. The Saturday evening post. n of the same name, and — Mr. Hamlin laughed. Come on, now,pull something new! There isnt anotherStephen Benedict in Oakmont, is there?Why, the things absolutely photographic,And besides, Im on the inside. Stephens throat was arid. Did you—did you tell those fellows on the train — Why, I simply said I knew positivelyits a fact. Oh, Lord! said Stephen. Mr. Hamlin, youve got to listen! I Now, hold your horses a minute. Doniyou worry a bit about that innuendo in thepaper. Of course itll hit Oakmont rightbetween the eyes, but what of it? We allknow what kind of man you
. The Saturday evening post. n of the same name, and — Mr. Hamlin laughed. Come on, now,pull something new! There isnt anotherStephen Benedict in Oakmont, is there?Why, the things absolutely photographic,And besides, Im on the inside. Stephens throat was arid. Did you—did you tell those fellows on the train — Why, I simply said I knew positivelyits a fact. Oh, Lord! said Stephen. Mr. Hamlin, youve got to listen! I Now, hold your horses a minute. Doniyou worry a bit about that innuendo in thepaper. Of course itll hit Oakmont rightbetween the eyes, but what of it? We allknow what kind of man you are. Heavenssakes, you arent ashamed of it, are you?Shes a wonderful actress, and they tell meshes a mighty fine girl. Some of CharlieCoolidges friends in Detroit know her in-timately. Why, if Charlie knew her hedbrag about it from dawn to dark. But, Mr. Hamlin, its all a didnt know I was giving Charlie thatbill, and (Continued on Page 57) THE SATURDAY EVENING POST 55 )o your $5-a-day men use3-a-day shovels?. The cost of shoveling —sand, ashes,cinders, stone, etc.—was too high in alarge industrial plant in an eastern city. Itwas out of all proportion to the cost ofmany other operations. The leak was discovered and correctedby an operations expert in the MechanicalDepartment. The trouble has been, he reportedto the General Manager—$ a daymen and $ a day the answer?One and three-eighths win, said the General does it all mean? Wear in the business end of the shovel— that is, the main shoveling edge. Ifound shovels worn down to half size stillin use. Now, its human nature for allthe men in a gang to shovel at the samerate of speed. Therefore, these wornshovels meant that some men were doingfrom one-third to one-half less shovelingthan others in the same gang. On every$ in wages paid to these men your re-turn in work done was about $ Now, we know that when a shovelwith an 11% inch shoveling length whenne
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