13 10 348 https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/7d750aff7530195a224ef89ce9570039.pdf 491adfb061606a10349e5ee555ee4bd8 PDF Text Text Special File No. 184 WORKMEN'S COMPENSATICtf Individual cases involving - Rook Springs Electric Qgmpany ~loyee - Malcolm T. JohDaton 1936 �, • Rock Springs Miner Nov. 27, 1936 •/ ( ~ Court Uph~lds Prior:::;. Compensation Award To Mac T. Johnston # - t-- ~ . _ 4 - -;--1_ _ _"""-"'o.: The district court has affirmed the l prl-or award of $7-50 compensation to Malcolm T. Johnston of Rock I Springs. The decision was announced , by Judge V. J. Tidball early this week. The district court formerly order- ' ed the state treasurer to pay Johnton ·compensation for injuries in- ' curred to his f.o ot while In the employ of the Rock Springs Electric. J. Kirk ·B aldwin, state treasurer, contested the payment and petitioned the court to reopen the case which Judge Tidball did. Baldwin contested the case on its constitutionality. In compliance with the decision of the district court, Johnston has received the amount of the reward. Ienn G. Stanton represented Johnson. - - ___ ___ __ --·~·:::~~ ~ - ... ~ / �I Rocle Springs I;ti.rier 6-19-36 Briefs Required In 1 • ~~!?i~e!s,~~i~?i,9~s! I ! A Johnston compensation case was - -· heardin district court at Green River yesterday. Lawyers for Johnsto~ and the compensatiqn department -0f, the ,state that is fighting the case after the court- previously awarded the' compensation presented arguments with the result that Judge V. J. Tid'ball ordered both sides to present' written briefs. Johnston was awarded $750 for • injuries he incurred while in the employ -0f the Rock Springs Electric. The compensation was allowed after three Rock !Springs doctors made a second e.xamination of Johnston and reported that his Injuries justified I the claim. J. Kirk Baldwin, state treasurer, Is attempting to have the section of the state compensation law under which the claim was made declared unconstitutional. �Rock Springs Rocket Julle 10, 0 I I 1936 ohns @m1 w~rr~· for Co I{De to r ~ftn@fill eRehear~ @@fill .---- Treasurer's Office Tells Reasons for Making Protests "It is the duty of the Workmen's Compensation Department to protect the interest of the fund" Is the comment made by J . Kirk Bald,vin, state· tr'~asurer, in support of the department's reopening of the case of Malcolm T. Johnston of this city. . Johnston was on Feb. 21, 1936, granted an order of award of $750 for permanent partial disability covering an injury sustained on the 15th day of July, 1931, while in the employ of the Roel~' Springs Electric company. The compensation department, under the direction of P . J. Coady, manager, has filed an appeal in the district court at Green River in an effort to set aside the order of award on the grounds that ''The Rock Springs Electric company is no longer in existence and, of course, has no interest in the Workmen's Compensation Fund when . Johncconunued on pai;e !our) Workmen's Compensation fund an~ the State Workmen's Compens~t1on Department was not notified of the hearing, we felt it the further duty of this department as custodian of the fund to mak~ a full investigation of the case 1 ~eri:fore, felt it the duty and ~bllgatio~ of the Workmen's Compensation Department to appeal the order of award passed by the court. . "I would, therefore, say that a.f. tel: a complete investigation of this case that r do not question • the n~atter of disability. However I ~o feel there is a very important point of law involved, concerning the amount of time an injured employe has to make final claim in case of injury. • "I feel that in view of it being ah_nos t five years from the time th1s emp~oye was injured until he I ·· - - v - • made claim _fo_r permanent partial -JOHNSTON A W A R D award that 1t 1s questionable as to . ~he!her or not his present disabilcconunued rrom pni;e one> 1ty IS the result of a direct outston made his final claim for tern- growth of the injury sustained on porary total disability on Oct. 23 July 15, 1931. In having this case 1931." ' :eopened and set down for rehearIn defense of the department's mg by the court, which has been action requesting that the order granted, I feel that we can have , of award be set aside, Coady of- th e question of law involved , fers the followinO': cleared up in an equitable manner "On Feb. 24, 1936, this depart- bo~ to the injured workman's ment received the $750 order of claim and to the industrial acciaward in favor of Johnston and' _ent fund." . upon referring to the Workmen's _The case has been set by Judge Compensation file in the case we Tidball for rehearing during the found that Johnston had made his week of June 18. final claims for temporary total - - - - ~ -- -- d~bility on Oct. 23, 1931. The claim at that time stated that the workman had fully recovered. Naturally, we thought it a case that warranted our full investigation and finding the above related facts and particularly keeping in mind that in October, 1931, the claim recited that he had fully recovered and then approximately five years after Ip.a.king further claims that he was permanently p_artially disabled and compensation award claimed to the amount of $750. "It was also determined that when the district court had a hearing on the case on the 21st day of February, 1936, that the employer, the Rock Springs Electric company, had ceased to do business and had no particular interest in the claims and particularly no financial interest in the �Ro ck Springe Miner Jtme 5, 1936 l .( I Compensation Case Of Mac Johnston Is Set JFor Re-Hearing, ., 1 _..i,....:_ There will ~e a rehearing of the Malcolm T. Johnston compensation case Thursday, 'June 18, ·before Judge V. J. Tidball in Green River. 'S:tate Treasurer J. Kirk Baldwin, who is contesting the case, petitioned the court for tlie rehearing. Judge Tidball heard the first arguments in the case in April w•h en he took th·..!m under advisement. It ls understood that attorneys for J,ohnston will introduce additional evidence at the rehearing, which is regarded as favorable to his contentions. Johnston was awarded $750, compensation in district court in Februs ary for Injuries incurred In 1931 while in the em1>loy of the Rock •Springs Electric. Baldwin, custodian of compensation funds by vll-tue of his state of.flee. failed to comply with the court's ',)rder and Instead asked the ·d istrict •court to reopen the case. This was done after three Rock Springs p-hysiclans, Doctors Lauzer, Chambers and McCrann, at the request of Baldwin, rirexamined Johnston and reported that "he (J•o hnston) Is entitled to a permanent partial d,isa'bi!ity of 50 percent of the loss of the leg below the knee." :Baldwin is attempttng to prove that the ,s ection of the state's com:. pensation -laws which entitles John- ' ston to -the award is unconstitu- . tionail. This particular • section was pa,s sed by the last legislature and i was considered by the 193,5 leglsla-, tors as especially beneficial t!o Wyo-· m,lng workm·en. '--I) i) �Rock Springe M;iner 4-24-36 State Treasurer :···eontests Legality Of Compensation Arter tihe ,c~~sa~ion cl.epartment of Wyoming was- successful in reope_n!ng the compensation case of _M~ lcolm T. Johnston, of Rock , Springs, attorneys for both the state . and J•o hnston appeared before Judge V. J. Tidiball in dstirict C0u\rt a.t Green River Wednesday to argue th'e case. Judge Tidball took the case under adv:isement. A compensation1 award of $750 was granted Johnston !n district -court !Feb. 25, 1936, and the state .ordered to pay him for injuries incurred in 1931 while In the employ of the Rock Springs Electric. Instead of complying w:ith the court's order J . Kirk Baldwin, state treasurer wlio by virtue of his office, is In C'harge of compensation funds, filed a petition in dh1trlct court to re-open the case on grounds .tha,t section 124-113 of the Wyoming Compensation law is unconstitu,tionnl. This · particular section was passed by the last legislature a.ncl was considered by, the 1935 legislators as important i lld b~nefl<'al;to w::omiug workmen. • While legality of the entire sec- , tion is to be t ested the following , portion pa1•ticularly is ,to come to th·e.· attention of the judiciary of Wyo-ming: ..,. "Where an award of compensa-· tion has been made in favor of ~ Injured employe, an application may ·be made to the court by either ,p arty any time after one year from -da,te of award, for a modification of the amount of the award on groun,d of Increase or decrease ot Incapacity due solely to the injury or- upon the ground of m1stake or fraud.'' Arter the compensation department was successful In reopening the ca.se It commissioned three Rock Springs- doctors, Dr. E. S. Lauzer, I Dr. Oliver Cliambers and Dr. P. M . . McCrann, to make a. thorough ex- I aminatlon! of Johnston's injuries and · report their findings to the department. Their report was: "We feel that as a. result of the injury received :Jie (Johnston) is en•t ltled to a permanent partial •df.s,. abillty of fifty percent of the loss of the leg below th'e knee." The doctors designated Johnston',s injury as a. Po_tt.s fracture 01 th~ right an~le. 1 • 1 Baldwin contends that: . 1 The court was wi.thout jurisdiction and lbases claim of la<:.k of j i diction on the following. ur(!) Section •. 124-113, Session Laws of Wyoming, 1936, 1s unco:; . stltutional in that the title to 1~0 a mended Act, .to-wit, ,chapter • Lo/ in-c omplete and makes no reference to amended Section 124-130, 'Wyoming Revised 1Statutes, 1931, "'i h in effect ' said amendment Wiu C , attempts to amend. . ('b) The amendment 1n ques- ' tton ·which undertakes -to remove the statute limitations on opening up awi rds is not retroactive and only applies to accidents happening subsequent to the passage of sa'id amendment of 1936. (c) Because the court did not 'X'equire any showdng on the part of the em<ployee of diUgence :before ,consentlng·fo open up the orlgina\ award. ·:· • ·2. iBecause ,t he evidence fails to show that the present alleged ag.g regate inj~ry was due to the accident. 1 WHEREFORE, petitioner prays that the said awards may 'be stay- : ed and that the matter 1be •set \ do~ for hearing upon due notice i to the employer a.nd employee._ /j £ ·-. - -- �Rock Sp.r.i.iJ 4-23-36 gs RocJcet - v - - - - - -- - J udge Considers Motion to S'et Aside ~ohn~ton Award A motion made in district court yesterday to set aside an award 1 previously issued by the court in 1 the compensation case of Malcolm 1 T. Johnston, former employe of the Rock Springs Electric company, was taken under advisement by Judge V. J. Tidball. Assistant Attorney General Snow represented the state while , Glenn Stanton, Rock Springs attorney, represented the plaintiff. During court yesterday a divorce was granted Zelda Roundy from Ivor S. Roundy on the grounds of non-support. �I /, ( Rock springs Miner !-'arch 27, I \ \; / 1936 • Rehearing of Johnston Compensation Case Is i Set for A p r ii 2 2: The compensation case of Malcolm T. Johnston was set for hearing , April 22 in district court by Judge• V. J. Tidball, in a one-day session of court held Thursday. Johnston was previously awarded · permanent partially disability in district court and given an award of $750 for injuries incurred while in the employ of the Rock Springs Electric. The casl:l was considered settled until J. Kirk Baldwin, state treasurer, objected to the ?,,S fijtd ··a nd called for a rehearinR,.,~y.'l!'· . ~ -- - - -- / I - \ l �_h;_·(, r ----o---t~_,.. , Ro ck Springs Rocket ~~arch 24, 1936, ' Compensation to Springs Man is • Fought by State The state compensation department is appealing an award recently allowed by the district court to Malcolm Johnston for permanent-· or ·pa.rttar-a!sabillty suffered by Johnston while an etnploye of the Rock Springs Electric company and is disputing the award made to Dr. B. V. McDermott and Elizabeth Wendt in the hearing. The department objects to . the claim previously filed by Johnston approximately four years after the injury. The state claims that the court did not require any showing on the part of the employe of diligence before consenting to open up the original award. . The .c ompensation department also claims that the evidence failed to show that the present .alleged aggravated injury was due to the • accident. The state · has asked that the matter be set down for hearing at the earliest possible ·.convenience of the court. •. Johnston was awarded $750 by the district court on Feb. 21. The sum was based on 50 per cent of the amount awarded for the loss of a leg . below the knee. �T. s. Taliafex>ro, Jr.: Thank you fo::r the copy of your letter to Mr. Balduin of ~ebruary 26th. I he.d noticed this compensation award by the papers, and i JG is certainly strange that this boy has not :presented· llis cla:lra in the five yearo he has been di.sabled. / I / _I Orl " h • 1 <' 1- , ~ : GEUt1 uL o, fRY DE A. M. 0 . FEB 281936 �f<ECEIVED FEB 2 n1936 _ _g,NE"RJI.L r.MNAGER :: -~coll:1 T. 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FEB 261936 ... f �'HE ROCK SPRINQS ROCKET, ROCK SPRINGS, WYOMING SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1936 ~-------------- -----Johnston Given Compensation by • District Court Malcolm T. Johnston of Rock Springs, former employe of the Rock Springs Electric company, was awarded compensation. for injuries to his ankle equal to 50 per cent of the loss of a leg below the knee, in district court at Green River yesterday by Judge V. J. Tidball. Johnston was injured July 15, 1931, while taking down an electric sign in Green River. A rod holding the sign broke, causing Johnston to fall to the sidewalk breaking his right leg above the ankle. Compensation had been paid the workman for temporary total dis- I ability up to Sept. 10, 1931. Later I his ankle became stiff as the re- 1 suit of the injury, causing a per- ' manent disability. ' While there was no dispute on the part of the company as to • Johnston's claim for compensation, it was necessary for the court to determine whether he was now entitled to compensation under the law, which does not provide directly for such cases. � 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 Rock Springs Electric Company 1936 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1936 Subject The topic of the resource Workman's Compensation, Rock Springs Electric Company, 1936 Description An account of the resource Newspaper clippings and letters regarding Workman's Compensation involving Malcolm T. Johnston and the Rock Springs Electric Company. The papers are held together by a brass pin. Some pages are faded may be hard to read. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource T.S. Taliaferro. Jr. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0215 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/d3d748b88a9a04948e8d550e1c9bc0aa.pdf 9986dfc3cc1833f422835f30a677c8ff PDF Text Text Special File Noe 184 WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION Individual cases involving - DIAIDND COOL & COKE COMPANI 1~35 �f. ,· I· k ( .. /~UG l 1935 \. . 4.. Mro Go Bo Pryde: L File 011-311 . . / ; (){ 'Omaha., August 16, 1935. 'I I have copy of Mro Taliaferrots letter of August 9th to Mro To Co Russell., forward ed by Mro Bayless through you., same relating to attempt to reopen case of Augus~- ~1l1:~~on_en: I would urge that every possible effort be made to succ:.essfully contest presentations of this sar:>to ,, .,..,v/' CC: Mro T. So TaliaferroP Jro lj �Rock Springs - Aue,ust 14:, lir . Eugene McAuliffe: Rer erJi th letier from lir. Taliaferro, with attached copy of letter he \note to .Jr . Ru.se ell. tlr . Tali 1;:1.f e:r:ro asked that I send this to you. You v1ill recall that ue tried to g et this law amended in t e last Legi s l a.tu.re , but could not g et any\7here. • I have d i s cuseea t h is @atter vJi th M.:Y: . .Talif1ferro, and he regards l t o.s c.. quit e seri ous si.t u atio~ . \ �_oc: Spri n~s - Aug . 10, 1935 . A-!: t.:·, c:iicd l etter fro 1.!i -.~r . Tc::, li c1,f er r o , to .::,: et he r ':it , coyy of l et t e1~ ".Tit ten by L .. . Ta l i aferro e._; r ee ·.•ith I:_ . ~2. l i2.fe_ ro ' G o,t titu cle in t l·.i s n e.. t ter l'..::c: t l:.i nk thc.,t if t lle1~c i::.; c 2.n co t o 2, s::,i.:; t 0.11 ·th in:::; i n !n· eveEt~n"' the r e-o peninc; of olo. c lo s ed. cor:1__:e100..tion c c. De"' n e should d o s o o '..' i l l yo n y l c .."s e ) c.E, S t l1e file to E r o ··: e �COPY THE UNION PACIFIC COAL COMPANY Office of Rock Springs, Wyoming Attorney August 9, 1935 Mr. I. N. Bayless City Dear Sir: '!he inclosed letter to Mr. Russell may be of interest to you. At any rate, I wish you would pass it on to Mr. Pryde and Mr. McAuliffe, because the matter of this statute was considered by them during the last two sessions of the Legislature. The matter is particularly interesting because the County Attorney told me he was going to open up a judgment of years ago in reference to a Cumberland miner, and I have heard of t,10 other cases in which an attempt is going to be made here in Rock Springs. Yours truly, (Sgd.) T.S. Taliaferro,Jr. TST:ga �l.ilJJ:' l August 9, 1935 Mr. T. C. Russell, Ass't. Mgr. Coal Department Anaconda Copp er Mining Co. 304 North Main Street Butte, Montana Dear Sir: Ackno,,l edging receipt of your letter of August 5th: I have before me the files obtained from the Clerk of the Court at Kemmerer in the accidents to August Mustonen, one occurring October 27, 1930, and the ather occurring October 2nd, 1925. This claim is being agitated by a man by the name of Dan Pallie, of Rock Springs, who is undertaking to induce workmen, whose compensation claims have been settled by final awards, to petition the court to reopen the judgments, under claims somewhat akin to the one that August Mustonen has filed with the court. In 1931 a commission of three lawyers brought in a revision of the Wyoming Statutes. These "revisioners" unwittingly, I think, caused the Legislature to repeal the statute, fixing one year as the limit within uhich "new trials" could be had and judgments modified because of "nerrly discovered evidence". In the Legislature of 1933 and in the Legislature of 1935, I tried to have the omitted statute restored by the Legislature, but the bills failed of enactment, not because there was any objection to them, but because it was difficult to get a sufficient number of members of the Legislature to see the importance of restoring the law, with the result that the bills lost out in the rush of busi11ess toward.a the end of the forty day term. During the Legislature of 1935, there was a consultation between the coal operators and the union officials at Cheyenne, and for the first time, Dan Pallie, and his associates, became aware of the unintentional mistake of the revisioners in 1931. Now the limitation of one year in which judgments may be opened, on account of the discovery of new evidence" is a general law, and was the law of the State of Ohio in 1886, when the Legislature of the Territory of Wyoming adopted the Civil Code of Ohio. 0 However, there are many cases now being th~eatened because Dan Pallie and his associates have discovered that the �- 2 - lirnitation was abolished in 1931, and they think that many cases are to be reopened under the claim that "new evidence" has been discovered, showing that the final settlements of years ago did not represent the full measure of the injuries. Of course, as men have gotten old, and weak, they are prone to claim their ailments are the result of their work, rather than the result of their age. The writer is getting quite weak, but he knows it is his age, and not any overwork that he ever dido Since receiving your letter, I have been giving this ' matter additional investigation, and I am inclined to think that notwithstanding the repeal of the statute, that these cases, which were settled ·t hree or four years ago, ~th stipulations, signed by both the employers and the employees, which is the situation in the Mustonen case, cannot be readjudicated by the court. In your case I have filed a "Special Appearance" in the court obj acting to the courts considering that the Diamond Coal and Coke Company has been brought under the jurisdiction of the court. I am inclosing a copy of this letter, if you care to pass the copy on to Mr. J. V. Dwyer. Yours truly, (Sgd.) TST:ga cc-Bayless, Pratt & Dwyer T. s. Taliaferro, Jr. � 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 Diamond Coal and Coke Company 1935 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1935 Subject The topic of the resource Workman's Compensation, Diamond Coal Company, Coke Company, 1935 Description An account of the resource Letters regarding workman's compensation involving the Diamond Coal Company and Coke Company in 1935. 