https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/bc1040105b2d45cfb087c0224c719bc2.pdf bc1d4a0ee9c2cb7de13474c35e9bb443 PDF Text Text Sep t 6Ilb er 1 0 , 1 938 Lunch a t 1 2 : 30 ,:;l el e ction s :.~ c.Aul i ff e I s Kil t i e Band Invoc a tion il ev . Br u c e :K . :Sl un t Geor g e :a . ..,r de In tro du c ti on o f Gu e s ts Chai :rman J:>r e -s en t a tio n o f l=i. es.i:-on s e 1 u. II . Cam e-o n :•_;:anac,in t; Di re c tor :ff a, t i o n al 'af e ty Co un ci 1 ,J&T Ti lf.SLS 0 :::1 SAJ'-'-"TY•~ Tropby ~ug en e Ll cAuliffe P r e s i d ent The Un io n Fc.:.cif ic Co al Com:p any Geo . A. Br o vm Su y eri n t enc en t Su p er ior iii ne Jam Dex ter L:em.b er o f F ersonn el 11 D 11 :U:ine, 8Uj_) e:rio r Hema.rk s J: :c e s en tation of Bur e au o f Iiine .s i'.\.wai· d s to i,i1• . .l!iUs en e :~cAuli fi' e E . H. D en ny District En t:si n e er U . 6 . Bur e a u of :.Ii n e s 1:To naan D arao n Director, Safety Activities ,Au tomo ti ve Safety :Foun da tion R . R . Knill i3 af et-J En gi neer The Union Pacific Co al. Company I. H . Bayless Gen er a.l li ctn ag er '11he Union ?acific Co al. Comj_J any J election s ..: cAuliffe' s Kil tie Band --------- ,I �L Rock Sprinss Miner 9-9-38 Safety Trophy (Continued Fromi Page One) \Safety Tiroplhiy 1I'o Be Prese1IBterll lo Superior IlJ) Mine Workers amirday -❖- The national "Sentinels of Safety'' trophy will be presented to employes of The Union Pacific Co a 1 company's Superior D mine at a luncheon that will be held in the Old Timers 1. building a.t 12: 30 p. m. •Sa turday. W ..H. •Cameron of Chicago , mana.ging director of the National Safety Council , " riill present 1lhe trophy and make the main after-luncheon ad- , ' dress. The enfir e program will b e broadI cast by KVRS, Ro el, Springs broadcasting station, 1beginn'ing aaout 1:30 p. m. D mine won ,the national trophy · in 1937 for maintaining the best ,;;afe•ty rewrd of any bituminous mine in the United Strutes. Ifa record wa s 301,051 man-hours •w orked with no lost-time injuries. This is t h e ,third time that a Union Pacific Coal company mine won the award. In 1933 the Supe1ior B mine won tll e " Sen,tinels of Safety" with a record of lS'i ,888 man-hours wo1·ked without a Jos t-time injury, and in 193 4 th e Sup er ior C mine won it ,on a r ecorid' of 225 ,42 6 manhours wo'rlced w itho ut a Jos t-tim e injury, During th e next ,two years th e trophy went t o mi ne s in West Vir ginia a nd Kentucky, ,to be won again in Hl 37 by a Wyoming mine. Norman Da mon, director of safety activit ies of the A uto motive Safety Foundation , wlll he a. g uest at the luncheon, and will a lso address the employes . Both i.\I!r, Cameron and :\Ir. Damon are enro u te ,to Los Angeles to atte nd the E leven Western St a t es Safety conference. (Co n tinued on Page Four) -----s~---- Others •to appear on the program . will ·be Eu•g ene 'McAuliffe, ,president; and! George B. Pryde, vice presiden,t of o,p ermtions, of The Union Pacific Co.al company ; E . H. Den-n y of Denver, engineer of the, U. S. bureau of mines; I. N. Bayless, general manager, and R. R. Knill, s a•fety engineer of the coal company; George A. Brown, supe1,intendent' of Superior 'mines, and •Srum Dexter of the D mii-ne personnel. l\~cAuliffe's Kiltie ·b and will furnish musical selections. Depicts Mother and C'l1ild The "Sentinels of Sa.fety" is a bronze s tatue tite, designed! by Begni de! Piatta. It depkfs a mother and child greet ing the father on his "safe" return from his day's work . The mo lll~er smiles after an~ous w2.i<ting and t he child r earh e5 expectan,tly forwa rd to ·b e fu ken bv ,his father. • The troph ~- i s donated b'y " Th e E xplosive Enginee r," a mining publi cation at W il mi n;;ton, Del., a n d is awarded a P. n u;i.lly througlh th e Na 'it.ional Safety com petition, a yea rly safety contest cond!ucted iby the U. ' S. bu rea u of mines. Rules of the I contest s pe~ify that a committee I comprise:d of seven men who hold dist'inctive posiniou-s in the mining or quarning in:d:ustries shall make the award. The follo,ving mining men made the selection of the tS 'uperlor D mine f·Or 1937: Thomas T. Read, Vlnt6n profe,ssor of mining, Colulll!bia university; Julian D. Conover, secretary of the American Mining Congress; William G·reen, president of the American Federat.fon of Labor; W. H. Cameron, managing d<ireotor of tlhe Nat ional Sa fety Council; J. D. Battle, e;xeclutive secretary of the National Coal Asw ciation; A. J. R. Curtis, .assistant ro the general manager of the Portland Cement association; A. T. Goldbeck, director of the :bureau of engineering of the National Crushed Stone association. The presentation of t>he 1937 award here Saturday will be the first time ,th a.t a member of the committee has presented the winner with ithe trophy, Eugene M:cAuliffe stated lyesterday. Luncheon P1-ogr11m Selections, l\lcAuliffe's K i 1 t i e band. Invocation, Rev. Bruce- IC Blun.t. I Introduction or gu ests, George B. Pr)1d1e, chairman. Presentation of "Sentinels of 1 , 1 • Srufety" trophy, ·vv. H. Cameron, I :manag;ing direcfor Nrutional Safe.ty ; Council. Response, Eugene lVkAuliffe, pres- , ident The Union Pac-ific Coal compa ny. _Remarks, George A. Brown, superrntenden,t Superior mines. Remarks, Sam Dexter, Jnember of personnel "D" mine, Superior. Presentation of Bureau of l\Iines Awards to :\Ir. !Eugene l\IcAuliffe, E. H. Denny, district engineer U, s. Bureau of Mines. ,Remarks, Norman Damon, director, safety activities Awtomotive Safety Foundwtion. Remarks, R. R. Knill, safety en• •g ineer The Union :Pacific Coal com- l j pany. Remark,s, I. N. Bayless, ge,neral manager The Union Pacific Coal company. Selections, McAuliffe's K 11 t i e ,b and. I' I �I '•:, - -- -- - - - - - - - - 0 I To Be Pres·ented I• I U. P. Coal Company·! r,~ - - - - - - - - - - - -- -tl1 Rock Springs Rocket 9-10-38 .. ... -. . ,, ,~ - It ,')'> f" t:}ti1:t~§lf{l The Sentinels of S afety trophy, shown above, w ill b::! present ed to The Union Pacific Co a l compa ny today for a national record in coal mining safet y. Th e awa rd was won f or 1937 • by the Superior D mine for its record of no lost time accidents with 301,051 man-hours of exposure. The company will retain possession of the trophy for a year. If Ml AWARD ODAY . I T_he Sentinels of Safety trophy, 1 won by Superior D mine of The : Union Pacific Coal company in the annual national safety competition conducted ·by the United States • Bureau of Mines, will be presented to the coal company at a luncheon meeting to be held at 12:30 p. m . today in the Old Timers bui,1ding. Presentation of the trophy will be made by W. H. Came.ron, managing director of the national safety council and a member of the 1937 committee of awards supervising the safety competition. Eugene M.cAuliffe, presii:lent of The Union Pacific Coal company,. will receive the trophy. Superior D mine won the trophy for its record in 1937 of 301,051 man-hours worked without a lost time accident. It will be the third time a mine of the Union Pacific Coal company has received the . trophy since 1933. __ _ - h - - �l THE EXPLOSD!ES ENGINEER 0C T0B}i;R 1940 ( SENTINE SAFETY TROPHI ~ IF ESENTED -1 ~? ,/' Scranton Mine PICKANDS, MATHER & COMP ANY No. 5 Limestone Mine T. C. I. & R. R. CO. Eddy Creek Mine THE HUDSON ,COAL C01"1PANY Port Inland Quarry INLAND LIME & STONE CO. Bates Mine (Iron) THE l\'.I. A. HANNA COMPANY Winton No. I Mine THE UNION PACIFIC COAL CO. Listed above are the six mines which won top honors in the National Safety ComtJelilion, of z939. Four of these winners have been presented with Sentinels of Safely trophies in commemoration of their achievement . Presentations of trophies to the remaining two mines will be made in the near future. This article reports some of t:he highlights of th_e Sentin els _of Safety jJresenlatwn ceremonies which have already taken f1lace, and summarizes the j1l11ns of t,he two comf1anies which will _ho~d their presentation ceremomes zn the near future. These celebrations are a high point in the safety year and of themselves are valuable not only in underscoring safely to members of winning oj1erations but also because t!tey call the attention of every mining, quanying, and construction operation in t!1e country to the value of the jmncij1les that mah~ jJOssible the winning of Sentinels of Safety trojJhies. SCRANTON MINE PICl{ANDS, MATHER & COMPANY HE FIRST presentation of a Sentinels of Safety trophy this year was made to Scranton Mine, operated by Pickands, Mather and Company, Hibbing, Minnesota, which won top place in the open-pit mines group with a record of 259,823 man-hours worked during the year 1939, ,vithout an accident. The presentation of the trophy was made on the night of June 21 at a banquet held at the Sons of Italy hall and was attended by more than 200 employes of Scranton Mine, officials of Pickands, Mather and Company, and their guests. T TROPHY PRESENTED BY J. J. FORBES FORBES, supervising engineer, Jthe• J.U.Sentinels S. Bureau of Mines, presented of Safety trophy to Mike Grecula, who accepted it on behalf of the employes of Scranton Mine. This presentation by Mr. Forbes was particularly appropriate since he was employed by Pickands, Mather and Company 24 years ago and at that time received his first incentive to engage in safety work. In his presentation speech, Mr. Forbes emphasized the necessity for first-aid instructions to provide a greater interest in safety work and the necessity of not becoming over-confident or careless as a result of the honors won. Mr. Grecula expressed his appreciation of the award and of the honor felt by the miners whom he represented. In their behalf,he thanked the officials of Pickands, Mather and Company for the interest in safety work which they maintained, making it possible for such records as this to be achieved. Telegrams were received from William Rose and J.C. Stennett, safety engineer of the National Safety Council, congratulating the Scranton Page 297 �l r- ~ r., ~~ included M. D . Harbaug\\ fft=:;:,. ~ on behalf of the Lake s~\'l "v !::::;;;. Ore Association ; H erbert'' ~ from the Cleveland office of~\~.. ~ Mather and Compan y, who Q'?i> congratulations from the " other·~ [:;; and praised employes for their ac~ ~ plishment; W illiam Hazleton, \ ~ charge of safety for Pickands, Mathet and Company, Dulu th offi ce; Emerson