. Electric railway journal . ispatch nature, it would be far bet-ter if managements would look into labor-savingdevices instead of copying practices that led Mr. Bran-deis, now judge of the United States Supreme Court,to accuse the steam railroads of wasting $1,000,000 aday. Most electric railways have power houses, sub-stations and car shops where they use power hoists, jibcranes and traveling cranes, as a matter of course—evenin power houses and substations where they are rarelyneeded. Yet there is practically no freight house—either steam or electric—in this country that has atraveling cran
. Electric railway journal . ispatch nature, it would be far bet-ter if managements would look into labor-savingdevices instead of copying practices that led Mr. Bran-deis, now judge of the United States Supreme Court,to accuse the steam railroads of wasting $1,000,000 aday. Most electric railways have power houses, sub-stations and car shops where they use power hoists, jibcranes and traveling cranes, as a matter of course—evenin power houses and substations where they are rarelyneeded. Yet there is practically no freight house—either steam or electric—in this country that has atraveling crane! Labor-saving devices for moving material have beenextensively adopted by practically all the large industrialplants in the country. Surely in these days the use ofbrute-power devices like two-wheel and four-wheeltrucks is entirely out of harmony with the modern ideaof speed in the loading, unloading and storing offreight, and of scientific, economical management ingeneral. 220 Electric Railway Journal Vol. 53, No. 5. TYPICAL FREIGHT STATION LAYOUT, DETROIT UNITED RAILWAY, PONTIAC, MICH. Moreover, work is too often not made as easy forteamsters as it should be. A satisfied customer isany companys best advertisement. Since in freighthandling the teamster is often the point of intimatecontact between the railway and the shipper, it is ofparamount importance that the teamster be kept in thebest of humor. To this end he must be supplied withfacilities which will assist him in delivering his loads,receiving them and getting away from the freight housewith the least loss of time. One of the first things that should always be consid-ered in laying out a team driveway and team yard is theprovision of proper paving. A road in a muddy andrough condition is always a trial to the temper of the
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