The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-02-11

tern railways have been found by
over 1000 actual stop watch tests
to occupy more than two thirds OF
their time viewing the scenery along
the right of way.
This was the bomb dropped today
before the Federal Board of Arbitra-
ton on contentious of the firemen
that two firemen are needed on many
locomotives and that increase in
size OF engines has SO increased their
labos that higher pay is required.
w. j. Tollerton, general mechan-
ical superintendent of the Rock ISL
ands Lines, by means of charts, pre-
| scented the results of these tests to
the Board, taking the stand as wit
ness in defense OF the roads against
increased wage demands of engineers
and firemen which would add almost
| SAL, 100000 to operating expenses of
western railways.
These stop watch tests" said Mr..
| Tollerton, "were made on twenty rep
resentative western roads by travel
ing engineers who remained in the
| cab of the locomotive and recorded
every move of the fireman. If he
was engaged in any duty at al, eth
er shoveling coal into the firebox,
shoveling down coal, sweeping the
deck, shaking the CRATES, or doing
anything other than sitting still on
the seat box or standing in the gang
walk idle, he was credite dwith the
performance, which was classified
and timed by the stop watch.
"The average of these 1856 trips
| on locomotives of all kinds shows
that the fireman was engaged in sup
plying coal to the firebox one hour
and forty minutes or 10 per cent OF
all, less than one-fifth of the time
paid for. For IL per cent more
of the time he was either sweeping
the deck, shoveling down coal, shak'
ing the CRATES, hooking the fire OF
operating the injector.
"In all he was occupied at some
work, just 81 per cent of. the time
while for six hours and five minutes
or 50 per cent of the time, he had alb
solutely nothing to do but look al
the scenery.
ION engines of $4,000 pounds oil
over, where two firemen are demand
ed, Ala tests were made on 10 roads
On these locomotives the hremer
spent 20 per cent of his time show
cling coal into the fire and 1913 pei
cent more at any other duties what
soever, while he had nothing TO az
for Sc. per cent of the time.
AN accurate count was kept o
the number of scoops of coal thrown
into the fire. BY this means 1t wa
determined that in the l.556 test
made only 1875 pounds OF coal, les
than one ton, were thrown into TIL
fire each hour"
'Is this within the capacity OF
single fireman." asked James M.
Sheean, counsel for the railroads
YES" replied Mr.. Tollerton
1900 or 5000 pounds is wei within
the capa city of one man. On all o
these tests the fireman used oni
about one half Of his capacity U
handle coal. On over 1000 obser'
ations the fireman spent less ina
per cent Of his time shaking IN
CRATES and less than l per cent NOR
in breaking coal. This indicate
there Is really no serious room 10
complaint and IL complaints do exis
they should be handled locally. IN
railroads have improved condition
, In a number Of ways"
Mr.. Tollerton stated that the ties
trains were 10 per cent heavier tina
the average trains in the pus'es
months and were l per cent longe
on the road than the average In III
thirty days of heaviest traiic'
"From these observations do 20
consider two firemen necessary
asked James NJ. Sheean attorney 10
, the roads.
Absolutely no." replied Mr.. TO
lerton.
improvements in locomotive desie
: whl.h have cut one third from tn
physical labor formerly required
firemen were described by Mr.. To
: lerton. 1.-TWO new inventions alon
the superheater and the brick arcI
= he said. "have effected saving
+ 80 per cent In the amount oil COZ
shoveled.
"These improvements" said h
| % cot the sam