https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/c3eaf2787361640a3bac161908afeea1.pdf 75817e079612018a1b1fb85bee813d89 PDF Text Text Ur. Eugene !~c Auliffe: ~essrs. Robbins rid t~cCurry, of the l.:cAlester Fuel Company, ~cAlester, Oltlahoilla, a.rri ved here todai to look _o ver our shaking conveyor ,·;ork, particularly at :'iinton. T' ey are openinv a ner, mine on a pitch of about 12 egrees ~nd, r;hile ti ey have s haking conveyor :·;orlc on lit;hter pitches, they desire to study our sha.kinr.- conveyor operations on the heavier pitch. !: - •.~t. : ~"'~ ~ : ~' -;_''J-= �.J CLASS OF" SER1.•1C[ OE~I Rto __D~ 'ESTIC T(LEGRJ.:-1 DAY • L( TT rn \.. 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E IO E : : i:FnS::~:e ••, • 1:... •' 1 , A. N, WILUAM0 PRIIOIDENT u SYMBOLS 1201 DL~D:iy Letter NTaOvernJ,:htTclegram LC• Defer=! Cable NLTac.blo Nish< Letter Nt!WCOMD CARLTON J.C. WILLEVER CHAIAMA.N OF TH C! OOARO FIRST V1CE.. PRC:BIDC:NT Tho filing timo llhown In tho do.te lino on te.\C3f1U!U 1112d dny lotter:, i:J STANDARD_TlME ot point of origin. Timo of n=lpt is STANDARD TlllIB at point of d e s ~ VAA57 PM 9 12 GEORG'E B PRYDE=:UNI ON PAC.I Fl C COAL' CO RW = OUR REPRESENTATl'VES ROBBJ NS .AND MCCURRY ANT ( GJPATE ARR .I-VJ.NG. . .ROCKSPRINGS sur~DAY EVEN .ING DESIRJNG - . . . • ..,. TO SEE SUCH _ OF YoOR MECHA~HZED MINING \JORK AS MAY BE s1MIL1AR TO oOR . . 1 CONDlTJONS HERE~ WI.LL' APPRECfATE YOUR AL{OWi°fJG PRlV flEGE PEOPLE= OF UNDERGROUND VI SIT THEM AND CONSUtTATJ:ON \VJTH YOUR - . - :J ~:F,UTER BAUGH ~RESIDENT THE MCALESJER UEl co~ A. Pilo • ··, f/ ~f ' TlIE COMPA..",Y W [LL APPRECIATE SUGGESTIONS FROlf IT3 PATR0!-18 CONCElR~'INO ITS SERVICE ~ ..? ! ,. �fJr. E. 3 . 1 Connor, Supt . of L'.ine s Columbia steel Company Columbia, Ut.ah Dear :.: •. 'Connor: I ·,i,_s cl v.u to hear froi:i you ngain, and H G enjoyed the vi s i t i:ith you ~:ncl Br . Pcm·cc. Since seeing you, I h~ve been i n ·{e·:: York o.ttendi ns tho moetins of the American Institute of . :inin,G nnd ~e tallurgicCil '"n0 inoor s~ and enjoyed it ~re,3.tl • . If you desire at any time to cor.:.e back to our mines, please consider this D. 6eneral i nvitction to do so. ::c recently hac delivered four of t he Goodman s haki..'1::; conveyors 2,nd four l;-ood-:ian 1:tl.ning L'lachines for our rtelfo.nce !Jc . 11 ~:ine, rJhich :.rou s;-1,1 nhile you r:erc here . and h:;.ve c ot st arted on the ·evelo. ment of that sear:1, these machines or cred l.:cst year. J ith regard to the ::,:1per checks. ·::e order them from the DdJ Ticket Com,any , Collinsville, Illinois~ at a price of 5£ cents per book. I am attachin1 herenith a book so that you may have full inforr:ntion rihen and if you desire to institute this system of checking . r:e have found it very useful, nnd much better than the metal checks. Sincerely yours, o r1.-::;:1 s:~;n~d: GEC::~:i:. .J. Fi1YDE r \' " �J '/ f 7~/ .-, ~ ,/" - cA_P ' I. C �PLANTS LOCATED AT SAN FRAN CISCO · PITTSBUR G · TOR R ANCE , CALI FOR NIA : IR0 NT0N , UTAH . Columbia, Utah February 18, 1942 Mr. George B. Pryde Union Pacific Coal Company Rock Springs, Wyoming Dear Sir: On my recent visit to your mine at Rock Springs I not iced that you were using paper checks, which were bound in a book, for checking your cars. If you would be kind enough t o send me a sample page of one of these books, the name of the finn that prints them for you and the approximate cost of same per thousant, or per unit, it nould be very much appreciated. We are using metal checks for checking our cars and are having considerable difficulty in obtaining same. I think the paper check idea is very good. I certainly enjoyed my recent visit to your mine and want to thank you very kindly for your courtesy to both Mr. Pearce and myself. Very truly yours, ~%0c£~ E. S. O'CONNOR- Supt. of .Mines eso/ff �The Unio.:1 Pncific Cc:Jl l~• .S . 0 1 .,on_or Hi.no Supt ., ColtL in Steel Co. Cohr:bio. , Ui'.,,..h A. M. •• :: i,9.1.?_ Fi:.t.• ~ �I:;. :3 . O' C ~:nor L. o ,>upto, 'olwbio. Steal Co. Colu:-....bia.. 'i;,2!1 .,C: . �N ·~· ClJ\ss OF,SmVICE • SYMBOLS DL•O.o.y Letter (44} . NTaQvcmidltTclcgram LC• Deferred Coble NLT-C.blc Nilht Letter Ship Radiogram The filing time shown in the dnte line on tclci:rams nnd dny lcttcrn b STANDARD TIME :,,t point of orii;,in. Tlzno or receipt"'. KHA43 26 2 EXTRA=COLUMB~A UTAH FEB 2 337P • • • •• GEO PRYDE= GENL ~GR u ~-coA( co RW= lr'.f.') r.:r:n 1.... · - . : t. . _ , . 