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Show STEAM SHOVEL FAR I THE CANYON ROAD I Change From Hand to Machine Battel Derided I pun hy Head H ni Construction Co. H MEANS BETTER ROAD H AT NO GREATBB COOT H Implement Weighing 7(1.00(1 I 'mi nit H Will be Dismembered at I und aad PJ Transported by Audi Trucks- HI pBj Opportunity for Completion of Knad I The road work through the Cedar M Gulch, recently let to the Christea- V sen Construtlon Co., is to be rushed H to Completion as rapidly as possible Bl and a more substantial road built hy B the Use of a steam shovel, air com- BBf pressors, machine drills and other M modern machinery. The change from M the hand to machine basts was decided Bj upon during the visit of Mr. Christen- H sen, head of the organ i.ation, a few BBf days since and was influenced by a B Shortage of labor, the approach of BB cold weather and other conditions that H made the use of improved machinery B imperative. It w.-i- therefore divided H to ship the smallest steam shovel BB Owned by the corporation and thenp- BB foil- the one best suited to do the Work BBV i th.s rather inaccessible localitiy, fl together with such other equipment Bfl as can be used to advantage Tha H machinery, which will weigh upward H of 70,000 pounds, will be unloaded at M Lund, and the contract for transport- M ing it to the camp has been awarded Bfl to Jordan A Brown. The shipment BBJ is due to arrive now almost any day M and the truck line has a time limit BBB of four days to move the freight te B its destination. M Will (Jive l.ii.n of Situation. Bfl With this machinery on the ground SH the contractors will be masters of the B situation and will not only be in a fl position to complete their contrast BBl well within the time limit, but will M en. tide them to construct a much more B ill tantial road si no greater cowl, B Increasing the width of the road M way III the BOlid rsdui illg B the amount of artificial masonry t M fill the .t is j 1 1 .-1 im M ip or cheaper with the steam shov- BH . I to move the ' d material thaa B to I. nil. I maaonr) with hand labor. B The Installation of tin machinery B will reduce the folic required for the fl Work to about 86 or ill men. but there BjB tilt 1 1 . , ,i ;, 1., t tii, i .-i h, I,,. ,. ii. aaaaas wages paid are 60d per hour on a M basis of an eight houi day, although BBl tie company l: objection to tlic M men putting in over time if they 50 M desire. Good mi furnished at It) cents each, $1.20 per day, and ora- fl Portable tents and mattn an -up M piu-d for sleeping accomodation fl The min are required to supply their M own bedding, except ai noted abovet It : hardly necessary to tale that M the boarding house conducted for M tin- convenience of the nun and not M for the pm pi. . of making a profit. M Any of the labor, r ao del n nig are Jt M liberty to board them elV( fl Mr. John Short e foreman of 'ha Hi work and All I A Gondouln Is time- Hal keeper and purcha Botl fl thoroughl) ''! n 'hia B work Mr nria- aass ten en, the manager of the company, M . operating a number of largu nH -ruction camp- in tin '.ite, in a BH rid plea ant gentle- 9H m ,i is thorough!) coa- B .in with all I of the eon- aSBBB ction businea He appreciates BH keenlj th( friendly Interesi tak- hBBJ en In the .on traction of the road ly Bfl the people of this place and their wil- BBaa lingnesi to operate iii any way poa- HH H A (.olden Opportunity. B If there is any possible means by Bfl which arrangements can be made for the continuation of this work on ua BH the canyon this winter, it certainly Kt OUght to be undertaken, for while Mr BH Chrietonsen states emphatically that Bl it is with no thought of this that tbo IB! steam shovel is lieing installed, ha Sn admits, of tour-e, that it would ! Sfljf good economy to continue the work ?Bn ut to its completion while the equip- 9M nient is here l'rost, he stales, wil ? not impede the work at all, and ouly w. a Vary deep -nows of six to eight feet Mii (Continued on laat page ) (PJB STEAM SHOVEL FOR THE CANYON ROAD i (Continued from first page) would seriously retard them, so that the work could continue practically throughout the winter. This is a problem on which local people should get busy at once, as it may he possible possi-ble to save a delay of many months in the completion of the much needed road. County Road Supervisor Ui Is Is bttsy repairing the road from town to the camp, in order t facilitate the shipment of the heavy i lachir.ery over ov-er it. The steam shovel will bri taken down for shipment, but even then one of the pieces will weigh seven t..s, so that its transpoiitat'on into the canyon constitutes HO mean c:i:inei-ing c:i:inei-ing feat in itself. |