Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-02-19
A mere pIttance. yet the woman,s

IL was not long before Challoner
found that bis arms and back and
shoulders were percepttbly charging
And then-a greater toy-he realized
that bis soul WAS surging back into
his body. he had driven il out, but
Il would not stay away.
From time 20 time Chailoner noted
that the tampinE was developing MIN
too much on one side with the long
broom handle. the weight down az the
end, his downward stroke had been a
right handed one. SO now he tried
using force from the left side. And
with that Challoner made a discov-
cry,
After many experiments il had been
gradually borne In upon him that light
but incessant and vigorous tamping in
one spot was more effective than the
heavy, battering strokes employed by
the Italians.
III the hampers were Only light
enough be argued to himself. "A lei.
low could almost use two OF them
one in each hand"
And so he tried it with the two tamp-
ers that were on the work. but they
proved TO be too heavy. Then one
night he made a pair OF lighter ones
and experimental with them. Il was
too much OF a strain he could not
handle them satisfactorily Somehow
the work needed the concentrated ef-
fort of two arms.
An one night be sat up trying TO fg.
ure II out And yet" he assured him
oil "a
track And so It proved. for at 4
O'Clock in the morning the idea came.
I've got t." he exclaimed, jumping
20 his feet-"a pump handle"
a week later Challoner rugged I'D a
simple coutrlvance depending upon
strong leverage-0ne that would do the
work OF a man much more easily.
1T viii do the work OF ftoo." he told
himself
But when Challoner had taken it 70
the works the authorities refused him
permission 20 use it,
This here is a real job. We haven't
time 60 monkey with things like that"
they told him with sheer.
But ChaHoner was not 10 be turned
aside So easily. and stin he persisted:
1t Will do the work OF two"
lie now rugged himself up a small
trial mold. bought some sand and ce-
meut aad rex and demonstrated the
superiority OF his pump handle con
trivance with its strong leverage. its
regularity and its strong steady beat,
beat. beat, with two light hampers upon
adjacent spots. When they knocked
or the mold these same authorities
found that Challoner was right. This
bit OF concrete wall was as solid as 81
10 had been cut out Of smooth azoic
rock. So they called out:
AN Fight Shallouer. Try 10 on"'
ChaIoner tried It on the big wall. IL
worked like q charm.
At the pay window at the end OF
the week Challoner said:
- want $3.50 n day"
what forF" asked the voice inside
Challoner replied firmly:
Because I've done the work OF
more than two men" He was paid
az the rate OF s. a day.
Now he was allowed 20 have one OK
the corners all TO himself for his con
trivance. They laid of two men.
Challoner was doing the work OF three
men.
The boss was jubnant
Gee. guess wen get this job
done ON time after all ! thought the
old man was iu for a few fines sure"
Nobody else tried Challoner's device
nobody else knew how 10 use IT, lie
found that in his eagerness he labored
three times as hard as before. BE
sides. he was even better at the work
than the Italians who knew IT, had
become accustomed 10 Il and who
were better fitted for H. And vet there
was nothing wonderful In this con
trivance of his. But Chaloner was
convinced that II some time ne could
induce the boss 90 put IL into constant
operation il would save that gentle
man a great deal OF money. Nor did
it ever enter Challoner's head to have
IL patented. IT'S principle was that OF
the lever, and. OF course. even II he
had tried. he could not have obtained
a patent. In no way was there a dol
lar in IT,
But be told himself. If ever / 20
into this concrete business I shall in
sist upon it's use. AS n business" he
went on, "what can be more profitable
than concrete? 1t produces a wall as
solid as a rock and as indestructibIe
as brick. Bricklayers receive 81 and
Sc day, and brick costs money. But
this sand. cement. stone and unskiEted
labor Chslloner could see millions
in It,
Meanwhile he was useful at two and
a half dollars day Now they deter
mined to put his brain 10 work for
them. 1t became his duty to direct
the mixing gang at his end Of the new
store
Don't forget, now; watch out" said
the superintendent, taking him aside
so many barrels OF cement. so many
barrels OF sand and so much stone"
The very first day that he watched
the mixing process be discovered that
the mixer had put In too much rock
and too much sand and too little ce-
ment.
"Look here. cried Chailoner. you've
made a mistake. Two more barrels of
cement 60 In there"