https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/0b8669d632f8669cc2b615c037b9fced.pdf b3798c3d4df09601d5e24fdb3ca34e1e PDF Text Text VISIT OF J,".'.:.3S JuHl'JS'.i'.'.)~ill: , SU r IBii:'1'2'. i!J,.:.an CF C LLIE IES J . ~! • i3R0\7N ' & ABE. ; mni s-1.AH m coLLI ~ r :as , LTD. HSX.HA.J; r • S . '1. No_y§-'!_\?_ar ,_JJJi. and subs eque~t corre~pond0nc0 �--!\pril 2, l94l ~r. James Johnstone, Supt. of Collie rie s J. & A. Bro·:m & Abem,ain ~ea.ham Collieries, Ltd. Hexham, IJ. S. i'I. Australia Dear L::r. Johnstone: It ·:1as a pleasure to hear from you a gain under date of ~~oveober 3rd. I received the book and have read it and enj oyed i t v er,.J r.mch . Be~ a pioneer in i\'yoroing, I, of course , enjoy thos e frontier stor ies , and t he author of the book you sent ;ne had a real exper i ence to n r i te about. ?.!clY I a gain tr--ank you for your ldndne ss in sendi ng rce, 11 I f L"1d Austrcllia.. 11 I shall keep it in my library, and shall read i t n,.:,ain so::ie time. :':'e are all doing all we can to help tl1e British I sl es today , and I think are doing a good job . The people of Great Britain have sho::n remar!<&hlc fortitude and courage in ,·d th s t 2...11<li nc nll t he t hreats , etc. , oi' Hi tler nnd his partner , ..~uss olini. r:e s t art ed in Fehr~t1ar'J to collect rrJ>ney for Britis h Relief in Roc k Springs, and in a t out six ~.-;eeks ,7e collected B5,000, which r;as a veijr r,ood r ecord, I t hink, for a term of this size. ~·_;e are dill collcctii1G money, and will continue to do s o, and help the British in every v1ay ne can . '.le have had a rather lon0 -:;; inter, and had a little snow this a orning , which would be something unusual for you in Australia. That, of cours e , has interfered ':Jith our golf game, but n e expect to get started before long. i Our mines are r:oI_'king under a temporary agreement Y1ith the labor union at, the present t irr:e for the operation of our mines , but we expect to get a. perr:ianent agreement si;;ned ·:.-ithin the next day or t vm. :-;e are havin3 entirely too much la.' or troubles in this country at the present tir.'le, a good deal of it, I an afraid, emanating f ron1 Co:wnunistic sources. I presu.'!le that •:1ill correct itself in time. i.'.'a.y I express to you ey good r:ishcs. V~ry sincerely yours, 'J :- \\<:; ", l • t _, •.,... ·d : Ii G[:} ht : 2. t'~-_,LJ ~ '" .. ;\ ' ... �/~ ~}-q(-- J. & A. Brown & A.bermain Seaham Collieries Limited ~ COLLIERY PROPRIETOl<!S AND STEAMSHIP OWNERS HEAD OFFICE: ~ O'CONNELL STREET, SYDNEY. SUPERINTENDENT OF COLLIERIES HEXHAM, MAITLAND COLLIERIBS: Pelaw Main Richmond Main Abermain Stanford Main NEWCASTLE COLLIERIES: N.s.w. 3rd Nov ember, 194 0 0 Ducken.fleld Seaham Stockrington George B. Pryde Esqo, Vice President & General Manager, The Union Pacific Coal Company, Rock Springs, il'lYOMING 2 U.S.A. Dear Mr. Pryde, ·,ne are once again approaching the festive season of the year, and I desire to show, in a small way, that my memory of' the many little services and courtesies you did for me during my trip over your way has not been impaired. The present International position has brought American and British people much closer together and I thj_nlc I feel for that reason alone much closer drawn to my br•ief· but happy associations with you during my visit. I would like you to accept a book, "I Find Australia", which I am forwarding separately as a carrier of my good wishes and kindest regard for you and yours. Yours c;ce 1· . .7 1 l• �January 8, 1940 Mr. JE.mes J ohnstone, Superintendent of Collieries J. & h. Bro~n & Abermain Seaham Collier ies, Ltd. Rex.ham, I~e·.u South ;Jal es, Aust r alia Dear llr. Johnstone: I ~as very pleased to hear f r om you und er dat e of the 0th of December, and to have the fine book you s ent rne . I have al r eady read a good dea l of it, and it is very i nteresting. It was very ki nd, indeed, or you to remember me. I em sending you a book t oday ,:;hich I hope you \7ill like. <;Je are having quite a little snon non , out had ver y excellent •;;eather up to the first of the y er,r. This, of course , is our cold season here, and tJe a.re glad to see it for ·l;v;o rea sons , it helps the coal business, and a lso furnishes ~ supply of snou in the mountains so that .we may have oater for irrigation during the swr.mer months. ';'/ e bad a fe.irly good year dur ing 1939. Our Safety record wa.s very good. r,e bad about 120,000 mun hours per lost-time injury. I hope it may be possible for you to visit the United States atain, and I am extending to you a cordial invitation to visit The Union P~cific Coal Company's properties. You uill find many changes in operating methods since you u ere here last. With beet regards for a P.appy and Prosperous Ne~ Year, I &m Very sincerely yours, / • {,j,& 1,),.... n.J J '; .J �& A. Brown & Ab~rrinain S,aham CoUierries limited COLLIERY PROPRIETORS AND SYEAMSHIP OWNERS HEAD OFFICE : 4. O'CONNELL STREET, SYDNEY. S UP ERINTENDENT OF COLLIERIES MAITL Al\'1> COLLIBRIES : HEXHAM, Pelaw Mnin Richmond Main Abermain Stanford Main NEWCASTLE COLLIBRIBS : N.s.w. 6th Dece mb er, 1~3 s . Dnckenfield Seah11D1 Stockrington Dear i:~r. Pr ;,,• de, Ve a re once again wi th i n sh~rt r a nge ~f the Festive Sea.son, and I f ully exp e cted er e this t o have paid anot h er visit to the u. S. A. , and had t h e ~lea sure of a p ersonal chat wi th you on mini ng developme nts since we last ha d t h e pleasure of rne etine: . International developm ea ts , unfortunate l y , made t h is i mp ossible. Please accept fro~ ~e the boo t J a senu1ng se paratel y a s a li t tle to ~e n of goodwill and a s & medium of 6 reetin g an d exp re ss ion of comp lime nts of ~h e Sea son to you a nd you r s . Your s since:relJr , Geor rre B. Pr yde, Es q., Vice President ?; }ene:r.al :.:s.na ge r, Tt o Uni on Ta ci fi o Coa l C:::>rl!iJa ny, : oc z: Spring~ , ·:iyo::.r nG . u. s . . :'. . I •• hJ\~ (:,,:. _... J J ·1 .: a �February 10, 193~ I / i J I1r . JcJ:J.Gs Joruu,tone, Gt w e.:rirri; -u en ·G of Collieries j . & A• :OroY.:n & Abcri.nair1 Se ah.CT.1 Collic:ri es, Ltd . R e.T..b.Elil , n Ctl Sou th \~a 10 13 Austl'alia It was very kind of you, indeed, \.o l.,CL"'lembex· we by sendint.;; the bo o k, 0 '.fue Bone is Pointed. 