Factory and industrial management . 897 898 THE ENGINEERING of i,8oo h o r s cpower, engines anddynamo for gen-crating current forpower and light-ing, fire pumps,steam piping, andauxiliary machin-ery. There is acomplete fire-alarmsystem with a 1 1necessary appara-tus for emergencywork. One pumpis in continuousoperation m a i n -taining a pressureof I oo poundsthroughout thesalt-water pipe line carry-ing live steam islocated in the stor-age yard, which iscapable of holding400 cars, with con-venient connectionsfor flexible hoseand points forinsertion into thecoal in freezingw
Factory and industrial management . 897 898 THE ENGINEERING of i,8oo h o r s cpower, engines anddynamo for gen-crating current forpower and light-ing, fire pumps,steam piping, andauxiliary machin-ery. There is acomplete fire-alarmsystem with a 1 1necessary appara-tus for emergencywork. One pumpis in continuousoperation m a i n -taining a pressureof I oo poundsthroughout thesalt-water pipe line carry-ing live steam islocated in the stor-age yard, which iscapable of holding400 cars, with con-venient connectionsfor flexible hoseand points forinsertion into thecoal in freezingweather; 125 carscan be treatedovernight withoutshifting, and byemploying twogangs 300 cars canbe treated in 24hours. A gravityyard system is usedboth for the tim- COAL HANDLING AT NEW YORK. gpg ber dock and for the two dumpers. The dumpers have a maximumcapacity of about 420 cars in 11 hours, and the timber unloachng dockcan take care of about 200 cars in the same time. For the operationof the complete plant about 80 men are employed, including the officeforce This
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