McNeal, Hercules Powder Company; ~ and Edward Smith, St. Lou i County mine inspector. \ Entertain ment was fu rnLhecl by the Josephine Butler troupe of pecialty tap dancers and singers from D uluth . A poem was written especially for the events of this day by Thelma L Brennan, a member of Pickan ds, Mather and Company's safety department. This poem, which we quote below, appeared on the program card at the celebration, and was much appreciated by all concerned. <" [:J;;/ :,, ]. ]. Forbes, supervising engineer, U.S . Bureau of M ines, presents the Sen tinels of Safety trophy for open-pit mines to Mi ke Grecula, who received it on behalf of his fellow workers. Left to right: Nick Danculovich, ] . ] . Forbes, M ike Grecula, Joe Verna, George Burns, Rudolf Stiglich . employes and Pickands, Mather and Company. Edward Leach, formerly of Hibbing, now residing in Duluth, praised the employes for their feat and expressed his hope that they would continue the good work. George Martinson, director of safety for Pickands, Mather and Company, a guest for the occasion, stated he knew the caliber of the men employed by the Scranton Mine and their interest in safety. He urged the older employes to encourage the younger men to follow closely in the lessons of safety and urged them not to quit since they had won the honors. "If you should happen to fall down, don't stay down-get up again and carry out the message of safety," stated Mr. Martinson. George Murphy, employe, told of the efforts the men put forth to acquire the interest in safety work, and Louis Micka, head of the Hibbing Safety Council, said the reason that the trophy was won was due to the cooperation of the company in providing every safety device and the ability of the men to follow instructions and carry out orders. Superintendent Fearing of the Scranton Mine, said he was both proud of and grateful for the honors that had come to the Scranton Mine-proud because the employes and employers displayed so much interest in safety work, and grateful to the operating company for the interest it has always shown in an active safety program. L. C. David, general superintendent of the mining department of Pickands, Mather and Company, gave an outline of the significance of the award, and Page 298 congratulated the employes of Scranton Mine on their performance. At this same ceremony, the J oseph A. Holmes safety award was made to the employes of Scranton Mine by F. S. Crawford, district engineer, U. S. Bureau of Mines, Duluth, Minnesota. Mr. Crawford gave a history of the Holmes award and a list of winners in previous years. The appreciation of the employes was expressed by Joseph Kiam, an employe of Scranton Mine, who spoke briefly on behalf of his fellow workers. Congratulations were offered by a number of the guests and other officials of Pickands, Mather and Company who were present for the occasion. These " To Th e Scranton "The Scranton Mine has at last come through And received recognition in safety that's due For working the entire year of '39 ·without a day's time lost at the mine In hours, happiness, or even pay So the 'Sentinels of Safety' is given this day As a symbol of honor and a record that's best In hours and exposure from all the rest Of the United States pits that are in line With a contest held by the Bureau of Mines. \,Ve salute you today for a record so fine And say, 'Keep It Up'-Scranton Mine!" A big feature of the p resentation exercises at Scranton 1'1ine was the banquet attended by m ore than 200 emjJloyes. �The Explosives Engineer October, 1940 the third time since 1936, the Sentinels of Safety trophy for nonF metallic mines was presented to Ten- PRINCIPAL SPEECH BY FRANK E. CASH nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company's No. 5 limestone mine at Muscoda, Alabama, for its winning record of 167,712 man-hours worked during 1939 without an accident. The presentation of the trophy to the employes of the mine was made at a ceremony on the afternoon of August 12 at the mine. Prior to the formal presentation speeches, the employes of the mine, officials of Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company, and their guests congregated at the shaft, exchanged greetings, and enjoyed free cigars and soft drinks provided by the company. Ceremonies were opened by F. R. Birchfield, chief mine inspector, who acted as master of ceremonies. Ewing Carter, superintendent of Muscoda, congratulated his men on their splendid achievement in winning the Sentinels of Safety trophy for their excellent safety record during 1939. Miners were honored especially on this occasion by a speech from Robert Gregg, president of Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company. Other speeches of congratulation and praise were made by E. M. Ball, general superintendent of all mines and quarries; J. A. Leonard, safety inspector; J. H. Hall, safety inspector; R. H. Bumgardner, manager of the safety and casualty bureau; C. E. Abbott, vice president in charge of raw materials; and E. J. McCrossin, chief of safety and inspection bureau, Department of Industrial Relations, State of Alabama. The presentation of the Sentinels of Safety trophy was made by R. W. McKee, manager, Hercules Powder Company, Birmingham, Alabama. Mr. _McKee reviewed the record of No. 5 limestone mine in past years. He gave a short resume of the significance of the Sentinels of Safety award and gave his hearty congratulations to the men whose sustained practice of safety had won them this honor. Frank Cash, district engineer, U. S. Bureau of Mines, presented certificates awarded by the Joseph A. Holmes Association to the employes at No. 5 limestone mine. Mr. Cash made the principal speech of the occasion, the text of which is as follows: "THE Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association, bearing the name of the first director of the United States Bureau of Mines, and being closely associated with that Federal Bureau, has had, since 1919, for one of its principal functions, recognition of safety accomplislunents of various kinds in connection with individuals, groups of individuals, departments, mines, plants, quarries, and industrial companies in the mining, petroleum, and allied industries. "These awards differ from those of the National Safety Competition, sponsored by THE EXPLOSIVES ENGINEER and conducted annually by the Bureau of Mines, in that the Safety Competition awards are, in the several groups, strictly on a competitive basis, while the Holmes awards are considered as individual cases of outstanding merit. "Individual awards may be made for courage or resourcefulness, but mine, OR plant, quarry, or company awards may be made on various bases, such as manhours of exposure without lost-time accidents, tons produced without fatalities, etc. All of these awards are based on the willingness of the company or individual to submit the experience for consideration. "In 1934, the ore-mining division of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company was awarded a Holmes certificate for opera ting without a fatality from October 28, 193 1, to March 6, 1933, during which period it produced 1,351,877 tons of ore and stone, and for operating without a fatali ty fro m March 8, 193:J, to Februar y 4, 1934, wi th a produ ction of 1,3 11,032 tons of ore and stone. "In 1939, an award was m~de to the Dolonah Quarry for operating fro m January 15, 1937, to February 6, 1939, and continuing, withou t a los t-time accident, working 458,624 man-hours and producing 1,030,259 tons of stone; and to No. 5 limestone mine for oper- Right: R. W. 11icKee, Robert Gregg, and E. M. Ball talked things over before the presentation exercises at No. 5 limestone mine. Below: Frank Cash, district engineer, U. S. Bureau of Mines, congratulates miners on their safety record. Page 299 �j The Explosives Engineer October, 1940 ating from April 6, 1935, to February 7, 1939, and continuing without a lost~ time accident, with 409,521 man-hours exposure and producing 517,509 tons of stone. "The Sentinels of Safety trophy has been awarded three times to No. 5 limestone mine in recent years; in 1939, there were 27 competing mines in the contest won by No. 5 limestone mine. "At the annual meeting of the Holmes Safety Association, held in Washington, D. C., April 16, 1940, after consideration of submitted experiences, 11 medals and 4 certificates were awarded to individuals for their efforts in saving lives; 126 certificates were issued to mining and petroleum companies, mines, plants, and quarries for good safety records; and 43 certificates were awarded to individuals for longtime employment in mining without an accident to themselves, or for skill in supervising the work of others. Fifteen of these awards came to our district, or the 8 Southeastern states; 9 came to Alabama; 5 of them to the oremining division of Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company. "Congratulations to the ore and stone mining and quarrying division of Tennesse Coal, Iron and Railroad Company. "There is such an occurrence as an unavoidable accident, and there may be occasional "trade-risk" accidents, but they are few and far between. Though the injured person often is partly responsible for his injury, and sometimes entirely responsible, too often the responsibility is placed on the victim. "I am one of those who believe that accidents in the mining industry can and should be materially reduced. This can be done through scientific "job planning," adequate supervision, thorough training of employes, and the proper coordination of planning, supervision, and training. "The safety record that this meeting today recognizes certainly establishes the fact that an underground limestone mine can be operated safely. "Here are nearly 100 men who have worked in and around No. 5 limestone mine since April 5, 1935, more than 5 years, and who have mined approximately 700,000 tons of stone without a lost-time accident. This accomplishment has been nationally recognized by the J. A. Holmes Safety Association through a certificate of honor, which reads as follows: "For operating without a lost-time Page 300 accident from April 6, 1935, to Janu~ry 31 , 1940 (and continuing), employ~ng an average of 91 men and _p roducmg 535 , 1 79 tons of limestone m 685,9 12 man-hours of exposure (underground and surface). "It is gratifyinr; to all_con~erned that this record is bemg mamtamed. ~ "lt is with pleasure an11 tions that_ I present to you,\ ter, superintendent, Muscod~ Tennessee Coal, Iron and \ . ~ Company, on behalf_ o~ the J~"• Holmes Safety As ooa uon, this~ • outstanl\: ~"' cate of honor [or th is • " 11 safety ac I11evemen t. • Toj1: Robert Gregg, president of T e~mess~e Coal, Iron and R ailroad ComJ1any, -.. . . . . told his men that he was J1roud of their achievement. Bottom: The headframe and limestone plant at the mo·ulh of Mu sco da ";'·/ o. 5 ore slope. Sentinels of Safety presentation sj1eeches were made from. th e ram /1 at the headfram e on the extreme right. �The Explosives Engineer October, 1940 I EDDY CRJEJE]K/MINE HUDSON (C[]Al COMPANY ~ I un~oN Co,-.._L Coi\•rPANY's Eddy Creek Mme, wluch won the Sentinels of Safety u·ophy for anthracite mines with a record of 626,456 man-hours worked during 1939, with a severi ty rate of 0.54, will receive its award on October 12. The presentation will be made in a celebration to be held at the Olyphant High-School auditorium. These exercises will be distinguished by the presentation of the trophy to Eddy Creek Mine by E1:!