3 _(),',fi VJOULD L.1KE TO VI s·i. . T YOUR D O CLARl\ Ml NE O~J THURSDAY . FEBRUARY 5TH lF T~ts IS NOT AGREEABtE TO YOU w·tRE ME COLLECT JMMEDfATE~Y= ' Es OCONNOR Mf~E SUPT coluM~tA STEEt co~ ITS SERVICE THE COMPANY WILL APPRECIATE SUGGESTIONS FROM ITS PATRONS C OXCERNINO • ~ - ,.,, CJ.. 5 �, '·. ~ -'• 1 -· February 21., 1942 Mr. Ha.ck C. Lake Manganese Ore Company 74 Nev, Montgomery Street San Francisco, California ) / r )4 - Des.r Mr . Lake: In reply to your letter of Februar'J 18th, •our Mine Superintendent at Hanna had informed us that Mr...!_._.QJ..N ., of the Coal Department, and llr. Dobbel, Mining Engineer,- • did not arrive as per schedule at 1fanna. yje supp·o se it.'was necessary for these t,ro men to change their plans. We will be glad to have them visit our mines at any time in the future when it is convenient for them to do so. Very truly yours, INB:ff �MANGANESE ORE COMPANY 74 NEW MONTGOMERY S'l'REET, !;,AN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Febr Bry 18 , 1 94 2 / Hr . I . :N . Bay le s s Gener a l ;1:an ager The Union Pacif ic Coal Company Ro ck Spr ings , Wyomi ng Dear I'.=r . Bayl ess : ~Ir . R. V. Cl ay of the Coal Department of The r' . A . Hanna Comp an , 1300 Le ader Bu i l ding, Cle vel and , Ohi o , hasl:laa cor r e sp on denc e with Nir . IfoAul i f f e 1 e l a t ing t o a vis it that h e and ...Ir . . Cl erl e s Dobb el , Mi ning :i:!:n 0 i ne er of our comp any , pl anned to make a t :rou r co al mine this we ek . 1 I re gret t o advise you t h a t t h e pl ans h ave b e en change d a~ it wi l l b e i mpos s i b le for e ithe r Nlr . Cl y or l'.::r . Dobb e l t o visit th e mi n e t hi s we ek . We ho pe t h at thi s may b e arranged l a ter. Thanki n g you for you r kindness, I am, Ve ry trul y yours ~~~C-? mcl :s cc : Iiir . R. V. Clay ~ ~ �Hock Springs - Fobruu1•y 12, 191+2 Mr. o. G. Sharrer: llurold Jolmson of tlro Z.:ci\uillfo I s office in 01:iaha. told mo ovor the tolephono that a couplo of rnen from the Hanna Coal Company of Ohio nould be in Hn.n,.'la Februf._lry 18 or 19 to look over the Hanna mines. They pltlll to got off thG stroumlincr in R-:i.ulino on February 18, ·nhioll '\.10uld be so~ctin1e ln tho afternoon, and then drive to Hanna. I do not knor1 r:hcthor they -r1ill drive to Hanna tho eveni ng thoy arrivo in Rm1lins or the f ollcming _I uould suggent that you allow them to look ovor the mine and describe to the;u our plano r or the n0¥r tipple to be built this year. You might also tell tuarn. that vro plan to make a trial of shaking conveyors in Hanna, maJd.ng a systematic method of .wining. to obtain e. better recovery of coal. I do not wknow just what they have in mind but my thought m>uld .be to eoscri~e the operations enough to prevent aerioua criticism of the percentage of coal being mined. Mr. V. O. r.::urrl:\Y' t!r. H. C, Livingston I ~. ... �Hock Springs - February 12, 1942 Ir. o. G• .Sharrer: Harold Johnson of Mr. Uci\uliffe's office in Omaha told mo over the telephone that n couplo of men from the Hanna Coal Co!ilpnny o.r Ohio nould be in Hanna .L' ebruary 18 or 19 to look over the Hanna clncs. 'i'hoy plan to get off the utreamlincr in H.:mlins on Februar; 18, '1;,ich \'Iould be sorr:ctir:te ln the afternoon, and then drivc to I!anm. . I do not knor: v:hcthor the~' ,till drive to Hanna t he evcniU;Z t h ey .:u-rive in Rm,lins or tho follmrl.ng dey. 1;:ould suggest that you allorr them to look over the mine and dcscrib~ to th~n our pla.no for the nevr tipple to be built this year. You might also tell them that we plan to make a. trial of shaking conveyors in Hanna, making a systematic method of minine to obtain a bettor recovery of cotl. I do not .lmott jus~ what they have in ruind but reythought would be to descriQe the operations enough to prevent I serious criticism of the percentage of coal being mined. O?l,riiml ~f{?wc~ij CC: , _.:~. Mr. V. O. l.Eurray ' i. l\l, r.JIWLES>8 Ur. H. C. Livingston ._....,....: ..._ r ' r \ Ir �Rock . Springs - F'~bru~ry 12, 1942 Mr. O. G. Sharrer: Harold Johnson of Mr. llcAuliffe 1s office in Omaha told me over the telephone that a couple of men from the Hanna Coal Company of Ohio .would be in Hanna Februo.r,J 18 or 19 to look over the Hanna mines. They plan to get off' the otreaml.incr in Ranlins on February 18, v1hich would be sorr:ctime in the afternoon, and thon drive to Hanna.. I do not kno1·; r,hcthor they ,rill drive to Hanna the evening they arrive in Rawlins or the follcntlng day. I rrould suggest that you allow them to look over the mine and describe to them our plans for the nerr tipple / to be built this year. You might also tell them that we plan to make a trial of shaking conveyors in Hai.,na., making a systGII1atic method of mining to obtain a better recovery of coal. I do not . }rnor-r :-Ju.st.. what they have