9 10 348 https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/0b8669d632f8669cc2b615c037b9fced.pdf b3798c3d4df09601d5e24fdb3ca34e1e PDF Text Text VISIT OF J,".'.:.3S JuHl'JS'.i'.'.)~ill: , SU r IBii:'1'2'. i!J,.:.an CF C LLIE IES J . ~! • i3R0\7N ' & ABE. ; mni s-1.AH m coLLI ~ r :as , LTD. HSX.HA.J; r • S . '1. No_y§-'!_\?_ar ,_JJJi. and subs eque~t corre~pond0nc0 �--!\pril 2, l94l ~r. James Johnstone, Supt. of Collie rie s J. & A. Bro·:m & Abem,ain ~ea.ham Collieries, Ltd. Hexham, IJ. S. i'I. Australia Dear L::r. Johnstone: It ·:1as a pleasure to hear from you a gain under date of ~~oveober 3rd. I received the book and have read it and enj oyed i t v er,.J r.mch . Be~ a pioneer in i\'yoroing, I, of course , enjoy thos e frontier stor ies , and t he author of the book you sent ;ne had a real exper i ence to n r i te about. ?.!clY I a gain tr--ank you for your ldndne ss in sendi ng rce, 11 I f L"1d Austrcllia.. 11 I shall keep it in my library, and shall read i t n,.:,ain so::ie time. :':'e are all doing all we can to help tl1e British I sl es today , and I think are doing a good job . The people of Great Britain have sho::n remar!<&hlc fortitude and courage in ,·d th s t 2...11<li nc nll t he t hreats , etc. , oi' Hi tler nnd his partner , ..~uss olini. r:e s t art ed in Fehr~t1ar'J to collect rrJ>ney for Britis h Relief in Roc k Springs, and in a t out six ~.-;eeks ,7e collected B5,000, which r;as a veijr r,ood r ecord, I t hink, for a term of this size. ~·_;e are dill collcctii1G money, and will continue to do s o, and help the British in every v1ay ne can . '.le have had a rather lon0 -:;; inter, and had a little snow this a orning , which would be something unusual for you in Australia. That, of cours e , has interfered ':Jith our golf game, but n e expect to get started before long. i Our mines are r:oI_'king under a temporary agreement Y1ith the labor union at, the present t irr:e for the operation of our mines , but we expect to get a. perr:ianent agreement si;;ned ·:.-ithin the next day or t vm. :-;e are havin3 entirely too much la.' or troubles in this country at the present tir.'le, a good deal of it, I an afraid, emanating f ron1 Co:wnunistic sources. I presu.'!le that •:1ill correct itself in time. i.'.'a.y I express to you ey good r:ishcs. V~ry sincerely yours, 'J :- \\<:; ", l • t _, •.,... ·d : Ii G[:} ht : 2. t'~-_,LJ ~ '" .. ;\ ' ... �/~ ~}-q(-- J. & A. Brown & A.bermain Seaham Collieries Limited ~ COLLIERY PROPRIETOl<!S AND STEAMSHIP OWNERS HEAD OFFICE: ~ O'CONNELL STREET, SYDNEY. SUPERINTENDENT OF COLLIERIES HEXHAM, MAITLAND COLLIERIBS: Pelaw Main Richmond Main Abermain Stanford Main NEWCASTLE COLLIERIES: N.s.w. 3rd Nov ember, 194 0 0 Ducken.fleld Seaham Stockrington George B. Pryde Esqo, Vice President & General Manager, The Union Pacific Coal Company, Rock Springs, il'lYOMING 2 U.S.A. Dear Mr. Pryde, ·,ne are once again approaching the festive season of the year, and I desire to show, in a small way, that my memory of' the many little services and courtesies you did for me during my trip over your way has not been impaired. The present International position has brought American and British people much closer together and I thj_nlc I feel for that reason alone much closer drawn to my br•ief· but happy associations with you during my visit. I would like you to accept a book, "I Find Australia", which I am forwarding separately as a carrier of my good wishes and kindest regard for you and yours. Yours c;ce 1· . .7 1 l• �January 8, 1940 Mr. JE.mes J ohnstone, Superintendent of Collieries J. & h. Bro~n & Abermain Seaham Collier ies, Ltd. Rex.ham, I~e·.u South ;Jal es, Aust r alia Dear llr. Johnstone: I ~as very pleased to hear f r om you und er dat e of the 0th of December, and to have the fine book you s ent rne . I have al r eady read a good dea l of it, and it is very i nteresting. It was very ki nd, indeed, or you to remember me. I em sending you a book t oday ,:;hich I hope you \7ill like. <;Je are having quite a little snon non , out had ver y excellent •;;eather up to the first of the y er,r. This, of course , is our cold season here, and tJe a.re glad to see it for ·l;v;o rea sons , it helps the coal business, and a lso furnishes ~ supply of snou in the mountains so that .we may have oater for irrigation during the swr.mer months. ';'/ e bad a fe.irly good year dur ing 1939. Our Safety record wa.s very good. r,e bad about 120,000 mun hours per lost-time injury. I hope it may be possible for you to visit the United States atain, and I am extending to you a cordial invitation to visit The Union P~cific Coal Company's properties. You uill find many changes in operating methods since you u ere here last. With beet regards for a P.appy and Prosperous Ne~ Year, I &m Very sincerely yours, / • {,j,& 1,),.... n.J J '; .J �& A. Brown & Ab~rrinain S,aham CoUierries limited COLLIERY PROPRIETORS AND SYEAMSHIP OWNERS HEAD OFFICE : 4. O'CONNELL STREET, SYDNEY. S UP ERINTENDENT OF COLLIERIES MAITL Al\'1> COLLIBRIES : HEXHAM, Pelaw Mnin Richmond Main Abermain Stanford Main NEWCASTLE COLLIBRIBS : N.s.w. 6th Dece mb er, 1~3 s . Dnckenfield Seah11D1 Stockrington Dear i:~r. Pr ;,,• de, Ve a re once again wi th i n sh~rt r a nge ~f the Festive Sea.son, and I f ully exp e cted er e this t o have paid anot h er visit to the u. S. A. , and had t h e ~lea sure of a p ersonal chat wi th you on mini ng developme nts since we last ha d t h e pleasure of rne etine: . International developm ea ts , unfortunate l y , made t h is i mp ossible. Please accept fro~ ~e the boo t J a senu1ng se paratel y a s a li t tle to ~e n of goodwill and a s & medium of 6 reetin g an d exp re ss ion of comp lime nts of ~h e Sea son to you a nd you r s . Your s since:relJr , Geor rre B. Pr yde, Es q., Vice President ?; }ene:r.al :.:s.na ge r, Tt o Uni on Ta ci fi o Coa l C:::>rl!iJa ny, : oc z: Spring~ , ·:iyo::.r nG . u. s . . :'. . I •• hJ\~ (:,,:. _... J J ·1 .: a �February 10, 193~ I / i J I1r . JcJ:J.Gs Joruu,tone, Gt w e.:rirri; -u en ·G of Collieries j . & A• :OroY.:n & Abcri.nair1 Se ah.CT.1 Collic:ri es, Ltd . R e.T..b.Elil , n Ctl Sou th \~a 10 13 Austl'alia It was very kind of you, indeed, \.o l.,CL"'lembex· we by sendint.;; the bo o k, 0 '.fue Bone is Pointed. 0 - · am a.1"t1c rs clad to hear from you, a.nd u1 precia.te ve1·y much you r k i n· e so . I .h.o e that you rnay have a Ha1,J:VY and .r/ o s:yeron~ i. 0 ··1 ·.: ec.",:;:' . I :c c ad \,li.e Colliery Gu c2:i. <ii ··n c. 6ouci. cleel, ·rJu. t 0 c..o not see rn.u ch atout the coal miue s in your country . .:. .rode ·c t:1ech c.ni zati on, &l H.i ·~.xv e C]VOX~r t hi n c.:; s t :ru i 1cJ t 1 sd out. ,.,;ou h...,_ve cono our ne\J :JJ . o . Cla.rk liine iEJ _':i.:o clu.c in;,;., n e · ly 500 tons !,-Jer 'o.~ , a.,w, u i tb. the G.d {ii tion o S mo:i: G i 1t)Ch in e:-s: y, ne can c,ui ckly 1v.n this u 1: to 1,500 ton o . '.ili~, t ,;ms a bi g job. ::ci h"'ve ;:p ent ne :,1ill.'...o n ( -;:- 1"' ~:.i.'S a 'C2i'o:re th e mine opened, and b efore it i c :fully ec,ui1J1 c , ·d ll f:..~H.m d En u 00.itionnl !J.illion. It co s to ~ lo -c. fo o p ei.1 c., lili) clei-n mno . You c...l"'e h n i n ~ yo u.-:c rvun1i e , no n , wid , by contra s t, ..--1e ure havi nt; co lu i.'Iec. the:....' . :;: t c:G belo 'l.1 zc1-o th is :ci 1 1in6 , r.i th t:.:o n c cno,:;. ,:.'e h :..:.ve h"'"d t t 1· u12.1·kt~blJ oi)eu yJiute1· 120 ic.r; in fact, i t l.i.t..s been too eoo d 1eo.ther f o ·· the cor1l budnef.HJ . I r:ri oenciine; you t•. book un uei' sei, r..::.2.:'ate cover on the v1c:::tern .On.l' t of t1 c Uni teci ,.1 tntc 0 , • nc.i. I hO l H; you ,·Jill enjoy it. I ~till enjoy vlc;y in~ @lf, s:1nd i t :1 D about the only recrea tiou ., hp_vc had ,lA l'int.,; the i:unmer month c f o ::r the lo.st several yca1·n. 11re, lookinG f o rt10:- cl to th e t ir.10 in L~&rcll t.'hen Y:e \":ill be o.ble to cet out c~t;ain . c','i th kind y1ersonal reenrds, I om Very sincerely yours, /..". M . t 1. t·ta 11 L ..,9 �llr • .Tames Johrrn'i;one, sup erintendent of Collie :r-. i.es J. [; A. Bro vm f} . Ab e::t'clain Sea.h am Collier i es , L t d . He.xham, l:!. s. ··r. , Australia Dea:r Hr. J'obn s tone: It v,as very kind, indeed , of you to remember .uc :-1. t C:l:u•i ·cma s time. The boo k c a!.'.18 tod . · , c)ll d I kno,.·; I ehaJ.1 find ·a great deru.. of pleasl.ll' e in rcaciL G ; ..... A v e a :re havin g ou.1• -rrln ter r:ea t b. e r nov1 , 2Y1<l ht;!.Ve a good deal o f snot, on th e e;:ro u.u . • .ie are uo in g 2 c;r.· e~:~:c u any thinLz n i th u:r nines, and openirl g oux neu mine a."G Sup e_io;i:-, 'li7h.i .ch ·.-n.11 ev en t u clly- produce 5 ,000 tons p e r a.o.y . Our Reliance 01rnr atiou s are pr et,ty \'!ell completed and -i:1e a.re no t.' g et tin t; 3 200 to 3500 -w u s yJe:t d ay . ·:1e h ave h ad. a pxetty gooci y e ax· , but business is more or less at a s t an ds•till in ille United s ·i;ates, V and juct ho,·, lon 0 that \7ill conti~nic o I do not mio,7. ~any thanks to you for the letter and book, and my best wi shes for you £nci your family for the l! e 'I Year. \'/ill be G,:l ad to hear from you at aJlY time you find it convenient to write. Yours very truly, O t•il!'ln:i.J Signed: GEUHG£ B. PRYDE' U• �•;.-7;" ~ 1~ P, ;; ~ I • I l. , ~ ··.... i V I L ,'' J. & A. Brown & Abermain Seaham Collieries Limited , DEC 2 g 1937 COLLIERY P R OPRIETO R S A NO STEAMSHIP OWNERS I -~-~ :EIML PJ{fa.f'!t1:-i·· ·--- -. .. HEAD OFFICE: 4 O'CONNELL STREET, SYDNEY. S U P E R I NT E N D E NT O F CO L L I E R I E S. H EXH AM, N,S. W. MAITL AND COLLmRIES : Pel:1w Main Richmond Main Abermain Stanford Main 29th Novemb er, 193 7. NEW CASTLE COLLIERIES: Dnckcn1ield Seaham Stockrington l:Ir. George B. Pryde, Vice President and General li,a:nage1. . , The Union Pacific Coal Company, Rock Springs, \ifYOi"JI NG, U.S. A. Dear l\11"'. Pryde, Just a message and greeting f1"'om your Scotch-Australian friend to i.-v ish you a ver~- I.ierry Xmas and Happy New Year. I see by the transactions or the Institute that you are well along and getting y ourself at the top of the tree. I am sending on a book based on Australian conditions, as a little souvenir of Christmas, which I think might interest you. and yourself, With kind regards to Mrs. Pryde, :family, Yours sincerely, Superintl::.~-:::: • A. M. 0 JAN 3 19'.:38 �llr • .Tus. John r3 tonc, Su ,~rintendent of Co1lierie0 J . & A. Brorm & J\bei"'lllain Sea.ham Collieries, Ltd. Hexharo., lJ. S. ':/ ., Ausi1·alia Deal" Er. Johnstone: I have yow:· letter of !J.urch Hhh, ancl Gu clad, inclee<l, to heax· f:ro1:1 you, and t o lalo,.-,r ih~~ t yo u axe maltln..,; rcog:ress in youx con solidation c~nd i ml):ro \, ements. I hope that you ma~· continue t o c o o. -~;e are .having a bus;v year, doing a. lot o f improvement ,101~1-c, opening neri collieY1.es, uild ing ne,7 tipples, nncl. pu ttin e; in lal\,er pi t cnrs u-1 d aclcl:i. tional loading machines, all of i:.rhich i '° " e lpful in incree.sinb ouz• ef:ficiency a.nu. :reclucin 6 oux· co::i ·t. s. \7111 be ,•lac1, indeed, to he a l' f:-:c m you at eny time convenient. You:r o very truly, �J. & A. Brown & Ahermain Seaham Collieries Limited ~ COLLIERY PROPRIETORS AND STEAMSHIP OWNERS HEAD OFFICE : 4 O'CONNELL STREET, SYDNEY. S U P E R I NT E N D E NT O F CO L L I E R I E S, MAITL AND OOLLIERIBS : HEX HAM, N,S. W. Pelaw Main Richmond Mnin Abermaln Stanlord Main 19th Mar ch, 1937 . NEWCASTLE COLLIERIE S: Duckenfield Seahnm Stockrington tfir. Geo. B. Pryde, Vice President and Genera l i'lianager, The Union Pacific Coal Company, Roclr Springs, T.yoming, U.S.A. Dear i:r. Pryde, I duly received your letter of J anua ry 5 and -needless to say I was delighted to hear from you. I have had rather a busy time since I returned , not only in our efforts to improve our mining m0thods, but in welding together into on~ several Companies that had just recently amalgamated. I am very interested in your comments on the political situation and I am reading the news items concernine; the numerous strikes you have, with a good deal of interest. I would like you to convey to the other members of your executive whom I had the pleasure of meeting my ver; best ree:ards and accept for yourself my very best wishes. Sincerely yours, ~ - ~· superintendent of Collieries. ~ �-~n ilCWe ~fO U.i.' :c· GC ';Il t 1 < ; te:~", 1-1u.ci1 ::-o _ t.}1 , .. boo::-- y ou.. o r:,ni • ·-> r., -~ -;•.i -.; ,, • , ·j , , , i-:. l .,.~ ....,. 1 v-i;j ~-- ~)1 Of::~C:.._. ;;:~e E:ll d ! \~i ,,.~ : C p C, .J I ·t.:' :J:~1~·- :"t... ·,r,,,,' V ... o;;1 ~1 _=..~, .,!.,, :..,:,.__ ~ ..,.,..- - -...::. , •- ,, • ·.:-c :..r,.,c j 1:S";~ f iE.i eh .u G.. ~:atJ1e:1.· Lcctl c ,/0...,,.= , : cit::c :,uey r.-:.o ui r;.1 / i:1:e • iL G -, '.!e hB'v'G rJ J\? cri ·{; ou.:i.' 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Li i ~ ..... l 'ab:l0 :..ou.:U..,L . na.chiner,i uurin 0 ,~•- - v:-... ec;en-=~ v· -:.:-· t o c •···e10~1'\ t lw 1c.cl ..i:!c,_, \Je h11ve already i 1 Ollel'c':io•u 'c :e hu: (.., ~- n .:u.- 0. q L i -~() :::,..·· 5,.h ·p-:,, · • .!. 1 l; t ,:. 001 ; ~ . 2.:G, V ' • tons J t · e hi ~ u r... " , iu ·e _0:.s . ? J.e ~)o1i. i,j_ e;e,l Li· . c (', ic ~. ~ 1..1... ::c i ~, ::., ~·ill c·--· ·i;c cL• , 1.•n ov j ·.:···LC.~ -_:,.:i. 1-h~:1 . '.i:.·_(; ~J6- X)= ClE,.te hn.ve 2. l, ~\.~;:; rn,:joi·:.,.._.y l, ·2)., h u -~c :;;· ·::: . . e :::"' ticmu.. .Let..itlatui·e . 0 . o o:Z A:l.1.c ·,; · ..: i s ' t-1 Lt;..o: lw :r,.3 l ·,- i s ~1.::; continued lu..001· ti- a'bl c. ~~c:ny i1.1.0u ,:. ·:, ti c ~:-:G 0-1 -C i • . . ._: G automobile intiuot1ico, th - 0:..:.'i ti~o .., ·;:,2.-il: c l..c.--riu :. .: l;O ~ tinued for ...:;£.D· -::oeJ: , c. ,~• o __,;., . o s i c 1 :-... ,. r c t t !. 010 ?1 ·c;. Tills e-vcntu·lly, of COUl'S O: nill L-"r ::i ut ·i..lw l.J:..r..ii.'.: GS~ .i tu ·ion. w.u ti.leci . .1.!o u i :.. L 1 1 l e__, ::•-,j I c :.. •... 03 0 " :.• yo· a : ---~ . ,Y ['. H: -- -l"{) .;_: lOUO ~ e\'/ Y~r.x. Orl !!'Ina I Signet\ : I "'1· . ·~, - [ B. P, YfH 3ae . Johnotone, .u.. erin tendan t o:r Collicrie~ i"bemuL! oallcl!.'.l C lli Gl'ieo, Ltu . J .. J . B O r • ... . "' · ·.7. �Auguat 13, 1936. Ur. Jas. Johnstone, Superintendent of Collieries, J • . & A. Broun~ Abermin Seam~ Collieries, Ltd, Hexham, N. S. U. ..r _,,,..· Dear Br. Johnst-on'e: - -- -~ ·.,,,,r.,,.,,--''~,.- I was pleased indeed to have you~ letter of July 21st~ and to know you are making some progress in the modernization of your collieries. It is going to be slo~ work and uill require a grea.t deal or patience and tact to overcome the objections of your employee.· Labor officia1s are often slou to see the advantages to be gained but one thing is sure - if the coal min.a, "1.:Tl1ether it be in this country or any other country, does not today mechanize and modernize to red.u ce cost it will e;o out of the picture, with the consequent loss of jobs to employes. That is one thing I feel they eo~atimee overlook. Only through the moderniEation and l!lechanization of mines can coal companies today compete m .tb ot.her and cheaper fuels. Our tipple at Reliance is nae.rly completed. TTe are using pa.rt or it for run of !!line production, the entire tipple to be completed Septel"lber 1st. Our necr ears e.re in operation and carry an averaee load of 4 tons. Our track gauge has b an entirely widened a?!d e.11 improvementa made in the mine uitb additional machinery installed, the complete change over taking about ten days, which I consider very uood time uhen it is realized that "78 had eight miles of track gauge to ,1iden fron 30 to 40 inches. At our Hanna properties we have rnade some changes in our tipple am have installed about 350 - 4 ton pit cars. This installation also worked out admirably. Our power house improveJr-ents are practically completed. One boiler has been fired up during the week and the others will be ree.cly tor operation, together with our turbine, about September 1st. We have been sOllffhat delayed on this project on account ot delay in receiTing material and equipment but our completion date rill be Tery near our schedule set at the beginning ot this y-.r. �Our prcduction is impToving and ue expect to mine about 3,500,000 tons this yea~o At OUT Super i or oiu0s no ere planning large dev0lopme11t0 tor next yea?, opom.ng a mine capable of pl"'oducing ,~ooo tons in o 1 hour shirts~ buildi:ng a 0·€;eel tipple e.?ld installing 4 ton pit ca.rs, ubich ue hav0 BW aaopted ~s our standard. I feel you have o.eeo□plished mich in your op~rations in the introduction of tho 3½ toa cars and '1.J'Ould not conoidGr a car of any less capacity. Ue have had a very wo.rm, dry SUI!El\9r end in some parts of the United States the crops have been entirely ruine:d. The western states with irrigation £acilitiea have ver•;I fine crops. I shall be glad to hear from you again at you:;;- con- venience and to know that you are pToceedine • m1ih your imp:i'ovecent program. Very cordially yours, �& A. Brown & Aberrmain Seahani Collieries Limited COLLIERY f'R Ol?RI ETORS AND STEAMSHIP O~NERS HEAD 0 1"F ICE: 4 O' CONNELL STREET, SYDNEY. SUPERINTENDENT MAITLAND COLLIERIES: Pelnw Mnin Richmond Mnin Abcrmnln S tanford )!nin OF COLLIERIES HEX HAM, N. s. W. 21st July, 1936. NEW CASTLE COLLIERIES: Duckcnfield Senhnm Stockrlngton Geo. Pryde Esq., Vice President and Gener al Manager, Union Pacific Coal Company, Rock Springs, Wyo., u. s . .A. Dear Mr. Pryde, I was very pleased to receive your letter of the 21st April and to note that you and yours were all keeping well. I am indebted to you for the information on the relative value of a Joy Loader against the ~rack Loader under various circumstances. Your views coincide with those formed by us on the mobile qualities of the Joy for underground work. Since our return we have been going very slowly . .As you know, our Company is an amalgamation of several Companies previously worked as individual units, and my first objective is to raise the standard of our co-ordinated Management. In this respect our knowledge has been much enhanced . by our recent trip to your country, and discussions with men like your good selfo We have now been back six months, and considerable progress has been made towards our objective with beneficial financial results. The Unions here are putting up a very determined effort to oppose the introduction of the latest type of coal cuttera, and for gear incidental to full underground ·me'chanisation, They have taken a very definite stand against one of the Companies who had introduced one of the latest types of track cutting machines. Following a strike, the Company has closed down the Colliery and the Unions are using all their political and industrial power to . prohibit the use of electric coal cutters and loaders in any safety lamp mine. �J. & A. BROWN & ABER.MAIN ,-,,,.SEAHAl\I COLLIERIES LTD., ...;- HEX.HAM, N.s.w. To Geo. Pryde Esq. Page No. 2. Date 21. U.S.A. 7. 19360 This is a hurdle that will have to be taken very carefully and steadily. In our case, I am endeavouring to introduce modern coal cutters on a day wage basis instead of the existing contract system, which was not only expensive but very unsatisfactory. In our group of mines I have quite a wide avenue for improvement in the transport, and plans have been laid down for a complete modernisation of one of our Collieries which is a comparatively new one, by the introduction of 3½ ton pit cars, track loaders, etc. Will you please convey to all the members of the staff whom I met, my very best ·regards, and again convey to Mrs. Pryde my appreciation of her hospitality. Yours very truly, d:=n~es, �)/ } L/, ~◄~ ,,, - Ba:r.•ch 2-3, 1936 Ill'. Jar:ies Johnstone~ ,~Ln ez-:i. t e dent J. and A. Brom and ~b -i'Il~~ J - Seahmn. Collieries, Ltd. Hexham, N. s. 'i'J. , Aust;eaJ.ia Dear lir. Johnstone: I ~as glad to receive your letter of February 24th; but was surprised, indeedo to know thai ID:. Cooper had left you.r Company. ! ho:pe that your organization is such tha t you cau take the benefits of your staf'£' ! s vlsi t to the United Sts.tes. trnile the track loader has many advontages, I am no t sure , for all pxactical Tim::;>oses, on even bo item, .t hat c1 Joy t!'actor type loader would be much bette1.. fox: your pu.17Pos e. l ou , of course, \'Jill have the wheels to move aroruld from ;l a ce t o ;1lE.ce o as the Joy Loaders., as you lmou, are fu:s:-ni clled u i t h bo t h tro.ctora and nheels. It Iilight interest you. to kno,;, t ho. t. a t our Ranna mines, uhere ·r.,e have sevtia.. of the 5-:BU J"oy Loaciers , ue have rece~ .1y purchased an 11-BU J" oy Lo ad.ex-, ,;:m. ch is a much heavier ~nd large:r machine than th0 5-BD', thi s afte:&> looking over the trc.ck and .Toy machines o pez-ations in sev el"a.l of the Eastern St.ates. I think the txack ma.chines a rc adm.cably fitted for ,·,ork such aa the flat seron s of Illinois and several of the other 3astern States, uhere they can move around. quickly, but on heaviez- pitches, \1here \70 must 1:1.ove them by :fi01"1er, I think the mobile qualities of the .Toy a~e probably better. I think, i'or loading top coal as you. su __gest, a .Toy sbould give an admirable account of its0lf. Since you uere here. \70 l1ave had a erea t ueal of onou, and a very difficult winter. Yesterday it sno,1ed ihe entire day, leaving about six inches of snou. This \7i.ll sound peculiar to you, ·;iho are nou in the midst of your su..T7mler, in Australia, and at no time have any amount of snou fall • I Yfe are going ahead tli th ou:r Po¥ier Plant changes. puttinG in one 5,000 K. \"l. turbine and wo high-pressure boilers, one to be run for the present at a lou presi;ure. We ex,pe c ~ these changes to be compl.eted early in Aula;,-ii.st. Our Reliance · tipple improvements a.re under uay, and ue expect, also, to get them completed in the lo.te summer. \7e have bought a greet deal of machinery, which .a.a included in our 1936 Bude et, this including t\7e1 Te mining machines 350 large size pit cars, one Joy loading nachine, D.nd twelve shakin£ conveyor0, together vi.th other miccellaieous machinery. f • �2 'Jere I in Jl'Llr' 1._)0Dition o X would go slov1ly, as I realize you.1· extre:::1G la:_,:;..; t5::. ·~c.w:Uo1iA thez>e, vu1:i.ch canno t be changed over 11 i ().'lt. rovin~ too radi Ct'l.,l l y may def er youx· iln•• i}:roveraent3 for o. : um.bo:;; o:f ;yeal.~o , because it is a very ci ifficul t thing to get :i.i.lto l cbo::: t::.; 101cs . On the other han0. , t h er0 ie a nedium ! th:t. f11~ ,;o;;. ::C:h mq_, follo~;,. Yo-:i must not go too cautiously, as "'c.ho:re .,i l l "" :mo o. 'dme uhen you. must me.lee a decision, m1cl t ho 'i;'!li:1g to tlo~ onc ra you h gve made •fua't docisio:r1, is to go aloD.g 1: u.VI.! o _de:::1y nr::..:y . x·t ·will pZ'obr-J:,ly t aJrn you some tble to \"JOJ.'k out you:c IJX'u blcm ~ but I ~ rs:1u1·e that, wi -ch your native ability and the eJq><~J."ience you had in thl s country, you uill get somei.7here by . cl 0.nzi,n c; . I shall be clad, irtdeed, to correspond with· you o.t any time if you have any pEoblems you desire to di scuss . Yours v01-y txu.ly, Orlftlnal S1tfu~: GF<!R(;;- ~. PRVN. �HOTEb METROP OLE S¥DNEV 2 4/.:Z. / ..J-6 19 l l �HOTEL METROPOLE. CORNER OF BENT. YOUNG a PHILLIP STREEITS, BOX 1601 B,B., G,P,O, (SYDNEY) , SYDNEY, _ _ _ 19 �F ebTuary 29, 1936 / Mr. Jas. Johnstone 0 J J & A Broun & Aber.nl.Bin Seio'.,ilrun Collieries Ltdo 9 Hexham 9 N• S. YI o Dear llr. Johnstonea Am sorry not to l12ve been alJle to S!)end more tir."!e discu s sing all the pheses of mining w·i th youo It is very difficult to knovr jus t v1ha,t vrould b e of interest to you. I will, however 0 be g l a d to pass along any inf or-£1ation if you vrill let me knou jus t what \7ould be of inte resto The manu fact urers of mining machinery will no doubt be glad to f u-: rnish you ~ith d~ta on all kinds of different op erationso Will be glad to hear from you at any time and to knou how your mechaniz~tion program i~ progressing. Yours very truly, A. M. 0. MAR 2 1936 .• .,. ' . . -•; �J. & A. Brown & Aberrmain Seaham Collieries Limited COLLIERY PROPRIETOIRS AND STEAMSHIP OWNERS HEAD OFFICE: 4 O'CONNELL S'l'RKls'l'. SYDNEY. MAITLAND COLLIERIES: Pel&w Main Richmond N.nin Abcrmaln Stan1ord Main HEXHAM, N.s.w. 3rd ., NEWCASTLE COLLIERIES : Feb_ uary .:. 1936~ Duckcnlield Seahnm Stockrington Ur. I. w. Bayliss, Asst~ General Manager, Union Pacific Coal Comp any , Rock Springs, Wyoming. U.S. A. Dear Mr~ Bayliss, I was sorry tha t I mis sed seein5 -ou p rior to leaving Rock Springs to thank J O'J. :er sonall y fox• the many courtesies e xtended , and assistance gi ve n to me in our discussions on mining matters ge na rally ~ On my 1 eturn h ome I hasten to write 1 and express my thanks to you :for your many ki 11dnes3es. I am very much inte1"ested in ·.1hat you are a,oing in :,,our mines , particularly at H~nna 1'7he re you ar-e using the Joy Loader on steep grad e s, and. any d o. t~ you may have, and c are to s,s nd alo~1g, ::i:: would be very glad indeed to receive ito A6a in t h a11li:i1'2c you , and '.vi th kindest re ga rds, Yo urs since:;. ely, 1 ~-J~, A. M. O. MAR 2 1936 �:\L \ITLAXD COLLlERIES Pelaw Main Richmond Main Abermaln Stanford Main 4, O'CONNELL STREET );E'.VCASTLE COLLIEnn: s SYON EY, N . S . W. P os t a l Add re,:G ; BOX 1 65 4 E , G .P .O., SYDNlilY. 5th February 1936 Duckenfield Seaham Stockrlngton - 1:-' ? • {J/ Cable and Telegraphic Address : "JABASCOAL," SYDNE~. Bentley',; Code . / /" l'.b•· George B. Pryde Esq., Vice President, Union Pacific Coal Company, ROCK SPRINGS Wyoming U.S. A. Dear Sir, I have been requested by my Board of Directors to express to you their very keen appreciation of the advice and assistance given by you to Mr. Cooper and his Associates during their recent visit to the United States of America. The information gained by them, and which you ·so readily helped them to acquire, will I am sure be of immense value to this Company in the' future, more particularly when the coal trade gets back to normal times. • Yours sincerely, ~~~ Manager and Secretary. ---------- �Januar y, 1936 EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE A Visitor From Australia Mr. James Johnstone, Superintendent of J. and A. Brown and Abermain-Seaham Collieries, Ltd., of Sidney, New South Wales, Australia, visited Th e Union Pacific Coal Company's properties during November. Mr. Johnstone, with the Managing Director of the Company, Mr. Allen Cooper, and Mr. Arthur Donne, Manager of Seaham No. 2 colliery of these mines and also Mr. Ernest Hewett Engineer of thes~ col_ j lieries, has been visiting the eastern co a l fields. Mr. C o o p e r was in Rock Springs early in the year and decided, upon his return to Australia. to bring members of his staff to make an extensive inspection of the American coal fields. Mr. Johnstone is Mr. ]a.mes Johnstone Superintendent of the Abermain, Richmain and Brown Collieries at Hexham, near New Castle. Most of the coal is hand loaded, with different types of American undercutters, no mechanical loading. The purpose of their coming to this country was to study mechanical loading, as they plan to install at their mines some of these devices. The visit with Mr. Johnstone was most interesting and informative. Mr. Peter Hunter of New Zealand / Rock Springs mines were honored with a call, on December 18, from Mr. Peter Hunter, Superintendent of Glen Afton Collieries, Ltd., Glen Afton, New Zealand. Mr. Hunter, a mining engineer of marked ability, was on his way home, after a two months' trip through the coal mining regions of the Eastern, Southern and Middle states, where numerous coal mines were visited by him. Born in New Zealand, of Scottish parents, Mr. Hunter said that he had most thoroughly enjoyed this, his first visit to the United States. After inspecting Number 8 Mine at Rock Springs, Mr. Hunter attended an evening meeting of the staff at our mines and those of neighboring properties, addressing those in attendance, some 125 in number, outlining the mining methods employed in his country, adding an informative sketch of the economic situation, New Zealand successful in balancing its budget for 1935, with the first surplus shown for some years. Mr. Hunter said that his gov- O UR ernment had unfortunately spent several million pounds in constructing large hydro-electric plants in a nation of 2,000,000 popul ation, where farming, particularl y dairyin g, was the principa l en terprise, the major result of this big investment so fa r, being a back-breaking rate of taxa ti on and the loss of employment to many coal mine and transport workers, the gain in empl oyment during the construction period no w a thing of the past, the greater portion of the money involved spent in Sweden in the purchase of machinery, etc. No More Morse An ordinary telegram recentl y recei,·ed by a householder at Sidcup, Kent, Englan d, has proved to be a historic document. It was the very last telegram to be transmitted from the Central Telegraph Office, London, by the old-fashioned dot and dash system. The Morse tapperkey has now been entirely superseded by the teleprinter. Samuel Morse, the American who invented the original telegra ph apparatus, obtained a patent in F rance; but this was afterwards appropriated by the French Govern ment without compensation to the inventor. Eventuall y he returned to America, and the first telegram was transmitted from Baltimore to Washington in 1844. The original Morse apparatus recorded the dots and dashes on a moving tape, but when it was discovered that messages could be read by sound alone, the tape was abolished an? a speeding up of transmission and reception was effected. Even an experienced Morse operator could only deal with forty to fifty average-length telegrams an hour; however, with the new teleprinter an expert can send anything up to one hundred telegrams an hour. God Give Us Men! God give us men! A time like this demands Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands; Men whom the lust of office does not kill; Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy; Men who possess opinions and a will; Men who have honor and who will not lie; Men who can stand before a demagogue And damn his flatteries without winking! Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog In public duty and in private thinking. For while the rabble, with their thumb-worn creeds, Their large professions and their little deeds, Mingle in selfish strife-lo! Freedom weeps, Wrong rules the land, and waiting Justice sleeps. -J. G. HOLLAND. HOME REMEDIES Mr.: This steak tastes queer. Mrs. : I can't understand it, dear. I did burn it a little, hut I rubbed vaseline on it right away. �Jarni,ary, 1936 EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE SOME OLD TIME MEMBERS OF THE ROCK SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT The top picture shows the members of the Rock Springs fire depar.tment, taken in. 1907. Left to right, they are: Bert Harding ( deceased) , Paul Emerick, Jaclc Ma.tthews, Bob Watts, Dan D. Potter (Chiej), F. A. Schuler, Ed Oliver (now of Cheyenne), Billy Muir ( deceased), and Frank Cousins. The lower picture was ta.ken in 1906 in front of the City Hall, and shows the apparatus and the members of the depa.rtment at that time, who were as follows: Left to right: Dan D. Potter (Chief}, Mike Dankowski (present County Sheriff), Frank Rogan (Undertaker), Billy Chipp (on steps of truck) , Dr. Davis (dentist, deceased). On far side of truck: John Jv/usgrove (deceased) , Martin Olson, and drivers Sam ·Ramsay and John Forndran. George Wise (deceased}, standing in,back, left of driver's seat. THE ULTIMATE HARDSHIP BRUSHING IT IN Gene: "Has the depression hit you yet?" Bill: "I'll say it has! First, I lost my job and went back to the folks to live; sent my children to the orphans' home; my wife went back to her mother, and I shot my dog." Gene: ''That's bad." Bill: "Yes, sir, if times get any worse, I'm afraid I'll have to give up my car."-Safe Driver. "How did you like those Chinese back scra~chers I sent you?" "Is that what they are? My wife has been making me eat salad with them,'.' GAVE HIM THE KAYO Kitchenette: "What was the result of that terriffic fight the Duchess had with her husband?" Humidorcas: "She, retains the title." �GOODMAN ~ ,· A([J'Jrl[J]l][N((y COMP.ANY ELECT R I C M I N ING MACHINERY HALSTED STREET AND -48'!':' PLACE CHICAGO,ILL. G,. . u .., : '!.> ~ ~ • ..-::. 11 L.. . -. .;... - r ,v .... ._ _.L ' ....,. _ _ ~- -·. .-..- ,., - ~~ ... .. \.~p c .:. r:.~.i ~ t;; :::c :~..::. _ . u~_, : ~-:.. ~ .. '"' ~ ~ --. ._ ..... ~~....... ~-·- ... . v - """" - ._• .... C, , . .~ , :...,_ • .. ... ; ,. , ~·\ . :'" - J , .. _ . r'I ~~ , , : 7 - . ~, - ... ...&. _ ....., -- -~ :. ~- ~-., :: ~~ ·t ~ : :t .. . • ..:, _ : ·-- - ~ - L1... _ ·- - ... .. , u - .. . ,- 1: • ~ - : .- , 1 .. 7. .t.. ...,, . _,a. - _ ,. . ... ~ : .- w ::.·s .c1~..:l -i. •·· ,. .....:. C. .- ~ + T , . ,.• \,,I •· • , _.. \.._, • r r, •• , . .r 1.. , -_..,,. .,__ _.. . . • •j; ,j,.- - V .!.. ,..~ ':' "I- ...,_.. l..1. v - -..:. T Tl ..,-, _ �Omabap December 13# 19350 Mr. G. B. Pryde: Ii'Ir. Peter Hunter of the Glen Af'ton Collieriesj) New Zea- land, will reach Rock Springs on the 18th or 19th, and Mr., Wo E. Good.man will wire you as to his arrivalo Please put him up at the hotel 9 and have one of the boys show him our underground loading equipment. �11:r. A.loo E. Co o:_;c:;.· , ::..:2.·12.&::...Lc l.i :re.ctor __.._ ;r. 6 A. Bziom1 ...:: Aue1:;.1...n2.n S(rJic. Go lli 12ri ~ £1, Ltd. 4 0'Connell StrGet s;:,,-&ley, Austral:i.@. Dear I.Yr .. Coope:r: I i."Jas :-t;)leased to ho.:ve a last y;c1~a. f~ o~n y ou 1J~,iorr to you:;: leaving· for your hom.e, and um gl:catly :;_ute1°es-=-ted to knou that you haci a 1)1 ee.121at1 t and :p:m f'i iabl e vi r:i 1:- -'G o ·i;h e united Stateo. I believa you h~~e solved the 0~e otio • of t21:t1e cal"'e of those young ruei1 nl1.o a.1·0 0 0nernlly :£ ound idle 2-'i:"om1cl tll.e r.tlning dist:dcts. 'l'he pl.an you huVG fo::i.' u·.· v.fe.eturinc is ccx-tcinly a unique one, and., I am su.x-e, -r1ill be p :;.:•od·c,1.c-ci ve of re,_ul ts, both in pu ·ctit1c~ ·c;h0 idle pco_pl e to r:o :rk c::n c in returns in good uill ',7hich ·oill come to yo ux.' CoEpn.ny , ·nh ich is e.. ve.-y assen tiaJ. thine the:..?Je d.2.ys. i:ie hnd the s&71e c::i:ne!'ience ,:i ~h O1..~s- 1.m:el' ulan t . ?zior to puttinc on a nultiple sbift in 01.ll? mines, our load factor uas about tuenty-five :::cl' cGnt, ~~_n d ilo'i.7, \7ith t:riple shifting, it i2 &bout :..;:1.::ty :. GL' ccn-t, m1d o QJ..though our Th"1it powEf\ - costs lw.ve increased. ui th ncc~ianical lor:. .ing1 om: po,:mr cost is less on .:;.ccoun t of the c.o::::e effi ci r.:mt opera tio 11 of our plrn t. i I ru;i glad to _10.vG ;rou brine the point u 2 about the ncn r.ho ucrk in and t-roun ~ ilie n i nca . I thinl: tllz.t iz a very esr:;ential oint, o.ntl, uhile I do not k.-iou the conditions in Austra.lia,-I ~ very f&Oilio.r Di th the British conditions, and I .t hink there is .:;. certcin aloofnesf.l betneen the 1:;taff and tho"'e -oho 1.:1ork in the nine::::i:i nm.ch ne d0 not find so prevnlcnt in f~~erica. This results, of course, in greater cooperation, uh.ich e:xtenc1s "o all of the Ollero.tions. Sb.all be glad, imia~ , to hear hem yom., Llai'mfectn:ring enternrio0 comGs out. I kilo J tiiat i t must be successful. I as greatly interested in h~vine; ir. Johnstone \7i th V:B,. and sorry I did not meet the other u0r:1bers of your staff. r!y .I.Q.nd p ersona1 ref;ards to you, o.nd shall be glacl to hear from. you at 2IJ.Y tme you mc.,y find i t convenient to ·::rite. Very sincerely yours, Orlglnr~l 81;.~ed: . GEORG£ B, PRYfH �. •[I'\; ~ O N LONG, PAE.SIOCMT CHARLES BAAO, HAN.-.OINO 0UICCT0A • ,. {r"~· ✓.:~--- ...C ABLE. ADDRE S S 0 •co SAN O DOLT LOS AN O CL< S, CA LIFO RNIA ·i a. u THE BILT~IORE HOTEL LOS ANGELES December 11, 1935 Mr. Geo. B. Pryde, Rock Springs Wyoming My dear Mr. Pryde: I was very grateful at receiving your letter of December 3rd and I feel greatly indebted to you for the courtesies shown to me and Mr. Johnson. I regret very much that I was unable to accompany Mr. Johnson to Rock Springs on this trip. It was necessary for me to go to Kansas City. Following on your advice, which I received on my previous visit, I hit upon the idea of starting some form of manufacturing tR__absorb the surplus labor in the event of mechanizingJ'b\nes. I, therefore, traveled America looking for something of a rugged type of machinery to absorb the unskilled labor, and, fortunately, I think I have found it. John Deere & Company, as you know, are very large implement makers, and they are not represented in Australia, and I have made tentative arrangements with them to manufacture under license. The township of Kurri, which is at the center of our mining group, is solely dependent upon the mines, and if I started some form of manufacturing to absorb the sons of the miners, I feel it would create a very wonderful feeling amongst the parents. We also have a power station which only works from 3 till 7, and there is practically no load from then on. I propose starting this manufacturing business and working from 3 P.M. to 7 A.M. with two shifts, which will give us a very cheap power. By my two visits to America, I have learned one thing - that in an industry such as ours, that those mines belong to the men as much as to the proprietors. It is one point that I did not see until I came to Ame-rica; that is - that in all decisions, whether to mechanize or whatever you do, those �Page 2. men must be consideredo I was very fortunate in having come direct to Rock Springs and it gave me aoosis to work on. On my return to Australia and after getting things under way, I will write to you and let you know how we are progressing, because I feel you will be interested, having given me so much advice, which I appreciate. Kindly remember me to all at Rock Springs whom I had the pleasure of meeting. Thanking you again, I am Yours very sincerely, �..,,/ I1z- • .J'a!:lCQ <lOZ.11., "G '.i: 8 c/o J . cA . 3.::'C'fk. <?_,: AtJ l'S...8.E w8tih2Zl Colli0r-J. ·e:::;, :...td . 4 O'Connell Street ~Jdc7 ey, At,.f.:"fYa!.:i. 8.. ";'\ -- .. J"olms-tone: .ve~ !J.:r I hr;,".J'e ;/om v cz·y kine. 1 0·i;te:t :fX-uL Loo Anc-el !)13~. <::.l-1 d you ce:f'·i;a.inly ~'"'.id. soIJ.e vci----;.,r !::ind tltlngs .._i) u ·~ ,.,,h e Vnio . .::. f',c:.i:' i c.: Cocl Co ll(()l"Xl y<~ otr:.:f:f . _ ~;'!c'.V0 ju3t corae "back f~o r.1 Oi: aJ ~,: •.1~w:;:e r:e } 2. ~0 b00n i-:;ol.'1."'ins on ·i;h0 pouer :Ql2n-~ })i~oblem . I.'e m~!.1 ect to £:) e~'ld a ;-.;ood <' c2.J. of · .10. c1;;:" in t h e n0::-r·i; yeG'l" in exteru i11?.; 11:;; ·1.>-:::-ez- Jl2:1t ai Rock Sp:;:ine;s , going in:i;o la3.\.;e:~ ·;;m~oine""' a.u ~ i~t:.h er p1.,eosure ste~ boilm..,s, a,tJ a m:-..t ·1;01" of e:t:'fi cicmcy, t ) :}:.:ov:i.d0 ::ru.:i' ✓->icicnt pouc:r ·i:,o :::ur,:::;>ly ou~ D~t:i:'ons c:ntl ouE oi:nor::; . a are :huving a l ittle m:0Y1 ·i;o dcy a an y 1 n ..,. 01.->c.' ly -.:ould ~ve ~njoyed i t p but I Q.. _ i;,;lo..d ue Y78Z' G c:'l.b l e to 2.\,U.:?.3i fuh e:~11:ndid ·.--re-1, t::,1er f 01.. you. 1-:rhlle you. YJe.~ c i_ t1li c puEt of -~ .....G 1 • United States . \7e sha.11 be t:u.viid n ' n'!Jot;,~ ;lO 1 a ·i t h e Y:eu Year , uheu you Ll:'C home . l'JlY tho you cl.Gr.;i:rc in:fo?.J.o.:t/ on ,:;llic~-1 I can ruxni Eh you a.bout ou1.. :i)l.'O_Cl'tic:..; , r C\.:1Y ot- _Gl" w:...tter in the United ,.3tc:-..tc-, iu['_t I c::n Lcl -;·o :1. , do no.,_ h0 0:i-ta:i;0 t~ cc.11 Ui)On m.e 4 ~ Youl'c ver,y di ccrely, Orij!in:..l Sl1,,ned: GE OijG[ B, PRYM �·~~ OC EAN I C LINE H AWAI I · : · SOUTH 5C AS ~:Wv_ -/ ~ • ~ • New Z CA LAN o \ . A U STRALI A A H CRICA // • /f V_:, -<,.- -.J, ���De cembe:r 141 1935 U:r. 1:;.... Do GoOLJC:i1o . ;L.., c l>J?e sident Goodman :;__d m.ZEc i u ::ri._ • Cor.1:i;>r:: 1y· Iialst0d Stre et u i l.}2lt'1 ~;lace Chi ca,;o , I lli noi G I -:ms i n ·c e:re0t0d in h a ;int; yours of t l o 11 t h instant, :rec;arding 012.r .AuGtrali a:1 .":' :ri cnd. '.:l . I.Ir. Joh.vrntone rmo ~Jls:t~ern -~.L.-·· .,..0D1.9liY,_cx:-"G::1..,;1-7 about the ini'ol'filation he {;ot he:t'G• i n fac ·Go hG \7t?. D very nuch lJleased ni th his cu tire t:;:-i:? t.11ri.."l u.G1J.ou. G the Uni ·ted Btates. He told 1:10 110 t llo u.g:ii "th o i.ni.\.1r12'"t:i.on ,;.iould be of inesti9.abJ.0 -value in l .sLn i n",, U1ei1' _'."utu:re r10:::k. I have a lett.e:r from hiE1 ·tod ay l)J;'io:i: t , 2:..i __• r:mili115, in addition to one from :::r.· Coo p er, c:l :: '.1 e:~pz-e c.:,ine; a,t>p::ecia·i;ion o -Z -... he s ..Jlcm ciid 1:my h o i.7as treated in t;1e uni tell Stntes. ~Il'. J"oh.."lstone talked v e"J::,<r .. ::i:vorably of your equip1i1ent, a.id a.eked :ny p ex>Eonal. o::;>inion. L1so, Tihi~h I uas very t).~cl t o ,...:,ive hin. I t ol d hio our relations -,. .-i th y our Com:-;_n:11y .~·:):re i'iae, 1:.-.nd all of th0 eq'.li:i):nent you ::1'"mufa.c.:t ·ed ~:a.c oi tihQ _1it;;b.c s t ~~de a .cl Gave entire saticfuction. "'-reu Year. Yom:z VG3..' 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All --they are interested in is watching shak ing conveyo r s, and i f we can arrange to send them be entirely satisfactory. • our mines, that will �lir . l . _J . be entii-e~ sati s fa ctory. I Oriic1MI s11:1aad : GEORGE o, PRYOl �Er . 'r7r11. :S .. Goo d.JZl~U s Vice ?:i:e si cl ~11 t Good.1118'! Hanufac t, :!:ine; Coa1pany Ealstecl Street :.m l8t.YJ. :l?la.0e Chica~~, Illinoio :Dou.'.· ii:r . GoodrJ.an : ;~.:l· . Janes ,J . J"onnstone le:.ri hero l,:2s6 ni e}.1.i fo :i: Cc.1 ifomia, t•i'tcr tE:1-,erJ. d ii'1g i'ive c;_~; □ 3.-i.e:rc. ·::e o .1va him cva1~r o::_.i oz-tuni t y to obse:-i.·ve our 01Jc :i..•2. t ·· on s , t:.nci. I t.r1i!1k he i £ m1tii'e-.y <::: :: :le:fied ,.-1it].1 h is 1l2 i•~\ the.l :.:css:rs . :Do nne c.i--1u Ticy;ett -cm:.1~ :,2. n .:; 0:1 the 8th, :,e "Gill C8 ·µt!d to l ook ni'ter b c.:. .. , Or iginn l SIKt1ed: GEORGE B. 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J . l · f o 1· .,7 . . n 6. · c r You~ s 7er; t rul y , Vi ce r s i de~ �CUISS CF SERVICE OESIRED DOMESTlC CABLE ~LEGRAM FULL RATE DAY LETTER DEFERRED NIGHT MESSAGE NIGHT LETTER NIGHT LETTER SHIP RADIOGRAM Pntrona should check clo.ss of service desired; other-wise mC5.Snl:e will be transmitted ns n lull·rnta communication. <e@IF1f @Jr l&T~~,r~~~ UJJ~Il(Q)~ irlEJLJE@~AM tJr:i . E . C-o odruon GoodmOl'l Mi'g. Co. Halsted. St., . c; '13'i,;_1 ::?l:::i.ce CJ:,..icago, I l l . RETNL .BE .ASSUruI[) rm \'JILL T.1um. C.AI'.E OS' I.m . ;JO "i'JS~tYIB l.'..:U!ICCJG E CS VISIT :OOTil FLF~t.S.AJ:'i? f,~;D rnor:rTJu3LE. Geoz.,cc B. ·p _yd o . . �This Is a lull r•te Telesr•m, O,blesr•m or R•dlosr•m unl,ss otherwise Indicated by stsnol in the check or In the •ddrcu. NIGHT MESSAGE: PGM GEO B PRYDE, CHICAGO ILL 228PM NOV 27TH 1935 UNION PACIFIC COAL CO ROCKSPRINGS WYO ~AMES J JOHNSTONE GENERAL SUPER·INTENDENT BROWN ABERMAIN ·sEAHAM COLLIERSES AUSTRALIA ARRIVING FRIDAY MORNING STOP ~E WILL GREATLY APPRECIATE tF YOU CAN ARRANGE SHOW HIM MECHANICAL LOADING WITH SPECIAL RELATION SHAKERS AND DUCKBILLS AT YOUR PROPERTY, Wfvl E GOODt11lAN • 1'50PM Telephone Your Telegrams to 1o9tal ultgrapb- �October 23, 1~35 llr. J. T. Ryan, Vice .PreGident i'li ne Safety Appliances Company Braddock, Thoma.a and ileade Streets Pittsburgh, ::Pennsylvania Dear U:r. Ryan! 1ir. Murray has handed your letter of Octo ber 15th to me. Y/e met Ur. A. E. Cooper in the early pa rt of' this ye ..~r when he uas h e re looking over :mi n e s in the United States. \'le will b e e,lad to h<-1Ve hlm~a-_nd ~- ~ - ,. .._ hi B ~L~-n,PQ_!P:e,wtQ,..~2~JllinetLiL-,..they _.EQ.,_ct_e_iµo_r ,~ '.y ~_J OU -may rest assured we will give li r. Cooper and his -----=- ~-~c~=,party every facility to ex amine our properties. Yours very truly, Origi n ~! Sifflll'd: GEOR GE B. PRYDl �CHU: CH•LL ••oo Everyt h inr{ for Mine and Industrial Safety 1/ I~ CABL E ADDRESS " MINSAF" PITTSBURGH BRADDOCK ,THOMAS AND MEADE STREETS Mr. v. o. _Murray, Safety Engineer The Union Pacific Coal Company Rock Springs, Wyoming Dear Verne: I am enclosing a copy of a letter we have just received from our agent in Australia. Since they are going to stop at Rock Springs , this means they are going to visit your mines, and I hope that you vnll have the pleasure of shovnng them around. If you do , I wish you would try to sell them the idea of visiting our plant when they are in Pittsburgh. With kind regards and best vnshes, I run Very sincerely yours, Manager JTR: illl INDUSTR INCi EXCLUSIVE WORLD DISTRIBUTORS OF EDISON ELECTRIC CAP LAMPS RE.GISTRI IC / �C 0 p y SULLIVAN HACHINERY COMPANY Kembla Building 58 Mar r;a ret Street 17th September, 19350 Mine Safety Appliances Coo Braddock Street , PITTSBURGH, Pao U.S.A. Dear Sir: Attention Mro Graham Bright. Messrs. A. E. Cooper, Tuianaging Director, James Joh..YJ.stone >-Consulting Engineer and Superintendent of Collieries, with t wo Assistants» He,vi tt, Engineer, and Dodd, Mine Manager, all of J. A. Brovm & Abermain Seaham Collieries, are visiting America on a business trip and are leav ing here to-morrmv by the Monterey. Their first Port of call is San Francisco, and from there they go to Rocky Springs, but after that we have no idea wha·t they are going to do. We feel sure when they arrive in Pittsburgh they ·will call on you, as we have given them letters of introductiono Mr. Johnstone has standardised upon Edison II J" Lamps and is gradually equipping all of his Collieries with them so you will find 11 him a very enthusiastic man as far as Hodel J 11 Lamps are concerned. Yours very ·truly, (Signed) RIR:lIB. J!l R. I. Robertson � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Union Pacific Collection Description An account of the resource This collection is made possible in part by a generous grant from Wyoming Humanities. All materials are the property of Union Pacific Coal Company, on long-term loan at Western Wyoming Community College. For usage inquiries, contact the <a href="https://www.uprrmuseum.org">Union Pacific Museum</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James Johnstone's Visit and Subsequent Correspondence Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. November 1935 Subject The topic of the resource James Johnstone visit, 1935 Description An account of the resource Letters and documents recording the visit of James Johnstone. Documents are held together by a brass pin. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George B. Pryde, James Johnstone, I. N. Bayless, R.I. Robertson, Eugene McAuliffe Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0282 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/83086ad18cc47ba1bb75668e7aa944fe.pdf 9199124530e3859613a2fd25fa345565 PDF Text Text .,-,---------- ------ NOTE: Special ~ile No. 284 !. , , _ _ -, I ... .. - - - - - -·--- ~ .rrespondence ui th / ✓ Alex Hunter, Urumhell er, Alborta, ~anada C. S. Donaldson Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada ✓ Major J. B. Mavor Scotland / C. Augustus Carlou. Scotland .William Reid Scotland ( K. H. McNeill Scotland ! - Wm. F. Ma~terton . Scotla nd - China · , J ; --- ......... ✓ ') v· 11 Yr , . 1 1' f'._,;f? .... ,( I ..I - I �!5l•o •l'?.o Ci.~tmfo:>d • Pl ann:i.ns Do1'Drt~~~0 The Fif'o Coal C◊:J)~q (Lir.1.ited ) Gty:-,'!lenbca~h, Fii'oGlri-..cD St:otland Deur lli" o Cro.nford n Rcferrinc; to yours of Janunry 12th: I r.as very much astonished th~t you ho.d not 1•ecoivod ey coIJOU11ication of :'Jecod)cr 13,, 19h30 I ar.1 soncli.'lg a duplicate copy of it. ' I see no objection to the plan of r1orlcin3 you su.:;.::;ont nhich r1as attached to your lottcro f,s you knov1, \JC hc.ve n very high \';age scale for oine ,·;orkero in the United St !).to8, and uhilo \·10 have at times attempted to institute nn incentive scale, 'i.'JG have not been successful and discontinued this some yrors 2J;Oo l!ot being ·familiar r1ith your wnge sc;;J.e6 an incentive mic;ht bo of benefit. I run nttachinc hero;'rith a statcrJCnt shmlin3 our \·1.ig o s cale. • • "i'e have not been getting onougb coal r;ith cix days a week and recently rosumcd tho r,i,r~ of ono shirt on Sunday f or 1:1hich we l!lllst pey double tirao, this increasing very ooch the mino i.orkers• cnrnines. I nm sending copy of this lotter by regular mail and copy by nir mail, ey l etter t.o you under dnte of D;:e~..:,cr 131 1943 havin£! been oant nir 1ml. I shall be vary pleased indeed to hear from.you from time to time with what progress you arc m kin!; with the shald.nt; conveyor and Duckbill. Sincei"ely yours, Enc. �ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY HEAO OFFICE , LEVE N, FIFE. TELEGRAMS "CARLOW, PHONE, LEVEN." "FIFCOL," COWOEN8EATH . TELEPHONE Nos 16 \ 8: \ 62 LEVEN No, 3\81 TO 3185 COWOEN8EATH, ,,,/r,) 4.1. ...........~/u .......~ ..• YOUR REF. ··························· Dr. George B. Pryd e , The 'Jniou Pacific Coa l Coy., P.ock Springs , -·:YC'"Il:G, U. S. A . Dea r :Dr . ?ryde , As no e.cla1c>'."1ledge1ae rrt l:.o.s been reoci ve il t o my l ett er of the 20/10/43, I presume it }19s not been delivered . I s.m sendins you h e :i·ewith , by regu k.1· ,r.n. il, a co!_)~' of !!\~• l et ter of October, 1943 together ·:!ith t he prints refc rreci to . I ar:, a l so sending you e. dup licnt e l ett e r s.:i.d pri 21'~s 1:-y ni r 11n i l , r:.n d trust one or the other will reach you. -:-iith r ei-a r d ·t;o :..etho<l of po.yment , do r ou p ;.•s ..:'0 1· t o :?er a d efini t e shi "t r ate or a shif't rote plus bonus on output or yr.rck.go , c- s o.n i nc ent ive to . better perronaanoe2. .'lishing you .i 11 the best in 1944. 1 Sinccrel;r yours, �/ '· .-COPY •. '.l PIAID!l'.1-JG DEPART}'iii:1'11' , ... Dro George B. Prtrde m ·111 . , l ne Union Pacific Coal Co~pany, 20th October , 1943 0 r Poc1 ., r ings, • • ,, K .::.p_ 1~yom.ing ,- U ., S • A . r -. • • - -' J. ..., . Dear Dr o Pryde, P l ease e::.<:cuse d e l ay i n; ·a1"?.s,·1ering your wel come and informati ve l etter of July 24th le.st. It \,·:.-.s exc00di=lgly kind of you to send th0 duplicate letter and prints, of methods of worki ng in your mines, by regular and air mai ls. About ·the t~u:e you sent your f'ir-st let·cer - l Qth Febrµe.r-,1 .., ·sinkings were numerous o.nd no d:o-_fot that ree,son a cccur;:ts for 11011 d~li;rery. In July v,e -;;ere told definitely by the r:.inis try of Fuel o.nd Power we would htive delivery of l..m'3:l'ico.?1 plant 01t an ea i:ly do.te for our Comrie Co lli3ry, a:ni -;£ thought I ,.~i,uld deln.y raplying to you ·until ,;;a hs.d the m9.chinery at work .and I v;otild t1,en be :'..n n position to info.rm you of r osults in the i.nHie. l ::;te.ges of i~s pra cti~al applieatlon. ·:ie got de li very u.bout -end : of August of 7 Goodrr-..:111 shaker -conveyo r s r 1lt}1 duckbills and 3 Goodman shorb·."all coa 1-cutte rs. r J. . Later )fr. 'She.rp of the Good..-r..e.n Company and i.lr. Deu:os of the ·Sullivnn Company arri·ved from America 0.11d have t1-o.ined s evorel ·teams in Ghe c ffici en-ii operat i on of these machines. The machi nes a.re o. very fin e bi·t of eng;i nea riug and ..,•.,e a re delighted with pe:rfor nr:111ce·. :n;r. Sharp ls still with us but hlr. Deans has go1;e to i?:1s cal Sullivt.rl. coal-~utters nov1 delivered et a: colliery in ·the Fi d le.ncls. (' I11 the change over period frml l ong-:.:all , e.s gene 1·ll.1ly pr!'.ct~_scu b e!'O ~ to the iuriericari shortwall_ method, "we e.n!;icipa ted some teethin6 troubles until the men gdt accustomed to the work, ~nd a ll oper~tions in the cyc l e ~ supp lies , etc . p roperly orga11ised • . Furth~r, we did -not · knoi:, how the rnen \';ere goin~ to rea ct to e,n intensification of mechanisation as no doub-l; the~/ had the impression t h!i t i -b mig}rl; involve a displaceinent of miners ::-r..d that y,-u, s a n aspect of t be problem that had to be carefu lly watched. 0 I.: e.m pleo.sed to be able . to say troub l es u.re grarlua lly being ov-ei•come and we are nov, fee ling a&-surad that the method of mecha:.-i ise<l mini ng no\'1 9eing introduced , is, so f ar , acceptable to thfi l s,bour· side of the indust_ry a s they see init the elimina'cion of some of tho hard laborious v,ork of the mi?1ex·. ;_. As the de.JS go by we :are feeling more and more confident, from personal observa:'c;ion in the vrorkings, we a.re ~oing to make e. success of the nerr methods ancl t'hereby increo.se the outpu'c per m.anshif·I.;, ·which is the measure of efficiency o~ an.¥ co~~1eey under'cakin~- I I <lo ~ot think vre can adop{; the method generally because there are • conditions in the Fife Coalfield vrhich differ radically from these in your country, i?J. depth, g radient, spontaneous combu:.·tion, heavy sandstone roofs and soft floors • etc•, but v:e have several sea.ms in which I confidently believe a change over from l ong..-.~11 to mechanised room ooid pillar would be very a dvantageous and especially ~nan it appears a proper spirit of co-operation is being developed between the manageit.ent and the vrorkers in the o.doption of the new methods. In/ • I' �• I11' d.r:1. ving the rooms 300 f't. x 12 to 14 ft. wide , we get 3 cuts seven feet deep per shift vtith a crew of three meu and we are now experiment:rng vii th • pille~r d~wing ,by· method as shown in fig. 1 on treeing enclosed h ei owith • V'Te n.re , however, experiehcing some difficulty due to grade and , involving more handshovelling nnd prepara·cion work than we anticipated, the cuts being set off o.t various angles with room - 35, 40, 45 and 50 degr~es - to re due~ hnnd-shovo lling to a minimum. We use two 30 degree swivels. 4 I, '\ :re have IlO\'.' decided to experin:en~ by driving •the room,s 300 feet X 20 feet ,,id.e and retrsati::lg ·;;ith o. 7 fJ.;. slo.b a s· shovm in f i g o 2 and I .hope . to have t~e g~"Rg{1gR~tYo't0 ~i~i,.i~£He 1fi~gl1i"o'sUdp8&s ~111~ t~tf~¥t11:ffiiC&.acl: 5e~Bflo~~ tr,~sUl~tY?d ' Bfrom sae:ri11.c1ng rive ree·c s":;:rips ·,'18 should be able to rea ch 85 to 9Ujo ex ... ractiong '(•;hich \'.rill compnrs with our k:st longua.11 methodso II .I note your olls er-1te.ti ons re ho.nd filling on to chain conveyors and the rea~er the _c~mrayor dis c;w. 1·gi ~g on to the s hh king conv0yoro Your opin ion a s t o thi~ :nethod being u ,ro.ste of ·tm:: and -ef~or·c ·_ strengthons nrj ovin. opi n i on. The point you make a s to puttil1g in charge of the wo:.•':...; <:.. young , energetic wm ,nth a d.ate"'' !iination to mn.ke .a succes s of the ma chine ry n ppea ls to us o.s being mos~ l ~~portr>ut o.dvice, upo~ ·Nhich we o.re In vi.:;,·1 cf :·1· 0 ~:'i!trp , t ho Goodman demorlstrs:tor, leaving on un eet rly df te ·to i ntroduce t he machinery at other collieries in th:i:s country :I' ,·:a o.re pr.ese-.n.tly traiuin~ si:R V:.3l"Y good 'meri &s ·aemonst-r ai:;or&, ".';; 10 ;•.ii ll sub sequently move around the fourteen OfGl'"tlt ing colli e1·'.i~S of ·th.is Company to i ristal and t?8.in m.en in the proper manipulation of the respective machines. ::e ho.ve n.t present : 30 projects plo.nne d to go on p:coduction,es soon ':'H i .:-\mefioD-n plant delivered. • i· F.ego.rding the dirty b ond in the T(lidd le of the seam, this is vcriable in 1 thickness. .'1/here it is thick we put on piokez·s a long t he pan line and stow it o ·,:Je invar~ably ~ut ·~ext the floor of the senm~ In c l osi:ig I should just; like to sa.y how much ·we appreci at e y our kindness in giving _u s the bene~it of your wide experienc e with Duckbills . The ~xtent :to ,vhicli niecnanis'ation is ncv1 p1·oc:eedbg ond. the further fact that it has in the Bri-clsh Coalfields a f e irly Yd.de npplica tion, all leo.d to the concl usion the.t' we stand on the tnreshold o;,"' revol ution!;..ry cha.r..ges of coul :n1ining in this c·ountry. • I :believe; it is only by highly ~scr.e.nised methods and "officien·t -rrcirkmen: ,we will be abl e -t0 hold our own and gua.ra11tee tr...e socia l standi ng of our work people in the :~os~ ~~r ye:,.rs. I conveyed -your desir-e to be remembered 'to Dr. P..eid~ his fathe r e.nd l'.'r. Carl ow, You ma.y have heul'd t;hG.t Dr. Reid's f a ther ha s been appointed Chief Production Director at headquarters of the 'Mi n istry of · Fuel and Po,7er. in London. ~e is s we ll quaiii'ied to undertake this difficult t~sli:o man A ll send kind regards oncl trust you keep well o Yours sincerel y , PLronnNG A �C 0 ·-u J., 0 ]. .L ')( ILi . Ao' ' ~ C 0 J., "f J,. )( hJ ' -~ .-t.. N QO - -- - . . . L . . .- -- - ~ - F,a. l. --L- - -- �t- 7 f(lcz.t- 2Q f'4.a.t , Ouc.kb ill. -- vn "" r" ....e. r'li A I M A s "'' Ill) n ,._.Joc.k Pr ops/ d V '9 ~ i-- .n •0 -:, ..,_~ d a: ,' ~ . ~ I s: 1. () 0 ~ J,. ..,_ i.. () ~ ::> u .L d -0 ,n . P«nduluM Jack r .:, - ~ ·L () 0 2 \ Swiv«I 7ft- 7f.t- rn ( I . I Sft- t.l. 0 ..x CJ a ..... "" C f/1 C aJ E rf. \9 ::> 0 u T1 f l I n I I Wood o r a~c.41 pr-or5 ·~':t. q> __ .., --.....: "" -~ o * ~ \O'C'\r "•~- -· _1 :n ·.'x a.. A.. 0 ~ Ill> \ - I I F',c:. 2. METHOD OF A0vAN c1,-.a AND A io Fl: ThlPOAAtty .. t5 . �( II .,.~·~{1{, :· !_1·~· • •... ~-, ""- · •., -:~ ~ . .~ .. .' . :n .: -- ~! ·, / A 0 p... g (.J d ~ ... t:} --d :ll . 0 • .-4 ~ . if) 0 lJ • - ;j ~ .a f-4 .r pO Jr g a .'"' g1 ~ :j 9 ~. v d ~ ~ 0 0 ~ J.4 Fi} , ~ ~ ~ I i j II I I �December lJ D 1943 Mr. R. Crawf'ord, Planning Aacnt The Fite Coal Company, - Ltdo CO\'ldenbeath, FifeshiroD Scotland Dear Ur. Crawford: I ac greatly i.r..dcbted to you for your fine letter of Octob0r 20th. It contained ouch th.it I nas interested in lmomng, regarding your experiments n:l.th tho shnking conveyors equipped with Duckbills. I am glad to learn that the r.ork is proceeding with no undue dislocation. In attempting oomathing of this kind, it is often dil'.ficult to .forecast what \'llll happen. There are the usual objections from members of the supervisory forces to radical innovations, coupled ,dth the more vocal objections of the rank and file of the underground forces. With the great shortage of mine labor and a consequent coal shortage in the British Isles, the presep.t would seem a propitiouo time to make the ct,.anges outlined- in your letter. It r:ould be difficult in periods such as the le.st war, r,hen there nere a great mp.ny idle n::en in all industries· in Great Britain, to make such a definite cho.ngG in your mining methods, with a probable displacement of mine labor. T'tds condition mq again occur at the end of the present connict, so you t7ill have less opposition now in making changes which may ba fai-raaching. There is' a very definite need of more production from the British coal mines, and this can best be accomplished by obtaining a greater output per man shift. I am sure you are on the right track, and mq I SB.)" you will find the ~rican made machinery highly dependable. Training the younger man as supervisors and demonstrators t1il1 insure you results. The younger men are more adaptable and susceptible to new ideas. I reaJ1ze the limitations ot attempting to apply shaking conve;yors to all o! your norldng seams. You, on the groum, know what 70U can do best, and sometimes you can determine what to do only after experiment with a mimber or systems. A famous American labor leader aade a remuk which has been trl.del.y quoted, "No backward step. 11 \11th mechanical load1 ng, when we find out we are pursuing a system which is �undesirable, then 'tte must have the courage to back up and try so.irething else. . \wherever you can use the aha.king conveyor with the Duckbill by increasing your production per man shift and eliminating the costly brushing and building of paclmalla 9 necessary in longwall system of mining, you will be. surprised at the improvement in your costs, comparing the former i:nethod rdth the longr;all systemo I am not. sure t hat, the wider room and the narro\1er pilla.r will ..work out acceptab4'o There is a gravo danger that, if the pillar is not strong enough to support the stratal> tho rreight ~ ride over and lose coal and equipnent; ·on the othex> hand9 you on the ground know best nhat to do, as you aro faraili.a.r rtlth x>oof conditions, nnd you may decide on some adaptation of the system you have suggested. I shall be interested in knowing how it works outo I It looks as though 't7El vdll soon have a National Wage Agreement for the American coal mines o Negotiations have been dragging along since last March. The enclosed. folder rdl.l give you an i dea of the wages we mu.st J>81', increasing after the fourth d~, ,tlth double time for Sundsyo Our new stansbury lline will be-producing about 1,500 tons per d~ of two shifts about the first of January- if enough men can be securedo The shortage of men and the high percentaa"'8 of absenteeism seriouszy impair production. I should be obliged to you if you ,muld convey ll\V best wishes to the staff ot The Fife Coal Compa.n_y for tlhich I have great admiration on account of the forward-looking potlcy of its officials. Particularly remember me to lfr. Carlow and Dr. VliJl:fam Reid and his father. 1dq I al.so extend to you ll\V sincere good m.shes. Sincerely yours, Original Signed: GEORGE B. PRYDE �ALL COMMUNICATION HEAO O F F I CE- L EVEN, S TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY ~~;If~ c u ! ~ ~ FI ~ E. "ELEGRANS "CARLOW, PHONE, L EVEN." PWTNING DEPARTMENT , "FtFCOL," COWDEN'BEA- . TELEPHONE Nos 1 61 & 162 L EVEN Nos 3 l 8 1 TO 31 85 COWDENBEATH. YOUR Ri,i, 2oth Qctobe_!, ......................... ouR Ri:.,RC/li~o • ........ Dr. George B. Pryde, The Union Pacific Coal Compsr.y, Rook Springs, Wyoming, U.S.A. Dear Dr. Pryde, Please exouoe delay in answa:riDg your welcome and informative l ette r of July 24th last. It mi.s exoee~ngly kind of you to send the duplicate letter and prints. of methods of working/yohr mines, by regular and a ir mails~ About the tme you sent your first letter - l oth February - sinkings were numerous and no doubt that reason accounts for non delivery. In July we were told definitely by the Ministry of Fuel and Pouer wa would have delivery of American plant on an earl y date fo'Z' our Comrie Colliery, and I t hought I r.ould delay r epl ying to you until we had the machinery at work and ,.-ould then be in position inform you of results initial stages of its practical application. I a t o i n t h e We got delivery about end of August of 7 Goodman shaker oonv~yors with duckbills and 3 Goodman shorn.all coal-cutter s. J 7 ID.ter :Mr. Sharp of the Goodman Company and Mr. Deans of the Sullivan Company arrived from America and have trained several teans in the efficient operation of these machines. The machines are a very fine bi"t of engineering and we are delighted with performance. Mr. Sharp is still with us but Mr. Deans has gone to instal Sullivan oosl-cutters nol7 delivered at a colliery in the Midlands. In the change over period from longt;all , as generally practised here, to the American short1rall method, ,·re anticipated some teething troubles unti l the men got accustomed to the work, and all operations in the cycle, supplies, etc. properly organised. Further, we did not knovr hov, the men ware going to react to an intensification of mechanisation as no doubt they had the impression that it might involve a displacement of miners and that 'C\'"3.S an aspect of the problem that had to be carefully v.atohed. I am pleased to be able to say troubles are ~rs.dually being ove rcome and "W9 • e.-re now feel.1.ng e.aaured tba.t t'he method 0£ meo'he.n'-••d m1.n1.ng now bei.ng 1nt-ro6.uced 1.a • ao fa.r • a.coepta.'\:>1.e to the '.le.'bour •'-de of the 1.nductry aa they aee ~ 1.t t'he e'l.\:&ua.t~c,n of: e c:nn.e of: tne 'ha.rd l..a.bori.oua work or t'he -~or. As the days go by we are i'eeling more and more confident, from personal observat:J.on iD the workings, we are going to make a sueoess of the new methods and thereby incrES.se the output per manshi.f't, ,mioh is the measure of efficiency of' any oolliezy undertaking. I do not think we can adopt the method generally because there are conditions in the Fife Coalfield 'Which differ radically from those in your country, in depth gradient, spontaneous combustion, heavy sandstone roof's and ■oft floors, etc. but we have several seams in which I confidently believe a change over from longwall to mechanised room and pillar would be very adwntageoue and eapeoiall7 when it appears • proper apirit ot co-operation 1• beblg developed/ �a._U<,............................................................................................................................................................. . ~ffe .............~.................................... developed bet-ween the managemen'c and t he ,,_,.o rkars in the adoption of the new methods• In driving the rooms 300 rt. ;< 12 to 14 rt. wide, we get 3 cuts seven f eet d aep per shift with o. orevr of three men and wa are now experimenting with pi lla r dra.,dng by method as shown in fig: o l on tra cing enclosed herewith . Vle are howeve r, exp.erienoing some difficulty due to grade and involving more hand shove lling and preparation work tl-o.n we nntioi pa ted ~ ·the cut s being set off at- various angles wi t h room - 35, 40, 45 end 50 deg r ~es - to r aduce hand shovelling t o a mi nimum. We use ~ 30 degree swivels. We have nou decided t o experiment by driving the rooms 300 feet x 20 feet wide and retreating 7.'i th a 7 .f't. s h b as shown i n fig. 2 and I hope t o have t he opportunity to write you l ater and be ~blo t o say which i s the batter met hod , from experience of getting the hip:hes'ii possi bl e extraction a nd economic r esults. By sacrificing .five feet strips we :.houl d be able to r each 85 t o 90% extracti on, which -r.rill com.pa.re with our best lon~,-all methods o I note your observations ire hand filling on to chain conveyors and ther e ~ after the conveyor discharg ing on ~o the shaking conveyor. Your opinion as t o t his method being a v.aste of time and e ffo rt sti-eng'l:;hens my ol'm opinion. The point you tll!lke as to putting in cha r ge of the work, a yo ung enel'get i c :man '\"Tith a detannination to make a succe s s of tho machiner y appea ls to us a s being most important advice, upon which we are a cting . In view of Mr. Sharp, the Goodman demonstrator, lea ving on an early date to introduoe the machinery at other collieries in this country, vre a.re present l¥ training six very good men es demonstrators, mo will subsequently move a round the fourteen operat i ng collieries of this Company to insta l e.nd trai n men in tho pr oper manipulation of the respectiv~ ma.chine s . TI'e hav e at present 30 proj ect s planned to go on production as soon as American plant delivered. Regarding the dirty band in the middle of the s eam:, t his is variab l e in thickness. Yi'here it is thick we put on pickers along the pan line nnd sto,;; it . f!e b variably cut next the floor of the seo.m. I n closing I should just like to say how muoh "!\re a ppreciate your kindness :ui giving us the benefit of your ,tlde experience with Duckbills . The extent to which mechanisation is now proceeding and the further f a ct that it has in the British Coalfie lds a fairly vtlde applica tion , all l ead to the conclusion that we stand on the thre shold of revolutionary changes of. ooa. l ruining I believe it is only by highly mechanised methods and efficien~ .~orkmen we will be able to hold our own and guarantee the social standing of our 1~ork people in the post ·.mr years• in this country. r conveyed your desire to be remembered to Dr. Reid, his father and Mr. Carlow. You may ha va heard that Dr. Reid's father has been appointed Chief Productic:f! Director at headquarters o'f the Ministry of Fuel and Powe r in London. He is a man well qus.1if'ied to undertake this diff'icult :task. Al l send kind regards o.nd trust you keep well. Again many thanka • Yours sincerely, �\ r, ·,. ;,. ~. 'Ii ·- •• ,:, , ) ·I I I I ·r I ;t 'l 'i UI i "= I i' I i I 11 ~. �/\\ - , / / 1/ . \ )TELEGRAMS "FI FCOL, COWDENBEATH." /- .,. TELEPHONE Nos 181 TO 185 COWDENBEATH . -· r¾~~d~~ P W T I NG DEPAFTi~r~T , ~ ~ .........1..~l;).....A~_g~~.~.,........ ··············: -/ .2.....':1.~.. .. $7 Dr . George B. Pryde, Vice Presiden t, Union Pacific Company, Fock Snrin~s , ''lYO!.:ING, U .S .A. Dear Dr. Pryde, The writer, on his return from holiday, r e c ei veci y ou r ca.bieg re..lJl dated 14/7/43 and looks for,,ard with plea sure to r e c e i pt of your observations (duplicate) on duck- bill loa d ing . Thank you very much for the trouble y ou a re takinF,: t o gi ve us the benefit of y our experience in mechanical loP.ai nr, . 11e a re informed several duck- b ill e quipments a re n ow delivered in Tugl and and we shall very soon ha ve at lea st f ive in commission at our Comrie Colliery . GEPT. �i3 f July 24, 191/J ., l:r. R. Cra.\"iford, Planning Agent, The Fife Coal Co!:!.pany, Ltd. Co,::dcnb3nth, f'ii'0shil"e Scotland Dear llr. Crnwford: I vra.s oorry to learn from your lettcr of June 28th thut my reply, tlated Pobruar:r 10th; to yours of January 11th, h.'ld ncwr reuchcd you. I understand you have a tmn f'ro!n the Goodlr..un L'anufncturin.:; Corapan,y viith you novi. • I am sendinz you herewith, by re6'1lla.r mail. a. copy or my letto1• of I'cbrunry 10th, und the p1•ints referred -to t herein. I cr,t also sondin~ a copy of ' thi3 n.o.terial by airmoil, in the ,ho~ th~t :30ffie of it v,1.ll rench you, with l"cduccd photor.:;tatic copies of the prints o.tta.chcd to the ai:email lcttc1·. 1 Sinccrol:,r yours, �, .... July 24, 1943 :.:r. R. Cl,&iforo, Pl anning A6')u'i:. The Fife Cool Co.::ipai.w' Ltd. co-ado.nbeilth, fif eshil"a 3cot.lend I wo.s sorry to learn .from your lotter of June 28th that rr,y :reply, dated February 10th, to yours of Jar.ua.ry 11th, h!!.tl novoi- roached you. I undc~stund J~ou l~ ve a nrul .from the Gootlrr.:an i.'.u nufucturing Co:-.ipany uith you noi-;. I at1 sendine you hero~·iith, by reGUlo.r mail, a copy of cy lotter oi 1"cbr•uary loth, ~1.ml the prints ~fel~rcd to the1'E:!ln. I ar,1 clao sondin{s u copy of thi:-; ootoriru. by w ~.::ail, in tho hopo t.ho.t so::.c of i t uill x-co.ch you, 11ith reduced photooto.tic copies of the prlnts attached to the a ~ lotter. Sinccroly yotu,.B, �/ \ ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE AD0RESSE0 TO THE COMPANY HEA0 OFFICE: LEVEN, C<!JZ,@!if;{~~~ FIFE. TELEGRAMS "CARLOW, PHONE. LEVEN."" Fum· ING DEPAF.Ti ·g "T J "FIFCOL,"' COWOENBEATH . TELEPHONE Nos 161 8: 162 LEVEN Nos 3181 TO 3185 COW DENBEATH. YOUR REF.......................... .. Geor ge 5. Pryde , Ths 'Uni on Pa cific Co!3. l Coy., ~ ro T-ock Springs , ·::r0: ·I:-:G , :J . S .A. De:i r D:-. Pryde , As n o r.ckn0\71 edgement ht>s been rec eive<l t o ray J.e,cter of t;he 20/10/4:3 , _ presvl!;e it ha.s net peen del h er1:;d. . I nm sendi ng you hifrew·lth , hy regn l~r 11\!.l. ill> e. cor :r cf 1,r.1 l et te r of C'cto"ce!· , 1S43 -:::ogethei· d.th the prints r eferi·ec: to . I am a J so sen di ng you n dupl icate lett er En d p rints c y e.ir 1,'. '.:l.ll , 1.u 1d -eruct c.ne or tre o~.her ·::ill rer,ch ~,ou • ..iith re 6a:r<l to metbod of po.yment, co y ou p refe r to rs.y ::.-. defiu i te s;· if'·t rate or 9. shift re.ta p l us b onus on out put or y e. rc1o.ge , a s an incentiv~ to 1-ctter ~erfo r D£rn.oe 'l. :'fish i ng y.ou o.11 the best i n 1£'44 . You rs s incerelr, : :r~c 1. �PIANNmG DEPARTMENT , 20th Ootober, 1943. Dr. George B. Pryde, The Union l>o.oifio Coo.1 Compo.ey 0 Rook Sprini s, Wyoming, U. S. A. Dear Dr. Pryde 1 Please exouso dolny in BIHl't',"0ring your ,reloome and infomo.tive latter of July 24th last. It \70.0 exocsdingl y kind of you to send the duplionte lette r and prints, of methods of working in your mines, by regular ond nir mails. About the time you sent your first l otte r • 10th Febrµary - ainkings 't'rer e nume rous o.nd no doubt th.nt reason aooounts fo r non delivery. In July we woro told definitely by the Ministry of Fuel and Power we V10uld have delivery of Amerioo.n plant on an early dnte for our Comrie Colliery• and I thought I u,uld delay replying to you until '78 had the maohinery o.t work o.nd I 't7ould then t,e .L'i,. a position to inform you of results in the initial sto.ges of its prnotionl appliontion. . .. 17e got delivery about end of August ot 7 Goodnon ahnkar conveyors with duckbills and 3 Goodman shortT/9.11 ooa 1-outters. Later Mr. Sho.rp of the Ooodno.n Company and M:r. Deo.ns of t he Sulliw.n Corapnny arrived from America and have troined severo.l teo.ms in the ottic ient operation ot these ma.chines• The maohineo nre a. very fine bit of engineering nnd r.c are delighted with perfornnnoe. Mr. Sharp is still with us but Mr. Deans has gone· to inatal Sullivnn ooal-cutters now delivered at a oollieiy in the Midlands. In the ohange over period from longrnill, us generally practised here, to the .American shortooll method, T.-o anticipa ted some toothing troubles until the men got aooustomed to the \\'Ork, and all operations in the oyole, supplies,eto properly orgnnised. Further, we did not lmw how the men 't78re going to react to an intensification of mechanisation as no doubt they bad the impression that it might inwlve a displaoemElll.t of miners and that .m.s. on aspect ot the problem that had to be carefully watched. I am pleased to be able to sny troubles are gradually being overoom.e enc we are nw feeling assured that the method of mechanised mining novr being introduced- is, so far, acoeptable to the labour side of the industry as they see init ·l:h0 elimination of some of the hard laborious work of the m~r. Aa the days go by we are tee ling more and more confident, from personal obaerw.tion in the wor'ld.nga, we are r,oing to make a ,suoo.eas of the new methods a.n4 thereby inoree.ae the output per manehif't, whioh ia the measure ot etf'ioienoy o~ wm.y oo l.l.1.e-ry unclerta'ldng. "S. 6o • • ~"'-'-k -.. ow.:a. eAo~ ~ - ~ - g-re.1.1.y 'beoe.uae 'bbere are . . . . . , ~ , ' - - "- ~ - . ~ . o-">.~'>.6. -...n.~b. 6.~tr.r rail-.lly tro• the•• ~ :,-ov.r ooullltr 1n deJJ'.'h., g-ra6 1.ent, apOD'taneoue oombust1.on, hee.-vy sandstone roora and aot't f'loor• etc., but we have s~vernl B8!111ls in Vlhioh I oo.nfidently believe a change over from longt,':l:1 to meohanised room end pillar '170Uld be very advnntageous and espaoially men i-c appears I proper spirit of oo-opemtion is being developed batwoen the managemont and the workers in the adoption of the new methods. In/ �, In .d J'iving the rooms 300 !'to x 12 to 14 f'to ·wide, we get 3 outs seven feet deep per : $hif't ,tith a Ci'en of ·three man ll?ld we a.re now experimen~ing with • pill~r d.ra:wing -by method as sho,m in figo 1 on tro.oing enclosed herewith. We o.re • however, experienoing some difficulty due to grade e.nd invol ving ~more hnnd• shovelling and preparation work them we o.ntioip::itad, the cute being eat off a.t 'Various angles with room - 35, 40D ~6 and 50 degrees - to raduoa ho.nd-shovelling to a minimum.. We use ·tuo 30 deg:ree sm.vel Bo \ l're hn.ve now decided ·t o o,cperimen:t by dr:tving :thi rooms 300 feat x 20 £'Get wide and retreating 't'1ith a 7 :f'to slo.b as shown in figo i and I hope to ho.ve the p~or:tuntty j;o w.r.ite yo,u lt;i.t;~ nnd be o.bJe to so.v which :\.a the better method, f:.•0:..1 "'aa er r~eE ! e ol'•ig;_e ..1;..lr..g; ·c.l}e: .r..:i.g, c~ rchpo'-"· ~:i.L: I e e~t 1~ ot 1011 e.ntl econo,, up r£su I ·c..,.. Bv•. l: ·11:10 ng ve i-ee 1, si;r :t.ps ne s ou1 u be ao .Le -co r0non ts 6 -co ~\Jlo exvrnot1 on , '°mic will compare with our best longcm.11 mathoda. • • I note your observations r0 bond filling on to oh.a.in conveyors and there• a:f:'ter the conveyor discharging on to i:M s'hs.k::l.ng conveyor. · Your opinion as to th~ method being a 'WllGte of tillle and effort strengthens my O'i,.n opinion. The point you· make e.s to putting in charge of the .-:ork, a. young, energetic man mth a detezmine.tion to m9.ke a ·auooess of the maohinery nppenls to us as bei:qg most ~port~t o.dvioe~ upon. whioh we a.re ooting. In view of Mr. Sharp, the Goodman demonst1·.1tor., leaving on o.n early date to introduce the maohinery at other collieries in this country., y;~ o.re pres Eritly training six very good · men e. s •demonstratorc., -.·m.o \7i 11 subsequently move around the fourteen opero.ting oollierj;es of.this Coopncy to instnl nnd trnin men in ·the proper manipulation of the respec·cive machines . r.e have o.t present 30 projects planned to go on produotio~ ns soon as ' Aliwrica.n pl an·!; delive:redo Regarding the dirty band in the middle of the seam.,, this is vc rinble in thickness. Where it is thick we put on pickers o.long the po.n line and stow ito We invariably 13'1lt next the fioor of the seam~ In closing I should just like to say how· much· .-:e o.ppreoio.te your kindness in giving us the- benefit of' yo':1r mde experianoe with Duokbilla • . The· extent. to which meoho.nisation is no,,, proooeding. and--the: further faot that it has in the British Conlfielda n fairly m.de o.pplioation, o.11 lood to the conclusion that we stand on the threshold of' revolutS,onary ohanges of ooo.l mining in this oountry. 1· believe it i.s only by highly ineohanised riethods nnd eff~cient workmen we will be able to hold our ow.n and guarantee the sooinl standing or our work people in the post lVar years . , I convoyed your desire to be remembered to Dr. Reid, his father nnd ~-~rl~ • You may have heard that Dr. Reid's father has been appointed Chief Production Director at headquarters of the Ministry- or· ·F uel end Power in London. He is a Jll!l?1 well quo.lii'ied to underta.ke this ·difficult ~sk. . • All send kind regards nnd trust you keep well. . ' . Again many tho.nks • Yours -sinoerely, ~ ~ PLANNING AGENr • �. ~ .. C 0 ·.,&.. d a 1. J,.. )( l,&J ~ ti .. 0 '° -75·5 °fo ExrracJion. �I 7-fuci~ ,- . 20fed· ',- D.uckbill - ... I ~ I'll "" 0 ( s A 1!11 DI 6 A ...., u .l a '\Jo.ck Props/ du ~ ~ 1-,.. ..D ~ ~ 0 d l. .l. d IX • u I - l. ...~ 0 l,. 0 ..&. ~ .r: " I,, d Pa.nduluM Jock "O' C :::> 1/) .. 7-H ~ I IIJ I l tY C i ~ Swiv4f 7ft, I u - • 5f~ ,R ~ u a C ,," al ,E ·O ~ u 0 Wood or 5hr.c.l J u I pl"Op6 CJ) ) i \ 1 u, Fu~. 2. SM&WING -I ' ,, Q. I METHOD L ::n ·•i \ '9 - t - - """'·- - " · - \nl:.. ,._ .J,; 4- OF' A ovANC:itt·c •• A 20-=-.- ., HltADINQ �1 •3D•t,000 THE UNION PACIFIC CO.AL COMP.ANY GEORGE B. PRYDE 'V1CE l"llmlJDXXT, OPZkA.TJOX ROCK SPRINGS, 'WYOllllNG, li'0 b1~ual"JT 10, 194.3 !2r. 1. Cra1•1ford, Planniw; ',!;~n'.:. Tho Fi fe Coal Co~pany, Ltd. Co,rdenbeath, Fife&tlre Scotl and Dear H!". Crawford: Reference i s made to your letter of Jnnuary 11th, 19l.,3, thi s letter reachinz my- desk during the v;eel~. I ao very glad to have your letter, and your inquiry, and I o.ssure you of nzy- desire to be helpful t o you in ~•:.hat I shall sa:; in ans.:er to your inquiry. I understand that in the Pittsburgh fiel d, in Pennsylvania, ::;o:::c such method has been used i7ith Duckbills in the recovery of pillo.rs as sug;estcd by Ur . i"Jheeler, but I YJ10\"1 of no western mines t1hich have cuch a system. It \·rould, as you say, very sorioualy reduce the production, und, in nw opinion, is wmecessary, introducing a second piece of imchiner-.r, \·:here a shaking conveyor \7ith Duckbill can do the work properly. To put in a small conveyor, and shovel onto this conveyor., thereafter the conveyor discharging onto the shaking conveyor i s, in my opinion, a wast o of time and effort. I am attaching herortith sorr.c prints shm-iin[; the method of i:--or king in our mines. Print 11A11 shows the r'.lethod of driving entries. You mey or .!:la.Y' not be interested in this, but I run sending it to you· as a matter of in.forooti on, a.a i t shons the method of drivinc crosscuts ilith two swivels and the Duckbill. ~,e no longer use the right-angle side drive aa shcr.-m, us for this purpose r;e use a curve pan furnished by the Goodman t.:anufact uring Co1!1pany. This pan is anchored "i:.itt~ metal props, and serves tho purpose atlnirably for driving the second place as shown. Print '1Bn shotm a method of drawin_g pillars such a.s you sugsest , ;;ith the use of the Duckbill and tv;o s:·Jiv0ls, ,·;hereby ue tap the block of coal , going through ao indicated by the broken lines, then fan out as much of the triangulu.r piece to the right as possible, leaving the m:tall trlan.:;"Ul..'.lr pieces as indicated for tho support of the roof, and also leavinc the triangular piece to the left, us indi cated. You nay nlso have to l eave a ~mall t.ri~Milar piece next to the gob as sho,-m. 7hcse nre in tho nature of sacrifice pillars, and their size ,:ould have to be <letomined by your roof conditions . 13>lt I think this print shoi•;s �very clearly 't,he nethod of reco\'"'3rin...:; pill:J.rs t1ith a Duckbill and shaking conve:ror, a."'?.d also the tiober in.,;. I thin:: one diff iculty \·:ith t he plans you sent n~ is that you cndoc.vor to 1'.'C'..:Over the pillars with one s.-1ivel on a right an:;lc, ,:,hercas I f cu.l i~ •..LU uo nccesa:1r y for you t o :;o to t·..'O s ui.vels ~ shm·m. :'rint. 11C11 sho:·1s m1o·L:.:c:"' ..1.cthod of recovering pillar s tilth one s:::ivel, ta!:in:3 out tho p·i1 J ,~? 2~ :). lor..~ ~1,::le. 'i'lri.s , also , has ·.:orbm verJ uel.l. It, too, sho-.:3 ,.r.e:.'O ·,.e 1.1sc a dr a3 conveyor, y;ith tr.r,;:e or i'our r:.1.chincs di s cimY\:..:.n:; c;1t o one ~1•a2: conveyor, this makinJ possible the uso of one loading head. Tl~1.t i a the only rr.et hod where we use 6 atherin~ conve.70;:-s, as sho:~11, but ·.;e c.o not us e thel!l at t he f ace . I ar:i ::.e:7cl,v s endin; those printn to _s.ro·.i as 2. r:iatter of inf ormation . Pri !lt •10 1! sho,;s a :n:::thod of :!rivil1e rooi1$ •.."i.th sha ld.ng conv.ayors , anli recc#e?""'lnJ the pillars. I think, :Jr. Crawford, i t 1·:oulci be advisabl e for you t.o use the r:.~t.hod oho·.-m on Print 11B11 for !)illru· r ecovery , um.n6 t-;·:o ~r:rivcl s as indicated. .I am suro you. r;ill have no diff iculty i n :l.oin~ t hic . .i th regard to your inqu:i.riJ re~ardi.ng the r:.ot hotl t;horm on your :::_.'i$Ur~ l, th3 cool. to be hand filled on t he chnin conveyor, I :.;ould not institute such a systc..~ for t he reasons ns heretof ore civcn. I liJte your Fi~ . 2 better than Fig. 3. I<'r oo the prints I have ~ttnchcd, you n:zy be able to i":ork out some .:iodificat ion or this ~:,st em. The syoter.'.ls us<::d are in the Hock Sprint:ts district, i·rl th r;hi.ch Dr. Reid is ver-J i'o.r.tll.iar. I hope that you may be successful in your installation of the shaking conveyors end Duckbills to increase your production, because I lmo,1 ho~·1 badly coal is neede-l in the !Jritioh Isles t oday, 31ci nny I:1Cthod by -.,hich thin cru1 bo sccompli~hed nhould be organized I!lost carefully• .;, You •.-:ill i'ind objections .:w1onz so::;;e r_.g::ilicrs of your staff against the .~--.erican c.ichincry, ju::;t a::; ·:10 in fu.:arica find objections · a."!lon:3 the cdcrs of our staffe rc~urdir.,3 Sritish r.iachin~ry. 'f ont i::; inevitable. In other r:ords, tho American pcoi)lc thinfr their ruaehinerJr is the last ·.-;ord, in efficiency, ~d design, the British poople thinhinl; t.he same of their .c:.achiner.1, and ri;htfully so. Both typas of machincr,J, after long cxporicr.ce, ha.ve b~on udapt.ed to the diffel'ent minine conditions .met in both countries. I am not c-..entioni.11~ this in a critic:-J. sense, but as ~cr.ieth.i.n.:; t!:a.t, of courcc, ycu c.r.d ! kno·:; alroady. So, in installin.3 this r.c.chinccy, I think it .-:ould be very helpful if you could get at least a demonstrator fro::i the ~oo::.:T.nn ~~nuf::.cturinz Co:1p:!ny, \:ho i:J fa:tl.linr \~ith installations of thio kind in tho United ~k.tcs. I w:i ::;urc he can be vcr:, helpful to you. Ho r:ould. �.3 be especially helpful in tr~ri. .ir,; o. nu:-.1ber of your men to t ake over thiG -.-.-o rk. It r;ould be better if they could s0nd j,•ou several men, but this probc.bly r:ould not be ~dvi~ablc at. this time on account of the shortage of labor in this count;."Y. cy r0ccrnr.1c11dation •.:ould be ·00 put in cha r ee of this r:ork, the t t.c r cc, onsibility ol' putt:tr,-G the )ro:;r~m over, a young n:an \';hose i deas are nexi.ble, ~ d ,·;ho ·::ould be :c;~_l:!_i..'1~ to throv1 overboard o.ny preconceived id~ao he m5,.v have ·.-.-1th rc:.;e.::tl -co !7:~cha.nicc.l minin.:; OjX:l"ctions , c..nd go in rdth a determruation t hat ho :lo .;oing to m.~.ke a success of th,i s .r:u:chinery. The plan you sent i o pract ically n r eplica of' om" r.1 nc ,.orkinJ s at Reli ance, i r. t he ~oc~.: .Sprin3s f i eld, ll.ild there i s n't any r.:::.::.son t:hy you should not, r;ith the a id o:f Duckbill:, and s hald..n.g convey ors, sho\·; a large increase l n !Jroduction, .b y c.:it.hcr- the pl an 3}10;•,r. en , i ·.int "DH or on adaptation. The nain thin.; , cf course, .is to decide on a ~:rst€m, and ~hen ever;rone get behind it end. put the prc.;1 '3.m over. But do not agree, upon any consideration, to putting a conveyor i n the pillar, hand shoveline , and di3charging from -the second conveyor ont.o t he D~ckoill. That, to rae, is not the answer to your problem. 1 One thing that I have boen r:ondering about i G ho1 1 you ~ire going to g et rid of the dirty bund in the middle of the coal. ~robabl y you r;ilJ. undercut the botto!,1 seam, ::;hooting i.;~c,.t, do:m, shootin.: tho b.1.nd do,m cind thro~1ing it back into the gob, and, i.f ~rou arc ·,n-1.tin.1 me sor.:e ti.Ge, I should be Jl3d to be advised about t his . I ;;ii.sh you wculd rem2.::!ber rae to Dr. Reid, his fat her, rmd :~. Carlor,, and ple2.se feel free at any time to ~-.· rite to r::o, ..ind i f the::>o is any point I have not made clear, I shill b0 glad to ~ive you the benefit of any information that we mizy- h.:ivc. iie, as you lmo;·i, ro11·e had a ereat deal ot experience rdth shaking conveyors equipped ·,·I i.th Ducl:b.Uls. I rcgr 0tted e reatly t o kno;-; of I:::-:.:-. ~cr;eill Is passin1, as I admired hir:1 g;_"'oatly, b..t.,tl hoped to JJ.eet hin a~a.in aftoi." ~hls ;·:ar tins over. I on. sure your company lost a fine offici::u. ·:.-hen t"r. 7,!ctJeill pa:;scd away; his experience and judgment nt this tim:) i;ould hn.ve been invt'.l.111.!ble t o you. Very sincerely yours, copy �~ ;;, (. 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TELEGRAMS "CARlOW, PHONE, LEVEN." PLA1TNING DEPARTMENT, "FIFCOl," COWDENBEATH. •ELEPHONE Nos 161 & 162 LEVEN Nos 3181 TO 3185 COWOENBEATH. YOUR REF............................ ouR REF.RC/M Kc .• ....._. Dr. George B. Pryde, Vice President, Union Pacific Company, Rook Springs• vryoming, tT . S .A. Dear Dr. Pryde, As we have had no acknowledgement to our letter of 11/1/43, we presume it has not reached you - despa tch of letters overseas is so uncertain these days and ,:e are therefore en.closing herewith copy together with relative pla.n s. The American plant which the Hinistry of Fuel and Power expected to be deli-vered in February le.st, is not yet to hand but in a let:ter dated 22/6/43 the J,iinistry s tate we may expect 5 Goodman Shakers with duck bills and 3 Shortvmll Coe.loutters next month and be.le.nee in September, delivered e.t our Comrre Colliery. Your observations on duck bill loading gained by wide experience, will be much appreciated. Thanking you in anticipation. Yours faithfully, .A:G.EMT . Enol. �COPY PIANY,rING DEPARTYENT , 11th January., 1943 . Dr.• George B. Pryde, Vice President, Union Pacific Company, Pock- Springs·, WYOMI NG. U .S . A. Dear Dr. Pryde, Mr. H. Wheeler, a mining expert from Pittsburg, arrived recently in t his country to advise the Ministry of Fuel and Power on American methods of operation and typed of machinery which could be adopted here to increase production. At our Comrie Collieey, an area in an 8 ft. seam pitching at 11½0 ( 1 in 5 ). is laid out on the room and pillar system as sho'lllil. on tracing enclosed herewi t h . We shall drive the rooms to the rise, a distance of 300 f't., by shaker conveyors fitted with duck-bill loading heads. Weare advised that when extracting the pillars, power-loading by duck-bill should be discontinued and a short chain conveyor installed to discharge on to shaker conveyor as shown in Fig. 1, the coal to be hand filled on to chain conveyor. This set-up involves additional labour in hand filling the coa l and transfer of plant, as compared with operating the duck-bill ,with swivels to load out the cuts as shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3. • We knO\v you have a wide experience in power loading with duck-bills and we v.ould appreciate a reply as to your opinion of the tvro methods - chain or duok-bill - also which of the t wo methods of extraction with duck-bill (2 and 3) you prefer. The inunediate roof metals of the seam are strong and brittle and are known to cave well in neighbouring collieries. The over-roof or more distant roof metals do not contain anything of a massive character likely to cause area crushing. A section of the roof and floor metals is shovm in the bore sections. accompanying The/ I . �-- 2. The f::inistry of Fuel and Power a re expecting delivery from Ameri~a , ea rly in Februe.ry of this yeaT, of short wall coa l-cutters and Goodman Shake rs wi th duck-bills and on del i very part of the consignment will be fo r warded t o our Comrie Colliery for imnediate app lica tion. Dr. Feid has ask ed me to say that he sends his best ~1shes to you an d trusts you are 1•:ell. You would b e sorry to hea r of Mr. Mcl:eill's_ sudden and tra.g ic-- passing . Just two weeks prior to his death I spent a weekend with hiJ!t in I;ondon and i n conversation Ame rican and British mining methodsv~re ,discussed.· He r e ferred to his visit to the mines of ~he Un ion Pacific Company and made pleasing reference to me.king the aquairrtance of yourself and rlfr. McAuliffe. Yours f a ithfully, '• AGIDlT• F.nc l. .- '.. r • tJ ,. • .. ~-i: . • l .. �.,.. ( ... July 3, 1943 Dr. Wm. Reid c/o The Fife Coal Co ., Ltd. Co,.rdenbeath, Fifeshire Scotland Dear Dr. Reici: In February, I sent to !'.r. R. Crawford, your Pl anning Agent , corr.oents on plans he submitted to me for mechanical loading at your Comrie Colliery, in connection uith the installation of Goodm.an shaking conveyors and Duckbills. I sent th.is f ile to hin by airmail on February 10th, and the envelope nas returned to me from New York, the postal &uthorities refusing to accept it on account of t he wei_eht. I then sent it by reeu].ar mail. Among other reco1nmondations I r.iade to ~ir. Crar.ford. I odvised hin that he should ask for a de.~onstrator f r om the Goodman L'.anufacturine Corapany to train your men. I have heard nothing fron llr. Crard'ord regarding the r eceipt of the papers, but I understand from the Goodr.ian people that a n-.an is being sent to England and to your ~mpany to 2saist in the installation of the shaking conveyors antl !Jnckbills, ..;hich have no doubt arrived by this time. I m.11 be interested in hearins fron you ,·1hat success you have \•;ith the installation. I run sure you can increase your production per man visibl.y uith the shaking conveyors and Duckbills, aft.or everyone is converted to the new syste~. The coal situation in America hns been rather confused on account of three shut-do\'ms in sorae parts of the country, t wo uith us, r;e losing a total of nine days on account of the mine 1::o rkors and operator s fail.in: to reach an a~reement. This is settled for the time being, until October 31st of the present year, n rather unsatisfactory arrangement. \ie are mining a lot of coal, and expect to produce 6,600,000 tons this year. 1:;e would hD.ve mnod noro than that had \le had enou~h labor. L'.ine labor is vary scarce, and some of it quit e inefficient. Our new .:itansbtlr'J mine, 10 mil.cs north of aock Sprincs, is making ~ood headway. The tunnel will soon intercept the first seaJn of coal at 2,300 feet . ·.,'o arc buildinc houses, store rooP.1S, etc .; part of the railroad tracks have been in for some time, and we are shipping about 200 tons of coal per day . "t'/e expect to ship 1,009 tons per day this .tall. The new tipple will be started a.bout Au~at 1 st, and will be completed nbout tho 1irst or October. J.