0 - · am a.1"t1c rs clad to hear from you, a.nd u1 precia.te ve1·y much you r k i n· e so . I .h.o e that you rnay have a Ha1,J:VY and .r/ o s:yeron~ i. 0 ··1 ·.: ec.",:;:' . I :c c ad \,li.e Colliery Gu c2:i. <ii ··n c. 6ouci. cleel, ·rJu. t 0 c..o not see rn.u ch atout the coal miue s in your country . .:. .rode ·c t:1ech c.ni zati on, &l H.i ·~.xv e C]VOX~r t hi n c.:; s t :ru i 1cJ t 1 sd out. ,.,;ou h...,_ve cono our ne\J :JJ . o . Cla.rk liine iEJ _':i.:o clu.c in;,;., n e · ly 500 tons !,-Jer 'o.~ , a.,w, u i tb. the G.d {ii tion o S mo:i: G i 1t)Ch in e:-s: y, ne can c,ui ckly 1v.n this u 1: to 1,500 ton o . '.ili~, t ,;ms a bi g job. ::ci h"'ve ;:p ent ne :,1ill.'...o n ( -;:- 1"' ~:.i.'S a 'C2i'o:re th e mine opened, and b efore it i c :fully ec,ui1J1 c , ·d ll f:..~H.m d En u 00.itionnl !J.illion. It co s to ~ lo -c. fo o p ei.1 c., lili) clei-n mno . You c...l"'e h n i n ~ yo u.-:c rvun1i e , no n , wid , by contra s t, ..--1e ure havi nt; co lu i.'Iec. the:....' . :;: t c:G belo 'l.1 zc1-o th is :ci 1 1in6 , r.i th t:.:o n c cno,:;. ,:.'e h :..:.ve h"'"d t t 1· u12.1·kt~blJ oi)eu yJiute1· 120 ic.r; in fact, i t l.i.t..s been too eoo d 1eo.ther f o ·· the cor1l budnef.HJ . I r:ri oenciine; you t•. book un uei' sei, r..::.2.:'ate cover on the v1c:::tern .On.l' t of t1 c Uni teci ,.1 tntc 0 , • nc.i. I hO l H; you ,·Jill enjoy it. I ~till enjoy vlc;y in~ @lf, s:1nd i t :1 D about the only recrea tiou ., hp_vc had ,lA l'int.,; the i:unmer month c f o ::r the lo.st several yca1·n. 11re, lookinG f o rt10:- cl to th e t ir.10 in L~&rcll t.'hen Y:e \":ill be o.ble to cet out c~t;ain . c','i th kind y1ersonal reenrds, I om Very sincerely yours, /..". M . t 1. t·ta 11 L ..,9 �llr • .Tames Johrrn'i;one, sup erintendent of Collie :r-. i.es J. [; A. Bro vm f} . Ab e::t'clain Sea.h am Collier i es , L t d . He.xham, l:!. s. ··r. , Australia Dea:r Hr. J'obn s tone: It v,as very kind, indeed , of you to remember .uc :-1. t C:l:u•i ·cma s time. The boo k c a!.'.18 tod . · , c)ll d I kno,.·; I ehaJ.1 find ·a great deru.. of pleasl.ll' e in rcaciL G ; ..... A v e a :re havin g ou.1• -rrln ter r:ea t b. e r nov1 , 2Y1<l ht;!.Ve a good deal o f snot, on th e e;:ro u.u . • .ie are uo in g 2 c;r.· e~:~:c u any thinLz n i th u:r nines, and openirl g oux neu mine a."G Sup e_io;i:-, 'li7h.i .ch ·.-n.11 ev en t u clly- produce 5 ,000 tons p e r a.o.y . Our Reliance 01rnr atiou s are pr et,ty \'!ell completed and -i:1e a.re no t.' g et tin t; 3 200 to 3500 -w u s yJe:t d ay . ·:1e h ave h ad. a pxetty gooci y e ax· , but business is more or less at a s t an ds•till in ille United s ·i;ates, V and juct ho,·, lon 0 that \7ill conti~nic o I do not mio,7. ~any thanks to you for the letter and book, and my best wi shes for you £nci your family for the l! e 'I Year. \'/ill be G,:l ad to hear from you at aJlY time you find it convenient to write. Yours very truly, O t•il!'ln:i.J Signed: GEUHG£ B. PRYDE' U• �•;.-7;" ~ 1~ P, ;; ~ I • I l. , ~ ··.... i V I L ,'' J. & A. Brown & Abermain Seaham Collieries Limited , DEC 2 g 1937 COLLIERY P R OPRIETO R S A NO STEAMSHIP OWNERS I -~-~ :EIML PJ{fa.f'!t1:-i·· ·--- -. .. HEAD OFFICE: 4 O'CONNELL STREET, SYDNEY. S U P E R I NT E N D E NT O F CO L L I E R I E S. H EXH AM, N,S. W. MAITL AND COLLmRIES : Pel:1w Main Richmond Main Abermain Stanford Main 29th Novemb er, 193 7. NEW CASTLE COLLIERIES: Dnckcn1ield Seaham Stockrington l:Ir. George B. Pryde, Vice President and General li,a:nage1. . , The Union Pacific Coal Company, Rock Springs, \ifYOi"JI NG, U.S. A. Dear l\11"'. Pryde, Just a message and greeting f1"'om your Scotch-Australian friend to i.-v ish you a ver~- I.ierry Xmas and Happy New Year. I see by the transactions or the Institute that you are well along and getting y ourself at the top of the tree. I am sending on a book based on Australian conditions, as a little souvenir of Christmas, which I think might interest you. and yourself, With kind regards to Mrs. Pryde, :family, Yours sincerely, Superintl::.~-:::: • A. M. 0 JAN 3 19'.:38 �llr • .Tus. John r3 tonc, Su ,~rintendent of Co1lierie0 J . & A. Brorm & J\bei"'lllain Sea.ham Collieries, Ltd. Hexharo., lJ. S. ':/ ., Ausi1·alia Deal" Er. Johnstone: I have yow:· letter of !J.urch Hhh, ancl Gu clad, inclee<l, to heax· f:ro1:1 you, and t o lalo,.-,r ih~~ t yo u axe maltln..,; rcog:ress in youx con solidation c~nd i ml):ro \, ements. I hope that you ma~· continue t o c o o. -~;e are .having a bus;v year, doing a. lot o f improvement ,101~1-c, opening neri collieY1.es, uild ing ne,7 tipples, nncl. pu ttin e; in lal\,er pi t cnrs u-1 d aclcl:i. tional loading machines, all of i:.rhich i '° " e lpful in incree.sinb ouz• ef:ficiency a.nu. :reclucin 6 oux· co::i ·t. s. \7111 be ,•lac1, indeed, to he a l' f:-:c m you at eny time convenient. You:r o very truly, �J. & A. Brown & Ahermain Seaham Collieries Limited ~ COLLIERY PROPRIETORS AND STEAMSHIP OWNERS HEAD OFFICE : 4 O'CONNELL STREET, SYDNEY. S U P E R I NT E N D E NT O F CO L L I E R I E S, MAITL AND OOLLIERIBS : HEX HAM, N,S. W. Pelaw Main Richmond Mnin Abermaln Stanlord Main 19th Mar ch, 1937 . NEWCASTLE COLLIERIE S: Duckenfield Seahnm Stockrington tfir. Geo. B. Pryde, Vice President and Genera l i'lianager, The Union Pacific Coal Company, Roclr Springs, T.yoming, U.S.A. Dear i:r. Pryde, I duly received your letter of J anua ry 5 and -needless to say I was delighted to hear from you. I have had rather a busy time since I returned , not only in our efforts to improve our mining m0thods, but in welding together into on~ several Companies that had just recently amalgamated. I am very interested in your comments on the political situation and I am reading the news items concernine; the numerous strikes you have, with a good deal of interest. I would like you to convey to the other members of your executive whom I had the pleasure of meeting my ver; best ree:ards and accept for yourself my very best wishes. Sincerely yours, ~ - ~· superintendent of Collieries. ~ �-~n ilCWe ~fO U.i.' :c· GC ';Il t 1 < ; te:~", 1-1u.ci1 ::-o _ t.