in mind but 'fir3' thought would be to describe the operations enough to prevent · , serious criticism of the percentage of coal being mined. CC: Mr. V. O. Murra,y llr. H. C. Uvi,ngston �OriGiu::.l Sii;ncd H . A. JOHNSON Chief Cler2t. Beyleso.1· cc - r.1r. I. rJ. r.1r. O. G. Sharrer. �. -copy~ The M.A. Hanna Company - Cleveland February 19, 1942 Mr. Eugene McAuliffe, President The Union Pacific~Coal Company nio_n .acJ.,f'..io ..Bui.ld:1.ng Omaha, Nebraska Dear Mr. McAul1ffe: In connection with our investigation of some ore property in the \'lest, Mr. Charles Dobbel, ~ining Engineer, and I would like to inspect your Hanna No. 4 Mine at Hanna, Wyoming. We believe that the ore bed in which we are .interested is similar in many re~pects to the coal seam .at your Hanna MineD and a study of your mining methods, therefore, would disclose valuable pointers that would be most helpful to us in establishing our mining system. We expect to arrive at Rawlins on February 18 at 1:19 PM and will drive over to Hanna~ ,If convenient, we would like to spend the afternoon of the 18th around the outside of the-mine and devote the 19th to a visit within the mine. When we arrive, we will look up your Mine Superintendent, Mr. Otto G. Sharrer. We will appreciate your making the necessary arrangements for us and hope that this letter 1s received in sufficient time te permit you to do so conveniently. Sincerely yours, /s/ R. V. Clay /.J. t' ftl) ,. 1 ,, I T ' ; • ..., ,., • II '- , �fl : 1r . Thomas :J.l0n State Ins )ector of Co.:11 :.ine s 222 C~JJitol- Annex !3uildin~ Denver, volorado Dea r :~r . ,'\llcn: I :ID1 very ::,arr.? , indeed , it nas necessar;,r for you to ch~.1113e your pl ans, but,, of course , those ·l;hin~s develop incvitnbl y , ruld there is no wuy of z_;ct ·;,i :.:~ ::.round -i;he;:i . If jrou c ..u1 !:lal~e ..~;-r u.nzcrr.ent fJ to come up here nt son:c future time , r:e shcll be _} o.tl to have you. :._:~ , I nish for J•ou a Ha.pp;, c.n..J Prosperous l!ev, Yeur. Yours very tru~,r, �THOMAS ALLEN OFFICE OF CHIEF INSPECTOR STATE INSPECTOR CF COAL MINES " ENVER,COLORAOO December 29, 1941 Mr. George B. Pryde Vice President in charge of Operations Union Pacific Coal Company Rock Springs, Wyoming Dear Mr. Pryde, Confinning my telegram, I am sorry to say that I will be unable to come to Rock Springs as per the arrangements outlined by you and Mr. Knill. Among the objections to my trip at this time are the many new things cropping up with our Defense Council arrangements. Also we have to move from the offices which we now occupy, January 1. I am vecy·: sorry that I can not make the trip at this time, because I enjoy every minute that I spend in your area. I may be able to make arrangements to come at some later date, if you should so desire. Yours truly, STATE INSPECTOR OF COAL MINES ~~ �CLAss OF SERVICE This is a full-rate Telegram or Cablegram ' nless its de£erred ~haractcr Is in• dicated by a suitable symbol above or pre' ceding the address. ~ WE R. B . \,\(HITE PRESIDENT u TERN ]I 0 1201 \ P,1\~ { 32) NEWCOMB CARLTON J. C. WILLEVER CH AI R MA N OF TH E OOA R O FIRST VICE•PRESIOENT SYMBOLS DLaDay Letter NT•OvcmJahtTclcsn.m LC•Dc(crrcdCo.blc NLT•C..blc N1&ht Letter Ship Radiogram The filing time shown in the dnto lino on telegrams and day letters is STANDARD TIME at point of orirrin. Timo of receipt is STANDARD TIME at point of destination KHA 15 8=DEN\E R COLO DEC 2 9 10 1?A GEO B PRYDE= VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATI ONS=U NIO N PACIFIC COAL CO RW = ATTEND MEETI NGS STOP LETTER FOLLOV/1 NG=· THOMAS ALLEN STATE INSPECTOR OF COAL MI NES~ SORRY UNABLE TO THE COMPANY WILL APPRECIATE SUGGESTIONS FROM ITS PATRONS CONCERNING ITS SERVICE �December lS, 19!:l t::~~. 'l'hom.t~. s /Ulen State 'line Inspector hll} S LD.l e 0i'flce Duil din:~ 1)8nvcr , Colorado 1:· • :.lcAuli.f fe ,L ate r.,e 1 ::i.st nee]~ tell inc; hi s vld.t ·,L h ,r-on , ;: nd tJ-.c _ossibility of 2.rour co~.1:Ln:: here t0 our Jnnl t\!'_"r Snfet; ne etin 1:s. ,~1C?- cf - - .s,. --·-- ,,.~~ - .. --• ~ :.:::,y I r einforce ;..:r . i'.nill 's l etter s ent you Decc .,!bcr 17th. .. c ·,.-;ould be indeeod [::h.d to ho.ve y-ou co ..,::. and i:.i:1kc l,he rounas oi' our S-1fot y ,:.eetin_,, 1-, s:,oul :rou :::a dc ai:-c. I at.i-: sure t hat E,Uch n visit nlll be mutuilly beneficial, [.;.nd ,·, r. -C::-.ylc.:c=.. cm:! I ~,ill be ple ased to he.vc you coue h,; r0. Sincerely· yours; 0r1(!lna\ Signed: GEORuE B. P/[..;E �cccmbor 18, 1941 ~1..:~ . Tho;:.i~s /1llcn stnto Llin0 In~pector 411:. St :J.to ).i'i'i co Buildin:; Dcnvor, .,oloPri.do i~r·. t:c mliff'o u_oto oe l o.at '!:;col< tdllna nc of hi::; v:i .:;.it r,ith you, ,:•n' t ho ·10:.:; ,.;1ibility oi' your· co:.ili ~; :1cro to OlE' Jat ucry 3ufct:/ c-cotin ":G. •· y I reinforce 7.'t•. Enill' s l etter smt l ?t.1o ·,.