\.M. I · lA-tJ i UN h!..I:..::::.,.__. '" fl . .3 -;, �2 - r:e have been "..;o rldns seven days psr neek, two 'seven- hour shifts daily, since the first of IJove;:iber, 1942, and the nail.road still needs additional coal. Give my regards t o your father and ~. Carlow. to \7rite Hr. Carlow a little l ater on. lfy best uishes to yoU!'Self and family . . Sincerely, I shaJJ. try �•(\_ GOODMAN ~({J'flJ.filNG-COMPANY ~ ELECTRIC MINING MACHINERY HALSTED STREET AND -48"!':' PLACE CH I CAGO, I LL. July 8., 19430 Mr. George B. Pryde, V. Po The Union Pacific Coal Coo Rock Springs, \~yoming. JJe ar . 1ur. .'ryde : I have your letter of' J uly 1 together with a copy of your letter of February 10 to Jl r. Art Crawford, and a copy of Mr. Crawford's letter tiO you of January 11. '.i'his corres pondence arrived at an opportune moment, as our l1~r.Ralph Sharps is leaving probably today for England. Many thanks for your thoughtfulness in send:ing me tihis information. It will be of great help to us. V'l ith kindest personal regards., I am Yours sincerely, ACG Sl.Ji,. . ~c-~~ Vice .President. �July l, 1943 :~r. A. C. Creen, Vice President Goodman t:a.nui'acturing Company Hol:;te<l ~trcet ancl 48th Place Chicago, Illinois Dear r!r. Green : In lookin~ through r-;w files, I had thoucht - I ho.d sent you u copy of my letter to ·::.r. H.. Cranfortl, Planninc Agent, The Fife Coal ComPl!.!1Y.1 Ltd. , Co~·;dcn.beath, F~i'e_:;hire, .Scotl.and, and am nttaching hera ,:ith a copy of his letter to me dat ed Jnnuury 11th, and r;w reply of Fe bruary 10th. l understand that y-ou have a dm,1onstrato1~ going over t o as:;i :;t them 1:,ith t.he installation of this machinery, and you will be interested in the recom endation alone; this line that I made t o Er. Cra\tl'Ord on the second 1>3ge of my letter to him. Sine eral y yours, �February 10, 1943 llr. R. Cra:.-1ford , Pl nurinJ !.;-;cnt The Fife Coal Corapany, Ltd. Co.:denbeat.h, Fifer.hir e Scotland Dear z.:r. Crai7i'oi"d; Reference is .:2ade to your l etter of' January 11th, 194.3, this letter reaching~ desk during the week. I a.':l ver.r glad to have your letter, and your inquiry , and I assure you of ny desire to be helpful to you in ur..:.t I Dhnll saj- in arumer to your inqu.il-y . . I understand. thnt in tha Pittsbu.r3h field, in Pennsyl vanic . so:ne such method has been used with Duckbills in the recovery of pillars as suggested by llr.. r;heeler, but I kno,1 of no ,;astern nines \,hich have such a syst.eo. It would, as you say, very seriously reduce t he p.Poduction, and, 1n m:, opinion, is unnecessary, introducing a sacond piece of machinery, whera a shaking conve,JOr ·:,i.th Duckbill can do tho ,;ork properly. To put in a sonD. conveyor, and shovel onto this conveyor, thereafter the conveyor. discharains onto the srukin:; conveyor is, in my opinion, a -rraste of tiDe and effort. I an attacbinz here,~ith sov..e prL--its sho-.ling the .method of workiiu in our Dines. Print 1:A11 sho71s tl:-,.e ,:lethod of driving entries. You way- or may not be interested in this, but I an sendin,; it to you as a natter of ini'ormtion, as it oho,;s t he ncthod of a.rivin3 crosscuts ,ii.th t,ro swi:ntls and the Duckbill. 1:e no longer use3 tho right-angle side drive as sho-:m, as for this purpo;;o we use a curve p3D furnished by the Good..7an l.:snufa.cturins Company. This pnn is anchored trl.th metal props, and serves the purpose adm.rably for drivin.3 the second pl.ace as shoim. Print 11B" sho,·1s a oethod of cira.,rln3 pillars such as you s~gest, with the use ot the Duckbill an<i tuo swivels, whereby we tap the block ot coal, .:;oinJ throu_ch as indicated by the broken lines, then tan out as· much of the triangular piece to the right as possible, l eaving t he small triangular pieces as indicated for the support of the root, and also lea"ling the trian...,'7Ul.a.r piece to the lert, as indicated. You .mq also have to l eave a Sl!18l.l trianeuJ..ar piece next to the go_b as shown. These are in the nature ot sacrifice p:S JJ are, and their size would have to be determined py your root conditions. But I think this print shows �- 2 - very cleurl y t he r::c t hod. of rccoverin5 pillars wi th a Duckbill nnd oha.lcL11~ c onveyor., end a.l::.o the t.ii:;bori na ~ I thi nk one difficulty r,itll the pl .:i.no you sent me i s t h~t y cu cnclenvor t o recover the pillars -;-:i th one sr1i vcl on a r ight an:;le, ·.ri10.;."'ec !:: I feel it wi ll be ne cessaI"J for you to go to t.T,o s,d.vels as s hc::n. Print 11 C" :::ic:-rs another method of recoverin3 pill ars rd.th one 6\7ivel , trucing out the p•:11c\.r at a l ong .'.lllJ le. 'i'his , cl.so, has ~,-or ked very ,7ell. It, too, shc::o \the~e ue use a drag conveyor, vii.th t hree or four ma.chine~ discha r ein~ onto ono drag conveyor, t his maki ng possible the use of one loading heed . That i s t he only method r1here i·:c use gathering conveyors, as shorm, but we do not use thco at t he f ace. I am merely 3ending these prints .to you as n natter of infomation. Print 11 0 11 sho-;;s a .method of driving rooms nith shaking conveyors, and recovering the pilla rs . I think, Ur. Crawford, it nould be advisable for you to use t he I:let hod shom1 on Print "B" £or pilla r r ecover-J , using t uo snivels as indicated. I om sure you uill have no difficulty in doin3 this . \'Jith regai•d to your i nquiry regarding th0 o~t h cd oho\':n on your Figure 1, the cool. to be hand f illed on t he chain convey-or, I t:ould not institute such a syst e:.i for t he r easons es heretofore ~i vcn . I like your Fi g . 2 better t han Pig . J . Fron t he pri nts I have att ached, you r:i;q be able to ,-;ork out s ome modification of t his ~Jstem. T'ne syst eras used ar e in the Hock Springs district, · ~-.:1th i·;iiic h Dr. [{eid is very .familiar. I hope t h at you nay be succe ssful i n your installati on of t he shaking conveyors and Duckbills t o increase your product ion, because I lmon how bndly coal i s needed in t he !3ritish I sl es t oday, and an,y n.et hod by which this can be a ccom!)lished should bo organized c.ost coreful.ly. You will f ind objections ru;:;on5 sor:e .c:.e!cl>ors o£ your st:lf'f a~ninst the Aoerican machinery, j ust as r.e in J'ir:'.erico. find obj e ctions araone the li:eClbers of our s t affs :-ci ~dil'l3 British .cachiner,J . That is inevitable . In other ,10rd.s, the ,'l!r.erican people t hink their machinery i s the last word, in et.ticiency, and design, the British people thinkine the s ame or their machinery, and ri~ ttully so. Both t ypes of machinery , after long experience, have been a.dapted to tho differ ent Dining conditions met in both countries . I m:i not mentioning this in a critical sense, but as something t hat, or course, yo~ und I knou already. So, in instal..lln3 this cachinery, I think it .:ould be very helpful 1.f 7 011 could get at least a demonstrator .1.'ror.i the Goodman l.!anutact.urine Company, mio is taml.iar with installations of this kind in the United St.ates. I 8J:1 sure he can be very helpful to you. He V4-ould �3 be espocially helpful in t :-::iini.ne a nUIJber of your !?ten ·i;o take over • this uork . It :·~ould he better if they cou;Ld send you several ~en, but this probably nould 11.ot be c1.<lvisuble ut this time on account . of the shortage o.f lG.bor in :.b.i:3 com,try. I:y reco~encL.'\tion iI0uld be to put in charge of this work, with the responsibility oi put·~in:;; the !)rograru Qver, a ;young man whose ideas ere nexible, ru:d d10 :,.-;(;tld be riil.ling t~ ·l;hrorr overbcard any preconceived ideas he may h2.ve ::;it,h r-ct3ard to mschanical nrl.nins operations, and go in nith a detemin:\tion tl'.at hG is goi~ to mn.kc a. success of this machinery. The plan you sent is pl'lectically a. replica or our mine rrorlcings at Reliance, in the Rock Sprinzs field, wd there isn't. any reason \"itlY you· should not, rd.th the aid o:? Duckbills and sheld.ng conve~ro1•s, shou a large increase in production, by either the plan shmm on Print ''B 11 oz:- an adaptation. 'i'he main thin.s, of course, is to decide on a syst,em, and then everyone get behind it and put the pro6 ram overr But do not. ag,.-ee, upon any coilsidei'ation, to put.tine a convayor in the pillar, hand shovelin!!, and discharging from the second conveyor onto the Duckbill . That, to me,. is not the ansr;er to your proble:a. • One thing that I have been 1:·o nderin_; about is hon you are goinz to get rid of the dirty band in the niddle of the coal. Probably you ,·,ill undercut the botton sea..rn, shooting that do~m, shooti~ the band down and throm.ng it back into the gob, and, if you are nritin,:: ;;ie some time, I should be glad to be ndviseu. about this. I wi sh you ~·:ouJ.cl rem.E!l!ber nc to Dr. Reid, his :?a~her, and r.lr. , Carlow, and plea.se feel free at any tir.J.e to ,;rite to ne, o.."'ld if there is any point I have not made clear, I shell be glad to give you the benefit of any infol'!Z!.ation that ue nay have. :e, as you knoTT, have had a great deal of e:,c:..lerier.ce ·;;ith shaking conveyors ec:uippad ·.1ith Duckbills. I reJrot ted ereo.tl.7 to l!llo:-, of f.:Z•. .tc1'!eill Is passiJu, as I admired hitl 0 rcatly., and hoped to meet ltlm a~ain after this \7.U- ~·,o.s over. I e sure your coop!Uly lost a fine official r:hen !.ii·. ~crJcill passed ar1ay; bis experience und jud~ nt at this tjr.e ·.:ou1d hsve been invnlue.ble to 7011. Very sincerely yours, �!.u.•. ~. C1~un.ror<l, l'l<lt1!'.inJ _;;cnt The Fife Cool 00.::1:1~...:l, Ltd~ Co:·.ueni.'.lcuth, r ifeohir-c Scotlru:d nefercncc is r:i.aue to your iet.t.cr of Janui:l!'y 11th, 1943, this let t.or reaching o;:r desk during the ,-;ea.~. I a"J very gl ad to ~....-we your l otter.,. t.ntl ~,.our inquiry, ~nd I ascurc you of oy desire to be holvful -to yo.i in ,.~::;.t I oh:'lll on;;· in Qlffi,er to your inquiry. I understand tht-.t in the Pittsburl;h ficld, in :"'en.."2oylvanin. co~o ouch net.hod has been U3ed ,1ith Juc!tbillo in the roccvcry of pillars o.o OUGGCstcd by :Jr. '. ,hecl.er, but I kno~-, of no \,crrl.cr'.:1 ninon nhieb r.:1ve such a s:,ate-.:i.. It would, as you sn:,, very ocl'iousl y rcciuce tho protluction, and, in cy opinion , i.!J, unneccsca17, introduein,1 a occontl piqce or r.l!lChinery, vhero o. shokin.; convc:µ,r ·;,ith Duel.bill can do the ~.ork properly. 'i'o put in a sinll. convcyo1•, antl shovel ont.o tltlo conveyor, thereafter the conve3'or diach:lr.:1?15 onto the ni:akin,,:: eomreyol" is, in r:r:, opi,nion, a ~;n,eto or tir.Jo rul'i cf.fort.. I ru.1 attnchin3 hero;;! ·th so::io T,Jrint::; ::.r.owing the cnt.hotl of . \.Orki.lu in our oineo. Print 111V' ohor;o tl:c c-cthod or ud.".rior; cnt.r-1.cs. You :::1ay Oi' ~not.be interested in thio, but I en :.cndin.::; it to you .is n mtter or ir.formtion, ~s it sho;:o the nothod or <lrivin,:; crosscuts \:i.th ti10 revels uno the Ouckblll. :e no lon:;er uso tho risht-anclc si<lo drive ws oho-:m, (ill for thio {)'...rpooo uo uae n curvo pon furnished by the Goodmw,. t:anuf't.1.cturinz ~ ,mv. Thio pru1 ia anchored -.11th metal props, end !jcrveo the purpose ad:riirably !or drivlnc the second pl.oco ~ shoon. ?rint "Brr mio-.;o a l.'".etbod o! drmdnz plllnrs ouch o.s you .su:;- gest, with the u se of the :>uckbill ard t'rlo swivel.a, rm8l"eby rro tap tho bl.ock ot coal, c oin3 throUc;h :is indica.ted by tho broken llnos, then tan out aa much of t ho triangular piece to the rl;:?ht. as possible, leavine tba ...U triane.'Ular pieces as indicated for tho support ot the root, and aho le&Ying the t~'Y\llnr piece to the left, Qfl indicated. You u.y also have to leave a small triant.-ular piece next to the aob as shown. The•• are in t.he nature ot aacl"U'ice p11Jar-., and thoir size would haw to be determined b:, your root cond1tiona. But I think this print sher.rs �- 2 - very clearly t!.o :::::.c~>c:i o:: rccovcriri._,; pillors .r,Hh .'.l Ducki:>ill a.'1d ohnkin3 conveyor, £In.cl ~~,:, til-: -L:....:;c_•lrj_: . I thinlr one difficult:· :,it!l the pll".no ;rou cc:it l'!.lC i o ·!:,~..:..t. :·.:u C!! ·.._;;;.·10!' to 1-ecovor the p i l la:.."'B :,1th o..e Si'livol on n ri::ht o.nJ,lo 1 ::~::!~~.::..1,; I i'Gol it i,·il1 be necessary ior ycu to go to two srli.volo C.G !ih:,-,.,:1. ?rint ·ic• 1 c,~~ ,n nncthor Bothotl of rccoverin:; pil.L ~~ •.7ith enc onivcl , tcldn~ out t!:c r,i11 ::r ~t c. lon~ i"'l3le. 'ihis, cl.oo, h~::i :;orltcd ver:, mul. !t, 'to.:>, s'...c.,::; ·,.::::;r~ \iC u::.;c a dras convoyor, .-1ith thr-ce or !'our ~chl.nec d~clnl'cin..: onto 0110 drar, conveyol:', this !I'.:?.!'5.t\11 poosiblo tnc use or one loudin:3 hcc.d . Th:it i s the only cethotl nher.:i ·.-.~ uso f}:.:lthorinJ conveyor□ , 2-0 cho.·m, but no do not use then at t~1e fccc. I ~ mral.y scmttin3 these print3 to you ns o- rr:tto!' or infom:ition. P.rint nry1 s~10.1s u .ccthod of <l:riv~ roo~ t,ith 3l~ki.t1.:; conveyors, c.nd recoverinJ tho pill:~r!J. I . t!tl.n!t, !.!t•. Cre:aford, it ..ould bo c.dvio:ililc fo.:- you to u:io the cothod aho,:n on ?rint •1B11 for pillc..Y- rocove~7, us.:u:i1 t,,o md.velo ao indicated. I n.r:i suro ycu rlll !u:.ve no dif.f'icult:, -ln c.oin3 thlo. ,],.t.'1. rczord to your int!uil"IJ ro:ar<lin3 t.'1e ~tb.od cho::n o:i your ?isurc 1, t ho co31 to bo hnncl filled on t~e ch::d n conveyor, I -r:ould not institute ouch a syotc.:i £or the r co.s:onG c::; heretofore .c:ivcn. I lilce your Pi[;. 2 bettor then Fie. 3. Pron t.hc print::; I h:ivo o.tta.che1, ;,ou t:'J;f bo ~blc to :·.-:ir~.. out co::.c :.::o1ii'i.c3tion of t hi.c ~,~t.CJ. The syste.!:.a used aro in tlle nock Sprin.3c cJioti.'lct, ·:.1th rihich Or. :foid io vory f a..--:tl.llar. I hopo t.!1at you ru:; bo :;uccc~ci'ul in yo'Xt' ir'.stcl.!.ation of t ho shnldn~ conveyors .md ~ ckbillc to incrcc.so your p~o<luction, because I kna.1 ha.: bru:lly coal io nocdc.! i n th€ :.ritioh I :.:l c:, to~r, .::ntl ~ \7' rethcd by uhich thiG cc.n be acco~,Uchcd ohoultl be o.:-Janizod ~ :~, carefully. You \'li l l find objcctio~ ns:::or.,:; so::-tJ r:c::bci•a of your st:u'f u:;o.ir'.st the /iPer1ca."l !'.'.D.C:1ir.or-.1, just :.io t;C3 in ,'_-.,::•ico. fin:l objcotlo:u n.--:on~~ tr:.o ~C::ro{10~ , o~~fo.::d~~\i~ ~~~t!~:~~r~~~~?~s1:!i~ie. 0 word, in et.ficiency, cm.l desi_en. the Drltich people thinldn3 the ::,a::r.c or their r:::::.chincr:,•, ~.!l<l r:.,:.:h tf'Ully so. Both t;-~s of ~ chine?"7, n.ftr.....r lon~ experlenco, have been t.i.dapt.od to tho dif.f'e1-ont cl.niJl.1 conditions mt 1n both countries. I Q.;J. not n~'ltiocin.3 this- in a criticcl sense, but· as :J0!:1eth~ that, of courso, :,ou rand. I kno:7 nl.rcady. So, 1n inst.nl.lln3 thi.B .r:nchinery. I think it ·. :ould uc very helpful 1.t you could cet at lcflfJt. a. d0t1onstro.t.or i'ro:?1 the C--ood:'tlml 1'snutact.unnc Com.oaey-, ,mo is fooiJfor \d.th installations or this kind in the Unit.od :t.Gtes. 1 c.t1 cure ho con be ver-.r helpful to you·. Uo ,10ul.d �'.3 be cspocially !:olpful i n t::-oinine a. nunber of :,rour ~en to take ov0r· this ·1,or lt. It ·.:mud t,o bd,t~c," 5.f the7 could send \~ou sovorul nc.~, '!-.Jut this probubly :.oi!ld r:o·;,, !.,o rnlvino.ble 'at this tiruo ~n uccount of the shortuge of lcbo~ i;i t!::i..J coun-0:.'"Y• f'.y rccoc:::.s:1.tle:i~ion Hould be to put in ch:ir'J C of thi o t:v.rk, \':it.b tho rosponr.ii\yiiity oi' put:i;in2 the P'-"<>O..run over, a. youne L:::t."l rrhoso i deao are naitlblo, ru,_tl , 1110 ,;:-ould bo l::i.llin5 to throw ovc.i."board any prcoonceivcd ideas ho my htwo :'lith 1"Cgnr<l to :::;.echonical miain,g oporo.tions) and go i n ,,ith ~ d0t.er:;tln2tion tim.t ho ic goi n.3 to nuke c sucoesn of this TJachinery. '.i'ho plan you oont is practically o. roplicn of our ru ne r;or!dn30 sut !lolinncc, in tho ifoct 3prin;:;s ficl<l, end there ion 1 t any reason \'/hy you should not, , r.1.th the aid of .Duckbills o.ntl shclci.ne convcyox•n , oho~1 o. larze increase in production, bl" c.lthm." tho plon shoim on ~I'int ..B11 or on adaptation. Tho mcin thing, of course, iG t.o deci de on a system, nnd then cveriJono get behind it Mel put ·the pro-6rnm ovm~. 3ut <lo not agree, upon an.,v considero.t:i.on, to putt~ a convoyor in the pillaI·, ho.r.d' shovolln_:, c.nd dizchartJins fror.1 the second corti/cyor onto the Duckbill. Tlut, to L:O, io not tho MS'.101' to your problc:1. One thin,e tho.t 1 hn.vo been \·,t>ndorin.::; about is ho:;; :;"Ou ere 5oin~ to cot rid of tho dirty bnnd in t.ho cicldle of V.tc co:il.. ?robobl y you r.d.ll unuercut the botto:::i scan, shootin: th.:i.t dorm, shooi;in~ the band c:o:m and thro,rln~ it back into tho r;ob, :2nd, if you arc nritin_; ·ce ::::or.:o ti.~ , I should be Glad t ·o bo advised ohcui.. this. I ,;inh you :·; ould I"C:iober r.o to Dr . Reid, his father, and t~. Carl ow, und please feel free at ar>-7 tm.e "~o r:rite to no, and ii' there is any r.oint I hnvo not r.n<!e clear, ! ob::lll be G].ad to eivc you the bone.fi t of any inforno.tion thc.t ,JC ,:ny bcvo. •·:o, as you kno~1, have had a croat deal or cx!)Oricr..cc 1:ith nhnkin~ convGyors e~uippod ·.,ith Duckbilln. I rc~retted crc:itl.v to l:no.: of L'.r . t:c:!cill.' n ·p:issln.::;, as I ne.-:nred lrln e,r<mtly, or.d hopccl to ucct. lli m QGoin art.or this tlD.I" nas over. I C!:l :::ure :,our coo;XU1.7 loot. ,. f'ino o.f.i'ieinl ,.hen Ur. !.:cr:cill. passed o.t;ey; b1:l experience and jud,J2Cnt at thi:J tir..o ,-roul.tl rove been invn.luable to you. Vor-3 sincoroly youro, �- .... ....... { ~ �ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY HEAD O F FICE, LEVEN, FIFE. ELEGRAMS "CARLOW, PHONE. L EVEN." ~ "FIFCOL," COWOENBEATH. "ELEPHONE Nos I 6 1 & 162 LEVEN Nos 31 8 l TO 3 185 COWDEN BEATH. YOUR REF............................ REGEiVED Dr. Geo r p:e B • ? r;vde , -rice 'President, Union "?e.cific Company , Fock Springs, "\YC:~H!G , D\ S .A. f I / I V!CC:: PRE::.iPC:,·l.,-, or-1.. :.,,,,~.-..·t0."1 . . - -- - I :)eer Si r , : ·r . '<Z . ..iheeler , a. mi n 1r!f. expert from .Pittsbur!?·, e rriv.sd recent l y in this country to e.dvise the ; ·inistry of Fuel and Pov,er on AT'!eric:a!' ir.et h od s of oper ation an c: types of r.iachine:r.r ,:,hich could be E'. dopt ed here to i ncrease production. our Comrie Collie ry , sn itrea i n r r S f t. se~n pit ching s.t 11-?;0 (1 i..'1 5) is laid out on the room and pillE'. r system E\S shown qn treeing enclosed he r enith. e shall drive the rooms ~o the rise, a <listari ce of 300 ft ., by sr.e.ker conveyors fitted ,·rith duck- bill locdb.f heads. ",t ··,-e e.re advised tnat -,·:hen extracting t h e pilla rs , po•::er- loading by ~vck- bill shoula ' be discontinued 'ilnd e short cha.in convey or i..'1.stalled to dische.rge on to sh1:1 ker conveyor a s shown in Fif. 1, the coal to be he.nd f illed on to che in conveyor. This set - up involves additione 1 li:bour in h end rilling the coal and tran sfer of pla nt• a s ccmuared ,.,,ith operi>tinf the duck- bill with swivels to load out tr.e cuts f.!.S shown i n Fi p: . 2 and Fi p.: . 3 . ·,•e know you hs"Ve e. wide experience in pmrer lo edi.11 , Yrith duck- bills and ,·:e ,.,·ould e.rmrecie.te n rep l y "s t o ;vour opinion of the tv;o methods - chain or ci; c1:- b ill - also r:hich of t he 't'llo Methods of e yt ntction v.'1.t h duck - bill (2 ~ 3) you p refer . 'fhe i.--r.:""e<liat0 roof r-:e'cals of the seam are strong and brittle er..d e r e ~-'.l'l o·,m to c ~·,e ,.-,e ll i n r-eir.'hbourL>J."' collieri es . The over- roof or more distant r c of ''!etA.ls do n ot c on'cain e-=i~rtr.ir.r,· of 1:1 mas sive chf.' Tf:l.cter l i kely to ca.use free. cr·.1shin'" • A/ i:~. M. F:::lJ 1 ~ , :1· :l �- ---, 2. A section of ·;,he roof r.nd f loor mete ls is sho-m in the o.ccomp11nyinf b ore sections . !'he iniutr,11 o:: 'r'uel r.,r,d Powe r ere ex•)ectinf del i ver~, frc-m CJ!reric-::, earl~.r i n ::-e '.-rt:ar_v- of this yenr, oft short v1all coa l - cutters anfJ r.ooc1!!:al1 She 1:e r s y;ith duc!-:- bills ".rd Ol" de liver;v/E~ tho consirnments ,vill be ·o r:'l'rded to our Cou,ri e Collier· for i r;r:edi at e app lication . l)r. :- ei-1 1'!!' s e.s1-:od TIIO t o sey that he serds 11i s best cishes to :-ou ~nd trust y o\1 a r c ·: ·ell . You Y.ould be s orr.v t o hee. r of -·r. : cl~ei 11 ' s sudden end tra r'. i C pass inf • Just t,::o ,.-reeks u rior to his death I s pent e ~.-eel"0nd d:th h i m b Lendon e.r.d in c onv ersation A.--:iericm l'!1d and !lritish r.iini n: methods wer o d iscus sod . •·e refe rred to his ..,,isit to the mi nes of the 'Jnion Pacific Compen)' era IrEde p l ee.si:nf refe rence to l'!'.aki:!if the e. quaint1>n ce of yourself crcl ; r . " c.".uliffe. Yours fait hfully , T-'or TEE F:IFE COAL COi'PPXY , LP"ITFD , .. ' •. �THE FIFE COAL COLlP,\!JY (Li.tnH.ed) Pl anning Dapar 'i:.ment Head Office Leven, Fife. Co:1dc!'lbeath, Fi fe ., 11th January, 1943. Our Ref. UC/ ;"_:e . Di-. GcoTGe 3. ?ly<lo, Vice President , Union Pa cific Comrn:.ny , Rock Springs, 1 .','YOm:I!G, U.S.A. Dear Sir, llr. H. Wheeler, a mining expert f ro:n ?ittsburg , nrrived recently in this country to advise the Ministry of Fuel 2nd Po:·,cr on Americari methods of operation and types of machinery ,!ttlch could be adopted here to increase production. At our Comrie Collier y , an area in an a ft. seam pitching o.t 11.½0 (l in 5) is laid out on the rooin and piller sys tem as shorm on tracing enclo3ecl hcre·,1ith. ;,1e shall drive th~ r oom!, to t!1e rise, e. distance of 300 ft., by shaker conveyors fit t ed ,;ith duck-bill loadin5 heads. ~·;e are advised that nhen extra ct ing the pillars , po,:er-loading by duck-bill should be discontinued and a short. chai.l;. conveyor installed to discharge on to shaker conveyor as shot1n in Fi_g. 1, the coal to be hand filled on to chain conveyor. This set-up involves additional labour in hand filling the coal and transfer of plant, as compared with operating the ducJc- blli ,·dth :.mivols to load out the cuts a s sho;·m in Fii . 2 and Fig • .3. We know you have a \'lide experience in pov1or loading with duckbills and we would appreciate n reply as to your opinion of the t ~·,o methods - chain o:- duck-bill - also \·1hich of t.he two met hods of extraction \dth duck-bill (2 or .3) you prefer. Tiw irnmodiatc roof metals of the seam are strong and brittle and are kno;rn to co.ve -.·; ell in ncighbourine collieries. The over-roof or more distant roof metals do not contain anything of a massive cht.racter likely to cause area crushing . .'I. section of the roof and floor metals is shown in the accompan,yini bore sections . �2. The !5..nistry of li'uel and Power are e:ll..--pecting delivery from America, ear~y in i?ebruary of this year, of short vrall coal-cutters and Goodman Shakers ;;ith duck-bills and on deliversJ part of the consignment nill be fornnrded to our Comrie Colliery for i.rnoediate application. Dr. Reid has asked. r.ic to say that he sends his best wishes to you and trust you a re uell. You \;ould be sorry to hear of Y.r. ~c~!eill' s sudden and ·tragic passing. Just t·r;o r,eeks prio1· to his death I spent a r;cekend \':ith him in London and in conversation American and British mining methods ;·;ere discussed. He ref.erred to his vlsit to the :ni..~es of the Union Pacific Company a.I'.d made plec.sing refer0nce to making the aquaintence of yourself and Ur. l!cAuliffe. Yours faithfully, For THE FIFE COAL COtiPfSJY, LIL'ITED , (soi) .a. Crawford PLANN:UrG AGEtiT . copy �\ ) ) Rock Springs - August 3, 1942 Mr. I. N. Bayless: Herewith letter nhich I have received from V/illiam Reid, of The Fife Coal Company, Cowdenbeath, Fife., Scotland, together with the interesting little booklet which he enclosed. in reading these . You may be interested �---A.LL COMMUNICATIONS TO B E ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. T ELEGR-s "CARLOW, PHONE, LEVEN!' " F1Fcoc; C OWDE NBEATH. T e.L EP HON I. N\'~ 161 & 162 " GENERAL MANAGER'S OFFICE LEVEN ~ IBI TO 185 COWOltHllltATH. 42 . YOUR REF............................ ''' 'R/..TiP OUR REF......11. . ....w. ........... ?,:r . Geore:e B . Pryde , The Union Pacific Coal Company, Rock Spring s , HYCI\·: I1~G . Dear 1.:r . Pr yde, I enclose a copy of t h e brochur e \7hich v,e is sued a t the op ening of' the p i the a d baths a t our nen Comr ie Co llie ry . ·.ie have tried t o set a nevr s tandard in mininr.; practice here, and undoubtedly the place is a picture . I have no doubt y ou vrill be very busy these d a y s , as we are , in doine; the best y ou can to r a ise the necessary outpu t . i.;y father is \'!ell and sends his k indest ree ar d s to y ou . ~.Jith best ,•,ishes to r.1rs . Pr yde and yourself' . Yours s i ncerely , r--- - - --- RECflV E[ (\ '- .,_ I.. ..... ,,. ,J I~ __j :Snc l . ��A Brochure issued with the complimen t s of THE FIFE COAL COMPANY LTD. descriptive of che Comrie Colliery, situated near Dunfer mline, in the County of Fife �··- , .. ,; ub"i· "-l I • I:'. l· n tia1 M br I $. _If ' fJ Im , :,Ii ~ . ' J 1 • •• • .m•I j ·1 ... . .I _I I ' I I t �COMRIE COLLIERY rfT is recorded that mining operations in the <S:J neighbourhood were carried out over 100 years ago when coal and ironstone were exploited on the Blair Estate to the east of Comrie Colliery. During the intervening years to the present date, coal was worked intermittently in the shallow part of this coalfield, there remaining a virgin area of some twenty square miles. This area has been proved by bores from the surface to contain seven workable seams varying in thickness from three to seven feet and for the exploitation of which this colliery has been laid down. 1- In June 1936 the sinking of two shafts was commenced. By the opening of the Pithead Baths (considerably delayed due to the war situation) the surface equipment is completed,. The Surface The equipment of Comrie Colliery is designed to produce and prepare for the ' I,I The Pithttd Baths. A mine ar ~nd .surface DicseJ locomotive are seen In the foreground. �\ : ,. •, . .. .. ' .· . I ' �market upwards of 4,000 tons per day, or 400 tons per hour. The coal is raised from a depth of 427 yards by a skip winder of 1,250 h.p. with 10k ton capacity skips in a 20' diameter reinforced concrete lined upcast shaft. A second similar shaft 22' in diameter serving as a downcast shaft has a winder of 600 h.p. suited to handle materials and men only. Dynamic braking, interlocked signalling and rope guides are special features of the winding systems. Water for the winder liquidstarter controllers is supplied from a tank in the roof of the skip winder house, cooled after use in the spray fountain and pumped back to the tank for re-use. A forcing fan of the propeller type situated at the man-winding shaft is designed to provide 250,000 cubic feet of air per minute against a maximum resistance equivalent to 4½" water gauge. The special partitioned rectangular casing on the man-winding shaft in conjunction with false bottoms on the cages provides the airlock. The r.ecessary electric power 1s generated at The m•nshalt with •idock, fanhousc. winder house, ;ind focomotl•• shed. Side-tipping bo1les used (or stoncmlnlng can be seen Jn the foreground. �1d \ \ ' .,__ ~ ,: ' ,(/.-.,,, �the Company's Central Station at Kelty, some twelve miles distant, and transmitted at 22,000 volts to a sub-station located in the man-winder house. The preparation plant has an overload capacity of ·H·O tons per hour with proYision for breaking all the large coal down to below 6 inches. The washing plant, of the Baum type, designed to treat 6" minus and with special water treatment features, is capable of mechanically cleani11g the total Middlings are crushed and reoutput. washed. Pit and preparation plant debris is removed by an aerial ropcway of 180 tons per hour capacity some 950 yards to waste ground outside the colliery site. T he Pithead Baths consist of two floors with a special drying room, a canteen, first-aid room, and private baths for officials. Lockers, !!tc., for r ,008 men are fitted now. T he necessary offices, lamp room, and mechanical and electrical engineering workshops, etc., are provided. At the underground tippler. The 1-ut car of a traln can be seen empty In the clpplcr. On centre p3gcs:- The skip sh,ft ,nd orcpuatlon plant. ���An underground conduit system accommodates all cables and pipes. The surface buildings are flat roofed and the layout is on modern symmetrical lines, designed with the collaboration of the Architectural Department of the Miners' Welfare Commission. Underground Equipment No bunkers for storage are installed either underground or on the surface. A hinged flap acts as a false bottom in the skip to avoid breakage. There are two measuring chutes, one to each skip of 10½ tons capacity equal to three car loads 3½ tons each and fitted with anti-breaking devices. The mine cars are 12' long, 4' 6" high, and 4' 4" wide, with tapered roller bearings and special swivel couplings, such that the cars can be emptied in the undergrou.nd tippler without being uncoupled one from another r in the train. The tippler capacity is 140 cars per hour. Cars are handled mechanically through the tippler, the whole opera- ,l . j At a Junct.lon nur the s,Jt bottom. I .! ��tion of car handling, tipping, skip loading and despatching being controlled by one operator. The pit bottom is designed so that the main haulage levels form main intakes. The pit bottom is free from any ventilation doors and the roads in general arc laid with single tracks. The pit bottom includes a pump house, power distribution station and office, and a locomotive station is yet to be made. Diesel locomotives of 25 to 50 h.p. and weighing 4½ to 7½ tons are in use with trains of 6 to 12 cars. The gauge is 2' s• with 60 Jhs. per yard rails forming the track. The seams to be worked include the Jersey and Five Feet series of coals. The method of working adopted is that of Jongwall retreating with complete extraction. A main loading station will be made for each area and adjacent seams will be tapped by short cross-cut mines and the coal conveyed by belt conveyor to the loading station. Coal to the dip will be raised by direct rope At a fo~dln&nation: 1,.rn.n,csd to loid 1200 tons F•' shift by one open.don. The spedal fttdln& device C1J1 be seen In batkiround, �r SURFACE EQUI PME NT Pithead Fmmcs Winding Engines l\•Iechanical Equipment Electrical Equipment Prepamtion Plant Electrical Equipment Lamproom Equipment Main Linc Locomotive Weighbridges Aerial Ropcwa)' 5-Ton Travelling Crane Main Fan (l05" Diam.) Sub-Station Equipment Surface Railway Equipment i\lnrkham & Co., Ltd . i'vlarkham & Co. Ltd. Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd. Nortons (Tividale) Ltd. i\lctropolitnn-Vickcrs Elcctricnl Co., Ltd . Concordia Electric Safety Lamp Co .. L td. A. Barclay, Sons & Co., Ltd. , K ilmcr1ock H. Pooley & Sons, Ltd. R. White & Sons, Widnes, Lanes. T . Smith & Co., Ltd. Thcrmotank Ltd. A. Reyrollc Co., Ltd. and Bruce Pt hies & Co., L td. The Clydeside Constrnctional Co., Lu.I. SHAFT EQUIPMENT No. I SHAFT Dcmag. A. G . and Qualter, 1-b ll & Co., Barnsley Skips Automatic landing and discharge plant Rotary Tippler, Bunker, Measuring device, creepers and Airlock Keps Auxiliary Guides Signalling and Interlocks Winding and Balance Ropes Guide Ropes Dcmag. A. G. G ~~ehoffnungshuttc Redpath, Brown & Co., L td. Metropolitnn-Vickcrs Electric:11 Co., Ltd. Whitecross Co., L td. Wrights' Ropes, Ltd. No 2. SHAFT Cages, Airlock, Kcps and auxiliary guides Winding Ropes Balance Ropl'S Guide Ropes 30 Tons Cappels 30 Tons Ormerod Detaching hooks Shaft Cables Gutehoffnungshuttc British Ropes Ltd. British Ropes Ltd. R. Hood, H aggic & Sons, L td. Barker, Davies & Co. William Nimmo Ritchie The Edison Swan Electric Co., Ltd. UNDERGROUND EQUIPMENT Pumps Mather & Platt Ltd. Drysdale & Co., Ltd. Compressors Ingersoll Rand Co., Ltd. Auxiliary Blower Fans (25" dia.) Davidson & Co., Ltd., Belfast Electric Drills Hugh Wood & Co., Ltd . Compressed Air Hammer Drills Climax Eng. Co., Ltd. Conveyors-Shaker Mining Eng. Co., Ltd. Do. -Belt M. & C., Ltd., Hugh Wood & Co., Ltd. Coalcutting machines Anderson, Boyes & Co., Ltd. Electric Switchgear M. & C. Switchgear, Ltd., and A. Reyrolle & Co., Ltd. Diesel Locomotives (25 & 50 h.p.) The Hunslet Engine Co., L td . (40 & 48 h.p.) Ruston & Hornsby, Ltd. ~ me Cars (3~ tons capacity} R. Hudson Ltd., Leeds. 50-Ton Hydraulic Press John Mills & Co. (L lanidloes) Ltd. Telephones Automatic Telephone & Electric Co., Ltd. and Heyes & Co., Ltd., Wigan. Shaft Sinking The Cementntion Co., Ltd. �VISIT OF IC . H. Mclqeill, Agent 'i'HE FIFF co~ COMPANY LIH!TED OCTO].~ ,, . 1935 And . SUBSEQU.Er~T OQ~SPOND'.ilNCE �/ ; I' I Mr. George E. Pryde, Vice President, Union Pacific Coal Co., Rock Springs, Yyoming, -U.S.A. Innesforth Hous e , NEWMILLS , Fife. 6th April, 1938 . l \ \ \ Dear Nil'. Pryde, As promised in my last letter to youg I Report on our Accident Position for last year. From this you will see that we continue slowly to improve. We have still a long way yo go to reach anywhere near your position, but we are keeping on trying. am enclosing herewith copy of I hope this letter f ind s you and ,,irs • Pryde in good health, and trust that your ne~ ~ Ve-t~~ is still proceeding ins atisfactory manner. I have now removed my home to the Western part of Fife, as you \·1ill see from the above address. I am now concentrating the whole of my time between the New fitting at Comrie, and the refitting and devel oping at Valley.field Colliery. Are you thinking of coming through to the Gl asgow Empire Exhibition? If so I shall be very gl ad to know, so that I may be able to put you up. The Coal Trade in Britain is very prosperous at the moment, although there is an indication of a slight reaction. Wars and rumours 02 Wars are causing tremendous activity in the Armament direction, with the result this Country is on the peak of a wave of prosperity. With kind regards to illrs . Pryde and yoµrself; •• I remain, Very a incerely yours, K. /.f. '1!,o v(Q.. .. ? �. •· r ~ - - v- .1 ,\ / j \· SUMMARY OF ACCID rNT S ATISTICS FOR THE THIRTEEN OPERATING _ COLLIERIES OF THE FIF COAL COMPANY DURING THE PAST FIVE -~~ s_: ___ ; Yearo Total Man-hours Worked. 1933. 1 6,417,680 . 13 1,396 17,917,125 11 • ·- - 1,347 16 Increase Man- hours/ Accident since 19330 in Frequency since 1933 0 11,761 ---1934. %Decrease Man-hours per Accident. Total Compensable Accidents. Underground Fatalities . 13 , 302 ·- 3.5 0 -- I ·· I +13.l ~---- - - --·-.- ----·- ·-- 1935. 18,987,563 10 1,240 15 ,313 -11.2 ~ 1936, 19,795,275 12 21,946 902 I 1937, 20,517,353 . 5 802· - - 25,583 -· -. - ~~-~ ~ Saf'ety & Education Dept . COWDENBEATH . 7/3/38. "';• l?· o .?. • ~ ~ - - -- - 35. 4 +86 .6 - 42 .6 +117.5 - - - - - - ·- I +30.2 -·- ·I i �\FIFE COAL CO.'s SAFETY CAMPAIGN. ,Hr Miller, in his reply, sni1f liow much H1e:v :it No. 7 had appreciated all that bnd been doon for thPm by Mr Wm. Ileiil. 'l'hoir ,·i~itors that evening were possihly curious to how they Imel secured the results they ANOTHER SUCCESS FOR No. 7 know hnrl, espel'inlly during tJ1oso last tltreo ye_nrs. He :i~sure<l them thero woe nothin~ mystor1011.g COLLIERY. :ihnnt it. but thl'lso results woro ntt:i.inc<l bv !:<'tlins- tho goodwill or thPiT men. (Hear. hear.) Mr \\"111. ltciil hnd tbo ha.nnv knntk Triuntcs to locuJ miners nnJ collier:, officials of doini: thnt from tho humble.s t worker to the for the pnrt lhry :ire plnrin:; it1 the Fife Cool most important mun in tho colliery. At No. 7 Contpnn~·•s ~nrr.t y c:im p11ii;11 were pnid at a. thM• thoni;ht of him not so much ns an complimer.t:ny diuocr i;i,·-,11 by the Compnny nfficinl hut itio 60meone for ,;hon,. they lin,1 n , per,oonol reg-an), nod !hey would surport him in tho Ceutr.Jl ,rork>'ltnps Canteen on Snturnnythiog ho 8ct. his heart on. He spoko <loy c,·cuiog to 1·e1·o;;niso iho achic\'ement of I ,inf the mrn n~ po~scssiug tho finest ohnrncter:Ko. 'i Colliery in !1,t\;ing t he lowest accident ib!irs. and of their rcspoul'e to th<'it' offort~ rc1·ortl for t·hc lnst three years. to hare nn acri,lcnt-free collfory. He would n~surc th<'m, h(lwc,·cr, . th(J.t thl' 'll"OrkorR nt Tho principal guests were tho membors or :1'". 7 ('n)licrv • ,rero not sol<'ly intcrcstod in 1 tho No. 7 Safety Committee, anti an1oog others {ho iuonthl.,· i;.~(cfy prizes ·,nnirrlctl, becouso if present were 1·epresent:1ti\'CS f rom thu Snfoty thr.v Imel contributed snmcU1ini:: to geneml Committees of tho Con1pany's Ynrious surety-if nm·lhing that had heer1 tried coul<l be npp1ic,J elsewhere-then tJ1cy felt amply collieries. r cw:ir,lc,I. (Applause.) They hnrl henn l n 01:DT TO mt -;\ M. REI.I>. lot about lhc kce-p-fit mo,·ement, but Mr Roid, .. ?.11· Kirk,;oou H. i1cKcill, ogeut, who prehe con.siclN"ccl, c1ml<l ~ar ho wai. earlier tlu1n sided O\'er a comvnuy of se\"eUI.)'., npolog1se<l lh.o Clo,·l'rnment; bcrau~o he was "nt them" to fur the absenco of Mr (;. C. Ro1d, nnd conk<'~p-/it lnni: befn1·0 tho Gn,·ernm<'nt t:ilk.c<l ,·<'ycu to \he gnthering tho best wishe$, of the abnnt it. Jn conclu~ion, 110 <'Xt>re~sed, 0 11 .general . works munai;or. 'l'hat 0CCO$ton, he bohnll' of ti•<' worker~ and officials, · their conti:oucd, wos on iml)ortnnt ooo for the apnret·inlinn of the kincllr sentiments expressed Company. 'l'he &afetY campaign wns onterud 'Mtb b~· tho Chairman nn,l llr Rohl. ;,ml into a number of you111 ngo-i;o1uo peol)le snid n<sttre•l them thnt No. 7 ,.-ould e:irry ou the soo10 thirty renra ago-Uut duriug the Inst goucl work. (.\pplnuse.) three years th~y hnd made a 1·eully keen ef!ort r n?:s1:Sl'ATIO!>" OF ntrLO~IA. to i.tir op the thoughts of thei'r worke1-s in regar<l to their own sn.!'oty. lo that connec'rhc Chairman snhl thn.t ; i t ynrious collieries tion they owed a g1·ent deal to Mr Wm. Reid, tbry fo11nil Jiplomas hno.;ing in tho offices. ,;Ito lh-e or s.i:i: years ogo went to amorico. on tint nt 1\o. 7 th~J ijceme<I t o collect them. He cerh1in business. Whilo thE>ro ho recei'red a thou~ht that if .Ko. 7 wns iu tho fortnnal'l cnble frou1 Scotland asking if he ,;ouM S!'nre pp,ibou ;,t tho ('Od of the present }"car of time to make -so.mo in.-cstigation9 regarding e:;nin <?htaining the dipl_omo, it ought t'? be safoty methods in the State~. 'l'but time ,rns somctluni; moro substnnt1a l, probnblv 11 ~1lvor spent very much to their ndrnntago iu collect,. ~hiel,l. • iog many ideas, and when their cnmpnign ~h· Ueid therc.~ftcr banded OYcr tho diploma, 8tarted, ho wus the mninsprin1, or it. M.uny w hidt w,,s reccivell, on behalf of the ,;orkers things "·et·o commenced ·,nth plenty of nncl ollicmls, l>t Mr \\"111. l•:,dng, who e:1:presscd onthusinsm nod 'll"cro ultimately ullo,~od to ple11~•1N nt being i1witcd to accept tho drop, hnt in tho present instance, if t hcv cliplnnin. Ile odtled that it h;,d bcC'n 'll"0n were inclinetl to he lockodoisical, Mr Roi~ 011 a dif!crcot hnsis froru tho two pr~\'ious was tho mun who kept. them going. They of ~n~<'e•~c~. n~ Ko. 7 ' colliorv hnd been on u the Corupnuy. nnd all fho workmen, were hamliro11 ha,is with the ofher 1:ollierie•. lt more in<lcbted to Mr Uctd thnn to anybody nm.tic their la~k u II thCI 1m, ro difficult bnt nt elso in the cnmpaign, nnd No. 7 Colliery tho S1m_o time, the honour was :i.ll th~ grctter. pnrticnlnl"ly hnd holll'fited n great dcnl from In <·losmg. ho referred to tho pioneer ,'rork his close association wifh it. ln cooclnsion, ~f tho cnlliHy ii!, tnkiug J?llrt 1i:i a_pog~nut Mr J,IoNeill expressed tho hope that No. 7 fot• tho Dnnformhne anti West Fifo llospitnl. Colliory would continue to show nn uoroplo, (A ppln n~c.) and that the fine 1<pirit between tho of!ic1als .M 1· W. E. S. Peach, "l'rhn "·as rcrc11tly ancl the mon would continue to be fostered. appointe,l a::ent nt N(I. 7 Colliery, spoke iu cooi;r:itn!:i!ory terms of the rccor,I set up. (k\pplnuse.) :,nd h(!,·rni; e~pre,:scd the ho[)e that it ,rould A GREAT l'tlTUR&. be. mnmtninetl, n,ti!cd thnt 1ttr Reid nnd :\[r J,Ir Wm. :Roid, in proposing tho toast of ~[,Iler ltnd Ect sul.'h n \"t'l"Y high stanclnr<l " No. 7 Colliery," said ho was very pleased dm·111~ the Inst llwee ,·enrs thnt it was goin" to that No. 7 hnd again tD.ken top place. Some ho ,liflicult to maintnfo rt. '! 'here was a Fn1et; pits were Ketting nearer and nearer to No. 7, t·nmpn ign nt No, 7 Colliery TI"l1c,n Mr Jam rs nnd the closer they were getting the happier Crawford 1rns mannger. an,J wheu. he (:\lr ho wns, be?use it would mean o. _considorahlo l't'at•h) succccdctl l\£r Crnwforcl n~ mnnnger reduction 1n the number of ncc1dents. Re he had kept it s:ning_ until Mr Miller tonk recalled the early duys of the camp,~igu, how onr. When he ()Ir Pcnt'h) '!"s mnooger, tlto tho General llfnnagor of tho Cotnpllny, at a ac1·ulcnt__mte wns 3000 lllllnsl11fts per accident, JOeoting of the Central Safety Committee, bnt tlJe1r lnte•t rt'cord wns fi.-e time~ better monngers, and offioinls had np11enled to even·thnn thnt, nn,I. elovoo times hPtter than the body to put their shoulder to the wheel; and :i.1•prag_e> .for Bntoln. (Apnlnusc:.) how, 11·be11 so.rcnFm wos being met with from , Dr W1Jl1~m•im, Snfrty Engineer, s.~icl tl,nt both offlci:ils and men-among them severnl No. 7 C~•l]1cry s record ]i:111 greatly inlercstcll ~cnior ofBcinl11 who ongbt to have known better many . Yrstlo1:s lo the Fife Co.~! Compnm· -Ur 1\fcNeill was of tremei:idous hel_p to him. in.,Ju,hn,::- eminent minitig 111cn. An important He paid tribute to Mr Miller, aod the fioo fn<'to1· nf tl10 Fllr.l'E'S~ "l'rlts tlrnt ~ouic,thing ltn,l lt'OI' his oxnmple had bcrn Collo,;ed· nt No. 7, 1:il'rn y,lnnlctl tbcl'f) Fernrnl ~·l'nrs ngo. Tbnt a .-:oniery whose rccorrl waq talked about even b.'l<l . hccn <'llrt'fnlly n111 •e<I nn,I firtnh' 011tsido of Scotfand, nn~ t_hey !Jo.cl hnd many cFt11hl1~l,ctl nninrly, ~atcty consciousnc,s. penrle writing for stat16hcs of the prognss. (Anplunse.) 111adc. There wero mnn:r safety campaigns . lllr C. ~camnn Fpnkl' on !•ehnl_f of tlte ,·i~it-· in Eoglnu,l, pnrticulorly in the M.idlamls, 10,r JlllCsfc, nml !\Ir W. r:,rin:r, m rcph-ing on ,.-hero nil the big co.mponics hnd lhc,ir safoty belrnlf. of t!JP No. i ('0011niltce, cipre~se,1 dl!partmcnt. Resnltll, however, be pointed ont, :1pprrc1nlion lo tho gcoeml, mnnni:cr 111111 ('()Uld not be got in a month or two, and som, ,hrcrtor11 of flu, Company for tho hospitality of them were rather disaP.pointed beca1uo the~ ucror<lecl fo thllm w<'re not i;ottlng the re,;u)ts e:spocted. Condi A nrn~iml prn:rrammr wpq pro,·i,le,l h'r tin11s there were mueb better t.hnn tho&O ir. )les•rs ,T. l'ntrnmn. A. Morri~, .T. Thri,l~nn Fife, 110,l tho resulfs 11houl,l. be hotter. BE D. l'. ('nmplK'II , Cl. ll:t\'i1l~n11. J. 'llillrt•. <1'. conzralulate<l the ?ir011~beo.th men who, &ince Ros~. J. J)non, .T. Pnhh, R. ,vil•nn, 11. OnthriP the umalgnmntion of tho collierie111• had lnllen F. li:innrll, 'I'. Wr•lwnotl. R. Oilmnnr, .T'. ,1uirkly into the way11 of No. 7 Couier:,. Thot Mc('lcllnntl, nn,l W. R S. l'rnrh. Cnrnmunih• tnllirr_y w11'1 t'> him aometbiug personnl. M:nre Hinuiug w,.,. l1•1l hv ]\fr 1), lllnir. • ,,fficinls frlt t hat wa:v th•u 1nooy of the men Yofrq or I)111111<• u·er<' ,,rn11o•r•I hy ;\fr ~knew, un,t uny occident nt Nil, 7 wa~, he P11trr•n11. )l1•• f'ouli~ pniJ ~Inf! of lho c:•"'PrD ,•onqideretl nn accident against himself. No. 7 ll'l'l"0 J"e~ponHihln fnl· tl1e rnh•ring. l1nd a grPAt 1-ecord and a great tutun. In a fow- week~ they were tn Jose their manager, ,ind whoorcr lflll, Mr llillcr-'s surce1&0hr w ould, • he honed, put hlll ebouldPr t.o tha ff' P.e1 and , , ,li. _ -· -- , .. +1,,.,,_ ,,.c,_ _.,_ , A nnlouse.\ 0 I �'Otbe munfetmHne t01res1, t-:iAl'ClU>AY, J.\.Xl".inr :!It, rnas . "UTOPIA." ~ ::irrcst iug lighu on coutlitions in Sonct Russia is ~lied by n book cntit.Jcd '.' AssiglUUent in Utopi:1." Eugcuo Lyons 1s tho ::iuthor of tho book, which is published by Rn.rrnp. A r o,icwer in tho " British We~ld~" (1"hieh is usually free from preJUdico on m::ittcrs r clatinrr to Itussia) t:> says tht«· . a Judg<acl by nny sbndard, thi:; Look is one of tho most conYiocinrr nod ' enlightc_ning :u·counts of the derelo;ment 1 of ~onet ltussin which h:is yet been published. ~t has :in authenticity which 1 ~annot ho denied." What gi1·c.s tbo bool; its ,nluo ns n relinblc sur,ey of the results • of n prnctic.il cxpcrioient in Comn1unisni is tho fact that, when the author went to llussia, ~ had no bias ngainst that political , system. His bias, indeed, wns :ill tho other way. . Wo nr'.l told 1 bat "be grc1V up on the East Side , of Now York with • Radicalism nnd IloYolt nurtured in his Yery. bones." I:Io becnme n journalist worlong for tho Communist Party in tho U.S.A., and was Inter conn<acit>d with an official Soviet newsagency in New York. "'hen h.3 n·as i,cnt to Moscow he folt that 110 hnd ·br.eu nssignrd to Utopia. Uo saw ltussia through the Ffre Yenr Plan nml np to tha commencement of the s=ud Plnn. At the out.set J1c fullr expected thnt his dre::ims n-?~ld .come truo in thnt liappy land. Dis11lus1onmcnt followed disillusionment until there Wnli nothing le(t but I disgust for Stalinism null nl\ its works. 'l'ho author snys that nt the, end of tho .l!'ivo Yeor Pinn " tho proletnrinn's role had been reduceu to silent, obedience, with starmtion us tho only nH,,rnatiT-e." When ·.Mr Lyons lc:ft Russin he Juul the sensa of Jen,·ing a 1111tinr, trupprtl•,. '1'1·.ippo<l ph~·sicall.l", with hloodhnuu,ls :in,) muchiue-g11118 mu) d1•1tl h ri('ntcn<'C'S gua1·cling tl'.c fron~icr~ lo tm'1·rnl !><'or,lc fron1 l•~ ·u111ng, wath n p.1.~~rort .s,,:,.lc•u1 in,;i.Sc tho frnnlirr•, with C'n<llr-~ uku>i'S 11n•l tlneat,,t,, rC';:ul,1•c l hoir rxislcn,•r. ·• '.l'ra ppr<l i11tPllrrt11ally 1.-j1J1 M·rr1· 1 tl,r,,!ght J>I rfcrihc1) amt 1nri1(al curiu•il ~ punhhetl a:1 h••rr~y. 'l'l'llPP1'1l s1,irituall~· . . • • r,n,) prncli~in:; h.,·111,c ri,~- n.- tl11, /ir~·t i law c,f sun·i,·:,1." I II is f<J11<•lu'lio11 011 Su,·i,•l rnl<', aft<-r ' C'sprrir11<'<•, i~ d<"I rill(<) iu lln•sr won!~: '' ,\ nw1·h1111i5tic d1•hurnaui~••I !.1H'i11li~111 l,a,,,.',I 1111 di,•111 tor~hip, ~y:.tr n1ntil' Lr utnlity, rcg11ue11l<:tl r11hots working for an [l('l'SOJ>a) IBRl\ILINE PRESSt Iimperson:il • Stnto ndministercd l1y a c:iste of bureaucrn ts." So this is what tho ::idmirers of l\Josco11· ' call the rule of tho proletnrint ! l l is i11 fact ono of tho worsL forms oi t~·rnnny the world has o,·cr witn<'sscd. Probably the inoictment :ig:iinst Slalinisru woul<l h:wc boon st-ronger slil\ ii it bnd lx·iin brought ! thoroughly up to date hy the inclusion of I rct'ords of the- lnles l wholcsalo exccutioni; I i11 Rus.,ia. In :h ·nsl'h·cs theso j11clidnl n1urU<!rs a ~ ;11,l t~i l ;r vidC'nre ng:.1,inst lhe SoYiet, for, 111 cou1 .-,•, if all is ,~an in Russia, ns out own l3obhi1as arc constantly n.ssuring us, thcra could be nothing but pcrpct11nl pc-nee nnd bl<'sselluess there. To thoso in West Fife who h:i,·o thoir spiritunl homo in ~[oscow w6 conune'lld a. peruso.l of 1\Ir L'l'ons' book. It n1ny open ,their eyes as effectually ns his own were opened throngh his actual cs:pericnce in " Utopia." I prfrileged 1 1• .. 1 , 0 �COLLIERY FIRES. LECTURE BY MR KIRKLAND H. McNEILL. At tho ninth lccturo in lbo practical course for mining men which is boing hel<l al tho .lloruy lnstituto, Kelty, llt K. IL Mc.Nctll, ticnio1· agc11t of tho l:'tfo Coal Co., Ltd., wa<:1tho lcclurcr. Ilis subject w.as "Underi;round l•'irc5." Mr John lu·ch.ibuld, ma1111{;cr, Aitken Colliery, p1-,:,sidod. • 1''c1; ci.i~umstruiccs arising in minins :u:c fraught witu i;1·cawr potcutiul dan:;crs and u.:cui:;100 mo1-o ruwcty to a miue-ma.nu:;cr tlia11 1 tho o~ur1·once or tut undergl'Ouud lire. Al• thong-ii lo;s or l.ifo lroln this causo ha<l foi:llwi1tcly not been rolu.tively grl).(lt, the possibility of u. largo disaster must always be borno 111 mind, ond every outbreak regu.nl~d us likely to 11;11"0 i;criou:; nucl fu1~reaching cuect... .Hr Mcol"foill dealt witu his subJcct from two~ uspoctij, . 1•i:t., ·superficial fi~·e.-i :111d ijP?n.tnne_ous' combu~t1on. In nu rumlys1s of supeJiie1al tires td1icb l1:id occuri-ecl iu Hritish mines over a pcdod oi. seven ,curs, it )\'as e,·idcnt t.hut the 0 rcatest swi,:lo !'actor caus1n:; underground fires was nnke<l lights, nutl th:it noxt in or<ier came the use of electricity, whilo friction of baulai;a machiD&rY camo tlurd.. 'fhose three cnuses wcro tog{!thcr rcspQnsil,lo for more than t,1) 11et cent. 01 fire~ in mizws other thau those due to ~pontnnoous rombu:;tion. From his own experience Mr )k~'-'.,ill cited many examn}cs ! wherein fires J,:ul bct:n stw·tecl throui;h onre1 lessne:s.s with nuked lights and matches. He \\'as ol' the opinion that the day l\'us not for ,!ishint when le:;islatiou would, prohibit tho ul'l! 1 of naked lir;h ts aiul smoking iu all pits. Too • much cautiou. coulcl not be c:11ercise<l in prevcntin& the introduction of oontr.:i.band articles, cspccinlly matches, into a safety.lamp pit. ,I.Dy roan who wilting\:, atlcmpted to b1'eak the regulations in this regard merited tho most se,·cro punishment which the law of the land ' \ could ilnposo. Again, whetc djscipline was lnx I tbero wns always a tendency for nccmnulations of re:iclily inflamm.ible material, such us paper, oily wa&t.o, lo occur in ce1 t.ain dangerous &itub.tions, espcciollv in places where u11m nte . their food and in tl1e lleiihbourhood of ~n:;ine t·oom$, Ju mnny pits men were forl,id<ll'n ' to lu.ko food nndcrgrouud which was wrnpped in paper. 'l'his rule should1 bo made gencrol. . Fu·rs nttributnble to the misnso of clech;city 't might :ll'i$o from a vorioty or caui;es, the chief of which were (a) o,·erheating or fusing of. cubics; (h) dumn.\i:O to c.'lbles by foils of roof, runaway tubs, coal-cutter picks, etc.; (c) short circuits arising from ..-aricms causes: and (dl defects in sw·itcb J\!al:, especially qil-immersed ,::car. Mr McNc11l nguin cited examples of electrical fires "R"hioh had originated by each of the abo,·e c.'luses. While it w119 tho colliery electrician's duty to en~uro that proper nttl'n• I ion was gfrcn to tho design, Joy-out. instnl!:i,. tion and working of cloctricnl apparntus, uc,·orthclr~s th~ro were many points \\'hich concc.>rncd, mining mon in thi$ <'onnt>ction. Spooio.l core sl1ould alwoss bo cfrcn to ll'niling j cables so :is lo a.void conb<'t with coal-cutter vicks, or conyc_;o~. and their c:tposuro to the , rffccts of shot-firing. Scrupulous cleanliness sho111<1 also be observed near nny t ype of c:il"ctrical :i.p11arahis. Tho more e-:i:tcnsi'<'o Ufie of mnchincr:v hnd increased ih!' potential danj:!lrs of fire <1ao to friction or mn,·ins pnrta. Uncler certain circumstanc-es, sucl1 . friction might ~cneratc!-;,11fficicnt heat to g1\'e l'iso to tho ignition or rc:-ulily inilzw,mo hie DUl.tcrial. 'l'ho- rooEt cnnunon <:nUet><i of l!Uch sources of miOG !in~~ W('rc :-(a) Fric~on of hnuloge pullo;,-s, (iJ) m•crhr.·11.ed bear111gs and friction nf brr.kes on b,rnI:1;,;e i::oars, (e) friction of bclu,, (11) friction or i1:;ging COD'<'eyor-paJJa when rubbing n::-ninst props oc chocks. Common b('ll~.c bltoul<l ohvinle any such dangers. • 'l'h<' 11otenti:il cl::n~crs of ~hot-firing. such M ,,,·erchnrgil•g and iosuflicient stemming, nnJ • •' • ' "· .. • _,._ .,..rro al,,o dralt IIOllr "Olpi:t1f 'Plioa: ~ t j ~ VO pa,t °'qµo,ir. [l!.ll -9tr!p.lv:>UTI1 ' P,:oU l[O,L 11:1 81:al'll dn~tmq ' •R .Llvnuv,t 'l{~!I no ·1rd·u1 O& .Sn!poooxa pa,iils 11 UP!II ,11(.1 ,l~Om • lllllA!-lp JO oau..,,•.,., uo l""l;llAl '\J 1s VII.& eq uaqAL &3' llllll1J w.11. :.<'.p(llO:i,:nx •iiJo. '\JIIJ a1111vqang H 'JVIIIJp ,tOlOUI 'u091!,M ·suwo-q: q.ll![ 'l811UJ}{ !)UU "II oqa -.llaN u.iJA4"'1 PIXIJ 01u uo Ltvnuur "ltB ao . .:,;,y .1c,iom 'V .IIUJ~fP U.lq.1,1,,...!.~. <l!l·!Pllq v DI ¼I' I l �xxxxxxx Operation J anuary 18, 1938 Ur. K. H. Il~Teill l!oraybanlc House Kelty , Fife Seo tland • Dear l:.ir. llctJ ei 11 : It \'/E.\S a p leasure to hear from you again , and am glad to knou thnt your ney1 mine i s mQkine prot,ress . I read ,·Jith a great dea1 of interest the items in the Colliery Guardi an and also the Fi fe :vapers , 't'7hich give c e;reat deal of info rmation regarding your Safe t y program, ,-mich, I am sure , i s making good progress. I am attaching heretJi th a copy of o.n C?.dverti semen t ,1e published in the local papers, the.nkin ~ our employe s for the splendid coopera tion they gave uo curing; the yee;r , Tihen ue made a record of 9 2,680 mon hours ,;;orlced per o.cci den t. 'l'his ie a very aood record, und ,7e are proud of it. Our D. O . Cl ark mine is moving along qui tc nell . \'le expect to ste.rt putting in the concrete foundations in the l a tter part of 1'.Iarch , for both the tipple and the co11veyo:r, the entire Job to be f ini shed in t he early part of August of this year. 'i7e ha.v e had a. remarkably open uin ter, that i s, ,·,e have had no v ery cold t1eather, 1 beloY1 zero i s about as cold as it has been this \";i nter, and ue have very little enot1. V Le.et yeur ·,:as a very t;,ood one for us. He mined 3,315,000 tone of coal. °lie are starting out the Heu Year rather elovi, bueinoss in this country beinc more or l ees in a reoo1D1on, continual defies put up by the President and his asai etan ts not hell)ing the si tUZl.tion. 'll>.ey talk abou t bus iness go int; along ,·,i th them, but ,-,hen thin gs seem to be starting out all ric;ht, then they have another 11 dreaxn 11 a.go.in. I think the President i a li s tenin g to too many theories of government and is not gettin g very f'ar, but they ,71 11 r;e t i t a ll out of their system after a while and ue , till be able to go ahead again a.a ·.,e should. I see by the papers t hat you have had severe gal es along the Atlantic coast, and a o,od deal of damage has been clone. �'\. 2 - Our P:residen t ls no\1 starting to tal k rearmament, which \JG n ill n ecess arily have to do as a matter of self~ preservation. r::us~o lini 's enterprise in Ethi opia, the continual demand oi Ge:i.n any for the retum of colonies, and the Japanese invasion of China, all sho\'1 very forcibly that, if a nation is not p~·otccted by a navy and armaments, it will come under the doain o.ti on of the stronger nations. PJn g lad you liked the photograph; I thought it nas a very good likenesEi. I ho 1>e, some time a:f ter our D. O. Clark Yin e i s l"tmning at superior, that you may be abl e to come '."fest again . \'ie still have our Kiltie Bnnd1 v1hich is go ing stron g , nnd i·,e -r1ill be able to give you a royal Helcome . 'Ihank you very much far the cablegram. I ,, v,as c ertainly vel:IJ n ice ond thoughtful of you to do this. Atain may I extend to you and your a s sociates my best ui shes f o r a Happy and P rosperous rl e'l.7 Year. Very sincerely yours, Ori!rinal Signed: GEO::GE B. PRYDF. �MORAYBANK HOUSE, KELTY, FIFE, SCOTLAND . 4th January, 1938. George B. Pryde, Es q. , Rook Springs, \Jl!YOMING, U.S.A. Dear Mr. Pryde , I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 17th ult. for which I thank you. I again take the opportunJ.ty of wishing you and Mrs. Pryde and your family all the best in 1938 and hope that it will be a happy year for. you. I am glad to note the great progress you are making witn your D. O. Clark Mine, and I would certainly like to have the opportunity of seeing it once you are in full production. uur project at Comrie goes on apace. ~e expect to have the shafts down to the coal by the end of February, but it will take us the whole of this year to erect the screening and washing plant. We have had much difficulty in the sinking, having had to pass through very heavy water-bearing strata. Our safety campaign is going on very well and our results for 1937, while not yet completed, indicate a very considerable improvement on any previous years. I will send you a copy of the completed figures when they are available . Last year was a boom year in the heavy industries in Scotland, particularly the coal trade, and indications are that this year will be even much better . uur workmen's wages are steadily being increased with the new agreement, and prices are away up. I am sorry th.at the same state of affairs does not apparently prevail in .America, which appears to be passing through a period of very grave uncertainty and bitterness between Roosevelt's administration and big business. Rearmament in Europe appears to have much to do with tne present prosperity and I am afraid America will require to commence some similar project, particularly when onA thinks of the menace of Japan to American interests . I was very glad indeed to have your photograph which I shall have it hung in a prominent position so that it may be a continuous reminder of the very nappy time I spent with you at Rock Springs. jl I 1 is a most wonderful likeness. I/ , 1 �George H. Pryde, Esq. Rock Springs. 4/1/38. -2- I observe that the whole of your undergrouna conveying system is being supplied by the Link ~elt Company, Chicago, and that Messrs . Allen & Garcia Company have designed your preparation plant. You certainly are in good hands. soon. I will be looking forward to hearing from you a gain ishing you al l the best. ~1 Yours very faithfully, __,..;..---===-zz;;........."" �Dec emb er 17, 19j7 i.tr . IC . JI . :.:c_Tei 11 :..ior ay bank I{ouse !?"el ty, Fi feal1ire Scotl and Deal" tl1· . I1cn eill : I hu-,re not hear d fro m you f or qui t e a \"J.hi le, but I !)resume the o pe r a tions a t your n en mi ne a j_'e going alon g gM i te r api dly no v, . lir . Cu:rloi.'/ t o l u l!le about your purch ase of a i1ashine; ..!}lant . I am sure the i mproved p rep aration \7ill justi .i.'y t he e:x11ense, a l though, on a ccoun t of t he h i gh pr i ces of s t eel and other materi cl a today, con s t r uc tion costs r..re exces sive . I read t he Ol d Country pavcrs anu note t i1e \".'o rk yo ur compuny i s do i nb in Saf'ety, i,a:i.'t.ic ul. al'l y ti:'J.e l e e t u re e &.i ven by Dr. A{eici. I think that is the only ouxe way to succe ss i n Safet y i::ork, th~t i s , to keep evei·l as t ine].y afte r i t . A gr eat deal o f mi s ai on nry vm rk h2,s to b e do n e , r.;n d men y,1ill no t, o f thei r oun volition , a ccep t a Safe t y 1,rograra r:ho l ellca r t edl y , -:1i t l10 u t o. c r ee. t deal o i' u rgi nt., . Our ~3ui 'ety uork go e s well, a lthough not a s wel 1 a s -.:1e \'1oul d l i k e, but b y and l arge \,e ar e moving ohettd en d I think \"le shoul d accomp l i sh resul ta . The 9 relimina r.r \1orl-: a t our D. O. Cl a rk lii ne i s p retty well compl e t ed ancl, v.-i thin t he next ui x t y d ays r,e shoul d start mi n i ng some coal there . The contr a ct f or our under ground conveying system has b een l e t t o the Link- Bel t Comp ony, Chi cago, Illinoi s , nnd that for t he p r e1,a r a tio n pl ant to the Allen & Ga rcia Company , al ED of Chic ago . These job s a r e t o be f i ni shed by Augu e t, 1938 . Our o ther con structi o n proj e cts f o r the y ear a r e prett y \1ell compl e t ed . und we c annot do much cons truc t io n work i n r eal col d weath er i n thi s 1mrt o f the coun t ry . I am e m ding you , und er sepa r a t e cover today, a pho to gr a!'il o f mysel f , which you no doubt would like t o hav e . llay I t:1. eh f or you, your f eraily and your s t af'f' , a mo s t Ila:1lPY pnd l ' ro aperou s lTew Year. Very Si nc erel y yours, Or l,rlDal S12"Df'il: G£vi1uC: 8, PAYO f �-- ( ---- ,, ,... ' , - ' u Jvne 2G , 1937 llr . K. R . nc:- •i 11 lioraybt?.nk Eouu,_ ICel ·~y, : 1ife Scotland lly dea.1~ Ill'• H c:i.T ~i l l ! It ,ms indeed a. .:!l easuxe ·to have your l e tter of June 3:rd, o.nd t o be the s:ecipi en t on Saturday of your c a bleBl'c.U1ls to both _.:.!· . r.::c!.uli:t.'fe und myself' 011 the oc-co.sion of ow· Ol d 'i'i□crs' !.teetii1!-~ • ·:e h~d the 11;.X!_;est aud n o :::it ei1thus i[1 :Jtic ca thcrinc; YJe have ever had, l>o t.11 in J?oin-;;, of 1Tv.r:1oe:;,~,:; 011C:: cv.ccese o :f the meetini..,. Fo:r "i;hii~teen years ,·ie h.a.v e ~ud cxcelle:n·t ,-,eat he:r, 2.nd t.lJ.ut io o. fine record. It 1;;o uld seem ti-1.::.t even the uea ther m~n ls ,; i th us . I t uas very thouehtful 01' you to cabl e ,:1e on i..hc... t date . ~i'hen ,·1e roud your rneaoage:3 at tlle bc:.ll'1qu<.!·~, ~hey ::.·ec c ived a illO st enthusiastic :i.:eca1;,tion. i ~-uu t.,lad to :knO\·: ubo ut you.1· ne·.-1 :i_):coj ec ·~. 'I-he coul p r eparat i on p l aut muf.:li; be a very e:r.tensivc.:: one. liine·i;y thou::.mnd l'()unds is a lot o:r mo ney . You \·1ill cci··tclnly have a. nice p l o.n t \"JJlen you ee't Lo int,; . \,i ~in skij.> ,·:lnciinc, l aI\..,e g i t c u~s , t.nd the fine prei.>ara.tion 1Jlmi't;, Y<.>U \:ill surely make som e of tu.ose enl). n eers and other operat:1.nt, co!t1puuie13 s i t u1, and t::..kc no ti c e . ile llave founu thu·i; 'i:.he lU.'t,0 p i t ca.I"s h .;.vc clone n uch t o reduc e our J.>rou.uc tion co13·co . ·.·. nat you a.re doing in ~cotlund, in your nev; 1>l ant, is revo l ution2:cy, but that is the .!.1ath by v.hi ch p1--oc;reos is made , by br<3akina m'l~ :from the l>eaten t:r.·ack . I am ou 1•a tllat , befoz·e you did so, you f i e:,1.1.red ev01·ytnil1c; out i.,ro perly, ~nd ,,hen your _Jl unt is runni ng, you w.l.11 nuke e. remar kabl e oho, .'i.1c,. It \Ji;>.a Vc'I::i nice oi' you t-J vi s i t 1'ly sis t er , u.nd I apprecia t e v ery i!lUcll your doiu:.., that. :,1tl l e \.e C..il..LJcct t o r,line {;;.Oout tluec w1d o '.half mill ion tons thi :d your , o.r (;ourse, busine ss i;.; still bo.d iu spa to . i.1e ho.ve a t rel!lendouo lot of l o.bor t roubl e here. Hone in :.'_yo1nin&, , of cour se , but ln many part s of the Jni tcd. .:..tc:.t es , p,:.u:tlcul c.I·l y in th.e eteel a nd a u to.no bile i ndu c t ri ea , a tremendously bo.d l abor oi tuo.tion c.xi ~te . Th;,.i.t, o f cource , ~,ill ·\'Jork i t oelf' out in t i me . �2 Our Yio~·:r is Goin[.; alo n g uith the ne,1 cine at s up cl ior. ne are a.o\7n a bo1.1.·~ 1 /7u0 f.eet ui·th tl,.c mai r1 elOliC , und about 7 50 feet 1:1ore tc t..,O . •. ;c \Jill be pl'e·t t y v;e ll alon;; by t:hc mi dd.l e of .3e) tcr.1t>:::.·. o :' cou:·oc: there \'Ii 1 1 be much 1i!O re '1.701·1: to do ta:ft0:i.· tl:i :: ie, co~·..plcted, bu t ue are making .vrocreso. ·.,e o.:::c :i:lal<i n G L:oo(. .!.:-·oL·::cc;.1 ·:1i ·ih t he plano for ou1· prer,u:cat:lon ·nl r.n t, u1d ~1ill ,_;"·•d i t ou t foi· bi ds i n aiJout a n onth. ~/e axe movinG t..lonG ·:. it!. Le :_11.:..n t, a.ncl ,-:•ill t:;e t i t compl et ed some tir:ie n e:.d; yea:.· . 4 At,aill i.1uy I tl:.unl: you l"o:r your con d der,i:~ion 111 sendinc; 1.1c the c :.i.i:>le;:_;rw. I ,-;rill send yo u the mq;a.zin c t:hen i t i s puolishe~. so i.h~..-c you 1·:i l l c;ct the r:ho l e stu:;.•y then . \li th hcut z~gurds, I 2m Ve1•y eince:rely yours, �I\Ioraybank House, KELTY, Fife. Scotland, 3r.d June, 1937. Mr . George B . Pryde , Vi cP,-PresidAnt, Union Pacific Coa l Co., Ruck Springs, t .ryOiviING , U.S.A. Dear Mr. Pryde, You will, I am sure, be thinking that I have forgotten auuut you. This is far from being the case, a s t her9 is not a ~eek passes that your name and organisation is not d i scussed in connection with our safety work . You will, I am sure, for~ive me being so long in writ ing you, but this year so far has been extraordinarily busy and I had a month of a very bad cold, and have also beGn worried considerably with an underground fire in one=: of our pits. I took the opportunity the other Sunday of running along to the East of Pifq and calling on your sister, who appeared to be very well and happy, and seems to be quite sett lect down after her marriage. She was talking about going to leave her present home and getting a house nearer her husband 's work. How are you getting on with your new project? I understand from Mr. McAuliffe that your drift is now down 1,200 feet. It would be very interesting to ha Vfl details of your progress, as I expect your rate of developnent will be something we never dream of here. ~~!e are still v~ry busy with our new project, the shafts nov: being down about 900 feet and we ~ve just placed the order for our coal preparation plant, which is costing us over £90,000. 1'/e are hoping to have the shafts pretty well finished oy the beginning of the year. I have sent you under separate cover a Scotch magazine which will give you some reflection on the Coronation. Britain had a wonderful time during May . Never in history has such a wave of loyalty been so demonstrated. I am certain that the foreign visitors to this country during this period must have bean amazed. • Great ~ritain at the present time, is on ~he peak of a pr•osperity boom. Every industry is working 100%, and wages are rising in most industries, particularly the beavy industries. Nearly 2/od per shift has been added to the miners' earnings. ~nfortunately this boom is more artificial more than anything else/ �"""' c%__···········.hlr..•.._G..•.B.•.....P.r.y..d.9. 11.. .s..is......-.......3./.o/3.7..•...............:......... 1 __ .. else, due to the \,:ar - like pr epa rations. Sympathy in this country is pretty equally bala nced betwe 13n the t \'JO sid P.s in Spa in, and I would say that European nat ions are balanced in t:i,,., S!O.l'!'~ way, and the re is a very grave risk that unlesr. tbe c i vii war in Spain is soon brought to an end, it will be the means of causin g a serious blow- up in Europe . Fortunately, Great ~ritain is now in a position to mur~ or l e ss aictate in Europe, and we hope that by her holding this pos 1tion, a serious war may be av~rt ed. l\! ear.t irne, a regular orgy o f spending is g oing on a 11 ovpr the country. Fortunes are bein8 mad9 and lost daily on the Stock Exchange, and it is very difficult to realise w},at ihe rea ct ion on the whole thing \,ill be in the mattP.r o f o year or two v.hen the V;ar-t1me boom collapses. You appear to be hav i ng y our troubles in ~~ ~r i cn , plenty of industrial strif"l Y,hich must be having i ts rflaction un busi ness as a whole. I am always ke e nly interested in wha t i s happen ing in your country und I read you r ma gazine v,ith in tPrest . health. I hope this letter finds you and Mrs. Pryde in g ood Please let me hear from y ou soon. ~-:'1th kindest rega rds Pnd best v1ishes. Yours faithfully, �J Dec.:: 3r. uc::;ci 11 ! r i ·nc.s r: . ,.:.... !!-~~:>e t o 11.-.v o your l c ·it.cz- under d.2. te of l)ec e1b er l•- i'.:.l : .o 1.:~·10 1· \:i"t;ki you r card c.r1d. uC:b lcg :ra:.:1 . It ua~ very '."..;:i t'l<l of ::rcu : iurl2ca ~ to !'CTICID.i.>er i:rn l n t i::.i s - \7£..3 , t a c._. .:.1 i.:~ , ·i';o no to ·cl.c i iU.!)2'0 "le1·.1e.n t y oi..1 2k'c :-J.c.~.i nc i n ...,:,_A·u ..;,y l:~z.~::.: . You c:.ze coh!G :::. ~-eo.1 job . r :. Gad i n t !_o Calli ~:.·y (',::::-·u.::c.~1 Cl1d O t he1~ J}Q!}C!'G c f your 1,m cre;::G , ....n c2 ! t .ni n:. your Co:a1>nny i c doin 0 ou·~~ ~ _,1ciin g ~or l : i n ti.:i.c 13::•i ticJ.i I cl?.G \·tl'th r eba::u t::, E,:.:-..:fc ~:," \ :o:cl::. I rj]_ a otoun tlc~ ui ·the e tti tm:c c f LO:::lc o :;: -~hn oe \,l10 r:!.p !) ear bci'o rC' t h e ltoyol Con:ni ooi c:, of ...:l n e::;, v i ,; i.n~ fuGi r v i c~.78 on •.>P f G'Q,' t.:iHl O :'al8A' a·· ·:;·~~r:. . 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'.t'lle nefJ i'o...a:.•-·i:.on 0:!-7.'S instulleu 1:.->.ct fc1.2. L~ .cli.a.11ce c:i..7ld Ranna. shot1eti. a.<1 ia..lec.it..to QEC £._:, ,::.i~ :.1....:1 i ncX"eace in the tmrn ~.:er :'1an chift, tihi c-u i& ·uwif .... ra-cii'y-.1.n[:,. '.. e ilaei a. yee.;s; of ouite high l)Z'Oduction, 3 , 286,000 i-ons. t}la hlc:her.;t ;:;ince 1918 . :...·'he l)Ol:l·~iC;ai. :!:,.;v...1·.;:1.1.m ilc:;;e is st:111 ..~t·,i.te Ho one .2:nouz jusi ,,.hut ,:ill ~1a~.>pe;1 . J..,1."!0 .D~;.oc::i.•ato h ave c. l e.l'[;C wajorJ.·cy 1n 1Joti1 houseo of ·ti2..e ~-£:-~ionsJ. :i. eci slatui~c. o utldlecl . One o:r ·tt.e \°iOl~ Gt d 'Gll3..tion ::i Ite:re nor.' i s the cor.ti uued labor trouble . Ilra1y tr.i.0uocriclc; ~0 out i n tlle u:. tot:.oloil e i nciuet1.--ieo. the nnri ti:.1e stti.l:G :i:c.'1::..ri'--' cmi- tinu ec. fe1· r:leny ue0tr.:, £?Hl shC\'.18 1:.0 E~i U!Z of c0·~·d20n ·~ . ~li.a evcntu.allyp of course , -::ill cl:?ect tb.e buoi!!ess ~i tuation . I nn e lc.d . to ha.vc youx o:oinion r-- i.lcu. t th0 . i n_s. 7':u t i s exactly hot' I ·ru1 t ··e ; ,.. o. vc··:r.c ,,.,,... ···o -,. · 'V°" "'"" ~~h has beei, c1on~; ~r..d e:};G.:t.';!{iiy Li G., }_;ci ·n~--~;e;~1~- L~tic'n or hiz duties as~ inc , ttez- ·:Jw :~::.>o..fi.1:?.cmr. t:n-otmni:::L> the Til.rone. I run ouro }l·i o b:i.."o ti:c:i' -.:ill ::-1:...ke a t,;006.. Linc .. I t iG e. rencr1:c.olc t :un: ~!::>.t :.,-., c1·tc!.1 of -s;L.:-_·;., !:ind ccuJ.<l :uave b een pao0ec.. by G:i:ca:c Bri t('_in in such .,_ cfD.i et nonne1~ . !iari. it oeen ~ny otl.i.cz· nution, I en .:.c·.1re tllQt · ::,1 00 <.h .0.cu. and ch&.o s ~oulc.. hG.ve rerul tee.. '!"r'.; a i o a t:ri bv. te to ):b= JJri tish .[.lCOf>lC • ::..oy I aL,ci.n o:-.jros:::: :fo:i.' ~ou. ny ve·;;/'.l occ.;t wishes f'or L :tf...:X1.) Y u16: rco_:.Jr0·.10 :ic1.1 Yea:;:-. Ur ii!lm,I l::i llta..t:<l: GEOHGE 8. PRYDt !Cr . K. H. Uc.!i eill )(oraybank liouae Y.elf¥, Fite , Sco tl and �,, Moraybank House, Ke 1 ty, F I F E, SCOTLAND. 14th December 1936. Mr. George B. Pryde, Rock Springs, \VYOMING, U.S.A. Dear Mr. Pryde: I received your very welcome letter of the 23rd November and was glad indeed to hear that you ana 111rs . Pryde are keeping we 11. I will certainly take t he first opportunity of calling upon your sister. You certainly do not allow the grass to grow under your feet in connection with your various mining projects. r think your progress has been phenominal during the year. I enclose a copy of our Safety position for the mvnth of November. From this you will see that at one of our largest collieries we have had a month without a lust-time accident. This is phenominal and I wish we cuula keep it up. I am sure you would be much disappointed at the result of your Presidential Election, but so long as Mr. Roosevelt can artificially or otherwise keep the prosperity buom going, the country as a whole will be for h-tm. All things today in Britain, which normally keeps everyuudy alert, have been completely side-tracked. The disastrous come down of the late King and his associatiun with Mrs. Simpson and her like, is the chief topic of conversation. I have no doubt it will be difficult for the American point of view to understand the psychology of the British people at a time like this, but I think the outlook of our nation can be briefly summed up in their steadfast/ �-2- steadfast conservatism and their extreme belief in the monarchist system . The general feeling is that the late King Edward has not played the game. Therefore, he is not f i t to hold the high posit l on of King. The Archbishop of Canterbury sums up the position very clearly in a statement made over the wireless last night, a copy of which I enclose herewith. I have no doubt that in the course of a very few days, in the normal routine of life in this country, King Edwaru will be forgotten, and al_l the best wishes of everyoody will ue for the success of King George and his Scotch wife whvm we in Scotland feel will have the necessary steadying infiuence on the activities of her husband. Business on the whole bas been good, while prices in the coal trade have risen to a remarkably high level and the prospects for the coming year are quite good. Please convey to your staff whom I met and tu your wife and family my sincerest good wishes for a happy and prusperous new year. Very faithfully yours, Enc l s: �# I~lONTRLY .t\CCrD-ENT :: r l • For Hove1T1b<3r r J..IJO o • lfo., 1936., ~ 11/1&,n- • I : : I FREQUENCY .._...,.,.,..,.._.,._._.. 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For Ye?..r 0 1936 0 l ~, cf ; of :shi fts l of ~eeid?-l(n,nl per I Aooid~ent s~ ,.Jshift~o!,Aoca.n ~lio l, :entso .. - I ~ -21'12 4. 40~ .1;, :53 o 94755 r/ 6995 1692 1203 1',1: 300 /..i_~,; 400 350 1 ~34 . - 33% 2002 ~ -~BJ§_____❖ 4L-~~- j ~ 9( 1 ~.}~~8~7,9) ¼ :~90 ~ 109( ~ - .~0 274 i �lTovembez- 23, 1936 ll~ . h . .H. .r::c:.T<:i::!..1 lloraybunk lhur.o :<.el ty, 1i'i :?0t.:hl.t>,. s cot1and I t t:o..c o. nl e e :m~e tn have y cur v '3!'J" i n«• t erei::;tiu<=; l e·i;i;c2: of ·Uie 1,~ 'l~L oi' Octo ';J e~ , 2nd X £1u:•Je :f ou eijoy eci. y ou:i: hol i c.cy ,; eatly. ~,. .:; ~ tex is no-:--i li v i n,s i!.! the olt! hooe ..:t ?eat Iml ~L i c e cy i 'e.fue:e ~s ciea-ifu. :t i' yo u a ~~e 2.·t :Pco.t 1nn c t 2.ny ti131e , ynu n-7 (.: ht l o~l: hex- u~~ , ~ f:1 ! en cure she \~uld ~e 0 1ad t o sec you ~ Our lJO •:rn:o..· 1)lan•;; i s c..oi u 6 al ont., 'lle1•;y ·,:e ll~ sid our cc:reenina :t:lc.nt 2-t ~:el iar..ce i :::: •·:3r!tin:; o·:;, r emarkaul y Y:ell . ~'he l a:t:·ge;- pi t earn t h e 1·0 a.1·c :lni:.;l•€~cinc; our v =ouw ti o n cml door.ea zi!!L t he ('Ge<:; , .. :i.. th ~ ;__,i , ··i 2.r :: ci tua i;ion at :Ienne. , \7hcre y; e put in tile :i.r.:.:i;>{;el' cc.:.~c a l co . One hP.. S a l t rcy D 8 l . i i'f i cul t ·cir:lc cc t ii n.:.. old. colliei-~1 os to r,i-oCuco Lcc.7ily ::?t e r they lmvo been in low l'>rodu ction f'oI' sei!cra..l ycw~o . i"llat i s t l!o l!is'i:01.,y of coa l Dini n~ in ev c:"1-.- cour.~~J . I prc~u:::ic t h e i.-c~-::1Ulllcn t p1-oera!!l ie: ooaminb m e coal Lild al.li e a lnc.usii-l GG. I read \·iith o. c:i:cai oecl of i ntcre~t tl:.c ea:fe~ n cu e 1.:l.J.ct.. c.o;::.eo 'i.c u e rc...,arGi e:.., y nEI' 02::'et., , or!;: .... t tho u ifie r eu t (· i ut.tic t s . id o~tion hH.G couc t::11u LonG i u ·i,;hl:: country and, uhile tile ~•€~Jublicc.t1 s uc:-o b1.40.ly de:::e:-- tee: . "t!:in 0 :: are not ao be.d fo l: t h at :;»1r ty c-o i t \;oul<., oeehl . A. 9 crt;, which ~o lle d o'Vei- ci.xtecn nlll i on vo teu i ':1 not. !;'.. • ::.::.1 c. dead »art;,v . ?here are a t;;.rea ·i; r.~ey reason ti fol: Ul~ cmcc ena of' t !1.e De!!!Ocra. ti c . 1.!arty • \'i rEt i ~ the e.."'ttre::c . ·c gu-~ lari ty of !.Ir . noo seTe lt. '7.uen ther ~ ~re the l cr3e ol!Llo 0£ money which h a.Ye b e en 2pc nt on r~li ef c.nd tho ::1£ 11,Y people on t}:c J,JUblic pey roll . Th e :Uc:!Ocrnt E: arc C.lt::-~c!!.ed very e t ronc:t;y, r.nd it ·, ms t l!.e f ear o 1· ~n;;.r on r c!i ef that. thi e , oulr... !!e cu t off . I thin~ ~ Lo•.;ever, e ic:.t it will b" neceo::&ry £or :.::r. f cocevel t. to retrench qui to stronc l.y ciurinc ld e next e tl.-nini otrE.ti o n , !:'.nd , ~-1 th t h e election out of the Y'S:,' , I t h 1W- h e ,1111 c.o thi e . ~·o country c an ~o &lon L c1,cnci1n£ aore mon ey t l-nn i t tr ~".e G i r., year after year, anc. that i e true oi' the United ~~to.te e . �:t -_•;_ . . ~:.~ J -~ -~o fj _;JQ fu e c i vil y_rn z, in ~ l-131. t1. Thn t i ~ ~ o.. c::/ !.r::- :..~b.::.,_ •.ti. ·:..u~y;;ion, k l ?.li !l f..; anci. w~i!lti. u~ it:)usa.l1ci,:: o::· :.i·1::_,l 8, c.: ::: ..:L c;fi n p ma.t2y }:IJ. o t;c1•ic b ui16. i n 0 s . ro wa·~te:r '.-:l:i ch r 2.C.z ·.-.S.r, c , ·n ~ey r::lll Iose, l>ec.au se the coun t:l'2,.,. ;·!i.1!. ._ ) 2:: ,:>~-:: .::i1:~.9~ s'ina:1 ci a l l;;l, evG.n i f -:-;az'"' =~"'"t,1"' cto·J v,c-· ·,.,..,.., "-'. \.:i J..: _........., _ _ , ) •• . ~' , , ...,a •:•.' '-'-- - 1 -,.,. """--6, - ,..-1,... ; ·L r ~c..... •~ ?m-u l ,~ •:, •-> ~ -:f'o-.. ._, ~ 1,.,,_ , C:.ytJ' 'iJ ... - ceve:ral yea:i." v . hc:7e ~ c.U a. ":JG'i."Y GXCell cn t Ye::.X ' ;; p J;{) e, ~' CO.Uh 3 , 2:)0 , 0 0 0 t(HlS b;;r the end. cf the ~"eP..:r, c:xrn t c. no~Y.10.l lr car :..'o!' u e . Da ai n ec0 h:!.'3 bce:1 1>ieki:!_. ti.:.> in -~he Uni tGtl. S'GD.:i:.es, b ut j11::t h.cn nueh is cue tn t l: e he2.l t hy :tt1cl"ea :::e i~ b u si nes s one hO i:'J ouch is due to L;ove:mment si,endi nc:: = i s deba'-Gabl e . •. C duc ·tio :'.'l :, E.flu. y::Lil :i_:.1"'1~C:.'bl ;;: I lu.ve no'i:i hea1'd f~'on JJ ~ • . '.!~e ic'. i.'o :£: a. l oa& t ine. I pre:Xl!1e he i s buoy. I :.' ss..C: i n tLo l.K. .:?s:?c 3ocu "t t.x·1e verJ spl euciu. se.i."e'i.-y \'!Ol'k y o;1 a1•c c.o:i..r:.t:, . _,.s you c.,e i oJ.onc tJi th yolll' nen ~1ork~ I -ooulcI be _pl e a ccC. to lcrn:>~; ~-hit t yro grcso you are ::iakin!,;• 7'.a.e al.1-abco:S?hillG to!l:i. c 2t t.:te ll1:e .:-:en t t h1et of course, i o the f:r:tenrlshi:p o f t l .10 :\!.:Grl cnn , ·, -1.•s . ;:;i r2pson , ',.i th ;:1nc .:i:du ard. 1'r::mkly , the hin!.. ll~ l:3 lost n hOOo. tleal of his PO.:..>ulo...rj. t y in tho lfai ted St n.·tes . A cuotl ::2al1!" ! -~op le say it ie The fil.ic:-;'s o\:i'~ business, b u ·i;. I ca.;1110i (!uite 8-..;,'7ee ::: ith that, bocc.tu:;a ·i;.! :e:re ::~Tc c c:::·tc.in c on"1c:1tirmo c,.nu tralii Uono tl-:.at i ncdvitlua.ls, ~d !lnrticulai.'ly t h.e Royal I'amily, uuct ob c.crvc . ; T~ r I i.71 8b. you~ yn:u-- s taff w"'l<: ~ om.· f2.::al:r a vecy llai'.PY ant. J:1·oop0:..'0uo He\, Y\.,a..:..·. Very ciuce~cly you,·c~ �• ., Moray bank K 14th October, 1936. George B . Pr yde, Esq . , Vice-Pr Asident, Union Paci f i c Coa 1 Company, Rock Springs , ~ YO MI N G, U. S . A. My dear Mr. Pryde : I hope this letter fin ds you and 11lrs. Pryde enjoying the best of health and that your family are also all keeping well. You will forg1 ve me, I am sure, for bei ng so -long in writing you but during July, August, and most of September we had a very tryi ng time h~re. A fire in one of our principa l cvll i eries caused un no end of worry and anxiety. Since the middle of September I have been on holiday and have only just returned. It came as a great shock to me when ! heard of the death of your father, as 1 was looking forward to taking him out during the sunrner. So far .i. have been unable to lmok up your s i ster since his death, but I am sure Peat Inn and the district generally are much poorer with his passing, and his whole family P~ve much to be thankful for in having such a background. Please accept my sincere thanks for your kinaness in sending copies of the Employees' Magazine and the Rock ~prings Daily Rocket. It is most interesting tu read in these publications the doing in your wonderful country. It makes one feel proud to be associated with pe~pie like yourself and Mr. McAuliffe , who are doing so much in the interests of safety, apart altogether frum thP- able way in which you are running the Union Pacific Coal Company. I send you congratulations on your achievment at Superior. You certainly must have had a very ousy time at Hock bprings in laying down your new Power ~tation ana it is hardly conceivable that so much could be dune in so short a time. We/ ---- �- 2 l!!e are ha ving a very worrying time ~ust now and i n a great many of the olde r collieries we have been exper iencing much difficul ty in maintaini n g our output. This is most ap.noy· ng v.r hen the market posit i on is such that prices have a ppreciated by n early 2/-d per ton ana we ar e nothing like able to look a t the ma rket demand f er coal. There is an extraordinary boom on at t he moment 1n all Brit i sh industry, particularly in coal, ste e l works, and a lliea industry, the armament prograillll'.!.e ta king mos t of the steel production, and engineering and other alliea conc erns are 7 5 per cent . on the same type of work. Just huw l ong this will conti nue , it is diff icult to -s ay. \".le have the feeling that our prosperity is entire l y art ificia l, be ing built up on re-armament . The labour situa tion in this country at the moment i s fairly easy so far as dispute s with workmen are concerned, out a great many of the staple industries throughout tne various districts are now making re latively high pr ufit s, and I am afraid that in t he near future unless something is done to see that the workmen get a better share, we wi ll be in for a considerable amount of labour trouble. I suppose you will be up to the ne ck in politics just now. The struggle between Roosevelt and Langhton appears likely to be much closer than was first thuught. You people appear to t ake presidential election 1n America much more seriously than we take our politics at h\Alle , \'!1 th kindest regards to both you and w.rs. Pryae rnd hoping to write you more fully next time, I remain, Yours very sincerely, �" Jul y 28, 1936 li:.-- . K . R. :.'fc11ei11 :.toi·,i~rbanlc Eouo0 Kel t y , 1'ii'e Sco t l ,md It rms inci..ecu. a ·i.>l en.s ure ·~o ha.ve yours of the 2i"ld i n s t an t , and 1:20 t.lc.'2 -:-i;lm:i:; you -~ook eo i.::nwb. i nt ere s t i n our Ol a '.rimer □ c1~lebr.c.tion t o c nbl c ne . It . .-: ac ::::. ;rnr y p l eas2.n t e1;1,cr i m1:;e , ~n tl. y;;e r ee.O. y our c 2.'!)le a t i;he banquet . You ~Y b e a!..!sured ·r;e t horoush l y ap1_n.·ecia ted y our t l10u c)lt fu.li:1css . ?h ere "';7 ~, s a l u r ge cr or;d :9::-osont ~ncl each y eal' ec e::10 to ~et .:-~ li ttle b e tte:;.•. '.i'he en.9l oy c s f:re ab£:ol ately [:ol d on t l 1 e Ol d 5~i mei..e U! r:oci r-.t i o~ , c:,:'lc t h e only t llf ng non i t.'. -~c hol d it clO\":fi t o T CQOCn::,bl c r-un ..,_e .,." '!'l,.,.. t ·i .::: J -nco·-nl '"" \.t.A.,/<. -!·o '"'e, t ....,. •1 ·~c.f'o ..,.,:, ···· 1, ,..··)r J:i.~:i,.,,, ~ .... '-:i "' b , v v ... -'";' t..· """•· the r equi site t n crnty y e arc . They m~y h::.vc ci~htcen er ni neteen y en1·r: , t~nc: t1., y to cr asn :i.n . I t lo:,J~E i.-e::-2• --:ucl1 , J. -..., • ~ • - - c,(,," - -.. O .... ....... .,?,,, n t: tho-.ic)1 \7C -_-!ill h:~ve to i n c1.~e::?.se ·1;.1.:ie si ze o:f Ot' r Ol cl Tinero .3ui l d i n {£ • The p o l i tic~:! t:i t u~ tion i s s -;;~.11 ~c. thm..~ c'.!.o-..Hicd in :ruro9e . I t hink that , even °t'2.ally~ 3:ri "'Gm n ,::ill hr.:.ve t o ·€0 i n ui th Germany, ae t h e peopl e of t r..& t coun t -:s:y a.re a much mo r e s t <bl c cl ass t.llc.r1 t h e :rr ench . V i.i c.s zo1·r.v t o ace c.bou.t t he o:ttempt on the ld.ll{; ' o life , t'.:.'ltl I t hink he r1i ll ll::,v e to !:af ca,ua:cd bi:::rnel f :r.iore , becnu 2e :Le i o not t h e ..:-·:i:'ince of '7el es cny mo1'e , bu t t h e Li 11G of t l~e Briti sh li..'mpi re, end , c o cuch, or1e~ mi oiJli e:ntion t o ·i:,he .:nt:,l i sh peop le t o l!l.'O tect hl.ticelf . Gl ad tCl knor: t ~r1t you!' ner,- prot r c:.u i E GoinG al one , but coni::t1·u.ction !)rojeuto ~re n ecen!:;o.:s:ily elo'.7, CS..JCCi a l ly ncu ·.:ork. •,c e.:-~ e c t to have s team on o ne of our ·ooi lers bet ;:,een noY..' .::nd tl:rn 5th of ..!-UGuct , .:nu the .1.J0\1Cr ..!!l o.nt u ill oo r u.nnin..; i n :'..JJout tllirty mo r a d ays. /,s I a o.v1 sed you uc~:o r e , ·cc have had oore or l oco clelnys on a c c.:vunt o r t h e s l o1,,7 recei _o t o.f P.Ult eri f:!1, but : :e have a vo-r-"-.; :L'i n c joi> t·nd \7il l h f:'_ve f i ne j_)or1er house equi l.lrllent ·,,hen the j o b i o coo.)l c t ed. Tile Rel ianc e t i :Jpl e 1 1.:3 Loinc clone c J.o..-1ly, and hao al~ been ·c.,-ci tine, on s t eel" ·1e rall be on vaco.tion there for the next t en days or t \1 0 \'/eeks , rnd 'Gill otax t up ~;ith our n cu cqui ,Pr!len t. .@verythin[!; i.., c oine alone a c cord i nG t o a ch etlulc , e.zoept th!l..t ·r:e ~ ve been dcl eyed ,.-:ct tinG ::.·o r ma t e r iel. . �1 rculi ~G i t i r.: clifficul t .::or you ·co t_;et off .mc. go i o ~c::,.t Iun 1:o see ray father, but 0.ny tir.1e you ca.n co, I lmor: J~C .::.11 :Je !.>leased to see you. • He t11·i .,~cs :.::1c eve:r,r td.n :... i:-.. f ine , 2....11 d he. enjoys n orldng in his garden. '.fue ·poli t i ccl :go ·i; i o b oilinw here, nno. ',:112.t the ou:tcona r:i'il 0e > uo o ~"!C k.?10,·1s . '..i t h klnG. _)cr con~l :regards to you, !l.ntl ho.:_;i nc t1e l.:lt::Jr h:::a:s.· f r o:-: y ou c.r;ro.n befoX'e l one , I ai:'1 Jincerely you.rs, �2nd July, 19 36. ~r. C~orgA B. ?ryde , Vice Presid ,mt and G -neral J.:an a g er, u nion ?acific Coa l Gornpa ny, '10 ck S pr i n g s, yYOi !!!"C}, l l . S . A. Dear I'.i r . Pryde : I rec8 l ve d your letter dated the 8 th ult imo enclosi n g co pies of t t,e pro gram,ne dea l ing w~ t h t he J.r nua 1 Celebrat i on of y ou r Old Ti me r s ' ,\s socia ti on . You certainly ma i ntain an a t mosphe r e whic h makes a ll thP. differen ce. The intimate cor.nE'l ct i on wM.c ri y ou maintain with your work people has much to d o v, ith tr.e success of your operation . "'hen I rec~ i v e d y our le t t e r and not i ced the date of your celebration, I thought the idea of a co ble arriving on the day of the event would b e a p 1)rec iat e d, and I ,,.as pleased to have your prompt r ~ ply. I wa s tryt n g that day to visualise the whole scene and I t hin ¥ I managed to get some of the atmosphe re. I had a note from !1r. ~ICilUliffe en clos ; ng t wo valuable copies of t h e new rules a n d r 1:i~lat i ons for t he goverrun~nt of all your employees. It is c e rtain l y a most interesting book and is another examµle of the t:roroughness v,ith whi ch you do t hings . "'e are be·~:r,g kept pretty busy here , what v,:!.th our nev: coll i ery and ot h~r projects whi ch ,.e have in hand, and have little time for a nything but ~ork. You will obser v e from the ne\~·s 9a p"1 rs that thA ~en~ral situat;on in Europe does not tend to improve . 'l'hl3r'3 are so r.1any factors at the League of l'a tions at the moraent which make it co1:1pletely impossible for a general agreement to be arrived at . ···e have on thP- one hand, :3olshevik Russia r;ho arfl i.ntAnsely antagonistic tovmrds CTP-rmany, the reason being that Hitler has so thoroushly clearn~d up all cor.imunism in Germany. •·•e have on t h P othAr hand, molshevik Russia I s a ,;parent friendship v,i th .t<'rance a countrv which she h opes will soon also be Bolshevik - and she is now strP.tch·' ng out her hand in fellowship towards Britain as she thinks she has many Bolshevik sympathisers in/ �2/7/36. - 2 - in t r ~ s count ry. li'ran c0 hB s no real \'Jill of r..e r own and seems to be pr ep~ red to g o wherever she thinks she can ge t tr-e most help. I t a ly, a t the momAnt, is cock of the walk, and Br.i tish Foreign Policy a p9ears to be very unstable. l'.nat thA result of it all wi 11 be is difficult to s a y . :M?.antime, tbe warmon gers in Britain are r,orking ove rtime and the armament factor i es are springing up in every direction. ~rP profitee r s are havin 0 a bean feast . I bav ~ n ot yet had time to tak e a run a long to east of F:.fe and I hope your father and sisters aro k e 0 ping we ll. Give my kindest regar ds to i·.rs . Pryde . I remaJ.n, Yours very s i ncArA ly, \ "1<. l~ ~~- ~ > ~ �7 X : ·cod. --:r: t. YJiXs n rJs t i n t e:re-: t i::ic; 1 0t~~r o f .Ua;y 6th~ ::.:nd I ,.::;jirJr y~n: ·1i.~z0c. y orz vo cnt;.-:m . ~ '3 yo-:.1. Gllo ..tl d hn"f0. 'br-c:Y2 ~- ne,npe:;_,er s.::.:::1c.cc;.- . You. covcz-ed the ,g;i.· ou.nd. ot ~o 1::cvc :r.n:. ~~bJect,:.: !·ou :1.:~0-Go !:.2 ~'!.:;out ri~ ot a,Q!.:iz:~0 1~7 5 c~n,:1 I c.1:1 1.11d ocd gl2..d to h:2v0 ·i;h:; info me i ion . • I 1n:.ve fcl t :?or come ti~.:3 -t11:a .. t t he Eri t i ci:l ~ er e ~\-,-:~~ti n"',; ·tth~i~' t!.~.:C 0 11 : ;'~~ C 0 . ,.~:C..ilo f- ....~ .:~.ny iur C c. ~~~1 ~,ul e:? a t t.he -:?re sen i -'Gi1:1'.:l, t:1c Gcr-~m2 :_)eo}.")1 '2 ..re ft!:1d:::-·::.~n t :-..1:!.:r so:.;~c1. ['.!ltl c. rmc::i l)ct tc:r clt''..:J 1 of p ~c:.):1 :-~ t i1.c.1: ~..:~.0 P::.:.;~~:~::1. 'Tt:.e l~?e:wh :::ee..1 t'.:l be i!'l a ~exy de::_)lo :;:o.blc ci i..ll.::i.·~i:m e1 t t~:•~ :?!'JC~!!t t :l.m:: on acco1:!!lt of t ~·~e r.e,, ~'JCia.lisi ~ ~ C!2:~oe :1t th:;--..t ~1: 2 bee,~ ~P. t up . I dc u.bt very ii:nch if i t ;:Ji l l l e.at lone . !he :i!!l y t r:ro !'la.tior~::: to d v.y t.h:-t :'<::3!:l to :n.::u tr..e:1:.:- h a ~(~c1 u::-c ,..::(;u'· Br:.. ·L :.:1 and th: Uni t eci Statcc, ~.nd u 1nr- t ::.e.L, I t:J.n::, dC'1:.m d-:; t11c nafet:• a..11 <1 11l'oc rec:::i ol o u..J· ci vilimitio n. I "tto □ r.mc:: ir..tore~tct i :i 1~3~t. l ?!t; youz- l "?ttc1~ :-e~ !_:ardin[; your e":;c?:"1.r;nc ~~ in tbc yt-,J!.:x- c':>::-..1 :'.:'i ol c.;; , ,;;i ~.:i ro- [..&.rci a to t l ::.: r ct~., c.iin.:; couve:;o:-?s . "he i ncrca~e i n l un:; coel uid t}1e diI:linutio!! of du. ct a:i.:c v :::.r;,· i ~:l:?Ol't:::.i."'lt factors. ~11:? iJ1•.sinccG concli tion s ii-~ Grco. t I3xi ta.in nre vex:,; encou:aeint; at ti!e 1,rcaent time . It io a deplorable thing tlia t :.U- . •T'noraas, u}.~ hatl ri ~en i'ro □ n very hv.!abl e o r!c i n to such a h1t,ll .f.JOSition in t :he n a tion: had to have hio career encied so tra~1.cvJ.:J.y . ~/hilc ! 0.:::1 n ot verJ clo nel y ascoc-iatei y;i th t h e 1J011 ti cal , itua tion i n Great Britain, I ru!l not so rure t hat ·•r . Bclc.>:;in i c. mddnc; the b~st of !!rime Hiniaters . It i s a etronE.,e thine; . the come-back of Sir Samuel Hoare. His dismi a aal, oi' r:nuree , l'!ae not j ustified, co aubsec,uen t evente haTe ellown tho. t he wu.a right. Instead oi' o.llo-oi ne llu seolini part of Et hio:pia, Uussolini hao nol'1 taken it o.11. Our 1,011 tical si ttiation is vcr;; I:luddled. ·,,hom. the Re!)ublicana will nomin a te, I do not 1:n o\· . '.lhc JJemocrata, of course, \iill no!llinate llr . Roo sevelt. ..bi l e Ur . Roo sevelt is �2 Uo ~:s.-~ l:i:>i~, 1.lur~c.~ -,;Lt!J -;,;~.<' i rap:i.:·o·ve.11ents . A l,ood deal or the steel is up for the Reliance 'tip1)l e . The !)Ormr hoU.&;8 job 1~ y1·n-·~'i:-::,' 1-.~:!.l 1o!_lon .:.,t ln1i r•e are lJ.c.,vi.1'l,'.S c.:U'.'fi culty· in t,;ett.in c delivc:::y o:i D1Q,tc:ri el G. A e,reat many skill ed men ,.,e:1 t ou.~t.i of ot.~• ::.: !' ·cci·;:::Lia <~·u:1.>'.i.tl~ the dcp~·~~sf::ion, '."lt• yo'l1.1'!.Gst· men ha:ving been tr~i:in0d ttP?ine; that !)Cl'iod, and nov1 the. t busi tH:130 has p :l c:;ec. u!.1, ·!, t 2. c 1i J,::'fi cv.l t to obtrd.u <1...~1:1.ve:::"ji' of i'ab:rico.tec.l □a.terial. Fox- sevcs-i:•..l yco.:ts \Je have b0en tx-yin g 'to obtain ner,r r:,1 t Cal's ::'or H~.!.·.rnr,, o."!d -..:1 0 :s.~cc or:t.ly racei -vod i.i.u t :1o r-l. ~cy for 350 four-to n ce.1·s, 'i:he □ Cl:le r-~s t he Winton cars . \7e o:rdc~ed t l!.cu the i'i z:-ot of tl1e m:mth~ cHlo. ":'"iil l 112..70 thmz :tn c•}.)Brati o n by Auc;ust 1 ot. T;.1i f.J t,ril l lnvolvc so-:10 clw.ngea i.n lH\~:' tip1Jl0, but ti•~ ::·eel it •Ji!.1 be 2:c..:dy by t.h1t ~d.mc . ~f.'b.c ir~ s to.ll t'..t.iorr o -: thzsc CC.::PJ ~.7i l l 0::1.ve ·_-;.,~ nbnnt ~~!!:O .ooo !}CT YCL.''J: in J.;hc cleo.nin3 of tr;:.c!:, th~ udcii tl.onn.l tc-nno.,:_·~ '-7~ crin o b·kdn iJ.',)iE our loadinf; nn.cltlnoc i l zt~) no.int8:1a.1Qc e on y:i. t ca~o, nnri tb.0 '-~,;;.c:::ee.sc i n b.r:?.ulat..,c cost s t.i:l.:l'lc:h \ J O fe1:1. -:ill 2.u.;1·ccnte t,hn. t amount . The inveiJtment \Jill he e.bo:.:i. t ('l CO ,000 . T£:.Gl1 'ITO l1.c:7C 0. l ,:.:J?e;o die'ri!:)11d drllli nc :..1ro~rC!Ll 8.. 'G l:ll?_)CZ:-io:r~ ,...-:!3.ich h ,~: d:.ov;u t:.p v ecy T.ell. 0u::- Su:r~rior 11 -sa ulld 11 B 11 ~.'.:ln•,!S c.:r-0 (:;Oi nc o-:it v·~'!:Y f ~G 'G: l:l~'!d <,'ie \1Cl°8 <.'.i'lL(:}l"' the neooooi t y of loold.nc; :.::o:r ncu re0erve12 . Ay!)nrcnt l;y ,-:0 ?l~vc located thcr.1 8.bout t-.-o m:.\lcz ~i,n··~~,,.~·cst o:? t?2.~ t r, ·.m of ~,t11)•.~>.