5 10 348 https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/6a5e3fa27ad139c20bcca0559a082692.pdf c8400380c16663071c28d08e7c808636 PDF Text Text 1-1370 Ro ck Springs l:r . G. B . - July 3, 1934 I Pryde : I return herewith , copy of 1fr . Hulsizer's letter , File Uo . B-6 , which you banded me this morning. This letter deal s with the JOmpliance by lessees with all requirements of State Workmen's Oompen- sa. tion LaYrs, referred to in Irr . :.IcAuliff e's letter of June 25 . As stated in the last :paragraph of I.Ir . Hulsizer' s letter , we can attend to that pa.rt of this matter pertaining to coal mini ng leases on which r epresentatives of my office make peri odi cal examinations. -;A~ ✓ vt(~ �File: B-.s Omaha - June 27, 1934 Referring to Mr. MoAuliffc' s joint letter to you and of June 25th , euggest1ng tha.t lessees o'! our mineral pronertiee p ~tioularl y 1n the s~at~f --wv:ami•ng , be oheoked Up to s ee that they are nlting payments required by the Workmen ' s Oo ensa.tion Law. 1 Section 15 of our struidard oil and gas l ease reads ae follow : "The Les~ee , in the operation and develop ent of the rights hereby granted , shall be eubjeot to all applio ble Fed ral ena.otments and to tbose of the State 1n wh ich a id pre ieec :..re located , 1nolud1t1g those =relating to Employe~s• Li bility , Workmen ' a Coa:penaation and workmen• s In surance; and ea to hold the Ra ilroad Co any har less from and to in e nify it against the payment of any and all 'damage , claims , coats and expenses due to the existence of such enactments , :.nd from and against any and all demands, ooets and expenses in connection therewith under any asserted right of aubro tion pr·y1ded for by said ~nactmente or otherwiee o" Thie clau e would seem to protect us as against a solTent lessee . I do not mow what situation,~ would be in, bo e••r• •1th respeot to an insolvent lessee who had not met his obli gations under the 'iorkmen •s Co pens tion Law. We have iailu but· not identical proYisions in our ooal· and other 1n1ng leaaee. If you think we should follow the suggestion in the laet paragraph of Mr. ¥oAul1ffe 1 c letter, I will advise the Audit too ok this ~tter up a t the ti he oheoke the royalty pa111ent with respect to producing oil and gas propertiee a nd with respect to 1 ■ es on mineral lands other tl1an coal on which t here is production. Since Mr. Pry4e ' s men make the current oheoks of royalty paJllents under all coal mining lea e , I belieTe he can handle the ituation in ofar as they re concerned. In the case of oil md gas and a ining leases other than o oal on wh ich drilling and ■ ining operation• aay be in progreae, although there ia no production. this depart• nt 1'111 undertake to write directly to eaoh euch l e&eee and aak the■ if they are co plying · 1th the require ents of the Wor kmen ' s Ooapenaation L&w. Will you pleaae ad.vine. ' cc- 11r. Eugene MoAulif:fo, / Jlr. Oeo. B. Pryde . 0 ~J-~: I \ I I\ z . / .◄ l �I _ . -:;~~-~~.:.. • -i., ., _1 reeantly of ,,oo.J. ____ 7 ~~ , of Ltibor 81ld Industries in tho Stato ot :.. ~'!l __ under the usshingt · Yi.VI that omers ·-~ .. ..!. ~ presume tmber and. other px-opoll'tios, u1ll bo hold responsibl.e for n."-UA~-wu.~t of maneyo due under tho .. II~ - J.~ •o c,. ___ ~--- t10?1 _., of' that state, tho Li DPthem. Pacific ... ~::1:.,- :'. recently oampellod to pay m1bE1tant1a1 muas fw acccant ~ • certain of th.oil- tonants . • .'~: NSp<:nalb1llt7 • fdled to pay• , ..· ~ ---: of minora.l. lands 1.n tho event o.f -- ·, I Wnlr ·2_C.,_ r \10 shollld. teh all of ~ ts under provJ.dan. . all oontl.98.Cts roq~.!ng that the sevor 1 c1>1anet1l>U1t1es :.::...~ 11nbil1t1es of the sta.to l.a\'18 bo oazi- -=:. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Union Pacific Collection Description An account of the resource This collection is made possible in part by a generous grant from Wyoming Humanities. All materials are the property of Union Pacific Coal Company, on long-term loan at Western Wyoming Community College. For usage inquiries, contact the <a href="https://www.uprrmuseum.org">Union Pacific Museum</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Communications regarding worker's compensation laws Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1934 Subject The topic of the resource Worker's Compensation, Legislation Description An account of the resource Small stack of thin papers attached with a metal binding. Letters regarding worker's compensation legislation. Some pages are faded may be hard to read. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Frank Tallmire, W.H Hulsizer, Eugene McAuliffe Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0198 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/1578c6ad6185377f341bc4070b0c7927.pdf 5bd4bcb3d54563c78102435d901b7c66 PDF Text Text c m.:1J?E:NSATI01'T CLAI M WASIL LE VKULIOH El.J?LOYE OF LION COAL CORPORATION Tran s~r ipt of Testi mony b y Jay Go ·wanner ~ MoDo I' J ., . �October 24 9 1935 Mro To SoTaliaferro, Jro, At torney Rock Springs, Wyoming Dear Mro Taliaferro: I am returning herewith transcri p t of evidence given by Dro Wanner in the case of Viasi}.__ , Levkulich~ e,n employe of the .~ion "C.oa:J_ C_om:p_anyo I found this _ testimony very interesting and have had a copy made• for our fileso very much for passing it to meo Thank you This shows the tredn of what some people are trying to do and which will probably get worse before getting bettero Yours truly, ·~' ____ , if! i l,'i ~A\fl~S~~ �\ !J ··• 11,. LaJT... O::lO 1oiJ10i ,,• ..'r ~ Taliui'e1·1·0' r lott :..- ·> ~o-'u!)cr -1:i: tll •;;; 10 toatit.10Lf -::of rrcd to. • �/ C O P Y TEE UNI ON PA~IFIC COAL COMPANY Rock Spring s, Wyoming October 10, 193 5 Jffice of • Attorney kr. Georg e E o P r yde, Vice President and Gene ral :Manag er, The Union Paci f i c Coal Company, Rock Spri ng si, ~yomi ngo Dear Sir: I hand y ou herewith the testimony of t vrn of our l ocal Doctors taken in a case at Green Ri ver on the 2nd day of Oc t ober, 1935, wherein Pal y') t he County Attorney and others claime d an em:9loyee of t h e Lion Coal Company wa s permane n tly, to t ally disabled fro m insanityo This ca s e involved s ometh ing around, I think, $ 8 ,00 0 oOO . This case will be of interest to you, becau se I think The Union Pacific Coal Company has one or t i.:70 simil a r caseso I vvan t you t .o read t he testimony g iven by Dro Janner, which i l lustrates the jeopardy we are in at a l l timeso I find out that I make a mista ke in a former case, wh ich mistake I avoided in this case, and I also avoided it in the Union Pacific case of Eugene Griglione. I think I told you the many letters an d messag es that I sent to General At torney Loomis. I had this transcription made especially for the benefit of 1:r o Bayless, a,nd I ask you to turn it over to him when you have read Dro '7anner' s testimonyo On second thought, I think it would be well for y ou also to get a good picture of how easy it is to get one Doctor in ten or fifteen t6give testimony, which will s upport almost any outrageous claimo If Dr. •:!anner ha d examined this -.;.rorkruan con s tantly fr om the ti me that he went to the Denver s pecialists, t h e Lion C~)al Company would have lost the case. It may be expensivei, and this case was ex:9 ensive for the Lion Coal Cortr::iany , bu t we must send our patients to the specialists near the ti~-e of trial a,nd after local Doctors have committed themselves. This case vJas ex1Jensi ve for me, the time that I put in on the case "b eing ,.-rn rth a g ood deal more than the Lion Coal Company will pay •:·e f er t"IT7 o ,r ears o Kindly treat this letter e,s confidential between you and Er. Bayle ss o Yours truly, {SGD) TST:kb T. s. TALIAFERRO, JR. �Th e S t a te of ·,f!yoming ) County o f Sw ee t wa ter ss. I N THJE DISTRI CT COURT In t l e 11 a tter of the Claim -ofemp lo y ee of t h e L ion Coal Co m~an y, r:1ad.e und er the Workme n ' s Com_pe 1sation La\'i . ',7A3IL L :J!1lKULI CII, No. 8215. Excerots Tr a,1scri-ot of 1?roceedings -o- Gr ee n Hi v er, '.'i yoming, Octo b e r 2nd, 1935. I • �J. G. WANlTER a r1i tne ss ca lled herein on beha.lf of the claima nt·, being firs t d ul y sy.rorn according to law, on his o ath testified as foll ovrn : / / Direc -- excunination by Mr. Galicich: Q,. b.. S t ate your name, please. J. G. ·:fanner. Q, . A. 7here do you reside? Ro_ck S rings , Wy oming . f"\ What is your business or p rofession? P hy s ic ian and surgeon . \:)J • .A. Q, • A. Ho vv l o n g have you been a physicia n and surgeon? About seven teen years. A. 0J . Ho w long in ':iyoming? Fifteen yea.rs. Q.. A. You are of the regular school of medicine? Ye s , sir. Q,. Do you know the injured v.iorkman, \Va sil ·Levkuli ch? Yes, sir. A. Q. . A. Have you ever attended or exwnined the man in your profess ional capacity? Yes, I have exarnin ed him several times. A. When did you first examine him? I examined hi m first -- I couldn't te.11 you the exact date, but it Y1as in the hospital shortly after his injury. Q, J,.. Do you know v:here he wa.s injured? Do you :mean the p l ace':' Q, . ii . Yes . I uno.erstood he was injured in one of the mines in which he m:-:s employ e d, while at his duties. r"t . Coulo. you tell us the month a.nu the year of that first e.x/::l.Illi- A. I don I t oelieve I ords . Q· Do you have them with you? I d on't h&v e the records o f the fi 1·st exmnin ation, but I have z ome records of the reports ma de since that time. Q, • h . n""- tio n? coulc.. wi tr.i0ut referring to my office rec- THE COURT: He was injured, Doctor, accord.ing to the report of the employee, on the 16th of October, 1931. �2 ,' Ji.. (Contin u ing) I sa,w him ap:p roxi ma tely pos sibly on t he 18th or 1g t .n of t h a t same mon tt. You n aae en examination of him a t that time? Yet=, I e xamined him. I examine d on e o f his ears , on t he injur ed si e , b ec ause he had been h~v i ng some bleeding , and Docto r Sanaers called me in to see him . I believ e he was su p.f)o se d to have been dizzy . Vi e 1Jer e tryin g to locate t h e sour ce of his injury at that time. I a lso examined s ome x - ray picti;,re.:: of h i m . . Q, , A. l o ,u , will y ou p le a se st a te to the Court what y ou found as a result 01 that examination~ At that examin a tion, the e ar drum had evidentl y bee n ru p ture d , and there wa s s ome b loody seru m showin g over tha t site a.t that exciJ11ination. The x -ray p ictures -- I ,.1asn 't able to see in them any defi nite f racture tha t rnuld in d icate a sku ll fr a cture. The man wa s we ak and appeared d iz zy v,h en he sto o c"; up, and no further examin •• tion wa s m&de by me at th a t time. He ~a s sent in l ater to me f or a check- u p of his he a ring and vision. Q, . i;)hen wa s that? A. That w& s probably abou t a month aft er the time he was in the ho s:pi tal. Q, . Nh a t did you find at that time? At th& t time the man complained of lo wered vision -- very i,oor vision -- and he had many other symptoms of dizziness ~nd pain in 11is he ad . He compla ine d of not being a·ble to hear on the one side. Fi.y examin a tion a t that ti :ne did not disc lose very much to a ccou:1t for all o f those symptoms. I e:x ~n i .E: c'i h im re1Je::.tedly, I ·would say many times, after t lat . .:3om e of those ex a:nin&tions were not mad e as a matter of record , but they i'Jere made as casual office examin a tions, 2na the:1 I made an exa~ni::iution or t v.ro after that, v1hen I be l ieve thG co a l company sent him, or through Doctors Lauzer ano. 3E,i1 ;:,i e:rs , e. n d then I made re gular reiJorts of those examinati ons . BL,t his symp to ms ci.uring those :i;,eriods never seewed to do v eta il ·.v ith the physical findin gs . \1.he 1 d i d you 1 .::- st examine thl s man? 1•':&;.) (' . ( J.-,. . I ref er to my records here? Yf:: :a . I ce..!mo t tell you the exact date, but it was in Se_t> tember of l 'i i33 , according to my last records, before he was sent to Denv er. '.'/.hect d. ia you find at that time? I was unab le to find any }:)hysical ev1aence to support the man's symp to 111 s at any time. I considered that either the man '-.vas malinc;erin 6 or that he had some symptoms or some �3 objec tive signs which I could not c orrel ate with t h e things he com_p l a i ne · of . I sugge sted to someone -- I don' t lcnow w:;.1e t ..,-1.~r i t was the Cour t or vho it ·:rn s - - a t that ti :ne t ha t the man be sen t f or a comp lete neurolo g ic al &.nd serolo ::,•ic a l ex ai'.'.1i nat ion, a nd sel ected three o r four men in Denver to do this \':ho h a ' no t p reviously ex o::1.1nine d the man. s I recall , he haa been e..-xami n e d in Sa lt Lak e a nd had been pronounc ed a m--: ~erer , but , to give t h e men the be1efit o f th e doubt , ·.:ie se -ecte d two ou tstand i ng men in Denv e r. But ou a s:!. ed me \7 11£:tt I found . The man always c omp l a ined that he could no t see. ~·11at ::& s his main comp l aint . He also co tnp l c,.i ne d that h e nas 'izzy, l..nd he h·d p ains in his head , and he could not he a !' ,"l i th one ear. I n my tests of h is vision , I wa s never aole at a ny time to g et him to co-o p erate s uff icientl y to f i nd out whe t::c1er he could s ee 01· not . He i::oul r efus e to re ;tcl a n r k in d o f a chart. '.' lhether t h e chart be he ld up t i,7.::m t y feet from him o r whether it -,,,a s he ld up in fro nt of his f2.c e, he s a id he coul dn 't see any t h in g , a ltho ugh he wa s ab le to g et aroun d f a i r l y s a tisf a cto r ily. 1 Q. Did you ever see hirn a fter that examina. tio n i n 1933? I 'TI sorry, but I cion 't have my office r ecords v, i th me , and I d on't kno w whether I did or not . At least , I don' t believe I made a ny reports on him after tha t ti me . Q,. Did you ev er see him when he was no t a t your o ff ice -- that is, see him c asually? I bel iev e I h&ve seen him on the s tr ee t, yes . i. A. A. Hov, , I v1ill ask y ou to state, f r om your examination of the viO rkmo.n - - ci.id you find any perman ent phy sical disability, o r did you find any - (Inter1)0sing) I would like to have tha t question put a litt l e differen tly, if possible, so tba t I may an s wer it more intelligentl.f . Do you mean , d id I fin d any objective signs, signs that I could see, of physical di sabi li ty? Q. Y~s, objective sympto"!ls. ·:,e spe :?..k of objective si gn s as something we can see, a nd subj ective as som.ethin 6 that the p a tient feels. 1 have n eve:r b een able to find any o ·bjective signs at all to account for his a lle ged trouble or symptoms. A. l'T ov·1 , in your opinion, do you believe that there are subjective sympto:11s or that there is somethine,; wrong with the man mentall y? Yes, I have formed a definite 01)inion in that regard throu gh this period of time in which I had observed him and in readin 6 the reports of the specialists wr10 have examined him, o.nd I have formed a definite opinion as to what I think his trouble is. "I/hat is that opinion? IJy opinion is that he has a condition known as po st- traumatic .., , . _ _ _- - - - - - , , . - - - , - - - - , - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - -~--------__,__- - ,, �4 neuro si s , or psy chosis. I believe the ma n b elieves in h is o' m mind that these thin gs a re wron g with him . At fir st I wa s incli ned to believe, like the othe r men , t ha t the man •:JE. S n out- an d-out mal in 0 erer, but I am co nvi nc e d now t h at he i s not . I believe , if you wan t to s o call it, that it is a illild form o f insanity. Q, . A. I n y our op inion, is this mental con ciiti on due to t h e injurie s which he sustain ed in October , 1~31? In 1:1y p e rsonal OJ:)inio n, it coul d be possi ble . lL. . '1'.ALIAFERRO: I object to the an swer and move that i t be stricken out. He asked h i m, i n his opi nio n , di d h e consi d e r his mBn tal con dit ion no w the result o f the a ccident, and now he says, "In my p ersonal o vinion , I think i t mi~ht b e possible". That is si mply a gue ss. S '.J er THE COURT: i t . l1aybe that is a s definitely a s he c a n a n - TH1TI 'i/IT.NESS : I mi bht qu a lify . that, if the Cour t wishes , on this ba sis -- that t h ese c a ses a re compara tively rare , and much of our o p inion is f o rm ed on t h e _ a st r ecord of si mil a r c ases t h a t we h a ve read abou t or ha ve see n come up before other courts of a simi l <-<-r na ture. i.i:y findings are based princi pally upon t h e interpretation o f the reports of tlle other special_ists who have examined this man. MR. T..ALIAFERm: I o bj ect to his basing his opinion upon rep o r t s of other sp ecialists t hat have ex amined him. This is not a hypothetical question. THE COURT: I think I wil l let the answer stand. Does this ~e st-traumatic neurosis aisable this man from p erf ormin g work at a. t,ainful occupation? As lo ni a s it e xis t s, yes. A. Q, . I v:il L ask y ou to state v1hether or not, in your OJ;)inion, th e post-traumatic neurosis condition that you found to be p r es ent in connection with this case, or this particular v:ork1nan , Vfas il Levkulich, is permanent or merely temporary. I am unable to answer that definitely, but, to quote again from the authorities on similar cases, I would sey that many ti:nes in such cases as this, when any kind of a settlement has been made, either for the patient or against him, the neurosis will sometimes clear up when the patient's mind has been satisfied that the case has been settled. Doctor, are you a member of the Sweetwater County lun a cy co mmis s ion? Yes, sir . • �5 .A. Q. • A. What -vo uld you say a s to the mentality o f th i s wor kman? Is it t o rma l , above normal or . below normal ? J ot kno wing t he man before his present con dit ion, I would not iJe able to s a y d efinitely, but I woul d p robabl y cla ssify him as be ing somewhat below no rmal. From your e xamination of this man, Doc t or, do y ou lcnov defi nitely , or even approximately, when t hi s _post-t raumati c neuro si s wa s d eveloped or when it be c ame p re sen t in t he man t such an extent that he could not pe r f orm work a t a gain ful occupat ion? I un er s t a nd the man HR . TALIAFERRO: Your Ho nor p lease. I object to i."Ihat h e un de rst a nds , if A. You mean, since the injury? q,. Since the injury. It is my op inion tha.t tile tr auma ti c n eurosi s too k p lace i mmediately followin g his injury . A. Q. J,. . Q· A. A. ~~1d was present at t he da te of your l ast exami nation in September , 19:::i 3? Ye s , s ir. Could you sta te fro m your casua l obs ervati on of this man a ft er that time whether- t ha t con di tion sti ll e x iste d at the time you saw him, and, if so, appro x ima tely what time or da te tha t was? 'l'he only way I could ansv,er tha t is that the last time I p erson&lly saw him and examined him, it existed, a nd in talkin g to ~ embers of his family and others, t~e condition '/"S a11p a. re n tly the same v.rhen I would inquire about him. In o t..ri.er words , y ou ke11 t in close touch with this case sir.ce :Lts inception to the present time, is that correct? Fairl y close, through asking about his welfare from his o ther aoctors an d his n ife and one or t wo qf his children the. t I have s een. I 1:!ill ask you to state, to ascertain and to realize that this trauma tic ·neurosis condition exists -- can that be found upon one examination of a v:o:rkman or does that require & continuous study of the case? There are certain cases of traumatic neurosis which are demon strated by actual physical findings, such as x-ray pictures, and there are some that we are not able to demonstrate ana yet v,e know they exist. Q, . P. . In w.rLich class would this one be'? I believe this is a case in which no physical evidence can be shown in the way of x-rays or tests to support his symptoms. �6 / /ct• . // _/ · ,,,,,(. /, A. ~ I '·"l .. • 11 as_ l c you, Lh • a case 1_1• k e th.1s, rererr1.n • g t o th'1s 1., en, 1n particul ar· case of this man, Wa si 1 Levkuli ch, could some docto1~, by examining him only once, determine whether or not he was sufferi ng from trauma tic neurosis or wo uld it require an c b serv ~t ion over a period of time? I believe it would be necess ary to observe any t ype of neurosis or p sychosis to determine whether it was presen t a nd to vJha t degr ee. ~_;;: J.. GALICICH: You may cross-examine . Cros s-Examina tion by iVi r. Taliaferro: Q, . Doc t or , when d id you forr-.n an opinion that the workman or claimi:tn t here iJl.ra S sufferin g from trauma tic neuro sis? \:'ihen did I form that opin ion? Q,. Yes, when d id y ou form that opinion? I believe I formed tha t opinion a fter the man V'Ja s e xamined in De!lver. A. A. Q,. A. Q, • A. Q, . A. Q, . A. Q. A. Hot until afte r he v,as e xam ined in Denver did you form that opinion? Yes , sir. Did you form that opinion, a s you h e.ve stated, from the reports that were received from these specialists in De nver and Sa lt Lake? The reiJorts would indicate that the man did not have a traumatic neurosis. And you formed that opinion after you had read these reports? Yes, s i r. So th a t y ou d.idn't for:n your opinion as to the physical and menta l condition of this claimant from what these other sur6 eon s ha 1e su.id? I v:as able to separate the v:hea t from the chaff, so to spea.1{, and from the hi1;hlights of' their findings, these comp lete re.i:>orts, I was ab le to sift down and correlate them, and. I formed my opinion from that source rather than from wha t the do ctors' opinions were of the case. You testified at one time that you arrived at that conclusion as to the condition of this work'1lan from what the s_fleciali sts had s a id about him_, v1ha t they reported? I did . You arr ived at it from what they said'? Yes, s ir. An a i t was , then, that you read between the lines ana determined that some of the things that they said were chaff and other things that they said were wheat? Yes, sir. • �? A. Anc:i that is the way you have arrived a t your pr e sen t con·clusio n? Not enti re l y. It is also from taking into consideration my past dealing s personally wi th the pati ent and my examinations of h i m o n many occasions. A, Bv. t you h a ven 't exa.i11ined him since h e returned fro m Denver a nc.l 3alt Lake, except to see him on the street'? Acl:or cl i n, · to my records, I don't believe I have examined him . Q,. I say, you h a v en' t exrunined him since ·you sent him t o De n- A. ver-? He h a s been s in ce tha t, yes. Q, • He wen t to May o s ' si nc e then. Q,. Have you exai-nined him since he went to Mayos'? Ho, sir. Q,. Then v1ha t is the use of bringing in that )K ayo busin e ss? a skin g d irect questions. Yes, s ir. - A. A. q,. A. Q, . I 'm Now, the fact of the matter is, Docto r, i n Sep t embe r, 1 933 , you made a statement, did you , over your own si gnature, ,,ith Doctor Lauzer and Doctor Sanders , that y ou v, ere un able to tell that this man wa s suffering fro m any :pbysical or mental condition, an d recomme nded that he be sent to other specialists? I don't r em ember my re port without seeing it. I I j. I I '11 sho w it to you ( handing paper to v1i tness). See if you reco gn ize this. See if you recollect it. I hand you a copy of a let ter, and see if you can identify that as being a letter t hat y ou wrote. 'Yhe origin a l, of course, is in Denver. Yes , s i r . You wr ot e that letter, did you? Yes, s ir . i,nu the d ate of it'? 3ep te~ber 11th, 1933. Q, . You hav en 't examined this man since t:Cien, have you? I don 't b elieve I have. That i::; wha t you have testified to. I don't recall any. On Septe~ber 11th, 1~33, you addressed a letter to Doctor Frankl in G. Ebaugh, 4200 East Ninth Avenue, Denver, Colorado? Yes, sir . • �8 Q. A, Now, b efore going further into that letter, I will ask you if you reco llect joining in with Doctor Lauzer an d Doc tor San d ers in a letter to llr. R. Y. Gibson on March 22nd, 1333. Yes, s i r . ~- In that letter, you st a ted lli1 . GALICICH: If the Court IJlease, if they a re ·oi ng to q ote from the letter, why no t of fer it in ev i dence? The let ters are the best evi d ence, and we would lik e to see th e lette rs . , nr . T.ALIAFERRO: I '11 introduce th em , if you wa nt me to, afte r tney ere identified. LHL GJ,LICICH: But you were asking wha t wa s i n it . weren 1 t identifying it. Fill . T_r I AFERRO: 2-IR . GALICICH: You Do y ou wan t to see it no vt? We vmuld like to see it. We c an po ssi- bly s a ve time. :i\JIR . T.P-LIAFERRO: I thin k we can s av e time if you will let me cross-exru~ine hi~ as to his reco llection of the records. (Whereup on, a pap er yvas marked for id entification as Employer's Exhibit A) . 1:1R. Ti\I.,IAFJ~RRO: I would like this letter to be admitte d in evidence, if Your Honor please. :'i ll . GALICICH: Q,. No objection. In this le tte r of Harch 22nd, l';lo3, marked Employer's Exhibit A , the following appears -\'/e e:xami n ed him very carefully and could find no evid ence of any uer.'.Ilanent disability as a result of the a ccident , unliss his present mental state is the.result of the injury to the head. This cannot be verified by x -ray or any other means at our command 11 • 11 ' ,n (;. t h.;..t is sii::,ned by Lauzer, Sanders and 'Nanner. Now, what otller :n ea.ns, since this workman was examined by these Denver s ;_.i.r g eons, has been developed by which you could find out personal ly, yourself, about thi ff: You hadn't examined him, you stated? Ho, sir. ':,7hat I am getting at, Doctor, is what you read in the reno rt0 of these surgeons• That was the only other means you had , i zn ' t that true? �9 t-1a t is not true, in my sense of t he interp retation of it , as to what other mea ns I h ad . I rely u 1)on my au thori ti es in med icine, possibly like an a ttorney relies on his authorit i es in le gal matters -- his bo oks -- and my opinion has been molded d uring th a t time b y my past o b servation of this pati ent plus the reports which we have received since . A, .ifo, Q, A. P l us t b e rep orts? Yes, sir . Q,, In othe r words, you have chan g e d y our 0 - ,m opinion of the matter without ~ny foun da tion wha tsoever a s to examinati o n, e x ce pt the r epo rts of t h ese Denver surgeons? Ye s, sir. A. 0 Q, . A. And that is the way tha t y o u h a ve changed y our op in ion? I h ave changed my opinion by a cor relati on of ray p a st exami n a ti ons with the addition of these other repo rts. Q,. But those _past examinations were to the effec t, ac co rdin g to your lette r, t ha t you had no means at your co mmand. That i s ·why we sent him dovm there. A. Q,. A. Q. . A. That i s wha t you say Tha t i s r i gh t . that you had no means? Tha t was true when you sent this lette r , wasn 't it? Yes, s ir. A. The fact of the matter is, when you co me down to it, that you h a ve s i mp ly changed your thought si nee y ou examined t1is man? Yes , I have. Q. u .Anc. that change has been ma.de without any examination of him A. Yes, sir. A. .Ana. that change is in violation of the opinion of these d o ctors , these Denver surgeon ff? Yes, s i r . b. fo v1 , Doctor, you say that you v,rote a letter to Doctor ~:r-;:i.·,1klin G. E'baugh on September 11th, 1333? Yes, si r. Q,. at a ll? l!lR . TALIAFERRO: I think I v1ill put this letter in, too. I!IR . GALICICH: No objection. (-;,'hereupon, the paper in question was marked for iden tification as Employer's Exhioi t B). ·- - • �10 What is y our specialty as a physician and s urg eon, Do ctor? I specialize in eye, ear, nose and t hr oa t. is a neurologist? A neuro lo gis t is a man who deals \' ith the br ai n a nd nervous syste~, principally. i.'7ha t Are you a s~ec i a list in t hat? lfo, sir. ~- In this letter marked Employer's Exhi b it B , you sta te -- A, 1 have been a sked by Ivi r. T. S. Tal i a ferro, a ttorney of the coal companies here, to co ntact a neurolo gist in Den ver for the 1Jur_pose of a r rang in g an examin a tion f or an emp lo yee of one of these companies" -and you 6 0 on further and name Doctor Edward Delehanty . You asked h im to contact a neurolo g ist? Yes, sir. c;, . And then y ou further say - - A. you and a nu. you :W o , 11 " As regards consul tat io n I ViO Ul d like to subgest that call in a nother neurolo g ist in rendering your report, any of the follo ~1 in g men would oe acc ep t ab le" -then you give the name of Doctor Ednar d Del ehan ty. lT ov: , testified that you a re not a neu r olo gist? sir , I am not. Do you kno 1:v v(bo Doctor Delehanty i 5-? Yes, sir. He is a neurolo g ist in Denver. Is t hat his special line in the profession? Yes, sir . Q,. Do you recogn ize him as being a competent, efficient and skil lful neuro lo 0 ist? Yes, sir, he is a very gooo ma n. You 6 0 t G. re 1iort from him, didn't . you? Yes , sir . A. A. Did you come to your conclusion or your opinion -- this opinion that has been formed since the re1-1ort was given by Doctor -elehan t y -- from that report, did you come to your conclusion that this man, this workman, wa s suffering from an i nsane delusion? If I believ ed his re.l?ort, I would think that the man was m&.li ngeri ng in :putting on all of tho s e symptoms. So you d i dn' t come to your present conclusion as to this m&n' s me n t a. l condition from anything that Do eta r Delehanty, v1ho is a neurologist, has said? 1To , sir. �11 Q,. Their repo :rt to y ou was exactly opposite, wasn ' t it?. It ~as t l~t he - couldn ' t f ind any evi ence of any men tal trouble t i t h him? I don ' t rec~ll the gist of his r eport. Q, . .A . Gene n:.lly , uasn' t tha t his repo r t to y ou? Genere _ly, his conclusions, as I remember t hem, were that the m.. n ·ms a mal ing·erer and that he had nothin g wron with hi m .:.;.r: · th&t he was putting on. Q,. i-.. . Eiti1er ~?:. ,::; ntal or pbysi c al? Ye s, si.r . Q, . 1 Ther efore , t he conclusion that you made wa s co ntrary to \'Jhat Doc tor Delehanty informed you? Yes, sir . Q,. A. So his report didn't enter at a l l into this concl u s i on of y o 1·_1· £, th.:..., n e1.:; c on cl usio n ..i? There vJere many things i n his report r:hi ch elirninc.Lted and cleared UJ;.l :po in ts th.1 t were not l ear· in our minds as to o the:r men t1:,l an d pby si cE:.l n sp ec ts of the c as e . f . Do you ~n o~ Doctor Fre d S . Ha lst ed? Yes, s ir. Q.• L. ·:1na t is his specialty? I think he do e s e a !' , r..o~e a nd. t hro o..t . I don 't know whethe r he c; oe:::: eye YJork or not, but I kno v1 he oe s e c'. r, nose a nd th:ro a t. Q• A. Did you get 2. r eyort fro m him? I have a copy of his report, yes, sir. I don't kno w whetler i t was sent to me or- not, bu t I t h ink I have a COJ?Y here. Yes , I hc..ve copy of Doctor Hal~ted' s re1-1ort here. A. r Q, . j:,. , Lid you fern this later conclusion of y ou:cs from anything t hat he s8.i u i n his re;,o rt to you? lfot &Dy mo.r:e th&.n I dia from Doctor Delehanty's report. .;;; a. hie report wa s cc tD in s t the finciin g of any mental tro1J.ble ·;;i tr tiJ.i s 1."J o rkm&n , vmsn' t it, a s he reported it to you? I cc:.r;not u1sy1er th&t v1 ithout re a6 in 6 his reiJort over-. I cci.inot r·ern.embe1· a ll that he saici. in the reyort. Tl'~e ~· act o f t he ma.tter i::;, Docto1·, tha.t you dic..n't pay much &_tt6nt ion to what these doctors in Denver that you h a d refer~ed this man to said, did you? The f~_ct of the matter is I paid considerable attention to • .:he.. t they said. J. . You F:eren' t guided by them in a ny ':Jay , vrnre you? Ir; maJ.cine, u diagnosis, I make it by a process of elimi nc..tio n , and by readin~ the reports I was able to elimin~te c ertc.in :ff-actors,, v;hich I apprecic:lted and. valued their relJo:ct s for. �12 So y o u ha~e co me to this concl u sion, no t f ro m subsequent e :c:filitia."j.ion o f this .o rkman, but fro m anal zin E; the r eyo rt s t h&t t he se doctors mad e? 1:Tot entirely . As I st a te d before , it was fr om my co rrelati o n _nd ~y pre vio us fin din g s in t h is case , plus the se r e :f)or t S • l'To ':,' , on the 11 t h d a y o f to l' :Sbc:;U€,h - - Q, . Se p t embe r , l 'J 3 j , you s t": ted t o Doc- 1 t h2.s be en my op inion fro m the v e r y s t a rt that the pati ent has malin f ere d, esp ecially a s to loss of vi sio n , a nd I 2.lll i n so me dou·bt ~s to his los s of hea ri ng- . Thi s has a l ~o been the o p i n ion of o the :r men ·who have exruni ned h i r:1 11 • 11 Thc.. t Ye s , s i r- . 1.. •!i c. s y ou r· tho ugh t in Sep t ember, l<J3 3, wasr 1 t it•t 1dho is Do c tor Ebaugh. Doctor Eba.u gh is con s i d e red a ver· r h i 6 h - clas s man i n h i::; p rofe ssio n a s a neurolo g i st . In what? In neurol o QT. J J.•. Th at is, in mental Gisord ers or n e r vo us a isord e rs? Ye s , sir. He is considered a very hi &;).'i-class man? Yes, sir. And. that is not your specialty? E o, s ir . .h. . -.. . . n u, t1o t-i.·;ith s tanuing t h e sta tements of Doctor Ebaugh maue tc y ou, ci. nd the statements that Doctor Delehanty made to ~,r o u , \'i'ho:n yo u :re co m.m eno. as being high-class men in that li ne ~- you <i o, do y ou not? I a.o . ( Conti m:.ing) -- you formed, since you saw their repol'ts, a. d iff e r en t opinion? Ye::; , £. ir. J.;na yo u f o1·rned that opinion from their reports &nd not from a n e xc;..mination of this workman? I d idn't say that. But you s a iti you hadn't exrunined him since? I E:&. ici. ny present opinion is formed from my past frequent e:.:Lmino.tions of the man, plus these reports. Q, . L.. So you had no such past o~inion on Se~tember 11th, 1~ 0 3? I.!y 01:'inion before that was that the man was malinger·ing,. I am fra nk in so stating that I thought the man was a malinl,erer. • - · - -· - - --- ---- �13 Therefo1·e , y ou r op i n ion since t ha t ti me, or y o u1· p res ent o pi nion, is a)J p a r ently formed in t he f ace o f the reyorts of the se specia li s t s t ha t y ou ~ef e r red t h is man to? Not ent.:.rely . / Q.• 1-\.. Q, . A. Q.• A. Q,. A. Q, . A. F:ro n v:ha t, i f y ou haven ' t exam i n e d him? M:y o_)i nion has be en f orme d by t he stuuy o f case re.J::l orts a n d r e 2.ding of a uthor·ities on similar cases , a n o it is my OJ.)i n ion th&t the re is no methoci of e xamina ti o n that can d emon s t r~te pny s ubjective evi d ence o f in j u r y in t his man . Why d :i. d. you sen u this workma n , a t yo u r r equest maci.e to me - VJI"J,)l d i d y ou send him to Denver to b e examine d by these do c tor s'i . -" p o ssib l e. In o 1·der to c l e a r the case up , l.1. You at that time had no o pinion o f t he mat t e r, and you wer en I t an e:XfJ ert in that mat te r? IEy op i nion i'tas tha t the man ·wa s a mal inge r e r. 1.'lhc.. t h as o c curred since t h en t o chan ge tha t opinio n'? I Yli 11 repeat what ha s occur re d . I make my d i c:i. no sis by a proce s s of eliminatio n . I h a v e taken into consiae ra tion my p a st e:x a1nin&.tions of the ma n, a n d my tho u 6 ht s a. nd op inions a.t that time, and the r e:µ orts that wer e fu r ni shed by the Sa lt Lake doctors and t h e Denver d octor·s an d t h e :Gayo Clinic, a nd my reading of medical books, b oo k s o f au thoi·i t~ , on si milar cases, and that h a s molded my present op inion. That has mcl d eci. your present opinion? sir. Yes, Q,. Ano. i t has cr..an g ed since Septemoer, l'J33? A. Ye s , s i r . A. Q, . Ana you ar e not an expert upon mental and nervous diseases? . Jo , s i r . Q, . Yiill you giv e me the doctor books that you have read, that A. you have r ef e rred. to that you have read, upon this matter of men tc:J. disorder- s, since the 11th day of September, 1~33? I cton 't su J.)1io se I coula quote al 1 of' them to you. L. Q, . A. Q, , A. arj ke d you for the names of the books. · say , I don't sup:po s e I coulc. q_ uo te all of them, but I h a ve re:;;.6. \'ie·bster' s Legal I!Iedicine ano Toxicology anc. Warbasse on Surc e r y. I I Di d they deal especially \': ith traumatic neurosis? 'l'ha t is the subject I v:as interested in. I dicm't ask you that. es:i,,ecially. Ye s , ~.ir . I asked you, o.id they deal v1ith it �14 Q,. A. You re2.d th em. Don't you know whether t h ey dealt wit h thin or not-? They d idn ' t deal with this case, but they aec.:.lt with similar ce.ses. A. Did trey deal with thi :.:1 question? Yes, S il.._ . Q, . A. Tha ~ is t YJ O a u thori ti es? Yes, sir- . Q,. 1 :T oen d id y ou read them, Doctor? Oh, I read them , one of them, within t h e last we ek , be c a u e I thought -To get r e-dy to testify in this cas e? I thought I would be called upon t o give a n opin io n . Q,. A. Q,. Then your op inion from t hes e books h a s been made \'li thin the last v:eek? No, si:r:. Ho w , re~ciini these t wo books has influen ced your op inion in this c&se, isn't that true? Ho, sir. They did enlar.; e my viei;- .,point or· refreshed my memory, ·oecause I thouk)"1 t I vi ould be c a lled uyon to testify to 'l;Jha t I thought trauma tic neurosis 1::as . You say you &re not an expert in tt.at? Ho, si1·, I eIJ. not. Q. . A. But y ou &.re a specialist in eye, ear, nose and throat'? Yes, sir. Q, , A. That i"' what you h av e studied, isn't it, Doctor? I he.Ve studied ~ eneral mect.ici ne and surger.1. I serve on a J.un ccy commiss ion, although I am not at all an expert on ins ~ity, and d o not prete nd to be. Q, . J,. Ju dge oi' a court serves on a lunacy commission, doesn't he? A. Yes , sir . :Sut I am not testifying here as an expert in this c as e as to mental conditions. Q, . Th en ·,nhc:..t you have said here is not ca.S an expert? hb2olu tely no. h. ;LR . TJJ.,I AFEHHO : That i s c1.l l , Do c tor . �/ 15 Re d ir ect-ex amination by Tui r. Galicich: Q,. A. Is that yo u r opinion a s a doctor of medicin e? It lffi . G..A.LI CI CH: That i s all. ( Whe:reupon, the witness -o - ms ex c u se d) . �/ / 16 E. S. LAUZER a witness called herein on b eh a lf of the claimant, being firs t duly sworn according to law, on his o a th testified as fo llov1s : Direct- ex~min a tion by Hr. Gali ci ch: Q, State yo ui name , please. A. E . S . Lau zer. Q, . Yihe e co y ou reside? Ro ck Springs. A. Vlha t is your 1-Jrof ession? Physici an and surgeon. HovJ lon g hc.rve you been a physician a nd surgeon? Si nee 1 ~05 . A. At v'.'1'1a t -p l&ce? Ro ck Spri ngs . G,. A. Were you in Wyoming n ll of that time? All of that time. Q, • A, You are a graduate of what school? University of :Nebraslrn . Q,. A. Do you know the injured workman, \Va sil Levkulich? I do. Q. . Were you ever Co.lled upon to treat hi m in your professional c 2:i;iaci ty? Yes, sir . Q, . A. 0. J I v illas~ you to st a te whether or not you were called upon to tr eat him in your r)rofessional ca.paci ty during the month J. • of Octo ber· , 1931. Yes, sir . Q, . A, On uh&. t Cla te'? Oct obe r 16th. :Ihere di cl you first see the vvo rkman? s::-x, him first at the hospital. Doctor Sanders went first to the mine and picked him uy and brought him to the hospitc.l. 1 I You er:,,y he v1as injured in the mine? Yes, sir, the Lion coal mine. Did you see him the same day that he was injured? Yes, sir, I saw him after he entered the hosyita.l. �l? / A. Q. . A. Q. St a te to the Court vvh a t you found in your ex amin a tion o f t h e \'torkm2.n , At that t i me I fou nd he had a sli gh t l a c e rati o n on t h e r i gh t sid e of the h ead , some wha t ov e r the r i gh t t emp le , an he wa s bleed ing a little fro m the ri ght ear . He wa s in a s l i g ht stup o r a na a s t at e of shock a t the ti me. Was he con scious or unco n scious when y ou saw him? He was s emi -conscious. .A . Ho w l o n g o i ~ he stay in tha t semi-co ns cious c on di t i on? Aoo u t t y:o d ay s. A. Was h e y our p atient? He wr s tr e at e d by me, ye s , sir. A. And y 1.'.r hom else? Docto r San d e rs. Q, . A. Doctor- Sand e r s is your a s sociate? Yes, s ir . Q,. Ho w long did you tre e.t this man ? I treate d him right alon g . I h ave tre a t e d him until the pres en t ti me. When did you last examine him? The day before yesterda~ he wa s at the office. Q, . A. A. Did Hr. Levkulich suffer any disability, any physical or objective disability, as a result of that accident, and for how long? He v1a s - - you mean ho w long has he been di sabled? Ye s , h o r; lon g m s he di sabled, that you could show and see h is d i s5..bi li ty? He left th e hospit al on the 24th day of October of the same ye a r , l ;J~ l, b u t a.t that ti me I didn't figure he was ab'ie to ,_,1o rk, and it has been going on up to the present. We 'never hav e b e e n a ble to decio.e -- that is, at least, I haven't \·;l l 8 t er h e ha.s any physical d.i sabi li ty now or not. I n y our examination of the workman the day before yesterday, a. id y ou find any di sa.bili ty v,batever, either physical or men t&l? Th e only thin 5 I could decici.e anywhere near was that he had s ome kind of a mental depression, but what it was, I could no t sey, but as far as any physical defects, I couldn't find any . 'Uh.en dici you first discover this mental disability? Oh, it was sometime after he went home, but I don't know ho w long afterwards. �/ Q. A. 18 Do you huve a ny idea as to the a pproximate time? No . I . t h i nk - - that is, h e wasn't entirely -- well , I just could n't say , but sometime after he went home, bec a use he v;a s sort of depressed while he was at the hosp i tal, a nd then we thought we would let him g o home a n d it would p rob ably c le ar up a little better, but i t apparently di6n' t and it is still there . A, \'lould you say this mental condition is the r esu lt of the inj ury thu t h e sustained in October, 1931? l\To , I woul dn 't, because I can't prove it. I don ' t k now . Q, . A. My 01,i n ion is that :t have a lways f elt th a t Q,. What i s yo ur opinion in the matter? there must be some con n ection between his mental condition no • a 1d the ac cid ent, but I never coul d , p oint out a nythi n g that I co u ld ab solutely stand ~n by any method of examin~tion. Q.• A, Do you mean p hysically? Physic ally or any othe r way . A. ·:mat is the extent of this man's dep ression or mental disability? Does it incapacit a te him pa r t i a lly or totally? It apparently is total. At lea st, he feels that way . Would you say that h is mental con dition is y errna nen t or merely terqJorary'? I don't know. It has been g oing on so lon g , I don't know whether it is permanent or wh ether i t is something that still may be cleared up. .n. Do you knoY✓ how he sust a ined his injury? A timber hit him on the head. Q, . A. Ye::. Q,. r The e:xcilllin&.tion sbowed th&.t he was struck by a heavy object? n -L "-ALICICH: You may cross-examine. Cross-ex c.mination by Ur. Ts.liaferro: Doctor, all you kno w a~out any mental aisorder that he has is v.' !,£.: t he say s himself? Thb.t is a ll. That is all, but we can't prove it. And you don't know v1hether what he .s ays if feigned or fraudu l ent or whe ther it is true? Tio, I don ' t. I don't know . Q, . 1-.. Q, . .And y our conclusion was entirely drawn from v;ha. t he tells you? Yes, sir. Are you a n exgert, Doctor? Is that your specialty -- in mental and nervous diseases? I I I /. �/ 19 A. No, sir . Q_ . You con curl' e d v:i th Do c t or 1.7, n n e 1~ that thi s man shoul d be s ent to sp e ciali s ts on nervou s d iseas e s? Ye s, s i r , b ec au se we felt we wer e n ot ab l e t o mak e a n euro lo g i cal e xwn i na.tion. J... . q. A. Q. • A. Yo u c oul -n 1 t f in 6. any e vi denc e o f men t al ci i se ase ex c e p t wha t h e to l ei ·,rou? T: _&. t i s a l l . Do ~o u 1-::n o\v Do cto r Edwo.rd Delehanty? Yes, ~,i:r.· . Q, . ';Jhat i ~ h i s r eputa tion a s a men t a l s ur g eo n a nd .i: hy s i ci a n? Ee is o n e o f t he h i €,;hes t cl a s s men in th&t li n~ in thi s ·west e:r-r. country . Q, . A. ,:Joul d h is o p inion h a ve inf l ue n c e wi t h y ou as a ph y s i ci a n and sur Geon o n a me nt e l ma tter? Ye s , si r , it ~ ould . I n o u l d s a J it would . o. 1. No , I Do you kno w Do ctor Halste d? don' t. I h a ve he a r d of h i m, but I d on' t kno ~ h i ~ . Do you k n ow o f h is revut a tion? I hava heard o f h i m by reput ~ ti o n , y e s . '(Iha t i s i t ? He i s a n o s e and t hr oa t sp eci a li st , as I r ec a ll it. Q, . A. ':That is h i s r ep u t&ti on in t ha t f i e l d? It is gooci. . q. Yo u don 't k now h i m personall y? A. ITo, I don't . ., . 3ut -o u ao lrno v, Do cto r De leha nty ? Ye ::; , si i.' . i '> . :.> Do y o u k no w Doctor F . B . S te~henson? A. 1:o , ! don I t . (:, . Do y o u k n o vi c:.n y t hing about hi s rep ut a tion? I Cc.' ,' t s&y t ha. t I do . J_ . Do y ou k no 1 Doctor Ebaugh? I do n 't k no VJ him person ally, bu t I kno·w him by rep u ta tio n , r_nd I ha. Ve had corresJ_Jon d ence with hi m. Q, . \/11.:;, t is b is s _p eci al ty? J• . He i ~ a neurologist and psychiatrist. .J: .• Th at is , men tal a nd nervous d i s or d er s? Ye :::, s i r . �/ 20 A, ':'.lh&..t is h i s reputat i o n? Very high- class. Q, . .'fo a l .. . ·o u oe in f lue nc ed i n fo rmi11g a n op inio n by wha t he .A . Yes , I q, . f~ o I n E. m en te.l Y ~ ~, s i 1~. ' u. Do you kn ow Do ctor Kerby of SE: 1 t L a l e City? i, t. . 'Jh t i s hi;:; s llecialty? x - :ray . Q, , A. :.'hat i::, his re1Juta tio n ? Ye s , ~ir, firs t-cl as s. 1· J,. . In t he exami na t ion o f g_ n x-r ay , 11 oul d you be gui ded i n any way b y his sta tement~ Yes , I 'i!OU l d be incli ne d t o a. cce1. t hi s d i a 0 no sis . Q• , ~. Yes . Q· '!OUld . c a s e'? I s he skill ful in that? Do you k no w Do c t o r Etiuin Tianson Nehe r? A. '.!hat is h i s s:g e c i a l ty ? .].y e, e : c r , nos e and tl1ro a. t . Q. Do yo u kno w h i m pe rson a lly? A. Yes . q, . '.'i11 c1. t C~. A. q. is his s t (:).n u i n 6 a s a s:p ecialist in th a t regard? E~ e;h-class . wha t h e said? "· · \'lould yo u be g ui ded. a 6 o o d ae al Yc=E, I ,:;o u ld, i n t r.1£i t lin e·. Q, .A. I 8eQn, in that s p ec ial b Tanch of me dicine and surgery? Yes , I v:01.,;,ld . by Do J o u kno w Docto r Fo ster J. Curtis? Yes . Of ::]E. l t Lak e Ci t'J ? Yes . C. A. -.Ih ctt :i.. s hi s speci e. l ty? He i~ a n eurolo g ist. t.:~. " ~ental a n d nervous diseases? A. Ye3 . Do y o u kno w him p ersonally? J,. , Yes , ~:d r. ) I �21 ,l'hc,..t is his reput2.tion a s a s_peciali st in me nt a l a nd nervou s d i s eac::es? Very h i 6 h -cl ass . 1 'v . ; Yf11at i;ould you t hi nk of a r e_po rt m de by h i m? i 1f : !. uenced by it? A. i1 , Yea , I ,·rnul d . 1 V/ould ou be I vrn ulti g, ive it dee2 consiae ration , a t l east . Yo u think t~-ie y a. re -~i o rthy of con s id eratio ? :...:ir . Y ~. Tha t ' s all . Redir ect- examination by Mr . Ga l i cich: A. i. . ~A. ii. . Go ing back to the worknan, ',Va sil Levkulich, Doctor , ·n your opinio , Vi OUld y ou s ay thi s man is a ma lii1gerer or t i1at h e is actu&l ly suffer in g fro m a men ' a l d isorde~ I never fe lt, a s I state d before, th~ t he was a mal ingerer , en tirel· · . There were s r.ie t h i nt;s th;;__ t h e exagg er&..te d - no que st ion abo ut it -- bu t hov1 .!11l,ch , I cou ldn't aec ide. You woul dn' t say he is tot a lly m~ling ering? Ho, I ·:,o Llldn' t. Do you feel there is mali n e-;ering? :!es, I do . ment a l u i sabili t y in • ddi tion to Goulci y ou esti mat e that, or in any V! o.Y give the Cow:·t some iae a as to h ov; much y ou t hink is put on a nd ho v.1 mu ch is a ct ,&..lly e.. m0n t al state? I rwuld·1 1 t eveu a tt e1"1:pt to, because it c an' t be done. \ ✓ e c~n't ~eos~re it . tha t is t h e rea s on we sent him t~e l a st ti:ne to the ~.:i..::iyo Clinic, a nd they coulcrn' t do it. h ere~: TH.i!.'. com T: Is th& t Hayo Cli ni. u report _in the file ~-11 . 'l'ALi i.JTiRHO: :I'To, sir, I don't think so, but I ':Jo u ::!..cL, 't object to i t bein1:, pu t in. HR . G.ALICICH: ._,_1;; Yes, that is agreeable Vvith us. ( '.'l he:ceup on, t wo papers v,ere mc:.rked for icientification 11,rtryl oy er' s Exhi.oi t C &nd Employer ' s Report D) . J1xc~?!'L!. i1 a ti on by the Court_;_ Cl , r,. '.'Trn::a.t is your interpretation of that report, Doctor? '.:.'he;. t t her e is sol'!le rel a.ti on shi,l) - - they feel the same &s V'le hc..ve e:x.vressed here -- that there is some relationshi p bet ween the injury and his mental attitude, but wha t it i s, v✓ e c an't substc:i.ntiate, and there is no way of proving it . �/ 22 .hec r oss - exam inc. tion by U r. Tal i a ferr o: 8. J.'J. . q, . Call ing y our at t en tio n t o th e l a st p a r ag r aph he re - - 11 The presu'1n tio n is tha t in jury i nduces stru c tur al c.; han ges o f a suff ic i e nt d e g r ee to a l t e r ou r s ubjec ti ve processes" th~:, s i mp l y me an s t ha t t he r e i s a presumyti on? Ye s . A, (Conti ui n g reading ) -- "bu t we are no t in a pos i tion to fi n - phy sical s i g ns to co r res1Jon d Vii th t hem11 • E..x act y, · nd t hct t wa s ou r t ho u gh t -- we co u l dn ' t find i t . ,J., . A, Y.1 as tha t y o ur t h ought? Ye s , s i :r . :'.'.l . T.i'.iLI.AFERRO: conce r n ed . Tha t i s a l l, Do e t a r , so f a r a s I am Exc::mi nec t io n by t h e Court : Q, . Do cto r , a r e y ou a c qua i nt ed viit h t h e se t rauma t ic n eu r o s i s ca s es? Do y ou us ual l y f i nd p h ysic al sym- to ms to explain the men t - 1 co nd i t i o n o r no t? Th i s trauma t ic neuro si s iz a co mp a r · t ively r e c en t di se as e , a n u i t is r a t h er in d ef i ni te . Tha t is, you may h a ve a n i nj ury t o a le g , a nd y ou h a v e a pe cu li a r l o t o f sym}.J to ms t here and you c a n' t a ccount f or th em in any o ther way , bu t b e c faus e you have an inj u r y it wo u l a. b e .9rob a bl y cla ss e d a s a tra--..una t ic n eu_rosis. I n t h is c a se , the injury is to the h e ad, and t h ese pe culi a r c ondition s hav e co me on. I knew thi s man b efore, and, of course, h e v1as a little belo w norma l int elli g ence t h en , b u t si n ce then this h a s bee n a g gr a ·vat e d , bu t ·Hhethe r it i s the a cci d en t or something e lse , v, e do n · t kn o w. You .<c t one time t houg..ri t h e wa s a maling erer, didn · t you? Not en t ir el y , n o. I k new some of it was, but I never though t h e \'JaS ent i r el y a maling erer all the time. J.-_ . You sti ll t h ink tha t pa rt of it wa s ma lingering~ Yes , s ir, I thinlt par t o f it. l,. . You t h i nk he is putti ng it on? ::o me o f i t , yes . Q, . Bu t y o u don' t kno w ho v1 much'? lfo, s ir. We can't differentiate. THE COURT: That's all. Re cross-examin a tion by Mr. Tali a ferro: Docto r , in Doctor Deleho.nty' s cross-examin a tion in thi t'.;i c &. se , on Interroga tory No. 4, ·nhich is as follo ws: �23 11 St at e ~nd explain what is me a nt ·b y tr auma tic neu rosi s and, in a nswer to tha t, Doctor De lehanty says t h is 11 'Tr a umatic neurosis' is a term a :t:)pli ed. t o a tra in of mental or nervous symptoms which develop fol owi n g a n a ccident ~md which a re c aused by othe r in_f luenc es t han tra una". Yes, that is true. 11 A. Q,, A. Q,, It may b e caused by other things except the blo1i1 Yes, it may be c aus e d by other thin g s. Arthu r Le e s ugg ests this q uestion, Doctor -- May not ne urosis d evelo p from a malingerin g and apart from any a ccident'? J.:... 'rha t i s po ssi bl e, yes. Q;. A. In other v:or d s, a person can think of h i mself h avin g a di sease a nd bel i eve he h as a disease when t here is no ai sease? Yes, t.aa.t is po s ;S i b l e. Q,. A. You he ard Doctor Wanner's testi mony? Yes, ~ir, I did. Q,. A. You li stened to i t? Yes, I o.id. Q,. And he said. in his testi mony that a p erson who is a ma.lingerer and v1ho has thought about his condition ~nd who has m.c::de l1imself nervous in such a way as to af fect his mind may cle a r up when it is definitely determined that he is to get compensati on or that it is definitely asserted that he · is not to 1:, et compensation. Did you catch that? Yes. A. o,. In other words, either one way or the other, the matter mi ght clea:r up? A. Yes. Q,. "hat :;o uld be the man's ovrn thought, vTOuldn' t it, 1·ather tha n fror!l the trauma? Ye s , i t appears that way. A. r.1R. 'l'ALI .A.FE11RO: That ' s all . r: eairect-examination by 1'1 r. Galicich: G. u A. in this pa.1.·ticular case, Doctor, you are well acquainted with the matter as it proceeded in the courts, are you not? 'rhat is, you remember when the case was originally set f or hearing in 1933? Yes. Yo':1 1 An d then the man was sent to the doctors in Denver? Yes. • �24 A, And a fter the reports c am e back, the matter wa s dro pped , so far as the man 's claim was con cerned? Yes, sir . And after the cas e was dropped , did you notice a ny change in A. Q,, A. Q.. A. q, . A. Q, . A. this man's condition? No, I d idn 1 t . In othe r ,,o r ds , there was no change in his con diti on a ft e r the c a se w~ s dropp ed? No, i t d i d n't seem to mak e any differe n ce e ithe r o n e way or the other. Docto:r, going back to the questio n ·that Arthur Lee suggeste d , you said that a ro'an could suffer from tr aumat ic neurosis eve11 though there wa s no injury? No, I did.n 9 t s a y 11 traumatic neurosis ". It wou l d be just a neurosis. ]fo,;1, Thc'tt is a different ty.!.Je of neur o sis? Y~s, that is a little different type . That is c2.lled wha t? Psy cho-neurosis. MR . GALI CI CH: '.rha t ' s all . ( 1:Jhereupon, the witness wa s excused) . -o- • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Union Pacific Collection Description An account of the resource This collection is made possible in part by a generous grant from Wyoming Humanities. All materials are the property of Union Pacific Coal Company, on long-term loan at Western Wyoming Community College. For usage inquiries, contact the <a href="https://www.uprrmuseum.org">Union Pacific Museum</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Compensation Claim Wasil Levkulich Employe of Lion Coal Corporation Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1935-1943 Subject The topic of the resource Claim made regarding Wasil Levkulich. Description An account of the resource An 11" x 8.5" blue folder holding 10.5" x 8" documents. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jay G. Wanner, M. D. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0175 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/9055f23abd8bcf49ccb122dac942477e.pdf 05e9f8d38a0ddc2f13588a6b135eea5e PDF Text Text COlZPEHSATI ON CLAI M WASIL LEVKULICH E1.J:>LOYE OF LI ON COAL CORP ORATION Tra n s.crip t .of Tes t imony by Jay Go Wanner, MoDo A. , �October 24 1 1935 Mr. T. S.Taliaferro, Jrop Attorney Rock Springs , V/y oming . Dear hlr. Taliaferr o: I am returning herewith transcri p t of evidence given by Dro Wanne r in t h e case of Wasil -~ , _ . . ~......... =-~ - ~~v_!{ulich, an employe of the _Lion _9 oa:J,. .Com1J:anyo I found this . testimony very interesting and have had a copy made• for our files. very mu.ch for passing it to me. Thank you This shovv-s the tredn of what s.ome people are trying- to do and 1;vhich will probably get worse before getting bettero Yours truly, . .:. !_._. j i.....f.:..;r ·~J V' ; " ,.,, b 1/t£t:;3; �J. CO ... LT. I. ll. Daylooo . ~~lieing :.'.r .- Taliui' ~-1·0' r; lct-uo:.i;ocethor uitb. •<iho tootimoLY retorrocl to1 �C OP Y THE UNION PAOIFIC COAL COMPANY Rock Springs, Wyoming October 10, 1935 Office of Attorney hlro George Bo P r yde, Vice President and General Manag er, The Union Pacific Coal Company, Rock Springs, Wyomingo Dear Sir: I hand you herewith the testimony of t wo of our local Doctors taken in a case at Green Ri ver on the 2nd day of October, 1935, wherein Pal y, the County Attorney and others claimed an employee of t h e Lion C·:)al Company was permane n tly 51 totally disabled fro m insanityo This case involved someth ing around, I think, $ 8,000oOO. This case ,llill be of interest to you, because I think The Union Pacific Coal Company has one or t wo similar caseso I ·want you t .o read the testimony given by Dra ,'ianner, which illustrates the jeopardy vre are in at all timeso I find out that I make a mista ke in a former case, which mistake I avoided in this case, and I also avoided it in the Union Pacific case of Eugene Griglione. I 'think I told you the many letters and messages that I sent to General Attorney Loomis. I had this transcription made especially for the benefit of 1~r. Be.yless, and I ask you to turn it over to him when you have read Dr. 'Jlanner' s testimony. On second thought, I think it would be well for you also to get a good picture of how easy it is to get one Doctor in ten or fifteen togive testimony, which will support almost any outrageous claim. If Dr. ·:!anner ha d examined this vrnrlciilan constantly from the time that he went to the Denver specialists, the Lion Coal Company would have lost the case. It may be expensive, and this case was ex9 ensive for the Lion Coal Com·Jany, but we must send our patients to the specialists near the ti~-e of trial and after local Doctors have committed themselves. This case was expensive for me, the time that I put in on the case being worth a good deal more than the Lion Coal Company ;.- .•ill pay : ! e f or two :1ears. 1 Kindly treat this letter e,s confidential between you and Ifr. Bayless. Yours truly, (SGD) T. TST:kb s. TALIAFERRO, JR. �The State of Wyomin g ss. I N THE DI STRICT COURT County of Sweetwater ) In t h e l.fa t ter of t h e Cl aim -o f'.7AoIL L EVKULI CH , emp l oyee of t h e Lion Co al Co ml-'any , 1:1a d e under th e \'lo rkmen' s Compensation Lav, . Ho. 8215. Ex cerpts Tr w1script of ~roceedings -o- Green River, Wyoming, October 2nd, 1935. �;r. G. WAfTI\fER . a witness called herein on behalf of the claimant, being first duly s worn according to law, on his oath testified as fallows: Direct-examination by Ur. Ga licich: State your name, p le ase . ;r. G. Wanner. Q,. A. Where do you resi d e? Ro.ck Sp ri ng s, Wyomi n g . Q• A. A. ~- What is your busine ss or prof ession? Physician a nd su rg eon. Q,. A. Ho w lon g hav e you b een a physi cian and s urg eo n? About sevente en ye ar s. Q,. A. How long i n 1I!yomi ng? Fifteen years. ~A. You are of the re gul a r s chool o f med icine? Yes, sir . Q, , A. Do you kno v1 the injur ed wo:rkmo.n , Wa sil ·Levkulich? Yes, si r . Q. Have you ever at tended or excilllined the man in your profess ional c a_p aci ty? Ye s , I ha ve examined hi m several times. A. Q. • A. When d i d you fi1~st ex ami ne him? I examine d hi m first -- I co uldn't te.11 you the exact date, but it ,w.s in the hospital shortly after his injury. Q. • Do you know where he was injured? Do you mean the place? A. Q, . A. Yes. I understood he was injured in one of the mines in which he was employed, while at his duties. Q, . Could you tell us the month and the year of that first examination? I . don't believe I coul<i wi tri0ut referring to my office records. A. Q• A. Do you have them with you? don't have the records of the f'ir·st examination, but I have some records of the reports mttde since tba t time. I THE COURT: He was injur ed, Doc t or, according to the report of the employee, on the 16th of October, 1931. �2 A. Contin uing) I s aw him a:ppr ox i ma t ely pos s ibly on t h e 18th or liJth of tha t same mon t}). . r. Yo u ma oe en exami na ti o n o f h i m a t that ti me? Yes , I examined him. I e xamined one o f h is ears, on the injured side , be c aus e he h ad been ha vi ng some bl e edin g , and Doctor San aer s c a lled me i n t o s ee him . I b elieve he wa s su ppo s e d to have b een di z zy . 'Vi e ;v ere try i ng to loc a te the source o f his injury a t tha t time. I a lso exami ned s ome x-ray pic tu r e s of h i m . A, . Q, , .A . Q, . A. Q, , r .. No w, will y ou 11l eas e state t o t h e Court \· ha t y ou found as a result o f tha t examina tion'? At th a t ex amin c1 ti on , the ear d r um had evi de ntly bee n ru pture d, an d there was s ome bloody s eru m showi n g ov er that site a t tha t ex2.mina tion . The x - r ay p ictu r es -- I wa sn't able to see i n t hem any d ef ini t e f ra ctu re t ha t woul d i n dic a te a skull fr a c tur e . Th e man wa s we ak a na appea r e d d izzy wh en he s toa d up , and n o fu rth er exami na ti on wa s m&de by me a t th a t time. He >'las sent i n la ter to me for a check-up of his he a ring an d vi s ion. When wa s that? That w& s prob ably a " ou t a mo nth after th e time h e wa s in the hospita l . What d i d.. you fin d c:. t tha t time? A t t h& t ti me the man complaine d of lo wered v1 s1on -- very }:Joor visio n -- and he had many other symptoms of dizziness 8l1d. pai n i n h i s h ead . He comph:.i n ed o f not being a·ble to hear o n t h e one si d. e . Ky exam in a tion a t that ti:ne did not disc lo se very- much t o acco un t f or all o f tho se symptoms. I ex ~ 1i ea h im re_pe a te d ly, I vrnu l d say many times, a fter that. Som e of those ex amin a tions were not ma d e as a matter of record, b 1_l t they 1;1 ere mad e a s c a sual office examin a tions, e.na t h e:1 I made an exami na ti on o r t wo af ter that, when I believ e the coal compa ny sent h im, or- thr ough Doctors Lauzer and. Sa.nae rs, a nd then I made re [$ular reports of those examinations. 3ut his sympto ms ciuring, those pe riods never seemed to dovetail with the physical findin g s. :Jhen did you l u st examine thl s ma.n? refer to iflY records here? Q, . 1 J-. . }fay I ~A, Yes. I cannot tell you the exact date, but it vrns in September of 1 J 33, according to my last records, before he wa s sent to Denver. Q, , ,.'/hat did you find at that time? I was unable to find any physical eviaence to support the man's sympt0ms at a ny time. I considered t:i:1a t ei th.er the man was mali n 5 ering o 1· that he haci some s ymptoms or some A. �3 objective sign s which I coul d not correlate with t h e things h e c omplai ne d of . I s u g g e s t ed to someone -- I don't lmow whe t he r it was the Court or who it wa s -- a t tha t ti me t ha t th e man be sent for a comJ,> l e te neu ro l o gical a nd serolo gi cal exar.1 ina tion, a n sel ecte thre e or f our men in Denver to do this who h ad not p reviously ex ainine d the man. As I rec a ll, he had been exami n e d in a lt Lake a nd h a d been pronounced a ma lingerer, but, to give the man the benefit o f the doubt, vie selec te d t wo ou ts t an d in • me n in De nv e r. But y ou asJ<:ed me 'Jhat I fou nd . Th e man a lw ay s comp lained that he could not s ee . Th at w&. s his m i n comp l a int. He also com1lained th &t he va s dizzy , u. n he hc.d :p ain s in his hea d , a nd he could not hear 1.vith one e a r . I n my tests oi his vision, I wa s never a ble a t an y time to 6 et him to co - o p erate suff iciently to find o ut v,h et· er h e coula see o r not . He would refuse to r e a d a ny k in d o f a ch art . Wh ether t h e cha r t be he l d up t wenty fe e t fro m him o r wheth er it i,-,a s h eld up in f ront of his f a ce, he sc..i he coul dn ' t s ee any thin • , a lthou gh he wa s able to g et aro un d f a irl - s a tisf a ctorily . Q, , A. A, Q, . A. Q,, A. Q,, A. Did y ou ever see him a f ter t ha t exam in a tion i n 1933? I' m sorry, but I don ' t have my office r eco rd s v, ith me, an d I don 't know 1Nhether I d id or not . At least , I don' t b elieve I made any rep orts on h i m a fter tha t t i me . Did you ev er see hi m 'vhen he v,a s not a t your o ff ice - - that is, see him c a sually? I believe I have s e en him on the s tre e t, y es. Novi , I ,:,il l as _ y o u to st a te, fro m your ex am in a tion of the vrnrkman - - did you f i nd any p ermanent p hysical di sabi li ty, or did you find any -(Inter_LJosing) I ·woul d li ke to ha.v e tha t question put a little d if ferent l y , if p osEi b le, so that I may an swer it more intell i gently . Do you mean , d i d I find any objective signs, signs th&t I could see, of physical disability? Yes, objective symptoms. We speak of objective si g ns as something we can see, a nd subjective as something tha t the patient feels. I hc1.ve never been able to find any objective signs at all to account for his alleged trouble or symptoms. Now, in your opinion, do you believe tl1at there are subjective symptoms or that there is something wrong with the man mentally? Yes, I have formed a definite opinion in that regard through this period of time in which I had observed him and in readin.-:, the re1Jorts of the specialists wbo have examined him, and I have fanned a definite opinion as to what I think his trouble is. Q, What is that opinion? A. My opinion is that he has a condition known as post-trau.-rnatic �4 neurosis, or p sy chosis. I believe the man believes in his o wn mind tha t these thin gs a re wron g with him. At first I wa s incli ned to believe, li k e the oth e r men, t ha t the man v1 a s an out-and-out ma ling er er, but I am convince d now that he is not. I believe , if y ou wan t to so c all it, tbat it is a mil d form o f insanity. Q, . In y o u r opi nio n , is this mental con d ition due to the inj ur ie s whi ch he s u st a i ned i n Octo ber , 1 93 1? A. In my personal opinio n , it could be _p ossi ble . MR . TALI AFJi' RO : I object to tne answer anci move that it be stricken ou t. He aske d h im, in his opi nio n , did he consider his ment al condition no w the r e s ult o f the accident, and no w he says, 0 1n my p ersonal o pini on, I thinl< it might be pos sible" . Tha t is si mpl y a gu ess . THE COURT : s wer it. 11aybe that is a s definite ly as he can an- THE WIT.HESS : I mi ght qualify that, if the Court wishes, on this basis -- tha t t h ese qa ses a r e com~a ratively rar e, and much of our o inion i s f ormed on t h e pa st r ecord of similar c a se s t h a t we h a ve r ead ab out or have s e en co me up before other courts o f a si mil a r nature . 