-c 1:ould :,,c indeed 13l c.tl t , h-:i.ve you co:L u :ii .r:cl c the :tound::i oi' our Snfcty i".!0dJ..n~,r; shoul i ? OU :_;a dc..,:i.rc. _ r.L.i s:.tro thnt such a \rlslt, r;ill be :=,trcu,.>lljr bcncficfal, .'..lhu :..'. r'. [;::\y l0Go nml you Dccc;.::.oc I ,·1ill be plcc.oed ·;: , o hr-..vc yo:.t co:'.:;;; bore . �f I Ur. 'l'hor::.J.s Allon St.:1to Iili..o In.s:o~c c, .r t;J.k State Ofxi D B~l.ilding D~nvo1:-, Colo;.~2.co I bnvo yom· l ot.to: oz ,ot.:... D~ce:ibcr 13 9 1.,oi52rd:lng y m"' propo:Jod •..rlsi::. ·c.o :.l ,.,ct ' '1 .. ·i •:i.::;c nnd t.hc possibility of yom- [;J.::,ki.ne Sen::) C lv:i_•l:, ·er::.! 'ts [:. Olli."' Sai\J'i:,y ~::,-;:,.ll1BJ. t :l't.:l this -1n oin:1, r :1.iU. Jrvo y:J our scllcdulo of r_:'.):)tings £ox> the _:20:u 1 o,.. JO...?'llWcy j) 0..ls::> c....,2::.8t.tl',15 -1 1 l--OC~rtl to h.0:1 ouS? r2:;oi;-"'--.GD n V C :1ductc • viot,1....lct f.'.<.'.;)O°l:J.n_::;..., ,; 1J bo 1olct at. Hanrw., Sa:tttY'do.y, Jc.r.:1 ...,,:y 3; ..., 1~O:?i :,.J) t:::nu:w, Jo.r1.JD1.·y 5; ilock Springs.:, Tuesday.., J&--W2.Y.f 6; ri:irton, ,.'OtillOG y, Jc.u:nry •7~ 0.ncl P..oliancc, Thurs~ r:b.yD Jc.D'" ......: ~:l o Lll r. c-i:,.m~c Gt8.rt. at 7 P oD o i7ith the 0Jtcczri:..1t'n of G:r.!..!l'.:, n~1ieh cb:i."'0s ,.,:0 5 u . • ni.urk. e2..ch EC~riiv..e rr.lth o. L, :. ~vin.3 pict·..!t'o ri2lich tclG'.J b:Jt·;;~~n 15 ·,o 20 nil1ute::;, ni'to? ruic.1 w all :, .:'! n.:-.:i 15 -;-;o 20 nirnltoa for .tclks by VJ.riou.:; C ,J,)2.lW ~Zic Els 0£ :..oitor.s .. ,...r o dra:il.i."t; f os prb1cs uouilly to.kos i'ron 10 to 20 ru.nuios ctepc:rdi."lC" on t,he numbc1. . of ~ri:3oo cW13]nblo for the dist?ict . ,..... sh::.11 b'.:l glad to t.m."'Zl ovm..., the mjor pc1--"~ion of the op~kin::; t:i r ;, to you foi. . e~ch SD.fcty r.:~ot.ing, rntlch noulcl ,:0_10:1 you about 15 rlinutr.m. I t:.□ SUl'<:3 th~u you cnn give U3 E:OZ:3thin3 of ir-1.t0...,~(::mt nnd wtZ"J.".!tiv0 in tbl>..t tin~. Your:;i vory tT"u.ly, By ~:·i_f:i,n;~: :~ {½1:.: ~ ~ Safct,y J!wi'..J_-qeor . .. ., J. \ \ 1 u: . I.. - - -- �THOMAS ALLEN OFFICE OF CHIEF INSPECTOR STATE INSPECTOR OF COAL MINES 414 STATE OFFICE BUILDING DENVER, COLORADO Dec ember 13 , 1941 Mr. Kni ll, Safety Engineer Union Pacific Coa l Company Roc le Spri ngs , 1.'.iyoming Dear Mr. Kni ll : Mr. Eugene t'icAuli f fe was i n t he offi ce a fe1•i days a go, and durin g t h e conversation it was thouc;ht that I may come t o Rocle Springs some time i n the ea r ly par t of J anuary . Dur ing t his visit it wa s s uggest ed t hat I may be able t o give some short talks t o your maj or s afety gro nps. t ";r . McAuli ff e s uggested that I write you to obtain t he date s of s uch me et i ngs, so that I could arrange to be i n your d is tr i ct a t t hat ti me. Yours truly , TA:mv Thoma s Allen State Inspector of Coal Mines 'J~ -..:n- ~: \ ;· 1. • ..••• �3 , ~;:;~~~ ::;:--~1_:~:-,y or .ii:.~.J i'l ·(<l ·- ~-'w:1. ~o f: --.:;, Q -::' ...__,..._. clc ..J. a ~ L_,~:: ·1 .. :~.J ,_! o.:;, ·-=~ ·;., .:.::.t~ ;1<'\y , ~ ........ tr s~_,~,, \;:c !J i't!~.sib J) 1; C.'"-"" -:cli~i-t~ ;; llm2-:~c. o ,ii5:,_i -i;Il'.) o = ~=--.-~:/ Ji~, J ·, ~·c r2.:1""' - . :; ' 1 ~11 ~~1 z_:s.YG~c ·1~ :1 ~0~J 1~ to ic n ~ u c'Ll.D --. r. .. t, .. .:o Crl..,"i') t _.._:i u[;~:.--:.i:.-5 t,·! r.-. t, O o:m- :-; 2:) [11.. .._:~cu Jo:> t::1..I:n y ~;-~:r1 '.2._; _ O:? y.. _. 1.:::1.:J -~ c:. ··-!w 6 ~~-., o O Glo,c.' i0 '(, TI Ovm· tLo r.:.::1,j os:• p or ;.;ioa of JO-:J r-0:::• ttc: ~-, "ci:,y r:.~::rt.1.ru _ t·::Jich r;-:,ul_r nllo:; -.,u c.ilou';; 1:; :::..i.1.n:;:;::;. OC--J u~1:1.!_3 0 .... 5.zIGOi:e:.,C::~ i ,...:2 ~~- 1l, t.:l:.::.:.-. yc,L C'.l!'! . ave ·;_:.,:; 1 t !:~t ·G"1.-..'"'f o .w �: .eel-. 011rin...;s - Dccc ~:ber 15, 19lrl tlr . :~ugcne I': c J\uliff e: Yoll2"s of vece.:..iJE,r 1 2t h , fi .c •. ?l-02 : in otl--1cr ;_)a.rts of . c !fnit od States, ~i.a\.~e tcil\od. StUcty a ~ood dc1 nl, be hel pful to .:i• . .'1 110.. if ho co.c:os on t ho occasion of our 1:1ontl.1ly I ·:;J:!.l ·Gn l h :i1;1 .:m invit ation if' he m"ites to mi::l . 