}1 , .. boo::-- y ou.. o r:,ni • ·-> r., -~ -;•.i -.; ,, • , ·j , , , i-:. l .,.~ ....,. 1 v-i;j ~-- ~)1 Of::~C:.._. ;;:~e E:ll d ! \~i ,,.~ : C p C, .J I ·t.:' :J:~1~·- :"t... ·,r,,,,' V ... o;;1 ~1 _=..~, .,!.,, :..,:,.__ ~ ..,.,..- - -...::. , •- ,, • ·.:-c :..r,.,c j 1:S";~ f iE.i eh .u G.. ~:atJ1e:1.· Lcctl c ,/0...,,.= , : cit::c :,uey r.-:.o ui r;.1 / i:1:e • iL G -, '.!e hB'v'G rJ J\? cri ·{; ou.:i.' 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Li i ~ ..... l 'ab:l0 :..ou.:U..,L . na.chiner,i uurin 0 ,~•- - v:-... ec;en-=~ v· -:.:-· t o c •···e10~1'\ t lw 1c.cl ..i:!c,_, \Je h11ve already i 1 Ollel'c':io•u 'c :e hu: (.., ~- n .:u.- 0. q L i -~() :::,..·· 5,.h ·p-:,, · • .!. 1 l; t ,:. 001 ; ~ . 2.:G, V ' • tons J t · e hi ~ u r... " , iu ·e _0:.s . ? J.e ~)o1i. i,j_ e;e,l Li· . c (', ic ~. ~ 1..1... ::c i ~, ::., ~·ill c·--· ·i;c cL• , 1.•n ov j ·.:···LC.~ -_:,.:i. 1-h~:1 . '.i:.·_(; ~J6- X)= ClE,.te hn.ve 2. l, ~\.~;:; rn,:joi·:.,.._.y l, ·2)., h u -~c :;;· ·::: . . e :::"' ticmu.. .Let..itlatui·e . 0 . o o:Z A:l.1.c ·,; · ..: i s ' t-1 Lt;..o: lw :r,.3 l ·,- i s ~1.::; continued lu..001· ti- a'bl c. ~~c:ny i1.1.0u ,:. ·:, ti c ~:-:G 0-1 -C i • . . ._: G automobile intiuot1ico, th - 0:..:.'i ti~o .., ·;:,2.-il: c l..c.--riu :. .: l;O ~ tinued for ...:;£.D· -::oeJ: , c. ,~• o __,;., . o s i c 1 :-... ,. r c t t !. 010 ?1 ·c;. Tills e-vcntu·lly, of COUl'S O: nill L-"r ::i ut ·i..lw l.J:..r..ii.'.: GS~ .i tu ·ion. w.u ti.leci . .1.!o u i :.. L 1 1 l e__, ::•-,j I c :.. •... 03 0 " :.• yo· a : ---~ . ,Y ['. H: -- -l"{) .;_: lOUO ~ e\'/ Y~r.x. Orl !!'Ina I Signet\ : I "'1· . ·~, - [ B. P, YfH 3ae . Johnotone, .u.. erin tendan t o:r Collicrie~ i"bemuL! oallcl!.'.l C lli Gl'ieo, Ltu . J .. J . B O r • ... . "' · ·.7. �Auguat 13, 1936. Ur. Jas. Johnstone, Superintendent of Collieries, J • . & A. Broun~ Abermin Seam~ Collieries, Ltd, Hexham, N. S. U. ..r _,,,..· Dear Br. Johnst-on'e: - -- -~ ·.,,,,r.,,.,,--''~,.- I was pleased indeed to have you~ letter of July 21st~ and to know you are making some progress in the modernization of your collieries. It is going to be slo~ work and uill require a grea.t deal or patience and tact to overcome the objections of your employee.· Labor officia1s are often slou to see the advantages to be gained but one thing is sure - if the coal min.a, "1.:Tl1ether it be in this country or any other country, does not today mechanize and modernize to red.u ce cost it will e;o out of the picture, with the consequent loss of jobs to employes. That is one thing I feel they eo~atimee overlook. Only through the moderniEation and l!lechanization of mines can coal companies today compete m .tb ot.her and cheaper fuels. Our tipple at Reliance is nae.rly completed. TTe are using pa.rt or it for run of !!line production, the entire tipple to be completed Septel"lber 1st. Our necr ears e.re in operation and carry an averaee load of 4 tons. Our track gauge has b an entirely widened a?!d e.11 improvementa made in the mine uitb additional machinery installed, the complete change over taking about ten days, which I consider very uood time uhen it is realized that "78 had eight miles of track gauge to ,1iden fron 30 to 40 inches. At our Hanna properties we have rnade some changes in our tipple am have installed about 350 - 4 ton pit cars. This installation also worked out admirably. Our power house improveJr-ents are practically completed. One boiler has been fired up during the week and the others will be ree.cly tor operation, together with our turbine, about September 1st. We have been sOllffhat delayed on this project on account ot delay in receiTing material and equipment but our completion date rill be Tery near our schedule set at the beginning ot this y-.r. �Our prcduction is impToving and ue expect to mine about 3,500,000 tons this yea~o At OUT Super i or oiu0s no ere planning large dev0lopme11t0 tor next yea?, opom.ng a mine capable of pl"'oducing ,~ooo tons in o 1 hour shirts~ buildi:ng a 0·€;eel tipple e.?ld installing 4 ton pit ca.rs, ubich ue hav0 BW aaopted ~s our standard. I feel you have o.eeo□plished mich in your op~rations in the introduction of tho 3½ toa cars and '1.J'Ould not conoidGr a car of any less capacity. Ue have had a very wo.rm, dry SUI!El\9r end in some parts of the United States the crops have been entirely ruine:d. The western states with irrigation £acilitiea have ver•;I fine crops. I shall be glad to hear from you again at you:;;- con- venience and to know that you are pToceedine • m1ih your imp:i'ovecent program. Very cordially yours, �& A. Brown & Aberrmain Seahani Collieries Limited COLLIERY f'R Ol?RI ETORS AND STEAMSHIP O~NERS HEAD 0 1"F ICE: 4 O' CONNELL STREET, SYDNEY. SUPERINTENDENT MAITLAND COLLIERIES: Pelnw Mnin Richmond Mnin Abcrmnln S tanford )!nin OF COLLIERIES HEX HAM, N. s. W. 21st July, 1936. NEW CASTLE COLLIERIES: Duckcnfield Senhnm Stockrlngton Geo. Pryde Esq., Vice President and Gener al Manager, Union Pacific Coal Company, Rock Springs, Wyo., u. s . .A. Dear