1Iy findin g s a re ba sed :princi p a lly u pon t h e i n terpretation of the re ports o f the other special_i sts who h ave exa.min ed t his man . HR . TALIA.FERR(:) : I object t o hi s bas in g his opinion upon rep o r ts of other speciali s ts that have examined him. This is not a hypothetical que s tion. THE COURT: Q• A. Q, . A. Q,. A. I think I wil .1 l et the a nsvrnr stand. Does this post-traumatic neuro sis d isable this man from performing work a t a t,ainful occup a tion? As lon g as it exists, yes. I wil l ask you to state whether or not, in your o,l)inion, the post-traumatic neurosis condition that you found to be present in connection with this case, or this p a rticular workman, Vfa sil Levkulich, is permanent or merely temporary. I am unable to _answer that ciefinitely, but, to quote again from the authorities on similar cases, I would say that many times in such cases as this, when any kind of a settlement has been made, either for the patient or against him, the neurosis will sometimes clear up when the patient's mind has been satisfied that the case has been settled. Doctor, are you a member of the Sweetwater County lunacy commission? Yes, sir. �5 Q,. A. Q. • A. Vlha t would you say as to the mentality of this workman? Is it normal, above normal or , below normal? Not knowing the man before his present condition, I would not be able to say definitely, but I would probably classify him as being somewhat below normal. From your e xamina tion of this man, Doctor, do you know definitely, or even approximately, when this post-traumatic neurosis was cievel oped or wh en it became present in the man to such an ext ent that he could not :perform work at a gainful occupation? I under s t and the man llR. TALIAFERRO : I object to what h e understands, if Your Ho nor p le ase . A. You mean, since t~'le injury? A. Q• Since the injury. It is my opinion that the trau ma tic ne uro s i s took place i!Ilmediately follo wing h i s injury. Q, . And was present at the da te o f your last examin ati on in A. September, 1 g33? Yes, sir. Q.. A. Coul d you state from your casua l observat ion of this man after t hat ti me whether t ha t con diti on still existed at the time you saw him, and. , if so, appro xima tely what time or date that VJ as? The only ·way I could an s v1er that is that the last time I personally s aw him and e.xan1ined him, it existed, and tn t a lki ng to ::!l.embers o f his family and others, the condition was app a rently the ea..--ne v1hen I would inquire about him. A. In othe r v1 ords, you keyt in close touch with this case sin ce its inceptio n to the p rese n t time, is that correct? Fairly close, through asking about his v1elfare from his other doctors and his wife a nd one or t wo qf his children that I have seen. A. I will ask you to state, to ascertain anci to realize that this traumatic ·neurosis condition exists -- can that be found upon one examination of a workman or does that require a continuous study of the case? There are certain cases of traumatic neurosis which· are demonstrated by actual physical findings, such as x-ray pictures, and there are some that we are not able to demonstrate and yet we know they exist. Q, . Q,. A, In which class would this one be? I believe this is a case in which no physical evidence can be shown in the way of x-rays or tests to support his symptoms. �6 Q, A. I will ask you, then, in a case like this, referring to this particul ar case of this man, V/ asi 1 Levh.7J.li ch, could some d octor, ·by ex amining him only once, determine whether or not he was sufferin g from tra umatic neurosis or · would it require ~n ob s erva tion over a period of time? I believe it would be necess a r y to observe a ny type of neurosis or p s ychosis to d etermine whether it was present and to ,vha t degree. !lIR . GiiLICICH: You may cross-examine. Cross-Examin a tion by iJ~ r. Taliafe rro: Q, . A. Q,, A. q, . A. Q. . A. Docto r, when did y ou form an op inion that the wo rkman or claiman t here wa s s uffering f ro m trauma tic neurosis? When did I form tha t opinion? Yes, when did y ou form tha t o_p inion? I believe I form ea. th a t opinion after the man wa s examined in Denv e r. Not until a fte r he v1as e xami ned in Denver did you form that opin io n? Ye s, s ir. Did you form that o p i n ion, a s y ou h a ve stated, from the report s tha t were received fro m these specialists in Denver and Sa lt Lak e? The r eJ!orts woul d indic a te t hat the man d id not have a traumatic n eu ro sis. ~A. An d you fanned that opinion af ter you had read these reports? Yes, sir. Q. • So th a t you didn't f orm y our o pinion as to the physical and men ta 1 condition o f this c l a i!llant from what these o th.er sur6 eon s ha Ye said? I was able to se:para te the v,hea t from the chaff, so to speak, a nd from the highlights of their findings, these complete re_t->orts, I was able to sift down and correlate them, a.nd I formed my opinion from that source rather than from what the doctors' opinions were of the case. A. Q. A. You testified at one time that you arrived at that conclusion as to the condition of this workman from \'!hat the specialists had said about him, v1 ria t they reported? I did. • ~A. You arrived at it from what they said? Yes, sir. Q. Anct it was, then, that you read between the lines ana determined that some of the things that they said were chaff and other things that they said were wheat? Yes, sir. A.. �7 Q• A. Q,. A. Q,. A. Q.. A. Q,. A. ii. A. Q,. A, Q. And that is the way you have arrived at your presen t con~ clusion? Not entirely. It is also from taking into consideration my past dealings person al ly with the patient and my examinations of him on many occasions. But you h a ven't e xan1ined him since he returned from Denver a nd Salt L a ke, except to see him on the street'? According to my records, I don't believe I have examined him. I say, you h a ven't examined h im since ·you sent him to Denver-: He h a s been s ince tha t, yes. He went to Mayos' since then. Have you exam in ed him since he ,a ent to :Ma y os''? No, sir. Then '.'lhat is t he use o f b ringing i n th a t :Mayo business? askin g d irect que s tions. Yes, s ir. - Now, the fact of the ma tter is, Doc t o r, in September, 1933, you made a st a te~ ent, did you, over your own si gnature, with Doctor Lauzer a nd Doctor Sand ers, t ha t you vrere unable to tell that this man v,a s suffering fro m any physical or mental condition, an a recommend ed tha t he be sent to other specialists? I don't r emember my re po rt without seeing it. I '11 sho w it to you ( h a ndi ng paper to vli tness). See if you reco g nize t his. See if y ou recollect it. I hand you a copy of a letter, and see if you can identify that as being a letter tha t you wrote. The ori gin a l, of course, is in Denver. Yes, sir. A. You wrote that letter, did you? Yes, sir. Q,. And the date of it? A. Sep te~ber 11th, 1933. Q. You haven't examined this man since t1i.en, have you? I don 1 t believe I have. A, Q.• A. Q, A. I'm That is what you have testified to. I don't recall any. On September 11th, 1~33, you addressed a letter to Doctor Franklin G. Ebaugh, 4200 East 1finth Avenue, Denver, Colorado? Yes, sir. �8 A. .Now, before going further into th a t letter, I will ask you if you recollect joining in with Doctor Lauzer and Doctor San d ers in a letter to Mr. R. Y. Gibson on March 22nd, 1933. Yes, sir. Q• In that letter, you st a ted Q, • Iffi. GALI CI CH: If the Court p lease, if they a re g oing to quote from t h e letter, wby not of fer it in evidence? The letters a re t he b est evi d ence, and we would like to see the letters. lIR. T.ALI AFERilO : I ' 1 1 in trod uce them, if you wa nt me to, after t h ey a re i de n t i f i ed . I1ffi . GALICIC H: But y o u v:e re a sk i ng wh a t wa s in it. weren 't identify in g i t. I.ill . T.ALIAFERIW: MR. GALI CI CH: bly save ti !'n e. You Do y ou want t o se e it n o v/? '/e woul d li k e t o s ee it. 1 We c an po ss.i - MR . T.ALIAF:&-qRO: I t h in k we c a n s a ve time if you will let me cross-ex~~ine him a s to his reco llection of the records. ( .'/hereup on, a ap er was m&.rked for identification as Employer's Exhibit A) . ilR. TiU:..I AFERRO: I i.'1ould like this letter to be admitted in evidence, if Your Honor please. J.ffi . GALI CICH: Q,. No objection. In this letter o:f }.larch 22nd, 1 ~33, marked Employer's E.xhibi t A, the following appears -11 \Ve examined him very- carefully and could find no evidence of any permanent disability as a result of _the accident, unless his present mental state is the result of the injury to the head. This cannot be verified by x-ray or any other means at our command 11 • A. Q,. Ana that is si~ned by Lauzer, Sanders and Wanner. Now, what other mea~s, since this work.man was examined by these Denver surgeons, has been developed by which you could find out personally, yourself, about this? You hadn't examined him, you stated? No, sir. What I am getting at, Doctor, is what you read in the reports of these surgeons. That was the only other means you had , i sn ' t that true? �g A. No, th a t is not true, in my sense of the interpretation of it, a s to what other means I had. I rely upon my au tho:citi es in medicine, possibly like an a ttorney relies on his a uthorities in le gal matt e rs -- his books -- and my opinion has been mol d e d d uring tha t time by my past observation of this patient pl u s the reyorts which we h a ve received since. ~- Plus t h e - reports? Yes, s ir. A. Q,. A. In othe r words , y o u h a v e chang e d y our o vm opinion of the ma tter with o u t s.ny f ounda t io n wha tsoever as to examination, exce p t the repo r ts of t fl e se Denver sur g eons? Yes, sir. Q,. A. And tha t is the way tha t y o u have cha n g e d yo ur op inion? I have chan g ed my o p inion by a correlati on of my p a st examin a tion s with t he a ddi ti o n o f thes e o ther rep orts. Q.• But those past examin ations we r e to t he eff ect, a ccording to your letter, t ha t y o u h a d no me a n s a t your co mma nd. That is why we sen t h im do r-m t here . A. A. Tha t is v1ha t y ou say - - tha t y ou h ad no means? Tha t i s ri gh t . A. Tha t wa s true when y ou se n t t h i s l e tter, wasn't it? Yes, sir. Q,. q, . A. Th e fa ct of t h e mcl tter is, when you co me down to it, that you have si mp l y chan g ed y our thou ght si nee y ou examined t h is man? Yes, I have. A. An o. that cl:1ante has been mca.de without any examination of him at a ll? Yes, sir. q, . And that change is in violation of the opinion of these A. doc to rs, these Denver surgeon gr Yes, sir. Q,, Q,, A. Now, Doctor, you say that you wrote a letter to Doctor Fra!1klin G. Iirbaugh on September 11th, 1933? Yes, sir. li.B.. TALIAFERRO: I think I will put this letter in, too. MR. GALICICH: No objection. ( \Thereupon, the paper in question was marked for identification as Employer's Exhibit B). �10 Q,. A. '\:Vha t is your specialty as a phy si ci an and surgeon, Doctor'? I specialize in eye , ear, nose an d throat. Q,. A. Wh a t is a neurolo g ist'? A neurolo g ist is a ma n wbo de a ls \ ith the brain a nd nervous sy ste;21, princi pally . ~A. Are y ou a s pe ci a list in t hat? No, sir. Q. In this lette r marked Emp lo ye r's Exhibit B, you sta te -- A. I h a ve been a sked by Hr . T. S . Tal i a ferro, attorney of the co a l compan i es h e r-e , to co nta c t a neurolo g ist in Denver for t h e purpo s e o f arrang in g an examina tion f or an employee of one o f t hes e co mpan i e s 11 - a nd y ou g o on fu r t h er and name Doc t or Edv,1ard Delehan ty. You a sk ed him to con ta ct a n eu rolo g ist? Yes, sir. Q. . An d then y ou fu r t h er say - - A. " As re gar d s con sult a tio n I woul d l ike to sugg est that you call in another neu rolo g is t in ren de rin g your report, and any of the follo win g men would o e a ccep t a ble 11 - a.n u then you g ive t h e n am e of Doctor Edward Deleha nty. 1fow, you testified tha t you a re no t a neurolo gist? No, sir, I 2.m not. 11 A. Do you kno·w Villi) Do eta r Delehanty i ff? Yes, s i r. He is a neurolo g ist in Denver. ~- Is that his special line in the p rofession? Yes, si r . Q, . A. Q,, A. Q. A. Q, A. Q• Do you reco {:,nize him as ·o eing a competent, efficient and skillful neurolo g ist? Yes, sir, he is a very goou ma n. You got a re port from him, didn't you? Yes, sir. Did you come to your conclusion or your opinion -- this opinion that has been formed since the report was given by Doctor Delehanty -- from that report, did you come to your conclusion that this man, this workman, was suffering from an insane delusion? If I ·believed his re.l:Jort, I would think that the man was m~lingering in putting on all of tho s e symptoms. So you didn't come to your present conclusion as to this ma.n's mental condition from anything that Doctor Delehanty, A. who is a neurologist, has said? Ho, sir. �11 A. Their report to y ou was exactly o:ppo site, wasn't it?. It fla s that he . couldn't find any evidence of any mental trouble with him? I don't rec a ll the gist of his r epor t. Q, , A. Gener ally, wa sn't tha t his rep ort to you? Generally, his conclusions, a s I remember them, v,ere that the man was a maling·erer an d tha t he had nothing wrong with hi m an d tha t h e was pu t t ing on . Q,. A. Either mental or physical? Yes, ir . ~- Therefore , the conclusion that you made was contra ry to what Doctor Delehanty informed you? Yes, sir . A, Q. J.L Q. . A. ~A. So his report didn 't enter a t a l l into this co n cl u s ion of y ou r s , this ne w conclu sio n Ther e v.' ere many things i. his report v:hi ch el i minated and cleared up po in t s that were not clec1.r in our minds as to othe r ment al and physi c2.l asp ects of the c ase . Do you kno w Doctor Fr ed S . Ha lsted? Yes, s ir. ~'ha t is his specialty? I thin k he d oe.;; e ~r , nos e mi thro ~t . I d on't kn ov1 v1heth er he c. oes e e work or not, but I know he does ea r, nose and thro at . Q. , A. Did you g et a reJ_Jo1~t from him? I hove a co py of his report, yes , sir. I don't know v/he ther it WciS sent to me 01· not, but I think I have a CO lJY here. Yes, I have a c opy of Doctor Halsted's re~ort here. ~A. Did you form this later concl u sio n of your-s from anything that he sai cl in his re.Qo rt to you? Not any more th..n I did from Docto1· Delehanty's report. GJ. i..nci. his r e_por t wa s agcJ.i ns t the f incii ng of any mental tro1.:."bl e A. I Q,, The fa ct of the ma.tter is, Doctor, thct you dic..n't pay much attention to what these doctors in Denver that you had referred this man to said, did you? The fact of the matter is I :paid -considerable attention to v1ha t they said. ,A. Q,. A. with this workman, vmsn' t it, as he reported it to you? c&nnot &1.n swer that without re ao in 6 his reliort over· . I cannot rernembe1· a ll that he said. in the reJ:)or·t. You vrnren' t guided by them in any \1.ay, v,ere you? In ma.kine:, a diagnosis, I make it by a. pr-ocess of elimination, and by readin 5 the reports I ·was able to eliminc:.te cert~in :fi:'.actors,, vjhich I appreci~ted ano valued their reyo:cts for. -- �12 A. ; . So y ou h av e c o1 e t o t his con cl u sion, not fro m subse quent exarniuation of t his wo r kma n , but from a nalyzin g the ref'Orts tha t these doctors ma de? Not entirel y . As I st te d before, it was fro m my correlation a n d my previo u fin d in b s in this c a se, plu s the s e reports. .do w , o n t he 11th day o f September, 1 ;;13 ::, , y ou st a ted to Doc- tor Ebe.u gh -t ha.s been my opin i o n from t h e very sta rt that the patient ha s mal i n~er ed , especially a s to loss of vision, a nd I am i n so me do u· t 2-. s to hi s los s o f hea ri n . : . This has a l so bee n t he o pinio n o :i.. other men ;;·1h o have examined him". 1 ' 1 A, Thu t was y ou r Ye s , s ir. though t in Sep t ember , l'd3 3, wasn't it? A. Who i s Docto r Eba ugh? Doctor Ebau gh i s conside r ed a ver r h i 5 h - cl as s man in his p rofe esio n a s a neurolog i st . Q, . A. In wl at? In neu rology. Q, . 0 . That i s , in menta l Qiso rders or n e rvous disord e rs? sir. J. . Yes, G. He is considered Yes, s i r . f... . Q,. ... . Q, . A. Q, , A, Q,. A. &. v e r y high - cl ass man ? And that is not y our sp ecialty? No, sir . And, no tv:i ths t anui ng t h e sta tements of Doctor Ebaugh m&.u e tc you, a.nd the statements that Doctor Delehanty made to you, wbom you reco mrnend as being high-class men in that line -- you <io, do you n·o t? I do. (Continuin€a.) -- you formed, since you saw their re:po1·ts, a. different opinion? Yes, sir. And you formed that opinion from their reports and not from an exami nation of thi s wo rkma.n? I didn't say that. ~A, But you said you hadn't exrunined him since? I said my present opinion is formed from my past frequent exciminations of the man, plus these re:f)orts. ~A. So you had no such past oyinion on Se~temner 11th, 1~63? My opinion before th&.t was that the man was malingering. I am frank in so stating that I thought the man was a ma- �13 A. Theref ore, y our opinion since that time, or your present o pinion, is ai)p a rently f ormed in the face of the reyor·ts of these sp ecialists that you ~eferred this man to? Not en ti rely. From what , i f you h aven't ex amined him? i\{y op inio n has been forme d by the study of case re1,1orts and. re a.ding o f au tho ri t i es on similar cases , ana it is my o p inion t ha t there i8 n o methoci of ex ami na tion that can demonstrate any s u bj e ctive evi ci ence o f in jury in this man . VThy di d y ou sen a t ]:,. .is workman , a t your request mad e to me -,·;by did y ou send him to Denver to b e examine d by these doc- A. QV . A. Qu . A. tors. In order to c l e a r the c a se up , if :po ssibl e. You at that time h d n o o _ inion of t h e ma tter , and y ou weren't an exllert in tha t ma t ter? biy op inion wa s tha t t he man vm s a maling er e r . Vlha t b a s oc curred s i nee t hen t o change that opinion? I \'li 11 repeat wha t ha s occurre d . I ma k e my d ic.1.~no sis by a proces s of e li mi n a tion . I h a ve ak en into con s i a. era tion my past examin at ions of the man , a nd my t h o u 5 hts a nd op inions a t that ti me, and the r e11 orts tha t were furnished by the Sc::.lt Lake docto rs a nd the Denver d octor s a.n d th e Mayo Clinic, and. my re adin g o f medic a l b oo ks , books o f au thorit;y, on s i milar cases, and. tha.t h a s mol ded my pr esent op inion. .ti. . That has mo ld ed y o ur present op inion? Yes, s ir . Q,. J._. .Anci i t has cr...a.ng ed s ince Se1>.temoer , l (J33? Yes, sir. Q, . A, And you are not an exJ:)ert upon mental a nd nervo u s diseases? Jfo, sir. Q. Will you give me the doctor books that you h a ve read, that you have referred. to that you have read, upon this matter of ment2.l disorders, since the 11th day of September, l'i:133? I don't sup11ose I could quote all of them to you. V A. Q,. I asked you for the names of the books. I say, I don't sup:i;io a e I coulu quote all of them, but I hcve read \'/ebster' s Legal I.'Iedicine ano To.xi cology and Warbasse on Surgery. Q,. Did they deal especially with traumatic neurosis? That is the su-bject I wa s interested in. ...... " AQ.• A. dian't ask you that. especially. Yes, sir. I I asked you, a.id they deal with it �14 A. You re 2.d them. Don• t you know whether t h ey cieal t with this or not? They did n ' t deal \\T ith this case, but they dealt with similar cases. Q,. A. Did they de a l with thitJ question? Yes, s ir. Q, . 'Iha. t is t wo a uthorities? Yes, s ir. Q,. A. Q,. ,A. 'When did y ou re ad th em, Doctor? Oh, I re a d them, one of them, wit hin t h e l a st week , bec a use I thought -- Q. To get re a dy to testify in t h is c a se? I thought I would b e c a lled upon t o give a n op i n ion. Q. • Then your op inio n fr om t h e s e books hc:.. s b een mad e 1:ri thin the last week? ~To, sir. i. A. Q,. A. Mo w, r eu.cii nt:,; the s e t viO boo k s has inf l u en c;ed your op inion in this c&se, isn't t ha t true? .No, sir. They dici enlarg e my vie\".ipoint or- refreshed my memory, b ec a use I t h ouk,h I i:;ou l d be c a lled u yon to testify to v. ba t I thought trauma tic neu rosis was. 1 q, . A. q, . A. You s ay you a re not & n expert i n t ha t? No, sir, I Elli not. But y ou a re a specialist in eye, e a r, nose and throat? Yes, sir. c,i . That is wha.t you have studied, isn't it, :Doctor'? A. I h &.ve studied general medicine and surger>j. I serve on a lun e. cy commission, although I am not at a ll an e.x:pert on insanity, and do not pretend to be. ~- A Jucige of a court serves on a lunacy commission, doesn't he? Yes, sir. But I am not testifying here as an expert in this case as to mental conditions. A. Q,. A. Then what you have said here is not as an e.x_pert? Absolutely no. MR. TALI.AFElIBO: That i~ all, Doctor. �15 Redirect-e. amination by I\ii: r. Galicich: Q, A. Is that your o pin ion as a doctor of medicine? It is. MR. GJJ..I CI CH: Th at is all. ( Whereupo n , the ,·1i tne ss wa s excused) . -o - �16 E. S. LAUZER a witne ss called herein on b eh a lf of the claimant, bein g first duly sv1orn a ccordin g to law , on his o a th testified a s follows: Direct-examin a tion by Mr. Galicich: Q. • State your name , p l eas e. A. E . S. Lauzer. Q, . A. /here do you res i de? Ro ck Springs . Q, . A. V/hat is y ou1' 11rof ess i on? Phy sici an and surgeon. Q,, A. How lon g have you been a physi cian a nd su r g eon? Si n c e 19 0 5 . Q. At what p l &ce? A. Ro ck Springs. Q, . A. Were you in WyominiS a l l of tha t time? All of that time. Q, . A, You ar e a g r ad uate of what sc bo ol? University of Nebr a ska. Q, . .A . Do you know t h e injured ·workman, Wa si 1 LevkuliL:h? I do. Q, , Were y ou ever cc:1lled upon to tre a t him in your professional c a };Ja ci ty? Yes, s ir. .A . Q. A. Q,. A. I will ask y ou to sta te whether or not you were called upon to treat him in your professional c a:pa ci ty during the month of October, 1931. Yes, sir. On what date? October 16th. Q,. A. '!n.1ere did you firs·t see the workman? I sa;w him first at the hospital. Doctor Sand.ers went first to the mine and picked him uy and brought him to the hospital. Q,, A. You say he was injured in the mine? Yes, sir, the Lion coal mine. ~A, Did you see him the same day that he was injured? Yes, sir, I saw him after he entered the hospite.l. �17 Q., A. State to the Court what you found in your examination of the workman. At that time I found he ha d a sli ght l a c e ration on the right side of the h ead, some what ov e r the right temple, and he was bleeding a little from the ri ght e a r. He was in a slight stup or ana a state of shock at the time. A, Was he consciou., or unco n scious when you saw him? He was semi-consciou8, Q, A. Ho w lon g d io he s t ay in t h at semi-conscious condition? About t wo d ay s. ~- Was he your p atie nt? He wa s treated b y me, y e s , sir. Q., A, And by whom else? Doctor Sanders. Q, , A. Doctor Sanders is y o u r a ssociate? Yes, sir. Q,. A. ~l - How lon g did you tr e at this ma n? tree.ted him right alon g . I h ~v e tre a ted him until the present time. A, I Q, . A, ·when did you last ex amine him? The day before yesterday he \"la s at the office. Q, , Did ~.1.r. Levkulich suffer a ny d i sa.bili ty, any physical or objective disability, as a result of that accident, and for how long? He v1as -- you mean ho v: long has he been di sabled? A. Q, . A, ~A, Q,, A, Yes, hovi long ·as he di sabled, that you could show and see his di s-.bi li ty? He left the hospital on the 24.th day of October of the same year, 10~1, but at that time I didn't fi~ure he was abie to work, and it has been going on up to the present. We hever have been able to decide -- that is, at least, I haven't whether he has any physical di sabi li ty now or not. In your examination of the worlrnan the day before yesterday, did you f inci any disability whatever, either physical or mental? The only thing I could decicie anywhere near was that he had some kind of a mental depression, but what it was, I could not sey, but as far as any physical defects, I couldn't find any. When dia. you first discover this· mental disability? Oh, it was sometime after he went home, but I don't know how long afterwards. �18 Q. . A. A, Q, . A. Do y ou h a ve a ny i d ea a s to the approxima.te time? No. I . t h in k - - that is, he wasn 't entirely -- well, I just couldn't say, but some time af ter he wen t home, because he was sort of depressed while he was a t the hos p it al, a nd then vve t h ought vi e would 1 et him g o home a nd it would probabl y cle a r up a little ·better , but it appar en tly didn't and it is stil l there . Would you say this mental con d.i tion is the result of the injury t hat he susta ined in October, 1931? No, I v:oul o.n ' t, b ecc.use I can't prove it. I don t know. What i s y our opinion in the matter;' have alway s f el t th at there mus t be some conn ectio n between hi_smental con dition now a nd th e acci den t, but I n e ver could _p oint out any thin g tbat I could ab solutely st and o_n by a n y method of exa.rnin&.tion. My o ,inion i s that I Do you mean physically? 1?hysi c ally or any other w y . Q, . A. Q. . What is the extent of this man's dep ression o r mental disability? Does i t inc&pac i tate him p a rti a lly or totally'? It appa rently is t o tal . At least , he feels t hat way . Would you say that his ment&l con di tion is :permane nt or merely t em Jora ry'? I do n 't know. It has been goinG on so lon g , I don't know rhether it is permal'len t or wh ether it is something that s til l m&y be cle ar ed up . Do y o u know hov. he su s t a i ned h i s injury? A timber hi t hi m on the he 2.d . Q, . A. The excilllination s.b.ow e d t-l1C4t he was struck by a heavy object? Yes. Iffi . GALICICH: You may cross-ex amine. Cross-ex&~ination by Mr. Ta li a ferro: Q, A. '{ , A. Q,, A. q,. Doctor, all you kno w ariout any mental 0isorder th a t he h~s is V!l'.Jit he says himself? Thfat is all. Tha t is all, but we can't prove it. And you don't knov1 v1hether what he J;3ays if feigned or fraudulent or whether it is true'? No, I don 1 t . I don't know. And y our conclusion wa s entirely drawn from what he tell 8 you? Yes, sir. Are you an expert, Doctor? Is that your specialty -- in men ta.l 2,nd nervous diseases? �19 A. No, sir. Q, • You concurr e d with Doctor ~a nner that this man should be . sent to sp eciali s ts on nervou s diseases? Yes, s ir, bec ause we felt we were not ab le to mak e a neurological exam i na tion. ('\ I,' You coul <in 1 t fi n6. any evid ence o f mental dise a se except wh a t h e tol d y ou? Tha t is a l l . Q. Do y e u kn ow Doctor Eo.v1&rd De lehan t y? Yes, s i r . Q, . A. ':lb.a t i s his r epu t ati o n a s a ment al s ur eo i a nd :physician? He is one o f the hi 6 hes t cl ass men in th&t lin~ in this west ern country. Q, . Would r..i s op i nion hav e i nfluen c e v i th you a.s a physician a nd sur g eon on a me ntal matte r? Yes, sir, it would . I wo u ld s · y it , ould . " A. A. Do you kno, Doctor Ha lsted? No, I don't. I h ve hear d o f h i m, b u t I don't kno¼ him. Q. . A. Do you kno w o f h is r evuta ti o n? I have hea r d of him by reput &tion, yes . A" . ':lha t i s i t ? He i s a nose and t hroat sp eciali s t, a s I rec a ll it. Q, . '!mat ie his re_pu t&tion in th a.t fie l d? It i a good. A. You don't know him personally? lif o , I Q. . A. do n ' t. But you do know Doctor Delehanty? Ye s , sir. Do you know Doctor F. B. S te~henson? lfo , I don ' t. Q,. A. Q,. b.. Do you knO\'i anythin€, about his reputation? I can't say that I do. Do you know Doctor Ebaugh? I don't know him per son ally, but I know him by repu ta tio 11, and I hc.ve had corres}londence with him. What is his specialty? He is a neurologist and psychiatrist. That is, mental and nervous disorders? Yes, sir. �20 Q, , A. '?Jhc..t is his reputation? Very high-class. :i,. .'/oul d y ou 'oe influenced in formin g a n o pini on by v.'ha t he s a i d? Yes , I would. .A . In a men t"'"l c ase? sir. Ye~. Do y ou kno 1,• Do ctor Y:: erby of S& l t L a ke City? -Ye s , ... i r . A. Q, . A. A. \','hat is h is r y ec·a1t? x - ra;y· . ·:rh a t i E> h i s r e1rn ta ti on ? I s he s J.r...i 1 f u 1 i n tha t ? Yes, s i r , first - clQss . In the ex a.mincttion o f a n x -r a , woul d you be g ui d ed in a n y ·way b y his stu temen ts? Yes, I wou l d b e incli ned to ~ cc~ t his d i agnosis. Do you knoD Docto r ~d~in ~ . son l eh e r? Yes . 1:lh a t is h is speci a l ty? Sye , e ~r, nose and tl1r o a t . Do you know him ~e rso~ally? Yes. Q, , i-. . Q. i .• :lh2:.:t is his st /;(nd i t1 0 as a syecial ist in t hat regard? High-el a ss . 1 V/oula yo u be g ui ded a 6 ood aeal oy wha t he said? Yes, I v;o uld, in tl-.1.&.t line·. A, I mec;.n , in thc2 t special branch of medicine and surge ry? Yes, I v10uld. ~A, Do you kno ~ Doctor Foster J. Cur tis? Yes. Q, . A. Of Salt Lake City? Yes. 1, , A, What i s hi s SJ:) ec i a l ty? He is a neurologist. Q, , Q, ~ ental a nd nervous diseases? i-... Yes. Q, 1... . Do you know him personally? Yes, s ir. �21 Q, . A. Q, . r. .n.. 'i \That is h i o r epute. tion d i s eases? Ve r y h i gh- class . c..l S a sJ:)eci al i s t i n me ntal a nd nervo u s Wh at woul d y ou think of a r e .J:)o rt made by him? Woul d y ou be influe nc ed by it? Yes , I would . I v1ould g, ive it dee) consi d e ra t i on, a t le a st. You t hink t~-iey &re wo rthy of consideration? Yes , ~ir . MR . TALI 1J!'11 0: Th· t ' s a ll . by l'l r . Galicich : Q, . A. Goin g b a c k t o the wor l<wan , ".'/ asil Levkul i ch, Doctor, i n your opinion , woul y ou s2.y t h i s man is a ma lingerer o r t ha t he is ac t ually suffering from 2. men · al d isorder-? I n e ve r felt , a s I ta te d before, tha t he wa s a mal i ng erer , en tirely . There uere some thin ss th&t h e exag ge r a t ed -no question c1 bout it - - "t:, u t hoY: much, I coul<.ln' t decid e. You wo u l dn 't s y he is tot a lly mali ngering? No , I v,o uldn ' t . <t • A. Do you feel there i s a ment a l a i ab i l i ty in • ddi tion to ma.li n 5 er i ng? Yes , I do . Co u l ci. you esti mat e that , o r in any way give the Court some i o. ea &s to how much y ou th i nk is pu t o n a nd h o w mu ch is a ct ually man t a l st a t e? I wouldn 't eveu a tt er.ro t to , becaus e it can' t be clon e . \l e c- n ' t ~ne .SJ.re i t. 'l'h~ t i s t he r ea son we s ent hi m t h e last tirne to the s!lay o Clinic, and t hey cou lc.n' t do it. THE CODI T: Is tha t lJay o Clini.c report _in the file here ': rl H. TALIAFERRO: lfo, sir, I don't think so, but I wo u l d n't object to i t bein g pu t in. !iR . GALICICH: Yes, that is agreeable vii th us. ( Whereup on, t wo p ap ers v,ere uw.rked for identification as Employer's Exhibit C a nti Employer's Report D) . Ex amination by the Court:Q, . .b. . !,'/ ha t is your interpretation of tha t report, Doctor? Tha t there is some rel a tion shi11 - - they feel the same a s we have ex~ressed here -- that there is some relationship bet ween the injury and. his menta l & tti tude, but 'H!lli t it is, vi e can ' t subst&ntiate, and there is no way oi' proving it. �22 H. ecro ss-exam in a tion by 15: r. Taliaferro: Q~ . A. Cal ling y our atten tion to th e l n st y a rag raph here -- "The presump tion is tha t injury induces structural c..: h an ge s of a sufficient a e g:ree to alter our subj ective processes" that simply 11ean s that there is presump tion? -Yes. A, (Continuing reaclin3) -- 11 but we are not in a position to find. physical e i gns to co r res1-1on d with them". Exactly, and tha t v1a s our thought -- we co u l d n't find it. Q. . A. Was t ha t y o ur t h ou 6 h t ? Yes, s ir·. Q. , 1:R . ThLI AF?JRRO : Tha t is a ll, Doc t or, so f a r a s I am concerne d . Examin2- t io11 by t he Court : Q, J.. . Doctor, a re y ou a c quainted :, i th these trauma tic neurosis ca s es? Do y o u us ually find :physic al :::yrnp to ms to explain the menta l con di tio n or n o t? "hi s trauma tic neurosis i s a co mp a r a t ively recen t disease, an<.i it is r a ther in d efin i te . That is, y ou may h ave an injury to a l eg , an d you have a p ecu li a r lot of symptoms tl1ere and yo u c an 't acc ount for t h em in a ny other way, but be c ause y ou hav e an inj u r it wo u l d be p rob a bly classed as a traumatic netu·osis. I n t hi s c as e, the injury is to the head, and these pe culi ar conditions have come on. I kne w this man before, and, of course, he \'las a little below normal intelligence t h en, but since then this has been agg ravated, but ~hethe r it i s the a cciden t or something else, we don·t know. 1 J.... 0. You ·.tone time thought he wa.s a malingerer, didn t you? :Not en tirely, no. I knew some of it wa s, but I never thought he was entirely a maling erer all the time. Q,, You still think that part of it wa s malingering? Yes, sir, I think part of it. A. Q. A. You think he is putting it on? Some of it, yes. Q,, A. But you don 1 t know how much? lfo, sir. \Ve can't differentiate. THE COURT: That's all. Recross-examination by Mr. Tali~ferro: Q.. Doctor, in Doctor Delehcmty' s cross-examination in this c a se, on Interrogatory No. 4, which is as follov,s: �23 A. "Stc..te a nd ex plain v1hat is me ant by tra uma tic neurosi s 11 and, in a nswer to tha t, Doctor Delehanty says this "'Tr a ume1.tic ne u rosis' is a term a pplied to a train of mental o:r nervou s s ymp toms whi ch develop following a n accident and which a r e c ause d b y other influences than trauma". Yes, that is tru e. Q,, A. It may be cause d by oth er thin g s except the blow? Yes, it may b e c aused by o th er thin g s. Q,, Arthu r L ee s u gests t h i que st i o n, Doctor -- May not neurosis d evelo p fro m a malin g eri ng a nd apart fro m a ny a cci- A. oen t? Tb a t i s po ss i bl e , ye s. A. In other words, a :person c an thi nk o f h i mself h avin g a di ·sea s e and beli ev e h e ha s a di se as e , h e n t here is no a isease? Yes, t i.la t is pos s ibl e. Q,. A. You h eard Doctor "lanne r's te stimony? Yes , d r , I di d . Q, • A. You 1 i st en e d to i t ? Yes, I di d . Q, . And he s a id in his testi mo ny tha t a p er s on who is a ma.lingerer a nd ,•;ho h a s thought a bout his cona i tion an d who has ma de himself nervo u s in s uch a way a s to a ffect his mind may cle a r u p when it is d efinitely detenni ned that he is to get comp ensation or that it is definitely asserted that he · is not to 5 et compensation. Did you catch that? Yes. Q,. A. ~. A. C'1, . A. In other ~ ords, either one way or the other, the matter mi ght clear up? Yes. 'l'ha t would be the man's o wn thought, v10uldn 1 t it, ra.ther than from the trauma? Yes, it appea.rs that v1ay. mR. TALIAFERRO: That's all. Hectirect-examination by Mr. Galicich: A. Now, in this p&.r·ticular case, Doctor, you are well acquainted with the m&tter as it proceeded in the courts, are you not', That is, you remember when the case was originally set for hearing in 1~33? Yes . A. Yes. Q.• .And then the man was sent to the doctors in Denver? �24 Q,, A. ~- A. Q,, A. ~A. And after the reports caxue back, the matter was dropped, so far as the man's claim wa s concerned? Yes, sir. And after the cas e was d ropp ed, did you notice any change in this man 1 s condition? No, I didn't. In other words , ther e wa s no change in his con dition &fter t h e c ase was dro p ped? No, it didn' t s ee,u to ma ke a ny d iffer en ce either one way or the oth e r. Now, Doctor, going back ta the questio n ·that Arthur Lee sugg este d , y ou s a i th a t a man could suffer from traumatic n euro sis eve 1 thou h the re wa s n o injury? No, I didn't s '""y II tr auma tic neuro si s 11 • It wo u l - be just a neuro sis. A. That is a di ff er en t ty.9 e of n eur o sis? Yes, t ha t is a little d i ff eren . . t yp e . Q, . A, That i s ca l 1 ed w:b..a t '? Psycho-neurosis. Q, . l'.ff . GALI CICH: Th a t 's all. ( .'/hereu pon, t he v i tness was excused) . -o- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Union Pacific Collection Description An account of the resource This collection is made possible in part by a generous grant from Wyoming Humanities. All materials are the property of Union Pacific Coal Company, on long-term loan at Western Wyoming Community College. For usage inquiries, contact the <a href="https://www.uprrmuseum.org">Union Pacific Museum</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Compensation Claim Lion Coal Corporation 1935 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1935 Subject The topic of the resource Compensation Claim, Lion Coal Corporation, 1935 Description An account of the resource Documentation of the compensation claim form one of Lion Coal Company's employees. Documents are held together by a brass pin and stored in an orange folder. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jay G. Wanner, I.N. Bayless, T.S. Taliaferro Jr. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0243 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/1a65273581b50d66b052d030c8f5c8c9.pdf 2dab267a18286a34f20c3ed68c4073ca PDF Text Text I Rook S:,Jrincs - December 29, 1932 . . . fr;in.k ·ro.U11iro: Here.-dth iilo ~!Jld bills incurred in tho cnao of s. ·Tv.na.kn . mo • •::- i nJ urod i11 om.• minas . . . ou ottox- •~~ . Tnnd:ta t:ao injured, llr. Harrington advised mo thct u.nlea&1 _·.nuka'eot spec~ "MJulcl ~•robnbly dio . oerviooe, hio condition \"Jae auoh that he I notified· Ur . Ha.rrin.';ton to arra.n~e tor tho special aerviC -~ in order to ouvc hia lifo, and I aa approvirJg ·~ho bills . •.. o recll.y hnd no claim on the Hospital C'-ommiosion at rbct Sprines, but 1..,: .envored to ·: .vo thElil p:iy . :Jloy rofused to do sc, be.lieYine that it would sot up a precedont . Will you pl eaae handle alo~ tho lines '\'18 diocuoaed . V �Rock Springs, Wyoming. December 28th, 1932. !L r. Geo. ~. Pryde:Referring to personal injury of S. Tanaka: \l'lorkman was struck by a fall of top coal while employed in Rock Springs No . 4 rfci.ne on Oct. 17th, 1932, which caused the follo\·.d.ng injuries: Fracture of the 7-9-10-11 and 12th left ribs; both ischia; sacrum; and 1st lumbar vertebrae vath separation of both sacro-illiac joints and severe shock. Workman is married, wife and four children residing in Rock Springs, the children range in ag e from 2 to 9 years, workman has been in our employ for 20 years ·w ith the exception of the years 192 0 and . 19 21; he is .51 years of age and in very poor circumstances. On October 19th, 1932, in conversation v.d.th Dr. 'l'. H. Roe, at the hospital here, we .were advised that the shock had subsided but the worlcman's right lung appeared to be filling with fluid, a11d that due to the serious condition of the worlcman at that time Dr. Roe ,,as unable to make proper examination to determine as to whether or not this was due to hemorrhage or pneumonia, but that he suspected pneumonia, he said that the workman was in a highly nervous condition and that unless he v,as kept quiet and gi van special attention that there was not much hope for his recovery, and he suggested that the worlcman be removed to a private room and that a special nurse be assigned to look after him. 'Ihe Doctor stated that he thought this special care should extend over a period of about ho weeks, We got in touch with Ur. Butler, of the Feck Springs �- 2 .:ipital Commission, and explained the circumstances to him and he agreed that under these conditions that the workman should have specia l care, but that the rules of the Commission prohibited payment for private rooms an d special nurses but that he thought that arrang ements could be made to take care of the additional expense in this case, and that he woul d take the matter up with John McTee, another member of the board. I~r . McTee advised Ur. Butler that such an arrangeme11t was agreeable with him and that payment could be taken care of in some ,ray. Vl e informed Miss Shields, Superintendent of the Hospital, as to the result of our interview with Mr. Butler and that it was our understanding that the Hospital Commission would make provision to defray the expense of private room, special nurse, etc., 'I he v1orkman ,:1as then transferred to a private room and a special nurse detailed to attend him. This special care was contin- ued over a period of ho weeks at which time wo rltman had sufficiently recovered to allow removal to one of the hospital wards. Later, ho'\'rever, when the bill for these services, in an amount of $125 .SO, was presented to the Commission for payment the third member of the board, Joe Kudar, made objection to payment on the grounds that the rules of the Commission must be lived up to regardless of consequences, Mr. licTee then voted with Kudar not to allow the bill and payment of the amount was refused. It is easy to see and understand the possibility of imposition should the commission make no discrimination in the payment of bills of this character, it being generally understood that the cost of service of this character is to be paid by the workman or his family, but considering the unusual conditions of this case and in connection with the fact that this special service �- 3& prescribed as being entirely necessary, by '-.t he Surgeon who is in the en:plo_y of the Commission certainly such special service should be provided a nd not at the expense of the hospital, nurses, or the injured workman. I am enclosing herevd.th bill ol Nurse Sweeney for servic es an d th e hospital is carrying a balance of $41.50 for rent of private room and nurse's board. (sgd) copy H. J. Harrington � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Union Pacific Collection Description An account of the resource This collection is made possible in part by a generous grant from Wyoming Humanities. All materials are the property of Union Pacific Coal Company, on long-term loan at Western Wyoming Community College. For usage inquiries, contact the <a href="https://www.uprrmuseum.org">Union Pacific Museum</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Compensation for injured worker. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1932-12-29 Subject The topic of the resource Letters exchanged discussing the compensation for a worker who was injured. Description An account of the resource A 7.75"x10.5" letters, and a light brown 8.5"x11" paper backing. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0182 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource George B. Pryde H.J. Harrington Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George B. Pryde H.J. 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All materials are the property of Union Pacific Coal Company, on long-term loan at Western Wyoming Community College. For usage inquiries, contact the <a href="https://www.uprrmuseum.org">Union Pacific Museum</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Construction of Tipple - D. O. Clark Mine (Closed) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1937 Subject The topic of the resource Communications, forms, and newspaper clippings about the D. O. Clark mine tipple construction. 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Title A name given to the resource Union Pacific Collection Description An account of the resource This collection is made possible in part by a generous grant from Wyoming Humanities. All materials are the property of Union Pacific Coal Company, on long-term loan at Western Wyoming Community College. For usage inquiries, contact the <a href="https://www.uprrmuseum.org">Union Pacific Museum</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Contract with Allen & Garcia Co. Covering construction of Stansbury Tipple -- Part 1 From: Oct. 26, 1942 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1942-10-26 Subject The topic of the resource Contains the contract between the UPCC and Allen & Garcia Company regarding the Stansbury tipple construction project. Description An account of the resource 11" x 8" folder with black print text. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Union Pacific Coal Co. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0094 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Union Pacific Coal Co. Title A name given to the resource Copies of appointed Mine Inspector Announcement Subject The topic of the resource Copies of an announcement regarding David G. Thomas becoming the appointed Mine Inspector. Description An account of the resource 10.5" x 8" paper copies, fair condition, no obvious damage, but text is faded. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1912-04-01 https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/030ed6b8288929b74419728a2c107d69.pdf e71677a5c86c392bdcf58c36a1a994e2 PDF Text Text �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Union Pacific Collection Description An account of the resource This collection is made possible in part by a generous grant from Wyoming Humanities. All materials are the property of Union Pacific Coal Company, on long-term loan at Western Wyoming Community College. For usage inquiries, contact the <a href="https://www.uprrmuseum.org">Union Pacific Museum</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0096 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource J. R. Guiteras Title A name given to the resource Copies of Engineering at the University of Wyoming Article Subject The topic of the resource Copies of an article regarding the University of Wyoming engineering building. Description An account of the resource 12" x 9" paper copies clipped together, in good condition with no obvious damage. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1930-06-15 https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/c730972e668d92e915aa035d3bd47628.pdf ab82e8fcd4977289ddccb142e3049582 PDF Text Text ��������������������������������������������� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Union Pacific Collection Description An account of the resource This collection is made possible in part by a generous grant from Wyoming Humanities. All materials are the property of Union Pacific Coal Company, on long-term loan at Western Wyoming Community College. For usage inquiries, contact the <a href="https://www.uprrmuseum.org">Union Pacific Museum</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Corporate History of The Union Pacific Coal Company Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1948-11 Subject The topic of the resource The corporate history of the Union Pacific Coal Company. Description An account of the resource Compiled papers bound together, 11"x8", green spine and grey cover. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Union Pacific Coal Company Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0002 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/83086ad18cc47ba1bb75668e7aa944fe.pdf 9199124530e3859613a2fd25fa345565 PDF Text Text .,-,---------- ------ NOTE: Special ~ile No. 284 !. , , _ _ -, I ... .. - - - - - -·--- ~ .rrespondence ui th / ✓ Alex Hunter, Urumhell er, Alborta, ~anada C. S. Donaldson Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada ✓ Major J. B. Mavor Scotland / C. Augustus Carlou. Scotland .William Reid Scotland ( K. H. McNeill Scotland ! - Wm. F. Ma~terton . Scotla nd - China · , J ; --- ......... ✓ ') v· 11 Yr , . 1 1' f'._,;f? .... ,( I ..I - I �!5l•o •l'?.o Ci.~tmfo:>d • Pl ann:i.ns Do1'Drt~~~0 The Fif'o Coal C◊:J)~q (Lir.1.ited ) Gty:-,'!lenbca~h, Fii'oGlri-..cD St:otland Deur lli" o Cro.nford n Rcferrinc; to yours of Janunry 12th: I r.as very much astonished th~t you ho.d not 1•ecoivod ey coIJOU11ication of :'Jecod)cr 13,, 19h30 I ar.1 soncli.'lg a duplicate copy of it. ' I see no objection to the plan of r1orlcin3 you su.:;.::;ont nhich r1as attached to your lottcro f,s you knov1, \JC hc.ve n very high \';age scale for oine ,·;orkero in the United St !).to8, and uhilo \·10 have at times attempted to institute nn incentive scale, 'i.'JG have not been successful and discontinued this some yrors 2J;Oo l!ot being ·familiar r1ith your wnge sc;;J.e6 an incentive mic;ht bo of benefit. I run nttachinc hero;'rith a statcrJCnt shmlin3 our \·1.ig o s cale. • • "i'e have not been getting onougb coal r;ith cix days a week and recently rosumcd tho r,i,r~ of ono shirt on Sunday f or 1:1hich we l!lllst pey double tirao, this increasing very ooch the mino i.orkers• cnrnines. I nm sending copy of this lotter by regular mail and copy by nir mail, ey l etter t.o you under dnte of D;:e~..:,cr 131 1943 havin£! been oant nir 1ml. I shall be vary pleased indeed to hear from.you from time to time with what progress you arc m kin!; with the shald.nt; conveyor and Duckbill. Sincei"ely yours, Enc. �ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY HEAO OFFICE , LEVE N, FIFE. TELEGRAMS "CARLOW, PHONE, LEVEN." "FIFCOL," COWOEN8EATH . TELEPHONE Nos 16 \ 8: \ 62 LEVEN No, 3\81 TO 3185 COWOEN8EATH, ,,,/r,) 4.1. ...........~/u .......~ ..• YOUR REF. ··························· Dr. George B. Pryd e , The 'Jniou Pacific Coa l Coy., P.ock Springs , -·:YC'"Il:G, U. S. A . Dea r :Dr . ?ryde , As no e.cla1c>'."1ledge1ae rrt l:.o.s been reoci ve il t o my l ett er of the 20/10/43, I presume it }19s not been delivered . I s.m sendins you h e :i·ewith , by regu k.1· ,r.n. il, a co!_)~' of !!\~• l et ter of October, 1943 together ·:!ith t he prints refc rreci to . I ar:, a l so sending you e. dup licnt e l ett e r s.:i.d pri 21'~s 1:-y ni r 11n i l , r:.n d trust one or the other will reach you. -:-iith r ei-a r d ·t;o :..etho<l of po.yment , do r ou p ;.•s ..:'0 1· t o :?er a d efini t e shi "t r ate or a shif't rote plus bonus on output or yr.rck.go , c- s o.n i nc ent ive to . better perronaanoe2. .'lishing you .i 11 the best in 1944. 1 Sinccrel;r yours, �/ '· .-COPY •. '.l PIAID!l'.1-JG DEPART}'iii:1'11' , ... Dro George B. Prtrde m ·111 . , l ne Union Pacific Coal Co~pany, 20th October , 1943 0 r Poc1 ., r ings, • • ,, K .::.p_ 1~yom.ing ,- U ., S • A . r -. • • - -' J. ..., . Dear Dr o Pryde, P l ease e::.<:cuse d e l ay i n; ·a1"?.s,·1ering your wel come and informati ve l etter of July 24th le.st. It \,·:.-.s exc00di=lgly kind of you to send th0 duplicate letter and prints, of methods of worki ng in your mines, by regular and air mai ls. About ·the t~u:e you sent your f'ir-st let·cer - l Qth Febrµe.r-,1 .., ·sinkings were numerous o.nd no d:o-_fot that ree,son a cccur;:ts for 11011 d~li;rery. In July v,e -;;ere told definitely by the r:.inis try of Fuel o.nd Power we would htive delivery of l..m'3:l'ico.?1 plant 01t an ea i:ly do.te for our Comrie Co lli3ry, a:ni -;£ thought I ,.~i,uld deln.y raplying to you ·until ,;;a hs.d the m9.chinery at work .and I v;otild t1,en be :'..n n position to info.rm you of r osults in the i.nHie. l ::;te.ges of i~s pra cti~al applieatlon. ·:ie got de li very u.bout -end : of August of 7 Goodrr-..:111 shaker -conveyo r s r 1lt}1 duckbills and 3 Goodman shorb·."all coa 1-cutte rs. r J. . Later )fr. 'She.rp of the Good..-r..e.n Company and i.lr. Deu:os of the ·Sullivnn Company arri·ved from America 0.11d have t1-o.ined s evorel ·teams in Ghe c ffici en-ii operat i on of these machines. The machi nes a.re o. very fin e bi·t of eng;i nea riug and ..,•.,e a re delighted with pe:rfor nr:111ce·. :n;r. Sharp ls still with us but hlr. Deans has go1;e to i?:1s cal Sullivt.rl. coal-~utters nov1 delivered et a: colliery in ·the Fi d le.ncls. (' I11 the change over period frml l ong-:.:all , e.s gene 1·ll.1ly pr!'.ct~_scu b e!'O ~ to the iuriericari shortwall_ method, "we e.n!;icipa ted some teethin6 troubles until the men gdt accustomed to the work, ~nd a ll oper~tions in the cyc l e ~ supp lies , etc . p roperly orga11ised • . Furth~r, we did -not · knoi:, how the rnen \';ere goin~ to rea ct to e,n intensification of mechanisation as no doub-l; the~/ had the impression t h!i t i -b mig}rl; involve a displaceinent of miners ::-r..d that y,-u, s a n aspect of t be problem that had to be carefu lly watched. 0 I.: e.m pleo.sed to be able . to say troub l es u.re grarlua lly being ov-ei•come and we are nov, fee ling a&-surad that the method of mecha:.-i ise<l mini ng no\'1 9eing introduced , is, so f ar , acceptable to thfi l s,bour· side of the indust_ry a s they see init the elimina'cion of some of tho hard laborious v,ork of the mi?1ex·. ;_. As the de.JS go by we :are feeling more and more confident, from personal observa:'c;ion in the vrorkings, we a.re ~oing to make e. success of the nerr methods ancl t'hereby increo.se the outpu'c per m.anshif·I.;, ·which is the measure of efficiency o~ an.¥ co~~1eey under'cakin~- I I <lo ~ot think vre can adop{; the method generally because there are • conditions in the Fife Coalfield vrhich differ radically from these in your country, i?J. depth, g radient, spontaneous combu:.·tion, heavy sandstone roofs and soft floors • etc•, but v:e have several sea.ms in which I confidently believe a change over from l ong..-.~11 to mechanised room ooid pillar would be very a dvantageous and especially ~nan it appears a proper spirit of co-operation is being developed between the manageit.ent and the vrorkers in the o.doption of the new methods. In/ • I' �• I11' d.r:1. ving the rooms 300 f't. x 12 to 14 ft. wide , we get 3 cuts seven feet deep per shift vtith a crew of three meu and we are now experiment:rng vii th • pille~r d~wing ,by· method as shown in fig. 1 on treeing enclosed h ei owith • V'Te n.re , however, experiehcing some difficulty due to grade and , involving more handshovelling nnd prepara·cion work than we anticipated, the cuts being set off o.t various angles with room - 35, 40, 45 and 50 degr~es - to re due~ hnnd-shovo lling to a minimum. We use two 30 degree swivels. 4 I, '\ :re have IlO\'.' decided to experin:en~ by driving •the room,s 300 feet X 20 feet ,,id.e and retrsati::lg ·;;ith o. 7 fJ.;. slo.b a s· shovm in f i g o 2 and I .hope . to have t~e g~"Rg{1gR~tYo't0 ~i~i,.i~£He 1fi~gl1i"o'sUdp8&s ~111~ t~tf~¥t11:ffiiC&.acl: 5e~Bflo~~ tr,~sUl~tY?d ' Bfrom sae:ri11.c1ng rive ree·c s":;:rips ·,'18 should be able to rea ch 85 to 9Ujo ex ... ractiong '(•;hich \'.rill compnrs with our k:st longua.11 methodso II .I note your olls er-1te.ti ons re ho.nd filling on to chain conveyors and the rea~er the _c~mrayor dis c;w. 1·gi ~g on to the s hh king conv0yoro Your opin ion a s t o thi~ :nethod being u ,ro.ste of ·tm:: and -ef~or·c ·_ strengthons nrj ovin. opi n i on. The point you make a s to puttil1g in charge of the wo:.•':...; <:.. young , energetic wm ,nth a d.ate"'' !iination to mn.ke .a succes s of the ma chine ry n ppea ls to us o.s being mos~ l ~~portr>ut o.dvice, upo~ ·Nhich we o.re In vi.:;,·1 cf :·1· 0 ~:'i!trp , t ho Goodman demorlstrs:tor, leaving on un eet rly df te ·to i ntroduce t he machinery at other collieries in th:i:s country :I' ,·:a o.re pr.ese-.n.tly traiuin~ si:R V:.3l"Y good 'meri &s ·aemonst-r ai:;or&, ".';; 10 ;•.ii ll sub sequently move around the fourteen OfGl'"tlt ing colli e1·'.i~S of ·th.is Company to i ristal and t?8.in m.en in the proper manipulation of the respective machines. ::e ho.ve n.t present : 30 projects plo.nne d to go on p:coduction,es soon ':'H i .:-\mefioD-n plant delivered. • i· F.ego.rding the dirty b ond in the T(lidd le of the seam, this is vcriable in 1 thickness. .'1/here it is thick we put on piokez·s a long t he pan line and stow it o ·,:Je invar~ably ~ut ·~ext the floor of the senm~ In c l osi:ig I should just; like to sa.y how much ·we appreci at e y our kindness in giving _u s the bene~it of your wide experienc e with Duckbills . The ~xtent :to ,vhicli niecnanis'ation is ncv1 p1·oc:eedbg ond. the further fact that it has in the Bri-clsh Coalfields a f e irly Yd.de npplica tion, all leo.d to the concl usion the.t' we stand on the tnreshold o;,"' revol ution!;..ry cha.r..ges of coul :n1ining in this c·ountry. • I :believe; it is only by highly ~scr.e.nised methods and "officien·t -rrcirkmen: ,we will be abl e -t0 hold our own and gua.ra11tee tr...e socia l standi ng of our work people in the :~os~ ~~r ye:,.rs. I conveyed -your desir-e to be remembered 'to Dr. P..eid~ his fathe r e.nd l'.'r. Carl ow, You ma.y have heul'd t;hG.t Dr. Reid's f a ther ha s been appointed Chief Production Director at headquarters of the 'Mi n istry of · Fuel and Po,7er. in London. ~e is s we ll quaiii'ied to undertake this difficult t~sli:o man A ll send kind regards oncl trust you keep well o Yours sincerel y , PLronnNG A �C 0 ·-u J., 0 ]. .L ')( ILi . Ao' ' ~ C 0 J., "f J,. )( hJ ' -~ .-t.. N QO - -- - . . . L . . .- -- - ~ - F,a. l. --L- - -- �t- 7 f(lcz.t- 2Q f'4.a.t , Ouc.kb ill. -- vn "" r" ....e. r'li A I M A s "'' Ill) n ,._.Joc.k Pr ops/ d V '9 ~ i-- .n •0 -:, ..,_~ d a: ,' ~ . ~ I s: 1. () 0 ~ J,. ..,_ i.. () ~ ::> u .L d -0 ,n . P«nduluM Jack r .:, - ~ ·L () 0 2 \ Swiv«I 7ft- 7f.t- rn ( I . I Sft- t.l. 0 ..x CJ a ..... "" C f/1 C aJ E rf. \9 ::> 0 u T1 f l I n I I Wood o r a~c.41 pr-or5 ·~':t. q> __ .., --.....: "" -~ o * ~ \O'C'\r "•~- -· _1 :n ·.'x a.. A.. 0 ~ Ill> \ - I I F',c:. 2. METHOD OF A0vAN c1,-.a AND A io Fl: ThlPOAAtty .. t5 . �( II .,.~·~{1{, :· !_1·~· • •... ~-, ""- · •., -:~ ~ . .~ .. .' . :n .: -- ~! ·, / A 0 p... g (.J d ~ ... t:} --d :ll . 0 • .-4 ~ . if) 0 lJ • - ;j ~ .a f-4 .r pO Jr g a .'"' g1 ~ :j 9 ~. v d ~ ~ 0 0 ~ J.4 Fi} , ~ ~ ~ I i j II I I �December lJ D 1943 Mr. R. Crawf'ord, Planning Aacnt The Fite Coal Company, - Ltdo CO\'ldenbeath, FifeshiroD Scotland Dear Ur. Crawford: I ac greatly i.r..dcbted to you for your fine letter of Octob0r 20th. It contained ouch th.it I nas interested in lmomng, regarding your experiments n:l.th tho shnking conveyors equipped with Duckbills. I am glad to learn that the r.ork is proceeding with no undue dislocation. In attempting oomathing of this kind, it is often dil'.ficult to .forecast what \'llll happen. There are the usual objections from members of the supervisory forces to radical innovations, coupled ,dth the more vocal objections of the rank and file of the underground forces. With the great shortage of mine labor and a consequent coal shortage in the British Isles, the presep.t would seem a propitiouo time to make the ct,.anges outlined- in your letter. It r:ould be difficult in periods such as the le.st war, r,hen there nere a great mp.ny idle n::en in all industries· in Great Britain, to make such a definite cho.ngG in your mining methods, with a probable displacement of mine labor. T'tds condition mq again occur at the end of the present connict, so you t7ill have less opposition now in making changes which may ba fai-raaching. There is' a very definite need of more production from the British coal mines, and this can best be accomplished by obtaining a greater output per man shift. I am sure you are on the right track, and mq I SB.)" you will find the ~rican made machinery highly dependable. Training the younger man as supervisors and demonstrators t1il1 insure you results. The younger men are more adaptable and susceptible to new ideas. I reaJ1ze the limitations ot attempting to apply shaking conve;yors to all o! your norldng seams. You, on the groum, know what 70U can do best, and sometimes you can determine what to do only after experiment with a mimber or systems. A famous American labor leader aade a remuk which has been trl.del.y quoted, "No backward step. 11 \11th mechanical load1 ng, when we find out we are pursuing a system which is �undesirable, then 'tte must have the courage to back up and try so.irething else. . \wherever you can use the aha.king conveyor with the Duckbill by increasing your production per man shift and eliminating the costly brushing and building of paclmalla 9 necessary in longwall system of mining, you will be. surprised at the improvement in your costs, comparing the former i:nethod rdth the longr;all systemo I am not. sure t hat, the wider room and the narro\1er pilla.r will ..work out acceptab4'o There is a gravo danger that, if the pillar is not strong enough to support the stratal> tho rreight ~ ride over and lose coal and equipnent; ·on the othex> hand9 you on the ground know best nhat to do, as you aro faraili.a.r rtlth x>oof conditions, nnd you may decide on some adaptation of the system you have suggested. I shall be interested in knowing how it works outo I It looks as though 't7El vdll soon have a National Wage Agreement for the American coal mines o Negotiations have been dragging along since last March. The enclosed. folder rdl.l give you an i dea of the wages we mu.st J>81', increasing after the fourth d~, ,tlth double time for Sundsyo Our new stansbury lline will be-producing about 1,500 tons per d~ of two shifts about the first of January- if enough men can be securedo The shortage of men and the high percentaa"'8 of absenteeism seriouszy impair production. I should be obliged to you if you ,muld convey ll\V best wishes to the staff ot The Fife Coal Compa.n_y for tlhich I have great admiration on account of the forward-looking potlcy of its officials. Particularly remember me to lfr. Carlow and Dr. VliJl:fam Reid and his father. 1dq I al.so extend to you ll\V sincere good m.shes. Sincerely yours, Original Signed: GEORGE B. PRYDE �ALL COMMUNICATION HEAO O F F I CE- L EVEN, S TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY ~~;If~ c u ! ~ ~ FI ~ E. "ELEGRANS "CARLOW, PHONE, L EVEN." PWTNING DEPARTMENT , "FtFCOL," COWDEN'BEA- . TELEPHONE Nos 1 61 & 162 L EVEN Nos 3 l 8 1 TO 31 85 COWDENBEATH. YOUR Ri,i, 2oth Qctobe_!, ......................... ouR Ri:.,RC/li~o • ........ Dr. George B. Pryde, The Union Pacific Coal Compsr.y, Rook Springs, Wyoming, U.S.A. Dear Dr. Pryde, Please exouoe delay in answa:riDg your welcome and informative l ette r of July 24th last. It mi.s exoee~ngly kind of you to send the duplicate letter and prints. of methods of working/yohr mines, by regular and a ir mails~ About the tme you sent your first letter - l oth February - sinkings were numerous and no doubt that reason accounts for non delivery. In July we were told definitely by the Ministry of Fuel and Pouer wa would have delivery of American plant on an earl y date fo'Z' our Comrie Colliery, and I t hought I r.ould delay r epl ying to you until we had the machinery at work and ,.-ould then be in position inform you of results initial stages of its practical application. I a t o i n t h e We got delivery about end of August of 7 Goodman shaker oonv~yors with duckbills and 3 Goodman shorn.all coal-cutter s. J 7 ID.ter :Mr. Sharp of the Goodman Company and Mr. Deans of the Sullivan Company arrived from America and have trained several teans in the efficient operation of these machines. The machines are a very fine bi"t of engineering and we are delighted with performance. Mr. Sharp is still with us but Mr. Deans has gone to instal Sullivan oosl-cutters nol7 delivered at a colliery in the Midlands. In the change over period from longt;all , as generally practised here, to the American short1rall method, ,·re anticipated some teething troubles unti l the men got accustomed to the work, and all operations in the cycle, supplies, etc. properly organised. Further, we did not knovr hov, the men ware going to react to an intensification of mechanisation as no doubt they had the impression that it might involve a displacement of miners and that 'C\'"3.S an aspect of the problem that had to be carefully v.atohed. I am pleased to be able to say troubles are ~rs.dually being ove rcome and "W9 • e.-re now feel.1.ng e.aaured tba.t t'he method 0£ meo'he.n'-••d m1.n1.ng now bei.ng 1nt-ro6.uced 1.a • ao fa.r • a.coepta.'\:>1.e to the '.le.'bour •'-de of the 1.nductry aa they aee ~ 1.t t'he e'l.\:&ua.t~c,n of: e c:nn.e of: tne 'ha.rd l..a.bori.oua work or t'he -~or. As the days go by we are i'eeling more and more confident, from personal observat:J.on iD the workings, we are going to make a sueoess of the new methods and thereby incrES.se the output per manshi.f't, ,mioh is the measure of efficiency of' any oolliezy undertaking. I do not think we can adopt the method generally because there are conditions in the Fife Coalfield 'Which differ radically from those in your country, in depth gradient, spontaneous combustion, heavy sandstone roof's and ■oft floors, etc. but we have several seams in which I confidently believe a change over from longwall to mechanised room and pillar would be very adwntageoue and eapeoiall7 when it appears • proper apirit ot co-operation 1• beblg developed/ �a._U<,............................................................................................................................................................. . ~ffe .............