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short of capital
1000 includes
by truck, they pay, 1000 per truckload (all expenses incl. toll
loading 200 & unloading 100
(do selves if free but normally hire

1 truckload up to 300 man
electr. bill 300 - 450 Rs monthly
furnace oil:
normally 5 drums in (peak) season per fortnight
off season 3
buy from local agent who comes here 500 per drum
3 months stoppages
Jan-Mar slowest
they bought equipm. 76
1965 enterprise started but manual

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father a landowner w/ 12 acres, still living
6 including selve
1 man on one machine
4 machines, 1 furnace,

making sets
also made phala
2 - 3 men
2 - 3 we dan - hammer swems
s vnni - master smith

ag man came
formerly coal furnace, rotary bellows
1st machine in 76 cost 12,000 Rs
(lighter than 1st shop)
after 2 yrs 2nd 15,000
4 yrs after 18,000
2 yrs ago (84) 13000 drill
48,000
from time of 1st press built furnace almost 2000