The Saturday evening post . iving a number of sections, and as the system shortens,the power units are also removed, stopping all waste ofpower instantly. The system is unusually flexible, andwhen the stacking is done the units of the conveyor may beshifted about to carry sugar, beet pulp or beet seed directlyinto railroad cars, to motor trucks or any other pointdesired. The conveyor has not only eliminated much of theback-breaking labor formerly done in this plant but it haslargely insured the company against the evils of a laborshortage and has greatly reduced the breakage due tohuman carele
The Saturday evening post . iving a number of sections, and as the system shortens,the power units are also removed, stopping all waste ofpower instantly. The system is unusually flexible, andwhen the stacking is done the units of the conveyor may beshifted about to carry sugar, beet pulp or beet seed directlyinto railroad cars, to motor trucks or any other pointdesired. The conveyor has not only eliminated much of theback-breaking labor formerly done in this plant but it haslargely insured the company against the evils of a laborshortage and has greatly reduced the breakage due tohuman carelessness. Furthermore, the installation hasreleased twenty men for more important work, which, atfive dollars a day, in a hundred-day handling season,amounts to a total saving of ten thousand dollars in thecompanys pay roll. Instead of fourteen men on eachshift, the present arrangement necessitates the use of butfour, and these four exert only half the physical effort thatwas formerly required of them. (Concluded on Page 114). HMO [;gi ./;MtV ^1 M» f I MIX Aft ASSOCIATION TA«r New Way of Handling Cotton THE SATURDAY EVENING POST 37
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