_g~f!e McAuliffe, ~sj.9._~.1'!.t of Union Pacific Coal Company. ApproximateTy six hundred certificates of honor will be presented at this time by the U.S. Bureau of Mines to the employes of Eddy Creek Mine. Exercises will begin in the afternoon of October 12 in the auditorium, and will be followed by a dinner that night. Present at the dinner in a joint meeting with trophy winners will be members of Hudson Coal Company's safety key organization, consisting of about sixty mine foremen who have earned distinction for outstanding safety records at their operations, and whose organization has gained wide recognition for the excellent safety principles for which it stands. Present, also, for this occasion will be members of the U. S. Bureau of Mines, officials of the Pennsylvania State Department of Mines, officials of H ,/ Hudson Coal Company, and their guests. The Olyphant Shaft Mine (part of the Eddy Creek Colliery) was opened before the Civil 'War in 1860 and has been worked continuously since that time. Coal is worked from seven beds, which vary in thickness from tluee to nine ft. Employed in the mine today are 110 miners, 227 miners' laborers, u3 inside company men, 12 outside company men, and 11 officials-a total of 473 in all. The daily production is 500 mine cars of coal and 75 cars of rock - aggregating about 1, 300 market tons of coal. I l ' I i f"'" ~ ~ I - ~ f~ ~ If ,,._U~:~~ " ·-!~,,~~J ; I • .t ~1 .;;..:''" ; / t' . b·\ ,. ..•. . /,;/."; ,1 • j fr-"/, :_~- - ·:,,-,/ ~ ~ , , • - ..:z:, ;;/ .\ 1,. _;_- I ,I, ~t·_,:-:_}~~-·..•• :.0- ·~ ~. ~ ·- I . ' • I • I •. Top: These three men have a lot to do with making safely work at Ecldy Creek Mine. Left to right:]. /1-1. Reid, sujJerintendent; Leo Healey, assistant superintendent; and E. B. Charlton, mine foreman. In back of them is the heaclf rame at OlyjJhant shaft. Middle: The ultimate application of safety dejJends in great part on the efforts of the section foremen. These section foremen and SujJerintendent E. B. Charlton heljJed win the Sentinels of Safety trophy for OlyjJhant shaft. Left to right, back row: James Callaghan, E. B. Charlton, ]acllson McKinley, Patrick Beatty, Russel Owens. Front row: William Richards, Vincent Crowley, Andrew Schultz, William SimjJson, and Frank Nealon. •- • ;:"' •. ~ • -r.,.:,! , I· I ,,., l?i: Bottom: Here are some of the 475 men at OlyjJhant shaft mine who comjJ/eted I939 without a lost-time accident. Page 301 ~ �7 PORT INLAND QUARRY INLAND LIME &STONE COMPANY HE presentation of the Sentinels of Safety trophy for quarries has not yet been made to Inland Lime and Stone Company, Manistique, Mic)1igan, which won top place in its group in the National Safety Competition of 1939 with a record of 458,892 manhours worked without an accident. However, plans are being made for this event at the close of the operating season, and it will probably take place sometime during the month of December. Inland Lime and Stone Company commemorated the winning of this trophy by the publication of an eightpage booklet, which gives the facts surrounding the operation during 1939 that culminated in the winning of this trophy. This booklet includes pictures of employes, an aerial view of its crushing plant, and a list of officials and employes. The booklet was bound in a handsome blue cover and entitled "Inland Safety Award-1939." A copy was presented to each employe, whose name was engraved in gold lettering on the cover. A few remarkable statistics about the safety record of Inland Lime and Stone Company are presented in this booklet. During the past nine years, a total of 83 months, or about 77% of all months T worked, have been operated without a lost-time injury. One, or more, disabling injuries occurred in each of the other 25 months. The number of manhours completed during months in which there were no lost-time accidents is 2,594,926. A total of 3,381,147 manhours has been operated, and the accident-frequency rate for this period is 10.944 per million man-hours and the severity rate is 7.251 per thousand man-hours for the same period. Operations were carried on at Port Inland from September i January 1, 1940, without~ injury, and a total of 93 4 hours was worked during this;,. ~ Mr. W. H. Cameron, managf rector of the National Safety c~ states that this is one of the most~ 11 standing safety record i n industry. ' ,i~ T ojJ: Inland Lime an d Sto n e Company has n ot had. a lost-t im e accident since Sej;temb er 8, I 937· T his record has won th em the Sentin els of Safety troph y in th e quarry groujJ for tw o successive years. Th ese m en are m em bers of th e q11an )1 o pera.tin g force. ~ott om : From this crushing and screen mg jJ/ant at Port Inland., eight m iles from th e quarry, Inland Lime an d Stone ComjJany ships crush ed. ston e across Lalw 1"\1ichigan. ·,"' . '· ~ ••,:;te+i1~r Page 302 \ �J The Explosives Engineer October, 1940 JBATlES MliNJE THE Mo Ao HANNA C[]MPANY HE Sentinels of Safety trophy for metal mines was presented to Bates T Mine on July 30 by F. S. Crawford, district engineer of the Bureau of Mines, Duluth, Minnesota. Presentation was made at one of the regular safety meetings held at the mine. Year 1937 1938 1939 Totals Average Number Employes Total Hours Worked 119 251,384 163,616 187,256 602,256 IOI 99 Bates Mine celebrated exceptional progress in safety since, with the completion of the year 1939, its accident frequency had been reduced from 11.9 to o and its accident severity from 0.3 to o. Figures for the last three years, of which Bates Mine may be justly proud, are quoted below: Besides the award of the Sentinels of Safety trophy, during the past three years Bates Mine has earned two Joseph A. Holmes certificates of honor. Numb er Injured 3 l 0 4 Total Shifts Lost 99 148 0 247 Accident Frequency Accident Severity I 1.9 0.3 o.9 0 0.4 6.1 0 7f.6 Safety and mine-rescue trammg is under the direction of P. A. Carmichael, safety director of The M. A. Hanna Company; and all work at the mine is under the supervision of S. E. Here are some of the employes of Bates Mine who were presented with the Sentinels of Safety trophy for metal mines by F. S. Crawford, district engineer of the Bureau of Mines. Quayle, super intendent; F. E. Keese mining. captain; and ·w alter Vassar'. mechamc. BATES MI NE OPENE D IN 1915 r Ba te :Mine i located on th e western end of the Menominee Iron Range of the Lake Superior di strict. It is two miles from Iron River in Iron County, Michigan. The mine was first opened in 1910 and after considerable exploration and development work, first shipped ore in 1915. It has been a consistent shipper, and up to 1940 has shipped a total of 2,893,258 tons. It has been operated by the Hanna Iron Ore Company, a subsidiary of National Steel Corporation, since January 1, 1924. During 1939 the number of employes averaged one hundred men, which is approximately the average number employed during the life of the mine. Ore is mined from several ore bodies by the sub-level stoping method. These ore bodies stand nearly vertical and usually have black slate in both the foot and hanging walls. Because of the heavy surface overburden, which is in places 180 ft. deep and saturated with water, no stopes are caved from surface. The mine has reached a depth of 1,650 ft., from· which depth all ore is now being hoisted. Main levels are spaced 250 ft. apart. The first sub-level is driven in the ore 35 ft. above the main level. The interval between sub-levels is then cut to 27 ft. and the difference made up in the back pillar. This type of mining and the nature of the ore bodies in this mine have made every employe safety-conscious. Regular monthly safety meetings of all employes are held in the change house and at these meetings safety and efficiency are thoroughly and freely discussed. All safety methods or devices suggested by an employe or an outsider are given a trial, and once a device has been adopted the employes are diligent in its application. Well-trained crews for mine-rescue work are maintained, and regular training is carried on at regular intervals throughout the year. All employes have had first-aid training. HE Page 303 _J �ll~ ·.. ,,. .. ./ }4 e< / WINTON N([l 'l MINE THE UNION PACliIPliC C([])Al COMPANY HE MEN of Winton ~o. 1 Mine w:re uuests at a dinner 1n the Old T1mers'Building, Rock. Springs, Wyoming, at 2 p. m., Saturday, S~ptemb~r 7, ,~hen they were presented with the Sentmels of Safety" trophy with which all our readers are familiar. This is the fifth time tl1at this magnificent trophy has been won by a mine 0£ The Union Pacific Coal Company in the Nationar _Safety Competition, a nation-wide contest among bituminous-coal mines for outstanding records in safety. The presentation was made by Mr. Cadwallader Evans, Jr., vice president and general manager of The Hudson Coal Company, Scranton, Pennsylvania. One of the mines under his jurisdicton won the trophy in the anthracite-coal mining division in this same competition. T Celebration Broadcast Over Radio The stirring strains of bagpipes -u shered in the day's activities, and everyone was in a jovial mood. Rev. Albin Gnidovec delivered the invocation, after which everyone sat