The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-08
How the Boiler Was Brought
Wrurn MOSCOW Isveatia.l

long stood gloomy, Efeless with rows Of dark win,
dowS looking down upon the yard, which white
ened with plies of birch cortwood. The machines
were silent; longer did their cheerful clang and
whir radiate from the depths of the buildings into
the surrounding fields and forests, The slender
smoke stacks no longer competed with each other
In throwing out the dark undulating curls of smoke
with which the wind so loved to play. Everything
vas dead; the unsleeping waterpump alone disturb
ID the stiffness with its sighs
Autumn came. The birch and poplar woods took
On more and more golden hue, The field work was
nearing end, but the factory stood idle. The
workers. maddened with doing nothing were quar-
rellng among themselves over nothing were often
drunk from homebrew; they brawled, and At brief
intervals between card games they abused every
thing and everybody.
The old men sneered maliciously: -Ehl The boss
Is. you didn't Like them! Wen get along by our
selves!' you said. Well. you now, do you got
along? And what fine life 1t was before-there
was enough bread. enough OF everything You got
say three FubleS-you could buy the whole market
out and could besides drop into the saloon beer
house Wen. what's the use OF talking! Now you
have tried 1t without bosses, and still stupidity has
not been driven out OF YOU"
The factory was not working. During the n.y.
SraHlic tests the main steam generating boiler had
exploded The second boiler was at the end of its
days The third boiler was used mainly for the
water pump and 1t could not DE used for other pur-
poses. isag
The machines we're standing motionless Hun
dreds Of people doing nothing. ALI repairs had
been made, and the master mechanics we're making
with their own hands pails pans and other trdfles
There were collected enough fuel, raw material and
tubricattng oils. but the steel plates for another
boiler were lacking. There was nowhere to get
them and nowhere to get another suitable boiler.
AZ last one was found New, OF fine proportions
. steam generating Babcock stood in perfect order
In neighboring factory closed forever 1t hid Il.
rsrN cfro
die new and energetic chairman Of the District Sow
Net Of Peoples Economy appeared on the scene He
made trip OF inspection thru his district; and as
result the mechanics already at work detaching
the drum.
Two shifts Of mechanics are working, not sparing
their energy and not counting the time: they start
on piece work. but the JOY of their home folks in
getting the boiler acts as their main inspiration See
how fine 1t Is how clean, not even touch of rust
no traces OF leak, strongly built the plates in or
DER Tho 1t Is not large in size, yet according to
Ehe mechanics II will be powerful than were
The two old ones together.
Egorka. don't yawn! Cut straighterl Eth, ehi
How tightly bDltedi AS If welded together
Machine work. The masters were Englishmen :"
Clang. clang clang, clang The bodies
strain, the muscles swell They scarcely able
20 straighen thgir fingers In the intervals. There
Is not time to do this Clang clang
elangs clang The head Of a bolt flies with
force Into cornar Two hundred and eight bolts
on two saddles. and how much energy one bolt
calls forl Even to get the bolt Itself out s quite
tRsk-
Stop. Zakhar Petrovichl We didn't start right
We have TO cut of the heads from the inside. Cut
ting from this side It's hard to get the bolt out Eli
no place 70 swtngi Pipes in the way everywhere"
They both crawl into the boiler II is cold there
and their shirts are wet with perspiration It's hard
% breathe5 not much room to swing, either. They
are crouchangs no place to sraghten up. Tho their
filled with cotton, stin their heads ring
Eng with the noise
NichevDl They must hurry. The children are
home waiting Bang bang. bang, bang, bang.
AT last the boiler is free The attached parts are
shed to IT, and made ready for the journey. Slowly
the chains Strengthening out growing taut and
slowly the boiler is rising. higher and higher. CrashI
SHARP, short, powerful blow The rear end has
kallen back upon the saddle The hook of the chain
has broken
See. zakhar Petrovichl See what good iron the
chain is made of Ii glitters with sparks, but here
# is dark"
''The Lord saved God pity If it had broken
shove usi"