~.................................... developed bet-ween the managemen'c and t he ,,_,.o rkars in the adoption of the new methods• In driving the rooms 300 rt. ;< 12 to 14 rt. wide, we get 3 cuts seven f eet d aep per shift with o. orevr of three men and wa are now experimenting with pi lla r dra.,dng by method as shown in fig: o l on tra cing enclosed herewith . Vle are howeve r, exp.erienoing some difficulty due to grade and involving more hand shove lling and preparation work tl-o.n we nntioi pa ted ~ ·the cut s being set off at- various angles wi t h room - 35, 40, 45 end 50 deg r ~es - to r aduce hand shovelling t o a mi nimum. We use ~ 30 degree swivels. We have nou decided t o experiment by driving the rooms 300 feet x 20 feet wide and retreating 7.'i th a 7 .f't. s h b as shown i n fig. 2 and I hope t o have t he opportunity to write you l ater and be ~blo t o say which i s the batter met hod , from experience of getting the hip:hes'ii possi bl e extraction a nd economic r esults. By sacrificing .five feet strips we :.houl d be able to r each 85 t o 90% extracti on, which -r.rill com.pa.re with our best lon~,-all methods o I note your observations ire hand filling on to chain conveyors and ther e ~ after the conveyor discharg ing on ~o the shaking conveyor. Your opinion as t o t his method being a v.aste of time and e ffo rt sti-eng'l:;hens my ol'm opinion. The point you tll!lke as to putting in cha r ge of the work, a yo ung enel'get i c :man '\"Tith a detannination to make a succe s s of tho machiner y appea ls to us a s being most important advice, upon which we are a cting . In view of Mr. Sharp, the Goodman demonstrator, lea ving on an early date to introduoe the machinery at other collieries in this country, vre a.re present l¥ training six very good men es demonstrators, mo will subsequently move a round the fourteen operat i ng collieries of this Company to insta l e.nd trai n men in tho pr oper manipulation of the respectiv~ ma.chine s . TI'e hav e at present 30 proj ect s planned to go on production as soon as American plant delivered. Regarding the dirty band in the middle of the s eam:, t his is variab l e in thickness. Yi'here it is thick we put on pickers along the pan line nnd sto,;; it . f!e b variably cut next the floor of the seo.m. I n closing I should just like to say how muoh "!\re a ppreciate your kindness :ui giving us the benefit of your ,tlde experience with Duckbills . The extent to which mechanisation is now proceeding and the further f a ct that it has in the British Coalfie lds a fairly vtlde applica tion , all l ead to the conclusion that we stand on the thre shold of revolutionary changes of. ooa. l ruining I believe it is only by highly mechanised methods and efficien~ .~orkmen we will be able to hold our own and guarantee the social standing of our 1~ork people in the post ·.mr years• in this country. r conveyed your desire to be remembered to Dr. Reid, his father and Mr. Carlow. You may ha va heard that Dr. Reid's father has been appointed Chief Productic:f! Director at headquarters o'f the Ministry of Fuel and Powe r in London. He is a man well qus.1if'ied to undertake this diff'icult :task. Al l send kind regards o.nd trust you keep well. Again many thanka • Yours sincerely, �\ r, ·,. ;,. ~. 'Ii ·- •• ,:, , ) ·I I I I ·r I ;t 'l 'i UI i "= I i' I i I 11 ~. �/\\ - , / / 1/ . \ )TELEGRAMS "FI FCOL, COWDENBEATH." /- .,. TELEPHONE Nos 181 TO 185 COWDENBEATH . -· r¾~~d~~ P W T I NG DEPAFTi~r~T , ~ ~ .........1..~l;).....A~_g~~.~.,........ ··············: -/ .2.....':1.~.. .. $7 Dr . George B. Pryde, Vice Presiden t, Union Pacific Company, Fock Snrin~s , ''lYO!.:ING, U .S .A. Dear Dr. Pryde, The writer, on his return from holiday, r e c ei veci y ou r ca.bieg re..lJl dated 14/7/43 and looks for,,ard with plea sure to r e c e i pt of your observations (duplicate) on duck- bill loa d ing . Thank you very much for the trouble y ou a re takinF,: t o gi ve us the benefit of y our experience in mechanical loP.ai nr, . 11e a re informed several duck- b ill e quipments a re n ow delivered in Tugl and and we shall very soon ha ve at lea st f ive in commission at our Comrie Colliery . GEPT. �i3 f July 24, 191/J ., l:r. R. Cra.\"iford, Planning Agent, The Fife Coal Co!:!.pany, Ltd. Co,::dcnb3nth, f'ii'0shil"e Scotland Dear llr. Crnwford: I vra.s oorry to learn from your lettcr of June 28th thut my reply, tlated Pobruar:r 10th; to yours of January 11th, h.'ld ncwr reuchcd you. I understand you have a tmn f'ro!n the Goodlr..un L'anufncturin.:; Corapan,y viith you novi. • I am sendinz you herewith, by re6'1lla.r mail. a. copy or my letto1• of I'cbrunry 10th, und the p1•ints referred -to t herein. I cr,t also sondin~ a copy of ' thi3 n.o.terial by airmoil, in the ,ho~ th~t :30ffie of it v,1.ll rench you, with l"cduccd photor.:;tatic copies of the prints o.tta.chcd to the ai:email lcttc1·. 1 Sinccrol:,r yours, �, .... July 24, 1943 :.:r. R. Cl,&iforo, Pl anning A6')u'i:. The Fife Cool Co.::ipai.w' Ltd. co-ado.nbeilth, fif eshil"a 3cot.lend I wo.s sorry to learn .from your lotter of June 28th that rr,y :reply, dated February 10th, to yours of Jar.ua.ry 11th, h!!.tl novoi- roached you. I undc~stund J~ou l~ ve a nrul .from the Gootlrr.:an i.'.u nufucturing Co:-.ipany uith you noi-;. I at1 sendine you hero~·iith, by reGUlo.r mail, a copy of cy lotter oi 1"cbr•uary loth, ~1.ml the prints ~fel~rcd to the1'E:!ln. I ar,1 clao sondin{s u copy of thi:-; ootoriru. by w ~.::ail, in tho hopo t.ho.t so::.c of i t uill x-co.ch you, 11ith reduced photooto.tic copies of the prlnts attached to the a ~ lotter. Sinccroly yotu,.B, �/ \ ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE AD0RESSE0 TO THE COMPANY HEA0 OFFICE: LEVEN, C<!JZ,@!if;{~~~ FIFE. TELEGRAMS "CARLOW, PHONE. LEVEN."" Fum· ING DEPAF.Ti ·g "T J "FIFCOL,"' COWOENBEATH . TELEPHONE Nos 161 8: 162 LEVEN Nos 3181 TO 3185 COW DENBEATH. YOUR REF.......................... .. Geor ge 5. Pryde , Ths 'Uni on Pa cific Co!3. l Coy., ~ ro T-ock Springs , ·::r0: ·I:-:G , :J . S .A. De:i r D:-. Pryde , As n o r.ckn0\71 edgement ht>s been rec eive<l t o ray J.e,cter of t;he 20/10/4:3 , _ presvl!;e it ha.s net peen del h er1:;d. . I nm sendi ng you hifrew·lth , hy regn l~r 11\!.l. ill> e. cor :r cf 1,r.1 l et te r of C'cto"ce!· , 1S43 -:::ogethei· d.th the prints r eferi·ec: to . I am a J so sen di ng you n dupl icate lett er En d p rints c y e.ir 1,'. '.:l.ll , 1.u 1d -eruct c.ne or tre o~.her ·::ill rer,ch ~,ou • ..iith re 6a:r<l to metbod of po.yment, co y ou p refe r to rs.y ::.-. defiu i te s;· if'·t rate or 9. shift re.ta p l us b onus on out put or y e. rc1o.ge , a s an incentiv~ to 1-ctter ~erfo r D£rn.oe 'l. :'fish i ng y.ou o.11 the best i n 1£'44 . You rs s incerelr, : :r~c 1. �PIANNmG DEPARTMENT , 20th Ootober, 1943. Dr. George B. Pryde, The Union l>o.oifio Coo.1 Compo.ey 0 Rook Sprini s, Wyoming, U. S. A. Dear Dr. Pryde 1 Please exouso dolny in BIHl't',"0ring your ,reloome and infomo.tive latter of July 24th last. It \70.0 exocsdingl y kind of you to send the duplionte lette r and prints, of methods of working in your mines, by regular ond nir mails. About the time you sent your first l otte r • 10th Febrµary - ainkings 't'rer e nume rous o.nd no doubt th.nt reason aooounts fo r non delivery. In July we woro told definitely by the Ministry of Fuel and Power we V10uld have delivery of Amerioo.n plant on an early dnte for our Comrie Colliery• and I thought I u,uld delay replying to you until '78 had the maohinery o.t work o.nd I 't7ould then t,e .L'i,. a position to inform you of results in the initial sto.ges of its prnotionl appliontion. . .. 17e got delivery about end of August ot 7 Goodnon ahnkar conveyors with duckbills and 3 Goodman shortT/9.11 ooa 1-outters. Later Mr. Sho.rp of the Ooodno.n Company and M:r. Deo.ns of t he Sulliw.n Corapnny arrived from America and have troined severo.l teo.ms in the ottic ient operation ot these ma.chines• The maohineo nre a. very fine bit of engineering nnd r.c are delighted with perfornnnoe. Mr. Sharp is still with us but Mr. Deans has gone· to inatal Sullivnn ooal-cutters now delivered at a oollieiy in the Midlands. In the ohange over period from longrnill, us generally practised here, to the .American shortooll method, T.-o anticipa ted some toothing troubles until the men got aooustomed to the \\'Ork, and all operations in the oyole, supplies,eto properly orgnnised. Further, we did not lmw how the men 't78re going to react to an intensification of mechanisation as no doubt they bad the impression that it might inwlve a displaoemElll.t of miners and that .m.s. on aspect ot the problem that had to be carefully watched. I am pleased to be able to sny troubles are gradually being overoom.e enc we are nw feeling assured that the method of mechanised mining novr being introduced- is, so far, acoeptable to the labour side of the industry as they see init ·l:h0 elimination of some of the hard laborious work of the m~r. Aa the days go by we are tee ling more and more confident, from personal obaerw.tion in the wor'ld.nga, we are r,oing to make a ,suoo.eas of the new methods a.n4 thereby inoree.ae the output per manehif't, whioh ia the measure ot etf'ioienoy o~ wm.y oo l.l.1.e-ry unclerta'ldng. "S. 6o • • ~"'-'-k -.. ow.:a. eAo~ ~ - ~ - g-re.1.1.y 'beoe.uae 'bbere are . . . . . , ~ , ' - - "- ~ - . ~ . o-">.~'>.6. -...n.~b. 6.~tr.r rail-.lly tro• the•• ~ :,-ov.r ooullltr 1n deJJ'.'h., g-ra6 1.ent, apOD'taneoue oombust1.on, hee.-vy sandstone roora and aot't f'loor• etc., but we have s~vernl B8!111ls in Vlhioh I oo.nfidently believe a change over from longt,':l:1 to meohanised room end pillar '170Uld be very advnntageous and espaoially men i-c appears I proper spirit of oo-opemtion is being developed batwoen the managemont and the workers in the adoption of the new methods. In/ �, In .d J'iving the rooms 300 !'to x 12 to 14 f'to ·wide, we get 3 outs seven feet deep per : $hif't ,tith a Ci'en of ·three man ll?ld we a.re now experimen~ing with • pill~r d.ra:wing -by method as sho,m in figo 1 on tro.oing enclosed herewith. We o.re • however, experienoing some difficulty due to grade e.nd invol ving ~more hnnd• shovelling and preparation work them we o.ntioip::itad, the cute being eat off a.t 'Various angles with room - 35, 40D ~6 and 50 degrees - to raduoa ho.nd-shovelling to a minimum.. We use ·tuo 30 deg:ree sm.vel Bo \ l're hn.ve now decided ·t o o,cperimen:t by dr:tving :thi rooms 300 feat x 20 £'Get wide and retreating 't'1ith a 7 :f'to slo.b as shown in figo i and I hope to ho.ve the p~or:tuntty j;o w.r.ite yo,u lt;i.t;~ nnd be o.bJe to so.v which :\.a the better method, f:.•0:..1 "'aa er r~eE ! e ol'•ig;_e ..1;..lr..g; ·c.l}e: .r..:i.g, c~ rchpo'-"· ~:i.L: I e e~t 1~ ot 1011 e.ntl econo,, up r£su I ·c..,.. Bv•. l: ·11:10 ng ve i-ee 1, si;r :t.ps ne s ou1 u be ao .Le -co r0non ts 6 -co ~\Jlo exvrnot1 on , '°mic will compare with our best longcm.11 mathoda. • • I note your observations r0 bond filling on to oh.a.in conveyors and there• a:f:'ter the conveyor discharging on to i:M s'hs.k::l.ng conveyor. · Your opinion as to th~ method being a 'WllGte of tillle and effort strengthens my O'i,.n opinion. The point you· make e.s to putting in charge of the .-:ork, a. young, energetic man mth a detezmine.tion to m9.ke a ·auooess of the maohinery nppenls to us as bei:qg most ~port~t o.dvioe~ upon. whioh we a.re ooting. In view of Mr. Sharp, the Goodman demonst1·.1tor., leaving on o.n early date to introduce the maohinery at other collieries in this country., y;~ o.re pres Eritly training six very good · men e. s •demonstratorc., -.·m.o \7i 11 subsequently move around the fourteen opero.ting oollierj;es of.this Coopncy to instnl nnd trnin men in ·the proper manipulation of the respec·cive machines . r.e have o.t present 30 projects planned to go on produotio~ ns soon as ' Aliwrica.n pl an·!; delive:redo Regarding the dirty band in the middle of the seam.,, this is vc rinble in thickness. Where it is thick we put on pickers o.long the po.n line and stow ito We invariably 13'1lt next the fioor of the seam~ In closing I should just like to say how· much· .-:e o.ppreoio.te your kindness in giving us the- benefit of' yo':1r mde experianoe with Duokbilla • . The· extent. to which meoho.nisation is no,,, proooeding. and--the: further faot that it has in the British Conlfielda n fairly m.de o.pplioation, o.11 lood to the conclusion that we stand on the threshold of' revolutS,onary ohanges of ooo.l mining in this oountry. 1· believe it i.s only by highly ineohanised riethods nnd eff~cient workmen we will be able to hold our ow.n and guarantee the sooinl standing or our work people in the post lVar years . , I convoyed your desire to be remembered to Dr. Reid, his father nnd ~-~rl~ • You may have heard that Dr. Reid's father has been appointed Chief Production Director at headquarters of the Ministry- or· ·F uel end Power in London. He is a Jll!l?1 well quo.lii'ied to underta.ke this ·difficult ~sk. . • All send kind regards nnd trust you keep well. . ' . Again many tho.nks • Yours -sinoerely, ~ ~ PLANNING AGENr • �. ~ .. C 0 ·.,&.. d a 1. J,.. )( l,&J ~ ti .. 0 '° -75·5 °fo ExrracJion. �I 7-fuci~ ,- . 20fed· ',- D.uckbill - ... I ~ I'll "" 0 ( s A 1!11 DI 6 A ...., u .l a '\Jo.ck Props/ du ~ ~ 1-,.. ..D ~ ~ 0 d l. .l. d IX • u I - l. ...~ 0 l,. 0 ..&. ~ .r: " I,, d Pa.nduluM Jock "O' C :::> 1/) .. 7-H ~ I IIJ I l tY C i ~ Swiv4f 7ft, I u - • 5f~ ,R ~ u a C ,," al ,E ·O ~ u 0 Wood or 5hr.c.l J u I pl"Op6 CJ) ) i \ 1 u, Fu~. 2. SM&WING -I ' ,, Q. I METHOD L ::n ·•i \ '9 - t - - """'·- - " · - \nl:.. ,._ .J,; 4- OF' A ovANC:itt·c •• A 20-=-.- ., HltADINQ �1 •3D•t,000 THE UNION PACIFIC CO.AL COMP.ANY GEORGE B. PRYDE 'V1CE l"llmlJDXXT, OPZkA.TJOX ROCK SPRINGS, 'WYOllllNG, li'0 b1~ual"JT 10, 194.3 !2r. 1. Cra1•1ford, Planniw; ',!;~n'.:. Tho Fi fe Coal Co~pany, Ltd. Co,rdenbeath, Fife&tlre Scotl and Dear H!". Crawford: Reference i s made to your letter of Jnnuary 11th, 19l.,3, thi s letter reachinz my- desk during the v;eel~. I ao very glad to have your letter, and your inquiry, and I o.ssure you of nzy- desire to be helpful t o you in ~•:.hat I shall sa:; in ans.:er to your inquiry. I understand that in the Pittsburgh fiel d, in Pennsylvania, ::;o:::c such method has been used i7ith Duckbills in the recovery of pillo.rs as sug;estcd by Ur . i"Jheeler, but I YJ10\"1 of no western mines t1hich have cuch a system. It \·rould, as you say, very sorioualy reduce the production, und, in nw opinion, is wmecessary, introducing a second piece of imchiner-.r, \·:here a shaking conveyor \7ith Duckbill can do the work properly. To put in a small conveyor, and shovel onto this conveyor., thereafter the conveyor discharging onto the shaking conveyor i s, in my opinion, a wast o of time and effort. I am attaching herortith sorr.c prints shm-iin[; the method of i:--or king in our mines. Print 11A11 shows the r'.lethod of driving entries. You mey or .!:la.Y' not be interested in this, but I run sending it to you· as a matter of in.forooti on, a.a i t shons the method of drivinc crosscuts ilith two swivels and the Duckbill. ~,e no longer use the right-angle side drive aa shcr.-m, us for this purpose r;e use a curve pan furnished by the Goodman t.:anufact uring Co1!1pany. This pan is anchored "i:.itt~ metal props, and serves tho purpose atlnirably for driving the second place as shown. Print '1Bn shotm a method of drawin_g pillars such a.s you sugsest , ;;ith the use of the Duckbill and tv;o s:·Jiv0ls, ,·;hereby ue tap the block of coal , going through ao indicated by the broken lines, then fan out as much of the triangulu.r piece to the right as possible, leaving the m:tall trlan.:;"Ul..'.lr pieces as indicated for tho support of the roof, and also leavinc the triangular piece to the left, us indi cated. You nay nlso have to l eave a ~mall t.ri~Milar piece next to the gob as sho,-m. 7hcse nre in tho nature of sacrifice pillars, and their size ,:ould have to be <letomined by your roof conditions . 13>lt I think this print shoi•;s �very clearly 't,he nethod of reco\'"'3rin...:; pill:J.rs t1ith a Duckbill and shaking conve:ror, a."'?.d also the tiober in.,;. I thin:: one diff iculty \·:ith t he plans you sent n~ is that you cndoc.vor to 1'.'C'..:Over the pillars with one s.-1ivel on a right an:;lc, ,:,hercas I f cu.l i~ •..LU uo nccesa:1r y for you t o :;o to t·..'O s ui.vels ~ shm·m. :'rint. 11C11 sho:·1s m1o·L:.:c:"' ..1.cthod of recovering pillar s tilth one s:::ivel, ta!:in:3 out tho p·i1 J ,~? 2~ :). lor..~ ~1,::le. 'i'lri.s , also , has ·.:orbm verJ uel.l. It, too, sho-.:3 ,.r.e:.'O ·,.e 1.1sc a dr a3 conveyor, y;ith tr.r,;:e or i'our r:.1.chincs di s cimY\:..:.n:; c;1t o one ~1•a2: conveyor, this makinJ possible the uso of one loading head. Tl~1.t i a the only rr.et hod where we use 6 atherin~ conve.70;:-s, as sho:~11, but ·.;e c.o not us e thel!l at t he f ace . I ar:i ::.e:7cl,v s endin; those printn to _s.ro·.i as 2. r:iatter of inf ormation . Pri !lt •10 1! sho,;s a :n:::thod of :!rivil1e rooi1$ •.."i.th sha ld.ng conv.ayors , anli recc#e?""'lnJ the pillars. I think, :Jr. Crawford, i t 1·:oulci be advisabl e for you t.o use the r:.~t.hod oho·.-m on Print 11B11 for !)illru· r ecovery , um.n6 t-;·:o ~r:rivcl s as indicated. .I am suro you. r;ill have no diff iculty i n :l.oin~ t hic . .i th regard to your inqu:i.riJ re~ardi.ng the r:.ot hotl t;horm on your :::_.'i$Ur~ l, th3 cool. to be hand filled on t he chnin conveyor, I :.;ould not institute such a systc..~ for t he reasons ns heretof ore civcn. I liJte your Fi~ . 2 better than Fig. 3. I<'r oo the prints I have ~ttnchcd, you n:zy be able to i":ork out some .:iodificat ion or this ~:,st em. The syoter.'.ls us<::d are in the Hock Sprint:ts district, i·rl th r;hi.ch Dr. Reid is ver-J i'o.r.tll.iar. I hope that you may be successful in your installation of the shaking conveyors end Duckbills to increase your production, because I lmo,1 ho~·1 badly coal is neede-l in the !Jritioh Isles t oday, 31ci nny I:1Cthod by -.,hich thin cru1 bo sccompli~hed nhould be organized I!lost carefully• .;, You •.-:ill i'ind objections .:w1onz so::;;e r_.g::ilicrs of your staff against the .~--.erican c.ichincry, ju::;t a::; ·:10 in fu.:arica find objections · a."!lon:3 the cdcrs of our staffe rc~urdir.,3 Sritish r.iachin~ry. 'f ont i::; inevitable. In other r:ords, tho American pcoi)lc thinfr their ruaehinerJr is the last ·.-;ord, in efficiency, ~d design, the British poople thinhinl; t.he same of their .c:.achiner.1, and ri;htfully so. Both typas of machincr,J, after long cxporicr.ce, ha.ve b~on udapt.ed to the diffel'ent minine conditions .met in both countries. I am not c-..entioni.11~ this in a critic:-J. sense, but as ~cr.ieth.i.n.:; t!:a.t, of courcc, ycu c.r.d ! kno·:; alroady. So, in installin.3 this r.c.chinccy, I think it .-:ould be very helpful if you could get at least a demonstrator fro::i the ~oo::.:T.nn ~~nuf::.cturinz Co:1p:!ny, \:ho i:J fa:tl.linr \~ith installations of thio kind in tho United ~k.tcs. I w:i ::;urc he can be vcr:, helpful to you. Ho r:ould. �.3 be especially helpful in tr~ri. .ir,; o. nu:-.1ber of your men to t ake over thiG -.-.-o rk. It r;ould be better if they could s0nd j,•ou several men, but this probc.bly r:ould not be ~dvi~ablc at. this time on account of the shortage of labor in this count;."Y. cy r0ccrnr.1c11dation •.:ould be ·00 put in cha r ee of this r:ork, the t t.c r cc, onsibility ol' putt:tr,-G the )ro:;r~m over, a young n:an \';hose i deas are nexi.ble, ~ d ,·;ho ·::ould be :c;~_l:!_i..'1~ to throv1 overboard o.ny preconceived id~ao he m5,.v have ·.-.-1th rc:.;e.::tl -co !7:~cha.nicc.l minin.:; OjX:l"ctions , c..nd go in rdth a determruation t hat ho :lo .;oing to m.~.ke a success of th,i s .r:u:chinery. The plan you sent i o pract ically n r eplica of' om" r.1 nc ,.orkinJ s at Reli ance, i r. t he ~oc~.: .Sprin3s f i eld, ll.ild there i s n't any r.:::.::.son t:hy you should not, r;ith the a id o:f Duckbill:, and s hald..n.g convey ors, sho\·; a large increase l n !Jroduction, .b y c.:it.hcr- the pl an 3}10;•,r. en , i ·.int "DH or on adaptation. The nain thin.; , cf course, .is to decide on a ~:rst€m, and ~hen ever;rone get behind it end. put the prc.;1 '3.m over. But do not agree, upon any consideration, to putting a conveyor i n the pillar, hand shoveline , and di3charging from -the second conveyor ont.o t he D~ckoill. That, to rae, is not the answer to your problem. 1 One thing that I have boen r:ondering about i G ho1 1 you ~ire going to g et rid of the dirty bund in the middle of the coal. ~robabl y you r;ilJ. undercut the botto!,1 seam, ::;hooting i.;~c,.t, do:m, shootin.: tho b.1.nd do,m cind thro~1ing it back into the gob, and, i.f ~rou arc ·,n-1.tin.1 me sor.:e ti.Ge, I should be Jl3d to be advised about t his . I ;;ii.sh you wculd rem2.::!ber rae to Dr. Reid, his fat her, rmd :~. Carlor,, and ple2.se feel free at any time to ~-.· rite to r::o, ..ind i f the::>o is any point I have not made clear, I shill b0 glad to ~ive you the benefit of any information that we mizy- h.:ivc. iie, as you lmo;·i, ro11·e had a ereat deal ot experience rdth shaking conveyors equipped ·,·I i.th Ducl:b.Uls. I rcgr 0tted e reatly t o kno;-; of I:::-:.:-. ~cr;eill Is passin1, as I admired hir:1 g;_"'oatly, b..t.,tl hoped to JJ.eet hin a~a.in aftoi." ~hls ;·:ar tins over. I on. sure your company lost a fine offici::u. ·:.-hen t"r. 7,!ctJeill pa:;scd away; his experience and judgment nt this tim:) i;ould hn.ve been invt'.l.111.!ble t o you. Very sincerely yours, copy �~ ;;, (. 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TELEGRAMS "CARlOW, PHONE, LEVEN." PLA1TNING DEPARTMENT, "FIFCOl," COWDENBEATH. •ELEPHONE Nos 161 & 162 LEVEN Nos 3181 TO 3185 COWOENBEATH. YOUR REF............................ ouR REF.RC/M Kc .• ....._. Dr. George B. Pryde, Vice President, Union Pacific Company, Rook Springs• vryoming, tT . S .A. Dear Dr. Pryde, As we have had no acknowledgement to our letter of 11/1/43, we presume it has not reached you - despa tch of letters overseas is so uncertain these days and ,:e are therefore en.closing herewith copy together with relative pla.n s. The American plant which the Hinistry of Fuel and Power expected to be deli-vered in February le.st, is not yet to hand but in a let:ter dated 22/6/43 the J,iinistry s tate we may expect 5 Goodman Shakers with duck bills and 3 Shortvmll Coe.loutters next month and be.le.nee in September, delivered e.t our Comrre Colliery. Your observations on duck bill loading gained by wide experience, will be much appreciated. Thanking you in anticipation. Yours faithfully, .A:G.EMT . Enol. �COPY PIANY,rING DEPARTYENT , 11th January., 1943 . Dr.• George B. Pryde, Vice President, Union Pacific Company, Pock- Springs·, WYOMI NG. U .S . A. Dear Dr. Pryde, Mr. H. Wheeler, a mining expert from Pittsburg, arrived recently in t his country to advise the Ministry of Fuel and Power on American methods of operation and typed of machinery which could be adopted here to increase production. At our Comrie Collieey, an area in an 8 ft. seam pitching at 11½0 ( 1 in 5 ). is laid out on the room and pillar system as sho'lllil. on tracing enclosed herewi t h . We shall drive the rooms to the rise, a distance of 300 f't., by shaker conveyors fitted with duck-bill loading heads. Weare advised that when extracting the pillars, power-loading by duck-bill should be discontinued and a short chain conveyor installed to discharge on to shaker conveyor as shown in Fig. 1, the coal to be hand filled on to chain conveyor. This set-up involves additional labour in hand filling the coa l and transfer of plant, as compared with operating the duck-bill ,with swivels to load out the cuts as shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3. • We knO\v you have a wide experience in power loading with duck-bills and we v.ould appreciate a reply as to your opinion of the tvro methods - chain or duok-bill - also which of the t wo methods of extraction with duck-bill (2 and 3) you prefer. The inunediate roof metals of the seam are strong and brittle and are known to cave well in neighbouring collieries. The over-roof or more distant roof metals do not contain anything of a massive character likely to cause area crushing. A section of the roof and floor metals is shovm in the bore sections. accompanying The/ I . �-- 2. The f::inistry of Fuel and Power a re expecting delivery from Ameri~a , ea rly in Februe.ry of this yeaT, of short wall coa l-cutters and Goodman Shake rs wi th duck-bills and on del i very part of the consignment will be fo r warded t o our Comrie Colliery for imnediate app lica tion. Dr. Feid has ask ed me to say that he sends his best ~1shes to you an d trusts you are 1•:ell. You would b e sorry to hea r of Mr. Mcl:eill's_ sudden and tra.g ic-- passing . Just two weeks prior to his death I spent a weekend with hiJ!t in I;ondon and i n conversation Ame rican and British mining methodsv~re ,discussed.· He r e ferred to his visit to the mines of ~he Un ion Pacific Company and made pleasing reference to me.king the aquairrtance of yourself and rlfr. McAuliffe. Yours f a ithfully, '• AGIDlT• F.nc l. .- '.. r • tJ ,. • .. ~-i: . • l .. �.,.. ( ... July 3, 1943 Dr. Wm. Reid c/o The Fife Coal Co ., Ltd. Co,.rdenbeath, Fifeshire Scotland Dear Dr. Reici: In February, I sent to !'.r. R. Crawford, your Pl anning Agent , corr.oents on plans he submitted to me for mechanical loading at your Comrie Colliery, in connection uith the installation of Goodm.an shaking conveyors and Duckbills. I sent th.is f ile to hin by airmail on February 10th, and the envelope nas returned to me from New York, the postal &uthorities refusing to accept it on account of t he wei_eht. I then sent it by reeu].ar mail. Among other reco1nmondations I r.iade to ~ir. Crar.ford. I odvised hin that he should ask for a de.~onstrator f r om the Goodman L'.anufacturine Corapany to train your men. I have heard nothing fron llr. Crard'ord regarding the r eceipt of the papers, but I understand from the Goodr.ian people that a n-.an is being sent to England and to your ~mpany to 2saist in the installation of the shaking conveyors antl !Jnckbills, ..;hich have no doubt arrived by this time. I m.11 be interested in hearins fron you ,·1hat success you have \•;ith the installation. I run sure you can increase your production per man visibl.y uith the shaking conveyors and Duckbills, aft.or everyone is converted to the new syste~. The coal situation in America hns been rather confused on account of three shut-do\'ms in sorae parts of the country, t wo uith us, r;e losing a total of nine days on account of the mine 1::o rkors and operator s fail.in: to reach an a~reement. This is settled for the time being, until October 31st of the present year, n rather unsatisfactory arrangement. \ie are mining a lot of coal, and expect to produce 6,600,000 tons this year. 1:;e would hD.ve mnod noro than that had \le had enou~h labor. L'.ine labor is vary scarce, and some of it quit e inefficient. Our new .:itansbtlr'J mine, 10 mil.cs north of aock Sprincs, is making ~ood headway. The tunnel will soon intercept the first seaJn of coal at 2,300 feet . ·.,'o arc buildinc houses, store rooP.1S, etc .; part of the railroad tracks have been in for some time, and we are shipping about 200 tons of coal per day . "t'/e expect to ship 1,009 tons per day this .tall. The new tipple will be started a.bout Au~at 1 st, and will be completed nbout tho 1irst or October. J.\.M. I · lA-tJ i UN h!..I:..::::.,.__. '" fl . .3 -;, �2 - r:e have been "..;o rldns seven days psr neek, two 'seven- hour shifts daily, since the first of IJove;:iber, 1942, and the nail.road still needs additional coal. Give my regards t o your father and ~. Carlow. to \7rite Hr. Carlow a little l ater on. lfy best uishes to yoU!'Self and family . . Sincerely, I shaJJ. try �•(\_ GOODMAN ~({J'flJ.filNG-COMPANY ~ ELECTRIC MINING MACHINERY HALSTED STREET AND -48"!':' PLACE CH I CAGO, I LL. July 8., 19430 Mr. George B. Pryde, V. Po The Union Pacific Coal Coo Rock Springs, \~yoming. JJe ar . 1ur. .'ryde : I have your letter of' J uly 1 together with a copy of your letter of February 10 to Jl r. Art Crawford, and a copy of Mr. Crawford's letter tiO you of January 11. '.i'his corres pondence arrived at an opportune moment, as our l1~r.Ralph Sharps is leaving probably today for England. Many thanks for your thoughtfulness in send:ing me tihis information. It will be of great help to us. V'l ith kindest personal regards., I am Yours sincerely, ACG Sl.Ji,. . ~c-~~ Vice .President. �July l, 1943 :~r. A. C. Creen, Vice President Goodman t:a.nui'acturing Company Hol:;te<l ~trcet ancl 48th Place Chicago, Illinois Dear r!r. Green : In lookin~ through r-;w files, I had thoucht - I ho.d sent you u copy of my letter to ·::.r. H.. Cranfortl, Planninc Agent, The Fife Coal ComPl!.!1Y.1 Ltd. , Co~·;dcn.beath, F~i'e_:;hire, .Scotl.and, and am nttaching hera ,:ith a copy of his letter to me dat ed Jnnuury 11th, and r;w reply of Fe bruary 10th. l understand that y-ou have a dm,1onstrato1~ going over t o as:;i :;t them 1:,ith t.he installation of this machinery, and you will be interested in the recom endation alone; this line that I made t o Er. Cra\tl'Ord on the second 1>3ge of my letter to him. Sine eral y yours, �February 10, 1943 llr. R. Cra:.-1ford , Pl nurinJ !.;-;cnt The Fife Coal Corapany, Ltd. Co.:denbeat.h, Fifer.hir e Scotland Dear z.:r. Crai7i'oi"d; Reference is .:2ade to your l etter of' January 11th, 194.3, this letter reaching~ desk during the week. I a.':l ver.r glad to have your letter, and your inquiry , and I assure you of ny desire to be helpful to you in ur..:.t I Dhnll saj- in arumer to your inqu.il-y . . I understand. thnt in tha Pittsbu.r3h field, in Pennsyl vanic . so:ne such method has been used with Duckbills in the recovery of pillars as suggested by llr.. r;heeler, but I kno,1 of no ,;astern nines \,hich have such a syst.eo. It would, as you say, very seriously reduce t he p.Poduction, and, 1n m:, opinion, is unnecessary, introducing a sacond piece of machinery, whera a shaking conve,JOr ·:,i.th Duckbill can do tho ,;ork properly. To put in a sonD. conveyor, and shovel onto this conveyor, thereafter the conveyor. discharains onto the srukin:; conveyor is, in my opinion, a -rraste of tiDe and effort. I an attacbinz here,~ith sov..e prL--its sho-.ling the .method of workiiu in our Dines. Print 1:A11 sho71s tl:-,.e ,:lethod of driving entries. You way- or may not be interested in this, but I an sendin,; it to you as a natter of ini'ormtion, as it oho,;s t he ncthod of a.rivin3 crosscuts ,ii.th t,ro swi:ntls and the Duckbill. 1:e no longer use3 tho right-angle side drive as sho-:m, as for this purpo;;o we use a curve p3D furnished by the Good..7an l.:snufa.cturins Company. This pnn is anchored trl.th metal props, and serves the purpose adm.rably for drivin.3 the second pl.ace as shoim. Print 11B" sho,·1s a oethod of cira.,rln3 pillars such as you s~gest, with the use ot the Duckbill an<i tuo swivels, whereby we tap the block ot coal, .:;oinJ throu_ch as indicated by the broken lines, then tan out as· much of the triangular piece to the right as possible, l eaving t he small triangular pieces as indicated for the support of the root, and also lea"ling the trian...,'7Ul.a.r piece to the lert, as indicated. You .mq also have to l eave a Sl!18l.l trianeuJ..ar piece next to the go_b as shown. These are in the nature ot sacrifice p:S JJ are, and their size would have to be determined py your root conditions. But I think this print shows �- 2 - very cleurl y t he r::c t hod. of rccoverin5 pillars wi th a Duckbill nnd oha.lcL11~ c onveyor., end a.l::.o the t.ii:;bori na ~ I thi nk one difficulty r,itll the pl .:i.no you sent me i s t h~t y cu cnclenvor t o recover the pillars -;-:i th one sr1i vcl on a r ight an:;le, ·.ri10.;."'ec !:: I feel it wi ll be ne cessaI"J for you to go to t.T,o s,d.vels as s hc::n. Print 11 C" :::ic:-rs another method of recoverin3 pill ars rd.th one 6\7ivel , trucing out the p•:11c\.r at a l ong .'.lllJ le. 'i'his , cl.so, has ~,-or ked very ,7ell. It, too, shc::o \the~e ue use a drag conveyor, vii.th t hree or four ma.chine~ discha r ein~ onto ono drag conveyor, t his maki ng possible the use of one loading heed . That i s t he only method r1here i·:c use gathering conveyors, as shorm, but we do not use thco at t he f ace. I am merely 3ending these prints .to you as n natter of infomation. Print 11 0 11 sho-;;s a .method of driving rooms nith shaking conveyors, and recovering the pilla rs . I think, Ur. Crawford, it nould be advisable for you to use t he I:let hod shom1 on Print "B" £or pilla r r ecover-J , using t uo snivels as indicated. I om sure you uill have no difficulty in doin3 this . \'Jith regai•d to your i nquiry regarding th0 o~t h cd oho\':n on your Figure 1, the cool. to be hand f illed on t he chain convey-or, I t:ould not institute such a syst e:.i for t he r easons es heretofore ~i vcn . I like your Fi g . 2 better t han Pig . J . Fron t he pri nts I have att ached, you r:i;q be able to ,-;ork out s ome modification of t his ~Jstem. T'ne syst eras used ar e in the Hock Springs district, · ~-.:1th i·;iiic h Dr. [{eid is very .familiar. I hope t h at you nay be succe ssful i n your installati on of t he shaking conveyors and Duckbills t o increase your product ion, because I lmon how bndly coal i s needed in t he !3ritish I sl es t oday, and an,y n.et hod by which this can be a ccom!)lished should bo organized c.ost coreful.ly. You will f ind objections ru;:;on5 sor:e .c:.e!cl>ors o£ your st:lf'f a~ninst the Aoerican machinery, j ust as r.e in J'ir:'.erico. find obj e ctions araone the li:eClbers of our s t affs :-ci ~dil'l3 British .cachiner,J . That is inevitable . In other ,10rd.s, the ,'l!r.erican people t hink their machinery i s the last word, in et.ticiency, and design, the British people thinkine the s ame or their machinery, and ri~ ttully so. Both t ypes of machinery , after long experience, have been a.dapted to tho differ ent Dining conditions met in both countries . I m:i not mentioning this in a critical sense, but as something t hat, or course, yo~ und I knou already. So, in instal..lln3 this cachinery, I think it .:ould be very helpful 1.f 7 011 could get at least a demonstrator .1.'ror.i the Goodman l.!anutact.urine Company, mio is taml.iar with installations of this kind in the United St.ates. I 8J:1 sure he can be very helpful to you. He V4-ould �3 be espocially helpful in t :-::iini.ne a nUIJber of your !?ten ·i;o take over • this uork . It :·~ould he better if they cou;Ld send you several ~en, but this probably nould 11.ot be c1.<lvisuble ut this time on account . of the shortage o.f lG.bor in :.b.i:3 com,try. I:y reco~encL.'\tion iI0uld be to put in charge of this work, with the responsibility oi put·~in:;; the !)rograru Qver, a ;young man whose ideas ere nexible, ru:d d10 :,.-;(;tld be riil.ling t~ ·l;hrorr overbcard any preconceived ideas he may h2.ve ::;it,h r-ct3ard to mschanical nrl.nins operations, and go in nith a detemin:\tion tl'.at hG is goi~ to mn.kc a. success of this machinery. The plan you sent is pl'lectically a. replica or our mine rrorlcings at Reliance, in the Rock Sprinzs field, wd there isn't. any reason \"itlY you· should not, rd.th the aid o:? Duckbills and sheld.ng conve~ro1•s, shou a large increase in production, by either the plan shmm on Print ''B 11 oz:- an adaptation. 'i'he main thin.s, of course, is to decide on a syst,em, and then everyone get behind it and put the pro6 ram overr But do not. ag,.-ee, upon any coilsidei'ation, to put.tine a convayor in the pillar, hand shovelin!!, and discharging from the second conveyor onto the Duckbill . That, to me,. is not the ansr;er to your proble:a. • One thing that I have been 1:·o nderin_; about is hon you are goinz to get rid of the dirty band in the niddle of the coal. Probably you ,·,ill undercut the botton sea..rn, shooting that do~m, shooti~ the band down and throm.ng it back into the gob, and, if you are nritin,:: ;;ie some time, I should be glad to be ndviseu. about this. I wi sh you ~·:ouJ.cl rem.E!l!ber nc to Dr. Reid, his :?a~her, and r.lr. , Carlow, and plea.se feel free at any tir.J.e to ,;rite to ne, o.."'ld if there is any point I have not made clear, I shell be glad to give you the benefit of any infol'!Z!.ation that ue nay have. :e, as you knoTT, have had a great deal of e:,c:..lerier.ce ·;;ith shaking conveyors ec:uippad ·.1ith Duckbills. I reJrot ted ereo.tl.7 to l!llo:-, of f.:Z•. .tc1'!eill Is passiJu, as I admired hitl 0 rcatly., and hoped to meet ltlm a~ain after this \7.U- ~·,o.s over. I e sure your coop!Uly lost a fine official r:hen !.ii·. ~crJcill passed ar1ay; bis experience und jud~ nt at this tjr.e ·.:ou1d hsve been invnlue.ble to 7011. Very sincerely yours, �!.u.•. ~. C1~un.ror<l, l'l<lt1!'.inJ _;;cnt The Fife Cool 00.::1:1~...:l, Ltd~ Co:·.ueni.'.lcuth, r ifeohir-c Scotlru:d nefercncc is r:i.aue to your iet.t.cr of Janui:l!'y 11th, 1943, this let t.or reaching o;:r desk during the ,-;ea.~. I a"J very gl ad to ~....-we your l otter.,. t.ntl ~,.our inquiry, ~nd I ascurc you of oy desire to be holvful -to yo.i in ,.~::;.t I oh:'lll on;;· in Qlffi,er to your inquiry. I understand tht-.t in the Pittsburl;h ficld, in :"'en.."2oylvanin. co~o ouch net.hod has been U3ed ,1ith Juc!tbillo in the roccvcry of pillars o.o OUGGCstcd by :Jr. '. ,hecl.er, but I kno~-, of no \,crrl.cr'.:1 ninon nhieb r.:1ve such a s:,ate-.:i.. It would, as you sn:,, very ocl'iousl y rcciuce tho protluction, and, in cy opinion , i.!J, unneccsca17, introduein,1 a occontl piqce or r.l!lChinery, vhero o. shokin.; convc:µ,r ·;,ith Duel.bill can do the ~.ork properly. 'i'o put in a sinll. convcyo1•, antl shovel ont.o tltlo conveyor, thereafter the conve3'or diach:lr.:1?15 onto the ni:akin,,:: eomreyol" is, in r:r:, opi,nion, a ~;n,eto or tir.Jo rul'i cf.fort.. I ru.1 attnchin3 hero;;! ·th so::io T,Jrint::; ::.r.owing the cnt.hotl of . \.Orki.lu in our oineo. Print 111V' ohor;o tl:c c-cthod or ud.".rior; cnt.r-1.cs. You :::1ay Oi' ~not.be interested in thio, but I en :.cndin.::; it to you .is n mtter or ir.formtion, ~s it sho;:o the nothod or <lrivin,:; crosscuts \:i.th ti10 revels uno the Ouckblll. :e no lon:;er uso tho risht-anclc si<lo drive ws oho-:m, (ill for thio {)'...rpooo uo uae n curvo pon furnished by the Goodmw,. t:anuf't.1.cturinz ~ ,mv. Thio pru1 ia anchored -.11th metal props, end !jcrveo the purpose ad:riirably !or drivlnc the second pl.oco ~ shoon. ?rint "Brr mio-.;o a l.'".etbod o! drmdnz plllnrs ouch o.s you .su:;- gest, with the u se of the :>uckbill ard t'rlo swivel.a, rm8l"eby rro tap tho bl.ock ot coal, c oin3 throUc;h :is indica.ted by tho broken llnos, then tan out aa much of t ho triangular piece to the rl;:?ht. as possible, leavine tba ...U triane.'Ular pieces as indicated for tho support ot the root, and aho le&Ying the t~'Y\llnr piece to the left, Qfl indicated. You u.y also have to leave a small triant.-ular piece next to the aob as shown. The•• are in t.he nature ot aacl"U'ice p11Jar-., and thoir size would haw to be determined b:, your root cond1tiona. But I think this print sher.rs �- 2 - very clearly t!.o :::::.c~>c:i o:: rccovcriri._,; pillors .r,Hh .'.l Ducki:>ill a.'1d ohnkin3 conveyor, £In.cl ~~,:, til-: -L:....:;c_•lrj_: . I thinlr one difficult:· :,it!l the pll".no ;rou cc:it l'!.lC i o ·!:,~..:..t. :·.:u C!! ·.._;;;.·10!' to 1-ecovor the p i l la:.."'B :,1th o..e Si'livol on n ri::ht o.nJ,lo 1 ::~::!~~.::..1,; I i'Gol it i,·il1 be necessary ior ycu to go to two srli.volo C.G !ih:,-,.,:1. ?rint ·ic• 1 c,~~ ,n nncthor Bothotl of rccoverin:; pil.L ~~ •.7ith enc onivcl , tcldn~ out t!:c r,i11 ::r ~t c. lon~ i"'l3le. 'ihis, cl.oo, h~::i :;orltcd ver:, mul. !t, 'to.:>, s'...c.,::; ·,.::::;r~ \iC u::.;c a dras convoyor, .-1ith thr-ce or !'our ~chl.nec d~clnl'cin..: onto 0110 drar, conveyol:', this !I'.:?.!'5.t\11 poosiblo tnc use or one loudin:3 hcc.d . Th:it i s the only cethotl nher.:i ·.-.~ uso f}:.:lthorinJ conveyor□ , 2-0 cho.·m, but no do not use then at t~1e fccc. I ~ mral.y scmttin3 these print3 to you ns o- rr:tto!' or infom:ition. P.rint nry1 s~10.1s u .ccthod of <l:riv~ roo~ t,ith 3l~ki.t1.:; conveyors, c.nd recoverinJ tho pill:~r!J. I . t!tl.n!t, !.!t•. Cre:aford, it ..ould bo c.dvio:ililc fo.:- you to u:io the cothod aho,:n on ?rint •1B11 for pillc..Y- rocove~7, us.:u:i1 t,,o md.velo ao indicated. I n.r:i suro ycu rlll !u:.ve no dif.f'icult:, -ln c.oin3 thlo. ,],.t.'1. rczord to your int!uil"IJ ro:ar<lin3 t.'1e ~tb.od cho::n o:i your ?isurc 1, t ho co31 to bo hnncl filled on t~e ch::d n conveyor, I -r:ould not institute ouch a syotc.:i £or the r co.s:onG c::; heretofore .c:ivcn. I lilce your Pi[;. 2 bettor then Fie. 3. Pron t.hc print::; I h:ivo o.tta.che1, ;,ou t:'J;f bo ~blc to :·.-:ir~.. out co::.c :.::o1ii'i.c3tion of t hi.c ~,~t.CJ. The syste.!:.a used aro in tlle nock Sprin.3c cJioti.'lct, ·:.1th rihich Or. :foid io vory f a..--:tl.llar. I hopo t.!1at you ru:; bo :;uccc~ci'ul in yo'Xt' ir'.stcl.!.ation of t ho shnldn~ conveyors .md ~ ckbillc to incrcc.so your p~o<luction, because I kna.1 ha.: bru:lly coal io nocdc.! i n th€ :.ritioh I :.:l c:, to~r, .::ntl ~ \7' rethcd by uhich thiG cc.n be acco~,Uchcd ohoultl be o.:-Janizod ~ :~, carefully. You \'li l l find objcctio~ ns:::or.,:; so::-tJ r:c::bci•a of your st:u'f u:;o.ir'.st the /iPer1ca."l !'.'.D.C:1ir.or-.1, just :.io t;C3 in ,'_-.,::•ico. fin:l objcotlo:u n.--:on~~ tr:.o ~C::ro{10~ , o~~fo.::d~~\i~ ~~~t!~:~~r~~~~?~s1:!i~ie. 0 word, in et.ficiency, cm.l desi_en. the Drltich people thinldn3 the ::,a::r.c or their r:::::.chincr:,•, ~.!l<l r:.,:.:h tf'Ully so. Both t;-~s of ~ chine?"7, n.ftr.....r lon~ experlenco, have been t.i.dapt.od to tho dif.f'e1-ont cl.niJl.1 conditions mt 1n both countries. I Q.;J. not n~'ltiocin.3 this- in a criticcl sense, but· as :J0!:1eth~ that, of courso, :,ou rand. I kno:7 nl.rcady. So, 1n inst.nl.lln3 thi.B .r:nchinery. I think it ·. :ould uc very helpful 1.t you could cet at lcflfJt. a. d0t1onstro.t.or i'ro:?1 the C--ood:'tlml 1'snutact.unnc Com.oaey-, ,mo is fooiJfor \d.th installations or this kind in the Unit.od :t.Gtes. 1 c.t1 cure ho con be ver-.r helpful to you·. Uo ,10ul.d �'.3 be cspocially !:olpful i n t::-oinine a. nunber of :,rour ~en to take ov0r· this ·1,or lt. It ·.:mud t,o bd,t~c," 5.f the7 could send \~ou sovorul nc.~, '!-.Jut this probubly :.oi!ld r:o·;,, !.,o rnlvino.ble 'at this tiruo ~n uccount of the shortuge of lcbo~ i;i t!::i..J coun-0:.'"Y• f'.y rccoc:::.s:1.tle:i~ion Hould be to put in ch:ir'J C of thi o t:v.rk, \':it.b tho rosponr.ii\yiiity oi' put:i;in2 the P'-"<>O..run over, a. youne L:::t."l rrhoso i deao are naitlblo, ru,_tl , 1110 ,;:-ould bo l::i.llin5 to throw ovc.i."board any prcoonceivcd ideas ho my htwo :'lith 1"Cgnr<l to :::;.echonical miain,g oporo.tions) and go i n ,,ith ~ d0t.er:;tln2tion tim.t ho ic goi n.3 to nuke c sucoesn of this TJachinery. '.i'ho plan you oont is practically o. roplicn of our ru ne r;or!dn30 sut !lolinncc, in tho ifoct 3prin;:;s ficl<l, end there ion 1 t any reason \'/hy you should not, , r.1.th the aid of .Duckbills o.ntl shclci.ne convcyox•n , oho~1 o. larze increase in production, bl" c.lthm." tho plon shoim on ~I'int ..B11 or on adaptation. Tho mcin thing, of course, iG t.o deci de on a system, nnd then cveriJono get behind it Mel put ·the pro-6rnm ovm~. 3ut <lo not agree, upon an.,v considero.t:i.on, to putt~ a convoyor in the pillaI·, ho.r.d' shovolln_:, c.nd dizchartJins fror.1 the second corti/cyor onto the Duckbill. Tlut, to L:O, io not tho MS'.101' to your problc:1. One thin,e tho.t 1 hn.vo been \·,t>ndorin.::; about is ho:;; :;"Ou ere 5oin~ to cot rid of tho dirty bnnd in t.ho cicldle of V.tc co:il.. ?robobl y you r.d.ll unuercut the botto:::i scan, shootin: th.:i.t dorm, shooi;in~ the band c:o:m and thro,rln~ it back into tho r;ob, :2nd, if you arc nritin_; ·ce ::::or.:o ti.~ , I should be Glad t ·o bo advised ohcui.. this. I ,;inh you :·; ould I"C:iober r.o to Dr . Reid, his father, and t~. Carl ow, und please feel free at ar>-7 tm.e "~o r:rite to no, and ii' there is any r.oint I hnvo not r.n<!e clear, ! ob::lll be G].ad to eivc you the bone.fi t of any inforno.tion thc.t ,JC ,:ny bcvo. •·:o, as you kno~1, have had a croat deal or cx!)Oricr..cc 1:ith nhnkin~ convGyors e~uippod ·.,ith Duckbilln. I rc~retted crc:itl.v to l:no.: of L'.r . t:c:!cill.' n ·p:issln.::;, as I ne.-:nred lrln e,r<mtly, or.d hopccl to ucct. lli m QGoin art.or this tlD.I" nas over. I C!:l :::ure :,our coo;XU1.7 loot. ,. f'ino o.f.i'ieinl ,.hen Ur. !.:cr:cill. passed o.t;ey; b1:l experience and jud,J2Cnt at thi:J tir..o ,-roul.tl rove been invn.luable to you. Vor-3 sincoroly youro, �- .... ....... { ~ �ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY HEAD O F FICE, LEVEN, FIFE. ELEGRAMS "CARLOW, PHONE. L EVEN." ~ "FIFCOL," COWOENBEATH. "ELEPHONE Nos I 6 1 & 162 LEVEN Nos 31 8 l TO 3 185 COWDEN BEATH. YOUR REF............................ REGEiVED Dr. Geo r p:e B • ? r;vde , -rice 'President, Union "?e.cific Company , Fock Springs, "\YC:~H!G , D\ S .A. f I / I V!CC:: PRE::.iPC:,·l.,-, or-1.. :.,,,,~.-..·t0."1 . . - -- - I :)eer Si r , : ·r . '<Z . ..iheeler , a. mi n 1r!f. expert from .Pittsbur!?·, e rriv.sd recent l y in this country to e.dvise the ; ·inistry of Fuel and Pov,er on AT'!eric:a!' ir.et h od s of oper ation an c: types of r.iachine:r.r ,:,hich could be E'. dopt ed here to i ncrease production. our Comrie Collie ry , sn itrea i n r r S f t. se~n pit ching s.t 11-?;0 (1 i..'1 5) is laid out on the room and pillE'. r system E\S shown qn treeing enclosed he r enith. e shall drive the rooms ~o the rise, a <listari ce of 300 ft ., by sr.e.ker conveyors fitted ,·rith duck- bill locdb.f heads. ",t ··,-e e.re advised tnat -,·:hen extracting t h e pilla rs , po•::er- loading by ~vck- bill shoula ' be discontinued 'ilnd e short cha.in convey or i..'1.stalled to dische.rge on to sh1:1 ker conveyor a s shown in Fif. 1, the coal to be he.nd f illed on to che in conveyor. This set - up involves additione 1 li:bour in h end rilling the coal and tran sfer of pla nt• a s ccmuared ,.,,ith operi>tinf the duck- bill with swivels to load out tr.e cuts f.!.S shown i n Fi p: . 2 and Fi p.: . 3 . ·,•e know you hs"Ve e. wide experience in pmrer lo edi.11 , Yrith duck- bills and ,·:e ,.,·ould e.rmrecie.te n rep l y "s t o ;vour opinion of the tv;o methods - chain or ci; c1:- b ill - also r:hich of t he 't'llo Methods of e yt ntction v.'1.t h duck - bill (2 ~ 3) you p refer . 'fhe i.--r.:""e<liat0 roof r-:e'cals of the seam are strong and brittle er..d e r e ~-'.l'l o·,m to c ~·,e ,.-,e ll i n r-eir.'hbourL>J."' collieri es . The over- roof or more distant r c of ''!etA.ls do n ot c on'cain e-=i~rtr.ir.r,· of 1:1 mas sive chf.' Tf:l.cter l i kely to ca.use free. cr·.1shin'" • A/ i:~. M. F:::lJ 1 ~ , :1· :l �- ---, 2. A section of ·;,he roof r.nd f loor mete ls is sho-m in the o.ccomp11nyinf b ore sections . !'he iniutr,11 o:: 'r'uel r.,r,d Powe r ere ex•)ectinf del i ver~, frc-m CJ!reric-::, earl~.r i n ::-e '.-rt:ar_v- of this yenr, oft short v1all coa l - cutters anfJ r.ooc1!!:al1 She 1:e r s y;ith duc!-:- bills ".rd Ol" de liver;v/E~ tho consirnments ,vill be ·o r:'l'rded to our Cou,ri e Collier· for i r;r:edi at e app lication . l)r. :- ei-1 1'!!' s e.s1-:od TIIO t o sey that he serds 11i s best cishes to :-ou ~nd trust y o\1 a r c ·: ·ell . You Y.ould be s orr.v t o hee. r of -·r. : cl~ei 11 ' s sudden end tra r'. i C pass inf • Just t,::o ,.-reeks u rior to his death I s pent e ~.-eel"0nd d:th h i m b Lendon e.r.d in c onv ersation A.--:iericm l'!1d and !lritish r.iini n: methods wer o d iscus sod . •·e refe rred to his ..,,isit to the mi nes of the 'Jnion Pacific Compen)' era IrEde p l ee.si:nf refe rence to l'!'.aki:!if the e. quaint1>n ce of yourself crcl ; r . " c.".uliffe. Yours fait hfully , T-'or TEE F:IFE COAL COi'PPXY , LP"ITFD , .. ' •. �THE FIFE COAL COLlP,\!JY (Li.tnH.ed) Pl anning Dapar 'i:.ment Head Office Leven, Fife. Co:1dc!'lbeath, Fi fe ., 11th January, 1943. Our Ref. UC/ ;"_:e . Di-. GcoTGe 3. ?ly<lo, Vice President , Union Pa cific Comrn:.ny , Rock Springs, 1 .','YOm:I!G, U.S.A. Dear Sir, llr. H. Wheeler, a mining expert f ro:n ?ittsburg , nrrived recently in this country to advise the Ministry of Fuel 2nd Po:·,cr on Americari methods of operation and types of machinery ,!ttlch could be adopted here to increase production. At our Comrie Collier y , an area in an a ft. seam pitching o.t 11.½0 (l in 5) is laid out on the rooin and piller sys tem as shorm on tracing enclo3ecl hcre·,1ith. ;,1e shall drive th~ r oom!, to t!1e rise, e. distance of 300 ft., by shaker conveyors fit t ed ,;ith duck-bill loadin5 heads. ~·;e are advised that nhen extra ct ing the pillars , po,:er-loading by duck-bill should be discontinued and a short. chai.l;. conveyor installed to discharge on to shaker conveyor as shot1n in Fi_g. 1, the coal to be hand filled on to chain conveyor. This set-up involves additional labour in hand filling the coal and transfer of plant, as compared with operating the ducJc- blli ,·dth :.mivols to load out the cuts a s sho;·m in Fii . 2 and Fig • .3. We know you have a \'lide experience in pov1or loading with duckbills and we would appreciate n reply as to your opinion of the t ~·,o methods - chain o:- duck-bill - also \·1hich of t.he two met hods of extraction \dth duck-bill (2 or .3) you prefer. Tiw irnmodiatc roof metals of the seam are strong and brittle and are kno;rn to co.ve -.·; ell in ncighbourine collieries. The over-roof or more distant roof metals do not contain anything of a massive cht.racter likely to cause area crushing . .'I. section of the roof and floor metals is shown in the accompan,yini bore sections . �2. The !5..nistry of li'uel and Power are e:ll..--pecting delivery from America, ear~y in i?ebruary of this year, of short vrall coal-cutters and Goodman Shakers ;;ith duck-bills and on deliversJ part of the consignment nill be fornnrded to our Comrie Colliery for i.rnoediate application. Dr. Reid has asked. r.ic to say that he sends his best wishes to you and trust you a re uell. You \;ould be sorry to hear of Y.r. ~c~!eill' s sudden and ·tragic passing. Just t·r;o r,eeks prio1· to his death I spent a r;cekend \':ith him in London and in conversation American and British mining methods ;·;ere discussed. He ref.erred to his vlsit to the :ni..~es of the Union Pacific Company a.I'.d made plec.sing refer0nce to making the aquaintence of yourself and Ur. l!cAuliffe. Yours faithfully, For THE FIFE COAL COtiPfSJY, LIL'ITED , (soi) .a. Crawford PLANN:UrG AGEtiT . copy �\ ) ) Rock Springs - August 3, 1942 Mr. I. N. Bayless: Herewith letter nhich I have received from V/illiam Reid, of The Fife Coal Company, Cowdenbeath, Fife., Scotland, together with the interesting little booklet which he enclosed. in reading these . You may be interested �---A.LL COMMUNICATIONS TO B E ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. T ELEGR-s "CARLOW, PHONE, LEVEN!' " F1Fcoc; C OWDE NBEATH. T e.L EP HON I. N\'~ 161 & 162 " GENERAL MANAGER'S OFFICE LEVEN ~ IBI TO 185 COWOltHllltATH. 42 . YOUR REF............................ ''' 'R/..TiP OUR REF......11. . ....w. ........... ?,:r . Geore:e B . Pryde , The Union Pacific Coal Company, Rock Spring s , HYCI\·: I1~G . Dear 1.:r . Pr yde, I enclose a copy of t h e brochur e \7hich v,e is sued a t the op ening of' the p i the a d baths a t our nen Comr ie Co llie ry . ·.ie have tried t o set a nevr s tandard in mininr.; practice here, and undoubtedly the place is a picture . I have no doubt y ou vrill be very busy these d a y s , as we are , in doine; the best y ou can to r a ise the necessary outpu t . i.;y father is \'!ell and sends his k indest ree ar d s to y ou . ~.Jith best ,•,ishes to r.1rs . Pr yde and yourself' . Yours s i ncerely , r--- - - --- RECflV E[ (\ '- .,_ I.. ..... ,,. ,J I~ __j :Snc l . ��A Brochure issued with the complimen t s of THE FIFE COAL COMPANY LTD. descriptive of che Comrie Colliery, situated near Dunfer mline, in the County of Fife �··- , .. ,; ub"i· "-l I • I:'. l· n tia1 M br I $. _If ' fJ Im , :,Ii ~ . ' J 1 • •• • .m•I j ·1 ... . .I _I I ' I I t �COMRIE COLLIERY rfT is recorded that mining operations in the <S:J neighbourhood were carried out over 100 years ago when coal and ironstone were exploited on the Blair Estate to the east of Comrie Colliery. During the intervening years to the present date, coal was worked intermittently in the shallow part of this coalfield, there remaining a virgin area of some twenty square miles. This area has been proved by bores from the surface to contain seven workable seams varying in thickness from three to seven feet and for the exploitation of which this colliery has been laid down. 1- In June 1936 the sinking of two shafts was commenced. By the opening of the Pithead Baths (considerably delayed due to the war situation) the surface equipment is completed,. The Surface The equipment of Comrie Colliery is designed to produce and prepare for the ' I,I The Pithttd Baths. A mine ar ~nd .surface DicseJ locomotive are seen In the foreground. �\ : ,. •, . .. .. ' .· . I ' �market upwards of 4,000 tons per day, or 400 tons per hour. The coal is raised from a depth of 427 yards by a skip winder of 1,250 h.p. with 10k ton capacity skips in a 20' diameter reinforced concrete lined upcast shaft. A second similar shaft 22' in diameter serving as a downcast shaft has a winder of 600 h.p. suited to handle materials and men only. Dynamic braking, interlocked signalling and rope guides are special features of the winding systems. Water for the winder liquidstarter controllers is supplied from a tank in the roof of the skip winder house, cooled after use in the spray fountain and pumped back to the tank for re-use. A forcing fan of the propeller type situated at the man-winding shaft is designed to provide 250,000 cubic feet of air per minute against a maximum resistance equivalent to 4½" water gauge. The special partitioned rectangular casing on the man-winding shaft in conjunction with false bottoms on the cages provides the airlock. The r.ecessary electric power 1s generated at The m•nshalt with •idock, fanhousc. winder house, ;ind focomotl•• shed. Side-tipping bo1les used (or stoncmlnlng can be seen Jn the foreground. �1d \ \ ' .,__ ~ ,: ' ,(/.-.,,, �the Company's Central Station at Kelty, some twelve miles distant, and transmitted at 22,000 volts to a sub-station located in the man-winder house. The preparation plant has an overload capacity of ·H·O tons per hour with proYision for breaking all the large coal down to below 6 inches. The washing plant, of the Baum type, designed to treat 6" minus and with special water treatment features, is capable of mechanically cleani11g the total Middlings are crushed and reoutput. washed. Pit and preparation plant debris is removed by an aerial ropcway of 180 tons per hour capacity some 950 yards to waste ground outside the colliery site. T he Pithead Baths consist of two floors with a special drying room, a canteen, first-aid room, and private baths for officials. Lockers, !!tc., for r ,008 men are fitted now. T he necessary offices, lamp room, and mechanical and electrical engineering workshops, etc., are provided. At the underground tippler. The 1-ut car of a traln can be seen empty In the clpplcr. On centre p3gcs:- The skip sh,ft ,nd orcpuatlon plant. ���An underground conduit system accommodates all cables and pipes. The surface buildings are flat roofed and the layout is on modern symmetrical lines, designed with the collaboration of the Architectural Department of the Miners' Welfare Commission. Underground Equipment No bunkers for storage are installed either underground or on the surface. A hinged flap acts as a false bottom in the skip to avoid breakage. There are two measuring chutes, one to each skip of 10½ tons capacity equal to three car loads 3½ tons each and fitted with anti-breaking devices. The mine cars are 12' long, 4' 6" high, and 4' 4" wide, with tapered roller bearings and special swivel couplings, such that the cars can be emptied in the undergrou.nd tippler without being uncoupled one from another r in the train. The tippler capacity is 140 cars per hour. Cars are handled mechanically through the tippler, the whole opera- ,l . j At a Junct.lon nur the s,Jt bottom. I .! ��tion of car handling, tipping, skip loading and despatching being controlled by one operator. The pit bottom is designed so that the main haulage levels form main intakes. The pit bottom is free from any ventilation doors and the roads in general arc laid with single tracks. The pit bottom includes a pump house, power distribution station and office, and a locomotive station is yet to be made. Diesel locomotives of 25 to 50 h.p. and weighing 4½ to 7½ tons are in use with trains of 6 to 12 cars. The gauge is 2' s• with 60 Jhs. per yard rails forming the track. The seams to be worked include the Jersey and Five Feet series of coals. The method of working adopted is that of Jongwall retreating with complete extraction. A main loading station will be made for each area and adjacent seams will be tapped by short cross-cut mines and the coal conveyed by belt conveyor to the loading station. Coal to the dip will be raised by direct rope At a fo~dln&nation: 1,.rn.n,csd to loid 1200 tons F•' shift by one open.don. The spedal fttdln& device C1J1 be seen In batkiround, �r SURFACE EQUI PME NT Pithead Fmmcs Winding Engines l\•Iechanical Equipment Electrical Equipment Prepamtion Plant Electrical Equipment Lamproom Equipment Main Linc Locomotive Weighbridges Aerial Ropcwa)' 5-Ton Travelling Crane Main Fan (l05" Diam.) Sub-Station Equipment Surface Railway Equipment i\lnrkham & Co., Ltd . i'vlarkham & Co. Ltd. Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd. Nortons (Tividale) Ltd. i\lctropolitnn-Vickcrs Elcctricnl Co., Ltd . Concordia Electric Safety Lamp Co .. L td. A. Barclay, Sons & Co., Ltd. , K ilmcr1ock H. Pooley & Sons, Ltd. R. White & Sons, Widnes, Lanes. T . Smith & Co., Ltd. Thcrmotank Ltd. A. Reyrollc Co., Ltd. and Bruce Pt hies & Co., L td. The Clydeside Constrnctional Co., Lu.I. SHAFT EQUIPMENT No. I SHAFT Dcmag. A. G . and Qualter, 1-b ll & Co., Barnsley Skips Automatic landing and discharge plant Rotary Tippler, Bunker, Measuring device, creepers and Airlock Keps Auxiliary Guides Signalling and Interlocks Winding and Balance Ropes Guide Ropes Dcmag. A. G. G ~~ehoffnungshuttc Redpath, Brown & Co., L td. Metropolitnn-Vickcrs Electric:11 Co., Ltd. Whitecross Co., L td. Wrights' Ropes, Ltd. No 2. SHAFT Cages, Airlock, Kcps and auxiliary guides Winding Ropes Balance Ropl'S Guide Ropes 30 Tons Cappels 30 Tons Ormerod Detaching hooks Shaft Cables Gutehoffnungshuttc British Ropes Ltd. British Ropes Ltd. R. Hood, H aggic & Sons, L td. Barker, Davies & Co. William Nimmo Ritchie The Edison Swan Electric Co., Ltd. UNDERGROUND EQUIPMENT Pumps Mather & Platt Ltd. Drysdale & Co., Ltd. Compressors Ingersoll Rand Co., Ltd. Auxiliary Blower Fans (25" dia.) Davidson & Co., Ltd., Belfast Electric Drills Hugh Wood & Co., Ltd . Compressed Air Hammer Drills Climax Eng. Co., Ltd. Conveyors-Shaker Mining Eng. Co., Ltd. Do. -Belt M. & C., Ltd., Hugh Wood & Co., Ltd. Coalcutting machines Anderson, Boyes & Co., Ltd. Electric Switchgear M. & C. Switchgear, Ltd., and A. Reyrolle & Co., Ltd. Diesel Locomotives (25 & 50 h.p.) The Hunslet Engine Co., L td . (40 & 48 h.p.) Ruston & Hornsby, Ltd. ~ me Cars (3~ tons capacity} R. Hudson Ltd., Leeds. 50-Ton Hydraulic Press John Mills & Co. (L lanidloes) Ltd. Telephones Automatic Telephone & Electric Co., Ltd. and Heyes & Co., Ltd., Wigan. Shaft Sinking The Cementntion Co., Ltd. �VISIT OF IC . H. Mclqeill, Agent 'i'HE FIFF co~ COMPANY LIH!TED OCTO].~ ,, . 1935 And . SUBSEQU.Er~T OQ~SPOND'.ilNCE �/ ; I' I Mr. George E. Pryde, Vice President, Union Pacific Coal Co., Rock Springs, Yyoming, -U.S.A. Innesforth Hous e , NEWMILLS , Fife. 6th April, 1938 . l \ \ \ Dear Nil'. Pryde, As promised in my last letter to youg I Report on our Accident Position for last year. From this you will see that we continue slowly to improve. We have still a long way yo go to reach anywhere near your position, but we are keeping on trying. am enclosing herewith copy of I hope this letter f ind s you and ,,irs • Pryde in good health, and trust that your ne~ ~ Ve-t~~ is still proceeding ins atisfactory manner. I have now removed my home to the Western part of Fife, as you \·1ill see from the above address. I am now concentrating the whole of my time between the New fitting at Comrie, and the refitting and devel oping at Valley.field Colliery. Are you thinking of coming through to the Gl asgow Empire Exhibition? If so I shall be very gl ad to know, so that I may be able to put you up. The Coal Trade in Britain is very prosperous at the moment, although there is an indication of a slight reaction. Wars and rumours 02 Wars are causing tremendous activity in the Armament direction, with the result this Country is on the peak of a wave of prosperity. With kind regards to illrs . Pryde and yoµrself; •• I remain, Very a incerely yours, K. /.f. '1!,o v(Q.. .. ? �. •· r ~ - - v- .1 ,\ / j \· SUMMARY OF ACCID rNT S ATISTICS FOR THE THIRTEEN OPERATING _ COLLIERIES OF THE FIF COAL COMPANY DURING THE PAST FIVE -~~ s_: ___ ; Yearo Total Man-hours Worked. 1933. 1 6,417,680 . 13 1,396 17,917,125 11 • ·- - 1,347 16 Increase Man- hours/ Accident since 19330 in Frequency since 1933 0 11,761 ---1934. %Decrease Man-hours per Accident. Total Compensable Accidents. Underground Fatalities . 13 , 302 ·- 3.5 0 -- I ·· I +13.l ~---- - - --·-.- ----·- ·-- 1935. 18,987,563 10 1,240 15 ,313 -11.2 ~ 1936, 19,795,275 12 21,946 902 I 1937, 20,517,353 . 5 802· - - 25,583 -· -. - ~~-~ ~ Saf'ety & Education Dept . COWDENBEATH . 7/3/38. "';• l?· o .?. • ~ ~ - - -- - 35. 4 +86 .6 - 42 .6 +117.5 - - - - - - ·- I +30.2 -·- ·I i �\FIFE COAL CO.'s SAFETY CAMPAIGN. ,Hr Miller, in his reply, sni1f liow much H1e:v :it No. 7 had appreciated all that bnd been doon for thPm by Mr Wm. Ileiil. 'l'hoir ,·i~itors that evening were possihly curious to how they Imel secured the results they ANOTHER SUCCESS FOR No. 7 know hnrl, espel'inlly during tJ1oso last tltreo ye_nrs. He :i~sure<l them thero woe nothin~ mystor1011.g COLLIERY. :ihnnt it. but thl'lso results woro ntt:i.inc<l bv !:<'tlins- tho goodwill or thPiT men. (Hear. hear.) Mr \\"111. ltciil hnd tbo ha.nnv knntk Triuntcs to locuJ miners nnJ collier:, officials of doini: thnt from tho humble.s t worker to the for the pnrt lhry :ire plnrin:; it1 the Fife Cool most important mun in tho colliery. At No. 7 Contpnn~·•s ~nrr.t y c:im p11ii;11 were pnid at a. thM• thoni;ht of him not so much ns an complimer.t:ny diuocr i;i,·-,11 by the Compnny nfficinl hut itio 60meone for ,;hon,. they lin,1 n , per,oonol reg-an), nod !hey would surport him in tho Ceutr.Jl ,rork>'ltnps Canteen on Snturnnythiog ho 8ct. his heart on. He spoko <loy c,·cuiog to 1·e1·o;;niso iho achic\'ement of I ,inf the mrn n~ po~scssiug tho finest ohnrncter:Ko. 'i Colliery in !1,t\;ing t he lowest accident ib!irs. and of their rcspoul'e to th<'it' offort~ rc1·ortl for t·hc lnst three years. to hare nn acri,lcnt-free collfory. He would n~surc th<'m, h(lwc,·cr, . th(J.t thl' 'll"OrkorR nt Tho principal guests were tho membors or :1'". 7 ('n)licrv • ,rero not sol<'ly intcrcstod in 1 tho No. 7 Safety Committee, anti an1oog others {ho iuonthl.,· i;.~(cfy prizes ·,nnirrlctl, becouso if present were 1·epresent:1ti\'CS f rom thu Snfoty thr.v Imel contributed snmcU1ini:: to geneml Committees of tho Con1pany's Ynrious surety-if nm·lhing that had heer1 tried coul<l be npp1ic,J elsewhere-then tJ1cy felt amply collieries. r cw:ir,lc,I. (Applause.) They hnrl henn l n 01:DT TO mt -;\ M. REI.I>. lot about lhc kce-p-fit mo,·ement, but Mr Roid, .. ?.11· Kirk,;oou H. i1cKcill, ogeut, who prehe con.siclN"ccl, c1ml<l ~ar ho wai. earlier tlu1n sided O\'er a comvnuy of se\"eUI.)'., npolog1se<l lh.o Clo,·l'rnment; bcrau~o he was "nt them" to fur the absenco of Mr (;. C. Ro1d, nnd conk<'~p-/it lnni: befn1·0 tho Gn,·ernm<'nt t:ilk.c<l ,·<'ycu to \he gnthering tho best wishe$, of the abnnt it. Jn conclu~ion, 110 <'Xt>re~sed, 0 11 .general . works munai;or. 'l'hat 0CCO$ton, he bohnll' of ti•<' worker~ and officials, · their conti:oucd, wos on iml)ortnnt ooo for the apnret·inlinn of the kincllr sentiments expressed Company. 'l'he &afetY campaign wns onterud 'Mtb b~· tho Chairman nn,l llr Rohl. ;,ml into a number of you111 ngo-i;o1uo peol)le snid n<sttre•l them thnt No. 7 ,.-ould e:irry ou the soo10 thirty renra ago-Uut duriug the Inst goucl work. (.\pplnuse.) three years th~y hnd made a 1·eully keen ef!ort r n?:s1:Sl'ATIO!>" OF ntrLO~IA. to i.tir op the thoughts of thei'r worke1-s in regar<l to their own sn.!'oty. lo that connec'rhc Chairman snhl thn.t ; i t ynrious collieries tion they owed a g1·ent deal to Mr Wm. Reid, tbry fo11nil Jiplomas hno.;ing in tho offices. ,;Ito lh-e or s.i:i: years ogo went to amorico. on tint nt 1\o. 7 th~J ijceme<I t o collect them. He cerh1in business. Whilo thE>ro ho recei'red a thou~ht that if .Ko. 7 wns iu tho fortnnal'l cnble frou1 Scotland asking if he ,;ouM S!'nre pp,ibou ;,t tho ('Od of the present }"car of time to make -so.mo in.-cstigation9 regarding e:;nin <?htaining the dipl_omo, it ought t'? be safoty methods in the State~. 'l'but time ,rns somctluni; moro substnnt1a l, probnblv 11 ~1lvor spent very much to their ndrnntago iu collect,. ~hiel,l. • iog many ideas, and when their cnmpnign ~h· Ueid therc.