down to a splendid dinner. Following the dinner, the program of speeches was broadcast over radio station KVRS, Rock Springs, Mr. George B. Pryde acting as chairman of the meeting. Mr. Pryde's opening remarks were as follows: "Fellow employes of The Union Pacific Coal Company, and guests: "I am sure you are all very happy to be here today to participate in the ceremonies incident to the presentation of the safety award to No. 1 Mine, "\<\Tinton, 1vhich won the trophy last year. Someone said this morning that this had become an annual habit with The Union Pacific Coal Company. We .hope we will continue this habit, and that this lady and child, to whom we have become greatly attached, will stay with us. "It may interest you to know the years that the safety trophy has been ·won by Superior. For the year 1933 Superior "B" Mine won, with 187,888 man-hours worked without a lost-time injury; in 1934 Superior "C" Mine won, with 225,426 man-hours; in 1937 "D" Mine won, with 301,051 manhours; and in 1938 "B" Mine won again with_ 243,094 man-J10ur~. N~w, in 1939, Wmton No. 1 Mme wms with 277,139 man-hours worked without a lost-time injury. "Winton has been doing an especially good job. Going back to 1935, we had 18 injuries at Winton, with 33,590 Page 304 man-hours per injury; in 193G, 6 injuries and 103,900 man-hours per injury; in 1937, 3 injuries and 204,017 man-hours per injury; in 1938, 4 injuries and 141,174 man-hours per injury; and in 1939 only 2 injuries and 289,272 man-hours per injury in both mines there. That is an especially good record. Chief InsjJ eclor Congratulates Winners "Now we have a rather large program and we are going to move along with that. vVe have with us today a man who is vitally interested in safety. The very nature of his work makes him interested in safety work, and he is particularly interested in cutting down accidents, looking after the safety of men working in coal mines. I am going to call upon Mr. James Sampson, chief coal-mine inspector for the State of Wyoming." Mr. Sampson responded as follows: "Mr. Chairman, guests of The Union Pacific Coal Company, and winners of 'the award: "I give you my best wishes and sincere congratulations on your wonder- ;, ful achievement. Each and all ol .f . . .,_ I am sure, must feel an honest prid ' . ·-' having won this trophy, and more e~~~ cially so in the thought that ov.~ one , hundred other mines were in "'direct 'competition with yo u. Coal mining is a h azarcl ou o cupa tion, and you know that it requi re onstant and diligen t care to avo id the pitCalls to be foun d in all mi nes. H ard ly :t clay goes by witho ut our reading of a mine's claiming a victirn . .But by thi accompli hmen t yo u point yery p lain l to the fact that accident are avoidable. "It will be of inter t to everyone present to know that there were 146 men killed in the coal mines of the United Sta tes during July, 19,10. The production of coal during this month amounted to 40,499,000 short tons, with a fatality rate of 3.60 per million short tons mined. It may also interest you to know that, from January to July, 875 men were killed, the fatality rate being 2.92. Seventeen of this number were killed in the antlu·acite mines of Pennsylvania, and I am very sorry to say that the State of Wyoming, in the same period of time, contributed five of this number. Forgetfulness, disobedience to orders, and violation of rules laid down by the various coal companies throughout the state were in most part responsible for this record. That the winners of this award were neither forgetful nor careless goes without saying. To the mine superintend- Cadwallader Evans, Jr., vice jnesiclent and general manager of Hudson Coal Company, presented the Sentinels of Safety trophy for bituminous coal mines to Eugene McAuli[fe, president of The Union Pacific Coal Company. The exercises which took place on this occasion were outstanding, particularly because this was the fifth time a Union Pacific mine had won the trophy. �The Explosives Engineer October, 1940 , • , •. ,'". ,. ··- < • ' I - '" ,<t /4'.J -:-v, rW , ,. -~-~t? • ' ,..:. , ... -e,".': p .... ~ l,< .. ... _! . ,,,,..✓• fr.· 1-J , • -· \ ~ ~ •A! J • '- • . ~~ l ..,.-..,.,_:.;. 1 :,- ,;:. ,,_ - 1 ) I L The shirl of bagt>ipes of NI cA ulif]e's K iltie Band marked the beainning of activities at the Sentinels of Safe ty troj>hy presentation at Rock Springs. b ent, to the mine fore1nen and assistants, I offer my best wishes for the continuance of the work. To Mr. McAuliffe, president of The Union Pacific Coal Company, and father of the safety movement in our state, and to his staff of competent mining men, my heartiest and sincere congratulations for what they have accomplished." No Injuries for 2I .lvI.onths Mr. Pryde then called on Mr. R . R. Knill, safety engineer of The Union Pacific Coal Company, who ·works day in and day out to get results in the safety work. Mr. Knill spoke as follows: "Mr. Chairman, guests, and may I say, honored guests, men of Winton No. 1 Mine: "It always makes a man feel good to finish a job and know that it is well done. It also makes him feel better to know that, in doing the job well, he has done it better than others who have tried to do the same thing. This is the task which the men of Winton No. 1 Mine performed in competition with 101 other mines, having ·w orked the entire year of 1939 without a lost-time injury, thereby winning the Sentinels of Safely trophy for bituminous-coal mines during the year 1939. However, vVinton No. 1 Mine's safety record dates back to more than one year, because this mine has a record of twentyone months without a disabling injury -from October 28, 1938, to July 29, 1940. "I wish to add my congratulations, not only to Mr. Hicks and Mr. Wilkes, but to every man who worked in No. 1 Mine, Winton, during the year 1939.-" History of the Competition Mr. Pryde called upon Theodore Marvin, editor of THE EXPLOSIVES ENGINEER, through whose generosity this trophy is made available. " Mr. Chairman and guests of the Union Pacific," said Mr. Marvin, "it is a great pleasure to come back here, especially on this occasion, which makes your fifth victory in winning our lady and the little child. I am very happy to extend to Winton No. 1 Mine our very, very sincere best wishes and congratulations to you for this outstanding victory. "You, here, have set a high standard. I remember in the initial years of this ;competition we wondered if a mine would ever go through a year without a lost-time accident. Many would wager great fortunes that that could not be accomplished, and yet you, along with a few other mines, have proved that it can be done. "] ust for the record, although I know you all have the facts, this competition for the trophy was started in 1925. ·when it started, something like two hundred mines were entered in the competition, while today the list is growing close to four hundred. In 1925 the record showed the average of the mining accidents of those in the competition to be about 100 accidents per million man-hours worked. In 1939, your year of victory, that had been reduced to an average of 36 accidents. In the bituminous-coal-mining division of this competition, the average of the lost-time accidents in the mines in the competition was just half the average of the accidents in the mines outside the competition. I want to stress that, because your mine has been entered in the competition and you have been competing. You have been just twice as safe as the average of the mines which have not been in competition, a fact which certainly indicates the value of Lr~!ng by hard wo~·k to improve safety. . No t con tent with that, you men of vVm ton No. 1 have not_just accepted th at average, you have wiped accidents out. I n so doing;, you are at the top, a t the pm nacle, of safe ty. You have set the standard. You send inspiration out Lhroughou t the whole minino- world like r ad io beams, to other m~n. Yo~ men h_ere s~and, at the ]?resent ti me, in t~1e b1tummous-coal-m ming industry, as Lhe grea tes t single force fo r sa fety. Your record ta nds over all this whole b road coun try of ours as the most imP?rtai:t fact0r in encouraging other bitu mmou -coal mi ners to work safe ly. Your record has brought, and is brin aing hom e each night, in other town s, hi other mines. more men safely to their familie than wou ld have com e home safe ly without this record which you have set. You have been, an d are, in the in du try's eye, in the p ublic's eye, regard less of the fac t that you are not out here in R ock Springs by yourselves - you are there, you ca nno t escape it. T he public knows of what you have done. To you go the laurels, but I also add you have the responsibility of keeping high the flag which you have set. Others need your example; may you always be successful. And again my congra tulations to you." Troph y Presented by Mr. Evans Mr. Pryde announced the presentation of the trophy, saying: "And now the presentation of the trophy: The one who will make the presentation address has also come a long distance, and we thank him very much for that. He is also interested in safety, doing a good job on his own properties, and is really interested in the safety of his employes. He is not a stranger here; he has been here before, and is familiar with our properties. I am going to call upon Mr. Cadwallader Evans, Jr., vice president and general manager of the Hudson Coal Company, to make the presentation address. Mr. Evans." Mr. Evans replied as follows: "Thank you, Mr. Pryde, and gentlemen. I have come a long way to make this talk. I regard it as a great honor to have been invited. Mr. Pryde has referred to my having been here before. I was here about ten years ago, and had a very enjoyable time, and I assure you I learned a lot of things which were afterwards of benefit to me and my company. "Something has been said about its being a long trip out here, and it is, but it is a trip I was very glad to make, because it gives me an opportunity of renewing my acquaintance with Mr. Pryde, with Mr. McAuliffe, and with you men. Page 305 �- The Explosives Engineer October, 1940 Inspiration of the Competit ion "The competition for the Sentinels of Safety is, of course, well known to you people, because you have been in it for at least ten years, probably longer, but I want to take this