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. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0214 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/c2baf3b317d061bc6aa369b34e5c4c3f.pdf 8b1a251089fd0acc7aa0fbbf0854809c PDF Text Text Special file No. 184 J!orkmen • a Compensation Individual cases involv:i.ng - Mezeath Coal Company_ 1933 - �August 19 9 1938 I Rouoro.blo B. 1 • Ch ri str.!S.o EGm,.lo "C • 9 ., yor,rir1 l!B: 'l'H.C .';Om{1.2J\N h In tl-10 llitter of the CluiE of Reno Eo retti 11 iliployee of The Union Facific Coal Company 0 11 11 B lli.ne 9 Sup0rior 11 Gyorning 0 r:-:ade under the --:'o rkmen 9 s COic,Pe11sation Lan. !JOT b Rl.!MJE~TLY TuTuLLY DIS-'.3LED. PorL.- nent totul diGo.bility is definitely fi,wd by tho statute, to-ui.t: Section 124-120 (B). uPora:::ment tota l disabilit y" mcuns t ho lo~ ::, of both legs or oot l: c.rr:.s 11 iotol loso of eyesight, purnl • sis or- otho r co:1d itions per o,unently incapacitatin._: the 'u"Orkr::!m fro rJ perforcinr, uny c:ork ut any r;uiuful occup:.tiou." ( Underscoring supplied) 'l'hc '.:.iO?l.u:.:c.n's nur , con-Dr. R. H. :2e:.nders- t1ho vo.s ol£o the °'·;orlman'a oitne::io , G.!'1 i 1e only nit1:1om:i, except t l:c cla.i ~e:nt himself, t estif'ic;o. on his direct cxoo: nation tta t t ~e DCTk, n na o not "perc.snently tote..l ly disabled ". The r,ork:-i:an hi1us0lf' testified t _;::.t Le: J-:e.tl Gought el:;lployncnt since the o.ccidon'i, e.nd ubout a· conth or t -1ro 0 ueeks e.r:o, fro o the Union Pacific C~o.l Conp::my . Since the n orlur:an throu6 h his ovn surg eon, us his o,m oitnoso, cntl i'rozi hio oun lip:, disclains that h e is p err;:c.nently totally dicubl~ll this phnoo of tho cc se r.:c.y b e disfilisscd from furt .ilex- considera tioap e.nd 'JC n:ust vie·a t hi o r:.att er cs a pcrsoual injui'y, rceul t ing in "permanent partial dioubi - ity,." and that o.lone. !Joo i n 11 pern.unent partial disability", \7.bicb Dr. Sc.nders testified to Your Honor .:Jt.S in fact the pbysicc.l condition of the ,1or;,.~&n, tb~ question urises, io there any statute, or e.ny lo.u, "Judo;e c.ude", or ctheroise 9 u:.ich directs t he employer of extra hazardous labor to pay u uorlrn:en , .-bo ,J cH.J ·:. om blind in one eye, or uho uas born o-it b e;o ,._ e other deformity, or v},o in pursuit of hio 0\1?1 pleasure, . ith gun or rod, and rr.a.ims hi mself, to pay for auch d efonnty or ptysical lose? It seemo to the auttor of this letter that not only uould th e affirmative be illogical and unrca :;onable, but thet tl:e stutute le.\, and the court decisions ansoer tne query in the ne~ative. fJ'hat is "periwnent partial disability", as defined by the statute? �£QEr Section 124=106=7 (L~ Tho words "injurioo sustainsd in extra-hazardous employment" 11 na usGd in. this chupter, shc.ll include * -:t- ·:i- injuries to employo03, e s o. reoult of their eroplo:yernent and ·ahile ut vork in O? about the promises occu) ied, used or controlled by the cmployo&9'.:- ~,- -;; o Tbo n orlrni.an tocti fi ed t hat the los s of hie right urm above the elbou dia not oc cuX':) "as 0 r ooul t o f bis employment und r,bile at ,., ork in or about t he pr emi..,es occupied, uocd o r controlled b·, the employer," end therefore neither dirG:ctly o. indirectly ee n the loss of the ri ght erm be impugned to th0 er plc yer 11 nny _ore t hm-i it could be im ugned that in "perCJ£.nen"t parti al disa bility" that t h e employer is responsible to an employee 9 \, ho ·llas born bli!'.ld in one eye. r'ercanent parti a ldisability covers no s uch physicc l deficiency. Th0 ctatute says: Section 124-12~ (~) 11 .Ferrw.nent pa rtia l di:;.;nbi l ity" ::rirnno t h e l os s of citi.1 e r one foot 9 one leg , one b '.u'ld 9 0.-10 a r m, on e c:vc, or th e si s)1t of one eye, o, e or n:;or-o fin1- oi's 11 one or rr.ore toeo, o.nd disloco.tion w'.· cr-0 the ligpMents are severed, or nay other inj ur y kno'l:m to 01.A:'£ 0ry t o be perrr.cment partial disability . ·:Em Sche::dules for t h0 los nco of s evera l f ingers, pa lm, hand, ariiJ, foot~ und e:,+ e 9 or s ight t hereof O n. re t hen set forth v.nd then tho stetute conti21-uos: For c..ny "otl~o r inj ury'' kno un to our[;e.FJ to bo per:,:enoni partial dis= a bility ~ t ~e :o rirr:an sha ll rec ei vE: e. sue in t e o.rr.Ou!lt pro po:rt ional to t h e ext .:-.!'.lt o f rm.ch pcrmS'..nent p:;1. r t i e l d i ::0.bility b~o€d as near uo may be upen tbe forogoiug schedule .. " It oe 2Qo to t he uriter of' tbio lc.tter thc.t t 2:o things t-;.re quite appr3.:r= cn.t~ fro m the last quoted excerpt o.f the statute. To-nit: 0 Fi.rot: The ''injury" can mean no other injury than the injury recehed by the vork£ano In the language of the statute, to-uit: Sustuined in extra-hazardouo e@ploymeni 11 "uhile at 11ork in or about the premiseo occupicd 9 used or controlled by the enployer." Second: The "injury" so received cannot be conjoined in "permanent partial disa bility 12 , ..:;ith some physicul defect con[:; enitul in the -:;orkman or received by him uhen engaged in ''his 0\711 sports end plea.sures"o To construe the statute in e: n:;r such ,·an!lcr ,:ould be equivalent to mleint tl:ot every emplo:;cr of extr'"'•ta:,, a!'dous labor is un insurer of his cm-ployoes a r;oinst accidento, <7hich is contra ry to tbe very funda.:nentul theory of ell ~orkmen's Compensation Acts, rmd ~ould probably render every net both of State and Federal Co•1ern~ento unconstitutional end void us divesting �QQIT ..: ,I l- the employer of bis proporty vithout compensation. Jin ornployeir can con~titut io nully be rr.ad e to insure a n employee u-=-ainst a ccidents occurring in and upon the employers pr0rai ~eG 9 and in t he employers occupation, just e;,xa ctly O.G a hct0l keeper or a ctore keeper may b e comp0lled t o inSi.'. re the se.f et y c f a. [ Uest or v. cust o!:er 1:Jbile in the hotel or store, ,,ut neit her :::rr.~ loyer, or hot el ke -c,_per or store keeper cc.n be compelled t o ins . re those ·J aO ·•re not o..t tho iimc employees or guests or cutoc ers. Ho1; he claill:!lnt, nhile in the employment snd upon the prcrni ses of The L'tli o;;i F cific Cowl CO!:ip3Uy O Wl s " p e 1·.:mr1e11tly pnriia;lly: diso.bled " 7 rmd uotr..ing r;;ore . 'i.'} ero i s no ot her evi dence before th e Court\) end there io no othel'" evide ~e in the record o f this cc. s e\) a s · t ~l: en by t e reporter 9 thun tl': e.t of the clui :n2.nto surgeon, iJro R. H. Sanders , n ho both upon direct u.nd cross o;.:um. nation, st c-.t ed pooiti,rely, c e rt e inl y, ~nd ·.?ithout quc.li£icc.ticm., thv.t U,e ap plicent Y/Cl S not "per:-·£-r. cr.:t l :1 t ·llt lly disc. led" o This boin~ t. hc truth, the \,ho le trut h , e nd t1 thing but t he truth, the Court is ':':ithout ri ght to con sider t h- r i ._lht ar□ 9 YJ iich t he cldrn3nt testified he lost n hen not in th e e!!lplo y o ;~ ? he Uni on fo.cifi c Co:;;l Co!'.:pany, but ,:hem ~ na. s out hi.mting , cn:_: ng cd in t i s Oun s port s c.ncl plm.1. s ureso 0 Tl c u riter of tti o leti or i s n t unBindful o f t h~ i'uct that considero.blo ·.-;>uo ~a id to the Court on !\u p 10t 18 ut this hco.riue ~ by Er. G.t? licich und the s;-;rit m· about "por n:Sl!lcnt t otal d isc.bi . :.ity" . Some o f t h2 r etc.c. rks nros€:l b0ct.:.uo0 or ol> j ection s t:n c :<. cc. tions. r·ore r ef erence ,r s ,r.ad e t o "poxrr:;.::.ncnt .1- t :.:..l d i a::lbilit y ", nhc the filing of b riefs e nd t he citat ion of n utl::ori ~i oo i n support o f tl~ o briefs 9 :;o.s ' r.ing d iscussed. r.f-t c_ .furth er consi deTaticn of --:. ,... t est i r..1 ony and the stc.tutes~ the vrit0x> of.' t his lotter l:ae cor.1e t o the concluoion the.t it 7.'0 uld te "ultruYi I"e s'' for hlr,1 to discus s , ·ith tee Cour-t 9 a s e.t f irst he hnd thou cht t o do 9 t.!ly uection mwep1. tho.t ·,;bich -::;·~e c0,id ence -ohovis to be the issue 9 to-oit~ "Perr.:crn.ont pari:fol disability;: becauoo the evidence s t .. \,s ..:e ncl us.:. vely , 2nd 1.7i thout contridiction 9 t hat "peri.:-..c.ncut pur-'i:.iul disability" 5..s the onl:: is sue in the case. If there had been conflictins evidence or ev::.dence lees positive and dired sub mi tt ed b y t se clo.in;riint 11 l:i ms 0lf II o different situation rn:Lght arise in the mind of the s- ritero 0 The vrite:r subcits tl',et the only is , ue before the Court is im emard £or the injury ouf'fer e-<.i b y the s.:~plicant ,,l.i lc oagagcd in extra-hazardous uork for Tne Union Pacific Coal Co~po.oy, that the injury uas to the fingeYG and palm of the applicants left hand, is uncontradicted and undisputE:do The stetuta provides a schedulep the conclusion io for the court, and the ccurt aloneo B0i'ore submitting the n;utter 9 \?e feel that i -': ..rould be only foir to �i$.!1 .,1J ~-✓ ,,/ t he C~u:tD to cull e;t t ent i on "iio In Ro Ko proi:,ski 11 (r!y.o:') 46 Pe.c (2nd.) 85° ihilo t ,o nritcr bcms i i.'l Gubmissi on t o t he ruling of the Supreme Cou?t in th0 Kopirou01d cas8 ~ h e i s fu r .from being' convinced with the logic and ! ' thoj osgw:ic.m'i cf i c do ci oion . If l'oprov s,,,._~f lmd injuries as sug~ested • . ~ 11 b Y -~r_, _u.• oor t o hin okull 11 ? or to his 11 bruin " or to his "spine", v,hich uere o f n _o. rtiu l JPO!?'i'"•" 1iJ0nt nature 9 the e"i;ntut e·'' in exnress terms reauired the Court t b ... oe ' ucb i ju!'y O or ouch i ni ur.i"es 0 • 0 t,; / / f s €tu· s n;e.y b upon tho norogoing oched ule. not upon o.n ana.rd ( no scbGdulo ut all) fi xc.=:d t her ecftcr1> and dec ling ,;;i th an euth~el y di ffere,rt rr;attor o 'l'h ere is c e rtc ~.nly no lo gica l rea son u hy an inj ury to the "skull " ~ to t he "br ui n" or to t he " 02)i n0u , or to a ll of them9could ot c b sed upon t t at which the statute fi xes as t he "forcwoing ochc~ule 9 " vr.ct hoi' i t be 25'/, or 751-, or 1 25~ O i' 200~ 9 of t he high est fi gure i n the ochcdulo 0 s vel l as 25~ of an a r;;ount 0 aot ''h0r0tofore" but t h erea fter montioncd und er an o:atirel y diff erent pa:r-ag:raph . 1i0 n re not sugr_ osti ng to t hin Court by the obo erv,,tion to depart from a rulins k i d dom1 by the .:upre::uo. Court in the Kopronsld ca se. The ,1:dter n ill l'. l i,;ni n n r c;uo t hG propo sition 9 if e.r. opportuni iy ever ufforos its elf. ut !) what th0 i:1rit 0r insists upon i s t ha t t his Court give full f orce nml effect to the Supre□e Court. n s ru1:'..t1£ in t h e Kopro·,rnki ca.sell 1:1hi ch says: .,.t7e thi nl~ it d sducibl e fro□ th£ _'languo.ge of section 124-120, supra» tckou as a uhole 9 tlm t nhen £!. ,10 ·ltr: an su f ers on injury kno,,n to om'gory a s p0r rr.enent p:ar-tie. l di sabil ity ond ';, hich is not listed in the s chedule of ihe statut e, e.nd i t i s of s uch a character a s not t o be proporc.ionally r cf e:r.;;.tle to any i njuries s pecifically named t herein, the district court is aut horiz€d 9 upon substantial evidence 9 t o do a u 1.'10.s done i n t he ca s e a t ba r 9 ioe. ~ to allocr ~ proportional uc m.u1t of t he statut or y sun f or a tota l perwflne nt disability anard." Uor,1 in t he case c.t bar t h e fe.cte a re in ox.act juzta=position to tl:ose that the Court 9 by the above excerpt authoriz ed in the case then before it. Respectfully submitted . THE UNION PACIFIC CO.I\L COL~P_l\l1Y By (scd) T. S. Ta liaferro, Jr. Its attorney TST;vk �'l _1 ATiENT\ON MR. BAYLESS r3r. T. s. Taliafe:rro, Jr. : I tho.nk yo u vory U i. ch for youi' l otter of April 27th, i1~tl ic ating that Ju.tl[;O 'i:'idbnl l h"' o deaicd per r;inmnt di o::i.bili'i:,y t o Jllbort I<opronski. Buck injurio£J cro cooin~ to b0 a. 0odous queotion ,:,i·th all coal op 0rr:rto?o in thiG fiel d , 2.0 D:ro. LG.uzer and 3D.nciors havo r;one to extremes, I -think , ::.n di 05no si nJ th ose • 2c.: i n jurio;:; . I no.s vory cl ad i ndeed to · see tl:'.1t Jud~o 'i'idbull hM rulGc.1 o. ' v ors ol y in this case, oci it ulll have u sor:::o•.,'1~t oo.lutory of _oct. Ol"\itlnr.l SiP.oed.: GEORGE B. PRYDE V �tHOMAS 5EODON TALIAF'ERRO,JR . ATTORNEY AND Cc:;>UNSELOR AT LAW ROCK SPRINGS , WYOMING April 27th, 19330 Mr. Georg e H. Pryde City Dea? Sir: You will be inter est ed to know that Judge •ridball has denied permanent ciisability to . Albert Koprowski, employee of Meg e ~~~ ~_9al Company. Of course> ii" it should be demonstrated at any time in the future that Koprowski was actual ly permanently injured while working for the Megeath L:oa.l Company.s, the Megeath Coal Company itself will be first to ask the court for reconsideration. I think this de cision shows great care and judicial equipoise on t he part of Judge •r idball. You will recall that the amenclment made by the last Legislature iimits the unconscionable cost entailed upon the employer in the Koprov1ski case. 'rhe court .s> under the amendment J> now has control oi" the number of' witnesses that the Prosecuting .Attorney can subpoena at the cost of the employer. Yours truly, i · TS'f :ga �i I I \ - liook SpriDJs - Jc.nut~ 27, 1933 1re,f· -~ .. .. __,,.... could ________ .. octor 1 - ---· 1" • "-" \/ • � 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 Workmans Compensation Megeath Coal Company 1933 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1933 Subject The topic of the resource Workman's Compensation, 1933, Megeath Coal Company Description An account of the resource Letters documenting Workman's Compensation involving the Megeath Coal Company in 1933. Papers 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 T.S. Taliaferro Jr., George B. Pryde Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0213 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/7ca1cfba346e7779995419e6c11c62ea.pdf 23d8f97a7661403758d659b2463223b5 PDF Text Text Special File No 1 , 184 WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION Individual cases involving ROCK SPRIKGS FUEL COMPANY 1933 - (Also Rock Springs Fuel Company vs T. s. Taliaferro, Jr. Controversy) �r. f , • THE UNION PACIFIC COAL COMPANY Ro ck Sp rings, Wyoming l:N REPLY PLEASE REFER TO OFFICE OF Attorney July ,11, 1 9 39 NO. Mr. I. N. Bayless City Dear Sir: I am s enct · n g you copy o f le t t er written to John Luc a s. I cio n ot su ppo s e my protes t wil l have any effect but whe ther it h a s or n o t , I fe el , a s an employee of the co al co mpan ie s of Sou th ern Wyoming , th a t I should register my p r o t e st. Yours trul y, /,I TST:ga �/ July 11, 1039 .• Mr . John Lucas, Presio.en t Ro ck Springs F-\lel Company Ro d\. Springs, Wyoming • De~r Slr: RC: Jo e Riedel. Referring to the 1:-njury of Joe Riedel, employee of Rock ,Springs Fuel Company, v.ho was injured ;:arch St.h, 19~9-, by a fall of rock : I utderstand that he ls going to· the Veterans Ho·s pi tal at Cheyer..ne for further treatment . I do not understand that the Hospital Comu.ission is sending him, but c.s. to this I Tioulu lik e to know. If this -r;orkman goe~. to Cheyenne, ~nd to the hospi te.l , I would st:rongly recor::~::iend that the Rock Springs Fuel Company take tha:t opportunity to have two or th'l"('I'? Cheyenne snrg!;:on s examine the workman, as I !llll not at all sE..tisfied with what the so-called "1.!.edica.l Advisory Doierd 11 reported on J'une f.O, 1929 . Indeed, as I exi;ressed to you, I a:.i not in sylipathy rl th- this Boll.rd, ana I have little co1ifi<ien c e in lts re9orts. The Do ard is t ..ot f'unctioninb in the ,ay th&t I l'las g-iven ito under s tand it :· ould function, vhen l t t,; s cre;;tec.. Then it v:a s supposed to rP.nder it.s service ¥:hen the coal operators s.9ecifi c R.lly nnd especially called ·.J:pon it, in oxuctly the sn- J ~ eianner in ,~hi ch I would. have these Cheyenne surgei:>ns exautin~ this rro rkman . In s tead of th~~, thls Bccrd is c~lled into sestlon s by a l ~yruan,F" aria they ove:rrio.e., dictate a11d u~rp th~ por:er of ~ cal!'.!p s~r~eon . Tney is su e ::.. s~b_µoena to your camp surgeon , r:ind ~-h 0 c a..!p ~urgeon is. subservient to their oict~tion, v:hat ever may be th~ diff~rPn cP. of o.iinipn b et· eet.i th::- c an~• surge .'!J f..:!;d th~,s~.l.vo :.: . 