- ior. In one tlrill hol e :-10 found ·i;l'l..ree t.:,r:b.:.b10 ...H?XTI□, cue 11 f'cet , one 6 feet 3 :\":'::'!'?'~S i ~nd ono 7 fE;~t S inches . ·,-:c y ln~1: t1..u:::. -ing the pre □ en t year> t o d~ivc a 3,600-foot rock t.unn0l a?ld o:9e::-L up a l al·ge ~.n(?, }.).!'Obc.b'.'..y c.l oo bu.:l l d ins p. r..teel ti_._JJle , ::o ,.,111 Il1"0Dably c~o thi s nc:.-_t yoaY:, ns ,·..e :i:'ounrl I t :-1c c 00st:.:!"J to :i.·ehal>ili t ate our rrl.nco on aC'oouut o::' t :!.1.e c,l d :J.inos be:l.n"" .. 0r~erl out. At that miuer alco. '.':e \Ji l l 1:>ut '.i.n 4-ton pit cc.x--o , a~d widen t he tr[','3k t._o.u :,:e ~ no th~: t \'ie al'e s ·, c·1do..rdi zi il~ on tl1e l a:::-cer car evorywhcre. Thie year uo \·1111 vro bnbl y ni11e ~ AOO ,000 tons of ccal, an i ncr ease of o~er 600,COO tons o7e~ l aot year. Cur Old Timf1ro' ccleb::e.tion i s due 2, ;;;3e!r fz-om ne:~t na. turd~, on June 20 tli. ru1d I •.Ii sh c:rcatly j.rou coulci be p:..•cacn t on that o ccao1on . I t d, ves on 0 c. rc~.1 thri 11 tn oee t h.e ol d. timers (?athcring toc.,ethcr and 01lo\1ing ao t1uch good feeling. we -aill haTe betwcon eicht and nine hu.111dred o t the hanf'!uot Saturday, our Ji'irct Aid '.i?ield Day occurring tho day previous . . I am eendine , under eeparate cover , four copiee of th~ ::,)roer am . I wiah Jou •:;oul d ~i.vo one to Dx·. ;,e::.u, ou e to i.h:. c. c. ~L-teid, eno one to :•r. Carlow, ond r~tain one for yoursP.lf . You \'Till �3 s ee \'!hat t.re urc t l'yinc ·to do to obta in a b ct·,er r el a t ion b e t trnen Oill' ofi'ici a l u c.tlll tllc m:!.i)l.oyc o. ---- . ;:l.'.L!..-~ j.:. :ie: •.:,_,:cd .L1..:.- ~ lt; ::.· 0<;~ 1-<1 o:r you:,.: ac ui Jcnte , Uld I ~ 'cl ~) .a...'.. i.-J t!O b .. -~....(J i~l tvHDi ve (;t.llc.i_Ja:l.an j uU U!'G }.JU '(,'~in{.:, r. ~Gr.aoy t a2.:e a. l i t ·tl e tiri:.c, but i t uiJ.1 ev en tuall ;y- \ .u:.:: · .. ,.;..·;,; :·. u t... ,._ .: :..2ll::.pc . \.Jc a :s:e uo-..:.r ·p~inc mon t llly cash :prizc o f'c:-r au~.1.tr~. 1.rn::t cn9, of ·;.:he au t omobi! e o u."ld o °thoJ'.' 'fu..in t;;u ,~ : _ v .; ,., _ w:. _:·.-,;-:.. J. .!lb l l::.U.1 ;:: . \; C !la":7::' i '.) U !lC. t l1i F.: s u :J~Ga:'..u .:. ::.ir'-.,.::.. ... ,:-:. 1.: -.10 }1a·v-o ob'Gn.ined m very l a.r t:;o ~: etl.u c t.ion in acc:i. tl.en t G:..c,~ -~ • ~:!,-, ~ :-. ~ eu.r i s t ou l o ne -~c, ·.·c.s. t f oi· c. chc.-;..'.i...:.:.: oi' o a> :;.. •• P:.:.n.. -.:-. _>1•;:_ ~~o o f .m r.u:~:Jmobi1 e . So;..i~t-hin g o:-. ·'-,:- r cdu oc :,,,cc~.dc:-. ❖ ri . ·J~., L1 ;_ ~:c:ncialc ,11:,;;y· , ;;.:.:,;i m.:m,,y , ,_: ...~em~ t o al.)pee.l t o O't.!' ,c. , !. :.o"'.J:: l1J.y 0 ·1 .:...ccvlli'l i; of t :ie 1at~i'1 t (;a:Jb li~l~ i n nt i n ot ·(.:..t: ·i :i. u _:.::_-~::.:~1-,...; L J ~ 11 o f ·i10 . Y1ll:l.c!... come.:; i1·2:1 ·~>1 .~, . Ii:, i :-.. i .:::.:,,. ,:/ ~ i:J,l o f y ot:. t,v u v vc~ r e._-(;!10:: . _ 0~1·.. :.:l~'J r.q f a tb.c :: c 1!J. i;;;l~ t : x .~ u.9y:.' eci ate :}.·;; . 1 -.·: oul d li k e vel'Y :i:.::.u.;~:i to b o :...cl\Jt1.., tu i.:.:.e; i.,lc. <:01.1.n·~:.-~· u ....~:.i:.. , ~i.:-~ ·i:JJ.c n cz·~ ~ c {; :;e:-:..:;:c ~e01:1 a ~ i f t : wy -. u:2l('i. be vc:~·y bus:, oiH:. ~ . ~-~ ~) "J -~~::.·, ·1.,l t h t i d _ l are,e ..::o:wtrv.otion lJ::.'ot,;l '~... \'!!UCh \ J~ :..c.-. e l :.:m.: "i.'h o :! GC<.:l,. t.i ·i,~• of c ott i nc ov.·t Mc_~m1ua v ~odu cti c.,i:1, rm o .'c .:i.11 ,:c -:--ry :. ~u ~· . '1'e l l D:.:.-• .G0l d I 2-fil e:::·~x snc~ i n l:0 .1' .)S'<-,: : in tL ~ o::..foty v:i.·0 ..,-·2.1 y0u a:<.· .! :_..u'i.:t.i-.1:., on , r,!nt1. :... ..:~ u ~n "i..:. -.! ~0:.:.li e:.·..,· -~L.: ~ . t.,J v.nd t Lo :;,"if c shl.i·o :,_,KJ...->C::.?O a. c;-::.·<.n~t cca l ~b~u.-l: i ·t. • unc; ~:-i t l:. : ~:;. n,l !,e:rs onc.l :,.:c.,c.:-?.::.•c.10 ::'X'O:::l c.11 o::' i::.\;- :l'D.LJ..i. ly , o i'::':.i. L:i.cl ,:i . :t ,..r:1 Tl1G Union J .-1 \;L .'i c, Co c-..1 Cot::llt!UY �0 Omaha, May 22, 1936. Mr. G. B. Pr,a.e : I am returning h e rewith Mr. McNeill' s latter of ?f.ay fifth• which I have read with marked interest. �Tel.No.? Moraybank House, Kelty, FIFESHIRE, Scotland. 5 May, 1936. Mr. George B. Pryde, Vice ?resident, Union Pacific Coa l Company, Rock Springs, ~YO MING, U.S. A. Dear Mr . Pryde : I was delighted to have your letter dated 6th ultimo on my return from Germany . I have been spendlng some time on the Ruhr Coalfield vii th a view to seeing the latest progress in skip \\'inding , the use of Diesel locomotives underground, a nd control of coal on steep grades, and while making t hi s visit I .found a great deal of other matter which was full of interest. At two mining equipments which I visited, they were dealing with over 4,000 metric tons per day from two conv~yor faces. Their mining conditions v:ere not too good. The grades were steep ~nd the roofs bad. At one colliery I visited, which was a skip winding equipment, the coal was conveyed on the gate road direct to the skip. They were retreating with two faces, each 600 yards long, and considering the physical condit ions, the results which wereooing obtained were remarkable. The latest type of retarding conveyor operating on steep ground ~as seen handling 1,000 tons a day. It was 200 yards long and operating on a face 32°, the seam being 6 ft . thick and a very bad roof. I have introduced one of these conveyors into one of our Collieries here, where we were 'v'vorking with chute pans. Before the introduction of the conveyor it was im~ussible to see at the coal face for dust and the percentage of round ooal was very small. Since its introduction, the dust has oe P.n completely eliminated and the percentage of round coal has increased by 9%. The/ �- 2 - The German mining engineers appear to be much further ahead in the~r skip winding practice than America. The various gadgets introduced in the chute in the pjt bottom, and in the skip itself, go a great distance to eliminate degradation. vne colliery I visited handled their ~ntire output by Diesel locomotives, and their workings extended t\'~o miles inbye from the shaft bottom. The depth of t he workings was only 800 yards. There was no obnoxious smell in the atmosphere due to the exhaust. The locomotives were 60 h.p . and appeared to be equally as sp.rvi ceable as the overhead electric type. They are guaranteed against c~using obnoxious gases, and, ofcourse, there is no open sparking. 1 t!e have had a long winter here. In fact, we are not clear of winter yet . To -day is like a day in the middle of December - a think, cold east hoar blowing steadily. We had a fine day on Sunday, although cold. I was along at East of Fife :i.n the afternoon and took the pleasure of calling in to see your father, who, you will be quite pleased to hear, is 9S lively and active as ever. He spent lftst week getting his garden all dug and has now got everything in, r-nd hP. was very happy and ·cheery. I also met your two sisters at the same time and they were both we ll and looking very well indeed. I propose going along some time when I have time and taking the old man for a run. I observe from your lett8r that you also heve had a heavy winter, although I can imagine your winters are not the cold~ damp, miserable state of affairs we have, as it will be very invigorating at Rock Springs even in your coldest weather. You will now be beginning to feel the wnrmth of spring and i t must be a great privilege to live at the altitude and in the country where you are situated, We are moving ahead with our new colliery at Comrie. have got one of the surface equipments completed and have got the sinkers in the pit bottom. 1 ~Je You will have noticed from the Coal & Iron 'i'rades Review that young Reid has been telling the National Association of Colliery Managers all about our Safety Campaign, and while WA are making certain progress in the right direction, we are a long, long way from being at your standard. However, we will keep on trying and hoi:e that our efforts will be rewarded. It is/ �- 3 is very interesting to read of your new system re garding safety. Yihile WA are doing a little in the way of a bonus to our firAmen, we are so conservative that v1e are not PrP.pared to spend very much money on any other body. I sent Mr. Mcl\.uliffe some details of our accident position up to date, \ll.h:.ch, I have no doubt, he will be talking to you about . You will be right in the midst of your improvements now at RAliance 8nd your new power plant at Feck Springs. You appear to get these t~ings done much quicker than v:e do in thA old country. ~e had a big celebration in this area last week . i.'l r. Rei' d only dau gbter was married in Dunfermline to a local clergyman r;nd the marriage went off \, i th a bang. 1~ .'e are living in very troublesome times in Europe. The latest news from Abyssinia is that the British Gove rnment have taken the Emperor jn a cruiser to Palestine, and it would appear as if the League Counci l was r.ow burst. Mussolini will simply nov., annex Abyssinia and bring it under Italian rule, wr,ich, in the long la st, may be the best thing that could have happened. I found, while on the continent, that the German people had little use for either the French or Italians, but were kf! en to. develop friendship with Urea t 9ri tain, an:i tlle general opinion of the man on the street in th~s country is that the British politicians would be well advised to drop Prance overboard, and, with both hands, seize the opportunity to fix up a permanent alliance with Germany. The f ee ling here is that neither l<'rance nor Italy can be trusted. My own personal feeling is that Great Br:!.tain, dur1.ng the past number· of years, has simply been made the cat's-paw of France. .,. ThP, coal trade in this country at the moment is quite busy. A sPries of meetings are being held betweAn thP, Coal Owners of the various Districts y,ri th a view to getting selling agencies set up and operating by the 1st July, the GovP,rnm~nt having threatened that if this is not done voluntarily by that time, they v.-ill intr~duce legislation to enforce it. Mos t of the mining companies are doing quite well and do not wish to be fetterP,d in any way by legislation. The price of coal has been artificially raised at the end of the year due to the tr.reatened strike, and nov.: the proposed selling agencies have also boosted the price. It v,ould. seem that this year we will be getting nearly 2/-d per ton more for our outp.1t, 9n~ while the/ /.fetl �- 4 - ;g<lthe miners received a voluntary increase of 9d per shift at the oeginning of th3 year, I do not see them sitting qui et with the increased selling price bei:i.ng got. All other i ndustry in this country is booming Hundred of companies who have paid no return for years are all showing dividends - some of them very substantial. 1~ .'e }'lavi:> h ad f reedom from labour troub les siI'!c e t he d~pression, but indications are that labour will not c ont inue accepting the s ame ~ages and allow large ~rofits to be made in industry. I shnll be g lad to hear from you soon . 1·~1 th ki nd re gards and b 0 st wishes. to .Mrs . Pryd e and yourself., I remain , Yours very truly, K. R. Uci\ eill. �i:.~ . K . H. :.:c:1~i2 l t:o :r2yb~n~.: :Co :.1:.:-~ !:el ty , :-.' i :?~:::.d. ~?~ . 2 c o t l a.r~Ll I t ·u~ ..! n : ,1 oacu:..~e ·co have yo ur letter o f l fr:'.~~ch l~th . I t 17e.s a mos t en tcJ.?to.i r1i n1:., ond i nstruc-~ive l ot ter , a nd 1 e~1 j oy Gd c1·e2.tly 1.~ec.ci nc.. i t . I t c ave me a l:,1'ea t f ea.l of i nf o l'na t ion on thin33 I d esi red to k no·.7, o..ncl I i:1ao p l e ase d to ru:.ve your o pi n io n about t h e ~oli t i cal an gl e s , r egardiuc G:r:ee:.t :ari tain i:.nd GcriJ.£'..ny . I :rather (.,O t t h G o~ne i I:J.p :;;•c -~; icm frow. i·cad i nE t h e l'.mer i can p :ro Gia . I hG.ve never er en.t l y cc2r ec1 for t h e ::l ren ch, o.s 1 '~hi nk they are c. "VC!:'j' u.ng r a °i:Gful 1,1 eoI•l c , ofter all thn t ims clone ±'or them duri n:::; t he •.-;2? . !. think ·i;!1ey c a.:.-:1e o'l.. t of t he Yl a :?: b et t e:r thru'l r:!!yo::1e . '1'h.e3 y oung k i !'lr; , I tr.J.nk , ,:;i11 :'.:1::::.1:e e;o~d . Ee i s a vel:'Y l ik£'..ble ch a::'.l , ~nd ha□ h n.d ~ r:idc e J-.:.' 0 r i e i.2cc- -~:;::~ct:C:l'. trr,..vel G.n<.1 cou t a c t i nG p eopl e of di ffer~n t iH.: .ti cn~s . 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I n Ycllo.. .-istone :.Po.rk, about t 'l.":o h rmd.recl Dile s north of h ere , tha :=llOYt i n dz-ii'"Go is 50 t o 60 fe0t deer> , cmd on t h e l e v el, 10 i'e ~d; i n c.e.'.., th . :i: n :Hock SJ.)::.' ini::;::; , ·.:c hc.~ c had 4 to 8 inches 2. c;oot~ deo.l o f ~o t i ne , :-..n d vcx·y c ol <l ueathcr . .But tho t.;i:m: v;ill b e Q t l c ;:;:=- i t:~ , ~o ".':"C hc:ve h t.cl ...~ c,::c c. :.'~.r~:,· 1.?1y years , nna the :::no·:i n ill })rovi a.c r:c, t or in t!le ::nmr.1cr-ti!:lc :i:'.or i rri (.,u"i:ion .:.1u:r-.i,:o ~·~-u , co::1e t.1.i ~\ _; ·.::-J. c.""! , a,..., ;/on 1:i:oY: , n c a.re £,;reatl~r i n nP,eC/. o f in t l!.~ SUI!l!:101" eeaoon. I cm (J.nd to knot: th~ t you u.re ooving t1he u<.1. u i t h. your _ roj ec teL n 0,..,. opening, ~ :-:c. ! u r-1 ::,"":re y cu '..'i l l mclrc r,, m:c cesn of it. :r reac,. t h e .l:-'eo;pl.es Journa l .mcl the Dunfemline press, very clo :.:;ely , they handed t o r.ic by f c llou ,cote , and I am greatly interested in y our Safety program, '..: i th \'lbich you 1;..r e evi den t l y c.ccor.i~.•11 :._~:.i.~G ri. t,:. cLt. c.. cvl., t l-,o com:.K:.:d:::on of �2 yom: filanc/h.if t.s .J,,j:!.' a ccicl.cm i in 193b O!Hl 193G th.oi.tlnc u v017:1 1· uma:r:{abl 0 i nc·::."'Zmoc . ·,:c .. :..•c• ·G:?~-:L nt c. nerr syot ~.n thi ~ ycui·. In::;-tcad of L=i~i !!t; -the 12.1.:·c<,LLiJ::.lco ~nd the t~".:n,rel:.ng y~:izo o, r m u:;:-0 o f fcr i ne non .J:(!.J, _ :-:.'l ~H;m i'o'.!.~ t he a i s trJ. cts nhich .::;o t hrough the Don·c~1 uithcu·::. ~~ :~o:.,i-t:l.ue:: a cci d~n t . 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JJ'o? .Tanu.c.:ry 2,ll 6i st~::lct u but Eo ck S.9ri i:1 6 r.,; :j..,, . ,::, : ,::m1-t tllrouol ; fo:?: I'ebz-uary , al l c1i s t rict c: b1At !To . 31 l::0 0~ ..._?:.·i.t:t.,rJ; a1J.d :?or I.:.(x.~roh, ..;:.11 (i :;t1:ictr., b-;rt ) e 1Lv ·v0 u:~·zo:~~c.:l ·c.o double ihe monthly _:J ~1:i z e s :l.f all cllst:ric ·i;v ·,:2.11 i_.0 :;~2~\:>i'-1.)1 a raontl1 \1itlwu·i; u lo st-time a c o:tc.l ent . -.. e OA_J1.,W 'G 'Gu :..,uCvL,Jli wh -~b_u·;; m.tri i'!b the filOi:'l t h of Apri l • :..;i i1 ·~0:1 . i-i. lo ·i; or tho equl :,?men "i:, i'o:t oul' im.y:i.•ovelllen ts a t 1,el:l.ance a nd t!_e 11e,.: :i_;Onu1· ::_;ln.:.lt ...::ii Bock G1•1.inu:; i z· coning in, aud 'the po,m:i: j l mrii i i.. novi n~ o.l on 6 o·i:;eadily. \'!e have no -t backed v.v on t ho coa...Jl~·Uon l l::.~t c , ~ m:i ex1}cc t t o h ave the .!.;l nnt :running by AUBtlGi l s'l;, T'.ao Queen Dery i :,:; a wonderful vesc;ol ; I :.:hou.l d like very much t o □ cc it . ! t has cei•·i;ainly &;o ·c -~li.c Cld Cou n ii-y peopl e pc1,pGd u 1J , ei'lc.1, of coui·se, i -r. }.)~'U ·~o udve~·~i oc . I am -ver y vl eaoed , in6.eed , ·i;o he:...,_~, t h2: ~ :-.:£r . 2.:0iC: h a ~ c.. f ine b oy , w1d tl1a i LJJ.1 u.re doing ·,iGll, Di ll i ncluuecL Our _;oli t i eel s i 'GUt:', tio1.1 i:..; ... o uadly r:.1udc~l ed ao eve:r . ~;i t h a Ii~ t iunal Gleu tion no-~ ~.:...u1y .uaritiJ.t' m,..~ : no ono lmour:; 'l.·:ha.t i r.:> going to hav1>en , but ~2r, .i.,oo :::o.,.rcl·c; hnr:; lo::r~ u t:;:reo.t d eal of po1ml ari ·i,;y -r:i th the Lu,.:inc ~s r:nd 1.>ro:i:'C.''..1C .:ionc_l !.1en . Of COUl'GC, i t i L Gi fi'icul t ·co fintl lill":..Jl.1 opl),H;it:l.on GJl!Ong a ce1·taiu cl aos oi ih'Oi>le, \1l10 \1~::·G l·e<;i,)i -:~'! ·i:. fJ o f t~hc f our billion c~ollaZ' r~li or ±'unc1 1.ihi ch !lC :::.mui ni GtCl'Cti , i,)Gi'El0i'la11y . In other 'r1orc.l s , he i :;:i a. t,). ,,_lfted f:1Puto.. Cl aua . ':le h:;.ve had t oo much ex_pcrimenti nc , follo ·:Iin, the t z,3.i l vh:i.ch t h e .LJ:;.:l ti GlJ. _peop l e bluze<l !;)O?JC :>;-c.:.z-:., c:..go, m1G. i"e:m:.o. 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I l:o uo r, o~...,ec t to fiO t o the ,_:i.nh !(; Co no·cDs L1 ... eti l'lv ti.t Cincinnati thi l3 y eur, a s there a r e muny o ther thiu u.z t o kee,t> up uuay , ~.nu ,.o '\.lil: h2.vn t.U v,1. ~<.:l. t:..u cou tri.:ructiou _,lan t1 Tery clo sely in t he next f ew rnontho , i.:o E1 8 t o c et rendy f or. next wintol • s :. roc..uc t ion. �3 At;12ii.1, I cu;y· , I nao mo re than pleased to have your 1 et ter. "\Jl·ittor2 co \..,:r'Gc:t:i:;aiJ~K±,;Y, rmd Giv:l.nG oo much infonnation of gcuc~ul conditions, something \·1hich I c annot f ind in the n ev1s.l..Ja4J~rs . I l:o:>c ;rou lJ::lY :ind -~ine -~u \"/ri tc me u.CTain bl.t your c :.,:-c•a:l. ..:'li.1CO, a.J !. n.t1 al vJays pleao~d. t o · heo.:i.· from you . tint :;:-e:..,..:- :.t.~ c.f ::.~:.:s . :Pi·yde und nyscl f t o you i.!l'ld yom:- fm;.iily . Vo'!:y s ince1·0ly yom·o , OrlJllnnl Sl~n~: GfORGr 8. PRY!)l A. M.O. APR 7 1936 �·--.....,. "' H_'EAD OFFICE: LE.VEN, FtFE. 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Scotlc.nd ! ~ rrc.~ ~ :~c:..l vlcaot.!!'." e to ?le.Ve yov.~· let·r.cl" end other l'G.:iCEO;:'<.:!lloco .. t C~i ot!nno tir:1c. :t ~ rmo very :t·im:1 of :;ou t0 -'C..'.!on:3~ u~, one! \7e 2.11p:..:cciuto yom• Zdildneao Cl"er1:t!y . • . :-i ccnno·i; :fi.nd r.::ro.'do to o::~_1l'oas ·:;o you tho pleo.sui·e i·t cr:..ve uo Co blou th.t'..i yon !l:;l.U iic-1..m~ t::.o ·~:~~o, alone r.i th your \"Ji:?o cu1d duu[:;!1.tc.z· to CP o..nd 111 o.i.1.; :..t / :fa.th.er . I cc.n :l.m0nc uaa·i; c. fine I:lC:}tir ,: :1. t ~,:;oclC. :.>c ~ '..'l!nt pl camu-e it -::;ou.lu ci ve hi?:1 t o li ::;ten to ye~'\ -~ -~D. or "JO".J!: vi1d t ·i;:.> .F..oo!t Gpl:'iuGe encl :;01.1.:.· :.:c.1o;~ia~; \.l ~~.!. uc end 'DJ i'aaily here . It uoo c~tru.nly :er:.:) l."iuc cl' ;;,on c-.nd I nc_;uin daoii•e to e=::11.l'cos r;rg sincc:·o ·1;.:i;:.1L:s tc you . ~;e lu.ve hna c. l ot ,e:: rron rr.y i'e.tr!.c:: :;~nee yot::- -v•i 02. 'i;, t e ll.inc.; ::a t7ha'i; n. coocl ·Uw.o he h!:.L. , i 't:11 you , c~:1<1 ·tolling -.~c that the cont \,~i3 o. ·,·m~:c.l o~f't:1 one . Wo a,1•0 ho.VitlC c:'"t.t' C!.'.Cly ~old "..'7Ca·iJle:: 1:~~o now, p:.:-o.ctico.lly io11~·cuc;hout t.:.ie 'G.1:.. t.cc. Sk:k:S t •.. o bvc had one or the moat Gevcre ,;in ·tc1:o r:~~ r.cv0 hnd i"or eo:..10 yecro. 'l 'hore i c t.. .:_:;,o~t Uecl o:::· ::mo\'1 ru1<.:. tfil,l!>Cz-.. aturea ctre yery low, but t!O t.,till cr;ntinuo to !1c.~~c the wonderful. ounahine, j)~;..•tie11lu:::l;,r here in t>G ·.-: eat, co :-:e do not mind tll.o cclu. t:uc.thGl" co ou.cl: . j I \:e hacl a VG~✓ fine :, Gal.', c.r:d mined n ~i.•:cy • three mil lion tona o~: coal . Durint; the Jreaent ycc..-:: tie e;..!.J~ot to be ttcr th:~ t . ,:c r'.Ze t;oinc t1.2lct.d , Ji th our 1m.t,roYe.':lento a.t ·:o!iunco, ui th the now t:lP!>lo , tl:.o lnrgu car and 1·,lder ·trc.ck L.;tl'UCC, o.nd bava Just let a contrnot for tk.'3 1,1urohooe o:r t-v;o 1 ,000 ir.~, . ~,'.;.°Qc.:-;,cl: ·..t1 l oox lao1lcra for 450 l.1ounds steu l,>l'aost.U"c, toccthor with a 6 , 000 K. w. turbinc--conerator i"or the Enue vroeav.re , thaee latter im1>roTe1&onta to be r.1ade at Rook S,tlritl{;a. we haTe the aw1 tchboard n11d condenucr, u.s 1,;ell c.s the water sotteaer still t o A&rcht!DEh but thio \rill be done wl 'tbln the next f'n ~ a , and we are t1ork1ng i's.et on the•• 1mproTcmen ta ae we desire to h£tve the i_1lant :running 1V AU&U■t 1 of the preaent year. so I ruit1oil,late a r ather atreauou■ 7ear, bu.t I :r&.the:r like to be bu av . we are alac, openi DG a nn mine at Rel ionce , nh1ah i s maldag good head.wq . �~;:no noli \"iOt.!.1 t:ji tuat:1. on i u ~athej:' mu.dclled hc:."o . TI<S co U {.l t coc-- '·"' c::r~ VCJ:✓ fr..::-, and '\Ji th e,11 t !lo 0 3.Y!s• d.idtit 0a c}o:i:iJ.nc uv i'o::.' claet:~on this fcl.1 u it r10ulci tiom:i1 to b e c. cli i'i':. ctQ. 'ii one ··:o fo x-cceet. 1l'lle Guf :i:'o y Bill, \1bich ~r o:liccc ~o : ..~c•i :;:'o::: uo ~ :ls b0ine; a tiuoked on every oido , t~::::l m.11. 1cob~bl.y be declared unconst:! tut$.onaL Li k e all the nec.~;u.:-co r:.o.do iu Washing~n by thccz>i mto : 1 t l c::i.vco nuch to be dcoi.:ee:l.. • • 1 z::.l ;;;;; ~i;~~:!..nt; hC:l:C\7i th o. cli21pinG S':t>O!:l 'GhO Sa.turdoy .:CVe:?iUG .. oot , t:1hic!i io nitloly ~em.:. :! n ·~110 coun try, CJho•G int.:, t he ro:>ti □-~ r o i eea. o:? a r.ocl Seo -~'iii ch IJruid. You uill pl'o"!)u)ly rococ.n.:lze ~:.11 o±' these o..!J Cabinet Ofi'i co~e, oz· oroi-Oe.b1nct Of.i'ico~ □ • 0 !.fa.c 11\"/::i.11a.ce looke l iko a ?:eeJ. Col t , and Big J:l,.i1 1;i'.:ncu1i,tiX'lO.Y l ook:3 like a c cn i al m d;llc.ndor . I e!:l t;l n.d to hoo~ o:f you:i: pl .:no fo J:' :ifoC} ,1c,1 n ina. ! h oe.rd. f rom !1l: . Wi l lirua R0icl utH.l fl'Cfil hie i·o t11er, nnd o.l r;io fl-om ~'i1•. Ce.=,;,lo,·., . c.nd chn.11 tll'i to t,he:::1 nho11 I llo.ve e 11 ttle t10 re ti:ie . i'.'c ho.vo hnd ocny confe:e0n c oo on the po'l.;o~ vlont, a nd I think I lcno t, a. ec o (i. dec.1 1...:.0 ~0 c.boui t!O t}C;::?:! ,i.)()t1er p l cn t operati on thra1 I eve?' d:1.cl bcfo:;:,c. ! shall b e cl ad. to hcQ!' f:.:-on y ou o. t y ow.· convenience and ehnl l be cl a d ·t.o lmvr~ yoll. c.dvi co rac who. t !.} D>c rcaa you o.ro 1a.1al<i nc on ·the n c:m cilai't u. Ua.u v ery l!JOrry to hem:· nuou•i. ·;:.11.e d~2.th of Y.ing r-eorge . Ee ,,n e l ovco. tllrouL,llou t -t.h0 civilized world , and. 1n /'J'r,cz-ico., uhcz-e ,1e have a Helul>l :i. c , the e~1,reDeions ot sorrow uere uni versn.1. . One ep~cr , c.t a eeni co I a t tendee. , f:ltatcd Kina Georee would not b e remmbered tor being a great r u.l.er, but f or beins e. great Kine. I think t but is true . ! li s tened i n to the eerrloeu over the radio, r.lli ch n ere broac5.c aat by the Columbia Broadce.et ing System. ! hcer d tl1e fc1'11licr wail o f t h e :pi yeEJ e.s they p l ayed t he li:7:owere o -Z the Forest" and u ~ e Lend o' The Leal. . n llay I thank you c.cein fo r all of you r tindnese &nci express t he hop e tl!llt the ITew Year mcy be a :pl"Osperouo one tor you and tJ.111.t you and your family may have the lteat oi' heal th . Ver., sincere]3 yours, OP1rln•1 !!Ii.tel: il~ftGE 8. PRYDl A. .M. 0. f'EI 8 1936 �: !l·• lL :C. _.:c....c~11 t t. ~.1t.. ':.:;1c r2.r a f;oc.1 0o • . 1:·~t:". J" c l \~y , );:1.. £cc-;:~.i r,. 8e;o·~lcr.d •1• - ... ~ , "· - "'nc 1_ ,,~~ l"r•J ~.C.V, - . --.•,',.>'•\l'"J.. . •'w ' ..·"> ❖~ •o o ....i." -}l~~ T}'' ,...•... ~,,.. .., l:... ._,, -• .. , .. -.•:;,,s,._ - --..J ~--1-1{"• -.I . , JJ U ~~ t t:.!.:c.-1 by 1j=.:> . lltr:::-r~f > °' : ,:loll i nol t;f1o J::r. :3~-yl c:J:J encl ::(Yccli' . I ho1,o yov. \Ji lJ. 2tct":n t.~~cJ nG , 1ome~tooo oS yen~ vloi.·i:. to Roca s.:;,:.,J.n..:c • ·t ) :1 '7l3l'C vC'S'!";.'/ :;:incl , ind~cd: to :mad mo -~'•v:i 1.:,? lf b~1.lo . )'. h~.vc bcc.1 out :.~J.;i.:>CQciy ::.4(1 : o.c:. c. c~c ·:ii th -~~1cm. ~;c ..•lt::-.':c. l :-.•,.ro co~c o:l t~.:i. bccu·c.t:... :.: 1 ::m1t1'>1lt-!•.:, 0 "1~1 t ~LOU{)J. 1 t i i., • .'i ct•a~· t:l.:lG . I pl ~:ycd ·'[!.~.uz-.· ...:. ~m: ycoterday . :r d i d l'l O'C. r'o C;) (;.,''OOdo lrJ.t :.:<" •__1l e t el1. :..:c t!J.e • 1"1 I st 1.-wenty :recu:o c.:r.~ t h~ uo::-s t.. I r,c.e Cln.d to t--cor.l v~ you""' 1 eit ·~o~ 1.·~·c-.1 c; 1 C.!.'.:Y)J , out I cm. ~:i~ro.idyou ::'('_u.:,1c. ctrr.o n;:.:i~"l:.:~,,r t:-"Jo.~ c:- ,. •J.l:-:~.. hcf:1c , C B ::!'bout th e. t t i4!C t i'.!c~~ -::2~0 C;)EC vo-:_•-.; ~ 3VC:!:'0 ..;·'.;:, ::.Yi!U on t ee . ,.urtc:-n 3c..~br,e ::-d . I lmo•.i :rou -::111 21::>.V'1 a ~ ~os o:i.' :nte:-i a l U i.:~.t u ::.J.1- e o :t' hel::..> ·to y c.,1..1 i n !:l ~mnine :tau::: no:, 1:'o:L': : . c.:ul :t ~ cure thn.t t h o :i: e:inia:ie~ of your -~~:.r. r~i i to tho Eo.ot c::n fart of t11e lln i tod ;.:t u too UCO 1. 0 1 G'JS 2,JlC,J.C,jl'G ~"!fl t.'1-J.n.·~ 1u the :.:cotarn :9:.1.i·t . It ·uill ~ee.:.> y o-..i bucy fc ;: a long time ana.lyziuc ·i;.1~0 :ln·:"ol: -:ut:lou yov. cot, bu·~ jroa no doubt had oonc time t o do t.:ili.J on tJ1c bo~t . Again, l et ::tw ocy 1 t \':c.G o. p l caruz-c t" b::v c you w1 th ue, and lilt.\Y ! \::'.. ah :for you u:.d your f :.:."'!ily a. He.~PY .md l'l"0 ..;9orouo :rc1.·, Ycur . !~' t here io t':lzy t:.Unc you oTerl ooked ,mile yon uer o C>U'L bore , uo no ·i; hcGi t Ltc to w1°i te L'l8 • 1 1-y c incorely yours, •1 �Rock Sprlnl1EJ - !!Jo veml.>ex 20 o 1935 li~=ray tcok p~::lo:· ·c:) '.:.lie lcayint, hc~e . I J It is very light, c..ud w -.:·:onclc:r::'.:.!-:;; i~• :.1..-~ -.:ou.ld .reproduce in the :.:agc.z:i.ne. �::::.~ • .u.. ~i . ...::c~fo:l:!.lo Agent, oi' the l~i:f0 Cor.11 Cor.1110.ny, e:~ Kel·t y, Pi f'cnlrl.:.-e, .3cotlv..ml, spcn·~ e. \!eek dUl'ine; October vioi"iiing pro::c:.··~icc of TJ.1e Ul:'l~ou Po.ci fi,, Coal Cor.1pony. I.:::- . ::c:Tc:i..11 ~ c co~t3>0.ny, one of tho 1 a2gesi in Seo 'iiland, raining about ~,000,uJO ·;.:ons o.m-1uatly, :1 □ open:i.nc; ~ nei·1 !)l'o.9c:r.~·~~- i n uhich ·i;hcw l)10..t1 -~o uoc yi t ca.rs of S~·-tons cap~ci ·0;·, u i th. \1ind!ng a!.cips ouch ~o used i n the Eaotom coal fiold0 of the United Sto:tes. Both t:ho la:rscr pi "t ce.rs und the ok:l.lJS ni·e oouc- thing ne\'1 in Sco·G12.ml, anc1 :1:r. n cHcill c eoiz-ed ✓~o got fi:rot-hend info mation a mcld.na the lons journey from Seo ·Glf:..nd fox- thl r::i pur!.)o sa. !:Ir. 11o-;.: e:i.11 enjoyed :h.io vio:lt a.t Bocl: S.._Jr].~c,n very ouch, mc'::ltinc forner friends he~:3 rlho had ,ro2:ked ,m-:cs h:l o 0UJ}erviaion in the Soottiah mines . After l eavine, Hock Spnnas. he c:~ ..cc:1dcd tLe D.:3Cting oi' the Amerlcnn In:.-; U t u>.;o of' Ill ninc ~ 1..1,r~allurcicol BnG;inooz-s ut st . Louie, ::.1.~.oou:;:i, late:r syouding sonc ti!;'.10 1.. :i; t.t..c Coo6.!:len. Jeffrey and othe~ ra:.mt~fo.ctt1ri11c plento, oailinB i'or hio home on the s . S , Celccl oni n l!ovcl1lbcr 16tn. llr. I..to!::aill'o vio1t wao nost intereotint: , c.nd hie discussions on British im.ninc; p:i:actica nero G~eatly a.!/:.-iroci a.ted by_ the di:fi'erent l!linin5 1::taf.fa uith i.:hc!:l ho CN·1c in contact. !E:t.· • .lc!Teill ~G greatly ...Jleaeed Y,1. th tho ;;1ido open spaoee o~ the i,lest, cigbifyine a desire to r:?turn v.t c..ono fu ture time . �r;:z., . Cl yde I: . l'Jillia:::IG, IJi::.--ector 3;:;~·itelle • eRoricl 1nsti tute Co lUL1b:.1 s , ◊mo Reforrin{J to yo1u~s of ·~he 12·lli inst.:;:it re(.:&.1':'dinc, i1r . :i.c li. ilcITe:i.11, oi' t ...1e i 'iie Coal Go o ga.ny, Seo ·Uand: il1· . :.TcCeill lef·i; here ai.;out ·i;\: o neekF- a c;o ..:nd 3ail s :f:ol .. G·laseo ~.1 ;~01.10 :,:.:i.:on, 1:: over!:ibe:;;o 16th. Y'ou. can gei i,1 tonch nith ilim l;,y . 'li'Z'i ting to :W.n? c/o l?ife Coal Coi:1112.ny, Cowdeabeat11. Fifee:hixe, Son ·i12nd . ✓ �BATTELLE ME~IORIAL INSTITUTE 1NDUSTRT.A.X. AND SCXE1'"TXFXC REBE.ARCH COLUMBUS, OHIO O...,.ICE: OP" THE. DIRECTOR November 12, 1935 Union Paoifio Coal Company Rook Springs, Wyoming Gentlemeni Mr. K. H. McNeill of the Fi£0 Coal CompaDY .Of Scotland told me some time a.go that he expected to be in your office and that I could send some papers to him there. I should like to get in touch with Mr. MoNeill and would appreciate your advising me of his present address. Very truly yours, .l V ~ Clyde . 1'lilliems • Director CE,WtT �UNION LEAGUE CLUB OF CHICAGO 65 WEST JACKSON BOULEVARD Chicago, Illinois, November 5th, 1935. Mr. I. N. Bayless, The Union Pacific Coal Co., Rock Springs , \iyoming. Dear W.ir . Bayless:- I am taking the first opportunity of expressing to you my gratitude for all the trouble that I put you to and for the very kind way in which you met all my requests. It was a pleasure indeed, to meet you and you were able to give me the hang of things at • Rock Springs in such a way that my mind could absorb it. Again thanking you, I remain, Yours very truly, KHMcN:HL -- �October 31, 1935 lb... JC. :C. :C:cJ'0·i:.J. • e/o !..;::r . r ~et'!.~:::--:;.~ l . . ·~a.r::~-;n J:-i:-11 sicr:.i::::1E1Yip Po -..-~.... -=-:,·G!'.°'·::·i -ve Vot,;, Per'""-;.:,/•1-~~·;:~- ·.;.L_.,-,d ~.t..: "- J... • 1 , , - -- - u.... :r et7 Yo rlr Ci i y , :_r .Y . Dca.r :21... llcJ.Te:1:!.J..: I ~in ormd iug ~~ou today o tmde::s.· 8 'J!.}a1.,ut0 c o 7 ·3 l~ , i ni'o?r:1~ tion the t you uJzd; o i7~ t1i th T7~•. s~1D.un . to 0 ethe!' tJi th various foms and o fuer de.ta -i11at you d0s i i•0d. I h2ve checked sarae :::.m.1 I tbink i •i; i ~ substautially iu 1:1.ne \7 1. th th0 i nfo~.ation you ~equeGtcd . Yo u t7ill have l o ts o f •~ime o n t:he boat to sit dorm anc.1 co over it, end I feel the info::.::x_ 'i;io21 ·uill bo • o f service to you. I pre1:n1:.ne you h.2..d a "fl0i:Y fin.e n ce·i;2n0 o:t SL Louis. You t::oulc;. nclrc a cootl :10.ny con trwts ,.-;1··i ch \7ou1' 'j~ of Vl!.lu0 to you, o.nd. I knot1 r'iz•. I.'i:cA.ulif':?c ·:1oul C1 ~c0 ;;~w .. t yo.t: met_ a Great n~ny people. I am su:re fu0.t your vi sits ·;,;'3 ·t he l a:£:gel' wines ~here aki.1J hoictinc is i n operction 1.,(n:l e:. b e inte::-ie:ely interesting to you in vi.0t1 of you:r plm1s fo-:r youl: 01:3 futuz-0 operations. I krlo'.'T thet everyone noi.!l d b o g l 11<1 to give you infor::lation and adv::..ce 811d a ll the :.n·ints the: t you yrobubl y need to .1,>lan youi· o•;m 1.1cl"k. T'nc ti:::1e u ill quickly pass, ax1d 1 t nill be tiae for you to sail again . I V I t :-.as a co ~t r>lcv.:32..nt c-xper-iencc ior :.::&-G. :Px-ytle and me to have you uith us, pa:,.>ti cu.l arly i'o1~ .qvoelZ, t1iti:l llic infor:;:J:;'.tion you brou..)1t oi' the olu. c-:nmt:cy, in ,,bi.ch I ara al:m.:,Yfl greatly interested, ond i t is u. mo t.;'t 11l e;:;_E~":'lt thh1t; to have you tell oi' my father. I ::::1ot ocy ~c..iu t o you e.nd :.:r . Reid that ! tl;.o..,u •you for going to ::ice hio, ooc you1· f'u.rthe:r trip to contact him., l lmou \'Jill be r:10 ot enjoyeole, QUd he vill deriTe a great deal of p loacurc f~n it. I hope you n::;,y find time to c.,ct back to Ro ek S,.irl. ngo again in the a'ln!lar tme,. i-:hcn t:e ccn t2ke you to the northel'n country o.nd sllH'J you the great mountain occnery here. \'le trlll let you pull out one o f thoce l arge trout, tlt.lch biccer th..';ll the Loch LeTen oneo. �... Ace.in lcr::; :..::~ c::.y to yoi; i t ,;ms o. :plea1:)ur0 'to h:'.VG you hc!'c D uucl if ~ yS:>..G:J yet: :'!.'ctu:::u home, you f i nci fu0re i o f:J.'lY furtb.2!' ini'oX"""..:.1r'.:~io~1 y ::-..: c.cciro, I clw.ll be El e.d to furnio11. ~ t t0 you , if ycu ,;•i~J. co t:.dvi ce me . ~r kind 1.:e::-concl 2e6a~d::; to you, c.J!cl c. }?l ee.san t ~cya~c ) a,1d 7. x~-c.ld ~ __;:_,:::eci n:t0 g:cea:Uy you:r Z-e::JlGlI'bering me to 1 1, '.!"IY] -::1,·,·1 d --... (I C ~ p,.,,.; ,, • '""l•1 .:...i'17 ,~ • ,,vn~,,.10..-, .c.·i ...,.,ur, ' ,J-1)..,,-"'} D..- ~ • ,--~ , • .!., - - ~ ......~ - ►'-,;i,~"1- J c..:..c,:;- V \_•;)ny CO!J.l)limer!t O. !'I - - 1) V o t.;U..Lir... i •. J Very sincerely yours~ Original S l:rnell: GEORG E E. PRYDl V-\:;,--.. �... P.ock Sp rlngo - October 30, 1935 .....::: • C. !::a:r:.-..2. t:1 :::1·, _o ....i~cl o·i;b.er c.. n.t c. Z'0L,r?.l'di n& o .i:1enin1.;; ·i..ll.0 F i fe Co 4 Co.:...::2ll· o ?:lii."?.C nca:!' Cot::dG:Jbeath , ::7ifecllirc , Scot l t.:.:C: . �ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. u( , r TELEGR"'MS "CARLOW, f'HONE, LEVEN!' "FIFco~: COWDENBEA.TH. TE.LEPWONEN~~ 161 & 162 ., Ll!.YEII tP.? 18110 165 CowoENas"TH YOUR REF. _ OuR REI'. _ _____ _ . KffiVJ.AC..._ w.B. Pryde, ~sq., Vice President, Union Pacific Coa l co ., Rock Springs, WYOMING, U .s.A. Dear Mr. Pryde, With further reference to my visit to you shortly, I am taking the liberty to enclose herewith the following plans of sections so tb.at you may have time to analyse the position before my arriva l. The plane are:General section of the Comrie Coal Field. Longitudinal section, East to Wes t . Cross Section, South to North. Plan showing geographical features likely to be met with in the Loobgelly Splint seam. The Lochgelly Splint Seam is the seam in which we propose to make our main arteries and the seam in which would be our major projections. Showing the projected surface equipment. Is a design of our own of the pit bottom lay-out. Shows the projected main avenues. ~s you are aware, we propose using 3½ ton cars and the projected output to be dealt with is 2000 to 3000 tone in the 7½ hours shift. our main problems are the pit bottom lay-out, dip haulage and transport between conveyor loading in the pit bottom. Looking/ �r ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE A.ODRESSE0 TO TtlE COMPANY. HEAD OFFICE: L EVEN, FIFE. TELEGRAMS "Clt.RLOW. PHONE, LEVEN:' "FtFcol.'.; COWDENBEATH. TEt.EPHONEN'!~ 161 & 162 Ll!.VEM ~ 181 lO 185 COWOEN811AT>1 YOUR REF. - --- OUR REF. - 2 - Looking forward to seeing you and thanking you in anticipa tion. Yours sincerely, For THE FIFE COAL COtlP.AlTY, LIMITED. I �LI ST 0-r,, .:>TtliTTS FUPJ.1I SIIED HR. Hci!lEILL tlinton lio . 1 I!iue! lline mnp. iii·& el0vations on s lopes . Stmda~d tumouts. E eu t:ra!! l'oe:.d. a i ue co..z,. Reli&nce: 1:line lilaIJ , t1ith elevations on s lope . P lan of scraper loading used a t Rock Springs, Re lio.nce e.nd tlinton. Superior "C" iline: !line map ( elev. oi' elop e s:hotm on profile.). Detailed p lan of norking ( 'i\:o p1'ints) . Thia plan of em.king conveyor loecliug to be used et Rock Springs , Reliance, •iint:>n nnd Superior. :Photostat of Hoist located on~ :Panel Slope, 0 0 11 lli.ne . General: Lo cation of mines in P.ock Springe Di s trict. Section oi Ro ck Spr.lngs coal fiel d . Geoloo.v map of F.ock Sprini:;s Coal Field. :.:a.1.> of to't'm of Rock Springs ( liighuay sho\10 i n picrio). Hanna: Hanna Ho . 4 . Develop!llent plan. Details of development p lan. �Uiu•:;otl ~JO~ l :.'.:i:10 : Ui 'a() ~'":::. _'a -~.1. 'ib. oJ.otrc.t.ions ou B.lo11es. ~~ ~~£!:C.~=·i:. -:,--~ ~:otii~: . ii C:1 t::c:-.:::; ~C~t~ . : .j,nc er..~~ ':''ri !Je .:..Z:.l_1 , ·.7ii.::t 0:tovati-on~ on s l ope. 1:lc:.n o :? C::!Z'C.:,>Cl" lorn.li ng U i.JG{l ct Tit\ck Sl :ritli];C:a ~~e l::.tinoG r,ncl ra.n-c,1.m . 1 ~ Ca l.:i :1C : .::1::ie ~;µ ( el ev .. of slo·y e shm.:-r1 on :proi'ila.) .. lictc.il cd pl ~.n o:f.• w:..~ldCG ( i~:-:c !:tints) . 1.ili ~ ;pl m o:f cl't:ilii £2£.·: cm-1,1e;:;oz locilinc to ·iJe u::mcl e..t EocI: 'fy,gz.n 0 0 1 Rclicnco3 ·,;intou LrlC~ ~U7)Cri nl' • .}.?hoto 2t a.t oi Eo:l at l oeuicfr o!l '1 Ea.nc!. 31o~_;<h 1~c 11 ~::Je . Lo cc.'Gicn ~i' o in120 in ·F.ock ff~-1t1c;.s I:-i t:'Gl"i. c i ·. Section o:? r-..o ck U.!.}rl.nL,o c:::io.1 field . Ce-oloQT nr..y of l'.oo1: S.:1t-inwB Coal 1:!'i ol<l. ~ [:_t, oi' ic~;.-11 0£ '.::to e!: :::):i:i11CG ( 3.~ny dm:1:1 i n ,pic::1.c) . IIonnu: !!C'.llr1£. :7o • ~ • ll-ev~'.!c1,~en t plnn . :: o t uilo o:.;' o.evelo_poont yl::-.n . �p. ' I f • I - -- -- - )?tc.;;_,~ )1,/c}.; .YGv-clt'-<. • • ' ) t::~u Jwrr ll.tt I I 4_/I i'C/, ::;_,.,:...,,//4' ,'? C' ~w:_. ~· , t...c.-..,:. ,;.._ C.,, ·-' ..........,..~.,..; ~ /1-e/~-:."~.:. 1 {..-,' :.-G,.I ~t , ••:::, ' I/ ..~-;. ,.- I ,. 1 I I I I • 1 ------ ( �11~~ J..kt.-i,... , . , , - ~ ~ ) 'l.-v LI / /) _.,,rf., }{._t'('! I:;J // ,._../!.. ~.,f..,J /&~ - .:/_7• /' ( ~L -·> f 42--~;1~-f-&~ �QUESTI ONNAIRE FOR MR. MoNEILL 9 S USE. �-) Naine of Mine / • 0 0 0 0 V O O q O O • 0 • IO • 0 • 0 • lit U 9 0 • O O O O • 0 0 0- 0 • • O O Cf O 0 .,. Nam.e of Company • "'• •ooooo • • · • •· · ~. o . j u :• •o~ • • • • Average Daily Output / Cl f ~ L o • \ "' ~,;, o' o • o • '- • I o ._o ;. o ,{, • • • \. . ~. £.. . ooo• 6' • o o t.,:., • 0 0 <) ~ Underground t , 9 o2-C:. o o • o • o o o v o • • • • • " • • o• Persons Employed Aboveground o~ P~f. TOTAL • 01--1.. "t: (1'1wt· f-'~·v /V, ~ I ,,, TYPE OF MINEo ~ C "\ < ill .. • 0 " • 0 Cl o /J \...... ~ : 1· V :.) '- · . fill' / J t,-., ( a) Bri.ft (b) Slope . (b) Length Grade (c) &he.ft Shape r<Q"'v ~ o • • • • ., • • • • • • • " • o '° o Q o o o o o o Q o 0 • o o o o o o g o u u o o "' 0 0 lot • d • 0 0 II) ~ 0 0 IJ ' O ~ ... ,., o u o " O O \,) U II) 0 D 0 Numb&r of t00mpa~tm&ats oooooooooooouoo • • • uo • ooooooouovuoooo ( a) num'ber - o o O 00000..,00 SURFACE PLANT, ETC . ( e.) ';> ,~~ ' ,-,.~-'-> , ~-•' Ho\V driven Overwind device ./,, ., , ooeoooo\,t,oOoouooooo • o oo • o oo. •oca Winding speed Change-over time ( a) Coal ( b) Redd (b)/ • • • • • • • • • • o • • • o e uw .,uo v o o • • • • • • t><, oo oovoo �( b) Pithead. Height of F:t•a.me Hei ght of Dischar ge Leval -0 0 0 I) lo' V O C., -> 0 0 0 0 OU O d O 11 (.o O O Q O O '1 U V U p y V O U (t O U O \) O II V <, <, ()Q O O OU O O o O Sk~p 0 g e O O O OU O O O () 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VO O O O O C, 0 0 0 0 0" 0 toll Q O O Maker 1 s Name O o O o O O O O o O O O .- P O O O O o O O Ou Ob o O O O O 4, 0 U O VO Ou O Type "" O.L 6 O O O O 0 O O O Capacity (a } Coa l ■ ooo ~d o••••••••o ■ ooooo oo• •• ••• ■ oQoooooouooo oo (b} Redd ..>ovooooc, o o o o o c i o o oo<10..,..-,oo,0011voooooo<.1000<1oovv o o Anti•~Bl"ea.kage , Device a ttaohe.:1? u QU 000 o ~◊@ 00 o OOOOOCOOOU -.? U O O O UOO -.)000 0 Maker's Na..>ne {c) TipEle or Cleaning Plant. ()?-~ o-i, CorAstruction 0 0 U o O 10 o o O U O O O O O iJ \l O O -U U V O v \.I \' 0 v (t 'I) 0 0 1J Qo V V ~ \,I o · v O d II \' G .J u •1,, 0 \IC> tJ V U u ' \I t! 0 4' V V \;I 1,, tJ u c,• V Cl "I,) o, 1,) U V 9 PU ,0, \1 1,1 0 O O U O O c> V O 0, Q O U o Type of Screens /_ Siz es of Coal produced {l Dust precaution o O C' t, U O 11 -.:t . v;, .:;, O \:, 6 0 o ,< • (.o O () ..,...... . ... I ,o Q ,;; t,,l' l \! V o l.,.u O C O ~ 0 ~ V O O q V \I ,,. {d) Cage (Manshaft) Type C: O '-' Clo ,.,, O Cl ~ U Bonnet ., ~ °' I) u o " o o " o O \J o o V U O O O o Cf ~ I) Q o o " Be:iss oz, cha.ins a.cross ends O ., "' O "" o O O O O u o " " a " .,, "" o Cl " o o " V Cl U O U ¢ Q o o U C) 0 U O "' o o C, o '1 o O O O ~ 0 \a o ., o C- \I (I O (J O U \' o °' I) o o " " 0 Hand holcl ::i ""' ~ o o o a " o o o o o o o o o o o o o ... o o o o o o o o o o :o v o o o • "o o • o • • . , . , .. ., O o o o"., o " o o o " ~ o <, o u o o co., o ~ o o o o o. _, o o . " o o . . . . . po" e. o o o o q . o . o o o o o o o o o u o Kind of' e;ates provid ed at Surface landing . o • ., • • o .. . , . ~ .. o Maximum number of men allowed on oage • ~ o • • ., " ., • .. "' ( e )/ Q o o ~ • •, " . . . J o . . . o.,.,,, ~ .. ., • o . o . . . ., • o • ., o . . . o . , . Lining 0,0 l'ail and toe boa.rd on guide sides " ....... "., Safety c~.t.ches u \I 0 ... O o . . . . . . . .," o ... ~ 0 • o • u • ., " �{e) Refuse Disposal. Du.mp Cs.?' ~ o o '° o o o o o o o " c. Q c- ..,. o o o o o ~ Lot-ry r.{. OOOOC>OO~OOOOQUuv ~OQ~bO v OI) ' a vtk \ ii/A- --; .,,._,) v • • • • • •~ • • o o o o o o o • o o oooooc 0 Cs.p aei ty V V _,. 0 ~ ■ C ~ , , 0 C <' O ■ 0 0 U o ,> 0-, O O O O O 'J) c; a.tfi'+'- : O tt !i> ~ O O '°~. 0 G Q o u o O O U O O o O O O O, q U OU g, U ■0 uO o e;t ? O • ~ O o o ,o o .., 0 " ,, 0 _, U " DJ s tapd x~:t> om min.e ope.1ings ... ., . ., v., • .,., . v., • ., •••• ,. ....... ., • o •• v •• (g> Type of Si z.e How dri ve n w~teit gari.ge Ki nd Signal device cJi..cA 1 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V O &I O ~ 0 '1 b O O O O Q O O I) • 0 <J O O O O O •) 0 0 0 0 0 0 Indepe r~den t Ci~cu.i t Run con t i nuously /'... ('.A..! I 00009~,0-000,UQl)OOU000000,;)0CC;Jli>\,l\)0•'10'UUQOOl)O&IG4t00 (3 ) UNDERGROUND EQUIP?llEWT . l\!f~ thod of coupling and uncoupling Sh ape and s i za of roadway Z r.ee tr.i.niu.lar, c¼rcttlaz• or arehed) •f C,:r.:po.oity ( a) Loads Empties D H 51lO C ~' OGOU0 90 C'OVIJQ �\ l'.ll>OO'-'QvVOOOOl)C,Q(.JOOQ\JVOOUOdl>U•ooo o vvuuo 'Iiype ;[11rune We i ghing deYice Buriker ( ~ ) capacity ., Q • ., • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ., ., 1~J•• ng &: oon ....v:ro 11-~ /L i,,-/ ./ / T·ub prcpe.L :i.11.g dev i c es Y.~ " \,1.-:•• ,./o /~.:...i..-.' ••• C 0 0 " ' I D C ll Q O O ~ 0 0 0 .:; 0 0 O Q 1) C O O O .. 0 .J1 I . .. C, . , ., • u " Cl Me·i;b.od of: coll ecting Redd Redd to eoal in Hoppel' . ... ... .. . ., . ~ ". ~ .... ., ••. " ...... . . ., .•.. ~ . ., {b. Locc:motiv·3s ., i~ ~ 5"0 \ 1 0 0 V O 1,1 4 0 C "' \ 0 I I.) 0 :,ii ,0 ~ • ., • ~ .0 ~ 4:• U '=' Y O O • o u o " V tot o v , o O • 0 • ll Y O O ,., I,) Cl O ~ •ve>•"OO•O~oooc.0•00o.:>uooot101J•OOO•Oo<4.IOOCOV.,JQ.Q C, >!.."·' • Sy3 t-em ~y Y 0 4 o o v • o o u u v - ' f Sfof:n! .......\ 0 .tength of' P-<-r-a-0-w ay II F.ails & Gauge l,f- C).. (' (\A'-'!fi < !> fJ ~ .... Lt <,.,.. type, size, e t c . I 0 C- ' V (I \;,, O ' O , ~ () Q ,. U •• \> C u tr\! , ~ 'P> �Spa ed o O O Q C) (I' 0 l) G ~ n Ill O O ·u Size e.nd Horse Poi:Je1' System of Benc~ing D U O 0 D O V O O O t.; O O O -, 0 U Q \I c,, U U g O 4.1 O II r:t • O • U Q O O (I U U O ;) U Q U O ~J o o U O O O O I) '°' u O t,, 0 I o O <J /-r, (:::,, (__c~ - ·.; 6 o I I t., O O C O b O O V V <, o O U O c,'"> .., 0 0 O O O O O u O o Q O U O 0 Is Make a n:i type 0 / !.~ ec-,"' O 00 \.\ 0 ,•, 000 ( e) ElectrS.ci•!;y Underground .. Illumination of Haulageways Type of Lamps HJ/~ ,., .d.-foHS:~ Spac ,~ng of Lamps •. JI'/:),{. I,} Size of l:3lilpS O O •) O O O c.. '- t, (J O O . ~ . ~ : t o u~d• O O C O a" 0 ~ 0 , ~ ~ ~I o o O I) i .-l .. , ~'1,..,..,.,.,1_.,1, -,~ U d O c:, 0 o 'ii' .. , _1.. t! :t ~ ~ ~ f ~ •.,,.,f{ ?. r;· O 0 do 1::-., ~ .,<;\ ~-~~~~ u 1 • • • O O O O O tJ O O O O O O O D REMARKS, a ~ .. ,• t I ... , ,v O Cl U Q O D '# O O/ ;,;t o 0 u ., ., ., u .. ., • • • U u O O C C O <> I) 0 D • • • ., ., ., • • • ., " 0 0 • U ,, • O <' ., ., o., o o o o u" • o u "o o o o o o o o., " • o o o o O O O O O O O O ti O O O D O O O O V O O U O O ,, 0 0 0 �QUESTIONNAIRE FOR MR. ?JcNEILL'S USE. �J Name ot Mine a o • I . o ,; • ; et I • ~ o Oo o Name· tit Company ooooiooooooooo o o o • • o • o , • o• • • • •• • o ooooooo . , ... -:~~ • ( C: II,, ,I .. A~er age Daily Ou t put 0 0 'V O 0 0 0 0 .,, .Jo-, . . - •0 0 ••• • • •• • 0- 0 • 3 • - • 0 0 . - / '7 r..-r - '..,. 0--~ . . , . • • ••••• C) 0 I Per sons lmlployed O O O O • 4 . 70 • o • O O O • ♦ ,O o 'O O ct O O o 0 4 0 • ••o A! 90 •••o • •o •o••o . \ ,,. 1, , ( l) ( a) Drift .. l k .. TYPE ' OF ~ (.? I ' MINEo • • • • • • o• • • • • • .. • • • .. io • • • C11 o o o l>o ov o o ooao • v•o o o • v o o ut111,, o ov o (b) Slope ... .. ( b ) Length : ' ." ;... _1'- Gr ade • II • V illt • 0 ✓ (o) Shaft - depth •·•·•• ·· ••• • o Size • • v et o001i>vo11vo••ooo11oooooo•voi.."o•oo Shape • • .. • • • · • • • • • • • • • • • • oooowo401Jooooooooo•o•~o•Otooaoooooc, Lini ng ( oonore·t e , l;>ri okwork or wood ) ................ o "o . . . . . . . . . .Gui des •••••• •0 0 ·(a) type 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .,. o o o o o 0 0 • 0 0 0000 • .. · · · • • o o o oo(b) number OO• • ••o uo oo SURFACE PLANT, ETC . (a} Hoisting Equipment. ~ -~~ \-:;' ~~-:::> \• Ty'pe ••• 0 ••••• • • • • ••• • • • How driven . ' 0Verw1nd device .., Speed control • • . ~• •• • e • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •'! • • • ••• • •• e eo • · • \ ~ )! " Winding speed • ♦ • / I. ') • • •• e e • , t f/1 0 , : :I • 0 • V • ee • O •• • o e • • 0 / • • • ., • • I, O O ~ .. 0 ' ♦ 0 0 0 0 • 0 • e e • • ♦ 0 • 0 ffJ O • 0 O O O O 0 Change- over time (a) Coal ••• ~~. -••••••• •• ••• '• • • • ··• · • · •· • ·••.• ··• · · ·" ( b ) Redd .•.. .. . . •. . ....•..•. o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b)/ II �(b) Pithead . Height of Frame • 0 0 0 1 ' d OQ I:' P OOO OOOO O Height of Di s cha~ge Level • o O ., . 000 00-o u Ot.J O OQ1Jo1,1>,oo o q,o • • " c t o o Type of Skip o o 000 00000 ooo o o o oo o o o oo o 0000 0 Maker 1 s Nrune 0 O O 0 0 0 0 Capacity ( 11) Coal t, 0 0 Q O OD O O O • o o u o oo o oo • (b) Redd O O O O O O O O O O O 0 • 'l'O V OOc. . 00 Q qo •Ooo o o o o u-, v o eu o ..,. e,10 11 o~ g oo oo o o o u o o u o u • oo u o oo 1) 0 . 0 0 \) 00, U O O O O O Ct II) 0 0 0 0 0 Q o o o o o o\> oo o o o o o o o • o o o o o o o o o o o c , 0 0 0 0 \.l r100000000000000000 0 0 1,1 0 0 0 0 00 0000000000 0 QOO O OO O Anti- Br e akage Devi ce attached ? 0 9 u o o o • o ooo o • o o o o o o u o o o o c o o o o u o o Maker' s Ne.me (c) Tipple or Cleaning Plant. -.I {d) Cage ( Manshaf t ) . fype o .- " ¥ ,:i .. O o O O • Q a • Bennet • o o .. o d o . "' • ., o . O II g O • o O O O ct .. o •• o • • tJ It O QI .. " O O O <t .". " o ~ 0 V o O O O O \) 0 0 0 V o Cl 9 0 0 0 V .. o ,.,. o o . o o o . (II \) ~ • C, 0 '-' V o •• • a . o . o. o o •• o v" u Lining or rail and toe boar d on gui de sides • o • •• O••· · • · ·· • • o • • Hand h olds o • o o o o o a • o o • o • o o • o " o o o o • o o a o o • o • o . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . o o • Safety c a.t ches . o o o o . o • • • • o • • • • • • • o • • • Q • • • a. o o o •• • • •• • o o o o • • • Do Maximum number of men allowed on cage • • • •• • ••o•• • • • • • •· • •• · •• o {e)/ �3. J, ( e) Refuse Dis;>osal. Du.mp 02.r Aerial t:eam •O•ooooooo•o•O• o Lo:rry ...... ... -..................... . • • • • • • • • • • .. • • • .. • .. ••••••oo Distance of uaste dump froni shaft ••••••• ., •••••• • •••• •• • •• • 0 •• (f' ) ~ Storage Bins . Capacity Distance from mine openings·••· · ·~•····• · •···••···•······•··· (g) Fan and Fanhouse. Water Kind Signal device .. .... ~ ! ... '1 : '. . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . o . o ... Independent Circuit ••••••••• • • •••• •• • o•oo••o••• • •••• • •••••••• Run cont:i.nuously .......-.... •.......... . -J I ( 3) ·crNDERGRO'OND EQUIPMENT . ---------- • I 1'Iethod of coupling and uncoupling Slla'Pe and s i ze of roadr1ay { rec tan~i.1lar I c:il.x:d:iar or c~1paci ·'(,y Erapties / <, ~ - '( • t... ~ t:• t-'\•li.f T:Lppe:r/ • . .... -. - ·. •) 0 " U~· V O O • l.: ' ... ., /, .... C �4. of Tubs Tipper ( b) 'Itype 0 • V O U O O O O 0 b 0 C. C) V o, c, 0 (> \) U O O • \ I O U \f U og • 0 0 • O O 'i> Ct• ' I I • 0 10 g . ' 0 ..>,.. 0 .... W' Vo I,) • lJt· o O 0 It 1" J ''"'" { c) Make:.... 1 s Nrune ~( UQo ~ oo O '-- We:l.ghing de'IYi ee Bun.ker ( a. ) -car:,a.ei"Cy ~ I,) C, 1) 0 0 0 VO O O O • 0 0 ~ 0 0 0 0 _,,. ,0 4 ' -0 O O O ~ 0 0 °0 0 o 0 0 0., 0 d \JO\) 0 0 0 U ~ • 0 -,~ t' "' t) • ,f O • V 'o ~ V O ~ V U o• ~ I Tub propelling & con trolli ng devices 0 0 \: Y O , U 0 Change-over t:tme / 0 O • V • ti; .... .... ) D .;:~ . : ~ ...; 0 • .,. 0 0 0~ 0 ~ U O ti U O O \J ~ 0 , IJ O 'I} 111' V O O O U O V O O 0 t,• ; (b; Locomoti veso r;- Ty1)e c; o0 u~.~ ~ ... u 'o ~., ~ ....... uuoc,00000 Voltage Type of n.ips u sed o e o o "0 0 • 0 0 • C, 0 O O .i I> O \) 0 0 V VO c. ~:Iaulage o -~·~ System c.... i ;;..-; i..o •• ' 0 I.I v .-" : " 9 • " 0 · ~ 0 0 1iJ •·o O O • 0 • 0 0 Cl O O O • •• 0 - -~ t: u"' ~ u o • o • u o o • o o ooo • o o o • o a o " • Grade & length Type of Pails &: Gauge J.. • °' 11 II Y O '1 Hutches •· t ype, size, .1...y·pe O.f F'•. t -,pe, e t CO '11.,, 1J I ,>"' It ; l o ·, - •. .... ...' ., l.. .,t. Q O O I ~ ••• • '"' • ;, • ,t • ' ~• 0 • ., 0 • • ., • • • • y O • c,, ~ C CilJ r �0 0 0 ,_ 0 .O O • Q • • • • o D • O ♦ • • O • .. ' V UOOO•OOu•,()11:tv•o • 0 • 0 • . . . . 4> Is Ma.ke and -~ apa-0i ty of Bogie _, .. .. _,,;.---;..) .:,": : ; q (#- .:J. t ~ ' U / :.- ,/ • : II O '- " ~ <il (, • '-' • • • • t;, • • tf fl • • • • • 0. " • - .,. ' of Safety Dev5.ce attached IlJ.urni nation of Ha.ulagermys "" •, • . •~ • - - .-T .- i,- . .. y --. Size of Lamps Pos:"L·;:;1.o n 1, s1.ze of' Charging Sta.-cion •••~••· o•o••• o• • • • · ••••o .... . u o •• o • • ~ v Ill '-' O u u a o O Ii C) 0. 0 0 0 0 0 O • ~ O o o o O u O O O O 0, O U O U o O O if O • • u u O -, o • • • O o O RE!fl/1.,R:KS • ... .. . .. . . . . .. . . . .. . .. ~>• • ••••• • .. ... .... .. •• ••• ••• .. •• .. • •• • • .. •• "~ • ~• • •• • • �QUESTIONNAmE FOR MR. McNEI LL 1 S USE . �/ , ------ 'c Name of Mine ••• • • • ••••••ooo • o • a • • • o o o o • o • o~ • o • • • o • o -o Name of Company • • •• o o a • • • • • • • -. " • • o ! . .•. . ••• •• •• • ••oo io • Looati 'on of Mine • •• ••• ·• •• • 01"• .. o"'•••O• ~: .... . . . .. .,, . o•o • Av erage Da i ly Qu{·p" ❖•. V 1 -V oo T::,r: J"o • o O o • ♦ o o • • -o o ~ • O '• ' 1,4"' 7 • o"o r • • .•,. o• - -~ o o If • • Q q I Persons Employed Unde:rground .••••• • / .~ ?. . .. . .... .. ., . y :J Ab ov eground J t _, TOTAL (l ) ( a) Drift .... : · ':> ,, TYPE OF , 0 0 t, Q •o 1' f# 0 0 0 • (b) Slope I £- / ,..jµ,'.. _._,. :. .,._. j/" ( c·) Sha£-t ._ de.pth .. . • •• 0 t:> 9 0 U ii 0 0 0. 0 0 0 ... • 41 •• 0 ••• • 0 0 0 ■ 0 I MINE. Ill' 0 V • \} 0 • 9 S i ze 0 . . ( a) Gr ade ••• • •0•0• • " • •~ •••11 ••"•0000 • 0 0 0 17 ,1 0 0 I 0 IJ \ii Iii VO O@ O O . O C • • 0 • (l • 7. I : ,, VO UV Q\> '- 0 0 • • V • V q Ci>-..• O 1,1 0 :- , • o • • ~ . lo • Ii,) . (b} Leng th ' • ~~ Z1.~ r .. V V-'OO • • o • o o o o .., • 0 !, <.,I • • "' 0 . '" ... 0 • 0. Shape Li ning (concr ete , brickwork or wood ) Number of compartme nts oo o ••• • l>O QO \ J 1 1 0 0 0 V O V OOO e . a o o o • o o o • o o o o c , • • •vo • uooovoooovo oo oo Guides ( a) type . . .... . ............. oo {b) number 001;100000000 SURFACE PLANT, ETC . J Speed contr ol .. ..t.~.. .... ... . ...... Winding s peed .. i .S". ~~~.0 ~~ ..... !. . Change-over time (a) Coal !~~.'. .. . ... ./4.,... ........ ... ., ...... . . . .. e- , Le. •.;.;•••••v•o • •• • •• v o•• • •• 111u ) (b)/ (b) Redd•• ·• • • · •• ••• •·••• • •• • • • ••••·••• · ·•••• •• �,,.· (b) Pithead. Height of Frame • • U 0 '100f,)fi!'OOOOOOOOOq,o • Height of Discha:.-ge Le'O·e l Type of Sk ip 0 Makel" ; s :N rune 0 0 0 0 0 QOO\JQU000 0 0 C' '-' I> 0 0 t> 0 0 • " oO olll ooCl'o\t . 0 0 ~ 0 .,, OQ 00000Cl'OOOOOOoo•o o O O O O V O Ooq, • \)'-"VOO(l0U o O II o o ,;t O O O P OoC)OOQOOOquo o O o O U 0 ooo o o Q ooooo oo oooooo o o o o o o o o o o ooo o o p o o o o o o o u o o o o o o o g o o o oo Capaci t y ( a) Coal oooooo o ooo ♦ o o oo oooo o ooooo u o • vooooooooo o uoo oo o (b) Re dd oooo o o q o o o o o o o o o o o 1 J o " " o o o o o \f v o 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Anti- Breakage Device attached? 11ouoO o 0 00 0 0 t,r.110a o o • o o o o o o o o c t o o v o o o ~ o o o Me.ke:r ' s Name ' \ \C J Tipple or 91eaning Plant . Construction 0 0 0 0 0 0 .IY'! ~A 0 u O O O O O Type of Sct'eens •• ~ ~ - . o • • " ll 1' 'i) 0 • •• v ,;ii '-' . • O I ' fype .ii V Bo nn.e t ~ .., O d V- 0 • \"> 0 ,... ~ o v \J O \I •u Y J \I o c U o • \) 0 V O O O O O O O o o o o o &.- .., ., .,, o o o o .., o o o o " o " t, o u o • o " v o o o o o a o • ., • u , O c, \J III V O O o O O 4.1 0 ., y • • • ,, • " ll ' Q .. .. ~ ~ f, U 'lo' y O O O U J> r!.,; o O U O O \I \I O , t> O O " u o v v O O I> .Q V O Iii' V D U V Q ... v o o o ~ > . D • 0 U O O O Bars or chains across ends 0 O V 'I" 0 0 0 0 \I 0- 0 O . V M o .,. o o C, 0 t> (> 0 •v o • o • o o o o o o • • u • • o • • " • • • u • • • • • • o • •uo Lining or rail and toe boar d on guide sides Hand hold s 0 u O '1 V O 5,, ,1 lo' 0 O O o ....... . U G O (I \I d o O U. \1 l.l O O o O O .,; Q ( d ) Uag e ( Mansh aft ) u e; v \) 0 .... .. . . . . . . . Siz es of Coal produced r..· ;' ~ . ·~~ ~ .. o • • • o c • • ~ Dus t pr ecaution o ' .. q O O OV OOOO•oooooooooo o • o o o o o o o o o o o • o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o " o •••• o o " •• • •• o • o • o o. Bridle cl·J.a in s .,. •• o o u o o o o o . o o o . o v . o S afety c:~.. t ches IJ ~ o o o o o o • • " . o . a • o . o o@. o . o o o o o o °' o o o . " ' • • o . o a • • ~ . o . o . .. . u • • o., . o o o . " • • • • o o o o o o . o o u Kind of ga tes pr ov ided at Surface landing · · · •·• •• o••~oo •.. o ••• Ma ximum number of men allowed on cage ................. ......... o • ( e)/ �C' o (t > 0 0 ~ 0 U o ,0 O 0 LO:i!l'Y voooooo<- ou 11~Qo o v o u ooo .,oo u ..,_ ,~ -> 0 o Co O O O O o O Q Trucik 0 1 > a o o o o o : 2 o o o o o u o o u o -..01Jo0Qc c, (' c, O c, Ael":lal 4' 0 n U ' ( f' ) Dj_stance f:t>om mine openings o o o o o ........ o .... ., . . . . . . o o . o . . . . . . . . . . ., .. " .. .. " O O O O <, ( g) Reser"!e Power Aux iliary Falt d / . ~ ·• . . . . . /,/~;,,.,, .. ~··~-1 Wt a &l' gauge (:. ,. . .; • ,: ._. .! .; ,: ♦ u Y.~~---✓-<:-- V/ ~n'1" ,. • n , l~l. Ci J . .L__ S ~gnal dev ice o o O • 0 :,, ,0 0 ,C, 0 0 U C, 0 ! /1-'/ c,., 1 !1U~o (! O 11 4 0 Q O • a O C1 0 O Q O O 0 0 •• 0 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 0 O O • 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ) - u O • C O g. ., .. 0 0 0 • 0 .. 0 0 a • " " 4 • Q • 0 • 0 0 0 ~ C) u (II O O 0 <O (J U O O U O • '-I • Q O 0: O O O ~ 41 o V UNDERGROUND EQUI PMENT. U I,) O V ~0 • 0 0 U ~ 0 0 0 0 II G: 0 o 0 0 l\fothod of coupling and uncoupling C:aps.ci ty ( a ) 0 0 { a } Pi"t~ _Bottc,ra, .• Sh a pe ancl s i ze ( re o t a.n@.ilar 9 0 ~~ h ,IA,,{ , (/ (3) t) 0 ' / {)_ l o / o - _, · ~ C O O O Q Q 0 Ru n C O il t i nuou s ly p, o O O 0 0 (, 1) 0 I 11d e lJe nd.e l'l. t C i·..,. .... Cu .·t t 0 C) ~ o a o o " • " , o • o o ,. < <> o o o O o u o • o u • o o o .;,r, uo u ' o ~ , . o., • / O ,J .... 0 I _, . . 1 . . ~ () .,,, ~:.,-1,.v~ A . ,1 /o ~:.A-~ o /I o" o o .;-.i-,.'o",l• • o .. o o .. o . d O o �I Tipper (&) No. of Tubs O l ) U O \ l v 1 . 1 v c . c . o c , 0 0 0 ~ 1 > Q f 1 \ ) 0 o u o o o o c, Type w410 0 0 1 t o o u a • • o , , o o o q o o o \ ) o,:,oo ao "' o o'" " ooo ( c ) I;fakex- i s !ii e.me o o o . o o v . . , o o o o o ~ o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o u o u o u oooQ ' 0 ' o ~ ·-> o :,o ' o ... ~~ olk"'o"-•o-' u,~,o ! u ~ o 'c, ""J ,/ilo ;;· o" o- u :.. --'--· • oi>0 0 GO O Q OOO(l"0 -.!. (b } Tub propelli ng & controll i ng devices /I Method 0 1' cclle c t ing Redd . J-~ ~-; -;,J:, ~ ,$<, . "'·.;· ., .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . u •• • ., _ . .... . ; • (b ) • tJc o o u u o o t10 . ' ., I } y\!~ t • l'Oll0(11,g()(>C,\JVOOUlt,CO o,-. • / - UJ ?-!1,;.mbe11'J • · e 3 - Ifs:.z ~ c;i Ct O O O C (.. -· Id O O O O • V ~ ~ ?;- ~ ~ ~ Voltage o o • f&-..,.,,.,~ Jc, u V I.a, .. V O • --, O 1;11 <I V ... . 0 • 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y O O O O O G • 0 0 0 • 0 0 U O \,I C O O O II~ ,_;,_ ✓-,.ri\, .,;i/lJf\J.:.: ~, . . ~ r 7n-u ......... ,,tJ.._-,,_. .c- :; I ) 0 V o• ,, ♦ 0 0 0 0 O O o U v O O • \, \) • .. O 0 o • O v o v u c o c v o t ; , • 9 • q 1 > 0 0 ' 1 o u • v o L1U O 0 u ,o O o c /ec... . r u O Y • r1 • U O U O O ~ 0 • • • Q u • O V ,trr, U O e ; \I \a O " Type Of n i p s used ~' ~ out11"'t.1o u \..-::..J ..,.. ('YI"'] - )i/..:Jiln-'~OU'St'. J - lO ;--=,u~ 3~ .. : 0 0 0 0 Q Q <, 0 O 0 0 Ha 'lA1 a g e o _...,...;;. t,Jy .... m g ve v O CJ O .~~ Iii O C) 0 ll O • .Yp • 0 IJ \,l O \,) 6 \) 0 \I fJ Q 0 • l ♦ , c : ~..l'ci.<J ~ • (> "" ' 0 .., II O U 6-i:, ~: . /I G:-cade & :.i..engt h of :csoadway ...·.-. .. ., ; . ~... :-., ,.,;;~.<d"• ..;.:;;-.<r;qrf.:~-.;I . . . .• ., .,,,.,pe of nr~~ ai • .J • l s &: Gai,ce --c:.> .2 O~·/ ~ i.,_;--y C.. C?, ~ -, • o o (/" o I> o ( ...•~ . '-. -·" o o o., u \I o- o • ... ... -.. .. , \); • I-"o • • . ~ d o, V c, S afe ty d e -v i c es .. ... ~.... .. ,.,'Jo .. ,, .. .... . Q:"~ •. ••"•• • o •• ~• " "• • · ~• .,a (:.., . ",!.~'- .1• ,.__ ' \ . .... C.t"• ~l \ • Hu:cehes ~- t ypa , size, etc . .' .. { . tvt:-:.. . {~., 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 '• 0 • ., .. .. 0 0 • ��Rock Springs - October 25, 1935 l!r o Eugene UcAul.if fe : Yours of October 17th, File 080-3: lli-. Skeen and 1T. Kellogg, of the Ford son Coel Company, spent \"/ednesday and '.Ihursda.y, October 23 and 24, going over our mining operations, visiting at .Superior and Reliance mines. \7e hud a meeting lea~ evening with s everal members of our staff and l!essrs. Skeen, Kellogg end t:cNeil. • llr. ?£cNeil went over his pl~s for his neu Dine ui th us, and ve discussed our own operations, am had a very interesting meeting. !Jr. SkeeD. end Mr. Kellogg left last night for hoce, apparently very we.ll satJ.si£ed u.i.th their visit. �c.s. Form:?191 5--:JJ•tO.CXICIM -U UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM TELEGRAM "" Time t .,-,--,..._ __ __ ~ 3 Gt-. Z, S}} mal1a "-Te'or GBPryde 8 3 .J Am :_t t: R('\Oks_:r i ·::-s ,l'i:r tWn eill a:rri ve :il ·t1' 1;1.:::. :..• ~l !1 .J.cy ev e1J.i. :: • ·1- 67 Eug en e ' .foAu:tiffe-954 A· : �• '!l,Js •·• • tull·ratc'Tclcsro1111,C.blr.sm~ or R•dlosrol)) iinlc" othcrwrsc lndlcolcd by slsn•l rn U.c c:1\'cck or lrrthc •dd,..,. DAV t.e:TTER NIGHT LETTER NIGHT MESSA.Ct! HP NE\'' YORK i GE. 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Jith referen ce to -ir . l\ , H . :lcNeill ' s visit to t h e Uni ted .3tc:..tes : I f h e comes <.. i l'.'e ctly here , h e wi ll y r obc:.bly oe her e some time betv;een th e 2J tn. &no. 2b h o f .Q_£J,.o....,o~~r . ..-,,.t___ I f he c. oe e not c ome he r e until af ter n i s eas tern visit , h e will .t-1ro oc:..oly n o t oe here un til some time in lfovember . It mi f:,ht be a ~oo c.1 iue a to k e ep this in mind, h &vin t:s a n e:xtra mee t in 5 of th e li inin{$ I nsti tute, Eo thc:.t to us. �.I'\ ) K. '.tl~ t:!3Uei11 0 lJ...,~t .. 0 A.sont, Pifo O ).'.l~L Co:?_ :a:y!) t ' .J. oo !to1J.;-yO Fii'o:.fai::>,:) 9 sootlund. llro P.!:~o ft)-73 n~ oop? ot y otw 1 0tt0v 0£ Aug~~t 50th and hia r e !)ly or Sopl.iv-iliJOl~ 1',:h::h., 0:;cprossing your clen!t:.Po t o v i s:2:i:: ni"'lv3 ll~in.g okip ~., :l!:iing, u!!;~h · l wgo c up2.oitJ 9:l.t c~u.,o :, oto o v:e 77ou.ld 1~to vorv !'.:12.cll to h nvo you ooD.;::, t.l.::11"\oJ-7.; -~ o H 001~ sprinv , r:;r~:1ll:::iG, th~I>eo:?tm.., 0 12.I' p0opl0 oD.11 v~, j :~0 -yon (Si'J:J'i} :hito t'.h.e Utah field. t:L'lil ofter th:.tJ ~ i.;119 u oro gc;J..:Wlll Q.ll 3Yw!l!l'ful:;,-t.i.ou ally aoqu:lrcd aoq12.aint~ob y o:a tii l l gat r.1 i:iil ow.., o·i;hc:lc O i ua:i arrnn~o £0!' y::>ta to via.Lt e!tip tiindinc; n:l..-i0:::i :ln. Illin cia O n:.rl pol"'hapn fa?'·ther ;::,oat . an a g~o7:al dil"oot !'>OU.Go h.oi...:I:iuurJ. o I wi11 havo no tE>ot!blo g atc:1ng ~ 012 ini;o ·;;110 1 1:Li .c oia px,o... ·th0 01.mors olo::io aoquum ·tl.l...l:30.J II lm.\i :i: ~1.1.11 l:0quirio 2. littl e !10 to propnro o. oohec1tJ..1o r.:~w :a. 'i,;],11 onD-bl ::i y ou ·to v i o:li; ons·torn skip nind!ng ninoo uithout ·Goo nu.o?.:::. 1 030 of 't:L-:::i c-: y o111., trip. Thio l Cll1 Ul'!U3~tnkmg 't;CYl a.y . •porties If yott ·,1i □h to vioiv bl1e oucrtnr-!i :i:1in00 f l-ro-t ,i, unJ \72.ll o.dviao me of a Nou York o.ddr00 0 nkl.0!'0 I c:::n. ~oo.oh ,rou. uit :.: r.~::;.i 1 I oa.-ri -furn!l.oh you, by tho t9.1:-; oi' -yotn' O.l"z>ivo.l 1!'"1. i:0-:-1 Yo!'k 0 .,_....2_•i;t . a oOl!lplote iti.11.orar:,0 lot-;; crr: of :2.nGz-cx.1.t,c ~!o.n~ o'i.ic • Ch :;lie ochor h arul• if -;;ou dco~e to oom:: \:c:fr f~st 0 z. day opcmt i.'I!. Ch i onf)o woalu provo mo~t intarootmFO mm r. oa.n axirungo _i' o!' yotir onto~ta!nment by· rol)llcoonte:~1vos •oi' tllo Allon & Gc..wcic. Englncor~e O 0-.1pany ltoO orcl.ok Dtdld:i.ng , cw..earo., OJ:) \ ~illio.!l r.. Go~ ., 7.?ico., Pros!dent, Ooodr.an kO.."lt.1.fc.c·tLU'5.ng u o:ip:1'.1y-, 4.-Siih a...""lc1. n c.:r;~:(;.!. &t!'oota , Chioago, th.o OOOct.tlOn O O!!l.pany 1:1.·•..nufc.otlU"'Ol'lO, 01· m.uing !'.L'lOh ~•lE'n o 1000?!lotlves , ~ !11 moc.\hnnioal lo:-..u:lng I!ElOh:lnery. 1 ·wollld a.pprooiZ?.to ~ow ,:r:lti.'lg mo ·Ghat you. Cl"'c co:."':IJ:g d1reotl7 ,;:oat, oitliett tllo Poti.naylvo.nio., the Dal ti!:.lor J & ~1io ~ o::..'i tho lio·\1 York Oontra1 Linea carrying you. i'1•om l'iEr,, ':o=....?: C1:r;;1 •~;o Ohioago, the Ohioago ,~ Ueu>th..1eotorn Ra.il W'J.'f nn:1 mlicn PD.OJj.>ic Sj'O• tea Linea takSng :,ou. .trc:n Obioago to Rook ·Sprlngo , !l'a1no 7 17 or 2'1 the best tra.Sn out of Ohlo~go, shootA ~om our ourron~ ·tim..1 oard enol oeed. �CC: . . �CLASS OF SERVICE DESIRED D OMESTIC ~ CA.91.E. ECRAM FULL RATE DAY LETTER DEFERRED ,_ NIGHT NlG~J,,.ER MESSAGE NIGHT SHIP LETTER RADIOGRAM Patron1 1-bould cbccl. clus of &cr"l'f1:-c dcolttd; olherwac mCDA1:<1 will be - t t e d unfGll·n>lo c:onm:nmlc.tion... X <e@IF'rF @lf ~~~,r]E~JW '[QJ~Il@JW ir~l1J~@~AM llcl1ei l l, Fifcol, Kelty F i feGhi re, ~~otl cnd HAVE YOUR LETT.!.:l.R N:TD Al'.1 ..1.'X'l.'3:lDI MG TO YOU uos·r CORDIAL nrvr TJ~'l'IOH VI SI T OUR YiYOllI!TC ?r.OEERT1ES LETTHR FOL:.o·:1IHG George .rryde l/ �Rock Sp rings - Sevtember 13 , 1935 llr . ~ ene :.lct ..uli f f c: F!erer1i t:t. copy of l et t er from I1r . K. l!. llcli eil l, Agen t of the ? i fe Co al Conyt:.ny , a.t o. group o f the ir c olli eries aroun d Kelty , i n t1estern :i?i feshi re . .!. rathel" i n fer tha t tlr. llcNeill r1ould li ke to come west to see s ome of the elo p e 01>era ·Gions, o ::: 11 ·a ook s 11 a s they a re called in t he old country. I h ave_ t h e feelin g that, 1:1i th yo ur v1i de acqua i ntance \":i th t he o pera tors in I lli nois, t hat uou l d be &. t-;,oo ci pl ac e f or hil!l t o s e e the skip windi ng , which h e is no clou ot in te1·e s ted in . I would be greatl y obl i g ed t o you i :f y ou \7ould y1ri te \ a 1 et t e r t o Ur. MclT ei 11 , su,gg e s tin e; an itinera r y f or hit'!. I f he came di rec tly to Chicac;o , y ou could no doubt £ et i n touch '7i th h i m or pu t hi:m. in tou ch wi th the ri ght peo pl e so t hat he could se e the pro perti e s in which he is i nterested . evioently pl an quite a large opera tion. Orl:rln~I S ll(tled: Gl:Ofl Gf a·. PRYDl T'n ey �• SeJ/~erabex 13, 19 3!3 l •~ ._\ l.. "-· . •c.. ei~!, ...'. 3c;- , ,\Gent ?he i::'e Co:-'!. C.:>::i.!.1 :::1y, .!:im ted ~ : cl ~Y ~ :~.:..rcclli 1 ~ Leo t.lD.:lC~ I ,;-;0:3 very plen.sed to lwvc. your l etter of t he 30th ul ti:::o, c2dvi s ing the. t ~-ou plc."'l to visit thG Uni tea· ~tc.te::;. ~;e Ehall be g l ad , indGeu, to hb.ve you coce to Wyor.iinf; c.:.nci vis1 t uny properties of ·The Union Pacific Coal Coopany. You uill nc ~oubt 00 inte~ccte tl in the· hoi :::tin.g from slopes ( dooko) • so□e bal ??t, as hi ch oe 35 p er cent, usins electric h~ists ent!rcly. ~e will also be glQd to shou you the lczcc pit cars (iuba; which ".7e have in operation in scoe o~ our ·:,yon.in& r.nnes. • / I en t1ri ting to our ..t:-1re:si den t, :.:rr. Euccne UcAuliffe, todoy, ~l:!o res1dea in G~aha . ~dvisio 0 hi □ or your imvenai ng viei t to the Uni t0d Stoteo. o.nd t.s"king ·him to T:ri te you hJCrson~lly. i.:1~ . llc/1.uliffe baa e wide acqu~intunce amnG cool mining □ en in the United stntes, ena I t;D eure he ,,;ould be £ l ta..d to put you in touch r;i th t1eoplc where you twuld fir.cl. the lr.1·ge eki.t,_ r1incine;, in the ~ta.t e or Illinoi s . l>rooa.bly 1 t would be r1e ll for you to co::ie direct~ from IJew York to Chicq:.o, :!aVising :Ir .. McAuliffe ~here your headquarters would be there. &nd he could kee~ in touch u itbyou. I ~~ slll'e i t woulc.1 be a breQ t vl ea OUl.'e • to him to t..1 ve you uny letters of introduction. !Jutting you in touch tii th coal 1>eoi;>le from districts where tt.e shnft mines a re operated, 01· ony otter l;>hnse of minint. you -roulci desire to ~e t in to':lch with while in the ~.:..stern 11urt of the Ct&tes. Or you could co~e a irectly to \iyominb, ue Dr. Reia did . ~ rs. Pryc:ie and· I woula be c]ad to ho.ve you "• our £,Ueat while you are here. You vJ. ll find �2 ~ui te n m:..-~be:r o 'f .3cotch iieople in Ro ck Spr.i ngs r1ho z;orkcd ~or yo~: Cocpany prior to cooinG to the ~tute00 end if you ..J.cu lct i eel ho!'.:le □ick, · i-. :.!cAulu :re has t. ver.i c~·c0ll c:1~ .L.:!.ltic Band c-tc::.tion~:l at ~ock Sy:tin&s , c.nd r,e r:ill get i 'i; out for you. "io~ ~y :i·ast tlasured t ha t i t r1ill be a ·Jery greet ... : ... t...-~ e !'o~· us to 11ave you with u s !:are i n. ·;;yocing. :..:'.:,.. i:!." jOU. dcsil'a tc, visit 0ny·of the Stute u ~dJc:.cen t '.:_, .'.., oIJ.inG, ·ue cti.n arrange for t h~t, al c;o. ·,ihen you hec.r fs.•o~ ~r . !lcAul iffe . as you no cioubt ~;ill, he ,·iill 1n.ooobly liuve oome . EJ~gestion s a s io y our i tit!e t·ary. l u~ extremel y grateful for Dr . Reid and your vis! tin e; ::r.51 -father and s i ster . ~·aiher i s c;ettinb .,ell alone i z1 yee.re non, · ooo a ~! c it fi•on i:oth of you v:ill mccn c. grea t deal to :hi □ . I elm (£1·eutl y ind ebt ed t o you for ·, hie visit. Very Gi ncerely yours , Or!llhU•l Sla{f!od: G r " :.,::-·;; :-:;VD[ �e';Jt,, (:!' J!j,{~if:,nrfan;r /4,re,,{ ~ T£LEGRMIS •CARLOW, PHONE, L EVEN!' "f1Fcol!: COWDEN8EA.TH. T E.L E.PHONE~~ 161 & 162 " ~o,,;, f.nr, st,. /JJ,!Jr, . L avs N N"t 181 TO 185 COWDltllBltATH. 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'b~ 1:~ir. rope hr:it11 $l~0:J . l' e uncle ,,:J t t=md '.l:t t ~1 OH :!r,re ::·1::iuJ o r:e e ,)U i pi::ert i r y ou r d i s tric t tlCRlic~ 1it~ v1r ~ J nr 3e out:u ts on c r ~~es u~ t o l i n 4 or G. I i th r, 1ri e:1 t o ~a1,i,in.:; fir3 t l1omJ 1:n• J.ect.-:;e of the n •1st 1:oder:. cc,:tlition:.,, 1,oth i r, s· -1 ,, :ii r:di n~ r it r.ot t cr: l~y <?u t , r ;1d clonk i: :>t,:t l'G e , the r i ter i ., c nni n,:-; to t l~e E! t r tcs, :; .>.ili r..:; fro,'l Gl e>s ; O·.1 m: r~th , ctri,er ~· ~ . 0uJ tl 'i.1 e ye r ~r i-;~e~sed i f ~: ou :•.i v ;_:; r 9nt t.,h<") ,.~·} c e::::v'r ~· i'::- r:lli t ieo I' m." "is i t inr_; such r 1 ~r:qz t·s :·ou -:"'~- ti, i nl ·., lJ.l ''P. 't;/f i r.~ :i. 01.' :::,rt ·.,e :'r o-ose tloi n s . 0 ~-Le :,ri t ~r iJJi ~, ri P. iu, •.. ~o. : ~' Ou 1·r.o;s , h rd t :L<:: " ) ~~ =n..1-,.q o ..• .;;, r.:".' ' ir.:; t,1-:9 ~fte rno on l Po t f und~~· ·:1i t h ~?our 1·~ -t.,h,1r P ~.d ;J. s t B r . ::-i ,1 • r . 1 • Y 0\,r .i.'t1 U1er "'ml i '5 '7r- jo:ri n[' t,i ,o 1ie::;t, --- rJI: v o; ,,.,3 ?o,.. r.F... i 3 J onh i n~~ rer.r r l Ah l~r :.,el) i11'l < 1. t h . r 8 i t h ..·t\ :i J ~• , ·,: p r.- ,..,...,..r r."·-:T>f 1·"'V , T,I HT'T-;,T", -f{. H, 11\I~, Pc;ent . 7'.v.-, �R£C £IVEtY \JUL 13 1938 ~ HE COLOHY COAL C OMP MINES AT G ENERAL OFF I CE BOSTON BUILDING DENVER DINES & ROCK S PRINGS, S WEETWATER COUNTY, WYOMING ROCK SPRI N G S . WYOM ING W . D . B RYSON MANAG ER OF O PERATIONS Jul y 12, 1938. ~.Ir . Geor ge B. Pryde , 1Tice Preside nt T'n e _Un i on Pa c ific Coal Com~an,_v , Rock Sp r in~s , Wy oming . Dea r l~r. Pryde : I am r eturning to y ou h ereY. ith Pres i dentic'l Address o:f ?fr. Charles C. Reid. T'. ais i s a most inter esting l).:)F!' 2nd I t hank y ou for the cpportuni t y t o reed it. Yours v ery truly, LI,$\'l ', 't li\ , t I v \.i._, 13 1v _ _ _ _ _ _Q_ U_ A_L_ I _T_v__ c_o_A _ L_s _ _ _ _ __ [m ___ u_N_ E_x_ c_ E_L_ L _E_c_s _ E_R_V_J_c_E _ __ _ �ALL COMMUNICATI ONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. ~') HEAD OFFICE: • L EVEN, F I FE. ~ I TELEGRAMS °CARLOW. PHONE, LEvrn:· "FtFCOI'.: COWDENBEATH. TELEPHONE N~! 161 & 162 LE.VEN. N~! 181 TD 185 COWDEIIBEATH . Y0UI\ REF•- · - - --· · - __ OUR REF-.--G-GR/.IE. Ivir. George I3 o Pryde., The Union Pacific Coal Company, ROCK SPRINGS, Wyoming, U. S. A. Dear i',Ir. Pryde, Many thanks for your interesting l etter of June 22ndo If vie have been able to do anything with our Safety Caropa}~n, it is very largely due to your e ood example aru:I~generous manner in i:t..~ich you put your experience at our disposal. I congratulate you upon your record for the first f~ve months of this year, ,1hich to us is s impl y astounding o Yours very sincerelyg �f ~~~~~~ ( Rock Springs - June 22. 1938 . Mr. I. N. Bayless: Herewith Presidential Address of 1.ir. Charles C. Reid, as President of the llining Institute .of Scotland. please send i t to all our superintendents to read , i t to me thereafter. Will you rn �June 22, 1938 ll:r. C. C. Rei d Th e Fif'e Conl Comr>eny, L'/;d. Comienbea th, Fi f 0r:::hir0 Seo tlnnci Dear lir . Reid : I h ave youro of t he 2nd i n s t an t, t.o Ge tlle:r ui. th co1,y of your s'l.'esi <l en tial Address, un d I t han k ~'o u very rt!llch f or this. This i o a very vo.lv.o.b l e repo:r t to huve in n\Y files. I nas 1:?,reat~ interested i n rca tlin n l t, 0 1d you s t ated coae very pe1,tinen•i. facts to the coal indus try , b ri nc1ine them to their a tten tion mo st forcib ly . I ho:oe you u i.11 fin d. .YoUl' t enul"e of off'io e u. lJl casant one, ~nd 1 am su:,;e, \Ji~ch your exi,>erien ce, you wlll oe able to so l v e @any of t he yr•obl em'3 ,·,: hich cor.ie before the Institute. Bu.Gin eos he:rc i o s till v ery qui e t. Con(.7•c ss has adjoumed, b ut le:ft in i t13 rml:e a :r.'lood o f c:invecti cc tion s 0 uhich ui.11 kee.1,-1 the country, ,m d bu.oin eoc 1)8.l.'ticulo.:rl:,7 , i n 2. rather cliffi cult J}O si tion ciur ine; ·t.11 0 en tire summer. 'fuc upump-p;dming 11 pi•o jecto o f 1-':residen t 1'oosevelt will t c.i-.e 0ome t i me to t ultc effect, 1.>u ·1; fe\1 ousineao vcoplc exp ect to obta in rmch benefit from this pro grv.m, merely qiendint, money nhich ,.,o tli.11 o.11 hf1Ve to r,oy at a le tel' dn te. Hut the 1,residen t end the Democratic pvrty in this cov.rd,r y nre u rr;ed b y the imminence of' the ):.loli ti ccl. cunr,aicn this fall to do soacthinz outotandin~ to keeE, themselves in 1,ower, ono., like o.11 politicion o , they are not :varti cularl y in terc s t ed o::r concerned re&a.:;:di nc; the method adopted . l; • e hcd our F irst Ai <i Eiold '.D~ and Ol d 1'imcra' oelebro.tion l c•Lt 1'r·id£J.Y l'.11<.i ;.-;vtur<iuy , \!i th a v ery l ura e crot1d. You may bo int ercst ed to knot'/ that our " Dn lli.ne o.t sur,erlor, \.'J~•oming , ,·:on tlle II sen ti ncl s o f :..iafety" trophy r!hi cl, i o oxmrded uncior t he au opiceo of the Uni tad St r~·tes Bureau of Mines , t ile tro phy don a t ed by TtL0 l!i:t1.1lo oivca I::n&inecz-, the 1>ublico. tion of the Ilercule 0 l 1omlo:.." Com1Jsny . This tro phy is ven ea.ch yenr for t h e ou t stnnclin e Sv.fety reco l 'cl in bituminousconl J!linea in tho Uni t e<i ~t o. too. Our Superior •1n 11 rune \"Jon o. �2 Ur . C. C • R eid June 22 , 193 8 thi s trophy i n 1933 , o.n d SUp 0rio 1· ° C0 1.iin e in 19 34: , an d no w t h e Su.perior 1? 1)11 :i.: i no l as t year . You may be su r e ,;:e :feel v ery h aiJPY ov e:r the a,\:az-d . For the :fi r:<1 t :fi ve months o f 'l.h io y ear , ,ve h nve obtain ed a rec,Jr ct of 118 ,000 man hours p er i n j ury , bu t, of co u1·s0 , u e f ind the re i s a ii l l lots to do on ~afe t y ·na rk . M:,ain, ul lo \·1 me t o t hnnk you f o r your t ho u ghtfuln es s in sen di n e ~e ·i;lle i>nJ.)er, und raay I ex JJrc ss rny c oed ,:Ji cll es to y ou end yo u:.;,• :;;·Ga :i.'! . Very sincer el y yours , Orlgln3.l Slv,ned: GEORGE B. PRYOt �Hl:CfrVtD ALL OMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. JLiNi1 193s VICE PkE:::SlbENT ~~~~ON• ~ HEAD OFFICE: LEVEN, FIFE.. TElEGRAMS "CARlOW. PHONE. LEVEN'.' ~Fll'COL: COWDEN BEATH. TELEPHONE N~! 161 & 162 LEVEN. N~~ 181 TO 185 COWDENBEATH. YOUR REI' OUR RE£ ·------- ··-- --·- CCR/;r:_E • Ilir. George B. Pryde, Rock Springs, \l'/YOMING, U.S.A. Dear Nir. Pryde, Many thanks for your letter of 19th instant o You might like to have a copy of the complete address which was delivered, and this I have pleasure in enclosing. I am afraid that Industry everywhere throughout the world is very unsettled. What prosperity we might all have if we could settle our political troubles.- We were hoping that things would pick up with you in the course of this year, and really I cannot see how we can ever be prosperous unless our friends in America are joining in that prosperity. I should like also to thank you for your good wishes, which I greatly appreciate. With kind regards, Yours very s inc ere ly , Enclo/ --~-------,,.► l �I - - • PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS by Cho.~l os Co R0ido miy I fir•st of o.11 ·chank you for electing me as y our President - an honour Dhich I dee ply appr eciate and which I have e.cc0pt0d n ith som0 diffidenceo As I loo!c through the long list of distinguished Presidents o.f this I nstitute :i I feel I can hardly hope to be an a dequate successor , but such service as I may be able to render during my t 0rm of of£ice t1ill be at your d:lsposo.l.P and I shall do my b est to be i1orthy of your confidance. I am told that the President on such a n occasion as this has am.de choice of subject:i and if for a short time this . afternoon I uander into the realm of mining politics:, ther e is a good excuse:, for surely anything or a fundamental nature affecting the industry must be o f vital importance to us as mining ongineors. The industry has recently been passing through a period of relative prosperity# for which ue are very thankful• but tl:i.is must not blind us to t he fact that the ttcoal Problem" is still unsolved. In pre-\7a.r da,a we were an expanding irulu.s trsJ; develop- :ment in the shape of neu collieries ,·1ent on unceasingly and we found n r eady market 1'or all the coa l vie could produce. vast/ A �2o vas t change has coco 0 ~..,;or the ai tuation s ince the War, and market s a.b rood \:h:1.cr.. r10 l oolred upon as our o\Til have been invad ed by our conp0tito~s, and f or one reason and anot her the t empo of our production has been sloued dormo As is tiell lmo't'1ll, \"le h a.v c o. l rmys b0 en a n i ntensel y individualis t i c ind.us t ry . The very na'i:;uro of our u ork bree ds i ndi vidual i am, and ue are genorally segregated f rom other indu strie s o In the cmnership 'and control of our collieries a. succession from f ather to son haa not been uncommon. under circumstances such a s these, one i s a lmost bound t o d evelop a conserva tive and sectional outlook. Neu times c a llfor neu methods and the troublo is that ue have been endeavouring uith little success t o meet an entirel y ne\7 situation u ith t he old ueapons . I f I might use a s imil e , I \7ould say that before t h e \"Jar uo trere lilte a vigourous army a dvancing over a mdo front, conti nuous l y capt uring f r esh territory. Every offic er of a compo.ny uas a ln~ unt o himse lf. We wer e victorious , but there wae _n o r e sistance . mm f'roiil various diroctions enemi os have appeared to stem our advance. We have been throun ba ck 1n disorder; u e have pr epared no trenches 1n ~hich ne can consolida t e and r ecover J victory uill not again be ours until ther e is a plan of cai:1paign with unity of command and direction. You all know the offorto which have been made since 1921 to solve the problem of our efficient future. Sankey Report/" ~------~~------------- �r So f Sankey Re1:>or•;; o Thero mis the So.nlwy R.0port of 1921 which made a. number of' recommendations, cm10:nf, r;h:lch \70.S the nationalisation of royalties o Some of these ~oco.Lillle:.~dntions uere eventually carried out but nothing emo:i?g0d ·c:i.' lich cl a.:r>ified ·i.he real issueo Samuel Cormrri~sio.B:?. Then 1.1e came to t ho Samuel Co!l'llll:1.ssion of 1926 uhich recommended a policy of voluntur-y amalgamationQ 1u~isin6 out of this Commission co.me the Coal Indus tcy Act o.f 1926 uhich opened up the nay !'or voluntary amalgamations, but the Coo.1 Orme:r:•s made no use of these pouers and the solution of the problem see-.ncd o.s far away as ever. Lenis Committee. Then ue bad the Lema Committee R0 port on Selling ~hich got nearel' to the mart of the subjecto It indicat ed that o!'ganised marketing ~as desirabl0, but went on to say that this could only be carried out if tho industry were ccmsolidated into a smaller number of units by ru:nulgamation. The industry oas clearly not yet prepared to t~rk along co-operative lines, ar.d the Lema Report Committoo;'had therofor0 no d0finite result. The position became more and more acute as the day uent on. Competition between the various companies reduced the p1•ioee to uneconomic levels, and for some years the inaustry in certain districts at least nae working at a loss. The Coal Owners got together 1n en endeavour to do something for themselves. Various schemes were tried throughout the country, but there was no unity or/ �""' of plll'pose and nothing const~uctive seemed possibleo Coal mines Aet,, 19300 Then i'ollcc1ed th0 Coo.1 r.iines Act of 19300 Par·i; I o:f this Act dealt m.th miniY.J.um pt"ices and output quotas, while Part II set up a Re-Oi?ganiso:tlon Commission, lmovm as the Gotrers Commission., upon nhich 't"Jas put tho duty of the re-organisation of the Coal Mining Indus t1"7, and f or tba t pu..rpos 0 to p1""oniot0 and assist ama1gamation uhere such appea~ed to the Oommission to be in the national interesto You all lmou the history of the Selling Sch0I®s from 1931 to 1935; the difficulty of finding common ground and the conflict betueen the various interests. There uas clearly ·a uill on the part 01' the majority for co-operation, but as time r1ent on, it uas recognised that nothing short of compulsion uould have any effect. As one coalmmer said, "There are too many of us to reach agreemant on anything. 11 The result of it all uas four to five years of ineffe~tive:ness during nhich ti1J10 the industry uas languishing. The country uaa prepared to give a ~onsonable price to the Coe.lounera, but the tragedy was they could not collect it. And thon, you remember, e.t the and of 1936,uhen the agitation for an increased uage to the miners became insistent• the Government indicated that v1e must do something o.f en adequate nature or the Board o.f Trade would be compelled to intervene. In/ �7 5o In this fashion tho Cont~olled Selling Schemas, under '7hich tie are no\"; t1oz,~dng 0 ceme in'Go operationo Happily, their institution coinc:ld0d r1ith an upuard movement in t l"ade and because of' t h:la it raizht be fair to say the. t controlled selling hns not yet bo011 properly testedo Many people well qualified to judge do not b0lieve that it trlll stand the test of adverse conditionso It is a halfuay house bett'reen individual selling and central selling and has fer:, o.dvo.ntagesD except that oach Company has command over its coal and retains its Selling Staffo I uonder hou many people seriously believe that controlled selling m.th its Committees and cross currants uill carry the industry through in good d ays and bad. The upuard movement in trade appears for the moment to have ended a nd ~ recession, uhich we all. hope is only teuporary, has set in. There are signs already th.at the edifice t1ill not s tend the strain., and perhaps befora long uo shall be faced with tho necessity for adoptin;; c entral nelling in its raost complete form. It mit~t have been 't7iser if during the last t\"10 and a half years of good trade wo had been putting our house in order and preparing a system of aolling uhich could operate effectively at all times, but this, as I uill try to shou, is no easy task. The colliery companies in Groat Britain number considerably over a thousand. In Scotland alone there are over one hundred; and fifty per cent. of the output is no~ controlled by nine of them. How 1s 1t possible to contemplate a successful selling scheme/ �60 schome in Scot lend r!itl'l. so un,7ield""y o. personnel'l llany of the lending coalotme:rs have said 'i.he s ame thing~ but, VT!lile they adnit the difficulty, they are not prepared to apply tho x,e:nedy !I t1hich is clearly emalgamr;\'l;iono They 00.y, "Voluntary amo.lgo.mation ... yos, but compulsory amalgamation certainly not n :> ond so the Indus tey is allo\"Jed ·co d rift o Uou let m0 say a. t1ord a.bout the Re-organisation Commission. In its early stago~ i·t attempted to promote and assist ar.10.l gam:ations or a voluntary character 11 but mot ,nth no success. Then it was obliged to turn to a policy of compulsion., o.nd aft e r collecting much infornia tion and for-m.ulat:lng a nunber of schemes, it -;;as found that its po,:rnrs were insufficient ·i:;o carry ·cham to conclusion. hlld s o nothing uas don0. At the same time 11 it i s veey inte~0sting to hear ub:l. t the Chairmnn of tho Ro-Organisation Coi:jllnission has to say about the Coal Industry ai'ter having h ad a grsator opportunity of examining it in intimato detail than ony other public man of our time. He says, "'11he :lndust1-:y cannot:, as it soems to me, tmrk out its u:.timate salvation., :ln whatever tra.y that is to be done, \1ithout i'urtha- reducing the nll?ilbor of' independent units of \"1hich 1 t consists. Th.ere ere f ar too many people \7hoso agreement 1s necessary." Tlm COAL BILL 1938. ~e arrive nou at the Coal Bill of 1938, uith its unification of royalties, compulsory ru?1algomation of collier1ea vrith certain safeguards, continuation of selling achemes till 1942, and the setting up of a perz:umont Coal. CoDIZiliss1on. Anyone/ �1 7 0 Anyone nho paid sm:•i ous a t·i;mt ion to the Bill during its passage thl"ough t h 0 Hcrun0 of Cmmons vms bound ·to have noticed certain indica ·i;io:ns \:h i ch might be taken as a guide to the feelings of the eount~y n~ l a rgeo The2e may be sta t ed as fol l w s: There a p p00.re d t o b3 an earnest d0siz,e that 1h i3 Coal problem should be se·i;tl ed '\Tltr..ov.t unnecessary a.als.y., but confidence wes lacking in the ability of the Coalowners to do t his by thems0lveso Further, the :rs seemed t o be a fundamental dislike of the principJ.e of compulsory unification if any other method would serve the purpoBe. In addition, a distrust of the safeguards in connection ~ith the selling schemes was evidenta but there uas a desire to see the scbemes have a fair trial. It uould probably be, r:lght to say that the Coalm7ners of the country are a.gains t compulsory unification in any shape oi~ f'o~mo I need not remind you of the steps \7hich n0r0 x>ightly taken during the paasing of the Bill t;o make ce~J~ain that uny scheme, before it was passed, uould as far as possible give fair play to all the constituent parties. One cannot holp thinking hm-1ovor, that many of the Coalowners are hoping that the safeguards nou Gm.bodied in the Bill will have auch a penal effect upon compulsory amalgEU11!ltion3 that little more will be heard or thom. are wrong. I/ In the interests of the trade I trust they �8 0 I uonder :lf r10 recoGni se uhen the indust1-ay accepted \"1hat amounted to a s olli~ monopoly in our own country, the. t it lost 1.ts :i.ndopendonco o:r ac·i:;iono Tho Government is bound :1.n the interests of the countr-y to malte certain that the industry reaches its hie:..heot ef!?ieiency and the industl"Y cannot eJtpect to bo spscieJ.ly t~eated by Parliament unless it is prepe.red to recognise its contine;ent ~esponsibiliti0so In this conn0ci:ilon the e.ppointment of a per--u10.nent Coo.1 Commission :ts a significant; step in the histor-y of the Co:il Uining Industry of this countl"Y, and &i't0r th0 unif ication o:r the roya1ties is \:!ell under wc.y, \'Je may Empect to heCU' a great deal about roorgonisation f r om tho production sidoo I h9.ve sai d before that the nation is entitled to i nsist that an industry, t o YJh.ich i t gives monopol y solliue po-ae1•s 0 ailould be efi'iciout in th0 highest degrse and capaulu of rendex•ing to the country the groatest nu tional se1,..'ll'ic0. Oen our prenent standard of efficiency be criticised and v.rill unification achieve bottor rosul·i;s? ~ti the distribution of coul as economical as it can be made? Is the Export tracle b3ing f'ostered to tho fullent extent possible and nl'O tho sollin,g arrangemento such as uill onable this to 'tie done? Do not let us forgot that from an employment point of view the Export Trade is vital. Is/ �I I 9o I s the industt"'y boiP..g run in such a fashion th.at thG neu deve1opm0nt s nocos s 0.1..;,,· to roplo.ee collier:l. es going ou"C~ o f action can be pa id fol" ou:i; of o.ccumule:i;ed f u nds, remembax,ing that the neu coll:lo!'ioo of 'i:;h 0 fut ure will cost :fur more to s ink and f it ·i;..h.n..'l'J. ·cho old ones? Is the Industry O1,gs.nised so the;i:; a fai r \"Jo.go con be pa.i d to the uorke~s engaged in it - a vmge t hat shall be in line with othe r trades ·i;h:roughout the cotmtry ? These a r e the questions uhich the n at i on is entit l ed to ask. I uonder ,1bnt t he e.nswers tri ll b e . For many years I have been a believe:v that the unifica t i on of mines would mnke for greater effi ci e ncy on bot h the production and selling sides, and as time goes on, that bel ief i s reinforced. \1hat I have in mind i s the forma tion of l arge compani es on publi c utility lines, each ha.v i ne; a chart er, givin~ i t the s ole r i ght to uork coal in its mm area. Already the advant ages from the sellin& side have been indica.t ed, but if \7e take the long vietr, the economies to b3 found in production are no l ess r eal. For ituJtance, 1n Scotland ne~ development s to replace existing collieries shortly going out of action aro imperative. These developnents will be a t considerable depth, demanding a large capital outlay, .and the solution of s erious housing problems. Few individual companies today have either the capital to spend, without crippling themselves, or an adequate staff to deal with the technical problems necessarily involvod. I have also supported the principle of compulsory amalgamation because I could see no progress/ �200 progross on o.."l.y othGx> l:ln0sQ I do not hov1ev0r beli eve t ha·c it \:-ould be nlso to o.ppl~· :l'c:; i n connection u i th o.ny part icular scheme un1ess ·t o coopol a difficult minor ity o \'Jha t kind o f msnagEiment and con·li~ol could you eJq>ect :ln a grou p where compnnies ~ere all brought together agains t thoir u ill? Perhaps t ho issuo i s e far great er one than mos t of us non contemplate. Is the ehoioo really betuoen t he pr es0nt system of in.dividuol omie~shi p o~ uni fi cat i on s uch as t he Bill pro poses? . Some people mey bo asking if privat e O'l7nershi p in any f orm is· capable or solving t he Cocl p~oblem. In a recent l e tter to "The Times :, Sir Arthur Salt or0 r.! oP o made the follouing comment:"If Governments cannot govern, a mixed sys t em of state enterprise and super vision - tJhich is t he alt ernat ive to the r eplacemen·t of pr iva t e enterpriso, b y s t at o socio.lism - become s indofens ible . Thor a are very many uho if forced to choose b at creen an obviously unjust semi-State system manned by a sta t e ~hich hfla b een ca:pl1I'3d by section- :al interests, a nd a more corupl et e stnt o system, from uhich private enterpris 0 hod been el iminate d, r.ould r e luctantly but u1thout hesitation choos e the latter." Thero are soma uhose objection to unification is that it may be the prelude to national o\7llorsb.ip, but surely this m.11 only come 11' the IndURtry is s.o bankrupt or leo.dership that 1t cannot reco.st private omership to meet modern cond1ttonso Most of .us hate tho very thought of state Offllersh1p from a national point of view. Perhaps/ �110 Perhaps in this veey Coal Bill ·t..ne Mining Industry is getting its las·t chem.co to l"ofox-m itself' and one hopos v1hen the history of om, tinie c omes to be uritten., it nill no·c ho.v0 to put on record t:!:'IJ:J p:t@siri..g of a g-J?eat opportunity a I am convinced that p~lvate enterprise can, with vision and breadth of outlook, give us ove~ a number of years a revitalised indust:!?y which u:1.11 be the pridGl of the nation., but only if that individua l: ism, in uhich ·the Industry is nou entrenched is broken dot1n, and a spirit of co-opare.tion and national service domirui.tes ite policy. I hope that the Industry rrlll d 0cide to co-operate uith the neu Coal Commission ...-,hen it is appointed, examining !li th sympathy and good\·rill the schemes put fortm.rd, thus ma.king its contribution touards the solution of a problem uhich has eluded us f or so long. �I I L'iECHA.NISATION o Turning non ·to tho m1b j 0 ct of t'iech an:tsation.? \70 may find a clue to 01.W p:i..,,05:P0so ii.' v;o 0xamine the pr0t;luctiv0 i~esults over a period of yearso Table rfo o I g:lv oo compar at:'.l.ve i':lgures for Scot lo.nd, Great Brito.in and G-er-mo.ny (Rum.., Di s t;r ict) 0 a nd a close examination of these results enables us ·t.o drav1 certain conclusions o In 1928 the output in hUildl" ed'l.70:lgh·i::s p3r manshifts u orke d for the se countries were:Scotland Great Britain 23066 Gamany (Ruhr District) 21029 23o~4: Scotland Hreat Br-1 ta.in Germany (Ruhr District) 23.96 23.35 and in 1937 :- s2.oo Those figures must, b e d·isturbing to us nll, and I specially call your attention to tho f a ct that Gex=ra.e.ny (R'lllw) v1hos0 productivity aa expressed in cutso per mansh:1.ft t7orlred8 uas on a par V11th ours in 1928 1 h as outsbripped us and by a margin uhich gives her an outstanding a dvantage in the competitive markets. Vie remember tho days i:1hen :tn a spirit of' enthusiasm v,a started conveying on the face \"lith short units, t1ent on to longer units. and then to conveying in the gat es. Vie thought of the wonder~ resulta we would eventually obtain. The conclusions from the output figures 1n Scotland, and my otm experience, convinces ma that our present systems o£_mechanisation have given us all the advantages we may expect from them and sometimes I question if we are not losing ground. Vie could '71th advantage., examine the position in order to find out why the ant1ci'Dated progress has not been made. Perhaps it is that our cycle. in ~vancing longwall is too d1tt1oult to operate. �II Coal strippin::;, b!·ushi ri~, conve yor shiftinG, pacl{i ng and coal cuttin5 cll ]:,..ave to b e completed ni thin t v,enty four hour s ,. !s ·the cyc l e so difficul t tr,.at the e;o tt:i.D.G of it comple t ed is the impoi•tant factor to our manag ement and t he cost of d oins ·che ,,ork e. secondary consi deration? The amount of overtime t-lhi ch is often necessary - particularly on the coa l s tripping shift - seems to point to the fact t hat our worlc !c conducted under strain 11 and strain is al m1ys expensive. One sometimes hears it said, "Let us t ake t h e conveyors out of our Colliel."ie s" o This is a policy of despair, and t hore io no progress that ,;ray o I referred to. the Ruhr District in Geril'.Elny o The Germans hava much to teach us in IilininJ;, al1.d I Broatly admire their organisations bot.h on the su:rf'ace und u.n de1..;_;roun<lo Their Collieries c.re superlu.tively kept and everythi.."'18 about them speaks of vision and breadth of view. Their syster.1 of und0rground tra.11sp or t was developed before the :',ar in such a f'ashlon ths.t t1ben meohnn1es.tion of the face c tune , 1 t oomplet.e d their e quipment • It may be t ha. t our transport has not been modernised in line v,ith our face moob.e.r.isa tion. It 1s 1nterost1Dg to note th.at a number of the newer Ge!9nl8n I11noa a:-o heir13 lajdout on lOll.£!,"Pnl l :retreGtinu methods. The outpu·i; per mensh11't figures expected from these Collieries seem to me quite revolutionary and oo s ha ll aunit the results w.i. t h interest. ·-- �14 .. Uechan:1.sa•tion :lo hcr>o ·i;o stay:> but betterrosul to \7:i.11 not be obtained un•i;il \":c o.c·i:;:lvoly study the r ee.son for our comparative fail.ure. I should li~~ t~ oce n small Committee of the tlining Institute of Scotland appo:1.n·~ed to make an intensive eJtruninnti0n of one or t t10 average mines in Scotland and in Germ!lny r, finding out in both cases ,1aat proportion of the ·ii o-tru. lo.bour was spent on each individual operation. As I see it:> the gr0at est probloc of our timo is to increase tho output por manshift and this demnnds a thor ough invest igation into all the operations from the sh.a.ft bottom to the Coal Face. One for~ard step u ould bo the int1"'0duction of pouor loading at the Coal Face and I em g l ad to lmor, that a g:..-•eat dea l of research 1s now being conducted a long this line . In u year uP t wo the makors may be a ble to ovolve a r.i.achino ~hich ~ill rid the industry of hand londing, porho.ps t..~e most uninteresting operation 1n a mechanised mine. �COtiIPARI SDr1 OF OUTPUT PER l1ANSHIFT WORKED FOR SCOTLAIIDp GREAT BRITAIN and GER1'LANY (RUiffi DISTRI CT) for YEARS 1928 - 19370 ~o SCOTLPND o Ct:ts o GREAT BRITAIN o 1928 23066 21.29 23044 1929 23.74 2lo69 25.02 1930 23.44 21.62 26.64 1931 23.92 2lo61 29.26 1932 24041 , 21.99 31.98 1933 24.87 22.47 32.96 1934 26.22 22.94 35.02 1 936 25.21 23086 · 33.30 1936 24.64 23.5~ 33.-66 1937 23.96 23.36 32 . 