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48 THE COAL TRADE BULLETIN.
coal furnishes steam coals of a quality that bars
the importation of any other coal within their
boundaries. Freight rates do not always limit
the market for coke, cannel and high-class domestic
coals, as in the case of steam coal. That
state leads in coal prouuction that furnishes a
ready home marKet for its steam coal, which is
generally the screenings from the domestic or
lump grades of coal, hence the ease with which
Pennsylvania, Illinois. West Virginia, Ohio. Ala­
bama and Indiana keep in the lead in the rotation
named over Kentucky, although Kentucky led
them all for years as to date of commencement
of operations. Besides Kentucky compares very
well indeed in coal areas with these leaders, ac­
cording to the United States geological report:
Pennsylvania contains 15,SOO square miles of
bituminous coal.
Pennsylvania contains 484 square miles anthra­
cite coal.
Illinois contains 42.900 square miles of bitu­
minous coal.
West Virginia contains 17.280 square miles of
bituminous coal.
Ohio contains 12,000 square miles of bituminous
coal.
Alabama contains 8,500 square miles of bitu­
minous coal.
Indiana contains 9.300 square miles of bitu­
minous coal.
Kentucky contains 16.10O square miles of bituminous
coal.
Tnus we are third in area among the leading
bituminous coal producing states, and eliminating
anthracite easily first in the variety, quality and
quantity of high-class domestic, cannels and coking
coals. Still, on account of the lack of home in­
dustries, we are only seventh in production, as
fully 40 per cent, of our output must be marketed
out of the state, where we meet competition in
every direction, because Kentucky is enveloped
with coal states. If it were not for the superior
quality of our coals we would to-day be much
lower in the coal ranks than we are.
We have in Kentucky, as already said, fifty-three
counties underlaid with 16,100 square miles of
coal, and if it is fair to assume that the available
coal will average ten feet thick, as there are generally
two or more workable seams, we have the
incredible tonnage of 16,000x640x10.000 equals
103.040.000,000 tons or enough to supply the world
for 100 years, the United States for 325 years, or
our own state for 12,000 years at the present rate
of consumption.
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case at once to the mine boss, who shall examine
the place and settle the question at once, and
should the miner and mine boss be unable to
agree, the miner shall report his case to the mine
conimittee.
8. Any man signing the check-off slip and
again taking his name off the said slip, his name
shall be given to the mine committee by the company
officials. Also a check-list with the name
of those paying and the amount paid by each
man shall be given io the committee.
9. Bank committees have the right and privi­
lege to canvass the mines for the purpose of soliciting
names for the check-on.
When the bank committee desire to canvass the
mines to solicit men to sign the check-list, they
shall consult the superintendent, and if he insists
on a third man to make the canvass the bank
committee and superintendent to agree on the
third party who shall represent the company.
10. Where proof can be given that any man or
men is getting miners to load coal for them one
or more cars per day or week, upon proof being
furnished, the guilty party or parties shall lie
discharged.
11. No mine boss or superintendent shall in
any manner interfere with officers, or organizers.
in the discharge of their duties, in trying to get
the men organized in a lawful and peaceful manner.
This agreement to apply to all the operations
of the Rochester & Pittsliurgh Coal & Iron Co..
and the Jefferson & Clearfield Coal & Iron Co..
including Ernest, Iselin and Yatesboro operations.
12. It is agreed that motor men who have
served an apprenticeship of 60 (sixty) days, and
found competent, shall be paid the minimum scale
price $2.36, and be advanced to the maximum
price, as they show they are competent to handle
the motor and take care of the same.
New men given the opportunity to learn to
handle the motor shall be paid the same wages he
received at his old job for the 60 days, when they
shall be advanced to the $2.36 basis.
When new motor men are found incompetent to
handle the motor within the 60 days, they may
be removed and given their old job at the old rate
of wages.
In the article by Mr. J. L. Dixon, mining engineer
of the Ingersoll-Rand Co., Pittsburgh, descriptive
of the new mining plant at Iselin, Pa.,
and appearing in the November 1 issue of THE
COAL TRADE BULLETIN,, it should have been stated
that the mining machines installed included a
large number of the Sullivan Machinery Co.. Chicago.