. Water & sewage works . ^IS>_s^*^^ All Necessary Apparatus is furnished with each shipment of armorplates, free of charge. We guarantee Baker Armor Plates to beperfectly crowned as specified, and entirelyfree from any defects of manufacture. Upon request we will send you booklet containing illustrations,specifications and full details. THE R. D. BAKER COMPANY DETROIT, MICHIGAN. 192 MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING into the cart, that two men with one ofthese machines have handled sand at therate of forty tons an hour, and one manworking on hard coal can handle a ton aminute. Here, then, is the source
. Water & sewage works . ^IS>_s^*^^ All Necessary Apparatus is furnished with each shipment of armorplates, free of charge. We guarantee Baker Armor Plates to beperfectly crowned as specified, and entirelyfree from any defects of manufacture. Upon request we will send you booklet containing illustrations,specifications and full details. THE R. D. BAKER COMPANY DETROIT, MICHIGAN. 192 MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING into the cart, that two men with one ofthese machines have handled sand at therate of forty tons an hour, and one manworking on hard coal can handle a ton aminute. Here, then, is the source ofeconomy. By the use of a simple ma-chine, such as outlined above, two orthree men can put material into carts ata rate which would require at least tenmen if using shovels in the old timeway. In dollars and cents it has beenproved that a saving of from 5c to 10c aton can be made in handling materialsin any large quantity. From this it iseasy to see what a large field there isfor this type of machinery, and what a. EQUIPPED irith bevel drive and stearing gear forself-propulsion over short distances. large saving can be effected when thequantity is anything over 20 tons a loaders are also being used by anumber of concerns merely to relieve thecongestion in their yards, even tho theloading is done by the cart drivers whoare paid by the purchasers of the sand. Starting with the original idea of anelevator mounted on wheels, a surprisingnumber of modifications have been madein their use. Cut No. 3, page 190, shows oneof these. It consists essentially of the ad-dition of a rotary screen at the head ofthe elevator, delivering screenings toone chute and rejections to another. Thistype of machine has been used mostlyfor repaving macadam roads. The oldmacadam is plowed up and brolien, andfed by a gang of men to the foot of theelevator, which delivers it into the means of the screen the sand and dirtare taken out and delivered to a wagon onthe side, and the rejec
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