0ri2in~I Sigr.::d: GEORGE B. PRYDE I .o I �Youra of Dccc,,.hor 12th, fi c O?l- 02: I n-rco ,·J i t h jrou •it •:;oul d be o. cood i.c.oo. to L vc 1:r. l\.llen bo helpfu l t:) r r. ;.J.lon ii' he coi.::cs on tho oc 2.t;ion o"' our r:Lonthl y L ). �0?1-02 Omaha - December 12, 1941 Mr. G. B. Pryde: Mr. Thomas Allen talked to me at considerable length yesterday on a possible plan to bri ng about more interest on the part of Colorado operators in safety work, anticipating that considerable criticism will be made of certain mines, particularly small ones, when Federal Inspectors come into the field. He wanted to know more about our methods with the result that I suggested he write you advising that he would like to come up to attend the district safety meetings with Mr. Knill to be held in January, thereafter going over our general work with Mr. Knill, which I told him you would be very glad to arrange. 'L ' �'.th z • . G7er;-;r ,-·81' S p.-n C-3 i ::n~; ~... . V. l ~it.!i O \ f:_~t ~f~ ,.,LI i.ha__.f~:J,,r~n~ Ql:.J: i =1G!3 o . --~ I �....:.. .... u 1 C :.:--..,1~:. ~ -~ ~c:•~: - '\· • r . _v _..___ .. _,,, -c::5._J___: .. . :~ ,... t.,,'...::.,_, . • .,;) \~ . ~- - - -. ,. ~ - • .,_, t -' -,..i .. ~ ,; ... - .,..... . -V '--..., '1-.-l.;:. ~ ~ i_. ~:. --: ~~;~ ~to:..:~ t,:::~c:: - \ ~/u (uud o) ..,_.. L"! o. or:: Zr.l 0~~:~lc\'.J :~~)iu~~ , Dlvloi :i �.Yiay 6, 194-1 ~ r. E. H. ~enny, Dist. Engr. Safety Di vision, U .s. Bureau of ~..iines Safety Station Salt Lak e Ci t r , Utah Lea r Afr.Denny: \\'e ,,ill be el,&d to huve Mr. C. t. Ov:ings a s v: ell 2.s any representative from ;your oi'fice t o study mining conditions. Suggest you ask the men to talk ,::i th :,1r . Pryde or myself upun a r rival in Rock Sprinbs. Yours very truly, t N. BAYLES~: �UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF MINES SAFETY STATION SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH May 1st, 1941 Mr. I. N. Bayless, General Manager r nion Pacific Coal Company Roc k <=iprings, Wyoming Dear ~,:r. Bayless: Mr. C. W. Owings of the Bureau of Mi nes, headquartered at Pittsburgh, will be i n Roc k Springs between the Qth and l?th of June to study the use of brattice cloth in mines, mechanic al •• '7 ::mt!i.00.s of mining coal and atmospheric dust conditions where viater is being used to alley dust in coal mines. Re has been making a general study of practices in various eastern mines and is ncm working in Alabama. 3:e desires to make similar studies in various Wyoming mines, and ,~ould like very much having the opportunity to visit one or more of your company's operations at or near Rock Springs, spending about three days there. On this work it is anticipated that Mr. Owings viill be accompanied by a representative from this office, and it will be much appreciated if permission could be granted for this visit. It is believed that the general information which the Bureau is securing by this study ~111 be of definite inter~st and value to coal operators when published. Very truly yours, E ~ District Engineer, Safety Division EHD :FS �- WestCanadian Collleries,Limited BLAIRMO R E ALBERTA - CAN A D A November l?th, 19410 Mr. George B. :Pryde, Vice-President, Union Pacific uoal Company, Rock Springs, Wyoming, U.S.A. Dear Mr. Pryde, Mr'~ M. Congdon tells me of the wonderful visit he had at Rock Springs, and how nice you all were to him. I must say I am not surprized, since I experienced '. the same welcome ten years ago; but I am deeply grateful for your kindness and constant readiness to show us your methods and results. And I want to add ~y personal thanks to Mr. Congdon's. ' \ Although we have a few obstacles in our way, we are doing our best to follow in your tracks. ~lease give my kindest personal regards to Mr. McAuliffe and to Mr. Bayless, and believe me, Yours very truly, WEST CANADIAN COLLIERIES LD.ITTED, JAB/JP General Manager �~ovember 15, 1941 2'11•. H. H. Congdon, Engineer r:est Cane.dinn Collieries, Ltd. Blc.imorc, Alberta, Dominion of Canada Dea.r Br. Congdon: I am in receipt of yours o.f November 10th, and I assure you it i'i as a pleasure to have you here~ and I am glad you liked the literature r1e gave you. Very sincerely yours, �0 We • Q/}R ~'LJ . u anadtan Colller ies,Limited BLAI RM OR E ALBER TA - CANADA Ii~ .\Iur ~ \ f' November lOtho 1941 Mr o George B. Pryde, Vice President of Operations, Union Pacific Coal Company, Rook Springs, Vlyomcingo Dear wir. Pryde; I hope that you will forgive me for not writing sooner to thank you for the wonderful treatment that I received from you and your other officials, especially Mr.