~ftcr banded OYcr tho diploma, 8tarted, ho wus the mninsprin1, or it. M.uny w hidt w,,s reccivell, on behalf of the ,;orkers things "·et·o commenced ·,nth plenty of nncl ollicmls, l>t Mr \\"111. l•:,dng, who e:1:presscd onthusinsm nod 'll"cro ultimately ullo,~od to ple11~•1N nt being i1witcd to accept tho drop, hnt in tho present instance, if t hcv cliplnnin. Ile odtled that it h;,d bcC'n 'll"0n were inclinetl to he lockodoisical, Mr Roi~ 011 a dif!crcot hnsis froru tho two pr~\'ious was tho mun who kept. them going. They of ~n~<'e•~c~. n~ Ko. 7 ' colliorv hnd been on u the Corupnuy. nnd all fho workmen, were hamliro11 ha,is with the ofher 1:ollierie•. lt more in<lcbted to Mr Uctd thnn to anybody nm.tic their la~k u II thCI 1m, ro difficult bnt nt elso in the cnmpaign, nnd No. 7 Colliery tho S1m_o time, the honour was :i.ll th~ grctter. pnrticnlnl"ly hnd holll'fited n great dcnl from In <·losmg. ho referred to tho pioneer ,'rork his close association wifh it. ln cooclnsion, ~f tho cnlliHy ii!, tnkiug J?llrt 1i:i a_pog~nut Mr J,IoNeill expressed tho hope that No. 7 fot• tho Dnnformhne anti West Fifo llospitnl. Colliory would continue to show nn uoroplo, (A ppln n~c.) and that the fine 1<pirit between tho of!ic1als .M 1· W. E. S. Peach, "l'rhn "·as rcrc11tly ancl the mon would continue to be fostered. appointe,l a::ent nt N(I. 7 Colliery, spoke iu cooi;r:itn!:i!ory terms of the rccor,I set up. (k\pplnuse.) :,nd h(!,·rni; e~pre,:scd the ho[)e that it ,rould A GREAT l'tlTUR&. be. mnmtninetl, n,ti!cd thnt 1ttr Reid nnd :\[r J,Ir Wm. :Roid, in proposing tho toast of ~[,Iler ltnd Ect sul.'h n \"t'l"Y high stanclnr<l " No. 7 Colliery," said ho was very pleased dm·111~ the Inst llwee ,·enrs thnt it was goin" to that No. 7 hnd again tD.ken top place. Some ho ,liflicult to maintnfo rt. '! 'here was a Fn1et; pits were Ketting nearer and nearer to No. 7, t·nmpn ign nt No, 7 Colliery TI"l1c,n Mr Jam rs nnd the closer they were getting the happier Crawford 1rns mannger. an,J wheu. he (:\lr ho wns, be?use it would mean o. _considorahlo l't'at•h) succccdctl l\£r Crnwforcl n~ mnnnger reduction 1n the number of ncc1dents. Re he had kept it s:ning_ until Mr Miller tonk recalled the early duys of the camp,~igu, how onr. When he ()Ir Pcnt'h) '!"s mnooger, tlto tho General llfnnagor of tho Cotnpllny, at a ac1·ulcnt__mte wns 3000 lllllnsl11fts per accident, JOeoting of the Central Safety Committee, bnt tlJe1r lnte•t rt'cord wns fi.-e time~ better monngers, and offioinls had np11enled to even·thnn thnt, nn,I. elovoo times hPtter than the body to put their shoulder to the wheel; and :i.1•prag_e> .for Bntoln. (Apnlnusc:.) how, 11·be11 so.rcnFm wos being met with from , Dr W1Jl1~m•im, Snfrty Engineer, s.~icl tl,nt both offlci:ils and men-among them severnl No. 7 C~•l]1cry s record ]i:111 greatly inlercstcll ~cnior ofBcinl11 who ongbt to have known better many . Yrstlo1:s lo the Fife Co.~! Compnm· -Ur 1\fcNeill was of tremei:idous hel_p to him. in.,Ju,hn,::- eminent minitig 111cn. An important He paid tribute to Mr Miller, aod the fioo fn<'to1· nf tl10 Fllr.l'E'S~ "l'rlts tlrnt ~ouic,thing ltn,l lt'OI' his oxnmple had bcrn Collo,;ed· nt No. 7, 1:il'rn y,lnnlctl tbcl'f) Fernrnl ~·l'nrs ngo. Tbnt a .-:oniery whose rccorrl waq talked about even b.'l<l . hccn <'llrt'fnlly n111 •e<I nn,I firtnh' 011tsido of Scotfand, nn~ t_hey !Jo.cl hnd many cFt11hl1~l,ctl nninrly, ~atcty consciousnc,s. penrle writing for stat16hcs of the prognss. (Anplunse.) 111adc. There wero mnn:r safety campaigns . lllr C. ~camnn Fpnkl' on !•ehnl_f of tlte ,·i~it-· in Eoglnu,l, pnrticulorly in the M.idlamls, 10,r JlllCsfc, nml !\Ir W. r:,rin:r, m rcph-ing on ,.-hero nil the big co.mponics hnd lhc,ir safoty belrnlf. of t!JP No. i ('0011niltce, cipre~se,1 dl!partmcnt. Resnltll, however, be pointed ont, :1pprrc1nlion lo tho gcoeml, mnnni:cr 111111 ('()Uld not be got in a month or two, and som, ,hrcrtor11 of flu, Company for tho hospitality of them were rather disaP.pointed beca1uo the~ ucror<lecl fo thllm w<'re not i;ottlng the re,;u)ts e:spocted. Condi A nrn~iml prn:rrammr wpq pro,·i,le,l h'r tin11s there were mueb better t.hnn tho&O ir. )les•rs ,T. l'ntrnmn. A. Morri~, .T. Thri,l~nn Fife, 110,l tho resulfs 11houl,l. be hotter. BE D. l'. ('nmplK'II , Cl. ll:t\'i1l~n11. J. 'llillrt•. <1'. conzralulate<l the ?ir011~beo.th men who, &ince Ros~. J. J)non, .T. Pnhh, R. ,vil•nn, 11. OnthriP the umalgnmntion of tho collierie111• had lnllen F. li:innrll, 'I'. Wr•lwnotl. R. Oilmnnr, .T'. ,1uirkly into the way11 of No. 7 Couier:,. Thot Mc('lcllnntl, nn,l W. R S. l'rnrh. Cnrnmunih• tnllirr_y w11'1 t'> him aometbiug personnl. M:nre Hinuiug w,.,. l1•1l hv ]\fr 1), lllnir. • ,,fficinls frlt t hat wa:v th•u 1nooy of the men Yofrq or I)111111<• u·er<' ,,rn11o•r•I hy ;\fr ~knew, un,t uny occident nt Nil, 7 wa~, he P11trr•n11. )l1•• f'ouli~ pniJ ~Inf! of lho c:•"'PrD ,•onqideretl nn accident against himself. No. 7 ll'l'l"0 J"e~ponHihln fnl· tl1e rnh•ring. l1nd a grPAt 1-ecord and a great tutun. In a fow- week~ they were tn Jose their manager, ,ind whoorcr lflll, Mr llillcr-'s surce1&0hr w ould, • he honed, put hlll ebouldPr t.o tha ff' P.e1 and , , ,li. _ -· -- , .. +1,,.,,_ ,,.c,_ _.,_ , A nnlouse.\ 0 I �'Otbe munfetmHne t01res1, t-:iAl'ClU>AY, J.\.Xl".inr :!It, rnas . "UTOPIA." ~ ::irrcst iug lighu on coutlitions in Sonct Russia is ~lied by n book cntit.Jcd '.' AssiglUUent in Utopi:1." Eugcuo Lyons 1s tho ::iuthor of tho book, which is published by Rn.rrnp. A r o,icwer in tho " British We~ld~" (1"hieh is usually free from preJUdico on m::ittcrs r clatinrr to Itussia) t:> says tht«· . a Judg<acl by nny sbndard, thi:; Look is one of tho most conYiocinrr nod ' enlightc_ning :u·counts of the derelo;ment 1 of ~onet ltussin which h:is yet been published. ~t has :in authenticity which 1 ~annot ho denied." What gi1·c.s tbo bool; its ,nluo ns n relinblc sur,ey of the results • of n prnctic.il cxpcrioient in Comn1unisni is tho fact that, when the author went to llussia, ~ had no bias ngainst that political , system. His bias, indeed, wns :ill tho other way. . Wo nr'.l told 1 bat "be grc1V up on the East Side , of Now York with • Radicalism nnd IloYolt nurtured in his Yery. bones." I:Io becnme n journalist worlong for tho Communist Party in tho U.S.A., and was Inter conn<acit>d with an official Soviet newsagency in New York. "'hen h.3 n·as i,cnt to Moscow he folt that 110 hnd ·br.eu nssignrd to Utopia. Uo saw ltussia through the Ffre Yenr Plan nml np to tha commencement of the s=ud Plnn. At the out.set J1c fullr expected thnt his dre::ims n-?~ld .come truo in thnt liappy land. Dis11lus1onmcnt followed disillusionment until there Wnli nothing le(t but I disgust for Stalinism null nl\ its works. 'l'ho author snys that nt the, end of tho .l!'ivo Yeor Pinn " tho proletnrinn's role had been reduceu to silent, obedience, with starmtion us tho only nH,,rnatiT-e." When ·.Mr Lyons lc:ft Russin he Juul the sensa of Jen,·ing a 1111tinr, trupprtl•,. '1'1·.ippo<l ph~·sicall.l", with hloodhnuu,ls :in,) muchiue-g11118 mu) d1•1tl h ri('ntcn<'C'S gua1·cling tl'.c fron~icr~ lo tm'1·rnl !><'or,lc fron1 l•~ ·u111ng, wath n p.1.~~rort .s,,:,.lc•u1 in,;i.Sc tho frnnlirr•, with C'n<llr-~ uku>i'S 11n•l tlneat,,t,, rC';:ul,1•c l hoir rxislcn,•r. ·• '.l'ra ppr<l i11tPllrrt11ally 1.-j1J1 M·rr1· 1 tl,r,,!ght J>I rfcrihc1) amt 1nri1(al curiu•il ~ punhhetl a:1 h••rr~y. 'l'l'llPP1'1l s1,irituall~· . . • • r,n,) prncli~in:; h.,·111,c ri,~- n.- tl11, /ir~·t i law c,f sun·i,·:,1." I II is f<J11<•lu'lio11 011 Su,·i,•l rnl<', aft<-r ' C'sprrir11<'<•, i~ d<"I rill(<) iu lln•sr won!~: '' ,\ nw1·h1111i5tic d1•hurnaui~••I !.1H'i11li~111 l,a,,,.',I 1111 di,•111 tor~hip, ~y:.tr n1ntil' Lr utnlity, rcg11ue11l<:tl r11hots working for an [l('l'SOJ>a) IBRl\ILINE PRESSt Iimperson:il • Stnto ndministercd l1y a c:iste of bureaucrn ts." So this is what tho ::idmirers of l\Josco11· ' call the rule of tho proletnrint ! l l is i11 fact ono of tho worsL forms oi t~·rnnny the world has o,·cr witn<'sscd. Probably the inoictment :ig:iinst Slalinisru woul<l h:wc boon st-ronger slil\ ii it bnd lx·iin brought ! thoroughly up to date hy the inclusion of I rct'ords of the- lnles l wholcsalo exccutioni; I i11 Rus.,ia. In :h ·nsl'h·cs theso j11clidnl n1urU<!rs a ~ ;11,l t~i l ;r vidC'nre ng:.1,inst lhe SoYiet, for, 111 cou1 .-,•, if all is ,~an in Russia, ns out own l3obhi1as arc constantly n.ssuring us, thcra could be nothing but pcrpct11nl pc-nee nnd bl<'sselluess there. To thoso in West Fife who h:i,·o thoir spiritunl homo in ~[oscow w6 conune'lld a. peruso.l of 1\Ir L'l'ons' book. It n1ny open ,their eyes as effectually ns his own were opened throngh his actual cs:pericnce in " Utopia." I prfrileged 1 1• .. 1 , 0 �COLLIERY FIRES. LECTURE BY MR KIRKLAND H. McNEILL. At tho ninth lccturo in lbo practical course for mining men which is boing hel<l al tho .lloruy lnstituto, Kelty, llt K. IL Mc.Nctll, ticnio1· agc11t of tho l:'tfo Coal Co., Ltd., wa<:1tho lcclurcr. Ilis subject w.as "Underi;round l•'irc5." Mr John lu·ch.ibuld, ma1111{;cr, Aitken Colliery, p1-,:,sidod. • 1''c1; ci.i~umstruiccs arising in minins :u:c fraught witu i;1·cawr potcutiul dan:;crs and u.:cui:;100 mo1-o ruwcty to a miue-ma.nu:;cr tlia11 1 tho o~ur1·once or tut undergl'Ouud lire. Al• thong-ii lo;s or l.ifo lroln this causo ha<l foi:llwi1tcly not been rolu.tively grl).(lt, the possibility of u. largo disaster must always be borno 111 mind, ond every outbreak regu.nl~d us likely to 11;11"0 i;criou:; nucl fu1~reaching cuect... .Hr Mcol"foill dealt witu his subJcct from two~ uspoctij, . 1•i:t., ·superficial fi~·e.-i :111d ijP?n.tnne_ous' combu~t1on. In nu rumlys1s of supeJiie1al tires td1icb l1:id occuri-ecl iu Hritish mines over a pcdod oi. seven ,curs, it )\'as e,·idcnt t.hut the 0 rcatest swi,:lo !'actor caus1n:; underground fires was nnke<l lights, nutl th:it noxt in or<ier came the use of electricity, whilo friction of baulai;a machiD&rY camo tlurd.. 'fhose three cnuses wcro tog{!thcr rcspQnsil,lo for more than t,1) 11et cent. 01 fire~ in mizws other thau those due to ~pontnnoous rombu:;tion. From his own experience Mr )k~'-'.,ill cited many examn}cs ! wherein fires J,:ul bct:n stw·tecl throui;h onre1 lessne:s.s with nuked lights and matches. He \\'as ol' the opinion that the day l\'us not for ,!ishint when le:;islatiou would, prohibit tho ul'l! 1 of naked lir;h ts aiul smoking iu all pits. Too • much cautiou. coulcl not be c:11ercise<l in prevcntin& the introduction of oontr.:i.band articles, cspccinlly matches, into a safety.lamp pit. ,I.Dy roan who wilting\:, atlcmpted to b1'eak the regulations in this regard merited tho most se,·cro punishment which the law of the land ' \ could ilnposo. Again, whetc djscipline was lnx I tbero wns always a tendency for nccmnulations of re:iclily inflamm.ible material, such us paper, oily wa&t.o, lo occur in ce1 t.ain dangerous &itub.tions, espcciollv in places where u11m nte . their food and in tl1e lleiihbourhood of ~n:;ine t·oom$, Ju mnny pits men were forl,id<ll'n ' to lu.ko food nndcrgrouud which was wrnpped in paper. 'l'his rule should1 bo made gencrol. . Fu·rs nttributnble to the misnso of clech;city 't might :ll'i$o from a vorioty or caui;es, the chief of which were (a) o,·erheating or fusing of. cubics; (h) dumn.\i:O to c.'lbles by foils of roof, runaway tubs, coal-cutter picks, etc.; (c) short circuits arising from ..-aricms causes: and (dl defects in sw·itcb J\!al:, especially qil-immersed ,::car. Mr McNc11l nguin cited examples of electrical fires "R"hioh had originated by each of the abo,·e c.'luses. While it w119 tho colliery electrician's duty to en~uro that proper nttl'n• I ion was gfrcn to tho design, Joy-out. instnl!:i,. tion and working of cloctricnl apparntus, uc,·orthclr~s th~ro were many points \\'hich concc.>rncd, mining mon in thi$ <'onnt>ction. Spooio.l core sl1ould alwoss bo cfrcn to ll'niling j cables so :is lo a.void conb<'t with coal-cutter vicks, or conyc_;o~. and their c:tposuro to the , rffccts of shot-firing. Scrupulous cleanliness sho111<1 also be observed near nny t ype of c:il"ctrical :i.p11arahis. Tho more e-:i:tcnsi'<'o Ufie of mnchincr:v hnd increased ih!' potential danj:!lrs of fire <1ao to friction or mn,·ins pnrta. Uncler certain circumstanc-es, sucl1 . friction might ~cneratc!-;,11fficicnt heat to g1\'e l'iso to tho ignition or rc:-ulily inilzw,mo hie DUl.tcrial. 'l'ho- rooEt cnnunon <:nUet><i of l!Uch sources of miOG !in~~ W('rc :-(a) Fric~on of hnuloge pullo;,-s, (iJ) m•crhr.·11.ed bear111gs and friction nf brr.kes on b,rnI:1;,;e i::oars, (e) friction of bclu,, (11) friction or i1:;ging COD'<'eyor-paJJa when rubbing n::-ninst props oc chocks. Common b('ll~.c bltoul<l ohvinle any such dangers. • 'l'h<' 11otenti:il cl::n~crs of ~hot-firing. such M ,,,·erchnrgil•g and iosuflicient stemming, nnJ • •' • ' "· .. • _,._ .,..rro al,,o dralt IIOllr "Olpi:t1f 'Plioa: ~ t j ~ VO pa,t °'qµo,ir. [l!.ll -9tr!p.lv:>UTI1 ' P,:oU l[O,L 11:1 81:al'll dn~tmq ' •R .Llvnuv,t 'l{~!I no ·1rd·u1 O& .Sn!poooxa pa,iils 11 UP!II ,11(.1 ,l~Om • lllllA!-lp JO oau..,,•.,., uo l""l;llAl '\J 1s VII.& eq uaqAL &3' llllll1J w.11. :.<'.p(llO:i,:nx •iiJo. '\JIIJ a1111vqang H 'JVIIIJp ,tOlOUI 'u091!,M ·suwo-q: q.ll![ 'l811UJ}{ !)UU "II oqa -.llaN u.iJA4"'1 PIXIJ 01u uo Ltvnuur "ltB ao . .:,;,y .1c,iom 'V .IIUJ~fP U.lq.1,1,,...!.~. <l!l·!Pllq v DI ¼I' I l �xxxxxxx Operation J anuary 18, 1938 Ur. K. H. Il~Teill l!oraybanlc House Kelty , Fife Seo tland • Dear l:.ir. llctJ ei 11 : It \'/E.\S a p leasure to hear from you again , and am glad to knou thnt your ney1 mine i s mQkine prot,ress . I read ,·Jith a great dea1 of interest the items in the Colliery Guardi an and also the Fi fe :vapers , 't'7hich give c e;reat deal of info rmation regarding your Safe t y program, ,-mich, I am sure , i s making good progress. I am attaching heretJi th a copy of o.n C?.dverti semen t ,1e published in the local papers, the.nkin ~ our employe s for the splendid coopera tion they gave uo curing; the yee;r , Tihen ue made a record of 9 2,680 mon hours ,;;orlced per o.cci den t. 'l'his ie a very aood record, und ,7e are proud of it. Our D. O . Cl ark mine is moving along qui tc nell . \'le expect to ste.rt putting in the concrete foundations in the l a tter part of 1'.Iarch , for both the tipple and the co11veyo:r, the entire Job to be f ini shed in t he early part of August of this year. 'i7e ha.v e had a. remarkably open uin ter, that i s, ,·,e have had no v ery cold t1eather, 1 beloY1 zero i s about as cold as it has been this \";i nter, and ue have very little enot1. V Le.et yeur ·,:as a very t;,ood one for us. He mined 3,315,000 tone of coal. °lie are starting out the Heu Year rather elovi, bueinoss in this country beinc more or l ees in a reoo1D1on, continual defies put up by the President and his asai etan ts not hell)ing the si tUZl.tion. 'll>.ey talk abou t bus iness go int; along ,·,i th them, but ,-,hen thin gs seem to be starting out all ric;ht, then they have another 11 dreaxn 11 a.go.in. I think the President i a li s tenin g to too many theories of government and is not gettin g very f'ar, but they ,71 11 r;e t i t a ll out of their system after a while and ue , till be able to go ahead again a.a ·.,e should. I see by the papers t hat you have had severe gal es along the Atlantic coast, and a o,od deal of damage has been clone. �'\. 2 - Our P:residen t ls no\1 starting to tal k rearmament, which \JG n ill n ecess arily have to do as a matter of self~ preservation. r::us~o lini 's enterprise in Ethi opia, the continual demand oi Ge:i.n any for the retum of colonies, and the Japanese invasion of China, all sho\'1 very forcibly that, if a nation is not p~·otccted by a navy and armaments, it will come under the doain o.ti on of the stronger nations. PJn g lad you liked the photograph; I thought it nas a very good likenesEi. I ho 1>e, some time a:f ter our D. O. Clark Yin e i s l"tmning at superior, that you may be abl e to come '."fest again . \'ie still have our Kiltie Bnnd1 v1hich is go ing stron g , nnd i·,e -r1ill be able to give you a royal Helcome . 'Ihank you very much far the cablegram. I ,, v,as c ertainly vel:IJ n ice ond thoughtful of you to do this. Atain may I extend to you and your a s sociates my best ui shes f o r a Happy and P rosperous rl e'l.7 Year. Very sincerely yours, Ori!rinal Signed: GEO::GE B. PRYDF. �MORAYBANK HOUSE, KELTY, FIFE, SCOTLAND . 4th January, 1938. George B. Pryde, Es q. , Rook Springs, \Jl!YOMING, U.S.A. Dear Mr. Pryde , I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 17th ult. for which I thank you. I again take the opportunJ.ty of wishing you and Mrs. Pryde and your family all the best in 1938 and hope that it will be a happy year for. you. I am glad to note the great progress you are making witn your D. O. Clark Mine, and I would certainly like to have the opportunity of seeing it once you are in full production. uur project at Comrie goes on apace. ~e expect to have the shafts down to the coal by the end of February, but it will take us the whole of this year to erect the screening and washing plant. We have had much difficulty in the sinking, having had to pass through very heavy water-bearing strata. Our safety campaign is going on very well and our results for 1937, while not yet completed, indicate a very considerable improvement on any previous years. I will send you a copy of the completed figures when they are available . Last year was a boom year in the heavy industries in Scotland, particularly the coal trade, and indications are that this year will be even much better . uur workmen's wages are steadily being increased with the new agreement, and prices are away up. I am sorry th.at the same state of affairs does not apparently prevail in .America, which appears to be passing through a period of very grave uncertainty and bitterness between Roosevelt's administration and big business. Rearmament in Europe appears to have much to do with tne present prosperity and I am afraid America will require to commence some similar project, particularly when onA thinks of the menace of Japan to American interests . I was very glad indeed to have your photograph which I shall have it hung in a prominent position so that it may be a continuous reminder of the very nappy time I spent with you at Rock Springs. jl I 1 is a most wonderful likeness. I/ , 1 �George H. Pryde, Esq. Rock Springs. 4/1/38. -2- I observe that the whole of your undergrouna conveying system is being supplied by the Link ~elt Company, Chicago, and that Messrs . Allen & Garcia Company have designed your preparation plant. You certainly are in good hands. soon. I will be looking forward to hearing from you a gain ishing you al l the best. ~1 Yours very faithfully, __,..;..---===-zz;;........."" �Dec emb er 17, 19j7 i.tr . IC . JI . :.:c_Tei 11 :..ior ay bank I{ouse !?"el ty, Fi feal1ire Scotl and Deal" tl1· . I1cn eill : I hu-,re not hear d fro m you f or qui t e a \"J.hi le, but I !)resume the o pe r a tions a t your n en mi ne a j_'e going alon g gM i te r api dly no v, . lir . Cu:rloi.'/ t o l u l!le about your purch ase of a i1ashine; ..!}lant . I am sure the i mproved p rep aration \7ill justi .i.'y t he e:x11ense, a l though, on a ccoun t of t he h i gh pr i ces of s t eel and other materi cl a today, con s t r uc tion costs r..re exces sive . I read t he Ol d Country pavcrs anu note t i1e \".'o rk yo ur compuny i s do i nb in Saf'ety, i,a:i.'t.ic ul. al'l y ti:'J.e l e e t u re e &.i ven by Dr. A{eici. I think that is the only ouxe way to succe ss i n Safet y i::ork, th~t i s , to keep evei·l as t ine].y afte r i t . A gr eat deal o f mi s ai on nry vm rk h2,s to b e do n e , r.;n d men y,1ill no t, o f thei r oun volition , a ccep t a Safe t y 1,rograra r:ho l ellca r t edl y , -:1i t l10 u t o. c r ee. t deal o i' u rgi nt., . Our ~3ui 'ety uork go e s well, a lthough not a s wel 1 a s -.:1e \'1oul d l i k e, but b y and l arge \,e ar e moving ohettd en d I think \"le shoul d accomp l i sh resul ta . The 9 relimina r.r \1orl-: a t our D. O. Cl a rk lii ne i s p retty well compl e t ed ancl, v.-i thin t he next ui x t y d ays r,e shoul d start mi n i ng some coal there . The contr a ct f or our under ground conveying system has b een l e t t o the Link- Bel t Comp ony, Chi cago, Illinoi s , nnd that for t he p r e1,a r a tio n pl ant to the Allen & Ga rcia Company , al ED of Chic ago . These job s a r e t o be f i ni shed by Augu e t, 1938 . Our o ther con structi o n proj e cts f o r the y ear a r e prett y \1ell compl e t ed . und we c annot do much cons truc t io n work i n r eal col d weath er i n thi s 1mrt o f the coun t ry . I am e m ding you , und er sepa r a t e cover today, a pho to gr a!'il o f mysel f , which you no doubt would like t o hav e . llay I t:1. eh f or you, your f eraily and your s t af'f' , a mo s t Ila:1lPY pnd l ' ro aperou s lTew Year. Very Si nc erel y yours, Or l,rlDal S12"Df'il: G£vi1uC: 8, PAYO f �-- ( ---- ,, ,... ' , - ' u Jvne 2G , 1937 llr . K. R . nc:- •i 11 lioraybt?.nk Eouu,_ ICel ·~y, : 1ife Scotland lly dea.1~ Ill'• H c:i.T ~i l l ! It ,ms indeed a. .:!l easuxe ·to have your l e tter of June 3:rd, o.nd t o be the s:ecipi en t on Saturday of your c a bleBl'c.U1ls to both _.:.!· . r.::c!.uli:t.'fe und myself' 011 the oc-co.sion of ow· Ol d 'i'i□crs' !.teetii1!-~ • ·:e h~d the 11;.X!_;est aud n o :::it ei1thus i[1 :Jtic ca thcrinc; YJe have ever had, l>o t.11 in J?oin-;;, of 1Tv.r:1oe:;,~,:; 011C:: cv.ccese o :f the meetini..,. Fo:r "i;hii~teen years ,·ie h.a.v e ~ud cxcelle:n·t ,-,eat he:r, 2.nd t.lJ.ut io o. fine record. It 1;;o uld seem ti-1.::.t even the uea ther m~n ls ,; i th us . I t uas very thouehtful 01' you to cabl e ,:1e on i..hc... t date . ~i'hen ,·1e roud your rneaoage:3 at tlle bc:.ll'1qu<.!·~, ~hey ::.·ec c ived a illO st enthusiastic :i.:eca1;,tion. i ~-uu t.,lad to :knO\·: ubo ut you.1· ne·.-1 :i_):coj ec ·~. 'I-he coul p r eparat i on p l aut muf.:li; be a very e:r.tensivc.:: one. liine·i;y thou::.mnd l'()unds is a lot o:r mo ney . You \·1ill cci··tclnly have a. nice p l o.n t \"JJlen you ee't Lo int,; . \,i ~in skij.> ,·:lnciinc, l aI\..,e g i t c u~s , t.nd the fine prei.>ara.tion 1Jlmi't;, Y<.>U \:ill surely make som e of tu.ose enl). n eers and other operat:1.nt, co!t1puuie13 s i t u1, and t::..kc no ti c e . ile llave founu thu·i; 'i:.he lU.'t,0 p i t ca.I"s h .;.vc clone n uch t o reduc e our J.>rou.uc tion co13·co . ·.·. nat you a.re doing in ~cotlund, in your nev; 1>l ant, is revo l ution2:cy, but that is the .!.1ath by v.hi ch p1--oc;reos is made , by br<3akina m'l~ :from the l>eaten t:r.·ack . I am ou 1•a tllat , befoz·e you did so, you f i e:,1.1.red ev01·ytnil1c; out i.,ro perly, ~nd ,,hen your _Jl unt is runni ng, you w.l.11 nuke e. remar kabl e oho, .'i.1c,. It \Ji;>.a Vc'I::i nice oi' you t-J vi s i t 1'ly sis t er , u.nd I apprecia t e v ery i!lUcll your doiu:.., that. :,1tl l e \.e C..il..LJcct t o r,line {;;.Oout tluec w1d o '.half mill ion tons thi :d your , o.r (;ourse, busine ss i;.; still bo.d iu spa to . i.1e ho.ve a t rel!lendouo lot of l o.bor t roubl e here. Hone in :.'_yo1nin&, , of cour se , but ln many part s of the Jni tcd. .:..tc:.t es , p,:.u:tlcul c.I·l y in th.e eteel a nd a u to.no bile i ndu c t ri ea , a tremendously bo.d l abor oi tuo.tion c.xi ~te . Th;,.i.t, o f cource , ~,ill ·\'Jork i t oelf' out in t i me . �2 Our Yio~·:r is Goin[.; alo n g uith the ne,1 cine at s up cl ior. ne are a.o\7n a bo1.1.·~ 1 /7u0 f.eet ui·th tl,.c mai r1 elOliC , und about 7 50 feet 1:1ore tc t..,O . •. ;c \Jill be pl'e·t t y v;e ll alon;; by t:hc mi dd.l e of .3e) tcr.1t>:::.·. o :' cou:·oc: there \'Ii 1 1 be much 1i!O re '1.701·1: to do ta:ft0:i.· tl:i :: ie, co~·..plcted, bu t ue are making .vrocreso. ·.,e o.:::c :i:lal<i n G L:oo(. .!.:-·oL·::cc;.1 ·:1i ·ih t he plano for ou1· prer,u:cat:lon ·nl r.n t, u1d ~1ill ,_;"·•d i t ou t foi· bi ds i n aiJout a n onth. ~/e axe movinG t..lonG ·:. it!. Le :_11.:..n t, a.ncl ,-:•ill t:;e t i t compl et ed some tir:ie n e:.d; yea:.· . 4 At,aill i.1uy I tl:.unl: you l"o:r your con d der,i:~ion 111 sendinc; 1.1c the c :.i.i:>le;:_;rw. I ,-;rill send yo u the mq;a.zin c t:hen i t i s puolishe~. so i.h~..-c you 1·:i l l c;ct the r:ho l e stu:;.•y then . \li th hcut z~gurds, I 2m Ve1•y eince:rely yours, �I\Ioraybank House, KELTY, Fife. Scotland, 3r.d June, 1937. Mr . George B . Pryde , Vi cP,-PresidAnt, Union Pacific Coa l Co., Ruck Springs, t .ryOiviING , U.S.A. Dear Mr. Pryde, You will, I am sure, be thinking that I have forgotten auuut you. This is far from being the case, a s t her9 is not a ~eek passes that your name and organisation is not d i scussed in connection with our safety work . You will, I am sure, for~ive me being so long in writ ing you, but this year so far has been extraordinarily busy and I had a month of a very bad cold, and have also beGn worried considerably with an underground fire in one=: of our pits. I took the opportunity the other Sunday of running along to the East of Pifq and calling on your sister, who appeared to be very well and happy, and seems to be quite sett lect down after her marriage. She was talking about going to leave her present home and getting a house nearer her husband 's work. How are you getting on with your new project? I understand from Mr. McAuliffe that your drift is now down 1,200 feet. It would be very interesting to ha Vfl details of your progress, as I expect your rate of developnent will be something we never dream of here. ~~!e are still v~ry busy with our new project, the shafts nov: being down about 900 feet and we ~ve just placed the order for our coal preparation plant, which is costing us over £90,000. 1'/e are hoping to have the shafts pretty well finished oy the beginning of the year. I have sent you under separate cover a Scotch magazine which will give you some reflection on the Coronation. Britain had a wonderful time during May . Never in history has such a wave of loyalty been so demonstrated. I am certain that the foreign visitors to this country during this period must have bean amazed. • Great ~ritain at the present time, is on ~he peak of a pr•osperity boom. Every industry is working 100%, and wages are rising in most industries, particularly the beavy industries. Nearly 2/od per shift has been added to the miners' earnings. ~nfortunately this boom is more artificial more than anything else/ �"""' c%__···········.hlr..•.._G..•.B.•.....P.r.y..d.9. 11.. .s..is......-.......3./.o/3.7..•...............:......... 1 __ .. else, due to the \,:ar - like pr epa rations. Sympathy in this country is pretty equally bala nced betwe 13n the t \'JO sid P.s in Spa in, and I would say that European nat ions are balanced in t:i,,., S!O.l'!'~ way, and the re is a very grave risk that unlesr. tbe c i vii war in Spain is soon brought to an end, it will be the means of causin g a serious blow- up in Europe . Fortunately, Great ~ritain is now in a position to mur~ or l e ss aictate in Europe, and we hope that by her holding this pos 1tion, a serious war may be av~rt ed. l\! ear.t irne, a regular orgy o f spending is g oing on a 11 ovpr the country. Fortunes are bein8 mad9 and lost daily on the Stock Exchange, and it is very difficult to realise w},at ihe rea ct ion on the whole thing \,ill be in the mattP.r o f o year or two v.hen the V;ar-t1me boom collapses. You appear to be hav i ng y our troubles in ~~ ~r i cn , plenty of industrial strif"l Y,hich must be having i ts rflaction un busi ness as a whole. I am always ke e nly interested in wha t i s happen ing in your country und I read you r ma gazine v,ith in tPrest . health. I hope this letter finds you and Mrs. Pryde in g ood Please let me hear from y ou soon. ~-:'1th kindest rega rds Pnd best v1ishes. Yours faithfully, �J Dec.:: 3r. uc::;ci 11 ! r i ·nc.s r: . ,.:.... !!-~~:>e t o 11.-.v o your l c ·it.cz- under d.2. te of l)ec e1b er l•- i'.:.l : .o 1.:~·10 1· \:i"t;ki you r card c.r1d. uC:b lcg :ra:.:1 . It ua~ very '."..;:i t'l<l of ::rcu : iurl2ca ~ to !'CTICID.i.>er i:rn l n t i::.i s - \7£..3 , t a c._. .:.1 i.:~ , ·i';o no to ·cl.c i iU.!)2'0 "le1·.1e.n t y oi..1 2k'c :-J.c.~.i nc i n ...,:,_A·u ..;,y l:~z.~::.: . You c:.ze coh!G :::. ~-eo.1 job . r :. Gad i n t !_o Calli ~:.·y (',::::-·u.::c.~1 Cl1d O t he1~ J}Q!}C!'G c f your 1,m cre;::G , ....n c2 ! t .ni n:. your Co:a1>nny i c doin 0 ou·~~ ~ _,1ciin g ~or l : i n ti.:i.c 13::•i ticJ.i I cl?.G \·tl'th r eba::u t::, E,:.:-..:fc ~:," \ :o:cl::. I rj]_ a otoun tlc~ ui ·the e tti tm:c c f LO:::lc o :;: -~hn oe \,l10 r:!.p !) ear bci'o rC' t h e ltoyol Con:ni ooi c:, of ...:l n e::;, v i ,; i.n~ fuGi r v i c~.78 on •.>P f G'Q,' t.:iHl O :'al8A' a·· ·:;·~~r:. . 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'.t'lle nefJ i'o...a:.•-·i:.on 0:!-7.'S instulleu 1:.->.ct fc1.2. L~ .cli.a.11ce c:i..7ld Ranna. shot1eti. a.<1 ia..lec.it..to QEC £._:, ,::.i~ :.1....:1 i ncX"eace in the tmrn ~.:er :'1an chift, tihi c-u i& ·uwif .... ra-cii'y-.1.n[:,. '.. e ilaei a. yee.;s; of ouite high l)Z'Oduction, 3 , 286,000 i-ons. t}la hlc:her.;t ;:;ince 1918 . :...·'he l)Ol:l·~iC;ai. :!:,.;v...1·.;:1.1.m ilc:;;e is st:111 ..~t·,i.te Ho one .2:nouz jusi ,,.hut ,:ill ~1a~.>pe;1 . J..,1."!0 .D~;.oc::i.•ato h ave c. l e.l'[;C wajorJ.·cy 1n 1Joti1 houseo of ·ti2..e ~-£:-~ionsJ. :i. eci slatui~c. o utldlecl . One o:r ·tt.e \°iOl~ Gt d 'Gll3..tion ::i Ite:re nor.' i s the cor.ti uued labor trouble . Ilra1y tr.i.0uocriclc; ~0 out i n tlle u:. tot:.oloil e i nciuet1.--ieo. the nnri ti:.1e stti.l:G :i:c.'1::..ri'--' cmi- tinu ec. fe1· r:leny ue0tr.:, £?Hl shC\'.18 1:.0 E~i U!Z of c0·~·d20n ·~ . ~li.a evcntu.allyp of course , -::ill cl:?ect tb.e buoi!!ess ~i tuation . I nn e lc.d . to ha.vc youx o:oinion r-- i.lcu. t th0 . i n_s. 7':u t i s exactly hot' I ·ru1 t ··e ; ,.. o. vc··:r.c ,,.,,... ···o -,. · 'V°" "'"" ~~h has beei, c1on~; ~r..d e:};G.:t.';!{iiy Li G., }_;ci ·n~--~;e;~1~- L~tic'n or hiz duties as~ inc , ttez- ·:Jw :~::.>o..fi.1:?.cmr. t:n-otmni:::L> the Til.rone. I run ouro }l·i o b:i.."o ti:c:i' -.:ill ::-1:...ke a t,;006.. Linc .. I t iG e. rencr1:c.olc t :un: ~!::>.t :.,-., c1·tc!.1 of -s;L.:-_·;., !:ind ccuJ.<l :uave b een pao0ec.. by G:i:ca:c Bri t('_in in such .,_ cfD.i et nonne1~ . !iari. it oeen ~ny otl.i.cz· nution, I en .:.c·.1re tllQt · ::,1 00 <.h .0.cu. and ch&.o s ~oulc.. hG.ve rerul tee.. '!"r'.; a i o a t:ri bv. te to ):b= JJri tish .[.lCOf>lC • ::..oy I aL,ci.n o:-.jros:::: :fo:i.' ~ou. ny ve·;;/'.l occ.;t wishes f'or L :tf...:X1.) Y u16: rco_:.Jr0·.10 :ic1.1 Yea:;:-. Ur ii!lm,I l::i llta..t:<l: GEOHGE 8. PRYDt !Cr . K. H. Uc.!i eill )(oraybank liouae Y.elf¥, Fite , Sco tl and �,, Moraybank House, Ke 1 ty, F I F E, SCOTLAND. 14th December 1936. Mr. George B. Pryde, Rock Springs, \VYOMING, U.S.A. Dear Mr. Pryde: I received your very welcome letter of the 23rd November and was glad indeed to hear that you ana 111rs . Pryde are keeping we 11. I will certainly take t he first opportunity of calling upon your sister. You certainly do not allow the grass to grow under your feet in connection with your various mining projects. r think your progress has been phenominal during the year. I enclose a copy of our Safety position for the mvnth of November. From this you will see that at one of our largest collieries we have had a month without a lust-time accident. This is phenominal and I wish we cuula keep it up. I am sure you would be much disappointed at the result of your Presidential Election, but so long as Mr. Roosevelt can artificially or otherwise keep the prosperity buom going, the country as a whole will be for h-tm. All things today in Britain, which normally keeps everyuudy alert, have been completely side-tracked. The disastrous come down of the late King and his associatiun with Mrs. Simpson and her like, is the chief topic of conversation. I have no doubt it will be difficult for the American point of view to understand the psychology of the British people at a time like this, but I think the outlook of our nation can be briefly summed up in their steadfast/ �-2- steadfast conservatism and their extreme belief in the monarchist system . The general feeling is that the late King Edward has not played the game. Therefore, he is not f i t to hold the high posit l on of King. The Archbishop of Canterbury sums up the position very clearly in a statement made over the wireless last night, a copy of which I enclose herewith. I have no doubt that in the course of a very few days, in the normal routine of life in this country, King Edwaru will be forgotten, and al_l the best wishes of everyoody will ue for the success of King George and his Scotch wife whvm we in Scotland feel will have the necessary steadying infiuence on the activities of her husband. Business on the whole bas been good, while prices in the coal trade have risen to a remarkably high level and the prospects for the coming year are quite good. Please convey to your staff whom I met and tu your wife and family my sincerest good wishes for a happy and prusperous new year. Very faithfully yours, Enc l s: �# I~lONTRLY .t\CCrD-ENT :: r l • For Hove1T1b<3r r J..IJO o • lfo., 1936., ~ 11/1&,n- • I : : I FREQUENCY .._...,.,.,..,.._.,._._.. RECORD __..... _ C ~be~.th Noo 7., 'f!.!Iossbcatho Lu.mphso Xl & Xll~ J.!umphs,. lo r l .,..._ .w...- 0 • ·:i• t,o ' ; 890 ..1 \ 3 ~ 8'~ l 696e ) , -~ I : ! 15561 1 5 740 . 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For Ye?..r 0 1936 0 l ~, cf ; of :shi fts l of ~eeid?-l(n,nl per I Aooid~ent s~ ,.Jshift~o!,Aoca.n ~lio l, :entso .. - I ~ -21'12 4. 40~ .1;, :53 o 94755 r/ 6995 1692 1203 1',1: 300 /..i_~,; 400 350 1 ~34 . - 33% 2002 ~ -~BJ§_____❖ 4L-~~- j ~ 9( 1 ~.}~~8~7,9) ¼ :~90 ~ 109( ~ - .~0 274 i �lTovembez- 23, 1936 ll~ . h . .H. .r::c:.T<:i::!..1 lloraybunk lhur.o :<.el ty, 1i'i :?0t.:hl.t>,. s cot1and I t t:o..c o. nl e e :m~e tn have y cur v '3!'J" i n«• t erei::;tiu<=; l e·i;i;c2: of ·Uie 1,~ 'l~L oi' Octo ';J e~ , 2nd X £1u:•Je :f ou eijoy eci. y ou:i: hol i c.cy ,; eatly. ~,. .:; ~ tex is no-:--i li v i n,s i!.! the olt! hooe ..:t ?eat Iml ~L i c e cy i 'e.fue:e ~s ciea-ifu. :t i' yo u a ~~e 2.·t :Pco.t 1nn c t 2.ny ti131e , ynu n-7 (.: ht l o~l: hex- u~~ , ~ f:1 ! en cure she \~uld ~e 0 1ad t o sec you ~ Our lJO •:rn:o..· 1)lan•;; i s c..oi u 6 al ont., 'lle1•;y ·,:e ll~ sid our cc:reenina :t:lc.nt 2-t ~:el iar..ce i :::: •·:3r!tin:; o·:;, r emarkaul y Y:ell . ~'he l a:t:·ge;- pi t earn t h e 1·0 a.1·c :lni:.;l•€~cinc; our v =ouw ti o n cml door.ea zi!!L t he ('Ge<:; , .. :i.. th ~ ;__,i , ··i 2.r :: ci tua i;ion at :Ienne. , \7hcre y; e put in tile :i.r.:.:i;>{;el' cc.:.~c a l co . One hP.. S a l t rcy D 8 l . i i'f i cul t ·cir:lc cc t ii n.:.. old. colliei-~1 os to r,i-oCuco Lcc.7ily ::?t e r they lmvo been in low l'>rodu ction f'oI' sei!cra..l ycw~o . i"llat i s t l!o l!is'i:01.,y of coa l Dini n~ in ev c:"1-.- cour.~~J . I prc~u:::ic t h e i.-c~-::1Ulllcn t p1-oera!!l ie: ooaminb m e coal Lild al.li e a lnc.usii-l GG. I read \·iith o. c:i:cai oecl of i ntcre~t tl:.c ea:fe~ n cu e 1.:l.J.ct.. c.o;::.eo 'i.c u e rc...,arGi e:.., y nEI' 02::'et., , or!;: .... t tho u ifie r eu t (· i ut.tic t s . id o~tion hH.G couc t::11u LonG i u ·i,;hl:: country and, uhile tile ~•€~Jublicc.t1 s uc:-o b1.40.ly de:::e:-- tee: . "t!:in 0 :: are not ao be.d fo l: t h at :;»1r ty c-o i t \;oul<., oeehl . A. 9 crt;, which ~o lle d o'Vei- ci.xtecn nlll i on vo teu i ':1 not. !;'.. • ::.::.1 c. dead »art;,v . ?here are a t;;.rea ·i; r.~ey reason ti fol: Ul~ cmcc ena of' t !1.e De!!!Ocra. ti c . 1.!arty • \'i rEt i ~ the e.."'ttre::c . ·c gu-~ lari ty of !.Ir . noo seTe lt. '7.uen ther ~ ~re the l cr3e ol!Llo 0£ money which h a.Ye b e en 2pc nt on r~li ef c.nd tho ::1£ 11,Y people on t}:c J,JUblic pey roll . Th e :Uc:!Ocrnt E: arc C.lt::-~c!!.ed very e t ronc:t;y, r.nd it ·, ms t l!.e f ear o 1· ~n;;.r on r c!i ef that. thi e , oulr... !!e cu t off . I thin~ ~ Lo•.;ever, e ic:.t it will b" neceo::&ry £or :.::r. f cocevel t. to retrench qui to stronc l.y ciurinc ld e next e tl.-nini otrE.ti o n , !:'.nd , ~-1 th t h e election out of the Y'S:,' , I t h 1W- h e ,1111 c.o thi e . ~·o country c an ~o &lon L c1,cnci1n£ aore mon ey t l-nn i t tr ~".e G i r., year after year, anc. that i e true oi' the United ~~to.te e . �:t -_•;_ . . ~:.~ J -~ -~o fj _;JQ fu e c i vil y_rn z, in ~ l-131. t1. Thn t i ~ ~ o.. c::/ !.r::- :..~b.::.,_ •.ti. ·:..u~y;;ion, k l ?.li !l f..; anci. w~i!lti. u~ it:)usa.l1ci,:: o::· :.i·1::_,l 8, c.: ::: ..:L c;fi n p ma.t2y }:IJ. o t;c1•ic b ui16. i n 0 s . ro wa·~te:r '.-:l:i ch r 2.C.z ·.-.S.r, c , ·n ~ey r::lll Iose, l>ec.au se the coun t:l'2,.,. ;·!i.1!. ._ ) 2:: ,:>~-:: .::i1:~.9~ s'ina:1 ci a l l;;l, evG.n i f -:-;az'"' =~"'"t,1"' cto·J v,c-· ·,.,..,.., "-'. \.:i J..: _........., _ _ , ) •• . ~' , , ...,a •:•.' '-'-- - 1 -,.,. """--6, - ,..-1,... ; ·L r ~c..... •~ ?m-u l ,~ •:, •-> ~ -:f'o-.. ._, ~ 1,.,,_ , C:.ytJ' 'iJ ... - ceve:ral yea:i." v . hc:7e ~ c.U a. ":JG'i."Y GXCell cn t Ye::.X ' ;; p J;{) e, ~' CO.Uh 3 , 2:)0 , 0 0 0 t(HlS b;;r the end. cf the ~"eP..:r, c:xrn t c. no~Y.10.l lr car :..'o!' u e . Da ai n ec0 h:!.'3 bce:1 1>ieki:!_. ti.:.> in -~he Uni tGtl. S'GD.:i:.es, b ut j11::t h.cn nueh is cue tn t l: e he2.l t hy :tt1cl"ea :::e i~ b u si nes s one hO i:'J ouch is due to L;ove:mment si,endi nc:: = i s deba'-Gabl e . •. C duc ·tio :'.'l :, E.flu. y::Lil :i_:.1"'1~C:.'bl ;;: I lu.ve no'i:i hea1'd f~'on JJ ~ • . '.!~e ic'. i.'o :£: a. l oa& t ine. I pre:Xl!1e he i s buoy. I :.' ss..C: i n tLo l.K. .:?s:?c 3ocu "t t.x·1e verJ spl euciu. se.i."e'i.-y \'!Ol'k y o;1 a1•c c.o:i..r:.t:, . _,.s you c.,e i oJ.onc tJi th yolll' nen ~1ork~ I -ooulcI be _pl e a ccC. to lcrn:>~; ~-hit t yro grcso you are ::iakin!,;• 7'.a.e al.1-abco:S?hillG to!l:i. c 2t t.:te ll1:e .:-:en t t h1et of course, i o the f:r:tenrlshi:p o f t l .10 :\!.:Grl cnn , ·, -1.•s . ;:;i r2pson , ',.i th ;:1nc .:i:du ard. 1'r::mkly , the hin!.. ll~ l:3 lost n hOOo. tleal of his PO.:..>ulo...rj. t y in tho lfai ted St n.·tes . A cuotl ::2al1!" ! -~op le say it ie The fil.ic:-;'s o\:i'~ business, b u ·i;. I ca.;1110i (!uite 8-..;,'7ee ::: ith that, bocc.tu:;a ·i;.! :e:re ::~Tc c c:::·tc.in c on"1c:1tirmo c,.nu tralii Uono tl-:.at i ncdvitlua.ls, ~d !lnrticulai.'ly t h.e Royal I'amily, uuct ob c.crvc . ; T~ r I i.71 8b. you~ yn:u-- s taff w"'l<: ~ om.· f2.::al:r a vecy llai'.PY ant. J:1·oop0:..'0uo He\, Y\.,a..:..·. Very ciuce~cly you,·c~ �• ., Moray bank K 14th October, 1936. George B . Pr yde, Esq . , Vice-Pr Asident, Union Paci f i c Coa 1 Company, Rock Springs , ~ YO MI N G, U. S . A. My dear Mr. Pryde : I hope this letter fin ds you and 11lrs. Pryde enjoying the best of health and that your family are also all keeping well. You will forg1 ve me, I am sure, for bei ng so -long in writing you but during July, August, and most of September we had a very tryi ng time h~re. A fire in one of our principa l cvll i eries caused un no end of worry and anxiety. Since the middle of September I have been on holiday and have only just returned. It came as a great shock to me when ! heard of the death of your father, as 1 was looking forward to taking him out during the sunrner. So far .i. have been unable to lmok up your s i ster since his death, but I am sure Peat Inn and the district generally are much poorer with his passing, and his whole family P~ve much to be thankful for in having such a background. Please accept my sincere thanks for your kinaness in sending copies of the Employees' Magazine and the Rock ~prings Daily Rocket. It is most interesting tu read in these publications the doing in your wonderful country. It makes one feel proud to be associated with pe~pie like yourself and Mr. McAuliffe , who are doing so much in the interests of safety, apart altogether frum thP- able way in which you are running the Union Pacific Coal Company. I send you congratulations on your achievment at Superior. You certainly must have had a very ousy time at Hock bprings in laying down your new Power ~tation ana it is hardly conceivable that so much could be dune in so short a time. We/ ---- �- 2 l!!e are ha ving a very worrying time ~ust now and i n a great many of the olde r collieries we have been exper iencing much difficul ty in maintaini n g our output. This is most ap.noy· ng v.r hen the market posit i on is such that prices have a ppreciated by n early 2/-d per ton ana we ar e nothing like able to look a t the ma rket demand f er coal. There is an extraordinary boom on at t he moment 1n all Brit i sh industry, particularly in coal, ste e l works, and a lliea industry, the armament prograillll'.!.e ta king mos t of the steel production, and engineering and other alliea conc erns are 7 5 per cent . on the same type of work. Just huw l ong this will conti nue , it is diff icult to -s ay. \".le have the feeling that our prosperity is entire l y art ificia l, be ing built up on re-armament . The labour situa tion in this country at the moment i s fairly easy so far as dispute s with workmen are concerned, out a great many of the staple industries throughout tne various districts are now making re latively high pr ufit s, and I am afraid that in t he near future unless something is done to see that the workmen get a better share, we wi ll be in for a considerable amount of labour trouble. I suppose you will be up to the ne ck in politics just now. The struggle between Roosevelt and Langhton appears likely to be much closer than was first thuught. You people appear to t ake presidential election 1n America much more seriously than we take our politics at h\Alle , \'!1 th kindest regards to both you and w.rs. Pryae rnd hoping to write you more fully next time, I remain, Yours very sincerely, �" Jul y 28, 1936 li:.-- . K . R. :.'fc11ei11 :.toi·,i~rbanlc Eouo0 Kel t y , 1'ii'e Sco t l ,md It rms inci..ecu. a ·i.>l en.s ure ·~o ha.ve yours of the 2i"ld i n s t an t , and 1:20 t.lc.'2 -:-i;lm:i:; you -~ook eo i.::nwb. i nt ere s t i n our Ol a '.rimer □ c1~lebr.c.tion t o c nbl c ne . It . .-: ac ::::. ;rnr y p l eas2.n t e1;1,cr i m1:;e , ~n tl. y;;e r ee.O. y our c 2.'!)le a t i;he banquet . You ~Y b e a!..!sured ·r;e t horoush l y ap1_n.·ecia ted y our t l10u c)lt fu.li:1css . ?h ere "';7 ~, s a l u r ge cr or;d :9::-osont ~ncl each y eal' ec e::10 to ~et .:-~ li ttle b e tte:;.•. '.i'he en.9l oy c s f:re ab£:ol ately [:ol d on t l 1 e Ol d 5~i mei..e U! r:oci r-.t i o~ , c:,:'lc t h e only t llf ng non i t.'. -~c hol d it clO\":fi t o T CQOCn::,bl c r-un ..,_e .,." '!'l,.,.. t ·i .::: J -nco·-nl '"" \.t.A.,/<. -!·o '"'e, t ....,. •1 ·~c.f'o ..,.,:, ···· 1, ,..··)r J:i.~:i,.,,, ~ .... '-:i "' b , v v ... -'";' t..· """•· the r equi site t n crnty y e arc . They m~y h::.vc ci~htcen er ni neteen y en1·r: , t~nc: t1., y to cr asn :i.n . I t lo:,J~E i.-e::-2• --:ucl1 , J. -..., • ~ • - - c,(,," - -.. O .... ....... .,?,,, n t: tho-.ic)1 \7C -_-!ill h:~ve to i n c1.~e::?.se ·1;.1.:ie si ze o:f Ot' r Ol cl Tinero .3ui l d i n {£ • The p o l i tic~:! t:i t u~ tion i s s -;;~.11 ~c. thm..~ c'.!.o-..Hicd in :ruro9e . I t hink that , even °t'2.ally~ 3:ri "'Gm n ,::ill hr.:.ve t o ·€0 i n ui th Germany, ae t h e peopl e of t r..& t coun t -:s:y a.re a much mo r e s t <bl c cl ass t.llc.r1 t h e :rr ench . V i.i c.s zo1·r.v t o ace c.bou.t t he o:ttempt on the ld.ll{; ' o life , t'.:.'ltl I t hink he r1i ll ll::,v e to !:af ca,ua:cd bi:::rnel f :r.iore , becnu 2e :Le i o not t h e ..:-·:i:'ince of '7el es cny mo1'e , bu t t h e Li 11G of t l~e Briti sh li..'mpi re, end , c o cuch, or1e~ mi oiJli e:ntion t o ·i:,he .:nt:,l i sh peop le t o l!l.'O tect hl.ticelf . Gl ad tCl knor: t ~r1t you!' ner,- prot r c:.u i E GoinG al one , but coni::t1·u.ction !)rojeuto ~re n ecen!:;o.:s:ily elo'.7, CS..JCCi a l ly ncu ·.:ork. •,c e.:-~ e c t to have s team on o ne of our ·ooi lers bet ;:,een noY..' .::nd tl:rn 5th of ..!-UGuct , .:nu the .1.J0\1Cr ..!!l o.nt u ill oo r u.nnin..; i n :'..JJout tllirty mo r a d ays. /,s I a o.v1 sed you uc~:o r e , ·cc have had oore or l oco clelnys on a c c.:vunt o r t h e s l o1,,7 recei _o t o.f P.Ult eri f:!1, but : :e have a vo-r-"-.; :L'i n c joi> t·nd \7il l h f:'_ve f i ne j_)or1er house equi l.lrllent ·,,hen the j o b i o coo.)l c t ed. Tile Rel ianc e t i :Jpl e 1 1.:3 Loinc clone c J.o..-1ly, and hao al~ been ·c.,-ci tine, on s t eel" ·1e rall be on vaco.tion there for the next t en days or t \1 0 \'/eeks , rnd 'Gill otax t up ~;ith our n cu cqui ,Pr!len t. .@verythin[!; i.., c oine alone a c cord i nG t o a ch etlulc , e.zoept th!l..t ·r:e ~ ve been dcl eyed ,.-:ct tinG ::.·o r ma t e r iel. . �1 rculi ~G i t i r.: clifficul t .::or you ·co t_;et off .mc. go i o ~c::,.t Iun 1:o see ray father, but 0.ny tir.1e you ca.n co, I lmor: J~C .::.11 :Je !.>leased to see you. • He t11·i .,~cs :.::1c eve:r,r td.n :... i:-.. f ine , 2....11 d he. enjoys n orldng in his garden. '.fue ·poli t i ccl :go ·i; i o b oilinw here, nno. ',:112.t the ou:tcona r:i'il 0e > uo o ~"!C k.?10,·1s . '..i t h klnG. _)cr con~l :regards to you, !l.ntl ho.:_;i nc t1e l.:lt::Jr h:::a:s.· f r o:-: y ou c.r;ro.n befoX'e l one , I ai:'1 Jincerely you.rs, �2nd July, 19 36. ~r. C~orgA B. ?ryde , Vice Presid ,mt and G -neral J.:an a g er, u nion ?acific Coa l Gornpa ny, '10 ck S pr i n g s, yYOi !!!"C}, l l . S . A. Dear I'.i r . Pryde : I rec8 l ve d your letter dated the 8 th ult imo enclosi n g co pies of t t,e pro gram,ne dea l ing w~ t h t he J.r nua 1 Celebrat i on of y ou r Old Ti me r s ' ,\s socia ti on . You certainly ma i ntain an a t mosphe r e whic h makes a ll thP. differen ce. The intimate cor.nE'l ct i on wM.c ri y ou maintain with your work people has much to d o v, ith tr.e success of your operation . "'hen I rec~ i v e d y our le t t e r and not i ced the date of your celebration, I thought the idea of a co ble arriving on the day of the event would b e a p 1)rec iat e d, and I ,,.as pleased to have your prompt r ~ ply. I wa s tryt n g that day to visualise the whole scene and I t hin ¥ I managed to get some of the atmosphe re. I had a note from !1r. ~ICilUliffe en clos ; ng t wo valuable copies of t h e new rules a n d r 1:i~lat i ons for t he goverrun~nt of all your employees. It is c e rtain l y a most interesting book and is another examµle of the t:roroughness v,ith whi ch you do t hings . "'e are be·~:r,g kept pretty busy here , what v,:!.th our nev: coll i ery and ot h~r projects whi ch ,.e have in hand, and have little time for a nything but ~ork. You will obser v e from the ne\~·s 9a p"1 rs that thA ~en~ral situat;on in Europe does not tend to improve . 'l'hl3r'3 are so r.1any factors at the League of l'a tions at the moraent which make it co1:1pletely impossible for a general agreement to be arrived at . ···e have on thP- one hand, :3olshevik Russia r;ho arfl i.ntAnsely antagonistic tovmrds CTP-rmany, the reason being that Hitler has so thoroushly clearn~d up all cor.imunism in Germany. •·•e have on t h P othAr hand, molshevik Russia I s a ,;parent friendship v,i th .t<'rance a countrv which she h opes will soon also be Bolshevik - and she is now strP.tch·' ng out her hand in fellowship towards Britain as she thinks she has many Bolshevik sympathisers in/ �2/7/36. - 2 - in t r ~ s count ry. li'ran c0 hB s no real \'Jill of r..e r own and seems to be pr ep~ red to g o wherever she thinks she can ge t tr-e most help. I t a ly, a t the momAnt, is cock of the walk, and Br.i tish Foreign Policy a p9ears to be very unstable. l'.nat thA result of it all wi 11 be is difficult to s a y . :M?.antime, tbe warmon gers in Britain are r,orking ove rtime and the armament factor i es are springing up in every direction. ~rP profitee r s are havin 0 a bean feast . I bav ~ n ot yet had time to tak e a run a long to east of F:.fe and I hope your father and sisters aro k e 0 ping we ll. Give my kindest regar ds to i·.rs . Pryde . I remaJ.n, Yours very s i ncArA ly, \ "1<. l~ ~~- ~ > ~ �7 X : ·cod. --:r: t. YJiXs n rJs t i n t e:re-: t i::ic; 1 0t~~r o f .Ua;y 6th~ ::.:nd I ,.::;jirJr y~n: ·1i.~z0c. y orz vo cnt;.-:m . ~ '3 yo-:.1. Gllo ..tl d hn"f0. 'br-c:Y2 ~- ne,npe:;_,er s.::.:::1c.cc;.- . You. covcz-ed the ,g;i.· ou.nd. ot ~o 1::cvc :r.n:. ~~bJect,:.: !·ou :1.:~0-Go !:.2 ~'!.:;out ri~ ot a,Q!.:iz:~0 1~7 5 c~n,:1 I c.1:1 1.11d ocd gl2..d to h:2v0 ·i;h:; info me i ion . • I 1n:.ve fcl t :?or come ti~.:3 -t11:a .. t t he Eri t i ci:l ~ er e ~\-,-:~~ti n"',; ·tth~i~' t!.~.:C 0 11 : ;'~~ C 0 . ,.~:C..ilo f- ....~ .:~.ny iur C c. ~~~1 ~,ul e:? a t t.he -:?re sen i -'Gi1:1'.:l, t:1c Gcr-~m2 :_)eo}.")1 '2 ..re ft!:1d:::-·::.~n t :-..1:!.:r so:.;~c1. ['.!ltl c. rmc::i l)ct tc:r clt''..:J 1 of p ~c:.):1 :-~ t i1.c.1: ~..:~.0 P::.:.;~~:~::1. 'Tt:.e l~?e:wh :::ee..1 t'.:l be i!'l a ~exy de::_)lo :;:o.blc ci i..ll.::i.·~i:m e1 t t~:•~ :?!'JC~!!t t :l.m:: on acco1:!!lt of t ~·~e r.e,, ~'JCia.lisi ~ ~ C!2:~oe :1t th:;--..t ~1: 2 bee,~ ~P. t up . I dc u.bt very ii:nch if i t ;:Ji l l l e.at lone . !he :i!!l y t r:ro !'la.tior~::: to d v.y t.h:-t :'<::3!:l to :n.::u tr..e:1:.:- h a ~(~c1 u::-c ,..::(;u'· Br:.. ·L :.:1 and th: Uni t eci Statcc, ~.nd u 1nr- t ::.e.L, I t:J.n::, dC'1:.m d-:; t11c nafet:• a..11 <1 11l'oc rec:::i ol o u..J· ci vilimitio n. I "tto □ r.mc:: ir..tore~tct i :i 1~3~t. l ?!t; youz- l "?ttc1~ :-e~ !_:ardin[; your e":;c?:"1.r;nc ~~ in tbc yt-,J!.:x- c':>::-..1 :'.:'i ol c.;; , ,;;i ~.:i ro- [..&.rci a to t l ::.: r ct~., c.iin.:; couve:;o:-?s . "he i ncrca~e i n l un:; coel uid t}1e diI:linutio!! of du. ct a:i.:c v :::.r;,· i ~:l:?Ol't:::.i."'lt factors. ~11:? iJ1•.sinccG concli tion s ii-~ Grco. t I3xi ta.in nre vex:,; encou:aeint; at ti!e 1,rcaent time . It io a deplorable thing tlia t :.U- . •T'noraas, u}.~ hatl ri ~en i'ro □ n very hv.!abl e o r!c i n to such a h1t,ll .f.JOSition in t :he n a tion: had to have hio career encied so tra~1.cvJ.:J.y . ~/hilc ! 0.:::1 n ot verJ clo nel y ascoc-iatei y;i th t h e 1J011 ti cal , itua tion i n Great Britain, I ru!l not so rure t hat ·•r . Bclc.>:;in i c. mddnc; the b~st of !!rime Hiniaters . It i s a etronE.,e thine; . the come-back of Sir Samuel Hoare. His dismi a aal, oi' r:nuree , l'!ae not j ustified, co aubsec,uen t evente haTe ellown tho. t he wu.a right. Instead oi' o.llo-oi ne llu seolini part of Et hio:pia, Uussolini hao nol'1 taken it o.11. Our 1,011 tical si ttiation is vcr;; I:luddled. ·,,hom. the Re!)ublicana will nomin a te, I do not 1:n o\· . '.lhc JJemocrata, of course, \iill no!llinate llr . Roo sevelt. ..bi l e Ur . Roo sevelt is �2 Uo ~:s.-~ l:i:>i~, 1.lur~c.~ -,;Lt!J -;,;~.<' i rap:i.:·o·ve.11ents . A l,ood deal or the steel is up for the Reliance 'tip1)l e . The !)Ormr hoU.&;8 job 1~ y1·n-·~'i:-::,' 1-.~:!.l 1o!_lon .:.,t ln1i r•e are lJ.c.,vi.1'l,'.S c.:U'.'fi culty· in t,;ett.in c delivc:::y o:i D1Q,tc:ri el G. A e,reat many skill ed men ,.,e:1 t ou.~t.i of ot.~• ::.: !' ·cci·;:::Lia <~·u:1.>'.i.tl~ the dcp~·~~sf::ion, '."lt• yo'l1.1'!.Gst· men ha:ving been tr~i:in0d ttP?ine; that !)Cl'iod, and nov1 the. t busi tH:130 has p :l c:;ec. u!.1, ·!, t 2. c 1i J,::'fi cv.l t to obtrd.u <1...~1:1.ve:::"ji' of i'ab:rico.tec.l □a.terial. Fox- sevcs-i:•..l yco.:ts \Je have b0en tx-yin g 'to obtain ner,r r:,1 t Cal's ::'or H~.!.·.rnr,, o."!d -..:1 0 :s.~cc or:t.ly racei -vod i.i.u t :1o r-l. ~cy for 350 four-to n ce.1·s, 'i:he □ Cl:le r-~s t he Winton cars . \7e o:rdc~ed t l!.cu the i'i z:-ot of tl1e m:mth~ cHlo. ":'"iil l 112..70 thmz :tn c•}.)Brati o n by Auc;ust 1 ot. T;.1i f.J t,ril l lnvolvc so-:10 clw.ngea i.n lH\~:' tip1Jl0, but ti•~ ::·eel it •Ji!.1 be 2:c..:dy by t.h1t ~d.mc . ~f.'b.c ir~ s to.ll t'..t.iorr o -: thzsc CC.::PJ ~.7i l l 0::1.ve ·_-;.,~ nbnnt ~~!!:O .ooo !}CT YCL.''J: in J.;hc cleo.nin3 of tr;:.c!:, th~ udcii tl.onn.l tc-nno.,:_·~ '-7~ crin o b·kdn iJ.',)iE our loadinf; nn.cltlnoc i l zt~) no.int8:1a.1Qc e on y:i. t ca~o, nnri tb.0 '-~,;;.c:::ee.sc i n b.r:?.ulat..,c cost s t.i:l.:l'lc:h \ J O fe1:1. -:ill 2.u.;1·ccnte t,hn. t amount . The inveiJtment \Jill he e.bo:.:i. t ('l CO ,000 . T£:.Gl1 'ITO l1.c:7C 0. l ,:.:J?e;o die'ri!:)11d drllli nc :..1ro~rC!Ll 8.. 'G l:ll?_)CZ:-io:r~ ,...-:!3.ich h ,~: d:.ov;u t:.p v ecy T.ell. 0u::- Su:r~rior 11 -sa ulld 11 B 11 ~.'.:ln•,!S c.:r-0 (:;Oi nc o-:it v·~'!:Y f ~G 'G: l:l~'!d <,'ie \1Cl°8 <.'.i'lL(:}l"' the neooooi t y of loold.nc; :.::o:r ncu re0erve12 . Ay!)nrcnt l;y ,-:0 ?l~vc located thcr.1 8.bout t-.-o m:.\lcz ~i,n··~~,,.~·cst o:? t?2.~ t r, ·.m of ~,t11)•.~>.- ior. In one tlrill hol e :-10 found ·i;l'l..ree t.:,r:b.:.b10 ...H?XTI□, cue 11 f'cet , one 6 feet 3 :\":'::'!'?'~S i ~nd ono 7 fE;~t S inches . ·,-:c y ln~1: t1..u:::. -ing the pre □ en t year> t o d~ivc a 3,600-foot rock t.unn0l a?ld o:9e::-L up a l al·ge ~.n(?, }.).!'Obc.b'.'..y c.l oo bu.:l l d ins p. r..teel ti_._JJle , ::o ,.,111 Il1"0Dably c~o thi s nc:.-_t yoaY:, ns ,·..e :i:'ounrl I t :-1c c 00st:.:!"J to :i.·ehal>ili t ate our rrl.nco on aC'oouut o::' t :!.1.e c,l d :J.inos be:l.n"" .. 0r~erl out. At that miuer alco. '.':e \Ji l l 1:>ut '.i.n 4-ton pit cc.x--o , a~d widen t he tr[','3k t._o.u :,:e ~ no th~: t \'ie al'e s ·, c·1do..rdi zi il~ on tl1e l a:::-cer car evorywhcre. Thie year uo \·1111 vro bnbl y ni11e ~ AOO ,000 tons of ccal, an i ncr ease of o~er 600,COO tons o7e~ l aot year. Cur Old Timf1ro' ccleb::e.tion i s due 2, ;;;3e!r fz-om ne:~t na. turd~, on June 20 tli. ru1d I •.Ii sh c:rcatly j.rou coulci be p:..•cacn t on that o ccao1on . I t d, ves on 0 c. rc~.1 thri 11 tn oee t h.e ol d. timers (?athcring toc.,ethcr and 01lo\1ing ao t1uch good feeling. we -aill haTe betwcon eicht and nine hu.111dred o t the hanf'!uot Saturday, our Ji'irct Aid '.i?ield Day occurring tho day previous . . I am eendine , under eeparate cover , four copiee of th~ ::,)roer am . I wiah Jou •:;oul d ~i.vo one to Dx·. ;,e::.u, ou e to i.h:. c. c. ~L-teid, eno one to :•r. Carlow, ond r~tain one for yoursP.lf . 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'1'e l l D:.:.-• .G0l d I 2-fil e:::·~x snc~ i n l:0 .1' .)S'<-,: : in tL ~ o::..foty v:i.·0 ..,-·2.1 y0u a:<.· .! :_..u'i.:t.i-.1:., on , r,!nt1. :... ..:~ u ~n "i..:. -.! ~0:.:.li e:.·..,· -~L.: ~ . t.,J v.nd t Lo :;,"if c shl.i·o :,_,KJ...->C::.?O a. c;-::.·<.n~t cca l ~b~u.-l: i ·t. • unc; ~:-i t l:. : ~:;. n,l !,e:rs onc.l :,.:c.,c.:-?.::.•c.10 ::'X'O:::l c.11 o::' i::.\;- :l'D.LJ..i. ly , o i'::':.i. L:i.cl ,:i . :t ,..r:1 Tl1G Union J .-1 \;L .'i c, Co c-..1 Cot::llt!UY �0 Omaha, May 22, 1936. Mr. G. B. Pr,a.e : I am returning h e rewith Mr. McNeill' s latter of ?f.ay fifth• which I have read with marked interest. �Tel.No.? Moraybank House, Kelty, FIFESHIRE, Scotland. 5 May, 1936. Mr. George B. Pryde, Vice ?resident, Union Pacific Coa l Company, Rock Springs, ~YO MING, U.S. A. Dear Mr . Pryde : I was delighted to have your letter dated 6th ultimo on my return from Germany . I have been spendlng some time on the Ruhr Coalfield vii th a view to seeing the latest progress in skip \\'inding , the use of Diesel locomotives underground, a nd control of coal on steep grades, and while making t hi s visit I .found a great deal of other matter which was full of interest. At two mining equipments which I visited, they were dealing with over 4,000 metric tons per day from two conv~yor faces. Their mining conditions v:ere not too good. The grades were steep ~nd the roofs bad. At one colliery I visited, which was a skip winding equipment, the coal was conveyed on the gate road direct to the skip. They were retreating with two faces, each 600 yards long, and considering the physical condit ions, the results which wereooing obtained were remarkable. The latest type of retarding conveyor operating on steep ground ~as seen handling 1,000 tons a day. It was 200 yards long and operating on a face 32°, the seam being 6 ft . thick and a very bad roof. I have introduced one of these conveyors into one of our Collieries here, where we were 'v'vorking with chute pans. Before the introduction of the conveyor it was im~ussible to see at the coal face for dust and the percentage of round ooal was very small. Since its introduction, the dust has oe P.n completely eliminated and the percentage of round coal has increased by 9%. The/ �- 2 - The German mining engineers appear to be much further ahead in the~r skip winding practice than America. The various gadgets introduced in the chute in the pjt bottom, and in the skip itself, go a great distance to eliminate degradation. vne colliery I visited handled their ~ntire output by Diesel locomotives, and their workings extended t\'~o miles inbye from the shaft bottom. The depth of t he workings was only 800 yards. There was no obnoxious smell in the atmosphere due to the exhaust. The locomotives were 60 h.p . and appeared to be equally as sp.rvi ceable as the overhead electric type. They are guaranteed against c~using obnoxious gases, and, ofcourse, there is no open sparking. 1 t!e have had a long winter here. In fact, we are not clear of winter yet . To -day is like a day in the middle of December - a think, cold east hoar blowing steadily. We had a fine day on Sunday, although cold. I was along at East of Fife :i.n the afternoon and took the pleasure of calling in to see your father, who, you will be quite pleased to hear, is 9S lively and active as ever. He spent lftst week getting his garden all dug and has now got everything in, r-nd hP. was very happy and ·cheery. I also met your two sisters at the same time and they were both we ll and looking very well indeed. I propose going along some time when I have time and taking the old man for a run. I observe from your lett8r that you also heve had a heavy winter, although I can imagine your winters are not the cold~ damp, miserable state of affairs we have, as it will be very invigorating at Rock Springs even in your coldest weather. You will now be beginning to feel the wnrmth of spring and i t must be a great privilege to live at the altitude and in the country where you are situated, We are moving ahead with our new colliery at Comrie. have got one of the surface equipments completed and have got the sinkers in the pit bottom. 1 ~Je You will have noticed from the Coal & Iron 'i'rades Review that young Reid has been telling the National Association of Colliery Managers all about our Safety Campaign, and while WA are making certain progress in the right direction, we are a long, long way from being at your standard. However, we will keep on trying and hoi:e that our efforts will be rewarded. It is/ �- 3 is very interesting to read of your new system re garding safety. Yihile WA are doing a little in the way of a bonus to our firAmen, we are so conservative that v1e are not PrP.pared to spend very much money on any other body. I sent Mr. Mcl\.uliffe some details of our accident position up to date, \ll.h:.ch, I have no doubt, he will be talking to you about . You will be right in the midst of your improvements now at RAliance 8nd your new power plant at Feck Springs. You appear to get these t~ings done much quicker than v:e do in thA old country. ~e had a big celebration in this area last week . i.'l r. Rei' d only dau gbter was married in Dunfermline to a local clergyman r;nd the marriage went off \, i th a bang. 1~ .'e are living in very troublesome times in Europe. The latest news from Abyssinia is that the British Gove rnment have taken the Emperor jn a cruiser to Palestine, and it would appear as if the League Counci l was r.ow burst. Mussolini will simply nov., annex Abyssinia and bring it under Italian rule, wr,ich, in the long la st, may be the best thing that could have happened. I found, while on the continent, that the German people had little use for either the French or Italians, but were kf! en to. develop friendship with Urea t 9ri tain, an:i tlle general opinion of the man on the street in th~s country is that the British politicians would be well advised to drop Prance overboard, and, with both hands, seize the opportunity to fix up a permanent alliance with Germany. The f ee ling here is that neither l<'rance nor Italy can be trusted. My own personal feeling is that Great Br:!.tain, dur1.ng the past number· of years, has simply been made the cat's-paw of France. .,. ThP, coal trade in this country at the moment is quite busy. A sPries of meetings are being held betweAn thP, Coal Owners of the various Districts y,ri th a view to getting selling agencies set up and operating by the 1st July, the GovP,rnm~nt having threatened that if this is not done voluntarily by that time, they v.-ill intr~duce legislation to enforce it. Mos t of the mining companies are doing quite well and do not wish to be fetterP,d in any way by legislation. The price of coal has been artificially raised at the end of the year due to the tr.reatened strike, and nov.: the proposed selling agencies have also boosted the price. It v,ould. seem that this year we will be getting nearly 2/-d per ton more for our outp.1t, 9n~ while the/ /.fetl �- 4 - ;g<lthe miners received a voluntary increase of 9d per shift at the oeginning of th3 year, I do not see them sitting qui et with the increased selling price bei:i.ng got. All other i ndustry in this country is booming Hundred of companies who have paid no return for years are all showing dividends - some of them very substantial. 1~ .'e }'lavi:> h ad f reedom from labour troub les siI'!c e t he d~pression, but indications are that labour will not c ont inue accepting the s ame ~ages and allow large ~rofits to be made in industry. I shnll be g lad to hear from you soon . 1·~1 th ki nd re gards and b 0 st wishes. to .Mrs . Pryd e and yourself., I remain , Yours very truly, K. R. Uci\ eill. �i:.~ . K . H. :.:c:1~i2 l t:o :r2yb~n~.: :Co :.1:.:-~ !:el ty , :-.' i :?~:::.d. ~?~ . 2 c o t l a.r~Ll I t ·u~ ..! n : ,1 oacu:..~e ·co have yo ur letter o f l fr:'.~~ch l~th . I t 17e.s a mos t en tcJ.?to.i r1i n1:., ond i nstruc-~ive l ot ter , a nd 1 e~1 j oy Gd c1·e2.tly 1.~ec.ci nc.. i t . I t c ave me a l:,1'ea t f ea.l of i nf o l'na t ion on thin33 I d esi red to k no·.7, o..ncl I i:1ao p l e ase d to ru:.ve your o pi n io n about t h e ~oli t i cal an gl e s , r egardiuc G:r:ee:.t :ari tain i:.nd GcriJ.£'..ny . I :rather (.,O t t h G o~ne i I:J.p :;;•c -~; icm frow. i·cad i nE t h e l'.mer i can p :ro Gia . I hG.ve never er en.t l y cc2r ec1 for t h e ::l ren ch, o.s 1 '~hi nk they are c. "VC!:'j' u.ng r a °i:Gful 1,1 eoI•l c , ofter all thn t ims clone ±'or them duri n:::; t he •.-;2? . !. think ·i;!1ey c a.:.-:1e o'l.. t of t he Yl a :?: b et t e:r thru'l r:!!yo::1e . '1'h.e3 y oung k i !'lr; , I tr.J.nk , ,:;i11 :'.:1::::.1:e e;o~d . Ee i s a vel:'Y l ik£'..ble ch a::'.l , ~nd ha□ h n.d ~ r:idc e J-.:.' 0 r i e i.2cc- -~:;::~ct:C:l'. trr,..vel G.n<.1 cou t a c t i nG p eopl e of di ffer~n t iH.: .ti cn~s . 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I n Ycllo.. .-istone :.Po.rk, about t 'l.":o h rmd.recl Dile s north of h ere , tha :=llOYt i n dz-ii'"Go is 50 t o 60 fe0t deer> , cmd on t h e l e v el, 10 i'e ~d; i n c.e.'.., th . :i: n :Hock SJ.)::.' ini::;::; , ·.:c hc.~ c had 4 to 8 inches 2. c;oot~ deo.l o f ~o t i ne , :-..n d vcx·y c ol <l ueathcr . .But tho t.;i:m: v;ill b e Q t l c ;:;:=- i t:~ , ~o ".':"C hc:ve h t.cl ...~ c,::c c. :.'~.r~:,· 1.?1y years , nna the :::no·:i n ill })rovi a.c r:c, t or in t!le ::nmr.1cr-ti!:lc :i:'.or i rri (.,u"i:ion .:.1u:r-.i,:o ~·~-u , co::1e t.1.i ~\ _; ·.::-J. c.""! , a,..., ;/on 1:i:oY: , n c a.re £,;reatl~r i n nP,eC/. o f in t l!.~ SUI!l!:101" eeaoon. I cm (J.nd to knot: th~ t you u.re ooving t1he u<.1. u i t h. your _ roj ec teL n 0,..,. opening, ~ :-:c. ! u r-1 ::,"":re y cu '..'i l l mclrc r,, m:c cesn of it. :r reac,. t h e .l:-'eo;pl.es Journa l .mcl the Dunfemline press, very clo :.:;ely , they handed t o r.ic by f c llou ,cote , and I am greatly interested in y our Safety program, '..: i th \'lbich you 1;..r e evi den t l y c.ccor.i~.•11 :._~:.i.~G ri. t,:. cLt. c.. cvl., t l-,o com:.K:.:d:::on of �2 yom: filanc/h.if t.s .J,,j:!.' a ccicl.cm i in 193b O!Hl 193G th.oi.tlnc u v017:1 1· uma:r:{abl 0 i nc·::."'Zmoc . ·,:c .. :..•c• ·G:?~-:L nt c. nerr syot ~.n thi ~ ycui·. In::;-tcad of L=i~i !!t; -the 12.1.:·c<,LLiJ::.lco ~nd the t~".:n,rel:.ng y~:izo o, r m u:;:-0 o f fcr i ne non .J:(!.J, _ :-:.'l ~H;m i'o'.!.~ t he a i s trJ. cts nhich .::;o t hrough the Don·c~1 uithcu·::. ~~ :~o:.,i-t:l.ue:: a cci d~n t . 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JJ'o? .Tanu.c.:ry 2,ll 6i st~::lct u but Eo ck S.9ri i:1 6 r.,; :j..,, . ,::, : ,::m1-t tllrouol ; fo:?: I'ebz-uary , al l c1i s t rict c: b1At !To . 31 l::0 0~ ..._?:.·i.t:t.,rJ; a1J.d :?or I.:.(x.~roh, ..;:.11 (i :;t1:ictr., b-;rt ) e 1Lv ·v0 u:~·zo:~~c.:l ·c.o double ihe monthly _:J ~1:i z e s :l.f all cllst:ric ·i;v ·,:2.11 i_.0 :;~2~\:>i'-1.)1 a raontl1 \1itlwu·i; u lo st-time a c o:tc.l ent . -.. e OA_J1.,W 'G 'Gu :..,uCvL,Jli wh -~b_u·;; m.tri i'!b the filOi:'l t h of Apri l • :..;i i1 ·~0:1 . i-i. lo ·i; or tho equl :,?men "i:, i'o:t oul' im.y:i.•ovelllen ts a t 1,el:l.ance a nd t!_e 11e,.: :i_;Onu1· ::_;ln.:.lt ...::ii Bock G1•1.inu:; i z· coning in, aud 'the po,m:i: j l mrii i i.. novi n~ o.l on 6 o·i:;eadily. \'!e have no -t backed v.v on t ho coa...Jl~·Uon l l::.~t c , ~ m:i ex1}cc t t o h ave the .!.;l nnt :running by AUBtlGi l s'l;, T'.ao Queen Dery i :,:; a wonderful vesc;ol ; I :.:hou.l d like very much t o □ cc it . ! t has cei•·i;ainly &;o ·c -~li.c Cld Cou n ii-y peopl e pc1,pGd u 1J , ei'lc.1, of coui·se, i -r. }.)~'U ·~o udve~·~i oc . I am -ver y vl eaoed , in6.eed , ·i;o he:...,_~, t h2: ~ :-.:£r . 2.:0iC: h a ~ c.. f ine b oy , w1d tl1a i LJJ.1 u.re doing ·,iGll, Di ll i ncluuecL Our _;oli t i eel s i 'GUt:', tio1.1 i:..; ... o uadly r:.1udc~l ed ao eve:r . ~;i t h a Ii~ t iunal Gleu tion no-~ ~.:...u1y .uaritiJ.t' m,..~ : no ono lmour:; 'l.·:ha.t i r.:> going to hav1>en , but ~2r, .i.,oo :::o.,.rcl·c; hnr:; lo::r~ u t:;:reo.t d eal of po1ml ari ·i,;y -r:i th the Lu,.:inc ~s r:nd 1.>ro:i:'C.''