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TELPHERAGE. 



to the railway station or the wharf for shipment, and for conveying 

 refuse away from the factory. In this connection we might mention 

 the conveying of ashes or slag to the dump heap. 



Telpherage may also be extensively used for handling coal. It 

 serves to reduce greatly the cost of transportation on plantations and 

 farms and may be economically used for handling coffee, sugar cane, 

 tobacco, fruits, and hay and other like products. 



In general, it nia}- l)e $aid that wherever material is to be carried to 

 a, distance there is no power so flexible, so economical in first cost of 

 installation, costing so little for power or the expense of maintenance, 

 and with such great capacit}^ as telpherage. It may, therefore, be 

 designated a material transportation by an immaterial fluid, and may 

 well be called one of the most important of the many adaptations of 

 electricity. 



If time, floor space, or labor is being consumed in the conveying of 



Fig. 10. — Excavating and leveling in preparing roadbeds for railroads. The function of the telpher is 

 tr) transport the hoist, bucket, and load. The hoist does the excavating and elevating. The hoist 

 automatically brakes itself either upon the girder rail or grips the cable as soon as there is any 

 longitudinal strain. Used also for scooping and transporting earth, sand, ashes, or coal. 



any kind of material in any plant, plantation, or mine, each can be 

 saved by the installation of telpherage. Any condition at any manu- 

 facturing establishment which presents a requirement for hauling by 

 man or team, whether in transmission of product during the various 

 stages of manufacture, the movement of materials by which the prod- 

 uct is to be treated, or the handling of fuel and ashes or other waste, 

 is a logical opening for the installation of telpherage. 



When you install telpherage you employ a machine to do the work 

 of men. Machinery is the most powerful factor for economy in pro- 

 duction. Tclphcirage is almost human in its operation, w^orks any 

 number of hours per day, and never tires. In many cases you start 

 the telpher, it conveys, automatically leaves its load at the destina- 

 tion, and returns for another load. Telpherage conv^eys 50 pounds or 

 50,000 pounds, solids or liquids. 