1 t y opinion 1 s that this Board should be abolished, as it has outlived lts usefulness, and i s o f no ~arthly use . Yours truly, P.S. The surgeon that I ·would pick out in Cheyenne would b'3 Doctor Galen A. Fox, division surgeon for the Union Pacific, and who I know to be skillful and cons.i derate. I would then ask Doctor Fox to take with him two surgeons of his own selection. ·.rs-r: ~a T.S.T.Jr. CC-I.N.Bayless �COPY THE UNI,OM PAGIFI O COAL com, .ANY Pl,oolt Springs• Y!yQming Office of JUly 11, 1939 ?Jr. I. N. Bayless Oity Daar Sir: I mn sending you copy of letter· \'11'it0en to John tucaa. I do not auppooa my protest will have any effect but ~hather it has o~ not, I feel, as an employee of the coal oompanies of Southern rJyo:.ning, tha.t I E':1 ould register my protect. Yours truly, (Sgd.) TST:ga T. s. Taliaferro. Jr. �COPY July 11, 1939 M.r. John luoae, President Rock Springs Fuel Company Rock Sp rings, Vlyoming Ref erring to the injury of Joo Rtedal, 01Dployee of Rook Springs l?uel company, ·who t1as i n jiu."ed !!a.rah 8th, 1939, by a fall of rock: I understand that he is going to the veterans Hospital at Cheyenne for further treatme:-1t. I do not understand that the Hospital Oommiasion ia sencliac,; hlm but as to this I t·1ould lika to ?mow. If this uorkman goes to Cheyenne, and t Q the hospital, I wuld s·trongly reconM3i1d that. t he Roolc Sprl:ngs FUel Compa ny take that opportunity to have ttw or three Cheyenne surgeons aitemine tho uorkman, ae I am not nt all satisfied 'l'Jith '1hat the no-called "~adical Advisory Boa1"Cin reported on June 30> l9J9o Indeed, as I expreaged to you, I em not in sympathy with this Board, and I have little confidence in its reports. The oard is not functioning in the ue:y that I Ylas given to undoratand it ~culd function, ~hon it uas. created. Then it ,vaa supposed to :rsnder its servioe \,hon th0 eoal operators •specifically and eapeaially ealled upon it, in exactly the earns manner in uhich instead of that, this Board is called into seoeions by a layman, and they override, dictate and usurp the pouar of a camp surgeon. Thay issue a aubpoan& to your camp surgeon, and the camp surgeon io oubservient to their dictation~ whatever may be the difference of pPinion bet,:een the oamp surgeon and themaelvea. Tu'iY opinion is that this Board should be abolished, e.s it has outlived its usefulness, and is of no earthly use. Yours truly, (Sgd.) T. s. i a.l ia.farro, :rr. P.S. The aurgeon that I would pick out in Cheyenne would be Doctor Galen A. Fox, di vision surgeon for the Union paoiU.o, and who I know to be skillful and considerate. I uould then ask Doctor Fox to take with him tuo surgeons of bis own selection. T. S.T. Jr. 00 - I. N. Bayless �Copy for hlr. Georg e H. Pryd~ Th e Union fb ciric coal Co. February 21st, 1935. PERSOHAL llir. John Lucas President., Rock Springs ~uel Company Rock Sprin~s, Wyominz ( • I received to day a check f1·om the Rock Springs Fuel Company, signed by you, for ,·,hich I desire to eJtpress . mr per- sonal appreciation. . \'!11110 1 t is tru e that !'or t!1.e past siJt months I nave performed po direct nervic e f'or the Rock Spi•ings Fuel Gom;pr-n1y., / yet the fac t r emains that i:n an indire ct manw~r I have performed nuch uork for every coal company opera ti1,g ~n South\;; estern i~yoming. I navG a ca.s o now for one of the Rook Sp:rin g;s co al companies in the Supr ewe court of "~yomi ng, u pon r:ll ich I b 2. ve giver..l a tremendous umount of l a bOI',9 1.o t becaus e t he co c.1 company uas, in terms, desired i t , or ro,rues t ed thc=.t I snould t ~ke th e ca se to the Suprai."le {.;ourt.:> but I am doi ng i t bac~u s e o. priuciple, affocting every co f\l company in sou t llwester n ·~i.:yorningJ) is i n volved. 'io • sr,ow y ou m1e 0l ~ment in t llB c:;sc~: Abou t '~w~n t y surgeons, sca .;t el'ed 1·rom :Uonver to Sal t L nke, e:-.amiu0d t il e r1orli:man, took X-r ~y pictu r·e s, and can f i nd no evicterwe oi' any injury. l .w1ong tnos e t,1en t y su rg eon s \7e r e Do c ·~ors Arboga st and Roe, who were t he r;ori'. .ilitu.1 vs en.mp su rg 0onz. 'I1he -:;:; orkrnan then employed an ost c opnth., -.;:.b.o ou1•11ed him r1i th el e ct ric lamps. A con~;iderr~ble time aftt;)rr:arci.s , and an.er he \'ia s discharged from t he Vetertms 9 ilosp1 tal, Bt Dewrer, n e \'? e:ut to Doctors Luu li:er m'.ld Sanders. Doc·tor Lauzer t esti:ri ed to t h e court that all these otl'ler surgeons t, ere v, :rong .11 l:nd that tho ymrkman h a d been injured 25;{ of • 11 p0rr;:ian e11t tot al di sabili t yn. irn soon as Doctor Lau i~er got off t he st and his part.ner.11 Doctor Sanders, ,n:::.s sv:orn, anu testified that th0 norkman had bee:n injured 75% of 8 permanen-c total dis- a bility"o Does not this show that somebody must not only· watch adverse coal legisla tion at Cheyenne, a dverse coal legislation at Washington, the desire or many smaller business men tnat coal mines be exo1·bitantly taxed, bu·t . al so does it now shov; ttrn.t • somebody must watch even the camp surgeons, when t; V70 pt:,lrtners, te stifying · practically at the same time, would have a spread ot J2,ooo . oo . betweeu them in only one inJur~? for 't.he ~ram taking this case to the Suprem~ court chiefly the unre!1abli.it~x 0 iai~~g to tne_attention of the Judges 8 doctors partners, an~ ~:.~a~e~~:unony,; that here are two sur eon; one of them, Doctor t...a.u;_!-~~.,_~~f! 0 f tv:enty othar ..• ang '"l 000 00 for "permanent ~ur~ifil <l-l:,5a·t1l;:.t!t;y: t~:l.s workworkman' ,.·i o ,hj_oJ.ooe .oo. o.is . mpart ~e~ , Doctor Sanders., woulu give tnis . 0 can any · business survive tli~t is to b a system? Somebody nas got to m£1ke the ttght cot to take the blame and tne enmity. ?our ■ t~, ~-h , , ·•--' ~ e looted by SUch 01'.ld somebody has �STANDARD IWH0,000 FORM 2103 SUBJECT : THE UNION PACIFIC COAL COMPANY . OFFICEOF Rock Springs, Wyoming December 29th, 1934. IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO NO. Attorney PEIRSONAL Mr. George B. Pryde City Dear Sir: In regard to your conversation with John Lucas upon compensation matt ers: Since you left, Glen Stanton came to my office, and asked for an extension of time for t he filing of a brief in the Supreme Court in t h e Kopro wski case. The law is that the Attorney General represents an injured workman in the Supreme Court, but t h e stipulation f.or additional time to file the brief shows that the application is made by Glen _G. Stanton, Joseph H. Galicich and Ra y E. Lee . Of course, t here is no ob j ection to Koprowski having as many lawyers as care to look a fter his interest, but the fact that Stanton is associated. with Wal ter A. Muir, and Walter A. Mui ✓is rep resen ting John Lucas' coal company, and Glen Stanton is representing Ko pro wski, simply means that he is representing Mr. Muir in an indirect manner, because J-ohn Lucas does not ~ant Mr. Muir to come out in the open. In sending these notices to the coal operators, I am not going to send a notice to John Lucas. If you care personally to invite him, of course, I have no objection, but Lucas has been playing double for several years. Yours truly, _. ✓--;; TST:ga ~ �FORM 2103 SUBJECT / 1:JfoA/lD v r ./ ,000 / ~7 . UNION PACIFIC COAL COMPANY Rock Springs, Wyoming. IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO November 13th, 19.33 Attorne NO, Mr. George B. Pryde Vice Presi dent and General Manag er The Union Pacific Coal Company City Dear Sir: Referr i ng t o your l et te r of November 10th: I feel that every reasonable pressure should be brought upon the Rock Spring s Fuel Company to compel it to live by its agreement, when about a year ago Mr. Lucas agreed t ha t th e wr i ter shoul d represent the Rock Springs Fu el Company, in conjun ction with all of the coal companies of Southe r n Wyomi ng, which, of cour s e, inclu des the Kemmerer Coal Company and t h e Di &monn Coal and Coke Company . It Viould be ex tremely embarras sing i f the Rock Springs Fuel Company should be at loggerheads, through its attorney, ·with what the rest of us are trying to accomplish. This would inevitably result, bec&u s e the combination between certain surgeons and certain attorneys is diametricall y in opposition to anything and everything which, to the writer, appears legal and just. First: In the revision of the statutes, the Board, of which Mr. N. R. Greenfield was a member, eliminated,(of course unwittingly and ignorantly,j all limitations as to when judgments may be set aside on account of newly discovered evicience. • i This was the most unreasonable, dangerous and radical legislation that any American State has ever attempted. A letter from Mr. Massey Holmes of the Central Coal and Coke Company, dated July 3, 1933, in reference to this, states: "This seems to me a very disturbing precedent, and I hope you and the other employers will take all steps possible to effectuate some finality at some time of awards or judgments of this nature". Judge Tidball, on June 27th, 1933, stated in a decree: "Under the law as it nowreads, there is no limitation on moving to reopen a judgment on account of newly discovered evidence. At the time of the injury, of course, and of the filing of the petition, there was a one year limitation, and perhaps that might apply.n �. This matter is so serious, especially to employers of labor, that I have fully made up my mind, in a quiet way, a t the Special Session of the Legislature, to point out the dangerous and revolutionary character of the statute, as it now stands, and to ask that the same be amended so tha t it will be in conformity with the law of ever y State in the Union, and perhaps with the law, wherever English law prevails. I do not feel t hat I can di scuss this matter at the proper time with a meeting of t h e operators with the Rock Springs Fuel Company, actively in conflict wi t h me , and with my ideas, which is surely to result if Mr. Lucas persi st s in hi s cour s e. I simply canno t , f or many reasons, work with Mr. Muir. From my conver sations with Jlr. McAu liff e, I am quite su re that h e ha s experienced, in his business life, men v1hom it was perfectly impossible for him to work with. I think I have he ar d hi m so exp ress himself to me. Second: I am pr epa r ing a t the fi r st opportunity to take to the Supreme Court, for constru ction , the am endmen t , whi ch we ma de at the last session of t h e Legisl a tur e, looki ng to t he prevention of the "pyramiding" of " t emporar y t otal disabi lit y" awar ds ·with "permanent parti al ciisabili t y 11 awar ds. We have a larg e number of cases on hanci, in which the employee would be perfectl y satisfiea. to go t h r ough the r emainder of his life, drawing 11 temporar y total disabi lity " awa r ds, and will go until those a\·;ar ds have reached t h eir maxi mum amoun t s, and upon which the employee v:ill claim "permanent partia.l di s a bili tyn, i f not "permanent total disability". I think you have one or t wo ca s es -of this sort now brewing in ·rhe Union Pacific Coal company. This cl a ss of ca ses is well illustrated by the Lincoln Young case,for whom I have an order from the court to send to Denver for examination. The statute, as amended, in February, 1933, expressly says that v-.1here there is "permanent disability", the "temporary total disability" shall be allowed only until the 11 healing process" has reached. Our surgeons are paying no attention to this law, and I have every reason to believe th2.t they are being advised by some of" the lav1yers who are proclaiming themselves the friends of' the injured workmen. I am waiting to get a good case to take to the Supreme Ctsurt, if necessary, for a construction of the law. It would be particularly annoying to me to be hampered in this matter by the Hock &prings Fuel company, ana. I think that you have the influence with the directors of' that company, including hlr. Facinelli, and Mr. Bunning, to make them see that it is not to the interest or the coal operators, or to the interest or the Rock Springs Fuel company, to go back upon its agreement as to legal representation. Of course, you understand so far as aesiring to represent Mr. Lucas, if this thing could. be separated and divided, I would be glad that Mr. Lucas should go his way. His enmity towards me has no foundation, �except that I have refused to allow stipulations to be made in violation of the statute, and have insisted on the Rock Springs Fuel Company living up to the statute, without waiving statutory limitations, etc. Mr. Lucas thought tha t the 11 money" belonged to the Rock Springs Fuel Company, and it ought to be able, at his suggestion, to do what he chose in the premises. Of course, this thought is entirely erroneous. You will recolle ct that a year ago, I suggested that I was willing to do t he work t hat the Hock Spring s Fuel Company had without any remuneration, rather t han to have it break the representation. I still make t11e s ame offer . However, I mig h t add t hat the Rock Springs Fuel Company has pai d me nothi ng since t hat off er was made. Whether it considers that it ovves me anything, or not, I do not kno w. I have no thought one way or the other . Yours truly, ~~..........,,_., \ TST:ga I W �!JP Rock Springs - Nov. 10, L)33 si r. T. s. Taliaferro, Jr.: I thank you for your letter of the 9th instant, together v: i th 6'1 clo sures. wh ich I am returning herevri th. I we nt ove r the exact t h ing s you me ntion in your l e tter with tlr. Lucas . a dvising h i m th a t he wa s not only jeopardizing his own compens a tion c ases b ut d oing everything ~ossible to embarrass all of the o ther Companies; th&t in this matter of comv en sation, we should a ll stay to ge ther ,nci that you should hanule thos e cases. I also called hi s att e ntion to the fact that he had been under .. any obligations to The Union Pacific Coal Company and the Railroad Comyany, and s:b..oulci go along vii th their officers. I shall have another talk v; ith him a 6 a in ,•,hen he returns from his present trip. It is quite a comi->limen t to you to have ?:i:r. Reid / make the request that he does in his letter. t" �sr.,, •..,, FORM 2103 ., SUBJECT: PERSONAL 1o-a..10.ooo THE UNION PACIFIC COAL COMPANY Rock Springs, Wyoming. IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO OFFICE OF Attorney November 9, 1933 NO. Mr. George B. Pryde City Dear Sir: I was most interested in your letter .concerni ng John Lucas. This is one of the funniest t hings that has ever come under my observation. I went to Washington, D.C., and got t h e Rock Springs Fuel Company its track, which was one of only t wo tha t Mr. G2..r field would allow. I spent a month at Washington doing this, cramped, every day, except Saturday afternoons, and Sundays, from nine until five o'clock, in a little, old, temporary buil ding, waiting an opportunity to see Mr. Garfield, knowing that if I was called, and not present, that my time was forever lost. • I again went to Washington t wice, and obtained the very land that the Rock Springs .fuel Company operates, after a contest, as you will remember, with the Union Pacific in the matter. I defended a suit, amounting to over $30,000.00 in damages, because Lucas had treated his • coal agent in Omaha, with the same degree of injustice as he no~ treats me, breaking his contract, without saying a word, and without any reason. I care nothing about Lucas, or the Rock .Springs l''uel Company. They have had exceptionally splendid service at my hands, as Victor Facinelli and Chris Bunning can tell you, and which you pr6oably know yourself. John Lucas has been favored by the Union Pacific Coal Company, and yet, right at a time when there should be unity of action, unity or thought, unity of policy, he wants to bring into the Coal Operators Association discord and strife. Almost every coal operator has protested to me against Lucas' action in this matter .. To show you that Lucas, knowingly and willfully, misrepresented the Colony Coal ~ompany, I inclose a letter, which I received from the Colony Coal Company, and which you will please return. I will grant that Mr. Lucas has the right to employ any attorney he sees fit to employ, but I deny that he has the right, receiving as many favors as he does receive from The Union Pacific �FORM :Z.103 SUBJECT: THE UNION PACIFIC COAL COMPANY IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO OFFICE OF NO, Coal Company, to try to 11 buck 11 The Union Pacific Coal Company, and the interests of all of his associ a tes~ Under th e present si t u2.tion,' I shall al ways feel embarrassed, because I will al ways feel t ha t with the Rock Springs Fuel Company there can be no 11 f'ree expressionn of wha t I think, and it presents to .t he Judge 01· the District Court a re udic.tion of the 11 slant 11 that I have been trying, and have succeeded pretty well in giving to the administration or the compensa tion law. I think this phase of the matter shoul d be carefully considered by the Southern Wyoming Coal Operators Association. I received this morning t he inclosed letter from Mr. Reid, in which he ackno wledges using one of th e arguments that I made to Judge Tidball, and in whi ch he ask s me to file a brief, as a friend of the court, in a case which comes down from the Sugar Factory at Torrington. Of course, I shall do it, in the interest of the Rock Springs Fuel Company, and John Lucas, just as much as in the interest of The Union Pacific Coal company, and the Kemmerer Coal Company. Please return Mr. Heid's letter. Yours truly, ·" Dictated by Mr. Taliaferro Transcribed after he left for Casper. �THE COLO N'Y CO AL COMPANY DINES, WYOMING Nov. 6, 1033. Mr. T. S. Ta li ai'erro, Jr. , Attorney at Law, Ro c:k Springs, Wyoming . Dear Sir: The writer fully shares the vie ws e:x pressed by you in your circula r 1 etter of Nov. 3ra, relative to the actions of M. r. Muir and Mr. Lucas. It is a pity that you a v parent ly cti d not have the kno wled g e tha t the opera to r s pa ici Mr. llJ!.ui r t 3OO .00 thru the medium of the Southern V/yoming Coal Operator's Asooci ation c: nd at the instigation of Mr. Lucas, to attend the l a st legislative session to work magic in behalf of the operators. The writer a lone opposed the action and feels that pa rag raph four of your letter shoulo be supplemented in some manner with this .fact, the thought being that in the future the operators might reflect on the wisdom of subsidising whoever Mr. 1..ucas might desire to e mploy. Yours truly, ( sgd) WDB-W cc Mr. A. N. Fancher. copy W. D. Bryson �J'iEID & MORE Tor ring ton, Wyoming October 26, 1933 Mr. T. S. Taliaferro, Jr., Rock Sprin g s, Wyoming. Dear Judge: l retu r n herewith your Answer Brief in the Sam Xirakis compensatio n ma tter a nd I appreciate very much the c ourte s y which prompted you to send this to me. ln our c a se o f Wilson vs. Holl y Suga r Corporation o ri ef of t he various state 1 aws ap plying to · her ni a at len g th a no have €c, il!Ten you erect it in the brief for r1a ving, suppli ed the same. I have quoted your I have h ad an ex tra copy of the brief prepared which I a m e:,lad to enc l ose herewith with my compliments. I hope th&t there ma y be s ome material in it that will spa.re you some ·,n ark at a future time. It occurred to me that this case affords an opportunity to make qui t e a little bit of hernia law in the State ano th a t your Cleiilm might be interested in h aving you file a brief in the c&se as amicus curiae. With kindest personal regards and all good wishes, I am Yours very truly, lsgd) Erle H. Reid EHR:CL Enc. 2. Fina I have extra copy of transcript of evidence and enclose same . Reid. copy �Rock Springs - Mov. 8, 1933 ----- PERSONAL Mr. T. S. Taliaferro, Jr.: Referring to your personal letter to me under date of November 3rd: I called Hr. Lucas in yesterday, this being the fi r st opportunity I f ound him in town. I d iscu s ed the matt e r compla ine d of in your ietter, G.nci he s e eme d to t h i nk t h a t h e 8h o ula hanol e ll i s o wn law ousiness as he v-ished . .I told him it wa s not a q uestion of la.w busine s s, b ut a s f a r a s t he Comp ens a tio n Law was concerned, we had p.e,,reed to 0 0 a lo ne, all to b ether. L!l.r. l.ucas stated that the Colony Coal Co mp any wa s not go in 6 a long , b ut in his presence I phoned l'Jr . Br y son, ih o advised tha t all compen- sation cases for t h e ir co mp any n ere g oin g through your of'fic:e as agreed to by llr. Dines a na llr. McAuliffe. I do not kno vi 1,7bs. t act ion :Ur. l.ucas will take, but / I told him tha t he vrns pursuing a course which v10ulo. result only in trow.bl e for him and. for the other coal operators in this state. �PERd lllAL ~ THOMAS 6 1:!DOON TALIAFERRO~"R ~ ATTORNEY ANC COUNSEL.OR AT 1.