02 Cw·ts. TABLE GERf.lfu'\lY ~RUIIR } . Cwts. I. I �:rn ... During recent yea:a:s there has been cqnsi derable controversy as to t"Jh.ethe~ or not coal mining has been As the Collieries under m:s charge have been n0ohe.nised for over fifteen years, I do not »~oposc to enter into this oontroversy other than to exp:ress the opinion tha.t 0 when oarefully planned and ma1ntaine~, mechanised coal-getting is definitely safer than the old hand-getting methods" .Aps..rt from such considerations, bouaver, the accident »roblem at mines presents a serious challenge to all concerned nith mining operations, and within the .past three years i t has had increasing attention focusse~ on it~ As you all .know, the Royal Commission on Safety in Coal Uine$, appointed in 19351 has concluded the taking of evideme 1n public,. end is no~ engaged in the prepara tion of its Report, uhion we a~ait uith interest. !rhere have been other Royal Commissions, and mining history seems to bear out that our accident. statistics have no.t been materially improve4 by ~hair recommendations or by new legislation. The Company to \'J bioh I e.m attached has for many years been interested 1n the problem of reducing accidents, and a few years a.go we decided that a more definite programme would require to be undertaken. Our v18\1 Tiaa re1,nforced as the result of a viait by certain of our officials to the lb:1ited States of America where safet1 campaigns have for a number of 7ear■ been a feature. �Some of' the t,.0sul.to ob·tia.,i,1od by th0 larger companies wero astounding:, ai'l.d ue :'.:'c l'i; 'i;hn·i:; ·cho time uas ripe for o campa:lgn in o~ Collie~ieo on oii111m." lin0so eve-r~ iibat 0 f'ollo·..i:~ 'i.ihG p:r:>octice :1n the Unit;ed Sta:i;es 0 a sepa!'a.te depar'i:imen:c Ev.ot b0 czoeo/cedi, 011.d this ·ue instituted0 appoint~ o. Saf'c'i.iy I::ng:ln0or- for the Company• \:hen ho got; doun. tt:> "C7ork he -recogn.ised th...,t o. Safety Iri..spector in each Colliery '\1as 0ssen'i;ial 0 lie felt that ·che Iil!l?laBelllcnt ere tho Collieries requwed the special help or this official if detailed examination of ·1:;he various f'o.c'i::01>s in.volvcd '1.70.s to be OUr achomo has nou been uork:1.ng i'oz> tho pc.st tm:>0e years uith resu1ts th.o.t are v:cey promisin.g:, and o.i.?O set ou~ in Tublos 2 al'ld 3. In Table 2 it uill be noted that ~0 Acc:ldent ~equonoy Rate has been reduced to loos than half tho z>ate reoo~ded ?o~ the year 19Sl ancl tbo.t the nanohifts per a.ocident figux>e ms bean more than doubled. In Table 3 all oaces o~ industrilll disease have been deducted from the total numbe~ o? compensable accidents shOTill in Tablo 2 so as to conform \71 th the accepted. I.lines Department practice. on analysis \78 find that the reduction in tho serious accidonts is not so great ruJ bad been hoped for but there is considerable improvement. �1_8 o, We believe t hat sufficient ~ork has been done upon the problem t o support our viev1 that in this lcind of campaign, enthusiastically conducted by offi cials and men, lies the real key to acci dent prevention. I have oft en b een asked if, in my opinion, the appointment of a Se.i'ety Inspecto~ in a mine should be enforced by Lau. I am not prepared to go t his length, because so much depends upon the enthusiasm with which the campaign is conducted, and the appointment of a Safe t y Inspector by its elf may produce little result. The idea is growing, and we have indications from time to time that many other Companies are pursuing simi lar safe~y \70rk. We are glad to give them the benefit of our experience. The \7ork we have already accomplished bears out that a considerable diminution in the accide nt rate in our mines is possible. The modern safety campaign depends largely for its results on personal contacts, and I feel it can help to create a spirit of co-operation between employer and employed 1f' honesty of purpose is evidenced in a practical fashion with the full support of the leaders of the Industry. In conclusion, might I appeal to the Council and Members for their support during the coming se~sion. In an Industry such as ours there are many difficulties to be overcome, many problems to be taelded. Working together we may achieve something of value for ~ne Industry which we all have the honour to serve. APRIL, 1938,. �l 9o TABLE II . sm,'IT.'1ARY OF ACC IDEHT STAT I STICS FOR THE '.i.1HIRTEEN OPERJ\TIWG COLLIERIES OF TRTI: 1?I1:.'l3 COAL C0!\1PANY LTD. SINCE 1927 o il"b-tf.KL YF....AR l!lAi.~SHIFTS \"j QRllliD . . I '.!.'ol.1:1tw 1\1'0. u~ COLlPENSABLE f.1!1.llJ.::ilUl''T S PER ACCIDENT. ACCIDEj:JTS I NCJ:lliASE .Lll IJAl\l,.. :SHil'TS PER ACC ID, :ENT SI:NCE 1927. ,., Cl 192'7 286628 ? 1954 146'7 1928 2762430 1951 1416 - 1929 2921884 2374 1231 - 16 1950 265'7244 17~6 1522 + 4 1931 2189024: 1531 1430 ... 3 1932 2235913 1396 1600 + 9 1933 2249362 1309 171B + 17 1934 2374037 1358 1748 + 19 1936 23"12780 1218 1948 1936 2484817 8'77 283S .,. 33 + 93 1957 25'19162 775 3327 +127 3961 +170 . 0 3 .✓ 1938 Jan.-:uar. 629846 159 �2 o. 41 Tt').!3L:U: III o DIS-r.:A.SES) PER .tlOo O:.. -li ~ =-"-•~.uu r li YEAR. AVER..4.GE l.92?. 68 09 62.3 1928. 69 . <!} 64.8 1929. 7lo4 76.l 1.930. 7lo2 60 .l 1931 67o3 QS.S 1932. 64.l 56111 1 9 33. 64.1 51.5 193~. 66.6 51.S 1935. 67.5 ~6.4 l.936. 67.0 31.5 1937. Not Available. 26. 9 do. 22.7 1938. Jen.-~ar. FOR .t:i't 1 00 , 000 1.'!AHSn:CFTS \'iORKEDo AVERAGE F'OR �----·------. VISTI' CF \1 ILLl/J.i RElD (F 'l'HE Fil'E CC.t,.L co. 1 LTD. AND BRM' FURNISHED Hlli CF THE COJPANY'S SAFE'rY WORK - - - -- AND SlJ.BSEQtmNT C0RRESPONDEHC"S �Foulford House, Cowdenbeath, Fife 11th October, 1945. Please note, :.I r. Reid has removed from the above address and is now residing at 11 NOR1!00D", CROSSGATES, Fife. C Q p y �j ~~(__ r Apz,il 18 9 1945 \ Dr. m U 1am Reid The Fire Coal Comparzy-9 I..i.nitcd Co,rdenbeath• Fife, England Dear Dr. Reid: This \'lill aclmo;,1ledgc receipt of your now this mo~ together rdth cow of report of The Technical Advisory Comr.rl.tteo. I am sure that I rdll enjoy reading this very fillleh and find r.mch valuable information. It appears that the ttar ne\7S from t he r:urop33.n ·~heat.re nould indicate that the fighting should be over rri.thin a shoi't tin::,. I k.tc:7 the people in England will .real like having one grand thanksgiving celebration. It \7aS quite a blo,·, to thz paople of the Uni·ted states and. probably al1 of the Allied countries to havl3 our Presi den·~ pass anrw quick:JT. Hoi7evcr• tre have ever:, confidence in Presi dent 'i'rUC!3.I1 and expect to carr., on along the lines o.s laid doun by I?esidcnt Roosevel t at least tor the duration of the ,·1ar, and ,1e are hopaful, of course, of sCll8 organized move.aEnt to p.i.""event future TTa.rS. The Union Pacific Railroad continues to carry a heavy load which requires our operating the mines s E..-van daya par t1eek, and with the miners receiving high wages and articles becor:d.ng scarce, everyone seeu to have plenty of oonoy and gives very little thought to contirming at wDl"k. t;le are having. a rather difficult time in keeping our lllinea pro~l.J' staffed. Ho~1ever, so tar ue are c ~ on in an orderIT ua:,- and hope to be able to contimle until the end of the ~1ar. ;-49 produced our greatest tonnage during the month of January- this year, our production bei.Jlg 612,214.40 tons. \'le are maintaining a monthl.r tonnage ot around 5751 000 tom to 590,000 tons. This appears to just about fuel the Railroad. The matter of recoiving mechanical supplies and building aaterial is beccaizlg quite a chore here, 1n tact. things are tighter than th.,- ewer haw been in this counb7 and equipment is becomng more scarce. �Dr. '!I1)) 1an Reid April lB, 1945 Please e;onvey ow regar-ds t o your staff.. Many of the boyo speak o.f you f'l..nd t he c.~d:i0ra cf your otaff quite often. I a.rn still hopeful that .r~ ,7i1l be ab1o to renet7 acquaintances soma tims in the not too distant futureo Thanks again for the copy of the reporto Very sincerel y yours, DmsABJ ... �TELEGRAMS "FIFCOL, COWDEN8EATH." TELEPHONE Nos 181 TO 185 COW0ENBEATH. I oi\T E•a:rlese:) P:resi d e n t, O The TTn:.l.. on Pi: cific Cos.l Co:-., Rock Spring s, HYOMI1\T0. , uO s O A O Dea.r l'firo Bayles s, A ':1:1echnica.l Com.rn5_ttee has been si t t i n g in t~ is Country d urino: the pas t s :1.x months ; 1mder the Chairmansl:i p of my ":'ather , and t;]:-,e enclosed is a co'!')~r of t he Repor t v, 1-dc.._, ! t r ,, ~t yo,, 1;15.11 find of S " l'!le i n tere st o With kiPd e st reg ards , �- - !.:r. Eugene llcAuliffe: Referring to yours of' October 28th \"Sith copy oi' letter from Dr. \'Jj 11 :i am Reid: The lettc1.' is ve'!.'"J int el'csti.ng and coincides closely \1ith our or~ experience. Ori!llnal Signe~ GEORGE B. PRYD! I ., �~ -r ?~! Omaha - October 28, 1944 Mr. G~ B. Pryde: Herewith copy of letter received from Dr . William Reid under date of October 4, t,.rhich is quite informative. You will note he has a total of 19 Duckbills and two 14 B.U. Joys. �~ -- -~ - C O p y - .-, \ ·' THE FIFE COAL COMPANY, LTD. COWDENBEATH, FI FE, SCOTLAND 4th October , 1944 Mro Eugene McAuli i'f~ - President The Union ·Paciflc Coal Company 1416 Dodge Street Omaha 2, ,Nebrask&, U. S.A. Dear Mro McAuiiffe: Many tha.~ks for the Wyoming Labour Journal Article duly received at the end ·of iast week .. Your John Lo Lewi s does not suff Gr fr.om over-modesty although_we in this country from the little we know o f h imp believe· :that we have no mini ng leader to comps.re with him in some respects. Our Unlon discipline just does not exist and our labour troubles are t~nding to multiply with absente eism and local strikes. Our men are making no effort whatsoever to j u stify the relatively -high wages now ·being paid to them and their chances of retaining anything like the present wage standard are very· small indeed on our present· output per manehift . I I not.e the remarks in the Labour J ournal Article regard-- . ing Comrie . They do not represent, the facts in that the mechani sed · side of Comrie Colliery where Duckbills are operating is only giving us unde·r four tons a man. This figure is rising t'leek by week but we have a long way to go before we reach the 5-ton mark. We now have Duckbill schemes at Frances (4 ' Ducks), Aitken (4 Ducks) and Mary (2 Ducks) besides 9 at Comrie, and we are ex- • tending the application of shortwa.11 cutters and Duckbills at other places, as well as introducing shortwall cutters -w:1th hand-loaded scraper chains. We also have two 14 B.U.'s working at Comrie . These last are opening out to the dip. I am plannfng to come over to the United States whenever thi~ war 1s ~ver and I hope t hat t~e time will not be long when I may have the pleasure and privilege of meeting you aga1~. With kindest regards to-you , Yours sincerely, /s/ William Reid ��\ Novollber 14, 1943 Dr. l'!iJ l 1am Reid • The Pite Coal eo., Ltdo Cowdenbeath, Fifeshirc, Scotl;:mcl Dear Mr. Reids I am very much obliged t.o you for sending m:> the book of StQries tram Aberdeen, and we expect to use acme of the otorios in our magazine. It was very thoughttul. of you to send this to me. I shall be interested loter on in having your axperiencos nith the Duckbill and shaker in room and pillar wrk in your rrl.nos. I knot1 Y'OU can increase j,our production per mn shift very p0rceptib~. I am ' not um1ndtul. that you have to watch eubeidenoo•of the ourf'o.co caroi'ully, but at the great dept.ha at which you are mining, I doubt if this ttll.1 bo eeriowl. - I read 1n the Fite papers of the possibility of your f athor•s being appointed to take over the work ot supervising production, particular]T aa it refers to the inatallation ot new machinery &nd net't n::athoda of work. On account of his long ~rience 1n coal mining, I know thnt he 1a particulai-17 titted tor that Job, and I would like to see h1m UBUIIII the post. I am womering if Ur. Crawford ever receivod!W' rather belated recOJIIMl1dationa tor working the room and p11Jar r.ork with Duckbills. We are going along with the developnent of our new Stansbury 1111w wbich w atart.ed to open Januar,y l.at'of this year. ~ the end ot the year, n upect to be loading about 1,SOO tons·or coal per dq. The labor probl-, with abeentee1am, scarcity of labor, and labor turnover, 1a atill a met difficult one. a-nt>"lr ma to llr. Carlow and your father. When this l1Br is · owr, I hope w ~ be permitted to visit each other again. Verr sincerely yours, Origins! Signed: GEOR9E .BC~YDE ' �~~----- ..,. ~ c A i ' . - IO NS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY HEAD OFFICE, LEVEN; FIFE. TELEGRAIIS " CARLOW, PHONE, LEVEN," " FIFCOL," COWDENBEATH. TELEPHONE Nos 161 8: 162 LEVEN Nos 3181 TO 3185 COWOENBEATH, YOUR REF............................ ••,- ,ms OUR REF............ ... ..... :.:.::Y..1 '- 0 Er . George i3. :::1 ryde, Vic e ? resident, Tne 'C'nion Pa c i fic Coal Comp any , Rock Sprinr~s , 'NY OI11I NG- , U oS. A. Dear I.~r • Pryde , I thou~·ht you ,,ould be interested t o :c'l.oH that r:e h u ve novr several Duckbil ls i:JOrkin~ and vre 2.re bu.sv- tr2.in :..:1z; our OU..r'l ::n.chinery Demonstra tcrs for extension of ihe sch er.1e o~ me cha.'rlise stoon and room to f our of our other coll i e rie s . 'l'he Am.erica...'fl p lant is doin ~ very Y!ell j_ndeed and we rrish r10 h ac'i. 1r.or e of it . an I encl ose a little book of Stories f r o:n: Aberdeen n "'ich I t:-1cug ht ~rcu mi ~~h t find us eful iu c onne ction n ith you1• ..i."TI.ployee s 1 _,: ar azine . I:t is priva.te1y p1•ir..tea. and I c ot a c op~r by chan ce . •••• ,, .-.., �-Dr. TTiU 1 am Reid0 C-eutlo 1.1.'.::;o The Fife Cool Conp:1.ey0 ·1Mo CWdenbooth, Fifroltll"C0 s~~lm7.tl Dear Dr. Roid: • I O.!l vor.J Jlloo.o~d inaocu. to 1-"aw your loiter of tho 18th of • , August, as I had not hoorrl fr:o::iyou for SllCh o. long tin:::J. Unf'ortunat.oly, tlle letter I nrote to you OOI"fy this ycnr and t h2 nnpn I sont., :i.~gard:l.Dg your develozxngnt plans for t:nrldn,g rr.I:U1 Shlllcor Ccnvoyora w..d Ollc~lllo., were o~ntly· lost in traooii. I J.nt-:,r cont o oirdla,. l etter cr:.d ma!)s to ?!r. Cranford, ·by both air nnil and regular m:i.:U, w..d I hop:, at, lccnt one of theua has arrivod. I Qlll sur-e, after otuclying tho pl.om cont c by Ur. Cro;li'o:...·d, thnt thio sysi0n or uoing Shokox- Conv-cyo1°S o.nd Duc!tbillo \11ll l'lOrk aucceasful.ly, both in driving l""~om and rocovor-.lng pillnroo The wnr looka much batter, and TIO .:lN, of couroc., (!r<ntly pleaocd over this. I ha.ve t r10 oons-in-lao in the ce!"'\Tice, one in the krr::., and oao in the Nav,y. Alberta and bor t't70 ch:U.dren hnvo been rtlth us for t:ror:nntho and have norr retumed to tho1r hoioo on the ucot const. Om• youngest daughter and her younc son are still with uo. 1'he construction uora· on our nm, stanobury tJino io mov:tna nhoD.d. Ue are getting 300 tons por d!\v, hovo tho tun11ol driven to about 3,000 feet, and expect to haw the add1tional diotonco drivon by tho lot. of Decmmer. ~ Gteel tipple and mine buildin3a are under tto;J. Thoy tdll also be completed about the SOIOO tice. I read about your father• s nctiv-ltios in tho Colllory Gwlrd1an once 1n awhile, but, untortunnto~, have not lwl the tima to m-ito to 111-. Carl.air. I have passed your letter to llr. Beyl eso and your l;Ood m.shos to lira. PrJde and the rest of the £mail¥. I • glad to-know thilt you'tlre making such good pro~as at 70Gr n111r oou s.,.. tor, like Amoricn, SCotland needs on increased output . ot coal deaparate.17. Vf1f7 aincorol;y yours, 01iginol !:i(!n~~ GWRGE B. 1>1'<~2 �Scp-::.ori'oo1.. 25 9 1943 • Dr, 1'111Uam Roid, Gontlo I.le:o • Tho Fife Cool. Co:i~g • x,-:;:10 Co.idonbeath, Pil'osl~D Scotl:mu Dear Dr, Roi.di I an very plcru;ccl indeed to havo your lct.teli" of tho 18th of August, as I had r.ot hcord fl>o:i you for GUeh a long til::3o Unf'ortunnt oly, the lottor I tirote to you oru.~ly this year and the t'.::lpo I ,mnt, rogru.-ding your development plo.no for \'roridng rlith Shaker Convoyo1"0 and Ducld>illo, WCl"e apparently· loot in tranoii. I lo.tor sent a oioilar letter and mapo to lir, Crawford, by both air i:nil . t.md :rogulo.r lll.'.lil, and I hopo ai lonat one of those haD arrived. I ora ouro., afi.or otudying tho plano oont o by Yr. Crani'ord, thnt thio oystom o;;,' uo~ Dholtor Convoyors nnd Duokbillo m.11 \-:Ork auccess£ul.ly, both ~ driving ro~ and rocovor.ins pillarso The war looks much bottor, and ,10 a.re, of couroo, g?eatl y pl oaocd ovor this. I have t\'lo oons-in-l a.w in the scr-1Tice, one in t~o A;rq/ ond one in the Hav. Alberta and hor tr.o children ha.v0 boon ,7ith uo for trroa:mths ond have now rot ume<l to their home on tho west co::ist. Oili" youngest do.~tor and hor young son nre etill vd.th w,. • • Tho construction r.ork- on our n0i7 Stanabury llinc io r::.oving a.head. We are gett ing 300 tons per dey, hove the tur.nol driven to about 3,000 f eet, and upect t o have the adcl1tionnl diat.mco driven by tho let of Decenber. Oar otecl tipplo Md mi.no buildings aro under 'ff41• They nill also be co?Dp1.eted nbout tho oaIOO ti.03. I road o.bo.ut •your f a.thert a llctivitios in tho Colliery Guardinn once 1n awhile, but, unfortunntoly', have not hc.d tho ti.mo to urito to llr. Carlow. I have paz,eed your letter to llr. Boylesa end yo'lll" £:;OOd rdchcB t o 11n. Pryde and the rest of the fomil.y'. I a glad to'knoW tha.t you'nre caking suc_h good progress at 7GUr nw coll.1U7'• tor, like America., Dcotl..o.nc1 needo on iJlcreaoed output ot coal d.Nperatel.T• Very- sincerely roura, Oriei nal Signed! GEORGE B. PRYDE �LL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY ' HEAD OFFICE, LEVEN, FIFE. TELEGRAMS "CARLOW, PHONE. LEVEN." "FIFCOL," COWDENBEATH. TELEPHONE Nos 161 8: 162 LEVEN Nos 3181 TO 3185 COWOENBEATH. • YOUR REF............................ Mr. George B. Pryde, the Union Pacific Coal Company, Rock Springs, i.'vYOMING, U oSoAo Dear i11r. Pryde, / It was a pleasure to get y our l etter of July 3rd a nd to write you a..l1d tell you that part of the equipment ha s arrived in this country and is on its way here. We have opened out a considerable area of coal a t . .1ur Comrie Colliery and we are busy in having men allocated to us t o g et on \·.rith the new work. The Goodman people have a demonstrator here now and so have Sullivan and they are all g oing to work t ogether . It is interest:ing for you to learn that 11r. \:Jheeler v1ho is in cha.re;e of the Development work in this country (late of' Joy) is very enthusiastic re g arding the application of Duckbills in circumstances such as ours. Ee has recently been back in America and has seen a number of firstclass Duckbill installations with results much better than he had believed possible. ,[le hope to raise about 1,300 tons a day growing in three months to 2,000 at our new colliery. Like you, of course, \7e find mining laboux very scarce and what is available is very poor in quality. The p atience of our iifana13ement is very much tried due to labour dif'ficulties. Your record of · increased output is wonderful and I wish you every success with your new Stansbury Line. Ifly father sends to you his kind regards and when i,·Ir. Ctilow comes back from h 0 1iday I shall pass on your good wishes to him. Please/ �/Please tell 1::ro Bay l iss tl~a t I wa tch for his Pe.pers in t he .American Institute Transactions and t h at I h ope to see him over here when this v1ar is successfully terminated o Please g ive my good. uis hes to rv,rs o Pryde and. your d aught e r Alberta., and to yourself mi gh t I just say that it is grand hear i ng f'rom you. Yours sin c e rely, �:)1". ~-f illiam ileid c/ o The Fife C.:o=tl Co2_;w ·· , :..·,~. Co:rl.enbeath, f ifeshi 1•c Scotl311d !.lear Dr. :~e ld: I i:as corr:,·, i ndeed, to hear of the death of :~1•. Kcr.nct h !.'.:c ::eill. I valued c::--ootly ny us :;ocint ion r:ith hit:, us :.ith ill the ::ie~ers of your off i chl st aff .,110:::. I have n;;t, ruitl oo.~1c I h:ive not met ei.cept thl'Ol~ correspondence . ~~r. !.:ci:eill r;m; a very Ci~p~bl e official, and his pas.::;ing v:ill bo a e rect lose t o ycu ~t t hi s p:.:.rt i cula r tic;.e . I uish you ;·;ould co!lvcy t o :.:r. ~;ci-:cill r::; i'cci.ly cy condolences. ~ road some ti:.::'..:l r.zo of your pr-o;:iotion , •..hi cll I kna-., i s ·;;ell deserved. It .Ji.11 brin3 :rany problc.:1s to you., ~d I a:i ~urc ~-ou r.ill :::cet the:n and oolve t!1e::1 successfully. Albert.a' s husband is in the Amy, in C3l..ifornia. r:llenor , our youneest daught or •s , husband is in tho rJ.:i;,- y, t akin~ t1,ci.ni.nJ at the present ti.me. So I.Ts. i'ryde nnd I h~.wc thrac ~r .:t.!"\dchildren nith us • .\lbert.a expects to 50 to her husbo.nd t ho l uttc r :).'.ll't of this o ont h . The ,1ar s ituc.t.ion look:, ::ru.ch b ettm· t hc.n i t did so.11c r::onths ns o, nnd I on sure t he United ~:utions hove eot their stride, ~•_.ncl i t m.ll be n. clitforant story i'ro::i no\7 on. The .:'.:;:erican !)eOple, \:ith their ollles, ,," ill use ever-.{ effort to bri.n.:; this r;nr to o. succes3ful conclusion. Our pi'<>duct.ion this year ·,:ill be c.rounc. 5,250 , 080 tons. ..1th ~at l abor turnover, ab~cntccis:i, ~'1c! ~any ether probl e;:.1s, it h~s been a di.rficult Job, end the m.·mpo::cr !h---oblcn 1:rill probably get more acute as tice 3)83 by. I icno:-1 you also a.re runninc; full blast and cettillj n lar;3tl !)rod.uct.ion, althou~h I notice thct. tho 1,roduction of the British 131.es i a c:o~ to be short of t he dcnand . Pleaoo re:::.o::'ber ri:c to your f ~ r , your f.!t!ler, 311.d all the officiols or the Fife Coal Co:?:.mn:7, to \;ho::i I :::end cy very be::;t regnrds. 7er-J sincerely yours, •Jr,•·,..,\<· • (,;;:t . ....': -'• .' �Rock Springs - December 15, 1942 Br. Eugene ~c,\uli.i'fe: :l.efcrrins t o Johnson' s letter of December Llth : I ·•·as V O-r':f eor,-y, indeed, to hear of l 'r. !'ell~ I shall t;ritc to t:r . Rei d ·:.-ithin the next day or so . Original Si::nd: GtOrtut. B. PR'.'DE ~ - -· �b Omaha - December 11, 1942 Mr. G. B. Pryde: For your information, the following letter was rece1ved,dur1ng Mr. McAuliffe's absence in the east, from Mr. William Reid, General Works Manager, The Fife Coal Company, Cowdenbeath, Scotland, dated November 26: "I am very sorry to have to tell you that Mr. McNeill passed away suddenly on Monday, 16th inst., after a short illness. "He was an outstanding personality in the Scottish Coal Mining Industry and he will be missed very much by more than his colleagues in this Company . "I wiil be greatly obliged if you will pass on this news to Mr. Pryde for whom Mr. McNeill had a great regard. 11 . ..... , �• I ., Dr. Tiil l i am Reid, The Fif e Ooe.1 Co□Tany o Lt d o~ Col"Jdenbec.t h, iii f e 0 Scotland. Dear Dr. Rei d: I h£1Ve y o tu•s of !.hl"ch 28th e.nd I sorrotJ V! i t h you i n the l os s o f you1~ f ive yea"!:' old s on . X k n ot1 hon you a~d Mrs . Reid fe el aboui t ho boy ' s pas si ngo ~he memo~y of this chil d o i ll x>e1:ai n <.:-1:J:'Gh you and you~ r:ife f oxo a.ny y e!1r s but ti rae alone u:1.11 sof' t en t he great soz-r ot., you both not1 f e (:l. Lir . Ryan die d. s uddenly i n iilori d a . F.fa \"1~s n fi n e , courageous type of gentleman 9 X can I°eoe.11 wh en be ue.~ e.l~ost the f i rst man enter i ng mines ohich h:~d suffe~ed expl osions in Pennsyl vania and Vi rgini a ~ nerhnp s t hat ~ork shortened hi e life . I r ejoice t ha t y ou and :l? o f:lc:Ue:ll ·r.ex-e a ble to get out from under the prosecution , the evi deilce as X re~d same i n "The Coll i ery Gunr.d1sn 11 i nd.ice.t i n;:; t h9 i youxc.ccident .: i a s a r esult of unforeseen and v.nnredi ct able o1rcume.tanoes. There i s only one saf~ ~ny- i o mine coal ~.nd that is to di scontinue or oduo t ion, our pr oblem t ~.at ot reducing our accident s to the mi nioUEi o 1 \"11th respect to the t1a.r situation ue have gone through e vicious period of munition st~i kes, v1th ver y 11ttle done to control san e by the governmen t ·; of course you h~ve heard of t he coal strike ohich l a sted a month, we who wi shed to worlt in the Rocky :,,ountain r eg ion e.llo-;;ed to cont inue which saved us both trouble and exnense , pr a ot1oally all of t he bituminous mi ne s back at work. Wage rates, however, will oe r a i sed from (A . 00 t o $1..40 ~er day , J oy lood ing op e r ators up to G).o.oo per day and our duckbill oper ~tors $9.60, which is alt ogether t oo high, exoeseive wages , as you know, provoking absenteeism which seems to be a problem in t he British mi nes at the pr esent time , as I r ead 1n "The Col l iery Guardian! ; in f act I abstracted from t be i Baue of April 4th, writing ~ .John L. Lewis quite an extended l e t ter ~• t o the r el a t ion bP.t ween high wages and absenteeism. I don ' t know whether I wr ote you regarding our ne~ �/./~ ·~ , ~2- Greek let~er safety acci8ty . 1n any c a se, X run sending you herevith copy of our coo~let which is om., l a st effort to inv-oke intere st .. Pl e2-s0 -?.xtena. t o .:.ir-a. I=Iei cl and 0.cce-pt fen;" your>sel f the mo st sincere sympa,t b.y of :l~s o UcAul i ffe, Ke:'t~hleen and my - saJ.f and g ive our good ·~ t ::hes to tlr o t1cWeil., keeping in mind tba.t uhi l e t h e Engl .:. ~½. epeaking Dorld is suff ering so21e d ark h • urs, Br>~:i; a:ln and t he fulglo -Cel tic r ~.oe '.1i l l eventually cone out on t op. OrlglDalSJgnoo EUGENE McAULIFFE A. U: ~:. MAY 1(, 19,.. �~ep -tember 14, 19 37 I' f ,I Jj Dr. 'Jm . P.eict The F'if e Co cil Company, Ltd.. Co"t"1denbenth • Fif cshi :re :3cotland Dear Dr. Heid: J: h ave yours o f Au e,u st 3 1.; th, n.ud rm.s glad , indeed, to hour frou you. I am g lad to kno 1;; that you liked t ho !)icture . I thouuit you would like t o h ave i t ss u so uveni r . ;:,:as very 1->l eas0d to kno w of the .PXOBl'ess beinl, made by your sinld.ng Pt ts in Co~ri e. You are r:1akint:; good heo.dvmy. Your visit to ~astbourn~ ~hould be on enjoyable one for you, and I am sure you ,:;ill be hc.p:9y to eet a\'1ay f:t~o!':1 the j ob :foi· a day 0 1· t ,:;o. You are eti 11 k eepin G up your r ecord in Gaf ety r:ork, o.nd I think you a.re to be congrs-,tul a t ed. J I Had ilr . Peter llitchel l :::.t ou1· l a.st Hock Springs Sufety meeting, .::!.net I beli eve he . enjoyed it, particularly the aTmrding of the y rizes. no doubt he Y7ill talk to you abou t i t YJhen h e return o . I plan to t ake him around t o our several mining districts tomorrot1, slll) •:Jin g hli.t nha t -ne are doing, e.nd I look f orv:ard to a pleasant visit nith him. \:/ill be e l ad to know how you find things in Gemany upon your retum . ... ,eceived the reJ:,1ort of the H.ll .Divisional Inspector, for v,hi ch I thank you. ,Ii th beat regards to you both, I arn Very oincorely yours, �11 FIFC01!; COWDENBEATH. TE.LEPHONIE ~~ 161 & 162 LEVEN ~ 1811'0 185 COWDENBEATH. GENERAL MANAGER'S OFFICE ~~ 30th 1tugust, ~ YOUR REF. ........................... J.VR/IE..... OUR REF••.••. Geo. B. Pryde, Esq., Union Pacific Coal Coo, Rock 8prings, \l'IYOMING, U. S. A. Dear Mr. Pryde, I have just hung your photo, duly framed , in my room. Fev, things have given me greater pleasure, and I must thank you for your kindness in sending me it. It is a very fine likeness indeed, and I may also add, has a very kindly look. Trade is very good here and our Safety Campaign is going on apace. I have arranged with Mr. Williamson, our Safety Engineer, to send you a copy of the H.M. Divisional Inspector's Report for Scotland. You will see from it that we get some little praise for our efforts. The Comrie sinking pits are now down to 900 ft. each. We expect the main pit bottoms will be at 1,200 ft. so we are well on the way. We have ordered a "Norton'i Automatic Washer for 440 tons per hour with ~wo wash9oxes, each having compart:ments to wash from eu to lfst and 1~•• to 0.11 • ~t/e have also ordered a propeller torpedo type f~ . 10511 diameter to do 250 thousand cubic feet per minute at 4~ 1• water gauge I expect to go off on holiday on Friday to my Uncle's · in Eastbourne in the South of England for a week or ten days. By the way, I hope Mr. McAuliffe will have received the manu:scripts I got from the Mining Instmtute Library for him. Mr. McNeill was to send these off last week. Our Valley.field Colliery is working the coal mentioned by Lord Dundonald in his description of Culross, but, of course, at very much greater/ �ffeajt'e.............. ~.~······················ greater depths A The 11 Bowdil 11 cha.in and picks trial at our Aitken Colliery was very successful, and I expect further orders will be placedo I have not been able to get a.way to Germany yet but I hope to go ve ry soon after my return from holidayo Again thanking you very much indeed for the photographo With kindest regards to Mrs. Pryde and yourself and all my friends at Rock Springs. Yours very sincerely, �ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. .0 H EAO OFFICE: LEVEN , F1 FE. TELEGRAMS °CARLOW. PHONE, L EVEN:• " Ft Fcoi:: COWDEN BEATH. TELEPHONE N?~ 161 & 162 LEVEN . N'?~ 181 TO 185 COWDEHIIEATH. YOUR REF•-······ \_•ffi_,/~- o OUR REF._ _ Mr. George Bo Pryde., Union ~acific Coal Coo, Rock Springs, WYOMING, U. S. A. Dear Sir, I enclose H.M. Divisional Inspector of I.lines Report for Scotland, as promised by Mr. v1illiam Reido Yours faithfully, For THE FIFE COAL COMPANY LIMITED ~er,,._a.. E/- Z.~e~ "1v --------- - �June 5, 19S7 :Wr . \'kn. Reid The F ife Co al Co . , ~- ~t1 . Co·aden b·e a t h , l'i fe::.l\i~ ("; Scotl and Deu.r Dr. Heid: X Y1us glc.d. ·i:;o aave yo u:r l e t tel'° o f rec ent da te , and to know t h~·c yo u o.~e i.'lon o..s:: i ~•ti ng yo u r :la ther , ,1hich u ill eiv e you a bro ader f i e ld , ro'ld I knorJ yo u \"lil l be hel p :i:'ul to .>-OU l' fat her in h i s J y I ~ r.-10:rk. _ll.Jil gl ad t o kno n tha t the ::::11.9.:f·ts are €:,o i n i:; C::.o i:1n oncl they n ill be l ar&e p:r-o duce1·s uhen you get t'heru. i n 01>erat i on . I no te by yow:· lot·~e:t' aml by the }Jai,~~l'i tll..i t th G coal u l.l.ui n c as is booming in Gz-ea,t Br1. ·tain . ·.!e h uve had ·cuD r.io n t,lrn o f s low 11roducti on o n a.ccoun ·t o:r hu'lli ng to f:ltocl~ co E-.1 p:..~i o ~· ·i;o i:l:.e c :xpi ration o f Olll' i"Jage e.g rC 6i't 1en t , 'J'lla.t i S llCJ\'J Oll'G o i tl:e 1,"I/)Y for the next ·iuo yea:cs, and I a.m s enili ne:;; you t 1:!o co-pi eo of ' the a groe:-nent , on0 f ol· yoursel f ::.'.mi one 'l..hich I •;;i sh ;;rou / -.-1oul d pus □ ,lio ;~.:.·. Cax-loy;; ,.1i ·lli :w.y com1,1l i r.1 en·i;:a . .h!'tl ~l ~o :.:eud ing you tuo copi e f3 oi' oul' Ol d Timers' l"'0:.1t.er, one f or yourGe l f ond one f o r ;.~1·. K . H . l'.Icliei ll . '.'!e h ad a. 1·ath01· pecul !.:::i.· c:.rv e:-d 13nc e y ec:;·~0ruay, .Tune liad a h eavy snor1 s torm al l over the ·::e 3t ern s t a te s , o.nd particuli!I'l y i n t he Gt o.te of ',7yoming . ':i'he sno•iJ a.mounted , in ao~e o f t h e raountcdnc , t o 16 i nches , i n Ro cle Spri n gs to 4 inoheo. I a.s s1.n:e you i t loo ked very nuch l i k e Ck.:i i.i tl!lo.kl t it,1e yes t erday. Being a ·n et ano-:.7, of cours e, i t \-.ri l l be o f i n c alculable b enefit t c the :;r~u ck men and f a!"'!ile:rs. 4 th. I GOt U,l) a t a qua1·ter to t \10 in the mol'uint; [!ll (i l i s t ened t o the Corona t i on cere:aoni cs unt i l time to go ·~o t:oi·k . You may rest t1,:.;:.;ureu. I mjoyed i t i mmensely , n:.:; I C!o ul d f ol l ow the route very cnref u lly, ht'..Ving been i n London i n 1931. The \ 1ork o f op ening our nm1 Lli.n es g, es clone. , anci the n cm pc,v;er y l un t a t Ho ck Sp rl.n es und t he tippl e o.t Re li wi c e are wor ldnc out v e1•y ;-;el l . 'i'he c urs of l a r ger c upaci -cy help our co at e v e r,.1 me. t eri a l ly. �2 - I l eave fo=-t> Sun 3':c:mcisco , Culifornia , tomorror1, to be :present at t Ae 6T2.d UQ ·dcu exer c.i ~cs for ri.zy do. ugh ter, • Bllenox_ a -r1ee1< fro1!1 ?Low . I have n e'1Jer been in Sun Franci sco p and expect to hr,ve r:.. pleasant 'visi ·c. there. Ui th kin6. !'e&;aI·ds "i.io yourself~ yo1u.' father, an<i. al l the ma::ibei--s o f yov.r 3·~2ff, I am Very s incerely yours, �Dear YJi l l iG.:!l.: I au veJ:~; ~_:te2.serl io ha.ve y our L>c.fety ric\7S , tihi ch . conee to :::-..;:? d e!Zlr ~:egula:-t.~l y . I have beZore me the copy fo r ::JGce:20 3::: ; :.:.v36 . w.h.i ch sho-rm you nre r-tking ver-,y' substantial 1>:ro~ess, e.s indicated by Pac e 2 . Safety uorlc i c 2. con tinui :J.:; job, and I lilte tl-!e ua;y you are e.ttn.ck int.; t!lG 111-o'i.)l <;;::i . '.!'he:1:e i s no time 'C".:11en ne feel the t \;e hLVC Co!.1 e ~:;ell enoug1. Jt1s t a s ~oon ::i..:3 ".."Je a rrive .,1,t tha·c; st:?;ic of nine.. , ne a re i::,oing b~:ek-.7erci . ~11.e corir:1~2cial cn c:rators i!.'l t 'h . in di $'.:r~ric•~ h a ve tal:en 2. fornard ste[') c:."t -the request of : --., . ~cJ':a.:.li~fe . 'Z'hey ho.ve ~11poiuted a a afe·cy ~'ngineer , c:nd \Jill pu.t m1 .:. Safety procr an s i~1i.ln:c ·to ·i;hat o f ?he Unio rJ. :Jacific Coal Co:apany. T'm.s ~ng:t:rieer n ill :re::io::'i:. ~Gu .2 1.:io a::i".'C. of three oper~to:.:·s, ;;.'11.o -:;Jill hundle tlle Zc.xe ty :::lc~tter s f o::r the first ye~ , v.nc. uftcr t h ~ t they u ill ;J2 z-o "io."Ged . Toi:a mi ~1t not t>e u bud i dea f or some of ih e s,r ....~11 o:9erators in 3cotlano. -r1l10 feel -:;h0y c2.:mot ate11d the e2rgen se of a Safety J;n L.d n ee:;_, indi vi duull y, bu i ~ by co::1bining , t1~ey mi['ht e::r~l oy one joi\'! tly . 'fie ~.ic.. ve~·y ::-~c od 1:ast yer:.:?, ns you ,;ill noie by the :.:at;ezine n1!ich i n bei n c sent you : but "i.:e f!z>e no·G sati s fi ed . Si :.r io.tP.li tie r.3 i n the no c k Sp~illcSS ritl.tl ec i n c. very ·oad reco~d. ·:10 pu t on en A □~istt21 ·i; su_ 9 exintendcn t at Rock S'p1·irir;~, t.o see if ne _cfo.7mot o_ccom::.Jl i sh somcthl.n(::; , 'Tn.e lllWl ·::110 i s ti.t Ilreoent ~u9ol'in"Gendent hs.s been ,·.-i th us u great flD.DY years, end i n 3ettin 6 l..long i n yeurs . The 1>resent mine □ are oxten ::ive : ..nd entQil quite u yllysicf!.l harci.abiJ;l on tho Lli ne_ :Cu~e:dntendi:m t. You he:.ve no <.:.ou:Vt l'cad fros oi.1.:r :.:asazi n e 2:..rticlea thu·~ i,c con;vleted our pouer pl ant a.nu the i o;provc:.1entu ~ t !telience o.u::ing t h o clo sing cont.hs o:r li136. :.le cl GO ..:.1urchused ti.'1e i'olll'- ton I>i t cars to put in at ll&lln,, . :aie in Gtr1ll ction of the l.:.l'(l;e1· :t.Ji ·t car;;, has been a ver✓ -::ontierful thl.nc , and ~1as increc.sed our yl'Ocluction one.. i·el..uceC:::. our co sto very :perceptibly. \.'e are also r:iovini; ~long on the !)l'Opozed opariing at superior. J..11 the oius for the rock \-:ork o.re in. a.nd ne Y!ill let the contract nnd get sto.rtecl '7itl1in the next ueek or ten daye. and push these slopes on<i. v.ir ohafts through to a conclusion. ·::e think 1 t \"J ill t ake e.bout six non t he before we will be l>l'O wcinc a Lt:1all c.IOOun t of coal. �f/e hcc. ~'- ._ootl ~,reo.1~ iH 1936, t:lining 3,286,159 tonn of co:!21 ~ the lc.rg oi:t. ~)!'Ociuct:i.on ,-.,e hD..ve hud ~ince 1013. ~mi \7e .:.re s ·:·.c.r·::Ci~1G 1937 v!i th PTO spec·ts c,·.f doing very uell. • - 'J.11e l~~Jox- :::it!.10,•;_-,iou in thls count.r~r is not po.rticul a:tJ.y clea:r. '3.10 ~J.:. t.o::mbilo industry, t:hich \'Jt--.s o.oing 1.7el l E11c.l hcl :pec. _,:;:,o~t.1:l de ;::erk f:o:r a great m:my lJCOl)le, is under 01·cc.ni3a'Gicn '":Jy Sohu ..J• Le--..·rls, of the hlne ·.:orkers Union . ..'h~-t succes:; he uill heve, I don ' t k!1or:, but u Good IB..allY man G:::-e out on strike . It i s oi f:ficnlt, o.lso, to say y;he.t t'he attitude . of ·Gb.e C-Qvern:0.en'i; ,;1ill be to-i..-:nzci. a si tue.tion of thi c Li.no.. I tl sh to thank ~rou fol" th e Ch.ti str.1::s c n:rc. . ·:!e bad an enjoyable tiue , c?:.d excellent -::;eethe:r . Ea.tl 0>st of' our fruni l y ,.ri th 1J..s. Since thc.t t:lr.::c, -no hc."Ie had extremely cold ue&ther, tucnty to t~ent-y-five dccTeeo belor1 zero, ':rl th :.;ouetir.1cs hi&h y:indo blo .inc, It ~cf~ us 61lecoint; r:i.any times to kee!.) t:J.e miu es 011c r atin:_;. !;Je hc.d a ver-J busy year 12.st year . I n t he evenings I p layed golf, a:ic.:. enjoyed i t ci:catly . \ie lt.ve a club ,;ii th one hund:red mcrnbers no-r; , \!i th all of our debts paid, anc.. heve very good p:ro s11ects 'fo!· £~ fine yenr during 1937 ,. I hone thc.t your 0!.1crations nere suc cessful t.nu ~,roi'i t c.·Jl e- tturinG 19Su, o.n<i.. H1n.•i; 'i:-lle fu.tv.I'e prospects are u,od. Give ey regc:rdE to !h's. B.eid an<i you1· i'c.tller . Tell bin I shall find ti~c to •1.:1ri te hin come of these days. Very sincerely yo urs, Dr. ~.71111mn Reid c/o lhe Fife Coal Co. Cowdenbeath, !!'i f'eebire Scotland �✓ Di- . tii J.li en Rei a. '&e Fife Coal Com:yany. Ltd . Coudenbeeth, L'i :f .~~::::. r •3 Scotland I received ~cue p21n::.,>hlet on the q,ueen llary, Tihi ch 1.7as very in te1~e :-.:t inc , .,11c1. ! r:.!)1}>J:eci a te ~rour sending it. Al co c1.1:1:prccin te youx· senc.ing your z-ecord of ecci d.cnts , a."ld :nota that y on c1·0 r.1slcinG ::_.>:rogl~ess. I no t e alt.o , by ren.ding the Scotti sh pal)erG, ·that you:r com_pany i s dcing a g1•eat deal t:i til you:r ::af.e ty :,_r:z·ogi·a:n. OHr prot;rEr11 i s -.:: 0:-:-tin,:_; ov:~ V3l'Y ~iell ·ni th non- fn.tali ties, but ....-,o a re not do ing so 12ell 1.·:i th :ta te.liiies . I t seein~ very cEfficult t o contl·cl ·Ghes e ucci-• dents. You m.11 no doubt be sorry to :hear that 1J.Y father di~d. on _the third c f i~u .:;u.;:;t: e...Tlci. V!as bu:dcd. i n r:r•:ic::.•o·.-: •: :..?.ul·ch yard. Hy s.h;ter, I presume, is no\"I livin&; alone at P eat Inn. Our Old 'l'ime:rs \·;as a great success tll:i E' year, @'or1ing in in te!'e ::,t a~1d in n~'bers . '.".1it)1 !:::::• . !.I.::.f\::;.liffe c.:nd l;:!.J f c.r.1ily . I went to the Utah Park s, about i"ive hundred miles ,,est of' Rock Sprinf;s, and. ay ~nt si x ,dsy:::;. '1"11~ ::-o~:1 e::y :l ; v e ry bea.u t:.fttl. I took my moving pic·i:.ure camera ,:ri ·i;h colored fim, and got ~Of.le be&utiful Ji ctures of tte vaTi ec~ted rookow Rave net been ou. t m11e;}1 -c.]}'i. s year, r.:.o -;;1e h~ve hr:d a lnre;e construction p:rogr~.m . Our img1,ove:.1en-ts az:·e r:o :rkinG ve-:.7 -... ell :-1.t ;~3lianc3, _·n::.·t of 'i;l, e ti~vle i11..i t in ol)e:,ation loaclin._, r1m o:f mnc 1.v.[.1..'.c;t ? t!~. Tl.le t i:gple ·,,ill be ci,.ti :cely con.9letec. sa-0;1 c.i''G3~: "i.,L J r i::c~i of :.:/3~')tc:;iber.· . ?:!.lia coIJijlcti on -:.' r.f: t.,Ze~_tly del:,yed Oi:1 a.c<:!lm1•i.: o:i: cul" i nc.uili ty to secure the :.. ·i;:;,;<,:':!, .:·02~ t}:e 'Li p.,)lG , '.!.he lcr.-::;e :,lit Cw:'f.. ~:re uorkiuc; out e:Jwcllently, .:~"lcracinL about 8500 yo undo 1>er car. One ca:r cr:;110 out f1•om ~ s1..ak1nr; convoi'or lo~1de1~ lo.::,ct ·.,eek •.:i th 12000 pom1tls ol' coal, out ,;e \71.11 be :.::~ tisfied if ·n1ey uill hold to the averaie of 8600 :.10unds. \7e £!loo in ct ..;.l lcd sea ·cf the eama typo of co.r at Ranna, thay ave:raon:., ..i."2-uo o.bout 8500 l)ounds 11er car. Thie will greatly icprove our mechanical loading performance besides keeping a r.iuch cleaner r:iine. I ho.Pe, by all r:i.eans, your company �2 \"rl.11 go to t he l az·{;er :pi ·i; car at y our n e-r1 operations. By all me~ s, al so , go to i~e solid - end c e.r, y;i t h a rotary dump , as i t c u ts dol'm i.:1e.i n ·ie::tQ.'i.1ce :lo r cl e ~..nil:le; track s and other haulage u ay s . \!e ~re 60ing to :;.1a-'J'G a very good year . I think \Ie \1i.ll gc o~er "tlu:ee :...ill::.. .... :i t o ~is ·this y ce::r:. Ou:r i }O:., c:: ....l .:.:1 ·L'. c:..clcli tion i s n sD.l."l y co:o.ple ted. 1/e huve had one of -t;~e ~oi:.:..CJ?i:.; 3.'t>.rmi ilb: i'oi• about thi1-,"i:.y clays . Tho turbine ·u i ll :.~ _1.... t :L!to oye:ro.tion bet.neen no n c.nc:i. t ~ 0 -~enth o:f &eiJt~nbei· . 10~ tJe aot 1Jeen tlel :ayecl i n t h e ?ecei pt of t i1-a turbi l1$ , 7; ~ ·.~uld l1:.>..Ye s tr,3:·ted on l:lChed,.xl e , viz., August 1 £t. MJ i i i s , l1"e ai·c ju.st about f ive \,eeks behind, on a.ec oun t of the five t .~elt!:! clel ay in I"eceivinc:; the turbine and. condenser. -;_•; e h t..ve hc.,cl on ext.remely bu oy sUI.E1e1· , but a very int.ei·e::.iti nG one , '.. i th t~u f'.i ne-, const1.'u.e;tion \:or!: , 2J10. I :;~t.v~ enjoyed.it .:?.11 &re.,;Uy • . ·}e e~ect to cut ou:!:' 7os-ts ·:1ith t he ne·r:· ~(lt'..J.:?wE:nt •::(! ..... :1.~{1 j;l .·cc:r.n s i n, .s..nd t..:re ylf! Ui"lJ.EG :L .:>:.i.' 1 .~:..,L._.8'.l' :production. 1 \Je plc:n to open a nen mi ne o.t s uperior, :pi!ttin 6 i n c.i:!"' Ehaf t e , :f~.n:-:; t'...1!<i 0qul:t;r.'.i~11t ·i;ili ~ yo:,:~·1 .rno. c v c.1t1.~::1ll~ :,_"J:i.c..n to have a l)l:'oduct.ion oi' 5,000 tons in t vc 7- hou.:-.: sllii''i;s , &.1 oo 2r:2 t t i nc i n th e lC1.'6 e;;.: cu· th~re ,. i tll ·tl.t-~ 0Z--i nc:1 t;...t.._;3 ~ r11·0 bably b:dnei,i.ng t h e eoal out of tile mine ·.,ith u trm thousanu. i'oot conveyo1· belt i -z12tea<.l o-7 a ho:i. t:t . I -.:az ,.bl .:-.d tc n~; te th~~t t:.h.2 Q,;...een !.:.;1.ry ·b out i;ho liormandie's i·eccrd. across the .;-.·Uun'tic, c..nu thut; you a :i'e a;aine; to build a. ,d st~•i ' l.Jhl1, tD tlle ~ -~aGen -...:.•;.."~'Y il! JL .l cbo i.1 . O,n.: voli ti ct:-1 r.;i ·iua tlon h1::re l c GCttinf] rn t heJ."' lzo -t. Perconally , I hope that Govert101~ Landon uill beat President 1";o oscvelt, iY~':i -~}11::-:. i E:e ct r,robl ~t:1. TI•e :."'rEn:icim1 t , ·r.:ii:;h his ability to spena. the public ElOney and 1:1::1.ke d orrn. tions to cll kimlo of c c.t.u.;01-3 , i i-3 c. 1·ecl s ~:-1·~e Cl cno , end :veo:ple do not vote n Santa Cl ...:uo out oi' ot'i'ice . IJy beat regards to yourself, t o your fat her , t'i:r. I.:c:-:-eill end 1:r. C~~lot1 . :·r1 ·te :ne ....na tell u a o:i'.' ,y our p l E.ns a,t your convenience. Sincerely youro, Ol'!,rlnal Slpe4: GhRGr: 8, PRYOl ~-'\, \~ -11 • fi.\lG zt-; �r. T7a:y 4 1 1036 .:.:U: . ~i:ill:lau ~cici '.i".a.e '.lfi f 0 Co 0J. Co::l_Jany, L ta. . Co~denboc.-'d1., }'i fa:::l::.i:1,,c Seo t l w'"1d. Dcn::i' ......r . Rei cl: I ::ccoiv~d , -;;.-l ·i;l-2. ver~l C--X'co.t p leasure, you.z- l ette:i." oi' . ic.:;,•::.J.1 in ·:;~1., r.:::e: t:f:G i::tcres·~ed in tlle conu.i tions in ~co tland .::s yo~ sot £'ox-th. I na.E p.:-..rticul a:rl::l int-~:re:::icu in :,"Oi:.:i:" Sufet.y ,..,:o:r1: , e 5':.G. I rea.l ·t210 c (j lli Gl"Y G:i.ir J.i t:n, ·;;he l;ev:,?l c • z J'ou:r-au.l c-11u the Di:.n:?0i-TI1in0 ::-cca v e".e'J clo c;cly , &nc'. GLl :muc.h i :1tercGtcd :l.n ·;.:1,13 efi'oxto t h:.1 t you.'."!:' Uo::2:,Jc.:iy i r:, yr tt::..:1- :to:::e :i.n ..,2;ct,y • 0""1~~f !,/'-""-?t•i.... ••.t·1 t;: ,-~?~ ✓;v· -\.:: i .,,..,.~ ....\;f',.. !Ir: ~ro,· . .-.7>1y ❖-•-, e •"?1.:,'t'l~; · · 4-r.J.J L •'--•'Vt,.,"':,, \#l:..._Give. am-. the ot4er c.ectin&G you 1:.~~ lc~::lnt._ r n ::-~10 ~ C.-ID ::m bj C\l\;. .!. .,,, a.\. ... ~ _ t::.i- i;_ _ c; • You do Duch bot ter -;:11::.n '.!C ·.-;i ·::;11 fc. t [_'.'!.i ·::ics . Leot y0ar ne had a pr..1·ticul.:..rl y bo.(4 :reo.S: . o..1c yen"£ nc LOt c.1o\",-a to one :tntc.li~t;J' , t..:ul ~.t.-:: t i s -;;;1,•.:; c 1cst;:.-.:·G 'C~ 1~.f1.VC ,/ evcl" l'CC.;LCV.. t o-.:-u.'.:'d ~.1.C.TI~t.. C. c.1~ :....1 r.l~ ~(; . •:c s t ~~-l; out t~ _o .i'irct ~ :;: :,t.c y e:~;_, °(.~ ·;JI :!:.<1. ~-O_>er:1 of E~iuc i-c a "no i'at""-'"!.1.·1,~-· y-c :i.i:' . :i:'.uiG y u:1· u:.:: .u::.G. u. regl·otta.blc Q.C6i'-ic1·;; :!.r.. •i.~1c c-...:.-ly ~:..::i:·t or -~Lo :rn:l~-. •-c.;---~, l J ,... ....,,.,,1~·~0 ..__t.4... \.•f.ol. "' \,..:.,1, 0 ...,J "- e;, J',0 '1· .(.; '- '~ • £ c " ..J..•,,: 1·1•- .;n·'·o t'.;,.~ \. ~ . : . .'./...._.. ~ ti J .•·,, Uilv -;,,, •.•- ... ,.,. ,~ v . . , ; _ l.t U-..!.. bar, cyin~ t.li.c m::.:.:1c ov c.L:'.n,~ - •. ..'! L i>c t.o i aG ~moll ·uc tte:i: , hoi.7GVC1', \1i lli o~ nou -i·a. ✓.;d i ti8a . ~-£nila. hu.o conG f cn.,..r 11!0ntho ·.7ithrru.·t u lcc..t•-·i.xne ....cciCcnt, anC! t?.rl.s yea? f our L.i ..:: i;:::.c'i:i.:; : ... L".7~ ...,on .... tll:i."OUl.)l C:lO!l,:'!Oll 'C.l:l t":itl::.out a. lo c'i..-t!::.;:; l?.Cciclc:r~ . '.uJ.C 1,cthod o f r.lt. "dr.& U\':e::-do :'.'o:;: 'i~...:t.,:;·;;;y •. O:L°L ic on a dii'~\~ii.."ld; !Ja::.l~. :&:1;, uthc :.: .. u::'uu, ·.JO ....::-..:: n.dor,tint,; your oyi:: t e::! of rmyint_: montL l .: uuc.rdD i'G:r Cai'oty. Wlt.. l t:ui,1k ",,;C a..r·c ue:o tiHL, ~; i ~ 1..,oou :-::uc<.. ,•:.H)B . ·.:c are also clividing the ;ll'i zea i nto 2. n'llr.ilbl1r of SDaller a"r:arda, aud thie aeet1s -to be a LI'~.::.-~ inccut.i.. v.;:;. Ii' n number of workmen can obt...in ten or f if·;;oe:u clollnrs no o. J.JI'ize i'or :..iafety. ,.:nu hu.vu the p:i.·.:. ,llcsc of s::endi nc t hat \·d.thout turnina i t ovo1~ to their mve s , there uoC!!lu to i.>e a '-ootl cleal of ~Z::d. t i n tl.u1t sy5tm:i. A. f.1 �2 JG ~~c very ~noy n ith our conGtru c~ion ~)rot;x-mn, 8]'.)enlii.l .:; c00u JG e nc Dillion doll~~1·n i.b.i o yenx f ol· conc~'.j,·= nctio:: a:id nc:: 1:1c.chi uecy . '.:.he <:n7cr ~· lo..nt. i s coie._. ~-lon5; :;.-e;,i:hU;y, t:.m0. ne Gxpeot to hc:;.ve i t overo.tiur;;, 's:1 l.ngn□t l o·~. ':iG nere del ayed so~e'i1ho. t on the deli very of na·tcri a l for the nen tippl e c1~ i Reliance, n·~1·i.~ ,,c c::!.l Jct to kee.!.} -ve'T'J clo Ee to our schedule cilL .., i:.:;,, t::1,~ t project f i ni she{i al so . I·~ ~.c.:..,::_2'2. ,ery mu.c1-1 as i f you i.7012ltl he.ve a ffG~•i J.e i n Gx-ca:t _::::i ·Gci:1 in t11e mining indus try, bu. t I U:.:. ._).LC. ··.,,: !'!{. t. -~ t!l.2 t 2n ~::.:ii oabl e G.l'!'Z..t!GCi'.!10!1 t ·::e.s ~ de nhuceby ili::i_. s vara avoided o . 3.t:rikes -pcy uu 01'.1(1 t ::..1(. I ·i;:.li:.:,k i -~ 'CTOuld hc..v<3 bean C. c::.lc.8i t y 1-H,;.d a r.t:r:U;:o o t·euz-"..0G. in C:r.·,.k .~, B~i tt..in ;-.'hen you •,7GX'e £,Oil1,.., :.lo~€., SG :liuC:I.j:- . I .. ! L -11 ".:,l : .c: t .o lr~-!cr, tll.it ~_; ,: :fin e: a .. _:.'s2i uecl or 1,lea.:JlJ.Z'G :Lil t:ea:r-inL: ifile ~:i(;c.n o l otheL : ,....1L dh • ·n•1 =n·,,,,";,·i:;,_ S'->c~ : ",..,.... -.-,0 11 ,_.,.,-r,:,; Ju ... !:1--u...":l.~.. 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".!8.c ::,1O:!.i ~j.{~n1 s i tna·i;io:1 i c E;till 1·.::.t:Lo~ :::r·~ i:1 ·G!1G t!!.:_~u a ~, C J i r,:,"t: J:2~ :-.~ .: c-Z 2 Preeiclential electio:'? 1i:!l-i..f. ;yea=-. u1~ ; ~.-,ililc I tlo not belic7u the i., ..:~ublic~;: {;=:.l b!?:-_-t _rc sld0:r::. l:ooscr:-,31t on accom1 i o:r ·t11~ ;~un•i; o?. Llo:1oy :to h"'-G thI?o\:il to the •... i nds, I. tb.i.1k t :1e :.2_,u0li c ec:1s -::-ri11 holtl v. l a::?ge number of vo teo. Pez.,i;:,rw11:-, I ... houi.ci. 1il:o very nu.ch to cee Ule:-.:i :t ei:..u-2!~'~ t o 1) 0-.:(. .r, a•-; tile Ds. . . .o era i;c arc r:-.. rc1dl od . --.~G a opend-tilrift ·ilunch . The ··Hc-.-r :Deal·' keeps ex_9eriaenting. r-nc~ the De~t tl.ir~:: t.t.o;; <lo i u t.o :,quc." lcer money 'i..hen tj_ey u.on ' ·t kno,1 ,-::here it i ::; coniut;, ::::r.:on . In du ctr.,,· ~nu t he iudi vic.'.ci. 1.dll Iu::.-re t o 11as the bill, uhich h-D.D.£,ere l.'ecovery . Tel l Ur. ilclTeill that ,;;e sti ll he.Ve tf_c 01·i£)lt sunsl".ine here: a:id oertrdnly enjoy i ,;; . ..c had n treI!lenclously lu:lrd ::inter, ,::-ith c.. s::cat c.eo.l o"l mow. but springtime i o here and ,.1e are all t.,la.d of it. I r ead the 9a11er you sent ne I. i th a c;reat deal of interest, o.nd I know you are tryiDG tremendouol y �I 3 ha~d tc i~.1._1;1.' 07c yet'\!.' n 1:::ca(:y ..;ood Sufc"ty :recot~d . I t1liuk you c.re 0:1 t.:.~ x.:._;1t tracl~ , an<l , Yihile i t tu.kes f'.. li"i~tle t il.:13 ·j:;3 0~':H. ~·enul·Ga ~ YOU:'£' Com_:.:my uill crJent 1:.Qlly :- Cv 1..,··1""":l.i ,_:1 much in the ma-ttex . .bl.beJ..·-~2 ar.:c he::i:' h1.u,banc. live in Ro ck Spring ia ~u o.. ·:;. w i:'!...1,:; i :.: ce:)ufaig very i' a.st. We -r1ere pleased, ind.cad , tc he2.x o .!.' t:: c::i li...ddi tion to youx· fami l y. and 1101>e to ~:c ·Jc".I. ,:....:.~-l ....-0m0 tirnc . :~0'\.7 , --.:i : ~::._1tl..O~J --~ ~~cGct~ds t.o t:1~ . c . C. c~_rlo~J , yor:..1.,, fo:i;h.er, Lr.·. :__---.:;;'ill~ ru1d your i'q:aily. Ori1tin:1 J l'lt!nJad: GEORG£ 8, PRYDl 'A.. �,., ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. .. ·,HEAD OFFICE: LEVEN, FIFE. TElEGRAMS ::CARLO:, PHONE, LEVEN:· ,. FIFCOL,COWDENBEATH. f • f) G , TELEPHONE N~~ 161 & 162 LEVEN. N~~ 181 1'0 185 COWOENBEATli. YOUR REF._ _ _ __ OUR REF··---· -··-WR/'.AT Mr. Geo. B. Pryde, The Union Pacific Coal Co. , Rock Springs, Wyoming, U. S. A. Dear Mr. Pryde, I was very glad indeed to have your letter and t o know that you are getting on w~ll. Mr. McNeill handed me two ties which he was commissioned to bring to me from you. It was a very kindly thought and I appreciate it very much indeed. I hope he remembered to give you the copy of the 11 Fringes of Fife •; a little book i:rhich is now out of print, but which I thought would be of interest to you. We in the Fife Coal Co., and in the Cowdenbeath and Lumphinnans Group in particular, are endeavouring to emulate your example in Safety Work. I am enclosing a copy of a short paper which describes the work we have done, and also copies of our first two issues of the Safety News, which I edited myself for my own group of Collieries . One t h ing regarding your accident rate that I simply cannot understand is yo~r number of fatalities. We employ 9,000 men and we worked six days per week during 1935 and we had 11 fatal accidents. On the other hand we ba.d 1,250 compensable accidents, that is, accidents causing loss of work of more than three days. I continue to enjoy reading your Employees' Magazine and I take the privilege of extracting some of its humour for my little circular. our men, I think, are now settled down again with the increase of 9d per day which they received. No doubt, if our Central Selling arrangements come into definite being , and I think they will, the men will receive another increase. As I write to-day the weather is still very wintry. We have had only/ �ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. "'- HEAD OFFICE: LEVEN, Fl FE. TELEGRAMS "CARLOW. PHONE, LEVEN'.' "F, FCOL: COWDEN BEATH. TELEPHONE N~~ 161 & 162 LEVEN. N~~ 181 'tO 185 COWDENBEATH. YOUII REF. _ _ __ OUR REF•. _ _ , _ _ __ - 2 - /only about 5 or 6 real spring days yet. From the newspapers I see that the United States is having a very bad time but no doubt after the melting of the snows, your weather gener a lly will be as fine as I saw it. Trade is definitely improving and working time in all trades is very good indeed, but we have still the unemployed with us, and frankly, there are ma.ny of them in our district here that I can make nothing off. The mental effort of going to work after years of idleness seems too big for some of them. The Comrie Pit plans are progressing favourably and one of the winding engines will be installed within the next month or two and sinking will be begun in real earnest. While this development is not in my group, I am very much interested in it. I still wear the Safety Boots, Breaches and Leather Coat that I purchased in Rock Springs. The coat is known locally as my fur coat and curiously enough it is not the only one, as one of the men at my No. 7. Colliery who has been in the States now appears in bis. Probably he was worried about the looks of the coat but has taken heart seeing me wearing mine. I was glad to hear that Alberta and her family were getting on we~l. We added to our household on the 26th February. Chas. Carlow Reid, Junior, is getting on very well. Sheila and I send our kindest regards to you, Mrs. Pryde and Alberta. Vile trust you are all well. With best wishes to all my friends at Rock Springs. Yours very sincerely, E/- �' Dr . 'Gilli au He~~ ?r!.e P i:l:'e Ccnl Cc::.._:=._~,Z'. '!:..:f ~ !,~d . Co·r:dcr~:.ibect!1) :'-..i, : -3~" ""l.l'C Seo tlcnd. I h::.c. o.. l ct'i.e;1' fro:n yo·v.r fc:llier, nri ttcn i n the e~rly ~)nr·t of J.::.nt.".a.17 . Hecdlci:;s to say , !'. 1:-c.s very gl m~..z:Gtl to ll')C:i: fEorn ltln . I ::u.uaJrn enjoy corze3pondi~1.,; ,.-;i th pZ'CLX'em:,i ve men ·ur.D e.re interested in th0 coal lmsineos, like your e:taff 'ffi -'Gh ·(he :':"'i f'e Coo.l Company. . L thank you i'o:,,.• the Ch:.... is (.:!2.s ca:;;d c.1 1C lettc:c and ell the :i.,cmembre.n cec ue :rec ei vecJ. n-c CLl:i:':!. .:rt1::-:1B tine . I -:--:ae :,;> a..r-ticulu:rly :pleased a·t :.::1:. :.:c::cill ' s nnd hi □ fa:;:d. ly being abl e to vi F.ri t ,:zy fiai:i;llcr: ac I :l'ee.lize -r:ho.t a a rect 1:iee-ting i t !!!V.s t h c..ve b ee:1 o.::: they t a lked e.bout n.o ck S:91.• ings m1d t h e pe-:,l)l c➔ 11Gre. r:e had a. t:re:11.eutlou.sly eol d spel l ~11 oV:)l' tlie United s ·i:-.~:tes, end ·me co::-..1 i·ese:;:-vc:;; had been cleDleted, but the \:Ca 1.;hcl' is n2rrling un c. li ttl c rmd i t -1ooks nuch bettez,. - 'i'.he :poli tic::-.1 :::i tua.tion i fZ ctill ra:thcr clouded . T'ne 1'l:Teu .Deal n is not r1::ildnc :0.uch hee.d.ney, b".1.t busil'!csc i o i nl)z-ovin~ l,egax>dloos of tb.ci::.• experiz::i ents, altlmuch i t i n going I'2.the:c slm.1ly in rrpoto . ·.:e hr.d o. leitci, from Juberta C.urin&.; the \1eek, statins "i.he ·c; t:i:1e -i~verat'll.1"e u t t hei:r hone reached forty c1egreoo bol or, zero , and i t i s di f:r'i cult for them to kecy tra.1--11 in their ho:uc, bu·l; ue h a ve h ad cu.ch of that durine the l ust month. ·1}0 a re GOina .::.h ec.d t:i 1h OUl, .)O't"Je? l"lant 1nr,;Jro7c?t1ente a.t Rock S:::>rl.uss, and , s.s I told. y om.' father today , the Reliance improvemen ta are .i:>rogr~H::sing. r:e 01'dt-Jred 350 3½-ton !)it caro, nude o:.C steal , today, for deli-rery in about ninety days. .All in a ll, I anticipate a rather bu~ year. A. "1- 0. FEB 141936 �/' 2 ! 0::..1 vm.·y i:mch :1.Dt0rc,rted. in rm;i;ching the Old Countz-:-t i1~::'0::.:'D ::.nd tho mininc; pei...lodico.lc ~nd rca.d:i.nc oi' ;your ucc;iv-ltioo in Safe•ty i:ro:., .'l :. I noi:i cccl ni th :y~eo..c;u:.:c ~-o~· :=cccn t lecture on Safet y t10:s:-k y;l:iich co7c•:,".'C(1 • 1•:::· 1 :,,ll.nocc. \'le had e. rathe:i:.· had yeax \Tl th ~· o: tnl:1.. ·i,;·, c£:l s tJ·.;.'C, o..n G:J~CCJ> tionn.lly f,'OOd yeaz- Vli ·i;,h nen-ia t~t :i.njl!:2.".. .; ., . Ou1' aua:rdo r,erc mau.e dni•in,i ·i;he •;;eol;:, t•,70 o:f au:.: c:..::::,1oycn , oii accoun -t of the d:rawi ng, -r1ith u2.ueh you t'..::--o :,:cnllic.r , :t·ccc:i.vinG t,l'le p:d2:cs for 1935. '.!."':b.c rm ·:r.i.11 con:::J:t st oZ ·c,..;o t:ri·,Jr-J to .ti.1 ~H:ika ~i th ::11 0~_W:1 sc::.; )F1:~~, ~ 1.:: }1·j ch w::i. 11 be a. t;r<:a·~,. c~pc:t'i enc e :i.01:' Jt:hesc "G'l.:JO ~~c:1 . .t;;:t. ~•1:G0(3U hUYlt!.3.?ed n<-m !)C.:i.' bJ. O:!.:;?Ut e<l in the drt.i.'\.'rll'lc; . r.i:11:1.D 'GG.S n :1.·e11n.1~k~~)l o roco::d , i ndi1 0 catinc-; r;.2ch c. hiGb yC:\·c~nte.ge o:f our men 1.:ho i::cl'r: eliGi bla on ;1.c~ou:.1 ·t of \70l'k:tng i:,i oection ~ ,-.rn:l.ch r!.-0.d not sus ti;,i ue<l n l o st- i ime e,oc:l dent dn:r5.r1e th 0 y oo::r: 1935. one of uu!':ru.inc.m, Ho . ~. ;1.,uJc Bv:.rincc-, 1-1m.,,11 · b.D.d gono th.iz-teen yeo.:t>o YJi -tl1.0ut. 1:~ :i.'u.t::il:!. -',_:;;y· , h:.t!. r:, :rcc..rettablo a cuid,~n-~ f.ioon o.:?t;cr th~ f:~ ::'□ -~ o:Z' .:.·unui..,:i"Y . J\ maclrltte 2unne'.i"s hclpoi· , holclinc the jG.cii: :..Ji:~c , :;r~urJ.bloc.l und ~ell iu ·c;o 'f-he ';y_i. ·>3, r:1.n:rc,t.."!ini:.1.:; iuj ':l.';:'i r:is :,.::i:ot1 \-:hi.ch he uicd.. r/e hc.vo ~)crsn \-e::N p:;;-o"l_'..d vl' uuza :-:ecoi·d iu thl o :x.i..no , bu·G 1.10 v:i11 lla.vo to ota:r:'i; e:.11 o-vex uea:i.n • le t:.ukell a ccod clocl ~bont you ..,nc1 yolll' '1"1i'e t 1lrl.la oi\::: c?d.lcl1~e:1 •.101~0 hom<n :?o:r Ch~i s·i'i::il?.,B a 1.1-nd v,ondcreo. tiue.t you. -:-:oul<l bo do inc und. h0u you YJould be celebro:c.iug . I "17i1J. h~ c l c.d. i21ue0d ·i.;0 h e:.:.r :2:rom you ct ~ -~ino you find cou-;rcni cu-~ . t/i th kind i-'e~ oo~1[1l ui:re, I z-ecQ~.?do ·c;o you. and your a..'!l You:-n vo::-j' siuce~cly, �fu . C~'le~ C. R-::ltl '11'!.e Fi-Z e lil) 2.l CO:.::l})~Y , L ·6(1 . Co"l:."denben. i:.h, I'i·:.... ,_~....i. ::-0 Scotland. I U::J:i/Z'GCi~·cecl y our. l e t-te:i:.' of t h e 11tl! u l t . vecy 1:ruch, ....m:. -;·:at: "'.IC"i'Y much :plea.sed t o hetu> i'2 oi.1 you . A -r1os-d fi..om tho cc i n t h e old Ro1:1el ::ucl 3l -..7G.y s [,;ives a e n cre~t e0~l of yl c~~u~e . i t ,1~s ~ 11l ea1::u1..e to ha:ve ~1:r. ~7cl:eiJ.l ,:-::L -~h us . Yle g ave h:t-n. ;_·:hatev e:r i nfo11';1a°tion ·m::i h c.d, h e bci i:e equal ly c;enc rouo in -'G el l ine us o:t you:a.> pl ans G.!2(1 tilw condition of t he uoal i nclu~rli:ry (!;enei:n.lly in Jco·i.;18.11,:. Dnd. t h e Bri ·l;i oh I·sl es . I kee1) in as cl o ca touoh D.!!l I can , by 1°euding t h e 11 Col li ery Guardi an·) &r.d o thcr 3:ri t i sh ·,)a.-rJero, bu "I.~ i t i s muoh b ettc~ to ~10..70 o. pcrsone1·· i n i erV'l eu i.7i t h soraeon o f:,;012 /t,;.he Gl d _Coru1 ·i.;:i.·•y s imil a r to ar . 1.!cllcill . liey I r:cy i., e (U',: ; a l z.·a~re &lc.d ·Go h av e y our s t aff ·(rl tl1 us . I think you l :!.3.VG a s-.ol .:u<ii d stuff end ,1e enjoy the i r v i :::,"'i ti □ w1d. hope· they ri1t2.y cone uguiu. i / 1 t:lli1 gl a d -~o 1:no;:-; ·i;hc.·t y ou uc.01,it Gcl llic l ui'GG min e ca1· r1,nd s ki.:.> hoi s tins . ~:hese ti1L2e;s s:;.•e 1·ntl~.'JZ· revolu tionr cy i n Seo i:.land ~ out the· coo.l hu:::iness ~ c c I oee it , n1:1 t on1:r i n Sco·Ucndo !s..:.t i n 1'1:J.m.'1. ca, h &;.e; to do u any revolu tiona r y thi ne □ i :1 order to pv.11 out. I . think doinc ·llie l'evol uti ona:r y ·:;.b:1 n~s i s · our only hope of gett i ng o.nyuhcro c.nu ncco □~licllins xesults . I juot ~urchaoed toC:ey , i'o:.: ou~ CoE:r;;eny, 360 :,it caro of 3·~---;-;oa ct._n~ci'i..-y. i"o:r o..::.r i□J~ovcD-ente at Reliance, 1..yorn ng . Bo t h '.:illian and :Wr. i.lcil eill a.re f anili:::.r 1:i t h thoce ...,mpo::;cd i :.::r_1ravenant::; . • The del1Tery on these ca.ra i o about :Icy 1st. Our uer, ti ppl e rl.11 p rob~bl y be CO!llll e t ad by tll::t t i me , c-,:1d we desire to h~ve eve rythinc; on the erowid c:;o ·Ui~t there ·,'!ill 1Je n o d cleys \:r! itinc; for fil:lt c i-ia.l e::-.:- e(1 uiD- ment of any kind . �2 :i: o..m sure ·i;ha.t you Ot'Jl prevont dec~o.do.tion , a.a '\;.U~:re u:<>c nc~ny uotllodo ·i:;oclay or <loinc ·;Ji! n. I i'eel c. o•eo.t dccJ. of' i~~•:::-oveucnt ho.s b een made in ·i;hc l o.at f<:m ye::.:!fJ iu ·i;l10 };'):::>Cyc ::..·a:i;ion of conl, oome>u:irl.na ve1--y neoeoso:ry. ::::.1 , :::f. ·i;o hCl'..:i.' from yon f:m m timG to ~~i.r:.10 :rce;al'diac ;/ou:. .:lr-..~o. r rc2d the ?cople' s :rou:·,moJ. ~ 7 the Dnn:to:rn1l:lao )?.-·er.,~ (.;n<l many other Ol d Com1·i;1--y ,:::a1Jorr.:; and uatch yom.~ eon tc:ipla tecl i mprovement a. I t i s e. p l ea.mi:;:e t o hc::.1· a.houi them, 0.3 the Old Cou.l'l tr.1 he'..s b e en 1>1::c.lly hl -c in t:10 J_~o·t :f ow y cc.rs , and I n.:n. !;l 2.d to lmo u :i. t i s 001.tlnc he:.ok. Our Coun ~~:i.j, is 1i10 '.l.'e or s:90 tty, come yQr·i;::; o .Z tho com1 "t:i:y doi nG ver y uell, othex-o not oo &ood . less _ Our 0\7'1 sitm:,tion, at Ro ok S~)i.' in £3ao is i m9roving and ne ere do:l.11g vei·y z;ell. ·,"ie u:lucd nearly th.rec million ·~one l a.s·~ ye{11', ~ncl e~~JCct ·i;o do bet·ter dv.::dnG 193G . I look fo::-i.1nrd to u -:10-s::• ~uoy year, ,,i th no hope ·to e;ot b2.ck -~o 3co ·n...nd. ro:? :::ome ti::ic ,;;hen I cm fl'ee , nuc11. o.s I ::houlu cuj o~• vl ::Ii ting· 1:.i th you cJld your ctci'i' . . ey kind :>e:i?conc.1 ~ega::ds end hor>c ·6h~:i; tile p lane you hc.ve :?o:.· t11·i o y oc:r rlf!Y !'each full fruition. Ve:cy ::lincercly your□, �ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. HEAD OFFICE: LEVEN, FIFE. TELEGR"HS "CARLOW. PHONE, LEVEN ?' "F1Fcol!: COWDENBEATH. TEl.l!.PHoNd'l~~ 161 & 162 " Le;vi.w ~ 181 'l'O 185 COWOl!.HB ■ATtf YouR REF. - - --- ·-··-· _ Mr. George Bo Pryda p Vice President, union Pacific Coal Co o Ltd., Rock Springs, WYOMING, U • S • A. Dea.r Mr. Pryde, I duly received your Cb.ristma.s Greeting . was very good of you to remember me. It I want to thank you for all your kindne ss to Mr. McNeill during his visit and for a.11 the help you were able to give himo i'h.e new colliery we are in the course of sinking is breaking new ground so far as this country is concerned. Mr. McNeill assures me that, after visiting your plants, he has no doubt whatever that we should be able to adopt successfully the large mine car and we have already decided on skip winding. The only disadvantage of moment with skip winding is the possible degradation of the coal, but we are assured that if we adopt all the precautions necessary in our lay-out, the degradation can be reduced to a negligible amount. As we proceed with the development of our new colliery I shall let you know from time to time how we are getting on. There are many points upon which your kindly advice will be of great assistance to us. My Son joins with me in wishing Mrs. Pryde and yourself a very Prosperous 1936, and I can only add how much/ �,, much pleasure it will g ive me personally if you can see your way to visit us hereo Yours very sincerely, �.:....,~ . ·,/illic.1 ~·..uic! '.l.'UO 3i:.'.'o Cool U:, . , 1,;,,d. Oo\:ucnoc~t-h, I'i·.':cr.l.h::.:-c dootl::::.?:e. ! -~ 't':D..:J t:. ::•::.,1·~.....11.Z"c 'i;o h~7e you;r :.:::.· . Ec:·ic:l.11 \Ji ·i;h He I:.~.•.tl c ··10:~ ./!.ecc:.-.l'! ·~ vis:1-'.; ~.rH, :-:cne::otl ol d a.o::;::> ci ~-tion a~ ::.nd -;:,:,l~ctl :.;, 1__:i:cc. t <l eo.l of -~~e ol d o ot,n tey i r:.-.r·i.:1 m,,ll:.?'1Y 'i:hc v:1. Di ·t: you cIH.1 h-n ?~::.\de. to rriy :i.'nt.11.el' [.:..nu aiotez. 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Gc :e~\1 i n the Col l i cl'Y Ctiti:l:'u:i..an , stv.t.L'lt; tll o:t \.'~ -:;; ore r:.ottin 1.., tco ~--1~:c,;v lm1.::; ·.::i. t3J. :.~cf..:.:.:rJ to Cci'et.y cud ·d1.~ :>v0r a tion oi' tllc minco, all oi' which 1.;c pu.lH,c:i:-:t ~o io. s _o l:.rcmt i dea to~ f~(:)ffi"1'3 io h~ t1hen ::c ;-;:v.n i;:rto cl2.i'= :Zicu1 ti o:; t() 1Jr.~o 1 2..u~, -,:;:W.cfu hol pc_ no one, ::inc. :.wr~1y 04cldu to the c r.m:i.'ue:l.ori . i n t.."tm·;; a::.'ti clG. ! h~r-:ct:D.y m1t: o:.:ce c-;r.):A-y·c;i:s:i.c1(., '.:.'ho :;_ l~/C.O i'ma:i.l~l f.lCl1 Ci.G bee(~ r;;i ::1:::1e~ -;_,J t C.·'..l ,~;·rl your vrlf e. cntl l;UW y ou huve o. HtJ.:)~iY at."Hl .• l'O o::;tcl'o11• r;; :rcu Ycc~z-, ·::l'lic?!. io e~ clooo f!.'G h:md . Orl,ch1:i.l S ign~: GEORGE e, PRVOl �Dr. ~illiam Reid The :s'ife Cca.J. CO□.!:' f:l:l.Y p Ltd. Cowden beath , L'ife shi re Scotlancl Dear Dr. :F..eid: I \·m:a glc:.d, indeea, to hear f:rom. you again. I v;&tch closely everything I see in the papers a.bout your ~lane for rix·st Aid and Safety n ork. I lmor; you will meet \•J i th much opposition, cJ.S the Safety movement &.lw2:.ys has, but I know t LID.t even tua lly you · ,r;ill mc;;.ke valua.ble contributions to thl ::J ,1orlc . Our :fi rst Aid Piela. Day and Old ?iocrs eel ebra tion ~,as held last F riday and Sa tu.rday , June 21st and 22nd, with the largest croud ever 1,ll~esent here, ano the ueather was deli15htful. Everyone enjoyed a fine t~me. I am sending you the local pa~ers telling the story. ✓ The coal business is oovin6 a lont::, i.:;lonly, and, of course, the re is 11uch confusion on account of the outlauini::; ol then .R . A. Our yroducti.on \·Jill increase very l)ercepti bly this year. Things throughout this country are improvinb, despite the machinations of the J)oliticians in \/ashington·. Ura. Pryde just retumed from a trip through Yelloustone Park, and she visited ti'ith Alberta, whose home is only a fe\'l miles from there. • I . shall be glad, indeed, to give you al. l the in~orm&tion I m&y on the fossil fish that ue obtained at Kemmerer. • I am sure that my father will be very glad to see you whenever you find an opportunity to visit him•. at Peat Inn. • . Our wage situation is rather muddled yet, but we expect it to ~lear up within the next·few days, am do not e:xl'ect any shut ··down. �2 1 read ni fu a great deal of interest of the 25th Anniversary of the ·Kine:, ana Q,ueen, anc the many celebratio ns held througho ut the country . It is not hard to 'W'.ld.erstand \1hy the :..,oyal fami ly -holds s uch a great part in the affections .of the British people. I should have liked to have been there and seen some of it, but that i s not yossible . ..:rs . J_>~JC.i.e joins me in sending good ·\·iishes . . Sincerely yours, �ALL. COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY• • ;,_Ao, 0FF'IC£: LEVEN, ) FIFE. TELEGRl\1-(S "C ARLOW, PIIOHE, LEVE " '.' "F1Fcol.'.: COW0ENBEA.TH. Tl!.Ll!PHONEN~f 161 & 162 H~~ LEVE"- 181 TO 185 COWD1tt18UTH. YOUR REF. _ __ OuR REF. ___n/.AT Geo. B. Pryde, Esq. 1 Vice President, Union Pacific Coal Co., Rock Springs, Wyoming, U.S.A. Dear Mr. Pryde, It seems a long time since I saw you in Rock Springs. We are busier than usual at this time of the year and there is a definite improvement in trade all round. • You will remember the fossil fish, one of which you gave me at Kennnerrer. I took one over to present it to the University of Edinburgh and Dr. Finlay and Professor Jehu were so much taken with this specimen that I gave them the other one I had and they asked me to introduce them to you as they wish to procure further specimens for the University, being, of course, willing to pay for them. Both these gentlemen were very enthusiastic and no doubt you will hear from them, and I can assure you that anything you do for them will be very much appreciated. Now that the good wea~her is with us, I propose going along to Cupar in the near future to take Mr. Pryde, Sr., for a trip 1n my- car. No doubt he would enjoy that. I hope Mrs. Pryde is well and that business is recovering in your part of the world. With kindest regards to all my old .friends and to yourself. �June 10, 1 93b -··· Dr. Uilli~m Reid The F ife Coal Com1:H.!!lY, J, tu. No. 7 Colliel-y Coudenbeath, r1rcshl~e S cotla nd Thank you 1' or your l etter o f Ua.y ir; th, \'iH/J...T . 'i'he book on 11 0il f!'or.l Coa l" has rea ched ae • .... nd I find it mo st intcreetinc , pa rticula :rly the .!,oi nt thtt I ht..ve been in doubt ~bout , a.s to hor; ..iny conQitioning of cool , ouch us oaxboni zation, \-:OUld im~rove a poor qu&li ty of coal. ~lli s ca~no t i>e uone, accorainL to the revort, I uoo aleo interested i n the state:nent that coal com~uniee m~rketin5 commcrci~l co al \'.l:> ulc.1. necessarily have to bet ao;•m to very lo'."1 c..eh content. I think thut 1 0 the co·ndiiion tor1c.r ds whi ch we are a rifting in thi s co un try . ~"'he 1) eo _pl e ccn t:,;et t.as . from \·;hich there is no residue . Coul ,;i th high ash content costs r:tore to t:rtin s_t101~t oa lonL, hauls, such o.e we bllVe in this country, ...im:.i. then there ie the cost o i' ta.kine out the ashes, r.hicc ...ado ~ _"J-7.;'ithe co t:.t 01· the coal. The book i a vcl'y intc:~:ceting t ...nd I wn gla(f to have you send it to me. I •iill get my o.,:..1plication to you· before long for the' Scottii:m :11n1ne Institute. 80 auey thinbe h&ve come up recently, thi:.:. t I lu: ve no t been able t6 give ~ttention to it. I wue r:i. t the Oincinnc-1 ti :'Jee tin,.; of the ,~erican ~ inin~ Conbress ooout a r.ionth t::.t:.P t un<l had u very enJoy11.ble time . The ,t>C..£.lero uere e;ood, ~nu the mochinery uis~laya e7.cellcnt. i met~ young ~inint EDGineer .fro:n Afri ca, uid &.d c.. ve1~y 1nterestinL convereution with him. I lu..ve eent )OU o. copy o~· the proc;rcm so that you may unclerstr..nc. the e,ttent of the !Jupera Oi SCUt:Sed • • / ' \le have a t,oo<.l local MininL:; Inc ti tute here, composed of about seventy-five members. We meet· on the third S&.turday of each month, ...nu huve lH.tpere ref.l.d am then the .v~!J8rs gre. m1meogrn1,1hea &n<.i. ec.:.ch member g iTen a copy. I c:1.m wo nQering if that would not be a good idea i'or you. 01· couree, I know you h~ve the !::tudent .,..asoci&.tiona :..no Aitt.nctt;ers Aecociationa, but I am ~onc-erinL if it woulo not be u 1;.ooa iaca to �have un as so c iuti on co09osed o:r your F i remen a nd uner. er o :ff i.ci .::1 ~. I t .:.B.ve b ee:1 vcl.~y much inter e s t ed i n r eaa i nt in the :Cunferrnli n o ayers , the Peo p l e s Jour na l a nd J,. the Colliery Ou~Z'di an, of t he eff or t s you a r e put ting f orth t o i opro vc yo ur Safety record . I fee l tho se a re ver y colll:!1end&bl e, unti eventually will be t he mean s o f helpi ng your s it 1.13. tion. . I am .vl ea.sed to advi s e you t he t - 1,:1e n on t he Sentinel s oi Safety t ro p~· for t he seconct y ea r , over all oi tuminouB mi ne s i n the Un ited · St a tes . Yo u r1 i ll rectill we ,:on it lost ye.0.r, afic you we re pres en t .:4"!; the party l a:st f all . We pl an t o have a p a1•t;y l a t e r in the f a ll, ao you c an oon sici ex t h i s & iz i£:.nd ing in vi t a t ion t o come. '' C" liine , t,u1J c1•ior. t;on i t U1t o time. You u ill :i.· ccnll t he n ine rrhere \·!e ht...d v e ry b~d roof. s o 1 t ohov10 ~.h at c u n be do ne l.':i th Saf et ;,r. I t a lked . to you nhen yo u ner e !lez-e recurdi t'!f; our Code of S t a ndt.rc~s , ~ nd at th"'t t im~ I di a not he.Ve a copy to e,i v·e you; but sinc e t hc:. t tiT:1c t'!~ ht.we mr c..e up a number for our o taff, a nd 1 am l,j eno. i n B, yo u a copy ~ o hope i t will r ea ch you s af ely . It con t uins ~11 the sketches und i s ~ compl e te c o2>Y of' our Coae of s t ...nc a rcl s. I thout:;ht you woulct. like t o have i t ior your files, ~no if you a esire t o ~ut a h envi e~ binain&· on it , of ~ouroa you- ca n do so . \ie h&d u Ur. Anc! e rson, of J.nc.erson, Boyes & Co., Ltd. , liothe rwell, Sco t land::, vii th us &bout si x weeks £160 a nd huu u very f ine ti'!llc sho t1 i ng hi□ a 1:ound the mines. I!ud a l e tter f ro:n him ~e cen tly , eta ting he enjoyed hi s £ t a;y in t he United 3 t a te s bi"ee:. tly . I kno w you ht:ve much work Gince a ssuming yo\ll' c..uties i.s .,,gent, w1<1 much \'lOrk on your r e tur n fro'!ll America.. I hope i t "fllh.Y. be poasiol e f or you to come ~ga in ~t some future time. - Alberta ht.a been t..ome for t wo weeks. cwne home Sci. tura~y ~rnint:.. from Univera ity. :Bllc~or, Our Old Timers' Cu lebration will be held two weeks from 3~turd~. on June ~2~d, ~nd we e re expectinb ~ l&rbe a ttenaonce. I lim scndinb you a copy of the Old ~imere ~rogram. �The coal buoin eoe io in a state of flux yet, ~nd no doubt oo::iet!.linL, ·::ill t>e norked out fo?' the inc.us try. l.!y !tind xcu:..!'cis to youroelf and v1ifeo and I i:lish you \'1oul o. 1.>i~c :..H?nt ey com.l:'liraon ts to. yo"Ur father ...nd ::.:1 • Co.rlOi.'i. �l ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE AOORESSED TO THE CoMPA~Y --.,. ' .ELEGR"-MS "CA.RLOW. PHONE, LEVEN!' " FtFcol'.: COWDENBEATH. E.~EPHONE N~~ 161 & \62 \.E VEN N"'! \81 ~o 185 CowoE HeEAit1 YouR REF. __ _ - WR/AT OUR REF. Geo. B. Pryde, Esq. , Vice President, Union Pacific Coal Co., Rock Springs, Wyoming, .U.S.A. \ ' Dear Mr. Pryde, I am sending to you under separate cover a copy of the 11 011 from Coal" Conunittee's report of the Scottish National Development Council. It will, no doubt, be of interest to you. I have been trying to find an old copy of Burns to send you just as a reminder of my visit, but I have not been suceess:f'ul in getting what I want, up till now. I hope Mrs. Pryde and yourself are in good health. With kindest regards to you both. Yours faithfully, tt ~~ 4· ' - �MARCH I ~ r-= AP RI L Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa SunMonTueWedThu Fri Sat I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19202 12223 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910111213 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 MAY Su Mo Tu We Th Fr So I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 l920212223 2425 2627 2829 30 31 ,.9S = D•=Y•=P=an = == = = = = - P = atente= d ==""""'=•=- 269 D~ fo C~• = �THE FIFE COJ:,.L .COil:iPAHY, S,-1.FETY LEAFLET LIMITED . - - - - - --·· No. 1. Your Duty for the Safety of Yourself and Others. It is not genera lly lmown that the Coal Mines Act and Gener9 l Re 6rulations reouire a ny person in and about a Mi ne to inform t he Fireman or other official of any source of danger and if it f alls within the scope of his duty, ·the person s ha ll t ake immediate steps to remove the danger . This applies to a ll workmen. A stripper may find a roadhead unsafely secured. A hanger- on may find the terminus wheel incompletely fenced. A bencher may find his blocks, rope or clips unsatisfactory . A machineman may find a cut trailing cable . A drawer may find a road support needing renewed or a manhole requiring redding out. A panshifter may find the pans rubbing on a prop and likely to check a stripper ' s finger. A roudsman rnay find a prop or an old rail lying between the rails just where some one will trip over it. A brusher moy note a bad lipe on his brushing at the end of his shift. A bottomer may find a bad drawbar. A packer may find a bit of bad roof poorly supported . A First Aid man may see a fellow with a cut or bruise uncover'3d and likely to go septic. In every case some one is dopending on you making it s~fe for yourself and hA to work . Can we depend on you to help us make it safer? TRY A SAFETY HAT FOR 1/6d . 7 th i~arch, 1935 . �T_rn j_i·IFJ:!. CvAL SAFETY DO YOU KN OW COMPANY' LEAFLET - LIMITED. No. 2 . THAT Examination of the accident records for 1934 reveals that tl1e largest percentage of accidents to strippers and brushers are in the 2nd and 3rd hours of the shifts? 30% of the accidents at our Collieries last year were to hands and fingers? We are making trials of protective gloves and mitts . 30% of the accidents were caused by falls of roof and sides on the roadways as well as at the face? 6,% of the injuries v,rere head injuries? safety hats will reduce this percentage in 1935 . More 10~£ of the injuries were feet injuries? Safety boots would have reduced this figure . ANNOUNCING A SAFETY SUGGESTION COMPETITION. Safety Suggestio~. Competition open to all workers employed at this Colliery excepting oversmen, supervisors and firemen . During the months of March and April, a suggestion competition will be held each week and two prizes of 2/6d . each will be awarded for the best practical Safety Suggestions . Ru les. ( 1) Suggestions with check numbers should be in the competition box by 10 o ' clock in the morning on Thursdays . ( 2) Names of prize winners will be posted on Fridays at 10 o 1 clock and paid on a separate line by the Cashier along with pay. ( 3) Prize winners will not qualify for the ccmpetitions for two vrecks following their award but their suggestions will be welcomed and extra prizes may be awarded. ( 4) The Agent's decision is final in these competitions. 14th i1arclJ._, 1935 . �THE FIFE COAL SAFETY COMPAN~, LIMITED. LEAFLET No . 2 A. TO ALL OFFICIALS . No safety campaign can be a success, unless every fireman, every oversman and every other official understands that the Coal Mines Act and the Regulations and Orders associated with it are to be obeyed by officials as well as men . It is your duty to shew an example to the men under your charge . Better leadership means greater safety. Some accidents are caused through indefinite instructions. Some are caused by common but bad practices . Some are caused through untidiness . Many are due to sheer thoughtlessness. Your instructions should be simple and clearly understood. Make sure of that. After you have given an instruction, see that it is carried out all the time. A word of explanation often helps . See if the usual way to do a job is the safe way. not be . It malf See that your district is a tidy one . There are more accidents due to low standards of tidiness and cleanliness than you would imagine. Lastly, remember that you, the official, are watched and your example followed by the men in their daily . work, and if you are thoughtless in your every day attitude towards safety , then you cannot expect the men in your charge to regard their safety as important as we are attempting to make it. Many of our officials are now wearing safety hats. They are satisfied with them . Have you got yours? They are light and easy to wear, guaranteed waterproof and will minimise bend injury . Cromwell Hats Cool Caps Order yours at the Office now. 14th March, 1935. 3/5/- for II 1/6d. 3/- �SAFETY SUPPORTS LEAFLET No. TO ALL OFFICIALS. AT THE FACE AND 3A. ROADHEAD. It has been found that stri:p,I>ers, though they may not be ·aware of it, are working from 50% to 75% of their shift under an area of roof outwith the timbering distance . That is a startling fact . In the first place, make sure that there are roof supports at the face early enough in the shift . If you have trouble in your section about this, do not hesitate to speak to your immediate superior, and,if nothing is done , go to the manager about it yourself Make sur0 that each flil.d every face man in your district, ma.chinemen, panshifters, brushers , packers, as well as strippers, know the timbering distances . Will you do this during the coming week? Shew the men,who do not know, how to measure the timbering distance by means of their tools. Then, see thai supports ore erected to comply with the timbering rules during the shift of which you have charge . Start right awa.y; do it every day, not just one day, and your accident record is bound to benefit . You know tha.t more men move under the road.head brushing than under any other pa.rt of the roof at the face . That is why the roa.dhcad must be exceedingly vrnll supported . When you choose a stripper for the roadhead coal , see that he is a first class timber mun. Encourage him to set his props wel l within the distance, and , if you can possibly do it, give him steel channels f or strapping. Remember that the hints given in this and subsequent Safety Leaflets a.re given not as something entir ely new but as reminders and that your manager and agent will give you every possible encouragement in your work for the safety of tho men under your charge. H.'I.VE YOU GOT A HARD HAT YET? GET ONE NOW . �-SAFETY - ----LEAFLET -- -NO-, 3. 110 Al l Workmen . During your working shif't yesterday, did you see anything that could be ~ade safer? Have you put a suggestion in the box yet? Every workman employed in and about a mine will encounter some source of danger daily at his work. Experienced workmen know most of the dangers and safe workmen guard against them, It is the officials' duty to see that safe practices are followed at all times . It is their duty also to see that plant and materials are in order for safe working, but they must rely on the v;orkm.en to use their comrnon sense when they are not there t o give personal directions . Hence the accident record at this Colliery depends on the co- operation of every workman all the time . It has come to our knov1ledge t h at. there is a number of men at this colliery vrho woul0 wear spectacles at their work if the management \·:ould give them encouragement . These men are informed that the wearing of stout spectacles at work is welcomed, as it is felt that by their use some accidents might be avoided by . better sight . HAVE YOU TRIED A SAFETY HAT YET? IT WILL SAVE YOU I\1Ai\1Y HEADACHES , GET 21/3/35 . OHE AT THE OFFICE TC- DAY. �" William Reid, Esq . ~he F ife Coa l Comy &nyr L t d . Cowden~eath, ~ i fe~hire Scotland Dear llr. R<'! id : I &:':! 5l 1:.1d, indeed., to hav e your letter of liarch 27th, 1~36 . ll ei th.er Al berta or v,e received your o the,: letters, · so they evid ently \'Jent amiss, fo l' i7hi c h I ltm very sorry . I wn 6 l a tt tha t you hre gettinr. on to using the American kitchen m&chinc~ry . It -t;;;;ery g ood of you to g o t.:na oee my fu. ther, us I heard from him reearoint> .Your ,1 i Eii t, f:.. r..CI cu1 :i1L.Xu ly believe it i s fo ur years since r;e \·;ere in Scotland l.nc. visited them, but time slips away very rapidlyD &nd I kno w he will be more than delighted to ha v e you go Bf:.c.:i n at some future time. J ttr . l!asterton s a iled from 'tlew York Sa turda.y the 13-th. I h ad a l etter frora him. \'ihil e he rms in Ca:nuuo., u nci he fiL!S extremel y plc"'seo with his vi1;,it to the United &ta tea, und 1,1:'1l't icul brl y to the Rock Springs mines. I think hE- wi l.l oe:rive a t,ooo de~. l of benefit from his v i s it here which ,;ill be helpful to him in his work. I wae pleased, indeed, to have the bull e tins you aen t me. I think you bre on the ri bht t rack Tiith your safety work , ,.; nd the bonus to :Firemen s hould help greatly, but keep in l!lind the ui ving of an J~uetin car. to the £roup of mines nlong the lines we e.warded ouro , I think, mo~c tha n ~ny thing elae, the t ~ o ~utomobilea we or it:irn...lly {.ave, v, 1th the continuation of one c!Utomobile a.nc1 money prizca, he lped more thun c.eything e·lee to put oTer our Sc:c.f'ety program. Thi s ye&.r , a&&in, we heve received three cit~tione from the Jo ae~h A. Holmes Sufety Association, throU£,h the United States Bure~u of ~inee, these cita tions reac11nL as tollowe : • �2 .;-.1'.!. ·u 1 nc ::: - - :1'0 :1: z-educ i nL fata litie s per million ton s of ·cor::i l LJ:roc.. uced from 4. ~.(I. in l';:}2;$ to 1.25 in l~~'¼ und f oi~ rec.u.c i ::'l[.; f o t ti li t i e ~ pe1· thous and r!len el!l.yloyed i'l'O!h 5 . 27 in 1023 io 1. 63 in 1~3 4. .Ma n hours p er fa t~li t y rle r e 3 L.::d . 315 i n l o23 a s curapa red to :;3;, . 561 in l'.i~4 • lfo. 4 :.ii ne -- fo x- op erating with out a fatal i ty from April 17. l .')23 to the end o:f 1934: ; p roe1ucing 3 , 143 ,051 tons of coal in 3,954,3l::l8 marl hours o f ·work by its u1,>pro:xi!llll te 214 employe a . 0 11 lline, Superior - - f or h avinb ope r a t ed without a lost-ti me a ccident i' x·o.ra October 21 , l v0 3 t o the end of l~j 1!; producing 2t 6 , 082 t ons o:r· coa l i n 252 ,636 I!ll.:..n hours of work by its a ,e,1proximate 144 employe e. 11 I was very eorry tha t I we.s no t able t o · be ·r1e h~d & 1140 days und 40 ni~hte 11 leg isla tiv e meet i ng E-t Ch ey enne , • which o.ccurs . every two ye a.rsD a.nc.i it vms n e cessary fo :r either Mr. ~ cAuliffe or me · t o be there a hOOd d ea l o f the time, ...n<i it fell to· my lot t o ~l'en.d most of the ti~e the re . The ni~t of our Safe ty aTiaras , I insisted t h.:. t -:Ur . ::ic.Aulifi'e come to Hook Spring s. h e reachin6 here z.t s e v en o ' cloak anei r eturning at mi dni e.,h·t to Cheyenne, ~o it m.:.s not po s sibl e !'or u s oa th to \ettve ~heyenne at the ~umc time . I do not like thi s yoli t ical ,·:ork very well, but, on t:ae other h.unCl , i f v:e a o uot watch it clo :::ely, we will be- s a adled \'1 ith a 1:,reat dea l of ac.verse 1 egi elation. :;: think I eXt)l c.:.i n ed our 2oli tical oi tua. tion fully to ;you ·:;1hen you \1ere her e . • :present at t.ne &wc::.r<J.in g of our 3afety pr·i~es . I am a urely la>l ao. t ha t y ou b u.V e gon e to the Duckbill, c:1.m shal l be intere3ted i n kno,..-,int, ,;rm t results you uccomplish. becau se I a.1"!1 abs olutely satiefied there is no reason \7by you wioul o not ootm. n ve"J:y fine results in narrow work. 'i'hl:.t i e \,here t he greu t e~vings will be m~ae in your oper~ tions. I rend the Dunfermline F rese a ncl the P eople r:, Journal very clo s ely und luive been greatly interested in the talks Y QU have given ufte rhboin~ back, anu. ti10 enlargementi o~ your oporat 1one w 1ch ~ou contemplate 1n the n ear future, inuic~tine that your coal buaincas is on a ver3 much better ~aeia in Scotland . I shall oe t,lc.~ to kno w how your cut tint.. tin« conveyin,; unit worha out. ., �3 Condi tion 8 i n this country f..l'e st:n l rather confused. 1 think s;e ,J i ll have un extension of the 11.R . A. for ttno th8r t·.,o y e n.r s , nh:l ch •:.iill be proba bly the oest thing unde:i:- i he ci r c Lrno t1:.lnces. Although thi s l a w has had many defect s, it hn.e had much to commend it, and I thinl~ it hue hel ved tbc coal business very much by • maintainiot:; u :rearaon able p rice f o·r the _pro duct . 'rhere are many othe!" b!l l e U~> c fo r e~am:9le o the Guffey bill. which yl ane to n o. l{e coa 1 i_ P ubl ic Utility_, a nd b:rinb i t under strict Governmen t ~:Jpervision . Hone of us a re very keen about ·th:l 2 uill. a s i t places a very heavy bu.rcen on the c oul incmstcy , as coal \"Jould have to pay a very .neavy ta"<J; fo 1· the acim ini stra tion of the bi 11. '1'.hio bill is fost!'!r ed 1 "1.X'gely by the Uni tad I.!:!.ne '!.'.'o .!'ke:rs of Americc.. Then there i e the· sb.:-hour day, o n tJh i ch the Union· is concentrei tint:,, but I doubt i f this \7ill get f a r . The DlJ()nsore of this seem to lose eight o:f ihe f..tc't tha t the six-hour (la.3 ,:ill increase the cost ~~o the· Ope!·c1. to:i:·s E..na u i l l increase the }.>rice of coal so that we \·Ji 11 not be o.i:>le to · com1iete with 1·oreisn trade . Of cou.rseo t h e ei-,onsors hold it· up a s a panacea for a l l the i ll s o f t h e conl innuatry. there is st i l l a tremendously large relief bill t,o 1,1ay, but th1n0 a are pickinb up u l i ttle since you were her e. As I told you. \'le increasea our pxoduction Eat>out fifteen per· cent for the y ec:..r l :}34 , ano for the 1·1rst three month& of this y~ar, •110 u !'e about ·c.r,enty per cent ~head of the firot three months o f 1~34 . '.rhe baa feature. of course. i !? • tru::. t =nuch o f' the i mJirovel!lent in business i a ca used l ::.rgely °bl' the s._iend inb of the Government money , Tihich all the .£unerican peop l e have to puy oome day in t he form of t axation . ram e;lad to knew th,~t thincs -cr~ picking up in the B1•i ti eh Isles. becaus2, col!lin~ fro□ tht:. t co untry. I am eltmys trecendouely intereoted in the ._.,elfare of that nation. J.lberta 1:;; on the r anch up in Cocy, unc1 reyorts P. \7eek l:l.e;o they had twenty inches of snow, but, rcga rrileaa of not ho.vine:; had a ny formor ex.e ei·ience in ranchin&::,, she likes it very muoh, i : nd seeme to eDJoy the work. ~e e~pect to go u~ und oee her before a ~reQt deal or ::mow . long. I shell probably ~o-to the meeting of tho American Mininb Congres~ in Cincinnati in the early p~rt of Kay . I am Ghuirmf.ln of oae c f the forenoon eeaeiona and alao bliTe u .1,1tper to read on Shakine:, Conveyor Loaci.ine:,. �You made m~ny friends here, ~nd they are continually ~skinL me if'! 111...ve_hea:rd from you. !.tr. Christie told me yeF;teruay y ou had met a M.r . Petrie \"-1hoee son works here; t ~ t y ou had been a t a meeting of the ~asonic. orde!' -r/hen you net. I think that is a good step you a.re takinc; , ... no one \'Jhi ch y ou nill no-t rec ret. I huve been a member f or nc~q."ly forty years, u nd that is the only Praternnl or~unizat~on to ~hich I belong . I noulo be obli ~ed. i f J'OU \1ould .remember me to your father a nd Ur. Carlow. I i-,as interested in reauin~ the proceedin6 s of the Scottish Institute in a recent copy of the Colliery Gual'dian. Bo th Mrs. l>rycie and I are g loo to kno\-'J that you have se~tled in your ovm home no\·1. unu rJe both v;ish yo_u r~elf and ~.irs. Reid a great deal of ha1)piuess, u nd hope th&t we 1:my meet you at some time. Hy kindest 1>ersonel regards , Very sincerely yours, �Ro ck ~pringe - A.1.r il 15, l-d 3t llr. Eugene licAuliffe: Had a l etter from Dr . Reid la. st week, and m advises that they have three shaking conveyors with duckbills \'1 0rking in the Fife Coal Comp~ny 9 s o pera tions, one in the group of mines of ~hich he has charg e , a nd two in t~o other g roups of mines. He states they are doing remarkably t1e ll with them, ariving planes. Ile also states the coal business in Scotland is p4rticularly gooa at the present time, and mines are' being reopened tba t have been shut do wn for .CJ. ui te a numbez- of ye&.J:-s . Q,uite a. good deal of the export coa l i e · going 1D Poland and the Scandinavian countries. Otll(itu,l 81~1i.:O, GEORGE B, PrtYOl ✓ �~I.L COMMUHICA.TIONS TO BE A DDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. dl - ,.;::) " HEAD OFFICE: LEVEN, Tm••••• " FIFE. 1 (/lf'). f j ~I :C..Low, PKo..,Lf ••; 1• . FIFCOI!; COWDEN/5EATH. / f&Ll!:PHOHl!:tf.'? 161 & 162 ~ LEVEN. ff.'? 181 'TD 185 CoWD&N■ILATH, YouA REF. _ _ _ __ OUR R11tF. WR/ JF. George B. Pryde, Esq. , Vice President, 'Ihe Union Pacific Coal Company, ROCK SPRINGS, Wyoming. Dear Mr. Pryde, I got your letter of March 9th yesterday, and I am very surprised to hear that you have not yet received a letter I wrote you early in February. I wrote Alberta at the same time, and the Jeffrey Company at Columbus, Ohio, and I particularly expected a reply from the Jeffrey people before this. I wrote to you thanking you very much indeed for your very kind present. We had tried to make waffles, but our first attempt was not a great success, but practice has made perfection and Mrs. Reid has become an adept. I had a very happy afternoon with your father, and it is obvious that you, Mrs. Pryde and Alberta are very often in his thoughts at the Peat Inn. I am going to revisit him within the next week or two now that the better weather is with us, and we will take him for a run in the car. Rock Springs. well together. I am very glad Mr. Masterton managed to get to He is a fineyoung fellow and we get on very I note from the Employees' Magazine that you were not at the annual presentation of Safety Awards. I hope you have not been 111. We/ �u....,... u o.........................G.e..orge....B .•......P.ry.de.., .....Es,q........................ ...................................................... We are very busy in the mining industry in Scotland at the present time, trade is good and prices are firmer than they have been at this time of the year for several years past, altogether the outlook is fairly bright. I have one duckbill loader working in my group and it is quite a success. Two of the other agents have one each just installed, and we expect that when the men become accustomed to their use they will be a very definite advantage. They are being used to drive narrow headings at the present time. I am expecting deli very during the next week or t\vo of the first Logan cutting and loading machine; it has three cutting jibs and cuts and loads the coal direct into the conveyor without shot-firing. I will write and let you know how this machine behaves as soon as we have given it a proper trial. I have started a system of Safety Bonuses for our firemen, and these are paid monthly on a no accident basis. I have also got Safety Suggestion Competitions going and prizes are awarded weekly. Each employee in my group of collieries receives a safety leaflet with his pay line every week, and although these have only been given for a week or two we have evidence of accident , reduction already. I enclose copies of the first leaflets. · The Stewarts of Hill of Beath wish to be reminded very kindly to you. One thing that impressed me in the States was the bright colourings in the houses. I am arranging to take one of our houses in August and paint and furnish it and have it open for exhibition for two weeks. In this country we are noticing the introduction of the legislation yap mentioned in your letter. It would seem it is of the vote catching type, much to be deplored, and will cause much uneasiness in the mining industry, and after all it is stability that is needed to bring back the confidence that ensures steady trade and more employment. Our unemployment figures are slowly decreasing, but our country has benefited more than our unemployment figures shew, because employment in industries is much more steady and idle time has been reduced by a tremendous extent. When unemploYJJlent figures are studied this should be borne in mind more than it is. I/ �I' i- ;::J0-.............................A~ 9..~ge......~.~......fr.:yg.~.., ... Exq,,........................................................................ I cannot understand why you have rtot get my previous letter , and I am very sorry that my thanks to you and Mrs. Pryde have been delayed. We are now settled down at Foulford House, and Mrs. Reid joins me in sending our kindest regards to yourself and Mrs. Pryde Trusting you are in good health, Yours very sincerely, Encls. �Rock Si)rin t;,s - Dec. 2-::), 1-::)34 llr. E ubene _: cAuli ff e: You v1ill be interested i n the ~ ttached 1 etter f ror1 :Cr. C. i ,Ui:_,U~ tus Car·lo\! , Dr. 'iii lliam Reid 's uncle. ::Jhile I hc..ve h. Lrd f ro m 1.Ir. Leek t v;ice e ince h is re turn to En fbl and, I h t ·v e ne ver heard from !-ir. Reio . I c.m r a t her unoer the i m1iressiou thc.!. t he h r. s ri ri tten me t.. nd h i s letters bnve gone &. stri:.y e omehou. Orlgiui, l ~ i11 u<>d: GEORGE 8, PRYDt I J ; �) S 476 EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE November, 1934 Two Distinguished Guests V isit The Union Pacific Coal Company's Properties the latter part of September and the speaker while in this v1cm1ty, and he made many properties of The Union Pacific Coal Company, in the persons of Dr. William Reid, of Cowdenbeath, Fifeshire, Scotland, and Mr. I. G. E. Leek, of Birmingham, England. -o r . ' Reid is"a 'graduate of Edinburgh- University, and hol ds..the degi;_e e of. Doctor-of Philosoph.y.. from that institution. He is a sub-Agent of the Fife Coal Company, whose mines are located in Fifeshire. Scotland. The Company with which Dr. Reid is a':-sociated produc< s a b o u t 4.,400,000 short tons of coal per year and employs approximate I y 10, 000 men, all the coal coming from shafts w h i c h are from 1,200 to 2,000 feet in depth. Dr. Reid was the w i n n e r of the Craigie Scholarship, awarded for research work, and elected to take a Dr. William Reid leave of absence from bis d u ti e s with the Fife Coal Company, traveling in the United States looking up mining methods, particula.tly Safety and Mechanical Loading. He went into every phase of operations and was extremely interested. He arrived in the United States the 22nd of August, and spent some time in the Anthracite field, later coming to Rock Springs, where he stayed for a period of nearly three weeks. Dr. Reid was extremely interested in all mining and Safety methods in the United States, his company being one of the most progressive engaged in coal mining in Great Britain. One particularly pleasant experience of his trip was his meeting with many workmen who had been employed by his father, who is General Manager of the company with which Dr . Reid is employed. He felt very much at home in talking over the old times in Scotland with these former employes. Dr . Reid was fortunate also in being present at the dinner and program which was held for the employes of "B" Mine, Superior, when this mine was awarded the National "Sentinels of Safety" trophy, competed for by Bituminous coal mines in the United States, for its outstanding Safety record. The Doctor was also in great demand as a Mr. I. G. E. Leek, a graduate in Mining Engineering from Birmingham University. Birmingham. England, was the winner of the Mavor and Coulson - 'a' . ,.- :·-, •· Seholarship,i,\"•hir h en ti t I e d him to spend a year in re search w o r k in coal mining. The terms of the scholarship, which is a warded by 1\!Javor and Coulson, Ltd., of Glasgow, Scotland. by competiti v e examination among mining students in the British Isles, requires a year in research work, visiting the Mr. I. G. E. leek coal mines on the Continent of Europe, in Great Britain. and in the United States. Mr. Leek came directly from New York City to Rock Springs, spending two weeks in the mines here, with a short trip to a number of the coal mines in Southern Utah. Mr. Leek must present a very voluminous report of his investigations to. the British Institution of Minjng Engineers upon his return to England. He was greatly interested in Safety work and Mechanical Loading, in which he is specializing, and made a very detailed study of these subjects while here. He was asked to speak at quite a number of meetings in Rock Springs by various civic organizations, regarding conditions in the British Isles. Both Dr. Reid and Mr. Leek state that conditions are materially on the up-grade in the coal mining industry in Great Britain, the mines working very steadily through the summer months, and there has been a distinct improvement in employment around the coal mines. They also state that there is a great building boom going on throughout Great Britain. All building materials are in great demand, the buildings being financed largely by private enterprise. Dr. Reid's company has recently opened a large brick works in the vicinity of one of its mines, and find this enterprise a very profitable adjunct to their coal mining operations. Both young men, on their way East, stopped over as the guests of Mr. Eugene McAuliffe in Omaha, who arranged their Eastern URING early part of October, two distinguished young lasting friends while here. In addition he made a D Britons, one Scotch and one English, visited the short trip to Utah coal mines. c/ �November, 1934 Wyoming Section of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers Meets at Rock Springs B,• J. L. LIBBY, Secretary ITH Dr. William Reid and Mr. I. G. E. Leek, visitors from the British Isles. the Wyoming Section of the A. I. M. E. gathered September 27th at Howard's Cafe, this city, for dinner. with Chair• man F. V. Hicks presiding, thirty-six members and guests being in attendance. The newly appointed officers for the ensuing year are: Chairman, W. T. Nightingale ; Vice-Chairman, G. A. Knox; Secretary-Treasurer, J. L. Libby; Members of the Executive Committee, George B. Pryde and F. V. Hicks. Following the election of officers, Mr. George A. Brown, Mine Superintendent at Superior, gave :m interesting account of his recent visit to England, Scotland and France, including numerous humorous experiences encountered. Mr. Brown stated that an extensive building program is in progress in Great Britain, and business is more than satisfactory. The British dole, according to Mr. Brown, is not charity, being really Industrial Insurance with the employer and employe paying into a fund under Government administration. Following the meal, the meeting convened at the Old Timers' Building, Mr. George B. Pryde presiding, with an attendance of seventy, technical matters being considered at this session. Dr. William Reid, Agent of the Fife Coal Company, Ltd., Cowdenbeath, Fifeshire. Scotland, discussed roof control, methods of mining and steel timbering. The Company with which he is connected produces 4,000.000 long tons of coal annually and employs 10,000 men, and has. he stated, made a very extensive study of roof control and systematic timbering. Dr. Reid explained their methods of long-wall mining, their daily production being 1.6 tons per man, this tonnage from steeply inclined seams varying from 2 to 9 feet in thickness, with very bad roof conditions. the average thickness of the seams worked 3½ to 4 feet. Steel arches are in use on main haulage ways, with stilted legs having a slotted bolting arrangement to allow for settlement when excessive pressures are encountered, thus relieving the concentrated load on the arch. Mild steel sheets bavin~ four-inch corrugations, 1/8 and ¼ inch in thickness, and up to 4, feet in length, have been used successfully for lagging. When steel lagging is used in connection with steel arches, tlte sheets are butted against the arch web, rest between the flangs, and are held in place by tie rods. This construction acts as strutting and reduces the tendency of the arches to buckle. Dr. Reid showed lantern slides illustrating the different kinds of timber in use, and explained W I"" 47S ' EMPLOYES' MAGAZI NE their advantages, stating that apparently high first costs on their permanent haulage ways were actually cheaper over a period of time. • Mr. I. G. E. Leek, B.Sc., a Birmingham University graduate, and winner of the ]\favor and Coul• son Traveling Studentship, awarded through the Royal Technical College of Glasgow, Scotland, ad• dressed the meeting on Safety in the Coal i\line5 of Great Britain. The subject included Management, General Safety, Health, Production, Regulations, Employment, Government Inspection, Legal points and Arbitration. Many points in common with the American Safety program were cited, and numer· ous rigid government regulations were explained. Mr. Leek sta ted that boys had to be 14 years of age before entering the mine, and were generally started at the shaft bottom, and, as they became ac· customed to conditions, they were gradua lly moved to working places farther in. Schools are established leaching safety, and some companies require thirty days instruction in and around the mine before the applicant begins to work. Protective clothing and goggles are a part of their program. but, according to l\Ir. Leek, our manufacturers have better products at a more reasonable cost to the American miner. Hard-toed shoes, he related. meet with favor in the British mines. Williams-Johnson Nuptials Miss Eva Williams, a former clerk and stenographer in the General Offices. for several years past employed at Mt. Vernon, Washington. was married on October 6 at Seattle, to Mr. Carl Johnson. the bridesmaid upon this occasion being Miss Bernice Barrass, also a former employe of the Company here (now resident of Seattle). The couple will make their home at Mount Vernon. She is a daughter of Mr. and l\llrs. R. J. Williams, who lived in this city for many years, but removed to the north Pacific Coast some ten years since. Her many friends in Rock Springs wish the new couple a long life of happiness. Shower to Newly-Weds The Rock Springs Store employes tendered a shower to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dye (nee Anne Silva) at the Community Hall upon tl1eir return from tlteir wedding tour recently. The feature of tlte evening was a mock wedding, Ed. Palanck participating as the groom and Jack Lambert as the bride. Refreshments were served, followed by dancing. Many nice presents were received by the new1yweds. It's easy enough to be pleasant, With a ll of your tires full of air. But the guy worth while, Is the one who can smile, With one going Rat and no spare. �...., November, 1934 EMPLOYES' M.\CAZINE /11r. I. G. E. Leek, le/t, and Dr. William Reid, right. itinerary for them. Both were amazed at the extent of the United States. After a visit through the Eastern mines, Dr. Reid wil] sail for Scotland about the 27th of October, Mr. Leek probably about the 2nd of November. Both will carry with them many fine impressions of their visit to the United States, and the social contacts they enjoyed in this country. Conversely, those who were privileged to meet both of these young gentlemen will remember with pleasure the fine exchange of ideas, which no doubt was mutual!y beneficial. Tir Nan Og H ERE is another Celtic story by "J.P." published in that great English newspaper, The Manchester Guardian Weekly. Those who write the "Guardian" stories, though occasionally attempting to portray the lives of the country people of England, are compelled to turn to the land of the Celt, Irish, Scotch or Welsh, for that intensity of emotion that makes for an interesting story. What a wealth of simple color is contained in these few hundred words. Therein we find reference to the cottagers' peat fire, and we believe that when the smell of burning peat once enters the nostrils of a person, his or her children, their children and children's children, will be quick to recognize that soft, acrid odor that cleans rather than pollutes the air as do other forms of smoke. Note the reference to the idle nets, the cry of the skua gulls, the murrain (an epizootic that afflicts the cattle), to the poverty and the longing for adventure that has scattered the Celtic people all over the wide world. One cannot read these little stories without catching at least a glimpse of the Garden of the Hesperides. When Brian the Blessed was thirty a great restlessness came upon him. His youth had been happy in the main; content enough he had been to sail the summer seas in search of the silvery mackerel, content enough to till 477 with his fellows the deep, red earth of the machair, content enough at the nesting season to test his cragsman's skill upon the stacks of Kell or to gather round the winter peat fire to hear the old strange stories of the folk. But now all these things had lost their savour. Many were the days when his nets hung idle on the wall and some chance herd passing across the headland of the Cailleach where it juts towards the west would find him lying on his face in the short grass with the skua gulls crying round him. The old priest heard these things but kept his own counsel, and one evening Brian came to the beehive cell. "Father, give me your blessing, for I go on a far journey and I do not think I shall return. "I am tired, Father, of Kenalbin and this life of ours where we scratch out our days like the conies in the thin grass by the shore. We are poor, Father, and wretched. Murrain comes and great dearth and we can do naught against them. Nor is it always that holy water can stay the path of the pestilence. "Last night I climbed the face of Ardchatan and in a grassy spot I slept, and in my sleep I dreamed. I do not know whether the country that I saw lies in the past of man or in his future or in some place beyond the stars. But this I know- that in the people of that land our poor lives have been taken and made perfect. They have exchanged our wattle huts for palaces of marble and bronze, our rough skins for silken robes, our darkness for their light. Murrain and pestilence come no more among them, and their children live to make old bones." The old priest smiled. "My son, there is no such country. Even the Roumans, greatest of nations since the Fall, made no such life as that you describe.1' "Father," said Brian, "it was Tir nan Og that I saw in my dream, and since my longing for that place cannot otherwise be quenched, give me your blessing, for I go to find it." Now this is the legend that was famed for many centuries through all the coasts of the West. For when Brian had set forth on that last mad questing into the sunset on which none has gone and lived, after many days he came back to the strand of Kenalbin. His step was firm enough as he stood upon the shore, but his face was lined as that of an old man and his hair was the sheen of spun flax. He said not a word to any man, but passed through the throng till he came to the cell of the priest. The old priest raised his eyes from his missal. "You found what you went to find?" "I learnt, Father, what I had to learn." (Please turn lo page 479) �() 478 No·vember, 19.J4 EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE » » » Ye Old Timers « « « parental roof. He put in 4½ years with the Cot1011wood Coal Company, Lehigh, Montana. and entered Gust Dagres and Henry Walters Gust Dagres and Henry Walters were sn~pped while sitting on the retaining wall in front of the Elks Home during the recent Old Timers Reunion. Mr. Dagres was born in Greece on Christmas Day of 1889, and was naturalized at Kemmerer in 1927. Is a married man with two children. ;?;.> ., ,.;~ t~, \;. ~""' • .....-;_ :> ~ - (Ji ~ I Ii,;. I I'. I' t. I- {! I ii::::::::,=~=-=- - = - - ~ = ] ("" . j Lauri Bergren and wi/e. '11j our service at Rock Springs in 1903 as a Miner, 'fl an~ now occupied as Faceman in "E" Mine, at Su- l=z=:==:=:."':':~~~ ;::'E3::1z=,,=:;;:;:::=~ Gust Dagres (left) and Henry Walters. His first employment with the Company was as a Stone Mason at Reliance in 1913. Later on he removed to Cumberland and worked 12 years at that point, returning to this city, being now engaged as Outside Laborer. Henry Walters is a native of Wilkes-Barre. Pennsylvania, born there March 19, 1878. Is a married man. Started to work at Rock Springs as Outside Laborer in 1901 and is now engaged as Hoistman, Mine No. 4 here. Lauri Bergren Lauri Bergren first saw the light of day in Finland, December 20, 1885, and became a naturalize<l citizen in 1904 and 1916 at Green River, Wyoming. Is a married man with one son living under the penor. Joseph Sikich To those unacquainted, this is Joseph Sikich. born in Austria January 18, 1875. He began to work for the Company in No. 8, Rock S p r i n g s, as a Min er, February 2, 1904,, and wa,; naturalized at G re en River in 1920. Is a married rn an, four children. He was also employed at Joseph Sikich Superior for :;ix years, returning to this city to enter Mine No. 4, now engaged as a Faceman. �! •r. 1,·;1 l lio..'Jl :~cid :.'i i' e Co .., 1 Cor.:i_•r,n y Co,;:den beu th , : ' if eE:i:i i r e Scotla nd De&.r '.lilliam: I h:...ve ,:·i.Ji tecl to he<-l!' :r1·01Jl you sine e your u1ri v al hone, ,.mt 50 i e r have not received a let ter fro r.1 ycu, the l n s t letter! rece ived be inl.. j u~t J!ri o r to your sai lint::. frot7l He\"1 Yo1k for bo:n: . Yo:i-tz1:.;ve .:.,robc.oly Hrtttcn me, out in t he ruEJh O .t Chti:.,; t :nus bu :,i ne ES, let terc often t..r e !(lir:. l oic: in tn,ni.:i t. I vms yl eased to he&r fror:i your f ~ ther GO iil8 ti me ut:,o. I t. lso hud a co.rd f ra m him, ~uci ni i l \'iri t e him a li ~tl e l ~ter on. HEid · a f ine letter fror!l :Ir. Ca:rlm•; ii fe,·1 d~a ae:o , unci he guve me&. e:: ret.t oeal of ini'o :rmt.. ti on ret,a 1·c.inc; the co,il l:lusi ne ss in Ureu t .3ri ti4n. Alco hnd £( l etter f r o tJ ~:1 • Leek UlC.. he (:.rrived Ci.:.i'el .).i in .C.:11u;l1:;nci. I vre.;u.mc he i c on the r emaina er of hi s reset,i·ch v;ork in the e.xaminution of 3ri t i sh t.r1ti ContinGn"t ... l mi nes . ~.e ht..ve been thinkint., or yo u a t,reat aecil, a nc. t-1a rticulc-.. rly ·<.iurint, the No\"1 Yeur festivities. I tuneci in my ra<iio at E o'clock ~:onc.ay eveninb and heurd Bi & .Ben rint..irl{:, in Loncion. I coulc i maea.:ino the r a ch of 11 f il· ctfootinf,;'1 e ll over the "Jnit2d f;.u1xc ~fter the ,1eelint.., out of midnight. ~ I ,·1u e {:,rct.tly int l?.l'eetea in lleo.ring the Bri ti 6h oroudci..et on Cbri et::1as mo rn in(.. It \'H.1 S lt \·.onc..er.,..'ul t h inr,, Lnti ho1.1 q uicl~ly each one of them cot h i l::l 1:3tation f:! . It 1 ~ notoiff i - · cult to· unaero t t.nc.. why the -:lritisL Ii.oyL.l Pt.1i1ily 11:. l!O t.,re&tl.>1 oelove<i ull thz·o ~ t he .:3ritiah ..i:m1,ire .. ':he fuct t h& t their citizen o, no :llL!ttor ho\:: h urn ole, in f ,. r uv1~:1 !ilt-tcee 01 tl.e eurth, coulo tc.,.11 c. irectly 'to t.heir eovereil.n, \·,ae \'. On<.erf ully iinc , ,.,lticl-1 demonstrc...te<i the t i m11licity . &no t:. inceri ty o i the Yint.... They, more tnun c..ny other t:.L ency 1 n c.. re& t .!3ri tbi n, .k. vo hel_veu to kee.t1 tr.e m1tion 1' ro :!l chi..o ti c. lUi nL the trouble e:ome timee oi the lt.st fe\'1 yetJrG . �,:e ho.uc t b.: t yo u had u mo 1.:Jt Jlu.1h>Y Her1 Your. You ·,:ill be a.eeiJ in .the !Jre l:1ct:r c, t ion c: f or your y;eclainL, ttil. icli. v;i ll occur Sa turci uy . You _m:.y be sure ·:h ·;:ill be thinlcin6 o f y ou tha t d.ay, c1m~ i ma1:_ininL, r10 L r-e ot the wedd i nt;. '<le rie re very vl eased, indeec.., t.o have the invi tc..tion, out .8o·neho,·; ,.;re . _ ;ryue misl a id it ond hi::s been try inL for ::: cm.• t i me to r·e sur rect it so b s to c.1n fn"JeI· . -:.:e h.:d ;;: :,.: ut.her '1,1leke .....nt Chri~ t :rws , ~s Dr . Cl:ll..mi:> ere :..nu '1ti :a familj, , ::rs. Shedcien, .1re. Y.i erle r.nu Jwne s ou1· s)'n. fro m }. i verton, &.nd Bllenor, fro m ;.Ii ll u Colle t::,e, in Culifo !nh,, \·:ere \'1 1th u s for cinnci· . 1:te rnissea. i,l oerta t rea tly. Thi s i s tr~e 1 i r st Chri s tLla s :;he L"' s ever oe en av1ey fl"o !:1 h ome . :.ie c L.l leu t nu t r!l kec.. to her on the ·t el eyhone, r1hich h el rec l:;lome\·ihL t. She secrns to like Cooy very \': el 1, c.r10 \". i;:; e:--ve ci:. her to come home for u v i s it come ti me i n Jt.riu.c..ry . ':Je passed the :!·Tew Ye~ r verJ; ~uieil / . The Par~ Hotel .veo.:_.•le hc.d 01><m hou se yes t crc. r,;y, cna- v,e ,•, ent ma t f:i lkeu to them for c ehol't tit'je . ·:;e te:.lke a ,HJOUt t he old country, u E..>reut 111:my of the olcl co untry rieo !::l e beinL preeent. 'f.he Ci...11c-d i un Let:,ion :r,ud c. 6&?1ce on 'i.he l rz. s t ni ght o f the old yeur, u na tlJen on the etrokc of mi dni~ht they ui~ 1>erued to do their ufi rst--·ootin b · '' •. t.,oo<! !~_ny ,.,eo ,de hi:.ve t.:;;kca m~ c..oo ut ,you rd nce yo u· left here , :,nc.. t.11 :::eemec b rec;,.tly interested to lmo v. tlt~ t yo-.i t.ri ivcc. home sa:fely. The lin~n a were ~euutiful Lnd a r~ . .!.'1·y0e t.na Aloertu \":i l l \·;rite you un<! thunlc yc u. It ·,n-1s vc1-y l' inC4 of yo.J. to remember them in thj.a r:oy. We finit.heu u v the ye ... r Y:i th c...oout WO ,00C t o ne t ll ic u i of li... s t .>·ec:ir, ilC~inG auout 11 vcr cent inczec. ee . The :.:; tci te of \'lyomin'-' us c.. v.hole <..i<i. not ;;,;how mucb of &n increr..se in ,J.Jrot..uc ti on, \·:1th t. li t t l e ov er -2 ,_.1er cent. .3ut us lonL &ewe ELre on the UJ,)t.:,raue, thb.t is :.:ometL.inL to b e t.c~unki\J l 1'or. I r e:t.lly think the yea r· 14'3 t ?,ill s ho w £JD' 1m1Jr ov eme nt in 1na Ulitri~l con~ itions, i:.s & L0 0 t. 1?11.iny oi' our inc.ustrie a lutve ::.it:.,n li'ic a their willingne e c to LO t. lont:, v, i th �tb e Governmen t. For L~e year 1~3L , ~ e ~re t o in t, t o 1m:rcl1c.se 0l even more el1e1kini.:., convey o rs , ~o ml:' mini nt, ;:11....chin2L, locomoti v c ~, e tc . It i s nece sl:)uiy to do tll. i .:; , not only to cut do vm oux' costs , · bu't in ~omt. c""s es to ::llo.! inta in costs. \le c.re t.l so unoer kkin 0 C-1. very l1e&vy aic.imond o.rillin6 i,>Xo 6 r ....u f l t Su!.ee1io1· c..l1Ci Winton . .J:r 2 . :! 1:yo. e ::.i.na I t;:i,,en t t wo da ys in Orrlci.ha in the et:.rl y p.:..rt of December, visitinc; \'l ith li.: . ij,cAuliffe, urm then went on to ChiCbl,O , Y1here I event part of 't·;:u dc:ys tt.llcin L to the GooOWin llarn.u c.:c tux i n 6 Co!ll~UlY' s s t~fi. They h&cl a stuff maetinG, c::.nu I v, ... s very much i nterested in t c.1 lkinb t o them i·e~arc.int:. t he 1 :-..uo:r sitl'. ation ~nd mecht:.nica l louiine, •O.i.)er&tions . i.'ie foun<i it v ery colu the re, as tl. e:re nae i i oliz zard the mornin 0 of our u r1·iv t.l . 1 lo £.t no time on the tri.1:Jt url'ivinh home s ix cic:1ys ~fter l eavin~ here. I Eint ecnciint:, you a copy oi' t.he vr..yer '.'lr.ich I reati· to the stuff. 0 f coui·se , YJe ha d very consia eraol e d i scui: sion \': hi ch i :.:. not reco1 dea in tl1e vi;per. I &m e lao ti.:nc. i nt, yo u a co1>Y o 1' "'!he Unseen .Cm.i:;ire. 11 I thinl~ your f;;. the1· u uo i1r . Ci.rlow YJi 11 ..:. lso be in tereeted in thiu, find I r,oulo. oe ooliLeo i f you -\1o ulc. H~ S EJ it to them for their ,t)Ulucbll. 'j,'hi s i t- a \ ·1on c.icrfilll;y fine re cor<.i 60tten uv by the Ame ric an .J.ininL Cont..reaa, cull i nt,, c.1 tt<mtion to t.11.e f a ct of ho,: little & tt~ntion !l}ininu cine.. mininL, 1.iro <:.ucts t;et in thia country, \'.'hen it il:3 1·ec.illy t: tremcnuouely l &rf::e inouGtry , '.i'hi~' \·,1:1s 'i!ri tten lc..rcely D.Y :.11· . :.:c.1m~if'f e, V1:i10 is the Chi..irrJb. n of the CoL'lflli ttee, the ·.-:ork beinL lc.1·e.el y uone b..,· him, o !'.!lc.n oeina... em1,lo;yea to ti ssembl.:! the l..~ tc.. ·.'ie h ...ve h~a n lot of b DO\"i t..na cold wea the r h ~re; ws \'i l.ll l1uve no chortui::,e oi' moi1;ture 1J~e comi tit- eamme r. I u.1s v ery L lt.o to s e e th0 sno VJ, Eta we n,:ea it t·or tLe ... ulll:ler irribution in the mount&in o t &te e . I ho~e you will p~r~on thi ~ r~ther rcmblint le tter , out I thou.__ht 1 could not we.it �lone...er· to r, :d t..:; ;y-ou ~.nct t, iV e y ou the n ews . I ho ._Je i t fltif) 1J t2en 1,; osei ul0 i'o r yo u , \-: ith the :a.:..ny c.uti e~ you :i.' ov.ud. ,'.'a itint1 :i'o r- yo u on your a1·riv &.l .hom2: . to .! inc/ t i !'1e to t:,,O t o i?e<1 t In n t o e ee 11iy f t.. _ i: h e r. ~ ;dnd \i i slles to you and y our fi c..ncee f o r a mo et Eu ~-v.:.l t.no .P!'Of;J?erous lTev1 Ye~n· . ~ nd ~y the y ears t..u'". t li e ahe a d be fi l l cd Hi th ha_µpi ne ss f ox· Joth oi' y ou . · Qr l:iinal Sit:ned: GEORGE B. PRYDl �/. t Dr. ·:iillfo.m Reid c/o Fife Co a l Con1,a ny Cowdenbeath, F i ieshire , Scotland I u ill yrobably b e hear ing f r om yo u b e f ore l ong , but \'lhile a waitinC:, t h a t l e tter I thought you mi t:,ht be intere s t ed i n hn.vinG a lette r f rom me . I eY.yect to be .in Chicago on t he 11th, 12 th a n d 1;sth of .Deceober to ~ t tend a me eting o f t h e s al e':! sta fr.' of t h e Goocl.man :..!anuf a ctu ring Coml.) c:.ny, c-tl<i t a lk to them on shaki n 5 conveyor13. I am attaching you co py o f a pa_pel' -whi ch I ,,, i ll read a t. tbat ti-:ie, ano., o f course, I an tici1)a te that the d i scussi on u ill pe ve:ry extended, as these s alesmen v:i ll a s k me a t;r eat rr:any questions , but I be+ieve, as a repr e s ent&tive of a Coo pa ny which, auring the present year, loa d ed 1,250 ,000 ton s \·:i t.ri she.king conveyors, I can surely contri bute s o!ilet hi n g beneficial to a discussion of this kind. l!rs . Pryd e u ill e ccompany me. en<i we will probauly return here a bout t h e '15 th of De cemb e rJ getting rea dy for the Chri s tnas a nd !:I e,, Ye a rs hol idays . ..!e a re h avi ng real sno -7s i n the l list ,·rne k. \'le h ave six or ei'c,. ht inches in Rock S9rin(. e , th is v ery g eneral over the \·/estem states. .rhere is ver:y much more in the mountains, · of course, an~ everyone feels v e-ry ha~vY over t ha t, a s i t will replenish uater she ds sadly c. epleted on .acco·u nt o f t h e mild winter last year and the extremely diy summer. 1 The vrork goe s t..lont; about the s ame, our production still picking up, &nci n e will finish the year with about 300,000 tons aheao of h Jst year, ~, hich is encoura1:,ing 1 a s, for a time, it seaned there VJaa no bottom. Ho,, ever, we have evidently reached th.&t ,e1oint now cJtd are on the up-grade. Our tentative ouaeet ·went in yesterd cy. ~ e vl~n . considerable im.l-'rovement s ht HE.nna. if we c .. n ootain appro !Jriations for thi c work, the largest 1 tem- being three hundred .1,Jit care, which ,,ill hc..ve a cti,1,1aci~ level full of about five tons. We feel, with ou;r experience at \°.' inton with a :rour-ton car, that we can very easily go to a five-ton car with the �2 high coal a t Ha nna ~ n i th ve ry g rea t l y r educed co sta. rle a r e ~oi ng to e=--'f)e rimen t to some extent r: i th a long face rii th sluaki nt;, conveyo r s and duckbill a , -~, i t h au:xi li,, ry conveyor s . \'le di6 :.:sorie t m:rlt o f this lcind s ome y ears· ago , ana. were very \"Jell pl ease cl \'Ji th i t. We a re doing a little v.ork at Relia nc e nm; , Y1i1.0:re we ar e 5 etting t v,1enty t o t wen ty -five tons pe r !t1anshift :f or those v1 or kine; 011 t h e conveyor. ·;;e wi ll 9ro b ~bly hav e to t a ke the scl'.'e1.1Je l.'s out of Rock Sv rinb s lfo . 8 i'1i n~, subo tituting shak ing c onv ey ors with duckbills, as the roof co nditions a re such tha t i t i s both difficult a na. e xpens i ve ·co c o ntinue with the sc1·ape:!' ope r a ti ons . We will :proba bly fi ne.. th&_t z1e cc.u use the sc r"'pe ::rs a i s11l a c e<i at either \'. 'inton 01· Relh,nce. I hear from Albe r t a quite frequen t ly, unc. she lik~Hl her ne w home , al though she g e ts home sick some times . I read with a g reat dea l of i nteres t t oti&y the account of the wecidine, of the Duke of Keni . ;;.:-&.ny Ro ck :J~:ri n &s people who belong to both Ene;.land a nd Sco t l and , and hc:tve sbort wave radios, tuned in ruid ootained a boou d ea l oi' the ee1·vi c e . I have Juet v, ri tten to 'irx . Ca rlow to day. send ing him a copy of Ur. l!cAuliffe's orief on t he co mpurati ve cost of a six and seven hour day opera tion . I have a t1 &dd i t ionaJ. copy of thi s brief, und E-m s ending i t t o you . By the time thi-s r eache s y ou. y ou ·i-.-ill b e ma.king preyaratione fo1· the Ile\'1 Year holid cys. ! an tici pc, te tl:!.is will be a rather pleas ant one for you in vie\'; of the i m1,Jor t4nt. appr caching event. in your life tha t ,Jill occur s oon a fter th.at time. tle &.11 join in s ending you i:>es t wishes for ypur ha.1Jpiness. I h&ve had O1:,ny i nquiri es aoout y ou since you left here, ana it seems you have made a grea t many friends while visitint; our propertie·e. I v1oulo. si,,yrecia te your t,i v .ing IJY complime nt:: to your father, &nd my kind re6 ards to yourself, ana. best wishE,e for a. Happy anci P rosp erous New Year. Very s incerely you1·s, �November 9, 1~34 Hr . Chas. C. Reid: G: e~e ral lia.nag er Th e I'if e Coal Cot:i}n,.ny , Lir.:ii ted Co~denbeath, F ifeehire Scctl a nd Dear lir . Reid : It gave me a g reat dea l of pl easure to have your letter of October 12th . \~-illiam ,,ill }1...ave been home seve ral duys noY1, and no doubt has given you some of the h i gh lig;hts of h i s visit to the United stat es. I knov, he ao t a great d eul out of it> oecause he put the utmost enthusiasm into his 1nork, a nc accomplished r.i e:ood de~l - Vfe all ho1,e tht1 t he may b~ &bl e to come ·'-i/est a~ain. I J Conc.itions in your min~s. of course, a r e very much different than in ours. You w to &reat aepth f or ::;G €1l l seH:"i! S of coal , s..nd roof control i s a very live 1-•1·obl.em in your operations, so me thin6 t:e in this countrJ'· hLve bi ven very little a ttention to . I \7as breotl y im:pre :::sed ~'i i th the ve1-y d e tuilBd wa y that 'tlilliam sho•;:ed us ;you ha s tudi e<l roof control. The coal ousi nees bis hac. a li ttlc G1JUrt on c:. c count of anticipation of colacr z:e~ ther, but i:: e are huvi ng n recurrence of l&st yec..rrs very mi ld \7inter. The day~ c.re t·. bcut 60° Fahrenheit, witL. practica lly no frost at nights, s ome thi ng very un usual for t his t ime of the year here. Of cour::;e, this vlill affect the coLl bueiness g rea tly, as we depend l &reely on the seasona ble cold \'leather. • Ou:;:- general e lection has cor:ic c:ind gone. needl ess to say, it was a very g r eat surpr ise to cany of us F..epubli cans who hLd ho;,e<i to &. t l east cu t cov.n the !'er.io cro.tic rw.jority, out it is difficult to ~ et away from the fact thr..t mE.ny !'eople are imbuec. toduy v: ith the ide.:.. thE.. t the Government i a the ir "S~nta Clwa", cind Poll.a tever they ne.ed._,. a 11 they have to do is holler. '!'hi ~ i s not only true of indi vi dU&1e, but munici I>al.i ti es, who &re clamoring for Government r e lief·, a nci a re apparently get tint:, a e,ooC! dea l of 1 t. I feel, however, t!!a t there will oe a ctie tinct g ettinc: ,·wn:,r fror.i ciirect relief in the next few ~onth s by the Prc31dent . It c::nnot !f!O on indefinitely , �2 ' payi ng out money that comes from taxation for the r e li e f of those '7ho do not tJ or k and may have no i n t e ntiop__ of worki ng. 'I'hat is one of the draw-backs of the dole. I ~ i ng probably his i aen will be more t:1t1d more to .1:, ut the money irrt'o· pub li c r el ief Y1ork v,here men 1.7i ll have to g ive a reasonable day's wo r k for the hel}? they obtain. There has been a uistinct lack of confidence in t.he pl a n s of the Governrnen t i n indust ri al circles. ':!.'he reason has been t h at I nclu~t,:c·y is moving ahead very s l owly . "iie hbve hau a r;ood deal of t a lk cl.bout the 11 no profit 11 . era , &nd indut;tr i alists are s l o ':/ to inv est rp.oney in ne w enterprises, not kn owing how heavily they mi{:;ht oe taxed . With an assurance f ro rn the Government that business v,culd be enabl ed to go a lon g in a n orderly y;ay, I believe much of thi s pessi mi sm v,i ll be overcome. Of c ourse , that is what ?re:::,ident RooBevel t de sir es , i s to ~fe t I ndustry going, out this c a n only be a c c ompli shed by a g r ea·ter fe eling of confidence on the part of those \, ho must put up the money for new entexprises. This year ' s uus ine~s h&s s ho •:.n u.n imp1·ovEment over the l a s t two o r three ye~rs, but the increase i s l ~rgely from Government money , not from a ny im).J10 -11eri1en t in i nctust.ri u l c0nd i tions. I think .Probably Williatl hl...$ t clci you cf tlJEt fa ct. The r e i s 2. :r-athe r me rcenazy llO li ticc:J. ~d tu.,,. t ion in this coun t ry in many cases. I am blati to know that business i ::: on the u.p-hrt,d e in Gr eat .Bri tain, o.nd hope it.o.::.;y c ontinut:: , ns no 1mrt of the \':orl d toda~ can Let alon1:., ,,Ji thout tl1e o ·:.he:r i.JLrt:s beinL p rcupero us. I ho pe the nevi machi ne turned out c.. l l right . \','illi am sho VJed me pl.:...ns of it, ~ nd i t looketi to we t..s though i -~ could be e asi ly ap.f,liea to your conditions at a g:reat sc.:.vin 6 in l nbor. P l et..se sa:y- to i'Ji lli&n that I shall write him in .::1 few days, ~nc_ tell h i m aoout the \'7eclciini;. Ui t h kind l}ersona l regt..rcl~, and you may be ::1 sou.red i f I ever iind mysel f in Seo t lc...nd &,L,ai n, I sr1c.. ll not f ai l to c a ll UJ:'On you. i.r ery sincerely you.rs, · Orl"1wl Shcllt!d: GEOR:.it E. PRYOl �., ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSEO TO THE COMPANY. ~•A.? Ome<,'R. Le:v e: N, Ft F E ~ TELEGRAMS "CARLOW. PHONE, LEVEN:' "F1Fcot:! COWDENBEATH . TEt.EPMONE H~~ ,, 161 & 162 t..~ 181 TI> 185 YOUR REF. ·-··- - LEVE M CowoEH&EATl1 • __ • CCR/ I E. OUR REF. - - -- - - - •· - - Idr. George B. Pryde, Rock Springs, W Y O 1,1 I N G, U.S .. A. Dear ru:r. Pryde., I was very glad to get your l ett er of 29th ultimo with regard to the visit which my Son has been paying you . I want to express to you how grat eful I am for a.11 your kindness to him. His letters home are full of the good things he has seen, and I have no doubt that vie will a ll greatly benefit by his visit. I sometimes think that alth ough we may consider ourselves pretty badly off in the mining business here, you have e-ven a greater task as competition ~ppears to me to be keener. You get,; of course, a wonderful output per person, and while you have good conditions., William is full of the fact that you make the very best of them. Machinery never seems to make the difference to us in the long run which we anticipate it would, and v.~ th all our mechanisation our output per person remains miserably low. We hope shortly to have a machine working on a longwall face which will cut the coal on the one shift, and strip it into the conveyors on the follO\"lil).g shift. This will make our face worlc as nearly mechanical as possible. Our men will not load the amount of coal even under the very b~st conditions which your men are prepared to do, and the v,hole tendency of our hand-filling is :for the unit of labour to do less and less. I may say again how delighted I am that Willia.m has had/the opportunity o:f meeting you and your officials. I give to �to you a very he arty invitation to come and s ee us at t h e earliest p ossib l e moment . We will not h a ve much v1hi ch y ou c an copy., but I can assure you of a ve ry real we l c ome . Believe me., r;ith k ind regar ds., Yours ver y sincerely., �October 2~ , 193~ Dr. Villiam h eid c/o Ti' if e Coal Cora.9un y Co,,d e nbea t.'1, ~' i i'e shi::-e Scotlund By the ·c. 1:ne t h i s rec:1che1:1 yo u you vJill m ve a rrived hor.1e . lio uou~ t you 1.1ill be t; l aci to see 3 cot la.na and y our f1'i ends a(::,::i in ai'ter &n a0s ence oi' aoout three montho . I t.m g lud, in<1eed, to hear tl.1£• t. you m.td an oppo1·tuni ty of ·it:lkin c i::i th so many }.Jeo 1)le r, hi le i n the Bast. Mo doubt you oav1 many interesti ng thi ngs . I:r. Ftyan is a v,onoerful fe llo \'t , and I r;a:3 e ure he r.:o uld take i,ood ct-ire of you. The weather here is just like su.---:uner. I read in the local papers that ~7yominb h~s lllid the ,·,~:ane st anci dri est October on record . '.!.' hat is not much consola tion 1o r the coal man. Had e. letter from yoUI" father la t:i t r:eek, una will wri. te him am :I r. Ca rlow l ater on . You will h~ve a great time telling them of ~our ei~eriences in AmerictL, anu i t will t;,,:.kc you com:! time to get around. We ar e ull s till bu~ e.t ho □e, us t he eve!ltful day dra\7G nec.r. I hope that you \"Jill \'1 rite me fro:'.!l time to time, so that I uwy kce.1.1 in touch ~., i th y ou. Very sincerely yours, 1>11,: ... , I :-.h,ue4: GEO RGE B. PRYDt �l llajor John ~~vor 0/ 0 ~vor & Coulson, Ltc.1.. 47 Broad street. Glaegou, S .E. Scotl and Dear 1.1aj or: We lla.vo had a clolir;Mful visit from Dr. Willi.em Roid, of tho Fifo Coal Company, and 1lr . I. G. E. Leak, your Scholarship ,1innor. ilr . Reid s pent o.bout three \,eeks hero, and Ur. Leek just a feu de.ya loss . '!'he \?eather \-1ae bero.ri:.iful and uo n0re onnblcd to get ovor u lo-ii uf territory r1hil0 they uero here. Both of thc.n are hard r1orkere, and ke¢. cont :inuatly on tho move. They took very littlo time off for pleasure, exoept onco in o. nhilo a.roimd tile tea tabl o at night , \'Jhon Dr . Reid diaeoursed . Ho io o. VOi'Y- cxeellont story teller, and t:e enjoyed ·InQlly n hearty laugh • .1.,i t.as indeed a. plaasure to havo both of thc::a nith uo. l particul arly enjoyed Dr. Reid's stay, as he kncms the eountry very intimately close to tthere I uas born and spent my bol'ilooa. I aleo kno:.1, <.,f 01..urs<h of the oloao con·~act his fathor baa lw.d t1ith the oco.l buoincss f or no.ny years . \'ie did not get to s ea all cf tho thinga ,;c shoultl have lihed. I viahecl he miglit; havo gono to Yelloustone Park, bt,t ,,o did tc.o next boat thing and aho::red thecn coving picturot1 of tho park ·token by ono oi our young &lgineers. I lmot1 that you ,,ill be mtorestod in to.lkmg ·.:ith both of the:n \1hm1 they return, as the7 't1ill ooon after thia letter rcaohoa you. I ui■h you uoul d romanber mo to r.:r. Sara ilovor, aa<l toll him I read hia mecoira m tho Emgazine and they aro e;d;rowoly ilrGorosting. Hro. Pryde j om■ JDe in sending our boet regardll to youroolf' o.nd iamily. Vory aincoroly youra. Original Sif}lod: GEORGE B. PR1DE �October 23, 1934 llr. A. ':I. Di c.1<inson The American liinin& Cong ress 1.·iashington, D. C. Dear lir. Dickinson! I v:as sorry, indeed, to knov: that you were unable to st~y over longer in Rock Springs. I hope you may come out a little later on. I Y/~U:! ve-ry glad to kumJ tl.1:., ·::. you vi ::: itcd vith D~EAct , as he is quite a likable fellow, ...nd I enjoyed 'Vi si ti ni; Y: i th him very r1uch . Re comes from a little y,ay from my home, c:nd I hcve knom for years of his grand father ano m1cle nho ho.ve been in the coal business in the County of i!'if e for aoout three quarters o f El century, I unaer stand. He see~ed to enjoy his visit here und I think r;o t a lot of vc.luable info rmation . I adv i sed hir.1 to uo to •:,'ashi!lgton and see the Capital of the United States, because I thout}l t he v1ould be impresaed. I think, in all my travels in the cld country, I never sau a more beEutiful city than ;'!ashington, D. C. • \J \'Ii th kind personal recorc s to tirs. Dickinson and yourself, I um Yours very truly, Orl,clnh1 S\attled: GEORG£ B. PRYDl �'-. I. tl.,IKl,,M s.c.... ..... ,.,..,... ..... DIIICl'OU CUMtON M. c.tAMt, " - 1-t,. I'll. 1, ~ ' 1 1 . M. IIGUlftOW,, la,.-. C.R . f""'"-WUt.,ei-.:t,..,._111,. IOU.n&..,AU.1',~.... ~ L &.. Nn&Aw_ '--~"'4. 0.... 'w,,1, ,l(N;(JJQ, t,. ' - ' u .., A. L. l ueotlAII., 0-Ua t2. 0..D,W:OffA,, ,.:!t l.aQc;;.,,, 1,/'-"' .._ .. ,uw,_.,,__ -.. COM,U,D A , . . ~ ' W.;:.t... t - • C. J.. U.WUUIO, •~ .. CIOMAUI etUJD, c:i,,,.,.•-,_ o.♦ MOWA.10 L. TOWMO, \.I.. t . . , W.. OFAC:W..fTAff A.W. • ~ h . . . , _ LIL COOWMI. "-'.WI•"' .. S.C-.. IJU.dl L IO!mfW....._ u ~ 1,,tr...., WASHINGTON, D. C. October 19, 1934. Mr. Geo. B. Pryde, Vice Pres. & Gen. Mgr., Union Pacific Coal Co. , ~ock Springs, Wyoming. Dear Mr. Pryde: Dr. William Reid of the Fife Coal Company, called yester<Ucy" and I had the pleasure of seeing the photographs and of hearing his accounts of some of the mining practices at the properties under his charge. He slao spoke glowingly of the three weeks l7hich he spent in observation at the \iyoming mines. I particularly regret that the necessity for interviewing a man in New York before he sailed for London cut 11\V visit at Rock Springs on the first of October to a very few hours. I drove oo.t to the ranch and spent less than 24 hours with Wright l7hile he was trailing some lambs to Bitter Creek and then came back into town and caught a train for the East. a good visit. I hope to be ou.t West aga.in and to take time for With kindest personal wishes, I remain Cordially yours, A. �-:----.-1 y ·----- Mr. G. B. Pryde: Yours 15th v1ith resume of safety work prepared for Dr. Reid: I think this is a very good job, and with the in- -=-----formation sent him by Gilbert Davis, he should be in shape to prepare a good report on American safety methodsQ �,, Octo·ber 10, 1934 llr. William Re i d c/o l?ennsylvc.1niu Ro t el Meu York Ci ty , 1:T . Y. Dear 1'.i:r. Reid: The t i me i s c::.bout a vi eek away \'Jhen you \': ill be bidding good-bye to the United State s. ~ e have haa uo th of your l etters, and I woulcl have ,1ri tten you but c..id not know \"mere t o contact you, as I felt yo u \7o uld be mov ing quite ra}:)idly. It was indeed a pleasure to kno \7 that you spen t such a delightful time, as I knew you v10ulci, ,·, ith :Ur . UcAuliffe ;;:nd :Ur. Ryan. &nd & 11 tLose o th.ers vii th 'iihom you c ame i n contact. M.r . llcAuli ff e is afin e ho st and v: ill go out o :f his ,,ay to assist any one . r:e a r e a ll s ti 11 very bus.t &t hom.e not: on account o f the important event cotJin~ up in lio vemb er, and only hope the:.. t y ou could have been he re. · You rnpy b~ •sure our t hol.i.bht 13 will be v, ith you a great d eal on thi: f ' day . : • It i s n eedl ess fo r me to expr-ese the pleasure of myself i:ind family at hti.ving you w i th us. It was a most delight ful visit, c.:nd rnutua lly agreeaole . I enjoyed very much the r eminiscences regardin& the ol d coun try , and you may be s ure that the frienaship ma de Yii ll not be fo r ~otten. \le a ll h ope very sincerely that we may me et at some futu r e time. I kno v: that yo u will c a rry back ,·1 i th you many i,leaeE.int recollections o f your e.xper1.enc es in iimerica . Aoove &11, 1 feel t hut yo u v,i ll c arry back ,;1 th :you the kno wleuge of the very si n cere frie nciship that exists between the peo~le Cl f the United St ates ano those of the Ilritish Isles, v1hose tho ut;hts run in the sume channels, bound t ogether oy a c o!!ltilon l anguage and under ot .. nd.ing . I kn ow that there &re ::i:.ny peoj?l ~ in the old count zy who \'/ill quest ion thi l3 s t.::.t .:ment, but reg&.rdlesa of the mun y mie.t i:,kes thc:tt Ame n.cans make , .:c.m the r ather vola t ile conduct we sometimes dis1)lay, the bonds of friendshii, which exist between the United States and 3ri tairt must continue if our civilization is to s urvive. You will pard on my digression :fo r the moment, because I know the. t you will have �2 obtained much in the -.;,ray o f expe11.ences, not only in the contacts you ru:..ve ma de \, i th rn:i.,nin~ ):Jeo p le l'ega.rdint:. minin t:; methods in this community, but i n the l arge r tien15e the personal friendships you have estnol it,he d -,:hi ch \'J i l l continue . I look f o:~~,7a:!'a wi th a gxeat deal of pl easure to the mee t ing you \'Ji 11 b.nve ·,, i th m y father when you will get time to vi s i t him. :fay I us:;: tha t yo u extend to your father my very great reg ret that I ,1&s not as persistent as I migbt ri..ave been in contacting :1.i r.1 \Jhen I vi s ited the British Isles in 1.931. I ho.Pe tho. t y ou will ke ev in contact vi i th us from time to ti~e, ano. may I s u y again what a very great yl~a sur<~ i t gave us to nave you \'J i th us , and ma y I ex pres s t he hope that the friendshiv thu::i '.!Oacie \'Jill continue. I run extenc:;.ing my kindest J,>ersonal regards, in which Alber.ta lmd. llrs. Pryde join me, and may you have a safe anu p le asant voy age. I ·c an imagine you walking up the pier at "3 roomi e l a w \'ii t l: all your goods ano. chattel s on your back, li ke an old country ,Packman. Very sincerely you1·s, �Rock Springs - 0 cto ber 15, 19::14 M.r. Eugene McAuliffe: Herev1 ith c opy o f b rief of our Safety v, ork \ 1hich I 1 hnve sent today to Di· . R\'.: i d at the Hotel .Pennsylvania, Met, York City. I di cta_t ed thi e, i:.-nd have read it very carefully since completing it , unci h a ·;re c:, lso had Mr . Hu r r a y go over i t. I believe all the sta temen ts a re correct . I found i t d ifficult to find a com..v;.,.rison o f a ll accidents for the five-year period, but in the paper I have 6'"iven him the compensable injuries for which we had a c ompa~ison for that period, and h~ve g iven him a comya rison of a ll injuries since July 1, 1931. With the tables attach ed , I thin k i t ,d.11 give Dr. Reid a good idea of the progress \·1 e have m&de in the reduction of accidents. Dr. Reid has copy of our Lubrication book , ann I be1ve sent him a copy of the July llJ34 llagazine, VJhich s ho ,:s the results of our 1-'irst Aid .Field Day. from which he can obtain further information. �:::,,.. October 1 5, 1934 Ur . William Reid , l >h .l,. c/o Hotel Pennsylvdnia Neu York City, ~ .Y. Dear Dr. R~id: flt the reC'!ueot of llr. llcAuli ffe, I h uve bi·i efed for you our Safety reg ul a tions and t he prog ress \'! hi ch we a re ~ing in Safety, i n orde r that. you llli @:it hav e it f or the Mine Safety a nd Research Boa rd. In pre,fEring this ~per for you. I have ~.one into everythinl,.. in a de t a iled \ ' 7 ~ a nd u hile we told you much of this ~hile you were here,~ will probabl y refresh your T:.emory \'.'hen you co).je to talk on the subject. If the re i s t.nything I have f t. il eci t o i nclude in this , or c.ny other information you desire on thi s :5Ubject , p le use let me know . I ho pe th~ t the p~.i:>er Wld .;.'.iae;azine z;hich I a.m enclosing \'J ill be of serv ice to you. Yours ver y truly, �!~ ..""::;~ ~ .. :.._..:c:::~~ OJ.' 'l's.z t!r!c.1 ,_. z ·re cc..r.. oouv:;1rr r4 71 ae '8inc v ont il ut i on. ·'I-he !Jines L!'O ci viclctl i nto oecti<.mo , \:.t i til n ....-ec ~ic1n ela uorute. bei n._: c. t t endetl by n:!:i'bcro of ~,11 Jeotiono u 1<.. C.€!tr wiTca . ~he t..cciclect s fol: tile _...r-cvi o!..;:; c outh c.rc ti.iLcwood end. c um;ention c c.::.cc f o1• i m~lrov ocmt. 'i".ilu oifici t- l o frc~ t!te Genert.l Of f ice a ttend uid g ive t t,lke en t-hc_ ...~fety cor1:. -:'he ... afety '":n~i n e: er g iTee, u reo\.Cle cf a l l a c cident s r:hlch ll::Ve btil.;,p eneo, f,m .. SU£ee ction!... .for i r:11.1roVL!!!C'n t . 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"·· 1 in. ,) 1'' ,v.;.-:. •-:r...n-:Lo u:r;; t, f e.l:_,o ~t.!l·C to -..n ::. ·1n:t:.1_ e i o rec \. .i; 1.:"" . \ c .r1:.,ur. of t ~.c .. cI·cul ca C.1,lCI' +,i on ··Jo c.:. .;line ccci<.:.ent::· h1 1;133 •. t.::kco., l ,J?, ;3,;j<3 . m ,ll'>'l .. ~ l·eiiou o:: 0 .0~1 ti cn , lta c.. ..•y:, . H �J'olon impro-wed minin.._ pi•cct1. (;ec. , nd. oq.cci(..1ly , 1ec..c.nic, l l o: c.:lnh �:.o .. lwricntion. ere& t cervi <.:C 1?l !Jl 't;:V(..ii t, illL ;.)!°l?Ck.;,.o ·;;u ... o::u 1~ :c:. .lin:.;. .J&l:hi lh:.lJI lt)})erl ';/ • l ~ur i .!~l t ec.. i,.1.,.,tA '-';- .:..v •., ·• • • 0-L• t ,,...,- __ ... -0 •_., ·l ' J Ov-•J �I ! I 64 February, 1934 EMPLOYES' lVIAGAZINE slow, and may be compared to the growth of a tree. The yearly accretions may not be noticeable, but the roots are ever sinking deeper and the branches are ever spreading wider and reaching higher. We are encouraged, therefore, by the indisputable evidence of the past two and one-half years performance that accidents can be stopped. We as a unit have not reached that goal of no lost time accidents for a year, but, keep this fact in mind. that the greatest per cent of all accidents is traceable to unthin'ldng individuals. So for 1934, keep that fact before you, whatever you are doing, concentrate on the job. Suspect danger in everything, and don't start any kind of a job until you have weighed the possibilities of exist• ing danger. Let's reduce the accidents in this or• ganization. If you have no resolution to live up to this year, resolve to practice SAFETY FIRST, LAST AND ALWAYS. COivlPENSABLE INJURIES AND MANSHIFTS WORKED BY MINES The statement for December, 1933, for the calendar year, 1933, and the two statements for the five-year period 1928 _to 1932, inclusive, following, are based on compen~able injuries, that is to say, injuries which come under the provisions of the Workmen's Compensation Law, and which do not bear directly on the records of lost time accidents maintained for the purpose of the safety award contest. DECE)IBER, 1933 Manshifts Place Manshifts Injuries Per Injury Rock Springs No. 4 .. 3,354, 1 3,354 Rock Springs No. 8. . 5,711 0 No Injury Rock Springs Outside 1,703 0 No Injury Reliance No. 1.. . . . . 2,662 Reliance Outside . . . 932 0 0 No Injury No Injury O- l T- -ci' 0 ·.: ::, l========~=====~==I "" Q) M IO 0.. ,_ II) "' 0 C I ,_. Q) >- tJl " = l l i II ~ t ..:..:: ., '0 V> ::, '0 ::, 0 ti ·s; ::: ., Q) ,_ 0 " 0.. .. -C -~ -0 ~ 0 Q. E 0 u (Y) (Y) ...-.No,r-,...u;, ,....,O\'e<N"t:'T' Oo.nl00- 00 ..,;-0·v,"5,...: l"-CNIOt-- .;- ..., X ,n <r. r-- c--: IO ,_ 0 c E- O- T- " OCNU-,t--00 ..., Q) >- Superior "B" ...... . 2,330 Superior "C" . . .... . 2,286 Superior "D" ...... . 30 Suptrior "E" . ..... . 2.378 Superior Outside .. . 1.4-18 0 0 0 0 No Injury No Injury No Injury No Injury No Injury ...D Hanna No. 2.. . . . . . . 565 Hanna No. 4. . . . . . . 2,299 Hanna Outside . . . . . ] ,694 0 0 0 No Injury No Injury No Injury Rock Springs No. 4,.. 29,996 4 Rock Springs No. 8 . .49,916 9 Rock Springs Outside 17,967 0 Reliance No. I. ..... 26,126 8 Reliance Outside. . . . 9,61 I 2 Winton No. l .......41,595 1 Winton Outside..... 10,624 0 (Continued on page 66) I (X) CN No Injury No Injury 1933 7,4,99 5,546 No Injury 3,266 4,806 41,595 No Injury I C 0 0 PERIOD JANUARY ] TO DECEMBER 3), ~ u Winton No. 1.. . . . . . 4,603 Winton Outside .... 1,067 0 c--.. Q) 0 c~ C Q) 0\ V> Q. E t-- r-- "'c..f 0 0 u .. C Q) .... E Q) 0 CJ) / �'\ February, 1934 ! » » 63 EMPLOYES' MACAZINE » Make It Safe December A ccident G raph l~g ggg 1:.... .66:f":iii 100 000 75000 so 000 25 000 .. MAN SHIFTS PER l'A'll\UTY YEAR 193$ Tl£S DURING YEAR 1933 JS TH IS issue of the magazine the safety depart- I ment attempts to give a resume of the safety record for the year ] 933. There have been ups and downs during the past year, yet there was an increase in manshifts per injury over 1932 amounting to 39.34% for all districts. While an increase is shown in manshifts per injury for 1933, the fatality rate increased from one in 1932 to three in 1933, there being one fatal injury in the Reliance District and two in the Hanna District. These fatal injuries marred an otherwis~ excellent safety record. Some of the districts and mines did exceptionally good safety work during the past 12 months, namely, Winton as a district worked 52,219 manshifts with but one serious injury; whereas in 1932 this district trailed all others with 4,030 manshifts per injury. The mine management and employes at Winton are to be congratulated for the splendid spirit of co-operation they have exhibited throughout thl" year in achieving their nearly perfect record. Rock Springs as a district should come in for some appla use because their safety record is good. In the fi rst place, the year 1933, has been the first year since 1925 that this district has gone a calendar year without having from one to four fatal injuries. The Rock Springs district stands third with 7,529 manshifts per injury, yet as a whole, they have done very well, and all concerned are to be congratula ted. T he Superior district held its ground admirably throughout the year, in fact they were able to raise « « « their manshifts per injury from 9,216 in 1932 to 9,956 in 1933, thus placing them second in this classification. The two districts that lost ground during the yea r when compared with their records made in the preceding year are Reliance and Hanna. Reliance dropped from 7,292 manshifts per injury lo 3.57 ~ and Hanna from 5,894, to 5,240 manshjfts per injury. When a comparison of 1933 accident statistics is made with the previous 5 year period 1928 to 1932 inclusive, all districts show a remarkable percentage of increase in manshifts per injury. Titer are as follows: ~ 1inton .............. . 2.382 Per Cent Superior . ........... . 383 Per Cent Rock Springs . ... .... . 287 Per Cent Hanna .............. . 113 Per Cent Reliance ............ . 88 Per Cent This is progress. Two mines, Superior "B" and Winton No. 1, operated the entire year without a single lost time accident. The last accident at " B" Mine occurred on January 8. 1932, and at Winton No. 1 on September 13, 1932. Other mines making exceptionally good records for t11e year are Superior "E" with 3 serious injuries, Rock Springs No. 4 with 4, each having 7,510 and 7,4,99 roanshifts per injury respectively. The outside sections, Rock Springs, with 17,967; Superior with 15,091 and Winton with 10,624 manshifts, operated the entire year without a lost time injury. This again is a remarkable safety record and we wish to thank all of the surface foremen and employes at the above districts who made t11is record possible. From the above, our readers may think that we are crowing about our safety record. Far from it, our record is not that good as yet hut we do want to impress every one of our employes with the fact that the safety movement is growing and that each and every one is an important cog in the wheel of tl1is worth while endeavor, remembering, of course, that when you stop working safely, your safety program stops also. T he growth of the present safety record has been DECEMBER INJURY Cause of Period of Name Nature of I njury Injury Disability District Mine Section - ---------....:..--=---=--- ----"--''------ --.:,._- - - - - - - - -- John Skubic Fracture of small rt. toe Boney rolled Est 4 weeks Rock No. 4 2 off pile and Springs struck foot /' �"'- February, 1934 65 EMPLOYES' M AGAZINE Sta te ment Show ing Manshifts, Compensable Injuries, Manshifts Per Injury Fatalities and Manshifts Per Fatality Years 1928 to 1933, Inclusive 1928 ROCK SPRINGS: Manshifts ........... . 143,271 Injuries ..... . . . .. .. . 79 Manshifts Per Injury . . 1,814 Fatalities ........... . l Manshifts Per Fatality. 143,271 . R ELIANCE: Manshifts .......... . 52,850 Injuries ............ . 28 Manshifts Per Injury . . 1,888 Fatalities ...... . ..... • 0 !\1anshifts Per Fatality. 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 157,09-1, 87 1,806 122,182 48 2,545 4 40,727'"' 95.173 23 4.138 97.879 • 13 7.529 0 52.365 148,382 105 1,413 I 14-8,382 95,173 No Fa tality 61,393 4,2 1,462 l 61 ,393 56,804 35 1,623 l 56,804 45,678 23 1,986 0 36,458 35,737 3 5 10 7,292 0 3.574 l 35.737 63,595 37 1,719 1 63,595 52,386 52.219 • 1 52,219 82,942 9 9,216 0 W INTON : :\fanshifts .. . ........ . Injuries .. . . . .. . .. . . . Manshifts Per Injury .. Fatalities ....... . . . . . Manshifts Per Fatality. 67,202 38 1,768 2 33,601 72.677 • 31 2,3441 72.677 72,385 37 1.956 SUPERIO R: Manshifts .. . . . ... . .. . Injuries ...... . . . ... . Manshifts Per Injury .. Fatalities . .. . ... . ... . :Manshifts Per Fatality. 97,844 85 1,151 2 48,922 113,114 59 l.917 '. 2 120,955 67 1,805 2 60,4-7 8 102,631 31 3,311 • HANNA: Manshifts ........... . Injuries ............ . Manshifts Per Injury .. Fatalities . . ......... . '.\1anshifts Per Fatality. 72,013 39 1,846 2 36,006 71 ,088 31 2.293 70.606 38 ] ,858 2 35,303 62,112 469,132 282 1,663 ,)ALL DISTRICTS: Manshifts ......... . . . 433,180 Injuries . ....... . ... . 269 1,610 i\Janshifts Per Injury .. 7 Fatalities . ... ....... . Manshifts Per Fatality. 61,833 56,5~7 • 4 17,772 475,366 250 l.901 • 11 43,215 ' 1 72,385 7 67.019 1 1 ]3 tl ,030 0 102,631 0 No Fatality 79.65,1, • -a r 9-;956 n s-o 0 No Fatality 3,451 0 58,94-3 10 5,894 0 52,399 10 5,240 2 2,620 396,198 157 2,524 6 79,240X 325,902 60 5,432 1 325.902 317.888 • 42- .., ;J :7~69 ?::J 9:J 3 105,963 18 •- 1•: ~cludlns- Cumberland. • o-ua~i,d on 3 fatalltle,,:-4th man kllled In new air Sha.ft and no manshlfts worked In sh a ft w e r e inclurled In above mo.nshlfts. x-Rase<l ()n 5 fatalities for s ame reason as ..llans hlfts vcr F'nta llty" In Rocle Springs above. �66 Februar,-. 1934 EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE (Continued /rom page 64) Superior " B" ....... 21,174, 0 No Injury Superior "C" .... ... 20,859 5 4,172 Superior " D".. . . . . . 395 O No Injury Superior "E" .... ... 22.530 3 7.5) 0 Superior Outside ... . 14,696 O No Injury Hanna No. 2 .. . .... 7,94.S 2 3.973 Hanna No. 4 ....... 24,4.07 6 4.068 Hanna No. 5x . . . . . 407 0 No Injury Hanna Outside .. .. .. 19,640 2 9,820 x."'l'o. 6 Mlne closed down In Marcil, l93 3. COMPENSABLE INJURIES AND MANSHIFTS BY DISTRICTS D ECEMBER, 1933 Manshi/ts Place Manshi/ts Injuries Per lnj1iry Rock Springs ...... . 10,768 1 10,768 Reliance . . . . . . . . . . . 3,594 0 No Injury Winton . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,670 0 No Injury Superior . . . . . . . . . . 8,442 0 No Injury Hanna . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,558 0 No Injury All Districts . ....... 33,032 All Districts, 1932 . .. 27,742 1 1 33,032 27,742 A Correction In the December, I 933, issue of the Empl oyes' Magazine, under "October Injuries" a brief account was given of the injury to Adam Hordzevich. which read thus : "Adam and his partner, James Henderson, .Machine Runner, had cut across the face of 16-foot scraper way room on about a 14 degree pitch. In pulling the machine out from under the cut. Adam stepped into the cutter chain, which was in operation. Only the quick action and presence of mind of James in releasing the bit clutch and shutting off the controller kept Adam from being much more severely injured or possibly killed." Part of the above is an error and should read as follows: "In pulling the machine out from under the cut. the pulling chain fell off the side sheave. James stopped the machine and Adam stepped alongside of the culler bar to place the chain around the sheave. Before Adam had completed this task. James turned the controller on and the cutter chain struck Adam's foot and leg." From the above. it appears that the Safetr Department did not get the true story of the accident when it happened. PERIOD J ANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1933 Manshi/ts Place Mans/ti/ts Injuries Per Injury Rock Springs . . . . . 97,879 13 7,529 Reliance . . . . . . . . . . 35,737 10 3,574, Winton ........... 52,219 1 52,219 Superior . . . . . . . . . . 79,654 8 9,956 Hanna . . . . . . . . . . . 52,399 10 5,240 All Districts . ...... 317,888 All Districts, 1932.. 325,902 42 60 December Injury 7,569 5.432 Safety is Beginning to be a H abit Since starting the present system of safety awards, several of the unit foremen and their sections have gone the entire period of 2½ years without a lost time injury. Others have gone 2 years, and, in another section of the magazine, will he seen the 21 unit foremen and their sections that completed the year 1933 without a lost time injury. All have done their share in contributing their untiring efforts for better safety. Unit Foreman Track/ayer, Rock Springs No. 4 Mine. Fracture of tbe right small toe. Period of disability estimated- four weeks. John was shoveling loose coal and honey from around the drive of a shaking conveyor unit preparatory to making repairs. Part of the material was being shoveled and thrown on a pile of gob up the pitch from the drive. when a small piece of honey rolled off the pile and struck J ohn's foot, fracturing the small toe. John was wearing protective shoes but with our present type of shoe the small toe is un• protected. However, the shoe probably kept other Loes from being injured. This accident could have been easily avoided had John used a little more precaution in piling the loose material so it would not roll down the pitch. Small things such as the above cause serious injuries and result in a large amount of lost time to the injured workmen. JoaN SKUBIC, Period Mans/ii/ts 2½ Years 2½ Years 2½ Years 2½ Years 16,002 12,592 13,550 8,160 19,433 7,839 13,252 16,239 16,393 Mine Grover Wiseman.. ................Superior "B" Arkle and Hotchkiss ........ . .. ...Superior " B" W. H. Walsh ....................Superior "B" Frank Stortz............... .. ....Superior "C" Thomas Overy ...................Rock Springs No. 4 Andrew Young...................Rock Springs No. 8 Austin Johnson ........... . .. . ...Superior "C" Ben Caine.. .. ................. . .Superior "E" H. T. Wilson ................... .Winton No. 3 2 2 2 2 2 Years Years Years Years Years r �"F-t,, -/ . ,, Ye/>~"~'-".:J ) ~/Jl.'~')I/./I 7 -~ / Io/ ·"; l. . , I ,., ,.-· / \A/' I • ' ~ 7. f, >: I o/ s ..r ) v/ ,,. 7 ,;, I ..;- ) 1Y 72 2.. ? ) 2-- t> <[ C) D 6 ~ ,. I J 0 ..,, .- $/ ~ I' lf ��:1 :JT- /7 3;> I <;I ti ~ ~~~ I ;f ~(j ~ &9@~ · ~ JU},. .., LI , ~ }..;/r.,Cr,> .. ~~ ') J,l. Lf i I 2. ..:; /~tJ ... ···- d- L> ~ • ~~ t /C/c'J ~ Q G' d~ !~ If :31- 33 ~ / / a-~4,! / /ti)£) ~{) �~M- e -'!I",/. ·/?i-tl 6~10 ,;;l'L,,:..:, ���I Form 465 N.S.C. Entry Application \ UNITED ST ATES BUREAU OF MINES CONFIDENTIAL Sco TT TURN ER, D •RECToR FOR GOVERNMENT W ASHINGTON USE ONLY G~i.RM: M~~ To the United States Bureau of Mines , Washington, D. C. SUBJECT: Nat ional Safety Comi;:s,etit~on. 1934 This company desires t o enter the National Safet y Compet i t ion. As provided by the rules governing the competition, a separate and complete report* of each l osttime accident in the calendar year disabling an employee longer than the r emainder of the day of accident will be forwarded to your office. Each accidentreport will show the number of calendar days of disabilit y of t he injured employee, date of employee's return to dut y, cause of accident , and nature of injury. At t he close of each month, the number of employees and time worked will be reported. The identity of the property for which accident reports will be furnished is indicated below. Kind of Plant (underground mine , open-cut mine, or open quarry) ....................... . Name of mine or quarry ........ ................................. .......................... ............................... . Location of plant: .................... .......................... .............................................................. . St ate Count y Nearest town Kind of mineral or stone produced.................... ............. ... ........................................... . Number of men ordinarily employed: Underground. ................. ; In quarry or pit . ................ ; Outside ............................ Address to which correspondence r egarding this Competition s hould be mailed ........ ..... ,.............................................................................................................. . (State) (City) (Street) Very truly yours, ................................................. ...................... Company ..................... ............................................ Signature ............... ................... ......................................... Title Address *Carbon copies of regular forms prescribed by the Compensation Com.mission of tho State may be used in furnishing the accident-data required for the contest; or, if desired, the Bureau will furnish suitable forms. �/ Form 467 N. S. C. Rules UNITED STATES BU REAU OF M I NES ScoTT T URNER, D 1RECT0R WASHINGTON RULES GOVERNING THE AWARD OF TROPHIES IN THE NATIONAL SAFETY COMPETITION FOR 1934 I l. FIVE TROPHIES AWARDED: The bronze trophy 'Sentinels of Safety' will be awarded for the best safety record established in 1934 to the winning plant in each of five groups; 1, Anthracite mines; 2, Bituminous coal mines (includes l i gnite mines); 3, Metal mines; 4, Nonmetalli c mineral mines; 5, Quarries or open-cut mines. This trophy is not awarded outright, but is retained by the winning company for a year and is then transferred to the winner of the next year's contest. Honorable mention is given to plants ranking second, third, fourth, and fifth in each group and to all plants go1ng through the year without a lost-ti me accident. In addition to the trophy awarded to the company, each employee of the winning mine or quarry will receive a certificate of honor issued by the United States Bureau of Mines. 2. ELIGIBILITY: Underground mines employing 25 or more men underground (rule changed from 1932) and quarries or open- out mines employing 25 or more men i n the pit. To maintain eligibility for the trophy the plant must be active at least 150 days; quarries and open- cut mines having worked at least 30,000 man-hours inside the pit and underground mines at least 30,000 man- hours underground. Mines and quarries working 30,000 man-hours are eligible for honorable mention, although they may not be eligible for the trophy because they do not employ 25 men underground or in the pit 150 days. 3. CONTEST PERIOD; January 1 to December 31, 1934. SCOPE OF CONTEST: The contest covers accidents and man-hours worked underground or in the quarry or pit, also at surface shops and yards including crushing and screening plants at the mine or quarry or pit. The contest does NOT cover smelting, ore-dressing, cementmills, l ime-kilns, or stone- dressing. 4. SEPARATE ENROLLMENT OF EACH PLANT: A separate enrollment application should be filed for each mine or quarry. A company may select one or more of its plants for entry in the contest. (For purposes of the contest, an underground anthracite mine is defined as an underground excavation and development - a single operating unit - with shafts, slopes, drifts, or tunnels for the extraction of anthracite coal; it includes all underground and surface operations under the mining company• s control except those at the breaker, power pl ant , and boiler house and employees of independent contractors , not under the control of the local officials of the mining company. An anthracite stripping operation is also defined as above except that the coal is mined from an open excavation instead of underground.) 5. I THE WINNERS: The winner in each of the above five groups will be the mine or quarry havi ng the l owest accident- severity rate, that is, the smallest loss of time from all fatal, permanent , and l ost-time injuries per 1,000 man- hours worked. Should two or more plants have no accidents causing loss of time, the trophy shall be awarded as stated in Rule 9. 7. REPORTS RE4UIRED: a. Accident Repor ts: Competing companies agree to send to the United States Bureau of Mines a separate and ful l report of each l ost- t i me accident. (A l ost- time accident is defined as one that oauses disability beyond the remainde r of the day on which the accident �Form 467 (l occurred. This also covers injuries that do not incapacitate an employee for work until some time in the future; e . g., as the result of infection.) All fractures or permanent injuries should be reported even if no time is lost; also all temporary injuries that prevent an employee from performing his regular duties, even though during convalescence the injured employee returns to lighter work. Companies may use accident report forms supplied by the Bureau of Mines or they may send the Bureau a copy of their reports to the State Commission or their insurance carriers. Each accident report should show date of injury, date that disability begins , date of ability to resume work, and number of calendar days lost. In counting the number of calendar days lost, the day of injury should not be counted. The plant's enrollment or entry number should be shown on each accident report. b. Exoosure Reports: The number of man- hours of employment or exposure should be reported on forms supplied by the Bureau of Mines; this includes man-hours of exposure of service or maintenance-men on days when mine or quarry was not producing. c. Completeness and Accuracy: Company reports to be summarized by the Bureau of Mines at the close of the year and mailed to company, the company to certify same as to completeness and accuracy and return same to the Bureau of Mines. 8. l'IHEN TO SEND REPORTS: Accident reports should be mailed to the Bureau of Mines, Washington, D. C., when the injured employee returns to work or when disability ceases. They may, if desired, be mailed to the Bureau at the close of each month. However, all reports should be mailed before January 31. 1935, so that the winners of the contest may be announced early in the year. Company will estimate number of days of disability if disability is expected to continue beyond January 31, 1935. Reports of man- hours worked may be mailed monthly or whenever convenient to the reporting company. 9. METHODS OF RATING: Mines and quarries will be rated according to their accident- severity rates, that is, acoording to number of calendar days of personal disability from injuries per 1,000 man- hours worked by all employees (except office workers) at the mine or quarry and at the surface plant connected with the mine or quarry. Deaths and permanent disabilities are weighted according to the scale shown in Table 1. Temporary disabilities are weighted according to actual calendar days of disability, including Sundays, holidays, and days on which the plant was idle, if the injured employee was physically unable to work on those days. The severity rate is obtained by dividing the total number of days of disability from accidents by the total number of man- hours worked and mul tiplying the quotient by·l,000. If two or more mines or quarries have no lost-time accidents, the award shall go to· the plant having .the largest n111Dber of man- hours of exposure during the year. 10 . COMMITTEE OF AWARD: The winning companies are selected by a Committe f A d d e o war compose of seven members, identified with the mineral industry but not connected with the Bureau of Mines. 11. MISCELLANEOUS: The above rules shall govern the contest during subsequent years may be revised as experience shows to be advisable. 1934. The rules for 12. RECORDS CONFIDENTIAL: Records will not be published in such • identity of an individual plant, unless the plant wins the tro h a way as to reveal the or is awarded honorable mention, in which case the record will be publ ished as a credit PY t th outstanding safety records may be published tor plants operati n °t e company, except th at accidents or with unusually low accident rates. g wo or more years without - 2 - �l 'i'ABLE l.- SCALE OF TI!lE LOSSES FOR WEIGHTING DEATHS AND PERMANENT INJURIES SO AS TO SHOW SEVERITY OF ACCIDENTS I Degree of disability in per cent I Days lost of perma- I nent total I disability I I I Nature of injury I I - - - - - - - - - '- - - - - - - - - - 1 I I I Death .................................................................... .................................................. 1 Permanent total disability ............................................................................ 1 Arm above elbow, dismemberment, or permanent disability of ............ \ Arm at or below elbow, dismemberment, or permanent disability of.. \ Hand, dismemberment, or permanent disability of ................................ .. Thumb, any permanent disability of ............................................................ 1 Any 1 finger, any permanent disability of ....................................... ....... 1 2 fingers, any permanent disability of .................................................... 1 3 fingers, any permanent disability of .................................................... 1 4 fingers, any permanent disability of .................................................... 1 Thumb and 1 finger, any permanent disability of .................................. 1 Thumb and 2 fingers, any permanent disability of ................................ 1 Thumb and 3 fingers, any permanent disability of ................................ 1 Thumb and 4 fingers, any permanent disability of ................................ 1 Leg above knee, dismemberment, or permanent disability of .............. 1 Leg at or below knee, dismemberment, or permanent disability of .. , Foot, dismemberment, or permanent disability of ............................... .. . Great toe, or any 2 or more toes, any permanent disability of ..... . 1 toe, other than great toe, any permanent disability of .............. .. 1 eye, loss of sight ...................................................................................... .. Both eyes, loss of sight ................................................................................ 1 !o!:r:a~::s1:!sh::r~:;r~~~···.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.:·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.:·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.-.·.:·.·.·.·.·.·.·.-.:·.·.·.·.·.·.:·.-.·.:·.·.·.·.:·.::·.:::·.-.·.:::·.: I I 100 100 75 60 50 10 5 12½ 20 30 20 25 3~¼ 40 75 50 40 5 0 30 100 ° 10 50 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 6,000 6,000 4,500 3,600 3,000 600 300 750 1,200 1,800 1,200 1,500 2,000 2,400 4,500 3,000 2,400 300 , ......~ ... ~00...... I I I 6,000 600 3,000 I Temporary disabilities are weighted according to actual calendar days of disability, including Sundays and holidays a~ stated in Rule 9. Hernia is classed as a temporary disability to be charged with the actual number of calendar days during which the employee was unable to work. 13. DEFINITION OF ACCIDENT RATES: Frequency Rate means the number of all injuries (fatal, permanent, and temporary losttime injuries) per million man-hours of exposure. Severity Rate means the number of days of disability resulting from all injuries (fatal, permanent, and temporary lost- time injuries) per thousand man-hours of exposure. �> , "' • 080-3 Omaha - October 3~ 19340 (~i 'Mr. G. B. Pryde: rerI 1/I:. ,Jt{f. Note attached letter to 1~iro Davis date. 7 I I I woul 1dp-1 I ' --- pre'sent preciate your haying I'ir o Murray v,rite an outline of our methods with the sa~ety gains obtained over the past four or five years, outlining the various methods employed, making mention, o.f course, of our Book ot: standards, the minerst handbook, the worlr of the u. s. Bureau of Yl.ines, the awards, particularly those made during the past three years, and the response received from same, also making reference to the Sentinels of Safety trophy received a few days ago, with the basis for the award.a I.f you can get this to Dro Reid at the Hotel Pennsylvania, New York City, by October 25th, such will be in time to be picked up by. Dr. Reid. I wish you would give the manuscript your personal at- tention after preparation, so that any facts set forth will be definite and authoritative. CC: Dr. William Reid. �~.. ~- . 'l"Joi,::, I."\ \.:2.. :: n ,.,.._.""-1 - ,!').._... ..,,.,.. , h .. Ll .....,'\. , h ~ l .. '.j ... l, 1:>n--· r..: r. r..-:'\ • 1-.n"'--\t Mr':\ 'h'.)-.r .:...,.,.-':.,"'>'· -:~ ',) 1·,•11..r, \'·h--: • •- - ... .!.. ~ 1 , .. C . . J , , : . l -' v , ; ) . . , 1 _ .. . , V ~ l : . . . _ i,... '"' - ~ • - . . V - . . . ._, i 03hc·.m.ki'.J. ~,Yvorao t:i?i9to un'i.1oeo. 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Raid io clooix,cil.o of 't)oing ao~inito b h:lo p:i;o□o_-'l.ta.~:lanD i t 1.e 41~to ! r:~ortant, of! oow.r.:o~ i :r:.:it: t ho i'..: :: ~t o u~ 01-3:i!':i.y 00t i'oX>"i~u be.fore bim. llo piokotl up o. l at of oo.~o-i:;'Zi' :tngw~'G~CE ~;,c;::i ov.z, r:t<'ln oo b'J.t I ~ o.oktnc :m-. . ~ycte to c~vo ~ it-~ u c5. u.J..l='..:r, m:)ro r..-;cnorn:.1. ,11•~.,. sgn.tation and 1t io oat of tho c o::fu~o:t 'lnf'o.:.~o:uicn tlmu ho t"Till r,ri4;o hi.:i !'OpOI't::, uhieh., ao i )O:t'.O'l"O ~tr.:-'i.m:::.., "lJ:!.~'l C3C U.p]" Ct ;.1C! 'i:l2UO~t and 1!liportant pl.aoo in :avitioh ~inc c.:mnln. li!.11 yoll not obligo uo bot h ill 'O!tlo m'ti~O:!:p cO!iA.,..)□O~lG DF. Reid at th.3 Hotel rc~ylva:.1i C'.41 ~~ :-, "!'o::·:'. .. : 1:.1!7.-~;10 :l.l'l i:l!:1::, to r•~f!.o'.h u.m thol'e nob later than ootober 25th'$ • �Fot m2191 U NION PACIFIC SYSTEM lme F, "cl _____ __ M J E. ~ Aulii'fe CI:laha. TELEGRAM 0. 8. �./cl.ASS OF SERVICE DESIRED\ DOMlrSTIC CABLi. TECf:\ ~AM FULL MT£ . DEFERRED DAY LETTER NIGHT NIGHT J.IESSAGE LETTER NIGHT WEEK ENO LETTER LETTER Pntrou• bouldcbcckcbs>otsenioo dC31red: ot.bcrwiao m=co will be (b(Q)W>1f (Q)lr ~~~1r1E:~~ IDJ~ll@~ ,r~!k~@~&M tro.n,m,ittc<Jc,anfull•r:ito eommontc:otion. 1934 OCT 3 AM 7 41 Received at ROCK SPRINGS , 'J YOU!i~G KH2 VIA RCA--CD COl:JDEl,TBEATH 32 3/1209 LC WILLI AM REID OF SCOTLAND UNIOI-J ?ACIFIC COAL CO!!PANY--ROCKS?RINGS SAFETY IN MINES RESEARCH BOARD \7ANT YOU 'fO INVESTIGATE PHELTS DODGE CORPORATION SAFETY DEPARTMENT CAN YOU ARRANGE ALL \7ELL HERE-- REID FIFCOl,. COPY �Roc k S),) ring s - Octob e r 1 , 1 ~3 4 ll r. Eugene llcAulif f e: lir ., I:eid c.nd Hr. Leek h ave been s t ay ing a t my h ome , so that there will be 110 e :xpan s e a ttach e d to t hem . We h a ve enjoye d huving them with us , a nd I thi n k they probably fel:t more at home t han t hey would have i n a hotel. They both worked very h a rd, a nci I think they ha ve gotten a Lood d e al of useful informa tion . I am glad to know you had a s uccessful me e t ing , as tke press notices uould indicate a grea t deal of interest in the American ~ ining Congress meeting. �Original fi-70 ~ --284 - Reid 284- Leek 287 - AlME GBP - Personal 225 - UMW of A Rock Springs - Sept. 29, 1 9340 Mr. Eugene 1-ic nulifio: ilir • Reid is eti ll here 1 and will get on Train 18 with you 1'Uesday morning. llr. Leek arrived a ueek a go today, and both of them have been in the mines, and we have given them a grea'i:, deal of information regarding our operations here. I presume hir. Leek ,.,i Ll leave here some t:ime next week, and will probably desire to see you in Ona.ha if convenient, before going on to Chicago and the eastern states. I thimk he would like to have some let'ters from you to visit some of the mines in Illinois and PermY.sylvenie.. l have told him I am sure you VTild be glad i;o do this for him when he sees you . ~ie had a very good meeting of the ';/ycming Section of t he American Institute of Mining and l.ietallurgical Engineers at Ho~rds Gafe on Thursday evt1ning, having dinner at 6 i" .M. ile had election of of iicers, with 1ir. '{i . :r. r..igb-r.ingale being chosen Ghainnan and llir. G. A. Knox as Vice Chairman . Libby \18.S reelected Secretary. Mr. After dinner, ,-,e -;Jent to the Old •.rimer's' Building, where vie had ® open meetiug, r.,r. Reid t alking on general mining work and roof control, and 1ir. Leek giving a. very fine talk on of ti1e Coal liines Act of Great .l:Jritain. the application Both talks were most interaatiug and ~e na.d considerable discussion . i,jr. Leek, llr. Reid ancl. myself are going to Fa·i;her "ii elsh 's men's breakfast at 9 A.ij. tomorrow morning, and the t wo young men will ia.lk about conditions in Great Britain • .Lir. Reid has met quite a number in Rock Springs who ,vorked for his father, and discussing old times in Scotland with these people ,nade the visit more intereeting for him. '\le have not found anyone here from JJr. Leek's part �of the country, except t hat \'18 visit ed at .ift. J.Sridger on returning from Utah, and lllet hlr. Grosh on, tho caretake1· thore , who bad been a visitor in 'M r, Leek ' s hane town. took I 'k1ula them to Southern Utah over last week end, and inspec:ted the new GOodman machine which 1ir . Gibs on has at ;fattis . It seems to be a very good machine, and I believe it is: more ruggedly built than the Joy. Saw the Kenilworth tipple, •at iCenil,1ort.h, Utah 0 vm ich is a tremendously large utruc:ture, and I imagine i:t cost anyahere from ~3008 000 to 0350, 000. eigµt tracks. It loads c oal on We visil:ied ,1ith 1,Ir . i;,'atts a short t ime in Ca stle Gate . The operators I talked with are not en trrely happy with the union in Heitner are they sa·iiisfied with t he Code, workillg 35 hours per week, 7 hours per day. In times past they have worked all kinds of hou rs, Sundays included, to fill their orders, and now that they are sanetihat restrict.ad, t h ey are finding it very difficult to carry on their operations. Original Signed : George B. Pryde �Se_vt ember 2~ , l~M ilr . C. C. Reid, G<;nera l 1.!w,ac er F i i' e Co a l Co~11-,any Cowdenbeat.h, :b'if'eshi :re b cotl and · -----·---·- ..__ Dear U r . heio.; ' ie r..l:lve enjoyeu greatly having your son . \7illi&m, r.-i th us . He has been he re for a little ove r two weeks , &na bas haci &mple opportuni zy to visi t all our pro !)erties, ,~s \·:ell as to bo into our A'.J.i.:.itinG, $to r e operations, anu ,;eneral , .. ccountinb oyute ms . he v1i 11 leave here 'i'ueaday morni ng on f r,i n !To . 18 for Omah&, f,ettin t; on the s c:.me trt.in on v,hicll. ... r. B\lhcn e ;.1chuli ffe, our .t>resi dent , ie trc:1.veling eaet f ro:n the .l>c!ci f ic Coast . Mr. lioAuli ff e \'till tu ke him to O~ru.. for a day, anu then go to \Jhl cai;o \ ? i th hi!!l. :rr. ~c,\u1iff'e hr.s olso civen hio :::0 1Je letters oi' in t rodu ction to some 01· the lare,e operutin g cora.9~nies in Illinoi s ond l>ennsylvfmiu. ! rec.lly thi nk it 'l:&O o. !.:.._,lendid thin e fox \/il lic;im to come to the united Sta tee, a.na . \"1.hi l e our c:ona.i t ionc :ir e r.iuch aif feren t fro:n your opera tinu conc.i ti ons, .sti 11 there are pri nci_yles inv olved , I thi nk, .-,hich may b e Qp,Plied to your o peration~. Conversely. !)rinci ple s which a r e upplied to mi ninf., in Great l3ri tain cun be ayylied to our opcI·utions here very hC.Vent~ceouely. I enjoye<1 my vi sit Y,i th yo ur so n , r:nc I &m cure that the excha nge of i c:ieas VJ i ll be mut ua.ll y beneficial . You, of course, have 1nobl.ems tha t ,;c do no t have, on a c coun t of the gr eater depth of your mi nes , our sewne quit e l u.rge anu rel.D t i vely e lo oe to the nur fa ce. The great es t d epth we are wo rk.i ng, at " C" 1Une, Sur,er i or, i e a oout 1 ,200 feet, the a ver£.t.,e in this fi c l d about 500 fe et. We v,ent o ve r to the Ut ah mi nes lt.. ot \'leek end, with Ur . Leek, 11ho i..rriv cd here a week at,0 , ana ho.d Eln op~rtuni ty of' o bservi ns mining condi ti on e ther e . v.here the co ver i e o oout 1,500 f e e t. William lw. e met quit e a numoe r o f mine worke r s here who us ed to work f or you in the min es under your �Jurisdiction. three of my brothex-s-·in-law and one brother haviUG ·o een <3t1€:;w{;ed in <..i f fe:rent capacities in your mining operations. Y:e lw.o u ve"J;y fine meeting of the \'/yoming Section of the .'., i eri~ t•.!l L _!:ti tutc of 1.ii':1inc £:<na ~.1: etul lurgi.c u l Ent,incers i,..zx•e Thui·sday night, when William <..nc. l1ir . Leek ti,.•_} .;C, ·,iillh.!'1 tu lkine, .:, .JOut roof subsidence an~ :lr . Leek tc.1ll,int; on the Coal llin es Act of ~rec.t Bri t ...::.:1 . ;reedlcas 't{; ::·&y , we .1\:,1e:dcans enjoyed the t&lk G very much. I am sure tha t Wi lliam has picked up a number of idea::3 which he \•Ji 11 ,::a rit to use in your ·airHs v:·hen he comes back, a nd r HU sure he has thoroughly enj oye<i his cont!:l.cts ·,1itlJ. the o!_.i1e r peo1) l e of ti1i:a .._,art oi' t rie country whom he has met, u nd ,..,ill ha ve further op por t unity to study in the eu..::;tern stat es o~::·ore re t ·.J.::::-nint,; home . He will have many thin g s to tell you u oout. hi s visit ·-.:.hen he r etu1·n b c1no l u!n sure r1i l l be k t·.Jt ousy for some time t e llint., of his e.:x.9e1·ienc e e in Arner icet , I reLrette<i very much that I failed to see you. ·,•.<hen I wc:.s .in Great 3:ritain in l'::li51, mj, ti;n e :.t.',~ther limited , ~ nd I founa iil: very difficult to covei' all t~e .:,rounu I e:,1Jected to i n ti'le ~hor t i,l ,n.c at •·ey uis - posal. OGE.:ti!it; However, I hove I mny have the ul easure of yc,u at !:!0!1e futu:i:·~ time . .Please give my !'ee,urda to :1r. Carlo w, t.no. tell him that I wi 11 v1ri te him some a ay, that I ha:ve r a ther ne e::lecte<l fll.Y corr e a_l:lonaenc e fo r some time, v,ith eo iminy other things interveni ne,. Cordially yours, 11r:~i1.:. l :-.i~1,;,I}: GEURGE 8, PRYDl �./cl.ASS OF srnv1cE DESIRED\ DOMESTIC - CABLE TELf"'-'lAM FULL RATE OAYLETTER DEFE:lREO NIGHT MESSAGE NIGHT NIGHT WEEK END LETTER LETTER LETTER Pol:<>,.. ehouldchockcb:aotlOU'<l<:A> (C(O)~'f ©If W1~~irlf.:~~ WJ~Il(Q)~ '1f~l1~@~&JM1 de:iir~: othcrwi::.o mCls31'.:0 'mil be transmitted a.on tall-roto communlc:4tiou. Rock Springo - Sept. 20, 193~ ti . S . !lcClune Exuminer of ~erchunaico 120 P oet Office .Build irie .!-hilt'.delvhi!.i, l>o.. llY L E';2!£:R 1,'0UHTr:~ilTH PLl3AS:ii: S:Jim .SLIDES Q.UICI~Y r·:n .I :1::; rl}U:m SEtiT \~'il lium Reid �./cl.ASS OF SERVICE DESIRED\. DOMESTIC CABLE ~ < ;RAM FULL RATE D-'YLETTER DEFERRED NIGHT MESSAGE NIGHT LETTER NIGHT LElTER WEEKEND LETTER PAtrom abould chock clASsolaenice desired: oth..-..ilo m cssnl?<I ..-Ill be tnuumilttcdABAfall·r.>te eom.muuicotiou.. CC:@IF1f Cglf ~IE:~'lrl:E:~M IDJJNrll(Q)~ Jf~lL~@~AlMI P ennsylv'- ru. .... F..o·~el Ue,; Yorlt Ci .ty . ~! oY • .PLEl~SE 1:ortr:i\HD l'iiiY :1A:IY.1 YOU l-U~VB roR US 'IO RO cm ;PRI!i!G:3 Y/YOhlJ:HG CARD UTII OD Pf,CIF I C COJC CQ!__lJuTY . 1:JilU.a.m Reid. �Rock Springs - Sept. 24, 1934. Llr. T. H. Butler: hlr. ll. W. hledill : Mr . Thoe. Foster: Mr. Geo. A. BrOl'!n: I hlr. William Heid of Scotland, whom you have met, and Mr. r~ G. E. Leek, lraveling ~tudent of the Mavor & Coulson, Ltd., \"Jill speajc at the Old Timers Building Thursday evening, September 27th, at 7:30 P .hl. Please give this meeting publicity, extending the invitation to hear th.ese talks to as many men as possible. Original Sianed: I. N. Bayless �I have received a copy of "Rules and Regulations For the Government of All Employes of The Union Pacific Coal Company" bearing number above. I will read these rules, and I further agree to observe same as long as I am employed in or about the mines of The Union Pacific Coal Company, and will return this book in the event I leave the service of the company within one year. ----;?JJ. • L ·r (Signed) •••••••• ··········~·--············,···(.~ (Witness) 0...0~ . ·-- ·-···· .... (Date)~~e~ Employed in Mine..·-·-·-·····at.............._................ as ••·-····-····-····-··········-··--···················· [This Receipt to be Filed ln Office of Employment Agent, Rock Springs.] �Copy to - Wmo Re:id, JiJsqo ~ Dr.Eugene McAUliffe 0 Messrs.Union Pacific Coal Coo• 1416 Dodge Street, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A. Dear Dr.Mot uliffe,.. • : • - . . . .. - -....-.-• h ~• - Mr.Wm.Reid, son 9f nzy- friend Mr.Charlee. Reid··..G,!llneral .Manager,.,9,1· the l11ii'e Got1l Company and now Aeaist-ant..--.i\gent: in that Company, is coming to .America .shortly to study amerioan Mining Methods. I .know if he finds it poa~ible in fixing up his Itinerary to make oontaot with you it io not even necessary to suggest to you that you should let him see your work ut Rook ~prings. You will find Mr .Wm.Reid very well worth meeting and an interested visitor. r erh6pe you will be good enough to let my old friend Mr . Pryde know c~ this possible visit. I tto bope you end your f smily continue fit and able. YourG sincerely• �Rock Springs - Sei)t. 11 , 1934 ~ r. Eugene 1.i.cAulifie: I h~ve c:1 le: tter from \lilliam Ret,g , from Scranton, &.dvieing he t,ill 'i:>e he:re on Tr~in 21, Thursday evening . I presume he \iill stety a :mund here for some t i me . �NEWLY REMODELED FOUR HUN OREO ROOMS ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF OWNERSHIP MANAGEM E NT r ~ - ~ I 0.• "l,•• ~ ' '. : ----=- -----=SCRANT ON, PENNA. - C.un GAR.AGr;. l\uoss Trt( STnc.a ~~- ��HOTE L CASEY Four Hun<1re<1 Rooms Abso1utel4 Fireproor ·sc~ton,s Best" /4J 400 Car Garage Convenient. Scranton, fPennsif Lvania, �L.c f~ --- A1: .... Z " Hf~.~ August 20 0 19~ o l!q~oc J. B. Duvo:i 0 ll3.t 0i:'.' [~ 0 oulc 011 !i'G:lo.? 7 4'''i Bro.J.d s·c:·oei; J ~.ti!.J L!(.'.:1 • Gl.nf.l[;O\J, Se otlunt'..o d.eli(#lttul. aver~3 t,ith hit:11 ID'• Du:to, Dl.. e ll• Iil ~ YOii..11.() C.nd 'f!li"S O :m P1tteburl#l lnat woo}J:. I t y:.10 go~d. -to :ico L'irs Gal1:1o~:: ecam. fiy collplil!l0nt3 to li!rs. nuvoz, .mu lcl.nuc:;·i.'i :.."ec:u:ds t o ·i.~hi:> ,Otm.S peopl.e. ,,, ,,, ... CO : Jlr • ./v G. B. PrJdo • . Very alnoorcl7 youro , �- l 1.. I Vt I\UG ~ tJ 19::?4 '"I .. , . ,... ·- r: ."' --- .. 080-3 Omaha - August 18~ 1934 0 Mr. G. B. Pryde : Yours 15th r egardin g visit of N~o William Reid of t he Fife Coal Company, Fifeshire, Scotland: I am delighted t o join you in doing everything we can for Mr. Reid, and if' YOL1. iiii ll keep me posted, I ,·,ill t ry to h elp in ever y way possibleo �.., Rock Sprinbs - Augus t 15, l~:Sli llr . Eugene !1cAuliffe: Herer.rith co py of letter from Mr . William Re id, a member of the staff of 'l'h e F i fe Coal Company, li'if eshire, Scotland, and my r.i.nS\7er to Mr . Reid. The Fife Coal Company is a l arge operating comp any in Fife shire, not far from my h ome . Whi le I do not kno,1 lir. Reid personally, I h ave knov.n his rela.ti ves for quite a number of year s, as they h ave been prominent in the coal affairs of Fifeshire. Mr . Car lo w, the 11anaging Director, 'is, I think, a cousin of Mr. Re i ds. They are a very progressive company, and have aone a ~reat deal of ,.,ork in mechani zation , c:i. nd I thi nk llr . Reid will enjoy his vi s it to the United States. I have taken the liberty o f suggesting to llr. Reicl ,.,th.a t you would be g lad to a rrange to have him visit some of ✓ the larger mines in the United Sta tes if he should desire tc1 do 60 • It woulci be a very f ine thing if be could oome out here when we have our Safety meetin g aua dinner for the employee of the Superior 11 B 11 Mine. I shall keep in touch with him and kee.v you advised ELS to hi B plans. �~ r. •;:illic:.n 'Z' eid. c/o Penns.tlVbDli.c lio~e:.. Uev1 York Cit.1. :; .~ . . ,ei' eren ce i o m2"tle to yoill:'o of •·•U..l:,;US t 1st. :i h!::.ve c 21·1· i cd on a very interenting corres .t1ondence \'; ith ~:.' . c~rlon i'o1· GO!!!(; ti 1:1e. I du.l l be c;l~Lc.i to r.ave you vi ui t ou:..· y1•ope:rtieo ti. t any ti~e convenient to you. !lr. I. G. E. Leek, the \·J irmer of the .r..!avor & Cou.lmn ?ravelin.:_, Dtutlentahip, Glo.s~ou, Sco"tlr:md, ~.-i ll 1n~obably oe here early in nep tember. I ao not l<nori yet the exact an. tc of his visit. but if you coulci c ome at t ·. c.t ti De . i t ~:ou ld Pl"Obaoly be in terc s tint, for both 9f ~•. ou: ~:ley ttv.ber voul<l probably cie the bes·t t i me fol' you to come, ~eCQU£ e the ~euth~r out here i ~ bette~ then. LaJer in the yenr, the ~euther is quite di o~Breeable, 2nti it ✓ i .3' o ore tiii'fioult to t:,Ct a::-ound. \7e ht.Ve properties at 1'ocl, .Sptincs, Reliance , .:inton @nd ~3u.:,,e rior. in i:2e Rock 13print,;s _, field, anc.. at Hinno, a.oout 150 miles e8st of ricc1r Sv ringe. You mii)lt d eei re, cJ.ao , to go to some of t he Utrui aincs, u 6 they have c;ome very 1&2.·ae o inc 0 tllexe . {.'bi le they do not [.