opportunity to congratulate the people who originated the idea, and who are represented by Mr. Marvin, who has just spoken to you. He edits an extremely interesting magazine called THE EXPLOSIVES ENGINEER. His organization is the sponsor of the idea of the Sentinels of Safety trophy. They provided the original trophy, which you see here, and each year they provide reproductions of it, which are given to the various mines and quarries that win the contest. It is an excellent idea for increasing interest in safety, and it gives me a great deal of pleasure to add my congratulations to Mr. Marvin and the company which he represents for its foresight in sponsoring the competition, and for the interest and enthusiasm of furthering it. "I do Hot know how widely THE ExPLOSIVES ENGINEER circulates out here, but if you are fortunate enough to see the July issue, you will find in it a full account of the whole scheme, with the record of much interest. "Mr. Marvin has cited some figures to show what that progress has been, but if you look at them closely, you will note the progress is larger in the prevention of slight injuries, as shown by the fact that the severity rates have been reduced a little, but not as much as the frequency rates. The anthracite group has the highest rate, and_ so should make the greatest reduct10n. Don't misunderstand me by citing those figures that the anthracite group has made more progress than the others have, because I do not believe that is true. It simply means that our starting record was worse, and we have further to go. "The unfortunate thing is that accidents still occur, and in recent years those that do occur have required more time for recovery of the men than in the earlier years. THE EXPLOSIVES ENGINEER, in commenting on this, says, and I quote from it, 'in any_ even_t the mining comj1any must consider its severity rate as well as its f re_quency rate in order lo obtain a full picture of the effectiveness of its accident-prevention program,' and with that sta~ement I heartily agree. And I quote 1t to you because all you who are thi1:kin~ about the future will have to bear m mmd the question of the severity as well as the frequency. "THE EXPLOSIVES ENGINEER is doing an excellent job in calling attention to these facts and sponsoring the competition. It certainly makes all of us en- Page 306 gaged in the mining indust1:Y more conscious of accident prevent10n and its value, and it gives me great pleasure to congratulate the officers of this company for introducing this contest and carrying it on, and express the hope that it will continue, and better records be made. And I am sure that better records will be made, as they have been during all the years the competition has been going on. Safety Program Explained "Now as to our safety program. I think you will want to compare ours with yours, and, in essence, there is not ,,,. ~ ?;,~.r::;, ~~~~ ",a-\ ~ ~~~ .s :l t,· .,, ~ Iv G,. very much difference between t ~ .S.t:;6.c r::;,r::;,;~ We do some things differently than~ ?~~$;..., do, but all the essential things you l1o'b' . r::;, we try to do. For instance, we ~ e' ~ S ~ ~ practice of awarding a safety flag.~Each~_§ ' ~ .j, quarter we present a flag to that mine ~ S ~ , which has made the best record during ~.~ ~ the preceding three months. We have ~• : ·,$ awarded it forty-one times in all, and seven of those times it has been won by the Olyphant shaft. "\iVe use other methods of stimulating safety. One is rhe organization which we call -afe1y key men, which holds din ner ann ually, and wh ich is working throughom the year. Fortu- Top: In the Old Timers' Building, traditional meet ing place of Union Pacific men, the occasion was celebrated by a banquet. Bottom: Union Pacific men talk things over outside th e Old Timers' B u ilding after the ceremonies. In the foreground, left to right, are R. R . Kn ill, safety engineer; I. N. Bayless, general manager; and V. 0. ,"\tfurray, general superintendent. i, �~t::i...:::i--Z:,:.f:.., .._~ . . . The Explosives Engineer -.,..-:.,_~ OJ/ 's:: ,.. ~11> -;,1r. McAuhffe 1shgomg to it is a human problem, and that it in•:; :3 f.j'i§i ~ ~ ; cranton next mont to prev olves not only questions of the numOctober, 1940 !:h:::· ;; -:-: g .,,:::,5/~11 dnels of Safety trophy, and )ti .... I"') rt> ber of p rops, use of safety lamps, the ro o- Ai -~·going to tak<: that opportunity use ?f gog~le~ and such things, but in . ,,tf1.:ire an annual d~n~er o~ t~1e s~fety add~twn it involves the use of the iey_men. Me1!1bersh1p m _th~s 1s stnctly deal of p~easure to par ticipate in this bra i1_1s of. tl7:e m en wh o are exposed to presentation, and, on behalf of THE Jimited, and 1£ you are 1n it, you are P_ o ssz ble m7ury. A n d that means m en EXPLOSIVES ENGINEER, I want now to given a decorative key, which ever y lzke you an d m e, ancl all those in this man takes pride in wearino-. formally present this trophy to you, u-r ,v l • b room. I t involves also th e use of the Mr. McAuliffe, for the men of your v e 1ave mine-rescue crews tra ined h earts of all of us, so that each one organization." in the use of the oxygen helmet. Forthinl~s alway_s of _the ?-f ety of others, tunately we have not found it necessary Mr. McA uli[fe Accepts Trophy an~ is guarding h is actw 11 s so that anyto use them for a good many years, but fo r W inton No. I Mine t_h zn_g !1e m ay do cannot possibly resu lt we keep them in training b ecause we in m7ury to himself or anyone else. Mr. McAuliffe accepted the trophy never know when a fire may occur and That is the essence of the who le safety with the fo llow ing words: we may need these men. Then, o f movem ent. " In accep ting the trophy from Mr. course, we have first-aid teams at all of "The United States Bureau of Mines Evans, I feel a great measure of humilour collieries. Each colliery carries on is represented here today by Mr. ity. ·we have been successful beyond a first-aid meet at which all of the teams Denny, who will speak to you later, and our early hopes. I h ave told you at that colliery compete. Then, in the I want to extend our thanks to the repea tedly that in the first ten years of fall, the championship team from each Bureau through him, Mr. Denny, for my conne tion wi th the property we colliery meets those from the other colthe many services which they have renmade no progre s whatever toward aclieries in a company first-aid meet, the dered to us in eastern Pennsylvania, cident reduction. At the end of that next one to be held in Scranton within and to you in Wyoming, and to all of time we were running abou t fifteen a few days. At that meet the three best the other mining regions of the United thousand hour of exposure per acciteams we have will be selected to repreStates. The Bureau fo rms a clearing dent, and I very nearly despaired . sent The Hudson Coal Company in house and performs a service of treR uch of biblical fame you will recall the competition which the Pennsylvamendous value to all the mining interwaited seven years fo r a husband; I nia Department of Mines conducts for spent ten year without seei ng much ests in the United States, not the least the whole of the anthracite region. safety improvement! And then it of these services being their success in "In addition to these things, we try handling the detailed reports on which star ted, and when it did come it came to stimulate the interest of our men. wi th a rush. Las t year the property the award of this trophy is made. Every wen t up to 124,369 man-hours of exFor instance, we use posters, putting accident in every mine competing for posure to th e lost-time accident. them up regularly, not only on bulle_tin this is reported to the Bureau and careboards on the surface, but each section "In accepting this trophy, I am acfully tabulated, and on the basis of this cepting it fo r the men of Winton, and foreman has a bulletin board at his tabulation, these awards are made. We not for myself, or for The Union Parecognize that the Bureau is absolutely headquarters in the mine, and he puts cific Coal Company. For the men, most up all bulletins there. They attra~t impartial in the handling of these figof all, who take the chances, and next more attention there than on the big ures, as it is in every other matter that to them, for the local staff who worked comes under its jurisdiction, and we bulletin boards outside. "Then we have another little scheme with them and tried to encourage them are content, therefore, to accept its verand inspire them to a greater measure dict as to who the winner is. which is exclusive with us, as far as I of safety." know. We award what we call 'Safe "Needless to say, it gives me a great Worker Buttons' to each man in the sections in which there has been no lost-time injury during the preceding Here at the drift mouth at Winton No . I mine are some of the men whose safety three months. We encourage everyone record was IOo% during I939· to wear them. For instance, in the last quarter we gave out 3,200 of these buttons among a total of 7 , 300 employes. That means that half of the men in our mines worked in sections in which there were no lost-time injuries. :-- ,... r,, ,./;; 11> \ Accident Prevention a Human Problem "Safety is affected adversely by difficult physical conditions, but safety cannot possibly be accomplished, even under the most ideal physical conditions, unless all of the men devise and execute ways of preventing accidents. You men know that as well as I do, and your record shows that you appreciate it. But it is not known all over the United States, and in all other mines, and therefore I feel justified in saying it because of this radio that stands in front of me. "Accident f1 revention is a human problem, and it can be accomf1lished only by a group of people who are thoroughly conscious of the fact that .: . ' Page 307 �[J)resentation [J)rog•ranri I of 1()39 Aword t o O lyphant: Shaft Mine EDDY CRE Ei( COL~l!oRY A 11 i111JJress ive f1rogra 111 w as prcfHtrcd fo r th e fHese11tatio11 ex ercises of th e Sen tine ls of Safety t o Oly j1ha11t Shaft J\lfin e, w i nn er in th e m1lhracile groujJ of th e N at io nal Safety Compet i tio n . - ·IE1f WTRIUMPHS AGAIN " I T IS out of sincere cooperation and a spirit of working together that betterment in safety will come, and you must have much of that on Hudson Coal Company properties or you would not be here today." Thus, did Eugene McAulilie, president of The Union Pacific Coal Company, Rock Springs, Wyoming, keynote the auspicious presentation of the Sentinels of Safety trophy to Olyphant Shaft Mine, Eddy Creek Colliery, Hudson Coal Company, on October 12. Ga thered together in Olypliant's high school auditorium were miner members and executives of the winning mine, representatives of the town government and civic groups, and many s1c1:e and United Stat es organization officials. The presentation marked the second winning of the National Safety Competition by a Hudson Coal Company mine. It also marked the second part of an outstanding cooperative presentation arrangement between Caclwal- With tributes from Eugene McAuliffe, Hudson Coal Company's safest miners receive trophy presentation honors lader Evans, Jr., vice president and general manager of Hudson, and Mr. McAuliffe of Union Pacific, Mr. Evans having journeyed to Rock Springs the previous month to award the bituminous trophy to one of Mr. McAuliffe"s mines. The presentation exercises commenced at two o'clock with John M. Reid, superintendent of Olyphant presiding. Fellowing Monsignor V.'