After n i n e years and thirty million g a l l o n s . materially to the capacity of the plant it was decided not to buy any more pumps. The nineyear-old LaBours had demonstrated such dependability and were in such good condition that they could be trusted to handle the increased responsibility without help. If you're looking for real economy in pumping, consider this typical LaBour performance record. Difficult jobs and difficult liquids make it even more profitable to assign the task to LaBour. Ask us to prove it.
This plant of B.F.Goodrich Chemical Company at Avon Lake, Ohio, went into operation in 1948. There were 12 LaBour Type G pumps in the original installation, and by conservative estimate they have pumped something like 30,000,000 gallons of alcohol, plasticizers and blending liquids. All are still on the job 24 hours a day, and total repairs for the lot consist of a few bearing replacements. Since Type G is a packingless pump there has been no packing expense. When a recent expansion was planned to add
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