Show efficiency in shoveling for the first class there la Is a given sh shovel ovel load at which he will do his biggest days work what la Is this shovel load will a farst class man loan do more work per daa da with kith a shovel load of 5 10 15 20 25 30 or 40 pounds now non this lq 19 a question which can be answered only through care fully made experiments by first se e electing tv two 0 or three first class shovel era er thero them extra wages for do ing trust trustworthy Northy work and then grad bally varying the shovel load and hav ing all the conditions accompanying the work ork care carefully full ob ered for sev eral weeks at a time by men who are used to experimenting it was inas found that EL a first class man would do his bis biggest days work with a shovel load of about 21 pounds for instance that this man would shovel a larger tonnage per day with a 21 pound load than with a 24 pound load or with alth an 18 pound load on his shovel it is of course evident that no can always take a load of exactly 21 pounds on his shovel but nevertheless although his load may vary three or four dounda one way or the other either below or above the 21 pounds the will do hla his biggest days work when hla his average for the day is about 21 pounds american magazine |