. P. Kealy's invocation, Mr. Reid stated that he wasn't surprised to find that Olyphant had won this outstanding safety honor. This mine, he said, had made a habit of safety, having won the company's safety flag seven times, in itself an outstanding achievement for each flag symbolized company leadership for a three-months' period. Also, the mine has sixty-five Safety Key Men within its foreman ranks, and to be a key man at Hudson means that a sectional foreman, for instance, must keep his place clear of lost-time accidents for twelve months with a minimum shift count of 50,000 man-hours. Such safety consciousness, Mr. Reid explainctl, made it possiuie for Olyphant Shaft Mine to go 626,456 manhours of work without a fatality and only 27 disabling injuries resulting in 337 days of disability. Although the mine was not free of accidents, its accident-severity rate was lower than that of any other mine in the anthracite Page 365 �The Explosives Engineer December, 1940 group, and thus it was the winner in its class. SYl\lBOL OF LIVES SAVED ONTINUED Mr. Reid: "The Sentinels C of Safety trophy is a symbol of lives sa\'ed and injuries preyentecl, and winning the trophy is an achievement (or which you may indeed feel proud. The fact that you ha\'e "·on indicates that you men in Olyphant Shaft realize the importance of going about your daily work in a safe manner. lL shows that you have gi\'en thought not only to your own safety but LO the safety of your fellow workmen as "·ell." E. C. ,veichel, assistant general manager of Hudson Coal Company, complimented the employes and assured them that the award brought honor to Hudson Coal Company as well as to the mine and LO the men individuallv. He continued with: • "There are entered in this competition many mines in the anthracite region. Some are large and some are small, and since Olyphant Shaft is a large operation, yours is, to my way of thinking, a particularly fine achie\'ement, as it is much more difficult lo attain an outstanding record where there are a large number of employes. "I feel that your winning this Sentinels of Safety trophy will be an inspiration to the other collieries on our property. I feel that you have shown to the / \ The Chinese say ou e J1icl11re is worth n th ousand words. H ere, as he ro ngral u la les the winn er in a11 emf1loye gnrcle11 co ntest, is a j1iclo ria/ reason why J!r. i"\IcA ul iffe is held in such high est eem by Union Pa cific m.en an d wom en . men of Lackawanna Vall ey that yo11 can work safely as well as perform your daily duties, and the safety record which is now yours has been attained because each of you has developed a safety consciousness and has a llowecl it to govern you throughout your working day. "On behalf of the Hudson Coal Company, I wanL to congratulate you -and again say 'Thank You!' for this record o( which we are all proud." S. H. Ash, district engineer, United States Bureau o[ Mines, said that he had come in behalf of the Bureau to thank th e men for their ac hi evemen t. He sLre sect the fact th a t a t Olypha nt in a five-rnomh 'per iod, only one-ha ![ clay had bee n lost; whereas th e average in the indu stry i foune en clay. los t. In closin g, M r. Ash sa id: "Sav ing li[e is co mparabl e LO creat ing li fe ." ,v. H. Metzger, co m pan a fe t.y engineer, made an enthu sias ti c appeal to the men for a co minuan ce o f th eir safety record, whi ch he term ed " th e greatest honor in indu stry." H e said that the announcement o( the anthracite group's award was not a surprise LO him because he realized that the Oly- John M. Reid, collie1y suj1eri11/endenl, was clwirman of the 111eeli11g. Seat ed, left lo righl , are: E. B. Charlton , E. G. J,Veichel, S. H. Ash, ]osej1h ]. Walsh, L. M. Evans, Theodore Marnin, Eugene McAuliffe, Cadwallncler Evans, R ev. E. A. Bellas, Monsignor W. P. Kealy, Stanley Slominski, and Robert W. Hu che. Page 366 �The Explosives Engineer Deccmher, 194-0 handed certifi ca tes o f honor for Lhe men LO Mr. Charlton and LO Lhe following sectional fo remen : Vin cent D. Crowley, Olyphant Sha[L Min e, Eddy Creek Co lli ery, whose seCLion operated from Jun e 7, 193 1, LO May 1, 1934, a to ta l o f 523 wo rking days or 28 1,273 man-ho urs, with out a losL-time injury; Charles E. Morri s, Miles Slope ~•I in e, Olyphant Co lli ery, wh ere his sect ion record was 738 workin g days or 288,302 man-hours, with out a lost-time injury, J'rom April 7, 1936 to October 24, 1939; and Frank P. Lotlu , Grassy Isla nd M in e, O lypha nt Colli ery, whose secLi on opera ted fro m i\Iarch 17, I93i Lo Jun_e 17, 1940, a Lo tal o[ 693 work in g days or 189,539 man-hours wiL11ou t a lost-time inj ury. " yo u R TROPHY-N OT OU RS" R. H EALEY ·poke Lo Lhe m in ers as a group an d expressed apprec iaM tion for their effort . "\ Vi Lh the words 1 Cadwallader Evans, Jr. and E ugene 1WcA uli[Je, rejJrese11ti11g winners in th e anthracite and bituminous grouj1s, resj1cctively, aj1pear liaj1J1y about it all at th e aft ernoon exercises at Olyj1ha11t. phant Mine had always been outstanding. E. B. Charlton, in behalf of the United States Bureau of Mines and TH E Exl'LOSJVES E NG INEER. EXTEND THE SAFETY SPIRIT TATE MINE INSPECTOR L. M. EVANS S then addressed the audience. He thanked the men and officials of Hudson Coal Company for their efforts to make the mines of Pennsylvania safe places in which to work . He said that this award was a matter of public interest. People wanted to know why Olyphant Mine could make the record while others, equally safe, could not. He expressed the hope that the safety spirit would be extended throughout the district. Cadwallader E\·ans, \'ice presiden1 and general manager u[ Hudson Coal Company, then introduced the principal speaker of the clay-Eugene r\. McAuliffe, president of The Union Pacific Coal Company, who had come from "\1Vyoming for the presentation. In introducing ?\fr. McAuliffe, Mr. Evans related the story of the origin of the National Safety Competition and its results through the years. He recounted the record of the Winton No. 1 Mine of The Union Pacific Coal Company and expressed his pleasure at having officially awarded the trophy to Winton in ScpH:-rnber for iL~ 1939 vicLOry in the bituminous-coal-mining group of the competition. At the conclusion of his talk, which appears on pages 370 to 372 of this issue, i\tfr. McAulilfe presented the Sentinels of Safety trophy to Mine Foreman In accepting the trophy, Mr. Charlton said that he was very proud of the record of his men and hoped that they would continue to do all in their power to further the safety movement so that his mine would win again and again. After the trophy presentation, Leo Healey, assistant superintendent, "'T his is yo ur trophy-not our ·," h e encouraged the men to d up li cate th eir vi ctory in 194 0. The program was interspersed with songs by Lhe exceptionally capable Jldiners' Double Quartet, accompani ed by Parette's Orchestra . On e of the songs was "Beneath the Surface," whi ch the group uses to identify Hud son Coal Company. It appears on page 369. Another outstanding feaLUre of th e ceremony was the singing by liule Ann Crowley, daughter of Sectional Foreman Crowley, of "I Am an American"' and the program closing song "God Bless America." The 1vliners' Double Quartet, consisting of (left to right) George Robinson, George Stefanik, Carl Robinson, Stej1hen Petr£lak, Edward lvlnckrell, Robert North, Josej;h Hurny, and Clement 1',fockrell, added harmony lo the celebration. Page 367 �!Y KEY EN c;Jhzrd Left: Cover of the jnogram which was distribut ed at the annual dinner for the Safety K ey Men. Hud so n Coal Compan y, was toastmaster. Following dinner, h e introduced Joseph J. ·w alsh, o~ the Pennsylvania Depanment o[ ·M mes, who complimented the men on their ach ievement. Mr. \ \Ta lsh poke o[ Lhe coal fields of Pennsy lvan ia and, in stressing the enormiLy of the fields, aid that the coal in that area could pan the equator. He compared Olyphant' record with the to Lal severity raLe of fourteen United Slate govern ment departments and howed Olyphant's rate as 0.51 again t 0.94 fo r the government departments. 