https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/5cd574d16f1af04a70c00dc10cb86fb1.pdf 059c2248145d0b4946ccab7fd648d052 PDF Text Text Rock 8prings .. ~ebrua.ry 4th, 1926. 1r . Eugene. Ljc.L1uliff e :- meru1t by u ciie put~ti cuse 11 horo there i 0 Mr . Harrington &dvi □ e~ me thu:t a doubt us , ' o u hoth0r Ol"' 110-t .; h0 u.ccidont occur:red il t e course of ew£lloypent , '-:10. displ.!·te I -~ho c~e:; ;;i so C:.L -to pro tect our olvos •-· .L:;ter: , ulrnn ue h~vc: doiermin ~d throuGh . tho aurgoon t-~:'l · t . e e .ployo 0 s clair.1s rwr o legitir.::1ate. 1 amet1ded :teport is e �Ol.!k S~rin ::-s February 3rod: 11y • oming. . 1928. ;:r. Geo. B. Pryde:l-leferri ng t lJ i.:r . L'. cAulif fe's lctt • er as k"lllf; information regarding dis2uted c oc pensation ca se s. Dis.,u ut ed Ga se s, a.is 1·1·1,..;-j·_ c :.,.1.1., ,,_ d " -- v , , , . un ,e r ne"a "'" ini~ o "Is c01:1pens ation Disput ed' 1 !don t hly :{e_po rt of Co..,,.!.> cns a~ ion c a ,.-: 8 8 1 ~li'or .."', _11, 3.r e generally c~oas in which th e r:i n e S up erinten den t ant;·.ver c "Yes·• t o ,l Uestion 17 in Employer's R.epo rt of . c c icie n t " :/i ll t he .h:r:ipl oyer di1;; put the \'iorkJ:'.l an' s claim if !.JJaci e in a c.:c ordan c e r,i t h 'f ho ~'/orkrnen' s Comp en sa t ion act." L'. in e 5 U~tirin t end ents a ns v;er "Y es '1 to ~uestion 17 in r eport .ing :i.cciu ents jro du cinf h ern i a. :ind bac k st r a i n \'1 hen the surgeon reports th at there u9.s no i ndi :r:..i on J f r e cent i n j ury. .1.l s o in r e1Jorting cu.ses of accident a l injury , ,rhE;;re th i:lre is a possi bility of fraud. or anything :.m- usutl in connecti or1 r; · th t he injury or result ant disability> Mino Su~erint enctent's a nc·:,1.: r tu ~ues ·:;ion 17 is "Yos''. Then, uvon investigation, if ¥Je are sa~i:::.fiad th::it v;orkr!'.:m's dis a bility is due t o and the result of accidental sustained while en 6 aged in tho duti dS of his ernyloyment we fil1;; a:i:ended employer• 8 R:oport of Accident and join the workwan in ~ lpul1tion for ct• • due him award of amount of com~ensai;ion . n t, .... The swrimary referred ,;o 1 · in this case orr •·e. .., • 1 1- llcrtulif f e • s lettc:r was not made no ..."e , h o we v e r , thc:1.t we included the under New Cases Filed during b ~ Bill Gianolis the month while this c~se should have een taken up uuder Cases in which PDotest has ot 'l'he Court o 0 b een r·1ed with Tho Clerk i This 1"ill be correcteci in Februd.ry report o H.J. Harringtono C O p y �' . / H,o ck Springs i r . Eug0r10 llc Auli ff en .. Filo Oll- 311 o • tho. idea taat th0 Oomp ensa.tion ft.itld.J ar0 :i.n vury good I oh~p0 , t his attitude not ju1.1tifi0d by the figures you oend QO o �FOUM 00 THE UNION PACIFIC COAL COMPANY ROCK SPRINGS, WYOMING, Februa ry 15th, 1928. hrthur ·1. •Calverley, Ur, •• surer , t Deputy Trea ASS. •. Cheyenne, VJyomng~ Sub .j 0c!_;_':{or kmen' t:. Comp ensation _Fund. veer sfr:Mc;1y I r equ est t hat you r eturn one co py of thi s lett er \7i th the informs.tion re qus s ted b 0l on .. 1927 Ass ess_.. Tons C_o~l:_ A, workmen's CornpcrnsP"ti on nd B, Cate. strophe I nsur ance Premium Fund c. Service ar;d Pol icin~ run· D, L Total, all coal compani e : E. I Less The Union Pa cific i Coal Company I : r. I ill companies other tha n I The lJ. P. Coal Co~pa.ny figures for 192'1, estiuated If you are unable to Pi-hd.ums and tonnages ,;rill answer. our trouble in this IIi.ltter, I am Thnnking you in advance for Y Very truly yours, �FINltNCit L STA'.rEMEN'r OF RECli"'IPTs T INDUS'fRIAL ACCIDTi'...,.I,rT GEN!E~\ND DISBURSI~MENTS ( "-" • I I HAL FUND Chapo 124, S.Lo 1915) • 1927 -------~ December 31st, 1926 nal(lr:cc Receipts , ' , Assessment 34,832064 Dis ursement..s 419,985.66 595.42 3.92 41,950.01 .SJllP10 _\ D •t t re on eposi s Int\est on County \7a rrants In eived as Service • e;o: p o 1 J.CJ.i:'l · . g aece . b .L 56,652.23 Orders of Mmrd - Injured l. orkmen .• strati on Expense ;ldllll~;ders of Ar!ard - Inve sti gat i on"' orders of Ar,ard - r,i tne ss Fees Total Orde:i.~s of J ,·.r ard in l~dr:.1i ni str nti on E;~pens e salaries Bond ~ Asst. Deputy Trec,sure:c Office Suppli es (Printi!!g Ye a rly Repo t ) Postage and Box Re n t Telephone and Tel egraph Express and Freight Traveling Expenses Furniture C..VJ.d Fi1~t ures Total administ rat ion Off ice Expense Total t dra.inistra tio ~ Expense Premum on C:itnstrophe Reinsu a nce of Co .l Bi nes 14,445.00 50.00 3,073 .89 '797oJ. 8 176., 37 17.11 2,507.15 1, 219.46 7rensferred from Reserve :.'unci Transferred frou The raa.t.astrophe I nsurance P:cen'lum Funtl Beknce December 3lsto 1927 22, 286.16 5,124.92 50,000.00 12,780.44 76 084.78 560,148.09 _ . 5.§.9,).48. 09 - - - -- ----~ ---- -- I!IDUSTBI!'.L t.CCIDENT RESERVE FUND (Chap. 117, SQL.1919) F-- ~~".'"-:-::-:::::_--=-::::-=-=-==..=:-~-==--::.:::.:--::_-::=-- -- ---===-----=·297-,=3-09-=.-2-_?_--_-_-= Uo.nce Dec•r 31st, 1926 ht Receipts I /rest on Investr.iants ,.,~ erest on Dcposi ts !. rtnaferred to Industric.l Accident General Fund 8alan ~ Balan ce December 31st, 192'7 Fund December 31st, 1927 ce Reserve Furxl " " " General 11,050.00 482.34 50,000.00 �[ •. ! . ,. .,.·-v ,,,-_, ; :--- ◊, ; " ,y o. .!1. Bis sonnet ~w.Y Ceareo B• Prydo. One copy of statement referr ed to above attached 'hereto. �--~- - ~-------- ---- --~--~ Rock Springs. .. February 16th, 1928. Refsrring to :report of cost of Workrnen °s , 6ompensation to coal co~:1pa1:1i0s in Wyoming from d:::1.te of Act ."\jO Doce~ber 3lst 0 i926~ page ll 7o arinl.!?,l report of G01.2Gral Sup eri~tsmdent for year ending December 31st, 1926. Since tJe have not, · at this -'Gi.r e,the inform.(.tion in ·l;his of fie . froti '\Jhioh to ar;i:i ve a."t. th0 as00sements and tons of coal mined b a.11 co,i1pani0s other than The Union Pacific Coal Company \ for ... h yo'l.r 1927, uill. you ld1.1 dly furnish rJ e with -'Gh0 neceoaary d ts. so th;.;1.t I :nay corap let c this sheet for !Er . Di cldneon °.s annual r port for 1927 . �cm . �3.927 ·- TotaJ. ... t. .-..,-T.10nts Coot ps~ ton Eineu (152,541.30 �d;Jn~ ~ { E~ B 2 :1 19::8 Ur, G, 'B. Pryde: Referring to yours of February 16th: I am attaching herewith for you:r information copy of fi nancial statement of recei-pts and disburse- men ts , industrial accident gene r al a nd reserve funds for year 1927. ( ., . �FIMA.WCIAL STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBtJRSEMENTs Industri~i Accident General Fund (Chs,p.124, S.L.1915) ~2'!_!--~~-::--:::-------------------- ~ALAI10i December 31, 1926 34,832.64 RECEIPTS E ployers, Assessment r:terest on De:posi ts Interest on· County Warrants premium received as Service & Policing 419,985.66 595.42 3.92 41,950.01 DISBURSEMENTS orders of Award -- Injured t'Jor kmen Administration Expense: Orders of Award--Investi gat ions orders of Award--Wi tness Fees 456,652.23 ✓- Total Orders of Award i n Admi nistration Expense Salaries 14,445.00 .Bond--Asst. Depty Treasurer 50.00 Office Supplies 3,073 .89 Postage and Box Rent 797.18 Telephone and Telegral)h 176.37 Express and Freight 17.11 Traveling Expenses 2,507.15 Furni tu.re and. Fixt:ures 1,219.46 Total Administration Of f ice Expense 22,286.16 Total Administ ration Expense Premium on Catastrophe Re i nsura nce of Coal 11ines Transfe rred from Reserve Fund Transferred from The Ca t a s tronhe Insure.nee Pre mi um Fund BALANCE December 31 , 1927 .~ 22,286.16 5,124.92 50,000.00 12,780.44 76.084.78 560,148.09 560,148.09 - Industrial Accident Reserve Fund (Chap. 117, S.L.1919) BALANCE December 31, 1926 297,309.27 Int RECEIPTS I erest on Investments nterest on De-oosits Transferred to-Industrial Accident General Fund 11,,050.00 482.34 258,841.61 BAL4Ncz December 31st 1927 ' 308,841.61 308,841.61 :~ance General Fund December 31st , 1 927 &.nee Reserve Fund " 50,000.00 " " 76,084.78 258,841.61 334,926.39 .r �[r, ,lrthUI' '-:J. culve:r..,lcy ~ 1\G_cida:;:rt D0pu:ty ' ~~G.;J -. -·,e:r· 0 ClpH.::il 3uil ing., ~:1 \rJ J o, '!;jorJing;. "· incl strioo. I un 1Jo __d0t>iE1 . if you cu.uld co_r>ara-1;o this umouni into tt10 ite s for me, :'.lUO\"JW,s tho amotrnt, acsessed a5ah1st the eocil industry and the total ~~t!nY. ussossed S{~ai~sfo\nci· i~dustrieso I t.rculd appreciate very much having this inf\>r□1tion at yo-.Jr ience. ind pers~nal regards, y 0 urs very truly, fp ~ J_~o:lvan- �$5tttt~ ,of -~mttitt,g '<irr,ca:~ ®~ -.xir~mr <!lron:p-~~ i l . e ~ QU~nt.c p~~ /22;. ~ r- ~ - /~ tyd -,..JL---,. ~ ;£cf ~ _ / /~ - ./.7~ ~ d- ✓2~ ~ _e;£/7 -~ ~Zr ✓ &~-0~7~~=-e- e. - �$5faf2 llf l$'l!.attttttg'<lfn~ ®fiu~ W,orltJ.tU,m;: o.t~ctthttt L,p:~ <UJr~~l~ ARTHUR W.CALVERLEY AssT. 01!:PUTT TRl<ASURER 01!:PARTMENT M""AOER ~ A_ _zL,r ~~7 ~ ~~ ~ ------7~ ,,7 ~ . .r/ ,/ Z--<~~ - - - �I. l.':T. Arthur fl. Caverly, 'l'Teasurer 's Of fic0, TTorkmen's Compensation Dept.: Cheyenne, \'iyoming . Dear Br . Caverly:This uill ackl_'lo~ledge receipt and thank you £or your letter of February 24th regarding Tiorkmen 'a Co:1l)ensatian. ~ery truly yoursD �• Febx-unx-tr '):7.1.h v i!'G r ue wtod "'' !.J B 19280 bs 1o-r;, t r.d. B cl co in co11~-w cti c.m i.7i th I ~ :tint· cs -cG az-e compiling i~~ ont'"' An.t1t:c.l R0pcr~i : ( ) T o as osom~nts . p~ltl by tho Supo?.if,r Gbt(!. Gomp~).ly Zo:r \,bs .r :oriodc, k..,'t"~· 1 :i Et~ 1915 0 -:.:o Dccernhe!r 3lt:rt: 1915,; . ,f .f er -~h~ y~r.u... J.916p ::ope"'e..tclyo ,. c~al , ncsessrn0nts pa.id by rul /ccr: .unie.3 lo&" th0 (2) s Ap il 1st, 1915 9 to iJacer:iber 3lsi, 1915, 1916, 1~1?, 1918, 1919, 1920~ 1~~21~ 1922, ... 924, 1925 end 1g25, pepnE"ate.l yo T �•::STMENT IN ROAD AND EQUIPM ,:>r which Authority for Expenditure will be Requested Chargeable Investment Road and Equipment nditure ·+6+7) 5 6 --------= --==----=-=--- 7 �~ht!~ ,of )tl!'lllttttt,g Qf;r-~~ ®ff-ire 1ltlr.ll'.r~n~ <!Iro:ttp:msctfhttt il~.1:ttttmt (!!~:tttt~ Febru.8!7 29th 1928 ARTHUR W.CALVERLE:Y AsST. Dl!CF'UTY TReASURER Dl!:PARTMENT MANAOl!:R Yr, George B. Pryde,. nee President and Gener~l IvTa.nager, The Union Pacific <foal c·ompany, Rook Springs, Wyoming. Jq dear Mr. Pryde:I hand you herewith the information requested in your letter of the 27th instant t PREMIUM 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 $ 75,485.09 148,343.90 74,573.85 $ 103,.268.98 , 64,819.00 • 210,.581.22. 126,.232.74 . 117,.036.23 152,.158.35. 118,.933.88 174,.587. 71• 168,602.48· 143,.118.91 $1,.6?7, 742.34__ 14.6,089.49 155,162.62 336,600.76 255,664.23 167,.173.81 131,548.24 147,585.55 $1,. 721,812.82 SUPERIOR COAL COMPANY PREMIUMS 1915 1916 9,,459.15 3,.9"46.31 J '. iJ II J- l,j AWARDS 13,.860.39 45,933.94 61,.518.56 65,428.51 67,.4.1 1.51 127,835.21 AW-ABDS 1,.312.04 3,328.39, (, If Vie can be of fu.rlher ~ssistance to you at any time, • ' •hall be glad -to have you cal 1 upon us• • �fr. Arthur Calverley, ii.sot. Deputy 0 . -Treasurer Os Of fi CG :; j Workmen OS Comveri.sat ion De_pariI.'.16\tl'G, Cheyenn0, tlyoming. This t1ill ackn<_JVJledge rec0ii.-rb of your let"'.;er of February 29tha containing the information requeate~ I in oy letter of the 27th, uhich uas very much- appreciatedo Very truly y'ours o ". �Rock !,p>'inga ~ 11'>.r-cb 8th, 1928 • ' r- ~ • . ~ // I copy bei·ng fat· you:r filG!.3 m1 d one for 1,1!- . Loomis . ....._ �Rock Springs - March 16th, 1928. Mr. H. J. Harrington: Herewith paper s regarding injuries tu Peter Romerez. Please go ahead and make settlement along the line suggested by Mr. McAuliff e, taking a release f ram hiroo I ,•1ish you would v:ri te a letter to all St\ per= int.endents regarding similar injuries, or where people get hurt on our ~roperty, advi:3ing that they should sign a release before returning to work. It you will write such a letter I will approve it before it goes to the Superint endentso Orlg\n:il Sigue·d: QEORGE B, PRYDE eh �Roqk Sprl.ne;s ... March 22nd~~ 19280 \ Am !'etu_r niug hEH·m·.d.th your file :re~arding · the payment of 0150 0 00, fum3x>ul exp011s es D :. equeGtetl · by the Union at cumberlnndo This ,·ie.s -cakc 1 up o.t .,Ghe meeting of · the coal opero:'iio:rs and, i nasmuch as_t/e :feel -~ha·l., the SUill • Of 05OoOO 1,,hich The oniol'l pacif io Coul Cor~any end other co mpat1i es cont ri ht-rt e ~.