Mr. Pryde, I was very pleased to receive your letter of the 21st April and to note that you and yours were all keeping well. I am indebted to you for the information on the relative value of a Joy Loader against the ~rack Loader under various circumstances. Your views coincide with those formed by us on the mobile qualities of the Joy for underground work. Since our return we have been going very slowly . .As you know, our Company is an amalgamation of several Companies previously worked as individual units, and my first objective is to raise the standard of our co-ordinated Management. In this respect our knowledge has been much enhanced . by our recent trip to your country, and discussions with men like your good selfo We have now been back six months, and considerable progress has been made towards our objective with beneficial financial results. The Unions here are putting up a very determined effort to oppose the introduction of the latest type of coal cuttera, and for gear incidental to full underground ·me'chanisation, They have taken a very definite stand against one of the Companies who had introduced one of the latest types of track cutting machines. Following a strike, the Company has closed down the Colliery and the Unions are using all their political and industrial power to . prohibit the use of electric coal cutters and loaders in any safety lamp mine. �J. & A. BROWN & ABER.MAIN ,-,,,.SEAHAl\I COLLIERIES LTD., ...;- HEX.HAM, N.s.w. To Geo. Pryde Esq. Page No. 2. Date 21. U.S.A. 7. 19360 This is a hurdle that will have to be taken very carefully and steadily. In our case, I am endeavouring to introduce modern coal cutters on a day wage basis instead of the existing contract system, which was not only expensive but very unsatisfactory. In our group of mines I have quite a wide avenue for improvement in the transport, and plans have been laid down for a complete modernisation of one of our Collieries which is a comparatively new one, by the introduction of 3½ ton pit cars, track loaders, etc. Will you please convey to all the members of the staff whom I met, my very best ·regards, and again convey to Mrs. Pryde my appreciation of her hospitality. Yours very truly, d:=n~es, �)/ } L/, ~◄~ ,,, - Ba:r.•ch 2-3, 1936 Ill'. Jar:ies Johnstone~ ,~Ln ez-:i. t e dent J. and A. Brom and ~b -i'Il~~ J - Seahmn. Collieries, Ltd. Hexham, N. s. 'i'J. , Aust;eaJ.ia Dear lir. Johnstone: I ~as glad to receive your letter of February 24th; but was surprised, indeedo to know thai ID:. Cooper had left you.r Company. ! ho:pe that your organization is such tha t you cau take the benefits of your staf'£' ! s vlsi t to the United Sts.tes. trnile the track loader has many advontages, I am no t sure , for all pxactical Tim::;>oses, on even bo item, .t hat c1 Joy t!'actor type loader would be much bette1.. fox: your pu.17Pos e. l ou , of course, \'Jill have the wheels to move aroruld from ;l a ce t o ;1lE.ce o as the Joy Loaders., as you lmou, are fu:s:-ni clled u i t h bo t h tro.ctora and nheels. It Iilight interest you. to kno,;, t ho. t. a t our Ranna mines, uhere ·r.,e have sevtia.. of the 5-:BU J"oy Loaciers , ue have rece~ .1y purchased an 11-BU J" oy Lo ad.ex-, ,;:m. ch is a much heavier ~nd large:r machine than th0 5-BD', thi s afte:&> looking over the trc.ck and .Toy machines o pez-ations in sev el"a.l of the Eastern St.ates. I think the txack ma.chines a rc adm.cably fitted for ,·,ork such aa the flat seron s of Illinois and several of the other 3astern States, uhere they can move around. quickly, but on heaviez- pitches, \1here \70 must 1:1.ove them by :fi01"1er, I think the mobile qualities of the .Toy a~e probably better. I think, i'or loading top coal as you. su __gest, a .Toy sbould give an admirable account of its0lf. Since you uere here. \70 l1ave had a erea t ueal of onou, and a very difficult winter. Yesterday it sno,1ed ihe entire day, leaving about six inches of snou. This \7i.ll sound peculiar to you, ·;iho are nou in the midst of your su..T7mler, in Australia, and at no time have any amount of snou fall • I Yfe are going ahead tli th ou:r Po¥ier Plant changes. puttinG in one 5,000 K. \"l. turbine and wo high-pressure boilers, one to be run for the present at a lou presi;ure. We ex,pe c ~ these changes to be compl.eted early in Aula;,-ii.st. Our Reliance · tipple improvements a.re under uay, and ue expect, also, to get them completed in the lo.te summer. \7e have bought a greet deal of machinery, which .a.a included in our 1936 Bude et, this including t\7e1 Te mining machines 350 large size pit cars, one Joy loading nachine, D.nd twelve shakin£ conveyor0, together vi.th other miccellaieous machinery. f • �2 'Jere I in Jl'Llr' 1._)0Dition o X would go slov1ly, as I realize you.1· extre:::1G la:_,:;..; t5::. ·~c.w:Uo1iA thez>e, vu1:i.ch canno t be changed over 11 i ().'lt. rovin~ too radi Ct'l.,l l y may def er youx· iln•• i}:roveraent3 for o. : um.bo:;; o:f ;yeal.~o , because it is a very ci ifficul t thing to get :i.i.lto l cbo::: t::.; 101cs . On the other han0. , t h er0 ie a nedium ! th:t. f11~ ,;o;;. ::C:h mq_, follo~;,. Yo-:i must not go too cautiously, as "'c.ho:re .,i l l "" :mo o. 'dme uhen you. must me.lee a decision, m1cl t ho 'i;'!li:1g to tlo~ onc ra you h gve made •fua't docisio:r1, is to go aloD.g 1: u.VI.! o _de:::1y nr::..:y . x·t ·will pZ'obr-J:,ly t aJrn you some tble to \"JOJ.'k out you:c IJX'u blcm ~ but I ~ rs:1u1·e that, wi -ch your native ability and the eJq><~J."ience you had in thl s country, you uill get somei.7here by . cl 0.nzi,n c; . I shall be clad, irtdeed, to correspond with· you o.t any time if you have any pEoblems you desire to di scuss . Yours v01-y txu.ly, Orlftlnal S1tfu~: GF<!R(;;- ~. PRVN. �HOTEb METROP OLE S¥DNEV 2 4/.:Z. / ..J-6 19 l l �HOTEL METROPOLE. CORNER OF BENT. YOUNG a PHILLIP STREEITS, BOX 1601 B,B., G,P,O, (SYDNEY) , SYDNEY, _ _ _ 19 �F ebTuary 29, 1936 / Mr. Jas. Johnstone 0 J J & A Broun & Aber.nl.Bin Seio'.,ilrun Collieries Ltdo 9 Hexham 9 N• S. YI o Dear llr. Johnstonea Am sorry not to l12ve been alJle to S!)end more tir."