1 TRIBUTE TO MR. 1ICAULI FFE UGENE rvi cAuuFFE, pre ide nt of The Union Pacific Coal Company, was the honored gues t of the evening; unique programs carried the following message of welcome to him : "'We welcome you, Mr. McAuliffe, as our guest on this occasion. "\,Ve honor you because of your outstanding leadership in the coal industry and want to congratulate you on your many achievements. Your interest in safety has been responsible for ]E THE HUDSON COAL COMPANY v\lith this closing song, which the audience joined in singing, the cause of accident prevention was rededicated with a sincerity seldom encountered in safety annals. And so, with the benediction of the Reverend Robert Hucke, of Olyphant Presbyterian Church, the miners of Hudson's Olyphant-with nationality roots in dozens of foreign lands-had paid to them the esteem and honor which their victory in saving lives and protecting their families had won for them. Part II l{EY MEN OF HUDSON o1.1.ow1NG the presentation ?f the Sentinels of Safety trophy m the F afternoon,The Hudson Coal Company Page 368 had yet another tribute to pay its safest men by holding the annual dinner for the members of its Safety Key Men. Organized in 1938, this annual banquet of Safety Key Men was the third to pay honor to those members of the company's official staff who had won their "keys" by leading the groups of men under them through a year of perfect safety. Eligible to this select organization are sectional foremen, firebosses, mine foremen, and superintendents. The banquet was held in the Scranton Club at seven o'clock. Approximately one hundred company officials and guests attended the dinner, at which eleven new members received the Safety Key and were admitted to the society. Cadwallader Evans, Jr., vice president and general manager of Little Ann Crowley, daughter of Sectional Foreman Crowley, who sang at the exercises, was cited by Mr. McAuliffe as a living example of the meaning of the "Sentinels of Safety" trophy. �The Explosives Engineer December, 1940 BEN EATH THE SURFACE (SONG COMPOSED ESP ECIALLY F OR HUDSON COAL COMPANY) Jl'e've bee11 working in t he coa l mine, digging anthracit P: We've been fi lling up the breakers, just to /weJi your h ome fires bright. W e'n: the D. & H. coal miners; when our worll day e11<ls H'e are happy anti co 11tentetl-we /mow we've made warm frien ds. Bem·nth the surfacP nf 1111: u•orltl, and all the world's nflairs, You'll fin d th ere"s somcthing do ing all the tim e. A nd as th e world mes by the thing that gl"l'els th e eye Only tells n part of t/1e !alt• of nil th e th ings that be. Bn 1ent/, the surfa ce, ln111:a th the surface, A diamon d in thr lourd1 . tlrey hide its worth. A battery lam p , .1 011w j>otcdn, a sl,akcr chute or two, A miner mul n lo lm ra lo 111ine for me and '.)' OU. Buy, burn and boo1·1 01 it' 1mtl,mcite 1111 d comfort will ensu<', Beneath I he su 1 ,frte r. mines of your company winning the Sentinels of Safety trophy on four occasions. Through your progressiveness there was developed and equipped the first mechanized coal mine in the United States, and to you there has come the honor of being a pioneer in modernizing the coal industry. "Your sense of justice, sincerity of character, and broad human tolerance, we feel, will carry you on to greater things in the future. You have our sincere best wishes." Mr. McAuliffe thanked the men, ancl praised their efforts in achieving their goal. In describing safety activity at The Union Pacific Coal Company, Mr. McAuliffe told of the formation of the company and the discouraging conditions which were met in its infancy. Some of the first steps for improvement included the obtaining of adequate sources of water, development of electricity, improved housing, encouraging· pride in gardening, formation of Girl and Boy Scouts, first-aid teams, community clubs and community halls, installation of rock dusting and protective clothing for miners (hats, goggles, hard-toed shoes, protective gloves). Mr. McAuliffe established a book of standards and had rules for miners prepared and distributed. After spending S1,900,ooo from 1924 to 1934 in the interest of safety, results were very discouraging. Mr. McAuliffe then established the idea of an automobile lottery, in which miners became eligible for drawing by going through a year without a lost-time accident. This activated the marvelous safety progress which, from 1934, has been outstanding in the industry. thought was the Old Timers' organization, consisting of twenty-year men. Later, a recreation hall was built and named "Old Timers' Building." Theodore Marvin , editor of TH E ExrLOSIV ES ENGJN EER, was then called upon to address the group. Mr. Marvin said, in part: "It is onl y through an organi za tion such as yours and men like yo u that new, in vigorat ing ideas in advancing safety are born and tested. Your success here is not limited to your imm ed iate probl ems. T he good resul ts of your work spread like wild fire and yo ur efforts have no limit in helpfu lness LO others. "Those persons who are acq uainted with the vari ous sa fety movements and activities tha t are taking place today in the coal industry reali ze that thi organization of afe ty Key Men is one of the most promising, outsta nding, and sound -thinking gro ups of min e officials in the coun try; I am happy to be here when you welcome to membership those who ha ve won their keys in 1940." E. C. 'Weichel, ass istant general manager, reviewed the year's ~chievements and made suggestions for carrying on the good work. Mr. Ash of the United States Bureau of Mines added his congratulations to the company and the Key Men for the exceptional improvement achieved in safety. HELP THE YOUNGER MEN KEYS FOR SAFETY LEADERS told about the company's realization that one of the organization's responsibilities is to help the younger men. The culmination of that J\T THE conclusion of the meeting, E ALSO H fl safety keys were presented to those officials who became eligible during the year. These men were: \ V JSEFORD SHAH· LR Jo11:-. F. I nzc:ERALD O uhide Fon·11u111 Pi nc Ridge Colliery :'\umber of emplon.... --~n :\Ian-hours of ~Xp<J"llle-1:1~•3:12 l'eriod-A ugu~t 1939 lo Scptemher l!J 1111 l month, S,·cti,mal Forema11 J AM.ES A USTIN l\lai11tenance Forema11 Birdseye Number o[ employes--10 Man-hours of exposure-81 ,337 Period-April 1939 lo September 19~1118 months Jermyn Colliery Number or employes-12 :\fan-hou rs of exposure-67,R91 Period-February 1937 to September 19104-1 months CHARI.F.S KEEN\!\/ St>rtirmal 1-·r,rer,11111 THOMAS " 7ETHERII.L Sectional Foreman WILLIAM MARTIN Sectional Foremar, Delaware Collien· :'l: umher uf emplo~c.~--13 :\Ian-hours of exposu1e-to3.3 15 l'criod- I-•,,1iruary 1939 to Sep1emhc1 1y 111211 mo111h, Eddv Creek Shaft Number of employes- 38 Man -hours of exposure-72,7i6 Period-July 1939 to September 19101.5 month.~ Jermyn Colliery Number of employes-46 Man-hours or exposurc-11;,;;2 Period-October 1938 to June 1940- 21 mmuh, Ht: RY H. Nuu. J ACKSON McKINLEY Secti onal Foreman Sectfo11al .foremar, Manine Collierv . ·umber of emplo)l!!>-!i2 . fan-houri. ot expos11 re-9J1 g62 Period-J une 19!19 to September 19111-· 16 months Olyphant Shaft Number of employes-43 Man-houn of exposure-106,713 Period- December 1938 to September 1910- THOMAS DA vrns ANDREW HARE Mine Forema11 Sectional Foreman Manine Colliery .!I.umber of employes- 285 Man-houn1 of exposure- 11 2,178 Safety flag n inner-secoml c111arter of 19 111 Grassy Island Number ot employes-40 Man-hours of exposure-65,583 Period-April 1959 to May 1940-14 month~ 211 IBOlllb~ j OHN RICHARDSON Sectional Forem,m Coal Brook Colliery Number o[ employes-5 I Man-hours of exposure-8_;.2Go Period-!'fo,•ember 19J18 to December 19:l!)..- l.l months With these newly installed members the group now numbers 65, of which 42 are charter members, and 12 represent 1939 victors. Page 369 �Addres§ y EUIGIE IE M~ AlUilHIFJF 1E. "To come home safely is on~f the great responsibilities of h,_( ancl this applies with equal force in driving on the streets and highways as it does to our work in the mines. Our highways are fast becoming the shambles that once exit1ttid in our coal mines, and little is being done nbonl it. '·.How to bring about the grcatt•st m easure !!l.t 'lQfrt: in nn<l about OU".",, : -, ·., ·'::·~ ,:omiwl!ing prob• 1cm confr,c u .i .g ib.• 1mlmitry lft• day. TLi!'l ,·;i i no! mne ~hr ou_::'· 1hc m:.• ,J.;•~r;, ~.:: ~5ther a fe.:.,:!!·..,-~ or t:Ji.D: :, - ~ ~ -·-":_... =~ ... - ,._.i,~'.P -., : .. are_ , · o~r,. '- S l .:1·': pfo~-'-- "I FEEL highly honored in being invited to appear before the employes and officials of the Olyphant Mine of The Hudson Coal Company, who so far led the anthracite mining industry in safety during the year 1989, as to win the Sentinels of Safety trophy awarded by THE EXPLOSIVES ENGINEER. "This is the second time that this beautiful bronze representation of a mother and her little child has been won by Hudson Coal Company men, the first award being made to the men of the company's Stillwater Mine at Vandling, in 1988. I hope that some of the men who worked in that mine in 1988 are here today. "The artist who conceived and executed this beautiful trophy chose for his subject the most sacred relationship that exists within the human race, that of the mother to her child. It is a pity that more of us who are fathers do not accept our responsibilities toward our children in a somewhat deeper sense. Unfortunately we are prone to leave to the mothers too many of the duties that we jointly owe our children, and they suffer accordingly. Page 370 "I wish to enlarge fol.' a mo• ment 011 the relation that exists between mine t1afety and mother• hood. The great majority of mothers are dependent on the earnings of the husband and father for the sustenance and education of their children, so I say that we who are husbands and fathers have the deepest kind of obligation; to think safety, to work safely, and, by keeping the home intact, make it possible for the mothers and young children to carry on as they should. "The sanctity of ~otherhood expressed through the mother of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is a principle we all accept in our thinking moments. Unfortunately, however, we too often forget the responsibilities that rest on our shoulders in the matter of doing those things only that will build and strengthen our wives and our mothers in their battle for their children. " The last ment ioned is t he class who furnish the flesh and blood, and who with their famili es endure the suffering t hat follows every accident. I t is out of sincere cooperation and a spirit of working together that betterment will come, and you must have much of that on The Hudson Coal Company properties or you would not be gathered here today. "May I say a word as to the responsibility of leadership. From the very ·dawn of civilization some man, some class, has been compelled to take leadership. In the Old World, political leadership was at one time a matter of inheritance. The world has seen some glorious political leaders -kings, queens, emperors. It has also had its full share of murderous rulers who claimed to be the annointed of God. Too often they received their power from Satan. The common man and woman, and their children, were to them merely chattels or serfs-creatures to