~proximate your conditions, you may be interes ted in seeine£ the ~7ork there in the thick ~ea.ms . If you n ould like to c one out here soon a fte1· your aniv~l in the United State s , thn t noulti be entirely e:stiafnctory, £00..J in the event tlw.t you desire t o do so, Ur . Eugene :.5:oAuli i'fe, our I'red~ent, J:'l.as a lr:.rge acquaintanceship -r.itb coal men in the United Stutes, and I Mn sure h e n ill bu glao to :::mk!:: arrl:Jne,ements for you to visit some of the l u rgor mines in Illinoi s vna. Pennaylvanio., arid in any ot' tl:..e other sta tee thi. t you o esire to vi sit. • If you have not arranged for railroad tr.meL-'Ortation in thi e country, probably the best a ethod for you to travel would be via !Jew York Central to Chical)>, Chicai;o l: liorthwef!tem to Omahu and Union Pacific from OmDha to Boo.k S.[,rinea. It woula Ji)robably be \iell for you to purchase a �2 re tum ticket, c.-no then , if you d0 s i 1e to nmke s i de trips, as you no coubt n ill, off the r.1.iiin line, you coulu pu:r chase tri p ticket s . I \'.'OU.l tl out,ee s t that you ge t in touch with t.: r. H. A. La't'1reuce > Ceneral 1-\gen t . 'oni on Pacif ic Ha ilro&d Cocvmy, Room 4G 2, c-. t G21 P.if th /,venue, new York Ci 'to'· I know he would be £:;lat! to t...eGi s t you in your tr:::nsportation pro oler.1G. I :::hQ ll be g l ad to have you stay jus t a s lo ng as you desire, anu ,1e n ill t.l ve you every facili -cy to make e:x~minC4tions of our yro :9erties. 'l'he1·e n.:re a grea t many Scotti sh peopl e i n Eock Bprint:;,s, a na I mu sure you \'iill feel at home h ere ana enjoy y oui· vis it. "v'iih ki nd personal reg-c1:i:."'ds, I am Very s ince1·e l y you:rs, . i ·. , �../c u.ss OF SERVICE DESIREik DOMESTIC '\~ CRAM CA0L.S FULL RATE DAY LETTER DEFERRED HIGHT UESSACE HIGHT LETTER HIGHT LmER WEEK END LmER J Potrons abould check cl:mof t<rric:c, dc:med; otbcnrioo 1111e11S>110 will be tmmmJtt«J GS ll fall•l'Oto commanleaticm. <C@W'V ©>lf WJE~,r~~~ rnJNll@~ ,r~ILi~@~AlMC . Pock Springs - Aug . 13, 1-:)34 \'lill iam Reid Pif e Co al Co . Coudenbeo.th , Scotlond DEJ;.IGHTED HAVE YOU VISI':i' 0UR PROPER'I'Ili:S l\ll \"/liI~'IMG YOU 1'ULLY TODAY CARE PIDmSYLVAl'IIA HO'l'EL N:E.'\'/YORK Geo r ge .Pryde �ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ACCRESSEO TO THE COMPANY. ~•-oO,,.CE LE: VEN, FIFE. TtcLECRhMS "CARLOW, PHONE, LEVEN '.' "F1Fcoi:: COWOENBEATH. fi:LttPHO .. E H•~ 161 & 162 No. 7 Office, L f! Vli:N If.'! 18110 185 Cowoi:N1n:ATH YOUR REF . OuR REF George B. Pryde, Esq., Vice- President&. General Manager , Union Pacific Coal Company, Rock Springs, '!'! Y O M 1 .N G. Dear Sir, My r.tanagine; Director , J,lr. Carlow, ilas suggest ed that I 1night write to you to ask if' you vrould be good enough to let me visit your works some time during my visit to the .States . You may lmo\"1 my father, t.:harles C. Reid, who for many years stayed at Leven and is a cousin of Mr. L:arlow. I vrill be very much obliged indeed • if you could possibly see your way to let me spend a day or two to study your organisation as well as your mechanisation. I am at present in charge of The ~ife Uoal Company ' s Cowdenbeath and Valleyfield group of collieries, an area v,hich you may lmow has many difficulties. I have been given leave of absence for 3 months tour in the States , and sail on the 22nd of August , and will stay in the Pennsylvania Hotel, New York, for a day or two when I arrive about the 30th August. If you could write me there I could get in touch with you and arrange specific dates for such a visit. If you are on holiday at the time of receipt of this letter I will write you myself when I arri ve on the other side. Yours faithfully, � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Union Pacific Collection Description An account of the resource This collection is made possible in part by a generous grant from Wyoming Humanities. All materials are the property of Union Pacific Coal Company, on long-term loan at Western Wyoming Community College. For usage inquiries, contact the <a href="https://www.uprrmuseum.org">Union Pacific Museum</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Concerning Visit of William Reid and K.H. McNeill Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1934-1935 Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence, 1934, 1935 Description An account of the resource Documents and letters documenting the correspondence of William and K.H.'s visit to the mines. There are copies of the mine maps within the PDF. Documents are held together by brass pins. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George B. Pryde, James Johnstone, I. N. Bayless, R.I. Robertson, Eugene McAuliffe Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0284 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/9b10711f8ee73505457c255292aa7a4d.pdf f676b652032da87089c3e13154081ff3 PDF Text Text '· ~..,'":. I f EXECUTIVE ANO '. SALES OF"f""ICES UNION t , - ·.rl' ._, TULSA , OKLAHOMA mMffi ~~ : - , ' / / -~ / .(' , ,., GENERAL OFFICE ~NO MILLS KANSAS CITY. MISSOURI 1' BRANCH OFF"ICE t ,i , ~~D WAREHOUSE fORTLANO , OREGON 21 S T AND MANCHESTER I ,. ·~-., AVENUE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - -- March 19 9 1930 Nir. George B. Pryde, Vice Pres. & Gen' 1. Mgr o The Union Pacific Coal Company Rock Springs, \'iyoming Dear J.:ro Pryde: I have your letter of February 13, addressed to our 1':.r. H. L. ~ da"!ls, of Portland, Orego~ lative to my stopping off at Roel{ Spring s to go over your \'l ire Rope req_uirements in your various mines. I am planning to leave. here on Sunday, March 29, arriving at Rock Springs. at 6:b3 p.m. on :Monday, !:.arch 30, and, if agreeable to you, rould like to go over these rope requirements t1i th you on Tuesday, March 31st. I can then catch the train at 6:03 p.m. Tuesday to go- on-to Portland. If this is not agreeable -or will interfere \''i th any of your plans, kindly let me know as soon as possible. Very truly yours, @~~~ Chief Engineer. rrv:EB AM. o. MAR 21 1936 �r•t-::-~ .:. .~ . . ;~ o -~'..(' r~ 0:- :r:G 0;: ~rt : .. r.. ~ ':::i? ~-~O_.\ :."i!___~. . ~ ~; ~1rJ "·o~ ~··~ ~ ~ . J ,-~---) ~c) ~"'. .,. ,~; :~1..-- ·(~ \ ~-~, 1 t!.t~J'~.U !': ~ ·~ :·: ._,:~c?\ i_~;-~~:-:c;o. "· o:;.,;'\.l :2u.:. ~ f::::io_:~, l, tJ C} 12!_) t ,..' 3.- i:\~' ... :i.... '~7 ~ ·~: . ._,., ~~ ·:_/'-.f :2~ ::. -:;:.3 p ~~--~~ c:1 ~ ~ )c:!ttl; ).1 . . I i .... [J l.r'..;/' t, i..~ •-' ' •U u.,t'} .~~::~:~;; ,~ c:. '-~ ./i\t:.t;c;!~ :t/~ ,---~1 c:J J1 ·°' ,:~t~.:t:..,w7D o C}] ( ) :•;~, J I u ) '!.,.l. .tC 'C-~ ' (j' 1~ 0 rJ (J i ~;~ ric1::Jc~ i .!r! ~cJ :::._A~:? :~l-~~.; ;J ~ ) -~.._:..,~ ..... I? !._Yr~ ... , • : . : i-> c:}o 1 c:; ~-.~z)e., . l l r-!t) f} ua c~~: ~.~·.,1.(~--:~.- ·z.i ~.,():I? :~:-,. r:::· f5:~ c%' .)~ 1(: ., t1C ()i ~~ ~: one~ 'l1f.:y ~, c~~ u ·~, ;_a:1< ""~• :C) ;-£";c;J.: ~.. - _~,:?.: l.r~~f) 1 :':!r:'~::·l w·G 1 Orl~int.l Sig-nod: GEORGE B. PRYDl A. M. 0 . f EB 141936 �/ .#,, NION PACIFIC SYSTEM / UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY OREGON SHORT LINE RAILROAD COMPANY OREGON-WASHINGTON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION COMPANY LOS ANGELES & SALT LAKE RAILROAD COMPANY 209 UNION STATION ARTHUR A. MURPHY ASSISTANT TO PRESIDENT SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - February 10, 19360 Mro Go Bo Pryde, Vice President & General Manager, The Union Pacific Coal Company, Rock Springs, Wyoming. Dear Mr. Pryde: In May, 1935, Mr. Eugene McAuliffe sent to Mro R. L. Adams, West Coast Manager, Sales Department, Union Wire Rope Corpo~ation, 2415 N.W. Twenty-Second Street, Portland, Oregon, a letter of introduction to you for Mr Walter Voigtlander, Chief Engineer of the Rope Corporation, Kansas City, who then planned to visit the Coal Company's mines at Rock Springs and nearby points. 0 The Rope Corporation gives us some traffic and Mr Voigtlander•s visit is undoubtedly prompted by a desire to sell you some of its products. I have been a personal friend of Mr. Adams for many years which explains his letters to meo 0 I am now in receipt of Mr. Adams• letter of the 7th, copy attached, indicating that Mr. Voigtlander will be in Rock Springs on March 31st and asking certain questions regarding the properties and equipment. Will you be kind enough to reply to Mr. Adams or enable me to do so. Yours very truly, ~ Q, cc - Mr. Eugene McAUliffe Mr. H. E. Lounsbury �UNION WinE ROPE CORPORATION Sales Department Ro Lo Adams West Coast Manager 2415 NoWo Twenty-Second St, Portland, Oregon, February 7, 19360 Mr Arthur Ao Murphy, Ass 1 t to President Union Pacific Railway Company Seattle, Washington 0 Dear Arthur: • I have been ad.v ised by our chi ef engineer, Mr o Walter Voigtlander at Ka..~sas City, that he will leave Kansas City Sunday, March 29th, arriving in Rock Springs, Wyoming the evening of the 30th, spending the 31st in Rock Springs in consultation with your Mro Go Ba Pryde, Vice President of the Union Pacific mines at t hat pointo Mro Voigtlander has a letter , which you for warded this of fie e. on June 3. 1935, from Mr o McAuliffe . President of, tte Union Bacific Coal Company, with the letter of introduction from Mro McAuliffe to Mro Prydeo Mro Voigtlander , in his letter to the writer , wishes us to find out the amount of equipment you have at Rock Springs and if your mines are widely separated. a s he may got be able to inspect all of them in one dayo Houever, he believes one full day should cover several mineso are Thanking you for any information you may give us, we Yours very truly, UNION WIRE ROPE CORPORATI01 / (sgd) Ro Lo Adams West Coast Manager �r-I:r . r oz·1.,oa·i 8 . 1.1.1(}.o:..'o< .1.ncle:r::-_; n » - DY C~ ('.:; Co . $ L ', . 1l'1 e-.m:L g'ti! n .Jl ec•i; z-:1.. cw'l \ ."o :d::D L"othmcr:ell , s c o ·cJ.. .c:_:1<l :i: ·u2. ~ "ve -::'.7}' Tic. "ch nlc0,r:,0l i'' "'I 11.::-.,"'~o ···l,.:J bo2.v.t' :tuJ. rii c '\u::... e ce1;1 en:dc_. - yo i1 ° · .•'ii n o. :Jc cnp li.> o:.i: Seo tlc.nd wc s>o <;·•c • c~1 d i'2!:.tl.l~l..:;:t1.. ·i'.;o 1.,10 , :., Ga"t-".. ti f ul . i n _c e d I h:::~vo tiho'.-:n i;hi s t o mnny Seo t ti s....12 ,..,on l cJ :2e::?e , m:iv. c:1>:l. g l :'.d ·t h ' ve i :c. uh0z·e Y. -.ru~-:L ook f:,~\- ::, ·~ o.:1 ce :...tl c~ rt! ··. lcii __ lrot ~:; ·t ho.:'; cvcl~rt hi nc :l o go:lr;1c; ·,-;ell \.~3.JO J1:.1.~, :~ .r1c: ·t'_3 t.~ £..u al r1in.t0~ r1en~tn.et.: hc:r·ca ~ h ·c ~.J.£11 ~\cJ - 2.0. a i'c i :i:ly (..D OU y e ..;:.;:. Ho.tl Er . li - z..:c.:: eill , o f the '.'.?ii'c~ Co ~l Con.:.1~1;,3y b hc rG i'o :r 12., vi ::n.-~ si rnco you i'iG 0 hor-e ~ 2.r;; r;oll c o 00v·mm 1 vi f.3:l ·G0 s-r:; f1·0 1Z1 .l.\u ::d :. :i.•o.._1. i G cm d lfou Zeal·&md . All COQ.l !:J il/r. C: OI) 8l.'a"',Ql, 8 to (l. ay f.eel ·ch:::, i '.Cho,y nmct ~no(le; :-,1::is ... i f they a e eo:2.~1g to s to__y ~:n bu.oi • eG ,.:. .. ·r;_r:. . ··11 y~L o ~" , _ z:. ! lw v c i t m1:w b o possi ble f or you -a:i <::OYi1e t o ·•.]y o:::i1ii'n3 (~.:} ?..i n cor.10 V t i me . !.'f.ey J. n ot · 1r i L1 y ou o. Z-ia.J}':J.Y Qntl :Ps-o s p0:rou.3 -Jcu Y02X . S:lt1c~ely you.rs~ Origlr,1.l Sl1-,,ued : GEORGE B, PRYDl �June 10, 1935 llr. F orrest s . An~ e rson . 1\ nd er son, Boyes .'.,:: Co . , L t.d. Flemington Elect:ricul \'Jo :rks Ho the:rv1ell,, l3cotlancl Dear Ur . Andersbn: dD3/2. I am in ~Gcei pt of you.rs of ~ay 22nd, i: t is a l)l easu.r e to knon thG. t you a.rri ved h01ne sci f ely-, .:...mi thc:i. ·i:, you h:.1•·• con<1 uez'eci all the dan~ers of eastern G&ngotere b n couboys 1:H 1d Indians. wes te r n I rmra su.-r e you r;ould like lh . ; r. cAu li ff e a:s he is a splendid · gentleman, a nd cJh,rnyo likes to see a nyone f:rom the British Isl es and L'lt.ke "t 1em :feel a 'i:. h ome . .t.'he pi ·~tu:ce s you seu t l':le I ho.ve cti E- t r ibuted ~s you requested, Lnd ~r . Dewar is \'Jona e •in g v:hy you a iu not send one he took of you on t he :__ e"'-ci Hors e Canyon Golf Course. Incidentally' I pll.yed my fi !'St gllMe of g olf B fei:.'J d.:J.y s ae;o o and liked it very 1:-iuch. I bJ}e nt the v;e ek of :!ay 13th at Cin-:cim1&. ti at the me etin~ o i' the Amei·ica1 r!l'.ining Congress, aud ei'ljoyed the sessions &reatly. .Het a ~reat many people and he ~rd many inte~esting tec_hni cal p&pers oiscussed. I ho,1Je that when you u.re in thl s. you r1ill mc:i nage to come out to country again, i."Jyoming. Very sincerely yours, OrlR'ine. J ~ hrnl'!d: GEORGE B, rHYDl �Rock Springs - June lP, 1935 ilr. Eugene .J cAuliff e: Herei."1i th co py of letter from !fr . Anderson, vih ich would indicate he had a very fine t i me in the United States. thought you uould be interested in reading thi s . j I �ty BoYES & ANDERSON, ELECTRICAL, TELEORAPHIC MINING, FLEMINGTON ADDRESS : '" ELECTRIC•: PHONE..' MOTRERWELL, AND Co., MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL LTD., ENGINEERS, WORKS, IN YOUR REPLY PLEASE REFER TO CD3/2. MOTHERWELL , COOE : A . 6 . C. 6'!':4 EDITION . YOUR REFERENCE Te:Le:PHON.E : No . 111 MOTHERWELL. ENCLOSURES (2 LINES .) 22nd. Ivia.,v , 1935. Dear Mr. Pryde, I have now returned home after a very memorable visit to the States, and I v:i sh to take t his opportunity of thanking you once again for all your goodness while I was at Rock Springs. I am enclosing a few prints of some of the photo gr aphs I took during my visit which may be of interest to you and which I trust ,-:ill serve as a souvenir of my very happy visit. I have enclosed also some prints f'or Mr. Bayliss and Mr. Dewar, and would be very pleased if yo~·muld hand them over. Should they or you desire any further copies please do not hesitate to ask and I shal l be delighted to forward them. I expect you will have learned :from M:r. McAuliffe that I met him as arranged, and I :found him a very charming and interesting gentleman. He further strengthened the opinion which I had already formed of the extreme kindness and hospitality of the best type of American. I have not yet had an opportunity of seeing your good friend, Dr. Re~d, but when I do I am sure he will be very interested to hear all my news about the people at Rock Springs. Will/ �Al\ ,)EThSON, BOYES & co., LIMITED. Pa.qe, 2. Date 22nd. :May, 19' Will you please convey my kindest regards to all the people who were so kind to me during my visit, and with best vn.shes to yourself and Mrs. Pryde, I am, Yours very sincerely, 35. �J } U/ Omaha, May 31, 193.5-.---- Mro G. B. Pryde: I have a letter from Mr. James B. Shield, Joint Managing Director, Anderson Boyes & Co., Ltd., Motherwell, Scotland, who asks me to express his appreciation to you and to Mr. Bayless for the courtesies shown Mro Forrest Anderson, who apparently arrived home in good shape. �\ No ............................... I have received a copy of "Rules and Regulations . For the Government of All Employes of The Union Pacific Coal Company" bearing number above. I will read these rules, and I further agree to observe same as long as I am employed in or about the mines of The Union Pacific Coal Company, and will return this book in the event I leave the service of the company within one year. d.....~.. (Signed) ~ ~.. (Witness) ·~ · - ··· {~ ...... ................ P1. • (Date) .....2...-£...:.:...: ....~ ......... 19 3 S-. t ~ ~ 4 c{)e!Y~ Employed in Mine .. ·-···········aL .............................. as............................................................ . [This Receipt to be Filed In Offi c e of Employment Agent, Rock Springs.] �a. s. • Form2191 UNION PACYFIC SYSTEM TELEGRAM T ime 1-- ~<P.rl'----'---M Omaha 83 :, a:il 27 G B P R{) ct Spr i e Will mee t !r An er son at St ~t i a r r ival Tiai n Su.-ri.day Even i xg H-'74 E :1c A ( 8 28 am �c.. s. • Fonn2191 l•U•l,500M UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM Time 'ile,..__ _ _ _ _ M TELEGRAM ·i.od: S;orings - i,pril 26, 1935 E .1.'IcAulif fe Omaha l'eaching 0nar..a Sun o&.·y evening. r emain i nt; there ~,:ond£;.y . Geo x t,e B . P ryd e. l.. B - 44. �Form.2191 UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM TELEGRAM og h b Omaha 3PM April 25 -35 GBP .o Advise fu Anderson mu lea~.ri ng for ra.s hington 39th if he shpuld arrive here s u.:nday or mond.ay '\\ . . any eve,ing train menday aould be delighted t o se e him here or otherw~Iise ,;1 ith ::1£ not :i.ce o f his tr a in could ride into ~ ,,;::,, ~- ..J '- J '- t ·~ J -,, -:--,. ~ -) I I 6,c ~ ~ ,- & �Omaha, April Mro Go Bo Pryde: Mr. Forrest Anderson, connected with one of the large British mining machinery firms, will arri;,:e in.1fock Springs on one of the early trains, Friday morning, April 26th. He is anxious to look into Duckbill loading, and other matters 9 coming to this c ou.ntry partially at the request of Mr o Wo E o Goodman.9 who aslrn that we take c a1•e of him. Please reserve a room at the Park Hotel for Mr. Anderson, and I \Vould be glad if you co11ld arran ge to have one or two of the mines work Friday so that he may see some of our machinery in operation. Thereafter he may remain over until Monday if he feels disposed to do soo Vifill you kindly see that Mr. Anderson is looked after as a guest of our company .9 and kindly wire me what train Nir. Anderson will return on so that I may meet him if possible? �0.1 Form.2191 U N I ON ·P A CIFIC SYST E M H:ne h,ed, _ _ _ _ _M 6 TELEGRAM r TI!a Sn Omah a 185 P ~ ~ 2 3-35 GBPry-'1 e Rockspring s Forres t and er s em \ i 11 arrive 4 e :11 th1·usd;:1y i ns.tead of fr tday . Antici pate s stayin@: 2 or 3 d~ y ~ t o see. duckbil ~ i c Ofer e ~~ o:n • Sugg e st you hs.ve 1,_1 e VJ'"' rlo.n g thri.1a .- an~- fr 1. • s.y 1,_1_7 1 EHCP.- 248 P : f 1 �ii.I Form.2191 UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM TELEGRAM "F-i::ne Filed,...,2'"-'Q'--_ _ _ M 20 gr f a b Omaha 504PM April 22 - 193 5 • GBP o o Please arran ge to have mine t:i.8 i ng for inspection f orrest and er so follov1.ing . H= 9 AJ CA •• o 755prn d uck~ills working friday briti~n • machi1~ builder letter �l h ·o l>a ul Halbcrsl eb e n Genera l Supe rintendent ?a ah~~a Coa l Company Chicag o 0 Illinois De.,,,r Pa ula Received y oul' l ett er of Dec emb e:t" ?-th 0 coY.1!llen t:tng on nr . E 2, -~i e and 11r o Re..11lins ' vi si t to our prop ertieso I must say tha t I probably derived as m1wh Q or mo1"e 0 :pl00..sur0 fr or.1 t ?1 e visit of :Mes s rs. ~..i_e. and Rav1lins as they di d 9 G.nd I can a nsure you_ t hw t I r1 i lJ. pay y ou a vi s it i f at any time I e..m in Sout }.ern I l linoi s s.n d have any time to spare. I / J Yours ve ry t ruly 0 u. ,._✓. 1 , ._. i ~a,rneti11 I, rJ, GAYLES$ �PHON ,f: HARRISON 4373 SAHARA COAL 59 EAST VAN COMPANY BUREN STREET CHICAGO PAUL HALBERSLEBEN HARR ISBURG, I LLIN O IS GENERAL SUPER I NTENDENT December '1, 1935 Mr. I .N .Bayless Union Pacific Coal Company Rock Springs, Wyoming Dear Newt: Geo. Eadie and Mr. Rawlins report one of the most pleasant visits they have ever had at a mine operation when they returned from visiting your properties in Rock Springs. I want to express to you 1IJY personal appreciation as well as that of the Sahara Coal Company for the courtesies extended to them on their recent visit. I hope at some time you will give us the opportunity to reciprocate in a small way if we may. Yours very truly, ~ L J"~ Paul Halbersleben, ', -~ _ PH:TF _..,., ), I, General Superintendent. �rh". li.. c. a:i.,een Good.raan 110.nufac·turine Cor, Jany Halsted St:reet nnd 48th Pla c e Chicago, Illinois · l1efer:d11g to yours of noveo'bex 2?·ili rega..rding the So.J'i__ai"a Co al co ..1:pc:..ny op e~a t :i. on s: I n --.s-:m1c__ as t ..1ey are c omi n g he:re, ·,:ie can cF ccuss the nia.t.ter r:i t'h t h9Iil on t.lleil' a.s2°ival here. Or!gin:. 1 S \g o~ : GEORGE 13, P~YDl �Rock Springs, Nov. 26, 1935. Mr. George B. Pryde: I am returning herewith letter fr om Mr . Green of the Goodman :Manufacturing Company. I a..m familiar with the working conditions in the mines of t r1 e Sahara Coal Company, wh ich are locat ed in Saline County, Illinois. Mr. Green has described t h e condition s very well, I do not, however, see how they intend to drive u11 the 12' place as they are not allowed to shoot either powder or Cardox while the men are vrnrking on s h ift. I do think that the shakin~ conveyor woul d be a suitable ope ration on long face vrnrk where they could shoot down enough coal during the off shift to work the conveyor the entire working shift. \'/11ile t h e c oal vfill average, a,s Mr.Green says, about 54 11 in nearly every instance t h ey have an excellent roof which would be ideal for long face work. �GOODMAN MANlJFACTURINO COMPANY ELECTRIC MINING MACHINERY Mr. George Pryde, V. P . & Gen . llg r ., Union Pa cific Coal Com~any, Rock Springs, Wyoming. lly dear _1!ir. Pryde: r.re are trying t o l a y out for t he Sa hara Co a l Company a system of conveyor loa ding . ri efly, the conditions in the t vm min e s tha.t a re non illlde r considera tion a re as follo Ys : Th e co-21 seam s a re practically level and the coal runs in height on an average ~ abou:c 54 11 • Over t his coa l they have a draw slate that run s from nothing u p to 14 11 in thickness. The aver a ge 17ill pr obably be from 4 11 to 6 11 0 '.'!e have in :oind suggesting to them thc.t th ey drive up narrovi pl a ces 1 2 ' wide and t h en t a.lee five 6 ' slabbing cuts off of one rib and l e2ve a 6' pillar and repeat this operationo It loolrn to us a s if the 1 2 ' narrow places should be driven V-P ni th a duckbill, and I vrnuld like to _h ave advice fro m you a s to whether or not you think it advisable to lo ad out these 6 1 · slabbing cuts 1,-:-i th a duckbill. Do you think a crew in coal this he i ght at t a ck ing the coa l end on a s it would have to b e done, ste.rting a t the drive and vmrk ing up t he 300' face, could loo..d out a face with a duclrbill in a 7-hour s h ift? How larg e a crevi do you think 1•;ould be required to do this? It has been suggested that p ossibly a better way of loading out these slabbing cuts would b e to run a Shaker Conveyor the full 300 1 length -and keep it u p to the face a.s close a s possible e.11d loa d into the Shak er Conveyor by hand. This method of vrorking it, however·, would get away from the mechanized principle vd1ich vrn are anxious to use. If the 300' slab can be loaded out with -a duckbill, then we have mechanical loading rather than hand loading. �C Sheet No. 2 Mr. George Pryde November 22, 1935. In Illinois, using powder, shooting can only be done off shift. It is proposed to develop the 12v narrow places by using .Airdox, and it is further proposed to shoot the 300 1 slab off shift vd th powder. You have had more experience on this type of mining than anyone we know of, and your advice vdll be greatly appreciated. I hope you vdll not think we are imposing on you in asking you for your advice on this mat_ter. I With kindest personal regards, I am Yours. very truly, GOODMAN MANUFACTURING COMP .ANY ~~- ACG HB Western Sales Manager. Cardox cannot be shot on shift in Illinois. �February 2i, 1935 llr. Robt. Livin g s to ne Superi n ten dent, Gal t I.Tines Lethbridge, Al t n , Canad a Dear tl r. Living sto ne : I h ave your le t te r of t he 15th instantp a nd am g l ad to kno \'J tha t y o u u ill v i s it our mine s s ome time I1 r. Masterton, Mi n i ng Eng in e e r , who is th e s on of the Di s trict I nspe ctor for the South of Seo tl a nd , n ill be at our ['lines on the 23rd , spenaing some time h e r e. I understand that the ba d r oof condi t~ons you h ave p re s ent quite · a problem , but I believe that · ·with t h e system vJe have at Superior, you 1,1 ill be able to overcome this difficulty and load coal vn. th shaking conveyors. Yours very truly, . 'OrlJ<ln:.J S IKned: • GEORGE 8, PRYDl �GOODMAN MANTIFACTURING-COMP.ANY ELECTRIC MINING MACHINERY HALSTED STREET AND 48:':' PLACE CH I CAGO, I LL. Febr uary 18y 19350 Mr. George Bo Pryde, Vo P.y Union Pacific Coal Co., Rock Springsy Wyomingo My dear Mro Pryde: On my return to Chicago I found your letter of February 11th, together with copy of your letter of the same date to Mr o Livingstone . I appreci a t e very much your writing Mro Livingstone as you did. With kindest regards, I am Yours very truly, GOODMAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY ~~~ ACG HB ,Western Sales Manager. �~1/ an · 0 0 ( cV}<vvuu. l·tomJ V(ff) • f.. J)Lcvfuy J\ .,,1;11Ltv-ct/l~r( VJ/Ym ,i tcv1 ,!lg1· 1 1 J{ ~\/,~,;tu 1· 11.L 1 R c .\fl1,1,w1 .J '. 0f<,11cnt11H,r1·1J1 1 Lethbridse, Alta., 15th February, 1936. QUOTE FILE NO. -- - - Mr. George B. Pryde, Vice-President and General llanager, Union Paoific Coal Company, Rock Springs, flyoming. Dear Mr. Pryde: I have your letter of Februar~r 11th and wish to than..lt you for the invitation to visit your operations. I will be glad to make a trip to your works some time in .May it it is possible to do so. We have in this field a vary poor roof anc:1. a soft bottomo The over-burden is a.bout 360 feet in thickness, 120 feet of soft shale ahove the coal and about 240 feet of clay and eumbo overlying the shale. Working places must be timbered close to the face, not more than 4 or 5 feet distant from the coal fa.Ceo Entries are limited to e.bont 8 feet in vriclth and must be timbered With cross bars about 2½" centres. It is therefore doubtful whether any equipment requiring a large space c ouJ.. d be used to advantage in these ~vorkings. \1 e find that a short wall machine is probably the best macM.ne with which to do our cutting. Our grades are too steep for traction haulaee, some places ru.nning up to ,a s much as 8 or 9 percent. Yle are using, and, have fauna., encUess ropes very satisfactory tn haulage. For eatherine we have always used horses but would like to get away from this if possible. �Cf'l/VVw,d,i,11JYI.) qp,ACi1f i,r; Q RU,i,luH11'1fceJprY1fam11/ 91:<•.11 n 1.:t·nt<'11'\,t; /Jf, J;~;t,u· <t ,L Jtc.\ou,1·◄·ea< (2) QU OT E F IL E NO , - - -- Our operations at present are carried on by compressed air for una_ercutting and shearing t a.ncl ena.less ropes and horses for hauling. In our new operations we figure on using .electricity entirely,as far as possible. Again thanking you for your invitation to visit your operations and hopine tha t I may be able to see you some time this Spring, I remain, Yours truly, RL/C �I February· 11, 1~35 ! ·;· ) V tiro Robt. Livin ::stone, Gener0.l Superintendent Gal t Coal tliae~, L t d . c/o Canadian Pacific l· ailuay L ethb.rid 6 e, Al bex·ta., C~nada Dea rr1r. Livingstone: r:Ir . ;,\ . C. Cree.,, of the Goodl!lan 11anufei.ctnrin u Co!::JJH:!llY has advised me thctt you are plann ing on openin g a netJ mine , and th2.t you ,;1i l l cut t ii th mininG u2.c l1in ;S, but 1ntibably loacl" coal by v..2nd . If you Dill pexmi t me to say so , I think this ',JilJ. b e a mistake .in openin g o. nen p:ro1. Grty , a s minine ·iechnique is IJ.ovi n-g ahea d "i:.h ese days 0 and if I \,ere asked to open a ne'i.7 niue, I 1.ou.l d. cu.t the COi:.i. l r;; i.th rnini Uf, 1r;n c.hines, drill viith electric drills. do the hauling t;ith electric locomotive~, _and 102,G the c oz.l □ echi. •ic~lly. :~tu.rtint tt.b out. ele'V€l'l yea1·1:1 a&,o v,ith ol r.:iir.ie s . -oe hccive introduc~d mechan ical loading i nto our minec, unt il today !::l9 per cent of our coal is load,~d in thi s manner o -::e us e shaking cqnveyors l a rfSely. • In addition t o tht> se 17e h ave SCX'f:!.1,;ers of 3~" ton capaci -'cy o anc. □obile loadel"S vihe:re they fi t in. In adcd.tion to this, rm cut all ou:r coul -..-.i th electric _ inint.,. r;n .. chines p. c1 rill -:.-:; i th e lectric .drills una • tile g reater r.rt of our coal i s hauled b;y electri o motors. Had .e not done the ce . thint;,s, i t uould hf!ve been uecessary, in 21:my f . oµr olci rain es , to h &v e clo s ed them dov/n on account of thH h i ~ cos t i but \"J i th these improver:1en.t s r;e have been able to operate the olet mines \'l i t h a very greatly reduced qoet. Vle no '.3 have nine operatink; mines, and last year _produced 2,402,t/53 tons of coal. Our normal production i s i,boui three million tons,· but on account of the depressed.. concti tion in t h e co0l industry our production is down, as in all coal mines in the United Stutes. ,· If you '{.'] Ould be interested in coming dorm here e,.fi<l lookin 6 over our properties and our mechanical operations, I :ehoulci be g l ad indeed to hove you come, staying just as long as you desire, .:.: nd I should be t,lad to give you all info1.1::., ~ tion. possible. X C..!n c ure that you ~1ould find condi-tions in sorae of J �Mr .Robt. Livingstone -- 2 2-11-36 our raines at lea st simila r to youx- arm, and such a visit mi@lt be helpful in as-istiu 6 you in nrrivine, at a uecision as to the best me t..liou o.f ov cru th1g ;yow: nctJ mines. Yours ver y trulyp OrlJlinc;J Signed: GEORGE B. PRYD[ �' 0 ; Feb_ruary 11, 1935 M.r. A. C,. Green. Goodman Manufa9turin eb Company Halsted Street and 48th Place Chicago, Illinois Dear llr. Green: Herewith copy of lett~r I have written to Mr . Livingstone today. I shall be gla d to have him come if he deeire s to do so. Yours very t ruly, �MAR.QU~S HOTEL M EETS E V ER Y M O N D A Y AT 12 .30 MEET S EVERY TUESDAY AT 12 ,1 5 MEET EVERY OTHER TUESDAY AT 6 . 30 MEET EVERY THURSDAY AT 12 .30 MEETS EVERY FRIDAY AT 12, 15 �(' MAR.QU~S HOTEL lETHBRI DCE. ALBERTA MEETS E V ER Y MO N DAY AT 12 .30 l'-1EETS E VERY TUESDAY AT 12 .15 MEET E V E RY OTH ER TU E S DAY AT 6 . 3 0 4l MEET E V ERY THURSD AY AT 12 .30 MEETS E V ERY F'RIOAY AT 12. 15 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Union Pacific Collection Description An account of the resource This collection is made possible in part by a generous grant from Wyoming Humanities. All materials are the property of Union Pacific Coal Company, on long-term loan at Western Wyoming Community College. For usage inquiries, contact the <a href="https://www.uprrmuseum.org">Union Pacific Museum</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Regarding Visits to te Mines from 1935-1936 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1935-1936 Subject The topic of the resource Mine Visit, 1935, 1936 Description An account of the resource Letters regarding visits from people throughout the years 1935-1936. Documents are held together by brass pins. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George B. Pryde, R.L. Adams, Aurthur A. Murphy, Eugene McAuliffe, I.N. Bayless, Paul Helbersleben Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0293 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/d78bd78d5c27700a66db05e8e5431e35.pdf fb9d273801db8faf65ef5fabe4687dc9 PDF Text Text noolt Spri~s - Doo<ribor 28 , 'i . 3 . i'olia.f orro , Jr .: I hnvo youro of Dooombor 26th, \:ith o.ttc::ched copy or l ot.tor t o I foGl you o.ro entirely rit;ht in this connoation . I do not ooo 'VJhy Ur . l~uir should not bo t1illin3 -to accept tho offot" you malce . It you ooto.bliohccl th e proposition tbut lnnyers nnd dootoro cc-.n run ull ovor tho oountl"J in~ervie't7itlc tdtneas.es imdor thq namu:iption tlm.t they ccm ho paid un<101~ the eornpensation ln\7, 01 by the County Cot:JJ:tiooionora., 9 thon l. nm afraid that n gr eo.t !Jllny u1mcc C:JG(lrY: billo rrould \Je inau1•rocl . '1'ha ll".ot l ogiol o.tura, you will reanll, took ooewnnce of so much unnoooaoury trnvolli.J16 by coU11ty oifioor~ , cnu rofu.ood to nppro- pti nt o money for county conmisoionero and othor county of ficoro' r-metine nt Cheyenne under the pl.en ": _t they •. oro unnccoaoor. . ., ---looa :1u ... added burden to tho ~~,a· p:::.yor . I do --,·,~ believe : •. 111.lir could l canlly o.ek to ~ for • ~· I --•o !.( thoo o ".:itnor::ooo . mi{;hfi rew.buroad ! :VO in eoiftG to :cJ.t LokO Und int~_,._r,:_,2 -, • [l - �• • Rock Springs, Wyoming. ·Attorney Decemb er 26th , 1931. IN RE P L Y PLEA. S E H. EFER TO NO. 1\!Ir . George B. Pryde Gity Dear Sir, I inclose you a letter t hat I have written Mr. Vi . A. Mui r . This may seem a small t hing , but the reason t axe s a r e so high is because we have not watch ed small t hing s, whi ch t h rough t he years have developed intu large t hing s. The con t ingent expen s e s of County Orficers and State Or f i cers have soa red sin ce 1 91 2 . ¼e ar e paying monthl y salaries to Constabl e s, wh o have n ever done one l ick of' work in consideration of their s al a r i as. 'I'he Cor oner' s 01 1 i ce is a needless expense, and the work coul d be a s Pel l and bett er per f ormed by J~stices of the Peac e . If the custom should be t hat County and Prosecuting Attor neys can be paid. out of publ ic i'unds for maki ng i nv e stigations, in compensation ca ses, they woulQ be ~aking t heir s ea sona ul e va ca·tion s from tn e At l an tic to the Paci f ic, inspired ~::::::-:;,,:=, , in the hope to establish mer itorious cl aims f or- comp ensation, Ht he curtailment oi public expens e s sh oulQ not be consictered~1 But little consia.eration is nov1 exercised because the expens es 01· investigation s are saddled onto t h e employer , and what public o1'1'icer cares as long as a coal company or an oil company is chargeable with the expens e s·:' In a recent case, the County and Prosecuting Attor ney of this County brought an osteol?ath to Green River, and he vrn. s allowed expert witness fees oi· $10.00 a day, and his mileage. 'l'his was done while I was a way in Denver, but it seems to make no ciii'ference to . public oi'i'icials what the expenses are as long as they are chargeable to private enterprise. The dii'ficulty is not i 'undarnentally that pubJ.ic of ficers do _not care. I run not charging that. But, the public oi'i'icer is generally nothing more than a man· in the- street, anu he a.oes not recognize or know t11e awful struggle that the business man has to ma.Ke in order to meet his payroll, and to .keep the wheels of industry turning. The man in the street, who is out oi" a job, sympathizes with himself, -but put him to v10rk tomorrow, he would not speed up his own motions, or his own activity a hair's breadth because in so doing, he could help his employer. It is but the old ciassic saying that: HT.he hog never loo.ks up to him who thrashes a.ov,rn the acorns 11 • -Yours i'ST:ga �,, ·..._ ~_: : ,;.l _.,. ~ • (: :::--~~•\~~ ~;, /! :,.__~Q.~: ~t-;'"" ·;: •rt:/ . t ~•J_:~';.. 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Deb • . .1w. h&I •t, a.r• Mt. ,_ - ·. ;,;, : ,~.'. ,: ,t;.nd ~ ll ' r t:>l tl)e b ~-6:i' . , lE..,.,.,_, llb, • . ~ ot ay o-:tt'er' to • no1unr.mr. • COQ- •t .tt¥e: • • �noah Sp inns - t.JovcrJibor 21, 1931 a£~ vr::_,;.~1. ~ 4 • .I !toi'ol"rinc to my lottor of ~!ovombor 16th ra6nrdini; 0001,el'lontion "' .. or tho UQ&oc.tb Cool Co~v.ny: ; 2• . • 1 -~~·. , in ·--· • • 11 ,~Gdobu\7 lmo juot ohotm no ~ lottar ho roooived !rcn :r • 1hicl1 :,,_., Hopko. udvioed him ~ . Ght tho CQSO to th" l:h!\it . : ~-·:·•lmn oo ad.vit1e<.l Hr. To.li!ttorro . Original Sil!tled\ . GEORGE B. PRYO£ J • �nook °t>l"!nao ... !::Ovcmbar 16, 1931. r OJ. ·, ·}v ~~ ·: -· . Eu;Jono '"oAuliUo: HoTod.th copy o! l0ttor hnntlod no by r1r. Talinto ro on tho In disouuoine th:l.a ct'.:1 c \.'1th him ho a.dvioeo tlm t •·r. ~~cdohnw 14·~> • ,: •• willinr:; to rP nhond C'Jld pa.y from the oomponention fund nn f'.L1ount 1unl to 0!10 lrnl r Of totru. dionJrlt.Li ty' or C2 ,500. 1 very 11uob oppoeod to this 1 us. ha at tc.a 2 .I-_),· ,) ~ ' •. f:!l:-,. Talio.fol":ro io ;thi& ·.eltli-rJ :Lo o.llowod ~ precedent . 'i'ho molo oc--: c avid ·: ay ori3i110.ted tiitlt Don Pcllio t;oilt; to ~· • ,;u1r , tho pi-oo : ·,-~::..~, a.ttornoy of 3troatmtcr County, thoy thel'O-.'\ !tor and th . io no injl • I bel.iovo :!r. TulJ.o.forro L right in tldtt ouoo, ,... h: • 1.~:~ the uaount ~·hould not ho ~ dd by tho r·::-..;c-_.., · \I ·· 1,., :. ·-.~ -· • ~-:.... · ,, Coal Compony, but : '.r. ~alia.ferro ·'l.: tlmt he roole :~.. Redohau 1a ~llinc to atand the ~~ turi..: er -~riclo , probably on the theory thnt ho , ·:\ ' be 8 0 7 :···. lloplta. for you ·, I s:r~ t»ndorin~ if it miuld not • o • •,:.sable mttor ith f~r . Jlopkn, advisi~ hio ·:.hat ,'l: fur her ~ ation in thia onee should be· oonteot od . th:!.. : cc.! If tho 2 SOO io pnid, •.'111 • t~ cot all othor conl companies advent~ ly in ;.: o futUJ"e. Orl~ln11.I S11!'ned: GEORGE B. PRYDf t.•·~< 1 �November l~th, 193lo 11" 4 \7i11iam Redshav.1, Superintendent I.1Ggoath Coal Company ':lock Springs, Wyoming D0nr Sir, I:n re alleged in;jury of JU.bert Ko p1•01,;ski. The above is a case that needs some e:ir.pL.illa t ion, &nu I think it might be w0ll that· our Omaha officia ls shoul d be made f amili ar ....-,d. t h tlle facts. The ·,hn•kma 1 v,-::i.s undou·bc·e1.Uy_ suffering from l umbago and arthritis, which caused pa:J.n in h:i.s back. Ile v-1ent to Doctor Arboga s t on the 4th of Febi•uar~-, 1931 i'ol' treatment, but said nothing to Doctor Arbogast a bout being injured in the wine. On Che 15th or 16th of February, ArbogHst dh;chai·get1 him as convalescer1t. This iw.s done at the rec1uost of t_1e \"JOrkhlan, ~h3 1,0:i.·lt.~an cl,.dming t hnt h e u.esired to go to rmrl\'. i n an automobile 1•epair shop. Th0 po:rtion of the mine whore the workman v1a s employed v.ti:1s shut down Oli the Gth of F-abr1...cu:y, 1931, and the r;orkma11 i nfo1•med that there \:Jas no further viork in the mine for him at pre8ent. Still suffering from arthri,cis., the v;orkma.J1 i,ent t o an ost~opath (i:;. B. Sturges)., v,ho claim~d au. injury to his hip belor; the poirLt that Doctor Arbogast found affected with lurubagov The osteopath o. Jl)Oa~s to huve bui~nC:ld him severely vii th an electric appliance, and to hnvo gotten from him, ·as fees, all of his money. It seems that he then went -to the Vcterans 1 Hospital at Denver (fi tzsimons), having been ae1nt tuere by the American Logion, he bejJ1g ex-soldier . Upon his 'discha1·ge i'rol.Jl Fi tztiimons, h0 becrune a patlent of :Joctoi,s Lauzer anu Sanders o:1' Rock Spring s.. I do not no\1 recall nho ther Doctor Lauz8.t' had seem him be.fo1·e ht1 went t;o Fitzsimons Hospital, o~ not, but it is imruaterial. m.1 Doctor Lauzer reported that he had his cnck fractured at or about t!-ie t\"-:elfth tlorstl vez-·t~br:'J-; ~.nd took ~0V (!:'.'r-..1 X-ray pictures of the -r;orkman. The osteopath, Sturges, claimed he hnd some injury to his thigh, or his spine, below the place of .fracture, as repo;etoc. lJy l"locto1• Lauzar. The result wao that Doctor Arbogast hatl X-ray pictuTes talren at the \-yoming General Hospital at Rock Sp:-ings, and could discover no 1n3ury or fracture nhetsoever. �/ Dur~ing this time., tl·w 110:d.rnum had tQlked to one Dan Pallie, u' o uudertakes -to make investigations fol'.' the mine wo1..kers.11 and to a a~,y· so them in their compensation cle.irnsJ) a:nd Pa.llie told the workman ·t' lnt he had a cracked bone :in his back)) v,hich it uppears caused the no.i..k12an to consult Doctor r..auzer. lL1d Th,e dispute betwaen Doctor 1lrbogast 9 r,·ho could. find .no injuxy, the osteop~th, ';;ho found a hip brokan., nnd Doctor Lau.zer, who found a spine fi•l!.ctl..!re, and so@e chips of Sl.:drie bones · flouting around in the r; rkman 1 s nnatomy., crGatod a controversy, uhich caused Mr~ W.. Ao Muir., t ho -Com::i.ty a.no.. P1~osecuting Attorney, without notice, or consultation \;i·c.;h the company, or v,ith the v;ritcr, to bri~ a suit for the "i;:;-orkman i the District Court, arlu. 'i..o llavG a 1-,artial hearing when the ·wri te:r r:~s out of tne State. At that heering held on October 15th, 1931, Doctor Lauzer stE.tea. that th 8 .iuj-ury to the v7orkman i'.ra s equiv~lent to one half of permanent total disability, -r1hicb. v., ould involve some G2500~00 in un aBa~d. In ordt::t i,o J.·0concil0 this dispute ·oetr:een the doctors, I paid the expen£es of the POl"ktnnn going to belt LGke City, ,;,;h ers he rn-B.s e. cru.ined bJ'' five doctoy,s, n.nd n e'v? X-ray pictures ta..lr:en, all of -r;hieh shor.:ed no f!'e,cture, no i;;.1j"L1ry, o.nc. th~ c:octor s v;ho exandned him 1£111 :s.'eport that there r;as, o.. v1d is no injury, as claimed by Doctor Lauze:r, nncl the osteo~., 2th, Stu:rges. imothe:r hc12.:rin,s V:=1 s h 2cl before Judge Tidb~.11 on the 9th of llov~rubor, ar.i.d it ~I;pGars from the o.tti tude of the County Attorney;, an.d his advisers, 1.:rhicb. inch1ds Doctor Lcuzer, th~t e dep~:rtui·e i $ to be lZlo.do frow their i'orn,~r position, av.d that now they are going to claim t11£.t the 1:.rthri tis ·t ~s nfirec. u~v1 end b1'"oueht on i n its sr:v0ri ·t·. y, by tho v:-orltt:an straining his back or. the 3z•d of February, 19ra, while 1:olling v i-ock 01-1t cf the ,'"!ay .:!.n the :::-com in \1h:lch he nas v:orki115 in the mineo 'l:hGre ar0 many reason -~hy this case must bJcontested to its very linit,; among the chi~.f reasons is that a p1·ecedent l.-1ill be set i.f the c, ployer lays dom., introducing into our comp0.ns;:;.tion systsm ..'as11onsibi.lity on our ~a1·t for t disev.sesn, r:hich may be aggi•avated or rvfired upn, as the do ctor s c t::.11 it, bGcf'.use or some prGtonde11 :muscular strain. You -:nill apprcci.:i.te how far this r;oµld go if the •:-1orkman, 1n dul l ti.!Jles., such u;: r:e are now h2ving, shol;lld be t:illowea to claim that every ill that the body has is the result of some lnjuryo • This al so would mnke a fair field for osteopaths, and chiropractors,. and other quack peddle:!.9s., to oper~te in. I received this mor-nin_g an order from the Jud:;e of the District Court, requiring the surgooDs of tho Fit~si.mons Hos:,itn.l to ste.te in a deposi t1on what they found to be the mr.tter ,"ii th th0 workman, after which I will take the depositions of the flve doctors in Salt Lt1ke City, going both to Denver and to Salt Lake City for this purposeo �/ It is true tho witness fees for t hese doctors, end the expenses of t ~Jting these dor, o~iti.onsp tog ether with ex p ensG s already paid by r.ae, n111· nmount to several hundred dollar s, but it is one of these cases t hat must be cleRncd up, or urller.; s it i s cleaned up, will g!'01.1 into a :re&l caucel' , for Vihich t h ere will probc. bly be no healing . That this case should be defo.ncled to i ts full conclusion, is 'i;o t he :intfJrest of ever y et1ploy0r of labor in the St s t0 of Wyomi ngo The r:1•1 ter fool s th&t t he si.tua t .io;a should be made k...1ovvu to our Ou1aha officirw.-s as the :'a.ctn actuall y exi s t. Your~ t r ul y ; � 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 Communication on deals and compensation. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1931-12-28 Subject The topic of the resource Evidence, Injured worker, best deals of compensation Description An account of the resource A 7.5"x 10" and, 8.5"x 10.75" collection of printed letters. Discussions of what evidence has been produced to an injured worker, alongside what are the best deals of compensation. 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, T.S. Taliaferro Jr. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0186 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/84b99645bf4ea81b73bae83a91030995.pdf c3a5893b99a0c3253ce76a383c9a574e PDF Text Text Special File No. 184 Workmen's Compensation Individual caeea involving GENTfuU, crut. & COKE COMP/INY IDi �Ap ril 10 , 1936 \ 'J l.lr. :. .. .1.• . lloban , ..:ru.J.J eri.1tt:.ndoo t Central Coal • Coko Comyany Rock ~rin -a, \ omine; Dear !.ir. lioc,:n : Ti.mnk ~OU !'or ;you.i·s of .A,p:d.1 9th m. th COj_JY oi your brie i . I re:.c. the teet1t20ny obtc.ined Jointly pretty "J"oll .:_.. , __ you -.-:ere in ?!U1 office , eo i t il ill not be ncce u a for you to send mf.. a. copy . Youro very truly, I \J A. M. 0. APR 11 1~36 �-----~- J.~~~;.J REC t I V~ t..•.. N·1· LI J. M. BERNARDIN, TRUSTEE :J CENTRAL COAL Be COKE COMPANY AND SUBSI APR l O 1 INTER.OFFICE CORRESPONDENCE OFFICE DATE Rock Springs, Wyo. April 9, 19 36. FILE NO Mr. Geo. B. Pryde, V o P o The Union Pacific Coa l Coo , Roe~ Springs, Uyo. Dear Sir, Attached is co py of my brief in the ~ ve Smith Case. I do not have an extry copy of the evidence taken in is case but uil1 let ~o~ have nzy f ile, if you ca re to s ee it1 Yours truly Superintendent, �:--:oclr ,.;,p:::·inc;oo \.yo • .:~pAil 't O· 1936-. l: 1., o ~; L_:oo r; 01.. , r _rA ~i Jc:."mt t . •;;,i:S:Co Ch.eye- :_co - o 2. _tl t." ,,'..,UJ:"3.Cti to '0v!'~ ·,J .ti.-inc l,or. r:1.. :: t ten r-c}1ort-ti ·c:t ::."C L ( A', • [J.'G GU -rrxy 2~~m,1. ) V ~.1~):SS .:_,!JU'.'..· -· :::.:-:c ~ i,.. • •• , 0 s-·C\:·.,1., 0. - .~t.l ~'"° . . . ., n 'I!.--r\. .n 2f' ...... l,.t~ O ,. ••• 1on t~.:Gt '.:hilc S:Di th ·ic,d r o he;::i•-.iin3 \'70U1d ~1·obubly ·:·•iml,ili t y ~ if e:.n~t s:i ,:m.o C r, ,;::-~, ra conp·i ct e:d O J. • ~ .,, .., _ ~1_...,_ ...,_.., ,;o:....e :f~lc•' u~d !'2_0 r;H:l:"O cta2.lcd -h~.t ,;;·s :::·1-·:!.ly ''"'G.lizctl 1;ho m~·tetTt of tho dl;J.... r, l,u ·1 ' ~ • 111-__.) ::.t, 'i;";.C., : • ..,;:: ch.., ::::;~ ·c(.': \ -1 .- --- '-" n : :c,A' e1 P Juot:!.y .'f \U • - ., . ,.. 300 .. ,.,-.,; • " •• L.,i. ... _ lS:So o ,J ir;;ch::..re, ,.:;tl o.i d a.1oo c:in.l -,_?·, • c~::. he C.1"21 2-~ ~ (_~ d o::wt tut i.7QL not a:..lcn,.::<.1 to ':.. 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JL'. ..~;:i "' i.1 :1,~~.\l j o# i~7 .:- "(.::£ r:;c; •.. ono -c,h:::b L, ::i::,-:;1:L-:.J: •• .CCt)x>ue6 tiy ~o i '<!}'Ctl :l.:ri t!:c., CuV. t'.'se • 1.~i;··U·{; o \·.·.1 ~en 110 1D '·',;: 'Cl. :-: ll1.1 i tH1 ~ll'A ur-cH:J. cZ:- to uo-i., :, f 0~~ :. rijt = ic ic; c :J~L.>::.. ~~,,ol~V -,7i t .. 1 1: _ OCLl '.JOl /.!..' ·c· 0 of . . ,·,-• 9 <\, 4 If. ~-:.~1~" c. . ~(;l ..1(½0 s~ :::h~ :t:::,r~:.. ~j~) (; ~::fdt..:-;i-a:~1~.i. t: fA i '>~:~t 1:Jtct i t ~c ·ire·ot :)l,2cl .,u..IJOe ,r._:, f ,~ \''itcn"o ~1.:g.:10 foi~ ~"'j it:1 i;:) ,·. nrk i~1 tnn Y2 i?AC'i> \"7:: n ~- ~ 1 ifJ r.1~ !~~ l ;,l (~ltl:_; . . . Y:G lD ire to nuntnin ·:·i e ,CJJ,<.. :. • in t h i o ce:.00 a �THOMAS SEOOOH TAI.IAPERRO, I.IR ~ ATTORNEY ANO COUNSELOR AT LAW ROCK SPRINGS,WYOMING March 27th 7 1936. l'Ir. T. J. O'Brien t[r. Eugene t!clmliffe l'lr. Georg e B. Pryde Mr. J.M. Bernardin Gentlenen: On the 26th of !12.rch, 19 6, the District Court of' Sueet.wter County awarded Stev~. Smith, an employee of the C~lL!~~,.?1 Coal and Coke _C_oilp~ny, 0800.0b, on account of an alleged clcdm of loss·-or -nesrlng; · be.cause of Rn alleged injury, which he recel ved in the evJploy of the Central Coal ~.nd Coke Company. I listened to th0 testimony of the workm z.n, and to the testimony of Doctors Lauzer and 't'anm~r , and coul d d:i.scover but little, if any, defect in his hearing. The fact of the matter is he could he~r what ~ms said to him better than I could heer the questions. Bllt this is not the issue. The 1!ice-Presiclent of Dis.trict No. 2~ testified, un '.'.er h:i s o.sth, ns follor7s: By rir . Galicich, County and. Prosecuting Attorney:. nq . T'.ien to 1:Ji :. c::> f11 Tiould be dangerous to him? A. Absolutely. 11 0 I think :It. 1~ my iiut:- -t:o call the atten.tion of the coal operato-..'s of the Sc,uthern ~omin_g field to this cas·e.. I do not believe that there are any grounds upon \·,h1ch the judgment of the Court can be reversed, chieny because of the attitude of the Supreme Court of myoming in recent cases brought before it. What occurs to me is this, by granting ~800 .. 00 to this ~orkman on account of his clairn thet his he~ring has been affected f;rom the slight injury rnich he- received, the court must have found that . the testimony of Vice-President Albert Roberts u2s true, and Albert Roberts• testimony is nABSOLUTELYn Steve Smith is a dangerous man to be .e mployed in the. mine. I hope I am not going beyond my sphere as an .attorney, but I think that I' would be a poor legal representative i:r this s:ttuation v,,ere not called to the attention of the head officials of' the operators. Yours truly, TST:ga ~~~ A. M. 0. MAR 30 1936 �/ . r 'l::>'I 1., "' • ! '• :;_:,: - , . Ro ck ·springs S. Eocn.."'l . Tor.:L e; :1 c si. g ood deal of merit in -rrh2:2i you state, • ·" m .. • au ,:ioon a c ·Gl!ese melt! c n unde:rstanu that uhen they are ' >r 1,r\h r , ~ h • t1f- e. ~ Gt,ORlir.: ti, p VDf A. M. 0. FEB 281936 �COPY F0bru r ry 2Bth, 19 36 Compensation Case Held Up by Dispute . ~\~ r .. R. P . Hog nn, Superint endE:.,,t The compensation case of Steve 1 Smith, an employe of the Central ' Coal & Coke company, was taken under advisement yesterday by . , Judge V. J. Tidball. I RE: S t GVO 8r,::i th,. i n ;tu1 emnJ Smith was injured on March 29, Der Sir~ ----------------=i:.. - ---a=-i.~..,.;;...;a;._-=~'.:.:; · 1935, while sanding a rail. A piece of rock fell from the roof and hit t'l ,) 11:i.·m,-, you v •) ,"i~ -i'lJ.''-'.'i o n 1-. v 'n "" ,..,,<:1 90 9CI I"\ '... th (' cl' , him on the head, injuring his ear. ,., , .n _ • v~ - '-'-::.:, - c-' ;: - -- ":;- -· u u• •• '-'-"~ ~ • ;" "• ·- • The company disputes whether .:::!:U. tn.Sl ea .1 1 y ee O J.. ;_,_ C ?!.~ t "8}. Co r:l N1Q CC;{ ~· Comr,~n~ the injury would have any cause for you:r consi de_ c1ti on t h e t est imony of 1\J.b9r·t Rob e] or ~esult in the loss of he!l;rin&" _by ., ~ ,1,. " n·• .,. · •, n• ,;., Smith an4-J:he amount of disability P!'G S .1. :1.enu 0 1 .l.S 1, rl.c1,. .LI Oo : , • caused. _ .f;,_, _ · fv ,.,./ :j(_,, . 1 Centr. l Co: l end Coke Co~p2ny Ci ty V ea c:~ 1tn -.'-• 1"'/'.><:," ... o!-h F'l -o··}l"-'"''"' tr' 0 1' :"' ,},r,,e""1•i'lO""Y I 1 1 st 0 "' 0 N ~-,-7 .::.h o·• t..4 c1" l.~ t., 0 ...,J.!.Jt J...l J) and tho t ~stL.ony o f 11- s t v:o surg eons ~ ;.2u zcr .-=ind r<·,nn cr, i'ho cons i d e1°ed Smith S ?. io sly 65. S"bl ed , no t.\"'l th t 2ndin r.~ th e ' f .~ ct th Pt t ' -~ ~,l.\:)~ ' -k- fJ _ ;i. .l u ._. - ~ V - ·~ _ i. .l .;;J . • . l, J. \4 \;t CJ•..1-4.:,..;. co•ld discover. bu t ~. i t .l G dcr f r1es s cm hi 2 _., rt . All through the giving o f t : _B t e st:!, □ o ny by the •;-orh-:n 21'l5' L m,2 0:r, " ~d "''~m1"3I'p it see:nr.::d to rn._, th~t t h 0 y tin the Coux1t y P. ttornoy ire·ce m-ixious to sho,·· th - t Coi th h ,?. s onl y f i f ty pe1~ c ent re1:12inin6 of his physi cBl 1.Porth. Then Ll b crt Roberts 'l":'E: s pl ~;ced 1.rn.on "th e st8nd,. ~nrl as Vice-Presi1~0nt of t hG l:2ion, he " ' ' S e slrna : l\. L",b sol utely. 1 Thore i s s definl te pl on ~nd JJU!'n os0 9 ,~orked u p by the r•~pr•0 ~ent ri tiv0s o f t h e"-'G ~..,·ortm0n, to GXE'-gg erf1t0 nnd megnify evP.ry h -i jury so thr-t the - co"';"pcms~tion r-wf'Tds c2n b e mt"gnified. st c..XJ tlS,7 occu r~ed to Be, It hris con- I h ove fr ecme;:1tly ex,rossed my thonght, the= t th0 op ere tors might consider t aking such ::iction vd.th cr:111loye9s , ri ,1d r'ho clr·im thr:t they ?.rG nracticnlly injured so s~riously PS to be unfit for ,;cork, 1:- S ·c:ill :::igree ~:.1th these employ0 1is, ~nd thGir res~onsible re~r8s ent~tives. In the Smith c~se, the Vice-Presi dent of District Ho. <'T, .!Ube rt Roberts, clr-irns th;- t Stsve eTiith is ~1drngerous " :ln th<? Sf.'!rvice . Suypo se tl ~e c sntrP-1 Co::-1 P.nd Coke Conp:::ny., rnd o ther op ~-!'.ri tcrs 2cc-e"t ,'?d thGse stFt{::nGnts nt their fpce vrilue? If Steve Smith is "df'n~erou~Y1 to th0 o-per~tions of the co r:il mine, Pnd the Vic e-Pre5ident of District !Jo. fP , under onth, says he -is, ,_,.h y keep him in th? s0.!'v.icc? r.~y t'!'.:.ou~~h·t is th~t if 2 n feintn v.1e1.. e t:J!>de in this direction., th~se l ""bor J e,~flG:rs • ··ould be a littl e c::iroful befo!"e they ,:,oul d m~gn ify trifling injuri..-,s'· 1 into !Dountai ns . At the triPl of ·thi s c~se, I noticed thrt Smith could he~r n.bont eH, .... ell es any of the lc1•::ye:rs or ,:1.tnesses. Yours truly, TST:ge • A M. O. CC-George B. pryd~B 281936 r Pu ' ~ ;_ • 1i - . .:,·· r> '. t 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 Workman's Compensation Central Coal and Coke 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, Central Coal Company, Coke Company, 1936 Description An account of the resource Letters discussing workman's compensation involving the Central Coal and Coke Company in 1936. 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 George B. Pryde, T.S. Taliaferro Jr. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0229 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/c1e3559f250625c48b7aefeafae7c386.pdf 9f8f6f8ed9051e45c7e9406727f947ee PDF Text Text Special Fil No. 184 WORIGfim'S COMPENSATION Individual Cases involving Lion Coal Corporation 1933 - �Rock Springs - Ma.rch 11, 1938 L!r . E 0 0110 .:cAuliff0 : I t cil ked to •If'. R. Y. Gibson t oday r eg,.:ir ding t he letter you m~ote him nith r ef e.~ence to t he Lion Coal Corporation~ ·i ving up it s membership i n t he Sout h er n Wyor:ung Coal Oper a.t o1~s ' As s ociation. Lr . ._,,i bson advises r.~e t hc.t he dis cussed thi s ~iatter \'1i·th 1:r . ~:v.r riner Brenni ng uhile i n Ogden ·this \'le ek , am lf,r. Br owning adv ises th -'i; his compo.ny did not contempl ate d oing this, neither uer e they cons i deri ng t l1e cutt in of f o:? Er . Talia f er ro ' s r emuner ation. 1.~· . Br or:ni1g to ld n- . Gioso1 -~lY t he u ns v e ry much s ur prised fo hear of it, s o :..:r . Foulger evidently did not consult nith I-Sr. B1~owning befo:ce :UJ,kin;; t he s t :rtouent. ' ->u nay h c.ve d i s cussed thi s rnatt er r, ith I.'.1~ . F oul ger while he rio. s i n J :1eyenne thi s neek , but I t aougi1t you uould like to have thi s inform~tion. Or i ginal Sir;ned: George B. Pryde ORIGINAL ON ~11.E .2...' --l - -...a N0, .. �Rock Spring s . . . March 7, 1938 ,)" , .i.}u -ene ~lcAul iffe : Lr . R. Y. Gibs on, Pres id ent of the Lio n Coa l Corpor ation, call ed rJe yest er day , s t t-.fGi_g he ha d re c eived y o ur l eJGter re- ern ~'lyo .. ing Co a l Oper at :::irs ' J ssoci;;.t i on. • He o. dvi sed me h e ua s g oi 11G t o 00 d e n l a s·i; ni 5ht to t e r egul..r fr ct or s ' r.i.e et i ng, a nd h0 1.rn s not i n f nv or of .:.r . Foul zer ' s pr opos a l. He s t ated this \'/Us di scussed nt the l u.s -1: Dir e ctors ' 1:1r:!eti ng, .;ind t \wt he advised, 1.' H h re 0 • ~d t o ·.r . T't.1linferro, i ns t end of dis continuing the il:J.01,thly coup en sati::m , t h~,~~ t'.'wy shou::.d r ai e 1r . 'l'ali afe rro's r er;.mner u.t i on. iie s t uted -t h::r~, c:s s oon a s h e co nferr ed with the dire ctors r egurding this, he s:1ould urite you re gar ding the e,:rtire r.n t t er. Georg o B. Pryde CC to I.:r. Ecll.uliffe c/ o I.'ir • J. U. Lo oruis Cheyenne �f< ECEIVED '- APR 8 1936 GENERAL MMtf.\GER l'l A. M. 0. APR 8 1936 -:- · . .,, , ~ p Q __. Q :r , ·, ~, ,t ._... ..~ . , :.._ ,; . . '9 _. T•• •':t • "i I - ., ( -::.·. . .:. •·r ·"'-l .'•!.~o ~~ .. ~-:-.. . •. ..) t. 1~,tl • .> .. -~; ~: .1. '. ,... - ; .::.. -~ ,r.;_,. , ·~~ -', : -..; : ..... ~! i "'• : \)_. }i ~ ·- :." ?...., ...._ , ; , . . :. - ·) t ~· ... ",..-.,. ~.7• ~ ~~j ~•.· f~·- i'·: ,,., ::I~.I ;~ l1 ... i~ -~.-.. ·· ~f·,.,....... . ••.r~~•: - ·. -a"-, r; i:;_, •. 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Company c I found t h is ~Gcsti:rn.on,y very interesting and h_ave h~d a copy m~dG· f or oir fi10 s n -v- ery muc.n for passi:ng i t to mo'-' ThPnk you ~his shous the trodn of ·nna t som.e people c.,r0 tryin0 to do and r1hich YJill probz.:..bly get \7 0rse before gettinG bettero Yours truly, �;r✓ "he :.1 ta te of Uyorning ) : ss. Co unty of .. tJGl et'i.'Ja ter ) I ~7 ?H.E DI S'.i.'RICT COUF.T In the ' atter o:f the Claim -.ofriASIL L.::;VJ:iULI CH , en_ l oye e of the Lion Coal Com1.Jany, Im . 8215. '!!lad e under the \7o rhraen 's Compensation Lan. xce:t>pts i'roo 'i'ranscript ~ • roceedings -o- Green River, Wyoming, October 2nd, 1935. �J . G. \'/P...NlmR a \,i tnes0 c2.lled herein on behalf of the claimant, being first duly m-:orn acco:i:ding to lat1, on his oath tesiifiecl as i'ollot1s: Dh: ect- o:m:,mination bv Jr. Oalicich: State your uu1 O o please. J. G. V • 'J anner . 'llihere do you re si d e? Rocle S rings, ~-iyomin . ";hat is your busineGe or '..IX'o fession? l;i_b ye;ician and s urgeon. Ho t1 lon g have you be en a 1/hysician and surgGon'? About seventeen ye~rs. Roti l ong in 1:;yomin,s? 1?ifteen y e ars . You are of the regular school of I!ledicinc'? Yes ~ sir. Do you lmotJ the inju:red \.'.JOl'kman, rlasil Levkulich? Yes, si . Q, . Have you 0ver attended. or cx8!!lined the man in your prof1assio n o.l capacity'? Yes, I have e:xamin ed. him oevers.l times. fJhen did you first examine him'? I examined him first - - I couldn't tell you the e:xact elate, but it uaa in the .h o spi to.l shortly after his injury. Do you Imo~ ~here he ~as injured? Do you □ eon the place? .... • . Yes I uncierstood he \"Jas injured in one of the mi.nee in ·which he A• as employed·, "t7hile at hia duties. Could you tell ue the month ana. the year oi' that first examination? I don't believe I coulo. \-;i t.hout referring to my office ::records. Do you huve them with you'? I don!t ru:a.ve the records of the first e:x6Dlina.tion, but I have some record~ of the reyorts made since tbat time. THE COtniT: He was inJured, Doct.or, according; to · the report of the employee, on the 16th of October, 1931. �2 A. (Continuing) oz- 19th of I saw hia aypro.xi□a tely possibly on the ll3th tl1G1t smue month. Y ou made an e:xamina tion of him at that time? Yeso I examined him. I exemincd one of his eaxs, on thc3 injured side, because he hsct been ruiving some bleeding, and Doctor Sanuer :o c a lled me in to see him. I believe he -:m.s ~upposed to .tw.ve been dizzy. Ile ,;rn1.·e trying to locate the solll'ce oi' his injury at that time. I also e.Jramined some Jc-ray picture.:, of hi . rro~ , t1ill you plGv.oe st~ te to the Court Tiha. t you found as a result of t.ba t e1m:::iin 2 tion'.:: l ~t that eJ>:emin &tion, the eax d:ru'1l ha d evidently been :ru1.>tured, anei there ,.;as Bo me bloody serum eho ning over that site &t that e:rrnmin a tion. The :\-ro:,' pictures -- I v.ru.sn 1'.t able to see in them a~y definite fx·acture tbat \i7ould irHiica te a skull f'rscture. Thee man nns z1eulc and uppeared <H.zzy '..hen 'he stood up, and no further a,rnmination \'JUG made bJr me ~ t that ti.De. He rm.s sent in latex to me for a check-up o:f his hearing and vision. r:ihen n o.s that', ?.ant 1., &s n:obably about a month ei'ter the time he was in the ho ;;;J_jl tc.l. Q• ; .n . ;.That di d you fi~1d n.t thct ti □e'? At that ti.me the mun compl a ined of lowered vision -- veey poor vision -- r..nd he had muny other oymptoms of ciizzin<?ss ancl pain in his head. Ue eompla.ined of not being able to hear on the oue :sicie. :r;:y rummination at that time cii<i not ci sclo sc very much to account for all of' those symptoms. I ex.:::minecl him repeatedly, 1 uould say many times, afte~ that. Some of tho ...,e e:xa!:lination □ -uer·e not mt:de as a matter of recoru, but they vere made os casual office e.xaminat!lons, eind then I r:1a.de an exa:nination or two after that, \1hen J: believe the cool company sent him, or through Doctors Luuzer and Sauaers, and then I aade regular reports of' those e:camina tions. But his sympto!!ls during those v eriods never 01~ew1e<.i to dovetail with the physical findings. !'). • 1.. 7lhen did you last examine this man? Ila:; I ref er to my records here? Yee. I cannot tell you the exact date, but i t wa13 in SeptGt1.b,~r of 1~33, eccoroing to my last records, before he was sent to Denver. \7h&t diu you find at that time? I was unable to find any physical evidence to support the man's aymptoms at any time. I considered that either the man was ma.lingerinta 01:· tba t he had some ayl!lptoua or some �3 r objective si gns Dhich I could not correlate uith the things he complained of. I suggested to someone -- I don ' t kn0\'1 r1hether it vms the Court or t.rho it was -- at that time \that the raar.1 be sent f or a complete neurological. i.md. serological e,rneina tion, a nu oelected three or four men in .Denver to do thi~ wh o had not l)reviously e:xl':u_1ined the man. Ji.s I recall, he had been examined in .Jalt Lake a nd had been :pronounc1:-d a maling e:cer, but, t o gi ve the men the benefit of the doubt, we t.,;elect ed t wo ou t s t anding men in Denver. But you asked me what I found. Th e man alnay a co::n lained that he could not see. 'm a t rN2.s hi s main compla int. He al.so compluined that he n a s dizzy, und he had .f) ainc in his head, &mi he coulti not hear r..·ith one ear. In nzy tests of his visio n , I 'Ga1s never e bl-e a t .my time to e et, him to co-opexa t,e sui'ficiently to fin a out. r.ih e tlier h e could see or not. lie r:.iould I'(ilfuee to read uny kind of' a cha:rt. \1h eth e:r the cha :rt b e h eld up fa1en ty feet fr-o m hi m oz- z11le the r i t ,•;a 1:1 held up in f ront of his face, he s .id he coul dn 't see anythin g . &lthough he v1as a ble to get a.round fairly sntisfuctortly. Q• 1: • Did you ever see him a fter that examination in 1933'i' I'm sorry, b ut I don't have my of fice record a YJi th me, ar~d I don't lrno\, whe the r I did er not. At least, I don't believe I . adc uny ;reports on him c.1 f ter that time. Did you ev er G~e him ..-;hen he ';'"Ja S not at your o f fice -- that .. is, see hi u ca Gually? I believe I h~ve seen hin on the s t:t'ee t, yes. 3 ov1, I v1ill ask you to state, f1•om your ex@Jlination of the norkraau -- did you find uny l ermauen t physica l cii sabili ty, or tlid yotJ. find an y -- J,.. (Inte:rposinc;} I ·.-;ould like to have tha.t queetio,1 1JUt a little differently, if poseible1. so that I may ani3Wer i t more intelligently. Do you mean, did I find 0ny o oj ecti ve signs. signs th&t I could see, of :physical disabilicy? Yes, objective symptoms. :.~·e speak o-f objective signs as something we can see, an<i oubjective as t:aomething that the. patient feels. .1. have never been i:.ble to find any o 'aj ecti ve signs at all to ~<:count for his alleg ed trouble oz- sympt.oms. Hou, in your opinion, do you believe tba.t there are ~ubjecti ve symptoms or that there i o some thing wrong ui th the man centally? Yes, I have =formed a definite opinion in that regard thl:'ough this period of time in uhich I had observed him ~ml in ,rea<iinc;:, the re.voi·ta of the specialists t1r..o have examined hio, und I have fo1med a defi.ni te opinion as to what I think his trouble is. Q,. A. ·7hat is that opinion? lly opinion ie that he baa a condition kno m as po at-trrm.matic �neurosis, .or peychosis. I believe the man believes iu his ovn :aiud tha t these thin gs ure \7Xong with him. At first I wae inclined to believe, lille the other men, that the man m1s e.n out-imd-out malin ere1·, but I am convinced now that h e i s not. I b elieve, if j;·ou t.:ant to so call it, that it ia a luild fo xu1 of insuni ty. (~ 0 A. In y our orlinion p is t b.i s men tal condition due to the injuri0 s \'ihich he sustained in October, 1~31'? In my personal opinion, it cou ld b e .._J o □ oible. l!R . TiJ..IJ\T!' •!U't) : I object to the ansuer aud. move that i t be st1·icken out. He aoked .bi n , in his opinion, did he consider his menta l conditio n no-.n ihe :recul t o:f the acci~dent, a nd no\Y he seys , 'Im my p erBona l 01;inion, I think i t might be posnible 11 • 'i'hc;t is eimyJly 2, bu eoe. THE COURT: fmer it. TIE ~.IT.!1. ~8B : :r~eybe t hat is as dofini tely o.s he can ,m- I mi~ht qua.lify :that. if the Cou~t wishes, on thi s ba sio -- tho.t these cases ~r<: colilpar a ti vely 2.·are, and much of our o ijinion i£ formed on the nast record of simf.laJ.· cases the t ·ne- hrive 1:'end nbou t or he,ve- seen come up before o ti-el"' c-ourts of a similar nu ture. .TJ:y findings are based vrinci ll=ll y u pon "the interpi:etution of the reports of the other r3p e ci elists r1ho have 0xaoined ·this man. ~ •• '.i"'ilLiiJ?l3lill{}: I object to his basing his opinion upon re1-,ort0 of other c1 ecialiists that .h ave e~ai::1ined hin. This iD not a hypothetical question. 11 THE COURT: I think I uill let the nnetJer stanci. Does this l_:;ost-traumatic neurosis cii~mble this man from performing ~ork at u ~ainful occupation? As long as it exists, yes. I will ask you to state whether or not, irl your 01,)inion 11 the :post-truumatic neurosis condition that you found to be present in connection with. this .case, or this pa:rticulalt' r.orkman, tlasil Levkulich, is permanent or merely temponal'y. I a!J unable to answer that de:f'ini tely, but, to quote again from the a.uthori ties on similar cases, I would say that many times in such cases ae thia, when o.ny kind oi' a settlement ba.s been made, either :f'or the patient or agclnst him, the neurosis \7111 sometimes clear up \'Jhen the patient's ~ind has been as.ti sf'ied that the case has been settled. Doctor, o.re you a me!!lber of the Sueett?.ater County luna.c:r A. co?mlisaion'? Yes, sir. �5 Q, . 1~ . ,::. J\. \:,'ha t wo uld you s ey as to · the mentality of_ this r10:rk?llan? Is :i. t nor3.lal o above normol or oeloti normal? ;Jot kno,;1in the man before his present comiition. I ·would not b e ble to say definitely. but I would probably _c la1ssify him us beine EcHneY1ha. t belovJ normal. Tl' rom your e:x&nlinri. t:l. on- of t.hi0 man. I Joctor, do you +rno1:1 <iefini tely ~ o GVeb DiJi/l1u:cmb. telyp v1hen this 1iost-t:raumatic n eUl'i)oi s !,-:~s c.ievelo9e d. o:r v,hen it 1:>0ca:.n e present :in the man to such an e.x tent t hat he coul d not. perfo l:'m work at a gnin- ful occupa tion? I unders tami t he i!la"1 'i ~ .. 'i.'PLI AFE£EQ : I obj ~ct to v:ta t he uuderst..::.nds, j~f Y,:iui· IIorwr • leas e, ~ . ~A. You Glean, since the i njury? Since the in.jury . It ·i f!! rny opinion that the tl'e.uma tic neurosis took place immedit: tely follo,,;:irlfl; iti. ~ i njuz·y. 1· .M1 vm.:2 pnrnent Et ~:• e1) te:.:1ber , 1 ~.:i~'l ', 1. . Yes, dr. Cl " .A . :.· A. q, . h• the da te of your ln.st ex£imination in Could yo·tA state :i:'ro11 your casual observation of this e:1an after that tiue ~7nether t hti t condition still e~isted at the time y ou sa1.1 him, and, if so, clllProxioa tely nllat time o~ date thu i tm:a? The only v;uy I could answe.:l~ that ie t hat the l,:l. st time :i: peroonu.11y em7 him ~nd e:xamined him, it existeci, and in tulking to ne~oers of hie fomil~,r anu othel's, the condition ,;mo a_ppurentzy the laal!le \!Ihen I would inquire about him .. In o t.her r:ord.s, you ke.;.lt in close touch v>' i th this case since it:3 inception to the 1u:·eeent time, is ·that coxrecf~'? I'airly close, throU£,h &eking about his welfare from hi 1;J other c.octor.i:l ..and his wife a nd one 01' tt10 of his clrl.ldren thut I ht1ve seen. I \-;ill ask you to state, to ascertain an!. to :realize that this traum.utic neurosis condition ex.ists -- can that be found upon one c.xamination of u werk~n or does that require t . continuous otudy of the case? There are certain caaes of traumutic neurosis which are dcconstrated by actual plzyaical findinge, such as x-ray pictures, and there ure some that ue are not abl e to demon1strate ~nci yet ue knoY1 they exiat. Q. • A. In ,·1 l1ich clasa \"1ould this one be? I believe thi a ie a case in which r10 physical eviaence oan be sllo m in· the w,zy of :x-rays or test£J to aupport his syrap- tomu. �6 I \7111 u:-.3k you, t hen , in :a case like this, referring to this pu1'ticuL:,:r· car.3e of thio ~n , Yiasil .Levkulich, could soce A. doc to1·, by eiw.;uining him only one -;;, determine whether o:: not 11c ·,•mo cu.ff'exine; fron truum .... tic neurosi'3 or ',".'OU.ld it require an ooservation ov"3r u period of tiine? I ~cl ieve it P nUlti ~> c nc~essnry to obse1-ve tu1Y type of rieu1·00i s or ;p:syeho ...is to determine -..,hetl1er it mm present and to tf.r10. 't , egree. Do ctor, i7hen did you i'oxm an opinion that the ,·;orlunan OJ? clo.i..unt h exe i'i"as suffering fro m iI"a~tic neurosis'? \'7.llen o1id I form that. op inion? Y~:.;, ohen uid you for:n ths. t o:vinion't I believe 1 forr..1ed th .... t opinion af ter the man vm.s e:xamined. in Den-v~r Hc, t until afte1· he \7!1S e:i~aruined in D~nvei~ did. you form rtha t l • Q, . opinion'? Yes , sir . Did you .foi--w thnt opuuon. a s you have stated, from the re- . ports t h &:. t r.7erc received frm~ these specialists in Denvt?r and "" ~lt Luke? 'f'.tle re .o:rts , ou ld indicute th;;; t the rn.2,n ciid not h ave a traumatic neu.ro sis . .And. you formed t:t.nt opinion after you had read these re1>or·ts'? Ye:.-i, ;:;ir. So that you didn' c; f o:rrr; your o pinion us to the physical anri mental condition of thle claimant from ,•;hat these other Buro eons huve ai..ici.'? I vms i.i.ble to separ~te the \1heet from the chaff, so to speak, ~nd from 'the highlights of their findings, these com- 11lete re~orts, I \7aO o.ble to sift down and correlate th,~1, and I formed my opinion from that source rather than from uhat t~e dcctorz : opinionJ were of the case. You testified at onG time tha·t you arrived at th&t cooclucion c.:.s to the cond.i tion of this \'70 rlQila.n from -r1ha t the 1sl,)ecialists had said about him, wmt tt.ey re.f)Orteu,' I did. You lirrived at it from uhat they said? Yc:z, cir. q, . .Anc. it was, then, thet you read between the lines t.. nc ci<,termined that so!Ile o! the thin8e that they 2~id uere chaff and o th.er things tho.t they said uere \Jheo.t'? �7 .~ mi that is the Y:Jay you hcnre arrived at your llreaer1t con- clu;;;ion? liot c~ti.rely. It i s e1.ls o from tclking into consic!e::ration my past det{lin&c pe.rGouully \.vi th the patient and ey e:,rnmination s of hi, 1 on Lr ny occ~rnions. ('J • A. Du. t you haven't e.xs.'.'!1inecl .hi5 since he returne<i from Denver and Galt ::-~alee, e::ce \ t. t o see hin on the stx·eet? Ac c ordinc to 1zy reco::rd-.:. , I do n't believe I h&ve exr.::ruineci him. Q, . I say, you ha:v011 ' t exG.ri1in ed l.im $ i t ce you sent hir.1 to Dnn- A. ve:r? Ee :has lJt=.rnri Din.'.!e. -:.h~t, ye r,, . He ·,10nt to 1Iayoi.:, 1 r3inco then. Q. . tave you. eJrnmined. him s ince he ,.,;,ent to liayos''? A. Xio , slr . ~· /_ . i ~- 'l'hen wh!l.t i s the U;.ae o:: b ringing in t n.at :Jayo btrnineae<~ asking u ircct que2tiona. ! 'm Yes, t: i:r:. xict: , the faet of the r.:1ut tc:r is, :Docto r, in Sevter:iber, 1~)33, :,:ou nc.cc a statcnent , did you. over your ovm si 0 nature, r,ith :Doctor Lauze!' and :Loctor Sanders, t hnt you were m1c:.ble ito t ell tluit thi e ma~1 ,;-;ns suffering from any yhysical or- raental condition. nnu l'(;comnendcci that he be sent to other spe,:iali sts? don't i·enaober i:1Y report ·.,i thout seeing it. A. I q, . I'll dlo,·1 it to you (handing pr.Je x to witnees). See ii' yo u recognize tlli,3. See if you recollect i·t. I hand you a copy of a. lettel', und see ii' you c~m identify that as being a letter t:tat you Y,rote. ·The originul, of course, is in J)enver. Yes, sir. A. q, . A. You wrote tha t letter, did you? Yee, sir. Q, . .P.. .A.nci the c!a te of it? Q,. You haven't e,;:amined this man ::. ince then, hu.ve you? I don't believe I have. 1~. q, . A. 8€':z~ tember 11th, 1933. Thnt i1: \':hat you have testified to. I don't recall any. On Septenber 11th, 1933, you addressed & letter to I;octc•r Pronklin G. Ebaugh, 4200 Ea3t liinth .1ivenue, Denver, Col<>rndo? Yes, f:::ir. �B - q. lfow, before s oing furthez- ililto that letter, I u,ill ask you i f you x·ecollect j oiiliug in \Ji th octo1~ Lauzer anc:l Doctor .4. . Yee, s il.". Q. I n t ha t letter, you ata ted l>;anc~ers in c:i l e tter to l'11·. R . Y. Gibson on I-larch 22nd, 1933 . r- 7 :. . G-~ I CI CH : If the Court pleaseo i f they a1·e going to quote fro n the letter, r.:iby not offer it in evidence? The letters ~:tre t h e best evi cl ence, and ~e v;ould like to see the letters. 1 • 'i • Tl\L! t.:S'.:;HRO : I ~11 intzoduce themp i f you rmnt t'.le to, after they are identified. :-;t . Gt.LICICH: Bu t you \1ere u.0king wha t r1 c'!: 0 weren't identifying it. ... if~ in it. You . TiJ..! AFRP.RO : no you van t to Ge e it uovf? ~ R. G/IJ~I er CH: bly oave ti me. \7 e -r.;ould like to uee it. \fi e can !)013Si- ~R . Tt~I AFERRO: I think ~e can save time if you Tiill lei o e cr oos-exa::nine hin a s to his recollection of the records. ( \7he~eupono a paper tm s ma rked for identification ns .<.:JXl.rl bi t A) • .ur.:rployer' 8 I.:IR . T.1'J.,I twi'ERF'O: I 'l.'lould like this letter to be acin1it- ted in evidence, if Your lionor please. LIB . GALICICH : Q. . l'1o olljection. In this letter oi' I'iarc.h 22nd, 1~33~ marked bmployer's ~chibi t A. the folloi-1ing appears -we excmined him very carefully and could find no <~vidence •O f any permanent disability ~s a result of the accident,. unless his present mental stnte ie the r,irnult of the injury to the bead. This cannot be verified by 0 x-ray or any o th.er means &t our command. 11 • .Anu that is aik,ned by L~uzer, Sanders and \'tanner. How, 1.·,·h'1t other means, since thia workr:ian was e:xamine;d by these Dunver surgeons, has been developed by \7.hich you coulci i'ind ou1t personally. youroelf', about thi ff/ You budn 't examined him, you stated? A. llo, sir. q, . \;1lat I am getting at, Doctor, is \'"".Jiat you read in the r,,_ ports of' these surgeons. That v1aa the only other mem1a you had, im 't thut true? �9 ~i'o • tha:t is not tJ·uc, in ray. sense of the interpretation of 1t, as to what other means I had. I rely upon my authorities in medicine, possibly like an attorney relies on hi.s 2-utbori t.ie;J i n legal nutters -- his books -- ond my opinion has been r:10lc.ied dux-ing that time by my pa.st obsel'vation o:f this p~tient pluG the reports \:ihich ue have received since. Plus t he reports? Yes, sil·. Q, . A. In other \'";ords, you have chan~ed your oz1n o Jinion of the matter ui thout uny founo ntion ,1ha tsoever ue to examination, except the reports of these Denver surgeons? Yeo, sir. And that is the -r.1ay that you have chunged your opinion.;. I have changed my opinion by n correlation of ray past e;mminu tions \'Ji th the addition of th ese other reporis. ,, . your But tbo se 11.:::.:st e.2mr--;iinu tions nel'e to the effect, according to letter, that you had no meons at your command. 1, . That is YJ~' rie sent him do't'm the!'e. 'fhctt i s ,;:hat you say -- th~t y ou had no means? J. • T.nat is right. Th~t ~ns truG ~hen ~ou sent this letter, uasn't it? Yeo, sir. A. 'i."he fact of the r.1atter is, uhen you come dotm to it, that you have simply changed your thought since you e~iunined this man? Yes, I have. /..nu tll&t change has been m~de .d thout G.!.DY examination of him at all? Yefl, sir . .And thut change is in violation .o f the 01,1inion of thest? doetor.s. these Denver :2urgeon s? Yes, sir. How, Doctor, you say that you wrote a letter to Doctor Franklin G. Ebaugh. on September 11th. 1933? Yea, sir. too. llR. TJ\LIJUrERRO: Em.. GiiLI CI CH: I think I will put this letter in,. No objection. ( \7hereu11on. the paper in t1llestion was marked for iden ti!ication us ?.:mployer' s Tod:rl.bi t B). �10 \'lb.at is your srecialty ns a physician and uurgeon, lJoatc,r? I specialize in eye , ear, nose and throat. \~h a t i0 a neurolo gist~, i' neurologist i :s a r.11;, n tillo deal,s rJith the b:rain and ner,1ous sys te•.n , principally. J.re ;you n Gvec i ali st in that? lfo. :3Lr. \, . In thi;;; lettei· rn:u.'li:ed UJploye1-' .s E.xhibi t B, you state -·· 11 I have b een a~k ed by llr . T. s . Tali.,,f .e rro, ;:;it torrrny of the conl competni es here, to contcct a neuxologist in Denver for the ,1>urr1o oe of arrungin : an e:a:-.minci.tion for un employee of one o f these com1}anies11 - - :ind .,rou &,o on further m1d onr.ae Doctor fadwaz·d Delehanty. 1. You usked him to contcct n neurologist? Yes, Gir. And then you further scy -- riAs regurds consultation I ~!ould like to suggest that you call in nnotl1er neurologist in rendering your xepor '.t, and any of the follouing raen \'IOUld ;Je acce1>tnble" -and then you Gi<"J" e the n.2ne of Do ctor .2.di.1ard. Delehanty. ,~. How, you testified that you are not a neurologist? lJo, sir> I ;;.m not. Do you .lmo'i."1 r,lro Do ctor De lehanty i 1£ Yes, sir. He is a neuroloe;ist in Denver. Q, . t. . Is that his s1>ecial line in the profession? Yes, air. Do you reco gn ize him as·being a competent, efficient and ekillful neurolo~ist? Yes, air, he is a very good man. Q, . A.. You got a. re~ort fror:i him, dicin 't.. you? Yes. sir. Did you come to your conclusion or your opinion -- this opin~ ion that hae .been formed since the reyort was given by llo ctor :Lelehanty -- from that report. did you come to your conclusion tho.t this Dan, this 'li'iorkman, uas suffering from an insane delusion? If I believed his report, I would think that the man Yms malingering in putting on all of tho~e symptoms. So you didn't come to your present conclusion as to thia man's mental cond1 tion from anything tllut Do cto.r Deleho1 ty, ho is a neurologia•t, has eaid1 No, sir. �ll ~ • i .. 'i'heir reQort to you uas exactly o npo ai te, vmsn' ·t it? It ~as that he couldn't finu any evidence of any mental trouble vith hi · I <ion't recall the gist of' his report. Gen excll;y. \'Jli,m' t the. t hl s .report to you? eneEally, hie concluGions, as I remember them, \'Ojere that the man tms u malingerer and that he bad nothing 't.':Con g 1tii th l:J.m and that he ~as yutting on. Bi th.Gr r.1entul or f)bysical? Yes. sir. Therefol'e, the conclusion that you rJade \1as contrury to i.'-ih~t Do ctor Delehanty infoz,med you? Yes, :;,ir. So his re.1:ort didn't ente1· at al : into this conclueion of yours, tlli s nei..1 conclu0ion? 'l'here "Gere many thin~ s in his re_ ort \'Jhich eliminate.cl and cleared up points that nere not cle8r in oul.. minds ae t<:1 othez- _ment!::.l anti physical asp ects of the case. Do you lmo~; :Doc tor Fred S. 1:alsted'f Yes. sir. V,'hs. t i 2 hi:::; Sj)eciul ty-;, I think he does ear, nose and throat. I don't know whether he doeo eye ·cork or not, but I know he does eer, nose and throo. t. Did you g et u report from . him? I h&ve a copy of his report, yc::J. sir. I don't know wh(;ther it was sent to ~e or not. but I think I have a copy her•~· _ Yes, I have a copy of Doctor Halsted' s report here. Di cl you form this later conclusion of yoUl.' s from anything that he sui d in bi s r e1-10 rt to you? Hot any more tha1 I did from Doctor Delehanty's 1·e,1loz·t. his report y;as against the i"intiing of any mental tr,:iuble with thi.$ \·Jorkman, uasn' t it. as he r~ported it to you? I cannot an8wer that '!.}ithout reacd~ his reyort over. r cannot remember a11 that he said in the report. Jmcl The :fact of the matter is, Doctor, that you diun' ·t ya:y muc.h &ttention to what these doctors in Denver that you had ~e- f'erred this man to snid, did you? The fact of the matter iD I paid con0iderable attention to tiha t they said. o •. You weren't guided by ther:i in nny way, iere you? In making a diagnosis, I make it by a v:n>cess of elimina- A. tion, and by reading the reports I nas uble to eliminate certsin f'nctors. which I a1lpreciuted und vulued their repo:rts foi-. �12 Q• So you have come to this conclusion, not from subsequent eJca.r!lina.tion of ·ibis workmC:!.n 1 but from analyzing the reports th~t these docto~s raade? 1~. 1:'Jot entirely. As 1 etate<l befo1--e. it was from my correla- tion and my ~rcvious findin sin this cuse, plus these re- po1·ts. Q, . 1fou, on the 11th doy of September. 193j, you :,.rt£ited to J)ol;- tor Ebnue:h -"Ii has been ill;}' 01>iuion from tJ:1.e ver:y s ·t;0:rt that the ps.tient has malin12}9red, especially e.s to loso of vieion ,, and I Em in some douot es to his loGs of he a rin&;. ~i.'his has al Eo been the opinion of other men z;ho have GXaBined him". 'i'ha t rms your thought in September, 1933, t, asn vi i It? 1~. Yes. sir. Vilio i s no c tor Ebough? Doctor I!b8.ugh iG consid ered u ve1·y hi gh-class man in hi1~ proi'eoeion no a neurolog iei. In y;hat'? In neurolOBY • 'ibat is, in mentul \il iEor<lers or nervous uisoro.ers? Yes, sir. He i e considered a vers hi.€.h-c.lass mnn? Yes, sir. Pilld that is not youz- specialty'? Ho, sir . ., not~ithsto.naing the statements of Doetor Ebaugh macte . .Anci, to you, and the statements that Doctor .Delehanty made t<> A. you, umm you recoonend as being hi€Ji-olass oer1 in that line -- you do, do you not'? I do. (Continuing) -- you fox'Illed, since you sari theiI' reports. a di:fferen t opinion? Yes, sir. And you formed that opinion from their reports and not from an examination of thi:;;; workman? I didn't say that. But you said you hadn't examined him since? I said my present opinion is fomed from my past .freouent e.xtil'!linations of the can, plus these reports. • So you had. no such past opinion on Sep terauer 11th, 1~331' Uy ovinion before that wae that the man waa malingerin . . I am frnnk in eo otnting that I thoue;ht the man was a m1il- linberer. �13 A. "1"'.u·, e.,..,.,,.-<•,.. .._,...,. • • • "'"'-.L"'"''-'' you::r op1n1on since that time, or your presen1t opinion~ i s 8.) p a :rently formed. in the face of the l'eporta of these specia li~ts th a t you 1'eferred thiG man to·, Hot enth:ely. l~I'om ub...a to if you ba.vc:m't examined him? Hy opinion has beGn formed by tbe study of case re1Jo1:ts and readiu1;:; o:f aut.ho.:r:i tics on ::.1imil&r cases. LJ.Ilct i t i D my ovinion tha t there is no ffiethod of exaroino. tion that cun d<:lilon- at:rate ruiy subjective evic.euce of inJu:ry in this man.. Why <lid you sena thl rs v10rkm8n o at your requcrnt wade to nc - wby dici you send hi1:,1 to Denvex· to be examined by iheae doc- to1· s? In 01·der to clear the cn~e u.p, if possible. You nt ti:1.at time hti..d m> Odinion of the matte:: , and you 1:1eren ' t an exp er-t in th.a t ma t tel:? liy opinion was tha t the mun \'.'UIS a mnlitig ex-er. \7h"-"t h 1.-1s oc~ur-retl 1.c1ince the11 to cl1ruige that opinion? I ,;1ill rep eat ,;-;hat hti.o occurx-ed - I make my diu~nosis by a process of el;,.mination. I h:xve taken into ccn2ide:ra t.ion my pust examiu a tions of' the It an, an<i rny thou6hts ~nd opinions at that til!le, ood the 1;e1io.rts that nere furnished by the Salt .1..tcili:e tloctox-s anu the Denver doctors and the 11ayo Clinic, and my 1·eading of medical books, books of BU tho1·i ty ~ on similar cm sea, .::.nd th& t htu; molded my present opinion. That has ir:oldeu. your present opinion'? Yes, si:i'. imd it has cb£:n~ed since Septeraber2 1~33? Yes, six. Antl you ai·e not an ex};lert ux,on mental and nervous di eea,aes? No, sir. \'Jill you t;ive me the d.octo:x; booke th=itt you have read, that you hove referreci to that you have read, upon this matt~r A. of mentul clisorders, since the 11th cay -o:f 5eptembor , U)33'? I don't tn1flt1ose I could quote all of them to you. I a eked you for the names of the hooks . I say, I <ion 1 t sup1,ose I coul<.. quote all of them., but I l1uve read vebster ~a Legal ~edieine &no Toxicology and warb~sme on Sure:ery . Did they deal especially '.d th. trauma.tic neurosis? That is the subject I wua intereeted in. o.,. I dian 't ask you that. esvecially . .A. Yes, ii: ir. I asked you, did they deal 1:ii th it �14 You :t,ead th Gm Don't you krlo1."l whether they <leal t ,.~i th ithi s or no t? They did n ' t d e a l ·\'11th this case, but they ciealt 1,·;ith airi1il u r c a.,,,er:• . O A. Diel they cieo.l n i tb, t.bis question? Ye s , s ir. .,. A. 'i'h a t is t no a utho r ities? Yes, e i:r. t;'hen did you read t..11.em , J)o c t o r'l' Oh, I rea d them, o ne of t hezn , nithi n the l ou:d; wee1c, becuuse I though t -To g et ready to testify in t h i s e ase? I thOU$ht I v;ould b e called u pon to give an opinion. Then your opinion from t heee books hc::s been made within the l as t u eelc? Uo , si:?:. Q, . !Jo,;•1, l'GDding these ti.JO bookB has influenced your opinion in t hi s c~ s e, i s n't th~t true? Ho, sir. 'i."hey uici enlar g e my viewpoint or 1·efreshed rti;;/ mer.:10.ry, u ecau~ e I t h ought I uoul d be called uIJon to testify t o til:m t I t:tought trnumntic neurosis was. You se;y :;·ou c:. re not un e:cpert in. th&t'? :t!o, si1' . I run not. Bu.t you n re u s peci&list in eye, e a r. nose and throat'? Yes, Eil,. Q,• A. That is \'Jhat you have studied, isn't it, .Doctor? I have stu.uied g.eneral medicine and surgery. I serve on a lwtacy commission, al though I aLI sanity, und do not pretend to be. not at all till expert on in- A Judge of a court serves on a lunacy commission, doesn~t he? Yes, sir. But I am not testifying bere as an ex11ert in this case as to mental conditions. T'!!en \?hat you have said here is not aa an €:X.f,ert? Absolutely no. !JR. TALI .1\ FBBRO: That is all, Doctor. �15 E.edil·ec··t-eJ{m i1mtion by llr . Ga licich: ~.. ~ Is that you~- opinion ns a tioctnr of medicine'? A. It is. ( t.'ihereupon, the wi tneos nas e:irnu.sod) • �16 - 3. S . LNJZER a gi tncss called herein on h -.-h~lf of the claim&nt, being first duly s wora o.ccordi nt.'.. to lax1, on his os.th testified a s follo vrn: Q_ . Gta te y oux· nar:1e, please. A. E. G. Le uzer. Q, . Vihex-e do you resi d e? A. no ck Sprin e:.s- q,. A. \"Jh ~t iE, your :i:,rofeseion1 .Phy sici&u n ntl suz· eon. Q. • lfo1.·1 long huve you been a phy sici an ~ml ..,urgeon? Since 1905. A. A t \"";hat place'. Ro ck Sp r ing ~. Were you in \Jyor:1in g o.11 of thut time? All of t h at time. You c1.. e o. s rna .J.ute of 1•ih c:.t scrool'? University o f 'Hebraska. Do you 2 no w the injured t7orkosrl, 1;1asil Levkulich? I do. l'.'ere you eve1' c ~lled uyon to treat him in your 11ro:f e1:1sional capaci t.:t? A. Yes. sir. q, . ! ,.,-,ill ask you to state Y1hethe1· or not you \?ere called u.pon tc treat him in your p::oi'essional capacity during the mun th of October, 1931. Yea, eir. On whu t date? October 16th. Where dic.i. you fir at see the Zio:rkman? I saw him first at the hos--uital. Doctor SanGi.exs uent first to the Iiline nnd. pick.ad him- up c:Ul<i brought him to the ho 1api- . tE1l. You say he i:ia.s injured in the Dine'? Yea. eir, the Lion coal mine. Did you see him the Dcl'l1e ciay thtlt he was injured? Yes, sir, I saw him ofter he entered the hoG~ital. �(' 17 :., Q. • State to t 2e Court wha t you found in your examination o:f the \.'1 orkm.:.t1. tha t .time I found he had u alie.,ht lacG1·a tion on the right ei ct e of the ho~ct, GOf:lGVJhat over the I'ight temple, und hE~ TJaS bleeair1..; a li ttlc fro m the ri €ht ear. He was· in a slight A. .At Gtufo1· unu ri .:J k;tc o:f ®ock at the time. Yia::; h e conociou G o z· u.nconscious when you sau him'l F.:e ,. as □ emi-con ecio u s. Tio"Q lon g did he B t 3y in that. semi-conscious condition'? Abeu t t~m days. \7as he your :patient1 Ue i.7ti s t1~e8 teci by ae, yes, sir • . r\nd oy Vibom. olse i :Oo ctor oandere. Doctor !:;antlers i a your a ssQciate? Yea, six-. Hou long did you treat thia man? I tra a ted hio ri ht along . present ti me. I he.ve treated him until the ·.-, ..1en did you lust exumine him? ?.ae day before yesterday .h~ t,as at the office. Di ti " r. L evkuli ch suffer any di sabi li ty , any physical o :r o oj ecti ve di snbili ty, us a 1·csul t oi' t.na t accident, ro1<1 for .hor, loug? He uas -- you mean hovi long has he been di sableci'"? ., . Yes, A. ho\·1 long w~e he disaoled, that you could his disability? cllo\7 and mee He left the hoo1>i tal on the 24th day of October of the 1am!le year, l-.131, bat at the:.t time I didn't figure he \'Jae aolta to work, und it hus been going on up to the prescm t. We never have been &ble to decide -- that 16, at least, I haven't \Jhether he hats any physicml disal>ili ty no_\'.I o.r not. Iu your· examination of the i:,orkma.n the d&y l>e.i'ore yeste:rciay, did you finti any disability uhatever, either physical or mentb.l? The only thing I could decid,e anywhere near was t:r.1.1:J.t he h&d some kind of a mental deproosion, but uha t it 170,s, I could not say, but a.s far as s.ny 1>hysical ciefecto, I coulein 't find ,my. \~'hen did you first discover tllil'.i mentcl ui aabili ty? Ch, i t r1as some time af tcr he went home, but I don' t lmo w 11011 long afterwards. �18 no you b ,'. "V e uny i dea 213 t o the a )p!'oxir-10.te time? Ho. I think -- that is, he ,-:o.snit entirely -- \?ell, I just couldn't suy , bu·l; soi.!1etime after he \'1en t home. because he uas Bo!'t of d e pr e:rneci vihil e he rma at the hospital, and then ·i::e thou 2):i-t we \'1 oul d 1 et him go bome and it would .1:•itobably clear ui a li ttJ.e be ·i t cr , but it a1ip,n·en tly ditln' t . and ii i s still there. J .• ·."lould yea eny ibis mental condition is the :result of the injury tht:tt he su.□ t a ined i.-n Octobei,o 1~31? lie • I v•10 ul c.n ' t, bec.8.use I can ' t. prove it. I don · t know ➔ Q, - \'J.1.w.t is your o pi nion in the matter? :5y o.i.:inion i ~➔ tha.t I bk1 ve a ltJ:?.ys felt thDt thex·e must b(~ some connection b e t Y-, eei'.l h i ~ ment al condi ·!;ion nc.rn ..rnu th,~ acci den t, 'but I never could r,o i u t ou~ £1 n,ything trm.t I coulu absolutely stan d on by any method of exs.min2. tio n . I'\ Do you me ~n physica lly? P}zysically or any o~~e ~ ~~y . A. 'Jha t is t h o extent of this man's depression or mental dtsability? Doe s i t i nc.:=..ve.citate him partially or totally'i' I-t a._J 1,e.1'2u tly i ::J to tcJ.1. A t least, }1e feels that ~,w.y. ;, you cay the. t his mental condition is l)enaanent or . ·~7ould me rely teJ.1.)orary? I dou 't lmo\'i• It has oceu going on so long , I don't know v1hether i t i :i;l per-man en t o l"' t:hether i t i s nomething th~t ctill muy be cleared up. Do you knot1 ho\·~ he ~uG'tained his injury? A timber hit hli.n on the he ad . The examitrntiou oh:>ti;et.i thG.t .he uas struck by a heavy object? Yee:. i.l.H. Gid.J:C!CH: You ma.y croes-examine. Cross-exa.miai:.tion by !:h. 'l'ca.lh:. fe:rro; Doctor, all you kno v, aiJout any mental disorder that he has is wl~t he Geys r..i.mself-7' T.hb.t is all. 'fh:..t is all.- , but r.e can't prove it. f.nd you don't knou ,::hether \'ihat he aays if feigned or fxau.dulent or whether it is true? A. Do, I don 1 t. I don't know. J.nd ,.vour conclusion was entirely cirawn from what he tell a you? Ye6, Eir. Q, - Are you a~ eJC.Pert, Doctor? ment~l and nervouo diseases? Is that your specialty -- in �... Q.. 11 0 19 You cot curr ed ,ai th Llo ctor \'h!nnel' that 'this mun should bia s ent to Qpe ci s li 0to on ~,c::i:-vouG <ii cea~es? Yez, s ix· , becnuoe \-;e :felt vie ncre not able to Lmke a neu:rolc gi~ol m~!::i:1im, tion. ~~ . You -c oulcnvt ~fine.~ A. T'.n.a.t is all. Q,. .A. Yes, s ir. ne tD ltl you<'? ..-·~ r evid~nce o-f ae11ta.l diseriae e~cce11t i1hat :Do you lmov: Loctor .B<i.\-;-~.rd Delehanty? Q. ~,r;-n.at i~ hiD reput~tion &s a mental s urgeon £:n d physician? J. u G is one of thG highGst clas s men in th&t line in this ·r ;es tern country. Q, . ~.1.'ould J:...i s o.i)inion h nve influence 1.:ri th you as a phyaician A. o.nci ~uri:;eon on a. mcm t&l t 'l · t tc:r'? Yes, ~ir, it ~oulo. I would s ay it uould. Do you know Doctor Halsted? 1fo, I rion •t. ~A. ~..0•• c;, . ,.'I.. q. A. I hn··r n hsa.rd of hie, but I don't knovi him.. Do you knot1 of hio re:ftu~~~tion'? I h~.ve heard of hit?. by reputation, yea. .'ihn t i ~ it'? Ir~ i:~ o. no~e .:tnd throat specialistg as I recall it. 1 ~1ih~t is llis rei'utation in th.at field? ! t i G go O cl • You don't krlov1 hi~ persorrn.lly'.1 I:7c , I don 1 t. q,. But you do knoY"J Doctor Delehanty? A. Yes, sir. Q• Do you kno\·1 Doctor 'F. B. Ste!)heneon? A. No, I don~t. Q,. :Do you 1.-not: anything aoout his l'eputation? I can ' t aey the. t I do • A. Q.• A. Do you know :Doctor Ebaugh? I clon't lmo: him pcrsonclly, but I kno\;.' him by 1·e-put1;.;.tinn, und I huve had corres,tlonc.ence \1i. th him. G.I. A. v'hat is his epeci&lty? He is a ueui·ologist anci paychictI·ist. ~i, . k. 'i'hnt is, mental and nervous aie:ordere? Yee, sir. �0 • ·::ou.ld. you oe influenced in forminf; an opinion DJ' \'!hat ·n u :::aid, h. Ycs o I ~uuld. I 11 a i!lcn tcl cc. se'r Yest uir. Q, A. Do y ou knoi.'i Do c to r Ke r by o f f ,,;_::a L u.1: e r;ity? Q, . .A.