..1C .:ionc_l !.1en . Of COUl'GC, i t i L Gi fi'icul t ·co fintl lill":..Jl.1 opl),H;it:l.on GJl!Ong a ce1·taiu cl aos oi ih'Oi>le, \1l10 \1~::·G l·e<;i,)i -:~'! ·i:. fJ o f t~hc f our billion c~ollaZ' r~li or ±'unc1 1.ihi ch !lC :::.mui ni GtCl'Cti , i,)Gi'El0i'la11y . In other 'r1orc.l s , he i :;:i a. t,). ,,_lfted f:1Puto.. Cl aua . ':le h:;.ve had t oo much ex_pcrimenti nc , follo ·:Iin, the t z,3.i l vh:i.ch t h e .LJ:;.:l ti GlJ. _peop l e bluze<l !;)O?JC :>;-c.:.z-:., c:..go, m1G. i"e:m:.o. '.,l_cy ·;;10:f.•o on tho m:·ong t rack, umt, like c ood ocncii.>lc people , tho~- bnc1;<.:;ci u.!.l ....nu ::; t urt eG. 0 11 a n <=\·1 i.J:•£:..c.L , faoi:.10·~~:1..::c, .:hi t,~1 1.m :'JJ.e:ri cLn pcoi_)lc \Ji l l hav e to tio .~ome of Ulccc <.lays, .: -:.n d c:c·i l 'i c.l of , ~11 tlli c e.:.r, e:dn(.:n ·tia_ ... ,1( .. ili n& t.~_.1 o:i.' L:.nncc<..:o~.t!..:y (~G~ "G s • .1.·~ on e tiae , i ✓e,; looke<i , f1'oll thi s E;;i d0 , c,~,; if ~.:oil. \Jere c;oinc t o hc..ve o. euL:)cu ni on i n tll0 coul u i n 0s oi Gi·ou t 3ri tain, ·..,u t I thi n:. i t \JLJ.C r.. :i.'iii.e thi uc Lhi.t "'t.rte mcu L..llu ilia oper E·t".oro got toc;ether ~n<i p1·oven t cd a s t i~iJ.rn, \;h i ch ,·muld hi.:.ve inc~e~( b".!~tl ... c.._l t:mi 'i..y t c1 t L c !it. tiou c..ml eve1·yonc ucncemed. I l:o uo r, o~...,ec t to fiO t o the ,_:i.nh !(; Co no·cDs L1 ... eti l'lv ti.t Cincinnati thi l3 y eur, a s there a r e muny o ther thiu u.z t o kee,t> up uuay , ~.nu ,.o '\.lil: h2.vn t.U v,1. ~<.:l. t:..u cou tri.:ructiou _,lan t1 Tery clo sely in t he next f ew rnontho , i.:o E1 8 t o c et rendy f or. next wintol • s :. roc..uc t ion. �3 At;12ii.1, I cu;y· , I nao mo re than pleased to have your 1 et ter. "\Jl·ittor2 co \..,:r'Gc:t:i:;aiJ~K±,;Y, rmd Giv:l.nG oo much infonnation of gcuc~ul conditions, something \·1hich I c annot f ind in the n ev1s.l..Ja4J~rs . I l:o:>c ;rou lJ::lY :ind -~ine -~u \"/ri tc me u.CTain bl.t your c :.,:-c•a:l. ..:'li.1CO, a.J !. n.t1 al vJays pleao~d. t o · heo.:i.· from you . tint :;:-e:..,..:- :.t.~ c.f ::.~:.:s . :Pi·yde und nyscl f t o you i.!l'ld yom:- fm;.iily . Vo'!:y s ince1·0ly yom·o , OrlJllnnl Sl~n~: GfORGr 8. PRY!)l A. M.O. APR 7 1936 �·--.....,. "' H_'EAD OFFICE: LE.VEN, FtFE. 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'i;, t e ll.inc.; ::a t7ha'i; n. coocl ·Uw.o he h!:.L. , i 't:11 you , c~:1<1 ·tolling -.~c that the cont \,~i3 o. ·,·m~:c.l o~f't:1 one . Wo a,1•0 ho.VitlC c:'"t.t' C!.'.Cly ~old "..'7Ca·iJle:: 1:~~o now, p:.:-o.ctico.lly io11~·cuc;hout t.:.ie 'G.1:.. t.cc. Sk:k:S t •.. o bvc had one or the moat Gevcre ,;in ·tc1:o r:~~ r.cv0 hnd i"or eo:..10 yecro. 'l 'hore i c t.. .:_:;,o~t Uecl o:::· ::mo\'1 ru1<.:. tfil,l!>Cz-.. aturea ctre yery low, but t!O t.,till cr;ntinuo to !1c.~~c the wonderful. ounahine, j)~;..•tie11lu:::l;,r here in t>G ·.-: eat, co :-:e do not mind tll.o cclu. t:uc.thGl" co ou.cl: . j I \:e hacl a VG~✓ fine :, Gal.', c.r:d mined n ~i.•:cy • three mil lion tona o~: coal . Durint; the Jreaent ycc..-:: tie e;..!.J~ot to be ttcr th:~ t . ,:c r'.Ze t;oinc t1.2lct.d , Ji th our 1m.t,roYe.':lento a.t ·:o!iunco, ui th the now t:lP!>lo , tl:.o lnrgu car and 1·,lder ·trc.ck L.;tl'UCC, o.nd bava Just let a contrnot for tk.'3 1,1urohooe o:r t-v;o 1 ,000 ir.~, . ~,'.;.°Qc.:-;,cl: ·..t1 l oox lao1lcra for 450 l.1ounds steu l,>l'aost.U"c, toccthor with a 6 , 000 K. w. turbinc--conerator i"or the Enue vroeav.re , thaee latter im1>roTe1&onta to be r.1ade at Rook S,tlritl{;a. we haTe the aw1 tchboard n11d condenucr, u.s 1,;ell c.s the water sotteaer still t o A&rcht!DEh but thio \rill be done wl 'tbln the next f'n ~ a , and we are t1ork1ng i's.et on the•• 1mproTcmen ta ae we desire to h£tve the i_1lant :running 1V AU&U■t 1 of the preaent year. so I ruit1oil,late a r ather atreauou■ 7ear, bu.t I :r&.the:r like to be bu av . we are alac, openi DG a nn mine at Rel ionce , nh1ah i s maldag good head.wq . �~;:no noli \"iOt.!.1 t:ji tuat:1. on i u ~athej:' mu.dclled hc:."o . TI<S co U {.l t coc-- '·"' c::r~ VCJ:✓ fr..::-, and '\Ji th e,11 t !lo 0 3.Y!s• d.idtit 0a c}o:i:iJ.nc uv i'o::.' claet:~on this fcl.1 u it r10ulci tiom:i1 to b e c. cli i'i':. ctQ. 'ii one ··:o fo x-cceet. 1l'lle Guf :i:'o y Bill, \1bich ~r o:liccc ~o : ..~c•i :;:'o::: uo ~ :ls b0ine; a tiuoked on every oido , t~::::l m.11. 1cob~bl.y be declared unconst:! tut$.onaL Li k e all the nec.~;u.:-co r:.o.do iu Washing~n by thccz>i mto : 1 t l c::i.vco nuch to be dcoi.:ee:l.. • • 1 z::.l ;;;;; ~i;~~:!..nt; hC:l:C\7i th o. cli21pinG S':t>O!:l 'GhO Sa.turdoy .:CVe:?iUG .. oot , t:1hic!i io nitloly ~em.:. :! n ·~110 coun try, CJho•G int.:, t he ro:>ti □-~ r o i eea. o:? a r.ocl Seo -~'iii ch IJruid. You uill pl'o"!)u)ly rococ.n.:lze ~:.11 o±' these o..!J Cabinet Ofi'i co~e, oz· oroi-Oe.b1nct Of.i'ico~ □ • 0 !.fa.c 11\"/::i.11a.ce looke l iko a ?:eeJ. Col t , and Big J:l,.i1 1;i'.:ncu1i,tiX'lO.Y l ook:3 like a c cn i al m d;llc.ndor . I e!:l t;l n.d to hoo~ o:f you:i: pl .:no fo J:' :ifoC} ,1c,1 n ina. ! h oe.rd. f rom !1l: . Wi l lirua R0icl utH.l fl'Cfil hie i·o t11er, nnd o.l r;io fl-om ~'i1•. Ce.=,;,lo,·., . c.nd chn.11 tll'i to t,he:::1 nho11 I llo.ve e 11 ttle t10 re ti:ie . i'.'c ho.vo hnd ocny confe:e0n c oo on the po'l.;o~ vlont, a nd I think I lcno t, a. ec o (i. dec.1 1...:.0 ~0 c.boui t!O t}C;::?:! ,i.)()t1er p l cn t operati on thra1 I eve?' d:1.cl bcfo:;:,c. ! shall b e cl ad. to hcQ!' f:.:-on y ou o. t y ow.· convenience and ehnl l be cl a d ·t.o lmvr~ yoll. c.dvi co rac who. t !.} D>c rcaa you o.ro 1a.1al<i nc on ·the n c:m cilai't u. Ua.u v ery l!JOrry to hem:· nuou•i. ·;:.11.e d~2.th of Y.ing r-eorge . Ee ,,n e l ovco. tllrouL,llou t -t.h0 civilized world , and. 1n /'J'r,cz-ico., uhcz-e ,1e have a Helul>l :i. c , the e~1,reDeions ot sorrow uere uni versn.1. . One ep~cr , c.t a eeni co I a t tendee. , f:ltatcd Kina Georee would not b e remmbered tor being a great r u.l.er, but f or beins e. great Kine. I think t but is true . ! li s tened i n to the eerrloeu over the radio, r.lli ch n ere broac5.c aat by the Columbia Broadce.et ing System. ! hcer d tl1e fc1'11licr wail o f t h e :pi yeEJ e.s they p l ayed t he li:7:owere o -Z the Forest" and u ~ e Lend o' The Leal. . n llay I thank you c.cein fo r all of you r tindnese &nci express t he hop e tl!llt the ITew Year mcy be a :pl"Osperouo one tor you and tJ.111.t you and your family may have the lteat oi' heal th . Ver., sincere]3 yours, OP1rln•1 !!Ii.tel: il~ftGE 8. PRYDl A. .M. 0. f'EI 8 1936 �: !l·• lL :C. _.:c....c~11 t t. ~.1t.. ':.:;1c r2.r a f;oc.1 0o • . 1:·~t:". J" c l \~y , );:1.. £cc-;:~.i r,. 8e;o·~lcr.d •1• - ... ~ , "· - "'nc 1_ ,,~~ l"r•J ~.C.V, - . --.•,',.>'•\l'"J.. . •'w ' ..·"> ❖~ •o o ....i." -}l~~ T}'' ,...•... ~,,.. .., l:... ._,, -• .. , .. -.•:;,,s,._ - --..J ~--1-1{"• -.I . , JJ U ~~ t t:.!.:c.-1 by 1j=.:> . lltr:::-r~f > °' : ,:loll i nol t;f1o J::r. :3~-yl c:J:J encl ::(Yccli' . I ho1,o yov. \Ji lJ. 2tct":n t.~~cJ nG , 1ome~tooo oS yen~ vloi.·i:. to Roca s.:;,:.,J.n..:c • ·t ) :1 '7l3l'C vC'S'!";.'/ :;:incl , ind~cd: to :mad mo -~'•v:i 1.:,? lf b~1.lo . )'. h~.vc bcc.1 out :.~J.;i.:>CQciy ::.4(1 : o.c:. c. c~c ·:ii th -~~1cm. ~;c ..•lt::-.':c. l :-.•,.ro co~c o:l t~.:i. bccu·c.t:... :.: 1 ::m1t1'>1lt-!•.:, 0 "1~1 t ~LOU{)J. 1 t i i., • .'i ct•a~· t:l.:lG . I pl ~:ycd ·'[!.~.uz-.· ...:. ~m: ycoterday . :r d i d l'l O'C. r'o C;) (;.,''OOdo lrJ.t :.:<" •__1l e t el1. :..:c t!J.e • 1"1 I st 1.-wenty :recu:o c.:r.~ t h~ uo::-s t.. I r,c.e Cln.d to t--cor.l v~ you""' 1 eit ·~o~ 1.·~·c-.1 c; 1 C.!.'.:Y)J , out I cm. ~:i~ro.idyou ::'('_u.:,1c. ctrr.o n;:.:i~"l:.:~,,r t:-"Jo.~ c:- ,. •J.l:-:~.. hcf:1c , C B ::!'bout th e. t t i4!C t i'.!c~~ -::2~0 C;)EC vo-:_•-.; ~ 3VC:!:'0 ..;·'.;:, ::.Yi!U on t ee . ,.urtc:-n 3c..~br,e ::-d . I lmo•.i :rou -::111 21::>.V'1 a ~ ~os o:i.' :nte:-i a l U i.:~.t u ::.J.1- e o :t' hel::..> ·to y c.,1..1 i n !:l ~mnine :tau::: no:, 1:'o:L': : . c.:ul :t ~ cure thn.t t h o :i: e:inia:ie~ of your -~~:.r. r~i i to tho Eo.ot c::n fart of t11e lln i tod ;.:t u too UCO 1. 0 1 G'JS 2,JlC,J.C,jl'G ~"!fl t.'1-J.n.·~ 1u the :.:cotarn :9:.1.i·t . It ·uill ~ee.:.> y o-..i bucy fc ;: a long time ana.lyziuc ·i;.1~0 :ln·:"ol: -:ut:lou yov. cot, bu·~ jroa no doubt had oonc time t o do t.:ili.J on tJ1c bo~t . Again, l et ::tw ocy 1 t \':c.G o. p l caruz-c t" b::v c you w1 th ue, and lilt.\Y ! \::'.. ah :for you u:.d your f :.:."'!ily a. He.~PY .md l'l"0 ..;9orouo :rc1.·, Ycur . !~' t here io t':lzy t:.Unc you oTerl ooked ,mile yon uer o C>U'L bore , uo no ·i; hcGi t Ltc to w1°i te L'l8 • 1 1-y c incorely yours, •1 �Rock Sprlnl1EJ - !!Jo veml.>ex 20 o 1935 li~=ray tcok p~::lo:· ·c:) '.:.lie lcayint, hc~e . I J It is very light, c..ud w -.:·:onclc:r::'.:.!-:;; i~• :.1..-~ -.:ou.ld .reproduce in the :.:agc.z:i.ne. �::::.~ • .u.. ~i . ...::c~fo:l:!.lo Agent, oi' the l~i:f0 Cor.11 Cor.1110.ny, e:~ Kel·t y, Pi f'cnlrl.:.-e, .3cotlv..ml, spcn·~ e. \!eek dUl'ine; October vioi"iiing pro::c:.··~icc of TJ.1e Ul:'l~ou Po.ci fi,, Coal Cor.1pony. I.:::- . ::c:Tc:i..11 ~ c co~t3>0.ny, one of tho 1 a2gesi in Seo 'iiland, raining about ~,000,uJO ·;.:ons o.m-1uatly, :1 □ open:i.nc; ~ nei·1 !)l'o.9c:r.~·~~- i n uhich ·i;hcw l)10..t1 -~o uoc yi t ca.rs of S~·-tons cap~ci ·0;·, u i th. \1ind!ng a!.cips ouch ~o used i n the Eaotom coal fiold0 of the United Sto:tes. Both t:ho la:rscr pi "t ce.rs und the ok:l.lJS ni·e oouc- thing ne\'1 in Sco·G12.ml, anc1 :1:r. n cHcill c eoiz-ed ✓~o got fi:rot-hend info mation a mcld.na the lons journey from Seo ·Glf:..nd fox- thl r::i pur!.)o sa. !:Ir. 11o-;.: e:i.11 enjoyed :h.io vio:lt a.t Bocl: S.._Jr].~c,n very ouch, mc'::ltinc forner friends he~:3 rlho had ,ro2:ked ,m-:cs h:l o 0UJ}erviaion in the Soottiah mines . After l eavine, Hock Spnnas. he c:~ ..cc:1dcd tLe D.:3Cting oi' the Amerlcnn In:.-; U t u>.;o of' Ill ninc ~ 1..1,r~allurcicol BnG;inooz-s ut st . Louie, ::.1.~.oou:;:i, late:r syouding sonc ti!;'.10 1.. :i; t.t..c Coo6.!:len. Jeffrey and othe~ ra:.mt~fo.ctt1ri11c plento, oailinB i'or hio home on the s . S , Celccl oni n l!ovcl1lbcr 16tn. llr. I..to!::aill'o vio1t wao nost intereotint: , c.nd hie discussions on British im.ninc; p:i:actica nero G~eatly a.!/:.-iroci a.ted by_ the di:fi'erent l!linin5 1::taf.fa uith i.:hc!:l ho CN·1c in contact. !E:t.· • .lc!Teill ~G greatly ...Jleaeed Y,1. th tho ;;1ido open spaoee o~ the i,lest, cigbifyine a desire to r:?turn v.t c..ono fu ture time . �r;:z., . Cl yde I: . l'Jillia:::IG, IJi::.--ector 3;:;~·itelle • eRoricl 1nsti tute Co lUL1b:.1 s , ◊mo Reforrin{J to yo1u~s of ·~he 12·lli inst.:;:it re(.:&.1':'dinc, i1r . :i.c li. ilcITe:i.11, oi' t ...1e i 'iie Coal Go o ga.ny, Seo ·Uand: il1· . :.TcCeill lef·i; here ai.;out ·i;\: o neekF- a c;o ..:nd 3ail s :f:ol .. G·laseo ~.1 ;~01.10 :,:.:i.:on, 1:: over!:ibe:;;o 16th. Y'ou. can gei i,1 tonch nith ilim l;,y . 'li'Z'i ting to :W.n? c/o l?ife Coal Coi:1112.ny, Cowdeabeat11. Fifee:hixe, Son ·i12nd . ✓ �BATTELLE ME~IORIAL INSTITUTE 1NDUSTRT.A.X. AND SCXE1'"TXFXC REBE.ARCH COLUMBUS, OHIO O...,.ICE: OP" THE. DIRECTOR November 12, 1935 Union Paoifio Coal Company Rook Springs, Wyoming Gentlemeni Mr. K. H. McNeill of the Fi£0 Coal CompaDY .Of Scotland told me some time a.go that he expected to be in your office and that I could send some papers to him there. I should like to get in touch with Mr. MoNeill and would appreciate your advising me of his present address. Very truly yours, .l V ~ Clyde . 1'lilliems • Director CE,WtT �UNION LEAGUE CLUB OF CHICAGO 65 WEST JACKSON BOULEVARD Chicago, Illinois, November 5th, 1935. Mr. I. N. Bayless, The Union Pacific Coal Co., Rock Springs , \iyoming. Dear W.ir . Bayless:- I am taking the first opportunity of expressing to you my gratitude for all the trouble that I put you to and for the very kind way in which you met all my requests. It was a pleasure indeed, to meet you and you were able to give me the hang of things at • Rock Springs in such a way that my mind could absorb it. Again thanking you, I remain, Yours very truly, KHMcN:HL -- �October 31, 1935 lb... JC. :C. :C:cJ'0·i:.J. • e/o !..;::r . r ~et'!.~:::--:;.~ l . . ·~a.r::~-;n J:-i:-11 sicr:.i::::1E1Yip Po -..-~.... -=-:,·G!'.°'·::·i -ve Vot,;, Per'""-;.:,/•1-~~·;:~- ·.;.L_.,-,d ~.t..: "- J... • 1 , , - -- - u.... :r et7 Yo rlr Ci i y , :_r .Y . Dca.r :21... llcJ.Te:1:!.J..: I ~in ormd iug ~~ou today o tmde::s.· 8 'J!.}a1.,ut0 c o 7 ·3 l~ , i ni'o?r:1~ tion the t you uJzd; o i7~ t1i th T7~•. s~1D.un . to 0 ethe!' tJi th various foms and o fuer de.ta -i11at you d0s i i•0d. I h2ve checked sarae :::.m.1 I tbink i •i; i ~ substautially iu 1:1.ne \7 1. th th0 i nfo~.ation you ~equeGtcd . Yo u t7ill have l o ts o f •~ime o n t:he boat to sit dorm anc.1 co over it, end I feel the info::.::x_ 'i;io21 ·uill bo • o f service to you. I pre1:n1:.ne you h.2..d a "fl0i:Y fin.e n ce·i;2n0 o:t SL Louis. You t::oulc;. nclrc a cootl :10.ny con trwts ,.-;1··i ch \7ou1' 'j~ of Vl!.lu0 to you, o.nd. I knot1 r'iz•. I.'i:cA.ulif':?c ·:1oul C1 ~c0 ;;~w .. t yo.t: met_ a Great n~ny people. I am su:re fu0.t your vi sits ·;,;'3 ·t he l a:£:gel' wines ~here aki.1J hoictinc is i n operction 1.,(n:l e:. b e inte::-ie:ely interesting to you in vi.0t1 of you:r plm1s fo-:r youl: 01:3 futuz-0 operations. I krlo'.'T thet everyone noi.!l d b o g l 11<1 to give you infor::lation and adv::..ce 811d a ll the :.n·ints the: t you yrobubl y need to .1,>lan youi· o•;m 1.1cl"k. T'nc ti:::1e u ill quickly pass, ax1d 1 t nill be tiae for you to sail again . I V I t :-.as a co ~t r>lcv.:32..nt c-xper-iencc ior :.::&-G. :Px-ytle and me to have you uith us, pa:,.>ti cu.l arly i'o1~ .qvoelZ, t1iti:l llic infor:;:J:;'.tion you brou..)1t oi' the olu. c-:nmt:cy, in ,,bi.ch I ara al:m.:,Yfl greatly interested, ond i t is u. mo t.;'t 11l e;:;_E~":'lt thh1t; to have you tell oi' my father. I ::::1ot ocy ~c..iu t o you e.nd :.:r . Reid that ! tl;.o..,u •you for going to ::ice hio, ooc you1· f'u.rthe:r trip to contact him., l lmou \'Jill be r:10 ot enjoyeole, QUd he vill deriTe a great deal of p loacurc f~n it. I hope you n::;,y find time to c.,ct back to Ro ek S,.irl. ngo again in the a'ln!lar tme,. i-:hcn t:e ccn t2ke you to the northel'n country o.nd sllH'J you the great mountain occnery here. \'le trlll let you pull out one o f thoce l arge trout, tlt.lch biccer th..';ll the Loch LeTen oneo. �... Ace.in lcr::; :..::~ c::.y to yoi; i t ,;ms o. :plea1:)ur0 'to h:'.VG you hc!'c D uucl if ~ yS:>..G:J yet: :'!.'ctu:::u home, you f i nci fu0re i o f:J.'lY furtb.2!' ini'oX"""..:.1r'.:~io~1 y ::-..: c.cciro, I clw.ll be El e.d to furnio11. ~ t t0 you , if ycu ,;•i~J. co t:.dvi ce me . ~r kind 1.:e::-concl 2e6a~d::; to you, c.J!cl c. }?l ee.san t ~cya~c ) a,1d 7. x~-c.ld ~ __;:_,:::eci n:t0 g:cea:Uy you:r Z-e::JlGlI'bering me to 1 1, '.!"IY] -::1,·,·1 d --... (I C ~ p,.,,.; ,, • '""l•1 .:...i'17 ,~ • ,,vn~,,.10..-, .c.·i ...,.,ur, ' ,J-1)..,,-"'} D..- ~ • ,--~ , • .!., - - ~ ......~ - ►'-,;i,~"1- J c..:..c,:;- V \_•;)ny CO!J.l)limer!t O. !'I - - 1) V o t.;U..Lir... i •. J Very sincerely yours~ Original S l:rnell: GEORG E E. PRYDl V-\:;,--.. �... P.ock Sp rlngo - October 30, 1935 .....::: • C. !::a:r:.-..2. t:1 :::1·, _o ....i~cl o·i;b.er c.. n.t c. Z'0L,r?.l'di n& o .i:1enin1.;; ·i..ll.0 F i fe Co 4 Co.:...::2ll· o ?:lii."?.C nca:!' Cot::dG:Jbeath , ::7ifecllirc , Scot l t.:.:C: . �ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. u( , r TELEGR"'MS "CARLOW, f'HONE, LEVEN!' "FIFco~: COWDENBEA.TH. TE.LEPWONEN~~ 161 & 162 ., Ll!.YEII tP.? 18110 165 CowoENas"TH YOUR REF. _ OuR REI'. _ _____ _ . KffiVJ.AC..._ w.B. Pryde, ~sq., Vice President, Union Pacific Coa l co ., Rock Springs, WYOMING, U .s.A. Dear Mr. Pryde, With further reference to my visit to you shortly, I am taking the liberty to enclose herewith the following plans of sections so tb.at you may have time to analyse the position before my arriva l. The plane are:General section of the Comrie Coal Field. Longitudinal section, East to Wes t . Cross Section, South to North. Plan showing geographical features likely to be met with in the Loobgelly Splint seam. The Lochgelly Splint Seam is the seam in which we propose to make our main arteries and the seam in which would be our major projections. Showing the projected surface equipment. Is a design of our own of the pit bottom lay-out. Shows the projected main avenues. ~s you are aware, we propose using 3½ ton cars and the projected output to be dealt with is 2000 to 3000 tone in the 7½ hours shift. our main problems are the pit bottom lay-out, dip haulage and transport between conveyor loading in the pit bottom. Looking/ �r ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE A.ODRESSE0 TO TtlE COMPANY. HEAD OFFICE: L EVEN, FIFE. TELEGRAMS "Clt.RLOW. PHONE, LEVEN:' "FtFcol.'.; COWDENBEATH. TEt.EPHONEN'!~ 161 & 162 Ll!.VEM ~ 181 lO 185 COWOEN811AT>1 YOUR REF. - --- OUR REF. - 2 - Looking forward to seeing you and thanking you in anticipa tion. Yours sincerely, For THE FIFE COAL COtlP.AlTY, LIMITED. I �LI ST 0-r,, .:>TtliTTS FUPJ.1I SIIED HR. Hci!lEILL tlinton lio . 1 I!iue! lline mnp. iii·& el0vations on s lopes . Stmda~d tumouts. E eu t:ra!! l'oe:.d. a i ue co..z,. Reli&nce: 1:line lilaIJ , t1ith elevations on s lope . P lan of scraper loading used a t Rock Springs, Re lio.nce e.nd tlinton. Superior "C" iline: !line map ( elev. oi' elop e s:hotm on profile.). Detailed p lan of norking ( 'i\:o p1'ints) . Thia plan of em.king conveyor loecliug to be used et Rock Springs , Reliance, •iint:>n nnd Superior. :Photostat of Hoist located on~ :Panel Slope, 0 0 11 lli.ne . General: Lo cation of mines in P.ock Springe Di s trict. Section oi Ro ck Spr.lngs coal fiel d . Geoloo.v map of F.ock Sprini:;s Coal Field. :.:a.1.> of to't'm of Rock Springs ( liighuay sho\10 i n picrio). Hanna: Hanna Ho . 4 . Develop!llent plan. Details of development p lan. �Uiu•:;otl ~JO~ l :.'.:i:10 : Ui 'a() ~'":::. _'a -~.1. 'ib. oJ.otrc.t.ions ou B.lo11es. ~~ ~~£!:C.~=·i:. -:,--~ ~:otii~: . ii C:1 t::c:-.:::; ~C~t~ . : .j,nc er..~~ ':''ri !Je .:..Z:.l_1 , ·.7ii.::t 0:tovati-on~ on s l ope. 1:lc:.n o :? C::!Z'C.:,>Cl" lorn.li ng U i.JG{l ct Tit\ck Sl :ritli];C:a ~~e l::.tinoG r,ncl ra.n-c,1.m . 1 ~ Ca l.:i :1C : .::1::ie ~;µ ( el ev .. of slo·y e shm.:-r1 on :proi'ila.) .. lictc.il cd pl ~.n o:f.• w:..~ldCG ( i~:-:c !:tints) . 1.ili ~ ;pl m o:f cl't:ilii £2£.·: cm-1,1e;:;oz locilinc to ·iJe u::mcl e..t EocI: 'fy,gz.n 0 0 1 Rclicnco3 ·,;intou LrlC~ ~U7)Cri nl' • .}.?hoto 2t a.t oi Eo:l at l oeuicfr o!l '1 Ea.nc!. 31o~_;<h 1~c 11 ~::Je . Lo cc.'Gicn ~i' o in120 in ·F.ock ff~-1t1c;.s I:-i t:'Gl"i. c i ·. Section o:? r-..o ck U.!.}rl.nL,o c:::io.1 field . Ce-oloQT nr..y of l'.oo1: S.:1t-inwB Coal 1:!'i ol<l. ~ [:_t, oi' ic~;.-11 0£ '.::to e!: :::):i:i11CG ( 3.~ny dm:1:1 i n ,pic::1.c) . IIonnu: !!C'.llr1£. :7o • ~ • ll-ev~'.!c1,~en t plnn . :: o t uilo o:.;' o.evelo_poont yl::-.n . �p. ' I f • I - -- -- - )?tc.;;_,~ )1,/c}.; .YGv-clt'-<. • • ' ) t::~u Jwrr ll.tt I I 4_/I i'C/, ::;_,.,:...,,//4' ,'? C' ~w:_. ~· , t...c.-..,:. ,;.._ C.,, ·-' ..........,..~.,..; ~ /1-e/~-:."~.:. 1 {..-,' :.-G,.I ~t , ••:::, ' I/ ..~-;. ,.- I ,. 1 I I I I • 1 ------ ( �11~~ J..kt.-i,... , . , , - ~ ~ ) 'l.-v LI / /) _.,,rf., }{._t'('! I:;J // ,._../!.. ~.,f..,J /&~ - .:/_7• /' ( ~L -·> f 42--~;1~-f-&~ �QUESTI ONNAIRE FOR MR. MoNEILL 9 S USE. �-) Naine of Mine / • 0 0 0 0 V O O q O O • 0 • IO • 0 • 0 • lit U 9 0 • O O O O • 0 0 0- 0 • • O O Cf O 0 .,. Nam.e of Company • "'• •ooooo • • · • •· · ~. o . j u :• •o~ • • • • Average Daily Output / Cl f ~ L o • \ "' ~,;, o' o • o • '- • I o ._o ;. o ,{, • • • \. . ~. £.. . ooo• 6' • o o t.,:., • 0 0 <) ~ Underground t , 9 o2-C:. o o • o • o o o v o • • • • • " • • o• Persons Employed Aboveground o~ P~f. TOTAL • 01--1.. "t: (1'1wt· f-'~·v /V, ~ I ,,, TYPE OF MINEo ~ C "\ < ill .. • 0 " • 0 Cl o /J \...... ~ : 1· V :.) '- · . fill' / J t,-., ( a) Bri.ft (b) Slope . (b) Length Grade (c) &he.ft Shape r<Q"'v ~ o • • • • ., • • • • • • • " • o '° o Q o o o o o o Q o 0 • o o o o o o g o u u o o "' 0 0 lot • d • 0 0 II) ~ 0 0 IJ ' O ~ ... ,., o u o " O O \,) U II) 0 D 0 Numb&r of t00mpa~tm&ats oooooooooooouoo • • • uo • ooooooouovuoooo ( a) num'ber - o o O 00000..,00 SURFACE PLANT, ETC . ( e.) ';> ,~~ ' ,-,.~-'-> , ~-•' Ho\V driven Overwind device ./,, ., , ooeoooo\,t,oOoouooooo • o oo • o oo. •oca Winding speed Change-over time ( a) Coal ( b) Redd (b)/ • • • • • • • • • • o • • • o e uw .,uo v o o • • • • • • t><, oo oovoo �( b) Pithead. Height of F:t•a.me Hei ght of Dischar ge Leval -0 0 0 I) lo' V O C., -> 0 0 0 0 OU O d O 11 (.o O O Q O O '1 U V U p y V O U (t O U O \) O II V <, <, ()Q O O OU O O o O Sk~p 0 g e O O O OU O O O () 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VO O O O O C, 0 0 0 0 0" 0 toll Q O O Maker 1 s Name O o O o O O O O o O O O .- P O O O O o O O Ou Ob o O O O O 4, 0 U O VO Ou O Type "" O.L 6 O O O O 0 O O O Capacity (a } Coa l ■ ooo ~d o••••••••o ■ ooooo oo• •• ••• ■ oQoooooouooo oo (b} Redd ..>ovooooc, o o o o o c i o o oo<10..,..-,oo,0011voooooo<.1000<1oovv o o Anti•~Bl"ea.kage , Device a ttaohe.:1? u QU 000 o ~◊@ 00 o OOOOOCOOOU -.? U O O O UOO -.)000 0 Maker's Na..>ne {c) TipEle or Cleaning Plant. ()?-~ o-i, CorAstruction 0 0 U o O 10 o o O U O O O O O iJ \l O O -U U V O v \.I \' 0 v (t 'I) 0 0 1J Qo V V ~ \,I o · v O d II \' G .J u •1,, 0 \IC> tJ V U u ' \I t! 0 4' V V \;I 1,, tJ u c,• V Cl "I,) o, 1,) U V 9 PU ,0, \1 1,1 0 O O U O O c> V O 0, Q O U o Type of Screens /_ Siz es of Coal produced {l Dust precaution o O C' t, U O 11 -.:t . v;, .:;, O \:, 6 0 o ,< • (.o O () ..,...... . ... I ,o Q ,;; t,,l' l \! V o l.,.u O C O ~ 0 ~ V O O q V \I ,,. {d) Cage (Manshaft) Type C: O '-' Clo ,.,, O Cl ~ U Bonnet ., ~ °' I) u o " o o " o O \J o o V U O O O o Cf ~ I) Q o o " Be:iss oz, cha.ins a.cross ends O ., "' O "" o O O O O u o " " a " .,, "" o Cl " o o " V Cl U O U ¢ Q o o U C) 0 U O "' o o C, o '1 o O O O ~ 0 \a o ., o C- \I (I O (J O U \' o °' I) o o " " 0 Hand holcl ::i ""' ~ o o o a " o o o o o o o o o o o o o ... o o o o o o o o o o :o v o o o • "o o • o • • . , . , .. ., O o o o"., o " o o o " ~ o <, o u o o co., o ~ o o o o o. _, o o . " o o . . . . . po" e. o o o o q . o . o o o o o o o o o u o Kind of' e;ates provid ed at Surface landing . o • ., • • o .. . , . ~ .. o Maximum number of men allowed on oage • ~ o • • ., " ., • .. "' ( e )/ Q o o ~ • •, " . . . J o . . . o.,.,,, ~ .. ., • o . o . . . ., • o • ., o . . . o . , . Lining 0,0 l'ail and toe boa.rd on guide sides " ....... "., Safety c~.t.ches u \I 0 ... O o . . . . . . . .," o ... ~ 0 • o • u • ., " �{e) Refuse Disposal. Du.mp Cs.?' ~ o o '° o o o o o o o " c. Q c- ..,. o o o o o ~ Lot-ry r.{. OOOOC>OO~OOOOQUuv ~OQ~bO v OI) ' a vtk \ ii/A- --; .,,._,) v • • • • • •~ • • o o o o o o o • o o oooooc 0 Cs.p aei ty V V _,. 0 ~ ■ C ~ , , 0 C <' O ■ 0 0 U o ,> 0-, O O O O O 'J) c; a.tfi'+'- : O tt !i> ~ O O '°~. 0 G Q o u o O O U O O o O O O O, q U OU g, U ■0 uO o e;t ? O • ~ O o o ,o o .., 0 " ,, 0 _, U " DJ s tapd x~:t> om min.e ope.1ings ... ., . ., v., • .,., . v., • ., •••• ,. ....... ., • o •• v •• (g> Type of Si z.e How dri ve n w~teit gari.ge Ki nd Signal device cJi..cA 1 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V O &I O ~ 0 '1 b O O O O Q O O I) • 0 <J O O O O O •) 0 0 0 0 0 0 Indepe r~den t Ci~cu.i t Run con t i nuously /'... ('.A..! I 00009~,0-000,UQl)OOU000000,;)0CC;Jli>\,l\)0•'10'UUQOOl)O&IG4t00 (3 ) UNDERGROUND EQUIP?llEWT . l\!f~ thod of coupling and uncoupling Sh ape and s i za of roadway Z r.ee tr.i.niu.lar, c¼rcttlaz• or arehed) •f C,:r.:po.oity ( a) Loads Empties D H 51lO C ~' OGOU0 90 C'OVIJQ �\ l'.ll>OO'-'QvVOOOOl)C,Q(.JOOQ\JVOOUOdl>U•ooo o vvuuo 'Iiype ;[11rune We i ghing deYice Buriker ( ~ ) capacity ., Q • ., • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ., ., 1~J•• ng &: oon ....v:ro 11-~ /L i,,-/ ./ / T·ub prcpe.L :i.11.g dev i c es Y.~ " \,1.-:•• ,./o /~.:...i..-.' ••• C 0 0 " ' I D C ll Q O O ~ 0 0 0 .:; 0 0 O Q 1) C O O O .. 0 .J1 I . .. C, . , ., • u " Cl Me·i;b.od of: coll ecting Redd Redd to eoal in Hoppel' . ... ... .. . ., . ~ ". ~ .... ., ••. " ...... . . ., .•.. ~ . ., {b. Locc:motiv·3s ., i~ ~ 5"0 \ 1 0 0 V O 1,1 4 0 C "' \ 0 I I.) 0 :,ii ,0 ~ • ., • ~ .0 ~ 4:• U '=' Y O O • o u o " V tot o v , o O • 0 • ll Y O O ,., I,) Cl O ~ •ve>•"OO•O~oooc.0•00o.:>uooot101J•OOO•Oo<4.IOOCOV.,JQ.Q C, >!.."·' • Sy3 t-em ~y Y 0 4 o o v • o o u u v - ' f Sfof:n! .......\ 0 .tength of' P-<-r-a-0-w ay II F.ails & Gauge l,f- C).. (' (\A'-'!fi < !> fJ ~ .... Lt <,.,.. type, size, e t c . I 0 C- ' V (I \;,, O ' O , ~ () Q ,. U •• \> C u tr\! , ~ 'P> �Spa ed o O O Q C) (I' 0 l) G ~ n Ill O O ·u Size e.nd Horse Poi:Je1' System of Benc~ing D U O 0 D O V O O O t.; O O O -, 0 U Q \I c,, U U g O 4.1 O II r:t • O • U Q O O (I U U O ;) U Q U O ~J o o U O O O O I) '°' u O t,, 0 I o O <J /-r, (:::,, (__c~ - ·.; 6 o I I t., O O C O b O O V V <, o O U O c,'"> .., 0 0 O O O O O u O o Q O U O 0 Is Make a n:i type 0 / !.~ ec-,"' O 00 \.\ 0 ,•, 000 ( e) ElectrS.ci•!;y Underground .. Illumination of Haulageways Type of Lamps HJ/~ ,., .d.-foHS:~ Spac ,~ng of Lamps •. JI'/:),{. I,} Size of l:3lilpS O O •) O O O c.. '- t, (J O O . ~ . ~ : t o u~d• O O C O a" 0 ~ 0 , ~ ~ ~I o o O I) i .-l .. , ~'1,..,..,.,.,1_.,1, -,~ U d O c:, 0 o 'ii' .. , _1.. t! :t ~ ~ ~ f ~ •.,,.,f{ ?. r;· O 0 do 1::-., ~ .,<;\ ~-~~~~ u 1 • • • O O O O O tJ O O O O O O O D REMARKS, a ~ .. ,• t I ... , ,v O Cl U Q O D '# O O/ ;,;t o 0 u ., ., ., u .. ., • • • U u O O C C O <> I) 0 D • • • ., ., ., • • • ., " 0 0 • U ,, • O <' ., ., o., o o o o u" • o u "o o o o o o o o., " • o o o o O O O O O O O O ti O O O D O O O O V O O U O O ,, 0 0 0 �QUESTIONNAIRE FOR MR. ?JcNEILL'S USE. �J Name ot Mine a o • I . o ,; • ; et I • ~ o Oo o Name· tit Company ooooiooooooooo o o o • • o • o , • o• • • • •• • o ooooooo . , ... -:~~ • ( C: II,, ,I .. A~er age Daily Ou t put 0 0 'V O 0 0 0 0 .,, .Jo-, . . - •0 0 ••• • • •• • 0- 0 • 3 • - • 0 0 . - / '7 r..-r - '..,. 0--~ . . , . • • ••••• C) 0 I Per sons lmlployed O O O O • 4 . 70 • o • O O O • ♦ ,O o 'O O ct O O o 0 4 0 • ••o A! 90 •••o • •o •o••o . \ ,,. 1, , ( l) ( a) Drift .. l k .. TYPE ' OF ~ (.? I ' MINEo • • • • • • o• • • • • • .. • • • .. io • • • C11 o o o l>o ov o o ooao • v•o o o • v o o ut111,, o ov o (b) Slope ... .. ( b ) Length : ' ." ;... _1'- Gr ade • II • V illt • 0 ✓ (o) Shaft - depth •·•·•• ·· ••• • o Size • • v et o001i>vo11vo••ooo11oooooo•voi.."o•oo Shape • • .. • • • · • • • • • • • • • • • • oooowo401Jooooooooo•o•~o•Otooaoooooc, Lini ng ( oonore·t e , l;>ri okwork or wood ) ................ o "o . . . . . . . . . .Gui des •••••• •0 0 ·(a) type 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .,. o o o o o 0 0 • 0 0 0000 • .. · · · • • o o o oo(b) number OO• • ••o uo oo SURFACE PLANT, ETC . (a} Hoisting Equipment. ~ -~~ \-:;' ~~-:::> \• Ty'pe ••• 0 ••••• • • • • ••• • • • How driven . ' 0Verw1nd device .., Speed control • • . ~• •• • e • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •'! • • • ••• • •• e eo • · • \ ~ )! " Winding speed • ♦ • / I. ') • • •• e e • , t f/1 0 , : :I • 0 • V • ee • O •• • o e • • 0 / • • • ., • • I, O O ~ .. 0 ' ♦ 0 0 0 0 • 0 • e e • • ♦ 0 • 0 ffJ O • 0 O O O O 0 Change- over time (a) Coal ••• ~~. -••••••• •• ••• '• • • • ··• · • · •· • ·••.• ··• · · ·" ( b ) Redd .•.. .. . . •. . ....•..•. o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b)/ II �(b) Pithead . Height of Frame • 0 0 0 1 ' d OQ I:' P OOO OOOO O Height of Di s cha~ge Level • o O ., . 000 00-o u Ot.J O OQ1Jo1,1>,oo o q,o • • " c t o o Type of Skip o o 000 00000 ooo o o o oo o o o oo o 0000 0 Maker 1 s Nrune 0 O O 0 0 0 0 Capacity ( 11) Coal t, 0 0 Q O OD O O O • o o u o oo o oo • (b) Redd O O O O O O O O O O O 0 • 'l'O V OOc. . 00 Q qo •Ooo o o o o u-, v o eu o ..,. e,10 11 o~ g oo oo o o o u o o u o u • oo u o oo 1) 0 . 0 0 \) 00, U O O O O O Ct II) 0 0 0 0 0 Q o o o o o o\> oo o o o o o o o • o o o o o o o o o o o c , 0 0 0 0 \.l r100000000000000000 0 0 1,1 0 0 0 0 00 0000000000 0 QOO O OO O Anti- Br e akage Devi ce attached ? 0 9 u o o o • o ooo o • o o o o o o u o o o o c o o o o u o o Maker' s Ne.me (c) Tipple or Cleaning Plant. -.I {d) Cage ( Manshaf t ) . fype o .- " ¥ ,:i .. O o O O • Q a • Bennet • o o .. o d o . "' • ., o . O II g O • o O O O ct .. o •• o • • tJ It O QI .. " O O O <t .". " o ~ 0 V o O O O O \) 0 0 0 V o Cl 9 0 0 0 V .. o ,.,. o o . o o o . (II \) ~ • C, 0 '-' V o •• • a . o . o. o o •• o v" u Lining or rail and toe boar d on gui de sides • o • •• O••· · • · ·· • • o • • Hand h olds o • o o o o o a • o o • o • o o • o " o o o o • o o a o o • o • o . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . o o • Safety c a.t ches . o o o o . o • • • • o • • • • • • • o • • • Q • • • a. o o o •• • • •• • o o o o • • • Do Maximum number of men allowed on cage • • • •• • ••o•• • • • • • •· • •• · •• o {e)/ �3. J, ( e) Refuse Dis;>osal. Du.mp 02.r Aerial t:eam •O•ooooooo•o•O• o Lo:rry ...... ... -..................... . • • • • • • • • • • .. • • • .. • .. ••••••oo Distance of uaste dump froni shaft ••••••• ., •••••• • •••• •• • •• • 0 •• (f' ) ~ Storage Bins . Capacity Distance from mine openings·••· · ·~•····• · •···••···•······•··· (g) Fan and Fanhouse. Water Kind Signal device .. .... ~ ! ... '1 : '. . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . o . o ... Independent Circuit ••••••••• • • •••• •• • o•oo••o••• • •••• • •••••••• Run cont:i.nuously .......-.... •.......... . -J I ( 3) ·crNDERGRO'OND EQUIPMENT . ---------- • I 1'Iethod of coupling and uncoupling Slla'Pe and s i ze of roadr1ay { rec tan~i.1lar I c:il.x:d:iar or c~1paci ·'(,y Erapties / <, ~ - '( • t... ~ t:• t-'\•li.f T:Lppe:r/ • . .... -. - ·. •) 0 " U~· V O O • l.: ' ... ., /, .... C �4. of Tubs Tipper ( b) 'Itype 0 • V O U O O O O 0 b 0 C. C) V o, c, 0 (> \) U O O • \ I O U \f U og • 0 0 • O O 'i> Ct• ' I I • 0 10 g . ' 0 ..>,.. 0 .... W' Vo I,) • lJt· o O 0 It 1" J ''"'" { c) Make:.... 1 s Nrune ~( UQo ~ oo O '-- We:l.ghing de'IYi ee Bun.ker ( a. ) -car:,a.ei"Cy ~ I,) C, 1) 0 0 0 VO O O O • 0 0 ~ 0 0 0 0 _,,. ,0 4 ' -0 O O O ~ 0 0 °0 0 o 0 0 0., 0 d \JO\) 0 0 0 U ~ • 0 -,~ t' "' t) • ,f O • V 'o ~ V O ~ V U o• ~ I Tub propelling & con trolli ng devices 0 0 \: Y O , U 0 Change-over t:tme / 0 O • V • ti; .... .... ) D .;:~ . : ~ ...; 0 • .,. 0 0 0~ 0 ~ U O ti U O O \J ~ 0 , IJ O 'I} 111' V O O O U O V O O 0 t,• ; (b; Locomoti veso r;- Ty1)e c; o0 u~.~ ~ ... u 'o ~., ~ ....... uuoc,00000 Voltage Type of n.ips u sed o e o o "0 0 • 0 0 • C, 0 O O .i I> O \) 0 0 V VO c. ~:Iaulage o -~·~ System c.... i ;;..-; i..o •• ' 0 I.I v .-" : " 9 • " 0 · ~ 0 0 1iJ •·o O O • 0 • 0 0 Cl O O O • •• 0 - -~ t: u"' ~ u o • o • u o o • o o ooo • o o o • o a o " • Grade & length Type of Pails &: Gauge J.. • °' 11 II Y O '1 Hutches •· t ype, size, .1...y·pe O.f F'•. t -,pe, e t CO '11.,, 1J I ,>"' It ; l o ·, - •. .... ...' ., l.. .,t. Q O O I ~ ••• • '"' • ;, • ,t • ' ~• 0 • ., 0 • • ., • • • • y O • c,, ~ C CilJ r �0 0 0 ,_ 0 .O O • Q • • • • o D • O ♦ • • O • .. ' V UOOO•OOu•,()11:tv•o • 0 • 0 • . . . . 4> Is Ma.ke and -~ apa-0i ty of Bogie _, .. .. _,,;.---;..) .:,": : ; q (#- .:J. t ~ ' U / :.- ,/ • : II O '- " ~ <il (, • '-' • • • • t;, • • tf fl • • • • • 0. " • - .,. ' of Safety Dev5.ce attached IlJ.urni nation of Ha.ulagermys "" •, • . •~ • - - .-T .- i,- . .. y --. Size of Lamps Pos:"L·;:;1.o n 1, s1.ze of' Charging Sta.-cion •••~••· o•o••• o• • • • · ••••o .... . u o •• o • • ~ v Ill '-' O u u a o O Ii C) 0. 0 0 0 0 0 O • ~ O o o o O u O O O O 0, O U O U o O O if O • • u u O -, o • • • O o O RE!fl/1.,R:KS • ... .. . .. . . . . .. . . . .. . .. ~>• • ••••• • .. ... .... .. •• ••• ••• .. •• .. • •• • • .. •• "~ • ~• • •• • • �QUESTIONNAmE FOR MR. McNEI LL 1 S USE . �/ , ------ 'c Name of Mine ••• • • • ••••••ooo • o • a • • • o o o o • o • o~ • o • • • o • o -o Name of Company • • •• o o a • • • • • • • -. " • • o ! . .•. . ••• •• •• • ••oo io • Looati 'on of Mine • •• ••• ·• •• • 01"• .. o"'•••O• ~: .... . . . .. .,, . o•o • Av erage Da i ly Qu{·p" ❖•. V 1 -V oo T::,r: J"o • o O o • ♦ o o • • -o o ~ • O '• ' 1,4"' 7 • o"o r • • .•,. o• - -~ o o If • • Q q I Persons Employed Unde:rground .••••• • / .~ ?. . .. . .... .. ., . y :J Ab ov eground J t _, TOTAL (l ) ( a) Drift .... : · ':> ,, TYPE OF , 0 0 t, Q •o 1' f# 0 0 0 • (b) Slope I £- / ,..jµ,'.. _._,. :. .,._. j/" ( c·) Sha£-t ._ de.pth .. . • •• 0 t:> 9 0 U ii 0 0 0. 0 0 0 ... • 41 •• 0 ••• • 0 0 0 ■ 0 I MINE. Ill' 0 V • \} 0 • 9 S i ze 0 . . ( a) Gr ade ••• • •0•0• • " • •~ •••11 ••"•0000 • 0 0 0 17 ,1 0 0 I 0 IJ \ii Iii VO O@ O O . O C • • 0 • (l • 7. I : ,, VO UV Q\> '- 0 0 • • V • V q Ci>-..• O 1,1 0 :- , • o • • ~ . lo • Ii,) . (b} Leng th ' • ~~ Z1.~ r .. V V-'OO • • o • o o o o .., • 0 !, <.,I • • "' 0 . '" ... 0 • 0. Shape Li ning (concr ete , brickwork or wood ) Number of compartme nts oo o ••• • l>O QO \ J 1 1 0 0 0 V O V OOO e . a o o o • o o o • o o o o c , • • •vo • uooovoooovo oo oo Guides ( a) type . . .... . ............. oo {b) number 001;100000000 SURFACE PLANT, ETC . J Speed contr ol .. ..t.~.. .... ... . ...... Winding s peed .. i .S". ~~~.0 ~~ ..... !. . Change-over time (a) Coal !~~.'. .. . ... ./4.,... ........ ... ., ...... . . . .. e- , Le. •.;.;•••••v•o • •• • •• v o•• • •• 111u ) (b)/ (b) Redd•• ·• • • · •• ••• •·••• • •• • • • ••••·••• · ·•••• •• �,,.· (b) Pithead. Height of Frame • • U 0 '100f,)fi!'OOOOOOOOOq,o • Height of Discha:.-ge Le'O·e l Type of Sk ip 0 Makel" ; s :N rune 0 0 0 0 0 QOO\JQU000 0 0 C' '-' I> 0 0 t> 0 0 • " oO olll ooCl'o\t . 0 0 ~ 0 .,, OQ 00000Cl'OOOOOOoo•o o O O O O V O Ooq, • \)'-"VOO(l0U o O II o o ,;t O O O P OoC)OOQOOOquo o O o O U 0 ooo o o Q ooooo oo oooooo o o o o o o o o o o ooo o o p o o o o o o o u o o o o o o o g o o o oo Capaci t y ( a) Coal oooooo o ooo ♦ o o oo oooo o ooooo u o • vooooooooo o uoo oo o (b) Re dd oooo o o q o o o o o o o o o o o 1 J o " " o o o o o \f v o 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Anti- Breakage Device attached? 11ouoO o 0 00 0 0 t,r.110a o o • o o o o o o o o c t o o v o o o ~ o o o Me.ke:r ' s Name ' \ \C J Tipple or 91eaning Plant . Construction 0 0 0 0 0 0 .IY'! ~A 0 u O O O O O Type of Sct'eens •• ~ ~ - . o • • " ll 1' 'i) 0 • •• v ,;ii '-' . • O I ' fype .ii V Bo nn.e t ~ .., O d V- 0 • \"> 0 ,... ~ o v \J O \I •u Y J \I o c U o • \) 0 V O O O O O O O o o o o o &.- .., ., .,, o o o o .., o o o o " o " t, o u o • o " v o o o o o a o • ., • u , O c, \J III V O O o O O 4.1 0 ., y • • • ,, • " ll ' Q .. .. ~ ~ f, U 'lo' y O O O U J> r!.,; o O U O O \I \I O , t> O O " u o v v O O I> .Q V O Iii' V D U V Q ... v o o o ~ > . D • 0 U O O O Bars or chains across ends 0 O V 'I" 0 0 0 0 \I 0- 0 O . V M o .,. o o C, 0 t> (> 0 •v o • o • o o o o o o • • u • • o • • " • • • u • • • • • • o • •uo Lining or rail and toe boar d on guide sides Hand hold s 0 u O '1 V O 5,, ,1 lo' 0 O O o ....... . U G O (I \I d o O U. \1 l.l O O o O O .,; Q ( d ) Uag e ( Mansh aft ) u e; v \) 0 .... .. . . . . . . . Siz es of Coal produced r..· ;' ~ . ·~~ ~ .. o • • • o c • • ~ Dus t pr ecaution o ' .. q O O OV OOOO•oooooooooo o • o o o o o o o o o o o • o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o " o •••• o o " •• • •• o • o • o o. Bridle cl·J.a in s .,. •• o o u o o o o o . o o o . o v . o S afety c:~.. t ches IJ ~ o o o o o o • • " . o . a • o . o o@. o . o o o o o o °' o o o . " ' • • o . o a • • ~ . o . o . .. . u • • o., . o o o . " • • • • o o o o o o . o o u Kind of ga tes pr ov ided at Surface landing · · · •·• •• o••~oo •.. o ••• Ma ximum number of men allowed on cage ................. ......... o • ( e)/ �C' o (t > 0 0 ~ 0 U o ,0 O 0 LO:i!l'Y voooooo<- ou 11~Qo o v o u ooo .,oo u ..,_ ,~ -> 0 o Co O O O O o O Q Trucik 0 1 > a o o o o o : 2 o o o o o u o o u o -..01Jo0Qc c, (' c, O c, Ael":lal 4' 0 n U ' ( f' ) Dj_stance f:t>om mine openings o o o o o ........ o .... ., . . . . . . o o . o . . . . . . . . . . ., .. " .. .. 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Cu .·t t 0 C) ~ o a o o " • " , o • o o ,. < <> o o o O o u o • o u • o o o .;,r, uo u ' o ~ , . o., • / O ,J .... 0 I _, . . 1 . . ~ () .,,, ~:.,-1,.v~ A . ,1 /o ~:.A-~ o /I o" o o .;-.i-,.'o",l• • o .. o o .. o . d O o �I Tipper (&) No. of Tubs O l ) U O \ l v 1 . 1 v c . c . o c , 0 0 0 ~ 1 > Q f 1 \ ) 0 o u o o o o c, Type w410 0 0 1 t o o u a • • o , , o o o q o o o \ ) o,:,oo ao "' o o'" " ooo ( c ) I;fakex- i s !ii e.me o o o . o o v . . , o o o o o ~ o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o u o u o u oooQ ' 0 ' o ~ ·-> o :,o ' o ... ~~ olk"'o"-•o-' u,~,o ! u ~ o 'c, ""J ,/ilo ;;· o" o- u :.. --'--· • oi>0 0 GO O Q OOO(l"0 -.!. (b } Tub propelli ng & controll i ng devices /I Method 0 1' cclle c t ing Redd . J-~ ~-; -;,J:, ~ ,$<, . "'·.;· ., .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . u •• • ., _ . .... . ; • (b ) • tJc o o u u o o t10 . ' ., I } y\!~ t • l'Oll0(11,g()(>C,\JVOOUlt,CO o,-. • / - UJ ?-!1,;.mbe11'J • · e 3 - Ifs:.z ~ c;i Ct O O O C (.. -· Id O O O O • V ~ ~ ?;- ~ ~ ~ Voltage o o • f&-..,.,,.,~ Jc, u V I.a, .. V O • --, O 1;11 <I V ... . 0 • 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y O O O O O G • 0 0 0 • 0 0 U O \,I C O O O II~ ,_;,_ ✓-,.ri\, .,;i/lJf\J.:.: ~, . . ~ r 7n-u ......... ,,tJ.._-,,_. .c- :; I ) 0 V o• ,, ♦ 0 0 0 0 O O o U v O O • \, \) • .. O 0 o • O v o v u c o c v o t ; , • 9 • q 1 > 0 0 ' 1 o u • v o L1U O 0 u ,o O o c /ec... . r u O Y • r1 • U O U O O ~ 0 • • • Q u • O V ,trr, U O e ; \I \a O " Type Of n i p s used ~' ~ out11"'t.1o u \..-::..J ..,.. ('YI"'] - )i/..:Jiln-'~OU'St'. 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Kellogg, of the Ford son Coel Company, spent \"/ednesday and '.Ihursda.y, October 23 and 24, going over our mining operations, visiting at .Superior and Reliance mines. \7e hud a meeting lea~ evening with s everal members of our staff and l!essrs. Skeen, Kellogg end t:cNeil. • llr. ?£cNeil went over his pl~s for his neu Dine ui th us, and ve discussed our own operations, am had a very interesting meeting. !Jr. SkeeD. end Mr. Kellogg left last night for hoce, apparently very we.ll satJ.si£ed u.i.th their visit. �c.s. Form:?191 5--:JJ•tO.CXICIM -U UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM TELEGRAM "" Time t .,-,--,..._ __ __ ~ 3 Gt-. Z, S}} mal1a "-Te'or GBPryde 8 3 .J Am :_t t: R('\Oks_:r i ·::-s ,l'i:r tWn eill a:rri ve :il ·t1' 1;1.:::. :..• ~l !1 .J.cy ev e1J.i. :: • ·1- 67 Eug en e ' .foAu:tiffe-954 A· : �• '!l,Js •·• • tull·ratc'Tclcsro1111,C.blr.sm~ or R•dlosrol)) iinlc" othcrwrsc lndlcolcd by slsn•l rn U.c c:1\'cck or lrrthc •dd,..,. DAV t.e:TTER NIGHT LETTER NIGHT MESSA.Ct! HP NE\'' YORK i GE. 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Jith referen ce to -ir . l\ , H . :lcNeill ' s visit to t h e Uni ted .3tc:..tes : I f h e comes <.. i l'.'e ctly here , h e wi ll y r obc:.bly oe her e some time betv;een th e 2J tn. &no. 2b h o f .Q_£J,.o....,o~~r . ..-,,.t___ I f he c. oe e not c ome he r e until af ter n i s eas tern visit , h e will .t-1ro oc:..oly n o t oe here un til some time in lfovember . It mi f:,ht be a ~oo c.1 iue a to k e ep this in mind, h &vin t:s a n e:xtra mee t in 5 of th e li inin{$ I nsti tute, Eo thc:.t to us. �.I'\ ) K. '.tl~ t:!3Uei11 0 lJ...,~t .. 0 A.sont, Pifo O ).'.l~L Co:?_ :a:y!) t ' .J. oo !to1J.;-yO Fii'o:.fai::>,:) 9 sootlund. llro P.!:~o ft)-73 n~ oop? ot y otw 1 0tt0v 0£ Aug~~t 50th and hia r e !)ly or Sopl.iv-iliJOl~ 1',:h::h., 0:;cprossing your clen!t:.Po t o v i s:2:i:: ni"'lv3 ll~in.g okip ~., :l!:iing, u!!;~h · l wgo c up2.oitJ 9:l.t c~u.,o :, oto o v:e 77ou.ld 1~to vorv !'.:12.cll to h nvo you ooD.;::, t.l.::11"\oJ-7.; -~ o H 001~ sprinv , r:;r~:1ll:::iG, th~I>eo:?tm.., 0 12.I' p0opl0 oD.11 v~, j :~0 -yon (Si'J:J'i} :hito t'.h.e Utah field. t:L'lil ofter th:.tJ ~ i.;119 u oro gc;J..:Wlll Q.ll 3Yw!l!l'ful:;,-t.i.ou ally aoqu:lrcd aoq12.aint~ob y o:a tii l l gat r.1 i:iil ow.., o·i;hc:lc O i ua:i arrnn~o £0!' y::>ta to via.Lt e!tip tiindinc; n:l..-i0:::i :ln. Illin cia O n:.rl pol"'hapn fa?'·ther ;::,oat . an a g~o7:al dil"oot !'>OU.Go h.oi...:I:iuurJ. o I wi11 havo no tE>ot!blo g atc:1ng ~ 012 ini;o ·;;110 1 1:Li .c oia px,o... ·th0 01.mors olo::io aoquum ·tl.l...l:30.J II lm.\i :i: ~1.1.11 l:0quirio 2. littl e !10 to propnro o. oohec1tJ..1o r.:~w :a. 'i,;],11 onD-bl ::i y ou ·to v i o:li; ons·torn skip nind!ng ninoo uithout ·Goo nu.o?.:::. 1 030 of 't:L-:::i c-: y o111., trip. Thio l Cll1 Ul'!U3~tnkmg 't;CYl a.y . •porties If yott ·,1i □h to vioiv bl1e oucrtnr-!i :i:1in00 f l-ro-t ,i, unJ \72.ll o.dviao me of a Nou York o.ddr00 0 nkl.0!'0 I c:::n. ~oo.oh ,rou. uit :.: r.~::;.i 1 I oa.-ri -furn!l.oh you, by tho t9.1:-; oi' -yotn' O.l"z>ivo.l 1!'"1. i:0-:-1 Yo!'k 0 .,_....2_•i;t . a oOl!lplote iti.11.orar:,0 lot-;; crr: of :2.nGz-cx.1.t,c ~!o.n~ o'i.ic • Ch :;lie ochor h arul• if -;;ou dco~e to oom:: \:c:fr f~st 0 z. day opcmt i.'I!. Ch i onf)o woalu provo mo~t intarootmFO mm r. oa.n axirungo _i' o!' yotir onto~ta!nment by· rol)llcoonte:~1vos •oi' tllo Allon & Gc..wcic. Englncor~e O 0-.1pany ltoO orcl.ok Dtdld:i.ng , cw..earo., OJ:) \ ~illio.!l r.. Go~ ., 7.?ico., Pros!dent, Ooodr.an kO.."lt.1.fc.c·tLU'5.ng u o:ip:1'.1y-, 4.-Siih a...""lc1. n c.:r;~:(;.!. &t!'oota , Chioago, th.o OOOct.tlOn O O!!l.pany 1:1.·•..nufc.otlU"'Ol'lO, 01· m.uing !'.L'lOh ~•lE'n o 1000?!lotlves , ~ !11 moc.\hnnioal lo:-..u:lng I!ElOh:lnery. 1 ·wollld a.pprooiZ?.to ~ow ,:r:lti.'lg mo ·Ghat you. Cl"'c co:."':IJ:g d1reotl7 ,;:oat, oitliett tllo Poti.naylvo.nio., the Dal ti!:.lor J & ~1io ~ o::..'i tho lio·\1 York Oontra1 Linea carrying you. i'1•om l'iEr,, ':o=....?: C1:r;;1 •~;o Ohioago, the Ohioago ,~ Ueu>th..1eotorn Ra.il W'J.'f nn:1 mlicn PD.OJj.>ic Sj'O• tea Linea takSng :,ou. .trc:n Obioago to Rook ·Sprlngo , !l'a1no 7 17 or 2'1 the best tra.Sn out of Ohlo~go, shootA ~om our ourron~ ·tim..1 oard enol oeed. �CC: . . �CLASS OF SERVICE DESIRED D OMESTIC ~ CA.91.E. ECRAM FULL RATE DAY LETTER DEFERRED ,_ NIGHT NlG~J,,.ER MESSAGE NIGHT SHIP LETTER RADIOGRAM Patron1 1-bould cbccl. clus of &cr"l'f1:-c dcolttd; olherwac mCDA1:<1 will be - t t e d unfGll·n>lo c:onm:nmlc.tion... X <e@IF'rF @lf ~~~,r]E~JW '[QJ~Il@JW ir~l1J~@~AM llcl1ei l l, Fifcol, Kelty F i feGhi re, ~~otl cnd HAVE YOUR LETT.!.:l.R N:TD Al'.1 ..1.'X'l.'3:lDI MG TO YOU uos·r CORDIAL nrvr TJ~'l'IOH VI SI T OUR YiYOllI!TC ?r.OEERT1ES LETTHR FOL:.o·:1IHG George .rryde l/ �Rock Sp rings - Sevtember 13 , 1935 llr . ~ ene :.lct ..uli f f c: F!erer1i t:t. copy of l et t er from I1r . K. l!. llcli eil l, Agen t of the ? i fe Co al Conyt:.ny , a.t o. group o f the ir c olli eries aroun d Kelty , i n t1estern :i?i feshi re . .!. rathel" i n fer tha t tlr. llcNeill r1ould li ke to come west to see s ome of the elo p e 01>era ·Gions, o ::: 11 ·a ook s 11 a s they a re called in t he old country. I h ave_ t h e feelin g that, 1:1i th yo ur v1i de acqua i ntance \":i th t he o pera tors in I lli nois, t hat uou l d be &. t-;,oo ci pl ac e f or hil!l t o s e e the skip windi ng , which h e is no clou ot in te1·e s ted in . I would be greatl y obl i g ed t o you i :f y ou \7ould y1ri te \ a 1 et t e r t o Ur. MclT ei 11 , su,gg e s tin e; an itinera r y f or hit'!. I f he came di rec tly to Chicac;o , y ou could no doubt £ et i n touch '7i th h i m or pu t hi:m. in tou ch wi th the ri ght peo pl e so t hat he could se e the pro perti e s in which he is i nterested . evioently pl an quite a large opera tion. Orl:rln~I S ll(tled: Gl:Ofl Gf a·. PRYDl T'n ey �• SeJ/~erabex 13, 19 3!3 l •~ ._\ l.. "-· . •c.. ei~!, ...'. 3c;- , ,\Gent ?he i::'e Co:-'!. C.:>::i.!.1 :::1y, .!:im ted ~ : cl ~Y ~ :~.:..rcclli 1 ~ Leo t.lD.:lC~ I ,;-;0:3 very plen.sed to lwvc. your l etter of t he 30th ul ti:::o, c2dvi s ing the. t ~-ou plc."'l to visit thG Uni tea· ~tc.te::;. ~;e Ehall be g l ad , indGeu, to hb.ve you coce to Wyor.iinf; c.:.nci vis1 t uny properties of ·The Union Pacific Coal Coopany. You uill nc ~oubt 00 inte~ccte tl in the· hoi :::tin.g from slopes ( dooko) • so□e bal ??t, as hi ch oe 35 p er cent, usins electric h~ists ent!rcly. ~e will also be glQd to shou you the lczcc pit cars (iuba; which ".7e have in operation in scoe o~ our ·:,yon.in& r.nnes. • / I en t1ri ting to our ..t:-1re:si den t, :.:rr. Euccne UcAuliffe, todoy, ~l:!o res1dea in G~aha . ~dvisio 0 hi □ or your imvenai ng viei t to the Uni t0d Stoteo. o.nd t.s"king ·him to T:ri te you hJCrson~lly. i.:1~ . llc/1.uliffe baa e wide acqu~intunce amnG cool mining □ en in the United stntes, ena I t;D eure he ,,;ould be £ l ta..d to put you in touch r;i th t1eoplc where you twuld fir.cl. the lr.1·ge eki.t,_ r1incine;, in the ~ta.t e or Illinoi s . l>rooa.bly 1 t would be r1e ll for you to co::ie direct~ from IJew York to Chicq:.o, :!aVising :Ir .. McAuliffe ~here your headquarters would be there. &nd he could kee~ in touch u itbyou. I ~~ slll'e i t woulc.1 be a breQ t vl ea OUl.'e • to him to t..1 ve you uny letters of introduction. !Jutting you in touch tii th coal 1>eoi;>le from districts where tt.e shnft mines a re operated, 01· ony otter l;>hnse of minint. you -roulci desire to ~e t in to':lch with while in the ~.:..stern 11urt of the Ct&tes. Or you could co~e a irectly to \iyominb, ue Dr. Reia did . ~ rs. Pryc:ie and· I woula be c]ad to ho.ve you "• our £,Ueat while you are here. You vJ. ll find �2 ~ui te n m:..-~be:r o 'f .3cotch iieople in Ro ck Spr.i ngs r1ho z;orkcd ~or yo~: Cocpany prior to cooinG to the ~tute00 end if you ..J.cu lct i eel ho!'.:le □ick, · i-. :.!cAulu :re has t. ver.i c~·c0ll c:1~ .L.:!.ltic Band c-tc::.tion~:l at ~ock Sy:tin&s , c.nd r,e r:ill get i 'i; out for you. "io~ ~y :i·ast tlasured t ha t i t r1ill be a ·Jery greet ... : ... t...-~ e !'o~· us to 11ave you with u s !:are i n. ·;;yocing. :..:'.:,.. i:!." jOU. dcsil'a tc, visit 0ny·of the Stute u ~dJc:.cen t '.:_, .'.., oIJ.inG, ·ue cti.n arrange for t h~t, al c;o. ·,ihen you hec.r fs.•o~ ~r . !lcAul iffe . as you no cioubt ~;ill, he ,·iill 1n.ooobly liuve oome . EJ~gestion s a s io y our i tit!e t·ary. l u~ extremel y grateful for Dr . Reid and your vis! tin e; ::r.51 -father and s i ster . ~·aiher i s c;ettinb .,ell alone i z1 yee.re non, · ooo a ~! c it fi•on i:oth of you v:ill mccn c. grea t deal to :hi □ . I elm (£1·eutl y ind ebt ed t o you for ·, hie visit. Very Gi ncerely yours , Or!llhU•l Sla{f!od: G r " :.,::-·;; :-:;VD[ �e';Jt,, (:!' J!j,{~if:,nrfan;r /4,re,,{ ~ T£LEGRMIS •CARLOW, PHONE, L EVEN!' "f1Fcol!: COWDEN8EA.TH. T E.L E.PHONE~~ 161 & 162 " ~o,,;, f.nr, st,. /JJ,!Jr, . L avs N N"t 181 TO 185 COWDltllBltATH. N" I KELTY Geor,:e !'. :-Y','d'3: ...., , . r' i ce - -~~:;i,._t .f1 t, ;:-i.'.io;·...... rc L.'lc r.ol:'J l'o , ~tr i n_::s ~ .::<f \"'<7');-T }'(l 1 u. ~." . '1ur C. on1rc1n, · S 'r'H r t tl13 '":o;.~nt 1n,·.i.nr· d,nn r- r 1e ·:1 col 7 ior y i'o-r Hn OUtD~lt of ~iO0O t,<)i:3 J. ~1'· one shi 1't, nf 7 1 hom:"3 c! ra wr. rro:.1 one .5iH\ft. Tt ;,11Jl be ""'"=rm:L-.rf.qJ,· ~20 vr-i r ds deep . l.''e n,-,e !-ro:~0sin.: pnt -l-,i1::; ir :.;ld·•·: . il:c'.jr _; . '?l:e :rncle of the netRJs i s :Lin ii to 1. ir., -~~ ..: r.1ost 11.1' Ci.,l" r:o:c1 J is t o the d i r• rnd tbe ser.;:ls r.i r e P.hon t ;:i :i'e-=:t thi r:1- . 0 \" e l'lre pro ··osi r:.c; t he i r.stal] Ption 0£ 1 tor:. t u b s or i, i ne- c ~rs eis ~1 ou c r lJ. t ho··. nnd ?3 t.hi s t•1U J !'r t)h i ~· i t the use of th<'l er.dle ss ro , u ::; ~,3 t c,;. ·::h icl: i ~ "eEort, l Lire ;,=: th i ni .e ui ll h a v e to bP.n l ti,r.: cc•,1 .1'!'•'•· tile ,li! 'b~ 1:~ir. rope hr:it11 $l~0:J . l' e uncle ,,:J t t=md '.l:t t ~1 OH :!r,re ::·1::iuJ o r:e e ,)U i pi::ert i r y ou r d i s tric t tlCRlic~ 1it~ v1r ~ J nr 3e out:u ts on c r ~~es u~ t o l i n 4 or G. I i th r, 1ri e:1 t o ~a1,i,in.:; fir3 t l1omJ 1:n• J.ect.-:;e of the n •1st 1:oder:. cc,:tlition:.,, 1,oth i r, s· -1 ,, :ii r:di n~ r it r.ot t cr: l~y <?u t , r ;1d clonk i: :>t,:t l'G e , the r i ter i ., c nni n,:-; to t l~e E! t r tcs, :; .>.ili r..:; fro,'l Gl e>s ; O·.1 m: r~th , ctri,er ~· ~ . 0uJ tl 'i.1 e ye r ~r i-;~e~sed i f ~: ou :•.i v ;_:; r 9nt t.,h<") ,.~·} c e::::v'r ~· i'::- r:lli t ieo I' m." "is i t inr_; such r 1 ~r:qz t·s :·ou -:"'~- ti, i nl ·., lJ.l ''P. 't;/f i r.~ :i. 01.' :::,rt ·.,e :'r o-ose tloi n s . 0 ~-Le :,ri t ~r iJJi ~, ri P. iu, •.. ~o. : ~' Ou 1·r.o;s , h rd t :L<:: " ) ~~ =n..1-,.q o ..• .;;, r.:".' ' ir.:; t,1-:9 ~fte rno on l Po t f und~~· ·:1i t h ~?our 1·~ -t.,h,1r P ~.d ;J. s t B r . ::-i ,1 • r . 1 • Y 0\,r .i.'t1 U1er "'ml i '5 '7r- jo:ri n[' t,i ,o 1ie::;t, --- rJI: v o; ,,.,3 ?o,.. r.F... i 3 J onh i n~~ rer.r r l Ah l~r :.,el) i11'l < 1. t h . r 8 i t h ..·t\ :i J ~• , ·,: p r.- ,..,...,..r r."·-:T>f 1·"'V , T,I HT'T-;,T", -f{. H, 11\I~, Pc;ent . 7'.v.-, �R£C £IVEtY \JUL 13 1938 ~ HE COLOHY COAL C OMP MINES AT G ENERAL OFF I CE BOSTON BUILDING DENVER DINES & ROCK S PRINGS, S WEETWATER COUNTY, WYOMING ROCK SPRI N G S . WYOM ING W . D . B RYSON MANAG ER OF O PERATIONS Jul y 12, 1938. ~.Ir . Geor ge B. Pryde , 1Tice Preside nt T'n e _Un i on Pa c ific Coal Com~an,_v , Rock Sp r in~s , Wy oming . Dea r l~r. Pryde : I am r eturning to y ou h ereY. ith Pres i dentic'l Address o:f ?fr. Charles C. Reid. T'. ais i s a most inter esting l).:)F!' 2nd I t hank y ou for the cpportuni t y t o reed it. Yours v ery truly, LI,$\'l ', 't li\ , t I v \.i._, 13 1v _ _ _ _ _ _Q_ U_ A_L_ I _T_v__ c_o_A _ L_s _ _ _ _ __ [m ___ u_N_ E_x_ c_ E_L_ L _E_c_s _ E_R_V_J_c_E _ __ _ �ALL COMMUNICATI ONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. ~') HEAD OFFICE: • L EVEN, F I FE. ~ I TELEGRAMS °CARLOW. PHONE, LEvrn:· "FtFCOI'.: COWDENBEATH. TELEPHONE N~! 161 & 162 LE.VEN. N~! 181 TD 185 COWDEIIBEATH . Y0UI\ REF•- · - - --· · - __ OUR REF-.--G-GR/.IE. Ivir. George I3 o Pryde., The Union Pacific Coal Company, ROCK SPRINGS, Wyoming, U. S. A. Dear i',Ir. Pryde, Many thanks for your interesting l etter of June 22ndo If vie have been able to do anything with our Safety Caropa}~n, it is very largely due to your e ood example aru:I~generous manner in i:t..~ich you put your experience at our disposal. I congratulate you upon your record for the first f~ve months of this year, ,1hich to us is s impl y astounding o Yours very sincerelyg �f ~~~~~~ ( Rock Springs - June 22. 1938 . Mr. I. N. Bayless: Herewith Presidential Address of 1.ir. Charles C. Reid, as President of the llining Institute .of Scotland. please send i t to all our superintendents to read , i t to me thereafter. Will you rn �June 22, 1938 ll:r. C. C. Rei d Th e Fif'e Conl Comr>eny, L'/;d. Comienbea th, Fi f 0r:::hir0 Seo tlnnci Dear lir . Reid : I h ave youro of t he 2nd i n s t an t, t.o Ge tlle:r ui. th co1,y of your s'l.'esi <l en tial Address, un d I t han k ~'o u very rt!llch f or this. This i o a very vo.lv.o.b l e repo:r t to huve in n\Y files. I nas 1:?,reat~ interested i n rca tlin n l t, 0 1d you s t ated coae very pe1,tinen•i. facts to the coal indus try , b ri nc1ine them to their a tten tion mo st forcib ly . I ho:oe you u i.11 fin d. .YoUl' t enul"e of off'io e u. lJl casant one, ~nd 1 am su:,;e, \Ji~ch your exi,>erien ce, you wlll oe able to so l v e @any of t he yr•obl em'3 ,·,: hich cor.ie before the Institute. Bu.Gin eos he:rc i o s till v ery qui e t. Con(.7•c ss has adjoumed, b ut le:ft in i t13 rml:e a :r.'lood o f c:invecti cc tion s 0 uhich ui.11 kee.1,-1 the country, ,m d bu.oin eoc 1)8.l.'ticulo.:rl:,7 , i n 2. rather cliffi cult J}O si tion ciur ine; ·t.11 0 en tire summer. 'fuc upump-p;dming 11 pi•o jecto o f 1-':residen t 1'oosevelt will t c.i-.e 0ome t i me to t ultc effect, 1.>u ·1; fe\1 ousineao vcoplc exp ect to obta in rmch benefit from this pro grv.m, merely qiendint, money nhich ,.,o tli.11 o.11 hf1Ve to r,oy at a le tel' dn te. Hut the 1,residen t end the Democratic pvrty in this cov.rd,r y nre u rr;ed b y the imminence of' the ):.loli ti ccl. cunr,aicn this fall to do soacthinz outotandin~ to keeE, themselves in 1,ower, ono., like o.11 politicion o , they are not :varti cularl y in terc s t ed o::r concerned re&a.:;:di nc; the method adopted . l; • e hcd our F irst Ai <i Eiold '.D~ and Ol d 1'imcra' oelebro.tion l c•Lt 1'r·id£J.Y l'.11<.i ;.-;vtur<iuy , \!i th a v ery l ura e crot1d. You may bo int ercst ed to knot'/ that our " Dn lli.ne o.t sur,erlor, \.'J~•oming , ,·:on tlle II sen ti ncl s o f :..iafety" trophy r!hi cl, i o oxmrded uncior t he au opiceo of the Uni tad St r~·tes Bureau of Mines , t ile tro phy don a t ed by TtL0 l!i:t1.1lo oivca I::n&inecz-, the 1>ublico. tion of the Ilercule 0 l 1omlo:.." Com1Jsny . This tro phy is ven ea.ch yenr for t h e ou t stnnclin e Sv.fety reco l 'cl in bituminousconl J!linea in tho Uni t e<i ~t o. too. Our Superior •1n 11 rune \"Jon o. �2 Ur . C. C • R eid June 22 , 193 8 thi s trophy i n 1933 , o.n d SUp 0rio 1· ° C0 1.iin e in 19 34: , an d no w t h e Su.perior 1? 1)11 :i.: i no l as t year . You may be su r e ,;:e :feel v ery h aiJPY ov e:r the a,\:az-d . For the :fi r:<1 t :fi ve months o f 'l.h io y ear , ,ve h nve obtain ed a rec,Jr ct of 118 ,000 man hours p er i n j ury , bu t, of co u1·s0 , u e f ind the re i s a ii l l lots to do on ~afe t y ·na rk . M:,ain, ul lo \·1 me t o t hnnk you f o r your t ho u ghtfuln es s in sen di n e ~e ·i;lle i>nJ.)er, und raay I ex JJrc ss rny c oed ,:Ji cll es to y ou end yo u:.;,• :;;·Ga :i.'! . Very sincer el y yours , Orlgln3.l Slv,ned: GEORGE B. PRYOt �Hl:CfrVtD ALL OMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. JLiNi1 193s VICE PkE:::SlbENT ~~~~ON• ~ HEAD OFFICE: LEVEN, FIFE.. TElEGRAMS "CARlOW. PHONE. LEVEN'.' ~Fll'COL: COWDEN BEATH. TELEPHONE N~! 161 & 162 LEVEN. N~~ 181 TO 185 COWDENBEATH. YOUR REI' OUR RE£ ·------- ··-- --·- CCR/;r:_E • Ilir. George B. Pryde, Rock Springs, \l'/YOMING, U.S.A. Dear Nir. Pryde, Many thanks for your letter of 19th instant o You might like to have a copy of the complete address which was delivered, and this I have pleasure in enclosing. I am afraid that Industry everywhere throughout the world is very unsettled. What prosperity we might all have if we could settle our political troubles.- We were hoping that things would pick up with you in the course of this year, and really I cannot see how we can ever be prosperous unless our friends in America are joining in that prosperity. I should like also to thank you for your good wishes, which I greatly appreciate. With kind regards, Yours very s inc ere ly , Enclo/ --~-------,,.► l �I - - • PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS by Cho.~l os Co R0ido miy I fir•st of o.11 ·chank you for electing me as y our President - an honour Dhich I dee ply appr eciate and which I have e.cc0pt0d n ith som0 diffidenceo As I loo!c through the long list of distinguished Presidents o.f this I nstitute :i I feel I can hardly hope to be an a dequate successor , but such service as I may be able to render during my t 0rm of of£ice t1ill be at your d:lsposo.l.P and I shall do my b est to be i1orthy of your confidance. I am told that the President on such a n occasion as this has am.de choice of subject:i and if for a short time this . afternoon I uander into the realm of mining politics:, ther e is a good excuse:, for surely anything or a fundamental nature affecting the industry must be o f vital importance to us as mining ongineors. The industry has recently been passing through a period of relative prosperity# for which ue are very thankful• but tl:i.is must not blind us to t he fact that the ttcoal Problem" is still unsolved. In pre-\7a.r da,a we were an expanding irulu.s trsJ; develop- :ment in the shape of neu collieries ,·1ent on unceasingly and we found n r eady market 1'or all the coa l vie could produce. vast/ A �2o vas t change has coco 0 ~..,;or the ai tuation s ince the War, and market s a.b rood \:h:1.cr.. r10 l oolred upon as our o\Til have been invad ed by our conp0tito~s, and f or one reason and anot her the t empo of our production has been sloued dormo As is tiell lmo't'1ll, \"le h a.v c o. l rmys b0 en a n i ntensel y individualis t i c ind.us t ry . The very na'i:;uro of our u ork bree ds i ndi vidual i am, and ue are genorally segregated f rom other indu strie s o In the cmnership 'and control of our collieries a. succession from f ather to son haa not been uncommon. under circumstances such a s these, one i s a lmost bound t o d evelop a conserva tive and sectional outlook. Neu times c a llfor neu methods and the troublo is that ue have been endeavouring uith little success t o meet an entirel y ne\7 situation u ith t he old ueapons . I f I might use a s imil e , I \7ould say that before t h e \"Jar uo trere lilte a vigourous army a dvancing over a mdo front, conti nuous l y capt uring f r esh territory. Every offic er of a compo.ny uas a ln~ unt o himse lf. We wer e victorious , but there wae _n o r e sistance . mm f'roiil various diroctions enemi os have appeared to stem our advance. We have been throun ba ck 1n disorder; u e have pr epared no trenches 1n ~hich ne can consolida t e and r ecover J victory uill not again be ours until ther e is a plan of cai:1paign with unity of command and direction. You all know the offorto which have been made since 1921 to solve the problem of our efficient future. Sankey Report/" ~------~~------------- �r So f Sankey Re1:>or•;; o Thero mis the So.nlwy R.0port of 1921 which made a. number of' recommendations, cm10:nf, r;h:lch \70.S the nationalisation of royalties o Some of these ~oco.Lillle:.~dntions uere eventually carried out but nothing emo:i?g0d ·c:i.' lich cl a.:r>ified ·i.he real issueo Samuel Cormrri~sio.B:?. Then 1.1e came to t ho Samuel Co!l'llll:1.ssion of 1926 uhich recommended a policy of voluntur-y amalgamationQ 1u~isin6 out of this Commission co.me the Coal Indus tcy Act o.f 1926 uhich opened up the nay !'or voluntary amalgamations, but the Coo.1 Orme:r:•s made no use of these pouers and the solution of the problem see-.ncd o.s far away as ever. Lenis Committee. Then ue bad the Lema Committee R0 port on Selling ~hich got nearel' to the mart of the subjecto It indicat ed that o!'ganised marketing ~as desirabl0, but went on to say that this could only be carried out if tho industry were ccmsolidated into a smaller number of units by ru:nulgamation. The industry oas clearly not yet prepared to t~rk along co-operative lines, ar.d the Lema Report Committoo;'had therofor0 no d0finite result. The position became more and more acute as the day uent on. Competition between the various companies reduced the p1•ioee to uneconomic levels, and for some years the inaustry in certain districts at least nae working at a loss. The Coal Owners got together 1n en endeavour to do something for themselves. Various schemes were tried throughout the country, but there was no unity or/ �""' of plll'pose and nothing const~uctive seemed possibleo Coal mines Aet,, 19300 Then i'ollcc1ed th0 Coo.1 r.iines Act of 19300 Par·i; I o:f this Act dealt m.th miniY.J.um pt"ices and output quotas, while Part II set up a Re-Oi?ganiso:tlon Commission, lmovm as the Gotrers Commission., upon nhich 't"Jas put tho duty of the re-organisation of the Coal Mining Indus t1"7, and f or tba t pu..rpos 0 to p1""oniot0 and assist ama1gamation uhere such appea~ed to the Oommission to be in the national interesto You all lmou the history of the Selling Sch0I®s from 1931 to 1935; the difficulty of finding common ground and the conflict betueen the various interests. There uas clearly ·a uill on the part 01' the majority for co-operation, but as time r1ent on, it uas recognised that nothing short of compulsion uould have any effect. As one coalmmer said, "There are too many of us to reach agreemant on anything. 11 The result of it all uas four to five years of ineffe~tive:ness during nhich ti1J10 the industry uas languishing. The country uaa prepared to give a ~onsonable price to the Coe.lounera, but the tragedy was they could not collect it. And thon, you remember, e.t the and of 1936,uhen the agitation for an increased uage to the miners became insistent• the Government indicated that v1e must do something o.f en adequate nature or the Board o.f Trade would be compelled to intervene. In/ �7 5o In this fashion tho Cont~olled Selling Schemas, under '7hich tie are no\"; t1oz,~dng 0 ceme in'Go operationo Happily, their institution coinc:ld0d r1ith an upuard movement in t l"ade and because of' t h:la it raizht be fair to say the. t controlled selling hns not yet bo011 properly testedo Many people well qualified to judge do not b0lieve that it trlll stand the test of adverse conditionso It is a halfuay house bett'reen individual selling and central selling and has fer:, o.dvo.ntagesD except that oach Company has command over its coal and retains its Selling Staffo I uonder hou many people seriously believe that controlled selling m.th its Committees and cross currants uill carry the industry through in good d ays and bad. The upuard movement in trade appears for the moment to have ended a nd ~ recession, uhich we all. hope is only teuporary, has set in. There are signs already th.at the edifice t1ill not s tend the strain., and perhaps befora long uo shall be faced with tho necessity for adoptin;; c entral nelling in its raost complete form. It mit~t have been 't7iser if during the last t\"10 and a half years of good trade wo had been putting our house in order and preparing a system of aolling uhich could operate effectively at all times, but this, as I uill try to shou, is no easy task. The colliery companies in Groat Britain number considerably over a thousand. In Scotland alone there are over one hundred; and fifty per cent. of the output is no~ controlled by nine of them. How 1s 1t possible to contemplate a successful selling scheme/ �60 schome in Scot lend r!itl'l. so un,7ield""y o. personnel'l llany of the lending coalotme:rs have said 'i.he s ame thing~ but, VT!lile they adnit the difficulty, they are not prepared to apply tho x,e:nedy !I t1hich is clearly emalgamr;\'l;iono They 00.y, "Voluntary amo.lgo.mation ... yos, but compulsory amalgamation certainly not n :> ond so the Indus tey is allo\"Jed ·co d rift o Uou let m0 say a. t1ord a.bout the Re-organisation Commission. In its early stago~ i·t attempted to promote and assist ar.10.l gam:ations or a voluntary character 11 but mot ,nth no success. Then it was obliged to turn to a policy of compulsion., o.nd aft e r collecting much infornia tion and for-m.ulat:lng a nunber of schemes, it -;;as found that its po,:rnrs were insufficient ·i:;o carry ·cham to conclusion. hlld s o nothing uas don0. At the same time 11 it i s veey inte~0sting to hear ub:l. t the Chairmnn of tho Ro-Organisation Coi:jllnission has to say about the Coal Industry ai'ter having h ad a grsator opportunity of examining it in intimato detail than ony other public man of our time. He says, "'11he :lndust1-:y cannot:, as it soems to me, tmrk out its u:.timate salvation., :ln whatever tra.y that is to be done, \1ithout i'urtha- reducing the nll?ilbor of' independent units of \"1hich 1 t consists. Th.ere ere f ar too many people \7hoso agreement 1s necessary." Tlm COAL BILL 1938. ~e arrive nou at the Coal Bill of 1938, uith its unification of royalties, compulsory ru?1algomation of collier1ea vrith certain safeguards, continuation of selling achemes till 1942, and the setting up of a perz:umont Coal. CoDIZiliss1on. Anyone/ �1 7 0 Anyone nho paid sm:•i ous a t·i;mt ion to the Bill during its passage thl"ough t h 0 Hcrun0 of Cmmons vms bound ·to have noticed certain indica ·i;io:ns \:h i ch might be taken as a guide to the feelings of the eount~y n~ l a rgeo The2e may be sta t ed as fol l w s: There a p p00.re d t o b3 an earnest d0siz,e that 1h i3 Coal problem should be se·i;tl ed '\Tltr..ov.t unnecessary a.als.y., but confidence wes lacking in the ability of the Coalowners to do t his by thems0lveso Further, the :rs seemed t o be a fundamental dislike of the principJ.e of compulsory unification if any other method would serve the purpoBe. In addition, a distrust of the safeguards in connection ~ith the selling schemes was evidenta but there uas a desire to see the scbemes have a fair trial. It uould probably be, r:lght to say that the Coalm7ners of the country are a.gains t compulsory unification in any shape oi~ f'o~mo I need not remind you of the steps \7hich n0r0 x>ightly taken during the paasing of the Bill t;o make ce~J~ain that uny scheme, before it was passed, uould as far as possible give fair play to all the constituent parties. One cannot holp thinking hm-1ovor, that many of the Coalowners are hoping that the safeguards nou Gm.bodied in the Bill will have auch a penal effect upon compulsory amalgEU11!ltion3 that little more will be heard or thom. are wrong. I/ In the interests of the trade I trust they �8 0 I uonder :lf r10 recoGni se uhen the indust1-ay accepted \"1hat amounted to a s olli~ monopoly in our own country, the. t it lost 1.ts :i.ndopendonco o:r ac·i:;iono Tho Government is bound :1.n the interests of the countr-y to malte certain that the industry reaches its hie:..heot ef!?ieiency and the industl"Y cannot eJtpect to bo spscieJ.ly t~eated by Parliament unless it is prepe.red to recognise its contine;ent ~esponsibiliti0so In this conn0ci:ilon the e.ppointment of a per--u10.nent Coo.1 Commission :ts a significant; step in the histor-y of the Co:il Uining Industry of this countl"Y, and &i't0r th0 unif ication o:r the roya1ties is \:!ell under wc.y, \'Je may Empect to heCU' a great deal about roorgonisation f r om tho production sidoo I h9.ve sai d before that the nation is entitled to i nsist that an industry, t o YJh.ich i t gives monopol y solliue po-ae1•s 0 ailould be efi'iciout in th0 highest degrse and capaulu of rendex•ing to the country the groatest nu tional se1,..'ll'ic0. Oen our prenent standard of efficiency be criticised and v.rill unification achieve bottor rosul·i;s? ~ti the distribution of coul as economical as it can be made? Is the Export tracle b3ing f'ostered to tho fullent extent possible and nl'O tho sollin,g arrangemento such as uill onable this to 'tie done? Do not let us forgot that from an employment point of view the Export Trade is vital. Is/ �I I 9o I s the industt"'y boiP..g run in such a fashion th.at thG neu deve1opm0nt s nocos s 0.1..;,,· to roplo.ee collier:l. es going ou"C~ o f action can be pa id fol" ou:i; of o.ccumule:i;ed f u nds, remembax,ing that the neu coll:lo!'ioo of 'i:;h 0 fut ure will cost :fur more to s ink and f it ·i;..h.n..'l'J. ·cho old ones? Is the Industry O1,gs.nised so the;i:; a fai r \"Jo.go con be pa.i d to the uorke~s engaged in it - a vmge t hat shall be in line with othe r trades ·i;h:roughout the cotmtry ? These a r e the questions uhich the n at i on is entit l ed to ask. I uonder ,1bnt t he e.nswers tri ll b e . For many years I have been a believe:v that the unifica t i on of mines would mnke for greater effi ci e ncy on bot h the production and selling sides, and as time goes on, that bel ief i s reinforced. \1hat I have in mind i s the forma tion of l arge compani es on publi c utility lines, each ha.v i ne; a chart er, givin~ i t the s ole r i ght to uork coal in its mm area. Already the advant ages from the sellin& side have been indica.t ed, but if \7e take the long vietr, the economies to b3 found in production are no l ess r eal. For ituJtance, 1n Scotland ne~ development s to replace existing collieries shortly going out of action aro imperative. These developnents will be a t considerable depth, demanding a large capital outlay, .and the solution of s erious housing problems. Few individual companies today have either the capital to spend, without crippling themselves, or an adequate staff to deal with the technical problems necessarily involvod. I have also supported the principle of compulsory amalgamation because I could see no progress/ �200 progross on o.."l.y othGx> l:ln0sQ I do not hov1ev0r beli eve t ha·c it \:-ould be nlso to o.ppl~· :l'c:; i n connection u i th o.ny part icular scheme un1ess ·t o coopol a difficult minor ity o \'Jha t kind o f msnagEiment and con·li~ol could you eJq>ect :ln a grou p where compnnies ~ere all brought together agains t thoir u ill? Perhaps t ho issuo i s e far great er one than mos t of us non contemplate. Is the ehoioo really betuoen t he pr es0nt system of in.dividuol omie~shi p o~ uni fi cat i on s uch as t he Bill pro poses? . Some people mey bo asking if privat e O'l7nershi p in any f orm is· capable or solving t he Cocl p~oblem. In a recent l e tter to "The Times :, Sir Arthur Salt or0 r.! oP o made the follouing comment:"If Governments cannot govern, a mixed sys t em of state enterprise and super vision - tJhich is t he alt ernat ive to the r eplacemen·t of pr iva t e enterpriso, b y s t at o socio.lism - become s indofens ible . Thor a are very many uho if forced to choose b at creen an obviously unjust semi-State system manned by a sta t e ~hich hfla b een ca:pl1I'3d by section- :al interests, a nd a more corupl et e stnt o system, from uhich private enterpris 0 hod been el iminate d, r.ould r e luctantly but u1thout hesitation choos e the latter." Thero are soma uhose objection to unification is that it may be the prelude to national o\7llorsb.ip, but surely this m.11 only come 11' the IndURtry is s.o bankrupt or leo.dership that 1t cannot reco.st private omership to meet modern cond1ttonso Most of .us hate tho very thought of state Offllersh1p from a national point of view. Perhaps/ �110 Perhaps in this veey Coal Bill ·t..ne Mining Industry is getting its las·t chem.co to l"ofox-m itself' and one hopos v1hen the history of om, tinie c omes to be uritten., it nill no·c ho.v0 to put on record t:!:'IJ:J p:t@siri..g of a g-J?eat opportunity a I am convinced that p~lvate enterprise can, with vision and breadth of outlook, give us ove~ a number of years a revitalised indust:!?y which u:1.11 be the pridGl of the nation., but only if that individua l: ism, in uhich ·the Industry is nou entrenched is broken dot1n, and a spirit of co-opare.tion and national service domirui.tes ite policy. I hope that the Industry rrlll d 0cide to co-operate uith the neu Coal Commission ...