Journal of electricity, power, and gas . I Journal of Electricity POWER AND GAS Devoted to the Conversion, Transmission and Distribution of Energy I Volume XXXII SAN FRANCISCO, MAY 30, 1914 Number 22 [Copyright 1914 by Technical Publishing Company] RAIL AND STEAMSHIP TERMINAL FREIGHT HANDLING BY W. D. PEASLEE. (In this article the author analyzes the freight handling situation in a comprehensive manner andgives much valuable information which he has gathered for the ground-work of a proposed solution ofthis problem zvhich is also carefully worked out and completely stated.—The Editors.). From
Journal of electricity, power, and gas . I Journal of Electricity POWER AND GAS Devoted to the Conversion, Transmission and Distribution of Energy I Volume XXXII SAN FRANCISCO, MAY 30, 1914 Number 22 [Copyright 1914 by Technical Publishing Company] RAIL AND STEAMSHIP TERMINAL FREIGHT HANDLING BY W. D. PEASLEE. (In this article the author analyzes the freight handling situation in a comprehensive manner andgives much valuable information which he has gathered for the ground-work of a proposed solution ofthis problem zvhich is also carefully worked out and completely stated.—The Editors.). From Car to Hoppers Without Manual Labor. The growth, extent and complexity of civiliza-tion has laid greater and greater burdens on our in-dustries, but perhaps the heaviest falls upon trans-portation. Cheap and rapid transportation is the in-dex of the advance of civilization and progress forany region. The response of the men engaged in thiswork has been magnificent. Transcontinental rail- roads have been built and rebuilt almost at once; mil-lions have been spent to save a few per cent gradeand to provide heavier rails and equipment. Thebrains and faith of engineers and capitalists have beenpitted against the forces of nature until today thecost of transporting freight by ocean is about onemill per ton, and by rail is from to 8 mills per 464 JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY, POWER AND GAS [Vol. XXXII—No. 22 ton mile. This low transportation cost has been at-tained by the substitution of mechanical power forman power wherever possible. Labor in Freight Handling Comparatively
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