TABLE SHOWING THE CAPACITY OF McGOWAN’S DOUBLE ACTING PUMPS.
| Explanation. | No. 1. | No. 2. | Time required to fill a 6600 gallons tank. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroke in inches, | 5 | 8½ | Hours. | |||
| Diameter of plunger, | 2⅝ | 3⅛ | ||||
| Area of plunger, | 5.278 in. | 7.70 in. | Small pump, No. 1. | Large pump, No. 2. | ||
| Cube of half stroke in gallons, | 0.114 | 0.283 | ||||
| Discharge in gallons per hour. | At 10 | Full strokes per minute. | 136.8 | 339.6 | 49 | 19 |
| At 20 | 273.6 | 679.2 | 24 | 10 | ||
| At 30 | 410.4 | 1018.8 | 16 | 7 | ||
| At 40 | 547.2 | 1358.4 | 12 | 5 | ||
| At 50 | 684.0 | 1698.0 | 10 | 4 | ||
| At 60 | 820.8 | 2037.6 | 8 | 3½ | ||
| At 70 | 957.6 | 2377.2 | 7 | 3 | ||
| At 80 | 1094.4 | 2716.8 | 6 | 2½ | ||
| At 90 | 1231.2 | 3058.4 | 5 | 2¼ | ||
| At 100 | 1368.0 | 3396.0 | 5 | 2 | ||
CHAPTER XVI.
MANAGEMENT.
All that is required to render the efforts of railroad companies in every respect equal to that of individuals, is a rigid system of personal accountability through every grade of service.—D. C. McCallum.
ORGANIZATION OF EMPLOYEES.
397. Railroad management may be divided into two grand departments,—
Financial management.
Operating management.
The first of these does not properly come into a work of the present kind. It embraces the entire system of accounts. Its officers are a president, secretary, treasurer, attorney, and directors.
398. The operating management is subdivided as follows:—