-,hen it is appointed, examining !li th sympathy and good\·rill the schemes put fortm.rd, thus ma.king its contribution touards the solution of a problem uhich has eluded us f or so long. �I I L'iECHA.NISATION o Turning non ·to tho m1b j 0 ct of t'iech an:tsation.? \70 may find a clue to 01.W p:i..,,05:P0so ii.' v;o 0xamine the pr0t;luctiv0 i~esults over a period of yearso Table rfo o I g:lv oo compar at:'.l.ve i':lgures for Scot lo.nd, Great Brito.in and G-er-mo.ny (Rum.., Di s t;r ict) 0 a nd a close examination of these results enables us ·t.o drav1 certain conclusions o In 1928 the output in hUildl" ed'l.70:lgh·i::s p3r manshifts u orke d for the se countries were:Scotland Great Britain 23066 Gamany (Ruhr District) 21029 23o~4: Scotland Hreat Br-1 ta.in Germany (Ruhr District) 23.96 23.35 and in 1937 :- s2.oo Those figures must, b e d·isturbing to us nll, and I specially call your attention to tho f a ct that Gex=ra.e.ny (R'lllw) v1hos0 productivity aa expressed in cutso per mansh:1.ft t7orlred8 uas on a par V11th ours in 1928 1 h as outsbripped us and by a margin uhich gives her an outstanding a dvantage in the competitive markets. Vie remember tho days i:1hen :tn a spirit of' enthusiasm v,a started conveying on the face \"lith short units, t1ent on to longer units. and then to conveying in the gat es. Vie thought of the wonder~ resulta we would eventually obtain. The conclusions from the output figures 1n Scotland, and my otm experience, convinces ma that our present systems o£_mechanisation have given us all the advantages we may expect from them and sometimes I question if we are not losing ground. Vie could '71th advantage., examine the position in order to find out why the ant1ci'Dated progress has not been made. Perhaps it is that our cycle. in ~vancing longwall is too d1tt1oult to operate. �II Coal strippin::;, b!·ushi ri~, conve yor shiftinG, pacl{i ng and coal cuttin5 cll ]:,..ave to b e completed ni thin t v,enty four hour s ,. !s ·the cyc l e so difficul t tr,.at the e;o tt:i.D.G of it comple t ed is the impoi•tant factor to our manag ement and t he cost of d oins ·che ,,ork e. secondary consi deration? The amount of overtime t-lhi ch is often necessary - particularly on the coa l s tripping shift - seems to point to the fact t hat our worlc !c conducted under strain 11 and strain is al m1ys expensive. One sometimes hears it said, "Let us t ake t h e conveyors out of our Colliel."ie s" o This is a policy of despair, and t hore io no progress that ,;ray o I referred to. the Ruhr District in Geril'.Elny o The Germans hava much to teach us in IilininJ;, al1.d I Broatly admire their organisations bot.h on the su:rf'ace und u.n de1..;_;roun<lo Their Collieries c.re superlu.tively kept and everythi.."'18 about them speaks of vision and breadth of view. Their syster.1 of und0rground tra.11sp or t was developed before the :',ar in such a f'ashlon ths.t t1ben meohnn1es.tion of the face c tune , 1 t oomplet.e d their e quipment • It may be t ha. t our transport has not been modernised in line v,ith our face moob.e.r.isa tion. It 1s 1nterost1Dg to note th.at a number of the newer Ge!9nl8n I11noa a:-o heir13 lajdout on lOll.£!,"Pnl l :retreGtinu methods. The outpu·i; per mensh11't figures expected from these Collieries seem to me quite revolutionary and oo s ha ll aunit the results w.i. t h interest. ·-- �14 .. Uechan:1.sa•tion :lo hcr>o ·i;o stay:> but betterrosul to \7:i.11 not be obtained un•i;il \":c o.c·i:;:lvoly study the r ee.son for our comparative fail.ure. I should li~~ t~ oce n small Committee of the tlining Institute of Scotland appo:1.n·~ed to make an intensive eJtruninnti0n of one or t t10 average mines in Scotland and in Germ!lny r, finding out in both cases ,1aat proportion of the ·ii o-tru. lo.bour was spent on each individual operation. As I see it:> the gr0at est probloc of our timo is to increase tho output por manshift and this demnnds a thor ough invest igation into all the operations from the sh.a.ft bottom to the Coal Face. One for~ard step u ould bo the int1"'0duction of pouor loading at the Coal Face and I em g l ad to lmor, that a g:..-•eat dea l of research 1s now being conducted a long this line . In u year uP t wo the makors may be a ble to ovolve a r.i.achino ~hich ~ill rid the industry of hand londing, porho.ps t..~e most uninteresting operation 1n a mechanised mine. �COtiIPARI SDr1 OF OUTPUT PER l1ANSHIFT WORKED FOR SCOTLAIIDp GREAT BRITAIN and GER1'LANY (RUiffi DISTRI CT) for YEARS 1928 - 19370 ~o SCOTLPND o Ct:ts o GREAT BRITAIN o 1928 23066 21.29 23044 1929 23.74 2lo69 25.02 1930 23.44 21.62 26.64 1931 23.92 2lo61 29.26 1932 24041 , 21.99 31.98 1933 24.87 22.47 32.96 1934 26.22 22.94 35.02 1 936 25.21 23086 · 33.30 1936 24.64 23.5~ 33.-66 1937 23.96 23.36 32 . 02 Cw·ts. TABLE GERf.lfu'\lY ~RUIIR } . Cwts. I. I �:rn ... During recent yea:a:s there has been cqnsi derable controversy as to t"Jh.ethe~ or not coal mining has been As the Collieries under m:s charge have been n0ohe.nised for over fifteen years, I do not »~oposc to enter into this oontroversy other than to exp:ress the opinion tha.t 0 when oarefully planned and ma1ntaine~, mechanised coal-getting is definitely safer than the old hand-getting methods" .Aps..rt from such considerations, bouaver, the accident »roblem at mines presents a serious challenge to all concerned nith mining operations, and within the .past three years i t has had increasing attention focusse~ on it~ As you all .know, the Royal Commission on Safety in Coal Uine$, appointed in 19351 has concluded the taking of evideme 1n public,. end is no~ engaged in the prepara tion of its Report, uhion we a~ait uith interest. !rhere have been other Royal Commissions, and mining history seems to bear out that our accident. statistics have no.t been materially improve4 by ~hair recommendations or by new legislation. The Company to \'J bioh I e.m attached has for many years been interested 1n the problem of reducing accidents, and a few years a.go we decided that a more definite programme would require to be undertaken. Our v18\1 Tiaa re1,nforced as the result of a viait by certain of our officials to the lb:1ited States of America where safet1 campaigns have for a number of 7ear■ been a feature. �Some of' the t,.0sul.to ob·tia.,i,1od by th0 larger companies wero astounding:, ai'l.d ue :'.:'c l'i; 'i;hn·i:; ·cho time uas ripe for o campa:lgn in o~ Collie~ieo on oii111m." lin0so eve-r~ iibat 0 f'ollo·..i:~ 'i.ihG p:r:>octice :1n the Unit;ed Sta:i;es 0 a sepa!'a.te depar'i:imen:c Ev.ot b0 czoeo/cedi, 011.d this ·ue instituted0 appoint~ o. Saf'c'i.iy I::ng:ln0or- for the Company• \:hen ho got; doun. tt:> "C7ork he -recogn.ised th...,t o. Safety Iri..spector in each Colliery '\1as 0ssen'i;ial 0 lie felt that ·che Iil!l?laBelllcnt ere tho Collieries requwed the special help or this official if detailed examination of ·1:;he various f'o.c'i::01>s in.volvcd '1.70.s to be OUr achomo has nou been uork:1.ng i'oz> tho pc.st tm:>0e years uith resu1ts th.o.t are v:cey promisin.g:, and o.i.?O set ou~ in Tublos 2 al'ld 3. In Table 2 it uill be noted that ~0 Acc:ldent ~equonoy Rate has been reduced to loos than half tho z>ate reoo~ded ?o~ the year 19Sl ancl tbo.t the nanohifts per a.ocident figux>e ms bean more than doubled. In Table 3 all oaces o~ industrilll disease have been deducted from the total numbe~ o? compensable accidents shOTill in Tablo 2 so as to conform \71 th the accepted. I.lines Department practice. on analysis \78 find that the reduction in tho serious accidonts is not so great ruJ bad been hoped for but there is considerable improvement. �1_8 o, We believe t hat sufficient ~ork has been done upon the problem t o support our viev1 that in this lcind of campaign, enthusiastically conducted by offi cials and men, lies the real key to acci dent prevention. I have oft en b een asked if, in my opinion, the appointment of a Se.i'ety Inspecto~ in a mine should be enforced by Lau. I am not prepared to go t his length, because so much depends upon the enthusiasm with which the campaign is conducted, and the appointment of a Safe t y Inspector by its elf may produce little result. The idea is growing, and we have indications from time to time that many other Companies are pursuing simi lar safe~y \70rk. We are glad to give them the benefit of our experience. The \7ork we have already accomplished bears out that a considerable diminution in the accide nt rate in our mines is possible. The modern safety campaign depends largely for its results on personal contacts, and I feel it can help to create a spirit of co-operation between employer and employed 1f' honesty of purpose is evidenced in a practical fashion with the full support of the leaders of the Industry. In conclusion, might I appeal to the Council and Members for their support during the coming se~sion. In an Industry such as ours there are many difficulties to be overcome, many problems to be taelded. Working together we may achieve something of value for ~ne Industry which we all have the honour to serve. APRIL, 1938,. �l 9o TABLE II . sm,'IT.'1ARY OF ACC IDEHT STAT I STICS FOR THE '.i.1HIRTEEN OPERJ\TIWG COLLIERIES OF TRTI: 1?I1:.'l3 COAL C0!\1PANY LTD. SINCE 1927 o il"b-tf.KL YF....AR l!lAi.~SHIFTS \"j QRllliD . . I '.!.'ol.1:1tw 1\1'0. u~ COLlPENSABLE f.1!1.llJ.::ilUl''T S PER ACCIDENT. ACCIDEj:JTS I NCJ:lliASE .Lll IJAl\l,.. :SHil'TS PER ACC ID, :ENT SI:NCE 1927. ,., Cl 192'7 286628 ? 1954 146'7 1928 2762430 1951 1416 - 1929 2921884 2374 1231 - 16 1950 265'7244 17~6 1522 + 4 1931 2189024: 1531 1430 ... 3 1932 2235913 1396 1600 + 9 1933 2249362 1309 171B + 17 1934 2374037 1358 1748 + 19 1936 23"12780 1218 1948 1936 2484817 8'77 283S .,. 33 + 93 1957 25'19162 775 3327 +127 3961 +170 . 0 3 .✓ 1938 Jan.-:uar. 629846 159 �2 o. 41 Tt').!3L:U: III o DIS-r.:A.SES) PER .tlOo O:.. -li ~ =-"-•~.uu r li YEAR. AVER..4.GE l.92?. 68 09 62.3 1928. 69 . <!} 64.8 1929. 7lo4 76.l 1.930. 7lo2 60 .l 1931 67o3 QS.S 1932. 64.l 56111 1 9 33. 64.1 51.5 193~. 66.6 51.S 1935. 67.5 ~6.4 l.936. 67.0 31.5 1937. Not Available. 26. 9 do. 22.7 1938. Jen.-~ar. FOR .t:i't 1 00 , 000 1.'!AHSn:CFTS \'iORKEDo AVERAGE F'OR �----·------. VISTI' CF \1 ILLl/J.i RElD (F 'l'HE Fil'E CC.t,.L co. 1 LTD. AND BRM' FURNISHED Hlli CF THE COJPANY'S SAFE'rY WORK - - - -- AND SlJ.BSEQtmNT C0RRESPONDEHC"S �Foulford House, Cowdenbeath, Fife 11th October, 1945. Please note, :.I r. Reid has removed from the above address and is now residing at 11 NOR1!00D", CROSSGATES, Fife. C Q p y �j ~~(__ r Apz,il 18 9 1945 \ Dr. m U 1am Reid The Fire Coal Comparzy-9 I..i.nitcd Co,rdenbeath• Fife, England Dear Dr. Reid: This \'lill aclmo;,1ledgc receipt of your now this mo~ together rdth cow of report of The Technical Advisory Comr.rl.tteo. I am sure that I rdll enjoy reading this very fillleh and find r.mch valuable information. It appears that the ttar ne\7S from t he r:urop33.n ·~heat.re nould indicate that the fighting should be over rri.thin a shoi't tin::,. I k.tc:7 the people in England will .real like having one grand thanksgiving celebration. It \7aS quite a blo,·, to thz paople of the Uni·ted states and. probably al1 of the Allied countries to havl3 our Presi den·~ pass anrw quick:JT. Hoi7evcr• tre have ever:, confidence in Presi dent 'i'rUC!3.I1 and expect to carr., on along the lines o.s laid doun by I?esidcnt Roosevel t at least tor the duration of the ,·1ar, and ,1e are hopaful, of course, of sCll8 organized move.aEnt to p.i.""event future TTa.rS. The Union Pacific Railroad continues to carry a heavy load which requires our operating the mines s E..-van daya par t1eek, and with the miners receiving high wages and articles becor:d.ng scarce, everyone seeu to have plenty of oonoy and gives very little thought to contirming at wDl"k. t;le are having. a rather difficult time in keeping our lllinea pro~l.J' staffed. Ho~1ever, so tar ue are c ~ on in an orderIT ua:,- and hope to be able to contimle until the end of the ~1ar. ;-49 produced our greatest tonnage during the month of January- this year, our production bei.Jlg 612,214.40 tons. \'le are maintaining a monthl.r tonnage ot around 5751 000 tom to 590,000 tons. This appears to just about fuel the Railroad. The matter of recoiving mechanical supplies and building aaterial is beccaizlg quite a chore here, 1n tact. things are tighter than th.,- ewer haw been in this counb7 and equipment is becomng more scarce. �Dr. '!I1)) 1an Reid April lB, 1945 Please e;onvey ow regar-ds t o your staff.. Many of the boyo speak o.f you f'l..nd t he c.~d:i0ra cf your otaff quite often. I a.rn still hopeful that .r~ ,7i1l be ab1o to renet7 acquaintances soma tims in the not too distant futureo Thanks again for the copy of the reporto Very sincerel y yours, DmsABJ ... �TELEGRAMS "FIFCOL, COWDEN8EATH." TELEPHONE Nos 181 TO 185 COW0ENBEATH. I oi\T E•a:rlese:) P:resi d e n t, O The TTn:.l.. on Pi: cific Cos.l Co:-., Rock Spring s, HYOMI1\T0. , uO s O A O Dea.r l'firo Bayles s, A ':1:1echnica.l Com.rn5_ttee has been si t t i n g in t~ is Country d urino: the pas t s :1.x months ; 1mder the Chairmansl:i p of my ":'ather , and t;]:-,e enclosed is a co'!')~r of t he Repor t v, 1-dc.._, ! t r ,, ~t yo,, 1;15.11 find of S " l'!le i n tere st o With kiPd e st reg ards , �- - !.:r. Eugene llcAuliffe: Referring to yours of' October 28th \"Sith copy oi' letter from Dr. \'Jj 11 :i am Reid: The lettc1.' is ve'!.'"J int el'csti.ng and coincides closely \1ith our or~ experience. Ori!llnal Signe~ GEORGE B. PRYD! I ., �~ -r ?~! Omaha - October 28, 1944 Mr. G~ B. Pryde: Herewith copy of letter received from Dr . William Reid under date of October 4, t,.rhich is quite informative. You will note he has a total of 19 Duckbills and two 14 B.U. Joys. �~ -- -~ - C O p y - .-, \ ·' THE FIFE COAL COMPANY, LTD. COWDENBEATH, FI FE, SCOTLAND 4th October , 1944 Mro Eugene McAuli i'f~ - President The Union ·Paciflc Coal Company 1416 Dodge Street Omaha 2, ,Nebrask&, U. S.A. Dear Mro McAuiiffe: Many tha.~ks for the Wyoming Labour Journal Article duly received at the end ·of iast week .. Your John Lo Lewi s does not suff Gr fr.om over-modesty although_we in this country from the little we know o f h imp believe· :that we have no mini ng leader to comps.re with him in some respects. Our Unlon discipline just does not exist and our labour troubles are t~nding to multiply with absente eism and local strikes. Our men are making no effort whatsoever to j u stify the relatively -high wages now ·being paid to them and their chances of retaining anything like the present wage standard are very· small indeed on our present· output per manehift . I I not.e the remarks in the Labour J ournal Article regard-- . ing Comrie . They do not represent, the facts in that the mechani sed · side of Comrie Colliery where Duckbills are operating is only giving us unde·r four tons a man. This figure is rising t'leek by week but we have a long way to go before we reach the 5-ton mark. We now have Duckbill schemes at Frances (4 ' Ducks), Aitken (4 Ducks) and Mary (2 Ducks) besides 9 at Comrie, and we are ex- • tending the application of shortwa.11 cutters and Duckbills at other places, as well as introducing shortwall cutters -w:1th hand-loaded scraper chains. We also have two 14 B.U.'s working at Comrie . These last are opening out to the dip. I am plannfng to come over to the United States whenever thi~ war 1s ~ver and I hope t hat t~e time will not be long when I may have the pleasure and privilege of meeting you aga1~. With kindest regards to-you , Yours sincerely, /s/ William Reid ��\ Novollber 14, 1943 Dr. l'!iJ l 1am Reid • The Pite Coal eo., Ltdo Cowdenbeath, Fifeshirc, Scotl;:mcl Dear Mr. Reids I am very much obliged t.o you for sending m:> the book of StQries tram Aberdeen, and we expect to use acme of the otorios in our magazine. It was very thoughttul. of you to send this to me. I shall be interested loter on in having your axperiencos nith the Duckbill and shaker in room and pillar wrk in your rrl.nos. I knot1 Y'OU can increase j,our production per mn shift very p0rceptib~. I am ' not um1ndtul. that you have to watch eubeidenoo•of the ourf'o.co caroi'ully, but at the great dept.ha at which you are mining, I doubt if this ttll.1 bo eeriowl. - I read 1n the Fite papers of the possibility of your f athor•s being appointed to take over the work ot supervising production, particular]T aa it refers to the inatallation ot new machinery &nd net't n::athoda of work. On account of his long ~rience 1n coal mining, I know thnt he 1a particulai-17 titted tor that Job, and I would like to see h1m UBUIIII the post. I am womering if Ur. Crawford ever receivod!W' rather belated recOJIIMl1dationa tor working the room and p11Jar r.ork with Duckbills. We are going along with the developnent of our new Stansbury 1111w wbich w atart.ed to open Januar,y l.at'of this year. ~ the end ot the year, n upect to be loading about 1,SOO tons·or coal per dq. The labor probl-, with abeentee1am, scarcity of labor, and labor turnover, 1a atill a met difficult one. a-nt>"lr ma to llr. Carlow and your father. When this l1Br is · owr, I hope w ~ be permitted to visit each other again. Verr sincerely yours, Origins! Signed: GEOR9E .BC~YDE ' �~~----- ..,. ~ c A i ' . - IO NS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY HEAD OFFICE, LEVEN; FIFE. TELEGRAIIS " CARLOW, PHONE, LEVEN," " FIFCOL," COWDENBEATH. TELEPHONE Nos 161 8: 162 LEVEN Nos 3181 TO 3185 COWOENBEATH, YOUR REF............................ ••,- ,ms OUR REF............ ... ..... :.:.::Y..1 '- 0 Er . George i3. :::1 ryde, Vic e ? resident, Tne 'C'nion Pa c i fic Coal Comp any , Rock Sprinr~s , 'NY OI11I NG- , U oS. A. Dear I.~r • Pryde , I thou~·ht you ,,ould be interested t o :c'l.oH that r:e h u ve novr several Duckbil ls i:JOrkin~ and vre 2.re bu.sv- tr2.in :..:1z; our OU..r'l ::n.chinery Demonstra tcrs for extension of ihe sch er.1e o~ me cha.'rlise stoon and room to f our of our other coll i e rie s . 'l'he Am.erica...'fl p lant is doin ~ very Y!ell j_ndeed and we rrish r10 h ac'i. 1r.or e of it . an I encl ose a little book of Stories f r o:n: Aberdeen n "'ich I t:-1cug ht ~rcu mi ~~h t find us eful iu c onne ction n ith you1• ..i."TI.ployee s 1 _,: ar azine . I:t is priva.te1y p1•ir..tea. and I c ot a c op~r by chan ce . •••• ,, .-.., �-Dr. TTiU 1 am Reid0 C-eutlo 1.1.'.::;o The Fife Cool Conp:1.ey0 ·1Mo CWdenbooth, Fifroltll"C0 s~~lm7.tl Dear Dr. Roid: • I O.!l vor.J Jlloo.o~d inaocu. to 1-"aw your loiter of tho 18th of • , August, as I had not hoorrl fr:o::iyou for SllCh o. long tin:::J. Unf'ortunat.oly, tlle letter I nrote to you OOI"fy this ycnr and t h2 nnpn I sont., :i.~gard:l.Dg your develozxngnt plans for t:nrldn,g rr.I:U1 Shlllcor Ccnvoyora w..d Ollc~lllo., were o~ntly· lost in traooii. I J.nt-:,r cont o oirdla,. l etter cr:.d ma!)s to ?!r. Cranford, ·by both air nnil and regular m:i.:U, w..d I hop:, at, lccnt one of theua has arrivod. I Qlll sur-e, after otuclying tho pl.om cont c by Ur. Cro;li'o:...·d, thnt thio sysi0n or uoing Shokox- Conv-cyo1°S o.nd Duc!tbillo \11ll l'lOrk aucceasful.ly, both in driving l""~om and rocovor-.lng pillnroo The wnr looka much batter, and TIO .:lN, of couroc., (!r<ntly pleaocd over this. I ha.ve t r10 oons-in-lao in the ce!"'\Tice, one in the krr::., and oao in the Nav,y. Alberta and bor t't70 ch:U.dren hnvo been rtlth us for t:ror:nntho and have norr retumed to tho1r hoioo on the ucot const. Om• youngest daughter and her younc son are still with uo. 1'he construction uora· on our nm, stanobury tJino io mov:tna nhoD.d. Ue are getting 300 tons por d!\v, hovo tho tun11ol driven to about 3,000 feet, and expect to haw the add1tional diotonco drivon by tho lot. of Decmmer. ~ Gteel tipple and mine buildin3a are under tto;J. Thoy tdll also be completed about the SOIOO tice. I read about your father• s nctiv-ltios in tho Colllory Gwlrd1an once 1n awhile, but, untortunnto~, have not lwl the tima to m-ito to 111-. Carl.air. I have passed your letter to llr. Beyl eso and your l;Ood m.shos to lira. PrJde and the rest of the £mail¥. I • glad to-know thilt you'tlre making such good pro~as at 70Gr n111r oou s.,.. tor, like Amoricn, SCotland needs on increased output . ot coal deaparate.17. Vf1f7 aincorol;y yours, 01iginol !:i(!n~~ GWRGE B. 1>1'<~2 �Scp-::.ori'oo1.. 25 9 1943 • Dr, 1'111Uam Roid, Gontlo I.le:o • Tho Fife Cool. Co:i~g • x,-:;:10 Co.idonbeath, Pil'osl~D Scotl:mu Dear Dr, Roi.di I an very plcru;ccl indeed to havo your lct.teli" of tho 18th of August, as I had r.ot hcord fl>o:i you for GUeh a long til::3o Unf'ortunnt oly, the lottor I tirote to you oru.~ly this year and the t'.::lpo I ,mnt, rogru.-ding your development plo.no for \'roridng rlith Shaker Convoyo1"0 and Ducld>illo, WCl"e apparently· loot in tranoii. I lo.tor sent a oioilar letter and mapo to lir, Crawford, by both air i:nil . t.md :rogulo.r lll.'.lil, and I hopo ai lonat one of those haD arrived. I ora ouro., afi.or otudying tho plano oont o by Yr. Crani'ord, thnt thio oystom o;;,' uo~ Dholtor Convoyors nnd Duokbillo m.11 \-:Ork auccess£ul.ly, both ~ driving ro~ and rocovor.ins pillarso The war looks much bottor, and ,10 a.re, of couroo, g?eatl y pl oaocd ovor this. I have t\'lo oons-in-l a.w in the scr-1Tice, one in t~o A;rq/ ond one in the Hav. Alberta and hor tr.o children ha.v0 boon ,7ith uo for trroa:mths ond have now rot ume<l to their home on tho west co::ist. Oili" youngest do.~tor and hor young son nre etill vd.th w,. • • Tho construction r.ork- on our n0i7 Stanabury llinc io r::.oving a.head. We are gett ing 300 tons per dey, hove the tur.nol driven to about 3,000 f eet, and upect t o have the adcl1tionnl diat.mco driven by tho let of Decenber. Oar otecl tipplo Md mi.no buildings aro under 'ff41• They nill also be co?Dp1.eted nbout tho oaIOO ti.03. I road o.bo.ut •your f a.thert a llctivitios in tho Colliery Guardinn once 1n awhile, but, unfortunntoly', have not hc.d tho ti.mo to urito to llr. Carlow. I have paz,eed your letter to llr. Boylesa end yo'lll" £:;OOd rdchcB t o 11n. Pryde and the rest of the fomil.y'. I a glad to'knoW tha.t you'nre caking suc_h good progress at 7GUr nw coll.1U7'• tor, like America., Dcotl..o.nc1 needo on iJlcreaoed output ot coal d.Nperatel.T• Very- sincerely roura, Oriei nal Signed! GEORGE B. PRYDE �LL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY ' HEAD OFFICE, LEVEN, FIFE. TELEGRAMS "CARLOW, PHONE. LEVEN." "FIFCOL," COWDENBEATH. TELEPHONE Nos 161 8: 162 LEVEN Nos 3181 TO 3185 COWOENBEATH. • YOUR REF............................ Mr. George B. Pryde, the Union Pacific Coal Company, Rock Springs, i.'vYOMING, U oSoAo Dear i11r. Pryde, / It was a pleasure to get y our l etter of July 3rd a nd to write you a..l1d tell you that part of the equipment ha s arrived in this country and is on its way here. We have opened out a considerable area of coal a t . .1ur Comrie Colliery and we are busy in having men allocated to us t o g et on \·.rith the new work. The Goodman people have a demonstrator here now and so have Sullivan and they are all g oing to work t ogether . It is interest:ing for you to learn that 11r. \:Jheeler v1ho is in cha.re;e of the Development work in this country (late of' Joy) is very enthusiastic re g arding the application of Duckbills in circumstances such as ours. Ee has recently been back in America and has seen a number of firstclass Duckbill installations with results much better than he had believed possible. ,[le hope to raise about 1,300 tons a day growing in three months to 2,000 at our new colliery. Like you, of course, \7e find mining laboux very scarce and what is available is very poor in quality. The p atience of our iifana13ement is very much tried due to labour dif'ficulties. Your record of · increased output is wonderful and I wish you every success with your new Stansbury Line. Ifly father sends to you his kind regards and when i,·Ir. Ctilow comes back from h 0 1iday I shall pass on your good wishes to him. Please/ �/Please tell 1::ro Bay l iss tl~a t I wa tch for his Pe.pers in t he .American Institute Transactions and t h at I h ope to see him over here when this v1ar is successfully terminated o Please g ive my good. uis hes to rv,rs o Pryde and. your d aught e r Alberta., and to yourself mi gh t I just say that it is grand hear i ng f'rom you. Yours sin c e rely, �:)1". ~-f illiam ileid c/ o The Fife C.:o=tl Co2_;w ·· , :..·,~. Co:rl.enbeath, f ifeshi 1•c Scotl311d !.lear Dr. :~e ld: I i:as corr:,·, i ndeed, to hear of the death of :~1•. Kcr.nct h !.'.:c ::eill. I valued c::--ootly ny us :;ocint ion r:ith hit:, us :.ith ill the ::ie~ers of your off i chl st aff .,110:::. I have n;;t, ruitl oo.~1c I h:ive not met ei.cept thl'Ol~ correspondence . ~~r. !.:ci:eill r;m; a very Ci~p~bl e official, and his pas.::;ing v:ill bo a e rect lose t o ycu ~t t hi s p:.:.rt i cula r tic;.e . I uish you ;·;ould co!lvcy t o :.:r. ~;ci-:cill r::; i'cci.ly cy condolences. ~ road some ti:.::'..:l r.zo of your pr-o;:iotion , •..hi cll I kna-., i s ·;;ell deserved. It .Ji.11 brin3 :rany problc.:1s to you., ~d I a:i ~urc ~-ou r.ill :::cet the:n and oolve t!1e::1 successfully. Albert.a' s husband is in the Amy, in C3l..ifornia. r:llenor , our youneest daught or •s , husband is in tho rJ.:i;,- y, t akin~ t1,ci.ni.nJ at the present ti.me. So I.Ts. i'ryde nnd I h~.wc thrac ~r .:t.!"\dchildren nith us • .\lbert.a expects to 50 to her husbo.nd t ho l uttc r :).'.ll't of this o ont h . The ,1ar s ituc.t.ion look:, ::ru.ch b ettm· t hc.n i t did so.11c r::onths ns o, nnd I on sure t he United ~:utions hove eot their stride, ~•_.ncl i t m.ll be n. clitforant story i'ro::i no\7 on. The .:'.:;:erican !)eOple, \:ith their ollles, ,," ill use ever-.{ effort to bri.n.:; this r;nr to o. succes3ful conclusion. Our pi'<>duct.ion this year ·,:ill be c.rounc. 5,250 , 080 tons. ..1th ~at l abor turnover, ab~cntccis:i, ~'1c! ~any ether probl e;:.1s, it h~s been a di.rficult Job, end the m.·mpo::cr !h---oblcn 1:rill probably get more acute as tice 3)83 by. I icno:-1 you also a.re runninc; full blast and cettillj n lar;3tl !)rod.uct.ion, althou~h I notice thct. tho 1,roduction of the British 131.es i a c:o~ to be short of t he dcnand . Pleaoo re:::.o::'ber ri:c to your f ~ r , your f.!t!ler, 311.d all the officiols or the Fife Coal Co:?:.mn:7, to \;ho::i I :::end cy very be::;t regnrds. 7er-J sincerely yours, •Jr,•·,..,\<· • (,;;:t . ....': -'• .' �Rock Springs - December 15, 1942 Br. Eugene ~c,\uli.i'fe: :l.efcrrins t o Johnson' s letter of December Llth : I ·•·as V O-r':f eor,-y, indeed, to hear of l 'r. !'ell~ I shall t;ritc to t:r . Rei d ·:.-ithin the next day or so . Original Si::nd: GtOrtut. B. PR'.'DE ~ - -· �b Omaha - December 11, 1942 Mr. G. B. Pryde: For your information, the following letter was rece1ved,dur1ng Mr. McAuliffe's absence in the east, from Mr. William Reid, General Works Manager, The Fife Coal Company, Cowdenbeath, Scotland, dated November 26: "I am very sorry to have to tell you that Mr. McNeill passed away suddenly on Monday, 16th inst., after a short illness. "He was an outstanding personality in the Scottish Coal Mining Industry and he will be missed very much by more than his colleagues in this Company . "I wiil be greatly obliged if you will pass on this news to Mr. Pryde for whom Mr. McNeill had a great regard. 11 . ..... , �• I ., Dr. Tiil l i am Reid, The Fif e Ooe.1 Co□Tany o Lt d o~ Col"Jdenbec.t h, iii f e 0 Scotland. Dear Dr. Rei d: I h£1Ve y o tu•s of !.hl"ch 28th e.nd I sorrotJ V! i t h you i n the l os s o f you1~ f ive yea"!:' old s on . X k n ot1 hon you a~d Mrs . Reid fe el aboui t ho boy ' s pas si ngo ~he memo~y of this chil d o i ll x>e1:ai n <.:-1:J:'Gh you and you~ r:ife f oxo a.ny y e!1r s but ti rae alone u:1.11 sof' t en t he great soz-r ot., you both not1 f e (:l. Lir . Ryan die d. s uddenly i n iilori d a . F.fa \"1~s n fi n e , courageous type of gentleman 9 X can I°eoe.11 wh en be ue.~ e.l~ost the f i rst man enter i ng mines ohich h:~d suffe~ed expl osions in Pennsyl vania and Vi rgini a ~ nerhnp s t hat ~ork shortened hi e life . I r ejoice t ha t y ou and :l? o f:lc:Ue:ll ·r.ex-e a ble to get out from under the prosecution , the evi deilce as X re~d same i n "The Coll i ery Gunr.d1sn 11 i nd.ice.t i n;:; t h9 i youxc.ccident .: i a s a r esult of unforeseen and v.nnredi ct able o1rcume.tanoes. There i s only one saf~ ~ny- i o mine coal ~.nd that is to di scontinue or oduo t ion, our pr oblem t ~.at ot reducing our accident s to the mi nioUEi o 1 \"11th respect to the t1a.r situation ue have gone through e vicious period of munition st~i kes, v1th ver y 11ttle done to control san e by the governmen t ·; of course you h~ve heard of t he coal strike ohich l a sted a month, we who wi shed to worlt in the Rocky :,,ountain r eg ion e.llo-;;ed to cont inue which saved us both trouble and exnense , pr a ot1oally all of t he bituminous mi ne s back at work. Wage rates, however, will oe r a i sed from (A . 00 t o $1..40 ~er day , J oy lood ing op e r ators up to G).o.oo per day and our duckbill oper ~tors $9.60, which is alt ogether t oo high, exoeseive wages , as you know, provoking absenteeism which seems to be a problem in t he British mi nes at the pr esent time , as I r ead 1n "The Col l iery Guardian! ; in f act I abstracted from t be i Baue of April 4th, writing ~ .John L. Lewis quite an extended l e t ter ~• t o the r el a t ion bP.t ween high wages and absenteeism. I don ' t know whether I wr ote you regarding our ne~ �/./~ ·~ , ~2- Greek let~er safety acci8ty . 1n any c a se, X run sending you herevith copy of our coo~let which is om., l a st effort to inv-oke intere st .. Pl e2-s0 -?.xtena. t o .:.ir-a. I=Iei cl and 0.cce-pt fen;" your>sel f the mo st sincere sympa,t b.y of :l~s o UcAul i ffe, Ke:'t~hleen and my - saJ.f and g ive our good ·~ t ::hes to tlr o t1cWeil., keeping in mind tba.t uhi l e t h e Engl .:. ~½. epeaking Dorld is suff ering so21e d ark h • urs, Br>~:i; a:ln and t he fulglo -Cel tic r ~.oe '.1i l l eventually cone out on t op. OrlglDalSJgnoo EUGENE McAULIFFE A. U: ~:. MAY 1(, 19,.. �~ep -tember 14, 19 37 I' f ,I Jj Dr. 'Jm . P.eict The F'if e Co cil Company, Ltd.. Co"t"1denbenth • Fif cshi :re :3cotland Dear Dr. Heid: J: h ave yours o f Au e,u st 3 1.; th, n.ud rm.s glad , indeed, to hour frou you. I am g lad to kno 1;; that you liked t ho !)icture . I thouuit you would like t o h ave i t ss u so uveni r . ;:,:as very 1->l eas0d to kno w of the .PXOBl'ess beinl, made by your sinld.ng Pt ts in Co~ri e. You are r:1akint:; good heo.dvmy. Your visit to ~astbourn~ ~hould be on enjoyable one for you, and I am sure you ,:;ill be hc.p:9y to eet a\'1ay f:t~o!':1 the j ob :foi· a day 0 1· t ,:;o. You are eti 11 k eepin G up your r ecord in Gaf ety r:ork, o.nd I think you a.re to be congrs-,tul a t ed. J I Had ilr . Peter llitchel l :::.t ou1· l a.st Hock Springs Sufety meeting, .::!.net I beli eve he . enjoyed it, particularly the aTmrding of the y rizes. no doubt he Y7ill talk to you abou t i t YJhen h e return o . I plan to t ake him around t o our several mining districts tomorrot1, slll) •:Jin g hli.t nha t -ne are doing, e.nd I look f orv:ard to a pleasant visit nith him. \:/ill be e l ad to know how you find things in Gemany upon your retum . ... ,eceived the reJ:,1ort of the H.ll .Divisional Inspector, for v,hi ch I thank you. ,Ii th beat regards to you both, I arn Very oincorely yours, �11 FIFC01!; COWDENBEATH. TE.LEPHONIE ~~ 161 & 162 LEVEN ~ 1811'0 185 COWDENBEATH. GENERAL MANAGER'S OFFICE ~~ 30th 1tugust, ~ YOUR REF. ........................... J.VR/IE..... OUR REF••.••. Geo. B. Pryde, Esq., Union Pacific Coal Coo, Rock 8prings, \l'IYOMING, U. S. A. Dear Mr. Pryde, I have just hung your photo, duly framed , in my room. Fev, things have given me greater pleasure, and I must thank you for your kindness in sending me it. It is a very fine likeness indeed, and I may also add, has a very kindly look. Trade is very good here and our Safety Campaign is going on apace. I have arranged with Mr. Williamson, our Safety Engineer, to send you a copy of the H.M. Divisional Inspector's Report for Scotland. You will see from it that we get some little praise for our efforts. The Comrie sinking pits are now down to 900 ft. each. We expect the main pit bottoms will be at 1,200 ft. so we are well on the way. We have ordered a "Norton'i Automatic Washer for 440 tons per hour with ~wo wash9oxes, each having compart:ments to wash from eu to lfst and 1~•• to 0.11 • ~t/e have also ordered a propeller torpedo type f~ . 10511 diameter to do 250 thousand cubic feet per minute at 4~ 1• water gauge I expect to go off on holiday on Friday to my Uncle's · in Eastbourne in the South of England for a week or ten days. By the way, I hope Mr. McAuliffe will have received the manu:scripts I got from the Mining Instmtute Library for him. Mr. McNeill was to send these off last week. Our Valley.field Colliery is working the coal mentioned by Lord Dundonald in his description of Culross, but, of course, at very much greater/ �ffeajt'e.............. ~.~······················ greater depths A The 11 Bowdil 11 cha.in and picks trial at our Aitken Colliery was very successful, and I expect further orders will be placedo I have not been able to get a.way to Germany yet but I hope to go ve ry soon after my return from holidayo Again thanking you very much indeed for the photographo With kindest regards to Mrs. Pryde and yourself and all my friends at Rock Springs. Yours very sincerely, �ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. .0 H EAO OFFICE: LEVEN , F1 FE. TELEGRAMS °CARLOW. PHONE, L EVEN:• " Ft Fcoi:: COWDEN BEATH. TELEPHONE N?~ 161 & 162 LEVEN . N'?~ 181 TO 185 COWDEHIIEATH. YOUR REF•-······ \_•ffi_,/~- o OUR REF._ _ Mr. George Bo Pryde., Union ~acific Coal Coo, Rock Springs, WYOMING, U. S. A. Dear Sir, I enclose H.M. Divisional Inspector of I.lines Report for Scotland, as promised by Mr. v1illiam Reido Yours faithfully, For THE FIFE COAL COMPANY LIMITED ~er,,._a.. E/- Z.~e~ "1v --------- - �June 5, 19S7 :Wr . \'kn. Reid The F ife Co al Co . , ~- ~t1 . Co·aden b·e a t h , l'i fe::.l\i~ ("; Scotl and Deu.r Dr. Heid: X Y1us glc.d. ·i:;o aave yo u:r l e t tel'° o f rec ent da te , and to know t h~·c yo u o.~e i.'lon o..s:: i ~•ti ng yo u r :la ther , ,1hich u ill eiv e you a bro ader f i e ld , ro'ld I knorJ yo u \"lil l be hel p :i:'ul to .>-OU l' fat her in h i s J y I ~ r.-10:rk. _ll.Jil gl ad t o kno n tha t the ::::11.9.:f·ts are €:,o i n i:; C::.o i:1n oncl they n ill be l ar&e p:r-o duce1·s uhen you get t'heru. i n 01>erat i on . I no te by yow:· lot·~e:t' aml by the }Jai,~~l'i tll..i t th G coal u l.l.ui n c as is booming in Gz-ea,t Br1. ·tain . ·.!e h uve had ·cuD r.io n t,lrn o f s low 11roducti on o n a.ccoun ·t o:r hu'lli ng to f:ltocl~ co E-.1 p:..~i o ~· ·i;o i:l:.e c :xpi ration o f Olll' i"Jage e.g rC 6i't 1en t , 'J'lla.t i S llCJ\'J Oll'G o i tl:e 1,"I/)Y for the next ·iuo yea:cs, and I a.m s enili ne:;; you t 1:!o co-pi eo of ' the a groe:-nent , on0 f ol· yoursel f ::.'.mi one 'l..hich I •;;i sh ;;rou / -.-1oul d pus □ ,lio ;~.:.·. Cax-loy;; ,.1i ·lli :w.y com1,1l i r.1 en·i;:a . .h!'tl ~l ~o :.:eud ing you tuo copi e f3 oi' oul' Ol d Timers' l"'0:.1t.er, one f or yourGe l f ond one f o r ;.~1·. K . H . l'.Icliei ll . '.'!e h ad a. 1·ath01· pecul !.:::i.· c:.rv e:-d 13nc e y ec:;·~0ruay, .Tune liad a h eavy snor1 s torm al l over the ·::e 3t ern s t a te s , o.nd particuli!I'l y i n t he Gt o.te of ',7yoming . ':i'he sno•iJ a.mounted , in ao~e o f t h e raountcdnc , t o 16 i nches , i n Ro cle Spri n gs to 4 inoheo. I a.s s1.n:e you i t loo ked very nuch l i k e Ck.:i i.i tl!lo.kl t it,1e yes t erday. Being a ·n et ano-:.7, of cours e, i t \-.ri l l be o f i n c alculable b enefit t c the :;r~u ck men and f a!"'!ile:rs. 4 th. I GOt U,l) a t a qua1·ter to t \10 in the mol'uint; [!ll (i l i s t ened t o the Corona t i on cere:aoni cs unt i l time to go ·~o t:oi·k . You may rest t1,:.;:.;ureu. I mjoyed i t i mmensely , n:.:; I C!o ul d f ol l ow the route very cnref u lly, ht'..Ving been i n London i n 1931. The \ 1ork o f op ening our nm1 Lli.n es g, es clone. , anci the n cm pc,v;er y l un t a t Ho ck Sp rl.n es und t he tippl e o.t Re li wi c e are wor ldnc out v e1•y ;-;el l . 'i'he c urs of l a r ger c upaci -cy help our co at e v e r,.1 me. t eri a l ly. �2 - I l eave fo=-t> Sun 3':c:mcisco , Culifornia , tomorror1, to be :present at t Ae 6T2.d UQ ·dcu exer c.i ~cs for ri.zy do. ugh ter, • Bllenox_ a -r1ee1< fro1!1 ?Low . I have n e'1Jer been in Sun Franci sco p and expect to hr,ve r:.. pleasant 'visi ·c. there. Ui th kin6. !'e&;aI·ds "i.io yourself~ yo1u.' father, an<i. al l the ma::ibei--s o f yov.r 3·~2ff, I am Very s incerely yours, �Dear YJi l l iG.:!l.: I au veJ:~; ~_:te2.serl io ha.ve y our L>c.fety ric\7S , tihi ch . conee to :::-..;:? d e!Zlr ~:egula:-t.~l y . I have beZore me the copy fo r ::JGce:20 3::: ; :.:.v36 . w.h.i ch sho-rm you nre r-tking ver-,y' substantial 1>:ro~ess, e.s indicated by Pac e 2 . Safety uorlc i c 2. con tinui :J.:; job, and I lilte tl-!e ua;y you are e.ttn.ck int.; t!lG 111-o'i.)l <;;::i . '.!'he:1:e i s no time 'C".:11en ne feel the t \;e hLVC Co!.1 e ~:;ell enoug1. Jt1s t a s ~oon ::i..:3 ".."Je a rrive .,1,t tha·c; st:?;ic of nine.. , ne a re i::,oing b~:ek-.7erci . ~11.e corir:1~2cial cn c:rators i!.'l t 'h . in di $'.:r~ric•~ h a ve tal:en 2. fornard ste[') c:."t -the request of : --., . ~cJ':a.:.li~fe . 'Z'hey ho.ve ~11poiuted a a afe·cy ~'ngineer , c:nd \Jill pu.t m1 .:. Safety procr an s i~1i.ln:c ·to ·i;hat o f ?he Unio rJ. :Jacific Coal Co:apany. T'm.s ~ng:t:rieer n ill :re::io::'i:. ~Gu .2 1.:io a::i".'C. of three oper~to:.:·s, ;;.'11.o -:;Jill hundle tlle Zc.xe ty :::lc~tter s f o::r the first ye~ , v.nc. uftcr t h ~ t they u ill ;J2 z-o "io."Ged . Toi:a mi ~1t not t>e u bud i dea f or some of ih e s,r ....~11 o:9erators in 3cotlano. -r1l10 feel -:;h0y c2.:mot ate11d the e2rgen se of a Safety J;n L.d n ee:;_, indi vi duull y, bu i ~ by co::1bining , t1~ey mi['ht e::r~l oy one joi\'! tly . 'fie ~.ic.. ve~·y ::-~c od 1:ast yer:.:?, ns you ,;ill noie by the :.:at;ezine n1!ich i n bei n c sent you : but "i.:e f!z>e no·G sati s fi ed . Si :.r io.tP.li tie r.3 i n the no c k Sp~illcSS ritl.tl ec i n c. very ·oad reco~d. ·:10 pu t on en A □~istt21 ·i; su_ 9 exintendcn t at Rock S'p1·irir;~, t.o see if ne _cfo.7mot o_ccom::.Jl i sh somcthl.n(::; , 'Tn.e lllWl ·::110 i s ti.t Ilreoent ~u9ol'in"Gendent hs.s been ,·.-i th us u great flD.DY years, end i n 3ettin 6 l..long i n yeurs . The 1>resent mine □ are oxten ::ive : ..nd entQil quite u yllysicf!.l harci.abiJ;l on tho Lli ne_ :Cu~e:dntendi:m t. You he:.ve no <.:.ou:Vt l'cad fros oi.1.:r :.:asazi n e 2:..rticlea thu·~ i,c con;vleted our pouer pl ant a.nu the i o;provc:.1entu ~ t !telience o.u::ing t h o clo sing cont.hs o:r li136. :.le cl GO ..:.1urchused ti.'1e i'olll'- ton I>i t cars to put in at ll&lln,, . :aie in Gtr1ll ction of the l.:.l'(l;e1· :t.Ji ·t car;;, has been a ver✓ -::ontierful thl.nc , and ~1as increc.sed our yl'Ocluction one.. i·el..uceC:::. our co sto very :perceptibly. \.'e are also r:iovini; ~long on the !)l'Opozed opariing at superior. J..11 the oius for the rock \-:ork o.re in. a.nd ne Y!ill let the contract nnd get sto.rtecl '7itl1in the next ueek or ten daye. and push these slopes on<i. v.ir ohafts through to a conclusion. ·::e think 1 t \"J ill t ake e.bout six non t he before we will be l>l'O wcinc a Lt:1all c.IOOun t of coal. �f/e hcc. ~'- ._ootl ~,reo.1~ iH 1936, t:lining 3,286,159 tonn of co:!21 ~ the lc.rg oi:t. ~)!'Ociuct:i.on ,-.,e hD..ve hud ~ince 1013. ~mi \7e .:.re s ·:·.c.r·::Ci~1G 1937 v!i th PTO spec·ts c,·.f doing very uell. • - 'J.11e l~~Jox- :::it!.10,•;_-,iou in thls count.r~r is not po.rticul a:tJ.y clea:r. '3.10 ~J.:. t.o::mbilo industry, t:hich \'Jt--.s o.oing 1.7el l E11c.l hcl :pec. _,:;:,o~t.1:l de ;::erk f:o:r a great m:my lJCOl)le, is under 01·cc.ni3a'Gicn '":Jy Sohu ..J• Le--..·rls, of the hlne ·.:orkers Union . ..'h~-t succes:; he uill heve, I don ' t k!1or:, but u Good IB..allY man G:::-e out on strike . It i s oi f:ficnlt, o.lso, to say y;he.t t'he attitude . of ·Gb.e C-Qvern:0.en'i; ,;1ill be to-i..-:nzci. a si tue.tion of thi c Li.no.. I tl sh to thank ~rou fol" th e Ch.ti str.1::s c n:rc. . ·:!e bad an enjoyable tiue , c?:.d excellent -::;eethe:r . Ea.tl 0>st of' our fruni l y ,.ri th 1J..s. Since thc.t t:lr.::c, -no hc."Ie had extremely cold ue&ther, tucnty to t~ent-y-five dccTeeo belor1 zero, ':rl th :.;ouetir.1cs hi&h y:indo blo .inc, It ~cf~ us 61lecoint; r:i.any times to kee!.) t:J.e miu es 011c r atin:_;. !;Je hc.d a ver-J busy year 12.st year . I n t he evenings I p layed golf, a:ic.:. enjoyed i t ci:catly . \ie lt.ve a club ,;ii th one hund:red mcrnbers no-r; , \!i th all of our debts paid, anc.. heve very good p:ro s11ects 'fo!· £~ fine yenr during 1937 ,. I hone thc.t your 0!.1crations nere suc cessful t.nu ~,roi'i t c.·Jl e- tturinG 19Su, o.n<i.. H1n.•i; 'i:-lle fu.tv.I'e prospects are u,od. Give ey regc:rdE to !h's. B.eid an<i you1· i'c.tller . Tell bin I shall find ti~c to •1.:1ri te hin come of these days. Very sincerely yo urs, Dr. ~.71111mn Reid c/o lhe Fife Coal Co. Cowdenbeath, !!'i f'eebire Scotland �✓ Di- . tii J.li en Rei a. '&e Fife Coal Com:yany. Ltd . Coudenbeeth, L'i :f .~~::::. r •3 Scotland I received ~cue p21n::.,>hlet on the q,ueen llary, Tihi ch 1.7as very in te1~e :-.:t inc , .,11c1. ! r:.!)1}>J:eci a te ~rour sending it. Al co c1.1:1:prccin te youx· senc.ing your z-ecord of ecci d.cnts , a."ld :nota that y on c1·0 r.1slcinG ::_.>:rogl~ess. I no t e alt.o , by ren.ding the Scotti sh pal)erG, ·that you:r com_pany i s dcing a g1•eat deal t:i til you:r ::af.e ty :,_r:z·ogi·a:n. OHr prot;rEr11 i s -.:: 0:-:-tin,:_; ov:~ V3l'Y ~iell ·ni th non- fn.tali ties, but ....-,o a re not do ing so 12ell 1.·:i th :ta te.liiies . I t seein~ very cEfficult t o contl·cl ·Ghes e ucci-• dents. You m.11 no doubt be sorry to :hear that 1J.Y father di~d. on _the third c f i~u .:;u.;:;t: e...Tlci. V!as bu:dcd. i n r:r•:ic::.•o·.-: •: :..?.ul·ch yard. Hy s.h;ter, I presume, is no\"I livin&; alone at P eat Inn. Our Old 'l'ime:rs \·;as a great success tll:i E' year, @'or1ing in in te!'e ::,t a~1d in n~'bers . '.".1it)1 !:::::• . !.I.::.f\::;.liffe c.:nd l;:!.J f c.r.1ily . I went to the Utah Park s, about i"ive hundred miles ,,est of' Rock Sprinf;s, and. ay ~nt si x ,dsy:::;. '1"11~ ::-o~:1 e::y :l ; v e ry bea.u t:.fttl. I took my moving pic·i:.ure camera ,:ri ·i;h colored fim, and got ~Of.le be&utiful Ji ctures of tte vaTi ec~ted rookow Rave net been ou. t m11e;}1 -c.]}'i. s year, r.:.o -;;1e h~ve hr:d a lnre;e construction p:rogr~.m . Our img1,ove:.1en-ts az:·e r:o :rkinG ve-:.7 -... ell :-1.t ;~3lianc3, _·n::.·t of 'i;l, e ti~vle i11..i t in ol)e:,ation loaclin._, r1m o:f mnc 1.v.[.1..'.c;t ? t!~. Tl.le t i:gple ·,,ill be ci,.ti :cely con.9letec. sa-0;1 c.i''G3~: "i.,L J r i::c~i of :.:/3~')tc:;iber.· . ?:!.lia coIJijlcti on -:.' r.f: t.,Ze~_tly del:,yed Oi:1 a.c<:!lm1•i.: o:i: cul" i nc.uili ty to secure the :.. ·i;:;,;<,:':!, .:·02~ t}:e 'Li p.,)lG , '.!.he lcr.-::;e :,lit Cw:'f.. ~:re uorkiuc; out e:Jwcllently, .:~"lcracinL about 8500 yo undo 1>er car. One ca:r cr:;110 out f1•om ~ s1..ak1nr; convoi'or lo~1de1~ lo.::,ct ·.,eek •.:i th 12000 pom1tls ol' coal, out ,;e \71.11 be :.::~ tisfied if ·n1ey uill hold to the averaie of 8600 :.10unds. \7e £!loo in ct ..;.l lcd sea ·cf the eama typo of co.r at Ranna, thay ave:raon:., ..i."2-uo o.bout 8500 l)ounds 11er car. Thie will greatly icprove our mechanical loading performance besides keeping a r.iuch cleaner r:iine. I ho.Pe, by all r:i.eans, your company �2 \"rl.11 go to t he l az·{;er :pi ·i; car at y our n e-r1 operations. By all me~ s, al so , go to i~e solid - end c e.r, y;i t h a rotary dump , as i t c u ts dol'm i.:1e.i n ·ie::tQ.'i.1ce :lo r cl e ~..nil:le; track s and other haulage u ay s . \!e ~re 60ing to :;.1a-'J'G a very good year . I think \Ie \1i.ll gc o~er "tlu:ee :...ill::.. .... :i t o ~is ·this y ce::r:. Ou:r i }O:., c:: ....l .:.:1 ·L'. c:..clcli tion i s n sD.l."l y co:o.ple ted. 1/e huve had one of -t;~e ~oi:.:..CJ?i:.; 3.'t>.rmi ilb: i'oi• about thi1-,"i:.y clays . Tho turbine ·u i ll :.~ _1.... t :L!to oye:ro.tion bet.neen no n c.nc:i. t ~ 0 -~enth o:f &eiJt~nbei· . 10~ tJe aot 1Jeen tlel :ayecl i n t h e ?ecei pt of t i1-a turbi l1$ , 7; ~ ·.~uld l1:.>..Ye s tr,3:·ted on l:lChed,.xl e , viz., August 1 £t. MJ i i i s , l1"e ai·c ju.st about f ive \,eeks behind, on a.ec oun t of the five t .~elt!:! clel ay in I"eceivinc:; the turbine and. condenser. -;_•; e h t..ve hc.,cl on ext.remely bu oy sUI.E1e1· , but a very int.ei·e::.iti nG one , '.. i th t~u f'.i ne-, const1.'u.e;tion \:or!: , 2J10. I :;~t.v~ enjoyed.it .:?.11 &re.,;Uy • . ·}e e~ect to cut ou:!:' 7os-ts ·:1ith t he ne·r:· ~(lt'..J.:?wE:nt •::(! ..... :1.~{1 j;l .·cc:r.n s i n, .s..nd t..:re ylf! Ui"lJ.EG :L .:>:.i.' 1 .~:..,L._.8'.l' :production. 1 \Je plc:n to open a nen mi ne o.t s uperior, :pi!ttin 6 i n c.i:!"' Ehaf t e , :f~.n:-:; t'...1!<i 0qul:t;r.'.i~11t ·i;ili ~ yo:,:~·1 .rno. c v c.1t1.~::1ll~ :,_"J:i.c..n to have a l)l:'oduct.ion oi' 5,000 tons in t vc 7- hou.:-.: sllii''i;s , &.1 oo 2r:2 t t i nc i n th e lC1.'6 e;;.: cu· th~re ,. i tll ·tl.t-~ 0Z--i nc:1 t;...t.._;3 ~ r11·0 bably b:dnei,i.ng t h e eoal out of tile mine ·.,ith u trm thousanu. i'oot conveyo1· belt i -z12tea<.l o-7 a ho:i. t:t . I -.:az ,.bl .:-.d tc n~; te th~~t t:.h.2 Q,;...een !.:.;1.ry ·b out i;ho liormandie's i·eccrd. across the .;-.·Uun'tic, c..nu thut; you a :i'e a;aine; to build a. ,d st~•i ' l.Jhl1, tD tlle ~ -~aGen -...:.•;.."~'Y il! JL .l cbo i.1 . O,n.: voli ti ct:-1 r.;i ·iua tlon h1::re l c GCttinf] rn t heJ."' lzo -t. Perconally , I hope that Govert101~ Landon uill beat President 1";o oscvelt, iY~':i -~}11::-:. i E:e ct r,robl ~t:1. TI•e :."'rEn:icim1 t , ·r.:ii:;h his ability to spena. the public ElOney and 1:1::1.ke d orrn. tions to cll kimlo of c c.t.u.;01-3 , i i-3 c. 1·ecl s ~:-1·~e Cl cno , end :veo:ple do not vote n Santa Cl ...:uo out oi' ot'i'ice . IJy beat regards to yourself, t o your fat her , t'i:r. I.:c:-:-eill end 1:r. C~~lot1 . :·r1 ·te :ne ....na tell u a o:i'.' ,y our p l E.ns a,t your convenience. Sincerely youro, Ol'!,rlnal Slpe4: GhRGr: 8, PRYOl ~-'\, \~ -11 • fi.\lG zt-; �r. T7a:y 4 1 1036 .:.:U: . ~i:ill:lau ~cici '.i".a.e '.lfi f 0 Co 0J. Co::l_Jany, L ta. . Co~denboc.-'d1., }'i fa:::l::.i:1,,c Seo t l w'"1d. Dcn::i' ......r . Rei cl: I ::ccoiv~d , -;;.-l ·i;l-2. ver~l C--X'co.t p leasure, you.z- l ette:i." oi' . ic.:;,•::.J.1 in ·:;~1., r.:::e: t:f:G i::tcres·~ed in tlle conu.i tions in ~co tland .::s yo~ sot £'ox-th. I na.E p.:-..rticul a:rl::l int-~:re:::icu in :,"Oi:.:i:" Sufet.y ,..,:o:r1: , e 5':.G. I rea.l ·t210 c (j lli Gl"Y G:i.ir J.i t:n, ·;;he l;ev:,?l c • z J'ou:r-au.l c-11u the Di:.n:?0i-TI1in0 ::-cca v e".e'J clo c;cly , &nc'. GLl :muc.h i :1tercGtcd :l.n ·;.:1,13 efi'oxto t h:.1 t you.'."!:' Uo::2:,Jc.:iy i r:, yr tt::..:1- :to:::e :i.n ..,2;ct,y • 0""1~~f !,/'-""-?t•i.... ••.t·1 t;: ,-~?~ ✓;v· -\.:: i .,,..,.~ ....\;f',.. !Ir: ~ro,· . .-.7>1y ❖-•-, e •"?1.:,'t'l~; · · 4-r.J.J L •'--•'Vt,.,"':,, \#l:..._Give. am-. the ot4er c.ectin&G you 1:.~~ lc~::lnt._ r n ::-~10 ~ C.-ID ::m bj C\l\;. .!. .,,, a.\. ... ~ _ t::.i- i;_ _ c; • You do Duch bot ter -;:11::.n '.!C ·.-;i ·::;11 fc. t [_'.'!.i ·::ics . Leot y0ar ne had a pr..1·ticul.:..rl y bo.(4 :reo.S: . o..1c yen"£ nc LOt c.1o\",-a to one :tntc.li~t;J' , t..:ul ~.t.-:: t i s -;;;1,•.:; c 1cst;:.-.:·G 'C~ 1~.f1.VC ,/ evcl" l'CC.;LCV.. t o-.:-u.'.:'d ~.1.C.TI~t.. C. c.1~ :....1 r.l~ ~(; . •:c s t ~~-l; out t~ _o .i'irct ~ :;: :,t.c y e:~;_, °(.~ ·;JI :!:.<1. ~-O_>er:1 of E~iuc i-c a "no i'at""-'"!.1.·1,~-· y-c :i.i:' . :i:'.uiG y u:1· u:.:: .u::.G. u. regl·otta.blc Q.C6i'-ic1·;; :!.r.. •i.~1c c-...:.-ly ~:..::i:·t or -~Lo :rn:l~-. •-c.;---~, l J ,... ....,,.,,1~·~0 ..__t.4... \.•f.ol. "' \,..:.,1, 0 ...,J "- e;, J',0 '1· .(.; '- '~ • £ c " ..J..•,,: 1·1•- .;n·'·o t'.;,.~ \. ~ . : . .'./...._.. ~ ti J .•·,, Uilv -;,,, •.•- ... ,.,. ,~ v . . , ; _ l.t U-..!.. bar, cyin~ t.li.c m::.:.:1c ov c.L:'.n,~ - •. ..'! L i>c t.o i aG ~moll ·uc tte:i: , hoi.7GVC1', \1i lli o~ nou -i·a. ✓.;d i ti8a . ~-£nila. hu.o conG f cn.,..r 11!0ntho ·.7ithrru.·t u lcc..t•-·i.xne ....cciCcnt, anC! t?.rl.s yea? f our L.i ..:: i;:::.c'i:i.:; : ... L".7~ ...,on .... tll:i."OUl.)l C:lO!l,:'!Oll 'C.l:l t":itl::.out a. lo c'i..-t!::.;:; l?.Cciclc:r~ . '.uJ.C 1,cthod o f r.lt. "dr.& U\':e::-do :'.'o:;: 'i~...:t.,:;·;;;y •. O:L°L ic on a dii'~\~ii.."ld; !Ja::.l~. :&:1;, uthc :.: .. u::'uu, ·.JO ....::-..:: n.dor,tint,; your oyi:: t e::! of rmyint_: montL l .: uuc.rdD i'G:r Cai'oty. Wlt.. l t:ui,1k ",,;C a..r·c ue:o tiHL, ~; i ~ 1..,oou :-::uc<.. ,•:.H)B . ·.:c are also clividing the ;ll'i zea i nto 2. n'llr.ilbl1r of SDaller a"r:arda, aud thie aeet1s -to be a LI'~.::.-~ inccut.i.. v.;:;. Ii' n number of workmen can obt...in ten or f if·;;oe:u clollnrs no o. J.JI'ize i'or :..iafety. ,.:nu hu.vu the p:i.·.:. ,llcsc of s::endi nc t hat \·d.thout turnina i t ovo1~ to their mve s , there uoC!!lu to i.>e a '-ootl cleal of ~Z::d. t i n tl.u1t sy5tm:i. A. f.1 �2 JG ~~c very ~noy n ith our conGtru c~ion ~)rot;x-mn, 8]'.)enlii.l .:; c00u JG e nc Dillion doll~~1·n i.b.i o yenx f ol· conc~'.j,·= nctio:: a:id nc:: 1:1c.chi uecy . '.:.he <:n7cr ~· lo..nt. i s coie._. ~-lon5; :;.-e;,i:hU;y, t:.m0. ne Gxpeot to hc:;.ve i t overo.tiur;;, 's:1 l.ngn□t l o·~. ':iG nere del ayed so~e'i1ho. t on the deli very of na·tcri a l for the nen tippl e c1~ i Reliance, n·~1·i.~ ,,c c::!.l Jct to kee.!.} -ve'T'J clo Ee to our schedule cilL .., i:.:;,, t::1,~ t project f i ni she{i al so . I·~ ~.c.:..,::_2'2. ,ery mu.c1-1 as i f you i.7012ltl he.ve a ffG~•i J.e i n Gx-ca:t _::::i ·Gci:1 in t11e mining indus try, bu. t I U:.:. ._).LC. ··.,,: !'!{. t. -~ t!l.2 t 2n ~::.:ii oabl e G.l'!'Z..t!GCi'.!10!1 t ·::e.s ~ de nhuceby ili::i_. s vara avoided o . 3.t:rikes -pcy uu 01'.1(1 t ::..1(. I ·i;:.li:.:,k i -~ 'CTOuld hc..v<3 bean C. c::.lc.8i t y 1-H,;.d a r.t:r:U;:o o t·euz-"..0G. in C:r.·,.k .~, B~i tt..in ;-.'hen you •,7GX'e £,Oil1,.., :.lo~€., SG :liuC:I.j:- . I .. ! L -11 ".:,l : .c: t .o lr~-!cr, tll.it ~_; ,: :fin e: a .. _:.'s2i uecl or 1,lea.:JlJ.Z'G :Lil t:ea:r-inL: ifile ~:i(;c.n o l otheL : ,....1L dh • ·n•1 =n·,,,,";,·i:;,_ S'->c~ : ",..,.... -.-,0 11 ,_.,.,-r,:,; Ju ... !:1--u...":l.~.. V ',,, J._t-:.,-.\ c.. \..~ ,IV - •--- r1· 1 ,•• "'-'-' ; , -~-. --. --- ~ •\,; • T '!_, _,_ ~,·.., •_.•_... _ ·.1 i,..; ' - • im10Vt'.:i;ions are ·talrm: in t lle oll-~ cocn ~.:i..71 . ,,.,, ~ • ,, v VC;J n 1·e picldng U j} tl'::.ir-; 'il· ..,.c:..-:: oo·i,..,r, cl ;;,••·11 ) 1 = ,,hr..-. •l ,~f' ·" yr,-:-•• ,., ..... - i..1- !A- -t..:l .:...,J c;.:.,:_.....,.......,~ '-' ....., . - - - -...... ..... v o c.:...;ain ~ :...::c. -~, - '-- , ''!'( -t.:.... - ·- v ) ... ,,, .... v r.111 Dine over tlll"ee :milliOi"l to!"P5 c.l (!oc.1 :hl s ~-u:::: . vu.!.' wines a:i.·c all cloi...ble,,. ;J}rif t(;... . .L~o -~ •.. .i.:1·~,:::- ···._ tri,)le-shif·tau. so1.1e of our ttict,ric'i;s, lh!'c ·c!.lu t:!i~nij°.t"t, o r I C:'!.'Cv0-;'l,'2:!'C. -:ih~_ft, ~!G i -;:, L: ~~ll~v·: ; ~•_; not so sc ·i;i •;)f ::.::.c ~o l.".Y . ".!8.c ::,1O:!.i ~j.{~n1 s i tna·i;io:1 i c E;till 1·.::.t:Lo~ :::r·~ i:1 ·G!1G t!!.:_~u a ~, C J i r,:,"t: J:2~ :-.~ .: c-Z 2 Preeiclential electio:'? 1i:!l-i..f. ;yea=-. u1~ ; ~.-,ililc I tlo not belic7u the i., ..:~ublic~;: {;=:.l b!?:-_-t _rc sld0:r::. l:ooscr:-,31t on accom1 i o:r ·t11~ ;~un•i; o?. Llo:1oy :to h"'-G thI?o\:il to the •... i nds, I. tb.i.1k t :1e :.2_,u0li c ec:1s -::-ri11 holtl v. l a::?ge number of vo teo. Pez.,i;:,rw11:-, I ... houi.ci. 1il:o very nu.ch to cee Ule:-.:i :t ei:..u-2!~'~ t o 1) 0-.:(. .r, a•-; tile Ds. . . .o era i;c arc r:-.. rc1dl od . --.~G a opend-tilrift ·ilunch . The ··Hc-.-r :Deal·' keeps ex_9eriaenting. r-nc~ the De~t tl.ir~:: t.t.o;; <lo i u t.o :,quc." lcer money 'i..hen tj_ey u.on ' ·t kno,1 ,-::here it i ::; coniut;, ::::r.:on . In du ctr.,,· ~nu t he iudi vic.'.ci. 1.dll Iu::.-re t o 11as the bill, uhich h-D.D.£,ere l.'ecovery . Tel l Ur. ilclTeill that ,;;e sti ll he.Ve tf_c 01·i£)lt sunsl".ine here: a:id oertrdnly enjoy i ,;; . ..c had n treI!lenclously lu:lrd ::inter, ,::-ith c.. s::cat c.eo.l o"l mow. but springtime i o here and ,.1e are all t.,la.d of it. I r ead the 9a11er you sent ne I. i th a c;reat deal of interest, o.nd I know you are tryiDG tremendouol y �I 3 ha~d tc i~.1._1;1.' 07c yet'\!.' n 1:::ca(:y ..;ood Sufc"ty :recot~d . I t1liuk you c.re 0:1 t.:.~ x.:._;1t tracl~ , an<l , Yihile i t tu.kes f'.. li"i~tle t il.:13 ·j:;3 0~':H. ~·enul·Ga ~ YOU:'£' Com_:.:my uill crJent 1:.Qlly :- Cv 1..,··1""":l.i ,_:1 much in the ma-ttex . .bl.beJ..·-~2 ar.:c he::i:' h1.u,banc. live in Ro ck Spring ia ~u o.. ·:;. w i:'!...1,:; i :.: ce:)ufaig very i' a.st. We -r1ere pleased, ind.cad , tc he2.x o .!.' t:: c::i li...ddi tion to youx· fami l y. and 1101>e to ~:c ·Jc".I. ,:....:.~-l ....-0m0 tirnc . :~0'\.7 , --.:i : ~::._1tl..O~J --~ ~~cGct~ds t.o t:1~ . c . C. c~_rlo~J , yor:..1.,, fo:i;h.er, Lr.·. :__---.:;;'ill~ ru1d your i'q:aily. Ori1tin:1 J l'lt!nJad: GEORG£ 8, PRYDl 'A.. �,., ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. .. ·,HEAD OFFICE: LEVEN, FIFE. TElEGRAMS ::CARLO:, PHONE, LEVEN:· ,. FIFCOL,COWDENBEATH. f • f) G , TELEPHONE N~~ 161 & 162 LEVEN. N~~ 181 1'0 185 COWOENBEATli. YOUR REF._ _ _ __ OUR REF··---· -··-WR/'.AT Mr. Geo. B. Pryde, The Union Pacific Coal Co. , Rock Springs, Wyoming, U. S. A. Dear Mr. Pryde, I was very glad indeed to have your letter and t o know that you are getting on w~ll. Mr. McNeill handed me two ties which he was commissioned to bring to me from you. It was a very kindly thought and I appreciate it very much indeed. I hope he remembered to give you the copy of the 11 Fringes of Fife •; a little book i:rhich is now out of print, but which I thought would be of interest to you. We in the Fife Coal Co., and in the Cowdenbeath and Lumphinnans Group in particular, are endeavouring to emulate your example in Safety Work. I am enclosing a copy of a short paper which describes the work we have done, and also copies of our first two issues of the Safety News, which I edited myself for my own group of Collieries . One t h ing regarding your accident rate that I simply cannot understand is yo~r number of fatalities. We employ 9,000 men and we worked six days per week during 1935 and we had 11 fatal accidents. On the other hand we ba.d 1,250 compensable accidents, that is, accidents causing loss of work of more than three days. I continue to enjoy reading your Employees' Magazine and I take the privilege of extracting some of its humour for my little circular. our men, I think, are now settled down again with the increase of 9d per day which they received. No doubt, if our Central Selling arrangements come into definite being , and I think they will, the men will receive another increase. As I write to-day the weather is still very wintry. We have had only/ �ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. "'- HEAD OFFICE: LEVEN, Fl FE. TELEGRAMS "CARLOW. PHONE, LEVEN'.' "F, FCOL: COWDEN BEATH. TELEPHONE N~~ 161 & 162 LEVEN. N~~ 181 'tO 185 COWDENBEATH. YOUII REF. _ _ __ OUR REF•. _ _ , _ _ __ - 2 - /only about 5 or 6 real spring days yet. From the newspapers I see that the United States is having a very bad time but no doubt after the melting of the snows, your weather gener a lly will be as fine as I saw it. Trade is definitely improving and working time in all trades is very good indeed, but we have still the unemployed with us, and frankly, there are ma.ny of them in our district here that I can make nothing off. The mental effort of going to work after years of idleness seems too big for some of them. The Comrie Pit plans are progressing favourably and one of the winding engines will be installed within the next month or two and sinking will be begun in real earnest. While this development is not in my group, I am very much interested in it. I still wear the Safety Boots, Breaches and Leather Coat that I purchased in Rock Springs. The coat is known locally as my fur coat and curiously enough it is not the only one, as one of the men at my No. 7. Colliery who has been in the States now appears in bis. Probably he was worried about the looks of the coat but has taken heart seeing me wearing mine. I was glad to hear that Alberta and her family were getting on we~l. We added to our household on the 26th February. Chas. Carlow Reid, Junior, is getting on very well. Sheila and I send our kindest regards to you, Mrs. Pryde and Alberta. Vile trust you are all well. With best wishes to all my friends at Rock Springs. Yours very sincerely, E/- �' Dr . 'Gilli au He~~ ?r!.e P i:l:'e Ccnl Cc::.._:=._~,Z'. '!:..:f ~ !,~d . Co·r:dcr~:.ibect!1) :'-..i, : -3~" ""l.l'C Seo tlcnd. I h::.c. o.. l ct'i.e;1' fro:n yo·v.r fc:llier, nri ttcn i n the e~rly ~)nr·t of J.::.nt.".a.17 . Hecdlci:;s to say , !'. 1:-c.s very gl m~..z:Gtl to ll')C:i: fEorn ltln . I ::u.uaJrn enjoy corze3pondi~1.,; ,.-;i th pZ'CLX'em:,i ve men ·ur.D e.re interested in th0 coal lmsineos, like your e:taff 'ffi -'Gh ·(he :':"'i f'e Coo.l Company. . L thank you i'o:,,.• the Ch:.... is (.:!2.s ca:;;d c.1 1C lettc:c and ell the :i.,cmembre.n cec ue :rec ei vecJ. n-c CLl:i:':!. .:rt1::-:1B tine . I -:--:ae :,;> a..r-ticulu:rly :pleased a·t :.::1:. :.:c::cill ' s nnd hi □ fa:;:d. ly being abl e to vi F.ri t ,:zy fiai:i;llcr: ac I :l'ee.lize -r:ho.t a a rect 1:iee-ting i t !!!V.s t h c..ve b ee:1 o.::: they t a lked e.bout n.o ck S:91.• ings m1d t h e pe-:,l)l c➔ 11Gre. r:e had a. t:re:11.eutlou.sly eol d spel l ~11 oV:)l' tlie United s ·i:-.~:tes, end ·me co::-..1 i·ese:;:-vc:;; had been cleDleted, but the \:Ca 1.;hcl' is n2rrling un c. li ttl c rmd i t -1ooks nuch bettez,. - 'i'.he :poli tic::-.1 :::i tua.tion i fZ ctill ra:thcr clouded . T'ne 1'l:Teu .Deal n is not r1::ildnc :0.uch hee.d.ney, b".1.t busil'!csc i o i nl)z-ovin~ l,egax>dloos of tb.ci::.• experiz::i ents, altlmuch i t i n going I'2.the:c slm.1ly in rrpoto . ·.:e hr.d o. leitci, from Juberta C.urin&.; the \1eek, statins "i.he ·c; t:i:1e -i~verat'll.1"e u t t hei:r hone reached forty c1egreoo bol or, zero , and i t i s di f:r'i cult for them to kecy tra.1--11 in their ho:uc, bu·l; ue h a ve h ad cu.ch of that durine the l ust month. ·1}0 a re GOina .::.h ec.d t:i 1h OUl, .)O't"Je? l"lant 1nr,;Jro7c?t1ente a.t Rock S:::>rl.uss, and , s.s I told. y om.' father today , the Reliance improvemen ta are .i:>rogr~H::sing. r:e 01'dt-Jred 350 3½-ton !)it caro, nude o:.C steal , today, for deli-rery in about ninety days. .All in a ll, I anticipate a rather bu~ year. A. "1- 0. FEB 141936 �/' 2 ! 0::..1 vm.·y i:mch :1.Dt0rc,rted. in rm;i;ching the Old Countz-:-t i1~::'0::.:'D ::.nd tho mininc; pei...lodico.lc ~nd rca.d:i.nc oi' ;your ucc;iv-ltioo in Safe•ty i:ro:., .'l :. I noi:i cccl ni th :y~eo..c;u:.:c ~-o~· :=cccn t lecture on Safet y t10:s:-k y;l:iich co7c•:,".'C(1 • 1•:::· 1 :,,ll.nocc. \'le had e. rathe:i:.· had yeax \Tl th ~· o: tnl:1.. ·i,;·, c£:l s tJ·.;.'C, o..n G:J~CCJ> tionn.lly f,'OOd yeaz- Vli ·i;,h nen-ia t~t :i.njl!:2.".. .; ., . Ou1' aua:rdo r,erc mau.e dni•in,i ·i;he •;;eol;:, t•,70 o:f au:.: c:..::::,1oycn , oii accoun -t of the d:rawi ng, -r1ith u2.ueh you t'..::--o :,:cnllic.r , :t·ccc:i.vinG t,l'le p:d2:cs for 1935. '.!."':b.c rm ·:r.i.11 con:::J:t st oZ ·c,..;o t:ri·,Jr-J to .ti.1 ~H:ika ~i th ::11 0~_W:1 sc::.; )F1:~~, ~ 1.:: }1·j ch w::i. 11 be a. t;r<:a·~,. c~pc:t'i enc e :i.01:' Jt:hesc "G'l.:JO ~~c:1 . .t;;:t. ~•1:G0(3U hUYlt!.3.?ed n<-m !)C.:i.' bJ. O:!.:;?Ut e<l in the drt.i.'\.'rll'lc; . r.i:11:1.D 'GG.S n :1.·e11n.1~k~~)l o roco::d , i ndi1 0 catinc-; r;.2ch c. hiGb yC:\·c~nte.ge o:f our men 1.:ho i::cl'r: eliGi bla on ;1.c~ou:.1 ·t of \70l'k:tng i:,i oection ~ ,-.rn:l.ch r!.-0.d not sus ti;,i ue<l n l o st- i ime e,oc:l dent dn:r5.r1e th 0 y oo::r: 1935. one of uu!':ru.inc.m, Ho . ~. ;1.,uJc Bv:.rincc-, 1-1m.,,11 · b.D.d gono th.iz-teen yeo.:t>o YJi -tl1.0ut. 1:~ :i.'u.t::il:!. -',_:;;y· , h:.t!. r:, :rcc..rettablo a cuid,~n-~ f.ioon o.:?t;cr th~ f:~ ::'□ -~ o:Z' .:.·unui..,:i"Y . J\ maclrltte 2unne'.i"s hclpoi· , holclinc the jG.cii: :..Ji:~c , :;r~urJ.bloc.l und ~ell iu ·c;o 'f-he ';y_i. ·>3, r:1.n:rc,t.."!ini:.1.:; iuj ':l.';:'i r:is :,.::i:ot1 \-:hi.ch he uicd.. r/e hc.vo ~)crsn \-e::N p:;;-o"l_'..d vl' uuza :-:ecoi·d iu thl o :x.i..no , bu·G 1.10 v:i11 lla.vo to ota:r:'i; e:.11 o-vex uea:i.n • le t:.ukell a ccod clocl ~bont you ..,nc1 yolll' '1"1i'e t 1lrl.la oi\::: c?d.lcl1~e:1 •.101~0 hom<n :?o:r Ch~i s·i'i::il?.,B a 1.1-nd v,ondcreo. tiue.t you. -:-:oul<l bo do inc und. h0u you YJould be celebro:c.iug . I "17i1J. h~ c l c.d. i21ue0d ·i.;0 h e:.:.r :2:rom you ct ~ -~ino you find cou-;rcni cu-~ . t/i th kind i-'e~ oo~1[1l ui:re, I z-ecQ~.?do ·c;o you. and your a..'!l You:-n vo::-j' siuce~cly, �fu . C~'le~ C. R-::ltl '11'!.e Fi-Z e lil) 2.l CO:.::l})~Y , L ·6(1 . Co"l:."denben. i:.h, I'i·:.... ,_~....i. ::-0 Scotland. I U::J:i/Z'GCi~·cecl y our. l e t-te:i:.' of t h e 11tl! u l t . vecy 1:ruch, ....m:. -;·:at: "'.IC"i'Y much :plea.sed t o hetu> i'2 oi.1 you . A -r1os-d fi..om tho cc i n t h e old Ro1:1el ::ucl 3l -..7G.y s [,;ives a e n cre~t e0~l of yl c~~u~e . i t ,1~s ~ 11l ea1::u1..e to ha:ve ~1:r. ~7cl:eiJ.l ,:-::L -~h us . Yle g ave h:t-n. ;_·:hatev e:r i nfo11';1a°tion ·m::i h c.d, h e bci i:e equal ly c;enc rouo in -'G el l ine us o:t you:a.