· V. o. Murrfi?Y', during my short visit with you last montho My first alabi for not writing to you ·before is that I have been very busy installing some new shakers and cutters and trying to take advantage of some of the education that I received at your mines and my second alabi is that I wanted to read the books that you so kindly presented me with. I must say that I especially enjoyed "The History of the Union Pacific Coal Mines" and I was very interested in the marveloUB strides that you have made from a safety point of view. '--------- Your Old Timers Assn. must certainly be a wonderful organization and it must help a lot in creating a better feeling between the Company and its Employees. The Company Magazine is certainly well set up and was very interesting to me so that it must be much more so to your enployees. \',j . The book of Standards is certainly complete and well written. It certainly must be well worth while and there should not be any excuse for your Officials of workmen not doing their work correctly and at the same time you do not ask them to do the impossible or anything that is out odt the way. I would say that you simply ask them to use plain comm.on senoe which, after all, is something that a whole lob of us do not use often enough. Again thanking you for your kindness and generosity and assuring you that we will be olily too glad to have any of your Officials visit us at any time that they may be passing this way. ; ; a l y yours ~ M. ii. co~n, Engineer. I ~.;{{!~;;~ -...''.':_":·' 'c., �i , Rock Springs - Novenber 1, 1941 ~ .ir. t~organ Roberts: This r.rill be authority for John S. Duffy, Frank Foley, and Ray Taucher, to visit the povrer plant this afternoon. I ,; r'- . I"' ,,/ (;}( l),1 -- �October JO, 1%1 I~r. Claude P. He:!.ne r Vice-President, Utah Fuel Co. General Offices, Judee Bldg. Salt Lake City, Utah Dear Lr. Heiner: This is in reply to yours of October 25. I found t he gltls ::; case i n the car, onl;;, noticing it several days after your visit. I 811 ~l ad you enjoyed your visit around our properties ·,:e begun i mme diately after I crun to these properties to standardize as much as possible. :iith t he advent of the depression c.urine; the fi r s :. re~·,; J e2-rs, t his, of course., i·ms difficult to acco :ir,lish. Houever, ne are making more progress at this time. · Your fi f;Ures on the Clear Creek mines are very interesting I hope to be able to visit your properties soon. However., as you knovr, we are ex!)ected to mine approximately four and a quarter million tons of coal this year and are all ver-s busy at this time . e.:1d shov.; that you are doing a good job. .:e ·,;ill b0 glad to have you visit us ot any time you wish. Please convey my regards to your father, an~ also say 11 hello" to the boys at the mines. Very truly ;:Tours, r I!-JB:ff I �1,.,1,. ., C,, ,~=l•'l}J'v f'.X;.<'ti'f·-;3 j UTAH FUEL COMPANY THE CALUMET FUEL COMPANY GENERAL OFFICES -- J"ODGE BUILDING SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH October 25, 1941 Mr. I. N. Bayless, Vice-Pres. & Gen. Mgr. Union Pacific Coal Company Rock Springs, Wyoming Dear Mr. Bayless: I want to thank you for returning my glass case, which I imagine I left in your car. I thought about it after we had driven a few miles out of Rock Springs, and both Jimmy and I figured I had left it in your car when I took the glasses out of the case at Superior. I want to thank you again for the time you spent with us and the things ~e s aw around your properties. We were both impressed by the fine equipment you have and the good engineering that has been applied. The way you have standardized on equipment and simplified the general operations is particularly interesting to me personally. Since returning I have checked the number of different mine cars we have at our mines, and I find that we have 8 separate mine cars, with coal capacities rangine from 2,520 lb. to 10,600 lb. We also have great variation in voltage used; three mines use 220 AC for mining equipment, one 550 DC and one 440 AC. It seems to me that we have a lot to do to standardize and simplify some of these things. We do not think we will take much part in the increased coal capacity in connection with the announced expansion of the pig iron industry in Utah. From all I could learn, they are going to open new mines south of Horse Canyon, which I understand is also in Government ground. These openings would be about 3 miles south of the tovm of Columbia or about 7 miles south of Sunnyside. They have done some surface ··pro~pecting around the coal outcrop in this vicinity with favorable results. I suppose the R.F.C. and the Defense Plant Corporation think . it more advisable to keep the operations unscrambled with existing ones, but this will no doubt delay the day the desired production can be obtained. I think we can solve the problem of Sunnyside without this Government business, and I am not much disappointed in the outcome. Trust that you can find time soon to come out our way and let us return your many courtesies. CPH:AO C aude P. He ner' Vice-President �October 25, 1941 Mr. Bayless: Here are some performance figures at Clear Creek for the month of September that might interest you: Tons Produced, Total, ............. ~ .. . 