. Canadian machinery and metalworking (January-June 1913). rical countersin the weighmans office. As shippingto boats and receiving from boats arecontinuous operations, automatic scalesare used for this work, but as it isnecessary in receiving from cars to keepeach car weight separate, hopper scalesare employed for car receipts. Drying. A Hess drying plant with a capacityof 5,000 bushels per day is included inthe equipment. This has a separate legso that interference with the main re-ceiving and shipping legs is avoided. Power. All power is supplied by electric mo-tors of the induction type. I
. Canadian machinery and metalworking (January-June 1913). rical countersin the weighmans office. As shippingto boats and receiving from boats arecontinuous operations, automatic scalesare used for this work, but as it isnecessary in receiving from cars to keepeach car weight separate, hopper scalesare employed for car receipts. Drying. A Hess drying plant with a capacityof 5,000 bushels per day is included inthe equipment. This has a separate legso that interference with the main re-ceiving and shipping legs is avoided. Power. All power is supplied by electric mo-tors of the induction type. In the ele-vator, marine tower and the new ship-ping galleries, the motors number 80,and total 4,680 An ingenious, andefficient system of electric signals con-trols the operation of elevator legs andshipping conveyors. When the extent ofihe shipping system is remembered, andthe interconnection of the two elevators,it will be seen that the signal system,particularly for shipping, must be in-stantaneous and sure. Its design wasaccomplished with FIG. 2. FIRST FLOOR. January 2, 1913 CANADIAN MACHINERY 13 General. Two grain elevators with two marine berths. Everything is of fireproof con-The Harbor Commissioners grain legs each, and a conveyor system by struction and all machinery is electrical-storage and shipping system will now which grain can be delivered from ly driven. There is a storage capacityconsist of:— either elevator to any of 19 steamer of 3,620,000 bushels and contemplated
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