The National tribune., 1893-11-16
Comparison Between the Work Done by a
Soldier and 8 Coalheaver.

Comparison Between the work Done Dy a
Soldier and Coaiheaver.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The following
is comparison of work performed by soldier
in the war of 1861 to 1865, and his wages. with
that of laboring man at the coal mines Of
Pennsylvania the same time.
The labor performed by soldier was to march
and carry his load the average laboring man
to load coal. The average days work of a SOL
dier, we will say, was TO march Is miles per day.
carry his gun. 40 rounds of ammunition. three
days rations, and knapsack, which would
weigh So pounds; the average weight of a SOL
dier is $50 pounds; making a total weight of
2O6 pounds
While walking on level road his average
step would be about % inches and the hight
from the ground to his thigh joint would be
"a inches. At every step be lifts his center of
gravity q inches All the weight above his
knee would be raised 81 inches at every step.
Now we will assume $50 pounds to be lifted "a
inches at every step.
In one mile there are 2.263 steps; 2263 steps
by q inches, equals 5,659 inch pounds; or All
foot pounds by $50, equals 81 7s0 pounds. The
soldiers weight with his load would equal 84,-
7s0 foot pounds or 25S horse power per mile.
If soldier marches 16 miles per day tho
work performed would be l6. by 2.53 equals Al
horse power or /, ,353. 900 units Of work per day.
The work performed by laboring man about
the mines is TO load eight cars of coal per day
from the bottom of chamber gangway. AS
each car holds So cubic feet Of loose coal it will
take $50 No. scoop shovels of coal to I'll one
car. $50 by 8 cars equal $500 shovels of coal
per day. The laborers throw the coal feet
high into the car The weight of coal and
shovel is 20 pounds. The force necessary to
throw the coal feet high would be 30 pounds,
making total of60 pounds. $500 by 60 equals
ICE, 900 pounds by z feet high equals 1,176.o00
footpounds 1,176000 divided by $1,000
equals 1854 horse power, or 1.176.000 units Of
work per day. The soldier received an average
OF $l.l0 per day to perform Al horsepower.
The laboring man receives S237 per day to
perform 35.6 horse-powe The soldier
ccived 26 months at $l3 per month, 1898; 10
months at SIG per month, $3.50; u. s. bounty,
800; three years board at 25 cents per day,
$27375; three years clothing, 1926. Total,
$99775. The laborer received 12 months at
$50 per month, $3.50; IL months at $50, S720;
12 months at $3.50 per month, 81 ,050. Total,
s., 130.
RECAPITULATIoN.
The laboring man receives for years $3.50
to perform LOSS, ,400, 600 units of work, or 32-
133 horse-pow The soldier receives for 3
years S997.75 to perform 1917, 700. 900 nnits of
work, or 36, 900 horsepower. The laboring man
receives for three years. work So 130, or 100 per
cent The soldier receives for years work,
$997.75. or SO per cent. A soldier would have
to receive pension OF 81 per month for %
years months and days to receive as much
wages as laboring man who staid at home.
253 months and 2 days at 81 per month,
$i,l32.26. Soldiers wages, bounty, clothing
and board for years, $997.75. Total, 50 1901.
The laborers wages for years equals s., 1870.
The average ] send you is that OF strong
young man employed by me in my mines Tor
the last 13 years. If should take the average
of 300 men in my employ it would be % per
cent less.-A. LEE, Lieutenant, Co. d, 9Th p.
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