!e discu s sing all the pheses of mining w·i th youo It is very difficult to knovr jus t v1ha,t vrould b e of interest to you. I will, however 0 be g l a d to pass along any inf or-£1ation if you vrill let me knou jus t what \7ould be of inte resto The manu fact urers of mining machinery will no doubt be glad to f u-: rnish you ~ith d~ta on all kinds of different op erationso Will be glad to hear from you at any time and to knou how your mechaniz~tion program i~ progressing. Yours very truly, A. M. 0. MAR 2 1936 .• .,. ' . . -•; �J. & A. Brown & Aberrmain Seaham Collieries Limited COLLIERY PROPRIETOIRS AND STEAMSHIP OWNERS HEAD OFFICE: 4 O'CONNELL S'l'RKls'l'. SYDNEY. MAITLAND COLLIERIES: Pel&w Main Richmond N.nin Abcrmaln Stan1ord Main HEXHAM, N.s.w. 3rd ., NEWCASTLE COLLIERIES : Feb_ uary .:. 1936~ Duckcnlield Seahnm Stockrington Ur. I. w. Bayliss, Asst~ General Manager, Union Pacific Coal Comp any , Rock Springs, Wyoming. U.S. A. Dear Mr~ Bayliss, I was sorry tha t I mis sed seein5 -ou p rior to leaving Rock Springs to thank J O'J. :er sonall y fox• the many courtesies e xtended , and assistance gi ve n to me in our discussions on mining matters ge na rally ~ On my 1 eturn h ome I hasten to write 1 and express my thanks to you :for your many ki 11dnes3es. I am very much inte1"ested in ·.1hat you are a,oing in :,,our mines , particularly at H~nna 1'7he re you ar-e using the Joy Loader on steep grad e s, and. any d o. t~ you may have, and c are to s,s nd alo~1g, ::i:: would be very glad indeed to receive ito A6a in t h a11li:i1'2c you , and '.vi th kindest re ga rds, Yo urs since:;. ely, 1 ~-J~, A. M. O. MAR 2 1936 �:\L \ITLAXD COLLlERIES Pelaw Main Richmond Main Abermaln Stanford Main 4, O'CONNELL STREET );E'.VCASTLE COLLIEnn: s SYON EY, N . S . W. P os t a l Add re,:G ; BOX 1 65 4 E , G .P .O., SYDNlilY. 5th February 1936 Duckenfield Seaham Stockrlngton - 1:-' ? • {J/ Cable and Telegraphic Address : "JABASCOAL," SYDNE~. Bentley',; Code . / /" l'.b•· George B. Pryde Esq., Vice President, Union Pacific Coal Company, ROCK SPRINGS Wyoming U.S. A. Dear Sir, I have been requested by my Board of Directors to express to you their very keen appreciation of the advice and assistance given by you to Mr. Cooper and his Associates during their recent visit to the United States of America. The information gained by them, and which you ·so readily helped them to acquire, will I am sure be of immense value to this Company in the' future, more particularly when the coal trade gets back to normal times. • Yours sincerely, ~~~ Manager and Secretary. ---------- �Januar y, 1936 EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE A Visitor From Australia Mr. James Johnstone, Superintendent of J. and A. Brown and Abermain-Seaham Collieries, Ltd., of Sidney, New South Wales, Australia, visited Th e Union Pacific Coal Company's properties during November. Mr. Johnstone, with the Managing Director of the Company, Mr. Allen Cooper, and Mr. Arthur Donne, Manager of Seaham No. 2 colliery of these mines and also Mr. Ernest Hewett Engineer of thes~ col_ j lieries, has been visiting the eastern co a l fields. Mr. C o o p e r was in Rock Springs early in the year and decided, upon his return to Australia. to bring members of his staff to make an extensive inspection of the American coal fields. Mr. Johnstone is Mr. ]a.mes Johnstone Superintendent of the Abermain, Richmain and Brown Collieries at Hexham, near New Castle. Most of the coal is hand loaded, with different types of American undercutters, no mechanical loading. The purpose of their coming to this country was to study mechanical loading, as they plan to install at their mines some of these devices. The visit with Mr. Johnstone was most interesting and informative. Mr. Peter Hunter of New Zealand / Rock Springs mines were honored with a call, on December 18, from Mr. Peter Hunter, Superintendent of Glen Afton Collieries, Ltd., Glen Afton, New Zealand. Mr. Hunter, a mining engineer of marked ability, was on his way home, after a two months' trip through the coal mining regions of the Eastern, Southern and Middle states, where numerous coal mines were visited by him. Born in New Zealand, of Scottish parents, Mr. Hunter said that he had most thoroughly enjoyed this, his first visit to the United States. After inspecting Number 8 Mine at Rock Springs, Mr. Hunter attended an evening meeting of the staff at our mines and those of neighboring properties, addressing those in attendance, some 125 in number, outlining the mining methods employed in his country, adding an informative sketch of the economic situation, New Zealand successful in balancing its budget for 1935, with the first surplus shown for some years. Mr. Hunter said that his gov- O UR ernment had unfortunately spent several million pounds in constructing large hydro-electric plants in a nation of 2,000,000 popul ation, where farming, particularl y dairyin g, was the principa l en terprise, the major result of this big investment so fa r, being a back-breaking rate of taxa ti on and the loss of employment to many coal mine and transport workers, the gain in empl oyment during the construction period no w a thing of the past, the greater portion of the money involved spent in Sweden in the purchase of machinery, etc. No More Morse An ordinary telegram recentl y recei,·ed by a householder at Sidcup, Kent, Englan d, has proved to be a historic document. It was the very last telegram to be