work, to suffer, and to pay taxes. Tragic as it is, there has been a recrudescence of that kind of thing going on in the Old World for the past few years. Freedom of s~ml an<l spirit has largely been extinguished in the �01',l World. After more than nineteen ce~ries of the teachings of Christ, much of Europe and Asia is again in another Dark Age. "Here in Ameriea the <'0nunon man has yet freedom of soul, the right to vote for his t·hoiee of leadership and to worship God ai, he elects, be he Roman Catholic, Eastern Ortho d o x Catholic, Protestant, or Jew. He also has a full voice in the making of the laws that govern his affairs. and in establishing the conditions umler which he works, including hours and rates of pay. There is yet op• portunity in Ameriea for a workman to select his employer. i f J! t "May I say further, that there is a very definite obligation on the part of the workers to select for their own leaders men who have vision and capacity for leadership, and who will continuously try to do the best for their constituents rather than to try to win higher office by creating strife. There are men in every walk of life who have depended on securing advancement, by creating for themselves a 'nuisance value.' "May I say just a few words as to how we on our ·wyoming properties attained a production of 3,261,003 tons of coal from nine mines in 1939, with but 20 lost-time accidents, or 124,369 man-hours worked per accident; and in the first nine months of this year, a production of 2,523,361 tons, with 20 lost-time accidents or 127,582 manhours per accident. For fear that you may think that this performance was one easy of accomplishment, let me say that after the property, first opened up in 1868, had been in operation ,55 years, and with a rather strenuous effort to reduce accidents for the ten-year period, 1923 to 1932 inclusive, we were able to obtain but 15,931 man-hours of exposure per lost-time accident over these ten years. "What brought about our presentday improvement? There rests the very essence of every safety program. The dam broke about July 1, 1932, and as of that date every man on the property had solemnly decided to do his part toward accident prevention, and when New Year's Day came anc_l the record for the year 1932 was cast up, it was found that but one death had occurred in our mines with but 59 non-fatal accidents, and the man-hours per accident for the year rose to 43,452. By 1936, the men had the situation well in hand and the record really began t o climb. Let us look at it. Period 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 (9 months) Man-hotu-s per accident 69,338 92,680 103,172 124,369 127,582 "I here and now wish to accord full credit to the engineers of the United States Bureau of Mines and our State Mine Inspection forces, for the splendid guidance and assistance given us in attaining an increased measure of safety-but the fact remains, that with a willing and conscientious management, such as I know ours was, and as I am equally sure you have in Mr. Cadwallader Evans, Jr., and his staff, the credit yet belongs to the men. The Explosives Engineer December, 1940 the non-fatal 287, or a total of 303 losttime accidents in the production of 3,~!41,105 tons of coal, or 19,898 tons le~s than was produced in 1939 on the same property. ••'\'\'ha! we need is more €'rui;ading hloml-thc will to stop acddents, in I 1c J lines and on the highways. " The railroads and the great industrial plants have done their job. I s t he task wort h while? If you decide it is. you can likewise do the job. D on 't gd the impression that our t ask in the Hocky Mountain region is a cushy one for it is not. Our seams all pitch from 7 to ~2 degrees. We ha ve a multiplicity of faults, some gas, and lest you think our workers are all English-speaking, may I say that when I came to the property in 1923, we had 47 nationalities on the payroll, many non-English speaking. At the close of 1939, we still had 40 nationalities, and we have not found that our non-English speaking employes are behind in Safety. "How has this relation been build up? I confess that during my first ten years, I often despaired of trying to convince our employes that we really rnught a reduction in mine accidents except to reduce our workmen's compensation costs. "H I were a Goldier Heading a regiment iuto battle~ I would rathei' have 500 men ·who wcr erusade:r·s for the •ause than 2,500, wl10, :1hhough reckless 1mough ao take the punishmelllt~ lrnd no thought of the social and cconomfo suffering that incliffcr• ent t>oldiering on their p,ut en• tailed. "There used to be something closely akin to war in our mines,as for example, in 1923, the fatal accidents totalled 16, "Perhaps the thing that is most wrong with America is that we either insist on ignoring a bad condition entirely or else when we decide to cure it, we expect to get betterment over night. That has never been done. Human nature i ,s slo~ iof cbilii f "If you read your history you will conclude that the human race has Page 371 �The Explosives Engineer December, 1940 only seen betterment come slowly. The road . upward has always been a cruel, bitter, and hard one to travel. Bett~rments that ca.me too fast have usually been lost and when humanity slipped back, some man or woman with visi~m and courage has foreYer come into the picture to take leadership and to point the way upward. I know it is fashionable today to laugh at the cross with its lesson and its promises, but in the last analysis all the liberty that mankind now possesses came from God. , "The Godless cult that has spread death, devastation, and serfdom over much of the World will never succeed, and I have no hesitation in saying that much of the beuerment in accident reduction that we have at• tained, sprang from the words of encouragement expressed by our clergymen regardless of denomination, men such as those who represent your churches and who are with us today. "Perhaps one of the best examples of an attempt to improve a social con .. dition (and excessh·e accidents represent a social condition, and a bad one) was our attempt in l!Jl8 to save the nation and particularly our youth by the National Prohibition Act. What glamorous promises the proponents of this law gave us. I voted for it myselfand then what happened? Every corner of the nation had a still, and every third-rate hotel, and thousands of other places, openly violated the law, and youth went to fantastic ends tri show the government. The cause of temperance and youthful morals was set back twenty-five years. With this experience behind me, I hold to the belief that the powers vested in the Page 372 United States Bureau of Mines and the several State Coal Mine Inspection agencies, represent all the law help we need. Another law such as the Federal Mine Inspection Law now before Congress will only create friction and prejudice the cause of safety. Common honesty, and a will on the part of management and workers to work together, will eliminate more accidents than all the sumpt.uary 'don't' laws that can be written. The real problem of this country today lies in the fact that too many people want 'another law,' rather than to do the things that conscience and common sense should dictate. "Before concluding the task that was given me to perform here in the heart of the great Pennsylvania anthracite field, for an industry that had its beginning in the Lehigh region 120 years ago with a production of 365 long tons, I wish to express my thanks to your vice president and genera.I manager, Ivir. Cadwallader Evans, Jr. for asking me to appear before you gentlemen who through your fine judgment and persistent skillful effort have made this event possible. I also appreciate the great honor accorded me in appearing before the representatives of the churches in which you worship God, and I also think it a great privilege to appear before the representatives of your town government. When these gentlemen turn out to honor you they bring down honor on their own heads, for honest labor rests at the very root of all social prog~ess. I know also that the mine management are keenly interested in safety or else your record might not have been what it is. the mines and the quarries who ~e their lives and limbs to this insp'lring movement. Since the inception of this splendid work in 1925, no less than 77 separate presentations of the trophy have been made to 77 _groups of men. Honest competition is the life of all progress and this competition is conducted along high lines. "Years ago when Old Germany lived under a. milder and less despotic form of government, I read of one coal mine property where the men met together at the bottom of the shaft for a word of prayer before entering on their day' task. •••.•· Jths1LE: • i" , K. _; ~~ ... _, _.!. 1.~-...., ;, -,, - ••• :.:tild. --1,· _' - tJl.11.-,.Gl- ;.: :1 sr:~ ~...,,.,~"'~::_C. ,l_.,_, Oi'ilC~ fJ_.~ ci, ,1, ·}° 0 'No :r:;c, ~-,.,-,,.., Eo:e :fr<P;n p<'aye.excf:pi a;: .:;. :,:?.i.ier mimn,~ and so Jr think we wani more of ihe spirit of prayer i.o go forw:urd . I like to think that the millions of American men and women, who like myself were born in another country, appreciate the blessing that we, with our native born people, enjoy under a form of government, where a lawabiding person can yet say he is a free man or a free woman. "And now- Mr. Charlton, as mine foreman of Olyphant Shaft Mine on behalf of The Explosives Engineer and the United States Bureau of Mines, I present to you this lovely trophy, won by the per- "I also wish to say a word about THE sistent and conscientious efforts EXPLOSIVES ENGINEER, which inaugurated the Sentinels of Safety trophy for the six great branches of _the mining industry. These six little bronze mothers and their children .and the United States Bureau of Mines that supervises the awards are doing a splendid work, one of growing understanding and importance. Throughout the nation there are many men coming home daily from of the management of The Hudson Coal Company and the con• tinuous careful effort of the men of the Eddy Creek Mine. Treas• ure it in the twelve rno;.ths to come, and may you all try to keep it on your property next year and in the years to come." � 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. 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