-t the t ime ox a death is in the nature of Et dcnat ion :far funeral mipenses 9 ru1d tha'ii .this hu~ evidently be 0n satisfactory -t o tlrn Uo Li. U. of A. .~ as Uioy huve neccpt0d this . ., r ranJ e~1ent Ginco the inau£;urntion o±' the Comper1= sation Act, tlO tlo uo·t 0ee ·ahy O after SO m:1uy :rna rs, we:: should be cell ed. pen to make· s'-.l~h a dona tion from -~he Comp ensation Fund 0 Uill J O 1 please advia0 ¥1ro Mo1..->p;rn.1 to this effect~ I cbo �, r, 1~ Why Florida S Co -.i.,u.~ A opt Accident }P) 111ts 0 LORIDA is undergoing a remark- F bl~ development. Among her ctivities that involve danger to rnanY a ·f1 e an d limb are the extra-hazardous l occuPa tions of building and road con.on excavation work, and lumberstruc ti ' a jnu, 0 1 Visitors to this state have comrnented with surprise upon the lack of 1 a modern state program for dealing with occupational accidents. Florida increasingly needs accident compensatiox;t, which fifteen years' ex perience in America has demonstrated to be beneficial alike to employers, employees, and the whole community; Employers as well as safety experts and public officials throughout the country have given eloquent testimony to the fact that workmen's compensation laws, in addition to providing reasonable and certain care for injured workers and their dependents, have proved a most effective stimulus to Accident Prevention. The Tragedy of Work Accidents th Wh • D r-."o Compcm.1t ion LJ Com pcru:ufoo Ll w, l-out r. Fund. Coi::pt:n!J !io:i 1..:1·"'·• wit~ Sratc Fun c:J WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION LAWS Florida is a black spot on the Workmen's Compensation Map. In addition to the forty-three state laws shown on this map, Haw aii and Porto Rico, and the federal government for its own employees, have compensation laws. And Congress has just enacted a federal accident compensation law covering harbor workers in all states who are injured while at work on board a vessel. Every Canadian province is covered by such legislation, and the countries of South America are rapidly falling into line. Will Florida act now, and remove the black spot that projects from the map so conspicuously? at a work accident means to e Wage-earner's family and to the COlJUnunity .th . Wl out compensation protection ha b • . m s een vividly set forth by warren H Pill b • s ury who served as a llleinber of th Cal'f Co . . e 1 ornia Industrial Accident llltn1ss1on D 'b. h coin • escri mg t e tragedy of unPensated d' b'J• isa 1 1ty to a worker, he wrote: ll'IJn "Den obliged of hiniaelf . to leave work, the incotne ing,1 lYill eland his family is ended. His savhvo of .; dorn last for more than a week or 1 IIJ>on re~:ess• . He then becomes a charge "W es, friends and public charity. L~ orry O\rer his c, ___ cial d" . I 1111 illneaa. Lia . . uuan con 1tion pro ongs Cll llld . bility to procure necessary medil'eat or ~~ appliances or to take proper '""' on111n treatment delays recovery. 'De child • ren are taken from school pre- maturely and put to work without adequate preparation or allowed to go upon the streets. "Eventually he may go to the county hospital for a long period of time, and his wife will be taken care of by the ,Associated Charities, or will undertake work beyond her strength and in turn become ill. "The employer has to break a new man into the work. "The community, friends or relatives have to support the family, and the man is inefficiently and haphazardly taken care of because of lack of organized social endeavor to meet the problem presented." • -· �Costly "Damage Suit" System Stilll Exists in Florida N FLORIDA, under the antiquated system of employer's liability, both employer and em" ployee are at the mercy of law suits. When an industrial accident occurs, the employer may have to pay - in addition to the expense of a trial - a big sum of money for damages; the injured employee who sues his employer gets practically nothing; even when he wins. he must divide what he gets with his lawyer. I "Don't Be Tricked!" Missouri Employers Warned the Public ~-- · · Unsuited to Modern Conditions Commissions on employers' liabil·t I y ap. pointed in over twenty states have, aft er e:x:haustive investigation, recommended a com. plete departure from this system of law. It was demonstrated that the doctrine of employers' liability is unsuited to modern conditions of employment; that industry is now 80 complex and highly organized that the causes of accidents have become obscure and difficult fo identify. As a result, r eports show that in a substantial ¼ r': .,....- ~ -~'.:.. ~-=-~, number of cas_e s no recovery whatever is possi- ,~;,', .I ble and in a still larger proportion, the damages \ awarded are negligible. Occasionally, we hear of large awards being made after a case has dragged through the courts for years during which time the family has been left destitute. But even in a successful suit, court costs and attorney's fees sometimes ranging as high as 50 per cent of the sum granted consume a sub• stantial part of the money awarded. M ISSOURI employers and wageeamers, through their state organizations, actively supported the workmen's compensation law which was recently ratified by popular vote. I~ the campaign, they widely distributed the above cartoon warning the voters not to be tricked by a "shell game" counter proposition put forward by a certain class of "damage suit" lawyers. I~ its campaign literature the Missoun employers' association declared that the workmen's compensation law "will boost Missouri" and that it "will en<:,ourage the building here of new factories which are now being located in states having workmen's compensation laws." Thanks to general support of the plan Missouri is no longer a black spot on the compensation map. Will Florida now do as well? Finally, a law suit stirs up hard; feeling be• tween the worker and his ~mployer. Harmful to the Community The present system in Florida assumes that the workman accepts the . risks of his employ• ment and gives him the right to sue, ~nd to col• lect a sum as damages for the injury received, only if his employer is negligent. Forty-three states have already adopted workmen's compensation laws because theY have come. to recognize that the law of ein· ployer's liability is inherently unfitted to inod· em indusbial conditions, grossly unfair to tbe worker, vexatious and sometimes very co5tly to the employer, and harmful to the coJ11• munity. �How Florida Call1l lighten the Burden p.MJL!ES that are plunged into 't tion as a result of a work dest1 u . . t that kills or disables the breadacciden ust be ass1ste • d . A respons1• 11inner rn on t h e state, w h et h er or 11S Up • bilitY faaccident 1s due to the hazard of not the • · b or to the negligence of emthe JO ployer or employee. If the state has no compensation law a heavy burden of relief is thrown upon public and private charity, and the community shares this burden. But the distribution of the burden is not just, and such reliance on charity is uncertain and de- F , ,,.,; , . i"j J· i :,: Workmen's C ompensation Stimulates Accident grading, Prevention The modern principle is that the ~his chart shows graphically the reduction • • burden of accident relief should be accidents in one large establish f • of mdustr1al home by the industry. Just as employthe New York w ork ' ment. ollowmg the enactment of men 5 compensation law. ers in fixing the selling price of a product consider the cost of replacing machinery, so should the cost of re1·1evmg • m• . after ten years' operation of the state workJured workers be considered as a part of the men's compensation act, that this law has reexpense of production and made an l sulted in a marked decrease in distress and of th . f h e ement . e pnce o t e manufactured article Th. poverty due to work accidents. "Accidents JS the • • I • is pnnc1p e underlying workm • are now compensated for with a certainty," sati' en s compenon. says the A. I. C. P. report. "Hospital and medical care are provided insuring a maximum Workmen' • den of s c~mpensation lightens the burof possibility of early recove.ry and return to work accidents by distributing ·t • ti industry, and a considerable group of families an d reasonably thr . I JUS Y lllunity d b oughout the whole comare removed from the necessity of applying for , an Y provid" h . mg t e greatest continu0ua incentive to relief to any organization." accident prevention. As to accident prevention, the president of Under a • the National Industrial Conference Board, an compensati 0 I ~ent is provided . ~ aw, medical treatorganization of employers' associations, recentJury. Cornp ~mediately following an inly declared: '"It may· truly be said that the .Ing Period ensation b egms • after a short wait- . economic motive for safety provisions received nurnber of sl' - hm .order • . . t 0 e1·immate the great a decided impetus in the compensation legisand regular}ig .t InJunes--an d is • paid • promptly lation." · lbe amount Yfm the same manner as wages. Compensation laws were first introduced in fe rent law bO compe • varies under dif. nsation the United States in 1911. No state which has of Weekly 8w ut is fixed at a certain percentage once tried Worlanen's Compensation has ever grbaduated a:cgesd, .wi th in specified limits, and is returned to Employers' Liability. With this a. 1·uty, The or . in g t O t h e severity of the ,dislegislation now in successful operation in forty"1de re1·1ef whaim .of. th e l aw lS • not only to prothree states and three territories, in addition to test0 en 1t 1s qlJic~e the injured mo 5t needed but also to federal legislation for civilian employees and ,.. Y as Poss'bl man as completely and th 'ne New / e to his job. e Co11dition ork • • f Ass ociation for Improving 0 the p oor recently reported, for harbor workers. workmen's accident com• pensation has become a firmly accepted American principle. �Will Florida Rise fco err lPrre§elliltt Ojpportunity? HE time is ripe for Florida to join the other forward-looking states in adopting a Workmen's Accident Compensation law. The great strides that Florida is makingindustrially as well as in street and highway a nd b uilding construction - is attracting nationwide attention. Greater production and construction mean more accidents, and call for the modern and scientific remedy. Employers' liability, with iis long-drawn-out, costly and· uncertain damage suits, is an unjust and outgrown system. Workmen's compensation - the modern plan - provides adequate and certain payments on a weekly basis at the time they are most needed. lll!: furnishes the necessary stimulus ,to safety work through which accidents are prevented. it lessens the community burden of charitable relief. "A workmen's compensation law is one of the means by which men judge the social status of a state." Florida has already enacted legislation for the rehabilitation and retraining of industrial cripples. This legislation, which is supplementary to workmen's compensation, is in effect in forty states. Having taken this forward step, why should Florida delay any longer in adopting a workmen's compensation law? There is an additional - and a new - reason why the need for action by Florida at this time is more than ever urgenL On March 4, Congress enacted a law ext~nding fed· eral accident compensation to local harbor workers injured on board a vessel at the dock, The harbor workers thus covered include not only longshoremen who load and unload vessels but also ship repairmen and others - no less than twenty-two different crafts. The new federal law, effective July 1, 192 7, applies to all states including Florida, But in Florida - unless the legislature promptly adopts supplementary legislation - these same employees, if disabled or killed while working on shore, have no recourse except suits for damages against their employers with "the laws delays" and the expenses and uncertainty and friction of litigation. Now that workmen's compensation is for the first time to be in operation in Florida covering a large number of hazardous employmen.b, isn't it timely an,d fair to all other employers and their employees to adopt a reasonable state workmen's compensation law? Prepared by American Association for Labor Legislation, New York City. �Bl .e, Chier Justice,. killed 1n o. rdne disacte1~ on Auius-'\> 14, lG!:3. 