Marked Pure Manila ROPE The illustration shows the S. S. Chatham nearing completion alongside the piers of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, which company uses large quantities of the Guaranteed Co- lumbian Tape-Marked Rope in its construction work and for equipment. Columbian’s high reputation in the Marine Field has justified itself many times on the ships leaving the ways of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company. ENS = ora moe 5 3 mM By Invitatio Columbian Rope Company 332-90 Genesee Street Auburn, ‘‘The Cordage City’’ N. Y. Branches: New York Chicago Boston - New Orleans Please mention MARINE REVIEW when writing to Advertisers