Personal Reminiscences of James Mapes Dodge (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Personal Reminiscences of James Mapes Dodge (Classic Reprint) written by Charles Piez and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-23 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Personal Reminiscences of James Mapes Dodge Several years before I joined the organization he had conceived the idea of storing and reloading anthracite coal by mechanical means. In the preparation of anthracite for the market, all sizes from the largest domestic size to the smallest steam size, are pro duced. The demand for these sizes varies very materially, the steam sizes being in fairly uniform demand the year through, the domestic demand being active in the fall and winter but very light the rest of the year. To equalize production and to take care of the wide market uctuations, a considerable portion of the anthracite output must be stored between the mine and the market. Storage of anthracite, when Mr. Dodge entered the field, consisted largely of dumping the cars on trestles and reloading with wheel-barrows. The cost averaged fully 40 cents for the round trip, without taking into account the loss through degradation, which in this method of handling averaged fully 20 cents more. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."