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and other things inimical to good citizenship, are
strongly discouraged. George I. Whitney, of Pittsburgh,
for whom one of the towns is named, has
aided personally in bringing it to its present high
standard. In this he has been materially aided
by General Superintendent John R. Marshall,
Chief Engineer N. A. Barnhart and Charles R.
McDonald, the chief of the company's office force,
which has its headquarters at Whitney. The
accompanying pictures, which are reproduced
through the courtesy of the Pittsburgh Gazette,
were taken at Whitney. They show the general
types of employes and officers' homes, the Union
Protestant church and one of the "old retainers"
of the company.
BRITISH COAL EXPORTS.
The British coal exports for 1903 and 1904 are
as follows:
1903, Tons. 1904, Tons.
Russia ., 2,442,478 2,620,456
Sweden 3,077,005 3,229,965
Norway 1,384,539 1,421,749
Denmark 2,207,100 2,366,786
Germany 6,110,101 6,410,991
Holland 741,034 1,057,851
Belgium 587,535 621,600
France 6,976,467 6,757,356
Portugal, Azores & Madeira 941,798 883,057
Spain and Canaries 2,371,037 2,464,274
Italy 6,278,333 6,328,546
Greece 435,122 454,500
Turkey 408,183 457,678
Egypt 2,131,321 2,238,421
Algeria 633,765 475,614
United States 1,142,603 109,094
Chile 286,735 407,528
Brazil 900,605 965,462
Uruguay 584,413 405,318
Argentine Republic 1,120,178 1,428,165
Gibraltar 269,656 343,626
Malta 394,685 559,881
British South Africa 568,574 417,662
British East Indies 479,553 636,724
Other countries 2,477,187 3,194,243
SORTS.
Anthracite 1,254,445 1,315,735
Steam 34,216,791 35,262,502
Gas 6,402,029 6,651,739
Household 1,498,828 1,469,503
Other sorts 1,577,964 1,556,068
Coke 717,477 756,949
Patent fuel 955,166 1,237,784
Total 46,622,700 48,250,280
Coal, etc., shipped for the
use of steamers engaged
in the foreign trade 16,799,848 17,190,900
THE COAL TRADE BULLETIN. 35
MINE ACCIDENTS IN ILLINOIS.
Mine accidents in Illinois during the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1904, as shown by the preliminary
report of the labor commissioner of that state,
non-fatal accidents, including only those in which
men were disabled from working for a month or
more, were as follows:
1903. 1904. Changes.
Fatal accidents 156 157 I. 1
Non-fatal 410 507 I. 97
Total casualties 566 664 I. 98
Deaths per 1,000 employes. . . 3.13 2.87 D.0.26
Injuries per 1,000 employes.. 8.23 9.26 1.1.03
Total 11.36 12.13 1.0.77
Of the fatal accidents there were 148 underground
and nine on the surface, showing averages
of 3.00 and 1.64 per 1,000 employes respectively.
The number of men employed in the coal mines
of the state at 54,774 during the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1904. Of this number, 37,987 were
classed as miners; 9,812 as other employes underground;
1,562 as boys, and 5,413 as surface men.
ihe entire number working underground was
49,3.61, or 90.1 per cent, of the total; the surface
labor numbering 5,413, or 9.9 per cent. The total
number of men reported in 1903 was 49,814, or
4,960 less than in 1904.
To Make Rules For Mine Managers.
A convention of the mine managers of the bituminous
coal field has been called to open in
Springfield, 111., February 23. The object of the
convention is to draw up a series of rules governing
the duties of mine managers in the various
sections of the bituminous coal mining area based
on the legislative enactments governing their calling.
Mine managers claim that in case of a mine
explosion or other unusual accident they are made
scapegoats and are held responsible until the coroner's
jury, in case of fatalities, renders its verdict.
Each delegate to the coming convention is
expected to represent seven members of the Mine
Managers' Association. William Scaife, the present
secretary of the executive board of the association,
has retired to engage in other business and
his successor is to be elected at the coming meeting.
The largest cargo of coal ever sent to the Philippines
was taken out of Baltimore recently by the
steamship Maine. It was 9,500 tons of George's
Creek coal, supplied by the Consolidation Coal Co.
of Baltimore. The cargo is destined for the naval
station at Cavite, near Manila.