·. ·.1.'ha t i e :1i s ._J., ec ial ty'? x-r3Y. YeG, cir. (._, . ::,1lat is his :repututiou? A. Yes, cir, firat-claes. .A . In t.lle exumini::!.tion o :t an ~-~r ay, \1 0Ulci you be guided in any r;;; ay by hie s tu temen t @'? Yes, I 'l::oula be inclined to accept his diagnosis . < •• Is he skillful in that'? ...,o you l mo •.' :i.,octor ..2;<2\a in :;IEn so 1 lT eh(,r·? Yes. .Jh~t is his 2p .3 cialty? aar. no ~e aud tlu·ou t . 1 3y e, Do you lmo v: l1ir.1 personally·? Yes. \'. 'hat is his stLnding as o. specialist in that regru·d? High-class. i:iould you be guided a ~ood deal by nha t he said? Yea' I WO uld. in that line. I mesn. in thu t special branch of rnedicine. r.1nd Eurgery:1 Yes, I wot.:.ld. :Do you kno\, Doctor ]'oater J. Curtis? Yes. Of Sl:.l t Lake Ci "ti,y? Yes. \illa t is his SJ.J eciG.1 ty? i:e i 1;. a neurologist. ilental and nervous diseases? Yes. !~ you know him personally? Yes, 1:,ir. �21 ·::lir· t i :5 hi::. repu t ..~tion ~~ a s.1; eciali st in mental and nervous u.1 .)ea~e:Efr Very hi gh-clas8. '.Jh&t \Joul cl you tilink of a z·e90 rt made by hird'? Would you be inf l'L1(·:i.1 c e • by i t';i YaE, .I \'1ould. I ·;muld €;ive i t deep consideration. at 11:a.st. You t !link they fi. I'e worthy of con :zi.:i.dera tion? Yes, £ir . .:..~direct-e::mmination by !!Ir. Galicich: Q, . A. Going back to th-a -,ork:la n, \'Jasil Levkulich, :Cocto:r, in your opinio,a, -.·1ould you :;;;;.y thl~ m.2n i.-:s a mu.lingerer or that he is a ctunll;y suffering f.rom u mentul disorder? I never felt, as I otated before, that he uas a malingerer, entirely. Ther0 rJere Gor:ie thi nt:s th::.. t he e.x asgera ted -·· 9 no oue ~tio n ubout it - ... bu·i ho ·1 Zlll.i.Oh, I couldn t <iecicie . . .. ~ A. You nouldn 't s ay he i~ totally malingering? ~1o , I r;o ' l dn 't. .: . v. Do yoi1 feel there is a I!lentlll ui i:.;aolli ty in cid<ii tion to J. :m:~lin , eri~1 0 ? Yes, I do . C~uld. you i.; stimu te that, or in any Wa¥ give the Court some idea o.s to how much you. think is put on ~nd hovJ mu.ch is act ... ally u merJ't~al state'? I r;ouldn 't cveu attempt to , lJecuuse it · can't lm done. We can't measure it. 7.hat is tile reason ue sent him the lu.st time to the ·_:,cyo Clinic, and they couldn't do it. 'ill~ COURT: Io that ~syo Clinic re~ort in the file here? rin . T.J,LI1Jr.,.-~rmo: No» sir-, I don't think so, but I \~ouldn 1 t object to i t bein~ put iu. llR. Ci-.LICICH: Yes, th&t is t1grecable . with us. ( ,;Jhereul)on, tm, pupei·s \7ere m:s.rked fo:r: icienti:fica.iion oa Bmployer's Exhibit C anti Employer~ s Report l)). :~amination by the Com·t: ~J,.. 7''ha. t 1 ~ your interp.r eta tion of that report, Do etor? TI-fut there is aome relationulliJ.J . -- they :feel t:he same ais we hove e.':~lJl'.'eesed here -- th:it t.here is some rela tionshii) between the injur-,i and his mental l.ttitucie, but wlla.t i t if.i, \1e cim't sul>tltanti~ta, anci there ia no way of proving it. �Cal ling you:..- attention to the last p;:;.:r~gra.ph here -- nT!lo iH.'CsuI-ap tio n i rJ 'tba t injui·y in<lucea .o t.:ru,c turru !; hanges o :f a ~a:fficient c~ 1·co to n.ltcr our oubjcctive p:rocc:::ise0H ··!:.hat z i w:i_.> ly !'!lo.mu tliut tbel"e is u presumption? A. Yes. f:c., . (Continuing xeodL1g) -- 11 but ue ~c not in a position tCl find pbysic~ i:c i gns 'to corrcsv ond n i th th.em. 11 • ,~uc tly , un d th:..:. t ;-:a~ our t:tough.t _.. ,•;e cou.ldn I t find it. Q, . fa... \'.'as that Y OU.I.' thought'? Ye.J, ~i r . L:E. . 1'/LI ;..:r.;.;1:~~,.Q : i z tl S l lWl CO tlCC!l'OeG. • Q. . Do\;to l.· , are y ou tt cqu....,in teo. riith these ti·c.umatic neurosis ca3ez? DG you usually find p.1:zysicru. :;;yuptoras to e;tplain tlle menta l con'-'i tion ox no t:? 7h1 s .,.r •...:.£.nc.:ti c u ou.rn m. z i c L>. c__,1.:1.b'ar.1 ti ,;rely rece~ t di uea1.3e, auu it i e Xb.ther ·-indefini te. ?hat is, you may have an in- jury to u l e~ , and you h av e g. peculiar lot of symptoms thu.re. a nc you 1.;1;..n 't u cCi>Ul'lt. for them iu auy other way, but b ecauDe you have on inj ;;zy it r.-ould be vrobaoly cl~H,sed as a traUlll~tic naurosio. In this cas0, the injury is to the head I enc.. these p cci.!lia.r conditions have come on. I lmHw thi~ man before, uncl, of courze, he wa~ a little ·b elow normal intelligence then·, ·o ut :nnce then this he.s been a grz..va-ted , but -.:,hethci· it io the accident or soruething e1se, 'l:'1e don ' t knot'J. You r..t one time thought he \788 a malingerer, dicln t you~; Hot enti.r<ll.y, no. I ltuew some of it \iiae, out I never thought he was entirely a malingerer all the time. Yo·1.o still t~unk thc.t p5.rt of it mi s malinge:ring1? Yes, sir, I think part of it. A. You think he is putting it on? ;so~e of it. yes. .Bllt yo:,;. don't kno'wl ho\v much'? l!o, &ii-. Se c&.n 1 t differentiate. TEE COUi'~T: That's all. ~iscross-examin&.tion oy !lr . 'i'uliafer:L\): Docto1:1 ir.. J.;oc:to1' 2":lelel:..anty:a croae-exanination in this caae, on Intori·oi::;i.tozy No . 4, ,:1hich is o.s follov1s: �23 11 State t ;tHi explain t!hat is meant by traUiilatic neurc1oi 0 and, in t.mst1er to that, Doctor Delehonty says this -1 n 'i':t>&um:::i. tic neurosis' is a tem applied to u train of mental or nervous symptoms \7hich develop follor;ing an accident antl t1hich e.1·e cauEed by other i .nfluences than trum.1a11 • Yes, that is true. 11 A. It may b0 caused b~,r other things e;,cept the blow'? Yes. it moy be caused by other thinga. Arthur Lee ougges'tf.l thi s question, :Doctor -- flay not neuroeis develop froB u malingering and apart from uny accident? • Thr:.t i s ~oesible, yes. Yn other \'lOl"ds, a person can think of himself having a di sease 1:mtl believe he h a s a dii:iea0e \7hen thero- is no ci.i s<~ase':1 A. Yes. t u.a t is poss ibl e. You heard Doctor Wunner' s testimony? Yeso :.=1~, I did. You li i.::tened to it", YeG, I u.i • And he said iu his testimony that a person uho is a malingerer und \'JilO ba:3 thought about his condi tio11 c.nd who hais made himself nervous in ouch a tJ0.Y as to affect his min<i may clear UJ.> uhen it is definitely dete:zmined that he i :.::i to get compensation or that i t is definitely asse:rted that he i e not to &et compensation. Did you catch that'.> Yea. Q. In other -cords. either one way or the other, the matter eight clear up? A. Yes. That \"ioulcl be the man's O\"Jn thought, v.·ouldn' t it, ra their than from the trauma? Yes, i t appears that way. ill . T.!',LI r.FERRO: That '6 all • Redirect-eJCamin.:..tion by Ur. Galicich: !Tow. in this particular case, Doctor, you are \'Jell ucquu.inted ui th the 'm atter as it proceeded in the courts. ·are yc,u not? That is, you remember \"'Jhen the ce.ee was originally set for hearing in 1~33? Yee • .And. then Yee. the man was sent to the doc to ra in Denver? �24 .t.nd a:ft.er the reports cam.e back, the matter \"Ja.s dropped:1 so far as the m2x1' s claim r1u.s concerned? Yes, sir . A. .And aftex- the case r:as dropped. did you notice a.Yly change in this man vs condition'? Ho, I didr1't. Xn other vords, thei~e rms no change in his contii tion after the case \'JaS dropped? A. Ho, i t didn, t 1.3eeu1 to m.~ke eny difference either. one wa~, Ol' the other. Q, . No~, Doctoi-# going back to th~ question that 1~Etlm1· Lee sugGested, you said ihu.t a man could suf'fe:i~ f1•0.ra tX-.:.iill!latic A• Mo , I didn't say II traumatic neuro ::Ji s 1 • neurosis. 0 . Th&t is a different type o :f netu."'o si 0? Yes, U:10.t is a little differcant type. neurosie even thouf1}1 there -rm □ no in~ury'? f,.. ~hat i E called \7hst'? ?sscho-neuxo sis. li4. GALICICH: That's all. -o- It 1:1oul ci be ju s·t a �.,. 0 Daylooo I all 1u-· " ,LLL.Lwxan-o •~ l1Qr u:ltu -~,_,,_,,, .....,. .. ~ t . lotto~ oot· mfIT'J �THE UN ION PACIFIC COitL COLiPallllY Office of Attorney Ro ck Springs, i7yoming October 10 , 1935 n ·. Geor ge :a . P1~yt1e, Vice-Preside;.r~ and Gene,r al L:anae;er , 'I'b.e Union Facific Co2.l vc,,19nny , Rock S~rii',gs , Wyoming . I hnud y ou here:r.7i t h t:10 t 0sti1:iony of t\";o of our l ocal ~ octo1·s tal~en i n u cas e ,:t Gree11 Ri ver o, t ;1e 2 nd d ay of October, 1935 , ,:here:L Pull:,r , t i1e C::; .,mt ; Att crney and o·i; ~1er ~ cle.i;;1ed 0.11 em:9l oyee or th e Li on Coal Co r:ipQn)- uris p0r.:1an0, tly , to·i; ally disab led fr :;:.1 i n:rnni ty. ~::s c c Ge i nvolved s ~Llethin8 nr ound, I think, 08 ,ooo.oo. _·t1is c o.s e ,;ilJ. '..10 of i nte1~e s t to you , beca use I tl1fa,Jc The Union 1-~ c..i.f'ic C..) D.l Co1.:1~:::::n y :ms 0110 er t ·; o s ii:ri. ~.r c ... ses . 1. r;ciri; you to re a.d the tec t i1'10 11~- given by Dr . 'Janner., r· 1ic h illustr :?.t cs ti1e j eop2.rdy r,e e:1~e in a.t C?,lJ. tir.1es. i. ~· 2...,ci out ti1:...t I ;..i3.de a nist o.ke ii.~ .:s. f :i r mer c as e, TT!1ich r.J.ist rik e I u roid ecl in t .!i;:, c:::: se, :md. :;: ~l:::o c.vo ided it in t he Union Pncific Cd ,e of Stigeue Grigl.ione. I t hink I told you the nmny letters Er,d r;ie::;s 2 6 es that I sent to Gener al .1itt cr::.1e~r Loomis. I :1Ll. d t t1is tr :.n1s criptio11 mad e es rJeci&lly for the b<rnefi t of :.:r. Bayless, un:l I ::'. sk you to tur 11 it over to him v:hen you have r e .... d D1~. i'.'c.:~111er's testino:,:1y . on sec ond t h:;u1:)ri;, I think i ·t \wuld . ·be r1el:i. for you al so t o b ot a ;;;ood picture .:,f ho,; e:; sy it is to get one Doctor i 11 ten r i'ift een to c;ive ·l;es tiu011y, \·1hich \"J i l l SU:i)port c.1 l 1:1os t any outrn~eous clui11. If Dr. ~1:.·.m1er hr:..d e;~iued this norkman c '.)nst a ntly fro m the tin e t \r.:,d:; he \'/0:n-l; to t t e Denver specialists, the Lion 00 :.;l Co·..i)any \'io uld have lost the case. It r.1ay be ex1)e,rnive, o.nd ·l;,1is c2.se 1.1as e;c9 0ns .ve fer the Lion Coa l Col;l~Jany,u lmt ue must send our pa:tientD to the specialists neur t ;1e tiv.e of trial and afJ.;er local D::ictors have corrouHted themselves. T:1is case \"JUS eJ;;pensive for r.1e, the tiua that I pit :in on t '.1e case bei ng r1orth a good deal more t lw.n the Lion Coal C:.,,-;ipany i7ill pe.y n e for t\'IO ye c-: rs. Undly -~r'3r.t this le·l;ter as conf'identic.l beti:.icen :,-cu and I.:r. Day less. Yours truly, 'r3T:kb (Signed) T. s. '.I':.lie.ferro, Jr. �/ ,,,. / FORM 2.103 ,,-·"' STAHDARD twt-10.000 ,t:. THE UNION PACIFIC COAL COMPANY hock Sp r ing s , Wyoming Octob er 10, 19 3 5 NO, Attorney :;i r. Geo r g e B. P r yo.e, Vice-P re si en t E.:.n d Gen e r al ~J ana e r , Th e Union Pa ci f i c Co a l Com any , Ro ck Sp r i ng s, V.'y omi n g . De a r Sir: I hanct you h er eY:i t h th e t es t i mony of t wo o f our local Lo cto r s t al{en i n a cas e at Gre en t i v e r on t h e 2n& •ay o f Oc to b er, 1 8c5 , wher in Pal ly , t h e coun t y At torn ey an d o th ers cl e.imed an employe-e o f t h e Lio n ..._Co al t..;omp&ny was pe r man en tly , to t a l 1 y ui s a bled. f rom i ns anity . ---- Tl1i s ca s e involv e some t hi ng a r ound, I t hi nk , $8 , 0 0 0 .00. Thi s c a se "iLll b e 0 1' i nt res t to y ou, b e cau e I t hi nk The Union Pa ci fi c i..,;o al Cor:1p any ha s on e o r t v.ro simil a r ca s e s . I want y ou to r ead t h e t e sti .llony ?;i ven by Dr. Wann er , 11hich illus t r &. t es t h& j eopardy v.re ar e i n at all t i me s. I fin ' out t ha t I :c:ad. e a o i s t ake in a forme r cas e, which illi s t ake I nvo i a e c.. i n t his case, and I also avoi a e d i t in ·the Union Pa cific ca. se of' Eu g ene Gri gl ione . I tni nk I tol d you the many let t e rs 2nQ mes sag e s tha t I s ent to Gen eral Attorn ey Loo□ is. I h ad this t r an sci p tion mac e e spe cially f or the benefit o f i~r . .o ayl es s, an d I 2 sic you to turn it o ve r to him when you have rea d Dr. r:ann e r' s te s timony. On se cond t hought, I thinl-c it would be well for you also to get a goo d picture of ho w easy it i s to get one Doctor in ten or fift e en t o give testimony, v.hich v.r ill support al :.::.o 3t ~ny outrag Eous cl :;.im. I f Dr. 1,·: anner h ad exam ined this r:orKinan ,c.onst .antly from the t i.rre tha t he went to t h e Denver sp eci &.lists, the Lion Coal Company v.ro.1lc. have lost the case. It ~cybe expensive, and this case v!as expensive for the Lion _C oal Company, but v1 e must send our patients to the specialists near the tiwe of trial an6 after local Doctors have co!I!illitted themselves. This case was expensive for me, the time that I put in on the case b sing worth a good dec,.l ;~ or·e than the Lion Coal Co;·a pany will pay :.ne i'or tvm y e a1·s. 1 Kindly trea t this letter as conf ioential between you and i'/l r . .bayl12ss. Yours truly, -.... �The State of . Uyoming) • ss. County of 8v1eetwater.) IN THE DISTRICT CO'CIDT In the lla t ter of the Cl aim -of"\'/ASIL L EVKULICH, employee of the Lion Coal Company, No. 8215. made under the \'lo rkmen 's Compensation La\"1. Excerpts from Transcript of Proceedings -o- Green River, Wyoming, October 2nd, 1&35. �;r . G. \'1AID!ER a \Utness called herein on ·behalf of the claimant,. being firs·t duly sworn according to law, on his oath testified as f ollo~n.,: Direct-examination by Mr. Galicich: ~A. State your name. please. J. G. Wanner. Q,. A. Where do you reside? Rock · Springs, Wyoming. ~- ~hat is your business or profession? Physician and surgeon. A. Q,. A. Q,. A. Q.. A. Q,. A. Q• A. q,. Hou long have you ·been a physician and surgeon? About seventeen years. Hou long in \'iyoming? Fifteen years. You are of the regular school of' medicine? Yes, air. Do you kno't'J the injured \'Jorkman, Vlasil Levkulich? Yes, sir. • Have you ever attended or examined the man in your professional capacity'? Yes, I have e:xami.n ed him several times. A. \7hen did you f'irst examine him? I e,camined him first ·-- I couldni t tell you the exact date, but it . was in the 'hospital shortly after his injury. ~- Do . you knou where he ·was injured? Do yo~ m~an t~e pl.a: c·e'? A. Q,. • Yes. A. I underetood he was injured in one of the mines in which he was employed, while at his duties. Q.. Could you tell us the month and the year of that first · exami~ nation? I do·n 't believe I could wi tmut referring to my office records. A. Q,. A- Do you have them with you? I don't have the records of the first · examination, but I have some recoide of the reports made since that time. THE COURT: He was injured, Doctor, according to the report of the employee, on the 16th of October, 1931. �2 A. (Continuing) I saw him approximately possibly on the 18th or 19th of that same month. ~A. You made an examination of him at that time? Yes, I examined him. I examined one of his ears, on the injured side, because he had been having some bleeding, and Doctor Sanders called me in to see him. I believe he was supposed to have been dizzy. tle were trying to l'ocate the source of his injury at that time. I also examined some x-ray pictures of him. Q,. Now, ·will you !)lease etate to the Court what you found A. Q,. A. Q• A. Q• as a result of that examination~ At that e.xamin ~tion, the ear drum had evidently been ruptured, anCL there was some bloody serum showing over that site at that examination. The :2,-:ray pictures -- I \"lasn"t nble to see in them any definite fracture that would indicate a s1.'Ull fra.cture. The man was \7eak and appeared dizzy ~hen he stood up, and no further examination was made by me at that time. He was sent in latex to me for a check-up of his hearing and vision. When Y✓ @ s that? That we s probably about a month after th~ time he was in the ho spi ta.l. ~'hat did you find at that time? At that time the man complained of lo~ered vision -- very poor vision -- and he had m&riy other symptoms of dizziness and pain in his head. He complained of not being able to hear on ti1e one side. ~ examination at that time did not disclose very much to account for all of those symptoms. I examined him repeatedly, I would say many times, after that. Some of those examinations uere not made as a ·matter of record, but they were made as casual office examinations, and then I made an examination or two after that, uhen r. believe the coal company sent him, or through Docto~s Lauzer and Sanders, and then I made regular repo·r ts of those exainina ti one. But his symptoms during those periods never seemed to dovetail with ·the physical findings. When did you last examine this man? ref er to my records here? A. llay I q,. Yes. A. I cannot tell you the exact date, but it was in· September of 1933, according to my last records, before . he was sent to Denver. Q• A. What did you find at that time? I was unable to find any pbyaical evidence to support the man's symptoms at any time·. I considered that either the man was malingering or that he had some symptoms or some �3 objective signs ~hich I could not correlate with the things he complained of. I suggested to someone -- I don't know v1hether it 1tJ as the Court or who it was -- at that time that the man be sent for a complete neurological and serological examination, and selected three or four men in Denver to do this who had not previously examined the man. As I recall, he had been examined in Salt Lake and had been pron.o unced a malingerer, but, to give the man the benefit of the doubt, we selected t\'m outstanding men in Denver. But you asked me what I found. The man always complained that he could not see. That was his main complaint. He also complained that he was dizzy, und he had pains in his head~ and he could not hear ui th one ear. In my tests of his vision, I v1as never able at any time to g et him to co-operate sufficiently to find out v;hether he could see or not. He would refuse to read any kind of a chart. Uhether the char"t be held up tuen ty feet from him or whether it was held up in front of his face, he s aid he couldn't see anything. although he was able to get around fairly satisfactorily. Q• A. Q. A. ~- Did you ever see him after that examination in 1933? I'm sorry, but I don't have my office records ui th me, and I don't know 'liihether I did or not. At least, I don't believe I made any reports on him after that time. Did you ever see him uhen he ,;ms not at your office is, see him casually? I believe I have seen him on the street, yes. that A. Now, I uill ask you to state, from your examination of the v10rkman -- did you find any pennanent physical disabili•ty, or did you find any -(Interposing} I would like to have that question put a little differently. if possible, so that I may answer it more intelligently. Do you mean, did I find any objective signs, signs that I could see, of physical disability? Q,. Yes, objective symptoms. A. ~e speak of objective signs as something we can see~ and subjective as something that the patient feels. I have never been able to find any objective signs at all to account for his alleged trouble or symptoms. Q. No~. in your opinion, do you believe that there are subject1 ve symptoms or that there is something \·1rong with the man mentally? • Yea, I have formed a definite opinion in that regard through this period of time in 't'lbich I had observed him and in reading the reports of the specialists \.7ho have examined hiu, and I have formed a definite opinion as to what I think his trouble is. A. ~- A. What is that opinion? My opinion is that he has a condition known as post-traumatic �neurosis, or psychosis. I believe the man believes in llis own mind that these things are wr.ong with him. At first I was inclh1ed to believe, like the other men, that the man was an out-and-out malingerer, but I am convinced now that he is not. I believe, if you want to so call it, that it is a mild for..a of insanity. ~A. In your opinion, is this mental condition due to the injuries which he sustained in October, 1931? In my personal opinion, it could be possible. MR. T.ALIAFERRO~ I object to the answer and move that it be st1·icken out. He asked him, in his opinion, did he consider his mental condition no w the resul ·i of the accident• and now he · says, "In my :personal o pinion, I thinlc i t might be possible". That is simply a guess. THE COURT: S\1er Maybe that is c1s definitely as he can an- it. THE WIT".clESS: I might qualify that, if the Court v,ishes, on this basis -- that these cases are compai·a ti ~vely rare, and much of our opinion is forned on the past record of similar cases that ~e have read about or have seen come up before other courts of a similar nature. !'.:iy findings are based principally u pon the interpretation of the reports of the other specialists who have examined this man. UR. Ti'. .LIAF~: I object to his baaing his opinion upon reports of other specialists that have examined him. This is not a hypothetical question. THE COURT: Q,. A. ~- A. Q• A. I think I uill let the ·anawer stand. Does this post-traumatic neurosis disable this man :from perfo:rming ~ork at a ~ainful occupation? As long as it exists, yes. I will ask you to state uhether or not, in your o~inion. the post-trs.umv.tic neurosis condition that you found to 'be present in connection with this case, or this particular workman, Wasil Levkulich, is permanent or merely temporary. I am unable to answer that definitely, but, to quote again from the authorities on similar cases, I would say that many times in euch cases as this, when any kind of a settlement has been made, either for the patient or against him, the neurosis will sometimes clear up when the patient's mind has been satisfied that the case bas been settlea. Doctor, are you a member of the Sweetwater County lunacy commission? Yes, sir. �5 Q.. A. Q• A. Vihat would you say as to the mentality of this workman'? r.·s _ it normal, above normal or below normal'? ~Tot knov1ing the man before his :present condition, I would not be able to say definitely, but I would probably classify . him as being somewhat below nonnal. From your examination of this man. Doctor, do you know definitely, or even e.ppro.ximately, when this 11ost-traumatic neuro si a vms developed or when it became present :.n the man to such an extent that he could not ~erform work at a gainful occupation? I understand the man MR. T.ALIAFERRO: Your Honor please. I object to wha:t he understands, if A. You mean, since the injuiy? Q,. Since the injury. It is my opinion that the traumatic neurosis took place imwediately following his injury . Q,. .And ,1as present '-'- t the d.a te of your last examination. in September, 1933? Yes, sir. A. A. Could you state from your casual observation of this man af- A. Q,. A. Q,. A. Q,. A. ter that time whether that condition still existed at the tirne you sa\1 him, and, if so. approximately what time or date that r:;as? 'l'he only way I could answer that is that the last time I personally saw him and examined him, it existed, and in talking to members of hie family and others, the condition uas appurentl~! the same t1hen I ,;·10uld inquire about him. In other words. you ke_pt in close touc'h with this case since its inception to the present time, is that correct? l:'airly close, through asking about his welfare from his other doctors and his wife and one or two of his children thnt I have seen. I ~ill ask you to state, to ascertain and to realize thnt this traumatic neurosis condition exists -- can that be found upon one examination of a workman or does that require a continuous study of the case? There are certain cases of traumatic neurosis ~hich are demonstrated by actual plzyeical findings, such as x-ra:y pictures. and there are some that we are not able to demonstrate and yet we know they exist. In which class would this one be? I believe this is a case in which no physical evidence can be shown in the way of x-rays or tests to support his aYJUptome. �6 Q,. A. I rnll ask you, then, in a case like this, referring to this pal'ticular case of this man, Wasil Levkulich, could some doctor, by e~amining him only once, determine whether ox not he was suffering from trauma.tic neurosis or would it require an observation over a period of time? I believe it would be necessary to observe any type of neurosis or psycho Gi s to determine v1hether it was present and to what degree. !J.R. Gi\LICIOH: You may cross-mcamine. Cross-IIJ;mminc. tion b;'{ :11·. Taliaferro: Q,. A. Doctor, when did you fol'til c1n opinion that t h e workman or claimant here wi;:s suffering fxom traumatic neurosis'? \?hen did I form that opinion'? Q,. Yes, when did you form that opinion? I believe I formed that opinion after the man was examined. in Denver. Q.. Mot un ti 1 after he was examined in Denver did you form that opinion? Yes, sir. A. A. Q,. Did you form that opinion, as you have sta. ted, from the reports that ,1ere received from these specialists in Denver and Salt Lake? A. The re;;,orts would indicate that the man did. not have a traumn. tic neurosis. Q. A. And you fom.ed that opinion after you had read these reports? Yes, :air. A. So that you didn't form your opinion as to the physical and mental condition of this claimant from what these other surgeons have said'? I was able to separate the ~heat from the chaff, so to speak, and from -the highlights of their :findings, these complete reports, I was able to sift down and correlate them, and I formed my opinion from that source rather than from ,,hat the doctors' opinions were of the case. Q,. You testified at one time that you a~rived at that conclusion as to the condition of this workman from what the specialists had said about him, wbat they reported? I did. Q,. A. Q,. A. You arrived at it from -what they said? Ye£, sir. And i t V1as, then, tho.t you read between the lines ane;. dGtermined that some of the thingo that 'they said \"Jere chaff and other things that they said were \1heat? Yes, air. �7 q,.. A. Q, • A. Ana that is the wa.y you have arrived at your present conclu~ion'i' Hot entirely. It is a lso from taking into conside:rati.on my past dealings personally with the patient and my examinations of him on ma ny occasions. But you h<:1ven' t examined him since he returned from Denver 2nd Galt Lake~ e::r.ce:p t to a:3ee him. on the street? According to my record s, I don't belie·ve I h av e e.:;:amined him. Q. A. I say, you b.aven 't examined him since you sen ·t him to Denver? He has been 1:dnce tha. t, yes. He v,en t to Mayo u ' s ince then. Q,. Have you examined him since he vrnnt to Ifayo s '? no, s ir. Q.· Th.en what is the use of bringing in that mayo business? -asking direct questions. Yes, cir. A. A. ·1 'm lfow , the f a ct of the ma tter is, Doctor , in September,. 1933, you .~ ,d e a statenent, did you, over your own signature, with Doctor Lauzer and Doctor Sanders, that you \iere unable to tell that this man Vias suffering from any physical or mental condition, anti recommended that he be sent to · other specialists? A.. I don't remember my report m tb.out seeing it. Q.· A. I '11 sho·.:1 it to you ( handing paper to witness). See if you recognize t his. See if' you recollect it. I hand you a copy of a letter, and see if you can identify that as being a letter that you ~rote. The original. of course, is in Denver. Yes, sir. Q, . ~- You wrote that letter, did you? A. Yes, sir. Q;. A- .ft.nd the da. te of it? ~A. You haven't e.xa~ined this man since tben, have you? I don't believe I have. September 11th, 1933. Q• That is what you have testified to. A. I don't recall any. q,. On September 11th, 1933, you addressed a letter to Doctor Franklin G. Ebaugh, 4200 East :Uinth .Avenue, Denver, Colorado? Yes, air. A. �8 - A. Now, before going further into that letter, I will ask you if you recollect joining in with Doctor Lauzer and Doctor Sanders in a letter to li:Ir. R. Y. Gibson on 1larch 22nd,. 1933.• Yes, sir. q. In that letter, you stated Q,. MR. GALICICH: If the Court please, if they are going to quote from the letter, why not offer it in evidence? The . letters are the best evidence, and ue would like to see the letters. ilR. 'f.ALIP.FERRO ·: 1v11 introduce them, if you want me to, after they are identified. MR. GALICICH: But you \Vere asking what 1-ias in it. weren't identifying it. r.m. T.ALI.AFERRO: ilR. GALICICH: Y.ou :Do you want to see it no\v? \'le \,ould like to see it. VTe can possi- bly eave time. MR. Tl4I AFERRO: I think we can save time if. you will let me cross-examine him as to his recollection of the rec- ords. (\7hereupon, a paper uas marked for identification as · Employer's Exhlbi t .A) . llR. TALIAFERRO: I \'1ould like thi.s letter to -be admit- ted in evidence, if Your llonor please. !.ffi. GALI CICH: Q.. Uc obj eotion. In this letter of Uarch 22nd, 1933, marked Employer's E~iliibit A, the following ·appears -"We examined him very carefully and could find no evi- dence of any permanent disability as a result of the accident, unless his present mental state is the ·result of the injury to the head. This cannot be verified by x-ray or any other means at our command''. A. Q.• And that is signed by Lauzer, Sanders and Wanner. now, what other means, since this· workman was examined by these Denver surgeons, has been developed by which you could find out personally, yourself, about thi d? You hadn't examined him, you· stated? No, sir. What I am getting at, Doctor, is what you read in the reports of these surgeons. That was the only other means you had, isn't that true? �9 A. Q,. ~fo, that is not true, in my sense of the int.erpretation of it, as to what other means I · had. I rely upon my authorities in medicine, possibly like an attorney relies on his authorities in legal matters -- hie books -- and my opinion has been molded during that time by my past observation of this patient plus the reports which we have received si~ce. Plus the reports? A. Yes, si:r. Q,. In other words, you have changed your own opinion of the matter without any founaation whatsoever as to examination, except t _h e reports of these Denver surgeons? Yes, sir. A. Q,. A. And that is the way that you have changed your opinion? I have changed my opinion by n correlation of my past examinations vd.t..'11 the addition of these other reports. But those past examinations v;ere to the effect, according to your letter, that you had no means at your command. That is uby vie sent him doun there. Q,. A. That is uhat you say -- that you had no means? That is right. Q,. That was true Tihen you sent this letter, wasn't it? A. Yes, sir. Q,. The fact of the matter is, uhen you come down to it, that you have siLlply changed your thought since you examined A. Yes, I have. Q.• And that change has been made without any examination of him this man? at all'? Yes, sir. And thut change is in violation of the opinion of these doctors, these Denver surgeon ff? Yes, sir. Q,. A. rTow, Doctor, you say that you wrote a letter to Doctor Franklin G. Ebaugh on September 11th, 1933? Yes, sir. lm. T.ALI.AFERF.O: I think I will put this letter in, too. HR. G.ALICICH: No objection. ( Vlhereupon, the paper in question was marked for identification as Employer's Exhibit B). �10 ' ~A. What is your specialty as a physician and surgeon, Doctor? I specialize in eye , ear, nose anct throat. Q, . What is a neurolo gist? A neurologist is a man who deals with the brain and nervous system, · principally. A. Q. . A. Are you a s 1,eciali st in that? No, sir. Q, . In this letter marked Employer's E.xhibi t B, you state -- /A. ! have been asked by Mr. T. s. Tali a ferro •, attorney of the coal companies here, to contact a neurologist in Denver for the purpose of arra.~ging an examin a tion for an employee of one of these companies 0 - and you go on further and name Doctor Ed-1ard Delehanty. You asked him to contact a neurologist? Yes. sir. Q. And then you fu~tber say -- A. As regards consultation I uould like to suggest that you call in another neurologist in rendering your report, and any of the following men would oe acceptable" -and then you give the name of Doctor Edward Delehanty. :How, you testified that you are not a neurologist'? No, sir, I am not. 11 11 Do you lmo\7 who Doctor Delehanty is? Yes, sir. He is a neurologist in Denver. Is that his special line in the profession? Yes, sir. Q,. Do you recognize him as being a competent, efficient and skillful neurologist? Yes, sir, he is a very good man. You got a report from him~ didn't you? . Yea, sir. A. Did you come to your conclusion or your opinion -- this opinion that has been formed since the report was gi van by Doctor Delehanty -- from that report, did you come to your conclusion tha,t this man, this workma..r1, was suffering from an insane delusion? If I believed his report, I would think that the man was malingering in put ting on all of those symptoms .. So you didn't come to your present conclusion as to this man's mental condition from anything that Doctor Delehanty, who is a neurologist, has said? No. sir. �11 Q,. A. Their r ep ort to you vms exactly opposite, -r,aan't it? It was th&t he couldn't find any evidence of any mental trouble vdth him'? I don't recall the gist of his repo1·t. Q• A. Generally o v.r::1 ~n ' t that his report to you? Gene:rally, his conclusions, as I remember them, were that the man was a rnalingerer and that he had nothing wrong with him and that he was putting on. Q. Either mental or ~.bysica l? Yes, sir. A. Q,. A. Therefore, the conclusion that you made YJaS contra:ry to what Doctor Delehanty informed you? Yea, sir. A. So his report didn't enter at al l into this conclusion of yours, this new conclusion? There \'Jere many thing s in his report which eliminated and cleared up points that uere not clear in our minds as to other mental· and pbysical aEJpccts of the case. Q.. Do you knov; Doctor Fred s . Halsted~.> Yes, sir. Q.. A. Q.• A. Q,. A. Q.• A. \'1hat i s hi s specialty'? I think h e does ear, nose and throat. I don't know VJhether he does eye \'Jork or not, but I know he does ear, nose and throat. Did you g et a report from him? I have a copy of his report, yes, sir. I don't know whether it \'las sent to me or not, but 1 think I have a copy here. Yes, I have a copy of Doctor Halsted' a report here. Did you form this later conclusion of yours from anything tha. t he said in hi s ref)o rt to you? J:Tot any more than I did from Doctor Delehanty's report. \"fae against the finding of any mental t1·ouble vii th this workman, vrasn' t it, as he reported. it to you's A. . I cannot answer tha.t without reading his report over. - I cannot remember all that he said in the report. Q.•· .And his report Q,. The fact of the matter is, Doctor, that you didn't pay much attention to what these doctors in Denver that you had ref erred this man to said, did you? The fact of the matter is I paid considerable attention to what they said. A. Q. A. You weren't guided by them in any VJay, were you? In making a diagnosis, I make it by a process of elimination, and by reading the reports I was able to eliminate certain factors, which I appreciated and valued their reports for. �,, 12 Q.• A. Q,. So you have come to this conclusion, not from subsequent exami11ation of t:hi s workman, but from analyzing the reports that the~e doctors made? 'Not entirely. Aa 1 stated before, i t was from my correlation and my previous findings in this case, plus these reports. Hovr, on the 11th d.ay of September • .193:.-S , you stated to l)octor Ebaugh -- "It has been rr;y opinion from the very s-tart that the patient has malingered, especially as to loss of vision, and I am in some doubt as to his loss of hearing. This hes also been the opinion of other men v1ho h a ve examined him". A. Tha.t ,;;as your thought in September, 1933, wasn't i t'r Yes, sir. Q,. \'!ho is Doctor Ebaugh? A. Doctor Ebaugh is considered a very high-class man in his profession as a neurologist. Q,. In what? In neurology. A. Q,• A. That is, in mental disorde1's or nervous ciisorders? Yes, sir . Q.• He i ta considered a ver:1 high-class man? A. Yes, sir. Q,. A. And that is no t your specialty? .no, sir. Q.. And, notuithstanding the statements of Doctor Ebaugh raaue to you, and the statements that Doctor Delehanty made to you, whom you recommend aa being high~claes men in that line -- you do, do you not? I do. A. Q.• A. Q.. A. Q,. A- l Continuing) -- you formed~ since you saw their reports ., a different opinion? Yes, sir. And you formed that opinion from their reports and not from an examination of this workman? I didn't say that. But you ea.id you hadn't examined him since'? I said my present opinion is formed from my past frequent examinations of the man, plus these reports. Q.• So you had no such past opinion on September 11th, 1~33? A. Uy oyinion before that was that the man was malingering. I am frank in so stating that I thought the man was a ma- lingerer. �13 Q,. Therefore, your opinion since that time, or your present opinion, is apparently formed in the face of the reports of these specialists tha.t you referred this man to? Wot en ti rely. Q,. From v/hat, i f you haven't examined him'? A. My opinion has been formed by the study of case reyorts and reading of a uthorities on similar cases, ane1 it is my ouinion that the1·e is no method of examination that can uemonstrate any subjective evi d ence of injury in this man. Q,. Why did you sena this -r1orkman, at your request made to me why o.id you send him to Denver to be examined by these doc- -- tors? In order to clear the case up, i f possible. Q.• A. Q, • A. You at that time had no o pinion of the mutter, and you weren't an expert in that ma tte:r? JJI.y opinion ~as that the man was a ~alingerer. What has occurred since then to change that opinion? I t1ill repeat what has occu:rred. I make my diagnosis by a process of elimination. I have taken into consideration rny past ex~.minations of the man, and my thoughts and opinions at that time, and the rep orts that were furnished by the Salt Lake doctors and the Denver doctors and the Mayo Clinic, and my reading of raedical books, books of authority, on similar cases, and that has molded. my present opinion. A. That has molded your :present opinion? Yes, sir. ~A. And it has changed since September, 1933? Yes, sir. Q.• ~- - And you are not an expert upon mental and nervous diseases? lifo, sir. A. Q,. A. Q,. A. Vlill you give me the doctor books that you have read, that you have referred to that you have read, upon this matter of mental disorders. since the 11th ciay of September, 1~33'? I don't sup1)ose I could. quote all of them to you. I asked you for the names of the books. I say, I don't suppose I could quote a11 of them, but I have read Webster's Legal Medicine and Toxicology and Warbasae on Surgery. ~. Did they deal - especially with traumatic neurosis? A. That is the subject I was interested in. I dicm't ask you that. especially. A . . Yes, air. Q.• I asked you, did they deal with it �14 0 't. A. You read them. Don't you know whether they dealt ·with this or not? They didn I t deal i,•1i th this case. but they dealt with sirtl- lar cas es. Q,. Did they deul with tl'rl. s q·a estion? Yes, sir. Q,. 1'ha t i s t wo a.u tho ri ti cs? Yes, six. A. A. A. When did you read them , Do cto r-7 ·oh, I rea d them, one of them, within t h e l a s t week, because I thought -- Q.• To get .ready to t .e stify in thi s case? I thought I \'Jould b e called u pon to give an opinion. Q• A. Q, - A. Q. T'nen your opinion fro m these books has been made within the last ueek? lTo , sir. A. No w, reading these t~o books h a s influenced your opinion in this ca se, isn't tha t true? No, sir. They di d enl a rge my viet:point or refreshed rey memo1·y, b ecaue e I though t I would be called u1;1on to testify to -r:hs.t I thought traumatic neur osis v1as. Q, • You say you a re not an eJcpe.rt in that? ~1o, sir, I am not. J...• Q,. A. Q,. A. But you are a sp ecialist in eye, ear, nose and throat? Yes, si1·. That is 't'7.hat you ha.ve studied, isn't it, Do cto:c? I have studied general medicine and surgery. I serve on a lunacy cormni ssion, al though I am not at all an expart on insanity, and do not pretend to be. A Judge of a court serves on a lunacy commission, doesn't he? A •. Yes, sir. But I am not testifying here as an expert in this case as to mental conditions. Q.• ~A. Then what you have said here is not ae an expert? Absolutely no. llR. T.ALI .AFEBRO : That is al 1 , Doctor. �15 Redi:rect-examina,tion by llr. Galicich: Q,. A. Is tha t you i· o pinion as a doctor of medicine? It is. MR . GALI CI CH: 'tha t i s all. ( \'ihereupon, t h e wi tt1ess wa s excused) • -o- �16 ' •E . S. L.AUZ.ER a witness called herein on · b ~half of the claimant, being first duly swom according to law, on his oath testified as follows: ' Direct- e.xa."llin a tion by _hlr ~ Gali ci c..h.: ~- State your name, ulease. s. Lauzer. A. E. - • ~- ~"'.here do you reside? A. Ro ck Springs. Q,. A. What i:;; your profession? Physician and emrgeon. Q• A. How long have you been a physici an a nd surgeon? Since 1905. ~1 - At uhat place'? A. Ro ck Spring s. ~- Were you in vyoming all of th~t time? Q,. You ere a g racluate of vihat scr.:001? University of rJebr.a ska. A. A. All of that tima. A. Do you krlo , ,-1 the injured vlOrkr,ian, Yuasil Levkulich? I do. Q.• Were you ever called upon to treat him in your professional A. capacity? Yes, sir. Q,. I will ask you to etate whether or not you uere called upon to treat him in your professional capacity during the month Q,. of October, 1931. A . . Yes, eir. ~- On what date? October 16th. ~- Where did you first see the w01:·kman? I saw him first at the hospital. Doctor Sanders went first to the mine and picked him up and brought him to the hospi- A. A. tal. A. You say he was injured in the mine'? Yes. sir. the Lion coal mine. Q,. Did you see him the same day that he was injured'? Yes, sir, I saw him after he entered the hoepi tal. Q,. A. �Q,. 17 State to the Court whe.t you found in your examination of the workman. At that time I found he had n sli ght laceration on the right sioe of the head, somewhat over the :right temple, and he was bleeding a little from the ri ght ear. He was in a slight stupor and a state of shock at the time. Yl as he conscious ox unconscious when you saw him? Ile was semi-conscious. Q.. A. Ho w lon g did he s t ay in that sem.i-conscious condition'? .About two days. Q.• Was he your patient'? He wa s treated by me, yes, sir. A. A. And by v1.ri.0m else? Doctor Sanders. Q.• Doctor Sanders is your associa. ie? Yes, sir. Q.• A. Q. . How long did you treat this man? trea ted him right a.long. I lwve treated him until the present time. A. I Q, . ·when did you last examine him? The d&y before yesterday he was at the office. A. Q. Did llr. Levlrulich suffer any disability, any physical or oojective disability, as a result of that accident, and for A. He was -- you mean how long has he been di sabled'? ~- Yes, how long was he disabled, that you could show and see hi a di ea.bi li ty? Re left the hospi-tal on the 24th day of October of the same year, 1931, but at that time I didn't figure he Vias able to work, and it has been going on up to the present. We hever have been able to decide -- that is, at least, I haven't -whether he has any physical disability _notJ or not. ho w long? ,A. A. In your examination of the ~orkman the day before yesterday, did you f i:id any disability whatever, either physical or mental? The only thing I could deciq.e anywhere near was that he had some kind of a mental depression. ·o ut what it was, I could not say, but as far as any physical defects, I couldn 1 t find any. Q,. A. When did you first discover this mental di sabili -cy? Oh, i t was sometime after he went home, but I don't know hov1 long afterwards. ~- �'-:,. 1.8 Q, • A. Q• A. Q.• A. Do you have any idea. as to the a.pproxima te time? I:To. I think -- that ia, he Ymsn't entirely -- well, I just couldn't say, but sometime after he went home, because he was sort of depressed while he was at the hospital, and then we thought we would let him go home and it v10uld p:robnbly clenr up a little better, but i t apparently didn't .and i t is still there. \'! ould you say this mental condition is the result of the injury that he susto.ined in October, 1931'? Uo, I woul dn't, bec ause I can't prove it. I don 1 t know. VJha t i s your opinion in t he me. tter? :fuTy opinion is that I have a l vmys felt tha t there must be some connection between his mental condition now a nd the accident, but I never could p oint out a nything t ha t I could absolutely stand on by any method of examina tion. ~A. Do you mean physically? Physically or any other ..-ray. Q, . 'Ghat i s the extent of this man's depression or mental disability'? Does i t incapacitate him partially or totally'? It appa rently is total. At least, he feels that way. A. ~A. Q,. A. Would you say that his menta l condition is pennanent or me1·ely temporary? I don' t k no w. It has been going on so long, I don't know whether it is permanent or ,.. ,h ether i t is something that still may be cleared up. Do you kno \i ho w he sust.ained his injury? A timber hit him on the he.ad. ~- The examina tion showed that he was struck by a heavy object? A. Yes. FIR. GAL!yICH: You may cross-examine. Cross-examination by :Mr. Taliaferro: Q,. A. Q.. A. Q,. Doctor, all you know about any mental disorder that he has . is wb..at he says himself? Th£i.t is all. That is all, but we can't prove it. .And you don't know whether 7ihat he says if feigned or fraudulent or whether it is true? No, I don 1 t. I don't kno~. And your conclusion was entirely drawn from v1hat he tell a you'? A. . Yes, sir. ~- Are you an expert, Doctor? Ie that your specialty -- in mental and nervous diseases? �19 Q,. A. Q, . A. You concurred with Do cto1· Wanner that this man should be sent to speci E~li sts on nervous diseases? Yes, eir, because we felt we were not able to make a neurolo g ical e:iran:lirrn.tiou. You couldn" t f inci any evidence of mental disease excep t what he told you? That is all. Q,. Do you know Doctor Edv1ard Delehanty? A.. Yes, sir. A. Vfuat is his re·o utation os a ·mental surgeon a nd physician? He is one of the highest class men in that line in this viesteJ:·n country. Q,. Would his opinion have influence \7i th you as a physician A. Yes, Q,. and rurgeon on e, mental matter? Sil.', it t !OUld. I nould say it tJOUld. -~. Do you know Doctor Halsted? A. Ho, I don't. I hnve heard of him, but I don't know him~ Q. . Do you knoTI of his reputation? I have heard of him by reputation~ yes. A. Q,. Yiha t is i t? A. IIe ii.; e, nose and throat specialist, as I recall it. Q• What is his reputation in that field? I t i s go o d . 1. . Q- A. You don't kno w hira pexsonally? Jfo, I don tt. ~- But you do know Doctor Delehanty? A~ Yes, sir. ~. Do you knou Doctor F. B. Stephenson? A. . No , I don ' t. Q. A. Do you knov, anything about his reputation? can 1 t say that I do. I A. Do you know Doctor Ebaugh? I don't know him personally, but I know him by repute.tion, a.nd I hD.ve had correspondence d th him. Q,. What 1 s his ep e ci al ty? He is a neurologist and psychiatrist. Q,. A. ~- That is, mental and nervous disorders'? A. Yes, sir. �20 Q,. Wh a t is his rep utation? A. Very high-class. Q.. A. ':lould y ou b e influe nced in forming an opinion by wbat he ea.id? Yes, I Y:OUl d. Q, ~ In a mental case? A. Yes, sir. Q,- A~ Do you know Doctor Kerby of Salt La ke Ci ty'"t Yes, sir. Q.. \1!11a t is his specia lty? A. x-ray. hl1a t i s his r eputati on ? Is he s killful in tha t '? Q,. 1 A. Yes, sir, first-class. ~- In the ex amina tion of an x-ra y, woulci you be guided in any -way by h is sta. tements? Yes, I \7ould 'be inclined to accept his diagnosis. A. Q, . A. Do you k now Doctor Edwin '1Ianson Hehe r? Ye s. A~ Wh @t is hi s s-p ec i a lty? bye, e&r , no tie a nd thro at . Q,. A. :Co you k ncVT him personally? Ye e . Q,. A. \'iha t i'i:3 bi s stunding a s a s i:iecialist in that regard? High-cl a ss. A. 0. Would you be guided a good deal by wha. t he· said? Yes, I would, in tha.t line. Q.• A. I mean, in that special branch of medicine e.nd surgery? Yee, I would. Q, •. A. Yes. Q,. Q.• A. o.,. Do you kno\v Doctor Foster J. Curtis? Of Sa lt Lake Ci -cy? Yee. What 1 e hie specialty? A. Ee is a neurologist. q. Mental and nervous diseases? Yes. A. Q,.. Do you kno w him personally? A. . Yes, sir. �21 \'•·1'J~ ,">~ t 1• 1:: .u :t. s l" epu •, P,t1on d iseases? Ve1."Y hi g h-class. ,h, Q. . A. Q, . A. .,_ • £t B a speciali s t in mental and nervous '\':'.nat would you think of 1:1. r e_port made by hira? Would you be influ e nc ed by i t? Yes, I YJOUld. I would g ive i t deep consideration, at least. You t h ink they a re worthy of con s ideration? Yes, sir. liJL T1\LI 1\Jl .ERRO: 1 Tha t's all. Redirect-examinati on by t'i:r. Galicich: Q,. A. Going back to the workn a.n, Y!as il Levkulich, Doctor, in your opinion, would you 0ay thi s ma n is a malingere1· or tl1a t he is actually suffering fro m a mental d isorder-? I neTer felt, a s I sta ted befox·e, t b.at he was a malingerer, entirely. There were some thing s tha t he exaggerated -no que stion a.bout it -- b ut ho w mu ch , I couldn : t decide. Q, . A. You wou.ldn 't s ay he is totclly malingering'? Q, . Do you feel thexe is a mental disability in addition to lTo , I VJCI u l dn ' t. ma lin g e ring? do. Y e 1;: , I Could ~rou e sti ma te that, or in any w~ give the Court some idea as to how much you think is put on and how much is actua-.lly a m~n t al sta te? I w o uld □ 't even a ttem·o t to, because it can't 'b e done. We can't measure it. That is the reason we sent him the last time to the 7.f ayo Clinic, f'. nd they couldn't cl.o it. TI!E COURT: Is tha~ Mayo Clinic report in the file he.re? MR. TJJ.IAFlIRRO: No, sir, I don't. think so, but I wouldn't object to i .t being put in. UR. GJLICICH: Yes, that is agreeable with us. ( Whereupon. two papers were marked for identification as Employer's Exhibit C and Employer's Report D). :mxamination by the Court: Q.. A. What i a your interpretation of that report, Doctor? That there is some relationship -- they feel the same e.a we have expressed here -- that · there is some relationehip bet ween the injury and his mental attitude, but what i t is, Vie caa 't substantiate, and there ia no wa:s of proving it. �Recross-e::i:amin a tion by Mr. Tulia.ferro: Cal line your attention to the last p&ragraph here -- "The presumption io thn.t injury induces r;tructurc:.l cru:inges of a sufficient cegree to alter ou:r oubj ecti ve processes" thu t simply raer,n s tl-. r. t there is a presumption? A. Yes. o.., . (Contit'ming reading) -- ''but we are not in a position to find. pbysi cal signs to co rreSiJOnd rii th thernu. Exactly, anti th& t u a s our thought -- we coulcln I t find it. Q,. Vlas tllat ;your thought? Yes, ..,ir. A. ]lB. . Ti;LI .iili'EP.IiO: co ncernec.. Tha t i n a ll . :Do c tor , eo far a s I W!1 Examination by the Court: Q,. A. Q.. A. Q,. Doctor, are you £..cquainted with these traumatic neurosis • cnr.ies: De you usually find :physical syrup toms to explain the n.ental condition or not? '.i'his trr:;.umc:tic neu.I·osis is a co m:pa·utively recent di:::;ease, ruld. it is rathe:r indefinite. Ti1at is, you may have an injur~~ to a leei and you h av e a peculiar lot of sympto·ms there and you c~n' t account for them in any other way, but because you have an injury it ~ould be prob&bly classed as a traumatic neurosis. In this case, the injury is to the head. ancl these peculiar conditions have come on. I knew thie man before, and, of course, he was a little below normal intelligence then, but since then this bas been agbravated, but whether it is the &ccident or something else, we don ' t know. You at one tirae thought he was a malingerer, di dn t you'? Not entirely, no. I kne\"1 some of it was, but I never thought he was entirely a malingerer all the time. You still think that part of it was ma.lingering? A. Yes, sir, I think part of it. Q,. A. You th.ink he is putting it on? Some of it, yes. Q,. A. But you don't know how much? Mo, sir. We can't differentiate. THE COURT: That '.s all. Recross-examination by llr. Taliaferro: Q.• Doctor, in Doctor :Delehanty ' s cross-examination in this case, on Intcrrogato zy No. 4. which is as follows: �23 A. "State and e:xplain what is meant by traumatic neurosi s 11 and, in answer to that, Doctor Delehanty says thi a -" 'Traumatic neurosis' is a term applied to a train of mental or nervous symptoms which develop following · an accident and tJhich are caused by other influences than trauoa".. Yes, that is true. Q, . It may be caused by other things except the blo\"ll Yes, it may be caused by other things. Q,. Arthur Lee sugge0ts this question, Doctor -- May not neurosis develop from a malingering and apart ~rom any a.cciden t? That i ·s possible, yes. Q,. In other words, a person can think of himself having a di -· sease and believe he has a disease v1hen there is no disease? Yes, · tuat is possible. A. A. Q,. A. You heard Doctor Wanner' s testimony? Yes, ::ir, I did. You 11 stened to it?. Yes, I did. Q,. And he said in his testimony that a person uho is a malingerer and i:1ho has thought about his condition ·and who has made himself nervous in such a uay as to affect his mind may clear up \7hen it is definitely determined that he is .to get compensation or that i t is definitely asserted that he ·is not to get compensation. Did you catch that? • Yes. Q,. A. In other words, either one way or the other, the matter might clear up? Yes. That \"lOUld be the man 's oYm thought, wouldn't it, rather than from the trauma? A. . Yes, it appears that wa;s . Q,. llR. TALI .AFERRO: That's all. Redirect-examination by Hr. Galicich: Q.• lfo.w, in thi .s particular case·, Doctor; you are well acquaint- ed with the matter as it proceeded in the courts, are you not? That ia, you remember v1hen the case was originally 1:iJ'et for hearing in l'd33? A. Yes. ,. A. Yee. And then the man was sent to the doc to rs in Denverl �24 Q,. A. Q,: And after the 1,eports came back, the matter was dropped, so far as the man's claim wae concerned'? Yes, sir. A.~d after the case uas dropped, did you notice any change in _ this man's condition? A. l~o, I didn't. Q,. In other words, the1,e was no change in his condition after the case was dropped? Mo, it didn't seem to make any d.iff erence either one nay or the other. A. Q,. lfow., Doctor, going back to the auestion that Arthur Lee suggested, you said that a man could suffer from traumatic neurosis even though there ~1as no injury? Mo, I didn 1 t say II trauma tic neuro si s 11 • It" would be just a neurosis. Q,. A. That is a di f:feren t type of neurosis? Yes, that is a little different type. Q,. A• Tha·t is called \7hat? Psycho-neuro ei s. liR. GALICICH: That's all. ( Whereupon., the witness was excused). -o- �MAR 9 - 193s !1:r. !}. ih11 .Llu:tr ~it,y Dear Si:r : Your lGttcr oi' I:.l~ l.'cl'l '1th 1s DG!:'0.,: 8 mo o .l-1.S I UllLi.0'r-f)t~i'.Hi the t;or..1p <Jrrn·1t1on L ari, t110 pur11osos ror t7llich Hrs. ~ ti~;ick1 t:isn.cs t11c 1·ili1p ~um 1-H;,~r!f ou t Z:re u ot cont o:npl atct¼. tJ~ tn:.; 1aw as 001:ug ooJects .i"oi:· 'i..l11cn lmup suw f.1l\Ywx-m'c-s \':i l l ·oe !!mcte, i:mct I i.3ra c 1 rcrLc.i. tn:.:t i.t 1 consEmt ed. to 1 t, I \:ould. be s1:;tting a :1•ocvuell. t ttrn t .. ould give m0 unto..l,.:; t rouble, cJld ·t >rin~ mucn critlei t u 1.l;}Oil ,jJ J b,Gti:·· . rjicw:··1 ::. c0::::i,-?rJns:st:lo {.;.\"; Q;."d. is t;.ot iut'.:::ndcd to oe used L, puying i'l0r nt:rnb~s.~1c~' r:s u 'Ot~, r..or is 1 t int ot ueu ·t o b~~ ·u;:od 1·or _:;uyin_:, 8.UY ctcots. Tu0 f;t2.tute 9t'. r·tlct1.l::rly st c t ,e s t .ne.t no ·,02·tion o.r this .runct. CEll yas~ l:ly r:tt.:.cooo.ut , or miy o'th0r op•:'.::r..s.tion of l~n.-,·1 Lhic.i:l r:ou.Lu include, of cours~: contr.:!cts, ,.:greemer..1t.s, etc . Tho oo:noy is pro. 1 to t:, sui ·v iving rddo,•, mo21thly .in 8:ii,:\ctl~1' tµv s:::.tw u .y ~r.-t pension rJoncy is paid., i;;ith tne proviso t11 .... t ~1 .i.uo.L:; su~ :01.:s,- os ootain(;d if t.nG coui t fi..nds ntne reces si ty thereforn. A 0 0 I feel. tn&t ever;; coc.l o~~I'E.tor in th(: Southern 1Jyo1:I1il1.s Associ.:.tion r,ou.La. ba utterly oJposed to tne i.;n.yi:H?:nt, 1n ::i luill~::- .SUID.9 or arq or tnis c:\·,arti. for t.a0 purpos&s n 2iu1ec..i. in 3·our l!_1tt c.!' . Lt' · your re ·.,uost in this behcil f should nocowe ~ frre c~<:hm t, the11, of course, evor:y surviving -:;; ic.o-.: roce1 vlnt; aom.I.)0ns,:rticn at, ,;U'ds ~-ould De;;. oo:.rnt . oy twr husband's crectitors to give h e:t· money to p:9,y .nls d.obts, au .... tne~~ crea.1 tors r;ou.1.d c.:_u•e i i ttle i.r tnc: \?idov;s th•3 y u~ti hounded to death snoulci bG:come· nolici tors of l'..ll.1-blic charity, a1tt d0p~nuerit uk-'on our cities one otncr munioipr1l corr,ior•;~tion.s i'or tuoir ct-.:ily oreul . I s:·. oUlti v ery ;'!Juen .Lik s to c1eeomou~te you i:r.1 t.tli $ t:;:.;".:.tor, nut l am positiv0 t.l:l ~t; ti\j" e:rnploye:rs ;;;ill. ex;, i·~ct me ,Go :,;:ro'tGst. the grtm.t1~6 o.t c:i. lump swa .±'or tn~ pm..-pot.1~:~s Dt.b0.:r.l. .fr;. you1· 1 ,3t·t.~1x· o �WA.L,TEh A UOIH Attorn.ey .at Law Mr. T. s~ Teliar0rro, Jr. Attorrwy at Law Hoch: Spril'.!3 s., Uyo..1ill5 J·csop11 .Katich, r'hil o •lwployetl oy t11B ~ Cool Qoillf ,,-:-:.lly at. 1Jl [.i i1•t,0 0. n tl. S a coal. mi:n01', t~'CfJ __,.. i:.e_;.t.Ci:H)C::l' 7tx1 ., J.9aL-, k ill O' t bJ a !'U!lt.:iV:zy Cur, His \'jif'<:,, Kr.. t.rwrine K2ticn, and ti.i~ ct1iL:1ren .:: 0r-0 :J.\'., 1::. '◊Gd co@}; e-x.i.,sa tion 01. 2- ccouu t 01· .tll s cwntn, 2..uei iJ~ s. ltatic11 h ~s b l;en urowing J iG.00 on per r;ontu. Sue ila s a s.Kea m'.2- to ~G.li e i•.r)Pllc~.tion to t1.1e court for·· a lump sum arwr ct to p8. J some of tn.cir .c .1.' ~ :.... ltors. Prior to ·t.uo de~\.th o!' Lir-,. .liatien, the .follOi'.'i.ng a ccount.s 11au ·01.:~n lncur r eJ., viz .~ ·:rne Supsrior LUIDLJGl' t;ollipany, ~tlG. fi ce on a.ccount, '.;)£88. 29; ?l(;lllori stone lirocery .:2nd Ii'illing Station, ) 90.66; O. lionatto, bel 2nce on account, Jl8.l5; . County Treasurer, t~....~i;~, t.;,<15. 09; Tony .i:Jegovich, c&s.i:1 loan for r€J.rlodeling 11onw, ~)250.00. Tuere. is a..Lso a oalence due on ~ccount 01 funcr3.l o.xpcms~s to tno Hoge.in £:lortuory in the sum o.1' ;~·114.00. Tnese clebts rmount to :;.;ao6.l9. I::Jrs. Kati cl.1 r:oul <' like to h ave enough mon0y tmnrd.ed to her to pey these debts. I r;onder i I' yoti i~ill h~.ve any objection to (:;ntr.:;ring into a Sti 1tul c:i tlon Xor th,J ,.}lt Jifili.:mt 01 Go. J,ump sum to lLrs. E.\:it;icll, eo t.tw.t 6.i1t3 nwy liqaic!ate the rore~oing, .1.nciGOi2d.nos.::;? Tnought I S.i:l OULi tt\AC tnis mi:d;t,ar• u .;., \ i tn you Defore 1'iJ.inci no:t' &.l-)£..).l:i.cf-.t1on. �.-, :·,. l .: ' ._ :> Rock Springs - Oct. 2, 1933 (1' /6 / I Nr. T . S . Taliaf2rro, Jr.: ---- I thank you for yours of the 30th ultimo regardin{; the case o:f r.1 r. Levkulich. I think it i s a goo d thing to send these men to outside a.octor s once in a wh il e , it ve,,.y a p parent tha t the local doctors ano t he oocto r at Gr een Ri ver who exam ined this man certainly v; ere wi o e of the mark in their exam in a tions. V �Ro ck Springs - Oct. 2, 1933 Mr . l~ug ene I·:l cAuliffe: You n ill be interested, I am s ure, in the attached letter from l'A r . Ta lia.ferro. this c ase being the one that Mr. Taliaf erro c a lled your- attention to, th&t Dr. dhalen had been aske ci. to Giv e an o p inion on. I presume .Ll. J.. Tc:i liaferro me c;;.ns Dr· . .Nilsson when h1~ refers to the Chief ,, V urg e on. �ITAHOAID FORM 2103 IMt-l0,000 THE UNION PACIFIC COAL COMPANY Rock Sl) ring s, '.'/yor.iin g . IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO OFFICE OF Se ~t ember 3 0 th, 1 9 3 3 . NO. Attorney .i'il.r . E u g ene :Ii cAul ii'f e 14 16 Lo a~ e S tr e et Omaha, Ne braska Mr· . Ge or b e 3. Pryo e City Gen tlemen: I t h ink it mi k,h t i: > e o f i nter e s t f or you to k no w t l w t t he em11loy ee o f t h e Lion Co a l Com_!Ja n y , ':"as il Levkul i ch , iNh o c l a ims p ermanent oi sability o i' a ra t her ••to tal " na t ur e , a nc... who wa s l:3ent to Loctor Wha le n by t he Count y Attor ney , btnd who L octor \'lhalen r.J.o. Ge the rey ort conce r ni nt, 1Nh i ch vJe ha c.. s ome corre s11onc. ence E._l1 C., a lso convers a tions, wa s s en t by t h i s o f fice to four E~ ecialists of u i d e re puta tion a t De nv e r, thes e spe cia lists bein g :::y eci::::. . lists in f our c.. i ff er ent b r a nch es or feat u r e s o f the ir p rof ess ion. A close examination wa s hel d upon the wo rkma n, c lai minL :h i s ciisabi 1 ity o r i 6 i !18 . te d f ro m an injury in · t h e mi ne, 2n d they aJ,.l a g ree th 8 t hi s alle t, e d c..is &bility h a s no connection wha tsoever with h is injury. To r.iy min <., , this sho ws ho w nece s s a ry it i s tha t once in a wh ile we a c.. oy t thi s cour s e. You \-1ill reme:nb e r in the Koprovrnki case, t wo of the ::::u r 6 eon s in s i s tee. th a t t h e man h '" o a fracture d ou ck, <.. ue to a mine a ccident. I tho ub ht tl1i s w~s not true, out I was f orce d to s enc tl:.e v:ork ma n t o . :. c. l t L i::.11 e, to b e e :xamineo. oy f our c.o c tors the re, anc a lso to t ak e t he o eyosition E of some four o r five cioctors in Denver, who hac examined h i:n, 0x ith the re sult that two aoctors claimed hi s oack was broken from a mine injury, anci seventeen . claimed that there wa s no evi6ence whatsoever that his back was ever broken. Yours truly, T. Chi -=!f s. Tali&ferro, Jr. I think it mie,ht oe auvisable to show tnis l e tter to the Sure,eo n: T.S.T. TST: g a COPY � 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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Title A name given to the resource Workman's Compensation Lion Coal Corporation 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, Lion Coal Corporation, 1933 Description An account of the resource Letters and court transcript's pretraining to the Lion Coal Corporation in 1933. The documents 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 George B. Pryde, T.S. Taliaferro Jr., I.N. Bayleess Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0230 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. 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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/bef68323c0daf7897bb9259169cf0bff.pdf de80e6a7f1ddbbf2b9d848cb36ebcc96 PDF Text Text VIST OF ,. t • F. MASTER.TO - AND �.:;un a 20 o 1039 l!:r. ',"Iilli an F . r.:a.otcr-;:o·n The :r:c.il a.n ~ir.i nc Ac.mini a·;.rc~: on Ch~o l:o cht1an t; , L-l'.Y ch Hopci ...:·rovinc e, Horth Ch:l.na D oar :i.::r. Lias t er ton : I hnve youx 1 8t·i;c :i.· today, ,:Jli.tten on U~ 18th. I t io e:.:trencly i ntc:rcotinc, cud I c:ioi.::u:r:e you I fJ.l e;r. tr ~:iely o.eli c;ht ed to get i t . I h :.1.v e ·c.,kc..~ t he lib erty o:t' publi shi nc; i.:c.xt o :f i t in oul' J uly ::.:ac,;azf n c, i7hi ch you i.rl 11 receive in C.n c ti. wC . \'le hv.ve jua t :fi i'li shed our 1-'i ftcen th /1nmin.l Old 'l'i ners ' Reunion Saturday, rrl ·i:;hou r :b'i rst .Ai d conteot tho :xrs7i.ou s daY - I n.n sure you t;ill be i nterested in xcad.i;1~~ ol t:·j.e ce r:ffciro, ,:.ili ch v.rill <llro c:,,yea;i;> in th e J'uly l:.2Gc1~inc. '.:here ,"Jere s even t een Bo y en d G:lrl Scout tcw:10 , a nc. ·c,,elve ::.Gul t t c w.10 en t crccl . '.!'.h e Boy r..:nd Gi rl 3L'OU t o , ...:.1 t:houJt in c. ue.urrc~te c.avisio_n, rated ·very clooe to t ho ne., 1 0 tee.Do . Our Goi'cty roco :td i o 1.Jiclcin{;;. u.i., t:hi o ycr;r. ::.::I, ~.;e huve 139 ,000 mun hours 1.:01·kecl 11e~ lo ot-tiue rccidcnt. our Su_;crio:r 1 B0 Jjin e ,·:on the sen tin '--l s of. -->Qfc ty t:ro~Jhy .ro1· 1~38, t·fu.icll makcrn f ou r ti me □ tr"l u ~ thiG t1·o~hy h~~:.:; been e:rn.nled to the Suycr.i.01· cin ee. dJ j '.Ihe co a l bu0incos is xathcz-· ~lo ri . '.l'he co almininc s tri k c ·puo ahort-li ve<1 , cn<i t1n0 ilev0r juotifi ed. o :bop c tl~f t ~or.ie u,•Y E:>mC' f'o l'fil of a.rbi tJ.~a tion .:111 se tt.1.c L:1bor cli o1.'. t-;J, ,:-hicll are 60metimeo un ca lled fo1·. our ,;o:s.·ot cdfi'iculzy &t the ..,reacn t t i me i s the quo.l' Zel bctnocn the CIO e:,ncl .AJ-:'L, ihe ._Jubl ic r nc. t h~ C!.lJ.Jl oy e::: of t en the :11 rmo ccn t bystcncier . 11 r.ho.11 he c l c.6. to t ok e Cul'0 of ; .1·. J~·..mi CC'Jll, to i vi ::it i;i th him. You l!le.Y r eot i ,s:.;urecl ,·:e ·.·111 t dcc c.ood <,, 1·e of him , ond chon hirn eve:rythi n& h e deoirea to oee here. Sh:.?11 be elno. , too, to tell: , ii th him coou t hi o vi oi t to 3co tlc.ncl. l :...n, am l ool=ine for Y10 1'cl I ~E. tel:inc the l iber ty o f Gc.ndi nlS you u little bool:l o t, '' Some cnori e1., or _.1·. Carl n . Cray, n by li1·. ::u cene i ~C!tu li i'fo. :.i:r·. Gray \ ·1:...0 l •rcr-;i ucnt o :i.' tho Unio n ~ucifi c �J:la ilr o £.6. fo:;. n.::ny ycd'O: ::.::c .... ..: ~ ·Jc::y f in e e;@ tl e,"!!.an . L" I ·. ::c.Auli fi'e , b ein& r n ch, ::'::..~ .::.,1u~ · ,:-~·o t~ c. i'iu e cul o & , "l.7ill. ch I :2:1 sure you ·.:o ulD lil,i;; ~., :_:-·,e. __ c:·'l L~-~ d to !;::1-.1·,--; -~h ~.t every thinc i ::; &o i nG ucll ,.-_,i t..ri you , ~ n c.. ho.:_1e ;;,.o-.~ ,..::J ..>e &bl c t o -vi si ·G th e Un i i eu St a t es agai ,1 i.::,on . 0rtr•r:~1 Si•:n P,!: 6Evt;tiJE 3. Pf<YDE �The KE~il2n riining Admin istri:1.ti on Ohaok oc:i::wang , 'KLlyeh , ho_;e i l)r ovince r-I orth Chi na . .1.st~1 - } I I ,.'tr. George B. Pr y-:.e Vice Pres i o.ent , O~er-ntian , The Union PG.cific Coal Co . Ho clc S ) rings , 1.·. yo ui.112; . ;.,i:l.~~, 19 9 RECEIVED JUN 1 9 1939 VICC:. Pf-iE:S10 i· NT OPl?~.h.T!CM • l Dez.r I.:r. Pryde, I v.•ish to tm:,.nk :-: ou :t'or your letter of 7th. J a n UB.::.·y. I was very glad to hear that you were a ll well e.nd that your l1.1ines were going well. I am. 2.lso extre mely interested ea.ch rnonth to read from your Employees Magazine of your excellent Safet y records and of your untiring ca JI1paign in t r.at direction. It is exceedingly difficul t i n the l'Eines here to do much of tha t descript ion clue the lack of education arnongat the miners 2nd to the shortage of relia ble staff f o r supervision. It is impossible to get the p e rsonal touch, which is of _course essen tia l; you will realise that when I tell you the.t we b.e.ve, every day , a total of over 11,000 shifts viorked underground in this rnine a l one, and that is 88,000 man hours of exposure 9er day . Tr.e coal tra de sti.Ll ilourish es h eEe . ':l e are 11roducing a n a verage dai.Ly output on -~ tI1e top side of 7 1 200 tons per da y, Vlhich is our present capacity but we hope within o. yer..r to increase that to b , 000 tons. The exchange difficulties in China b.B.ve consi<lerably increased the cost of .li ving for the workmen and we h a ve had to fu r ther �- i - t;"' incre::.:.ee t : ~eir \',zges Lnd e;ive assistance by subsidising the SU,i:)_pl.~• o:t' f.Lou r to them a.t cheap rates through Ollr r:e1f'::;.re organisation . I he.ve rer d v:ith regret that you have been lw.ving strike trouble in the States but I trust that it is now ainicably settled. I am enclosinc; the CG.rd of Mr. Jamieson , our Cent rel '.'.1 orkshops Supe rintendent, who '\'72.S with the :life Cof.. l Co. be:fore coming to China . He is i ·etun1ing to China irom Home Leave via the Sto.tes auring June and I toolc the liberty of advising him to stop at Ro ck Springs if he had time. lie \'/Ould oe very interested to see :·our new plant a t the D. 0 . Clanc Uine . Life here continues to be interestmng and conditions in the North here are a t present quite settled under the new regime. In Pebru.c..ry we :ri.a.d a visit in the i'liines Area from the British Ambas sador to China , S i r h rcniba.l.d ClG,.rke Kerr. At Easter I took a week ' s lioliuay c:.nd s 2 ent it at Peking, v1hJ..ch is about 150 fililes from here . It is a wonderful. &nd a fascinating city a nd certa.inly shoy;s that the a ncient Chinese could teach us quite a ~ot. I enjoyed the trip very much. I v:ould lilce to send my .. indest 6 a:r.ds to 1.Irs . Pryde , to yourself and to all ,:horn. I had the pleasure of meeting at Rock S,:.)rings . Yours very s :ncerely , �WM. JAMIESON WORKSHOPS SUPERINT ENDENT THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION LINSI NORTH CHINA ��L;;.--. ·:·ra. "2 . ilns tci·-::on c/o Toe Ka.ilan I..:inint:, l'..d!:").i t1i s-t:.' ation Chc.o ko cll't7C1l C, Kuy eh Hopci. :.::-o vi nee , lio!'th Chi11 n Dear :.1r. 2-:Qste:rton: It ,..-,•ao indeed a plce.ei.,1r0 to hove your l etter o:? Dece:;1bcr 5th . ,:i th all t l.:.c confusion in Chin n , I have been rnnderini.3 hO'."i you t1ere e;etti nc; a.lon e; , but ora c l c,d to knoY! thu.t you ure ::;;tcyi nf;, :..rw t ha t ever·ythi ng i o Lu in c along \7cll ui th you, c.nd t 11c. t you .::.:re minin e; a lot of co ~l. "! ni ll be intci-eotecl i n lmo\'Ji ne ho\'1 your u en p l ant com.eo out c..u:!.'inc; th e s,::l--:!:l ex ::re :1 th s • 0:J.l' D. O. Cl a rlc lline is now on p:t·oduction, c'!n tl ·.-;e e::-.;ect to r.1cl<e that o. l arge _pro du cer. br in gins ou ·i; '? ~ot.0 ton ~ in t\-:o !Jeven-hour shifto. If you come throu~h he:re, I ·;;i ll ue slud to ;;ihoy; you around, ohouin{; tho ll,any i m.;.)I'O v~_rn~n -ts r;e ha·v·e ,"Jade s inc e you were here l ust . I hear from 1:r . Reid once i n n r:hi le, r,l '1;hougn not often, ...nu rlote he i::; tioi n:;; i...OOC! Lo.!'1: in J ufety. :..e had a pre tt:;,· &,oou. ye.::.r :?or ac ci de:1 ·i; c -· -. not too c:ood, '.:ith t1;;0 i' e>.to.litieG -- bu.i had a ~ood :r.-cco1·u. '..linin g • .... little ovel' '(l1i-ae willion tono of ...c1a.l, •..1th t.n ..:.ve1:a""'e o f n.oou t 103,000 man hou1·0 of O]qJOouro IJer l oGt-time injury. lk.rma i'inid,.ed ti.i.o yec.r •.1ith 2~2,000 i,1on houi·s , ·, .n.ich i ~ u re:.1ar::~o l e reco !'d. bu t '.7e :feel -:,e h,?~e· not· yet re~c110d t..1-ie ·~ov, enc.. ere Loin t; t".J kcev t.ryinc . i.loc:i:ta i:; ;-:1errict,. , we., , .re h~VE;; one cr. ..nc.it:nn ; they noz1 li vz in .Jac!:con. ·:zyamine. :1e al ro hn.v c one g:rand:2on i n C.:hi cc.o,, 1il'l~rc my ;:on i ;: cr:1_,loyco. l.iy the Gooduc.n :::en ufc,ct urinc Cor-1._;e,.11y. I \·1i l l be e lc.u t:i h~ar f1•om you. c.:i; :.Ya;/ 'd ue, ~nd i t .. .:.a c. u l cc.:.n.,.t .......1.'p1·ioe tr; ll~vo 3 ouz· letter :-.: t t1.e Ch1.~1 .:i tu:. ::: zec.m ri • 'VGJ.y sincerel y youro, Or\g\nal 91.gnea: ,.. • "1 ~ .. \.t,-" h\,,A'- B, PRYDE �r V4 ~ v . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~ .. ~ C, --op~ ~ V\J ~ . . . . 0 (-- ._fl-- ~ ar,,_,t?"J . ~ ~. I ~~ ~, ~ -tr ~ of ,_, ~ ~ ~ ~ J,,,.~ c; ~:~•~ , w.- l .,.. «-..ot 1A,w, ~~ ....... t,.,1. "'o 'r~---:JWr ,. ~ /;:J:p "r LZ f--c. ~ ~ r ~ J ~ ~ . c)- c.u-...G, ~ l ~/ ~ ~ . v ~ I ~~ r-'-' ,;7 ~ . / ~ ~ ~ "---"' J,- ·4 , ~~~ 14-J,r-t) ,. &-t!..tJ I t~~ ~ qo ~ v~ . �( r· u:=, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 0 r j~Q. ~ w~ ~ . ,/,-4 of-~, ~ r•◄ ~ (4"' . ~~7 ....,_.,__ .,... "" ! ~... ~ ,~ ~.-1 ~ - d ~ ~ (,,,..,.c ~ i~!-- ~ ~ I ' / ~ "'- ~ ~ • tk ~ ~ .,,eLA., n.....a _.. C ~ ~ ,.~ ~ J-- • e.., • ..d ~ 11-r 1 !},,Ire 1,¥< """"°' ..... a:; ~ ~ r...-. ~ <rz.J- ~ ~ CJ-4 ~ o If · "(-- ~~ l; i . . o ~ ,~r7 -c """ ~ "1--..d. 'b ~ r AJ~~- ~ j,, t'\.r'J<V ~~(J,CMr"V a:;-_,r-a:...; �~ -- c=.,'-cp F,., ~-=i "'~ ,.,_. '"""~ ~ """""' .... tf&-o{-J" tJ.-4 0.-- .,.~ -tr ~ I~ , /1-1 , t'f- ,._,~ ~~ ~ "r w; M" 1-. ; < ~ ~ l,.c-~ rt-<! ~.,. .::;~ p-~ cl ~ '-- l �(~) ~ ,,~, - C<i A..()I. ~ I ~7 ~u.,....a.-,~ r . ~~ ~ /~ ~ o-,,,.eJ. -,__ r 1""'r l"=<t • ~ ~°'-~ ~ I=-; Vt ~ ~ ~~. 04..~~~5.e ~ ~r- qq+ ~rrv-,,.d �------ ,rv. n c 6, 1938 .Jilliar:i !? . llasterton , :~sa , c/o Kai lan ilining Admini st!'u:i.:ion Chacko ch,1a.n&, Kuy eh F.opei P rovince, lfo1·tl'l Chinn 1 Dear ?.::r . I1nsterto n : I rm.s f'lll'pri sed to read in "Co al Age 11 for June, 1938, the.t you have been appointed unciergrolll'ld raanager of the Chaokochu:ma colliery. I had not heard :f'rom you for eome time, end ,,as r:onclering ho\7 you \7ere eettine a lonr:; i n the Llidst of a ll the turmoil in Chinn. Glad to lmor.r th~t you ar e s till residing there, and apparently everything i s going well \':1th you. 2vcrytl1ing ia moving along r:i th the openinG of our new mine at Zuperior . It i a pretty \"Jell developed nou. 'lhe ti pple and beli conveyinc; oystsn ere bcinc; installed , and nill oe compl eted l a te in July . \; I hear from Ui·. K. H. McUeill that thei1· ncm colliery in '.leat ]'if e i o also bein1., r~pidly d evelop eel, md they have nou reachecl the coe.1 ,,i •m their shaft, t.n<l a.re 1,uttine; up their cleaning ~<i pre1.Jar0.tion p l an to. You may be in te1·ested in our Old '!'inters 1 pro c ram, \·;hi ch I em sendine you. ~-'i ll be s l ad to hear fro m you mon you find i t oonvoni en t. Very sincerely yours, Orlirlna.1 Signed: GEORGE B. PRYDE Eno. �:..;r . ',:'i llia!ll F . £.msterton c/o '.ihe Kail an .'.li :-iin;:; _\<bini :;t::-i'.ltion Ti en t sin, J(o rth Chine '!lear ~ - !.:ast erton : It ,7e..s E.. pleaGl.!re t:o h3a:;: .::r;a.:l.n f .rom you a f e\"J ciays ago . I \:ran sur.!.n:i f:leu. indeec:., to knot; that you ·:;e::-e l e::.'7in:· fJ C'.O Gland , co:i.n::; to c:iina . I c annot blane you , IJec auoe a ;yolli'lg raa.1 ·:1<:lilts ·GO wove o.lon£ nn(: g et !";:omo advanc ~~ent a~ter he has ~eceivc~ ~n education, [lld th~ ee years i n a o.tf':feren ~i; c.t-:no Dl)t1ere , under a diff e:.l:'•an t co~1>~ny, v,'i 11 even tually do you no h a:rm. . You r;ill ob t ain valuubl e ex.>e:t"'i ence, un d I am sure the exyeri 2nce you h a ve hereto:i'o~e oo-i;ui:1ed ',Tl 11 be hel::.,i'ul t o you in s ou:r neu :oosi tio11 . At one t iae 'l'hc Union 1-':ici:fi c Goal Conpnny had ~ru,y Chinese ;:1orki.ng i'or it in t h e mines, ~urming U"') uu·i;il i n c..l'uuaci 1800 there ,;ere about '700 OJ.. ·i;li.e-,a . lTo-:; ,::e have no ..}h inG:Jc . 1·~ few yea.l':J ULO, T.'e s e:ut t t,C l ast of the::i back to Jhina, on ·ucnciou . c e:1e fro-:::i C.:.nt on . C.!lin~ . - !..:oct o f tl!em I run ver:y much eurpri sed to imo'.1 that the Clli.nese .ire mininb c ol!.1 at su ch a depth, a.0 I \ :us uue1er the i r.ivxesfliou that coa l uo.s under com11arativcly lioi·i; cover in t:lOJlY yur t s o f (,lli. ua. I do not h ear f roI:1 !.'3 . Rei<.l very often , out p r esu.Je he i s ousy . I no te in tllc Colli ery Qul-i.rdie.n that he i ~ curryini:; on un i ntensive s i.iety p 1·of,rw:.1. Had o. l etter fion t...X- . I..:ci!cill ant. he is spenainc ~~c t i!:10 in C Cl'.'.:1G'1.1 • ow.· con1:;t1·uc tio n •. or~ i l::i £:,oi ng al.on!; f o r the pre::rnn t :;c:n.1· , am , :;e are :;:iovi n G clonu, tryinc; tc t,et our lJl"C>Gl·w:1 cowplcted b efore the c.dvent o f the. cold u eather n e,,: t fcll. ·::e bouJ1t qui tc a larce nur.'lber of loacin:: ':':l~c'i.::.n~~ c :tin, ::,r!.:1~i:;:-ll:,• r-,.';.akinc conve;tor'3, ....1th one Joy lo~c.a.cr for :;;in~:inb :::lo.1.> C6 :;..t t he ::clia.nce f i e l u . Y,:U CL ~ce:2c to :..:c c:o inc c:;ccll er. t r:ork , -:-li tr- e t en- decree dip. I ol"..all b e i..,l n.c. t o he~ froo you from t i me to tioe eo to :,ou:r c.:!.:-1c11. encco i n your ne;, J.JOC ition . Ver;1 oi n cerely your s, t.itl ith,al ~ li.uca: CiOHGE B, PRYDl . \. . �\ I 94,CRA I GHOU SE R OAD, MYRESIDE, ED I N BURGH, 10. /'1'-4,. j~- 3. ?7 oU ' u~ ?~ . ~ ~ / A< r-~-~~r / 7-'c...,_,._r--,. ~ G--t,.._~ , ~~d s .Ro~ 0.s--. ✓-l . h;,~. :Y ~ ~ ~ ~ -z;- A. o,r ~ y-cn--- cltrr,,,...A ~ r ~ I ~ eh~~ ~ ~ ~so tl~ ~~ . ~-:t~ -: -z.....c.. ~ 'Z-r.- ~ , ~~ . ~ ~ ~ --c;~ ;~ f---e/ ~ - ~ ~ of j;t~ f-<. - -c..r ~ ~ ~ cj4 ~~ ~r ?~ r--rs:s . ~ t.-i- ~7 �:; ~ a~ ~ ~.I-- . ~ {,.~ ~ c/ :f ~ ~ • tZ l-, Al~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~. - ~ ~ ~~~ ~ c-c-u ,I C-0 CJ 91'- ~() '-', ~ ~ ~ ~1-,..p ~ cr-o-c ~ /'-C..c, �,, . r-<.. . ~ C, ~ t') ~ ~ c:;:., ~"V ~ - I u:::;;:::;:.., r ~ �~ .?~ 4;z / ~ ~~ A.....: /'--7 ~ ~7 t,,;_--, ~ ~ • ~~d /4-,.< A-?-~ ~ -r /-1-c,, ;o/t) .J-c;~ 7 0-~ ~~­ zz Ar--4 ~ a.., C..-cz, /-~ ,L.,,. 7 ~ ~ '-' , "7 ~ D.-.ui-..., • �~ ~ 0"'1A- ~ ,/-l ~ "" ~ if ~ .4-..-i..-c. ~-- ·"1 ""-'~ " r? 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Eeizy of our ropes :--.m i'l'C.!:l :ZJO , 00 0 t.:i 400 , 000 , ,.ii ill. {00 ~OOO tono beinc a~out ~~ averaLe - V You ::re ~vine; c cood dc:i.l of e:{"_;_)e::-ienca C!.El t ·,:i:!.1 ba [I_ fine thi:1~; fo_· ~rot!. 1 ;.10 tc 1.: :_0.-t yet'. :::c:· rc[;,.aro.ine; tlle aC:,e'll~- That is one of the 1,cn~l·'..;ies of e..._e, tt1ct it -ou.J.c cc.~.i <.l:i.'ficult io1· clt e::i· -•~o:_lle to ::: ~::!.:..,t the::iselveo to ne\J Lit~tionn. A UC\, rl~ io eooin. in tho cca.l tlinin,.;, inclustT,i, "J. d~ of ·.:.u:rc r.ee::r...:i.ni ~-~:i:J. ,:n1 lnreer equi].X!lent. better canat,;cment, and ·i;hlG ouot be clone if" r..ro:fi to are to acc:::u.e to tL~ coa l 1.;lnic3 i~:.lt:r. t :;.~r . ~e c.tti tude of your ocn p o:r cou~cc, pl o.ces you in c. re. ti1c::- b ad ) Od tio=, i n2r:21.1.13h as ::::i~/ ru GC-3::-r..:.0 1: s y o"J. Ilie}lt ;"U?.l:e r:j.ll ::ieet ,;itll IilUC!l OlJ,!)O;}it'lon . •..::ilc r:ot all of t!...C t ::.1~:~~ :;-ou zc.".7 L.2 tl c Uni tcd. :::;tr.t~s c::.n ~a adaJ t cti. to :,our condi tio no i 11 Scotland, I a'::l sure ra:..:.ny o 5.' ~e thi n£;~ cc1 oc £.1 !0,Pte( t:> c.tnc..~ ta.;c , but, wi~~:t· yocr preae.'l t :!lnna.aement , not t'lu.ch of a _::-oercs=i ve n .:.tui-e c@ be ncco!'l~li ::::heli. I think the :7ii'c Coul CO~l)~Y' o ot2:f;;,', includ!nr:; ~r. Reiu. an<! .,.:r. :'.'.ci7aill, LO t L1Uch out of t.]1cir /.c.erican tri.:.>, w1u Aavc :rcclly cb nc u. lot o; ~ooti. ,. or:: oince they i, are out here . Bill I!eic. Dea;io to be dcin~ c. trer.ienG.ous lot of' uork in ::ia.f"ecy: uw I ar.1 mre i t \·;ill eTent..;all y bear reaul ts. unfcty c o=. no t be e.ccom1lliahcd It i.'.!lUct '!Je ru1 qlerceei va , continuc-:.za b. driftint:. alou"'. �2 cc::i?aign to ce-:; :::>a::s!ll t 1;. . -~ ·c.:t..:.:a:: E.2.::. i o on. ttle r l c;h·G trcc~r., r;iC. in a -;;~::;UA, o:.' ~--::.: ~:..::. ..... \::~:: ~~ ::2::>-r: secu1 is. . . ! -.:2.:= e:;·:c:i.:. .::.ec ~t- L.o ·.., ·:~h::i.t ~.1ou. ·.:Cl"c ll=:?ing a eb:-~~:::.:;a or ~~n. ::: •..n.o-,l~.::_i :.1::oba.bly thut the ol~o=- !len h.QC. C::.if i;c~\ c:....;s ::-_ou t:2._ t:inc c.nd not ~ct-..i.:-ncd 'irJ.t I ·:mo su:.·~ri ucd t o ::::~t1 ~roii. ·.10::c ~r".bl a to o'b tcin the younz c? con 2..1~c -'.:!'~ -t;::., -?~~. 7:: :.r:=.::, ,.;c !'!av e hE.d no c:.i="f::.cu2ty :.:.1 C.:ci :~ t-2i.:-.t. :r! ·::!le l:..·!Jt t bz'ce ye'.:l.l,c~ -:10 1":£:.ve hired c~ c.t on~ t :m-.:~ !Si c:? the yocr.:;e:r f:lGil, l ~Ge J.:; = b~::,s out o:f hiGil c c:.wol . : :1 !:. y e-.:...s:, t1l-::?y !:lG® t c ridavt ~e::ice'.!.. vca and b c ::oi:.:c c oou.. .. ~l'."k:1en. So her::: u c 11-".VG ::ol-:-~tl tho ln.bor ::_) l."'O !)'.!.c::i by ·;;::~iilins i1lese younger n en . .:e co:.nletc!l OU:'..' no\'JC!' 11l ~rr?; sa.tis::o..~·;;o:.!:'i lj•, o.m : clso ou.r tipple 2t Rol i£11ce.- I am.. ac:ad :1.nc you .:i. :.t:ic:izinc, t:.nder ::eJao.te cover, '.7hlc:l:l c i~eo you a \1ri teul.) o=" '?Joth . ·::e Ju:.:1 elco a l $~e ope~ation c.t StT_pei:iJ~ ..-..hl. ch uill hoi s·~ 5,000 tons va- dvy, putting i n l a.::cc pi·;; cars and loaC:i n_: cc.1.u:i.p1."1c:r·:., i.):;,.•ing:lne the c oQl ou.t t hrcu.,:!! a. 2 .eoO-i'oot roc!l: :::ilor1e r;i th the uaa of a belt c onveyoE J -:-:1th t ::u dti.v0::;, iih::.t io. e C:!"ive Gv~l'Y 1)250 :?cei . The coe.l m.11 ba dU!!.peci unCe:rground. ·:1e Y:ill c l Eo J'!l t u p a ne· : t:.J:)~.e, ine:. tu.11 nm·, l'cill'"on.d t:;:oaol~s, e tc. i.'ie had a very t.ood year, encl oux- -u:.~odu.ctio:2 fo= the ycer 193G uill be about 3,200,00J tons , e j out c normal ye:i~ fo:- i w . ! :mvo r>ley~cl col.:i:' ().ui te o. !>it ilrl. s y e... -::, :.nd e~joyeC i t t.,ra:aUy . 1!!'2 ntill :plcyin,z , o. □ tte r1e2.t har ha:; b2en e;:celleat u..:, t o the :.~ecant tine. I .z1 o.lco :aer1ding :•ou a coyy of a 11::(9el:' ";Jbich I rc::..d at c. ~eetinc of tl:.c Cbo~-~~ I!::.ul!Sc.o v..c-in.:; Co1.1_:i 31y 1 C otraf L O:'.lC time cc;o, ~ml U ~:'..!)C::.:' -:;Mc22. I x ec.<i nt the :DenTez.·, Colorado, riee ting c,. i' tl.12 :.J.r1c I!lopectors' Institu~e of /:!lc:·i.co., this l etter _i!li,)Or lo:t ~:;:- c.1:r.:.) ca.:1.,i1'!G 1n tea ri:.tional ::ifet.v 11e-:;Js. I ~ s·.irc you \1ill b2 interest~ iu tb~cc. I t~linl: ~he -)an3 ~: ihnt I ren.c1. to t 3.le Gooda.'"'UUl Co::r.:;,c.ny 1 o staff e.bcut tuo yen.re ~ -:, fi ta :rcu:r en. tuation . I !:o!,le you t:111 u:-i te me '.:be never you !'ind 1 t conTenimt, ao a.r.i c;lad to have y our letters . hope you nt~u your f:::nil§· klve o. !I::._.py c..na r :!"O sPc:ro;.1.,J lhm Y~ar. Cincercl;t yours. IJrl~ini,J :Slj!llt,a; GEORGF B. PRYDl I \ 0 �94, C RAIGHOUSE ROAD, MYRESIOE, EDINBURGH, 10. ---- 8 ~ . /V~ ~~ ~~. ? 7o,&i , &~~ ,,A--7/ ~ .fl ~ ~ ~ ....A--...e...a ~ c / ~ ~ / o=G, I , o/ ~ t,i:...,,- ~~ ,_,u ~ A.fo . 1 $,(:, �~ ~ ~ -- ~ ~ /4,..e,:::{ /,-. _d ~- .,,..., - ~ �~~ ,.--;7 7 . A.:n,--, V a...:. ~ ~ /41--, ~~ a_, ~ ~ ~ 1~ --r 7/-'7 ~ c : - ~ ~ / ~ /'z-b I . ~~. /'f7 -'7'.,<,. ~r)' -9-7 /'-?'/ ' ~ , ~ ,?-..c.....<,. t? ~ ~ ~ ~ & A~ ....F <. -z ; ~ - ~ p- Z::k ~ a., �~ I . ~ ~ ~7 7 ~ I , ~ A-~~ ~ ~ u/ ' ~ 7 ~ ~CA_ ~ r ~d-u.. - c~ u:;, ~ ~ ~s ~ ;'f- . 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I an1 ~l ad to knou t hat yoH are keeping bv.sy and 2.re enjoyinc you:z- ·::oz-k . ! ~ su.z-e the 'l."i s it to the ··n i ted S tates mis h el:pful t o you. tt.i.at :,rc11 Busi ness io pickin g up here, e.ncl r:e ';Jill mi ne about three t"J.llicn t on :-.J thi'.:1 y cr:.:r. Cur nm-1 ti ppl e ::.t ~\e li -,r'i~ce i ;: parti all y compl eted , and y:e are ueing the rn.n oi mine put . Our l !:l'[.;e Ct':l"e -c.r e c?.1 ;:o i r.. 01,eration en c they 2:re a.,.rerad-DG about '1 . 2 tons of coal. One came out the othez- day loaded ctth 6 ton::: of' coal, but tha t ;;,as t oo .r.eaviJ , •• e !:nm:- tl:.ey 1-i. r c Loin~ t.o be a erea t hel p to uo i n reduci ne;, our 1.:osts. t:e r lso .i.JU t ~5::;. of these ccr:s in ::cr!!':e, . 1 ✓ '1'hc !_)0;·1er t:l rnt. i :: nce:ri nc; co::11:l etian . :i:t ic ccr2.:.1l c t el:,7 mo(i1ern n."1d up- tc-c.at~ . J,11 the fi~·e:;:ie:1 and o:pe1·ct0:::--s hn.ve to do i ~ to ...-;c.tn}::. t h ~ iustrumen 't bac.rC: c ~"!u:"'. ::::c e t h:: t coal end cir ~re bei nt; fed pro:pcrly c.nd that the m:iter in -~he boiler i s kep t at the £,:roper l evel. •.. e a:r-e u 0i n(:, ;;m.lvcs-ized fuel uid lik e 1 t v c r:, much . ::e .1>l an to open o. net7 Dine at SUPel' i or, pu t~ci ng in s.lr :mai' ts , i'crie end equir,me~t thi s yea~, a nd event:al ly plan to lu.vc o. l)roduct ion of 5 ,000 tons in t r:o 7-lion:r shii'tc , a l so putting i n u.. a l arger car there 1.: i th t he 42-i nch ge.uge, prob~bly brinci ng the cocl out of the nine •:ii t h a t·no t houoa.vz d foot conveyor bel t i nst ead of n hoi nt. Altogether, De h ~ve had & butrJ SUITne r . �2 I a.1:1 learnine to v l l\\ LOl f , und maldng a fai:rl y ~ood job of it, but n ill probably !.? c v01· :::;uuce a cl1aTJ1.i)ion, as I starte d too l ate in life. Eo\-,evci·, I c:1jo:y t:he gruii.e gx·eatl y , ::nu beliave I could ~l o.~· :::. fci rly _n.·eu~fl t2.ole BcmlC m. th you. ·,::m l c I coulci not eY.i)ect to beat yov. , 1 thln::t 1 colllc. r1c.ke you play to bea t me • .i. ho~e ;ror:. ':':' i l l ;;::d tG :2c ..;or_.1~ t i me , and •.: :il l ex.i:11.:l ~t to hea=e f ro~ you. \:i th kind personcl rer;~:rd~ and bea t rd. s hes, I am ~i ncc~cly yo~rs , \• . !•-~~ 2,6 ·, �'l i _ a I I J ,.-- c.- ,,., <. • .• _, ,, . ,... I . - (_., t, I / .: / 'V 7. ... ..-.:- '-<-. .-:-.:...._ I. , I I ·._. _,__. _..!,:.,.~ .. , #" ... - - - - .:e '/- _,___, I I ... .... ... , . ..... ( 'i ~"L --. . <' • - - /. / I ~ .-.. -;-- ,, r I ..-1 -- .,£'-:. ? ,, , -- • , :.t.....-} _,..:J,:~ ;~ (..,.~ , , , (_ # , - .., a .. t_,.A , I .. I .., . . /,_ ,. 2 1 / '/ £,'., I / ; ~ _ : ... . ~ '-T °;" I , I . ~I ,. ( ' /', L "., £ ,, .,,, I I t~- /4.. , -!"-.C :_., ~ .,,<, ~ t tl..,..,,,L. !UJ; .,,,_/ .. ✓ .. ,. I . '-- .,I J a_ /,---_, JI', ~- . , / // : • , .{_A r""• , .. .,. I ~ ,. :,""'y' ' / _.,.,._ - ✓-~ - /tr'_./ I <-~ ' - ,,-((,,,~ c_ �... ,II < -. - ... ·-- ,,. " ,. ' . '-- -- t ~ J ,( f// _.:. ,I - ..t • r . ~:- ..,,,-1~ . l • -·,,,- -/- .... (.. ~ - . -t·.~-,., . ✓ -., · ..... . -.. .L ·, ,--: ...:. ,4 ~::.,..-~.~- - \ I \; c ) /• ___,.,. .;, ::;.·:..-- I -- ,. ,, \. ..,.. _ - . ; I .:_✓. ,, / - -~ . ,..-<---- (· .I / --Cr_x . r' -/ t '"'• F ".. ·~ -,·,.... I "' - / Ir/ ... ., . ~ . :J? . . "!_ I ,, _., •I I,; .'I / ~ , ..-....v I • Ii , ,,• .- ·' '~- -: 7_l..-'(. _ r .-. ._,.. .. ,i , ,. . ;,. , - V I ,, ~~::.: z-- .. I -i #.,. -- .. .. ......__ ... -~1/ ,:.:• I ,. �l Craighouse Ro c:.d, ilyresi de, Edinburgh, 10 . 1st F eb. 1936 ur. Geo. B. Pryde, t ' \. ~. General Lanager The Union ::-acific Co al Co . P.ock S~1~n~ s, ~lyos ing . r.. •3 \M ' Dear Kr . Pryde, I must t h ank you for y our 1 etter of the 6th Janum:y . I am very glad that you find the boo1': of interest. The c..u.thor, Dr. Barnett, is ministe1· of our church in Edinbur gh and I lmo~ him very well. is a fine \'Xi ter. He laio,1s Seo tland thoroughly and I kne\'I from our conversations, and from the film ' of your recent Scottish visit, that you were interested in the Border Abbeys, so I took the opportunity of send ing y o ;,,. the small gift as mark of my appreciation of 2.ll your kir10.11es::: I am kept pretty busy these days. I a1n still assi sting the m2.na5:er of J:!:asthouses lane as Yrell as doing a few Si)ecial jobs i'or :;.Ir. ::ackay. At Easthouses 'Ile draw our coal u:9 an inclined haulage, 1600 yards long ui th an average gradient of 1 vertical to 2.3 horizontal, b·..1t slightly undulating, as i t follo\'/S the seam. 1'he haulage is by means of e.n endless over- ro p e; the ro!} e is l 5/8 11 diameter and the tubs are attached sin,?;].y by lashinL, chains . The speed of the haulage is 1 - 1-~- miles :i er hour and ,ue normally dra,., 90 tubs .:.)er hour. tu·os ~re ke}.)t evenly spaced . The T't1e actual ro p e has been in a ally s ervice for nearly 6 years now and ,.-,h en i t was ne,,er 100 - 105 tubs ".7ere drawa :per hour. T'ne ro~::, e is still in g ood condition and alithough t11e outer yfires show a fair amount of ,.-,ear it is seldom that a brolcen rlire is found. �2 A new mine has beei.J. d riven .,:ith a n even gradient end i t has been made 12 ft. r;ide x 1 0 ft. h t gh, girder eci. :1i t h s t ee l 1 arc:1es at 3 ft. cent:-es i:.nd lined ·.:itl1 concrete. give adc.itional coal drauin 6 c ;::12.city . This is to Th e p resent 1uestion under consideration is Y1heth e r 1.:w.i n rop e or endless ro p e h aul a g e r,ill be installed.. 1 l"J.1e c .::.~aci t y u e s ired is 1,00 0 tons in 7 hours and a double drav1 main rop e has been suggested \"I i th the . descending empty train help in~ to ·o- l ance the load . The p rese nt ga.lge is 2 ft. and tub ca;;1acity 1 ton, \ ! ith 10 cv1t . tare. have enclosed a blue ~rint of our l a test steel tub . I Th ese 2.re Y!lc..~w.factured in the colliery Y1orkshop s and a re v er y robu st a n d. service.•~bl e. :For the n en incline, ho,;,ever, a tub of a:Jpro1d m.ately <iouble t h e c ~::.,aci ty vJOul d probably be mo re desi r e.ble. I knon that :nu have some stee_;;, haul age inclines, especia lly at Hann a :inc. I ,;~one.er if you can give me a ny informa tio n a bout the life of ropes, maximum size of ropes used z.nd a verag e s y eecl of hc:..-.;.lag e and al so ~.hether you have hc1.d any ex:,.Jeri ence of running ascemlinG and descending trains at the same t i:.ne . As you have probably already heard., the vrag es question .11. as been settled for the p resent . In .:icotlancl ti'l.e 8/- minimum h~s been raised to 8/9° and boys under 18 g et 4{~ increase . T:t1e ~ic..lancis of 3ngland, \'rhere ::.,ractically a ll the coal is used in tne hon e r.1arkets, an increase of 1/- :i;ier shift has ·oeen r;i ven . ?racti cally all the lurte consumers h l!.ve agreed to pay 1/- per ton more for their coal. ·:.'ales, no rthumberland, ~1d ])u r;_1ai:.1, ·:rhi ch exvort u high prorJ01~tion of their coal have only ~iven 5° increase. �7 Reid. gave a v er y good lecture to the East of Scotl and liining Stua.ents on t ::.1.e Safe t ;y -:o rk th2.t t.>J.e Fife Coal Co . a r e o.oinb. The idea is graduall)r g:cou in g here noi7 and I am doin g my best to g et fueill interested h ere, a l tJ1ou gh i t tak es a lot of l)erseverance . I sat the exc:rnin a.tion for 1ay :C.Ii ne ~clana,ser's Certifica te at the end of lfovember , but, a ltho v.gll I got over 601& in the six subjects collectively, I failed to f;et the rJinimv.m v10:rk in SurveyinG, so have to 1·esit t hat one subjec t in li~ay agai n . I was, of course, rather annoyed. u ith r:1yse lf for not 6 et t i ng it, bec~1.·.sa it should not have given me any difficulty, but I m~a. e a mess of tile beginning of the pap er c:..11d. it put me q uite o ff . F..o\7ever, I am still within the age, so am not norrying . ·:.re had so:ne pretty severe \'leather tvm ,,:eek s a&;ci. ~le ha.a a heav.1 snowstorm ·,,hich upset thing s considerably , blocked a ll tile roads but one from Scotland. to England, blocked some railr12..ys and brought down t ele:phone -_, ires. collieries for one <iay at least. ~nd quite mild, Yii th It stopped mos t But the wea thei· is fine ae::;ain the usual abundance of r ain. T".ae a.ea th of King Geoi·ge has overshad.o·.-1ed mo s t of the country 1 s aff.airs during the l a st l.0 ciays. It has baen really surprising to see the impression that i t has made . It has sl10,:m ag;ain ho\"1 h i e;h the Royal Fa.mily is held in the estimation of the beneral public. As I knew you ,·,ill be interested I have sen t under se~arate cover an illustrated magazine showing a n'U:!lber of p i ctures of the l ying-in - state and. ta.e :funeral. I.:r . ::.iacka,y thanks you f'or kindly a skin 6 for him and semis you his re.sards . at Bo ck S::_)ri n f:..S . :?lease remember me to those 1;7hom I met �4 ':ii th kind.est rega:i.-ds t o :.Ir s . .Pr yde and yourself . Yours s incerely, ( sgd ) ·,ii l l i e.:n Ii' . I.:a sterton CO P Y I �DI!, Ct>o:l.t).lOUfl e Ro e.cl , llyt-o Di do . Edintmrc;h , 10. l ot v'Gb . 1 936 l!r . Geo. B. Pryde , Gen erul :.tanager The u nion ..:·c.cific Coal Co . Rock Cv rin.:;o , t,yoLtln(.;. Dear :11· . :i?r yde, I muct t itc.nk you i'o:: yov.::' lc·acr o:r tho 6 th J anut:Xy . I en v er1J Glud tht'..t you :i':Lml t l?.c boo~ oi !ntex-es t . u . . .t l : l o r , D r . . B a r . n e t t , i s l!lin:1. eiel' t:nd I knou l:lio v er y ,-;el l . 1 o u i'i ne vx i ter . o f ou:: c h u x - c h : i .n 'mo . Jd i n b u : i : - c ; h Ho !mouo :Jco t l c.nd t hor outllly e.-llcl I kncm from our convorsC!.tiono , a.11d from tho i'i l::l oi' your r ecen t Sco tti ah visi t , t li..'"lt you tmrc interes t ed in tha Border 1~1>'bey s, co I t ook the O.hll.lO 2.·t uni t y oi' ocn<li ne ;vol: the U:U.?11 1..,i ft a.a cerk o f my c.vprcci n tion o f e l l your kinc!ncoo to ;:ne l o.st y oa :r. I on k ept i.>rett y buay theme &yo . I cm. otil l o.ooi oiine the mo.no!;Cl' of ~aothouooo lli no a.a \1ell a o doi n~ n f er, o:.> cCic>.1 Jobe i'or !!r. lla.ol:ay. At :Cas tllouooo \·1e d r c . o our c oo.l up an inclined bv.ul E!5e, 1600 ycrdo long \:ith an a.vez-c.;_;o crruiient of l vert1 eel to 2. 3 horizon t al, but olight ly undul c. tine , uo i t f olloua the aeCl!l. The he.ul tlgo i o b y m~o o:l o.n endl eos ovei.