'lb.a Gm1rloycr duly filed notice 0 .r tor com thll: d~atll, as requil?sd. 1nr lari:.? or A:ueu:-it ~1, 1923.. No clri:..lm ""s , ... tion 11::!.Vil.lg been filad. ,.:1 it-hin t~f(11 ve .CJout..>is., the court ante e~ .!lll order, on Bepter.1bor 15,- lSE~;-·u-i:roetmi1--t11om.,~t0r ·-,t;o ue closed diecont1nued,. On April a, 19~;5, Dionigio Martini nnd ~<.ary Hart:J.n1 f1J.ed a IIOt1on to re-open l"2 r the l • aa aumving parents of the docease d· . ml-..i ~us ap- t1on • den1ed. 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'il.J • l✓·, lot .. &b. 654; l 8 l~.r ~ '18, lli l tl. 5~e. Miller v. . lo I O:ra.u.aLIU • bric..: 1,.y 1 • 1 ·r �120 <"'ii•; '! ,:.. ~J ..1_ that etlJu2tment Coapenaation Acts is to mn.ko n. sueedy ... �' c.u :1:.:~ ,, thls to h')lci if•, to 1J;;;, t1..}ll1-:i, .' ) er \, ciio. not h ~.ve knor~led~i.~ ~l �l6S, It:il1 tmd th~ Contr~ 'Ri'th Which the- Un1te6.. States r:_;r.s .not nit is '2 t& makes no cat1ona. '1. �the . :1~ie:. ;: t • ti tb C �• , l t - '1 ~ :J.t,;._,~.b, 0 �Folll>f 2103 PACIFIC COAL off!CE OF JH9.r·!1.~Y............................... NO, Rock Springs, Wyoming March 28th,1928 yr. George B.Pryde, Vice President and Gen eral Manager, union Pacific Coal Co mpany ~ITY Dear Sir:-I h a nd you here1'd th co py of the opinion from the Supreme Court i n which the Supreme Court decides that my interpretatio n of t h e l ai:.r as to the time in which the employee must file his clai m f\J r compensation is jurisdictional, and cannot be extended by t he Cour t . The Sup reme Court does not decide whether the. employer can waive the sta tute, though that matter is mentioned. I have always claimed that the employer has no right to wai ~e the time limit. It may be that Mr. McAuliffe would like to read this Opinion. I think we have a case pending in Hanna, and I know We have one pending in Green River, that vlill be settled by this 01,1 inion. yours truly, TST/E �·~ f 1 gu. . 1 A_f: MAN~ ~ of ;>•I • •" • ._ • -- \,~! t,~) ~ ~-! '17 O u t .o t oe.::1 Union ~·:oeZlot:.) .. y, t h io c.twooc {;ch u r'1•c.: · tho o~n1 ·, ~;G ci' onoh ··:'.'m, t1 2 ) ~h.\f'!~} G·,JJ ~!n doduetod ~:!.J ,u otro·" t i:, t ha :toaal foimt f'coi.. t·1I"Y flitton oq--1:!ll:, tlc'.lr~ rdo o ;. th ou.. :re~,) uc~ oic ~tor. ~ut in \1ithou.t co i'8na, t1-:in ...-.rotootion. I ! vo !t.'..d t ~lio t11 tto!."' u _ \1ith .o Union for t r0.t1..otod. Q .. vn , ·o .r.;ot . definite ox >rorision t the tote ire uror. · .1..0 i n tum h:1g doubtloes ooon • l tin on the JI . - ��COP1 THE STATi OF \Woiuim Legal Depa,rtmant Cheyenn@. April 3 0 1928 ?.· . gonoraule }I. Edelman, state Treasurer, Bu I L D I W G. 1ft deal' Mr. Edel.nmn:..,. •Your latt0:r of sa;ech 27th 0 1928 received. You request an O 1 i' . trom this offiee upo~ th~ qu.estior1 of t7hether the eheck\7ei"'1:u'1!9.n -~rovide~ ~ on "" Saotion .&..t1.91 · ne,> •.- • 1 el,,!. st a1.iutes, .. . .... 0 is anlo"employee uniu;r ~~ , . 'l,vom1. v,"' o Co.npi 19~:0 of the.1. o:r oompaDY or Corporation, and if such, \1Jh0ther the Comp.ell.y engaged. in the opsrating of the mine and lmo\7n as the employer, ,;1hether a ooij_3oration or an individual, should pay premiums to the VJorkm-an vs Com~ensation ]u..11d upon the amount of salary paid to such checkTTeigbnan. • • ,'.l You further inquire to ,1b.om any awards tha.t migh~ be made from thG Industrin.l A,ccidont Fund 0 • in case of a.ea.th 01~ inju.ry to such cheolmeighman should be charged o • • • Chapter 2-73, rtyoming Compiled Statutes, 1920 1 under Section 4490 provides tlbt a u-eighma.n shall be -employed for the 111lr1]0S$ of i1e1ghiug the coal produced from {!<;[1y mine uhere eroplo;faes are engaged and i1orking in producing coal it bushel o:r ton rates. This neighman is requ1-red to qualify by taking an oath to the effect that h0 i;;ill do ,justice by the employ0r al'ld employee. In addition to this statute, Section 4491, above N,i'o1·red. to gives to the employee$ or the miners engeged. in producing coal, the privileges of pro~iding, a.t their own ex-pense one person. t7ho shall be knomi as a cheokweigbman ~o uork m. th the weighman n.nd to guard th~ interests of the parties by whom he (B employed to see that each miner eats his production of coal properly neighed 1Z1d Credi tad to him. This checltweigbman is not an employee of the coal. 00.mpa.l]Y ~r the employer, nor is it nec;essa.ry to have him employed in order to mine the ,oal, raise it to the surface and prepare it for the market. The weighman pro'ided for in Section 4490 is the zr.an to ol'ieck the output of the mine and credit .t to each miner his proper earnings. However, it· ha.s been granted to the miners, LB a privilege, that they Il.1!3Y • a.t their own expense provide a check:Weigbman to rork with the we"e;brnan. merely ns a matter of satisfaction or convenience to :h eir interest and not• that he is a. necessary employee of the Company in the. pro: :uon of coal under the system follo118d where this method of si11ing ,.,,a cospe,> ' ion is adopted. . . inion that the Coal Company or the operator, ·• th Therefore, 1t ia our op hargee.ble with -oremiums upon the sala.ey ,f are uaually known, is not proper1Y ~ ble in case of- injury or death· to such 1 iart ohaakweie;bman, nor is the Compa:a,t ~ 18 an employee of the miner• orga.n1em.ployed as a checkWBigbman, but :d and th:it it premiuml sho,J.ld be °n tor whom he works e.nd by whom he 1~ it should be paid by the employee,, 1114 he upon hi1 aalary to tbe compensation h h ld be charged with any awa.rd made 1l Part1~• b1' whom he is employed, and t ey s ou , co111penaation of injUl'T or death to such party. Very tru.ly your•, • ,U: ~t/ ts1gned) J. A- o~OOD Depgj.y .A,tto~l. Geneftl �HARRY N. TAYLOR PRESIDENT Kleenburn, \~yoming April 7, 1928 Lil'• George l?ryde, Vice Presid~t and General I.:e.n8.ger , union Pacific Coal Company , Rock Springs, \'Jyomi11go Dear Mr. :Pryde: Occ as i onal ly we g et a Doctor in this _part of the State the.t is very much inclined to impose on the St~.te Compensation Fund. Our miners here pay ~he loca l doctor $2 050 per month per man 0 'This money is collected liy the vomiJany and turned over to the Hospital Co:-mssion, and I presum.e you have the same arrangement dovm there. Heretofcre the local doctor made no charge whe.tever for tr ea.t i ng minor injuries ts, mine workers, and only in the case of serious inj_ury \"Jhen e. me..n lost considerable time and was taken to the hospital in Si1e::ddan , did the doctor ma'k:e a..'l'JY charge against the Compensation Fund. I would be ,,ery g,lad to he.va a letter from your ~ uho handles the Compensation Department for your Com9a.ny, sta~ing. Just what the ar rangements are there for p~ing the doctor, that is, if he is allo11ed ~ Comoensation ~ s..nd to what extent other than the USttal check-off on th~ miners. ~1hs.nking y ou for any ir.i.formation you can give us along this line , and with kind regards, I am . l3:1I �Roe~ Sp~ings, Wyomingo kp ril 9th, 1928. Mr. Geo . B. Pryd e : f/ith r ef erence t ,r> IJr . 3ot t omley' "'.-, .1.n • quJ·.ry of t he 7th inst: Sec ti o:n 4 334, ri/'yo ming Gompi lad Stat ut es 1 920 as ai1iended by Sess ion s Laws o f 19 23 , 1925 and 1 927, pr ovi ~ed: ' ~d? In all case s of temporary t otal disabilit~ _permanent partial disabil1tyand permanent to tal disaoili t,y, t he ~rnense of :neciical at t en·tion and ca re in hospital of t he injured worlrnan s!a ll be paid fro m t he date of , s ai d injury=-~aunless under gen0ral arr angement t h e ½'Or k.ru ~n is entitl ed t o medical at t ent ion and ca re i n ho spital. ¼Ira hav e a.l t>;-.1ys r efu::; ed t o stipulate with the injured wo r kmen f or a.'11 a wa.rd for raed i c,i: at t ent ion and hospit a l care, taking t he □ t!!.n d that such exp en s es mus t be taken ca.r e of by the various Hospital Commissions i n accordan c e with the abo ve provisions of the • CoD9ens at ion Law . A.s it is genera l ly well understood by the surgeons and hospital s , in thi s distr i ct, t hat this company v: ill resist payment or award of co m2ens9.tion for hospital or medical treatment we do ::i.ot h3.ve any claims £igair1st the I nd ust r ial Accident Insuran~e Fund. If t he Hosp ital Co~is s ions, o r their surgeons, decide th~t an injured work::1an r e quir es the services of a specialist, which ~c:::i.sionally hap~ena espe cially in ey e , ear and n~s e injuries,. the l ll Jured workman i s referred to some do ctor o f their own selection and :he cost of medical, hospital a.\'ld ot her tre~t1n~nt ~ogeth~: with . ~r~uspo ,·t at i on is p aid by the Hospital Commission into wm.ch the lnJured workm~n has peen ~aying 0 In the Ro ck S~ r ings District ca ses requi ring hosp it al treatment 1.re s ent t o The ·;tyoming General Hospita.;: an? t~e C:imp e St~geon crenerally a ttends to such cases , but the vomr1ios1ons at ~h diffe rent C"' "'!'l"" al -o 11 ave arrangewen ts with some of the Ro ck Sp r:z.nss d t· "Ur l-" eon s u. s ur ge ons to -~ttend cases of this character, au P3Y nese ., o t . '1 ,.,.. 0 f the nuraber of cases ~on hly salary fo r t he ir servi ces r e~a ra_ e ~., , ·db the Hospital involved. The cost of hospita l service is also ~ai y Commissions. <-UM,... ... ., • - . nt of cases involving an award Whenever~ in_s~ttlemeoermanent total disability, after for permanent partial disabillty or d him to a specialist for ~eco!ery of workman it is necessary ; :::h p erm:-:inent partial or 0 Xam1nation to determine the amount f vir.ion due to eye injury, O t Pcn nu.nent total disability, such as 1 osa "' �( 2) the co ~t of s ur ~ ~~u s s ervi~es ' x- r a~r • l t...burat ory expenses and trans::iortat:i.on are p a 1.c:, . "J comp any vou ch er • Exarnirr, tions, o th er than th ~t ·r t h~ eye, upon w,uch to base s et tlement fo r perm anent ~ t·~, ;;1 o ,. ~ ~ • b . 1 1· , . pa.r i ~ or pennanen\ t o 1,!l. ui~a • _ i.;y s.re . g en~ral ~y J!!ade at Ro ck S9rings by a ~, on e o f which i s selected by trie co'ITn-• board of "hre L- surgeon . . ..,..,any, one selected _ ~y t ~ ~ J.n J u~: ~ '-'H>rkman a1:d _t he ,third se l ected by th~ s urgeons represen ti ng "ne conip::my an d the l ll J Ure Li v1or kman . The co st of an exawi nati on of t .li s ki, ,<i. i s l.::: o cle f r .y ecl by t he co mpauy 0 t hat. is we pey for the sur~eons services , general l y ij5.oo each, and i n addition \i'e pay f or s u • x=:r ay s , bloo test s, et c . , as a.r a ne cessar y , together 1-1ith t nw sport tion f or the i n j r ed workman . 1 The .met ho d of coll6ctir1g f or an d fi nancing t he Vt-'. rious Hospital Cor.:irnissi ons in this distri ct i s a bo ut t he same as that out"" lin(.:d in v.i1r. T'o t t oml ey ' s let t e1~ 1 vii t h t he exc eption cf a vo.riance in amount of ass essroent. I do n ot h"11 ow of any h :s tanc e r;her e any of the contract au:-geons i n this di stri ct ha ve r.1ade .e.ny charge s for t reatU1ent of inj i.;r~ d work man other t han t h eir regular monthl y charge regardless of the serio usn es s o f the i nj ury • and I do no t lmo"¼' o f rua.y i n stance where on1;; of t hese sur geon:: h ave made cl aim f o -~ pay ment from the Industrial Ac c i dent Insux-1:.m~e Fund f or s ervi c es ill tr ea.trnent of \'/O rkmen injured in co al mines . Ho J. Harr:lugton (Signed) �April 9th, l928. Mr··.