Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1895 — An Effective Freight Carrier. [ARTICLE]

An Effective Freight Carrier.

A. conveyor erected at Bridpeport, Ala., Illustrates the facility which has been attained In the handling of freight by mechanical means. The convey or is about 175 feet in length, and is designed to carry sacks of grain, boxes, packages, bales, etc., to and from the boat at the river landing and the warehouse on the top of an adjacent .bill. It is constructed of two strands of roller chain, each link having an attachment to which wooden slats are bolted, forming an endless apron. The roller chain used in the conveyor makes it run smoothly and with the minimum amount of power. The carrier houses a largo cargo in abort order, and frequently bandies 1,500 sacks in an hour. The finest musician Is he who has a fiddle in his heart.