-J!t,,.W ROCK SPRINGS,WYOMING Mr. George B. Pryde City November 3rd, 1933 Dear Sir: ~he writer notes, that without any notice to him, the Rock Springs Fuei Cqmpany, John Lucas, President and Manager, is having Mr. w. A. Muir appear in court in its compensation cases. • Personally, the writer would rather not have the bus~ness controlled by John Lucas, for the reason that Luca~ has that disposition which demands that c!- 11 hig_her intelligencen must conform itself to his theory, that the attorney _and counsellor must obey the client, even .in those ~atter of which the client has not the least knowledge, skill or understanding. Over a year ago, Mr. Lucas did the same thing, but ,.changed his mind. Mr .. Lucas, in tran~ferring the legal business of the Rock Springs Fuel Company, is, to my mind, committing a positive wrong against his associated coal operators. It mus~ qe remembered that Mr. Muir is making his campaign for the May:oral ty upon his interpretation of ~he fl industrial ethic_sn and the 11 industrial laws". This is well known by everyone who .coJnes in contact with the publiG. It was W. _A. Muir, who is largely the author of the theory that u every man who works in a mine _get~. a broken backu, a theory that is giving the coal operators much Goncern, and a theory that is be~g advanced by some of the medical profession. It was W. A. Muir, who ~rew and presented the outrageous and foolish amendment to the compensation ..law, for the last Legislatqre, so q_u trageous, and so foolish, that even .the recognize_d heads o~ the United Mine Workers of America repudiated it,. notwi_thstanding_ it was in the .hand.~~of. a State Senator from Sweetwater County, and was .b eing .. exb.ibi ted to the members of the Legislature as .the product of a 11master mind11 • I think, for the best interest of the coal operate~s,· -thi·s -letter shquld be treated as confidential. Still, I think the coal operators ought to know that the Rock Spri~gs Fuel Company is driving, at a most precarious time, a nwedge~ which is intended to split the unity of the coal operators. There is not a coal operator, but who has, at the present time, a Koprowski case 11 to face., an4. why, wi~.h the difficulty of 11 fractious doctorsn, Mr. Lucas woul.d want to bring into the body "fractious lawyers, is more than the writer can tell. 11 Yours truly, TST:ga �1933 April 20, l9S3 IJro John Lucas, Prosid€:!nt Bock Springs Fuel Company Rock Si;rings, \iyonine; In :re~ Enrique L1uniz A letter from Ilr,, Ga licich,11 dated Aµ ril 1 9 , stat0sJ) amonc other thiugs 0 the follot7ing ; nturthormors:, tho e:nploye:;: i s not only rtllling to pay t _h a a!uount of cc;nnpensation requested, but :Lr. very m_ ·D:ious to have the rno.tte:r aisposod of o 11 Bone tiue at your convenience I VJ:1.sh you rrotLd drop into rny office so that I may definitely urcle:,... stand '.-:rheth o,. or not 1-;; ts the r.d.sh of the Rock Sp rin15s Fuel Company ·to s·ci pul ate f'o1~ cor:1, nz0.tion ::1•nu?d s as tho same may bo r Eiquested 0 l"athGr t,11!.en in tho l!!nm10x· fi:zed b y law .. I do not overJ.ooL~ t hG i\::.c't -·~he.t om:' loc3·.!. surg:2ons have kno\7ledge., sltill, und undors·ca.ndin,:P and t but ti10 County ~m6. ?1 oso cuting Attorney 1s by la\7 the attoin0y for· the Fiorkt1ta,"'lp ..,.nd -th,d; th o 3 U1'880ns ar0 the paid e:::iploy aes of the r:-or1rncJ1~ If t l.cs m~ ::-·c,..J·1s ~,u .i 1~· c Prosecuting -Attorney have th0 business vision proport on att::ly a:J they lave l:no \:ledg<?., skill, and understandine in their pi~ofessions; they v:ould plninly see that th,ey o.re helped by mi xof• ~al 'to bo influ enced in tho lc~st by the pz-essure v1hichl> as the 1 11 e~ployeGs of tho □ iners, they nre subjected to. If I became pliable, they ,-;ould have no defe:..1s0 11 "°,n d they •r,ould become us helpless as the surgeons that used to examine the Civil ~Inr veterans fo:r pcmsions o I DD not dcceiYed as to nhy the suraeons are all combining and joininG in the r0!,iorts of injuries to the !:liners. P>:essure is forcing thiso I cannot believs tho.t the operators v.-oi1ld h~v6 me be subject to the· so.me pressure. Thoso doctors r.ru.1 t to be sure _thai they are all agr0edl. A most rc...TJJ nrko.bl0 thing if they do asreo. There is an old clLi.ssic, "When doctors ngree _the patient d~es. n But I ,7111 talk this :.Ja.tter over \ii th you 1.1hen you drop in • .. I an sending a copy of this letter to Vice President Pryde because there has been recently some dif'forence o:f opinion between the writer ond the cocpcmsa.tion depo.rtmant of the Union _Pacific. As far na I run concer!1ed., I t"oul<i eladly wi t;hdrm f'rora fiJY present situation, r.rhich 1s not only disagreeabl but is very injurious to my blhsiness and brings me in conflict. not only with aen of your standing, but also With the men who aro 'tiOrld.ng under you. Q Your$ t7uly, J.~ 9 ~ • 1_,_,r_~- J ~ ~?J l'ST:.B �TI1 r. Joseph ·u. .Galicich . April 20}.l i933 County Attorney Rock Springs, ~yoming Dear Sir: In re: In.ri<;.ue liilmiz., Rock Springs Fuel Company Th e Nayo Clinic has ce~tifi.ed to Judge V.. J. Tidball~ flAt th0 tL."1le of riro ~uniz9 exoEination here no injury vms detected above the ankl e joint, but atrophy from _disuse had take..n pl ace . no de fini t 0 lnjtU"Y other then that could bs made outo The co!lvales cen ce in the hospi tal was satisfactory and at t he time I saw h:lm on Ma rch 11, 1932,, I found t he v:ound healedo He i-as walking with the foot _squarely on the g round. o It was m~r o:--iinion thut a:n ~Jutatio~ ~1a.s uncal l ed fo~ as I f elt that t h e fo ot would be more usef.\11 to t"~f:1 tha..."l an artificial limboH • ¥Ji th such a statement; b efor e t he cou rt, I beli e~rn t hat I \7ould be guilty of fraud, .even to t he extm. . d of conspiracy to e::nbezale the compensati.on fund, :lf I should stipulate t b.at tho worlman ,..houl d be an-a. r d ed f"or the lo·ss· of a leg bclow the 1meeo Since you mention the Rock Spr·i11gs Fuel Cor1r,any in your letter~ I must make t he officers of that company u.na..;;:csta;.'ld that theJ have no right, and would bo legally i•eprehensiblo, if t h ey should atte:npt to usurp the. provl:nce of the courto In our st.ipulatlons i.7 e state t ~1t_; f ucts ~·r-.:icb. a1"'e undisputed... We cannot stipulate fo:c d.isp~ted facts. We can.no t stip1uate that an a.wax·d be -given for the loss of lt:;;; belon tho knee trhen l'.:iayo Brothers say that the injury is not even the loss of :i :fbot.. If t. e court decides that the workmant s injury i: e qui valen't to the loss o::J a leg below the knee, unless appealE::d to th.e Supreme Court» the judgi:1ent of the Dist:rict Court imparts absolute verityo But the RoGk Springs Ii\lel Company e.n.d tho ·writer arc• not pl'otected in any such :r;1ai1ner, The st:l.pulation, that we sign is only an in strument that the \:ri ter, himself., instituted to enable injured vrork:1llen to get their awards with di spa tel It has no stand.:Lng in la-r1., the statute provides for no such thing, azid 1 t vras never intend~d to be used exceot in clear cases vhere there was no disoute. maJ-~ say right here and now that I i,'ill never stipulate, @C:. I will q_ui t my office l:>efore I li'i.11 do it, for an injury the extent of which ·is· disputed. I i7ill not place· L'lY self., even for the cos.l op or-a tors., ·1n a 1xsi tion -that I -may I hereafter be accused of grafting. I tha.~k you vert-J much and from the bottom of my heart for the cons1de~ ation that you have personally extended. me in these matters, but in view of your lett.er and in view of the fact that you tell De that the Rocle Springs Fuel Compe.ny is coming to you and not to 1ne, and is s e eking to have the award stipulated "for the loss of a leg belor.r the knee 11 , I am forc·e d to malte defi:ni.te an certm.n my orm position. The court muy make the award as suggested by you, that is, for the loss of' a leg below the. knee, but I hope you can see that I cannot stipulate any such th:tnz. I cannot usur12 or a.!l'ticipate in attempted usurpation r1ha·t the court rn..11 award in a dispu"ed~se~ f7 v Yours t e , i f ~t.--~#~-~~ -..,s• '7 ( -· �t!r. S. 'l'.J.lia.f 0l'ro , Jr. : ~efor in;; to youx-s of 1.:-n rch 11th : o:l;tc..chit~ llor ·:d.th a copy of t h e Co lliery Guard:i.nn: in t~'l ich n1~e cited t-.::o co.sea in t;hich you riKi.y be in-to? sted , \;hich I ha ve m r ketl o n Page 139, vlth ro~QrJ to I cofilp1J11Gatio _ 0110.n co.:;0 0, pa rti cule.:rly t he l ast Oi.'le . u~:t..::l, r:1.0r o cloocly i n -Lho fut.ur0 for decioio118 of ca0es uhich con0 U:t_J u;7!:ler th e conpen sati on lc.-,7 , '::h:i.ch n r e p ut1.:i..shcd i z1 ?he Coll i e ry ,un:i.'iii !..!.'11, a 11 :i.f 3 30 anyi.. 11:i.a:• ':ki.o 1 I t h ink -~:i.11 l.lo of i :.te1·0st to you, := 2 cll p- s.J E on to yon f o yo1,1· conn :td oratio n . 0rluin11l Sl!!ned ~ . GEORGE B. PRVOt \ V l / �STAHOAJII) FORM 2103 •-10,00CI SUBJECT: UNION PAClflC COAL COMPANY ' Rock Springs, Wyom~ng . _ ~ I Attorney , i9.33 1..1 t ' l March 11, 1933 , I IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO i NO. G.":":; I , Mr. George B. Pryde The Union Pacific Coal Company ·Rock Springs, Wyoming Dear Sir: You told me that you had observed an article somewhere in which some remark was made, I think it was in England, that a surgeon's duty was to state the extent and nature of the injury, and not to attempt to fix the amount of the award.- I wonder if I --coul-d , get hold of the article. ~ - • I am sending you a copy of the motion that I am filing vJi th the court in reference to the employee of the Rock Springs Fuel Company. I would be very much surprised if Mayo Brothers will ever consent to the proposition that the workman's foot ought to be cut off. If these surgeons do not stop their "monkey work 11 , I Will ·offer to pay out of my own pocket the expenses of the amputation of this man's foot, so as to make him a better man than he is now. Yours truly, ,-0 7 I V !r·•·--·/ '~ ,. ;/ I TST:H -} �lflli STATE O:t? W .YOllING~ SS Ill TfiE DISTRI<,;T COU;RT COUN:C·Y OF SWEETWATER) IN TBE IJATTER art THE PERSON.tJJ umuz; Bnployee HlJURY :i'O UHU ~UE of Rode Springs Fu.01 Company, Superior, ·wyoming. Comes now the employ0r and represents to the court that on or about the 12th day of February 1 1931)) the workman claims to have fracture, his left ankle, while actively e~ployed by the Ro~~ Springs 17uel CompanyJ in .extra-hazardous Employment. That the workman was tTeated for ~he inju: by Mayo Brother~, surgeons, of Rochester, Minnosota., Doctor M. _H. HBnder$1 Head of the Orthopedic Department, Hayo Brothers, Rochester, ~U;nnesota,. being the surgeon actively in che.rge. That the injury was only to the foot and did not 0xtend above the ankle jointso That t he foot was not amputated, but on tho contrary, v.;'1 th some lameness the workman is walking upon said foot. That certai11 surgeons, at the request of the County and Prosecuting AttorneyJI have signed a written statemont, of vrhich the follomng is a copy: DRS. L.AUZER & BA.i.1\JDERS Rock Springs, Wyoming March 1st, 1933 lir. Joseph n. Galicich Attorney at La\7 Rock Springs, Wyoming Dear Sir: In comp1~ance w.1.th your re~µest, Enr:1.(.Iue -Mum.;.,;:, ·-an - e!llp.loyee we have exam~ned of -the Rock Springs Fuel Company injured February- 12th, 1931. We fine upon examination that' he sustained at that time a compound commknutecl fracture of the left astr~galus as well as a compound fracture of the tip of both tne internal and external malleolQs. The result of the injury has been a total loss of the astrag~lus and a complote ankylosis of' the ank1e joint .. The foot tnat ret::iains 1 s inv.e rted and painful to pressure,.. Ile has boon advi.sed that a better result would be, as far as com.fort to h.ir.:iselr is concernad, an amputation above the ankl.e Joint.; and an art1.1'1.cial. .foot applied. �As a result of the accident., we feel tnat the compensation he is onti tlec1 to is the loss of the leg below the knee. Yours ver, truly, Ii., J. ARBOGAST, M.. D. 0LIVDI:1 CH.8HBERS, rn.D. It is sugge sted to the court that the state;nent of said surgeons invo.des the province of the court, and is an attempt on the part of said .. surgeons to anticipate the award herein. I Tb.e ~player moves. the court that the court make an order requesting rJuyo Brothors, r;ho treated t 1e \;·orkmw, nnd r1ho foreboi-e to amputate his foot, by au 01 d0: o:t-t.lla coar~, to ouk.e e. :::ta-tc...,.en t to the court as 1 to tl~ o nctu ,1 inj 1y, 1 OD!.)Gcinlly sotti :c:, f orth r::hether or- not any injury �STA/!OAAO IMt-10,000 FORM 2103 SUBJECT: THE UNION PACl'FIC COAL COMPANY Rock Springs, Wyoming Attorney IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO ·March 9, 1933 NO, Mr. George B. Pryde The Union Pacific Coal Company Rock Springs, Wjuoming Dear Sir: Please note letter which I have written to John Lucas. all right, but he gets off on the wrong trail. Lucas is The surgeons are not agreed in this case, but I do not want to put some of them in a bad light ~~th the union. This is a thing that John Lucas never thought of. But what is more to the point, these doctors have gone beyond the surgeons' province and are attempting to fix the award, which can only be done by the court. The injury is to the foot; let them say what percentage the injury is as to the foot. It is immaterial whether it is 75%, 100%, or 125%, but I shall insist upon the court making an award in reference to the foot, and not in reference to a leg, or t wo legs, or permanent total disability. If we should surrender this principle, the surgeons would set precedents for the courts to pay an award stating that an injury to the foot bears relation to permanent total disability, and you can see where we would get. I do not pretend to say what award this workman should receive. I am going to investigate it, as I tell Lucas, in the letter, but the award is goirg to be based upon the injury, and not upon a member of the workman's body which was not injured. I have statements in my office that there was no injury to this workman above the ankle, hence whatever the injury ls, I am going to protest that it must be limited to the consideration of the injured foot, whether it be 75%, or 100%, or 125%. That is for the court to say. I wish you would try to explain this to Lucas, and tell him that he is doing a real harm when he, a layman, undertakes to discuss these questions with those who represent the workmen. If for no other reason, he is getting his wires crossed· with mine. Yours truly, .,,,/ 0 /2' ./'...• , TST:H ' . y ~ /'..1 l,...J <::-·- ~·-- - ., - . ..- ,·.:···,_ v �Uro John Lucas, President Rock Springs Fu el Comp any Ro ck Sp ring s, v:yorning I a r e ~a s e of En r i que Muniz Dear Sir: I have you r l et t er of Jarch 8t h: Of course the St a t e Tr easnr er mll see that the final judgment of the court is awarded to t he wor·lcr.aan . Ti;fe question is, wha t final ordez· should the court make? The camp surgeon s ci.o no t 1•ep resen t t he co al op e:cators, th0y are the employees of the coal mi ners, and i t i s qui t e e ss enti al t ha t the operators state : their position to the court, as wel l a s the employeGs of the coal miners. I have given th e i'1 uni z cs.s e e. goo d deal of t hou gh t, and 1av e spent_ much time in t h e lnvestigation ·o f t he i n jur y,. an i I t hink perhap stJhat 0J .... ~ i'n • • a better po si-cion to determine v.rha t a ct ion should b e t ak0n before,,fc'n.a.i:~ ~ti. are •. If th e Rocle S;i ring s· Fuel CoruP,any v;ere only i nt e re s ted in this ,m atter, I would gladly surrender t h e nhole nat t er i nto your han ds . But unfortunately the sound, r Gasonable, and legal administration of the whol e t heory, law, force, and effe ct of qompensa tion awards are involved., und one operator should not set up a rul e ,for hi msel f a t t h e exp 0-.i:1se and d:1.sorg a:..riiz ation of -the entire law. The , trouble a,bou t t his ca s e is t hat you 'do not lmo•1y t he situa tion. I ccJ,n tell that • from your· l e ttero If three doctors should be allo ved., on their own motion, to s ay that a ma..TJ. has l os t a f oot.il when h e i s still Vlal king on it, and give an ar1ard for t h e loss of a l eg J) then t hree doc t ors, upon t he loss of a leg, can decl a re t ha t t h e . . -:-o rlme. .n .:s totally, :p e rmanen tly disabledo I do not mean t o say that t h e workman shoul d not be avmrded e.n amount : e qual t o \1ha t the doctors say, but the sta t e_:Jent used by the doctors and their ' method are entirely Viron.g o All the doctors in v:yoming have no right to say that a man is to rec•e i ve an a ward for t h e loss of a leg, when he has lost neither foo~ nor leg, and that kind of loose ~ractioe, loos e t h eory, and 111eg~l app roach '7111 lead to □ any errors. . 1 l I t is my intention, as I have v.rri tten to Galicich, to take this matter . up with l'iayos, a t Rochester, l'Jin."lesota, and to find out from the surgeons ttho performed t h e op eration what they say of the si tua.tion -. Evidently you a re in communication 1-v.l.th the Count;y Attorney 3.lld dis••, ·_cussing \;j. th him the matters that you shoul d discuss m. th me. I think you must _see in t hi s that you a.re not only doi11g the Rock Springs Fuel Company a wrong., •but you ~r E: doing The Union Pacific Coal Company a wrong, and I aiII c1ui te sure • that the Southern Wyoming Coal Operators Association would so consider 1 t., if t~e facts we re known . . I ar..i s ending a copy of' this letter to ~! r. Pryd.e, and I am a sking hir.i to explain furth er w.r.i.y he thinks that these natters ought to be taken up by the coal op <1➔ rators ;"rl. th me, and not m. th th.s County Attorney, r;ho is by la the attorney for the coal miners. • _ _ 0 \ CC-Pryde I � 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 Workmans Compensation Rock Springs Fuel Company 1933 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1933 Subject The topic of the resource Workman's Compensation, Rock Springs Fuel Company, 1933 Description An account of the resource Letters discussing the workman's Compensation involving Rock Springs Fuel Company in 1933. The papers 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 John Lucas, T.S. Aliaferro, George B. Pryde, T.S. Taliaferro. Jr. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0212 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/1bcc3fad520f32ddcc262e7408b4dbcf.pdf 10009bedc43be0aaa55f88d7bd627d28 PDF Text Text ·- · Spicial File No~ 184 V/orkmen' s Co'rnpens a ti6n I ndi v i dua l case s involving Col ony C::, a l Company 1937 - �STANDARD FORM 2103 •-•o.ooo SUBJECT: UNION PACIFIC COAL COMPANY Ro ck spring sy v~oming . OFFICE OF Attorn ey December 16 , 1937 IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO NO. M_r . Geo r ge B• Pryde City Dea r Sir: R~: Doctor Goo dnough. Replying to your l et t er of Dec ember 1 5t h: I am gl ad to stc. t e th at Doct or Goo dnough h 2. s withdr avm his bill a s ag ainst t h e Compens ~tion Fund of th e Colony co ~l Comp any, and ha s f i led it ag ain st t h e emplo yee s of th e Colony r.oal Company. I do not kno w how t h e Colony Co al Comp ci ny min ers will keep t vi·o diffe rent fun ds, but a s I unde rst end it, t wo funci s are contemplated . Of course, Doctor Goo dnough 1 s bill shoul d not be paid out of t he Hospitel Fund to Vihich th e Colony coel Comp eny contributes a half cent a ton. Of course, it might be s 2id that this is the Colony Co al Company's business. However, I view it as the business of the Southern Wyoming Coal Operators .Association, of ,•.1hich the Colony Coal Company is a member, because of the fact of the agreement betv,een Di strict No. 2~ and the Southern 1FTyoming Coel Operators AssociGtion. My view is thBt no coal compEny,. belong- ing to that .Association, can abrogate any rule set forth in that agreement. •r ST: ga �Rock opl'ings - December 15, 1937 H:c . T. s . '£a li a.:f erro , .J1· . : I , ! ' 'V G yom:s o f Dec ·:n1ber 1 4 t h , ,:ith enclosures, ,.nd -chis i s one of t.ll e t hi n g s Vl G h clVG been ·crying to ge t av1ay fro m , ,.nd l \'Ji f.::11 you 1ou l d noti fy The Co lony Coal Company .... ~ . . , _ _ . ,. ,.,. .. not to honoJ. t lds bil l , as t he on e-h a lf cent pe r ton vihich the Co a l · Comp a ni.e s c.tl'e y aying i s d crni gned to cover both medic al and surgica.i1 c ure i n t h e hos) itals f or injured. employes , E:nd t h e statement I sent yo u 1;d1ich accom aniecl Br . Mc.Anliffe's report sho....-rnd very conclusively th a t t i1 e one-ha lf cent per ton is do in g thi s . The real cl. ei.11and upon th e Do c tors' time is not fro m t h e er1_.1l oy e s \'iho a re s ick or \'.h o s uffer f rom i nj uri es i ncurred in t 1e min e ~, hu t fro m th e employes' families . 1 .1. ai- n i n accord vv'i th yo u thoroughly in this matter, and, if i t h as to be p aid, I think The Colony Coal Compan y sl1.ould p a y it out of funds, and not a llov, i t to go as a chaz·ge a guinst. Comp ensation. I think they should pI·otest that mo s t vigo:rously. Certainly the F-0spi tal Commissions, including llr. Warr en, are very la;r: in their duties if they make such an agreement as attributed to them here. I thmik you for calling my attention to thia. Original Signed: GEORGE B, PRYDE �I :·; !" . .-·-:-. •-,;-:- ~ J P:17 I I I FORM 2103 THE UNION PACIFIC COAL COMPANY Rock Springs, Wyoming. I ' .. I • Df!'.' !::'M "f. '.!!~ I !: ·'tl"i" /1(' ~'1:: IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO December 14, 1937 NO, Attorney Mr. George B. Pryde City Dear .Sir: Inclosed you will find a bill r endered by Doctor Goodnough against the 1J.7 orkmen' s Compens ation Fund on account of an operation to an employe e of the Colony Co al Company. You will also find copy of a letter written by Arthur-L e e ·r aliaferro to Mr. Warren of the Colony Co al Company. It seems to me th at this matter is of much wider significance than a question betwe en Doctor Goodnough and the Colony Coal Company, or Doctor Goodnough and the Hospit al Commission at Dines., but that the contra ct between Di.strict mo. 2?., United Mine vlJorkers of America and the Southern Wyoming Coal Opera.tors, is itse.lf involved, and therefore, as the attorney for the Southern vryoming Coal Operators Association, that I shoul d submit the m2tter to that Associ ation before I undertake to approve or disapprove the claim of Doctor Goodnough ag 2inst the Workmen's Compensation Fund in the hands of the State ·rreasurer, and placed there by the Colony Coal Company. I am particularly concerned because of the information that I gave you in my letter of November 30th, to which I refer you again. I want to call your attention to the fact that the Hospital Commission at Dines could hardly make an agreement with any physician that he shoul a attend only to nmedical" cases, but that all "injuriesn occurring to the v10rkmen should be paid from the ~orkmen, s Compensation Fund, because, to my mind, such an agreement would "abrogate" Section 62, paragraph (b), page l 4 of the Agreement between the United Mine Workers of America and the Southern ,~:yoming Coa.l Operators Association. It is needless for me to say that this claim of Doctor Goo.dnough, while I believe it is mad·e by the Do·ctor in good faith, is exactly the thing that Dan Pallie is working for, that is to say, that all me_d ical, surgical and hospital expenses for injured workmen are to be borne entirely by the industry. I would like to know what you desire in reference to this communication,. as it may tend to shape my course in reference to Doctor Goodnough's claim, and I do not want to set a precedent until the Southern Wyoming Coal Operators Association ha.s full knowledge of the situation . . Yours truly, .. o7 ' ./ , TST:ga ' . D f tJ _... ! iP; ; \ .,·_ ·-;. M ,0. CiEC 16 1{ ~J �Mr. W. B. W2 rr en Th e Colony coel co. City D~c ember 13th, 1937 De2r Sir: I received tod ay . from the Clerk of Court a f ee bill filed by Dr. Goodnough for $1 ? 5.00 for a herni s oper a tion on r. H. Peneouine. The employer•s report of a cci dent shows th c: t h e .w2 s injur ed 2 t nines on N0 vember 29 th, 1937. I went to see Dr. Goodnough about th e ma tt er todeY, 8nd h e st a t e s that about one y ear ago a committ ee call ed upon him, and mad e c- contra ct with him for the doing of surg ery for th e min -= rs r t Dines. ·Th e committe e pr e sum ably -\.r s t he Dines nHospit?-1 ('ommission'', rnd they wa nted to mck e the contr~ct becaus e Dr. McDill is not a surgeon. Dr. Goodnough recogni zed th a t the contra ct was not the usu cl contra ct obtc.:ining between hospit el commissions &nd doctors, and ther e fore inquired into the matter, end wa s tol d th e t _Dr. McDill W8 S not hired by the Dines Hospit F. l Commission, but th at h e was hired by T~e Colony Co al Company and paid by it; tha t any ch e ck off m2de at Dines wa s for their sickness e s and the sicknesses of th eir f amili es, c>nd hPd nothing to do with mine injury ca s ~s, and that Dr. Goodnough wa s to do non-accident surgery a t th e €xpense of the miners, but th 2t Pll ?- ccident ca s e s would be paid for through compensrtion. • Dr. Goodnough s2ys that he inquired especi£lly aqout the mP- tter, ~no th a t it was cleErly understood tha t the 30 cents p er man per month th.st Dr. Goodnough rec eives is to cover only non-2ccident_ cRses. I wish you would let me know wh2t• the sitm, tion is El t Dines. .Wo will, of course, h2ve to strci ighten the matter out. Yours very truly, A. L. Tc>liaferro A M.0. uEC 10 rn: .? �~ht±£ of ~~nming 'filreusurer's ®ffiu WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION DEPARTMENT <!Ilye~imn.e, ~~omin_g plaim No, _______________ _ Employe: _I. _H. _P eneouine ______________ ____ Address __ Dines L ~ryoming __ ___ ______ __ ______ ATTENDING PHYSICIAN'S REPORT AND FEE BILL Employer: _9_~!9~¥--~~.§3_3:_ __r:_~ 1EP_~~!_________ ___ _ Address __ Dines 1 _ Wyomi~ - - - - --- - ------ ---- Date of Injury .R.Ez~_E:.l!!!?_t:_~ _}-_~_}-_~97____________ _ All questions in this blank should be answered, and the report should contain an account of all injuries, no matter how trivial. Fill out blank in ink, using pen or typewriter. 1. Name of injured person __.{ ..!_..H_! __.e.?A~Cu_i!_l._~-- ----- - -- ----- - AddressJ2fP_E:~-'--~Y-~~~.n_g: ____ _ Age of injured __ p_l__ ______ ___ __ ____________ Date of first treatment by me_.R~S-<:.~ !?-~~-!J__ ].._~~7 2. Give an accurate description of the nature and extent of the injury_ Mr_._ P en e 0uine_w::,s ____ _ __ _:in_j_ured_ while_moving _a_ duck bill _with c:_ b c:: r on_ t h e _co n v eyor which_ce.used double In~uina l h e rni 9 , __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ :,Q_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____ ___ _______ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3. Describe the treatment_ ___ .A _B_~ ssini_ op e r 2 ti on_ ·w p s _g erform e d. ____________________ _ 4. Did another physician act as assistant, consultant, or anaesthetist? Name and address ____ _x_~_s__ _ ____ Dr._ Oliv e r_ Chcmb e rs, _ Pock _f p ring s,__Wyoming __ ___ _______________________________ _ 5. Was hospital, nursing or X-Ray services necessary and ordered by you? Ye S Give name and address of party rendering service Y~Y91Ilin..g__g.!=.O~X§J __.Ej9_so;Lt.c:L __________ _ 6. Was the case infected? ___~_?______ If so, when?.--- -------------- - ------------------------------ 7. Has injury resulted in a permanent disability? If so, what? ____ N.o. _____________________________ _ 8. Was the treatment covered by fee bill below rendered solely on account of injury described aboveL_Y e S 9. What period of disability was caused by injury? __ A_fj __t_q_f,_Q _____________________ days. 10. FEE BILL llilc._.._3_,~fil7 ITEMS AMOUNT _____________ / _____ Ba ssini _ operE.tion for_ double_ inguinc1l _h2rniP ______ J,f_p___QQ__ _ ::::::::::::::I:J _:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::: -----------.------::::::::::::::::J :::::::::•::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: .::::::::::::::: ::::::::::: ::::::. , ____________ _/______ ___________________________________________________________ ----------- ------- ·------------~ ---r---------------------------- ------------------~ ----------- ---------· t ·----Total ___________________________ _ 1 I December 9~ 193' Date of this report: ___________________________ _ Graduate of ___________________________________ _ University of Nebr~s ~ : : ; T ; T E S ~ : ; ; i ~ : --------- ss. e. J. Goodnoughof the County of_______________________ 8~eet~rter r, ________________________________ _ and State of Wyoming, being duly swom, do depose and say that the above a and foregoing account is just and correct and has not been paid, nor any part thereof, by the State of Wyoming. __ J_. __ H.,._ __G_o.o.dna.u.g~ __lt • .D___________________ _ Year_.1.914: __________ _ (Sign Here) Subscribed and sworn to before me thls---~----day of__ J)_e~, ________ 19__~7 _JA~_:rg~;r._~_y__ A,___Ar.bQg_e..s..t ____________________ _ � 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 Workmans Compensation Colony Coal Company 1937 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1937 Subject The topic of the resource Workman's Compensation, and 1937 Description An account of the resource Papers documenting the workmans compensation involving the Colony Coal Company in 1937. Papers 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, T.S. Taliaferro. Jr., A.L. Taliaferro Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0211 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/2b50225914bb1100bd28a6e02ee1aa5f.pdf f70bc6ac7dbab5258c4c8af943960454 PDF Text Text .218-6 THE UNION PACIFIC CO.AL COMP ANY \V AG~S OF EMPLOY ES Part - 1 From: Apr. 5, 1946 �Rock Springs - March 10, 195g t1r . I. N. Bayless: ( CC - .t1r . J. L. Rawlip,gs t1r. J. D. Fos er) Per telephone conversatio , copy of :tvn-. J. D. Foster 's letti:) Ii I am atta ching hereto of March 6, 195g and atta chments, relative to supplying currency: and coin fo r cashing payroll vouchers at Superior. Enc. VOM:KB �10--,.;r .iL C n.JJc' '1 THE UNION PACIFIC COAL COMP ANY Rock Springs - March 6, 195S File 143-2 Mr. V. O. Murray (CC: Yir. J. L. Rawlings) Refering to our discussion today r Blative to supplying currency and coin for cashing pay roll vouchers at Superior. Our former practice was to have the Rock Springs National Bank send the Store Manager at Supe rior wha t currency he required each pay day by registered mail insured and what coin he required by insured express collect. The bank sent this office a debit slip for the exact amount of the insurance and postage on the currency. The Store Manager at Superior paid the expr ess charges on the coin when he received it. If it is decided to send cash to Superior to pay our pay roll vouchers I recommend that the same arrangement be made with the Rock Springs National Bank to s end pay roll money to the Mine Superintendent at Superior. Attached is copy of letters showing how this was handled. Our records indicate that from 40% to 50% of the Superior Mine pay roll was paid by our Superior Store when the arrangement was in effect. Insurance charges on currency is S¢ per thousand dollars or fraction thereof. Postage is 3¢ per ounce or fraction thereof and registry fee is .JO¢. Insurance and express charges on coin is $2.33 for the first $100.00. From $100.00 to ,~200.00 charge is $2.42 and from $200.00 to $300.00 charge is $2.S2. Mail leaves Rock Springs at 7:40AM and Arrives in Superior at 9:30AM. Leaves Superior at 3:45PM and arrives in Rock Springs 5:10PM evecy day except Sunday and holidays. &press leaves Rock Springs evecy morning at S:15AM except Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, and returns to Rock Springs immediately after unloading at Superior. /s/ J. D. Foster Assistant Treasurer �CO,P Y Superior, Wyoming January 25, 1954 Mr. J. D. Foster, Asst. Treas. Rock Springs, Wyo. Herewith money requirements of Superior Store for cashing pay roll vouchers on pay day, January 29th. $ 2,000.00 2,000.00 1,500.00 200.00 30.00 30.00 currency in 20 1 s II II 10 1 S II ti 5's II II l's 11 halves, coin II 11 quarters 5,760.00 Signed Chas A. Dean Store Manager CC: Mr. J. L. Rawlings �January 25, 1954 Rock Springs National Bank City Gentlemen: Please send Chas. A. . Dean, Store .Manager, Superior, Wyoming $ 5,760.00 in currency and coin as follows: ~ 2,000.00 Total 2,000.00 1,500.00 200.00 30.00 30.00 ~~ 5,760.00 in 20 1 s 11 10 1 s II 51 S 11 l's currency 11 Halves " Quarters Send the currency by registered mail, insured, to arrive in SUPERIOR I N, THE MORNING }i~IL, Saturday the 29th. Send the coin by insured express collect to arrive in Superior FRID AY the 28th. Charge this office with the postage and insurance on tha currency. Respectfully Assistant Treasurer �l Rock Springs - March 6, 195S I Mr. I. N. Bayless: (CC - Mr. J. B. Hughes 1fr. J. L. Rawlings Mr. J. D. Foster) A problem has arisen at Superior concerning the cashing of employes I checks at that district. As you 1·rill probably recall, the M & K Market at Superior doing business at the U. P. Store in Superior has been . cashing the payroll checks. I am enclosing a copy of a letter from Mr. O. E. Bertagnolli, Cashier of the North Side State Bank, notifying the M & K ¥1a.rket that the bank can no longer advance cash for this purpose . It is my understanding that other places of business in Superior, Point of Rocks and Thayer Junction having this service have also been notified. The U. M.U. of A. contract provides that wages be paid by check, Section 77, Page 63 of the Agreement reading: "All wages due will be paid in negotiable checks during mine office hours, with provision for the prompt redemption of same by banks conveniently located." Of course you knm-1 there are no banks at Superior. T,·Je would not care to redeem th.e checks at the mine office as it would entail considerable work and the necessity of providing cash on paydays. It is my understanding that up to ~0,000.00 can be transported to Superior through the mail but in my opinion this would not be satisfactory. I am bringing this to your attention asking your advice as to the best method to handle the cashing of payroll vouchers or it may be that the employes will be required to cash them in Rock Springs. Enc. VOM:KB �.! -·--1 ('ti l~ -- ~: r ~- .J ,\"j l JL NORTH SIDE STATE BANK of Rock Springs, ¼yo. Rock Springs, t·Jyoming o. E. Bertagnolli, Cashier February 28, 1958 M & K Market Superior, l"iyoming Gentlemen: On January 11, 1958, this bank was ex~--nined by the State and Federal Authorities. The Examiners not only severely criticized the practice of extending credit on so called Payday notes, but subsequent to that date, served the Management 1.d.th notice that such practice must be discontinued. He deeply regret that we are forced by that edict to inform you that effective 1-!arch 1, 1958, this bank 1..d.ll no longer offer this service. Very truly yours, o/s o. E. Bertagnolli 0. E. Bertagnolli, Cashier OEB:jc �i012a.ha, Aps>il 17, 1946. . April 20, 1945. Orii;:.;:al Signed 1. 1\J. BAYLESS �Rock Springs - ,A.pril 10, 1946 :Mr·. I .. N. Bayless, President OmP.ha, Nebr. Dear Mr. Ba yless: Complying with the request o f 1Ir. Burress, I ara sending you herewith our pay roll vouc h er number 3327 period August 16-31, 1945 amount {no. 63 f a vor of Frank D. Taylor, accompanied by Form 6 3. Please h t1 ve Mr Tay l or sign For.r.1 63 and return it to this of f ic e . Also enclo s ed is c o~ i es of Form 125, Statement of Earnings a nd Deductio n s f or the periods August 1-15, 1945 and August 16-31, 1 945, s h ow in g a tot a l balance due of $65.63. On October 21, 19.Li.5 The Union Pacific Coal Company, at Hanna, Wy o., wa s served with a garnishr1ent (Attachm.ent v.rri t and Sur!:..r:ions) the plaintiff being John Robinson ahd the defendant Frank D. Taylor. In which Mr Robinson sued for the sum of $50.00 plus costs of court for room and board furnished I,Ir. Taylor which ha d not been peid. On November 2, 1945 this office pursuant to an order fron the court of Robert Molyheux, Justice of the Peace, at Hanna, Wyo.,fromwhos court the garnisl1.rn.ent · issued,paid into his court the sum of $55.00 in settle~ent of the garnishment. Leaving a balance due Mr. Taylor of $10.63. Balance due per Form 125 August 1 to 15, 1945 " 16 to 31, 1945 Total Paid on garnishment Net balance due --- d' ~ 20.30 45-g3 65~ 3 55 .oo 10.63 �FormW L.o, aJ 9-tZ-IO.l! THE UNION PAC)FIC CoAi.,. .co. IL~ HANNA MINE NQ _ __,.L_ ___ ~STATEM T O EARNINGS OF: ~/WA • r.tOIITII ...3 .! f / 3 2 O durin DATIi DAYS @ DOl71lS @ 'l'O US @ TOllS @ @ TO'l:AL &A.IUIIZIQS DEDUCTIONS TOTAL D!!DUcrIONS TONS PIIEml1lS: @ FED. 8001.U. SEClUIUTY TAX BALA!IOJ: DUE ~ �FormW Lo, aJ 9--42-151{ THE UNION f>ACIFIC COAL Co. I:. .;./. HANNA MINE N 0 ---1-~_£V _ _ VJ, STATEMENT O F EARNINGS OF , r'J'j, /~ ', h ~?(_ hlo ui 0 during AZ ;-' {/ CIORTB / / I ' .