27,444 Tons Room Coal, ....... o • • • • • • • • • • • • • • o 18,533 Tons Entry Coal, .......... Tons Pillar Coal, .................... . Average Tons per day, ................ . Mine Shifts Worked, .................. . o ••••••••••• 6,149 2,762 365.9 Cars Loaded, ................... ~ ..... . 75 742 5,422 Lbs. Powder Used, .. .................. . 6,693# Cuts Made, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cardox Shells Used, .................. . Average Weight per car, .............. . Man-Shifts, Total, ................... . Man-Shifts, Operations, .............. . Man-Shifts, Repairs, ................. . 1,281-6/7 Districts Worked, .................... . 2nd Ea.st 0 5.06 1,230-6/7 51 Height Coal, ......................... . Grade ; fa, ............................ . Brushed, ...................... ....... . Man-Shifts per mine shift, ........... . Tons per Man-Shift, •.................. Tons per lb. Powder, ................. . 17.1 21.4 4.1 Each unit includes: 1 Goodman Operator 1 " Helper 1 Faceman Motormen Nippers 1-1/3 7AU runners 1-1/3 11 helpers 4 Trackmen 1 Shot firer 1 Timberman 1 " helper 1/3 Mechanic 2 2 ·, o' l 1 ~ Dummy man 17-1/3 . Unit Foreman not included, as mine foreman does the job. �u If ill[l~I /4 / · - · WITOR/ Yy MUNSEY BUILDING WASHINGTON, D. C. May 28, 1941 Mr. George B. Pryde, Vice President, The Union Pacific Coal Company, Rock Springs, · Tiyoming. Dear Mr. Pryde : Tiith reference to plans for my pro~osed visit to your oper a tion and our recent correspondence, I regret to s ay tha t I riill be un.lble to be vn. th you next month as my uestern trip has been postponed for several ¥,eel-so As you 1;1ill note from the enclosed copy of my letter to Mr. McAuliffe, Mr. Sharrer has nothing whatsoever on his mind in regard to special management problems-the ,mole subject having been brought up at my instigation. Plea se be assured that r;e nill nandle all matters of this kind strictly in accord with your wishes and those of Mr. McAuliffe. Looking forv1ard to seeing you later ·on, I am Aaaociato Editors: T. W. Gu11 Claut,m G. Ball Edu,, Coop61' Dauid R. MitcluU �MEC H ANIZATION The Magazine of Modern Coal llr r1 ~ut,01:.J \1c,.ulif .:.:·o, P _•cGido r~ 0 Union Pacific Coa.l Co:::i;i1:1r-...y 0 1410 DodLO S·Gr eot 0 O:...!cilo. 0 U0b:..·c.o.; o \ You:, .Lot -c,e:,.:- of lliy 10 cm.wor n:l.ng 01.u.~ v ro)v ::iod d•::rv 8i..O{ i!J0i.1'i:, of ili'"'l C\.!'tic:.o co 1ccrn.in0 GV...;l'ldpoints o::: -,a l1l • 'l'io.l t 3chnlc mmi t Gd ,J o on ny :ro·.:.ur n i'Tor!i ~ 2i old -c,::.lp o 1 . ~ ;.:.Oto y om, p 1~ofO!"Ol."1C ' [.i .i.1 t,l!o : .-:;fatt-01~ und. i'C ni l l 0 0 g_,_d ,;;_ :..ict GCC'.l.rilllv._;l:,.· .. ?10:J.GO uudm·st,m1d t lw.t Lh •o Bllarcz· t ook no iai t.i o:t.i v0 l !·i. ·tJli:::i ~..: ~ttcr \.hwt woGvor; the i d.ea cf ~ u.:'- tici.o being nho,:;_4- my or;n , r:h.:i.cll. c~:L10 to r.io c.s w. ro oult, of DY lw.'lCJ.COl'l ui □ cusolo il \'ii 'Ul. S l 'o i..:l.:Li!'L' 0 Z' Oll 0 ,J::J Q point s G:Jp::.oyG!'-c~.1:):i..oyc ro...u.t ionc:.,,.ip G. m·,n ii.lj action-not hi.so of '.foe t 'Ji:)ic i t seli' u .. ,o my I hoJ?O that t!uo c::~l.-:..: ,lutior. of m o .:.w.ttar \,iii ck"' :li'y his po;.,itlon in it t o your s~tioi'.. .\ c tiono I ci:1n eo:. 00u::-0 yo;2 t.J.1at _,G is an :.i:mo cr. m t by ::rtu:acloro C1CYxD ,Jo E, r•m, i:di -COX'a �003-l U. Ur. Cloy d r.1. Smith 9 Editor , "lleohani zati.on ti, llunaey Buil d ing, wa~hi ngton, D. C. to make l' ~ply . Col'1? d.ent i al l y, I t h:1.nlr that any px-e c; ente:iiion of manag er- 1eJ. t echn i que tlhoul d beE-..7' the h 0.ll ms.rk or ei thel" Br. J:' x•yde or tir. Bayl e Bs 0 rather th~~ any one of our super i ntenden t s, ~d 1 t i s my t hought that y ou a?>l"rmge t o have either Mr . Pryde or ~r. Bayless meet you at H~nna on the occasion of your Visit at that point , thus effecting a coordin~tion ~1th ar. Sharrer. llanagement, of cour sep 1s 1 as .you knoo, the fu~otion of the Executive Department, the details to be carried out by the superintendents, and not to originate TTith them except along lines that the management approves. Ur. Sharrer is a very able and valuable man, but we have four other superintendents and a general superintendent, any of whom might think that they ooUld do a better Job if given a chance to prepare the paper, hence my desire to carry on along conventional lines. ,, I co - Ur. G. B. ~rydel Very cordially your-a, �May 19, 1%.l