Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine (1912) (14575154970)

Identifier: baltimoreohioemp05balt (find matches)
Title: Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Subjects: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Publisher: (Baltimore, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad)
Contributing Library: University of Maryland, College Park
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation



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15 —COMPLETE MOTOR TRUCK SCALEAND SCALE HOUSE THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO EMPLOYES MAGAZINE 41
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20—Middle extension lever of old type track scale arranged from sealing. Weight 300 pounds.24—A few of the 120 portable scales assembled for weighing United States mail, beginning March 27, 1917. Onehundred and thirty-three balance scales were furnished in addition. Yet, this very success in prevention islikely to obscure the valuable service ofconserving revenue which the bureau isrendering. Pay roll ever presses its at-tention while losses prevented on accountof the difficulty of checking and re-cording pass unobserved. It is known,however, that weight claims and com- plaints have been greatly reduced, andmany causes for controversy with patronseliminated. Moreover, improved facili-ties and knowledge gathered as to scalesand weighing have made it possible tohandle weight claims and complaintsmore satisfactorily. Many investigationsof claims and complaints have been made 42 THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO EMPLOYES MAGAZINE by inspectors on the ground with the re-sult that the number of si