- Edvard .Bot -t omley 8 Sheriday-\Jyoming Coal Coll:'P any, ICleenburn, Xlyomii-ig o Dear lir. Bo·ttomley; .,. hereuith a lo tt er fro r~ tlr . Harrington, our Supervisor of Compens2.tioID.. , ubi ch explains 'Gho situ2tion fully. !t seems to L'.6 that th,a s~:rgeons in your vicinity are ge·ttiug paid extra fox- taldug cc.re of pe.tiei-rts~ Dhich io no~ chargeable ·to th$ Compensation Fund, but shotlltl be paid f?Drn the Hospital Cou:n.ise ion Funds o . Yours truly, Origin.al Signe6t: GEORGE B, PRYDt. . �Ro ck Springs' Wyoniin April 9th, 1928. o g Mr, Goo. B. Pryde: Do·l:itomley, s i."!quiry of the 7th inst: Section 4334,_cryoming Compiled Statutes, 19200 ae amended by Sessions Laws of L923o 1~25 and 1927, provided: . . {~) In all cases of temporary -total disability, perm!:lnant partial d1sab1l1ty :2nd p0rmansnt total dioability, the expense of medical attention and ca.re in hospi·~al of the injured uorknan shall i.>® pnid 1'rolti. tne date of o aai.d injury ----unless under general arrangament the \'iorkman is entitled to 11odioal attention and care in hospital. • 0 D'e have al l--:aya r@fused to stipulate uith the injured -orkmen fo:r an a.uard for 11edical attention and hospital oar~, ta.lung the stand tha·i; such e.xpsnses uuwt ba taken care of by the various ' Hospital Commissions in accordru1ce vith the above provisions or the Compensation Ls.t1 . As it is generally oell understood by the surgeons and hospitals, in ·thia district, th:1.t this company r1ill resist pay• ment or auard of compensation for hospital or medical treatment we do not have any claims a.gaiust the Industrial Accident Insurance Fund. If the Hospital Comnissions, or their su:geona, de?ide that an injured uorkman requires the services of a epeoialiat, which occasionally hap~ena especially in eye, ear and n~se injuries, the injured workman is referred to sane doctor of their ow~ sele?tion end the cost of medical hospital and other treatment togeyher with transportation is p~d by the Hospital ·Corumiasion into which th8 inJw-ed workman has peen paying. In the Ro ck Springs District oases requiringChospital treatment are sent to The Wyoming General Hospital and tihe the Sur h · but the Comnioa ona a ,feon generally attends to sue ca~ee, ith some ot the Ro ck Springs 41 • • •rent campa also have arrangeman 8 w d . these aurgeons a •urgeona to attend cases of thi~ character, an Pd::/ b of cases JIIO thl rdleas of the num er n Y salary for their services re~a aid by the Hoepital involved. The cost of hospital serv~oe is also P Co11111aaion1. t f oases involving an award 'ihenever, in settlenen o t total disabilit7, atter for P•rmanent partial disability or perma.n:n him to a specialist tor recovery of workman it is necessary to sen h ermment partial or •x&111.nation to determine the amount of suet :ision tu• to eye inJW"Y, 0 Ptraanent total disability, such a.a loss ai . i t �(2) tbe gost of aurg?ons sarviaea' ;c.. ray' laboratory expenses and t:ransportation are paid by comp any voucher. Examiua tions, o·hher iihan that of the eye, upon which to baa~ settlement for pennanant partial or permanent total disability are gen?ral~y made at Ro ck Springs by a board of three s~r~eons, one of uhich is selected by the comoany <me seleoted ?Y ·th~ Jured t1orkm~ ~d . the t hird sele~ted by th~ au;geona ii: represerd",ing tlle comyany an d 1ihe 1.nJured '7orkman. 'I1he cost of an examination of this kiud i s e.lao dei'ra.yed by the company, that is we Pa:'/ for the surgeons services , generally 05-00 each, and in addition t1e ;a.y for such x-raye, blood tests, etc.• as ar0 necessary, together uith transportation for the injured v1orkman. The □~thod of collecting for and financing the various Hospital Cum.missions in t hi s dh-;irict i s a bout the same as the.t out= lined in Mr. Bottomley's latter, nith Jtihe exdeption of a variance ;i.n ruoount oi assessment. I do not knot! of any hrntu.nc:0 ·~.;hare ~.ny of the contract ouraeona in this district have oade any charges for treatment of injured worlunan other t hnn t hei r regular monthly charge ~egardlesa of the seriousness of the injury, and I do not lmo\11 of sny instance t7here one of ih0se surgeons ihe.ve made claim for payment from the Indu~trial Accident Insurance }J'lmd for ::.ervices in treatment of r1orkmen inJured in coal mines. H. J. Harrington (Signed) _ �Sheridan-Wyoming Coal Co? an Incorporated np Y Harry N. Taylor President. d .aottomley rol superintendent Kleenburn, Wyoming April l'.2, 1928 Ur. 1Jeorge Pryde, Vice President and Gen• 1 t7gr ., Union Pacific Coal Company, Rock Sp1·ings, Wyoming. Dellr Mr. Pryde: I have your l etter of t he 10th inclosing statement from your compensatiJn supervisor, Ur. Hurrington, for which I thank you very much. '.rhis I hu.va passed over to our at ·~orney, Jro Lee, an::l I have instructed hirn to take up the matter \7ith the District Court here and put a st op to what I claim is an imposi t io!l on the Compensation Fund. Where it is required to tnko u patient to the hos- pit al in Sheridan the Court, I know, will permit tho Doctor to make a reasonuble charge on o.ccount of the distlince he has to travel from the Car:ip, but we ~re not going to ?ermit those local Doctors to make a charge for every little scratch or cut that is ro~eived in the mine. and with kind regards, I am Thanking you f or your l otter ~ Yours very truly, Edwlird Bottomley ( Signed) EG:GAW �HARRY N. TAYLOR. PRESIDENT j';r . George Pryde, vice President and Gen.' 1 Ii.t;r . r,nion Pe.cL:fc Co 61 l Cor:ip8.rJ,.y :toc:c Springs , :fyomi ng I hav e ;1,roi.1 r l etter of the 10th inclosing statement fro□ yo 1r compens at ion s .pervisor, J'.J:' . Earrin,;ton, for v1hich I thank you. ve1·y m ch. T'.ais I have pa.ssed over to our attorney, :r.Tr. Lee, and I have instri:cted him to ·t; a};:e ri.p the matte· \"Iith the District Court here and pnt a st0 P to whut I clo.irn is an imposi tii!ln on t h e Compensation ?nnd. '.'/here it is required to take a p£1:'Gient to the hospital in Sheridan the Court, I knm'l, will 11 Perm1· t .;., D t t <-· • h d is • .,_ance he has u.1.1 e ' oc or to make a reasonable c11a.r6 e on accoun • o.i: i; e to travel f rom the Camp, bu t 170 are not goine to permit tllese local · Doctors to lilake a ... ...hnt • s received in the mine. cnarge f'or every little scratch or cv. 11 " ... 1 Thanking yo11 i'or yoi.,r l etter and r1ith kind regards, I am Yorirs very truly, - -- ---- �r.:t, T. S. ?2.1:ia:?oX'.i"~ o. cil" o, Roe_• Sp.ring$, Lyo r.ing o i .:. the suif ers ir □ fa.i l e to file :a cl&i..... , th~n ue c9.n tcl:a d nend cuse c,:l"' nd aal. •t it o its ca i s; any allor.ance matle to be es 1 iug ill the full st se se a gra . .uity rutheI tl 1:1 a payment. Yo a ihis case, t . eo ·ulioa..1ted on t c -?ir.o.i· g of the Court •l:'.l. hiah l feel yo ar very instrunental in develpping. ory •la • • B. ?ryde ly ·ours , �.American Association for Labor Leg1slat10 · • (Organized In 1906-Endorsed by Nati al I - ~ offICl!RS Gf!I~ nformation Bureau, Inc.) w. ROBERT D!!F0~-1 :HENRY R. S!!AGl!R. / }f ( QUARTERLY) PAMPHLETS AND LEGISLATIVE REPORTS JOIIII B,J\NDREW9 T. L. CHADBOURNE } H ENRY W. FARNAM PMARYHANDERSON AUL • DouGLAS ERNE G D L ST • RAPER l!O WOLMAN s. ,,, )01111"" Telephone, Gramercy 2589-2590 • 111 . J c DAvm A M • c ABE THOMAS I. PARKINSON JOHN G. WIN ANT ~ ' 1/i has reported favora bly t he J ones Bi ll authorizing a "prosperity reserve~ t o stab i l iz e emp loyment t hr ough lon g- r ange planning of ubl ic works (brief l y descr ib edp pp. 76-80 0 in our March Review). ~D!Mlson. Framlnfpam, Mass. ))refer, New York uty l)ioe!D, Quincy, Mass. /bJ,l!agan, Atlanta Ynntfllrter, Cambridge Honorary Presidents JOHN A. FlTCH lo Th e Senate Commerc e Comm itteeD a f t e r hearing granted us Aprill?» JL l)JW!On, New York City •!.DeBlob. New York City P.l'lrr, Washington " Goldmnrk, New York City B. Goozales, Columbia, S, C. I I Will you not help pres s for ward our immediate legislative program i n Congr e s s : ~ Louisville Fds. Codnnntl ~ A. Fllene, Boston i • To Our Members ~ f IL Bini, New York City : cBurl!Dgbam, New York City lEldlllJ, New York City !'lllmoD, New York City I April 23 1 1928. York City Baker, Amherst ~8Jrlletl Baltilllore •:i:t'SJlieslel' Chubb, St. Louis I i SAMUEL McCUNE LINDSAY ,u>VISORY COUNCIL tL.~,-t.!ieWWashington 7 1 131 East 23d St., New York City -- ,(Dm!b. New York City ;) ..... f ., orroT, MALLBRY • L,Ct8, Cleveland P()Jmberlsln, New York City i Oilopek. Toledo ! President, Treasurer, and Secretarv ¢, IRENE OsGOOD ANDREWS .;_;:,StlfttarY, ' ,l; ' EXEcunVE·c0MMITrEE A mer1can • ILaoor 1L lLegislation Review LILLIAN D. WALD(!} f , FELIX M. WARumfo.1'J 1,s!fo'soaN STEPHEN WisE fl ,~.fl!IIEl .,,11DOLPH HAYNES / :r11~11! •'tco1111011s f G~-. PUBLICATIONS f,. LswisoHN :,it,S.UI • J1nJ1: on J~\ _· 2 . You wi ll re c al l th e Kenyon a nd Nol an bill s of yesteryears for ade quat0 0 permane n t 0 fa er a.1-s ta t e ... city public employment bur eaus. Senator Rob ert Wagner 9 on April 20, introduced an id entic al bill bas ed on t he s e ea r li er me a sure s which we warmly approved. l!mllloo, Boston .~ton. Washington 'l WIJDIODd, Columbus PJ?dley, Milwaukee Bf:appl~ Falls, N. Y, 3 H11n111, Jreiwtcin°:laClty iL~rlnr, South Bend, Ind. ' un,-~• Raleigh, N. C. '!'WWU!k., New York City Pittsburgh W, Holland, Chapel Hill, N. C. P. Kenkel, St. Louis Kennedy, Indianapolis t w1:bert. New York City • Ii, 1.ans\°t, Eng_lewood, N. J. LaP8;Jll~~tblladelphla t ~tm~:w!1· Y. C. 1Dcb,Srracnse il:!~• Colwnhla, S. C. ....,u, Waahlngton 111 0 II Urgh Ir , Baltimore 11 11.;:! l'nunr ~ • New York City -rt. Ott,i oore. Los Angeles Hesto wa, Canada ou;i:aaiJcago ~ ote~t.LNew York City • B,p " Ynchbn~ V •B. "bod Ca •"' a, lh.' Peb;~' BelDkbrldge :"ff'.'lllPop •n r eley p P111t, BiooiJb'olt plllUJd,Camb~ 11.~~ed Ba~t N. J, tll'lt1g1i, -~e. Far Hills, N. J. A.tond Riib~o~ Ill. I', 'Wi:5hhiifu~kavtlle, Fla. ~lte e,, Torie City ~t,~~~adelphla rrt_ 8. Ste-wae,, York City ~\'ae!~~~:cton 3. After sev en lo ng years of l egi sl ative deadlock in Congress we have on reque s t worked utan ogreed a ccide nt compensation mea~ure for t he Di s tri ct of Col umbia = de sc rib ed in enclosed pri~ted folder. Br i e f l y i t extends the pr otec t io n of our Longshoreme~'s Comp!nsat i on Act of 1927 to t he 144 ,000 priva te emµloy ees 1n the Distr i c t o f Col umbi ao Thes e wor kers have been too long n~glected. This bill offer s t he only opportunity for action at this s ession. After hea ring s it wa s favorably reported last week. On April 11 the House Educa t i on Commit te e granted a f~ i ~rab~e ' • ' S Bi l l prov i ding vocationa l rehab1l1tat1on he ar 1 r. g on t he ummers ~ • Th · 1 1s of t hos e crippled in the Dis t rict of Columbia. is P an alr e ady adop Led in 41 statese i immediately: Will you no~~rite or~ r e - ~ - - - . n ur ing early and favorable to your tv o Senators at Wash~ngto g "bill s. 2475 1 for betten (A) " rosper 1 ty reserve t J action on t he ones P Bl • accident compens ati• on b1 1• 11 . ks• on the ~aine plenn i ng of pub 1 ic war , . • and the Wagner b1 11 , S• 4.. 57 • S 3565 for the Di strict of Columbia, • ' . laymen t bureaus• for ad equate public emp . 1 him to work and vote Rep r es entative at Washhibn~lto1·ntautr1•:nn:111, H. R. 11027, for { B) to y our ti onal re a 1 for th e Summers voc a . the District of Columbia. 