. Railway mechanical engineer . ing air is arranged to give 140 lij. pres-sure. The reser\-oirs arc of the same capacity as those used. Fig. 8—Milling Side Rods tionally good, considering the number of men employed. Fivemen working on No. 5 New York Duplex air compressorsrepair from 45 to 50 a week or an average of almost twopumps a day per man. As these compressors are rated at$4.,S9 a piece complete, it will be seen that the men are mak-ing very good pay, but it is also true that a man who did notunderstand the work could hardly repair one pump a dayand even that might be rejected on account
. Railway mechanical engineer . ing air is arranged to give 140 lij. pres-sure. The reser\-oirs arc of the same capacity as those used. Fig. 8—Milling Side Rods tionally good, considering the number of men employed. Fivemen working on No. 5 New York Duplex air compressorsrepair from 45 to 50 a week or an average of almost twopumps a day per man. As these compressors are rated at$4.,S9 a piece complete, it will be seen that the men are mak-ing very good pay, but it is also true that a man who did notunderstand the work could hardly repair one pump a dayand even that might be rejected on account of not standingthe test. The entire cjuestion hinges on the fact that a capablemechanic who works on the same job long enough will sys-tematize his work, will know just how accurately it must bedone and make no lost motions. The result is that he ac-complishes more and with apparently less effort than anothermechanic who is perhaps a good man, but inexperienced. .■\.ll of the foundation brake rigging is handled and re-paired in this department and there is a considerable savingdue to having the job localized and not trucking
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