Investigation of Panama Canal Matters: Hearings Before the Committee on Interoceanic Canals of the United States Senate in the Matter of the Senate Resolution Adopted January 9, 1906, Providing for an Investigation of Matters Relating to the Panama Canal, Etc.[Jan. 11, 1906-Feb. 12, 1907], Volumul 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1906 |
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Pagina 23
Of course the question of the Culebra cut is a question of the disposition of the material . In other words , there are so many million tons of freight that must be loaded , must be transported , and must be delivered to the consignee ...
Of course the question of the Culebra cut is a question of the disposition of the material . In other words , there are so many million tons of freight that must be loaded , must be transported , and must be delivered to the consignee ...
Pagina 24
And these cars there , something over three thousand of them , were of very small capacity , carrying from 6 to 6 or 7 yards of material . They looked like an exaggerated scoop shovel set up on top of a train , higher than a man's head ...
And these cars there , something over three thousand of them , were of very small capacity , carrying from 6 to 6 or 7 yards of material . They looked like an exaggerated scoop shovel set up on top of a train , higher than a man's head ...
Pagina 26
But they are what is known as side - dump cars ; that is , you load the material on the top and drop the body over , and it is supposed to dump , and in wet weather we found some trouble with the twenty - four new cars that had been ...
But they are what is known as side - dump cars ; that is , you load the material on the top and drop the body over , and it is supposed to dump , and in wet weather we found some trouble with the twenty - four new cars that had been ...
Pagina 27
They will not keep on the tracks , so that I had very largely , as brought out a few moments ago , to dispose of this material , which I was absolutely obliged to take out ; and then , to get these tracks in , I had to take it out the ...
They will not keep on the tracks , so that I had very largely , as brought out a few moments ago , to dispose of this material , which I was absolutely obliged to take out ; and then , to get these tracks in , I had to take it out the ...
Pagina 30
Now , that is one thing that I have been criticised for , and I will be still more , I presume ; but that is a plan that will take care of that material . It is an open question yet among construction men - men who handle heavy ...
Now , that is one thing that I have been criticised for , and I will be still more , I presume ; but that is a plan that will take care of that material . It is an open question yet among construction men - men who handle heavy ...
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