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32 THE COAL TRADE BULLETIN.
INDIANA MINING CONDITIONS
There has also heen a marked improvement in
SHOW A MARKED IMPROVEMENT.
the social condition of mine labor ers, as shown by
the following table:
At the recent session of the Indiana Federation
1902. 1903.
of Labor at Terre Haute, Vice-President Welling­
Number of mines represented. .. . 103 125
ton O'Connor, representing the Eleventh District Number of miners reporting 4,238 8,468
of the United Mine Workers of America, declared
Number under 20 719 1,583
that the miners of Indiana had much to he grate­
Number from 20 to 30 1,538 1,865
ful for and that the men in the mines had wonder­ Number from 40 to 50 580 1,645
fully improved in condition within the last year. Number of 50 359 1,551
He presented the two following tables which were Natives 3,482 4,986
prepared from information obtained direct from Foreigners 1,079 3,481
the mine workers. Of these 4,238, representing
Married 2,606 5,103
108 mines in thirteen counties, were questioned Single 1,632 3,365
in 1902, and 8,486, representing 125 mines, in 1903.
Own homes 1,090 2,241
The first table presents a comparison of daily
Rent 1,533 3,538
wages and the second the average amount of em­ Number having savings 1,191 2,641
ployment during the two years.
Total insurance carried $346,245 $649,200
1902. 1903. Inc. Carry life insurance 974 2,002
Miners $2.42 . 2.74 $0.32
Loaders
Machine men
Drivers
2.74
3.09
2.25
3.03
3.22
2.56
.29
.13
.31
THE PITTSBURGH COAL CO.
EMPLOYES' ASSOCIATION.
Tracklayers
Cagers
i rappers
Greasers
Daymen
Foremen
Engineers
Firemen
Pumpmen
Blacksmiths
Weighmen
Check weighmen
Flat trimmers
Helpers
Timbermen
2.30
2.25
1.00
1.50
". . 2.25
2.97
2.50
1.81
1.90
2.35
2.05
2.81'
1.62
1.60
2.30
2.56
2.56
1.13
1.50
2.56
3.25
2.95
2.05
2.20
2.60
2.30
2.85
1.92
1.92
2.56
.26
.31
.13
.31
.28
.45
.21
.30
.25
.25
.04
.30
.32
.26
The fifteenth quarterly report of the Pittsburgh
Coal Co. Employes' Association which has just
been distributed to the miners and other employes
holding stock in the corporation under the
profit-sharing plan, shows that 11,729 shares of
the company's preferred stock is held by its employes,
and that the average cost of the shares of
stock held in the treasury of the employes' association
to fill contracts with employes is at this
time $74.80 a share. The net earnings of the
association during the 47 months of its operation
is given at $116,967.08.
In addition to the profits accruing from the
investment in the company's securities the employe
is protected by an accident and death asso­
—1902- 1— —1903— ciation under the same management. The total
Hrs. lays Hrs. Days. benefits paid by the accident and death associa­
Miners 31 209 34 214 tion from April 1, 1902, to October 31, 1904, aggre­
Loaders 32 215 35 222 gated $164,621.49, and the total number of em­
Machine men 32 215 35 222 ployes paying into the fund is 19,250. Another
Drivers 35 224 38 240 feature of the employes' association is a pension
Tracklayers 39 254 42 246 fund formed from an initial donation of $10,000
Cagers 35 229 37 232 made by the Pittsburgh Coal Co. and which now
Trappers
Greasers
32
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208
208
33
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215
215
amounts to $30,129.06.
The report is of particular general interest hy
Daymen 37 243 39 240 reason of the fact that it is accompanied by con­
Foremen 48 304 48 300 siderable special information bearing on the Pitts­
Engineers 63 260 63 365 burgh Coal Co.'s system of profit-sharing and its
Firemen 36 230 39 237 amicable relations with its employes. These
Pumpmen 63 365 63 365 points are presented in detail by reproducing ar­
Blacksmiths 40 260 44 252 ticles published recently in the Philadelphia Press,
Weighmen 41 267 45 251 THE COAL TRADE BULLETIN* and other publications.
Check weighmen 32 208 34 216 They throw light on the system from all points
Flat trimmers 33 211 35 217 of view and make clear, even to the most casual
Helpers
Timbermen
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217
246
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41
218
244
reader, the immense value of co-operation as exemplified
in this report.