~--- . ;// , ~ 3eZ / S' 19 4 _ @ DAYS @ /t} DAYS @ / t) .S/ 7 /J / 0 R7 ~ t£i,t.l @ • T01ef7 @ TOUS @ @ ...3 ,2 og TOTAL E.AIUllllOS DEDUCTIONS RENT. WATER, ELECTn.10 LIOHT COAL LAtlP ltENTAL BATHHOUSE ! lo b UERCIU.NDISE EXPLOSIVES L -o ~ / ' ,q J .5 I tJ HOSPITAL COW.USSXON WYOUINO SALES TA% FED. SOCIAL IIECUlUTY TAX .32- FED. INO. TAXES ,go ti. 8. WAit llAVI!IOS IIODD3 ..5 t7o • -J..,;"?/l/'/.AU~Jk,;.,...,. I TOTAL lll<DUCTIOliS :,, BAL&llCE DUE TOIIS PREIUUI!< @ lj _IJ ,·.. ·; ,,' " ) I I ,,..-.'... ~1. . I r TOTAL PJllOO:tlM ' I ' • '1Jt.· . , ,, . .;. .... -.di @ ~~~ PED. SOCIAL sf~ 'I'll: ./ ~CEDUJ: / I f i9 ,2 a ,it1 �Omaha - Apllll 6 1 1946c. I I I ·I dicates he was employed nt S'!4pez,ic~ J uly 3 0 1945 0 quit • July l~B 1945 0 r0-employ0d at flarma Aug'Ust •9 11 1945 &l'id. quit Augtast 22 0 1 94J3 a oalled at the office hhis mo~1i:ng,_ pzoesenting i10'1.iicG o"l his. r-0sig1.nt:lou a"G Ee,nn2. dmtecl Aug-· He advises that uhen he left Hanna, he reI 1. ques·ced 'i;hat hi e; check be sent to :him et 6127 Hazelett Stx•ee't 9 D~t;~oit 11 I'5iohigru'l , but that the oheok wi:is not :i?eoeived.. \1ill -you please advise if ~ta still o~G. this . man fo~ hia s~l"Vices, and ii cop ~ill you kia~y _aend his ohaok to my off!oe fo~ deltvs1~J~ I , • l � 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. 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Letters and documents regarding the employee wages. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource V.O. Murray, J.D. Foster Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1.0210 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/0be8284005577c1afa87133e8b30ecd8.pdf c98a166a38b29e2ab8f7f77f0f92ace1 PDF Text Text 1 9 5 0 INJURIES NOT REPORTED BY SAFETY DEPARTMENT - REL 30- PERRILL, ,Henry G. 31- PETERSON, John W. 32- POTTER, Charles A. - VITN 4- BOWERS, Orville 5- BOWERS, Orville - STA - STA 3 3- RANDOLPH, Clinton Jr. 34- RICHARDS, Elwood - SUP 6- BRE\TlER, Courtney - REL 1- ANHELUK, Sam 2- ARCHENTA, John - SUP - STA 3- . ASHLEY, Marvin 35- SEAMAN , Dean 7- CARDEN, Bobby 8- CARR, Nash 9- CARR, Nash 10- COLLINS, Jack 11- CROFTS, Clyde 12- CROFTS, Percy REL - STA - STA - STA - REL - REL 13- DeLUNA, Marciano - STA 14- ESPINOZA, Ben - STA 15- FERNANDEZ, Joe Lee - SUP 16- GARCIA, Jesus REL - REL - REL 17- GATTI, Fred 18- GOMEZ, Juan 19- GONZALES, Andrew 20- GRANDIA, Frank 21- GRANT, Spencer - SUP - REL - REL 22- HENSLEY, Jack Jr. 23- HINOJOSA, Johnny 24- HOHOSH, . Andrew - STA - STA 25- KINARD, Truman 26- KOZOLA, Martin - STA REL - REL 27- MAFFONI, John - STA 28- MENDEZ, Frank - REL 29- NELSON, Carl - REL Ear l '~ 37- STEEN, Horace 38- STODICK, Harry - 39 - VOLCIC, Frank 36 - SHAW, - SUP - STA - REL - STA ·- STA - Morris Constn. Co. - REL - REL 40- Vl.ASHBURN, Charles 41- VITLDE, Matt • - STA - ·STA 42- ZUPENC, John - STA REL - 17 STA - 18 WIN - 1 SUP MISC- 5 TOTAL - 42 1 ·1 I �Rock Springs, 1:iyoming • l!ara h 10, 1950 o Murrayt (CCo Mr. Livingston, Mro Hughes, Mr. Tibbs, rffr. Peternell) S.am l\.nheluk, ch0clt (} 368, DoBoOo 11 5 North, 71} Seam, Superior, ,raa injured about 7 P oL'. . He stepped under ratehot shoo 11 catching his right foot under the rntchet shoeo He uus s0nt to the Doctoro . l �I ·Hock Springs - April 27, 1950 \J/ Mr . v. o. Liurray : (cc~ '. l.'.lr o ' ' 'i VJ.nGston •• / H. c. L !Jr o J o ]3 . Hugheo Mr . i·n . J. Pe tornell liro Ho u. Tibbs ) JOH N AllCIJENTA, due cbill opor.:itor, tfo o l Seam, 1 Cout,ll, St nnsbury was injur ,cl todny abou. t 9 AoUo ~"Ja s shove ling around s·.-1ivo l ;md the pan line -knocked out n prop and the pr op struck hi m on the l e ft hi p >) Not cons i dered seri ouso Mun sta t ed he would go to ·the cli nic himseJf ., ---- - ----- f , �Rock Springs, Wyoming April 26, 1950 Hro M.1rrayg ( Bro Livi ngston ltr o Hughes l/r. Peternell Hr. Tibbs) Mr i'f. arvin Ashley check No. 113 LHM was i njured in Reliance No. 11 f-.~ine 8 soo 1 slope at 7 : 55 Po M. ,nove and He ,,, as handling pans during a caught h is right hand between pan and roof. Extent of injury not knoun. �Rock Qpringa, gyoming • April 7, 1950 Mr. r1uuray :i (co. t1ro Livingston, ,.,Hro Hughes, r.~r. Tibba, Er . Peternell) Orvil Bouers O Chock //481, t:aohine Runner, 5 North, l,!3 Serun, Stansbury uas hurt as thoy nore cha nging pans und box slipped under the taleocope pan, striking his thumb on ~igh-l. hando happcmed about 6:30 P. ti. He nns aont -to the Doctoro Thia �H.oclc 0prings - Oc t obe:r 17, 1950 ( CC : ·r · • to• n ✓ ll . c. .!.il.Vl.ngs .i • B • 1 ugl G s I•' • J . Peternoll I.Ir •. ,, ,, L-ll~• ".... Jr . L.l!" • n. II "•to Tibbs ) r e vJ.-.:s sur-1p1:ng nn ch.ine and cutter c ho.in broke -and st:t•uck him on tho lo.ft, k{3 o u s t a inud n d ccpl,y l ocerutcd leg . �Hock Sprinc s - J,m:uary 11., J.950 Hr o V. Oo I:.urray : (CC: lir. H. c. Livi!1g.ston/ tlr, J. B. Hughes ~r. r . J. Peternoll Hr . H. u. Tibbs ) COUH.TifaY T3fiE'FR, Che ck Ifo o 227 ~ i' aCGillr'ln , AA South Ho, 11 Lino, Re lia nce, •,ms i njured today a t 1:30 p. r:1. r:as riding on back of cnr anci r i oc e of roc k on car hit cros s bnr and cauGht his 2nd, 3rd and 4th fingi, rs of left hand . Badly m s hod ,rnd ocnt t o doc t or.. not cons i de r ed too serious .. 11 I~ I, , l t _1 �llr. v. o. Murray: -- (CC • Mr. H. c.. Ll. vingston ~ llr. Jo D. Hughes Br . F. J. Peternell lir . H. ll. Tibbs) I BOBBY CARDEN, Cheok-No,. 176, Faoeman, 5 Horth, 2 Slope, Ho. l l'.lineD No. 11 Seam, Reliance, wus injured today at about 4: 50 pomo He was prying on a car m.th a prop and he slipped and hurt hir:1self interna.lly. Extent of injury: Tho Doctor and ambulance were sent £or. Unkno\7ll. �H.ock SprinGS - JW1e 27., 1950 tiro V. O. • urray : (CC: L1r. II. c. Livini.; ston-✓ 1:r. Jo Bo l ughes !.fro Ji'. J. 1-'eternell ) t.1.1"'. H. '" LJ o Tibbs .SH CAR11., duckbill op 'r a t or, • Oo 3 S0 ;:im.11 2 South, Stansbury rm s .. 3s ;·:or.king i n t h0 pillar and h:1d about a ha lf car to loud bofore they ·,.-;,are r;oing to move and. n large pi ece of coal fel l from the face a nd struck h i m on the left thigh .. lmO\.n . Ta ken to l os pital .. .l!.Xtent ·of injury not �Rock Springs - Novcr:1ber 14, 1950 ~ (CC: /l ~l"o , H. c. Livingston "l ,,r . J. 110 Hughes t{r .. F. J. Pe ternoll >( ) :.:r o H. '-• 'l'ibbs IJi\ C:H C iH t, ouckbill opcr: t cfr, tloo 3 Se .10 , 3 So uth, Stansbury was llo \lil S o er· ti.ng duckbill yil on j nck pipe t ha t holds Sullivan rate! e t f1~ll out an<l G truc'c him on t op of the head . He is =>oin~ to clinic to s e e the dcc to ro Eo t consider ed s oriouso �Rock Spri _;~ s - December 15., 1950 (CC : to c• • LiviY12:ston r.11-"lo J" 0 Bo Hu ghes I~r o ?.Jr o F' Jo Pet erno11. Ho n • ·• 'l'ibbs ) 0 JACTr co11rns , bit. shm...penei, D St,<·i:iBbu!>y s op., ,-ms injured t oday !fa n ~s te.k:Ln[; sha.l''. ened r.::.:1.c:·d.na "h.its out of t,,.ti e t0rapeTing bath and strn.inad his b a ck. Ta ke11 t o hos 1Jitale Extent of lnjmy un.kno',7n o �7 /18/50 - 9: 15 ~.Mo Hr~ Livin[;ston, Hr. 1.':urr-..y, 1'r. Pet ernell, Mr . Tibbs, Reliance Hine office report s t ~at Clyde Crofts, Tipple!ll2.n was in j ured last night 7/17/50 at 10 :10 PH as f ollows : '.'las pushing loa ded car i nt o dump, caught little .finger of · 1eft hand betv1een ca r and dwnp and cut o_f l ittle finger a t first knuckle.., �Roo·k Springs, rJyoming .. rtay 3, 1950 (COo Mro Livingoton 9 Bro Hughes 9 Hr. Tibbo, ~r. Poternell) Percy Croi'to 9 chock //243 9 Reliance 1J11, 8 South, 1 Slopo, DoBoO. ~ na s helping to carry o. c1:~oss bar and h is partner dropped ito The cross bax- hit Cz-ofts on th e right lG0o This happ ened �ilod c .;; pringG - May 5, 1950 Hro V. o. Llurray : (CC: ~ c. Livingston ✓ J. B. Hugh e s Sr • F. J. Peternell .t. r .. 11. l ., Tibbs ) (:r . ll. L,ro - W1RC I /\ .JO DeLU N/\ , Joy le l p e r, 110. 1 Se am,:, 1 South, Stansbury, v;as injure d t.cdn;'l u t r-ibout 11: JO 1\ . I.10 ';,',Ts hel.., ing tram. joy out of 5 room into 4 roomo 1·1a s putting cable onto the joy - u;0 Joy hit a ntap c ~using th0 j oy piclrn to go doim to tho ground cc1tching DeLunals ri ght foot"i to doctor ut RGl.i ·.n ce., •: Xtcnt of i njury not knov.n. 'l'aken �Rock J prings V. n. (CC: H. c. J.1". !.~r . J . .,.. jj . l lUt~Lo ~ J . l)() t 0r nell , _. 'l'ibbs ) J7r . h. i~r . i' 0 _ : ,l Q ;ns cooi ng out of 5 t.:orth e r trJr ·: ith l a nded tri p - trolley pole brok9 and s tr ck hi m. i n t ho r iC?ht o 'e . ,_ t- Took r.npinozc. t o Doctor L.; ci:r wnd he sent h:lr1 to tho hos pital and is h.:lvine Joete.,.- ·,;-r nor l ook tilt nnmeo of' injury r.o t !moi-m o ~~1 c(', ~:• • ''/· :/..:,/ .,~// ,' .c.:C,,P-' ... ~ ..() ,//r 1/>t~'-"~ i ,',~ r.-.,-; ~/ e ··'' e:z:, ; • ,.,.. ~/ -:..;? ~ -c::~ .,,,,,...--<,.. �r Hock Springs - Juno 6, 1950 (CC: Hr. Ho c. LivingGton ll·~ Jo B. Hughes Mro F. J. Potornell '/' . 'Hbbs Lr_, ii . ..1 ) .... / 1'n s injured to ay nt 9:30 A. ~•o Put a coupl e of c a rs in empt y tra cks - t;;;.s blockinz them und they cnmc buck cut.ting t ho l o.s t throe fine ers a nd the little finge r cut off n t the f irst joi:1t. �Rock Springs - ~eptcmber 8, 1950 l.:r. V. 0. i.\urrey: (CC - LT . H. c. Livingston ✓ Mr. J. B. Hughes llr. F. J. Poternoil Lit•. H. iJ. Tibbs) J.:;SUS GARCit1., Ch1.-c!c No. 535, ,·1as injured in Helin.nee No. 7 Lfine, 16 outh, 2 Slope at about 4:Li-0 p .m. today. Go..rcia -.; as pulling the pans, machint? :.,lipped bnck and caught his right ·foot betw en tho swivel and .l.011 rib. to Hospital. j.{xtent of' injury unkno;.m. Taken to Doctor and then �Hock SpriJ1Bs - Ma rch Jl, 1 9 5 0 ~ (CC: Ur. 11 . c. Livlncston / B. llue he s r ~ i.i' o J. ?otcrnell ) dl' " • H. "'• Ti bbs L'ir. J. ,l. FIED G T'.i'I, r epair man Ho. 7 '"line, H.cliance vas injured today as j acki g uµ t ho pan l ine nn' j ack slippe d - t he pan hit the pry prop - prop fl eu up and hi t him i n the chin. chin., 'fokcn to doctor. Sunto.incd l acerated �Roc k Spri:cigs - September 29, 1950 :-, i'..~ ro V. o. i~urray: (CC: (' Hr. H. C. Livlnf1s ton / Ura J. B. llughe s :. r. F. J. Pe t ernell H.r o • • ... i\f . 'l'·ibb"' ) ... - ~_g rr::- · J UA1J G021EZ, machi..rtc runne r i n 5 Sout h 1 s lops , 11elian ce No. 11 Hine, wa s injured to day a t 10 Aor~ o He r;a s l e tting E!a c hi ne down a nd dog i nside j a ck didn 't ca tch and ha ndl e fle,, up and hit hi.!. on t he c.ri.n. called. Possible breoke n j fffi o Doctor �Rock Springs 11 \Jyoming - H&roh 21, 19 50 Mr. Murrays (CCo r.:r. t:r. t.',r 0 ~r. Andreu Gonzales I) r:n.1eck {/298 9 Me.chine Runnor, 2A, 7·~- Seam, Suporior, 1.70.G picking at tho f aco. Ee cmno back to rurj. th e r a tchet ll Ratohat hit face and jump ed , l r.Md ing on his loft f'oot. to the Doctoro This happoned about 6:30 P. r . He r,u s taken �Rock S·)rings - J aiiua ry 31, 1950 " .·[t:-_;w-p /~- /;;:/ (cc: // ·-~/4/ H. c. Livingstc5 n Br. J. Bo Hughes }_r] l, .. ,1ro f,' J. Poternell - 0 Ho 1.1. 'l'ibbs ) fil"'o FRJ\Ni( GBJ',NDI A, Chock i•Jo . 135, rntchetman, ~Jo. 11 Iiline, He liunc e, ,,- :rn i nju.ru d t odny a t 9 : L15 a om. ·fo'l tc ho t caught. on the cr C?ssbar.v knockod prop 011t cotching his thu.'11.b on l eft hnnd be t r10 c n t he pr op ond p:rn o thumb . 'faken to doctor. Poss ibl e fractured �UC£ k Sp::ring6 - October 16, 1950 (CC: l.'i l'. H. c. Li vi~e;<· t o n / r.1r. J. B. Hagl-:e s Ur. F. J. Pctc::.· nell nr. L. u. Tibbn ) They rrnrc pulling the duckbil l back ,·ii th the n1.::1 chino a nd Gra nt e ot his foot bc t n ee n the duckbill ,:ind t he pro J ., injury not lm mm. Ta ken to hos pi t .al - extent of �Rock S:rr ings - Sept ember 25,• 1950 7/2--- r Mr .. V .. Oo r!iurray : (CC: c. lrl vingston/ Ur o J. B., Hughes Er. F. J. Po t or n.e ll ) Hr . llo u. 'I'ibbs ll:r., ll. J ACH: IillJS LEY 3 JRo, t:13chine runner., i',o. l Seam.!) Stans buI,y 1iUS injured t oday nt 8 Aol'!:o in i,io o 1 sub-slope ., Jack pi pe fell on him 31d st.ruck hi m on the bnck o t oo s erious as Hensley ,;1en-i:, to see t ho doctm."'o ~fot consid ered �Rock Springs - l.1arch 24, 1950 (CC: Jr. H. c. Livingston/ Hr. J. D. Hughes Hr. Ii'. J. ?eterncll Lx•. H. 11 . 'i 'ibbs ) JCHfi\fY HIH0J0 ti. , duckbi ll ope rn t ox-., _.tJo. 3 Seam, 6 South entry, Stansbury, r a s inj ured tocl;.y a t. about. 9 :35 a.mo He , ms c.i ril1in3 nt t he face, drill slipped nncl struck him above the rie ht eye knocking him doun. EJe rious. Going to doctoi•. Hot considered �Hock Springs - Decerajer 15, 1950 (CC: vingf; ton 4Ur.. H.,J. c,JJ •. i ughe s Li, ~ i". r. ,J. . e tornell 1tr. H•. 12. 'l'ibbs ) ,;ncrzwr iloh(n;h, tir.:bcr·r.1a , :tfo ~ 11 Reli,rnc e Wi:l O i njur e d tcC:"y 3.t, tJl'.s t3ki11e for.ils off of d1-1w nnd one of t he boards i'l,ra up and hit him in the forehe ad. s w11eo Sustai rn,d sma ll cut on f orch .r, d - doctor dressed !Jot considered Gerious,. �Rock Sprinr,s - June 6, 1950 "'-, __\:ro ' V. O. Liurray (cc: ':-c. H. c. LiviM_., st;n / Mr. J. B. Hu.ghos Hr. Fo J. Poterncll tir. II. l' • 'l'ibbs ) TRU_.!:\N lGN. . 'D, cl.ucl<bill opc:rntor, fr!J S nm 3 South:, StnnGburyJI was injured bst n:i.r;ht a t nb u ·t t3 : 30 p. m. 1 o \H S shovo l:i.n~ coa l a long the duckbill, him into t he pnn linoo lI s a f-f! C G co al fo ll knocld.ng os s iblc bro wn :rie;ht l e g o T:.1 ken to hoopital. �Rock Sprlngs - Uovernbor 1, 1950 ::-. f.lTo V. 0. - lU' ln y : CC: r -~ . H. c. Livi " Oton / r~i c, I..:r. J. B. Hughes ,, th· • Ii . k o 'l'ibbs r. J . ? et.orne ll l.:r. Lt ii?I i ROZOLJ\ , 1,t! chi.110 rutmo:r , Hclionce 1,,0. ll i1ino r:a.s in j'\J.red tociay a t 9:30 ti . !'.; . '.'lr cnchcd his b "ck lii' ting c nm. Exten t of injury ot knmm. �L::r. V. O. l:urray: ( CC: a' uir . r 0 Co Livi."lgGton / r ro J. Bo Hu e;hes r5ro F. J. f'eternell 1-Jr. Ho !". 'l'ibbs ) ,JG ' tJ ·rt;FFOiJI , Uni t For ei:!an, ·.Jo. 3 S'"ar,1., 5 South entry, S t a nsbury, L'a s t i:l.l,;i ng a s r ing holder off duckbill - londln g r- '.i.n started up the drive (he didn't kno:7 rlaffoni 1:1a o t ho r e ) .'.l.!1d it c augh t. r_;nffoni•s left index f inger cut t int; i t off .:1 t t he fi rs t join to • Taken to t os pH,8.lo �. Rock Springe, ayoming - ltarch 23, 1950 (OCo f.[r. Livingston 11 t Hr. Hugheo 0 Mr. Tibba 9 Mr. Peternell) Frank r.1andoz 9 Check l'574: 9 Reliance #7p L.H. H. 9 014 Unit, l3.North 0 2 Slopo uao injured about 6120 P. J. lie nent to move a chunk of coal on the cai' and it came loose faetor thun he expected and it caught his little finger of his right hand. rro:s taken to the Doctoro He -J~J /Y~ �Rock Springs - August 12, 1959 Following injury reported from Reliance: CArl Nelson, ro:rie rider, Check No. 551, No. 7 Mine Reliance, caught right foot between t wo cars, 9:30 a.m. Do not know extent of injury. X-Ray on Nelson does not show any broken bones they are keeping him in Hospital until this evening for further check by Doctoro �Rocit .: -.pri:1gs - 11ay 19, 1950 Mr. V. o. Llurrny: (cc: L<lr. 1-.fr . c. .Ll vingc t on ✓ ,· II . J. B . lluc hus Mro F. J . Petornoll ) uro H. f.1o 'i.'ibbs f HliJ\JH,Y G. PEHJULL., Che ck Ilo. 661, Hachine Runner, "D" HineJI 5 South vm. G i njur ed today • t about 11 a . m. Superio 'fi3s cnrrying a crossl:inx- over chnin drivo, f ell down and caught his right a r m b0tmHm pan or chain <l ri ve nnd cross bur,. Extent of injury not knmmc T lw n to doctor. �Rock Springs - SeptembGr 7, 195~ ~11 // ~ ·.. (cc: I Hr. H. c. Livinr:ston / Ur. J . B. Hughes Jr. F. J . P0 t ernell H. I-.:. Tibbs ) ! 1r i II i .I . John "J . lJc t orGon., St· nsbury 1!0 . 1 Seam, 1 South.:i machine runner, vms i njure d t o~ay a t 6: 25 A.. L-1 0 ·e 1 ·0.s comine c.lorm slant ;; ith cutting m2chin~ a nd as ht:J r:ent to turn he [;Ot too close to a colla:r- bnr an d ,~:1s brushed off t he n · chine and 1 his richt leg nas s queezed betwceu t he runni ng board of tho 1m c hine and t he prop. 'fcken to hos :.u t a lo Extent of injury not kno1'mo I �Rock ~1prings ..,. Deceiilber 12., · 1950 (cc: v-'6. Ho c. Livings ton Jo B. hughes !Jr. ,,. 1... r. -T•' J. Peternell Tibps ) ~r.~ H. . -- 0 CI·Ii\'3 , f: . PCTI'En, t'..3 c hi ne Runner, Noo l toctay c.1 t "' line, '!inton, was injur0d out 1:40 P. L'. o ;,JhilE: stopping ove r pan lino, slipped c aur;ht right foot. between edge of 1;:111 and pro p. Taken to doctor. Not, considered serious ., �Rock Sprinr:s - Ilurch 28, 1950 ~ •• Hr. Vo O. 1:urray: / (cc: h ir. Ho c. Llvincston i.'.ir. Jo u. Hughes 1. 'l 'ibb·s g r. l?. J. Peternell 1ro ll . CLINTmJ H.f\NDOLPH, JRo, che ck No. 215., ) achine Runner, No. 11 Hine, il.81:l.unce, 17as i njtu• Gd tod3y a t 4 South 1 Slope at 12: JO porno Randolph 1%1.S pulling ;_:ians a t the f a ce rJi t h n~ t eria'.l- hoist and he had them stop pulline the pnn as the poo n , s a gainst the she aveo He cnlled to the lo,!derhoGd man who ,·ins running the hoist to bring t :o pan bolts. Lo,:1derh0nd man misunde rstood him and sturtod to pull the pan catching Randolph's ri@) t foot bob:Jcon the I:U>. torial skid and prop o 'i'a lwn to hospital~ �lloc ( Dpr .l:1r- s - July J l ., 1950 (CC: ..,r . }J . • Livingst.9?1 . hugt o it' ~1 r . Fr an -: ; 'u t e rnell Vr . H. 1. • 'l ibbo ) f r. J . '\. i c cc of roc k on uoll l oosono<l nd fe l l nllo~'., i nc; a place of timbe r 'i.hi..; pi ece cL timbor ct.1•ur.k f.iclw rds on v:hl c h , ·10s usc:d s bloc ldng t o f Hl l o rl!_';ht for G'8 r .. _ - t,i!::ibor fo ll a [);i!'O.A'..u.r1 t ol y 16 f ct . �Rook Springs - August 7, 1950 Mr. V. o. hlurray: (CC - rjr. H. c. Livingston ".Ir. J. D. Hughes Mr. li'. J. Peternell , ,.~~: 4 "'" "': ' Ur. H. f.1 0 Tibbs) DEAN SEAllAU, Duckbill Opera.tor, 2 South entry~ No. 3 Seam, Stansbury tline, ·was injured today ut a.bout; 8:45 a.m. He \"tas going to get a oap piece and stepped dovm, and t.7is·l;ed his left ankle. He was taken to ·l;he Hospital. �Rock Springs - Oc tober 18, 1950 ,r'..:c-,~ V. 0., bl•. urrny : (CC: lir. II . Lro J. c. Livingston/ B. huehes i.!ro F. J. Petornell Mro H. H. Tibbs ) Ef\HL SH/\_U, duckbil l o cm tor., No. 3 Soaru., 5 Nor th, Stansbur.v -..m s injure d y estcrd ny n t 4: 50 Pofi:l ., 'l'he D1..:1chino jack pi pe slipped out a t bottom .fnlling on nuchinc bits ,·ihilc , ac binc r-ms running and the bits knocked t ho j ;)clt pips back of ma chine st~ikinrr Shaw above t ho lei't knoe. brokcmo Sus tnincd bad muscle contusi 1m - no bones �Rock Sprifle,-s - Sep t.ember 18:i 1950 (CC: Uro H. Livl nr;s ton/ Jo B. liughc s '.:J' r . l? o J. Pcternell ) Ur. Il o Llo 'l'ibbs !,fro ! ·oE ,\Cli: S'l";Ei~, a g e 26 , 1·1ho v:orks for !5or:ds Construction Co,,ipany i·:ns i njur ed to· ay at, 11: 50 a.or,,. r:as r emovine; stagi ng i n fnn. house o Stagi ng improperly blocked .... c ame loose allonin~ s everal 3 x 12 planks t o fa ll on hm. Struc k him on right f oot by severnl of tbes c pl anks o Bi g toe and next t uo bruis ed. bi G toe pulled off , ;;;i th some ddn on t ip of toe o Toe nail on �Rock Springs - June 22, 1950 Mr. v. o. Hurray: (CC - Hr. H. c. Livingston r.1r. J. I3. Hughes !:Jr. 11'. lir. ~ J. Peternell H. ir 'fibbs) 1.i;l e HARRY--STODICI<, Outside Hoistman, Reliance~ i-1as injured today at about 10:45 a.m. He was putting in a light glob0 and it exploded in his hand, burning his hand. He was taken to the Hospitnl. to have his hand dressed. �Hock Springs - June 12, 1950 • V. O. Surrey : (CC: Ero H. Co Livings t o n / · nr. J . B. ·i ughcs 1' _1 y,., 1,' 1:::r . H. ,. 