4 • Faithfully yours, ·1'1~ ""Yorketity \r~~rfdge lllk)~ llrrh LL \\tm Ne,, York c., ...1 "'Witte,etta, Pbllade1 • &114 lfadtao11 Phla llieDllcera 9~ / J . ~ / JBA:GH • t Social Unreal ance A gama Social Justice la the Beat Inaur . Secretary �/ Why Congress Should Provide Accident Compensatio forr <e ONGRESS has long neglected the rivate employees in the District of C~lumbia. They have no accident comp ensation law, not even an em loyers' liability statute, and there is P • l e prov1s10n •• f or not 50 much as a s1mp accident reporting, to say nothing of the most elementary regul ations fo r accident prevention. Employees engaged in building construction and woodworkin g p lan ts, painters, electricians, drivers and elevator operators, are amo ng those workers in extra-hazardous occupations in the District of Columbia who are left with practically no protection when injured in the course of employment. Employers as well as safety experts and public officials throughout the country have given eloquent testimony to the fa'ct that workmen's compensation laws, in addition to providing reasonable and certain care for injured workers and their dependents, have proved a most effective stimulus to Accident Prevention. ·strict of Columbia C The Tragedy of Work Accidents What a· work accident means to the Wage-earner's family and to the community without compensation protection has been · vividly set forth by Warren H. Pillsbury who served as a rnember of the California Industrial Accident Commission. Describing the tragedy of un• compensated disability to a worker, he wrote: ''%en obliged to leave work, the mcoJJ1e • ?f hunself and his family is ended. His sav- lllga will seldom last for more than a week or hvo of idleness. He then becoJJ1es a charge ' upon relatives, friends and public charity. his''W . orry over his financial condition prolo~s illness. Inability to procure necessary medt• cal and surgical appliances or to take proper reat or sanatorium treatroent delays recovery· ''l'he children are taken from school pre- "In the Shadow of the Capitol Dome" MEN maimed for life while at their work almost under the shadow of the Capitol dome, but receiving not a cent of compensation; widows de .. • frauded of •their just dues by shyster lawyers; families running hopelessly in debt for the necessaries of ,life while court action proceeds at a snail's pace; children's schooling prematurely stopped because of the family's urgent need; failure to adopt the simplest safety precautions and devices because no pressure exists to make it worth while -such are some of the incidents encountered . in a recent study of industrial accidents in the District of Columbia by the American Association for Labor Legislation. , maturely and put to work without adequate • or allowed to go upon the streets. preparati on ty hospi"Eventually he may go to the co~ "f will • d o f tim e, and his WI e.. tal for a long peno f by the Associated Charities, be !::ie:::~~e work beyond her strength or ·n and· in turn become 1 • man into "The employer has to break a new the work. . fr" 'ds or relatives have "Th cornrnumty, ten . . e th faxnily and the JJlaD IS m• to support e h ' dly taken care of be• ti d hap azar • effic1en Y an • ed social endeavor to cause of lack of orgamz " meet the problem presented. �• Costly "Damage Suit" -System Sti_ll .Exis~s· 1n the District of Columbia U NDER the rules of common law, as there is not even a liability statute for the District of Columbia, both employer and employee are at the mercy of law suits. When an industrial accident occurs, the employer may have to pay - in addition to the expense of a trial - a big sum of money for damages; the injured employee who sues his employ · . er gets practically nothmg; even when he win h s, e must divide what he gets with his lawyer. Unsuited to Modem ·conditions It was d e monstrated by investigating commissions in over twenty states that the doctrine of employers' liability suits for damages_ which a t least so ftened somewhat the harsh is unsuited to r..:10de rn conditions o f employment; that industry is now so comp lex and highly organized that ~he c~uses of a ccidents have become obscme a n d difficult ~o identify. r ules o f the old common law - As a result, reports show that in a substantial n umber of ca ses no recovery whatever is possible and in a still larger proportion, the damages awarded are negligible. Occasionally, we hear of large awa1ds being made after a case has dragged through the courts for years during which time the family ~;•~-ij5~·.::-rt_P:~-;~ - ;.. - ~ · ISSOURI employers and wageM earners, through their state organizations, actively supported the workmen's compensation law which was recently ratified by popular vote. In the campaign, they widely distributed the above cartoon warning the voters not to be tricked by a "shell • • put f orward game" count er propos1bon by a certain class of "damage suit" lawyers. In its camp~n literature the Missouri employers' association declared that the workmen's compensation law "will boost Missouri" and that it "will encourage the building here of new fac- tories which are now being located in states having workmen's compensation laws." Thanks to general support of the plan Missouri is no longer a black spot on the compensation map. Will Congress now do as well for the District of Columbia? has been left destitute. But even in a successful suit, court costs and attorney's fees sometimes ranging as high as 50 per cent of the sum granted consume a !!Uh• stantial part of the money awarded. Finally, a law suit stirs up hard feeling be, tween the worker and his employer. Harmful to the Community Under the present procedure in the Di5trict of Columbia •perhaps five~sixths of the work· men seriously injured at work receive no corn· pensation. Forly-three states have already adopted workmen's compensation laws because they . • f suits have come to recogmze that the system 0 for damages is inherently unfitted to 111od· • d ustr1·a1 cond"1tions, • ern m grossIy unfair to the • · costly work er, vexatious and somet"unes v ery co111to the employer, and harmful to the munity. �flow Accident Compensation C AMILIES that a,e plunged destitution as a result of a work 1 accident that kills or disables the breadwinner must be assisted. A responsibility falls upon the State, wheth e r or not the accident is due to the hazard of the job or to the negligence o f e m ployer or employee. If the State h as no compensation law a heavy burden of relief is thrown upon pub lic and private charity, and the community shares this burden. But the d istribution of the burden is not just, _a,.1_1d ~µch reliance on charity is uncertain a~d grading. --de:- • an ig ten the Burden into F L• h ,..., -- • i•II, I ' !',',( :•11 : Vi/orkmen's C ompensatlon • Stimulates Accident Prevention The modern principle is that the ~his c ~ art shows graphically the reduction of industrial burden' of ac.::ident relief should b e a ccide n ts m one lar g e ~stahlishment following the enactment of borne by the industry. Just as em ploythe New York wor kmen s compensation law. ers in fixing the selling price of a product consider the cost of replacing ~achinery, so should the cost of relieving inafter ten years' operation of the state work1ured workers be considered as a part of the men's compensation act, that this law has reexpense of production and made an element sulted in a marked decrease in distress and ~f th e price of !he manufactured article. This poverty due to work accidents. "Accidents 1s the • workmen' s compenare now compensated for with a certainty," , prin c1•p 1e un d er1ymg sation. says the A . I. C. P. report. "Hospital and medical care are provided insuring a maximum • • d Workmen' s compensation lightens the burof possibility of early recovery and return to en of work accidents by distributing it justly industry, and a considerable group of families and , reasonably throug~out the whole comare removed from the necessity of applying for lll~ty, and by providing the greatest continurelief to any organization." ous Incentive t O acc1'dent prevention. As to accident prevention, the president of the National Industrial Conference Board, an a c ompensation • l aw, medical treatIll Under . organization of employers' ~ssociations, recent• d 1ate . l y following an in·uent is provid .. e d rmme ly declared : "It may truly -be said - that the J ry. Com ·• · . after a _short wait• . pensation begms economic motive for safety provisions r e'ceived ing • order to eliminate the great nurnbPeriod -.- m a decided impetus in the compensation legis• • • d is paid promptly and er of slight m3uries-an lation." Th regular! Y 1•!1 t h e same manner as wages. Compensation laws were first introduced in O f compensation varies under differee amount tI the United States in 1911. No state which has aws but Is • fi xe d at a certain percentage of wn kl once tried Workmen's Compensation has ever graduee Yd wages, within specified limits, and is returned to Employers' Liability. With this abil·tyate ac cor a·mg to the • severity of the dislegislation now in successful operation in forty• O f the law is not only to provide1 • . Th e aim three states and three territories, in addition to ••1s most needed but also to rest re11ef wh en it federal iegislation for civilian employees and ore the InJUre • • d man as completely and quick} for harbor workers, workmen's accident com'fh: as Possible to his job. pensation has become a firmly accepted Amerthe C Nd~': York Association for Improving ican principle. on Ibo n °f t h e Poor recently reporte d , I. I I :I r I I I'I I• ' '' I �Will Congress End This "Natipnal Disgrace''? OR seven years bills to provide accident compensation for wage-earner~ ~ Private F employments in the District of Columbia and to remedy what the W ashingto~ News calls • " have been urged upon Congress, but final action has been an "into1erabl e state o f a ff airs, delayed. The American Association for Labor Legislation has recently made a survey of work accidents in the District, supplementing its ~imifa~ study canned on in 1923-24. It shows · · that, while Congress delays, tragedies occur nn ~he homes of injured workers. These findings have been laid before Congress. Of sixty-one accident cases just examined in ,vhich ihe compensation is known, fifty. two received absolutely nothing from their employers as compensation for their injuries. Only three men received something-after strong bra.de union 1pyessw·e had been applied-from liability insurance companies. In twenty-one of ~hese cases suits were brought for damages. Thirteen of these-necessarily under the rules of the common law since there is not even a liability statute for the District-were unsuccessful and three had not yet been settled. Three verdicts had been secured, only one of which bore any reasonable relation to the losses sustained. What frequently happens when some sort of a "settlement" is made is illustrated by the following case: The widow: of a man, killed in a work accident, was induced by a lawyer to let him represent her. He kept postponing the case. Finally, during the Christmas holidays, he went to the widow with a check for $1,500. Her son was out of a job, her married daugh• ter could .not help, her yQunger daughter had had to leave school and go to work. She accepted the settlement, of which the lawyer took $500. Other widows fared even worse, like the one who, with eight small children too young to work, had to accept charity when her husband was killed by the collapse of a scaffold. Such a condition is indeed "intolerable," Congress alone can provide the needed remedy. Accident Compensation Bill Now· Squarely Up to Congress Earlier efforts to secure this legislation have been blocked by private insurance coJJl• panies. Recently the A~erican Association for Labor Legislation, in cooperation with workers directly affected, has worked out a compromise with a view to getting the long-deferred remedy at th is session of Congress. The simple formula is embodied in a brief bill intro• duced by Senator Blaine ( S. 3565), which by reference simply extends to private employees in the District the provisions of the federal Longshoremen's Compensation Act of 1927. This proposal, which provides the superior commission method of administration but per.nits private insurance' ap pears • to O ff er the one chance for final action before Congress a d'JOurns· Prepared b7 American A111ociation. for Labor Legislation, New y: �A'F-0;--:J-S, ti!.10 ,.occ1voc1 --~~qi Yo::,. -11'. ~.:1to ti:-.'.:'i~ tho eo·11 in..ll·mtry ovc>l'ff.J~j•.1 ~1/,,<lC\G. a,1, tho oU i duotl':.,,-. ,,,5l,?01.3SQ r:.11 sJ j! 0r:; r-)Lowi .. ~ ., ....'t:ti.ii, tt'3 not ~no~Jcl.~ being thnt 051,816. 57 □o~ , 'lS .,.., 1d out in the Slu.i"' u c:'? C":Ol°n l'lc4tived in t!