transmitted from the Central Telegraph Office, London, by the old-fashioned dot and dash system. The Morse tapperkey has now been entirely superseded by the teleprinter. Samuel Morse, the American who invented the original telegra ph apparatus, obtained a patent in F rance; but this was afterwards appropriated by the French Govern ment without compensation to the inventor. Eventuall y he returned to America, and the first telegram was transmitted from Baltimore to Washington in 1844. The original Morse apparatus recorded the dots and dashes on a moving tape, but when it was discovered that messages could be read by sound alone, the tape was abolished an? a speeding up of transmission and reception was effected. Even an experienced Morse operator could only deal with forty to fifty average-length telegrams an hour; however, with the new teleprinter an expert can send anything up to one hundred telegrams an hour. God Give Us Men! God give us men! A time like this demands Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands; Men whom the lust of office does not kill; Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy; Men who possess opinions and a will; Men who have honor and who will not lie; Men who can stand before a demagogue And damn his flatteries without winking! Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog In public duty and in private thinking. For while the rabble, with their thumb-worn creeds, Their large professions and their little deeds, Mingle in selfish strife-lo! Freedom weeps, Wrong rules the land, and waiting Justice sleeps. -J. G. HOLLAND. HOME REMEDIES Mr.: This steak tastes queer. Mrs. : I can't understand it, dear. I did burn it a little, hut I rubbed vaseline on it right away. �Jarni,ary, 1936 EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE SOME OLD TIME MEMBERS OF THE ROCK SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT The top picture shows the members of the Rock Springs fire depar.tment, taken in. 1907. Left to right, they are: Bert Harding ( deceased) , Paul Emerick, Jaclc Ma.tthews, Bob Watts, Dan D. Potter (Chiej), F. A. Schuler, Ed Oliver (now of Cheyenne), Billy Muir ( deceased), and Frank Cousins. The lower picture was ta.ken in 1906 in front of the City Hall, and shows the apparatus and the members of the depa.rtment at that time, who were as follows: Left to right: Dan D. Potter (Chief}, Mike Dankowski (present County Sheriff), Frank Rogan (Undertaker), Billy Chipp (on steps of truck) , Dr. Davis (dentist, deceased). On far side of truck: John Jv/usgrove (deceased) , Martin Olson, and drivers Sam ·Ramsay and John Forndran. George Wise (deceased}, standing in,back, left of driver's seat. THE ULTIMATE HARDSHIP BRUSHING IT IN Gene: "Has the depression hit you yet?" Bill: "I'll say it has! First, I lost my job and went back to the folks to live; sent my children to the orphans' home; my wife went back to her mother, and I shot my dog." Gene: ''That's bad." Bill: "Yes, sir, if times get any worse, I'm afraid I'll have to give up my car."-Safe Driver. "How did you like those Chinese back scra~chers I sent you?" "Is that what they are? My wife has been making me eat salad with them,'.' GAVE HIM THE KAYO Kitchenette: "What was the result of that terriffic fight the Duchess had with her husband?" Humidorcas: "She, retains the title." �GOODMAN ~ ,· A([J'Jrl[J]l][N((y COMP.ANY ELECT R I C M I N ING MACHINERY HALSTED STREET AND -48'!':' PLACE CHICAGO,ILL. G,. . u .., : '!.> ~ ~ • ..-::. 11 L.. . -. .;... - r ,v .... ._ _.L ' ....,. _ _ ~- -·. .-..- ,., - ~~ ... .. \.~p c .:. r:.~.i ~ t;; :::c :~..::. _ . u~_, : ~-:.. ~ .. '"' ~ ~ --. ._ ..... ~~....... ~-·- ... . v - """" - ._• .... C, , . .~ , :...,_ • .. ... ; ,. , ~·\ . :'" - J , .. _ . r'I ~~ , , : 7 - . ~, - ... ...&. _ ....., -- -~ :. ~- ~-., :: ~~ ·t ~ : :t .. . • ..:, _ : ·-- - ~ - L1... _ ·- - ... .. , u - .. . ,- 1: • ~ - : .- , 1 .. 7. .t.. ...,, . _,a. - _ ,. . ... ~ : .- w ::.·s .c1~..:l -i. •·· ,. .....:. C. .- ~ + T , . ,.• \,,I •· • , _.. \.._, • r r, •• , . .r 1.. , -_..,,. .,__ _.. . . • •j; ,j,.- - V .!.. ,..~ ':' "I- ...,_.. l..1. v - -..:. T Tl ..,-, _ �Omabap December 13# 19350 Mr. G. B. Pryde: Ii'Ir. Peter Hunter of the Glen Af'ton Collieriesj) New Zea- land, will reach Rock Springs on the 18th or 19th, and Mr., Wo E. Good.man will wire you as to his arrivalo Please put him up at the hotel 9 and have one of the boys show him our underground loading equipment. �11:r. A.loo E. Co o:_;c:;.· , ::..:2.·12.&::...Lc l.i :re.ctor __.._ ;r. 6 A. Bziom1 ...:: Aue1:;.1...n2.n S(rJic. Go lli 12ri ~ £1, Ltd. 4 0'Connell StrGet s;:,,-&ley, Austral:i.@. Dear I.Yr .. Coope:r: I i."Jas :-t;)leased to ho.:ve a last y;c1~a. f~ o~n y ou 1J~,iorr to you:;: leaving· for your hom.e, and um gl:catly :;_ute1°es-=-ted to knou that you haci a 1)1 ee.121at1 t and :p:m f'i iabl e vi r:i 1:- -'G o ·i;h e united Stateo. I believa you h~~e solved the 0~e otio • of t21:t1e cal"'e of those young ruei1 nl1.o a.1·0 0 0nernlly :£ ound idle 2-'i:"om1cl tll.e r.tlning dist:dcts. 'l'he pl.an you huVG fo::i.' u·.· v.fe.eturinc is ccx-tcinly a unique one, and., I am su.x-e, -r1ill be p :;.:•od·c,1.c-ci ve of re,_ul ts, both in pu ·ctit1c~ ·c;h0 idle pco_pl e to r:o :rk c::n c in returns in good uill ',7hich ·oill come to yo ux.' CoEpn.ny , ·nh ich is e.. ve.-y assen tiaJ. thine the:..?Je d.2.ys. i:ie hnd the s&71e c::i:ne!'ience ,:i ~h O1..~s- 1.m:el' ulan t . ?zior to puttinc on a nultiple sbift in 01.ll? mines, our load factor uas about tuenty-five :::cl' cGnt, ~~_n d ilo'i.7, \7ith t:riple shifting, it i2 &bout :..;:1.::ty :. GL' ccn-t, m1d o QJ..though our Th"1it powEf\ - costs lw.ve increased. ui th ncc~ianical lor:. .ing1 om: po,:mr cost is less on .:;.ccoun t of the c.o::::e effi ci r.:mt opera tio 11 of our plrn t. i I ru;i glad to _10.vG ;rou brine the point u 2 about the ncn r.ho ucrk in and t-roun ~ ilie n i nca . I thinl: tllz.t iz a very esr:;ential oint, o.ntl, uhile I do not k.