i k | The National Publication Covering the Business of Transportation by Water “ Jlatv. 1927 TLE THE ROPE OF AGES 1927 Five score and ten years of rope building! Truly a record—and it has taught us how to make rope to meet fh cai NNN Bi : i We vi every call of the sea—strong, rugged, i i) Vy tough, flexible—rope for every pur- pose from towing, rigging and steve- doring to making fast at the dock— Rope that will stand the gaff!—the tremendous strain and wear of every sp Ee — = ———= os > ——— = . = Ry = =] Wa => Es Se) ens SADA = ona eae ee 7 marine use— WL. CLG SILI Fitler Rope— ! The Yellow and Blue Registered Trade Preferred by men of the Sea! Mark appears in all Fitler Pure Manila. The EDWIN H. FITLER Co. PHILADELPHIA CORDAGE WORKS 517 Arch Street = Philadelphia, Pa. Sold in all principal Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf and Great Lakes Ports.