~ torcl of pr 'i t1~.i ina • I?und w a not Bffocted a:J sorioWJl~i' :-JJ -~~ □o f!i.gw:oc '-,ould ' h0• from the t ct that tho volloinr; c; ~gao,rorf,1n ~bove coat tor cc.tua- bophe in•llrt'.i.na•• eto. , ell help some. 1,he:ro is a vory aot nite noceaalt7 tor 0 ata•tro~ 1naursn.,. tor th• oil oon. s1noenly yoUl'9• 0rWml8,nelSI cc. EUGENE McAUUFFE �Forur 2103 STANDARD a.2a•1DDD0 THE UNION · PAC!F!C COAL l~ REPLY PLEASE] REFER TO OfflCE OF ttorneY.. .............................. A-·· · · ··········· ....... Rock Springs vVy oming May 2nd, 1928' NO, ur• Georg~ B.Pryde, Vice iresident and ~ener:~ l l:!J.anag er union .racific Coal 0ompany City Dear Sir: -- • You might be interested in a copy of ·a letter that I have l7I'itten to Mr. Knox in a nswer to a lett r that M~. Bottomley wrote to llr, Knox. In this lett er I tr eat Iur. Harrington's office as a part of ElY office, so ·far a.s co.wpensat i on matters are concerned. ·when a report comes to him, I have treated it as though the report came to me, as it did before I 1Vas relieved of the clerical part of this business. From what I have seen and from what I hear, the adl□ inistration of comP~sation cases, is more expensive in some other parts of the state than al ong th e railroad, which oug h t no t t o b e.• I u~o 11ot understand hoti.L.h " e s·t ate Treasurer justifies the surgeon ' s bi 11 s whihl\l[ c i!;.lr. Bot tomley says are being paid in the Sheridan District. Mr• Bottomley l'il'ites Mr. Knox that the surgeon charges mileage nfrom three to fif- teen doll . . • ars 11 for very slight 1nJur1es. Under the law, I do not see ho\7 any such charges can be passed by the State Treasurer and the State Audi" t or. h e not enough It may be said that at some coal camps t ere ar !!liner . b t as I state in my letter s to employ a resident camp ·surgeon, u to Ur ~ . ty by viola ting the law. ,n We have • Knox, nno one can make equi al upations where there arge number of workmen in extra-hazardous occ are llo arrangements between employer and employee. On the list that I �·ved from the Clerk of th e Court to- day, covering the mon·th recel of . George overga r d , an employ ee of t h e Utah Po wer iprl 1, . and Light Company iS repor t ed inj ure a.. So is Lloyd Kami n e of ·Tobin Construction Company fred Cruz, Green Ri V'.:r Sa n d Pi t, Iva n .J:l.i .Brovrn and Norman Peterson of the Utah Oil Ref i Din g Comp any • r am wondering ,_h a s it ever oc curr ed t o t h e Coal oper ators of the southern Viyooing As so ci a ti on t hat it is n e cessary t hat I should look into such cases _every n;o:nth i n or de r to pr ev en t ex ce s s and extravagant claims oeing attempted b 6 th f o r in juri es a n d f or med i cal, surgical and hospital charges? But y ou 1. .'i l l app r ec i a te t hat I ha ve access only to one 1 county and that is Sn eetvrn.ter, a nd in this behalf I have stopped a good many extravagant cla i ms, some of t h em m&.d e by parties who are not en- gaged at all in ex tra -ha z ardous empl oyment. Yours truly, �o,•i <r ina1 Si~"ned: G.EORGE 8. PRVO~ eh �May lst!>l928 Ur Glollll Co· KnO X ci superintende:1-t Gunn- Qu e al y Coal c 00 QuGal.Y I Wyoming. Dear Sirt-- Referring to our conve c•ation 1lr. Bottomley' s letter of April. 2Bthg of a day o:c t wo agop and · · On the 19th of Ija rch 192.d . ·•·h 8 • eratoro Association and District N~-~ 2-l, S~uth_~~·n Wyoming Coal op~ erica,. entered. into an agreem(.int vi 1 '"'f ~nl t-:~- ~:i.ne Workers of Am'"! and riluch is si;ill in forceo , mc_1 is pxinted in pru:aphlet form, This agreement is a d~t~·1 d ~ • betuc~n the op er ator s and the mi ,: P.;i ~ ~1 ~~~ spec:t.fi~Uarrangement, u l1gat1cns and p erformances . • .b~ --~- s ~;-- :'GiV~ to mu'tiual du·ties;obprovides that tho r.,, c:•h 11 b mong OvneJ. ma11ters the agreement geons at neach c~pfl,.) !.~h e a hosiital COTilliission employing surcomber repre--·-~·:r,_i . . .f. " e persoru-1e <?f i1hich st.all consist of one Union -'='.,,d t~ ·A. " ng "he op erators ana employe0s11 not members of the 1 ....u memberc• required to \JO coll ·:-;:, elec+ .:. ,-:,d ':ly '-h e L o c al • •. r;n,.,. :.i.:u.e employer is then ion or not ?:~ l~om t,h e employees, whether· ·--:embers of the Unlllission. ' ho.:,pJ. uul aues, o.nc1 turn the collec~ions over to the com<J V ' l, C! • Section At t~e session of the legislature in 19i9, paragraph ndn, that medi19'ff tne original act (Session L~rTS, 1915) was enlarged so in the cc~ atte~dance and care for hosdital, of a workman injured dent fun~u:i: se of' nis employment; was provided for, out of the accithe latt in_ udditio~1 to an allowance. f'<?r funeral expenses, which 1erved t~;/as provided for in the original. actJ. but it will be oba no such allowance could be charged :to the fund · when, tentionII general arrangements, the v1ork:man is entitled to medical atand care in hospital~fl • Un.der '1dent I The legislature in the whole course of the Industrial Aclabor b nsurance, has aluays realized that the large employers of Prov1d Y •general. arrangement" between the employer and employee 11:ldust 8 for medical and hospital services. This is uni vcr·sal among r 1 al nations and is confined to no country. Of ein But there are many, very manY employers of a small nuober '1ce/10Yees where regular arrangemeats for hospital and medical serthe 1.niannot well be arranged and would be burdensome to the employer. lllrgt,aint of the legislature in making the rule as to medicul and ?lllg acrVices, was to meet cases where there are no · ngeneral arlYtd::rit• for medical. and hospital services, Therefore, it is quite Of the t~t no medi.cal or surgical e;cpenses can la· fully be paid out law, :l.tInaust1•1al AcciC: ent Fund, •been.use by express pro!isions of the 11 1 forbidden, t;:here there is a 11 g eneral arrangement. �• -2- 1 I , it seems to me that any emnloyer c .,_ . • ~a11as, m.th his e~ploye~sJJ an· narramg:~t~uting to the fund and tii0 bave, has the.., auty. o:r protesting to the -~. su_ c h as coal opera5trlng rrarrants ror bills for medical~ d st a~e Treasurer against al~0essentially unauthorized and illegal.an · surgical . services ·which ~ -~ r-Jhere ther ~ ar e 0 'g eneral arrangementsn b .. _ . .e,ployee concerning hospi ta.1 and medicals.er ,. . et ,Je~n the employer and ~ut 0'f ·. the j~risdiction of the couI·t to nw~1.c:s-~ i..~e m~tter i~ taken ·ospital servic e s~ and this a lies equ- , 1 _ te ci.nt o.Wa r~ ror medical or . . Th , 1 - . • ci• ..1. Y o rave1 ing exp ense<:.' !.'Is b . to other expense s o ~ e. tmo • e t:h:i.ng is simply forbi d ~-~ , , 1 ~ .., _c;. the law is equally bindrng upon coal op erators - a.en ~Y a.w~ .and druggists and the hos)itals If inf:)· ,- 1 J>_coa:t rai ncrs.? surgeonsJJ th _ e1 -r• ~ ,_ " ~ -·~ •. aD.y _ocali t y a general agreement betveen e op..,_ c.:. ~or a.n"'~ J..U ln..., ., orker .P concer,. . ·i nc- ho spi t "'l . d • 1 service,: as it now enstsl> does not operate ~uitably it ~~ou.i~r!~c:r~ range~ by agreement and not by forcing neq-v.i tyH by vl~lation of the law .. ~f 0 0 0 ,- " ~I n~te tha.~,., Mr Bottom~ y states that the Clerk of the Court :L~ allo ea. a £ee of ~o .. OO for each invest:i.gationo I apprehend that this charge against the fu..,id is made because the court must have evidence upon nhich to base the i;~ :1 r s and the clerk is used as a m. tness after ~ving accumulated the evidencea Of course~ the court is entirely justified if the employers do not furnish the court with the proper evidence. No such fees to the Clerk of the Cour~~ has ever been allowed, so ~~r as l am a,:---are ofj in the court·s of Southern Wyoming, be~ause the Soumern 12Jyon:dJ.--ig employews of· labor present 99 per cent of the cases to the court~ m. th the evidence not only complete ·y developed., but upon nftipulation ', duly s 1orn t o, between the employer and employee, that tne a a.rd may be made in accordance with the stipulation. As you k..Y1ou, ~-th only one exception_, all anards for coa~ !Tiiners, e; t _h er ~rE3ct;,1-Y' or LUdir-ectly, pass through this office. It might be of inter· es't to &r .. ~ott mley that I sta.te the method of tht~ Souther11 Wyoming Coal Op erc1.tors and the procedure of the courts. 0 1 Upon an injury to an employee; the mine su~erintend~~t mails to he Clerk of Court and to this office, a report of the acciaent upon t Fol'l?l \'l.C.D. 12, Employert· s Report of Accident .. The susgeon if he is called makes out in ~uplicate, a re?ort a? Primary Report ~f Personal I jury, both of w~ch t~e surgeon !1.les d th the ·ne superintendent tiho for•,rrards to ·chi s of.1.i~~., one o the ~Plicates. I a tta ch a form: used g by the Union Pacific Coal ompany d i ark the same Exhibit nA». When the cam sur eon finds that the injured employee has re- . h0lered so that h .. bie to perform work at any gainfu1 occupationfl, o! files With the em1n! !up erin t endent in dupl~ca~e, a . fini}irepori a tta~h copy of nhich the mine sup eri1h1teUnnident ~=~f;i~o !~:e~ Ex~bit "B". a form of the same used by t e on ' •• I · ot ii thin a reaso:.1abl e time, in accordance th the ~a~:: ~~f~~: ~eceive the surgeon·ts ~inal report~;r i ! th s office feels that it wants more light upon any partic'Ular ~"t1Yt the llline superintendent requires the surgeon to make out a r~ ~r t}'. 1a ra1e ork:man i s still incapacitated. This report is elivere o :l! lle su _ . ., e sure E-on o.nd considered by the mi ne sup r n- 0 r f~j~;, �dent and he ~lso signs -~~ and for\fa. rds it to this f !fsaid report is he~et? .a~_~_o,qheq. _and marked Exhibit ~cfi!ce-owh!nc~h~ liorkman has recovere?- ~ne mine superintendent, makes out a claim and assent, showing. the 1~Jury :, the. d1:1rat:Lon~ the family and the propos~d settlem~nt. Th~s clc1J.m -:-nd a s se1~t i s signed by t he wo rkman and sworn to itS oeing trueo It is then rorwarded by the mine suP erinten?. ::>nt to this office.~~ ~hec~ed u~J> and . if found co rr ectp it is signed-by 08 as the at tor L e.Y 1. or ~he. eIBploy er .P swon1. to and f'o·r wa rded to t h e Clerk of the c~urt for riling o - A copy of said ·claim an assent is • hereto attacher. and marked EYJnbi t nnn O • The Clerk of the Court then makes out from said claim and ·assent so filed in his offi cep an Order of Ar!.ard_, and pre sents the same immediately to ~he ·J~dge, who mak.es the aVIard upon the stipulation as shown in the claim ana. as sent blank o • A copy_ of the Order of Award is hereto attached and marked Exbibi t nEtt o . At tb.is point,9 I v1ould like to call attention , to the fact that every clai~ and as s ent stipulation •states upon its face~ the very i m,-:. . portant I!la·c ter a s to whether the .stipulation is in FIN.AL SETTLEMENT of the r1orkman~s claim for conp-e nsationo Sometimes the degree of · permanent partial d.i sabili ty is not determined .at the time that the healing process is over, and the fund should be cleared of all claims for te!lporary total disability , which of cours~ ceases v1hen the heal·~· ing process of an injury has ended, and v:rhat r ·emains to be done is to determine to vJhat extent there ,.,._ ay. be a permanent partial disability. i'hat question may n ot be susceptible of determination for several. months and sometimes long rv r but . the terupo1?ary total disability should be • :ettled. In such cases, r.e show upon ·the stipula tion that it is a final settlement for temporary total disability,J-· but that permanent Partial. disability is held in abeyance for the further order of the court, upon a further stipulation or otherwise. ~ It also son etimes happens that monthly c~mpensation is desire~, , nhich case anothe r form of clail!l and assent is use~, e copy of which 1s hereto attached and marked Exhibit nFtt. We typewrite upon said ·onthl.y compensation claim and a;sent blank "Co+npensation t<:> co.n tinue *tU \70rkman is ab1e to perform work at a gainful occupation.