> pl ans G.!2(1 tilw condition of t he uoal i nclu~rli:ry (!;enei:n.lly in Jco·i.;18.11,:. Dnd. t h e Bri ·l;i oh I·sl es . I kee1) in as cl o ca touoh D.!!l I can , by 1°euding t h e 11 Col li ery Guardi an·) &r.d o thcr 3:ri t i sh ·,)a.-rJero, bu "I.~ i t i s muoh b ettc~ to ~10..70 o. pcrsone1·· i n i erV'l eu i.7i t h soraeon o f:,;012 /t,;.he Gl d _Coru1 ·i.;:i.·•y s imil a r to ar . 1.!cllcill . liey I r:cy i., e (U',: ; a l z.·a~re &lc.d ·Go h av e y our s t aff ·(rl tl1 us . I think you l :!.3.VG a s-.ol .:u<ii d stuff end ,1e enjoy the i r v i :::,"'i ti □ w1d. hope· they ri1t2.y cone uguiu. i / 1 t:lli1 gl a d -~o 1:no;:-; ·i;hc.·t y ou uc.01,it Gcl llic l ui'GG min e ca1· r1,nd s ki.:.> hoi s tins . ~:hese ti1L2e;s s:;.•e 1·ntl~.'JZ· revolu tionr cy i n Seo i:.land ~ out the· coo.l hu:::iness ~ c c I oee it , n1:1 t on1:r i n Sco·Ucndo !s..:.t i n 1'1:J.m.'1. ca, h &;.e; to do u any revolu tiona r y thi ne □ i :1 order to pv.11 out. I . think doinc ·llie l'evol uti ona:r y ·:;.b:1 n~s i s · our only hope of gett i ng o.nyuhcro c.nu ncco □~licllins xesults . I juot ~urchaoed toC:ey , i'o:.: ou~ CoE:r;;eny, 360 :,it caro of 3·~---;-;oa ct._n~ci'i..-y. i"o:r o..::.r i□J~ovcD-ente at Reliance, 1..yorn ng . Bo t h '.:illian and :Wr. i.lcil eill a.re f anili:::.r 1:i t h thoce ...,mpo::;cd i :.::r_1ravenant::; . • The del1Tery on these ca.ra i o about :Icy 1st. Our uer, ti ppl e rl.11 p rob~bl y be CO!llll e t ad by tll::t t i me , c-,:1d we desire to h~ve eve rythinc; on the erowid c:;o ·Ui~t there ·,'!ill 1Je n o d cleys \:r! itinc; for fil:lt c i-ia.l e::-.:- e(1 uiD- ment of any kind . �2 :i: o..m sure ·i;ha.t you Ot'Jl prevont dec~o.do.tion , a.a '\;.U~:re u:<>c nc~ny uotllodo ·i:;oclay or <loinc ·;Ji! n. I i'eel c. o•eo.t dccJ. of' i~~•:::-oveucnt ho.s b een made in ·i;hc l o.at f<:m ye::.:!fJ iu ·i;l10 };'):::>Cyc ::..·a:i;ion of conl, oome>u:irl.na ve1--y neoeoso:ry. ::::.1 , :::f. ·i;o hCl'..:i.' from yon f:m m timG to ~~i.r:.10 :rce;al'diac ;/ou:. .:lr-..~o. r rc2d the ?cople' s :rou:·,moJ. ~ 7 the Dnn:to:rn1l:lao )?.-·er.,~ (.;n<l many other Ol d Com1·i;1--y ,:::a1Jorr.:; and uatch yom.~ eon tc:ipla tecl i mprovement a. I t i s e. p l ea.mi:;:e t o hc::.1· a.houi them, 0.3 the Old Cou.l'l tr.1 he'..s b e en 1>1::c.lly hl -c in t:10 J_~o·t :f ow y cc.rs , and I n.:n. !;l 2.d to lmo u :i. t i s 001.tlnc he:.ok. Our Coun ~~:i.j, is 1i10 '.l.'e or s:90 tty, come yQr·i;::; o .Z tho com1 "t:i:y doi nG ver y uell, othex-o not oo &ood . less _ Our 0\7'1 sitm:,tion, at Ro ok S~)i.' in £3ao is i m9roving and ne ere do:l.11g vei·y z;ell. ·,"ie u:lucd nearly th.rec million ·~one l a.s·~ ye{11', ~ncl e~~JCct ·i;o do bet·ter dv.::dnG 193G . I look fo::-i.1nrd to u -:10-s::• ~uoy year, ,,i th no hope ·to e;ot b2.ck -~o 3co ·n...nd. ro:? :::ome ti::ic ,;;hen I cm fl'ee , nuc11. o.s I ::houlu cuj o~• vl ::Ii ting· 1:.i th you cJld your ctci'i' . . ey kind :>e:i?conc.1 ~ega::ds end hor>c ·6h~:i; tile p lane you hc.ve :?o:.· t11·i o y oc:r rlf!Y !'each full fruition. Ve:cy ::lincercly your□, �ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. HEAD OFFICE: LEVEN, FIFE. TELEGR"HS "CARLOW. PHONE, LEVEN ?' "F1Fcol!: COWDENBEATH. TEl.l!.PHoNd'l~~ 161 & 162 " Le;vi.w ~ 181 'l'O 185 COWOl!.HB ■ATtf YouR REF. - - --- ·-··-· _ Mr. George Bo Pryda p Vice President, union Pacific Coal Co o Ltd., Rock Springs, WYOMING, U • S • A. Dea.r Mr. Pryde, I duly received your Cb.ristma.s Greeting . was very good of you to remember me. It I want to thank you for all your kindne ss to Mr. McNeill during his visit and for a.11 the help you were able to give himo i'h.e new colliery we are in the course of sinking is breaking new ground so far as this country is concerned. Mr. McNeill assures me that, after visiting your plants, he has no doubt whatever that we should be able to adopt successfully the large mine car and we have already decided on skip winding. The only disadvantage of moment with skip winding is the possible degradation of the coal, but we are assured that if we adopt all the precautions necessary in our lay-out, the degradation can be reduced to a negligible amount. As we proceed with the development of our new colliery I shall let you know from time to time how we are getting on. There are many points upon which your kindly advice will be of great assistance to us. My Son joins with me in wishing Mrs. Pryde and yourself a very Prosperous 1936, and I can only add how much/ �,, much pleasure it will g ive me personally if you can see your way to visit us hereo Yours very sincerely, �.:....,~ . ·,/illic.1 ~·..uic! '.l.'UO 3i:.'.'o Cool U:, . , 1,;,,d. Oo\:ucnoc~t-h, I'i·.':cr.l.h::.:-c dootl::::.?:e. ! -~ 't':D..:J t:. ::•::.,1·~.....11.Z"c 'i;o h~7e you;r :.:::.· . Ec:·ic:l.11 \Ji ·i;h He I:.~.•.tl c ··10:~ ./!.ecc:.-.l'! ·~ vis:1-'.; ~.rH, :-:cne::otl ol d a.o::;::> ci ~-tion a~ ::.nd -;:,:,l~ctl :.;, 1__:i:cc. t <l eo.l of -~~e ol d o ot,n tey i r:.-.r·i.:1 m,,ll:.?'1Y 'i:hc v:1. Di ·t: you cIH.1 h-n ?~::.\de. to rriy :i.'nt.11.el' [.:..nu aiotez. 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(~)~0 HOt. .:.uti::.iry anyone in tho coo.l buoi?1c1;n . Ifo.n.y a~~c u.tt~~~).dnc; i is coautituti,oncl-lty, ~a -Lr. boin.:· <l8t'lt'I v:i·~!i "10.ny ~f ~.t.o 0 17G\7 Deel 1~ theo:ri C!l . 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"""· 1 v~TO'~ •nn,-,0::: ~1i.J_....~ : <..:..a.u '-• 'Ll"'l'il ·•-t, •~• '---. ... """ , , c,c:•1- ,,....,; '-··-· .. .....__... , : : ~ •·te q11 j \. \._..._ • ~..,,, MV r.-"l nrJ ~(,,;:,- ❖.-.. u..., "'"'" "'rt> •~vv ilio tJi t h UC c:&.72. □ t-1:>. G,. Ci ~G Ltii 1-.:!.m:l ::·ogu1'"-ch i to 7r . C;,;,.i~J.ot 1 a11t": yov.r :f'ut!~o:::- . I ret-.!l ili th 7"'l'Y ci·cti:c :t n·;:;ercot -2.n t:lc'l.cl!\:iJo by ..!!' . Gc :e~\1 i n the Col l i cl'Y Ctiti:l:'u:i..an , stv.t.L'lt; tll o:t \.'~ -:;; ore r:.ottin 1.., tco ~--1~:c,;v lm1.::; ·.::i. t3J. :.~cf..:.:.:rJ to Cci'et.y cud ·d1.~ :>v0r a tion oi' tllc minco, all oi' which 1.;c pu.lH,c:i:-:t ~o io. s _o l:.rcmt i dea to~ f~(:)ffi"1'3 io h~ t1hen ::c ;-;:v.n i;:rto cl2.i'= :Zicu1 ti o:; t() 1Jr.~o 1 2..u~, -,:;:W.cfu hol pc_ no one, ::inc. :.wr~1y 04cldu to the c r.m:i.'ue:l.ori . i n t.."tm·;; a::.'ti clG. ! h~r-:ct:D.y m1t: o:.:ce c-;r.):A-y·c;i:s:i.c1(., '.:.'ho :;_ l~/C.O i'ma:i.l~l f.lCl1 Ci.G bee(~ r;;i ::1:::1e~ -;_,J t C.·'..l ,~;·rl your vrlf e. cntl l;UW y ou huve o. HtJ.:)~iY at."Hl .• l'O o::;tcl'o11• r;; :rcu Ycc~z-, ·::l'lic?!. io e~ clooo f!.'G h:md . Orl,ch1:i.l S ign~: GEORGE e, PRVOl �Dr. ~illiam Reid The :s'ife Cca.J. CO□.!:' f:l:l.Y p Ltd. Cowden beath , L'ife shi re Scotlancl Dear Dr. :F..eid: I \·m:a glc:.d, indeea, to hear f:rom. you again. I v;&tch closely everything I see in the papers a.bout your ~lane for rix·st Aid and Safety n ork. I lmor; you will meet \•J i th much opposition, cJ.S the Safety movement &.lw2:.ys has, but I know t LID.t even tua lly you · ,r;ill mc;;.ke valua.ble contributions to thl ::J ,1orlc . Our :fi rst Aid Piela. Day and Old ?iocrs eel ebra tion ~,as held last F riday and Sa tu.rday , June 21st and 22nd, with the largest croud ever 1,ll~esent here, ano the ueather was deli15htful. Everyone enjoyed a fine t~me. I am sending you the local pa~ers telling the story. ✓ The coal business is oovin6 a lont::, i.:;lonly, and, of course, the re is 11uch confusion on account of the outlauini::; ol then .R . A. Our yroducti.on \·Jill increase very l)ercepti bly this year. Things throughout this country are improvinb, despite the machinations of the J)oliticians in \/ashington·. Ura. Pryde just retumed from a trip through Yelloustone Park, and she visited ti'ith Alberta, whose home is only a fe\'l miles from there. • I . shall be glad, indeed, to give you al. l the in~orm&tion I m&y on the fossil fish that ue obtained at Kemmerer. • I am sure that my father will be very glad to see you whenever you find an opportunity to visit him•. at Peat Inn. • . Our wage situation is rather muddled yet, but we expect it to ~lear up within the next·few days, am do not e:xl'ect any shut ··down. �2 1 read ni fu a great deal of interest of the 25th Anniversary of the ·Kine:, ana Q,ueen, anc the many celebratio ns held througho ut the country . It is not hard to 'W'.ld.erstand \1hy the :..,oyal fami ly -holds s uch a great part in the affections .of the British people. I should have liked to have been there and seen some of it, but that i s not yossible . ..:rs . J_>~JC.i.e joins me in sending good ·\·iishes . . Sincerely yours, �ALL. COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY• • ;,_Ao, 0FF'IC£: LEVEN, ) FIFE. TELEGRl\1-(S "C ARLOW, PIIOHE, LEVE " '.' "F1Fcol.'.: COW0ENBEA.TH. Tl!.Ll!PHONEN~f 161 & 162 H~~ LEVE"- 181 TO 185 COWD1tt18UTH. YOUR REF. _ __ OuR REF. ___n/.AT Geo. B. Pryde, Esq. 1 Vice President, Union Pacific Coal Co., Rock Springs, Wyoming, U.S.A. Dear Mr. Pryde, It seems a long time since I saw you in Rock Springs. We are busier than usual at this time of the year and there is a definite improvement in trade all round. • You will remember the fossil fish, one of which you gave me at Kennnerrer. I took one over to present it to the University of Edinburgh and Dr. Finlay and Professor Jehu were so much taken with this specimen that I gave them the other one I had and they asked me to introduce them to you as they wish to procure further specimens for the University, being, of course, willing to pay for them. Both these gentlemen were very enthusiastic and no doubt you will hear from them, and I can assure you that anything you do for them will be very much appreciated. Now that the good wea~her is with us, I propose going along to Cupar in the near future to take Mr. Pryde, Sr., for a trip 1n my- car. No doubt he would enjoy that. I hope Mrs. Pryde is well and that business is recovering in your part of the world. With kindest regards to all my old .friends and to yourself. �June 10, 1 93b -··· Dr. Uilli~m Reid The F ife Coal Com1:H.!!lY, J, tu. No. 7 Colliel-y Coudenbeath, r1rcshl~e S cotla nd Thank you 1' or your l etter o f Ua.y ir; th, \'iH/J...T . 'i'he book on 11 0il f!'or.l Coa l" has rea ched ae • .... nd I find it mo st intcreetinc , pa rticula :rly the .!,oi nt thtt I ht..ve been in doubt ~bout , a.s to hor; ..iny conQitioning of cool , ouch us oaxboni zation, \-:OUld im~rove a poor qu&li ty of coal. ~lli s ca~no t i>e uone, accorainL to the revort, I uoo aleo interested i n the state:nent that coal com~uniee m~rketin5 commcrci~l co al \'.l:> ulc.1. necessarily have to bet ao;•m to very lo'."1 c..eh content. I think thut 1 0 the co·ndiiion tor1c.r ds whi ch we are a rifting in thi s co un try . ~"'he 1) eo _pl e ccn t:,;et t.as . from \·;hich there is no residue . Coul ,;i th high ash content costs r:tore to t:rtin s_t101~t oa lonL, hauls, such o.e we bllVe in this country, ...im:.i. then there ie the cost o i' ta.kine out the ashes, r.hicc ...ado ~ _"J-7.;'ithe co t:.t 01· the coal. The book i a vcl'y intc:~:ceting t ...nd I wn gla(f to have you send it to me. I •iill get my o.,:..1plication to you· before long for the' Scottii:m :11n1ne Institute. 80 auey thinbe h&ve come up recently, thi:.:. t I lu: ve no t been able t6 give ~ttention to it. I wue r:i. t the Oincinnc-1 ti :'Jee tin,.; of the ,~erican ~ inin~ Conbress ooout a r.ionth t::.t:.P t un<l had u very enJoy11.ble time . The ,t>C..£.lero uere e;ood, ~nu the mochinery uis~laya e7.cellcnt. i met~ young ~inint EDGineer .fro:n Afri ca, uid &.d c.. ve1~y 1nterestinL convereution with him. I lu..ve eent )OU o. copy o~· the proc;rcm so that you may unclerstr..nc. the e,ttent of the !Jupera Oi SCUt:Sed • • / ' \le have a t,oo<.l local MininL:; Inc ti tute here, composed of about seventy-five members. We meet· on the third S&.turday of each month, ...nu huve lH.tpere ref.l.d am then the .v~!J8rs gre. m1meogrn1,1hea &n<.i. ec.:.ch member g iTen a copy. I c:1.m wo nQering if that would not be a good idea i'or you. 01· couree, I know you h~ve the !::tudent .,..asoci&.tiona :..no Aitt.nctt;ers Aecociationa, but I am ~onc-erinL if it woulo not be u 1;.ooa iaca to �have un as so c iuti on co09osed o:r your F i remen a nd uner. er o :ff i.ci .::1 ~. I t .:.B.ve b ee:1 vcl.~y much inter e s t ed i n r eaa i nt in the :Cunferrnli n o ayers , the Peo p l e s Jour na l a nd J,. the Colliery Ou~Z'di an, of t he eff or t s you a r e put ting f orth t o i opro vc yo ur Safety record . I fee l tho se a re ver y colll:!1end&bl e, unti eventually will be t he mean s o f helpi ng your s it 1.13. tion. . I am .vl ea.sed to advi s e you t he t - 1,:1e n on t he Sentinel s oi Safety t ro p~· for t he seconct y ea r , over all oi tuminouB mi ne s i n the Un ited · St a tes . Yo u r1 i ll rectill we ,:on it lost ye.0.r, afic you we re pres en t .:4"!; the party l a:st f all . We pl an t o have a p a1•t;y l a t e r in the f a ll, ao you c an oon sici ex t h i s & iz i£:.nd ing in vi t a t ion t o come. '' C" liine , t,u1J c1•ior. t;on i t U1t o time. You u ill :i.· ccnll t he n ine rrhere \·!e ht...d v e ry b~d roof. s o 1 t ohov10 ~.h at c u n be do ne l.':i th Saf et ;,r. I t a lked . to you nhen yo u ner e !lez-e recurdi t'!f; our Code of S t a ndt.rc~s , ~ nd at th"'t t im~ I di a not he.Ve a copy to e,i v·e you; but sinc e t hc:. t tiT:1c t'!~ ht.we mr c..e up a number for our o taff, a nd 1 am l,j eno. i n B, yo u a copy ~ o hope i t will r ea ch you s af ely . It con t uins ~11 the sketches und i s ~ compl e te c o2>Y of' our Coae of s t ...nc a rcl s. I thout:;ht you woulct. like t o have i t ior your files, ~no if you a esire t o ~ut a h envi e~ binain&· on it , of ~ouroa you- ca n do so . \ie h&d u Ur. Anc! e rson, of J.nc.erson, Boyes & Co., Ltd. , liothe rwell, Sco t land::, vii th us &bout si x weeks £160 a nd huu u very f ine ti'!llc sho t1 i ng hi□ a 1:ound the mines. I!ud a l e tter f ro:n him ~e cen tly , eta ting he enjoyed hi s £ t a;y in t he United 3 t a te s bi"ee:. tly . I kno w you ht:ve much work Gince a ssuming yo\ll' c..uties i.s .,,gent, w1<1 much \'lOrk on your r e tur n fro'!ll America.. I hope i t "fllh.Y. be poasiol e f or you to come ~ga in ~t some future time. - Alberta ht.a been t..ome for t wo weeks. cwne home Sci. tura~y ~rnint:.. from Univera ity. :Bllc~or, Our Old Timers' Cu lebration will be held two weeks from 3~turd~. on June ~2~d, ~nd we e re expectinb ~ l&rbe a ttenaonce. I lim scndinb you a copy of the Old ~imere ~rogram. �The coal buoin eoe io in a state of flux yet, ~nd no doubt oo::iet!.linL, ·::ill t>e norked out fo?' the inc.us try. l.!y !tind xcu:..!'cis to youroelf and v1ifeo and I i:lish you \'1oul o. 1.>i~c :..H?nt ey com.l:'liraon ts to. yo"Ur father ...nd ::.:1 • Co.rlOi.'i. �l ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE AOORESSED TO THE CoMPA~Y --.,. ' .ELEGR"-MS "CA.RLOW. PHONE, LEVEN!' " FtFcol'.: COWDENBEATH. E.~EPHONE N~~ 161 & \62 \.E VEN N"'! \81 ~o 185 CowoE HeEAit1 YouR REF. __ _ - WR/AT OUR REF. Geo. B. Pryde, Esq. , Vice President, Union Pacific Coal Co., Rock Springs, Wyoming, .U.S.A. \ ' Dear Mr. Pryde, I am sending to you under separate cover a copy of the 11 011 from Coal" Conunittee's report of the Scottish National Development Council. It will, no doubt, be of interest to you. I have been trying to find an old copy of Burns to send you just as a reminder of my visit, but I have not been suceess:f'ul in getting what I want, up till now. I hope Mrs. Pryde and yourself are in good health. With kindest regards to you both. Yours faithfully, tt ~~ 4· ' - �MARCH I ~ r-= AP RI L Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa SunMonTueWedThu Fri Sat I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19202 12223 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910111213 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 MAY Su Mo Tu We Th Fr So I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 l920212223 2425 2627 2829 30 31 ,.9S = D•=Y•=P=an = == = = = = - P = atente= d ==""""'=•=- 269 D~ fo C~• = �THE FIFE COJ:,.L .COil:iPAHY, S,-1.FETY LEAFLET LIMITED . - - - - - --·· No. 1. Your Duty for the Safety of Yourself and Others. It is not genera lly lmown that the Coal Mines Act and Gener9 l Re 6rulations reouire a ny person in and about a Mi ne to inform t he Fireman or other official of any source of danger and if it f alls within the scope of his duty, ·the person s ha ll t ake immediate steps to remove the danger . This applies to a ll workmen. A stripper may find a roadhead unsafely secured. A hanger- on may find the terminus wheel incompletely fenced. A bencher may find his blocks, rope or clips unsatisfactory . A machineman may find a cut trailing cable . A drawer may find a road support needing renewed or a manhole requiring redding out. A panshifter may find the pans rubbing on a prop and likely to check a stripper ' s finger. A roudsman rnay find a prop or an old rail lying between the rails just where some one will trip over it. A brusher moy note a bad lipe on his brushing at the end of his shift. A bottomer may find a bad drawbar. A packer may find a bit of bad roof poorly supported . A First Aid man may see a fellow with a cut or bruise uncover'3d and likely to go septic. In every case some one is dopending on you making it s~fe for yourself and hA to work . Can we depend on you to help us make it safer? TRY A SAFETY HAT FOR 1/6d . 7 th i~arch, 1935 . �T_rn j_i·IFJ:!. CvAL SAFETY DO YOU KN OW COMPANY' LEAFLET - LIMITED. No. 2 . THAT Examination of the accident records for 1934 reveals that tl1e largest percentage of accidents to strippers and brushers are in the 2nd and 3rd hours of the shifts? 30% of the accidents at our Collieries last year were to hands and fingers? We are making trials of protective gloves and mitts . 30% of the accidents were caused by falls of roof and sides on the roadways as well as at the face? 6,% of the injuries v,rere head injuries? safety hats will reduce this percentage in 1935 . More 10~£ of the injuries were feet injuries? Safety boots would have reduced this figure . ANNOUNCING A SAFETY SUGGESTION COMPETITION. Safety Suggestio~. Competition open to all workers employed at this Colliery excepting oversmen, supervisors and firemen . During the months of March and April, a suggestion competition will be held each week and two prizes of 2/6d . each will be awarded for the best practical Safety Suggestions . Ru les. ( 1) Suggestions with check numbers should be in the competition box by 10 o ' clock in the morning on Thursdays . ( 2) Names of prize winners will be posted on Fridays at 10 o 1 clock and paid on a separate line by the Cashier along with pay. ( 3) Prize winners will not qualify for the ccmpetitions for two vrecks following their award but their suggestions will be welcomed and extra prizes may be awarded. ( 4) The Agent's decision is final in these competitions. 14th i1arclJ._, 1935 . �THE FIFE COAL SAFETY COMPAN~, LIMITED. LEAFLET No . 2 A. TO ALL OFFICIALS . No safety campaign can be a success, unless every fireman, every oversman and every other official understands that the Coal Mines Act and the Regulations and Orders associated with it are to be obeyed by officials as well as men . It is your duty to shew an example to the men under your charge . Better leadership means greater safety. Some accidents are caused through indefinite instructions. Some are caused by common but bad practices . Some are caused through untidiness . Many are due to sheer thoughtlessness. Your instructions should be simple and clearly understood. Make sure of that. After you have given an instruction, see that it is carried out all the time. A word of explanation often helps . See if the usual way to do a job is the safe way. not be . It malf See that your district is a tidy one . There are more accidents due to low standards of tidiness and cleanliness than you would imagine. Lastly, remember that you, the official, are watched and your example followed by the men in their daily . work, and if you are thoughtless in your every day attitude towards safety , then you cannot expect the men in your charge to regard their safety as important as we are attempting to make it. Many of our officials are now wearing safety hats. They are satisfied with them . Have you got yours? They are light and easy to wear, guaranteed waterproof and will minimise bend injury . Cromwell Hats Cool Caps Order yours at the Office now. 14th March, 1935. 3/5/- for II 1/6d. 3/- �SAFETY SUPPORTS LEAFLET No. TO ALL OFFICIALS. AT THE FACE AND 3A. ROADHEAD. It has been found that stri:p,I>ers, though they may not be ·aware of it, are working from 50% to 75% of their shift under an area of roof outwith the timbering distance . That is a startling fact . In the first place, make sure that there are roof supports at the face early enough in the shift . If you have trouble in your section about this, do not hesitate to speak to your immediate superior, and,if nothing is done , go to the manager about it yourself Make sur0 that each flil.d every face man in your district, ma.chinemen, panshifters, brushers , packers, as well as strippers, know the timbering distances . Will you do this during the coming week? Shew the men,who do not know, how to measure the timbering distance by means of their tools. Then, see thai supports ore erected to comply with the timbering rules during the shift of which you have charge . Start right awa.y; do it every day, not just one day, and your accident record is bound to benefit . You know tha.t more men move under the road.head brushing than under any other pa.rt of the roof at the face . That is why the roa.dhcad must be exceedingly vrnll supported . When you choose a stripper for the roadhead coal , see that he is a first class timber mun. Encourage him to set his props wel l within the distance, and , if you can possibly do it, give him steel channels f or strapping. Remember that the hints given in this and subsequent Safety Leaflets a.re given not as something entir ely new but as reminders and that your manager and agent will give you every possible encouragement in your work for the safety of tho men under your charge. H.'I.VE YOU GOT A HARD HAT YET? GET ONE NOW . �-SAFETY - ----LEAFLET -- -NO-, 3. 110 Al l Workmen . During your working shif't yesterday, did you see anything that could be ~ade safer? Have you put a suggestion in the box yet? Every workman employed in and about a mine will encounter some source of danger daily at his work. Experienced workmen know most of the dangers and safe workmen guard against them, It is the officials' duty to see that safe practices are followed at all times . It is their duty also to see that plant and materials are in order for safe working, but they must rely on the v;orkm.en to use their comrnon sense when they are not there t o give personal directions . Hence the accident record at this Colliery depends on the co- operation of every workman all the time . It has come to our knov1ledge t h at. there is a number of men at this colliery vrho woul0 wear spectacles at their work if the management \·:ould give them encouragement . These men are informed that the wearing of stout spectacles at work is welcomed, as it is felt that by their use some accidents might be avoided by . better sight . HAVE YOU TRIED A SAFETY HAT YET? IT WILL SAVE YOU I\1Ai\1Y HEADACHES , GET 21/3/35 . OHE AT THE OFFICE TC- DAY. �" William Reid, Esq . ~he F ife Coa l Comy &nyr L t d . Cowden~eath, ~ i fe~hire Scotland Dear llr. R<'! id : I &:':! 5l 1:.1d, indeed., to hav e your letter of liarch 27th, 1~36 . ll ei th.er Al berta or v,e received your o the,: letters, · so they evid ently \'Jent amiss, fo l' i7hi c h I ltm very sorry . I wn 6 l a tt tha t you hre gettinr. on to using the American kitchen m&chinc~ry . It -t;;;;ery g ood of you to g o t.:na oee my fu. ther, us I heard from him reearoint> .Your ,1 i Eii t, f:.. r..CI cu1 :i1L.Xu ly believe it i s fo ur years since r;e \·;ere in Scotland l.nc. visited them, but time slips away very rapidlyD &nd I kno w he will be more than delighted to ha v e you go Bf:.c.:i n at some future time. J ttr . l!asterton s a iled from 'tlew York Sa turda.y the 13-th. I h ad a l etter frora him. \'ihil e he rms in Ca:nuuo., u nci he fiL!S extremel y plc"'seo with his vi1;,it to the United &ta tea, und 1,1:'1l't icul brl y to the Rock Springs mines. I think hE- wi l.l oe:rive a t,ooo de~. l of benefit from his v i s it here which ,;ill be helpful to him in his work. I wae pleased, indeed, to have the bull e tins you aen t me. I think you bre on the ri bht t rack Tiith your safety work , ,.; nd the bonus to :Firemen s hould help greatly, but keep in l!lind the ui ving of an J~uetin car. to the £roup of mines nlong the lines we e.warded ouro , I think, mo~c tha n ~ny thing elae, the t ~ o ~utomobilea we or it:irn...lly {.ave, v, 1th the continuation of one c!Utomobile a.nc1 money prizca, he lped more thun c.eything e·lee to put oTer our Sc:c.f'ety program. Thi s ye&.r , a&&in, we heve received three cit~tione from the Jo ae~h A. Holmes Sufety Association, throU£,h the United States Bure~u of ~inee, these cita tions reac11nL as tollowe : • �2 .;-.1'.!. ·u 1 nc ::: - - :1'0 :1: z-educ i nL fata litie s per million ton s of ·cor::i l LJ:roc.. uced from 4. ~.(I. in l';:}2;$ to 1.25 in l~~'¼ und f oi~ rec.u.c i ::'l[.; f o t ti li t i e ~ pe1· thous and r!len el!l.yloyed i'l'O!h 5 . 27 in 1023 io 1. 63 in 1~3 4. .Ma n hours p er fa t~li t y rle r e 3 L.::d . 315 i n l o23 a s curapa red to :;3;, . 561 in l'.i~4 • lfo. 4 :.ii ne -- fo x- op erating with out a fatal i ty from April 17. l .')23 to the end o:f 1934: ; p roe1ucing 3 , 143 ,051 tons of coal in 3,954,3l::l8 marl hours o f ·work by its u1,>pro:xi!llll te 214 employe a . 0 11 lline, Superior - - f or h avinb ope r a t ed without a lost-ti me a ccident i' x·o.ra October 21 , l v0 3 t o the end of l~j 1!; producing 2t 6 , 082 t ons o:r· coa l i n 252 ,636 I!ll.:..n hours of work by its a ,e,1proximate 144 employe e. 11 I was very eorry tha t I we.s no t able t o · be ·r1e h~d & 1140 days und 40 ni~hte 11 leg isla tiv e meet i ng E-t Ch ey enne , • which o.ccurs . every two ye a.rsD a.nc.i it vms n e cessary fo :r either Mr. ~ cAuliffe or me · t o be there a hOOd d ea l o f the time, ...n<i it fell to· my lot t o ~l'en.d most of the ti~e the re . The ni~t of our Safe ty aTiaras , I insisted t h.:. t -:Ur . ::ic.Aulifi'e come to Hook Spring s. h e reachin6 here z.t s e v en o ' cloak anei r eturning at mi dni e.,h·t to Cheyenne, ~o it m.:.s not po s sibl e !'or u s oa th to \ettve ~heyenne at the ~umc time . I do not like thi s yoli t ical ,·:ork very well, but, on t:ae other h.unCl , i f v:e a o uot watch it clo :::ely, we will be- s a adled \'1 ith a 1:,reat dea l of ac.verse 1 egi elation. :;: think I eXt)l c.:.i n ed our 2oli tical oi tua. tion fully to ;you ·:;1hen you \1ere her e . • :present at t.ne &wc::.r<J.in g of our 3afety pr·i~es . I am a urely la>l ao. t ha t y ou b u.V e gon e to the Duckbill, c:1.m shal l be intere3ted i n kno,..-,int, ,;rm t results you uccomplish. becau se I a.1"!1 abs olutely satiefied there is no reason \7by you wioul o not ootm. n ve"J:y fine results in narrow work. 'i'hl:.t i e \,here t he greu t e~vings will be m~ae in your oper~ tions. I rend the Dunfermline F rese a ncl the P eople r:, Journal very clo s ely und luive been greatly interested in the talks Y QU have given ufte rhboin~ back, anu. ti10 enlargementi o~ your oporat 1one w 1ch ~ou contemplate 1n the n ear future, inuic~tine that your coal buaincas is on a ver3 much better ~aeia in Scotland . I shall oe t,lc.~ to kno w how your cut tint.. tin« conveyin,; unit worha out. ., �3 Condi tion 8 i n this country f..l'e st:n l rather confused. 1 think s;e ,J i ll have un extension of the 11.R . A. for ttno th8r t·.,o y e n.r s , nh:l ch •:.iill be proba bly the oest thing unde:i:- i he ci r c Lrno t1:.lnces. Although thi s l a w has had many defect s, it hn.e had much to commend it, and I thinl~ it hue hel ved tbc coal business very much by • maintainiot:; u :rearaon able p rice f o·r the _pro duct . 'rhere are many othe!" b!l l e U~> c fo r e~am:9le o the Guffey bill. which yl ane to n o. l{e coa 1 i_ P ubl ic Utility_, a nd b:rinb i t under strict Governmen t ~:Jpervision . Hone of us a re very keen about ·th:l 2 uill. a s i t places a very heavy bu.rcen on the c oul incmstcy , as coal \"Jould have to pay a very .neavy ta"<J; fo 1· the acim ini stra tion of the bi 11. '1'.hio bill is fost!'!r ed 1 "1.X'gely by the Uni tad I.!:!.ne '!.'.'o .!'ke:rs of Americc.. Then there i e the· sb.:-hour day, o n tJh i ch the Union· is concentrei tint:,, but I doubt i f this \7ill get f a r . The DlJ()nsore of this seem to lose eight o:f ihe f..tc't tha t the six-hour (la.3 ,:ill increase the cost ~~o the· Ope!·c1. to:i:·s E..na u i l l increase the }.>rice of coal so that we \·Ji 11 not be o.i:>le to · com1iete with 1·oreisn trade . Of cou.rseo t h e ei-,onsors hold it· up a s a panacea for a l l the i ll s o f t h e conl innuatry. there is st i l l a tremendously large relief bill t,o 1,1ay, but th1n0 a are pickinb up u l i ttle since you were her e. As I told you. \'le increasea our pxoduction Eat>out fifteen per· cent for the y ec:..r l :}34 , ano for the 1·1rst three month& of this y~ar, •110 u !'e about ·c.r,enty per cent ~head of the firot three months o f 1~34 . '.rhe baa feature. of course. i !? • tru::. t =nuch o f' the i mJirovel!lent in business i a ca used l ::.rgely °bl' the s._iend inb of the Government money , Tihich all the .£unerican peop l e have to puy oome day in t he form of t axation . ram e;lad to knew th,~t thincs -cr~ picking up in the B1•i ti eh Isles. becaus2, col!lin~ fro□ tht:. t co untry. I am eltmys trecendouely intereoted in the ._.,elfare of that nation. J.lberta 1:;; on the r anch up in Cocy, unc1 reyorts P. \7eek l:l.e;o they had twenty inches of snow, but, rcga rrileaa of not ho.vine:; had a ny formor ex.e ei·ience in ranchin&::,, she likes it very muoh, i : nd seeme to eDJoy the work. ~e e~pect to go u~ und oee her before a ~reQt deal or ::mow . long. I shell probably ~o-to the meeting of tho American Mininb Congres~ in Cincinnati in the early p~rt of Kay . I am Ghuirmf.ln of oae c f the forenoon eeaeiona and alao bliTe u .1,1tper to read on Shakine:, Conveyor Loaci.ine:,. �You made m~ny friends here, ~nd they are continually ~skinL me if'! 111...ve_hea:rd from you. !.tr. Christie told me yeF;teruay y ou had met a M.r . Petrie \"-1hoee son works here; t ~ t y ou had been a t a meeting of the ~asonic. orde!' -r/hen you net. I think that is a good step you a.re takinc; , ... no one \'Jhi ch y ou nill no-t rec ret. I huve been a member f or nc~q."ly forty years, u nd that is the only Praternnl or~unizat~on to ~hich I belong . I noulo be obli ~ed. i f J'OU \1ould .remember me to your father a nd Ur. Carlow. I i-,as interested in reauin~ the proceedin6 s of the Scottish Institute in a recent copy of the Colliery Gual'dian. Bo th Mrs. l>rycie and I are g loo to kno\-'J that you have se~tled in your ovm home no\·1. unu rJe both v;ish yo_u r~elf and ~.irs. Reid a great deal of ha1)piuess, u nd hope th&t we 1:my meet you at some time. Hy kindest 1>ersonel regards , Very sincerely yours, �Ro ck ~pringe - A.1.r il 15, l-d 3t llr. Eugene licAuliffe: Had a l etter from Dr . Reid la. st week, and m advises that they have three shaking conveyors with duckbills \'1 0rking in the Fife Coal Comp~ny 9 s o pera tions, one in the group of mines of ~hich he has charg e , a nd two in t~o other g roups of mines. He states they are doing remarkably t1e ll with them, ariving planes. Ile also states the coal business in Scotland is p4rticularly gooa at the present time, and mines are' being reopened tba t have been shut do wn for .CJ. ui te a numbez- of ye&.J:-s . Q,uite a. good deal of the export coa l i e · going 1D Poland and the Scandinavian countries. Otll(itu,l 81~1i.:O, GEORGE B, PrtYOl ✓ �~I.L COMMUHICA.TIONS TO BE A DDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. dl - ,.;::) " HEAD OFFICE: LEVEN, Tm••••• " FIFE. 1 (/lf'). f j ~I :C..Low, PKo..,Lf ••; 1• . FIFCOI!; COWDEN/5EATH. / f&Ll!:PHOHl!:tf.'? 161 & 162 ~ LEVEN. ff.'? 181 'TD 185 CoWD&N■ILATH, YouA REF. _ _ _ __ OUR R11tF. WR/ JF. George B. Pryde, Esq. , Vice President, 'Ihe Union Pacific Coal Company, ROCK SPRINGS, Wyoming. Dear Mr. Pryde, I got your letter of March 9th yesterday, and I am very surprised to hear that you have not yet received a letter I wrote you early in February. I wrote Alberta at the same time, and the Jeffrey Company at Columbus, Ohio, and I particularly expected a reply from the Jeffrey people before this. I wrote to you thanking you very much indeed for your very kind present. We had tried to make waffles, but our first attempt was not a great success, but practice has made perfection and Mrs. Reid has become an adept. I had a very happy afternoon with your father, and it is obvious that you, Mrs. Pryde and Alberta are very often in his thoughts at the Peat Inn. I am going to revisit him within the next week or two now that the better weather is with us, and we will take him for a run in the car. Rock Springs. well together. I am very glad Mr. Masterton managed to get to He is a fineyoung fellow and we get on very I note from the Employees' Magazine that you were not at the annual presentation of Safety Awards. I hope you have not been 111. We/ �u....,... u o.........................G.e..orge....B .•......P.ry.de.., .....Es,q........................ ...................................................... We are very busy in the mining industry in Scotland at the present time, trade is good and prices are firmer than they have been at this time of the year for several years past, altogether the outlook is fairly bright. I have one duckbill loader working in my group and it is quite a success. Two of the other agents have one each just installed, and we expect that when the men become accustomed to their use they will be a very definite advantage. They are being used to drive narrow headings at the present time. I am expecting deli very during the next week or t\vo of the first Logan cutting and loading machine; it has three cutting jibs and cuts and loads the coal direct into the conveyor without shot-firing. I will write and let you know how this machine behaves as soon as we have given it a proper trial. I have started a system of Safety Bonuses for our firemen, and these are paid monthly on a no accident basis. I have also got Safety Suggestion Competitions going and prizes are awarded weekly. Each employee in my group of collieries receives a safety leaflet with his pay line every week, and although these have only been given for a week or two we have evidence of accident , reduction already. I enclose copies of the first leaflets. · The Stewarts of Hill of Beath wish to be reminded very kindly to you. One thing that impressed me in the States was the bright colourings in the houses. I am arranging to take one of our houses in August and paint and furnish it and have it open for exhibition for two weeks. In this country we are noticing the introduction of the legislation yap mentioned in your letter. It would seem it is of the vote catching type, much to be deplored, and will cause much uneasiness in the mining industry, and after all it is stability that is needed to bring back the confidence that ensures steady trade and more employment. Our unemployment figures are slowly decreasing, but our country has benefited more than our unemployment figures shew, because employment in industries is much more steady and idle time has been reduced by a tremendous extent. When unemploYJJlent figures are studied this should be borne in mind more than it is. I/ �I' i- ;::J0-.............................A~ 9..~ge......~.~......fr.:yg.~.., ... Exq,,........................................................................ I cannot understand why you have rtot get my previous letter , and I am very sorry that my thanks to you and Mrs. Pryde have been delayed. We are now settled down at Foulford House, and Mrs. Reid joins me in sending our kindest regards to yourself and Mrs. Pryde Trusting you are in good health, Yours very sincerely, Encls. �Rock Si)rin t;,s - Dec. 2-::), 1-::)34 llr. E ubene _: cAuli ff e: You v1ill be interested i n the ~ ttached 1 etter f ror1 :Cr. C. i ,Ui:_,U~ tus Car·lo\! , Dr. 'iii lliam Reid 's uncle. ::Jhile I hc..ve h. Lrd f ro m 1.Ir. Leek t v;ice e ince h is re turn to En fbl and, I h t ·v e ne ver heard from !-ir. Reio . I c.m r a t her unoer the i m1iressiou thc.!. t he h r. s ri ri tten me t.. nd h i s letters bnve gone &. stri:.y e omehou. Orlgiui, l ~ i11 u<>d: GEORGE 8, PRYDt I J ; �) S 476 EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE November, 1934 Two Distinguished Guests V isit The Union Pacific Coal Company's Properties the latter part of September and the speaker while in this v1cm1ty, and he made many properties of The Union Pacific Coal Company, in the persons of Dr. William Reid, of Cowdenbeath, Fifeshire, Scotland, and Mr. I. G. E. Leek, of Birmingham, England. -o r . ' Reid is"a 'graduate of Edinburgh- University, and hol ds..the degi;_e e of. Doctor-of Philosoph.y.. from that institution. He is a sub-Agent of the Fife Coal Company, whose mines are located in Fifeshire. Scotland. The Company with which Dr. Reid is a':-sociated produc< s a b o u t 4.,400,000 short tons of coal per year and employs approximate I y 10, 000 men, all the coal coming from shafts w h i c h are from 1,200 to 2,000 feet in depth. Dr. Reid was the w i n n e r of the Craigie Scholarship, awarded for research work, and elected to take a Dr. William Reid leave of absence from bis d u ti e s with the Fife Coal Company, traveling in the United States looking up mining methods, particula.tly Safety and Mechanical Loading. He went into every phase of operations and was extremely interested. He arrived in the United States the 22nd of August, and spent some time in the Anthracite field, later coming to Rock Springs, where he stayed for a period of nearly three weeks. Dr. Reid was extremely interested in all mining and Safety methods in the United States, his company being one of the most progressive engaged in coal mining in Great Britain. One particularly pleasant experience of his trip was his meeting with many workmen who had been employed by his father, who is General Manager of the company with which Dr . Reid is employed. He felt very much at home in talking over the old times in Scotland with these former employes. Dr . Reid was fortunate also in being present at the dinner and program which was held for the employes of "B" Mine, Superior, when this mine was awarded the National "Sentinels of Safety" trophy, competed for by Bituminous coal mines in the United States, for its outstanding Safety record. The Doctor was also in great demand as a Mr. I. G. E. Leek, a graduate in Mining Engineering from Birmingham University. Birmingham. England, was the winner of the Mavor and Coulson - 'a' . ,.- :·-, •· Seholarship,i,\"•hir h en ti t I e d him to spend a year in re search w o r k in coal mining. The terms of the scholarship, which is a warded by 1\!Javor and Coulson, Ltd., of Glasgow, Scotland. by competiti v e examination among mining students in the British Isles, requires a year in research work, visiting the Mr. I. G. E. leek coal mines on the Continent of Europe, in Great Britain. and in the United States. Mr. Leek came directly from New York City to Rock Springs, spending two weeks in the mines here, with a short trip to a number of the coal mines in Southern Utah. Mr. Leek must present a very voluminous report of his investigations to. the British Institution of Minjng Engineers upon his return to England. He was greatly interested in Safety work and Mechanical Loading, in which he is specializing, and made a very detailed study of these subjects while here. He was asked to speak at quite a number of meetings in Rock Springs by various civic organizations, regarding conditions in the British Isles. Both Dr. Reid and Mr. Leek state that conditions are materially on the up-grade in the coal mining industry in Great Britain, the mines working very steadily through the summer months, and there has been a distinct improvement in employment around the coal mines. They also state that there is a great building boom going on throughout Great Britain. All building materials are in great demand, the buildings being financed largely by private enterprise. Dr. Reid's company has recently opened a large brick works in the vicinity of one of its mines, and find this enterprise a very profitable adjunct to their coal mining operations. Both young men, on their way East, stopped over as the guests of Mr. Eugene McAuliffe in Omaha, who arranged their Eastern URING early part of October, two distinguished young lasting friends while here. In addition he made a D Britons, one Scotch and one English, visited the short trip to Utah coal mines. c/ �November, 1934 Wyoming Section of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers Meets at Rock Springs B,• J. L. LIBBY, Secretary ITH Dr. William Reid and Mr. I. G. E. Leek, visitors from the British Isles. the Wyoming Section of the A. I. M. E. gathered September 27th at Howard's Cafe, this city, for dinner. with Chair• man F. V. Hicks presiding, thirty-six members and guests being in attendance. The newly appointed officers for the ensuing year are: Chairman, W. T. Nightingale ; Vice-Chairman, G. A. Knox; Secretary-Treasurer, J. L. Libby; Members of the Executive Committee, George B. Pryde and F. V. Hicks. Following the election of officers, Mr. George A. Brown, Mine Superintendent at Superior, gave :m interesting account of his recent visit to England, Scotland and France, including numerous humorous experiences encountered. Mr. Brown stated that an extensive building program is in progress in Great Britain, and business is more than satisfactory. The British dole, according to Mr. Brown, is not charity, being really Industrial Insurance with the employer and employe paying into a fund under Government administration. Following the meal, the meeting convened at the Old Timers' Building, Mr. George B. Pryde presiding, with an attendance of seventy, technical matters being considered at this session. Dr. William Reid, Agent of the Fife Coal Company, Ltd., Cowdenbeath, Fifeshire. Scotland, discussed roof control, methods of mining and steel timbering. The Company with which he is connected produces 4,000.000 long tons of coal annually and employs 10,000 men, and has. he stated, made a very extensive study of roof control and systematic timbering. Dr. Reid explained their methods of long-wall mining, their daily production being 1.6 tons per man, this tonnage from steeply inclined seams varying from 2 to 9 feet in thickness, with very bad roof conditions. the average thickness of the seams worked 3½ to 4 feet. Steel arches are in use on main haulage ways, with stilted legs having a slotted bolting arrangement to allow for settlement when excessive pressures are encountered, thus relieving the concentrated load on the arch. Mild steel sheets bavin~ four-inch corrugations, 1/8 and ¼ inch in thickness, and up to 4, feet in length, have been used successfully for lagging. When steel lagging is used in connection with steel arches, tlte sheets are butted against the arch web, rest between the flangs, and are held in place by tie rods. This construction acts as strutting and reduces the tendency of the arches to buckle. Dr. Reid showed lantern slides illustrating the different kinds of timber in use, and explained W I"" 47S ' EMPLOYES' MAGAZI NE their advantages, stating that apparently high first costs on their permanent haulage ways were actually cheaper over a period of time. • Mr. I. G. E. Leek, B.Sc., a Birmingham University graduate, and winner of the ]\favor and Coul• son Traveling Studentship, awarded through the Royal Technical College of Glasgow, Scotland, ad• dressed the meeting on Safety in the Coal i\line5 of Great Britain. The subject included Management, General Safety, Health, Production, Regulations, Employment, Government Inspection, Legal points and Arbitration. Many points in common with the American Safety program were cited, and numer· ous rigid government regulations were explained. Mr. Leek sta ted that boys had to be 14 years of age before entering the mine, and were generally started at the shaft bottom, and, as they became ac· customed to conditions, they were gradua lly moved to working places farther in. Schools are established leaching safety, and some companies require thirty days instruction in and around the mine before the applicant begins to work. Protective clothing and goggles are a part of their program. but, according to l\Ir. Leek, our manufacturers have better products at a more reasonable cost to the American miner. Hard-toed shoes, he related. meet with favor in the British mines. Williams-Johnson Nuptials Miss Eva Williams, a former clerk and stenographer in the General Offices. for several years past employed at Mt. Vernon, Washington. was married on October 6 at Seattle, to Mr. Carl Johnson. the bridesmaid upon this occasion being Miss Bernice Barrass, also a former employe of the Company here (now resident of Seattle). The couple will make their home at Mount Vernon. She is a daughter of Mr. and l\llrs. R. J. Williams, who lived in this city for many years, but removed to the north Pacific Coast some ten years since. Her many friends in Rock Springs wish the new couple a long life of happiness. Shower to Newly-Weds The Rock Springs Store employes tendered a shower to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dye (nee Anne Silva) at the Community Hall upon tl1eir return from tlteir wedding tour recently. The feature of tlte evening was a mock wedding, Ed. Palanck participating as the groom and Jack Lambert as the bride. Refreshments were served, followed by dancing. Many nice presents were received by the new1yweds. It's easy enough to be pleasant, With a ll of your tires full of air. But the guy worth while, Is the one who can smile, With one going Rat and no spare. �...., November, 1934 EMPLOYES' M.\CAZINE /11r. I. G. E. Leek, le/t, and Dr. William Reid, right. itinerary for them. Both were amazed at the extent of the United States. After a visit through the Eastern mines, Dr. Reid wil] sail for Scotland about the 27th of October, Mr. Leek probably about the 2nd of November. Both will carry with them many fine impressions of their visit to the United States, and the social contacts they enjoyed in this country. Conversely, those who were privileged to meet both of these young gentlemen will remember with pleasure the fine exchange of ideas, which no doubt was mutual!y beneficial. Tir Nan Og H ERE is another Celtic story by "J.P." published in that great English newspaper, The Manchester Guardian Weekly. Those who write the "Guardian" stories, though occasionally attempting to portray the lives of the country people of England, are compelled to turn to the land of the Celt, Irish, Scotch or Welsh, for that intensity of emotion that makes for an interesting story. What a wealth of simple color is contained in these few hundred words. Therein we find reference to the cottagers' peat fire, and we believe that when the smell of burning peat once enters the nostrils of a person, his or her children, their children and children's children, will be quick to recognize that soft, acrid odor that cleans rather than pollutes the air as do other forms of smoke. Note the reference to the idle nets, the cry of the skua gulls, the murrain (an epizootic that afflicts the cattle), to the poverty and the longing for adventure that has scattered the Celtic people all over the wide world. One cannot read these little stories without catching at least a glimpse of the Garden of the Hesperides. When Brian the Blessed was thirty a great restlessness came upon him. His youth had been happy in the main; content enough he had been to sail the summer seas in search of the silvery mackerel, content enough to till 477 with his fellows the deep, red earth of the machair, content enough at the nesting season to test his cragsman's skill upon the stacks of Kell or to gather round the winter peat fire to hear the old strange stories of the folk. But now all these things had lost their savour. Many were the days when his nets hung idle on the wall and some chance herd passing across the headland of the Cailleach where it juts towards the west would find him lying on his face in the short grass with the skua gulls crying round him. The old priest heard these things but kept his own counsel, and one evening Brian came to the beehive cell. "Father, give me your blessing, for I go on a far journey and I do not think I shall return. "I am tired, Father, of Kenalbin and this life of ours where we scratch out our days like the conies in the thin grass by the shore. We are poor, Father, and wretched. Murrain comes and great dearth and we can do naught against them. Nor is it always that holy water can stay the path of the pestilence. "Last night I climbed the face of Ardchatan and in a grassy spot I slept, and in my sleep I dreamed. I do not know whether the country that I saw lies in the past of man or in his future or in some place beyond the stars. But this I know- that in the people of that land our poor lives have been taken and made perfect. They have exchanged our wattle huts for palaces of marble and bronze, our rough skins for silken robes, our darkness for their light. Murrain and pestilence come no more among them, and their children live to make old bones." The old priest smiled. "My son, there is no such country. Even the Roumans, greatest of nations since the Fall, made no such life as that you describe.1' "Father," said Brian, "it was Tir nan Og that I saw in my dream, and since my longing for that place cannot otherwise be quenched, give me your blessing, for I go to find it." Now this is the legend that was famed for many centuries through all the coasts of the West. For when Brian had set forth on that last mad questing into the sunset on which none has gone and lived, after many days he came back to the strand of Kenalbin. His step was firm enough as he stood upon the shore, but his face was lined as that of an old man and his hair was the sheen of spun flax. He said not a word to any man, but passed through the throng till he came to the cell of the priest. The old priest raised his eyes from his missal. "You found what you went to find?" "I learnt, Father, what I had to learn." (Please turn lo page 479) �() 478 No·vember, 19.J4 EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE » » » Ye Old Timers « « « parental roof. He put in 4½ years with the Cot1011wood Coal Company, Lehigh, Montana. and entered Gust Dagres and Henry Walters Gust Dagres and Henry Walters were sn~pped while sitting on the retaining wall in front of the Elks Home during the recent Old Timers Reunion. Mr. Dagres was born in Greece on Christmas Day of 1889, and was naturalized at Kemmerer in 1927. Is a married man with two children. ;?;.> ., ,.;~ t~, \;. ~""' • .....-;_ :> ~ - (Ji ~ I Ii,;. I I'. I' t. I- {! I ii::::::::,=~=-=- - = - - ~ = ] ("" . j Lauri Bergren and wi/e. '11j our service at Rock Springs in 1903 as a Miner, 'fl an~ now occupied as Faceman in "E" Mine, at Su- l=z=:==:=:."':':~~~ ;::'E3::1z=,,=:;;:;:::=~ Gust Dagres (left) and Henry Walters. His first employment with the Company was as a Stone Mason at Reliance in 1913. Later on he removed to Cumberland and worked 12 years at that point, returning to this city, being now engaged as Outside Laborer. Henry Walters is a native of Wilkes-Barre. Pennsylvania, born there March 19, 1878. Is a married man. Started to work at Rock Springs as Outside Laborer in 1901 and is now engaged as Hoistman, Mine No. 4 here. Lauri Bergren Lauri Bergren first saw the light of day in Finland, December 20, 1885, and became a naturalize<l citizen in 1904 and 1916 at Green River, Wyoming. Is a married man with one son living under the penor. Joseph Sikich To those unacquainted, this is Joseph Sikich. born in Austria January 18, 1875. He began to work for the Company in No. 8, Rock S p r i n g s, as a Min er, February 2, 1904,, and wa,; naturalized at G re en River in 1920. Is a married rn an, four children. He was also employed at Joseph Sikich Superior for :;ix years, returning to this city to enter Mine No. 4, now engaged as a Faceman. �! •r. 1,·;1 l lio..'Jl :~cid :.'i i' e Co .., 1 Cor.:i_•r,n y Co,;:den beu th , : ' if eE:i:i i r e Scotla nd De&.r '.lilliam: I h:...ve ,:·i.Ji tecl to he<-l!' :r1·01Jl you sine e your u1ri v al hone, ,.mt 50 i e r have not received a let ter fro r.1 ycu, the l n s t letter! rece ived be inl.. j u~t J!ri o r to your sai lint::. frot7l He\"1 Yo1k for bo:n: . Yo:i-tz1:.;ve .:.,robc.oly Hrtttcn me, out in t he ruEJh O .t Chti:.,; t :nus bu :,i ne ES, let terc often t..r e !(lir:. l oic: in tn,ni.:i t. I vms yl eased to he&r fror:i your f ~ ther GO iil8 ti me ut:,o. I t. lso hud a co.rd f ra m him, ~uci ni i l \'iri t e him a li ~tl e l ~ter on. HEid · a f ine letter fror!l :Ir. Ca:rlm•; ii fe,·1 d~a ae:o , unci he guve me&. e:: ret.t oeal of ini'o :rmt.. ti on ret,a 1·c.inc; the co,il l:lusi ne ss in Ureu t .3ri ti4n. Alco hnd £( l etter f r o tJ ~:1 • Leek UlC.. he (:.rrived Ci.:.i'el .).i in .C.:11u;l1:;nci. I vre.;u.mc he i c on the r emaina er of hi s reset,i·ch v;ork in the e.xaminution of 3ri t i sh t.r1ti ContinGn"t ... l mi nes . ~.e ht..ve been thinkint., or yo u a t,reat aecil, a nc. t-1a rticulc-.. rly ·<.iurint, the No\"1 Yeur festivities. I tuneci in my ra<iio at E o'clock ~:onc.ay eveninb and heurd Bi & .Ben rint..irl{:, in Loncion. I coulc i maea.:ino the r a ch of 11 f il· ctfootinf,;'1 e ll over the "Jnit2d f;.u1xc ~fter the ,1eelint.., out of midnight. ~ I ,·1u e {:,rct.tly int l?.l'eetea in lleo.ring the Bri ti 6h oroudci..et on Cbri et::1as mo rn in(.. It \'H.1 S lt \·.onc..er.,..'ul t h inr,, Lnti ho1.1 q uicl~ly each one of them cot h i l::l 1:3tation f:! . It 1 ~ notoiff i - · cult to· unaero t t.nc.. why the -:lritisL Ii.oyL.l Pt.1i1ily 11:. l!O t.,re&tl.>1 oelove<i ull thz·o ~ t he .:3ritiah ..i:m1,ire .. ':he fuct t h& t their citizen o, no :llL!ttor ho\:: h urn ole, in f ,. r uv1~:1 !ilt-tcee 01 tl.e eurth, coulo tc.,.11 c. irectly 'to t.heir eovereil.n, \·,ae \'. On<.erf ully iinc , ,.,lticl-1 demonstrc...te<i the t i m11licity . &no t:. inceri ty o i the Yint.... They, more tnun c..ny other t:.L ency 1 n c.. re& t .!3ri tbi n, .k. vo hel_veu to kee.t1 tr.e m1tion 1' ro :!l chi..o ti c. lUi nL the trouble e:ome timee oi the lt.st fe\'1 yetJrG . �,:e ho.uc t b.: t yo u had u mo 1.:Jt Jlu.1h>Y Her1 Your. You ·,:ill be a.eeiJ in .the !Jre l:1ct:r c, t ion c: f or your y;eclainL, ttil. icli. v;i ll occur Sa turci uy . You _m:.y be sure ·:h ·;:ill be thinlcin6 o f y ou tha t d.ay, c1m~ i ma1:_ininL, r10 L r-e ot the wedd i nt;. '<le rie re very vl eased, indeec.., t.o have the invi tc..tion, out .8o·neho,·; ,.;re . _ ;ryue misl a id it ond hi::s been try inL for ::: cm.• t i me to r·e sur rect it so b s to c.1n fn"JeI· . -:.:e h.:d ;;: :,.: ut.her '1,1leke .....nt Chri~ t :rws , ~s Dr . Cl:ll..mi:> ere :..nu '1ti :a familj, , ::rs. Shedcien, .1re. Y.i erle r.nu Jwne s ou1· s)'n. fro m }. i verton, &.nd Bllenor, fro m ;.Ii ll u Colle t::,e, in Culifo !nh,, \·:ere \'1 1th u s for cinnci· . 1:te rnissea. i,l oerta t rea tly. Thi s i s tr~e 1 i r st Chri s tLla s :;he L"' s ever oe en av1ey fl"o !:1 h ome . :.ie c L.l leu t nu t r!l kec.. to her on the ·t el eyhone, r1hich h el rec l:;lome\·ihL t. She secrns to like Cooy very \': el 1, c.r10 \". i;:; e:--ve ci:. her to come home for u v i s it come ti me i n Jt.riu.c..ry . ':Je passed the :!·Tew Ye~ r verJ; ~uieil / . The Par~ Hotel .veo.:_.•le hc.d 01><m hou se yes t crc. r,;y, cna- v,e ,•, ent ma t f:i lkeu to them for c ehol't tit'je . ·:;e te:.lke a ,HJOUt t he old country, u E..>reut 111:my of the olcl co untry rieo !::l e beinL preeent. 'f.he Ci...11c-d i un Let:,ion :r,ud c. 6&?1ce on 'i.he l rz. s t ni ght o f the old yeur, u na tlJen on the etrokc of mi dni~ht they ui~ 1>erued to do their ufi rst--·ootin b · '' •. t.,oo<! !~_ny ,.,eo ,de hi:.ve t.:;;kca m~ c..oo ut ,you rd nce yo u· left here , :,nc.. t.11 :::eemec b rec;,.tly interested to lmo v. tlt~ t yo-.i t.ri ivcc. home sa:fely. The lin~n a were ~euutiful Lnd a r~ . .!.'1·y0e t.na Aloertu \":i l l \·;rite you un<! thunlc yc u. It ·,n-1s vc1-y l' inC4 of yo.J. to remember them in thj.a r:oy. We finit.heu u v the ye ... r Y:i th c...oout WO ,00C t o ne t ll ic u i of li... s t .>·ec:ir, ilC~inG auout 11 vcr cent inczec. ee . The :.:; tci te of \'lyomin'-' us c.. v.hole <..i<i. not ;;,;how mucb of &n increr..se in ,J.Jrot..uc ti on, \·:1th t. li t t l e ov er -2 ,_.1er cent. .3ut us lonL &ewe ELre on the UJ,)t.:,raue, thb.t is :.:ometL.inL to b e t.c~unki\J l 1'or. I r e:t.lly think the yea r· 14'3 t ?,ill s ho w £JD' 1m1Jr ov eme nt in 1na Ulitri~l con~ itions, i:.s & L0 0 t. 1?11.iny oi' our inc.ustrie a lutve ::.it:.,n li'ic a their willingne e c to LO t. lont:, v, i th �tb e Governmen t. For L~e year 1~3L , ~ e ~re t o in t, t o 1m:rcl1c.se 0l even more el1e1kini.:., convey o rs , ~o ml:' mini nt, ;:11....chin2L, locomoti v c ~, e tc . It i s nece sl:)uiy to do tll. i .:; , not only to cut do vm oux' costs , · bu't in ~omt. c""s es to ::llo.! inta in costs. \le c.re t.l so unoer kkin 0 C-1. very l1e&vy aic.imond o.rillin6 i,>Xo 6 r ....u f l t Su!.ee1io1· c..l1Ci Winton . .J:r 2 . :! 1:yo. e ::.i.na I t;:i,,en t t wo da ys in Orrlci.ha in the et:.rl y p.:..rt of December, visitinc; \'l ith li.: . ij,cAuliffe, urm then went on to ChiCbl,O , Y1here I event part of 't·;:u dc:ys tt.llcin L to the GooOWin llarn.u c.:c tux i n 6 Co!ll~UlY' s s t~fi. They h&cl a stuff maetinG, c::.nu I v, ... s very much i nterested in t c.1 lkinb t o them i·e~arc.int:. t he 1 :-..uo:r sitl'. ation ~nd mecht:.nica l louiine, •O.i.)er&tions . i.'ie foun<i it v ery colu the re, as tl. e:re nae i i oliz zard the mornin 0 of our u r1·iv t.l . 1 lo £.t no time on the tri.1:Jt url'ivinh home s ix cic:1ys ~fter l eavin~ here. I Eint ecnciint:, you a copy oi' t.he vr..yer '.'lr.ich I reati· to the stuff. 0 f coui·se , YJe ha d very consia eraol e d i scui: sion \': hi ch i :.:. not reco1 dea in tl1e vi;per. I &m e lao ti.:nc. i nt, yo u a co1>Y o 1' "'!he Unseen .Cm.i:;ire. 11 I thinl~ your f;;. the1· u uo i1r . Ci.rlow YJi 11 ..:. lso be in tereeted in thiu, find I r,oulo. oe ooliLeo i f you -\1o ulc. H~ S EJ it to them for their ,t)Ulucbll. 'j,'hi s i t- a \ ·1on c.icrfilll;y fine re cor<.i 60tten uv by the Ame ric an .J.ininL Cont..reaa, cull i nt,, c.1 tt<mtion to t.11.e f a ct of ho,: little & tt~ntion !l}ininu cine.. mininL, 1.iro <:.ucts t;et in thia country, \'.'hen it il:3 1·ec.illy t: tremcnuouely l &rf::e inouGtry , '.i'hi~' \·,1:1s 'i!ri tten lc..rcely D.Y :.11· . :.:c.1m~if'f e, V1:i10 is the Chi..irrJb. n of the CoL'lflli ttee, the ·.-:ork beinL lc.1·e.el y uone b..,· him, o !'.!lc.n oeina... em1,lo;yea to ti ssembl.:! the l..~ tc.. ·.'ie h ...ve h~a n lot of b DO\"i t..na cold wea the r h ~re; ws \'i l.ll l1uve no chortui::,e oi' moi1;ture 1J~e comi tit- eamme r. I u.1s v ery L lt.o to s e e th0 sno VJ, Eta we n,:ea it t·or tLe ... ulll:ler irribution in the mount&in o t &te e . I ho~e you will p~r~on thi ~ r~ther rcmblint le tter , out I thou.__ht 1 could not we.it �lone...er· to r, :d t..:; ;y-ou ~.nct t, iV e y ou the n ews . I ho ._Je i t fltif) 1J t2en 1,; osei ul0 i'o r yo u , \-: ith the :a.:..ny c.uti e~ you :i.' ov.ud. ,'.'a itint1 :i'o r- yo u on your a1·riv &.l .hom2: . to .! inc/ t i !'1e to t:,,O t o i?e<1 t In n t o e ee 11iy f t.. _ i: h e r. ~ ;dnd \i i slles to you and y our fi c..ncee f o r a mo et Eu ~-v.:.l t.no .P!'Of;J?erous lTev1 Ye~n· . ~ nd ~y the y ears t..u'". t li e ahe a d be fi l l cd Hi th ha_µpi ne ss f ox· Joth oi' y ou . · Qr l:iinal Sit:ned: GEORGE B. PRYDl �/. t Dr. ·:iillfo.m Reid c/o Fife Co a l Con1,a ny Cowdenbeath, F i ieshire , Scotland I u ill yrobably b e hear ing f r om yo u b e f ore l ong , but \'lhile a waitinC:, t h a t l e tter I thought you mi t:,ht be intere s t ed i n hn.vinG a lette r f rom me . I eY.yect to be .in Chicago on t he 11th, 12 th a n d 1;sth of .Deceober to ~ t tend a me eting o f t h e s al e':! sta fr.' of t h e Goocl.man :..!anuf a ctu ring Coml.) c:.ny, c-tl<i t a lk to them on shaki n 5 conveyor13. I am attaching you co py o f a pa_pel' -whi ch I ,,, i ll read a t. tbat ti-:ie, ano., o f course, I an tici1)a te that the d i scussi on u ill pe ve:ry extended, as these s alesmen v:i ll a s k me a t;r eat rr:any questions , but I be+ieve, as a repr e s ent&tive of a Coo pa ny which, auring the present year, loa d ed 1,250 ,000 ton s \·:i t.ri she.king conveyors, I can surely contri bute s o!ilet hi n g beneficial to a discussion of this kind. l!rs . Pryd e u ill e ccompany me. en<i we will probauly return here a bout t h e '15 th of De cemb e rJ getting rea dy for the Chri s tnas a nd !:I e,, Ye a rs hol idays . ..!e a re h avi ng real sno -7s i n the l list ,·rne k. \'le h ave six or ei'c,. ht inches in Rock S9rin(. e , th is v ery g eneral over the \·/estem states. .rhere is ver:y much more in the mountains, · of course, an~ everyone feels v e-ry ha~vY over t ha t, a s i t will replenish uater she ds sadly c. epleted on .acco·u nt o f t h e mild winter last year and the extremely diy summer. 1 The vrork goe s t..lont; about the s ame, our production still picking up, &nci n e will finish the year with about 300,000 tons aheao of h Jst year, ~, hich is encoura1:,ing 1 a s, for a time, it seaned there VJaa no bottom. Ho,, ever, we have evidently reached th.&t ,e1oint now cJtd are on the up-grade. Our tentative ouaeet ·went in yesterd cy. ~ e vl~n . considerable im.l-'rovement s ht HE.nna. if we c .. n ootain appro !Jriations for thi c work, the largest 1 tem- being three hundred .1,Jit care, which ,,ill hc..ve a cti,1,1aci~ level full of about five tons. We feel, with ou;r experience at \°.' inton with a :rour-ton car, that we can very easily go to a five-ton car with the �2 high coal a t Ha nna ~ n i th ve ry g rea t l y r educed co sta. rle a r e ~oi ng to e=--'f)e rimen t to some extent r: i th a long face rii th sluaki nt;, conveyo r s and duckbill a , -~, i t h au:xi li,, ry conveyor s . \'le di6 :.:sorie t m:rlt o f this lcind s ome y ears· ago , ana. were very \"Jell pl ease cl \'Ji th i t. We a re doing a little v.ork at Relia nc e nm; , Y1i1.0:re we ar e 5 etting t v,1enty t o t wen ty -five tons pe r !t1anshift :f or those v1 or kine; 011 t h e conveyor. ·;;e wi ll 9ro b ~bly hav e to t a ke the scl'.'e1.1Je l.'s out of Rock Sv rinb s lfo . 8 i'1i n~, subo tituting shak ing c onv ey ors with duckbills, as the roof co nditions a re such tha t i t i s both difficult a na. e xpens i ve ·co c o ntinue with the sc1·ape:!' ope r a ti ons . We will :proba bly fi ne.. th&_t z1e cc.u use the sc r"'pe ::rs a i s11l a c e<i at either \'. 'inton 01· Relh,nce. I hear from Albe r t a quite frequen t ly, unc. she lik~Hl her ne w home , al though she g e ts home sick some times . I read with a g reat dea l of i nteres t t oti&y the account of the wecidine, of the Duke of Keni . ;;.:-&.ny Ro ck :J~:ri n &s people who belong to both Ene;.land a nd Sco t l and , and hc:tve sbort wave radios, tuned in ruid ootained a boou d ea l oi' the ee1·vi c e . I have Juet v, ri tten to 'irx . Ca rlow to day. send ing him a copy of Ur. l!cAuliffe's orief on t he co mpurati ve cost of a six and seven hour day opera tion . I have a t1 &dd i t ionaJ. copy of thi s brief, und E-m s ending i t t o you . By the time thi-s r eache s y ou. y ou ·i-.-ill b e ma.king preyaratione fo1· the Ile\'1 Year holid cys. ! an tici pc, te tl:!.is will be a rather pleas ant one for you in vie\'; of the i m1,Jor t4nt. appr caching event. in your life tha t ,Jill occur s oon a fter th.at time. tle &.11 join in s ending you i:>es t wishes for ypur ha.1Jpiness. I h&ve had O1:,ny i nquiri es aoout y ou since you left here, ana it seems you have made a grea t many friends while visitint; our propertie·e. I v1oulo. si,,yrecia te your t,i v .ing IJY complime nt:: to your father, &nd my kind re6 ards to yourself, ana. best wishE,e for a. Happy anci P rosp erous New Year. Very s incerely you1·s, �November 9, 1~34 Hr . Chas. C. Reid: G: e~e ral lia.nag er Th e I'if e Coal Cot:i}n,.ny , Lir.:ii ted Co~denbeath, F ifeehire Scctl a nd Dear lir . Reid : It gave me a g reat dea l of pl easure to have your letter of October 12th . \~-illiam ,,ill }1...ave been home seve ral duys noY1, and no doubt has given you some of the h i gh lig;hts of h i s visit to the United stat es. I knov, he ao t a great d eul out of it> oecause he put the utmost enthusiasm into his 1nork, a nc accomplished r.i e:ood de~l - Vfe all ho1,e tht1 t he may b~ &bl e to come ·'-i/est a~ain. I J Conc.itions in your min~s. of course, a r e very much different than in ours. You w to &reat aepth f or ::;G €1l l seH:"i! S of coal , s..nd roof control i s a very live 1-•1·obl.em in your operations, so me thin6 t:e in this countrJ'· hLve bi ven very little a ttention to . I \7as breotl y im:pre :::sed ~'i i th the ve1-y d e tuilBd wa y that 'tlilliam sho•;:ed us ;you ha s tudi e<l roof control. The coal ousi nees bis hac. a li ttlc G1JUrt on c:. c count of anticipation of colacr z:e~ ther, but i:: e are huvi ng n recurrence of l&st yec..rrs very mi ld \7inter. The day~ c.re t·. bcut 60° Fahrenheit, witL. practica lly no frost at nights, s ome thi ng very un usual for t his t ime of the year here. Of cour::;e, this vlill affect the coLl bueiness g rea tly, as we depend l &reely on the seasona ble cold \'leather. • Ou:;:- general e lection has cor:ic c:ind gone. needl ess to say, it was a very g r eat surpr ise to cany of us F..epubli cans who hLd ho;,e<i to &. t l east cu t cov.n the !'er.io cro.tic rw.jority, out it is difficult to ~ et away from the fact thr..t mE.ny !'eople are imbuec. toduy v: ith the ide.:.. thE.. t the Government i a the ir "S~nta Clwa", cind Poll.a tever they ne.ed._,. a 11 they have to do is holler. '!'hi ~ i s not only true of indi vi dU&1e, but munici I>al.i ti es, who &re clamoring for Government r e lief·, a nci a re apparently get tint:, a e,ooC! dea l of 1 t. I feel, however, t!!a t there will oe a ctie tinct g ettinc: ,·wn:,r fror.i ciirect relief in the next few ~onth s by the Prc31dent . It c::nnot !f!O on indefinitely , �2 ' payi ng out money that comes from taxation for the r e li e f of those '7ho do not tJ or k and may have no i n t e ntiop__ of worki ng. 