Hr. Cloyd ~I. Smith, Editor; r:: CH.A.l\TJ:Zl\TIO!J t~unsey Building :··ashir18ton, D. C. Dear Lr . Smith: It ·;.ri 11 be a pleasm,e to h::.ve you visit our ;:>rope rties. I ''o not kno~.c ·::hat l:ir. Shc,rrer has in mind uith reeard to speciel manager.1ent problems, as he has not discus~ed this with me. I Yours very truly, J ·-\, i)1, • ' f/ ·: 1·~ 1r,, �C. M. SMmt. " - - - -- - -- i. - - -- MUNSEY BUILDING WASHINGTON, D. C. May 12, 1941 Mr. George B. Pryde, Vice President, Union Pacific Coal Co., Rock Springs, Wyoming. Dear Mr. Pryde: We missed you ver-~ much in Cincinnati, and hope that you can be present next yea:ro As you will note by the enclosed copy of my letter to Mr. McAuliffe, I made Mr. Sharrer's acquaintance and enjoyed my visit with him a great deal. We shall be glad to have your comments and suggestions with respect to my proposed visit to Rock Springs and Hanna. fiith kindest personal regards, we are Auociat<1 Editot-a: T. W. Gull Clai,ton G. Ball CMS:klp Edw. Coor,tJT Daoid R. Mitchell r,,011. ? ~1;, t:: r,; __, 14- .-!. ' 0 cc: Mr. Eugene McAulii'fe t . . '~~ ..:, ,· .l .... ~ ' ti .. �MECHANIZATION The Magazine of Modern Coal E 1· g oll O -bu } 1~cs.i ~c l1:.U..;..l~"10 . 0.£1.t 0 Unio •• Pc.c:.._ic v0:...- Co . 0 l L.i2.IJ D.'.)ULO Strnet p Owcilc•o kb:ci..l. ::J O. o \ 1e r: L. ::70 Lu. s ":..,.. y t ~1:.,t. :,· ou cou d not ut,ti:mci tn.e C1. ~1cir.uu.ti Cor:vouuion 0 but i·10 :..i aDod D0 7 Gr i l l othc. of OUl' 1::,ood :i:'r•.i.c.mdc U.LGOu , Lil U OJO ¼cro .;.:m' t bo Ls roLJetl tion of t.1 • un:f9_.r t.w1L,:i:.0 S~ t U.:...t."t., iOi l t ll~ t, ~ !...0 !.10 tll .. n y e ..__~!'o A hiL;JJ.l:~sh t of tho ::oe~. for :ue i1~s ... lunc!W'.Hl eoG :3ion I ,.. !joyed r;Lt l1 ! :c., Sl,lc.,:..·r ur 0 supori nt011ri ent of your fuu 1L Uinoo \;u fell iuto u discussion of certu.in .;hu.u:::o of :.. ~mucorit.~ tochu.i½uc u.:id foUild t~u t ·.: e lbve ~.ul t0 L . co:.1-1uni t~, of ::.ute::' es t :.l1c ·oa Tiu o diC:n' t ~Jm.-v:Ji t, U3 i:,o c ..mclucw our discussion a. ,d 1 t h e..:) J.ult ,_0 \ ;i tJ:i I deLJirB to c.vel .> _.., an (.;,_,·v:',,. e :.0 d.J.OJl.:_, L,._t; .:., o ""- ·•· n l) u i'o .::· ~ .,_,<.,ti,. •.:1lw1,'l'J.:u~J CL.Kl i~J. tnu'i;, c:.,mwction p ~.f it ·;.il..:.. lrnmt ,,·;i tiJ. 1 your D.Jp:roval 0 I sllow.d . li!-rn to .l cve tne Oil;;>Ort 1..2.:.rl. ty to ::l£JO d u duy or t.r.o ·i· i th Llro Sha!'rer on uy next trir) to tll.o \',ost w.i. th vlen to gt.ining L .:c' Bt b.::md L1for□u. "ti ou us to just !:lo\. llu h.i..ncUe::; nwm& .rial pr.;blc,is us they arise ...ud rii t ~1 vie ., to co.,..:.a- b;> .. ating 171 th hi□ in thu d0velop;;iont of on a sui tL:.bl0 t1h~,co of 1.2ru1..:.g0,_eHt .. UH artici.o \'Ju::.le I iluve 1Jn.i..y hL'1tGd at this ouj 0ct,ivo to hie, I beliovo tnut 00..,0 ouc!i _;lun nil.L bo ugroo1;1.b... o 1/J .i.?J und, ii' it is ,·,i th you uua LlJ.•. P1,yci0p t"i0 \Jill rJroceet.1. along tho~e ilnoso �MECHANIZATION The Magazine of Modern Coal I e tpect. to t::Jponci Jul~; in the Rocky r, ount cin i'u(j:.;,,1.)ll g o.nJ t,u.:1t t.o :.'.\_,'i',u2·n to hcc,c op:d 168 .i:o:. • ~l. visit i n ilno ;.d.th ou :>.:,...,;vious oorr-·os_..;-:> .1.o.0w.:eo i'i s c1..m a:::·x·lmg~ a t :d p to HL~ m:.:. ut, -t,h._.1.t \ ,i .:.op untlo11b'c od.t..y o ·0 t.:i.--ust ·cu~.-i:; t rL;.s eane:ri:!1 J.bn i;i.L.l. uc~ot, your u.pin,ov.:.w. o.nd u' . .:41 be glutl to llu.ve your SUG0 ostJ.ous U -:,Q. CO:..uonts· 0Ll i 'G o \)1. th L;., I.J:".i'.Lii ~ Bui toro (J.L,O}[lj carbon copy: Mr . George B. Pryde � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Union Pacific Collection Description An account of the resource This collection is made possible in part by a generous grant from Wyoming Humanities. All materials are the property of Union Pacific Coal Company, on long-term loan at Western Wyoming Community College. For usage inquiries, contact the <a href="https://www.uprrmuseum.org">Union Pacific Museum</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Regarding Visits to the Mines from 1941-1942 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1941-1942 Subject The topic of the resource Mine visits, 1941, 1942 Description An account of the resource Letters regarding visits from people throughout the years 1941-1942. Documents are held together by brass pins and staples. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George B. Pryde, Eugene McAuliffe, E.S. O'Connor, I.N. Bayless, Mack C. Lack, H.A. Johnson, R.V. Clay, R.R. Knill, Thomas Allen, E.H. Denny, M.H. Congdon, Cloyd M. Smith Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0291 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co.