• However, shouJ.d be remembered tllat the Clerk of the Court does not. release 0 a llthly awards to the state Treasurer or the State Audi tor wi. thout the llihorization of a ·n Follow-up-blanku approved by t11is office ( you will e the blank by mistake bas Physician where it .should have Attorney) do~P1 of v1h1cfi. is hereto'atta ched and marked Exhibit "G 11 • This off ice es not approve the Follon-up:;_.]duk stipulation marked Exhibit nan iil the office has received from the camp surgeon and the mine super- • Offerident, properly executed, the blank marked. Exhi~i t ~en. When t:11s ~b ice is satisfied that the workman is still 1ncapaci tated,I sign Exit •on and forward the same to the Clerk of the Court, and~the St~te ~:asurer, in due course of time, issues his warrant in accoro.ance v11 th tel'Dls of Exhibit nGn. �,...._, <' XotU.' S truly, �Date s, , ,,::, ,·•·i' .... r ~,;r vJ. _1J Winton ,. u I! Roel\'. 8pri 1::;1; s TI r• - - ~- . ., ,. ·1 c1,._ ~1 ,,,. v t.;-J..4 v.!... L :....-t.. ""'_,,. 1-U Coke Co u ~1 :t..l 11 11 it ll ll Coal Co (:-u,oaly n 11 :Reliance ~- G-~r er2'J. Rivor S1t9 r!r:tor i:Iobin Con~t Co'}rcen RivDr tf,.rz.d i.?i-t TJ ~ P. C\., :il Co t1 ~? 1 17 l't Wat1sutter Grscn 'P.ivs'r ·"r '"H :'H::,r.; D -v·.t:' •~ .1 n. 17 19 • 23 ?,3 it ~~~~m ' 1'"/ ti Dtnc:J Cc 13 13 16 H 23 24. n ~u~ ·i ''";--,.,,,. CJ,,.~ ., ·-' - J.~J. 1 ,,/' .,._ 2 5 5 5 11 l)in.;) s H. D4 2,~ 24 n I r-,,,1 ,.., 86 Gjf~~ {,. •·~ ,:. '""6 26 •""1'7 ~... ~'( 21 ::,r;• • ·)' t sa 0s .... 88 28 L~rARDS ~-------~==-~---.:.;_--------rtolla Loss uupe rio.r U.P.Co l Co rvoist,• n M C n r hall .P. ' Rock ovich • aure .ti u.P. • • Coal. & co~e Co Co l 0 •Co \"Joci:t sprinS• j\ • - �Awards (euntinued) 10 -1 0 . 10 10 1 •. 15 ••\ lo ,,. li : 12· .. 1 3 13 14 14. 14 14 14 - lJ Di ::1~ S So a 61:1 :i(:r icrr , Rock Springs Q,J_0 al y Yl _ 3... \1>i Y ~. s· ... J~ . 1-"'1'"~- r•k ..., - .,. t;:u e .i.lv- Ro ck . ~:,pr :Lng_ s 11 " 1;:t !il. ·t a11 1 t1 R~~linnce n Di sni ~srJ.. s 1'7 17 26 ·2a : 28 28 2!} 26 £:P, }] !:, 28 2.8 .2s ·- 17 �Rock Springs - U"y 4th. & '4 1128 G ,r . Bugene lfi.cAulif f'e: Herewith file or 1• y~nat· t:..i... . ing n~·t h a letter e en·t by Hr G )3,'.)t toml ey to !'.1r. Kno,to and a similar lett(;)r to nwsali'a I am 0.fr a id tho doctor !=l i - .i.h n "' G .n orthern part of •the st at e ar.-e still being• _P ~id b'i.,. 11~ vJhich a:rc not chiu·gea'bla to th0 Com~ , pensat ion Fundo An example of t he 3Y{ltem i n vogue here is th;t if • the doctor from Superior has ;ne or more patien·c.o in the Wyoming Gen- era! Ho sp Ual in Rock Springs he illakes err~n3em0nt8 l:.i th one of the Ro ck Spt·i ng;s doctors to ·take c aro of those p~:r Gie1'lts, .he p:iying the Rook Spr ings doo-tor for this work per sonally, and in no sv.oh i nstunces ure anards made from the Ccmpons ;;rtion Fun1 ·to pay the doctors. Thov.g rt you might desix- e to dis cttss this matJi:;er r1ith Mr . C 0r l ey some tioe nb._en you a.re i n Oheyenne 0 Mi er fJJI/ file has served y .)lil' pur pose riill you kindly retur:1 it t o . e? &ncs o cbo -- �' O 'Io So Talfaf erro D Jr - O; I ht:J.Vt3 your lattei· of the 2nd· Co m,> ensti.t_ion C~U!<;•s t a k en up bJ,, 1.f r . 3o"i:, t oin]_,_,y -. ,, inst~nt uith regard io •, ,A , ·u:a:t;a dr . Kno.xo ,, tion r i.J.nd ur e m;)re i n line in. southern ,1.7y1>m:i,nG t b. ?rn in northe:r:n f,;m Gen ding the to c.vmplete f ile to 1.-ir . McAuliffe t oday his i nfo rmut i on o (A<~d: (:.! ··~ !~r.:c;d~ IG.E' : i" . .;: --:, 1PlN!J f: C 0 �,. 5 lfa tion ~.l E a 1.k 1.. l ci. J . ,1 t o 1•0 • ·> ··ooms u • J.L ~pl' i Ilt.i ,J l:lOCK 3 P .... r -as, !.fa y 2 cl , tiY C. l 9 28 • Yo u ,li Jht o e •• n .. r es ·~ i n .,, cn _1y o f e. l ett e r the.t h ,ve ri t te n ·to :..: 1· . i.C:. :: :t : :. :.'.. :1 ::n:J' l' ·"; o e, 1 tt e r t l 1 . t :.Ir . J ot t ml e ~: j · o -te to j ,~1· . 1 l ••.,., ~"' ll l S 1- C t .-.,,_. _,. .,.... •_ d·'-, •. ..· ...,, • ..~ e. ·· ·.1·. _r1:::, .• · · .•~ n , s 01~ .:-.1. .!..• , e e s 1.'.. l> . 1• ,;;· or. . my o i•ri ~ ce , - ~l• 1 · 0 !1. • c> r r!.e d . \ h e11 a r ep o r t c ones to him , I 0 _o.r a.s coIape::1 o. i; i on 1:1c. ·,; t -r a a. · •ve treat e d i·~ 1.•, s th .::; h ·ho :;.:G 110 rt i1H? , u.s i cl-Ld. b e for e I r;a s ~:11aved of t h e cl eri cQ.l _1 :i. s ., r 1:! v1h 1'. t I l.1. ave se -•n and 0 0 • , :rOLl\/hO. ti ,I ... . • . ·c 1 t 1 • • . . • n· s::; _ •. ·· 10! 1 ... 00 1. l,1 nf; e. t i 11 t! a,.:; e .a , i s 1:r nre e ::-r._ errn iv e !:: some other ::_'l :1 :-i.· t ~ o -'- h e s !i:.'.'~ e tL '.? \:. 1:, on_; ., e r1..i l !· c' , ,;; h i ~ ::1 on h~, n o t to ~e. I d. o n o't 1 c c r s ··· ....nt h o:· t :t.:.G := t ~de ~re 2. Du 1.· e:.:- j · ..; Gi fi .,~ t~1 f::u 1' ;:;con' t; ~ills wiiich ~l :'!'o "2 t t o ml e y .., rJ.:,· s z.~r e ,;~ : i si:ir i c t 0 ui:r . z~t toialey \7ri t c ~ Il?·. l(h o :z: t Lc~t -'-:.__.., r:; .i.. :;..' g " f ro m ·i;hre e to n j Ul.: i ~ •. !.:"11l~ e t ! fl _o.r. ·, I do not s ee h ow !if teon cloll :).- · o -; .t. ·v - 1.. ; .~ sl:l G1l t: J th e ~t ut e m-e~s U ~d r Bnd the s t ~ta ~ uditor. y o;ic'1 c:1:.'.:..' J :, .. c ~ _ 1J1;;: p t.. s s ed. .1. __el:1r , c.. ,__ u or I t u e..t le e s ... i u t ::1... t c,, ·:.: s ome c a l c G:. ..,::_1 s t: e re u _•e n ot eno u bh mi ne r s !o euplor a. r •sicl __ t c r:.- 1.111 s1.u:.:; c .; n .t D..8 ! .:t o i;_ in ,.:,· le t t J r t o 1,.:?.· . Kn ox , 'no one co.n i o..ke e f u.i ty b v iol (;. i :i .:; '·hl:l l c.'.'I • " ·,:e hc-. -v '.; &1. lc. r .z e .:..i.mbe r of ro!.•kr.ien h 1 e.:.::tl·a.- :1'-: ~r.:- · o u s o c c v.p0.tio1rn r,h0i· 0 ., ?_ere c.. ... e n o .... 1•r :;:.uQ u111ent s b e ~.1een e~J? lo y e. e...i..:1 __ :,.:. lo~r- ~ . On t·rn 1 • e t t ::~a.·i; I r ... c e iv e d. ft110 m t h e Gl e r k of :he Cou1··~ t o ,le.J·, c · · •J :-.: i n .:; the i. '"'n·t~ :? ..i:..:;_ ~·i l , G-e r .::e 0 • 0 z-G o:,1·J. , a. ·1 e ·:1.r>lOJOO ~ Utc.h :P0\7er e.nl Li ..J ·i; C o 1: 1>a.:i1;; i... :rt. , orJ· e; d. iu j ·u. r o d . .:> O i s Ll o yd ED.mine of Obin Cons°t:!.' v.ct i on ;_; '.!::_v ~uy , ::?re d .., i· u.s , :· r:er1 i.l i v 8 ,.: :~an l Fit, Iv a n ..~. :J •own nd ~·orm..i...1 r.a t er o::.1. -, :r t he u-~ h Oi l :::-e _ i:i.1:t ll..; " 0111:_:n _! ny . Yo i.1.rs tru ly, �if P. J. QUEALY 1 PREST & ~EN'L . MGR . J . ·L. KEMMERER, VI CE P REST. -~ • B .THORNE , DIRECTOR w . E .DECKER . Secy,& TR E{'S. Mr. Geo • B • Pryde , V. P. f, G F u p • ·~• ' Coal • c• Coal Co. J- • -H • ,.L1"a r·. t1· n , r-. r:igr . ,• .BearV River . B .. P. I'.Canle y , Mgr., Blzon ,.,oal c o., m C n 1 v o., 1 • • .1....usse 1, Gen . _figr., Diao Coal & Arthur Vai 1, Supt• ' C • C & C Co Coke Co•, L m D • • ., ee, Sup erior-R. s. Coal co., Lion Coal Company, V. J. Facinelli, R. S. Fuel Co., G. C. Davis, Colony Coal Co. 0 0 ~ . Gentlemen: 1Lt the sugg estion of t~r. Taliaf erro, in rela- tion to t h is letter, I believe it very important],- and do not know nhat if an y eJ:..'})ense it uould involve; but v1ish you n ou ld advise me ·-:.r hether it is of sufficient ·importance, and whether you are r1illing to :participate should there be any ex:pense attached. Yours tr·uly, ft . President, southern ~yo~ing Coal Operators Association. �!.Jr . P . J . Quealy~ Pres . 0 5 uthern liyomi ng Goal. Op er . Ass ociaiiol?l. . . __ ceT-GT , Wyomi11g . • I h:1 1 0 you&" circuL.r l ot tie ~ of the J x-d inst . p ct c. o i si ng t h!lt I sent r~w cor,,1y l 0t6' f ile on t lli s a ubj eei \.J O L • r, yt i ng t hat n i.ll c!.leck eJ.;:pen dit,ures f r om ''d.e Coopensc1tion Yo ur0 vury truly : - �I am returning papers received uith yours of Mey 4th on excess eharg~o made by doctors in ths northern Wyoming coal field. I discussed this ma.tten." lrlith Mr. Calve1·ley Saturdey last and he says the practi~e is carried on, the responsibility resting ~holly with the opera.tors who endorse the doctors& bills. This is something X hopa to cover by the c ircu.la:i-;.. \?e planned some time ago and which Mr. Calverley seemed disin~lined to go alo~.g uith. When I get som.g spare time I will try to work up aotrathing in connection with Mr. Taliferro .. The Treasurer advised me that the Blazon Company had pa.id up all but $1500, the suit still hanging over them, so I think that debt ~ill be taken eare of, the Fund in· some~hat better shape. �Fou"' 210a Mr. Georg e o. Pr yde Vice Pr e s i de nt an a Ge·ner al i.1anag er Union Pa ci f i c Coal Comoany City Dear Sir, You mi ght be inter e st ed in copies of the letters I h a v e Y.ir i t ten t o I'.i..r . Calver l ey. J u dg e Ti o.ball t hink s tha t the Attorney f"or one employer has n o busin ess to investiga te claims made by employ ees of other c ompanies. I think this is the v1rong attitude, but a s long a s it is his a ttitude, I 1,i1fant to be care ful , and have Calverler make t he investigation when I find errone ous awar d s have be en made. Yours truly, ~ , TST :ga / /~ ~ �Oct. 27, 1928 Mr, Arl,hur Calverley Cheyenne~ Wyoming Dear Sir, In r~ Teresa Margan, widon of Fraulc M&rgon. and your letter to Grace Siegert of October 23rd, 1~28: ' Soill~ six rnonths- ago I r l· 1 ed a protest in th~~ District Court against paying Teresa Mar 6 on any furthe1· compensation because of her re-ma1~riage. I understand. t~at Judge ';:ic1ball does not Wb'.nt to sign the order paying Teresa .Margon ~270.00, and cancelling all .further compensation., but is inclined to m~Jre the contrary order, anci have us test the constitutionality of the Statute. My son, Arthur-Lee, tells me this. I have had no conversation Tiith Judge Tidball, but pr·opose to s peak to him the first ti.me I am in Green River while he is holding court, and if he will not sign m1 ore.er lllo·t,ing the i !..~'lO. 00, and cEti.cellir_ig the bglance, to let him sign an order directing the widow to be paid, in which case·, I shall take the me. tter to the Supreme Court. I am writing this letter at "the request of the Clerk of the Court. Yours truly, TST:ga �. ,_ : ..: -✓ .... : / '.. October 27, 19 28 Ul'• Arthur' Calverley cueyenne, ,,Wyoming sir ✓. 0001· .., ,:, fiT~er a ~ will be 11~ cii?pute on ~rur par t . regaruing the Doctor bill .tor C. H.. El~b in tlle amount or $11,00 . ti // . /" . . 01:1, the 7th o f Sept6mber , 1 9£8, Judge Tidball r.uade an orcier e.tarct.111g ~.ne surg e on colll.;ensa cion. ·/ ,, i,1 I do n ot , ··.:1.11 t L•~,i n ;.tms ac.ntl oneJ. in tllls bellalf, as it may· be iptcrprated tha t I dill i:nt e1-- fer ing with awards not ai'fectiniz my own qlients. But i t is r1ui to a {;J:iarcH t tho.·::; my cl ients hc:ve an° J.nterest in all coI!!pensa tion f unds , ~:n(: trey .::-RY :ae to ke ep in touch rJi th all compensati on matters. If- t i'rn Gt ~:i.1 Lig li t. Lll<i £,m,or Co1.rna.Ly 1;f~::.; 1-u 1 c.~r cen:en·c ES 1,;o mec:i.ical services, t:i.1e 1. fa \'.' f o:e b.icis th0 waKing or.' fill nwur•u to a Doctor, even though the iiffEag \:!l' ;, t .r. Jacobu cci, doe~ not cout. e ~t it, or con s ents to it. I hevu no right to ~onsont tha t &ny ~Mr,loyee of P.n y of my cli ents .~an get wouey out of the! cor.i~er. . s a tion f'ullds no·L authorized by law .. I .. i,ould thank you very- much if you woulu take this ma t"te1· up- in a c;uiEit nay, and. let me know wh&t you find out. Yours truly, · �... October 29th, 19280 :D J"' .. • .,. •., . p o:J.oGd th•-·t .you ·~ook ._ tl~o u.attm" up~ b0cuv.s0 r5J.~ o Jaooi_ .o_ 0 s a·i\$:1,.:. •. I �I 9 , Nov. 15th, 192 8. ,r . Arthur Calverley, . ,r uty Stat.e Tr easurer, Dep ~. Ghtl}'l.mne, 1Jyom1ng. Dear Sir: Edlf;arc. Go rdin was kill ed at D~.n es Au gt'st 6th, 1928. Thereafte r the court av,arded his s u rviving wife, Gabrielle Gourdin, ;~62000 • 00 • s .:nee · ' • •f h d• d d ,., ,1 . 9 , then the surviving Vil e as ie ' an ~-1- office immediatel y filed with the court a suggestion of her d~a t~, an~ n o~ified the Col ony Coal Com pany t Denver- , wh o employed the husband aun.ng his hf e time . A letter from the Colony Coa l Compa ny~ dated November 13th, advises that your office s?lows tha t t he widow r e c eived ~p2000.00 on September 13th, 1';)28, in full payQ me11t of ,1er cla.im. I would like to kn ov.1 hov1 t ;1is hap pened? The Statut. e is perfectly plain that lump sum payments must be made upon notice to the empl oyer. , and a setting of the case_ by the court, and the hearing of evidence as to ths "NECESSITY . 