'l2bbs 0 J . ieternell ) P ~Im JOI.C IC, d~ckbill opcrat9r,~ Check rJo . 542, r o. 11 I.Iorth 2 l,t,';t 1 ~~:•\_.....,.!,-_,'...~ ..... .,._.!-- ~-'.-...-_1:.-rf ~ ..,·_J::--__.- Slope, IJo . 7 t i n9( r1as i nj ured toc.l, y ci t 10:30 J\. . l.'. o - Relia_ n ce co_r~_ct_. I o uas hi~ by a pi e ce of top coal on tho l eft si eo doc tor. Jot c o11s:t de r ed too se rious,. Sont to �., I / I . Rock Sprinr;s - April 24, 1950 (' Llr. Vo o• .j urray : (CC: / Ho Co Livings t on Hr . J . Bo I ugh s • 0 r o J . t e t ornoll Mr,. H. !Jo 'l'i bbs ) Ti 1 •-:. ~* · ..\ .. 1 CliARLl::S :J .SHBUHN, chock No . 65 1 7} Se am, S North entry ., St a11e:;bury ., nt.'lchin c 1,mner t:as i nJ ured today ot nbou t 8 : JO o . m., The i ndex i'ine;er on the l e ft hand r1a s caught i n mine mach:lno sheave ,; Sui:d:.;3i ned broken f ingcr u Taken t o doctoro �Rock Springs - August 12, 1950 li-- Following injury report from Stansbury : Matt Wilde, greaser, A North No. 1 Seam, was tightening prop on ollie and hi s left thumb was ca ught between prop and pan line. Happened about 1:35 p. m. Badly cut thwnb. �Rock Sprirt '. G - (CC : r o,,·omber 26, 1950 ~r .. Bo c. Livinc:st.on / :ro Jo n. Hushes ~lro l"' • J . P0t orncll l'" i Jl'l o Il o u. 'l'i bbs ) J OHli ZUP:.'. EC, Uni t i"o1 e:nn, .J • 1 Sc!Til , 2 ?;orth, Stan sbur y , n s inju:ced •:hilc couplir;e fl nt t r ucks on to car, moto1·r.1an • w . e d trip nnd Zupenc C '' U ' ,1 t. first ,.r nd t; co .il fin c 1"s en lei't h:rnd botm:,cn t h 0 und t ho r , \ lxiro Finge rs bndl y bruisr.i d o c.:ir l i nk � 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 Injuries not Reported by the Safety Department 1950 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1950 Subject The topic of the resource 1950, Injuries, and Not reported Description An account of the resource It is made of tissue paper and it contains 42 documents held together by a brass pin. Documentation of all employees that were injured in 1950 that were not reported to the Safety Department. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mr. Livingeston, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Peternell, Mr. Tibbs Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0209 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/036820ad3ac3a08053d909271544cba1.pdf c481140983ac3ccd07edd606b25a28c2 PDF Text Text -- ~ ---- �:r. ".rt.bur . . Calv rl.cy Aaidstf.:llt r.6'.L)U~Y _·: .. c-wuror to e n' ... tio1l - nrtm ., I I I~ • J/o~·..:_· lottor of tho 11th ~::.:...·- __ t, c.m hnvo mdo , nt !r. u:Aulifte'c re~uost, to nttonc'! thio :- 1c~~.:.: - . Yours very tnaly, �.---------1 • i .§htf~ 1tf l mlt!1tmin!! {ITX"l'.l-~Ct:'~ 1932 ®ffiff llnrlunm, Q111mvm~Httilltt l :r,µarhttttt.1 illlW\rl'UlW U . R .WESTO N AllTll U R W. GA LVE lll.EY ASST . D RPUTY T RE A SU R E R Au gus t 11th 19 :i: S TATE TRE A SURER CHAS . D . MORGAN D B P UTY TOE.A.S URER D E PARTM lH'iT MA.."-:AOBll I I f.:'ir. Ge or ge Pryde , Vice Pr P~i c~ent & Gen. '.'.lan er , The Un i on Pa cif i c Coal Company , Ro ck Spr ings , Hy o. 0 Dea r tir. Pryde :It h as b een the pra ctic e of t hi s d epe. rtment a t s ome time pri o r to the me eting of the Legi s l a t ure of this Sta t e to ca ll to get her the l arger employer s of 1(1.bor in V!y oming in order to cons ider e. ny amendEents to t he Compen s t ,.on Act tlmt it mi ght be t hough t •r1ise t o make. v7e a re ca lling such a meeting on August 17th c.t the office of Judge Lacey a t 10 o I clock in the morning , a nd Vi e r,ould uppreciate it very much if y ou could f ind it convenient to be t here a t that time. I ,;0ulcl request that you advise me vrhether or not you will b e able to be p resent at t hi s meeting. Very truly yours, H. R. WE AC:b • I �i f yo w.· l cttor ' j j• I • ------- -- - �■ STAHDAJU) IIK!t-10,000 FORM 2103 SUBJECT: THE UNION PACIFIC COAL COMPANY Rock Springs~ ~yoming · August 10, 19&2 1 OFFICE OF IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO NO. Attorney Mr. Eugene Mcauliffe . 1416 Dodge Street Omaha., Nebraska Dear Sir: I personally appreciate your letter of August 8th, to Ur. Loomis, in rihich you state that you would be glad to confer ~ith Llr. ciorgan upon co~pensation matters after our meetin3 on tho 17th. I t hink 1 t would have been a serious mistake ~o have had anyone except the C1:npbyers present at our neetinJ on the 17th. Yo11 will re,:1embe1-- oy readin~ to 7ou a letter tho.t I ,n-ote to Jud~e Tidball, anti your asking me if I had received any reply, and I told you anon. Yest0rdo.)r I rece1 ved a reply, and :I. t guv·o ;_:ie ;::,n O}h)Ortuni ty to ansue-r Judge Tidball and eet matters before 111111 as a Judge t~at could hardly b~ivc heen gotten before hi~ in the trial of a case. ey letter to Judge TidbP..11. I run inclosing a copy of Judge Tidball, as he states in his letter to me, dated August 8th, reZu~ed, at the request of the County Attorney, to set three cases for trial. Uy complaint to him ~as, as you Will ~i3met1be1~, !.;hat i·ecklossly the County kttorneyt s office was subpoenaing w1·tnosses, z:edioal ex1><:1rts, and using theri1 in needless litigation. I shr~ll bring to Cheyenne r:irJ correspondence w.1 th Judge Tidball, as it illustrates t:iY point of view., as well as his, and I think, a desir~ on the part of both. of us to remedy so!lle eVils, T~f:ll CC-Pryde �Eo210 1°e:bl 8 V. J. Tidbn.1.1. L·,c a:.i:;;,p rJyo8i11g rt llllov o e t o t h.anl: ~;' GU r~a~t s'in •91,,..,1 ,,;1r .;;•.... , , ·,~Nn,---i 1 .a -.. {-<:'.';"' n f' -;.• -- - v ..?i. V . - "-1 v - - ·- \;i\JyQ.,,. V<1:• • ,:1 ; , :-,''> <.,:!T. ... ... ....1::_, ul;i;.lc> C, ...'I,,. t;:;>~• i Y t :!init y cn1r-i lett.ex- _£;1 v0s -'l e -L co ur ug0:- 011t t o s t c.;:. tc c 0 00 thin g s nhich ~ Y cto n::>t t hi nk h.ave h e:s."'c to f o re occu r 1•cd t o y ou ,. You ci t e t lu c0 CO!T,Jen.satiou : casen t h at ~1 ou 1,ere n;;;: ed to sot do 1;,n f en,~ tria1D .-:i.uu r;:i:1i cl:. y,m na~..ro~ ~-ot dona.. I You a.ls!) nsk ~ 0 £or g rea ter fil s:;D.tch i n s tirmla t inw f o x- .snards.o smd to ch~...ge t~rn 1°out ine., to bri11g c.bou t bot te:r c.ff i ci 0ncy . I ~-;ou lcl u1 arll ;y- ,·;o ovory tlling to this m1.d . 0 Ii' ·~:r. I1uiJ:' •_,.,. i r1fo:r,~te· hi'1s 0l f a.bout th.o t ~·~r eo ca ses foli.ch you ,c •:;oul cl ew e 2a ;;?ld. t h 0 .follo cJ.ng : I'O □ 0ntiom~ ci 9 j l O.· I 1 Yem."' ilono r 1"C ~<.1e?,ec1 <.l f:1n31 docrae c f wi::a1~~ f e r· te:~poraey total disabili tj,~ a il1 Unnch, l SJ S., IJo ~-:-,otion, !-) 0-Ci t im.1, no tice 0 1· su~ons to ·va.cato the 1 k o.t>tlor nas avei~ f iled» Ll:tl ·t ile oorkt1rm i s clai□i n..~ ctldi t ion:.:.1 teliipo1~ar-.1 total filsa'bili t y, ·o ecnunc t.o c '1 ::-rir•~ tho decree uas j}HU::.L.\TU.f~Y I:.kt1.,Ii.11D,- .:m.d that bis 1 , swrecon ''Hi:J~UE W~V ui s c~1nr 0 ed I1i.n - I t Pa s o:nl :l ton dny s ago ~-;hen his surgeon 1 dis~wrgetl ldrJi> t ho scccm.ci tw o, fo:r t !iis injury .. 80 hns not been in the ' G:Jl.)loy o:? t?.10 Lion Coal Co:J;.nny .since i l.t r:!.l. 80 th:t r.~1@ t h e nine was comz.;letely ~ t closed. ,µ,I ~ 1.-.r-~OfP You? rrono~ rendered a final d~crec of avurdp in November, 1931. Uo r.::otl on , )et:ttion, :notice oi- sua3ons to vacate the ·o rdor was ever filed., tmcl t he r;orlm3..7l is clm.ni.n;,; additional cor:ip ensaticn. This cork:inn reported no injul..i, and o.a de no claia £or compensation., for a.'bot:t t~~ non.ths after he no ::; clai!.i! S the injury occured. His Oi'.U surgeon , cliscl!.U.!J~ that the herm~ fl"O:J ruich he uppears t o be suffering had any con ection 1,7l th tI1e D.~lczod injury, but on the contrary, he clams th~ hernia is an D..Ucie.n.t one. Had your Honor sot tl:.ose casos do -:m for trial, each e se, under the cethods .0;1 bein.::, used by t..11e County und ?rosecuting AttomGy, 10uld have invol vcd fro!!l ei,f1t to i:fte rlltnossos, \Tl th uttendant OX1)8:ises . As I have !lL.g -ested to your Eonor be.fore, I believe that tho ·ord rly and statutor.: proc dure iJ ~fter all the ·::1ost c,fficient, and 1n t wo of t !':iese cases, before new a uard3 slz.oul ~ be □uao, .c,i 8tition ::md sw:nons in each must b e filed ans serve~, soaking tuo 1~ociification or the ordors of u~ord. 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I ;.,wa., how1;ri'er, to ~tutiJ tid.::; fi~::sc of the Co;J~_;,ons;ation L~n VOr'/ carg/f u:lllt bot~;.fCI.m uo~? atiJ! tha ·nootln:-; o f ti1:e n~1tt. LotJ,i sl.uturG. o:f h:tl'f'-..i.:l In conc:...unon., I th:u-J! ;rour i.i.onoz.~ very <1'! nceire1y, both for myself .~ d .on ben - 1:f of ~11 o:f tli,~ Coal Co:Jp,..nie.$ od 0r:.tin;; in 5-outhez,n rlyo!li.nb, inolutd.ti!J those o;-:-cr .-:~tin_: in Lincol11 County, :::-..1s ~1Gll as Sr:oet ,et.ei: ror: C;1z~on Counties, foi.~ y m:n.~ 'cttcr of 1... u:..;ust Gth~ aotl iz.1 m1sn~eri.ng Jrour letter to this great 1eni tu, I tr~~i~vo it. ; ive::; ·~:.o an OtX/ortunity that could not be dGVelo,pea. 1n ~'illy ln~-:;f;i:.i). t ·w- l ot yotu.., fi..:;.n:or kno '=J the ., o:;.ition of' t he Co;tl 0.9er:i'.tors of southCl"!l ~,l0:.:3i.n:;:i> .met ;h~t •;;;c are c..oins ovc1·1 tkinc tho.t ~,ie ean C:o 't=.>, oz.p edit:a th riacrccitl :,; of ..:11::ur,ts. I -a lso proto~t. that the cases thtJt you scnUone.d in your lettt;r o_:C Iiui::;ust £th do not shc·s mzy l!lc~ of d_illgonce. �<" f •-: "l .. " 'r" ') ,.;..,> ............ ~ ~ ,o r:l o S o L?o C o ' 0 �Mr. Eugene riicAuliffe 9 Pres. U. P. Coal Coo, OF.aha ' l':eb:r8.ska •. Dear Sir: Enclosed ple ase find lis•!:; f'urnished by :Mr .. Calverly of those uhom he sugJ e s t;s should be invited to the Compensation Conference, to be held in ·this of f ice, Aut:;ust 17·tho I should appreciate any su,~gostions you .may have wi•th. regard there·to, i mmedia:·Gely, in order that I may invi •te only t h ose uho "i'Iill be sa tisfacto:-s.,y to youo I understand tha·t IJ:r. Pryde mid L'ir. I 10.liaferro need not receive further notice. Very truly yours,. .TUL-i'lI 0- llr. Pryde �r -· - CO PY SUGAR INDUSTRY HolJ.y Sugar Company Im:•. Erle ·I ~ Re,;Ld, 1lt·,;orn0y, m • • l'Jyom1n • eo 10Xl'lTI£r GOn, ,,· Great; ,nestern Sugar Com:1any, rr,,.. - 0 Chu,.,.:J O lJ Cl }Iaslc·- 0l- l- J Tn S0 - t• •"i'o-'f=!."''' 0 , . 500 E:ucar Building, Denver, Colorado., CO.AL II\JDUSTRY Geo .. r ryde, Vice Pres .. & -:1 011 .. He;r .. ? The Unio.1 A l e if :L_~ Coal Com1)any :> Roe!;: s '.)rinr; s, ki y OMing .. I',ir>.• Hr.. H J" o Barri ne::t nn , . 0• :i::n c~_nr c;e ·,·:orl 1en °' s .Jomp e_rna'i,lt.> :i , The Union Pa cj_ f ic Coal Co1mxrny , :~oc1~ ·.,,~ _ , S ·"· .... ' r . ·i ..... .,., .. j ..._, t-•, I , I I I ~•jcr i r .:. c, o- o .,. o ~~J.-- Mr. J" o ::ii o Lee I{ B. ,eridan, \v ~romina .. - {Sheridan-Uyo.ming Coal Company) ~.t:. Glenn K...t1ox~ ) .:grn 9 J.Lm:il-.::,ua .:=-l l~• vo l -.:.,1.lCL"l.ly, Gon.: .. 1r -r , \Jyorung.., ~~ S ., ?aliaferro, A·~ ·i;o:;.•i.i ey a·t Lau, Hock S9rinr-·s, \;·yom:i.ng. OIL D'illTJSTRY. i'1lr .. Boyd V. Osborne, So:fety Di:t·ect_q l.. ~ Standard Oil Company, ~asper, ~~yoming. Hr .. -, iilf'rid O'Leary, Attorney, }ii:nd11est ~ef'ining Com1Jany, Hy1·d D Bldg., Cheyenne, WJro. Hr. J". B. Barnes_,J":r., Attorney a t Law, R;ynds Bulldine;, Cheyenne, Wyo. 1.1r. Riclrnr Van l~etre, President, rJyo.ming Tie & Timber Company 0 Bi verton, Viyoming., �Tl.:·. Job, U. k1/J:,1iu o/ I o 7 ~~JJ c;:- -. 1~0 0 r 1·· lt 2c yc~ UC ~ ·,.-~iO:Ji I!g I I I ·- -- -- - - - - - - - -- 1 ~ �Cheyenne, Wyoming , August_ ~, ire 2. J ---- Mr. George B. Pryde , Vice Pres. and GenL. Mgr., Rock S!)ring _s , Wyoming. I I ,- I -:; , ~ -, Dear Mr. Pryde: ,2 lv ... .... ,/,/ Referring to your letter of ~ugust 1st, suggesting August ' 17th at 10.00 o'clock A.M. as the date for a conference at our office with reference to possible changes in the compensation law and ol.lI.' subsequent exchange of telegrams with reference to the availability of August 16th for the conference: I note that the 16th would not be available for the reasons suggested and we will re-arrange our schedule here so that the conference can be held on the 17th. I have arranged to have Mr. Calverly here and will also arrange through him for a representative from the Midwest Refining Cam.pany to attend. He has suggested that Mr . Osborne of Ca~per representing .. : the Standard in such matter, should be here and I have asked him to arrange that also. He also promised to give me a list of other persons m.om he would suggest should attend. When I have received same, I wi 11 give the matter further consideration. Presumably you and Mr. McAuliffe have given consideration to having a representative of the labor organizations here and concluled that it wo·u ld not be wise . .Judge Lacey ms suggested that we have al- ways been in agreement with the labor organizations, a situation which has been very helpful in getting compensation legislation through the Legislature. I suggest this so you and Mr. McAuliffe may consider whether it would be advisable to have .Timmy Morgan and i.u-. Fox at the conference. CC-Mr. Eugene McAuliffe W.II'. T.S.Taliaferro,.Tr. Very truly yours, gL u.Le_.,~ _ I J �Form2191 c.s . UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM TEuL\ -- GRAM 8-30 - SOOOM f-S_Y-=MP_xB..:..O_L+---=-x.:.,--+____C_L_A_S.:....S___:O.:....F___:S_E_R~V_l_:C_E_R_E_Q:_U_I_R_E_D_ _ _-J Preferred Immediate delivery Indicate by X in proper line the class of service required. Dx Day Delivery during day Time Filed _ _ _ _ _ _ Mt - - - - - - , 1 - - - - - - 1 - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - ~ - - . : ! . . . . _ . - : ! . . . ._ _ _---J Nx. Night Delivery by next morning Do not specify preferred service if other service will answer the purpose. Mck Springs - Augu~ 4 , 1932 John U. Loomis Cheyo nna, tlyo . U-1. Uould net be co nve:li '-'l t to change date to sixteenth of Au 6.tUst e.s this i3 pri mo.ry el o ct.::..o n c: i 1 ~'or:ri.n~ YJ. '.7e all des ire to be home to -~ vote. ~...c;:;-e nas fixed after' confei-ancc b r ~Jr. !i<:.t.uli:ffe :ll'ld I.Ir . �Form2191 UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM Time Filed _ _ _ _ _ M TELEGRAM nb j GBP 3(5 PM c.s. 7•31·5000M �~ ~ ~~ 1w ,fllV ~ I Ph~d~~ ~ 1/v~ I t~ ~ ~ \ ~Lv\l'--, I : ~~ ' ~ °"' )i �..... , .... i.) ...-,.~-- \J L· "\ l - ·, ~ ..}~:~·~J-f:-!v_,:, c, ,; I .._., ..., ..,_.,, .,,._ V I / J ,.-.•' · ,'"< f .. . . ..... .. - .; " ., ..... .,_.:, ��/DJ i Om:ahn. 3 Suly 11; 19321 · REC FI VED .. d UL l -" 1932 - iG NERAL MtiN,,-Sfl? Jn.1•,r .~7t~'· OE tl'"l0--= ti /· I I d~~e~ssed thi$ ,;f.i.:l'.i!1 n ,•a, n 11 ; o !t'.Jo~•··~:.:.; to ..:.:.9:2 0v:a he zdel~ @[l.t a:!r1.0~p:tb.,.) ~mltla I 1, be. a •v --0~0 ;;o_·iii'"al p i rl·~,..., uo:-i.-:i o ~o -ch&t ruJ rJill l ... 0-:~ui~·-2: -thci 8.EL..,istanae I \ ... 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PRYDE - -- -- -- - -- - -- - - - -- - - - - - - �Oril(lne.l 81.((Md: GEORGE B, PRYDE V �,. STAHDAJIO FORM 2103 IKt-10,000 SUBJECT: THE UNION PACIFIC COAL COMPANY OFFICE OF Rock Springs, Wyoming July 7, 1932 IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO . NO. Attorney Mr. George B. Pryde Vice President and Gener al Manager T-he Union Pacific Coal Comp any Rock Springs, Wyoming \ Dear Sir: I think there should be a conf er ence bet~een some of t h e larger employers of labor in extra-ha zardous employm ents, to work out several proposed changes in the law, to be presented to t h e coming Legislature. Here in Sweetwater County, an effort is being made to use the Compensation Law as a political conveyance. It is unnecessary for me to go into detail as to who is doing this, and the inconsistent and unreasonable changes which are being proposed. Honever, the County Attorney has gone so far as to state to the Judge of the district court that the hernia statute will be repealed by the next Legislature. Of co urse, such action by the Legislature would be in violation of modern scientific thought upon t h e subject. Some of the t hing s that I t hink should be considered are: A law limiting the number of witnesses which the County Attorney may subpoena at the expense of the employer. Non-resident e~ployers of labor to give surety as to contributions to the fund. Tl e cons ti tutionali ty of the service charge to non-resident employers should be considered. •i The effect of lovTer wages upon the awards as fixed by the schedule, and the inevitaole diminution of the fund, under present schedules. • A modern schedule of loss of vision should be proposed~ in lieu of' the present schedule. I I I .I II I i I The statutory fees for investigations made by Commissioners upon reference by the Judge to be fixed by law. II I ,I I wrote a letter, a few days ago, to Judge Tidball, protesting the bringing by the County Attorney of many witnesses, in behalf of claimants, who are induced to bring suits by one Dan Pallie. I stated to the Judge I l 1 �I' I I I tf.lHDIJID FORM 2103 IMt-10,000 SUBJECT: THE UNION PACIFIC COAL COMPANY IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO OFFICE OF NO. that almost every t hing t ha t t h ese wi t n ess es would tes t ify to would have been admitted without any witne s ses. Bu t t hat is no t t he i dea. The using of these vd tnesses is at t he ex ens e of empl oyers, and is a gr a tuity. I think it would be well i f you would consi der t his letter, and see if arrang emen ts can be made, someti me befo re it i s too late, for such a meeting, and to have a progr am fo r considera tion whi ch has been well thought out. At least t hose who attend t hi s meeting should be those who have had actual experience in t h e operation of t h e l aw, and who have given consideration to the administra tion of t he law in other states. It V1oul d seem to t h e writer t hat Rock Sp rings would be the most favorable place to have the meeting . •.r5T :H �I mu cnolo~ing cofilpru::>iso:a -;;ih.ich I 't"JOrkcd up f r<Y.!ll 'che 1£1.s·c ·chree· annual reports of -ch, r.1or1nn0:..'l !is Co:m:oensa:t:lon Tu. m:i fill:> o m tchell :m.ay Y.rish :bo circulwiz,3 his membeZ'.J- ao o.. mG:ctcr of' :ui.:ro;rllifl-tio:n. 11 I) usi:ng th~ f'i./Qtwes nhor~2 11. -t;he atto.chedG' Yov. i.'7:111 note th0 sharp redtrn"i:;:ton in roc 0ipts O the :reduced ro-tn.1:>n f'x>om. tho policinc; churge : due in pal"t ·i:;o change in rates enacted by t~h.e las·i; 1ee;isla.ture,· 'lhe a't'mI'dc f'or i11juri0s have i'al!.e:o. off bu'ii not ✓.:;o ·the 0~t0m:; that the .r: nco:na has o Yot1 tJill : not; - -che.t coal• oil and other :'I \:J.dustries paid moi"e in aWD.!'d.s • la~rli y0w that1 they paid in. assessmontsD the "i:;ota.1 ol' a~l reserves '.i."O!illlllli:UJ inta.c·ct, ···1:1 th a fur'thm." sharp i'all:ln13 off in pay.t'ollo duo to: reducea.'