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Show 6790 Wimmer- D 4779 hold of some water. If you have got a big engine and turn it like you would a propeller, you wouldn't get hold of much water. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q I n other words, you have to have the size and number of your paddles adjusted to the particular engine in order to utilize the power to the best advantage? A The main thing is not to have two paddles in the water at once; have the other come in and take hold as it leaves, and have it heavy enough to hold your engine down, and you can put a forty- horsepower engine in. BY MR. FARNSWORTH: Q now, have you made a study during your experience on the river of the method of placing your load and the position of your load in order to operate with the slightest possible draft? A Yes sir. Q When you were carrying these heavy loads for the government in 1914 down to the junction of the rivers, where would your scow be, pushed ahead or towed? A Push it ahead. |