11 I am getting next to a good many c~.ses where lump sums a.re being asked for to pay of the w0:rkrn a.>1 , thereby def eati ng t h e very purpose of th0 com;: i ensation law. I take action s of t his scrt ·to be no le s s than raids up on the compensation funds I and U!)On the State Treasu ry, and I intend to usf; m~.~ best efforts to stop it. the debts Since beginning thi s l otter, I ha vs talk ed over t he te lephone to the Clerk of the Court I an d Gl!l adv:i sed t hu t a.n a vm:-d ; f J50C .oo only a , pears on the court records to h!nre been made. Bt:.t this ~p50 0 .00 of a lump sum, if' made, was made without notice to the Colony Coal Company, and ,.7as therefore \';rong. It has been su g gested to me on severel occasions that the employer had a ~itt to stipu l at e with -Lhe deiJ en dent tha.t lump su1r; s shovld be e.llovied by the court: - ••av~ · • ' ·t Y,· t,na ' •t• -Lhe S+ate }·as an interest 1n Ea1ntu.ined that the emuloyer h•i s no SL'c h at, t -non. .L " •• these funds a;.'J.d no emrioye1~ can stipulate concerning the S"te.te fu.nds. h tt discussed may be of some . • I cm "1;: ri ting you at length thinking t he.t t .e ma or interest to your department. Yours truly, (signed) 'I'. s. Taliaferro, Jr. �I ,. 1920 -J 19th ,· .: ·: ,... i.l ~ ..: C!. �/ anthori2,ed ~-l:' ~ '!jQ (:1 = o·,,·. ,"'::!\,.., .... . ·· ,·::.> r. j •·"L ..., ,; .·",. ~.lr"?1'1 ,:_r .!--. f 1 ,::-. - - ... l.J ,•. - _ ..........~-.. l- A- '-"' ~1;:nce to !11-C-:i } .~ ..:·~onr:-1 1·~pr:EE.nt2.t.~vss .oi' ~he deC?eas0d iH·()r ~o ).:.:, ;~~-:. \,..:::.\ th ':li.~ t.:1 '2'. ·1.2 ·: . :torn.ids it., an.c.1 I rir:; n~ci tho a,~ar~ ane.. ~oo not.if/ th~ '.Eress!-21 e.I· to xes.tc:i:-0 +• ~ ~:1 ~ ;~11.:; r:- 1· c~~ s . C~1].o~:~ j ~\ J f2 l C~~ 1.i;~:;e:n ;· ., ~!'1 <,\ f.:. n /;r,;;,:-.,;,-, J.':iJ..· • _· ..,; ~,:. . .....~ ... - •...... .. , <f.: -r tJ L • I;... ; M I.) ::~ \ :.,.'.!. f-,._-.._; ~ ... ), ·.._1J M'• '-• ...\. _,, 1 1 " # ~' / ..: .,:-:> \,•• -6·-; :,.·· 1 ... . ......... I. �.. ' •J.· .ac. r-·, 00 ·,1 , O ·.,. · -._.r;,. .-. • c o ·,1, p ·1 ;::: n t . , .1 - 1 ._ ., -1 Oi.1 t:. l• ·.,1 .._. ···v 1· t. l P- ,"' ,. -~'1·10 1• ·:• .., - Rf:.: C "9 ~"' - .,, O ·_r~ 1,•.r'n 1' c ' \ "I ~ , • f "' r o-;:~ ~ ·- c, ~ a~-:: , - • • ! ) '"= �1 / Orii:in .J Signed: f:CORGi: B. PR. £ oh ,( I I �l'Jov • 26th, 1928 I '"'• p. J~ Quealy /jl, Wyo.ming gernt1erer, oaar Sir, Thank you :e~·y much fo1-- your letter of November 24th 1 1 · 1 county ~.t~ore~Y,,. ?nri,s ~~~~ ~ . 1.~~~e~ qf ~Iovember 23rd. I thi~ ~e o~t~ute • Cn.1. ... .1..l, '!.--ti.ii- ~' ll,uy ue cri. ti sized as bein~ unh a.J; ... upily "' d. l' eferreu . t'i to 11u;, ur ••0 r· " ;r • , . .t5 • an ina!:t1s ~a. ~ ~ ~~: :a.~~j ~~ ~~an_ ~~~~nstitutional, though ,I _must confess that ~ SUI'!~ v .... ng_ "".Po ::: :~'. d,J' ~o ~-· 8-J. fo ';/ s escape "dependency" by remarrying. Still, I a1;prehend thu ule Legislature has as much riaht to say that awarcis shall ce<;se i;;hc·~ H sur vi viug spouse remarries, ~s it has a right I to say that a minor s cH'i&l'd saall cea.se ,::.rhen a boy arrives at the age of 16, and a girl ar r i ve s at t .... E: &g G of 2.8. • ·r ': .;> 1 .J In the nw.tter o~ sti , ul o.. ting fo:;:• lun_p sum a.wards}' I have cases now in the court whe~:·e lu:m·· • su...i anards , .,·ere allm7ed -- prob?bly iruprovidentl°y-a11d the depe11de1~t sh ortiy 2.i'teri:;ards died . It is evide1_.1t that this is a reat. lmpos:t tlon pon the employer. It seet 1s • to ne that t;he law should be ao.ended sc/ t]!lat a surviving widon, like ~n inf0nt, should receive so much a month; . The riidow, if she lives; t-.nd does not :::·ernnrry until she has received $2~00.00; the~ minor's , if they live, boys unti2.. thE.i ~ec ofl sixteen years., ana girls eig-:1-teen years of 3r,-e~ The l~w !!l ight ha.ve a proviso that if the3;e be ~ l:Len upon the honest~e.d, the court in its tou11d judici.e.l discretipn, .anct ~ne 11fiECES5ITYt: • appet rir:.g, . could. allow a lump sum for the purpose of lifting the lien. • . It ~ould have made D very gTeat- difference w.ith the Kemmerer. Coal Comp&ny if the~e allowar..ces had been in the r.w.ture of pensions. instead of lunp paym~nts., nad · t Tua--=-·~ J o.h!.1 f; ~ Lac,a y correSiJon,a.ence . betweenJ.the d State r e I Sell m u o"' I sent ·U ge .uaC y rre~surer and myself, some o f whi ch I thin.K --- to · you. replied ns follows: Cheyenne, Wye. :Nov. 8~ 1928 R " T .. S. Taliaferro, Jr • . ock Sp1~ing s, ~·yo.ming Dear Sir: • ~ " . - urs of the 7th inst. enclosing a Receipt is acknowleogea. ~ concerning the compensation for Copy of your letter to Ur. Ha~r Hanna \'Jyoming~ the surviving widoP of Heber ,, 0 ~!ti~ns you'have made in this matter. I concur in the recommen Yours very truly, fsl~n John w. Lacey �/I considering your letter.to me of November 12th rel ti t esenting the Southern wroctng Coal Ope:i.· ators Associat!onve I ~hmy ht repriil"tter over very carefully, arid crune to the determina tio~ . o~g tb\h; fact that the cour~s are paying full lump sums upon th~ !n ; ew . of er of excuses~ the said awards in nine cases out of ten bein os 8 P~ g,ia.t 0 ly squana.ered, that I would for the Southern Wyoming co!1 :~~tors Associa tion file a protest as follows: . "Comes· noY1 the Southern Wyoming Coal Operators Associ.a tion by lts attorney, T. G.. Taliaferro, Jr., and suggests to the court that th e rea.sons st&ted in the apulication of the survivil1b wici.Olr1 of t f.1.e clececl.ent for a lump~ Si.llll allowance· do not axhibi t an~· clairn for 'w'ihich the surviving widow is • resp011sible , 01° any ~1 r:I~CE0SITY" on her part that the said indebt E:dne s s be pa i d. n • It is my i nte;1J. tio 1 to p1·e pc.r e an anen d.Llent t o the lavI to present to the coming Leg isl u t:1.,_ e, \=1 hich t·.il_ emphasi ze t h e pension fe ature of awards to be w.[ld1;; to survi ,.,-ing spouses. U so t 6.o away with the guardianship of the estates of the lliinor·s, and to have the .State Treasurer pay to the guardians of t heir parsc1.. s &. wo:r:i.thl;,r 3.i; :.1ra. of '.ien Doliar !.3. It seeras to me that such legisl2.tion -.1oul<..1 b'.0 beu~ f ..;_c-; al .11 a 1.,ou:m1, es1)ecially it would . leave matters u..nco:n .... l icat s 1 \:;i1 - r (:: '~CE.tL ensu e s , and :Lt would also prevent the operator- from L-ei:ag called upon to pay such large sums in case of_a serio-us disast c:::' . 'Y OUl' s truly' fJ :. ST:ga CC-Pryde, Geo. B. ,_;i �De c . '/t h , 1~ 26 i:r, p. J. ~uealy Kemmerer. Wyoming Yo ur le t t e r o f Jover.1be r 2 7th concernin g compensa tion matters. I think t :e r e a r s ~vs r al things conn "' ctecl wi t h the ai.-;c ndme nt of 192'{ t ha ~ o ught to b e st r •i ght ened out, n ot t,hat. it makes any change so far as t .1:1 e wor kmen ar e conc e rn e d , but some c hange s hould be mu.de in thG administra tion. I wil i mention some of t h&m : 1- Yuu art:: f!:lm il i a r wit h t he A.l i r ed Langset h mat t er I wheroupon Dr. Gold1)e r e ' s ce rt i fi c ate t he Cle r k o f t h ,. Co urt o t' Li ncoln County has iJ G.id monthly compe n sat ion i n t he surn o!' ~5.50 . 00, ::h,~n in a letter to hiD l u.\·tyers, Kirl g anti Ki ng of Salt La ke Ci ty , U~ :J.h , VJe declin e d to vay more than ;55. 00. 1 would li ki; t o ha ve an ame11or11ent sayinb that the Clerk of the Court s hal l not forvn:o..r d ~ionthl y con1pemmt ion wpon cer-c ificates of continued di sabi l it y not autho~•i ze ri by • •.e e: 11 l oyer . It seer:1s th at the Clor-k or t. ne Court. at Kemmerer \':oul cl authorize th~ paying out _·or . compensation funds at t he r eq uest o f any doctor. where;_:1.s no doctor saoulci have the ri~ht to a ... t horize it . The Cl6rk of the Sweet wa ter Co unty Diutrict Court ~oald not t hi nk of do i nt suc1 a th i ng. 2. Upor. pay itlci tho SfJve r al Clarks t he fo t;:al fees, the law should direct t ha t they shoul d 6 ive a list of all corn;ensi:ition cases 1~onthly to any emp l oy er r e que stin g th e; s ,ar.'le . In looking after the . interests of t hE:: ~outhern ·:iyominb Coal Op era.tors Association I have been unable to 6 et a repo r t from e i the1' Ca r bon or Uinta Counties. In Carbon County the refusal has been direct and af firma._tive. Of course, there is no law compelling the Cle.rk of t he Court t o ~ive ·the infon:iation, and the Listrict Judge refuses to require her to do it• 3. I think tt.e wording ·of the 3tatute ~hould be chan~ed so that a survivine, S,l)OUse will receive ~45 .oo a :ionth until th!re 16 a ren,arriage, in v,hich cas e ~2'/0,00 will be awarded. h~r as a fins.~ award~ anci provided fi..rther that the maximum that a surviv.rng spouse may receive is ~2000 .oo. 1'ha present situation of awarding a surviving S,i)ou_se ~2000.00, oo • f a.rrb.••0 ~ takes ;lace se u1'1s and tht;n cutting the, s~ouse off to.~ 210 •. . .1. m ,.,, , • r i~ 8 0r0 int;qid table almost to the bo,·der line o! 1llet:;al- ~~e c~urt ~ i th,e ,t:,reiuises under the present .,·t a t t. t e leave'·"' the si-&uation so tha .. 't 1e ~tate i'reacurer must issue th~ t•;~trr,mts whether tbb s,,>o use is dead or ... · N0 • re i:;pon o l bl e to s ee tha,., rema rri es, until tne court i ntervenes, one is ~ .J, �the spous~ is still livin ~ a nd unmarrieti. rhe whole thing is very crutie. The state r~ eas ur e r s ho uld. hav ~ s ome r bs ponsibility in knowin rr tha.-r. tho 0 benefi ciary is a-t le a s t ~iving b e r or e dr awing t ho warr ant. 4. l he g us.rd i ans11ip of the e s t .ute of o.ep end ent children shoulo be aoolis n ed, a n d t h ~ ta.t e •. . r ~':'l. sur e r shou l o. pay to th e na.tur al buardian or t,t1e:; e,ucl.r dian o f t h ei r i-J0 r~rnns ~1 0 , 00 a month, or such other suin as the court may o r d e r, n ot to e x,; e od t h.e s u .1 f ixe d b y t he Stat ute.· If the wa.rd ui es 1 the payment s houl d c et~se . If tho '-"lclr c.i , b ei n~ c1. !:!, irl, marries, tho payment snou l d c ease . As t h e l aw no ~ stands t oo muc h mon ey i s goin g out through the bung hole, an d n o case il l ust.rat es i t bett e r than t he Lang s et h case. Yo ur.., t.ruly, S . Tali ~fe rro, J r. CC-Georbe B. Pryde �( 0u \ D 0 J'. ·talk ..,, .d -:-.,. o r~•"o 'i.\1-i·~·a·'·~~ - .. .. .w. A,.,.,-'""'" .. v aorne .-.• i,,.ime ago rego:rding your- reque s ... that he prrepace any nm0nd1uan·w ·t o ·hho compone;~l.·tion ao·~ ·that leit~r io lh:>. Quealy1lli' . 'Il,:1liaf0!'x>O 1!10lres sotle·.tJ)Oo~11datioiis fc,z, ,,. emfmdmsn·te ihe.t w~:t:~r ;..g~<,3m to bo v10r·ihy ofl conside:eutiOi?.o �F.tltf. A\. t1ANAG[: Oma.ha - December 19, 1928 J!;r. G, :B. Pryde: You will note a very i nformative article on physical examination of mine ;vorkers by Dr . Fordham , page 919, December issue, . 'n(1' Cong r ess Journa lo M1n1 o . f' i (,I �Rock Sprin&s - December 21st I 1<)2ti. A"' 1 "'egaraiug ,. t he article Yours o f ..,:::,... _v er;,"' ~-"-'" - 9·'·h V • ,. ~ by Dr . lt'ordham: a I read this arti cle p e:rGonally, and p 'i□ sed it to r.::r . Harri ngton . It ·,w.s a ve ry in f o1~a-t i v0 G\nd "timely article, I ·1:1ish r:1orc of our nci_hbor~ in this fleld would undertake t o have a physical aiwD i nat ion. J hile they are quite \'Jill i q; to ta 0 all of our f orri1Ei, -tiley ~enerally stop ,, VB � 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 Workman's Compensation for 1928 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1928 Subject The topic of the resource Workman's Compensation, 1928 Description An account of the resource These letters and documents are related to the workman's compensation from 1928. They are bound into a book with all documentation from 1920-1929. A few 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 George B Pryde, T.S. Taliaferro Jr., P.J. Quealy, Eugene McAulifte, Edward Bottomly, H.J. Harrington, J.A. Greenwood, Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0226 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co.