- volu:me or bus~noos and lowaZ' ratas 1 a further shrinkage in ~event-c. wi1l ta~@ pluce• and it is my prediction that the rosorve funds YT111 begin to shrinlt, coi!tinencin3 with this yeo:r • I :I ·~h:1.nlt Treacurer Edelm.a.n made a mistake in l"ecommen'ding a 1., duoJ..;ion o:? ·'"h · polic:lne; ch.a1'ge• and expenditures W'lll hhve to bo vm:cchecl vory cJ.oaoly for th0 noxt fer, years ii' ,10 are ~o avoid :tncr0nsod pa-;y~oll assesamente. • Sinoerely -yours# �CJ OIJP,. l-P- S<Y:.:1 CO:::Ps:-l~ili:2 r->·~ ~ ~- r , ~ -==-==-~"'-_.,•.,,:cav"""."~ Z:1.1 532~6,. ., C15'1~56-f;.,16 1-~ J911121.1 r.,~ . . . r.1o l)· 'v•J p;,,.,. \,)_.!:.,.) .v... 2 97 i2J.{;~/YJ "':::.,WA~55 B... 1 GSO,J.D. 11721860~1 150~-C:v0.76 14 ~8'14-.54 1f17,5.:9 .. ~ 154,l. 9~02 ( ':¥l i 39'-..• ~GS �• J c.ro cJ.lo•;:c to r.;o 1Jy <lof...._u lt. I , ::1..11 l,c cp tl·. o i::c1 'i..icr :i.u 11·1 nd c.ntl , :ill O l'i ,rinn.l Si~oed : GEO RGE B. PRYDE J �Omaha, March l, 19320 I Mro Go l3o Fi•yde: Mro T. So Talia.ferro, 3ro: Assistant Dsputy A. r/. Cru.ve:rley, T1·easw.·er•s Office, Cheyenne, wrote me some time ago suggesUng ·tha t 'i:e should have e.. meeting to considez- compensation program, perhe~s in Ap~il or May, r ather then ,~~iting until just before the l~gislatu:re convenes. I am in acco1·d riith this suggestion a,nd I 'vhink ue should beep the matter in mind, getting a few of' the operato:.~s to meet \TI. th us in Cheyenne ~bout that timeo _ _J � 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 Special File 184 Meeting in Cheyanne Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1932 Subject The topic of the resource Meeting, Cheyanne Wyoming Description An account of the resource Stack of paper bound together with mental binding. Letters regarding a meeting in Cheyanne, Wyoming. Bound by a brass pin. Some pages are faded may be hard to read. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George B. Pryde, H.R. Weston, T.S. Taliaferro, Eugene McAuliffe, John V. Loomis Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0208 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/7413e03084a9d2e8374bda2c83708767.pdf 631c46c86c5e3e0026429893dbc94ef7 PDF Text Text Rook Sprinrra ... Deoombor 29, 193~ llr. J'rnrlk Ta.lloiro : Hore,.'lith i'ilo n.nd •bills incurred in the cMo of s. Tnn...:i.ka , tho wne injurod in ou:..· miuee. Soon oftor Ur. Tnndta. ·_ -iu injured, 1.:r. F.arr:t.ngton ndvised mo thnt unle&S Tunuka.eot spec~ servicos, hia condition \'me suoh that he 110uld probably dio . I notified· llr . Harrlngton to arranee for the apooie.1 aervicoa in order to anve his life, ol'ld I lll!l epprovirlg t.he bills. :.-o really ha.d no cl.aim on the Hoapital Oommiasion at ?.ock Spri.nt;s, but ondonvored to .Li.vo theru pay . '.I.hey re.fused to <lo sc p bal.inine that it wuld set up a p.recedorrt . Vill you pl eaoo handlo elo~ tho lines wo dioouased . V �Rock Springs, Wyoming. December 28th, 1932. N, r. Geo. .tl. Pryde: Referring to personal injury of s. Tanaka: v1orkman was struck by a fall of top coal while employed in Rock Springs No. 4 Mine on Oct. 17th, 1932, which caused the following injuries: Fracture of the 7-9-10-11 and 12th left ribs; both ischia; sacrum; and 1st lumbar vertebrae with separation of both sacro-illiac joints and severe shock. Workman is married, wife and four child ren residing in Rock Springs, the children range in age from 2 to 9 years, workman has been in our employ for 20 years .,,ith the exception of the years 1920 and . 19 21; he is 51 years of age and in very poor circumstances. On October 19th, 1932, in conversation ·,id.th Dr. 'l'. li. Roe, at the hospital here, -we ·. were advised that the shock had subsided but the ,-,orlcman's right lung appeared to be filling with fluid, and that due to the s eri.ous condition of the wo rlcman at that time Dr. Roe ,.ra.s unable to make proper examination to determine as to whether or not this was due to hemorrhage or pneumonia, but that he suspected pneumonia, he said that the workman was in a highly nervous condition and that unless he was kept quiet and given special attention that there was not much hope for his recovery, and he suggested that the worlcman be removed to a private room and that a special nurse be assigned to look after him. '!he Doctor stated that he thought this special care should e.xt end over a period of about tv.o weeks, We got in touch with Mr. Butler, of the Pock Springs �- 2 ::~ Hospital Commission, and explained the circumstances to him and he agreed that under these conditions that the workman should have special care, but that the rules of the Commission prohibited payment for private rooms and special nurses but that he thought that arrangements could be made to take care of the additional expense in this case, and that h e woul d take the matter up with John Mc Tee, another member o f the board. i.:r . 1:l cTee advised I\rr. Butler that such an arrangement was agreeable with him and that payment could be taken care of in some ,18:y. Vle informed 1,ti,ss Shields, Superintendent of the Hospital, as to the result of our interview vd.th Mr. Butler and that it was our understanding that the Hospital Commission would make provision to defray the expense of private room, special nurse, etc., 'I he vrorkman ,·,as then transferred to a private room and a special nurse detailed to attend him. This special care was contin- ued over a period of tv.o weeks at which time wo Ikman had sufficiently recovered to alloVI removal to one of the hosp_i tal wards. Later, houever, when the bill for these services, in an amount of $125.50, was presented to the Commission for payment the third member of the board ., Joe Kudar, made objection to payment on the grounds that the rules of the Commission must be lived up to regardless of consequences, Mr. McTee then voted vtith Kudar not to allow the bill and payment of the amount was refused. It is easy to see end understand the possibility of imposition should the commission make no discrimination in the payment of bills of this character, it being generally understood that the cost of service of this character is to be paid by the workman or his family, but considering the unusual conditions of this case and in connection with the fact that this special service �- 3··-i..: was prescribed as being entirely necessary, by C.t he Surgeon who is in the emplo_y of the Commission certainly such special service should be provided and not at the expense of the hospital, nurses, or the injured workman. I am enclosing herewith bill o{ Nurse Sweeney for services and the hospital is carrying a balance of $41. 50 for rent of private room and nurse's board. (sgd) copy H. J. Harrington � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Union Pacific Collection Description An account of the resource This collection is made possible in part by a generous grant from Wyoming Humanities. All materials are the property of Union Pacific Coal Company, on long-term loan at Western Wyoming Community College. For usage inquiries, contact the <a href="https://www.uprrmuseum.org">Union Pacific Museum</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letters discussing injury of S. Tanaka Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1932 Subject The topic of the resource Accident, Injury, Worker's Compensation, S. Tanaka Description An account of the resource Small Stack of thin paper attached with a metal binding. Letters about a worker's accident and compensation claim. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George B. Pryde, H.J. Harrington Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0207 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/10d5c6b50c56dd11d3d4c953d5a36834.pdf 6a3a5fedfd75d514d4e814fd79aff899 PDF Text Text Rock Springe - Uovcmber 23 , 1932 he !me doli verod · to ;fr~ John !'ctrovioh vouc:hnr f or . i' j) .oo ;~tlJit.r:. i.lte vouch or beiic p,o~~ QY r·_ •. .;. s. i'Oli.n erro, Jr. , -'• ,Ba1-tj.·risto : also deliver .. to Jir. ~st~-uvich , :tooeipted bill! 1· ·:::;.6'.' , .=-Qr rtmfi!.: ".. 1 cte . • -: · ich !~r. Pet~1ricb c:-~~tl uo . .:,:lca.oe . by ·_• .. 1r :'i.naton, end hno l>oen fil<ld in · ~·. '.il'!'.l.l:1ir0 o office . ' o mll , in:to court nnd , • "deft r.nount::i to Original S limed: GEORGE 8. PRYDE 750 . 00. �Vou. 66819 Rock Springs, Wyo., Nov. 21, 1932 Mr. George B. Pryde: • This will acknowledge receipt of your letter of November 21, with which you sent me original release of all claims against John Petrovich, together with the sum of i 349.68, in payment of claims against him, for rent, water, electric light and coal furnished at Cumberland and at Reliance, Wyoming. CC - Mr. A.H. Doane �Rock Springs - November 21st • 1932. Ur . Fronk Ta.llmire : Her owith returnod to you C349.68 together uith orii;hml. rolon.oo of o.ll claims fror.1 Jom Petrovich, in ~onnoction with voucher 66819. Pl oaso ackno:tledge receipt. �RECE~VED ~-' V ~ 1932 GENE;lAl :.,ANJ\-SER "-----~--------Rock Springs, Wyoming. November· 2lst,1932. lie rewi th Three Hundred Forty-Nine and 68/100, in currency, in payment in full of Bill s Collectible No.31751, The Union Pacific Coal Cpmpany agai ns t ~ohn Petr ov i ch. Re lea se of all atta ched. ' / f �Voucher No. 66819 Draft l'!o. 'l'H.b: U.NION PAGil,'It; t:OAL c;OAIPANY H~~ASE OY ALL ~LAIM~ Received of The Union Pacific Coal ~ompany One Tnousand, Ninetynine and 68/100 (,ipl,099.66) Dollars, in full settlement and complete satisfaction of all claims and causes or action against it growing out of any matter whatsoever, from the beginning of tile world up to the time of the signing and delivery of this Release. In consideration ther or, I release The Onion Pacific Coal Compa.ay from all claims or causes of action gro ing out of any catter what soever. The above amount is the tull consideration for this settlement, anu no ~romise or coutract of future e ployment has bean maueI HAV.C: r.f!:AD ?HE ~ORBJOING RECEIPT Al'-lD Hfil.AAS~ Alm .f.iOLLY mm.tSRSTAlm Tlil:: SAMJ:;. / 91/, 1932. �' /E 'r •f : "f \\'1:0 \ \ ~ Mro G. B. Pryde: •• l 1932. • / Omaha, October 15 1 19320 (LJ) ~~ . ~IJ, ' ~rn1..-• V ".,/.1~ -- Regarding the settlement with Mr. Petrovich, Judge Lacey writes under date of the 13th that he approves the plan suggested in my letter of the 12th, copy of which was given Mr. Taliaferro, that the matter be tal-cen up with Judge Tidball. I suggestedi that the better way would be to make two payments, one for the a.mount due under t..h.e compensation act, the other for the $750 cash gratuity 1 plus accrued rental, fuel, iivater, etc., furnished, a receipted bill for the rental, fuel, water, etc., to be given with $750 in cash, in settlement of the second voucher. , Of course, Judge Tidball has no authority to pass on our gratuity, but Judge Lacey states that he approves of informing him in connection with the request for cash settlement of the amount due under the act. �At Rock Sprini;s - 0ctober 12, 1932 Lacey &: Loonis Gr. eye rme , '(fyomi ng Gent l am er.: 17ill you kindlj' oblige me \'.'l. th your opi nion 0 11 the handling of the fcllO\:.-i.n;; s i tuation : Jo hn Petrovich, a mine '.:orker , rec eivcd e. serious lei; i njury a t Cumberl and some years af;o . Ho ,;as tr1::11sferred ith the Cuube rlanc. me n to Rock S:pri ne;s , but has bean unc1 er i;1edical trea.traent since his injury . 'We a.re a.rrm1f;i.nr; to . n ~- him tl:e rer.iair.der of t'.1e mrud.mum of ~4, 000. 00 all o\':ed him under the Compemo.tion act for total disabil ity, but t:ithal, Ifr. P etro vi ch feels thnt ·.:e sbCJuld ft..rnish him some kind of lisht •;:ork in order to sustain hit , \';hich t,e should like to do , but the do ctors so.:· that e ·. an the slic;htest i njury to the leg ,:ould pro voke e.dd i tional n1d :..ost serious comvli cation:, . I.:r. P etrovich no\~- has rn oltemative propo s ition, to go to Utah, s-tnrting a chic~ er: ran ch, ~nd I ·,;ish te; pay him a g ratuity oi ~750.00 in a.1:ldition to cm.c e.i.l ing bills for to use rent, fu el, e tc. , amounting to , 349 . 82 , these sur.:s to b e paid sepa rs.te end r,part fror.i the co rupensation m'.-a.rd. l~ r . Taliaferro asts advice as to the nature of the ·,;o rcling of the voucher. It occu::-s to ne that the better r:,ay t:ould be to mnke these t".':o pe.ynents, exceedir.g ~l , 000. 00 , in t h e fom of e. pension r,llo •,;c.r.ce , comnuted thrc ugr, cas!: pa:'.,rztent. a voucher to be dre.rm. for the total ~.l'.'.10unt , e. recei!)t to be giver. him io r th e r.ouse rental rnd fuel , and the rer.iainder in cC1.sh . Ple~.se 1,eep in mind that this sp ecial amount T:i.11 bear no rel.a.tion to t he cor:ipensation a\·.-arcl, but, unless you see Eiome reai3ol'l to ~I'-e �2 co ntrary. 1 can sec no obj -ction to our people going before Judge Ti dball o.nd endorsing u petition for the 750 . 00 to th i s man , ste.te □ ent to be rr.ade to the cou?"t that \7e propose to commuto a pension ello\·;r:nce gi ven him o. s a grnttt i ty by addition~·i l casl1 payments some,-;hat exceec:i"1g t~l , 000 . 00 . \'/ould o.pprooiute v ery rnucr. your advising Ple at <'ma.ha c.s early a s you conveniently can . CC - r.:r. '1' . S . 'l'aliz..f-erro, Jr. ( copied fro!"! shorthc.n d notes 10-17-32) �Rock Springs - September 30, 1932 ;f J ~ Kr . Eugone llcAuliffo: ~-- John P etrovioh has aeroed to tnke tho settl emont ue offered him, nomoly, ~7 50 . 00 for OOI:lpensati on and 0750 ao o. gratuity, in accordance idth my convorao.tion ·d.th you , ruxl your t1pp roval ns sho,m in. yc,ur ·telegram :rJ.-88 . You ,.rill recall thnt Petrovich ~as inj ured in Gutlborl and prior to tho elosil\S dow of thnt. diatriot . He cane to ~l,iance t1hen tho Cumber- land property ,:.:na alos ed. ~n~~ !ins been trea.ted by ·Df. Fuhrer cv or since. A short tine ~o he np,il.~~ ~1>r i~ncl oettlemont~ (:I.fl fhe Doctor ndviaed ua .. ·-.· thct ue do not pltlc e him. in .4110 i;:ine bocn.use a bl.ory on the injured lee dlich ha cuattlned o.t Cumborl end ~ht cnu~o a f ntality. He ho.s been· in to see no cevoral times a.bout the oottleoent, end tho 750 1a all he con co ll ect through tho Coapenso.tio n Fund , ac , ..::-h en i·1e pay bin this ~750 , this t:i l l mo.k o .:·4,000 , the m ximum he can collect o~ Conpemsntion. Duri~ tl1 e c·.:.. ·1r. Petrovich t..<en t to Ur. Harri?Jgion , nnd st ··~ed ·~i: desir ed to nc cept our ofter , o.nd c;o on : . chicken rnnch in Utah . B onuoo of the gra1uity of ·750 ,;;e ,,ore to pc.y hin, I \W.s in doubt o.B to tho l anguage to be uoed in uriting tho voucher, and asked •·r . Harritt;'ton to consult ·.·1th • : . Taliaforro, he wri ti.rt; the ntto.ched let tor. It is my th<.UGht that you m,ieht consult Lith llr. Loomis, nnd ndviae no tihnt l m\1Wl!J8 to utie in r:•·:.iJl6 the voucher, or you raay d oiro to have a ::ipecial / tom of contract for hio to si!Jl oo that he cannot come back later on c.nd • claim ndditiona.l noney . Ho desires to have n lump ::nm beonuoe of tho noney that it uill be ne cesse.ry fer hiri to invest in the ieing of chickem1 '.l.'ho ~iotdct: 0f!iciala hnve beon consulted, Bl'ld tho settla.Hl'lt ee sutmested is cntirol.y agreeable t.o th·om. �- 2 - Ue plan, of cour::ie, to wipe out Petroviah's indabtednoss to the l'J.ne Department for rent, etc ., amount ing to ◊349. 82, but, o! course, thia \"Jill not be part or the aottl enen t. I will bo pleased to hnvo your ndvioe in tho matter. Oriitlnal Sl.rned: GEORGE 8. PRYDE �rrAHD.WI FORM 2103 SUBJECT: ll~-b-10,000 THE UNION PACIFIC COAL COMPANY Rock Springs, i~oming September 28, 1932 OFFICE OF Attorney IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO NO, Mr. H.J. Harrington Rock Springs, Wyoming Dear Sir: In reference to the voucher of $750.00 authorized to be paid to John Petrovich as a gratuity: Mr. McAuli ffe understands the circumstances under which this voucher is autho r ized. It seems to me the situation is a delicate one and t hat a general release might or might not be deemed advisable. We are to stipulate $750.00 by way of compensation is to be awarded, and we believe that that award is all that the workman is entitled to under the law, yet it is proposed to give him $750.00 more, and not to continue him in our employ. A situation of this sort to my mind should be carefully considered lest at some future time our own act in the premises may be construed as recognizing a condition bordering upon permanent total disability. Of course I disclaim any such thought. Still, it seems to r.ie that it would be wise to have Mr. McAuliffe consider the situation and to decide the language to be employed in draVIing the voucher, and whether or not some form of contract in the shape of a "general release" might be deemed advisable . • TST:li �Form 2191 / UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM TELEGRAM Time Filed _ _ _ _ _ M I ~ J' // (Zz;.,___~ l OR SI K o~aha Aug 26 ,. l83Z GBP Rcck2.pl'i~s B-lOO s~tiafaotory settle on basis fifty per cent for leg t hru com~ens~ t ion fund xer.r.ainin.., fifty peroent gre.tuity b oth pr efer ably on wont hly payw.ent basiia . if necessary 1uake full oe.sh settlei:1ent M- 88 El, CA 1044 ~:;. n,Eii5aooM �Form2191 c.s. UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM ~ Time file _ __.__ _ M 7•31•5000M TELEGRAM Reck Sp1•izue - AUCWJt 2 7, 1932 li\uono l:OJ\ul1Ue Omnha :·-r I hcvo your approvol tor oottJ.ooont of Fot rovic cnoo no diacuoaod ti.th you. t'nion otfioinlo imliontc that oottlcncnt ol.o~ linoo (!l. oauaood 'd.11 bo 00.tiafn.ainry to then. )-100. r.oorgo 1 1. Pqdo . - , J I I �Rock Springs, \Vyoming . AUBUSt 27th, 1932. 1:r . Ge o • B • Pry de : - Talke d over the matter of set t lement of the Petrovich compensation claim ,1i th L.essrs . Lambert and Cole this morning and they are of the opinion the the :proposed settleruent , a gratuity of ~,750 . 00 in addition to the ~750.00 payment of com~ensntion indicate d by Dr. Fuhrer's Final Report of Injury, would be satisfactory and that as soon received 1.r. 1:icAuliffe 1 s ai)proval they ahead with settlement of the case. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Union Pacific Collection Description An account of the resource This collection is made possible in part by a generous grant from Wyoming Humanities. All materials are the property of Union Pacific Coal Company, on long-term loan at Western Wyoming Community College. For usage inquiries, contact the <a href="https://www.uprrmuseum.org">Union Pacific Museum</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Communications regarding the compensation of John Petrovich Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1932 Subject The topic of the resource Accident, Injury, Worker's compensation, John Petrovich Description An account of the resource Small stack of thin paper bound with a metal binding. Letters regarding the injury and compensation of an injured worker. Some pages are faded may be hard to read. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Eugene McAuliffe, George B. Pryde, Frank Tallmire, H.J. Harrington, T.S. Taliaferro Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0206 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co.