August journal that side of the border

Susan Kline skline@proaxis.com
Thu, 09 Sep 1999 08:36:48 -0700


At 07:54 AM 09/09/1999 -0500, David wrote:
>Susan:
>
>I got my September issue yesterday and saw your picture, & read the
>article.  Years ago I heard stories about a couple of brothers here in
>Dallas that used to "cut down" uprights in this method (i.e. cut and re
>welded the plate). 

Hi, David 

Steve Ganz tells me that someone in Portland was doing this just after 
WWII, and he learned from someone else, who may have been the one to 
cut down the one I saw, from the 30's. 

What no one says is WHY anyone would WANT to do this! Surely it must 
have cost a bundle, too!

Susan 


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