-iou the conditions in Austra.lia,-I ~ very f&Oilio.r Di th the British conditions, and I .t hink there is .:;. certcin aloofnesf.l betneen the 1:;taff and tho"'e -oho 1.:1ork in the nine::::i:i nm.ch ne d0 not find so prevnlcnt in f~~erica. This results, of course, in greater cooperation, uh.ich e:xtenc1s "o all of the Ollero.tions. Sb.all be glad, imia~ , to hear hem yom., Llai'mfectn:ring enternrio0 comGs out. I kilo J tiiat i t must be successful. I as greatly interested in h~vine; ir. Johnstone \7i th V:B,. and sorry I did not meet the other u0r:1bers of your staff. r!y .I.Q.nd p ersona1 ref;ards to you, o.nd shall be glacl to hear from. you at 2IJ.Y tme you mc.,y find i t convenient to ·::rite. Very sincerely yours, Orlglnr~l 81;.~ed: . GEORG£ B, PRYfH �. •[I'\; ~ O N LONG, PAE.SIOCMT CHARLES BAAO, HAN.-.OINO 0UICCT0A • ,. {r"~· ✓.:~--- ...C ABLE. ADDRE S S 0 •co SAN O DOLT LOS AN O CL< S, CA LIFO RNIA ·i a. u THE BILT~IORE HOTEL LOS ANGELES December 11, 1935 Mr. Geo. B. Pryde, Rock Springs Wyoming My dear Mr. Pryde: I was very grateful at receiving your letter of December 3rd and I feel greatly indebted to you for the courtesies shown to me and Mr. Johnson. I regret very much that I was unable to accompany Mr. Johnson to Rock Springs on this trip. It was necessary for me to go to Kansas City. Following on your advice, which I received on my previous visit, I hit upon the idea of starting some form of manufacturing tR__absorb the surplus labor in the event of mechanizingJ'b\nes. I, therefore, traveled America looking for something of a rugged type of machinery to absorb the unskilled labor, and, fortunately, I think I have found it. John Deere & Company, as you know, are very large implement makers, and they are not represented in Australia, and I have made tentative arrangements with them to manufacture under license. The township of Kurri, which is at the center of our mining group, is solely dependent upon the mines, and if I started some form of manufacturing to absorb the sons of the miners, I feel it would create a very wonderful feeling amongst the parents. We also have a power station which only works from 3 till 7, and there is practically no load from then on. I propose starting this manufacturing business and working from 3 P.M. to 7 A.M. with two shifts, which will give us a very cheap power. By my two visits to America, I have learned one thing - that in an industry such as ours, that those mines belong to the men as much as to the proprietors. It is one point that I did not see until I came to Ame-rica; that is - that in all decisions, whether to mechanize or whatever you do, those �Page 2. men must be consideredo I was very fortunate in having come direct to Rock Springs and it gave me aoosis to work on. On my return to Australia and after getting things under way, I will write to you and let you know how we are progressing, because I feel you will be interested, having given me so much advice, which I appreciate. Kindly remember me to all at Rock Springs whom I had the pleasure of meeting. Thanking you again, I am Yours very sincerely, �..,,/ I1z- • .J'a!:lCQ <lOZ.11., "G '.i: 8 c/o J . cA . 3.::'C'fk. <?_,: AtJ l'S...8.E w8tih2Zl Colli0r-J. ·e:::;, :...td . 4 O'Connell Street ~Jdc7 ey, At,.f.:"fYa!.:i. 8.. ";'\ -- .. J"olms-tone: .ve~ !J.:r I hr;,".J'e ;/om v cz·y kine. 1 0·i;te:t :fX-uL Loo Anc-el !)13~. <::.l-1 d you ce:f'·i;a.inly ~'"'.id. soIJ.e vci----;.,r !::ind tltlngs .._i) u ·~ ,.,,h e Vnio . .::. f',c:.i:' i c.: Cocl Co ll(()l"Xl y<~ otr:.:f:f . _ ~;'!c'.V0 ju3t corae "back f~o r.1 Oi: aJ ~,: •.1~w:;:e r:e } 2. ~0 b00n i-:;ol.'1."'ins on ·i;h0 pouer :Ql2n-~ })i~oblem . I.'e m~!.1 ect to £:) e~'ld a ;-.;ood <' c2.J. of · .10. c1;;:" in t h e n0::-r·i; yeG'l" in exteru i11?.; 11:;; ·1.>-:::-ez- Jl2:1t ai Rock Sp:;:ine;s , going in:i;o la3.\.;e:~ ·;;m~oine""' a.u ~ i~t:.h er p1.,eosure ste~ boilm..,s, a,tJ a m:-..t ·1;01" of e:t:'fi cicmcy, t ) :}:.:ov:i.d0 ::ru.:i' ✓->icicnt pouc:r ·i:,o :::ur,:::;>ly ou~ D~t:i:'ons c:ntl ouE oi:nor::; . a are :huving a l ittle m:0Y1 ·i;o dcy a an y 1 n ..,. 01.->c.' ly -.:ould ~ve ~njoyed i t p but I Q.. _ i;,;lo..d ue Y78Z' G c:'l.b l e to 2.\,U.:?.3i fuh e:~11:ndid ·.--re-1, t::,1er f 01.. you. 1-:rhlle you. YJe.~ c i_ t1li c puEt of -~ .....G 1 • United States . \7e sha.11 be t:u.viid n ' n'!Jot;,~ ;lO 1 a ·i t h e Y:eu Year , uheu you Ll:'C home . l'JlY tho you cl.Gr.;i:rc in:fo?.J.o.:t/ on ,:;llic~-1 I can ruxni Eh you a.bout ou1.. :i)l.'O_Cl'tic:..; , r C\.:1Y ot- _Gl" w:...tter in the United ,.3tc:-..tc-, iu['_t I c::n Lcl -;·o :1. , do no.,_ h0 0:i-ta:i;0 t~ cc.11 Ui)On m.e 4 ~ Youl'c ver,y di ccrely, Orij!in:..l Sl1,,ned: GE OijG[ B, PRYM �·~~ OC EAN I C LINE H AWAI I · : · SOUTH 5C AS ~:Wv_ -/ ~ • ~ • New Z CA LAN o \ . A U STRALI A A H CRICA // • /f V_:, -<,.- -.J, ���De cembe:r 141 1935 U:r. 1:;.... Do GoOLJC:i1o . ;L.., c l>J?e sident Goodman :;__d m.ZEc i u ::ri._ • Cor.1:i;>r:: 1y· Iialst0d Stre et u i l.}2lt'1 ~;lace Chi ca,;o , I lli noi G I -:ms i n ·c e:re0t0d in h a ;int; yours of t l o 11 t h instant, :rec;arding 012.r .AuGtrali a:1 .":' :ri cnd. '.:l . I.Ir. Joh.vrntone rmo ~Jls:t~ern -~.L.-·· .,..0D1.9liY,_cx:-"G::1..,;1-7 about the ini'ol'filation he {;ot he:t'G• i n fac ·Go hG \7t?. D very nuch lJleased ni th his cu tire t:;:-i:? t.11ri.."l u.G1J.ou. G the Uni ·ted Btates. He told 1:10 110 t llo u.g:ii "th o i.ni.\.1r12'"t:i.on ,;.iould be of inesti9.abJ.0 -value in l .sLn i n",, U1ei1' _'."utu:re r10:::k. I have a lett.e:r from hiE1 ·tod ay l)J;'io:i: t , 2:..i __• r:mili115, in addition to one from :::r.