'I'hat is one of the draw-backs of the dole. I ~ i ng probably his i aen will be more t:1t1d more to .1:, ut the money irrt'o· pub li c r el ief Y1ork v,here men 1.7i ll have to g ive a reasonable day's wo r k for the hel}? they obtain. There has been a uistinct lack of confidence in t.he pl a n s of the Governrnen t i n indust ri al circles. ':!.'he reason has been t h at I nclu~t,:c·y is moving ahead very s l owly . "iie hbve hau a r;ood deal of t a lk cl.bout the 11 no profit 11 . era , &nd indut;tr i alists are s l o ':/ to inv est rp.oney in ne w enterprises, not kn owing how heavily they mi{:;ht oe taxed . With an assurance f ro rn the Government that business v,culd be enabl ed to go a lon g in a n orderly y;ay, I believe much of thi s pessi mi sm v,i ll be overcome. Of c ourse , that is what ?re:::,ident RooBevel t de sir es , i s to ~fe t I ndustry going, out this c a n only be a c c ompli shed by a g r ea·ter fe eling of confidence on the part of those \, ho must put up the money for new entexprises. This year ' s uus ine~s h&s s ho •:.n u.n imp1·ovEment over the l a s t two o r three ye~rs, but the increase i s l ~rgely from Government money , not from a ny im).J10 -11eri1en t in i nctust.ri u l c0nd i tions. I think .Probably Williatl hl...$ t clci you cf tlJEt fa ct. The r e i s 2. :r-athe r me rcenazy llO li ticc:J. ~d tu.,,. t ion in this coun t ry in many cases. I am blati to know that business i ::: on the u.p-hrt,d e in Gr eat .Bri tain, o.nd hope it.o.::.;y c ontinut:: , ns no 1mrt of the \':orl d toda~ can Let alon1:., ,,Ji thout tl1e o ·:.he:r i.JLrt:s beinL p rcupero us. I ho pe the nevi machi ne turned out c.. l l right . \','illi am sho VJed me pl.:...ns of it, ~ nd i t looketi to we t..s though i -~ could be e asi ly ap.f,liea to your conditions at a g:reat sc.:.vin 6 in l nbor. P l et..se sa:y- to i'Ji lli&n that I shall write him in .::1 few days, ~nc_ tell h i m aoout the \'7eclciini;. Ui t h kind l}ersona l regt..rcl~, and you may be ::1 sou.red i f I ever iind mysel f in Seo t lc...nd &,L,ai n, I sr1c.. ll not f ai l to c a ll UJ:'On you. i.r ery sincerely you.rs, · Orl"1wl Shcllt!d: GEOR:.it E. PRYOl �., ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSEO TO THE COMPANY. ~•A.? Ome<,'R. Le:v e: N, Ft F E ~ TELEGRAMS "CARLOW. PHONE, LEVEN:' "F1Fcot:! COWDENBEATH . TEt.EPMONE H~~ ,, 161 & 162 t..~ 181 TI> 185 YOUR REF. ·-··- - LEVE M CowoEH&EATl1 • __ • CCR/ I E. OUR REF. - - -- - - - •· - - Idr. George B. Pryde, Rock Springs, W Y O 1,1 I N G, U.S .. A. Dear ru:r. Pryde., I was very glad to get your l ett er of 29th ultimo with regard to the visit which my Son has been paying you . I want to express to you how grat eful I am for a.11 your kindness to him. His letters home are full of the good things he has seen, and I have no doubt that vie will a ll greatly benefit by his visit. I sometimes think that alth ough we may consider ourselves pretty badly off in the mining business here, you have e-ven a greater task as competition ~ppears to me to be keener. You get,; of course, a wonderful output per person, and while you have good conditions., William is full of the fact that you make the very best of them. Machinery never seems to make the difference to us in the long run which we anticipate it would, and v.~ th all our mechanisation our output per person remains miserably low. We hope shortly to have a machine working on a longwall face which will cut the coal on the one shift, and strip it into the conveyors on the follO\"lil).g shift. This will make our face worlc as nearly mechanical as possible. Our men will not load the amount of coal even under the very b~st conditions which your men are prepared to do, and the v,hole tendency of our hand-filling is :for the unit of labour to do less and less. I may say again how delighted I am that Willia.m has had/the opportunity o:f meeting you and your officials. I give to �to you a very he arty invitation to come and s ee us at t h e earliest p ossib l e moment . We will not h a ve much v1hi ch y ou c an copy., but I can assure you of a ve ry real we l c ome . Believe me., r;ith k ind regar ds., Yours ver y sincerely., �October 2~ , 193~ Dr. Villiam h eid c/o Ti' if e Coal Cora.9un y Co,,d e nbea t.'1, ~' i i'e shi::-e Scotlund By the ·c. 1:ne t h i s rec:1che1:1 yo u you vJill m ve a rrived hor.1e . lio uou~ t you 1.1ill be t; l aci to see 3 cot la.na and y our f1'i ends a(::,::i in ai'ter &n a0s ence oi' aoout three montho . I t.m g lud, in<1eed, to hear tl.1£• t. you m.td an oppo1·tuni ty of ·it:lkin c i::i th so many }.Jeo 1)le r, hi le i n the Bast. Mo doubt you oav1 many interesti ng thi ngs . I:r. Ftyan is a v,onoerful fe llo \'t , and I r;a:3 e ure he r.:o uld take i,ood ct-ire of you. The weather here is just like su.---:uner. I read in the local papers that ~7yominb h~s lllid the ,·,~:ane st anci dri est October on record . '.!.' hat is not much consola tion 1o r the coal man. Had e. letter from yoUI" father la t:i t r:eek, una will wri. te him am :I r. Ca rlow l ater on . You will h~ve a great time telling them of ~our ei~eriences in AmerictL, anu i t will t;,,:.kc you com:! time to get around. We ar e ull s till bu~ e.t ho □e, us t he eve!ltful day dra\7G nec.r. I hope that you \"Jill \'1 rite me fro:'.!l time to time, so that I uwy kce.1.1 in touch ~., i th y ou. Very sincerely yours, 1>11,: ... , I :-.h,ue4: GEO RGE B. PRYDt �l llajor John ~~vor 0/ 0 ~vor & Coulson, Ltc.1.. 47 Broad street. Glaegou, S .E. Scotl and Dear 1.1aj or: We lla.vo had a clolir;Mful visit from Dr. Willi.em Roid, of tho Fifo Coal Company, and 1lr . I. G. E. Leak, your Scholarship ,1innor. ilr . Reid s pent o.bout three \,eeks hero, and Ur. Leek just a feu de.ya loss . '!'he \?eather \-1ae bero.ri:.iful and uo n0re onnblcd to get ovor u lo-ii uf territory r1hil0 they uero here. Both of thc.n are hard r1orkere, and ke¢. cont :inuatly on tho move. They took very littlo time off for pleasure, exoept onco in o. nhilo a.roimd tile tea tabl o at night , \'Jhon Dr . Reid diaeoursed . Ho io o. VOi'Y- cxeellont story teller, and t:e enjoyed ·InQlly n hearty laugh • .1.,i t.as indeed a. plaasure to havo both of thc::a nith uo. l particul arly enjoyed Dr. Reid's stay, as he kncms the eountry very intimately close to tthere I uas born and spent my bol'ilooa. I aleo kno:.1, <.,f 01..urs<h of the oloao con·~act his fathor baa lw.d t1ith the oco.l buoincss f or no.ny years . \'ie did not get to s ea all cf tho thinga ,;c shoultl have lihed. I viahecl he miglit; havo gono to Yelloustone Park, bt,t ,,o did tc.o next boat thing and aho::red thecn coving picturot1 of tho park ·token by ono oi our young &lgineers. I lmot1 that you ,,ill be mtorestod in to.lkmg ·.:ith both of the:n \1hm1 they return, as the7 't1ill ooon after thia letter rcaohoa you. I ui■h you uoul d romanber mo to r.:r. Sara ilovor, aa<l toll him I read hia mecoira m tho Emgazine and they aro e;d;rowoly ilrGorosting. Hro. Pryde j om■ JDe in sending our boet regardll to youroolf' o.nd iamily. Vory aincoroly youra. Original Sif}lod: GEORGE B. PR1DE �October 23, 1934 llr. A. ':I. Di c.1<inson The American liinin& Cong ress 1.·iashington, D. C. Dear lir. Dickinson! I v:as sorry, indeed, to knov: that you were unable to st~y over longer in Rock Springs. I hope you may come out a little later on. I Y/~U:! ve-ry glad to kumJ tl.1:., ·::. you vi ::: itcd vith D~EAct , as he is quite a likable fellow, ...nd I enjoyed 'Vi si ti ni; Y: i th him very r1uch . Re comes from a little y,ay from my home, c:nd I hcve knom for years of his grand father ano m1cle nho ho.ve been in the coal business in the County of i!'if e for aoout three quarters o f El century, I unaer stand. He see~ed to enjoy his visit here und I think r;o t a lot of vc.luable info rmation . I adv i sed hir.1 to uo to •:,'ashi!lgton and see the Capital of the United States, because I thout}l t he v1ould be impresaed. I think, in all my travels in the cld country, I never sau a more beEutiful city than ;'!ashington, D. C. • \J \'Ii th kind personal recorc s to tirs. Dickinson and yourself, I um Yours very truly, Orl,clnh1 S\attled: GEORG£ B. PRYDl �'-. I. tl.,IKl,,M s.c.... ..... ,.,..,... ..... DIIICl'OU CUMtON M. c.tAMt, " - 1-t,. I'll. 1, ~ ' 1 1 . M. IIGUlftOW,, la,.-. C.R . f""'"-WUt.,ei-.:t,..,._111,. IOU.n&..,AU.1',~.... ~ L &.. Nn&Aw_ '--~"'4. 0.... 'w,,1, ,l(N;(JJQ, t,. ' - ' u .., A. L. l ueotlAII., 0-Ua t2. 0..D,W:OffA,, ,.:!t l.aQc;;.,,, 1,/'-"' .._ .. ,uw,_.,,__ -.. COM,U,D A , . . ~ ' W.;:.t... t - • C. J.. U.WUUIO, •~ .. CIOMAUI etUJD, c:i,,,.,.•-,_ o.♦ MOWA.10 L. TOWMO, \.I.. t . . , W.. OFAC:W..fTAff A.W. • ~ h . . . , _ LIL COOWMI. "-'.WI•"' .. S.C-.. IJU.dl L IO!mfW....._ u ~ 1,,tr...., WASHINGTON, D. C. October 19, 1934. Mr. Geo. B. Pryde, Vice Pres. & Gen. Mgr., Union Pacific Coal Co. , ~ock Springs, Wyoming. Dear Mr. Pryde: Dr. William Reid of the Fife Coal Company, called yester<Ucy" and I had the pleasure of seeing the photographs and of hearing his accounts of some of the mining practices at the properties under his charge. He slao spoke glowingly of the three weeks l7hich he spent in observation at the \iyoming mines. I particularly regret that the necessity for interviewing a man in New York before he sailed for London cut 11\V visit at Rock Springs on the first of October to a very few hours. I drove oo.t to the ranch and spent less than 24 hours with Wright l7hile he was trailing some lambs to Bitter Creek and then came back into town and caught a train for the East. a good visit. I hope to be ou.t West aga.in and to take time for With kindest personal wishes, I remain Cordially yours, A. �-:----.-1 y ·----- Mr. G. B. Pryde: Yours 15th v1ith resume of safety work prepared for Dr. Reid: I think this is a very good job, and with the in- -=-----formation sent him by Gilbert Davis, he should be in shape to prepare a good report on American safety methodsQ �,, Octo·ber 10, 1934 llr. William Re i d c/o l?ennsylvc.1niu Ro t el Meu York Ci ty , 1:T . Y. Dear 1'.i:r. Reid: The t i me i s c::.bout a vi eek away \'Jhen you \': ill be bidding good-bye to the United State s. ~ e have haa uo th of your l etters, and I woulcl have ,1ri tten you but c..id not know \"mere t o contact you, as I felt yo u \7o uld be mov ing quite ra}:)idly. It was indeed a pleasure to kno \7 that you spen t such a delightful time, as I knew you v10ulci, ,·, ith :Ur . UcAuliffe ;;:nd :Ur. Ryan. &nd & 11 tLose o th.ers vii th 'iihom you c ame i n contact. M.r . llcAuli ff e is afin e ho st and v: ill go out o :f his ,,ay to assist any one . r:e a r e a ll s ti 11 very bus.t &t hom.e not: on account o f the important event cotJin~ up in lio vemb er, and only hope the:.. t y ou could have been he re. · You rnpy b~ •sure our t hol.i.bht 13 will be v, ith you a great d eal on thi: f ' day . : • It i s n eedl ess fo r me to expr-ese the pleasure of myself i:ind family at hti.ving you w i th us. It was a most delight ful visit, c.:nd rnutua lly agreeaole . I enjoyed very much the r eminiscences regardin& the ol d coun try , and you may be s ure that the frienaship ma de Yii ll not be fo r ~otten. \le a ll h ope very sincerely that we may me et at some futu r e time. I kno v: that yo u will c a rry back ,·1 i th you many i,leaeE.int recollections o f your e.xper1.enc es in iimerica . Aoove &11, 1 feel t hut yo u v,i ll c arry back ,;1 th :you the kno wleuge of the very si n cere frie nciship that exists between the peo~le Cl f the United St ates ano those of the Ilritish Isles, v1hose tho ut;hts run in the sume channels, bound t ogether oy a c o!!ltilon l anguage and under ot .. nd.ing . I kn ow that there &re ::i:.ny peoj?l ~ in the old count zy who \'/ill quest ion thi l3 s t.::.t .:ment, but reg&.rdlesa of the mun y mie.t i:,kes thc:tt Ame n.cans make , .:c.m the r ather vola t ile conduct we sometimes dis1)lay, the bonds of friendshii, which exist between the United States and 3ri tairt must continue if our civilization is to s urvive. You will pard on my digression :fo r the moment, because I know the. t you will have �2 obtained much in the -.;,ray o f expe11.ences, not only in the contacts you ru:..ve ma de \, i th rn:i.,nin~ ):Jeo p le l'ega.rdint:. minin t:; methods in this community, but i n the l arge r tien15e the personal friendships you have estnol it,he d -,:hi ch \'J i l l continue . I look f o:~~,7a:!'a wi th a gxeat deal of pl easure to the mee t ing you \'Ji 11 b.nve ·,, i th m y father when you will get time to vi s i t him. :fay I us:;: tha t yo u extend to your father my very great reg ret that I ,1&s not as persistent as I migbt ri..ave been in contacting :1.i r.1 \Jhen I vi s ited the British Isles in 1.931. I ho.Pe tho. t y ou will ke ev in contact vi i th us from time to ti~e, ano. may I s u y again what a very great yl~a sur<~ i t gave us to nave you \'J i th us , and ma y I ex pres s t he hope that the friendshiv thu::i '.!Oacie \'Jill continue. I run extenc:;.ing my kindest J,>ersonal regards, in which Alber.ta lmd. llrs. Pryde join me, and may you have a safe anu p le asant voy age. I ·c an imagine you walking up the pier at "3 roomi e l a w \'ii t l: all your goods ano. chattel s on your back, li ke an old country ,Packman. Very sincerely you1·s, �Rock Springs - 0 cto ber 15, 19::14 M.r. Eugene McAuliffe: Herev1 ith c opy o f b rief of our Safety v, ork \ 1hich I 1 hnve sent today to Di· . R\'.: i d at the Hotel .Pennsylvania, Met, York City. I di cta_t ed thi e, i:.-nd have read it very carefully since completing it , unci h a ·;re c:, lso had Mr . Hu r r a y go over i t. I believe all the sta temen ts a re correct . I found i t d ifficult to find a com..v;.,.rison o f a ll accidents for the five-year period, but in the paper I have 6'"iven him the compensable injuries for which we had a c ompa~ison for that period, and h~ve g iven him a comya rison of a ll injuries since July 1, 1931. With the tables attach ed , I thin k i t ,d.11 give Dr. Reid a good idea of the progress \·1 e have m&de in the reduction of accidents. Dr. Reid has copy of our Lubrication book , ann I be1ve sent him a copy of the July llJ34 llagazine, VJhich s ho ,:s the results of our 1-'irst Aid .Field Day. from which he can obtain further information. �:::,,.. October 1 5, 1934 Ur . William Reid , l >h .l,. c/o Hotel Pennsylvdnia Neu York City, ~ .Y. Dear Dr. R~id: flt the reC'!ueot of llr. llcAuli ffe, I h uve bi·i efed for you our Safety reg ul a tions and t he prog ress \'! hi ch we a re ~ing in Safety, i n orde r that. you llli @:it hav e it f or the Mine Safety a nd Research Boa rd. In pre,fEring this ~per for you. I have ~.one into everythinl,.. in a de t a iled \ ' 7 ~ a nd u hile we told you much of this ~hile you were here,~ will probabl y refresh your T:.emory \'.'hen you co).je to talk on the subject. If the re i s t.nything I have f t. il eci t o i nclude in this , or c.ny other information you desire on thi s :5Ubject , p le use let me know . I ho pe th~ t the p~.i:>er Wld .;.'.iae;azine z;hich I a.m enclosing \'J ill be of serv ice to you. Yours ver y truly, �!~ ..""::;~ ~ .. :.._..:c:::~~ OJ.' 'l's.z t!r!c.1 ,_. z ·re cc..r.. oouv:;1rr r4 71 ae '8inc v ont il ut i on. ·'I-he !Jines L!'O ci viclctl i nto oecti<.mo , \:.t i til n ....-ec ~ic1n ela uorute. bei n._: c. t t endetl by n:!:i'bcro of ~,11 Jeotiono u 1<.. C.€!tr wiTca . ~he t..cciclect s fol: tile _...r-cvi o!..;:; c outh c.rc ti.iLcwood end. c um;ention c c.::.cc f o1• i m~lrov ocmt. 'i".ilu oifici t- l o frc~ t!te Genert.l Of f ice a ttend uid g ive t t,lke en t-hc_ ...~fety cor1:. -:'he ... afety '":n~i n e: er g iTee, u reo\.Cle cf a l l a c cident s r:hlch ll::Ve btil.;,p eneo, f,m .. SU£ee ction!... .for i r:11.1roVL!!!C'n t . 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We are encouraged, therefore, by the indisputable evidence of the past two and one-half years performance that accidents can be stopped. We as a unit have not reached that goal of no lost time accidents for a year, but, keep this fact in mind. that the greatest per cent of all accidents is traceable to unthin'ldng individuals. So for 1934, keep that fact before you, whatever you are doing, concentrate on the job. Suspect danger in everything, and don't start any kind of a job until you have weighed the possibilities of exist• ing danger. Let's reduce the accidents in this or• ganization. If you have no resolution to live up to this year, resolve to practice SAFETY FIRST, LAST AND ALWAYS. COivlPENSABLE INJURIES AND MANSHIFTS WORKED BY MINES The statement for December, 1933, for the calendar year, 1933, and the two statements for the five-year period 1928 _to 1932, inclusive, following, are based on compen~able injuries, that is to say, injuries which come under the provisions of the Workmen's Compensation Law, and which do not bear directly on the records of lost time accidents maintained for the purpose of the safety award contest. DECE)IBER, 1933 Manshifts Place Manshifts Injuries Per Injury Rock Springs No. 4 .. 3,354, 1 3,354 Rock Springs No. 8. . 5,711 0 No Injury Rock Springs Outside 1,703 0 No Injury Reliance No. 1.. . . . . 2,662 Reliance Outside . . . 932 0 0 No Injury No Injury O- l T- -ci' 0 ·.: ::, l========~=====~==I "" Q) M IO 0.. ,_ II) "' 0 C I ,_. Q) >- tJl " = l l i II ~ t ..:..:: ., '0 V> ::, '0 ::, 0 ti ·s; ::: ., Q) ,_ 0 " 0.. .. -C -~ -0 ~ 0 Q. E 0 u (Y) (Y) ...-.No,r-,...u;, ,....,O\'e<N"t:'T' Oo.nl00- 00 ..,;-0·v,"5,...: l"-CNIOt-- .;- ..., X ,n <r. r-- c--: IO ,_ 0 c E- O- T- " OCNU-,t--00 ..., Q) >- Superior "B" ...... . 2,330 Superior "C" . . .... . 2,286 Superior "D" ...... . 30 Suptrior "E" . ..... . 2.378 Superior Outside .. . 1.4-18 0 0 0 0 No Injury No Injury No Injury No Injury No Injury ...D Hanna No. 2.. . . . . . . 565 Hanna No. 4. . . . . . . 2,299 Hanna Outside . . . . . ] ,694 0 0 0 No Injury No Injury No Injury Rock Springs No. 4,.. 29,996 4 Rock Springs No. 8 . .49,916 9 Rock Springs Outside 17,967 0 Reliance No. I. ..... 26,126 8 Reliance Outside. . . . 9,61 I 2 Winton No. l .......41,595 1 Winton Outside..... 10,624 0 (Continued on page 66) I (X) CN No Injury No Injury 1933 7,4,99 5,546 No Injury 3,266 4,806 41,595 No Injury I C 0 0 PERIOD JANUARY ] TO DECEMBER 3), ~ u Winton No. 1.. . . . . . 4,603 Winton Outside .... 1,067 0 c--.. Q) 0 c~ C Q) 0\ V> Q. E t-- r-- "'c..f 0 0 u .. C Q) .... E Q) 0 CJ) / �'\ February, 1934 ! » » 63 EMPLOYES' MACAZINE » Make It Safe December A ccident G raph l~g ggg 1:.... .66:f":iii 100 000 75000 so 000 25 000 .. MAN SHIFTS PER l'A'll\UTY YEAR 193$ Tl£S DURING YEAR 1933 JS TH IS issue of the magazine the safety depart- I ment attempts to give a resume of the safety record for the year ] 933. There have been ups and downs during the past year, yet there was an increase in manshifts per injury over 1932 amounting to 39.34% for all districts. While an increase is shown in manshifts per injury for 1933, the fatality rate increased from one in 1932 to three in 1933, there being one fatal injury in the Reliance District and two in the Hanna District. These fatal injuries marred an otherwis~ excellent safety record. Some of the districts and mines did exceptionally good safety work during the past 12 months, namely, Winton as a district worked 52,219 manshifts with but one serious injury; whereas in 1932 this district trailed all others with 4,030 manshifts per injury. The mine management and employes at Winton are to be congratulated for the splendid spirit of co-operation they have exhibited throughout thl" year in achieving their nearly perfect record. Rock Springs as a district should come in for some appla use because their safety record is good. In the fi rst place, the year 1933, has been the first year since 1925 that this district has gone a calendar year without having from one to four fatal injuries. The Rock Springs district stands third with 7,529 manshifts per injury, yet as a whole, they have done very well, and all concerned are to be congratula ted. T he Superior district held its ground admirably throughout the year, in fact they were able to raise « « « their manshifts per injury from 9,216 in 1932 to 9,956 in 1933, thus placing them second in this classification. The two districts that lost ground during the yea r when compared with their records made in the preceding year are Reliance and Hanna. Reliance dropped from 7,292 manshifts per injury lo 3.57 ~ and Hanna from 5,894, to 5,240 manshjfts per injury. When a comparison of 1933 accident statistics is made with the previous 5 year period 1928 to 1932 inclusive, all districts show a remarkable percentage of increase in manshifts per injury. Titer are as follows: ~ 1inton .............. . 2.382 Per Cent Superior . ........... . 383 Per Cent Rock Springs . ... .... . 287 Per Cent Hanna .............. . 113 Per Cent Reliance ............ . 88 Per Cent This is progress. Two mines, Superior "B" and Winton No. 1, operated the entire year without a single lost time accident. The last accident at " B" Mine occurred on January 8. 1932, and at Winton No. 1 on September 13, 1932. Other mines making exceptionally good records for t11e year are Superior "E" with 3 serious injuries, Rock Springs No. 4 with 4, each having 7,510 and 7,4,99 roanshifts per injury respectively. The outside sections, Rock Springs, with 17,967; Superior with 15,091 and Winton with 10,624 manshifts, operated the entire year without a lost time injury. This again is a remarkable safety record and we wish to thank all of the surface foremen and employes at the above districts who made t11is record possible. From the above, our readers may think that we are crowing about our safety record. Far from it, our record is not that good as yet hut we do want to impress every one of our employes with the fact that the safety movement is growing and that each and every one is an important cog in the wheel of tl1is worth while endeavor, remembering, of course, that when you stop working safely, your safety program stops also. T he growth of the present safety record has been DECEMBER INJURY Cause of Period of Name Nature of I njury Injury Disability District Mine Section - ---------....:..--=---=--- ----"--''------ --.:,._- - - - - - - - -- John Skubic Fracture of small rt. toe Boney rolled Est 4 weeks Rock No. 4 2 off pile and Springs struck foot /' �"'- February, 1934 65 EMPLOYES' M AGAZINE Sta te ment Show ing Manshifts, Compensable Injuries, Manshifts Per Injury Fatalities and Manshifts Per Fatality Years 1928 to 1933, Inclusive 1928 ROCK SPRINGS: Manshifts ........... . 143,271 Injuries ..... . . . .. .. . 79 Manshifts Per Injury . . 1,814 Fatalities ........... . l Manshifts Per Fatality. 143,271 . R ELIANCE: Manshifts .......... . 52,850 Injuries ............ . 28 Manshifts Per Injury . . 1,888 Fatalities ...... . ..... • 0 !\1anshifts Per Fatality. 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 157,09-1, 87 1,806 122,182 48 2,545 4 40,727'"' 95.173 23 4.138 97.879 • 13 7.529 0 52.365 148,382 105 1,413 I 14-8,382 95,173 No Fa tality 61,393 4,2 1,462 l 61 ,393 56,804 35 1,623 l 56,804 45,678 23 1,986 0 36,458 35,737 3 5 10 7,292 0 3.574 l 35.737 63,595 37 1,719 1 63,595 52,386 52.219 • 1 52,219 82,942 9 9,216 0 W INTON : :\fanshifts .. . ........ . Injuries .. . . . .. . .. . . . Manshifts Per Injury .. Fatalities ....... . . . . . Manshifts Per Fatality. 67,202 38 1,768 2 33,601 72.677 • 31 2,3441 72.677 72,385 37 1.956 SUPERIO R: Manshifts .. . . . ... . .. . Injuries ...... . . . ... . Manshifts Per Injury .. Fatalities . .. . ... . ... . :Manshifts Per Fatality. 97,844 85 1,151 2 48,922 113,114 59 l.917 '. 2 120,955 67 1,805 2 60,4-7 8 102,631 31 3,311 • HANNA: Manshifts ........... . Injuries ............ . Manshifts Per Injury .. Fatalities . . ......... . '.\1anshifts Per Fatality. 72,013 39 1,846 2 36,006 71 ,088 31 2.293 70.606 38 ] ,858 2 35,303 62,112 469,132 282 1,663 ,)ALL DISTRICTS: Manshifts ......... . . . 433,180 Injuries . ....... . ... . 269 1,610 i\Janshifts Per Injury .. 7 Fatalities . ... ....... . Manshifts Per Fatality. 61,833 56,5~7 • 4 17,772 475,366 250 l.901 • 11 43,215 ' 1 72,385 7 67.019 1 1 ]3 tl ,030 0 102,631 0 No Fatality 79.65,1, • -a r 9-;956 n s-o 0 No Fatality 3,451 0 58,94-3 10 5,894 0 52,399 10 5,240 2 2,620 396,198 157 2,524 6 79,240X 325,902 60 5,432 1 325.902 317.888 • 42- .., ;J :7~69 ?::J 9:J 3 105,963 18 •- 1•: ~cludlns- Cumberland. • o-ua~i,d on 3 fatalltle,,:-4th man kllled In new air Sha.ft and no manshlfts worked In sh a ft w e r e inclurled In above mo.nshlfts. x-Rase<l ()n 5 fatalities for s ame reason as ..llans hlfts vcr F'nta llty" In Rocle Springs above. �66 Februar,-. 1934 EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE (Continued /rom page 64) Superior " B" ....... 21,174, 0 No Injury Superior "C" .... ... 20,859 5 4,172 Superior " D".. . . . . . 395 O No Injury Superior "E" .... ... 22.530 3 7.5) 0 Superior Outside ... . 14,696 O No Injury Hanna No. 2 .. . .... 7,94.S 2 3.973 Hanna No. 4 ....... 24,4.07 6 4.068 Hanna No. 5x . . . . . 407 0 No Injury Hanna Outside .. .. .. 19,640 2 9,820 x."'l'o. 6 Mlne closed down In Marcil, l93 3. COMPENSABLE INJURIES AND MANSHIFTS BY DISTRICTS D ECEMBER, 1933 Manshi/ts Place Manshi/ts Injuries Per lnj1iry Rock Springs ...... . 10,768 1 10,768 Reliance . . . . . . . . . . . 3,594 0 No Injury Winton . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,670 0 No Injury Superior . . . . . . . . . . 8,442 0 No Injury Hanna . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,558 0 No Injury All Districts . ....... 33,032 All Districts, 1932 . .. 27,742 1 1 33,032 27,742 A Correction In the December, I 933, issue of the Empl oyes' Magazine, under "October Injuries" a brief account was given of the injury to Adam Hordzevich. which read thus : "Adam and his partner, James Henderson, .Machine Runner, had cut across the face of 16-foot scraper way room on about a 14 degree pitch. In pulling the machine out from under the cut. Adam stepped into the cutter chain, which was in operation. Only the quick action and presence of mind of James in releasing the bit clutch and shutting off the controller kept Adam from being much more severely injured or possibly killed." Part of the above is an error and should read as follows: "In pulling the machine out from under the cut. the pulling chain fell off the side sheave. James stopped the machine and Adam stepped alongside of the culler bar to place the chain around the sheave. Before Adam had completed this task. James turned the controller on and the cutter chain struck Adam's foot and leg." From the above. it appears that the Safetr Department did not get the true story of the accident when it happened. PERIOD J ANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1933 Manshi/ts Place Mans/ti/ts Injuries Per Injury Rock Springs . . . . . 97,879 13 7,529 Reliance . . . . . . . . . . 35,737 10 3,574, Winton ........... 52,219 1 52,219 Superior . . . . . . . . . . 79,654 8 9,956 Hanna . . . . . . . . . . . 52,399 10 5,240 All Districts . ...... 317,888 All Districts, 1932.. 325,902 42 60 December Injury 7,569 5.432 Safety is Beginning to be a H abit Since starting the present system of safety awards, several of the unit foremen and their sections have gone the entire period of 2½ years without a lost time injury. Others have gone 2 years, and, in another section of the magazine, will he seen the 21 unit foremen and their sections that completed the year 1933 without a lost time injury. All have done their share in contributing their untiring efforts for better safety. Unit Foreman Track/ayer, Rock Springs No. 4 Mine. Fracture of tbe right small toe. Period of disability estimated- four weeks. John was shoveling loose coal and honey from around the drive of a shaking conveyor unit preparatory to making repairs. Part of the material was being shoveled and thrown on a pile of gob up the pitch from the drive. when a small piece of honey rolled off the pile and struck J ohn's foot, fracturing the small toe. John was wearing protective shoes but with our present type of shoe the small toe is un• protected. However, the shoe probably kept other Loes from being injured. This accident could have been easily avoided had John used a little more precaution in piling the loose material so it would not roll down the pitch. Small things such as the above cause serious injuries and result in a large amount of lost time to the injured workmen. JoaN SKUBIC, Period Mans/ii/ts 2½ Years 2½ Years 2½ Years 2½ Years 16,002 12,592 13,550 8,160 19,433 7,839 13,252 16,239 16,393 Mine Grover Wiseman.. ................Superior "B" Arkle and Hotchkiss ........ . .. ...Superior " B" W. H. Walsh ....................Superior "B" Frank Stortz............... .. ....Superior "C" Thomas Overy ...................Rock Springs No. 4 Andrew Young...................Rock Springs No. 8 Austin Johnson ........... . .. . ...Superior "C" Ben Caine.. .. ................. . .Superior "E" H. T. Wilson ................... .Winton No. 3 2 2 2 2 2 Years Years Years Years Years r �"F-t,, -/ . ,, Ye/>~"~'-".:J ) ~/Jl.'~')I/./I 7 -~ / Io/ ·"; l. . , I ,., ,.-· / \A/' I • ' ~ 7. f, >: I o/ s ..r ) v/ ,,. 7 ,;, I ..;- ) 1Y 72 2.. ? ) 2-- t> <[ C) D 6 ~ ,. I J 0 ..,, .- $/ ~ I' lf ��:1 :JT- /7 3;> I <;I ti ~ ~~~ I ;f ~(j ~ &9@~ · ~ JU},. .., LI , ~ }..;/r.,Cr,> .. ~~ ') J,l. Lf i I 2. ..:; /~tJ ... ···- d- L> ~ • ~~ t /C/c'J ~ Q G' d~ !~ If :31- 33 ~ / / a-~4,! / /ti)£) ~{) �~M- e -'!I",/. ·/?i-tl 6~10 ,;;l'L,,:..:, ���I Form 465 N.S.C. Entry Application \ UNITED ST ATES BUREAU OF MINES CONFIDENTIAL Sco TT TURN ER, D •RECToR FOR GOVERNMENT W ASHINGTON USE ONLY G~i.RM: M~~ To the United States Bureau of Mines , Washington, D. C. SUBJECT: Nat ional Safety Comi;:s,etit~on. 1934 This company desires t o enter the National Safet y Compet i t ion. As provided by the rules governing the competition, a separate and complete report* of each l osttime accident in the calendar year disabling an employee longer than the r emainder of the day of accident will be forwarded to your office. Each accidentreport will show the number of calendar days of disabilit y of t he injured employee, date of employee's return to dut y, cause of accident , and nature of injury. At t he close of each month, the number of employees and time worked will be reported. The identity of the property for which accident reports will be furnished is indicated below. Kind of Plant (underground mine , open-cut mine, or open quarry) ....................... . Name of mine or quarry ........ ................................. .......................... ............................... . Location of plant: .................... .......................... .............................................................. . St ate Count y Nearest town Kind of mineral or stone produced.................... ............. ... ........................................... . Number of men ordinarily employed: Underground. ................. ; In quarry or pit . ................ ; Outside ............................ Address to which correspondence r egarding this Competition s hould be mailed ........ ..... ,.............................................................................................................. . (State) (City) (Street) Very truly yours, ................................................. ...................... Company ..................... ............................................ Signature ............... ................... ......................................... Title Address *Carbon copies of regular forms prescribed by the Compensation Com.mission of tho State may be used in furnishing the accident-data required for the contest; or, if desired, the Bureau will furnish suitable forms. �/ Form 467 N. S. C. Rules UNITED STATES BU REAU OF M I NES ScoTT T URNER, D 1RECT0R WASHINGTON RULES GOVERNING THE AWARD OF TROPHIES IN THE NATIONAL SAFETY COMPETITION FOR 1934 I l. FIVE TROPHIES AWARDED: The bronze trophy 'Sentinels of Safety' will be awarded for the best safety record established in 1934 to the winning plant in each of five groups; 1, Anthracite mines; 2, Bituminous coal mines (includes l i gnite mines); 3, Metal mines; 4, Nonmetalli c mineral mines; 5, Quarries or open-cut mines. This trophy is not awarded outright, but is retained by the winning company for a year and is then transferred to the winner of the next year's contest. Honorable mention is given to plants ranking second, third, fourth, and fifth in each group and to all plants go1ng through the year without a lost-ti me accident. In addition to the trophy awarded to the company, each employee of the winning mine or quarry will receive a certificate of honor issued by the United States Bureau of Mines. 2. ELIGIBILITY: Underground mines employing 25 or more men underground (rule changed from 1932) and quarries or open- out mines employing 25 or more men i n the pit. To maintain eligibility for the trophy the plant must be active at least 150 days; quarries and open- cut mines having worked at least 30,000 man-hours inside the pit and underground mines at least 30,000 man- hours underground. Mines and quarries working 30,000 man-hours are eligible for honorable mention, although they may not be eligible for the trophy because they do not employ 25 men underground or in the pit 150 days. 3. CONTEST PERIOD; January 1 to December 31, 1934. SCOPE OF CONTEST: The contest covers accidents and man-hours worked underground or in the quarry or pit, also at surface shops and yards including crushing and screening plants at the mine or quarry or pit. The contest does NOT cover smelting, ore-dressing, cementmills, l ime-kilns, or stone- dressing. 4. SEPARATE ENROLLMENT OF EACH PLANT: A separate enrollment application should be filed for each mine or quarry. A company may select one or more of its plants for entry in the contest. (For purposes of the contest, an underground anthracite mine is defined as an underground excavation and development - a single operating unit - with shafts, slopes, drifts, or tunnels for the extraction of anthracite coal; it includes all underground and surface operations under the mining company• s control except those at the breaker, power pl ant , and boiler house and employees of independent contractors , not under the control of the local officials of the mining company. An anthracite stripping operation is also defined as above except that the coal is mined from an open excavation instead of underground.) 5. I THE WINNERS: The winner in each of the above five groups will be the mine or quarry havi ng the l owest accident- severity rate, that is, the smallest loss of time from all fatal, permanent , and l ost-time injuries per 1,000 man- hours worked. Should two or more plants have no accidents causing loss of time, the trophy shall be awarded as stated in Rule 9. 7. REPORTS RE4UIRED: a. Accident Repor ts: Competing companies agree to send to the United States Bureau of Mines a separate and ful l report of each l ost- t i me accident. (A l ost- time accident is defined as one that oauses disability beyond the remainde r of the day on which the accident �Form 467 (l occurred. This also covers injuries that do not incapacitate an employee for work until some time in the future; e . g., as the result of infection.) All fractures or permanent injuries should be reported even if no time is lost; also all temporary injuries that prevent an employee from performing his regular duties, even though during convalescence the injured employee returns to lighter work. Companies may use accident report forms supplied by the Bureau of Mines or they may send the Bureau a copy of their reports to the State Commission or their insurance carriers. Each accident report should show date of injury, date that disability begins , date of ability to resume work, and number of calendar days lost. In counting the number of calendar days lost, the day of injury should not be counted. The plant's enrollment or entry number should be shown on each accident report. b. Exoosure Reports: The number of man- hours of employment or exposure should be reported on forms supplied by the Bureau of Mines; this includes man-hours of exposure of service or maintenance-men on days when mine or quarry was not producing. c. Completeness and Accuracy: Company reports to be summarized by the Bureau of Mines at the close of the year and mailed to company, the company to certify same as to completeness and accuracy and return same to the Bureau of Mines. 8. l'IHEN TO SEND REPORTS: Accident reports should be mailed to the Bureau of Mines, Washington, D. C., when the injured employee returns to work or when disability ceases. They may, if desired, be mailed to the Bureau at the close of each month. However, all reports should be mailed before January 31. 1935, so that the winners of the contest may be announced early in the year. Company will estimate number of days of disability if disability is expected to continue beyond January 31, 1935. Reports of man- hours worked may be mailed monthly or whenever convenient to the reporting company. 9. METHODS OF RATING: Mines and quarries will be rated according to their accident- severity rates, that is, acoording to number of calendar days of personal disability from injuries per 1,000 man- hours worked by all employees (except office workers) at the mine or quarry and at the surface plant connected with the mine or quarry. Deaths and permanent disabilities are weighted according to the scale shown in Table 1. Temporary disabilities are weighted according to actual calendar days of disability, including Sundays, holidays, and days on which the plant was idle, if the injured employee was physically unable to work on those days. The severity rate is obtained by dividing the total number of days of disability from accidents by the total number of man- hours worked and mul tiplying the quotient by·l,000. If two or more mines or quarries have no lost-time accidents, the award shall go to· the plant having .the largest n111Dber of man- hours of exposure during the year. 10 . COMMITTEE OF AWARD: The winning companies are selected by a Committe f A d d e o war compose of seven members, identified with the mineral industry but not connected with the Bureau of Mines. 11. MISCELLANEOUS: The above rules shall govern the contest during subsequent years may be revised as experience shows to be advisable. 1934. The rules for 12. RECORDS CONFIDENTIAL: Records will not be published in such • identity of an individual plant, unless the plant wins the tro h a way as to reveal the or is awarded honorable mention, in which case the record will be publ ished as a credit PY t th outstanding safety records may be published tor plants operati n °t e company, except th at accidents or with unusually low accident rates. g wo or more years without - 2 - �l 'i'ABLE l.- SCALE OF TI!lE LOSSES FOR WEIGHTING DEATHS AND PERMANENT INJURIES SO AS TO SHOW SEVERITY OF ACCIDENTS I Degree of disability in per cent I Days lost of perma- I nent total I disability I I I Nature of injury I I - - - - - - - - - '- - - - - - - - - - 1 I I I Death .................................................................... .................................................. 1 Permanent total disability ............................................................................ 1 Arm above elbow, dismemberment, or permanent disability of ............ \ Arm at or below elbow, dismemberment, or permanent disability of.. \ Hand, dismemberment, or permanent disability of ................................ .. Thumb, any permanent disability of ............................................................ 1 Any 1 finger, any permanent disability of ....................................... ....... 1 2 fingers, any permanent disability of .................................................... 1 3 fingers, any permanent disability of .................................................... 1 4 fingers, any permanent disability of .................................................... 1 Thumb and 1 finger, any permanent disability of .................................. 1 Thumb and 2 fingers, any permanent disability of ................................ 1 Thumb and 3 fingers, any permanent disability of ................................ 1 Thumb and 4 fingers, any permanent disability of ................................ 1 Leg above knee, dismemberment, or permanent disability of .............. 1 Leg at or below knee, dismemberment, or permanent disability of .. , Foot, dismemberment, or permanent disability of ............................... .. . Great toe, or any 2 or more toes, any permanent disability of ..... . 1 toe, other than great toe, any permanent disability of .............. .. 1 eye, loss of sight ...................................................................................... .. Both eyes, loss of sight ................................................................................ 1 !o!:r:a~::s1:!sh::r~:;r~~~···.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.:·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.:·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.-.·.:·.·.·.·.·.·.·.-.:·.·.·.·.·.·.:·.-.·.:·.·.·.·.:·.::·.:::·.-.·.:::·.: I I 100 100 75 60 50 10 5 12½ 20 30 20 25 3~¼ 40 75 50 40 5 0 30 100 ° 10 50 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 6,000 6,000 4,500 3,600 3,000 600 300 750 1,200 1,800 1,200 1,500 2,000 2,400 4,500 3,000 2,400 300 , ......~ ... ~00...... I I I 6,000 600 3,000 I Temporary disabilities are weighted according to actual calendar days of disability, including Sundays and holidays a~ stated in Rule 9. Hernia is classed as a temporary disability to be charged with the actual number of calendar days during which the employee was unable to work. 13. DEFINITION OF ACCIDENT RATES: Frequency Rate means the number of all injuries (fatal, permanent, and temporary losttime injuries) per million man-hours of exposure. Severity Rate means the number of days of disability resulting from all injuries (fatal, permanent, and temporary lost- time injuries) per thousand man-hours of exposure. �> , "' • 080-3 Omaha - October 3~ 19340 (~i 'Mr. G. B. Pryde: rerI 1/I:. ,Jt{f. Note attached letter to 1~iro Davis date. 7 I I I woul 1dp-1 I ' --- pre'sent preciate your haying I'ir o Murray v,rite an outline of our methods with the sa~ety gains obtained over the past four or five years, outlining the various methods employed, making mention, o.f course, of our Book ot: standards, the minerst handbook, the worlr of the u. s. Bureau of Yl.ines, the awards, particularly those made during the past three years, and the response received from same, also making reference to the Sentinels of Safety trophy received a few days ago, with the basis for the award.a I.f you can get this to Dro Reid at the Hotel Pennsylvania, New York City, by October 25th, such will be in time to be picked up by. Dr. Reid. I wish you would give the manuscript your personal at- tention after preparation, so that any facts set forth will be definite and authoritative. CC: Dr. William Reid. �~.. ~- . 'l"Joi,::, I."\ \.:2.. :: n ,.,.._.""-1 - ,!').._... ..,,.,.. , h .. Ll .....,'\. , h ~ l .. '.j ... l, 1:>n--· r..: r. r..-:'\ • 1-.n"'--\t Mr':\ 'h'.)-.r .:...,.,.-':.,"'>'· -:~ ',) 1·,•11..r, \'·h--: • •- - ... .!.. ~ 1 , .. C . . J , , : . l -' v , ; ) . . , 1 _ .. . , V ~ l : . . . _ i,... '"' - ~ • - . . V - . . . ._, i 03hc·.m.ki'.J. ~,Yvorao t:i?i9to un'i.1oeo. 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Raid io clooix,cil.o of 't)oing ao~inito b h:lo p:i;o□o_-'l.ta.~:lanD i t 1.e 41~to ! r:~ortant, of! oow.r.:o~ i :r:.:it: t ho i'..: :: ~t o u~ 01-3:i!':i.y 00t i'oX>"i~u be.fore bim. llo piokotl up o. l at of oo.~o-i:;'Zi' :tngw~'G~CE ~;,c;::i ov.z, r:t<'ln oo b'J.t I ~ o.oktnc :m-. . ~ycte to c~vo ~ it-~ u c5. u.J..l='..:r, m:)ro r..-;cnorn:.1. ,11•~.,. sgn.tation and 1t io oat of tho c o::fu~o:t 'lnf'o.:.~o:uicn tlmu ho t"Till r,ri4;o hi.:i !'OpOI't::, uhieh., ao i )O:t'.O'l"O ~tr.:-'i.m:::.., "lJ:!.~'l C3C U.p]" Ct ;.1C! 'i:l2UO~t and 1!liportant pl.aoo in :avitioh ~inc c.:mnln. li!.11 yoll not obligo uo bot h ill 'O!tlo m'ti~O:!:p cO!iA.,..)□O~lG DF. Reid at th.3 Hotel rc~ylva:.1i C'.41 ~~ :-, "!'o::·:'. .. : 1:.1!7.-~;10 :l.l'l i:l!:1::, to r•~f!.o'.h u.m thol'e nob later than ootober 25th'$ • �Fot m2191 U NION PACIFIC SYSTEM lme F, "cl _____ __ M J E. ~ Aulii'fe CI:laha. TELEGRAM 0. 8. �./cl.ASS OF SERVICE DESIRED\ DOMlrSTIC CABLi. TECf:\ ~AM FULL MT£ . DEFERRED DAY LETTER NIGHT NIGHT J.IESSAGE LETTER NIGHT WEEK ENO LETTER LETTER Pntrou• bouldcbcckcbs>otsenioo dC31red: ot.bcrwiao m=co will be (b(Q)W>1f (Q)lr ~~~1r1E:~~ IDJ~ll@~ ,r~!k~@~&M tro.n,m,ittc<Jc,anfull•r:ito eommontc:otion. 1934 OCT 3 AM 7 41 Received at ROCK SPRINGS , 'J YOU!i~G KH2 VIA RCA--CD COl:JDEl,TBEATH 32 3/1209 LC WILLI AM REID OF SCOTLAND UNIOI-J ?ACIFIC COAL CO!!PANY--ROCKS?RINGS SAFETY IN MINES RESEARCH BOARD \7ANT YOU 'fO INVESTIGATE PHELTS DODGE CORPORATION SAFETY DEPARTMENT CAN YOU ARRANGE ALL \7ELL HERE-- REID FIFCOl,. COPY �Roc k S),) ring s - Octob e r 1 , 1 ~3 4 ll r. Eugene llcAulif f e: lir ., I:eid c.nd Hr. Leek h ave been s t ay ing a t my h ome , so that there will be 110 e :xpan s e a ttach e d to t hem . We h a ve enjoye d huving them with us , a nd I thi n k they probably fel:t more at home t han t hey would have i n a hotel. They both worked very h a rd, a nci I think they ha ve gotten a Lood d e al of useful informa tion . I am glad to know you had a s uccessful me e t ing , as tke press notices uould indicate a grea t deal of interest in the American ~ ining Congress meeting. �Original fi-70 ~ --284 - Reid 284- Leek 287 - AlME GBP - Personal 225 - UMW of A Rock Springs - Sept. 29, 1 9340 Mr. Eugene 1-ic nulifio: ilir • Reid is eti ll here 1 and will get on Train 18 with you 1'Uesday morning. llr. Leek arrived a ueek a go today, and both of them have been in the mines, and we have given them a grea'i:, deal of information regarding our operations here. I presume hir. Leek ,.,i Ll leave here some t:ime next week, and will probably desire to see you in Ona.ha if convenient, before going on to Chicago and the eastern states. I thimk he would like to have some let'ters from you to visit some of the mines in Illinois and PermY.sylvenie.. l have told him I am sure you VTild be glad i;o do this for him when he sees you . ~ie had a very good meeting of the ';/ycming Section of t he American Institute of Mining and l.ietallurgical Engineers at Ho~rds Gafe on Thursday evt1ning, having dinner at 6 i" .M. ile had election of of iicers, with 1ir. '{i . :r. r..igb-r.ingale being chosen Ghainnan and llir. G. A. Knox as Vice Chairman . Libby \18.S reelected Secretary. Mr. After dinner, ,-,e -;Jent to the Old •.rimer's' Building, where vie had ® open meetiug, r.,r. Reid t alking on general mining work and roof control, and 1ir. Leek giving a. very fine talk on of ti1e Coal liines Act of Great .l:Jritain. the application Both talks were most interaatiug and ~e na.d considerable discussion . i,jr. Leek, llr. Reid ancl. myself are going to Fa·i;her "ii elsh 's men's breakfast at 9 A.ij. tomorrow morning, and the t wo young men will ia.lk about conditions in Great Britain • .Lir. Reid has met quite a number in Rock Springs who ,vorked for his father, and discussing old times in Scotland with these people ,nade the visit more intereeting for him. '\le have not found anyone here from JJr. Leek's part �of the country, except t hat \'18 visit ed at .ift. J.Sridger on returning from Utah, and lllet hlr. Grosh on, tho caretake1· thore , who bad been a visitor in 'M r, Leek ' s hane town. took I 'k1ula them to Southern Utah over last week end, and inspec:ted the new GOodman machine which 1ir . Gibs on has at ;fattis . It seems to be a very good machine, and I believe it is: more ruggedly built than the Joy. Saw the Kenilworth tipple, •at iCenil,1ort.h, Utah 0 vm ich is a tremendously large utruc:ture, and I imagine i:t cost anyahere from ~3008 000 to 0350, 000. eigµt tracks. It loads c oal on We visil:ied ,1ith 1,Ir . i;,'atts a short t ime in Ca stle Gate . The operators I talked with are not en trrely happy with the union in Heitner are they sa·iiisfied with t he Code, workillg 35 hours per week, 7 hours per day. In times past they have worked all kinds of hou rs, Sundays included, to fill their orders, and now that they are sanetihat restrict.ad, t h ey are finding it very difficult to carry on their operations. Original Signed : George B. Pryde �Se_vt ember 2~ , l~M ilr . C. C. Reid, G<;nera l 1.!w,ac er F i i' e Co a l Co~11-,any Cowdenbeat.h, :b'if'eshi :re b cotl and · -----·---·- ..__ Dear U r . heio.; ' ie r..l:lve enjoyeu greatly having your son . \7illi&m, r.-i th us . He has been he re for a little ove r two weeks , &na bas haci &mple opportuni zy to visi t all our pro !)erties, ,~s \·:ell as to bo into our A'.J.i.:.itinG, $to r e operations, anu ,;eneral , .. ccountinb oyute ms . he v1i 11 leave here 'i'ueaday morni ng on f r,i n !To . 18 for Omah&, f,ettin t; on the s c:.me trt.in on v,hicll. ... r. B\lhcn e ;.1chuli ffe, our .t>resi dent , ie trc:1.veling eaet f ro:n the .l>c!ci f ic Coast . Mr. lioAuli ff e \'till tu ke him to O~ru.. for a day, anu then go to \Jhl cai;o \ ? i th hi!!l. :rr. ~c,\u1iff'e hr.s olso civen hio :::0 1Je letters oi' in t rodu ction to some 01· the lare,e operutin g cora.9~nies in Illinoi s ond l>ennsylvfmiu. ! rec.lly thi nk it 'l:&O o. !.:.._,lendid thin e fox \/il lic;im to come to the united Sta tee, a.na . \"1.hi l e our c:ona.i t ionc :ir e r.iuch aif feren t fro:n your opera tinu conc.i ti ons, .sti 11 there are pri nci_yles inv olved , I thi nk, .-,hich may b e Qp,Plied to your o peration~. Conversely. !)rinci ple s which a r e upplied to mi ninf., in Great l3ri tain cun be ayylied to our opcI·utions here very hC.Vent~ceouely. I enjoye<1 my vi sit Y,i th yo ur so n , r:nc I &m cure that the excha nge of i c:ieas VJ i ll be mut ua.ll y beneficial . You, of course, have 1nobl.ems tha t ,;c do no t have, on a c coun t of the gr eater depth of your mi nes , our sewne quit e l u.rge anu rel.D t i vely e lo oe to the nur fa ce. The great es t d epth we are wo rk.i ng, at " C" 1Une, Sur,er i or, i e a oout 1 ,200 feet, the a ver£.t.,e in this fi c l d about 500 fe et. We v,ent o ve r to the Ut ah mi nes lt.. ot \'leek end, with Ur . Leek, 11ho i..rriv cd here a week at,0 , ana ho.d Eln op~rtuni ty of' o bservi ns mining condi ti on e ther e . v.here the co ver i e o oout 1,500 f e e t. William lw. e met quit e a numoe r o f mine worke r s here who us ed to work f or you in the min es under your �Jurisdiction. three of my brothex-s-·in-law and one brother haviUG ·o een <3t1€:;w{;ed in <..i f fe:rent capacities in your mining operations. Y:e lw.o u ve"J;y fine meeting of the \'/yoming Section of the .'., i eri~ t•.!l L _!:ti tutc of 1.ii':1inc £:<na ~.1: etul lurgi.c u l Ent,incers i,..zx•e Thui·sday night, when William <..nc. l1ir . Leek ti,.•_} .;C, ·,iillh.!'1 tu lkine, .:, .JOut roof subsidence an~ :lr . Leek tc.1ll,int; on the Coal llin es Act of ~rec.t Bri t ...::.:1 . ;reedlcas 't{; ::·&y , we .1\:,1e:dcans enjoyed the t&lk G very much. I am sure tha t Wi lliam has picked up a number of idea::3 which he \•Ji 11 ,::a rit to use in your ·airHs v:·hen he comes back, a nd r HU sure he has thoroughly enj oye<i his cont!:l.cts ·,1itlJ. the o!_.i1e r peo1) l e of ti1i:a .._,art oi' t rie country whom he has met, u nd ,..,ill ha ve further op por t unity to study in the eu..::;tern stat es o~::·ore re t ·.J.::::-nint,; home . He will have many thin g s to tell you u oout. hi s visit ·-.:.hen he r etu1·n b c1no l u!n sure r1i l l be k t·.Jt ousy for some time t e llint., of his e.:x.9e1·ienc e e in Arner icet , I reLrette<i very much that I failed to see you. ·,•.<hen I wc:.s .in Great 3:ritain in l'::li51, mj, ti;n e :.t.',~ther limited , ~ nd I founa iil: very difficult to covei' all t~e .:,rounu I e:,1Jected to i n ti'le ~hor t i,l ,n.c at •·ey uis - posal. OGE.:ti!it; However, I hove I mny have the ul easure of yc,u at !:!0!1e futu:i:·~ time . .Please give my !'ee,urda to :1r. Carlo w, t.no. tell him that I wi 11 v1ri te him some a ay, that I ha:ve r a ther ne e::lecte<l fll.Y corr e a_l:lonaenc e fo r some time, v,ith eo iminy other things interveni ne,. Cordially yours, 11r:~i1.:. l :-.i~1,;,I}: GEURGE 8, PRYDl �./cl.ASS OF srnv1cE DESIRED\ DOMESTIC - CABLE TELf"'-'lAM FULL RATE OAYLETTER DEFE:lREO NIGHT MESSAGE NIGHT NIGHT WEEK END LETTER LETTER LETTER Pol:<>,.. ehouldchockcb:aotlOU'<l<:A> (C(O)~'f ©If W1~~irlf.:~~ WJ~Il(Q)~ '1f~l1~@~&JM1 de:iir~: othcrwi::.o mCls31'.:0 'mil be transmitted a.on tall-roto communlc:4tiou. Rock Springo - Sept. 20, 193~ ti . S . !lcClune Exuminer of ~erchunaico 120 P oet Office .Build irie .!-hilt'.delvhi!.i, l>o.. llY L E';2!£:R 1,'0UHTr:~ilTH PLl3AS:ii: S:Jim .SLIDES Q.UICI~Y r·:n .I :1::; rl}U:m SEtiT \~'il lium Reid �./cl.ASS OF SERVICE DESIRED\. DOMESTIC CABLE ~ < ;RAM FULL RATE D-'YLETTER DEFERRED NIGHT MESSAGE NIGHT LETTER NIGHT LElTER WEEKEND LETTER PAtrom abould chock clASsolaenice desired: oth..-..ilo m cssnl?<I ..-Ill be tnuumilttcdABAfall·r.>te eom.muuicotiou.. CC:@IF1f Cglf ~IE:~'lrl:E:~M IDJJNrll(Q)~ Jf~lL~@~AlMI P ennsylv'- ru. .... F..o·~el Ue,; Yorlt Ci .ty . ~! oY • .PLEl~SE 1:ortr:i\HD l'iiiY :1A:IY.1 YOU l-U~VB roR US 'IO RO cm ;PRI!i!G:3 Y/YOhlJ:HG CARD UTII OD Pf,CIF I C COJC CQ!__lJuTY . 1:JilU.a.m Reid. �Rock Springs - Sept. 24, 1934. Llr. T. H. Butler: hlr. ll. W. hledill : Mr . Thoe. Foster: Mr. Geo. A. BrOl'!n: I hlr. William Heid of Scotland, whom you have met, and Mr. r~ G. E. Leek, lraveling ~tudent of the Mavor & Coulson, Ltd., \"Jill speajc at the Old Timers Building Thursday evening, September 27th, at 7:30 P .hl. Please give this meeting publicity, extending the invitation to hear th.ese talks to as many men as possible. Original Sianed: I. N. Bayless �I have received a copy of "Rules and Regulations For the Government of All Employes of The Union Pacific Coal Company" bearing number above. I will read these rules, and I further agree to observe same as long as I am employed in or about the mines of The Union Pacific Coal Company, and will return this book in the event I leave the service of the company within one year. ----;?JJ. • L ·r (Signed) •••••••• ··········~·--············,···(.~ (Witness) 0...0~ . ·-- ·-···· .... (Date)~~e~ Employed in Mine..·-·-·-·····at.............._................ as ••·-····-····-····-··········-··--···················· [This Receipt to be Filed ln Office of Employment Agent, Rock Springs.] �Copy to - Wmo Re:id, JiJsqo ~ Dr.Eugene McAUliffe 0 Messrs.Union Pacific Coal Coo• 1416 Dodge Street, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A. Dear Dr.Mot uliffe,.. • : • - . . . .. - -....-.-• h ~• - Mr.Wm.Reid, son 9f nzy- friend Mr.Charlee. Reid··..G,!llneral .Manager,.,9,1· the l11ii'e Got1l Company and now Aeaist-ant..--.i\gent: in that Company, is coming to .America .shortly to study amerioan Mining Methods. I .know if he finds it poa~ible in fixing up his Itinerary to make oontaot with you it io not even necessary to suggest to you that you should let him see your work ut Rook ~prings. You will find Mr .Wm.Reid very well worth meeting and an interested visitor. r erh6pe you will be good enough to let my old friend Mr . Pryde know c~ this possible visit. I tto bope you end your f smily continue fit and able. YourG sincerely• �Rock Springs - Sei)t. 11 , 1934 ~ r. Eugene 1.i.cAulifie: I h~ve c:1 le: tter from \lilliam Ret,g , from Scranton, &.dvieing he t,ill 'i:>e he:re on Tr~in 21, Thursday evening . I presume he \iill stety a :mund here for some t i me . �NEWLY REMODELED FOUR HUN OREO ROOMS ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF OWNERSHIP MANAGEM E NT r ~ - ~ I 0.• "l,•• ~ ' '. : ----=- -----=SCRANT ON, PENNA. - C.un GAR.AGr;. l\uoss Trt( STnc.a ~~- ��HOTE L CASEY Four Hun<1re<1 Rooms Abso1utel4 Fireproor ·sc~ton,s Best" /4J 400 Car Garage Convenient. Scranton, fPennsif Lvania, �L.c f~ --- A1: .... Z " Hf~.~ August 20 0 19~ o l!q~oc J. B. Duvo:i 0 ll3.t 0i:'.' [~ 0 oulc 011 !i'G:lo.? 7 4'''i Bro.J.d s·c:·oei; J ~.ti!.J L!(.'.:1 • Gl.nf.l[;O\J, Se otlunt'..o d.eli(#lttul. aver~3 t,ith hit:11 ID'• Du:to, Dl.. e ll• Iil ~ YOii..11.() C.nd 'f!li"S O :m P1tteburl#l lnat woo}J:. I t y:.10 go~d. -to :ico L'irs Gal1:1o~:: ecam. fiy collplil!l0nt3 to li!rs. nuvoz, .mu lcl.nuc:;·i.'i :.."ec:u:ds t o ·i.~hi:> ,Otm.S peopl.e. ,,, ,,, ... CO : Jlr • ./v G. B. PrJdo • . Very alnoorcl7 youro , �- l 1.. I Vt I\UG ~ tJ 19::?4 '"I .. , . ,... ·- r: ."' --- .. 080-3 Omaha - August 18~ 1934 0 Mr. G. B. Pryde : Yours 15th r egardin g visit of N~o William Reid of t he Fife Coal Company, Fifeshire, Scotland: I am delighted t o join you in doing everything we can for Mr. Reid, and if' YOL1. iiii ll keep me posted, I ,·,ill t ry to h elp in ever y way possibleo �.., Rock Sprinbs - Augus t 15, l~:Sli llr . Eugene !1cAuliffe: Herer.rith co py of letter from Mr . William Re id, a member of the staff of 'l'h e F i fe Coal Company, li'if eshire, Scotland, and my r.i.nS\7er to Mr . Reid. The Fife Coal Company is a l arge operating comp any in Fife shire, not far from my h ome . Whi le I do not kno,1 lir. Reid personally, I h ave knov.n his rela.ti ves for quite a number of year s, as they h ave been prominent in the coal affairs of Fifeshire. Mr . Car lo w, the 11anaging Director, 'is, I think, a cousin of Mr. Re i ds. They are a very progressive company, and have aone a ~reat deal of ,.,ork in mechani zation , c:i. nd I thi nk llr . Reid will enjoy his vi s it to the United States. I have taken the liberty o f suggesting to llr. Reicl ,.,th.a t you would be g lad to a rrange to have him visit some of ✓ the larger mines in the United Sta tes if he should desire tc1 do 60 • It woulci be a very f ine thing if be could oome out here when we have our Safety meetin g aua dinner for the employee of the Superior 11 B 11 Mine. I shall keep in touch with him and kee.v you advised ELS to hi B plans. �~ r. •;:illic:.n 'Z' eid. c/o Penns.tlVbDli.c lio~e:.. Uev1 York Cit.1. :; .~ . . ,ei' eren ce i o m2"tle to yoill:'o of •·•U..l:,;US t 1st. :i h!::.ve c 21·1· i cd on a very interenting corres .t1ondence \'; ith ~:.' . c~rlon i'o1· GO!!!(; ti 1:1e. I du.l l be c;l~Lc.i to r.ave you vi ui t ou:..· y1•ope:rtieo ti. t any ti~e convenient to you. !lr. I. G. E. Leek, the \·J irmer of the .r..!avor & Cou.lmn ?ravelin.:_, Dtutlentahip, Glo.s~ou, Sco"tlr:md, ~.-i ll 1n~obably oe here early in nep tember. I ao not l<nori yet the exact an. tc of his visit. but if you coulci c ome at t ·. c.t ti De . i t ~:ou ld Pl"Obaoly be in terc s tint, for both 9f ~•. ou: ~:ley ttv.ber voul<l probably cie the bes·t t i me fol' you to come, ~eCQU£ e the ~euth~r out here i ~ bette~ then. LaJer in the yenr, the ~euther is quite di o~Breeable, 2nti it ✓ i .3' o ore tiii'fioult to t:,Ct a::-ound. \7e ht.Ve properties at 1'ocl, .Sptincs, Reliance , .:inton @nd ~3u.:,,e rior. in i:2e Rock 13print,;s _, field, anc.. at Hinno, a.oout 150 miles e8st of ricc1r Sv ringe. You mii)lt d eei re, cJ.ao , to go to some of t he Utrui aincs, u 6 they have c;ome very 1&2.·ae o inc 0 tllexe . {.'bi le they do not [.~proximate your conditions, you may be interes ted in seeine£ the ~7ork there in the thick ~ea.ms . If you n ould like to c one out here soon a fte1· your aniv~l in the United State s , thn t noulti be entirely e:stiafnctory, £00..J in the event tlw.t you desire t o do so, Ur . Eugene :.5:oAuli i'fe, our I'red~ent, J:'l.as a lr:.rge acquaintanceship -r.itb coal men in the United Stutes, and I Mn sure h e n ill bu glao to :::mk!:: arrl:Jne,ements for you to visit some of the l u rgor mines in Illinoi s vna. Pennaylvanio., arid in any ot' tl:..e other sta tee thi. t you o esire to vi sit. • If you have not arranged for railroad tr.meL-'Ortation in thi e country, probably the best a ethod for you to travel would be via !Jew York Central to Chical)>, Chicai;o l: liorthwef!tem to Omahu and Union Pacific from OmDha to Boo.k S.[,rinea. It woula Ji)robably be \iell for you to purchase a �2 re tum ticket, c.-no then , if you d0 s i 1e to nmke s i de trips, as you no coubt n ill, off the r.1.iiin line, you coulu pu:r chase tri p ticket s . I \'.'OU.l tl out,ee s t that you ge t in touch with t.: r. H. A. La't'1reuce > Ceneral 1-\gen t . 'oni on Pacif ic Ha ilro&d Cocvmy, Room 4G 2, c-. t G21 P.if th /,venue, new York Ci 'to'· I know he would be £:;lat! to t...eGi s t you in your tr:::nsportation pro oler.1G. I :::hQ ll be g l ad to have you stay jus t a s lo ng as you desire, anu ,1e n ill t.l ve you every facili -cy to make e:x~minC4tions of our yro :9erties. 'l'he1·e n.:re a grea t many Scotti sh peopl e i n Eock Bprint:;,s, a na I mu sure you \'iill feel at home h ere ana enjoy y oui· vis it. "v'iih ki nd personal reg-c1:i:."'ds, I am Very s ince1·e l y you:rs, . i ·. , �../c u.ss OF SERVICE DESIREik DOMESTIC '\~ CRAM CA0L.S FULL RATE DAY LETTER DEFERRED HIGHT UESSACE HIGHT LETTER HIGHT LmER WEEK END LmER J Potrons abould check cl:mof t<rric:c, dc:med; otbcnrioo 1111e11S>110 will be tmmmJtt«J GS ll fall•l'Oto commanleaticm. <C@W'V ©>lf WJE~,r~~~ rnJNll@~ ,r~ILi~@~AlMC . Pock Springs - Aug . 13, 1-:)34 \'lill iam Reid Pif e Co al Co . Coudenbeo.th , Scotlond DEJ;.IGHTED HAVE YOU VISI':i' 0UR PROPER'I'Ili:S l\ll \"/liI~'IMG YOU 1'ULLY TODAY CARE PIDmSYLVAl'IIA HO'l'EL N:E.'\'/YORK Geo r ge .Pryde �ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ACCRESSEO TO THE COMPANY. ~•-oO,,.CE LE: VEN, FIFE. TtcLECRhMS "CARLOW, PHONE, LEVEN '.' "F1Fcoi:: COWOENBEATH. fi:LttPHO .. E H•~ 161 & 162 No. 7 Office, L f! Vli:N If.'! 18110 185 Cowoi:N1n:ATH YOUR REF . OuR REF George B. Pryde, Esq., Vice- President&. General Manager , Union Pacific Coal Company, Rock Springs, '!'! Y O M 1 .N G. Dear Sir, My r.tanagine; Director , J,lr. Carlow, ilas suggest ed that I 1night write to you to ask if' you vrould be good enough to let me visit your works some time during my visit to the .States . You may lmo\"1 my father, t.:harles C. Reid, who for many years stayed at Leven and is a cousin of Mr. L:arlow. I vrill be very much obliged indeed • if you could possibly see your way to let me spend a day or two to study your organisation as well as your mechanisation. I am at present in charge of The ~ife Uoal Company ' s Cowdenbeath and Valleyfield group of collieries, an area v,hich you may lmow has many difficulties. I have been given leave of absence for 3 months tour in the States , and sail on the 22nd of August , and will stay in the Pennsylvania Hotel, New York, for a day or two when I arrive about the 30th August. If you could write me there I could get in touch with you and arrange specific dates for such a visit. If you are on holiday at the time of receipt of this letter I will write you myself when I arri ve on the other side. Yours faithfully, � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Union Pacific Collection Description An account of the resource This collection is made possible in part by a generous grant from Wyoming Humanities. All materials are the property of Union Pacific Coal Company, on long-term loan at Western Wyoming Community College. For usage inquiries, contact the <a href="https://www.uprrmuseum.org">Union Pacific Museum</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Concerning Visit of William Reid and K.H. McNeill Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1934-1935 Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence, 1934, 1935 Description An account of the resource Documents and letters documenting the correspondence of William and K.H.'s visit to the mines. There are copies of the mine maps within the PDF. Documents are held together by brass pins. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George B. Pryde, James Johnstone, I. N. Bayless, R.I. Robertson, Eugene McAuliffe Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0284 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co.