National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-31


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/ q. That vould b6eusayGyardsl A. A man
WIN shovel just ~ much earth - he oad -
fore. bocsuse it would b Tie saDs thing. You
have, however, the picker % pay; you haye 70
pay the picker additional.
q. At ol.50 . day, bow much would that b
: ysrdi How do yos ,llo :, f @ ne p!ck.
s S four A n .as sso ios ssao,as assa ys,ss
q, ., liS ~. H ~ 8: ssvs. "a .aAlf 81.
would it not bel A. Seven and Q half cents.
Q. II would be just one-dfthiN A. The cost
Of picking would b equal to one-Afth.
Mr.. Herrick. There b one picker TO four
By Mr.. Stewart: Q. A days work Of Afteen
yards would be 81 .50i A. Yes, sir.
Q. The picking would b one-fourth Of thstl
o. i 4 ~ossS II ~ 80 SsS nsays seSavsssf
One-io6ftn; YES, Sf; one nan woud servs
four.
Q. That would Be thirty-seven and . hall
cents. How many yards would horse and cart
b matter that never actually studied into.
9. That b necessary, In order to get at the
price. A. I'll had some Of my own data Of
years ago could tell you exactly; but, -
btated before, It depends-
q. You have stated that an average man w1l
shovel fifteen yards, and II takes one-fourth Of
mans time, wnicn woolo % tnilty-sevea ano =
half cents, 70 nal the Cara; now mucn WI =
cart, with iour men snovenng II. ~ oae ~. I,
How many yards would he haull
III Mr. Hubbell. Il would be 106 loads.
The Witness. That would depend on the road
you hauled over, and the condition Of things.
| y. want 70 get ~ tne Sol'.n.s suoo y. ~
| ali uncertenfeo. 'fHens g ~ 49, s.as u oi
moving the eartn; Couio yoo nos givo ~ 81 ~
maze OF wnss LOTT ~. .S, cns V' MY ~
Win Iouf men 70 20 .Ss slov ',,~;eh -.
penence u NOV 20 mucn y, uAsuS VII IT, %
| y. Cooid you not guess - ~ nols
whl trssel swenIy mn.S - u.y .a ~ ~ W
20 work sno see III" niAny s'l"es "o q" ~ wv
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seeing II done' l cont 'ninA snyooay e'se
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ing II csnno. ges su.e ot LII i'em 40,
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. =. ~ ,o-s thsr fc, ~, ~ 10, 20 .
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Ill ~. uus ~. ~ naan o Mt r. somst;me.
sVU0 '1S pus s,H ,neA ~. y" ,.r.,.a 90 = ..,.,
~. roui neu, " 81 $500
ro1i m ueu, 70 sso. .t - s lei ~. ,.-. a,
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how you MAJ 49, s ~ ha,,,ei ~ Al a
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II you VIII give me tne Rrouno wnere tne cart
ing was oons, sno 'ne ol9's"ee' al" ie' luo TX
anime sne SOIL
g. tnat IL not inc que as ,. a. %ean
man csInot .essy on .sss un;eSs nc nnow y.
sanay sonLsnas make oi1 ac
mr.: so~oUs' INC esmo nve men wouM " =,
working. perhaps, On oosen carts; Y Noe1
depend OF course on tne aistsnee on tne maui
| Inc Snailmsh. Aunoerstano tnssi put NC IA
made an estimate here. nc ought 70 make
tnat eetlma.e ON an ec1nomlcai metlUo OF "ork
ing .ne men, ana ". ne csnnos t .ei me nov
many cart io.os Gne ~ ecum n.ul IN 10y.
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the est 1n,s Us 20 one ean loa1 A. ,,.v.
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