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48 THE COAL TRADE BULLETIN.
About 300 mine inspectors, superintendents,
loremen, assistant foremen, fire bosses and other
officials formerly or at present connected with the
mining industry in ihe Tenth anthracite district.
met at the new Ferguson hotel, in Shenandoah,
Pa., October 21, and presented the retiring mine
inspector, William Stein, with a handsome gold
watch and chain. W. W. Lewis, former superintendent
of the William Penn colliery, presided, and
W. J. Richards, general manager of the Philadelphia
& Reading Coal & Iron Co.. made the presentation
speech. Dinner was then served. Mr.
Stein started to work in the mines of Scotland
with his father when only a lad of eight years.
Mr. John Veith. for 25 years general mining
superintendent of the Reading Coal & Iron Co.,
died very suddenly recently at his home in Pottsville
from paralysis. Mr. Veith had greater
knowledge of the inner workings of the mines of
the Schuylkill region than any other man living,
carrying in his head a complete map of the underground
operations at each colliery. In the hope
of his recovery the company relieved him of active
duties several months ago so that he could act
merely in an advisory capacity, receiving his full
salary. He was a self-made man, working his
way up from being a common miner to the highest
position the Reading could give him.
John Detemple, Sr., for many years an employe
of the H. C. Frick Coke Co.. and later located in
. the new coal and coke field along the Tug river.
has gone to Indian territory to take charge of a
coking plant for a western company.
Mr. George Beeson, late auditor of the Sunday
Creek Coal Co.. has associated himself with A.
Brenholtz in the General Hocking Fuel Co. Mr.
Beeson is recognized as one of the most competent
men in his line.
Mr. John H. Winder, of the Sunday Creek Coal
Co., Columbus, O., has been on a business trip
east. This month he will make a trip to the
south.
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3. It is agreed that the company will see that
the coal is properly cut and shot in a workmanlike
manner. The loader must then do the necessary
work to load the coal.
4. This agreement is made to apply to entry
work and room turning only, it being understood
that entry work includes breakthroughs between
entries.
5. It is understood and agreed that mine No.
14 will be governed by this agreement, when they
start to screen and weight the coal.
6. This agreement to be in full force until April
l. 1906, except that the operator can secure a readjustment
by giving 15 clays notice of his desire
to do so; if said notice is given, the miners' agree
to re-open the question and make a scale on a
basis that will be fair and equitable to all parties
at interest. (Signed! JOHN P. REESE.
JOHN P. WHITE.
Case No. 88; agreement between Lee and Romesburg
on bump coal question.
It is hereby agreed that what is known as bump
coal belongs to the operator.
It is also agreed that the company may load said
bump coal with conipany or machine men.
It is understood that nothing in the above agreement
shall be construed to mean that a loader
cannot load said bump coal when ne considers it
to his advantage to do so; if requested by the mine
foreman the conipany men shall remove the dirt
from the road to avoid unnecessary delay for the
loader, or the loader compensated for removing it.
It is understood that when bump coal is to be
loaded by loaders in more than one wheelway.
that all loaders who have not a place, be given
equal chance to load it.
OSKALOOSA. IOWA. Sept. IS, 1905.
Approved and made applicable to all mines using
the Lee machine at Mystic.
Decision No. 96.
(Signed) JOHN P. REESE,
JOHN P. WHITE.
DES MOINES, IOWA, Sept. 28, 1905.
Decision by McBirne and Reese, applying to
Mr. George W. Theis, general manager of Monon­ Gibson's mine:
gahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Co., has 1. It is agreed that the Brophy boys have no
returned to headquarters after a business trip case.
down-river including some of the company's larger 2. It is agreed that Acey Golightly shall be
market centers.
given room No. 14 on the 12th south entry when
turned; it is further agreed that he shall start a
Capt. James A. Henderson has been elected chair­ room in the 11th south to-morrow morning.
man of the river and harbors committee of the 3. It is further agreed that the miners must
Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce, to succeed the go to work when the company have been promised
late Capt. John F. Dravo.
railroad cars, regardless of how many cars are in
sight; it is further agreed that the company will
notify the men as soon as possible when they
learn that they will not get cars.
JOHN P. REESE,
JOHN P. WHITE.