· Coo p er, c:l :: '.1 e:~pz-e c.:,ine; a,t>p::ecia·i;ion o -Z -... he s ..Jlcm ciid 1:my h o i.7as treated in t;1e uni tell Stntes. ~Il'. J"oh.."lstone talked v e"J::,<r .. ::i:vorably of your equip1i1ent, a.id a.eked :ny p ex>Eonal. o::;>inion. L1so, Tihi~h I uas very t).~cl t o ,...:,ive hin. I t ol d hio our relations -,. .-i th y our Com:-;_n:11y .~·:):re i'iae, 1:.-.nd all of th0 eq'.li:i):nent you ::1'"mufa.c.:t ·ed ~:a.c oi tihQ _1it;;b.c s t ~~de a .cl Gave entire saticfuction. "'-reu Year. Yom:z VG3..' 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All --they are interested in is watching shak ing conveyo r s, and i f we can arrange to send them be entirely satisfactory. • our mines, that will �lir . l . _J . be entii-e~ sati s fa ctory. I Oriic1MI s11:1aad : GEORGE o, PRYOl �Er . 'r7r11. :S .. Goo d.JZl~U s Vice ?:i:e si cl ~11 t Good.1118'! Hanufac t, :!:ine; Coa1pany Ealstecl Street :.m l8t.YJ. :l?la.0e Chica~~, Illinoio :Dou.'.· ii:r . GoodrJ.an : ;~.:l· . Janes ,J . J"onnstone le:.ri hero l,:2s6 ni e}.1.i fo :i: Cc.1 ifomia, t•i'tcr tE:1-,erJ. d ii'1g i'ive c;_~; □ 3.-i.e:rc. ·::e o .1va him cva1~r o::_.i oz-tuni t y to obse:-i.·ve our 01Jc :i..•2. t ·· on s , t:.nci. I t.r1i!1k he i £ m1tii'e-.y <::: :: :le:fied ,.-1it].1 h is 1l2 i•~\ the.l :.:css:rs . :Do nne c.i--1u Ticy;ett -cm:.1~ :,2. n .:; 0:1 the 8th, :,e "Gill C8 ·µt!d to l ook ni'ter b c.:. .. , Or iginn l SIKt1ed: GEORGE B. 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J . l · f o 1· .,7 . . n 6. · c r You~ s 7er; t rul y , Vi ce r s i de~ �CUISS CF SERVICE OESIRED DOMESTlC CABLE ~LEGRAM FULL RATE DAY LETTER DEFERRED NIGHT MESSAGE NIGHT LETTER NIGHT LETTER SHIP RADIOGRAM Pntrona should check clo.ss of service desired; other-wise mC5.Snl:e will be transmitted ns n lull·rnta communication. <e@IF1f @Jr l&T~~,r~~~ UJJ~Il(Q)~ irlEJLJE@~AM tJr:i . E . C-o odruon GoodmOl'l Mi'g. Co. Halsted. St., . c; '13'i,;_1 ::?l:::i.ce CJ:,..icago, I l l . RETNL .BE .ASSUruI[) rm \'JILL T.1um. C.AI'.E OS' I.m . ;JO "i'JS~tYIB l.'..:U!ICCJG E CS VISIT :OOTil FLF~t.S.AJ:'i? f,~;D rnor:rTJu3LE. Geoz.,cc B. ·p _yd o . . �This Is a lull r•te Telesr•m, O,blesr•m or R•dlosr•m unl,ss otherwise Indicated by stsnol in the check or In the •ddrcu. NIGHT MESSAGE: PGM GEO B PRYDE, CHICAGO ILL 228PM NOV 27TH 1935 UNION PACIFIC COAL CO ROCKSPRINGS WYO ~AMES J JOHNSTONE GENERAL SUPER·INTENDENT BROWN ABERMAIN ·sEAHAM COLLIERSES AUSTRALIA ARRIVING FRIDAY MORNING STOP ~E WILL GREATLY APPRECIATE tF YOU CAN ARRANGE SHOW HIM MECHANICAL LOADING WITH SPECIAL RELATION SHAKERS AND DUCKBILLS AT YOUR PROPERTY, Wfvl E GOODt11lAN • 1'50PM Telephone Your Telegrams to 1o9tal ultgrapb- �October 23, 1~35 llr. J. T. Ryan, Vice .PreGident i'li ne Safety Appliances Company Braddock, Thoma.a and ileade Streets Pittsburgh, ::Pennsylvania Dear U:r. Ryan! 1ir. Murray has handed your letter of Octo ber 15th to me. Y/e met Ur. A. E. Cooper in the early pa rt of' this ye ..~r when he uas h e re looking over :mi n e s in the United States. \'le will b e e,lad to h<-1Ve hlm~a-_nd ~- ~ - ,. .._ hi B ~L~-n,PQ_!P:e,wtQ,..~2~JllinetLiL-,..they _.EQ.,_ct_e_iµo_r ,~ '.y ~_J OU -may rest assured we will give li r. Cooper and his -----=- ~-~c~=,party every facility to ex amine our properties. Yours very truly, Origi n ~! Sifflll'd: GEOR GE B. PRYDl �CHU: CH•LL ••oo Everyt h inr{ for Mine and Industrial Safety 1/ I~ CABL E ADDRESS " MINSAF" PITTSBURGH BRADDOCK ,THOMAS AND MEADE STREETS Mr. v. o. _Murray, Safety Engineer The Union Pacific Coal Company Rock Springs, Wyoming Dear Verne: I am enclosing a copy of a letter we have just received from our agent in Australia. Since they are going to stop at Rock Springs , this means they are going to visit your mines, and I hope that you vnll have the pleasure of shovnng them around. If you do , I wish you would try to sell them the idea of visiting our plant when they are in Pittsburgh. With kind regards and best vnshes, I run Very sincerely yours, Manager JTR: illl INDUSTR INCi EXCLUSIVE WORLD DISTRIBUTORS OF EDISON ELECTRIC CAP LAMPS RE.GISTRI IC / �C 0 p y SULLIVAN HACHINERY COMPANY Kembla Building 58 Mar r;a ret Street 17th September, 19350 Mine Safety Appliances Coo Braddock Street , PITTSBURGH, Pao U.S.A. Dear Sir: Attention Mro Graham Bright. Messrs. A. E. Cooper, Tuianaging Director, James Joh..YJ.stone >-Consulting Engineer and Superintendent of Collieries, with t wo Assistants» He,vi tt, Engineer, and Dodd, Mine Manager, all of J. A. Brovm & Abermain Seaham Collieries, are visiting America on a business trip and are leav ing here to-morrmv by the Monterey. Their first Port of call is San Francisco, and from there they go to Rocky Springs, but after that we have no idea wha·t they are going to do. We feel sure when they arrive in Pittsburgh they ·will call on you, as we have given them letters of introductiono Mr. Johnstone has standardised upon Edison II J" Lamps and is gradually equipping all of his Collieries with them so you will find 11 him a very enthusiastic man as far as Hodel J 11 Lamps are concerned. Yours very ·truly, (Signed) RIR:lIB. J!l R. I. Robertson � 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 James Johnstone's Visit and Subsequent Correspondence Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. November 1935 Subject The topic of the resource James Johnstone visit, 1935 Description An account of the resource Letters and documents recording the visit of James Johnstone. Documents are held together by a brass pin. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George B. Pryde, James Johnstone, I. N. Bayless, R.I. Robertson, Eugene McAuliffe Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0282 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co.