· - rop o; tho ro :.,1 e io 1 5/ 8 11 cli CI!loter tnd tho t uba ere o.tt achod eincly by l aabinv cllc1no . Tho oveed of the lmul oce i o l - l 'fi• mil ea ~ er hour and. we nomo.ll.y drnn eo tube i'or hour . tube c.re k ept oTenly :Jpo.ced. T"uo 'lllo c.c t u.c.l ro_1e h Qa b oon in uail.y s eni co t or n early 6 yearo no\7 o.ud \/hen 1 t ,·;no n u\7er 100 - 106 tuba wore dru'WO :var hour. ~ c ror, e i c otill in c.ood conciitlon and. a ltboUch the outer w1reo ol:ot1 a. f t:.ir wount o f wear i t 1 o ccldoa the. t o. bro ken \'Jire i c f ound. �2 ... A nC\1 nine ha:a boa:.1 <l!'i vi:>~'.! YJ:l 'iih nn oven crndiont Gild 1 t h afl bean occlo 1 2 ft . \:ido :: l lJ i't. !1.iGho gi:stle:?ed \';i th ctool aroheo o t 3 rt . ceu trea nnc liuct! ·,.:i "6.11 cm1c.t •cte. t,ivo ed(itional coc l dS'o..\1ini3 c:..._,i,ci•i;;s,·. '1'!1:!. o i o to 'l.'t:.o pz•~f.:lent que s tion under conoidera"i:.:lon 1. o -;;"Ji'lD 'O C~ 120.!n ~01., 0 o:i-.· onclleos roDe haul age t·1il l ba instt..-J.led . The 01:1.:_.:::(d. ~~ (.orJ:!.~ed io 1 :000 ton s in. 7 have ene:Wocd. a. blue p:-eint oz ou.:t· l o.test oteel tub. '1'ilese c.ro ncnu.i'aotu:red in t l10 colliery t1ol·kot,.oy0 nod m:c ve-z,y m,tmot antl ncrvicec.ble . ?or tho n cm incline, ho\"1ev01~, a tub of t'!.!}p1·old.me1·te!y tlou'ble t ho c ::i.1-~ci ty \7ould :t,,ro batJly be more cicsix-nblo . I !mon tlm t you ho.ve sooo ~tee_p haul nge ir1olinc8 , ec.vcciu!ly e t Renno. ::.m ! \:onclor i f you c un e;i.vc me any inf o!'J.110.tion a.bout ·fue li:?o of :ropes, oo.:~iml.F.l oize of rovoo u::ed a nd a.vol'e:&0 si_1c:.i0d of llaiilt!ae encl eJ.oo d1othe1.• you hr:.:va hctl any c:{::_.> Cl'i ence o i' z-unnine; oeccnclinc; end dee,coodiuc; train □ :.~t the oanc -'G irm . Ac you have p:robt.-...bly ru.xcudy hae~. o the 1.n.i.cea que □ tion ha.a been eettleci f or tho 1xreee~t . In Gcotl:lr.tl. the 0/- oinimur.a huo been ruiscd to 8/9° and boy□ under 1 8 e;ct ~{-0 inc2.•cuoc. Ti:.e U1<llo.Bio of :iJ?1Lll cnd , t.:hore 1.1::0.cticulJ.y Ell the coal i o uaod 1n the ho:.le oa.rl:cto, Lltl 1·norao.oo of 1/- pa~ 1Jh~.xt 110.0 been cµ'Yen. ?recti co.Uy o.11 tho lcxc e cone:uoera h t.VO aerccd to pay 1/- per ton t10ro for their coal. ·::a.loo, !To~thW'i!berlund, c.nd D·: ..tr~ , 1J.hich e~,t)o1·t i... hil)l riror,ortion of their cool have only ctven 5° increacc. �... s Reid c;;o.ve o veFy cooc; l0c•im:?o ·(jc, the Eo,s'ti of Scotland IUnlng students on tlle :3n±'otJ \..o:::.·~: tho.t ·mo Fife Co al Co. ti.re doing , The idec. io E,Te.c.ltu?J.ly c::017inc b o4'0 non c11d I am. doing my beet to {;et U'ie:J intcrootctl h~z-e~ a lt.!1ouGh it tti:!:00 e.. l ot of 1>crscveranoe. I so.t the czr.aint..~iori :i.bz: rzy filn0 1.!c.no!..(3:i:' 0 s Cc:i:-tifica.to nt the end of 17ovembe:t.•, bat, :::l·G'.!iov..[ili ! cot ovez- 6011 in the oii: subjects oolleoti vely, I railed t o c.ct 'ihe minimum t1ozk in surveyint., , oo hcwe to :i:osit thnt one eubjoct in I.fo.y aes.in . l uas . of com·0e, rather trnnoyad -r1i th m.ysoli' :foi~ not t,eititlG i ·i:., becQ.uce i t 0hould not have given me aey d ii'f1ol!l ey, bu~~ I. m.c.dc a. m,rns of the bec;inning of tlle paper £md 1 t put mo qui to off. Eot1evcr, ! ai.i still \'li thin ihc age, so alil not r10X'r-yint;;. ::e bed some 1n:etty severe v1eath0r tno \-,reets a!,.:o. ·i:e ha6 u hea'V'J enorrnto~ 't7hich upeet things coniid.doi·ably, blo<lliod n.11 the roe.do but one f'roril Scot~nd to Finc;land, block0d com0 rail\';ays and broue;ht do~n t elephone \, ireo. colli0ric0 for one do.y at lcaot. :i: ~ stopped ooot Bu.t the ,-,ea.th.er i o i'iac c(;ain .mu. quite Ilild, Pith tho u euul abunclanee of 4'cl.n . '.ib.o c.eu.tll o'C lU.ne Gcorae hc.o overcl1~doDed mo ~t of the country•o c:f':.i:1..:t~a dur1n 0 ti:.e l aat 10 tlu.yo. reo.lly t'Ur!)rioinc to oee ~~o 1m1,reosion I t h!.'.s boon tlla.t 1 t h~o me.de. It has omt.n O.Lo.in ho\1 hioi the Royal !?c..mily i o held in the eotimution of the t,;enernl publ1 c. All I kn•w you uill be 1ntereoted I ho.ve sent under coi.)arate cover t!.11 illuotro.ted mcaazino ohot1i11c; o. nuober of l)i cturce of the lyine-in-otate and the fme1•o.l, ?.tr . llacko.v thanks you i'or kindly uakine for bin and acncle you hio reco.r<lc. a w ck .SrJ rin;,.s. Pleaee rczneraber ue to thooe ubom I met �l \"fi th kindoot ~oca:;:,clo t o Ez-o . P-zyt:J.c M d youroelf. You;;.•o oincc~cly~ OO l? Y �94, CRAIGHOUSE RoAD, MYRESIDE, EDINBURGH, 10. ~JL,. t.e-41 • 2?. ?7 o4 , n ,r, ~ /'-7'---r ~ ~ p ~ · ~ ~. ~ .. ,, , \ ( S/--'v~ 7~7 · ~ ~ ~ /'- 7 ·--r;i; ?=7 G at: ~ C -· ?7 • ?...,_ r4 z;;. ~ 7 ~ ""-- E~ . IA-~ . ~z:c. 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Pryde, General liannger The Union ? ecif ic Co a l Co . Ro ck Sp rine;e , Wyor.rl.nG. Dear I!r . P ryde, I must t hank you for your le~Gter of th e 6th J ~nv.ro.·y . I am very glad that y ou find the book of interest . The c.. llthor, Dr. Barnett, is ministex of oui• church in Edinburgh and I knou him very \'lel l . is a f'ine ,:riter, Re lrnom3 Seo tlQ'lcl t horouB.h lY and I kne·w from our conversations , and fxom the film of your recent Scottish visit, that you ucre in terested in t h e Border Abbeys, so I took the 011.vo rtwii ty of Gend i ne; you the Gma.11 t if't as mark of my appreciation of a ll your kindness to me le.st year. I am kep t pretty busy these days. I e.m ctill assisting the manager of Easthouses Mine ae well as doing a few s:p eci~l jobs i'or ur. llaokey. At Easthouses 'li/e drau our coal up ai-i inclined haulage, 1600 y a rd s long 1'I ith an averai;e &;radient of 1 vertical to 2.3 horizontal, but slightly undula ting , as it follous the seam. The haulage is by menns of c.'l.n endless over- rope; t h e ro!-' e is l 6/8 11 diameter and the t ubs are attached oingly by l a ehint; chtlna. The speed of the h nul age 1 s 1 - l {~ miles per bour ond we normally dra\7 90 tube per hour. tube are kep t evenly spaced. The The actual rop e h as been in o.aily service for nearly 6 yearo now and when 1 t ,;ms n er,er 100 - 105 tube were drawn per hour. The rope i s otill in good condl t1on and a lt.bough the outer wire a sbo\"J u f a ir amount of wear it i s seldom that a broken ,·,ire is found. �2 ..._ A new mine h as been dxiven with an even gradient and i t has been made 12 ft. \7i de x 10 ft. high . girdered with stee l arches at S ft. centres a nd li ned tli th concrete. give additional coal draui ng ca pa.ci ty. Thia is to The present question under consideration i s tlhethe:r raain rope or endless rope haulage uill be installed. The ca:?acity desired ia 1,000 tons in 7 hours and a double drau main rope has been suggested ,vi th the descending empty train helping to ·1:>o lance the load . The p resent gauge is 2 ft. and tub cap aci tor l. ton , with 10 cwt. tare. have enclosed a blue p rint of our latest steel tub. I These are manufactured in the colliery workshops and a re very robust and aervi ceabl e. For the new incline, however, a tub of a pproJd.mately double the oapaci ty ,1ould probably be more desirable. I lalo\7 that you have some steep haulage inclines, especially a t Hanna and I uonder if you can give me any information about the life of ropes, maximum size of ropes used and average speed of haulage and al so Yhether you have had any experience of running ascending and descending trains at the name time. As you have probably already heard, the uagee question has been settled for the present. In Scotland the 8/- minimum 0 has been ra.i sed to 8/9° and boys under 18 get 4½ increase. The Midlands of England, where practically a ll the coal i a used in the home markets, an increase of 1/- per ahift has been giTen. .Practically all the large con sumers h ave agreed to pay 1/- per ton more for their coal. Wales, Northumberland, and Durham, which export a high propartion of their coal have only g1 ven r,O increase. �- 3 Reid gave a v e r y good l ecture to the East of Scotland Mining Students on the Se.fety '\':ork the.t the Fif e Coal Co. a re doing. The idea i s craduall y g:ro1.7i ng h e re now a nd I am doing my best to g et th.em intereot ed here ) a lthough it t a kes a lot of perseverance. I sat the eJ{a.min a tion fo r my Mine llanae er' a Certificate at the end of 1fovember , but, a l t hou.gh I go ·t; over 60% in the s ix subj eats collectively , I f a iled t o get the minimum rIO:rk in SUrveyin~ , so h ave to 1·esit t h a t one subject in May again. I uas, of course, rather annoyed. ,1ith myself for not ge tting it, because it should not have given me any difficuJ.-cy, but I mc:.de a mess of the beginning of the p ap er and i t put me quite off . Hot7ever, I am still within the age, so am not \7orrying. ',"le had some pretty severe weather t uo u eeks ago . ITe had a heavy snowstorm uhioh upset things con s idera bly, blocked all the roe.de but one from Scotlan d -to Engla nd, blocked s ome railt1ays and brought do'\7n t elephone ,·:ires. collieries for one da y at least. I -':. stopped most But the wea ther is fine ngain and quite mild, nith the u sual. abundance of rain. The death of King George h a s overshadot1ed mo s t o:f the country's af'fui.re durin g the last 10 days. It has been really surprising to see the impression that 1 t has made. It has shown again hov, high the Royal Family 1 s held in the estimation of the general public. As I knew you uill be interested I have sent under separate cover en illustrated magazine aho\-,in g a number of pictures of the lying-in-state and the funeraJ.. Ur• llackay thanks you for kindly asking for him and sends you hie regards. at R> ck ~.[., ring s. Please remember me to those rrhom I met �Wi th kindest regards >Go Mrs. -Pryde and yourself. Yours sincerely, ( ogd) williamF. Masterton A. M. O. AUG 6 1936 COPY �ilr . r;,:i. l? . :'.!neri;ertoH 9(, C~cl[llom:ia Ro2.<2 :Sdi ll'bm.~ch, t co ilt!.."ltl I ·:;no vc-;zy nm:f.:, y:l cC?.o:::i1~ ·~o h~v0 your ou:t>d o:t Ch:i.'is~o cree~~.nu:: ·, ;i th ·i;ho hook cniitl.c<l "Uox-der By..tJcys, Lothiru1 Lo~e:1 . r, 1'. ::no-.7 '.!: ...:hell find a Bl'Cnt deal of ;yl enoure :tn l"Ct::!.dinc; it. i: o.i_..11>a.r·~:J,.cmlt~:dy irA .... 'GG1'Cotcd in Uol::o IJO A'b'bDy . ns I ·thouc,.ht i t \70.G tll~ r:~o st beautiful of ·G?.le x·tdno or ·tJ!.o old abocyo X co.tr ,~hi.le in s cotl£1.ncl. J. rtl ch ·~o ·:11~:'!k you ±'o:i:: :i'~:TlG::l°beri.ns nc a.t ·Udo time, ..·nc1 a~nurc ~rot~ it filces1'h u. t;"~ c~ -:; <::ccl to ca. i..'e lmvo h,w. c. c.;c.,orl :..Juey viui to:cc .:;±.i1~c Jou u ,):::·o oui i:el'c , i:hc ~·1 (H3i ree6nt one ueint. !:£:,~. JI. n. 'i tC.:~eil1.) oi' tile ?lie Coal Com~,;.:wiy . uho u. H~u •i; 1:;cr,Jclr~:~l d !:.\.,r ~; ~~:.:-c it:opet:t!ng our la:i.~ae L>i ·t ours a.nu l'i..oicitinu r;yc..·;;o:m.:; ~ :_H:..A~ticulz.rly - :".e ,,-me l oold.nG u.11 -~hu lc.:i:·c0 s loe t :dc J·:oiot □ c..l'\d Gl!i'.:. J ·i1oir.;tine:; il:l ~he co.e-;,o::i..'l'l v~~·-~ oi' thu Uni icu Stt:.tco . ! uncle~:.ri;._>1d ·~.1wy .1/tru. i:.c ait~t u h::..; Lhe.:.'t. e11cl equi:} it :.t:'oi· l a.1~ce :i.,,l'oduot:!.0~1. Botll he and. D:r , Heid \Tir.:it c d :.Jy :i.'u :t hm.· bci'o:!:0 ou·~ hc:~~{:1 Lml : ~t...1 L lc·~·~m: ;:..',;.•c.,_1 =~ i':'.'.thozyectcrday otc.'tinc :..1•. ricGoill end lli r.. r;ifo h:::.d ~Jini tou. t!1cy CC'~.10 hi .1 clnoe iii. c i·ctUl"il, tJidclJ. uc.~ti':) a Vv'2-.··y he._},:.);-;.· o~caolon i'or -::,y :r~th~1~. 'i'lien -..-ro had cooc vici toro fcon 1\u::1ti•C11ic Ql'H2. re-a Zealand r:ho ere 1ntorcotod in i11c r.1ec}::..ru.m:tion o:.f thci~ tlinco, co"J.O of then o:,_,cnc1ir,e co i:iu~h en t122co :1on tho in tl?e Uni tc<l :;ta:~os. I enjoy tlm co;.1icct.1 \ii i::J2 tee vco:;:llo ~~o::i t'•c !3ri ti ol~ I clcc cnu t.7-;.e Colon:i.cso be,.. cD.ueo v,c cJ.:;;:~yr; cct th~i:: vim'J~ :::o uell .1,0 c~.v:i.nc thc:.1 our om . The i.'leatllcr i □ cold juot no,;; , and no hn.vo h....tl conc1derable uno,1, bui the cir i □ bro.ci nG hero, co \Je O!ljoy it . Cll.riotrlt..c c.ncl l7c~1 ::·om.'o E.:!!'O over, mid uc lw:rn ot.!.rte<l out on t}•o ncr; y,;;c-r. ltl3U :10.0 a. i'oi::.'l:, cocH; :,,c-i~.:l· for uG ; we 1'11ncd in t.i.10 n 0i!)lborhoocl of 2,900,000 ton:.s, _o we c.ro ccttinc .;.:J.-atty clo ::o t o au:c s,ooo ,ooo touc1 annually avor::tee. �Q \:c :,!..:..'!l ._..oot: d~v-l. o~· :..'~ tlt1l-.'i11~; tl:.c .):..,cao,1t yoru: , incl u.di ~1c c.. lc.:..•c_;o c,C.;..:l.'l::1..vn 'i;o on1.• )O•..·c:-i..· !)1 :.:ITTt ::tt !:o~ ::t1::-ln:.,~.• n non otca:~ ·t.:'.:_1_,1c , l~rcc r>i\; ecz>o o.ntl "Joc.c:..~ni :.:c.ti,:,n o:,: -~!~Cr. (,:·.-~::..!.'}~ ::l:10:.; , and u~ny otllc:,;, thincs n c hcvo in o hld ~,:::!.c~ t:l!:!. ::.. ~ -:.::.i.i '0uoy du:ri115 ihc ontiro y~,u:: , ~nc.: J:::r-ti ct'.1 ::.:;,:J.,,- am"i:1,_ ·:..!'.C cm:ly pu:L·t or the y ca'!: , t .. ·.:e lU!V<.;J :1, (J. o-..,::.' .::.c::..o :::-~.:Jily '.20ilU :ro"s Ch:d.:::t::in.o ..:1c". tno <:e-:.t;J:!·~t::-:.: ~-,J:in ~o ~· ·:t•.; ::~::i.:.'tl: •.. :ltj1 ou;.• t;l'rn<l:::~n . , lbc1•·~.::. . ot:2 olL.:;s \j <:.c.~i;:_,J.l·i;o:.:~ lir;o~~ c.t Cody , \.yo1:1it1,So c.n d h~cl 0.. blG boy :fou:-:- ~ao:1 ~;!J.r.-i fl1Cl. .. cy I o~- 2.Gc.:l.!! ! ·.;o..o c:xcccdinGlY !.ll a~uccl to hca..~ :i'~o.:1 you 1 wi l1 r:1.12 b~ t.;:. ~·.\.. ·~0 Le~x i":tol..l yo;;. ..i.c:..~in •..: en CO!'l7cni cnt . :;: 1:'J. ;h :'c.. n i:ould ~~:l.t1clly :r:cnc.:!b£-r 1:10 to ·:l' .. ·:c.ckcy . : rim.:£·, ~::"Gene ·i,u !'OU ot.~: bas·~ r.'i c:-Jlec o:,: the c.e~::c!l , L.a(l. ~G~ :_,ou:,:- no:~tinnncJ. _J~oo})nri ty . Ur ll(ini. 1 S \gn.,d: GEORGf. 3. ?R':'Dl �pr J J - ·::1~z;.;~~~ 7 ~ , ~ , /~ u::,. ~ -- ?-'.,,...,:, ~ �v7 ~ - ~c/ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ A.. ~ ~ :7/' ~ .A...c----.-........ ~ --- o--;/ !}1~ r /4~ ~ - - ~ ~ ~~ ~ -.,/- . . ~~~~~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ r--~ �THE,...LOTMIAK COAL C~ l~ "- - - - ~ ~ of' /~ / ~~ ~ 7 ~~ :fl ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _/4:,.-~ ~2-,.,e/ ~ '-o/~ ~-- ~ ~ ~ s~7 ~ ~ 7/\77 . -.J �~ ~ - "S ~ ~ I <>-/ ~ J- ,_:, I -~ ~~ -z- /4-.-..c. ~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ 4 �·· -cr::Jt-- - - - - - - ~ - - ~ c : : .;;__fy·- --z;- 5 ~ c,~ ~ ~ ::7 ~ /4.---.,--c. . r ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~.,_{l, ~A,._,..,..q-,,_ ./4..-.,._ >~ ~ ~ Z--4 ~ ~ ~ �~ ~ ~ ~ V ~ .9 . -.r ~ . ~ r.;.:::..-0" ~ v,,..,,,, �TKE _LOTMIA• COAL C! L!' @ //c2tfa&'h~d"'cdt0. ""· .Tek_9,ums."NEWBATTLE,DALK61TH m: e/tZ~r4ddy// r/4:/u-£.anv. /41/7 -z:;:;- r ~ ~.> /?/~ ~~ ✓ 4 ~ 7. /\-1'~ :__ Ce.A,-~ - -I I I I �" 11r. Eungu :.:G!.cKcy, C-encz-.:...:1. L Dnabez- of t he !..o thitrn Cocl Cocycriy . 1JentOi'l{._,!'L..l'.l:_,G, ~.iicl oth! .:_n, Scoil&.nd , hc..G ~ant U G r.. brochure on ec1·l y mini,1...., o.;~::.' ""tionG o.t, the lJenbnttlc Collteries in ::1c11othiau, :3co ilo.no . .':'hie c:iopany is -the on e i.,ith r;k.lich Ur. ~;. F . :!asterton, o. rece:T~ Vi Bi-oor to om: p roperti es , i u connected. There a:re !lWlY ir-terec,t i nb thin~s in ihi is bookl et i·ege.rdinL eerly c oo.l □ini~ iu th::::t vicinity. It i e otitcd, ;,i'he Coalfield has been closely csGoci ~ted ni th the eccleoi a stica l 1 t..nd industrial hi story of Scotland . ITevibatil e Ailbcw \·;;:,s fotL~ded by :'.Javicl I. • the younc:;est son of Ualcolm Comimre &nc\ tho fa.>i n •a y z.,ueen ::argaret , for the Ci Gteroi on 01·d~r in 11'10 0 1· l14l . ·1 Some very interes tinr.:. hie::tozy ie given, m1d inte1·1:sti rJL recoras of the eo.rly coal mini nG o,.:>era tions, as inciico:ced b~r \J tl:e follo-vini;..: 1 ' Toe Charter of Seyer cte <:,uinci, l aixd o f T:nw1.en t, urawn up between 1210 and 121-.} , and f.l"[m tin e to the monl-:a oif !Jewbattle the rit:,ht• to uork coul and □ tone in t he ne i ght>ouxhoo<i o f Invereak, iu still extunt; and in Chalne!''~ 11 C~l eaoni.::.11 tlie re i a mention of a s till earlier cru:irter , dc.. tint, from lato in the prececiint::, century, in r1h1ch 'Jillian de Vetere.11onte ( 01.· t~11lclln:ic) extend ed to t Le Ho lyrood fraternity simila r I'~[Shts in r e speet of the \Test Lothian manor of. Carri.den . 11 The earliest -r:orkin~s were quarr ies, c..nd ,,hen \'..a'ter bee&.me troubleaome a qUE.rry we.a abandoned, end the mo.nks would etart 11 a better ole. 11 Ultimately the quarrieEJ eav e plnee t o rabbit-like warrenc -- coal-heui.)'.ls -- which were run in on the �2 for alms they. oi:)t.!ined pieces of they t.ent a.way content ed . 11 bl ack stene, a t'li th uhi cll SeE!!link,;lY , ·Uten, nearly 250 yea.x-:s a.i'ter the d i scovexy w~s made at lle\,ba.ttle, the o~ t put o1' C Olll was so oall :tha t a fter the relit.:,io us house:.; were sur1L)li ed . di1:.tribu.ted to t he poor . ~llortly after the d 3y~ of I iu.E II .• ho\1ever, p zogrese bec£,.-ne 1.:1ore decided. :1::lrc extensive ope:t"'ation D ,;;ere undertaken by the ITevibattle pionee:'!:.·s. ami in 1531 the I.boot of ITewbattl e found t hat his ou timt 't"Ja s so c;rcat thtd; he was abl e to ehi., conls to va:rioue pl~cec on the co~st. "At tlwt time . rutd f-0r lo ng t:.:ft~l'_, t h e chief po:rt in the east of Scotl~nd uas Achi son ' ij Haven u a l ~&e harbom: at .Prestonpena , o f u hich only the \7estern corne:a.., rene.ina, unt1exi te !!10dern name of llo r.rioon' e Ec.1.ven ; .and it v;us from Ac bi eon's Eaven tbn t /J.>bo t J limes opened up the coa l e.xyort trade four hunnred ye&rs ago. ?he coal \'Jae driven from the mi.nee to the harbour in carts, and shi9ped in wherries ~hich belonged ~o the monks. 11 After the Refor.n~tion of 1 560, the workint:> of the �• minerals of HenA>att.le t1e.t?; ·; ;~en t?..9 Toy the Lo t l lim1 f~mily, and ,;as continued r;ithout e o!'ecl: u::1·;:1..1 ].890 -- 330 lo n~ years A>~ wen the ninth !!arqueos of Loth :L::.:1~ t!.'1.a uistinew.shed ecbol~t·r . ' end politic!~. i;:ro.ntet!. o lea.oc '.;o 7.he !.oth i au Coal Company, Limited. In this Gc!J!?OOY the foiJ:.y retain a l arqe intex-est .. 11 It ie stated fu:_ t ~on s~m.25.;i ve recox-cls of mining in the parish are not .'.lV&iL::ble o t:lc olt!.est reco:rds in ·the ,t1r e1~ent atnte:::ent of' the out.9ut: 0 0utput for the \1eek tJ:th to 11 tr:. June 1'7Lltl , B:ryens ~•it, 665 loade. 666 loads, f:.t 't"7at;;ee of trielve men puttin1., out, t he e.bov0 l½ d . per loa<.1., ~4, 3s . 3d. {!:Tote: A lo ad _is weekly wage for t'- man uo.o thus about 7a., nrul the benre:cs appear to t...ave been paid by the men. 'I'hi s uou.ld be about 81 . '10 p er week .) By Robert \71l son, Coe.lc;rieve and Overseer or suiu uoAil u John Duncan, .Ar.:s istc1nt l:>el oo g1:ound " Alexander Younc, oi~ daye :£., 0 G 8 0 2 0 takinL oo~n atone~ 0 5 0 ..:.a;;.t Dyke 0 5 C, 0 4 2 0 3 3 0 l 10 n James Thomeon, six oays. at II Villiao Boberteon , five doys at -.net Dyke 'l'Ylo Bearers carryin~ Coal and " -,100 d from l!ast Dyke F our pounds Ccndl at. to ye .. aoov werk �By -:'o :re:llenti:>ned ~ \:- 2'.!.~Je :.:la1 for t:JOl: kinG 2.ua bc'-.!'i:-.ig of f o.r·e:ac.ic.\ 6 66 l o::.d c :.• -~ th!'C8 11c l f p en c c .tl ~ load J.. t:i 3 3 5 11 2 0 ? G bl l 2 0 0 4 4 6 5 18 <{\ 5 B ~ 11 Coa l s to yo :r....::.1il::, t 2'.1is u eek per UCOO:J.!! -:-. :Sy Sc.les: -- 666 l~HH1S z:,l c1 at ~d . .;.>-31' 1.o ad 13 loads Co ~l f 1v:n Ea.st Dyke ~ t -'.!:ci ezc'h lo~l 0 1:, Creditor :Bal ance b 11 't 3 :; \7e £re often p tone io believe t hn t ti,.e ::ii t. Com!J..i t~~ .:;e in coal mines i ~ a rather · x·ecent d evelo.vmeui, but the .:::eco!'.'d of tl".e pit committee. and its duties at t h e lieoQattle Co lli ei:-i es ciatee back to tbe early oayo of t he 1 .> t h cl;!ntu:ry . X t not onl y 'but al s o gave in ~e_a.t c:; tf:11 rules for !l e1'£ono.l condl!ct, as follows : n1et, It i,.; acried anongeot the □er1 tila t t!ll Desputs and controvrieo a ritiing in the .!ii t Sotoo ahall oe Decided by ~ men who shall be chosen E-6 cor::.'ilites, \-;hos Determination shall be finiel and bindint on all y4rtie0. "2nd, I t i ti a{:,xi. ed t.hll t every Bir er oho.11 kea1, her own Border or J..air . =,Jhoever elulll inchrocb on ther nebhou:r property, so ae rise all.}' deaturbnnce. the commities ehnll be �. be f inea of l s. fox- eZleJ:;,~ Gj:2.!J.:.,.:). eoi"l oi' ·mis kind not t o be forgivin. then thri.t has thel!l in morning 0.ust set tllem mw.y fo!' to aene t:.:e ~ ... ile: out -:.:hen t her ncbhour who n~ o behinc1 ~n t.he n o1·n:.nc ~ £,ets his co&l thl'ou~h the day he must get u~ his turne that h e \,w.a behind . curae £n~ ~we~r, ~nu call others vil e ano scantll~s reyxoLchf ull ru:.ne:::: without a c G:u e, the pei... son Go offendil'2g sb.o.11 i.>e fir1d of l s." etarlins fo r every offence of thi s kiild not to be fol:given . 11 6 th, J'J ld i f i t cun be y ::oven tho. t t ~1e i..1i t bo to□ nan doe not pay cue ettention to theae reclat:iorrn. 'throUt..,h fe"r oZ sume s.m thro~n f~vor to others, he i:.iliall be find of _ _ 13tarling ; ooci he 1 s not keep the ge..'l { gin horse) ~tabled Ul,lon c:ny acc ount . "7th, I .t 1 3 ::;c~ed tht.l.t i f a~.y collier o:r Bire r su,:11 Break &.I\Y of the above re:..lntiono, £nc. rise a deoturbancc to tba t Ciet_r1 e ·o f 11;.es iou tJ-,..c;. t t he :..if t tiler hand, t..nd iatrik tl1er nebhour with otl'.er hand, or :foot, or ~tick, or aton, or coal, or any oth1'r thinL tht,t CLn h ur t 01· et;;,ure one ono thcr, the �7 6 ~ercou so o ff ondi :1~ !:~:-1~. :_"-..;f 5 ~, of :::. : 'ins no t t o be forgi 'lv!a ;· LJll.., lc:..utly, :::...1 1 t.:_.,zc ::'i::10 ...; tc !J 3 l:l:i.' i 0c. i'::-on the c ocl. c;xcve o:, the cor::.1iti e :::: o '.'.~ ' '~:~L.t. tl.:.: ·;,~ off\~Bce i._; con"•ni ttatl ~ e:nc:. t o be keeJJt o!' the c::·!'em.1.n.__ _1~~:... -i:J 0n -~he!' J.W..y day . 1: ·:·; e .::re i ndseC: i ntl2!.>·.:c.i t o :1r. :.!a o.t<:.oy f ox hii: tnou,;;:1tfulne;;"il in senti i :JL u.: ~:;:. ..., J :'c~.:...u~ e u i t.J'.! th~ co:191 ffte in fo z-.:1c t ion re._,ardio~ ec.!·ly co c...1 ::1i ::1i:1...., Cl~er.:,;,.t.ioo :a a.t t h e .PX'O.i.)e rty of \7llic:t:t he ie Genert..l . ·c.u~sGI' . ��"Y1V ,.. - , >'V ~,..~ l I ~ ~- -::>.-. u--~ '-'·" _.,.. ~ ' ...,,.. / ~ ~ - . ' CA .."'..~'1 : ~.n...A ~ .- . ,(' - I ~ ( i\ f ll:Jl,V){WU • • . :l ~ / -I L( t . I ( ~ \. l ' t \ �.tgr i 1 22 , 1 9 35 \ Mungo UacKay, Eeq. The Lothian Coal Co . , Lt.cl . o He wba ttl e Collieri es Me\7tongran6e, ':'.!idlothie.n Scotlu na Uy dear U1 . UacKay:· It was i nd eed a plecsure to have you~ l etter o f the 3rd i nstant, and I kno r; tb t lir. Mas terton r.o uld r each home s~ turday , e;. mi no <.1oub t bnT; at 1 east hada p reliminary vi s it ,:i t h you·, tel l i n g you. o f i:;ome of his e.Y.J,Je ri enc ea in t h e Uni ted Stu te::::, s ome o f v.hi ch I hope will be he l pful to you . The coal ci tu a tion in the United Ste;tes i s s till i n r &tller di fficult straits . ila."ly bill s are in Congres s dealing \·; ith coal , eithe r ai rec t l y o r ino.i rectly . 'ln ere i e· the i'.'c:cner Labor Di spute s .Bill , ,:hi ch proposes to set up maclune r y for disputes i n &11 ina uetri es, includ i nb the c o~l i n· ~~~l ~c k 6 -h~ur day ~nd 30-ho ur u eek bill; tl1 llcGU:~ ~ 11 , v:hi ch t:oul d s eek t o d eclare coul ~ pu'b,lic.. u ; nd \·!hi c!l v;oula be very exven a i ve i n 1 t a admni t;1tra tion . I c.loubt if en~; o:' t h e se bill ~ will b e passec. thi ~ cession . ✓ Then ,;c huv c the lT. R. /L .At .?l'e.sent 'l.'!e are working under a n extension of our wage at..,reemen t until June 16th , a t ·,;lucll t ime 1 t i a C:i!1,>ected tlill. t the l&r ge opera tor s in the .:.~a et \7111 be i n o. po s i t io n to present o. v.orking uti,.r ecoent , but i t 1 s v ery d o ubtful that t l·..iz r.ill be done . It i s !Jrobabl e that tlle n.n . t- . \'J ill be :rc~nacted f o r a nothe r t\10 yeare , ,11th a nuob er of modi:ficc..tiono, a nd t hat our waGe a~r eement ~ ill be extended by t he N.R.A . for at least a nother y ear . I um .very t,lac.l, indeed , to h..ive the brochures . a m bave -r eat them wi t h a greo.t <leul o f i n terect. I ,.•as aurpris..ed t o kno w t hat.1 eve.n in t he c u rly d1;1ys of mini ng 1 rouna Newba ttl e tha t ~hey founo it nece ssary to h~~e a 1:it Committee , eo t bat the l:'i t Commi ttee , us we know it, 1 a not a recent _develo pme nt, as we s ometimes a r e inclined to be lieve . �I am sending Jrou. tuidex- B!~l,le.ra te cove1·, a re~r int of -articl es ~xitten by Th0 Union Pacific Coal Com1lany ' e stuff fo1.~ t he lii n i n& Con6 r eas J ournal , i n which you may be int ereot ed. ! i 6ives a very cl ear descri1.1tion of oui: 0pez-t:1tion ao and you may :find it interesting in your spare t ine . I am t-1 ad to knori t hat t h e coal business is picking up in Great Britai n o a nd hope it may do the United States. Go in You ms.yrest s.esured., i i:' 1 am in Scotland a &ain. I will not. lo ae the oppo.rtuni ~ o :f visitin g viith you . Please convey my best rego.rds to llr. M~s·te:rt o n and. say I congratul ate him upon getting_·a~e.y from the 11 Wild ':'/ est 11 "without any adventures . f;inoere ly yours, �THE LOTHIAN COAL Co., LTD. 'Tll.c0114MS-11 t,1EWBA'1'TLE. DA1..k£1TH 11 1 ." "Tn.DtHoNX-HOS. 111 1. 112: DALKEITH.. 3rd April 1935 0 Dear !il1' Pryde. I have to thank you for your letter of i3th ultimo , and also for your kindness to Masterton during his visit to Rock Springs. I take pleasure in hearing Olf his trave ls , and his impressions of the methods of working in the various Collieries he visits . He has had a wide experience of Mini ng in England, Scotland, and on the Continent, and that experience should be of great value to him in the ye1rs that lie before him. I am sure he will have seen .much to interest him in the mechanised mining practiced in America, - many of these methods and machines practically unknown here. I hope to have many interesting talks with him on his experiences when he returns home towards the end of thi e month. �I sent Masterton some booklets on Newbattle Collteriee which he wished to give to some of his friends, but as it is just probable he may have parted with the lot before he reached Rock Springs, I am sending two brochures by this llail. These brochures you may find interesting. The V1•1tors' Book was compiled for the ~1sit to Newbattle Colliery in 1932 of the Federated Institute of Mining Enginee: When you are visiting your native country again if you can find time, we will be glad to see you at Newbattle, and r can thank you personally for your kindness t , Masterton. The Coal Tmde baa been remrkably good for some months, but I am affaid slackness is now setting in. The unsettled state of Europe affects the shipping market. With kindest regards, Yours very sincerely, ~ - _ ~~ ~ ~ George B. Pryde Esq. Rock Springe, WYO. U .s.A. �// PRESENTED WITH THE COMPLIJfENTS OF THE COMPANY The Lothian Coan Company, Limited. Newbattle Colliery and its . .• Historic : • Associations THE PITHEAD 1933 �. A PI MAC I C ~ N ER I THE NEWBATTLE COLLIERIES of THE LOTHIAN COAL CO., Ltd. �A PIONEER MACHINE-MINING COLLIERY ReprintC'd from Articles prepared by Members of the Staff' of Mnvor & Coulson, Ltd. T he first Three of the Articles were published in the "M. & C. Machine Mining" ~laj!nzinc nod the other Three in "Colliery Engineering." THIS REPRINT WAS MADE BY MAVOR & COU LSON. L TO .. FOR PRESENTATION TO THE LOTHIAN COAL CO., LTD., IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE FACILITIES AFFORDED ANO THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE PREPARATION OF THE ARTICLES. 1926 �A Pioneer MachineaMining C olliery. CONTENTS. N"o. rAGK I - Introductory, - 5 2-The Coal Field, 8 3- Transport-Hautage Roads, 13 ~Transport- Tubs, Rails and Haulages, 18 5-Cutting and Conveying-The Unit System, 25 6- Roof Control, - 35 3 �A Pioneer Machine-Mining Cnlliery as to methods and their technical results. We ourselves have had the privilege during many years of taking scores of Mining Engineers to Newbattle, often In groups, not only from nil over this country but from all over Europe and from countries beyond. Time after time, especially when we have had parties of foreign visitors closely following each other, enc e o f m :1ki1 mining men lm their h aving 1 • ideals and b :1" new light o n with which t their vis its f starting poinz., • at their own .: are now bea1·i n t ill'> P<'Ct lons . Many ran· 1cknowledged in ~ -cd with new reli.l 2 cl home with p r :::• tea l problems '1aY ;,,1d to deal ; ,;ew ·le were the .,cw hcie s adopted ?ie ric p olicies that fr ui u .. r esults. Newbnttle Collieries-Lady Victoria Pit-head, View facing the S creen. we have been ashamed to encroach further on the good nature of the Management by renewed requests for permission to visit, and not only have we never been refused, it was never hinted to us that we were overdoing it, and there never was the slightest wavering from the cordiality of the reception of our visitors. We are very glad to have the opportunity to acknowledge gratefully this remarkable-but not unique-experience, of the broad outlook and generous helpfulness of the pioneers in progressive mining methods. Our appreciation Is shared by all those who have enjoyed the privilege and profited by the educative experi- Only a few days ago one of the leading Mining Engineers in the North of England told the writer that, by his visit between two and three years ago to Newbattle and some other collieries in the North, he had gained so much new light on the possibilities of modern metl1ods, that bis whole outlook on his own mining problems had been changed. It is well that there should be some contemporary record of the methods and practice that have so widely and so beneficially influenced recent progress in the economic mining of coal. • There ls abundant matter of interest to communicate, and we shall endeavour to do justice to the oppor6 �A Pioneer Machine#Mining Colliery tuni t y kindly afforded to us by the C\."rnyaoy. !)e ~..ilcd reference to modern practice· may be preceded by brie.f reference to the ancient history of the Newbattle Collieries. An Historical Note • • . N e wbattle Collieries of the verbial, so the monastic coal began I. . -. Go a l Company lie in the to be loaded near Prestonpans on the r . • oi :Midlothian, eight miles Firth of Forth, largely in Dutch vessels, J. L- ~!: . o f Edinburgh in a bay returning in ballast after disposing . ..? ,.,.~thern U plands. The coal of their manufactures brought from ::;.·_.;: , .: . ;) o f ·which are at present the Continent. •. .-1:,_ n d; ;, -:.,1h e re of practical mining, In the sixteenth century the rate .. . ,· d s t n,,u tcd through the central of export had grown to threaten the t ,..::-..: o f tne Scottish Carboniferous national reserve to such an alarming L1,ncstonc Series. extent that stringent legislation beA s is frequently repeated in came necessary. The export of coal b ook s on coal which can spare a was prohibited because of • the dearth few pages to an historical survey, and scantiness of fewall ' which was a charter was granted in 1202 to arising, a .n d a second act was· soon the monks of Newbattle Abbey by passed to strengthen the first. It is to be remembered that until steam the Lord of the Manor, to open a coal quarry. This, the first known docupower allowed pumping to be effective ment bearing on the working of coal the only coal available was that which in Scotland, pi-actically marks the could be worked on the rise side of a beginning of Scottish Mining, while a drainage adit, or for very short distances to the dip. More than one such similar stage was not reached in England until a few years later. drift is still in existence ; for example The informal acquisition of coal, a long daylight adit which was driven a few lumps at a time, bad, however, about 150 years ago leaves the shaft been in progress for long before this of Lingerwood Colliery at a depth of date. In 1140, Newbattle Abbey was 38 fathoms, and falls at a grade sufficient to carry off water until it founded by King David I., and the reaches the surface of the hillside. monks were not long in discovering In 1544 the Abbey was burnt down the outcrops of coal, showing from by the Earl of Hertford, and the px-esent underneath the soil in the sides of house is modern. At the Reforstream gullies. Little excavations mation, however, the Abbot opporgradually gave place to quarries, and ttmely changed his religion and requarries to underground rabbit wartained possession of the estate. The rens as skill increased. The fields propex-ty has since remained in the on the hillside are still dotted with possession of the Lothian family, and the brick tops of ol d working shafts the working of the minerals continued from the shallow workings. Working in the.ir hands fox- 330 years. In from the outcrop still continues, for at 1890, a lease was granted to the one of the three collieries which form Lothian Coal Co., Ltd., which is a . the trinity of Newbattle the output is drawn to the surface up a mine in one fitting point at which to terminate of the seams. this brief sketch. Subsequent events, Concurrently with the gx-owth of which include the forging of an orcoal working an export trade deganisation, the growth of a system and veloped. Just as shipment from Tynethe building of a town, will be described in future issues. side increased, and the carrying of coal from Newcastle became pro7 �A Pioneer Machine~Mining Coiliery No. 2- The Coal Field tion the i n ·,nat' ,'l is variable in degree, n ot vnly ,;:, account of the structure of e fi,. I b ut due to small scale fluc t u::. •ns. f he seams on the extreme c :?:; clip :\S steeply as 30 degrees w esi,va r d, b ut as they are followe d t o 1:.e d ip t hey flatten out. No g eneral s ,:~terncnt of the dip can be made but Jt genera lly lies between l in 5 and l in 12 . The following gradients w e re m easured a l ong one face at successi ve quarterly surveys : 1 in 5.7, l in 8 , 1 in 3.2, 1 in 8, l in 5.7, but it is to be noted that this face was approaching a fault. The gradient may vary greatly along a short face, and reversal of dip has been encountered. The s haft section of the Lady Pit shows no fewer than 24 Edge Coal seams of over 12 inches, g iving a total thicknes s of 62 feet or coal in 625 feet of strata. Ivlost of these seams are, however, quite unworkable, and attention will be confined to seven seams totalling 24 feet of coal. Before describing underground operations, the leading charact eristics of each seam will be noted, dealing w ith them in ascending order. EWBATTLE Collieries stand close to the eastern edge of the Midlothian coal basin and 2½ miles north of a fault of large throw which practically forms the southern boundary of the coal field. The basin, which is a long trough about five miles wide running almost north and south, contains an upper series of coals in the centre of the depression, but as they are separated from the lower seams by over a thousand feet of strata, only the lower series is worked from Newbattle, the upper series being worked by different collieries. Owing to the steep dips encountered on the crops of these lower seams, they were· named the ' Edge Coals ', in contradistinction to the upper beds, which, being first met nearer the centre of the trough, were termed the 'Flat Coals.' In the steep workings at Niddrie, at the NorthWest corner of the field, the beds are in places inverted, being tilted past the vertica l position. Although given from a misconception of the structure or the basin, the names have remained. On the east of the coalfield the seams crop out, and the underlying limestones come to the surface. Further east the strata flatten and then bend the other way, forming the Roman Camp ridge which brings the underlying oil shales, so extensively mined in West Lothian, nearer to the surface. It was on this ridge at D'Arcy that an optimistic Government sank a bore hole over 1,800 feet deep, to tap the accumulations of oil which might just conceivably have been driven off from the oil shales, and have ascended along the ridge. The results were not Interesting economically. Although faults with throws of great amount occur, large areas exist in which faults are Insignificant or absent, and the field is not intruded by igneous rocks such as whln dykes. Although generally constant in dlrec- N A. The Parrot Seam The lowest seam, which consists of three different kinds of coal, is the most interesting from several aspects and it will be described in greater detail than the other seams. The bottom or • Diamond • layer consists of soft bright coal. The middle is a high grade variety of cannel coal, known in the Edinburgh district as • Parrot,' from the crackling noise which comes from some pieces when placed in the fire. The top stratum or •Jewel' coal is a hard free coal. The total thickness of coal is 2 ft 6 ins. to 3 ft. 6 ins. Formerly the three portions of the coal were filled out separately, and sold for different purposes. The Jewel coal fetched a high price for excellent house coal, while the Bottoms 8 �A Pioneer Machine-Mining Colliery in thicknes s as to b e almost absent. Further north it becomes normally thinner, and three miles from the Lady Pit it is said to be only 1 inch ; 2 ½ miles in a lmost the opposite direction, the whole seam has been reduced to a total thickness of 4 inches . Beside thinning out, the Parrot portion may pass laterally into ordinary coal, or the top and bottom bounda ries of the Parrot may become indefinite. The following section, measured at the face, shows the type of variations which occur :Dull hard house coal, 8 ins. Cannel coal, 6 Bright coal, 2 Cannel coal containing thin ribs of bright coal near the base, 9 Soft bright coal, 8 Harder impure coal, 1 w e re a good g as coal ; the centrai l ayer· o r • P a rrot • was preserved carefully, for it w as in g reat demand for ~.:l!'\•.c,rl.s, i n t he d a ys when illumin :..··. C n(,wcr w as r equired in order to C •• •rig ht lig ht from an open gas j 1.;.. '.1 gas o bta ined from this ca nnel t- •. e1c1;l1.1 a hig h c ontent of certain l .., .. "::u .>ons was us ed to e nrich gas f ::T. o d1•.:!i" coa ls a nd give the re~l•isite 01li;h t flame. With the advent o, ti1e incn11d escent gas mantle, how- =•~ .. S HALE ~ .. I i-- -== .1 Thickness of seam, ...,0 - 2 ft. 10 ins. In view of the prevalent belief that cannel and other coals were formed under contra sted conditions, the interbedding of the two types with absence of dirt bands and local fluctuations in seam section present food for geological thought. Although all three components of the seam vary ,..-idely in thicknes s, the following s ection may be ta ken as representative :Jewel coal, 16 ins . Parrot coal, 8 ,. Bottom coal, 12 ,. The illustration shows a typical section of the worltiog. The cleat in the coal is not sufficiently developed to be of much importance or to affect the selection of line of face, which is commonly ' on the teeth.• As the cannel portion has less cleat than the rest of the seam, it tends to bind the whole together. The true roof consists of strong sandstone, but it ls separated from the coal by shale, which may be many feet thick or absent altogether. (The P a rrot Seam. ever, heating power has become the predominating feature required in town gas, for the mantle only r e quires heat to yield light, and the cannel is not in such request. A demand still exists, especially among the smaller gasworks, which is met by picking out the cannel on the tables at the surface. The larger pieces of Jewel are also picked out, for they are valued as a superior house coal. Not only has need for complete separation of the three portions disappeared, but such s eparation is no longer practicable, for the Parrot band is often broken up by bright bands and passes gradually into the rest of the seam. Moreover, while at Newbattle and at a neighbourlng colliery the Parrot portion runs from 6 inches to 11 inches thick, even inside this area it is liable to be so reduced 9 �A Pioneer Machine-Mining Colli2ty control of a vm I·· le u·· 1cs s of tender shale subject ,. ·u s l . ,·m n overlying u nph for steel sands tone h a s ' •1 a t propping,, e s :, . . lly : Yi ew of the • of the floor. frequently yie!: .i m ~t .d soft coals The mixture c . 1ar f hindered the s. s s c. J;raper chain conveyors and le~ to tl1~ a rly adoption of shakers. Ac_i to m e ,on one other point, the soit ;·os i rio1) a vailable for holing, overla i n ;-y h :1::u c annel, has given compa r a:ive 1·c~'Jlrs be,twP.en bar and chain 1nacl1ines wluch show once more h ow much , .:sts upon correct choice of t yps: of cutting member. term shale is used in its· English sense ; in the Lothians shale means oil shale ; non-productive shale is usually termed blses.) The shale may be gritty and fairly hard, or soft and tender ; it often contains a band of B. Kail bl ades Seam This four foot seam is used as a steam coal. Although almost clean where worked, it is often mixed with partings of clay or. sands tone, and in the neighbourhood i t separates into two distinct seams. The immediate roof and floor are both shale. The Kailblades Seam. irregular iron ' bullets ' and a thin iron stone rib is usually present close to the top of coal. The strata above the coal up to and including the rib are locally known as the• bane.' Parting between the roof and coal is so bad that the two look as if soldered together ; the seam may be overlain by an inch of coal which sticks to the roof. Sometimes a shot is required every fathom along the face, with a 3 ft. 3 in. undercut, but elsewhere only a breaking-in shot ls needed. The floor is frequently shaley sandstone or bastard fireclay, but hard sandstone has also been met. A layer of impure coal up to 9 inches thick may appear between the seam and the floor but it may die away suddenly. The usual floor is undulating, and although it is abrasive on any picks which may touch it, it sometimes softens after exposure for a day or two. Ironstone balls are liable to occur in the floor ; the parting between the coal and the floor is usually good. The characteristics of this seam. have provided interesting, experience in many bran ches of mining. The Splint Seam. coal parts well from the roof b u t not so well from the floor . C. The Splint Seam The seam which has been worked to as great an extent as the Parrot is the Splint Coal. It varies in thickness from 3 ft. 9 ins. to over 5 ft., but it avera~es 4 ft. of excellent steam or house coal . Parts of the seam are of 10 �A Pioneer Machine-Mining Colliery h tu:,1 c o;,1 which can be got jn large the seam proper the seam does not work so well, but an improvement is effected by lifting the immediate floor and the wild coal and throwing them into the goaf. To one used to such a seam as the Silkstone or the Barnsl ey Bed, difficulty in correlating seams over so small an area as 9 by 5 miles may appear surprising , but the difficulty is well shown by the Splint Seam. Not only is it known by different names in different pits, but the name has been given to many different seams . The Splint or • Bryan's Splint ' of Newbattle is thought to be the same as the Five-Foot Seam of four miles to the north, which in turn becomes known as the Jewel in another two miles. Two miles east of Newbattle the name ' Splint ' is given to the bottom third of the Kailblades Seam. At least seven different seams in the district are called the Splint Seam, and four are called Little Splnt 1>10 ,.kA. ·• ; _. i llus tration shows a repre,·c• ,:-: ,; section of the working. The h ._ <•I whic h gives the seam its !1;•r d e ::- than the main portion /0 , / ·-- _____.,......., S mithy S eam. of the seam, from which it parts much better than from the roof. The cleat is moderately well defined in this main portion of which the bottom 4 ins. may be a very bright band termed ' cherry ' coal from O to 4 ins. thick, used for holing when the seam was got by hand. The bottom part of the seam occasionally contains ironstone nodules at its top immediately under the cherry coal. The overlying roof is post, separated from the coal by a varying thickness of sandy shale with some carbonaceous shale (' parroty blaes ' ) at its base. These intermediate beds may take the form of 12 ft. of shale containing thin even courses of sandstone and small nodules of ironstone. In spite of variations in detail, the roof is constant in essential character and forms a fairly strong top to the working. The floor is variable and consists of fireclay or of sandstone from 3 ins. up to 4 ft. thick ; it is hard and even, and the coal parts well from it ; it lies· over 6 ins. of impure coal (' wild coal'} which rests on sandstone. When the wild coal is only a few inches below :-·~:-·:::<:•:;•.,•:.,....... -....,, SANDSTO;_.E:·:··-'·...~,.;,..;.,::··. ,:·:~---·- , ,~~"~~~~~~~~~~~ ,''>·'' :'- ,,...... , .. , .... ' ~~~'''' ~' ,~:~ . . . -~'' ~\'°~,~~~~~~~~ H~~..C?_ F~~~~NG 12 _,''~~~\,~\,,,~, ~~~~"' ''~''':.~~~..,,~~~..,,~ ,,,,~' ~ ..',' ~ ,''._, ..,,~,~~,~~ Co~onation Seaw. Seam, all being over 2 feet thick ; such variants as Corbie Splint, Big Splint and Little Splinty are not counted. The same repetition is found in a less degree with other descriptive names such as Jewel, Diamond, Rou~h and Great Seams. D. Smithy Coal This 2 ft. 3 in. seam of friable II �A Pioneer Machine-Mining Coll;ery steam coal is not being worked at the present time. The coal parts well ~rom the roof, which is sandstone with some shale. The floor is of the same mate rial. 1 F. Coronation Seam The Coronation is a 3 ft. 6 in. house coal of second quality, contain- D iamond SeaUI. ing a soft band in the centre. It is separated from the s andstone roof by a foot of • falling ' from which i t p a rts well. The floor is sandstone with a good parting. The seam contains pyrites and has a tendency to spontaneous combustion. Water from the s eam carries enough free sulphuric acid rapidly to corrode away iron pipes, and it has to be diluted with mine water from other seams before pumping, to prevent excessive wear on pumps and pipes. F. A n average over 5 fee t to e : : t thi s ection is gi n , . T h e ; oa l which is >der a tely soft a good steai n c. •l i s e specially b et·;- , l the :o m a in dirt ribs I a nd it h '.! ;•o p 1. o unced cleat. bs , ., ~h o cc ur, the Of s eve ral d ir two m ost c on, t a r~ :,o wn ; they run from 1 t <> •} inch . t hick. The top one m ay b e , , p r c ser,te,I by -1 inches of impure c ::r n,,e l (' ,·:lid parrot ' ) which a few mi:.;s ( u r t h .ir n o rth passes into 1 or 2 fee t oi canne l, fo r merly the most v alua b le p o rtio u o f the seam ; a third inco n s tan t band oftc-J a ppears between th em ; a ba nd o f cannel from 0 to 8 inches th ick m ay appear 12 inches from th e fl oor , but it is not of such fine quality a s tha t in t he Parrot Seam. The r oof, a h a rd sands to ne 20 to 30 feet thic k, is excessiv ely strong ; rolls from i t m a y e ncro a c h on the seam, a nd r e duce th e thickness of the coal by a s much a s 6 inches. The sands tone i s separated from the coal • Diamond Seam The Diamond, which lies from 4 to 18 feet below the Great Seam, is the finest house coal in the Lothians and has been worked in the past, but as it is only 1 ft. 9 ins. thick it is not being mined at present. The top 6 Inches being softer than and of inferior quality to the rest of the seam was used as a holing position. The coal parts well from both roof and floor, which are sandstone. Gr eat Seaw. by from nothing to a foot of shale ; the coal parts well from the roof. The floor is a variable layer of fairly soft • daugh • (coaly clay), with sandstone below. At times the coal parts badly from the floor, which may be uneven. G. The Great Seam The Great Seam, the top seam worked at Newbattle, ls from a little 12 �A Pioneer Machine~Mining Colliery No. 3-Transport-Haulage Roads O ', ~~ o f the most fundamental oJ •.!! mining problems is that of • n de rground transport, a fact w!1 , .•. • long been appreciated at X e . ;. t i t . Ove1· thirty years ago i t \ ,•, L-~ '>;;J not only that good roads \", ~-· , ,·,.,(Id investment but that they \ ,'~- .. .i ,·: 121 necessity for the future u. t ••• cJ!li ery, and a bold line was t nk... ,:1 sir.king much capital in fine h nu l.,i,e ways . In early days this policy was criticised on the ground of extravaga nce, for while the outputs handled were comparatively small, such roads appeared to impose an unnecessary cost per ton. They are, however, the foundation on which intensive machine-mining has been built a nd they have rendered possible the systematic extraction of large outputs from small areas ; present low costs of road maintenance, haulage and ventilation, vindicate past effort. Coal is at present brought about three miles to the pit bottom, and in the future the distance may be greatly extended. Pit Bottom.- The shaft which is 20 ft. in diameter and 1,650 ft. deep contains double-decked cages carrying four tubs on each deck. As the capacity of the tubs is one ton, eight tons of coal are raised per wind. Both decks are changed simultaneously by means of two drop-cages (see Fig. 1) close to the shaft. While the main cages are travelling in the shaft four full tubs are run on to an auxiliary cage which ls lowered under the control of a bralce, thereby raising the adjacent drop-cage in preparation for the next trip. Each drop-cage bas an upper deck which, when the cage is lowered, comes level with the pit bottom and serves as a bridge for loading the upper deck of the main cage. Empty tubs gravitate from the cage to creepers which raise the tubs to a bridge whence they can I I FULL SlOE 0 < a: 0 0 < 0 0: ► t:1 w .J .J ... :i "'iii:, 0 :x: .J < 0 OlRECTION OF TRAFFIC SHOWN THUS:• ~ Fig. I. 13 �A Pioneer Machine~Mining Colliery run to main haulage ropes. east, i.e. to t h~ r is e. From that pit •Although m a de ove r thirty years bottom , :i le Yc' c ross-t<1en s ure drift ago the Lady pit- bottom has not been cuts th e seams ...:• 1 of w hlr h is worked overs hadowed by the many fine sinkb y levels a n d d.l~ -o::i.ds. ings which have been completed since Haul age F.,-:i !:-.·.-T o :r:y one who that time. It consists of a single wis hes to s turiy Ii'- ~1 l'ms c· ·.::o f s upport arch of 20 feet span with a max imum in main roa d s , _ ~ PY Iv;, :ng ground height of 20 feet. Traffic from three lie s within h ai,>,-mile .::. , ius of the main arteries con~ ady ! .t bottom. verges to its upper ~oad .ii :1a ve been end, whence full c'lri\'en . ,1e ig htened tubs run to the or rcp::iired at cage by gravity. w i de l y different Haulage Lay.. dates, aoJ, in stone Out-The coal is urifts, ~oder varyworked to the dip. ing roofs . The reFrom the pit bots ult is a profus ion tom, which is beo f diffe r e nt styles low the level of the from nothing at all lowest coal, the to reinforced maParrot, c r o s s sonry, with the measure drifts conspicuous excepwere made to the tion of timbering various seams. As which was abanFig 2 shows, three doned long ago. main roads on Various combinareaching the Partions of stone. rot seam follow it brick, mortar and as dip roads. A steel were tried s e p a r ate stone more or less exmine leads to the perimentally, until Splint seam, while at the beginning or other seams are this century the reached by drifts advantages of steel branching off furarch girders with ther in-bye. The bricking were deapproximate daily monstrated, and output of each road that system was is marked on the adopted for new CROSS MEASURE DRIF'TS S HOWN THUS plan. and repair work. ROADS IN PARROT SEAM __ The main hauThe first plan Fig. 2. lages are endless tried (Fig. 3) was, ropes, three of which are driven by when tak.ing forward the second ripping a steam engine on the surface through in the main roadways, to erect a dry a band rope. Secondary main-andstone wall about 2 feet thick up the tail rope haulages extend to the face side of the road out of the ordinary but in places an intermediate haulage, rough material provided by the ripping usually main rope, is necessary. The shots. Along the top of this wall a haulage roads are intake air ways. longitudinal plank was laid to carry Coal from some of the upper girders p laced across the road to seams is won from Lingerwood Colsupport the roof. The stone walls liery, which lies half-a-mile to the did not stand well however and when = �A Pioneer Machine~Mining Colliery w e ig ht c ame on they bulged out. Use o f mortar b e tween the stones o verc?.me the weakness and made a so·on(: j o b ; specimens still standing testi•.1 co t h e a dequacy of the method w b e- .:-•r'!fully carried out. No com- 4 ft. 2 in. wide by 2 ft. deep and exposes a section of the wall The manhole is backed by a 9 in. wall of brick, doubtless added at a date sub sequent Fig . 3. - Dry Stone \Valls a nd S traig h t G irders. F ig . 5. -Brick Arch, 18-lb. Rails , Wooden S leep ers. plcte check could however be kept on the workmanship, and the men often applied only a facing of mortar leaving most of the 2 feet thickness dry. The result was that the wall burst out at these weak spots, as the previous type had done. A departure was now made from straight g irders, and a complete arch built of stone and mortar (F i g. 4). to the stone work. The impressions of wood shuttering are seen on the mortar, and near the top of the photo is a horizontal wooden crnsh-board built into the stone. Necessity for centring in building the arch caused expen se a nd made erection slow, but the chief trouble met was that, as before, the full thickness of stone was not mortared and where only a veneer of mortar was ~?G>' + ,l;Q . FIS H PLATE ~RUBBLE FILLING ... "" WOOD TO HOLD GIRDER CURING BRICKING ,,- 1,v,, - B RICKWORK 1i!,'~ ~~y~ ~ - . - ------:.:-::.-=--=---=--=---~----=-- ~----- - ---:.._~-:. - - F ig. 4.-Mortared St one Arch. The stone work was 2 feet thick and as Fig. 7 shows it lasts well. Some such arches have been standing for 20 to 25 years. The photo was taken in a dip road in the Parrot seam, where the coal bas been extracted longwall. The lower part of the wall bas received little mortar, but the top part has been strongly built. The manhole which is no longer required measures 5 ft. 8 in. high by ~tf/~ Fig . 6.-Steel Arch Girder with bricking, ro ft. wide by S ft. h igh, 35-lb. Rails, Steel Sleepers. applied the arch burst out. Brick archin g (Fig. 5 ) 18 inches t hick was subject to the same complaint. When carefully built it stood well, and some brick walls have been in existence for, as far as can be ascertained, nearly thirty years. However, jerry-building behind the front layer of bricks too often led to ex- �A Pioneer Machine-Mining CollicYy pensive repnirs, and the desirability 3 feet can be co:~1pte t c d b c ' o re starting was realised of having a roof support on the next sec t •~n . For~!l:l tion of an which could be inspected. The brickovercast is illust 1 on F •ct. 10, where ing was therefore 11 that J.s required reduced to 4½ in? co rn ,lc te an airches thick, and to ross l:., • is addimake the walls lional c r oss girstrong enough d ers a ., concrete steel arch girders 'i 11 i n L·, between were introduced t hem. (Fig. 6). G i rd ers are The H section wed ged i n position adopted was 5 inby wooden packing ches deep by 3 indriven b e tween the ches wide to allow girder and the bricking to fit besides to bold it tween the· flanges. steady until brickThe girders, which ing is built. Stone are normally is packed at the spaced every 3 feet, back of the brickwork as the brickare handled in two pieces and joined ing is raised. at the crown by Where the road is fish-plates when only temporary, girders may be left in place. Fig. 8 unbricked. Where gives a general a somewhat more view of a main Fig. 7.-Arcbed Roadway built of rough permanent job is return which was stuues and morta r, with manhole. desired bricking being enlarged. A is carried up length with the sides but 6 feet by 6 the arch not feet st e e 1 completed. girdersFor a road the size which is to used for last, full temporary brick archairwaysing is used. was giving Jfagirder place to the becomes usual size twisted and for main has to be rehaulage newed it is roads and sent to the main resurface to turns, nabe straightmely 10 feet ened and it wide by 8 is used over feet high in Fig, 8.-Enlarging Main Air Return. again. The the centre, bricks are made by the Company, inside measurements. Detail of the work is given in Fig. 9 from which it largely out of the Parrot second ripping, may be seen that a complete section of at the rate of over 9 ,.000 bricks per day. 16 �A Pioneer Machine--Mining Colliery tecting strata from the atmosphere. The C ompany's housing schemes are The arched form besides being provided from the same source. stronger than the rectangular involves Generally the steel arch girders are less stone work, for put in ! \ring the the corner s have ~econ<:! . 1 p p i n g not to be s q uared whicl• . , b out 50 off ; moreover its to 6C , ,s from ventilating resistthefac,•. T h e perance is low, for the 1no. n ent , , p p or t smoothness of the thercfo, w f::>llows bricking and the ren w eeks b ehind form of the road t11e face li ne in are both helpful. o rde r to allow for With a brick wall, settlement and to a long piece must prevent dis torting be built at one the girde rs. time, b ut when A great advansteel arches are tage of steel arch inserted every 3 girders is t11at they feet, no need exists can be erected and to brick more than bricked much 3 feet at one quicker than the time. earlier methods. In conclusion, Where 10 to 12 the opinion of the yards can be built Support of Workin a week with ings in Mines circle girders, only Fig; 9.-Brickiug Steel Arch Girders. Committee (Paper 6 yards could be No. 6 . . . • South secured with plain Wales Coal bricking. field,' p. 12) The higher may be speed comquoted:pensates for • Steel archhigher liniing t i al cost. affords the The system most effiis strong. cient methThe steel od of supgirders porting the which proroofs of vide the the main main suproads . . . .' port will The system bear a greatwhich has er weight as deal t so well arches than with many they coul d Fig. 10.-Crossing of Two Arclled Roads. conditions as straight besides the beams . The brick filling not only prevents the ' a ll but irresistlble roof weights of South Wales has proved itself a trusty servant steel from buckling sideways but exercises the important function of pro- , to the Lothian Coal Com pany. 17 �A Pioneer Machine~Mining Colliery • No. 4.- Transport- Tubs, Rails and Haula~es WING to the size of the royalty at Newbattle and the length of time during which it has been worked, efficient transport is a factor of even more than usual im- O ' haulages hav in g br,en d elc1·m ined, the output which cw, ~ t aken from one roa d dep ends o• •. H? car. ; h.y of the tubs . The far, Q" - r- g p <-· .':'f of the manag ement it; ,'tin g ! -~ e roads Fig. u.-Tub-Axle Lubrii:ator in use, portance. When these roads were being constructed a number of years ago, many wise heads were shaken at the supposed extravagance, for compared with the standard, or rather lack of standard of underground roadways in Scottish pits, they were a great advance and indeed they are still far ahead of the usual practice. The speed of the endless rope 1 allows large tubs to be used. The harvest from the foresight is now being reaped in large output flowing without interruption from each of the main roads. The Tubs. Formerly the tubs had a capacity of only 8 cwts., which was increased to 10 cwts., and later to the present 18 �A Pioneer Machine-Mining Colliery '!:l..:e w h ich carri es 18 to 23 cwts. At t be t itn e; t he alteration was made 1· "' n u ,;-i;• .:! 1· of tubs taken in each .l. ·, of -·'~ c age h a d t o be reduced to t ~,. p r e: • a m ount of four tubs on .,.. -. , ot t •v decks . The wheels run ·,e on ·d axl e s ; to t a ke a dvantage :1e c:-' ·a t lubrication thus obtain!~ 01; •; cc te d throug h a jet which p res<.:'.¼J a ins t a n a perture in the ,1 tre o ile hub. Usually a hand :.yrin gc i. <;n,ployed , the lubricating beini;. done u nde rground, but at one o f the collie rie s of the g roup a n a ppar a t u s fixed to tl1e ground a longs i de the rails on the pit heap is u sed , a s s h o wn in Fig. 11. The reservoir is tille d with oil, which flows into the cy linder and the n ozzle is fixedly in v e rtica l alignment witil tile lubricating hole in the hub of the tub w·b eel. When the piston is forced forward by means of the band lever, a valve closes in the connection between the bottom end of tl1e res ervoir and the cylinder, so that oil i s forced into the wheel bearing, Oil which l eaks past tile piston is returned to tile res ervoir through tile small r eturn pipe on tile backward stroke of tile pis ton. In earlier times , in the days of the 10 cwt. tubs and haulage roads containing short radius curves (6 ft . or s o ) , it w as found tha t the buffers often interlocked and caused the sets to heel over. For this reason buffers were discarded and tlleir places taken by wooden fenders consisting of a strip of wood, 1½ in. thick, 4 in. wide, and the width of the tub in length, fixed in a horizontal position right across the ends of the tub. These strips of wood, being fixed at a definite height, acted to some extent as buffers, but preve.n ted the trouble due to the interlocking of tlle usual type of buffer on tlle sharp curves. When l ton tubs were introduced, the policy of no buffers remained, although larger curves of 12 ft. radius were made, so tllat the first large tubs were made without buffers, h aving only tlle w ooden fenders describe d a bove. They have given exc e llent s e rvice, but the bumping tlley r eceive whe n in u s e tends to damage the body of the tub and shorten its life. Als o the e nds of the tubs , coming directly togetller, abrade each oilier when rounding curves. To overcome these drawbacks, tlle bogie of the tub bas been redes igne d. The wooden longitudinal members are b eing replace d by steel cha nnels ; wroug ht-iron buffers (Fig. 12) w hich are rea dily detachable are slipped into the ends of tlle channels and held in position by two light bolts . The bolts, which are merely to hold the buffers , take none of tlle shock of impact, as near tlle end of tlle buffer a shoulder is formed, which bears directly a gainst the end of the longitudinal member to which tlle entire s hock is thus transmitted. The side a xle plates are riveted to tlle channels. The drawbars are fixed s o as to have a certain amount of flexibility. The drawbar proper, which is bolted to the tub bottom, has, at its inner end, beneath the tub, a stirrup and bolt. The bar to which tlle coupling links are attached is free to s lide a certain amount in two steel straps riveted to the tub bottom and has similarly a stirrup and bolt at its inner end . The two stirrups which are shown in Fig. 13 are joined by a single link. A still larger tub is projected ; this history of progressive increase of capacity of tlle tubs at Newbattle is instructive and significant and its lesson Fig. 12.-Sep arate W.I. should be Buffer. appreclated. At collieries now being sunk and equipped the intermediate stages of development as dictated by experience 19 �A Pioneer Machine~Mining Colliery at Newbattle should be avoided ; the seams will be worked with coalcutters or with conveyors or with both, the mining will be intensive and the economlc loading of coal ·outputs from small areas require tubs of much ordinary w o odi!n ty p e . A pnrt from the obvious o n e of p 1·a c t icnlly indefinite life they eno ble rhe rails t o be laid much more qui.-:-ly. Tl•e s leepers are threaded on C' · iic r a i!•;, w hich a re 12 ft. long, a n c: ,,:, a l~n .. ~., of com- F ig. 13.-Drawbar Attacl.11 ne 11 t . greater capacities than those now in general use. plete track is o btained w hich has merely to be plac ed o n th e floor. The rails are fis h-plate d a nd a wooden wedge is driven betw een their ends to facilitate re-laying s hould that be necessary. Steel sleepers render the track perfectly rigid. When it is required to take up lengths of track and re-lay them almost immediately, such as in the case where a roadway has heaved and a slight bottom ripping has to be taken, the 12 ft. length of track can be taken up, laid to one side and then relayed, remaining perfectly rigid and unaltered in shape throughout the operation. Where the coal is being Rail Tracks. When intensive mining came into use, it was realised that the existing 18 lb. per yard rails, 24 in. gauge, would prove inadequate. Whenever an opportunity presented itseU, such as the relaying or extension of a haulage, 24 lb. rails were laid instead of the lighter kind. The old system of dogging the rajls to ordinary wooden sleepers was, however, still adhered to. Upon the introduction of the 1 ton tubs, it was found that the tracks were unable to stand up to the addi- Fig. 14. - Details of Ste el Sleeper. tional stresses imposed upon them. ' The haulage system was entirely reconstructed with rails weighing 35 lb. to the yard, held together by steel s leepers. This system bas been found to give every satisfaction since it was installed three years ago. The steel sleepers shown in Fig. 14 have distinct advantages over the 20. filled directly into tubs running on a track laid along the face, when the face bas been stripped and it is required to move the track close up to it in readiness for the next stripping, the fish-plates are merely unbolted and the 12 ft. lengths of track manceuvred between the props and re-assembled without any fear that the track will �A Pioneer Machine-Mining Colliery 1-~ve al•,.red in a ny way . ? c rh - r>s t h e greatest advantage of G., ::I s i,· ~r s , n e xt to that of long life, , . .:ie c I r a nt g auge of track obtaine d. ~• the ;; \ns described , wrecks on the :. u lag •• n ds have been practically eli..,,, lna l~l • a u importa nt factor in safety i-: the " ..1l'ying gauge of the track. A t .•,ns , slee pers of channel s teel, mad e J I th ree lengths, are u sed to main tain r i g idity of the turn. The n eces s ity ex perienced at Newb a ttle for prog r essive increases of r a il s ec tio n s , and for improvements in s lee p e rlng and other track d etails to meet the requirements of intens ive machine mining trans port, should not go unheeded. Main Haulages. The three main arteries are worked by endless rope haulages , the grea ter part being driven by a horizontal steam engine on the surface. A 12 ft. diameter 'C ' pulley on the cranks haft carries a 1 ~ in. plough s teel wire rope, which l s taken down t.h e shaft. This rope drives a • C ' pulley 12 ft. in diruneter, keyed on a sleeve which is again keyed on a horizontal s haft 10 in. diameter. Three rope pulleys, 8 ft. in diameter, are driven from the shaft through friction clutches operated by sUding collars. The shaft, which is 26 ft. long, is mounted with its axis 9 ft. from the floor of the pit bottom, here 20 ft. high to the crown of the arch, and the controls are operated from a raised bridge. Two lines of rails in connection with two· of the main haulages are thus enabled to pass under the bridge and band wheel shaft. The speed of the endless ropes is l¾ miles per hour, and the tubs are attached singly by screw clips. The greatest daily output drawn regularly from one haulage road is 500 tons, but so great a maq~in is allowed that twice this amount could be handled in seven hours. The haulage from the Dalhousie Dook may be taken as a typical example. This road leaves the pit bottom going to the full dip of the seam at l in 3, flattening gradually to 1 in 8. After a distance of 1,200 yards to the dip, where a down-throw fault of 100 yards was met with, the road turns to the left and coutinues straight for 2 ½ miles at a grade which decreases from 1 in 8 to l evel. This bend ' is the only one in the road. The haula ge i s worked in two portions, the steep part being driven from the band rope, and the long er portion by a 150 b.h.p. electric motor with a w a ter-resistance starter which is short-circuited after starting. Both empty and full tubs run from one rope to the other. In the main return air-way, mainand-tail haulages are used to convey the men to their working districts, the distance ranging from 11 to 2 ,t miles from the shaft. The men ride in sets of s pecially made s teel bogies, which have wooden seats placed across the direction of travel. A set comprises 14 bogies , each of which i s cons tructed to carry eight men. The rate of travel is about 6 miles per hour. Secondary Haulages. Usually output from s everal unit faces is brought along levels to one cros~ haulage which delivers to the main haulage ; for example, at the bottom of the Dalhousie Dook a singlerope haulage can drop sets of tubs from three levels to the endless haulage. The basic principle of the colliery is that short faces, following one another in echelon, deliver unvarying outputs of 100 to 200 tons daily each at one loading point. Each face carries forward only two roads--a permanent loading road at the bottom of the face and an air-course at the top end, the latter being cut off periodically and connection established to the haulage road of the next face. Each 21 �A Pioneer Machine~Mining Colliery level , which may be a mile or more in length, is served by a main-and-tail haulage. In order to reduce the width of the haulage engine, both motor and drums are arranged tandem. A belt filled and the othe r r c-n.d y t o b e filled. The left-side r a il o•· the • p Ji track, looking towa rds t'·· ·; fac,- reaches almost to the bru 1>1 ·- " . •:~-,~ rightside rail stops s h n:-,; , uder~ ea th the Fig. 15.-Main-and-Tail Return ,vi.lee!. gate-end loader, only allowing a length of track sufficient to accommodate two tubs underneath the loader. A steel flat sheet is laid between the ra.ils of the full track beneath the loader, and the empty track stops short at a flat sheet which is laid a longside. This sheet extends from the right-side rail of the fu ll track across to a point beyond the drive actuates an intermediate shaft on either side of which is one of the drums. The engine sits in the haulage road, to one side, a special enginehouse not being necessary. Sets of 12 to 15 tubs are run at 4 m.p.h. Loading Arrangements. Two tubs can be accommodated underneath the loader, one bein8 22 �A Pioneer Machine--Mining Colliery p osi.lio n w l\ ich would be occupied by the em p ty tra c-k . The tub being filled stav• s b cr co th the discharge end of the ,:,::d i:: ·,d an empty tub behind it loader and is ready for pushing up in its turn. The gate-end loader must be shifted daily and is drawn back to / [ ~'- ~ 0,Rtcr HRtJLA /~ ~...-;: ~ -~-,i< f'IILL 0/P \ "" .....4'.,,"' Fig. 16.-lay•out of Coal Faces. allow a top ripping to be shot down. Rails 3 ft., 6 ft., and 9 ft. in length are added to the tracks for this purpose until the full length of 12 ft. can waits to take it.s place. Another empty tub is taken from the siding and run on to the large flat sheet. When the tub is full it is pulled out, PoSITION Of 7118 8£//(6 fll£LO --·-· IV l------·-···-···· Fig. 17.-Arrangemeot of Rails and Flat Sheets under Loader. the empty tub behind it being pushed forward beneath the stream of coal. The second empty tub is slewed over the large plate on to the sheet between the full rails. It then drops into position on these rails underneath the be laid. The gauge of the loader track is 2 ft. 6 in., i.e., 6 in. greater than the ordinary track. Fig. 17 shows that one rail of the full track is used by the loader while the other rail for the 23 �A Pioneer Machine-Mining Colliery loader extends from the edge of the large flat sheet to within a short distance of the conveyor. The return main-and-tail haulage wheel, when newly moved up to follow At a dista nce o f 3 C v a ;-•'s out-bye of the return wheel, • e s ~le track of the main-and-ta i• ~au h ~e branches into two tra ck~ ·- ox r to form sidings , one fo r ~ s e t 1f full tubs BLOCK I ,~,} ~-/,t~~;-NKl_li_r_ _ _ _ _ _ _"..:1½1\ -----====:::.ilL l/t:TURN·WH££L fOR 11ST HRUU/GE Fig. 18.-Load iug Road Arrange me nts. the face, is fixed from 6 to 8 yards from the l oader, and when the latter bas advanced 20 yards, the return wheel is moved up again. This means that with a 3 ft. undercut the return wheel is moved up about once a month. and one for the set of empties ; each set consists of 10 tubs. For every 40 yards advance of the face, the crossing is moved up to its distance of 30 yards from the return wheel , this being done, say, once every two months . 24 �A Pioneer Machine-Mining Colliery No. 5-Cutting and Conveying-The Unit System T H E p olh _.., :i t Newbattle bas always i>een .:• ~u evement of the nearest :::p p r c .-:n to m aximum efficie nc. , :inu ~<l.et h ods that have been renck ··ed " o lete by progress in min il 1 pr.. ·ce a re rejected without -comv .. nctic The company was amo1.;; th ll·st to a ppreciate the p ossl.Ji liUcs o f intensive machine mini,.~ :m d i-1 re:ilise them in practice. This p olicy h as resulted in the elimin ation of unn ecessary operations a nd a couesponding s aving of time, in incre:ised production of a better conditioned coal, and in reduced costsall this h aving been effected with added safety to the worker. Seventy across every day in one shift. The stripping, pan shifting, etc., are arranged so that the face advances one complete cut per 24- hours. Each machine is responsible for its own face, the length of which is so arranged that it can be cut within the allotted time, leaving a margin for emergencies. With the unit system, every man knows the work to be done, the time required to do it, and its relations to the allied operations, with the result that when each item of labour bas bee n organised the unit practically runs itself. Such is not the case when 5HAKUI DHMNG • l i l RCTURM AIR RIJl/0 r5- 11 't J• Fig. 19.-Exawple of Single-face Unit at Newbattle. per cent. of the coal produced is machine-cut, and 100 per cent. is mechanica lly conveyed to the loading roads . Only when a new face is being made ready for a conveyor is the coal cast by band into tubs. The Unit System. At Newbattle the unit system of machine mining is in force. By the unit system is meant the system under which each coal-cutter is allotted a definitely specified task to be performed in a definite time and to be repeated regularly. Here the units are single-face units. Each longwall face bas its own cutter which cuts several machines are cutting a face several hundred yards long ; then each day presents a different problem, and it must be decided where coal is to be filled off, where men are to be placed, and many other points depending upon the condition in which the face h as been left at the end of the previous shift. With the unit system, once organisation has been made it has thereafter only to be m aintained on fixed lines. Coal-cutting. During the earlier stages certain sections in the Splint seam were worked with conveyors without the �A Pioneer Machine-Mining Colliery use of coal-cutters. The work was quite satisfactory as the coal here requires little effort to loosen it from the face, but the introduction of coalcutters was found to effect an improvement not only by giving a larger daily output from each conveyor, but because ~ • cannel coal, p ier.:-;:,-: o f w hich were carried into the cu~ •HI IJe:" me wedged under t he jib , r, ·in ~ -~ upwards. With the bar typ , d 1e " '.:rage time of cutting 100 y ~ • ,; o t fr • ! . includln g picking and tu:-11 '':, is 4 J 'ho urs. The Splin t :: •~ G r e::.t S eams are .µ.......,..,.~t;;;;;i a 6 .. .. ..... . .... . (. r:1 ,·· ) . ..... Fig. 20.-Progress of Coal-Cutter along Face. of the uniformity of daily output. , The· more regular rate of advance of the faces was also conducive to better roof control. Coal-cutters were first used at Newbattle over 30 years ago. Neglecting more or less experimental machines, the first coal-cutters were of the disc type, but these early machines were extremely noisy, upkeep was a heavy charge, a nd they produced so much dust that the local men could not be persuaded to work them ; they were worked by Poles, but eventually these ' workers became scarce. The labour difficulty thus created led, early in 1905, to the adoption of Mavor & Coulson's bar coal-cutters, to which some of the same makers' c.b ain machines have been added. The Parrot seam is undercut at floor level ; as the floor ls usually too hard to cut, the cut is made in the coal, and the holings are filled out. More ' valuable hoHngs would be obtained with chain coal-cutters, but chain machines have not met with the same success as the bar type 1n this seam. Difficulty arose with the band of bard also cut in the coal at floor level. The l atter contains two or three variable dirt bands, however, one of which is sometimes 1.:ut out. The Coronation Seam contains a 4 in. band of inferior coal 17 in. from the floor, which the machine cuts out. The bottom coal. ,vbich parts easily from the floor, is filled out first, an occasional shot being fired to obtain conveniently sized pieces. The top coal bas to be shot down. ~ l Fig. 21.-Cleaner Bar. The Diamond Seam, when worked, is overcut ·in the top 6 in. of coal, which is softer and of inferior quality to the rest of the seam ; thus none of the remaining 15 in. of valuable house coal is wasted. Only two men are required to operate each cutter, one in front and �A Pioneer Machine,.Mining Colliery one behind ; it is considered advisable to c u t with t h e bar following, the m a c h ;i-cs b " \1~ turned at the ends of the fo:..<!S . ' i he first man drives, take s ,' .>wn · rops in the way of the m ac h ·, ~. ,1, 1 sets wooden 'stells,' or s t:, .. , wl, ., act as guides by bearinii " .- aga .,.~ the machine to lceep it ai :nst t &.! coal ; he also picks away .... ny • c r opped ' coal sticking to t h ..:i .1nor r,<?a r the face, which may h a ve ~ee n l .?1t by the strippers, so as again. He also cleans away holings from the root of the bar, to allow the machine to cut more freely. A cleaner b a r of the thin type (see Fig. 21 ) is used, which keeps the loose material against the cutter bar. The thread thus conveys the holings from under the cut to such an extent that the remainder of the holings are loos e and easy to withdraw. The straps are 4 ft. long, and as a 3 ft. 6 in. undercut is made, there is 0 .... . cur .... .. 1i • , ,.,W,1,,W '//,..;,'l(////1:"/((////1 (1'1'/,;'/Y(/P/1'}("////I,,: y u.- ('//✓"-"-';' .,.,,... • · -.., . -----.\ \ .. --- - ~\ j 611T£·EN0 LOlO[H / - ..j Fig. n. -Tnrning at Road-Head (1). to get a level floor for the machine, otherwise the skid would mount this • cropped ' coal and the cutting position would be raised. The stells are of two sizes. When a prop is to be taken down a shorter stell a (Fig. 20) is first knocked up under the strap with its lower end in a position to bear against the skid of the cutter, thus serving both as a roof support and a guide for the machine. The prop is then drawn. The longer stells b are set up between the shorter ones and are purely guides. The second man who follows the cutter draws up the cable, resets the props, takes down stells when they are no longer required, and passes them to the first man to be used always a 6 in. overlap. In many cases, where the nature of the roof will allow, the work of cutting is facilitated by the colliers, who, when they strip the face, set the row of props nearest the face at a distance of 3 ft. 9 in. from the coal. This forms a run which is wide enough for the cutter to pass along without it being necessary for the operators to knock down and reset the face props. Even where the condition of the roof does not altogether favour this method, the advantages can still be obtained by using straps 6 ft. long instead of 4 ft. and setting the face props 3 ft. 9 in. from the coal as before. The extra 2 ft. of strap projects towards the face and holds the roof to 1 ft. 9 in. from the coal. �A Pioneer Machine~Mining Colliery The generality of the pavements some form of t e1n n,1rnry s upport are hard and care needs to be taken to mus t be applied. A 1:1:!, L b m :lk about keep the picks in the coal, as contact 7 ft. long is placed .• .:inst rll e roof with rock blunts them very quickly. of the seam acros s t',, ~ noul<i • of the With blunt picks the machine drags road-head, s o th at < ,''? <'nd i • under and tends to come away from its work. the brea king-off str: .:,. The .n1ulk is Usually two sets of picks are required , held up by a p ro p n <'a~· .its ce,.hre, and for each cut. as the roof imme<l10tely covei-.:tg the To keep the haulage end leading, cutter is supporccl, o y th e c antilever the machine is turned in the gate-road thus formed, the _pro ps i n terfering when the end of the face is reached, with the turning of the mac hin e can the. (picks cutting • underhand,• i.e., now be removed . .... . Cur ··· ··~ 'I ..,.,,,_.,,,,,.,,.,,._,,.,.,,,,..,,,..,,..,,½., )' .,...... i i: i ( r - l ! N I TS o; 8/?USHING-- -7 \ o, Fig. 23.-Turuing at Road-Head (2). from beneath upwards as the bar revolves while cutting in one direction, and • overhand • during the other. • Some advantages of turning are that the leading man can regulate the speed· of travel by the cam-plate. Also a tidy end to the cut is obtained when , the face is finished off with the bar leading, as the cut is made right into 1 the corner. The method of turning is similar at either end. For example, in turning at the loading road the cut is continued until the cutter arrives nearly at the position shown in Fig. 22, when the end trough of the conveyor • Is removed. As turning the machine necessitates withdrawing the props supporting the roof at the road-head, The free end of the rope is taken from the side of the machine and hitched round a prop a few yards down the gate-road. The bar is slewed out of the cut, and the haulage end of the machine is dragged round with single rope. At the same time, the bar is slewed further round until it can be locked in position for cutting in the opposite direction to that in which the cut has just been made. The machine is now standing partly out into the gate-road. Advantage is taken of its position to change the picks in readiness for the ne:ll.'t run, and the fender is taken off. Five yards of coal still remain to be cut after the machi.n e has been turned. The free end of the rope is �A Pioneer Machine-Mining Colliery of the coal. It has been said that passed l' nde1· the machine, led from 'tubs are the best form of conveyor,' the ge~i:--c n d -->Und the return wheel and that where the height of the seam which i. ">CCII l o n t h e face, and taken allows a track to be laid alongside the back t c '1e r .;l eev e of the machine. face and the coal filled directly into The h .a~c .·u m. i s set in motion tubs, there can be no case for conand t h cm Ing 5 yards of face are veyors. This has been abundantly cut w th~ •ar lea ding, the cutte r disproved at Newbattle and at many b e ing ectt .:,y s t ells XX in Fig. 23 . other collieries. When ~ m. >inc is c utting the main A greater output per man per length , the ..cc, with the bar followshift can be obtain ed by the use of ing, t i linca. r ate of c utting is about conveyors as the collier simply bas to 27 in. ;>er n in ute ; but for the l ast fill the coal on to a pan which is always 5 ynrd ., of fn r.c, when the b a r is le ad ing, near him, whereas, in the other case, a s l ower speed o f a bout 18 in. per he is also concerned with the conminute i s u s ed , as more care is retrolling of the tubs and the condition quire d in finis hing off the cut than in of the track. Also his bodily energy the ordina r y run. By this method is expended less efficiently when be of turning , a little coal is left uncut has to lift each shovel- full tub height. at one r oad - hea d each day . If des ired, Compared with the old method, where this coal coul d be cut by drawing back several gate-roads are carried by each the machine for a few feet after turning face and the coal needs to be cast along it and res etting the haulage to cut into the face perhaps several times before the corne r. Although this course only being loaded into the tubs, and in involves two extra settings of the seams where the tubs could not be haulage a nd tra velling a few feet taken al ong the face, the advantages of more, it is not considered worth while. substituting conveyors are apparent. The bar machines raise comIt is unnecessary to expand here paratively little dust. However, in on the special a dv antages of shaker the Dalhous ie district, which is hot conveyors wherever gravity is in a nd apt to be dusty, as a p r ecautionary favour of the load. The management measure, the coal-cutter operators of Newbattle were among the first in use electric lamps with the bulbholder fixed to the operator's cap and ' this country to recognise the advantages of the shaker type and were the accumulator on the belt. When among the first to adopt it. With the fully charged, these lamps will give exception of one section, shaker conlight for about 15 hours. All the other veyors are used exclusively. Chain classes of workmen in this district, conveyors are used in the excepted with the exception of the fireman or section on account of variation of indeputy, use naked lights. As an clination of the seam, although in the additional precai;tion against dust, light of recent improvements in the the return air road has in it a water shaker type it could now be used quite pipe from which water ls drawn in a well in that district also. Shakers bucket and splashed about the roadhead. can work both on the l evel and on small adverse gradients, but it is best Conveying, , to have a fall in their favour, when By the adoption of face conveying this can be arranged. Chain conthe number of gate-roads to be made veyors fall below the shakers in rate and maintained is much reduced, but of delivery, e.g., shakers were seen to the chief advantage of mechanical deliver one ton per minute with 24 in. conveying is the increased output per fully-loaded troughs down a slight face man and the improved condition favourable ~radlent, which is more �~ ~/ A Pioneer Machine~Mining C - Uiery than has been accomplished here by I chain type conveyors under similar l II conditions. The conveyors are shifted up in the ni~ht-shift after the faces have ' been cut. At the same time back props are withdrawn and face packs built. Five men do this work systematically, be~inning at the delivery end of the pans and working their way up to the top of the face. Before the work is commenced the condition of the face, pans and roof supports is as shown in Fig. 24a. The leading man travels up the face, knocking out the props from under the face ends of the straps immediately covering the conveyor pans (see Fig. 24b). This operation leaves in this line only the props under the face straps and facilitates the manipulation of the troughs. He also makes easier the work of the pan shifting in other ways, such as clearing away obstacles from the new run, readjusting inconveniently placed props, etc. He is followed by two pan-shifters proper. The leading man unscrews the bolts holding the pans together ; they both an:ange the cradles and rollers in their new positions and manceuvre the troughs through between the props, as in Fig. 24e, and place them in position in the new run ; and the follower rebolts the troughs together. The remaining two men follow, drawing the goaf props and buildinl,t the face packs. A pair of supports is always placed in line with the sides of the packs, which are built between two of these pairs, and the supports are then withdrawn (see Fig. 24d and el. The trough shifters do not draw the goaf props at the gate-road packs, as these packs ~re buil t by the rippers, who remove the goaf props here to suit their own needs. The troughs are 6 ft. long by 24 ln. wide, and are easy to manipulate without interferlnl,t with the pairs of face supports. The driving pan is ·:-..t."" ·.' ~ =- ~ ~ ~~· I I I I I I I I I I l- e~ c:::, :s JO ' �A Pioneer Machine--Mining Colliery 12 ft. Io n ~. A ,-,-,;le r and cradle support the trou •, 11in t: • e very 12 ft. \Vhe ~ th ,; t js an extra overlay of sha l e is t o break off immediately :1t 1'e • • o f goaf props, and, being s , i: t•.ns into the troughs. gate-end loader and to ease the filling from the bottom end of the face. The top road is only ripped to within a few feet of the pans, so as to leave the roof for fixing the quadrant of the driving gear. l Fig. 26.-Reluru Air Road 1.lruslliug. An extra row of props and straps is then left on the goaf side of the conveyor, as in Fig. 25. In each of the seams the face packs are built with stone from the roof, which falls between the packs almost immediately the back supports are removed. Rope drive is used for the shaker conveyors, the driving motor being placed in the top road. When the top road is to be ripped, the pan shifters move forward the pans roughly, to epable the rippers to make a s t art, and then begin their systematic work. As the pans are SCRAPER CHAIN DRIVING CHAIN ' \ ---------- CRADU NOTOH a SWITCH l?Olllii Fig. 27.-End of Chain Type Conveyor raised to deliver 011 to Gale-eud Loader. During the trough shifting and packing just described, the rippers are at work. The loading road is ripped 8 ft. high by 10 ft. wide every night, and the return air road at the top of the face is ripped 6 ft. high by 6 ft. wide every other night. The loading road is ripped to within about a yard of the face so as to take in the shifted towards the face the quadrant of the driving gear must, of course, be shiJted up with them and the driving rope paid out a corresponding amount. The quadrant rod is first fixed in the top road-head and the rope tightened nt the motor by means of a Sylvester, so that when the pans are pulled up 2 in. the arm of the 31 �A Pioneer Machin~Mining Colliery quadrant to which the rope is attached is parallel with the edge of the pans. The rope is then fixed at the motor and the Sylvester released. When the full length of the rope has been paid out the motor is moved forward. When a chain conveyor is used the driving motor is placed under the pans at the delivery end of the conveyor, as shown in Fig. 26. The return drum of the scraper chain is situated above the top road, two or three yards At N ewb;" :le a c o nvey or face was gra dua ll y :nc r c:iscd in l e ngth to find out what ,·. 1s the n ost s uitable length t o s t a n d ;1-,·tse . .. he leng th rea ched was 1-lS 1rd s ,. tt·o ughing 24 in. wide. b ut ~• tha t .:.~ th extra expens e w as e n tail J in n .. n ten a nce and more trouble w ~ net ,,ith in the course of working . lso, , .ith this l ength of . face it w ::. a di flt ·u lt matter to strip the face wi. 11 cen.iinry e very day, and the advan, z ~es o, , h e unit system of Fig. 28. -Shake r Conveyor D rh·ing G e ar. from the end of the face. In shifting up this type the chain is broken at both the delivery and tension e.n ds and the top chain is lifted off. The trays are disconnected and the bottom chain lifted out of the frames. The frames and trays are then roanreuvred between the props, and the whole reassembled. In laying out a conveyor face the limitation of the conveyor itself must be taken into consideration. If the conveyor be too long, too great a strain would be imposed upon the motor. It may also affect the rigidity of the pans and b uckling "'may take p l ace. working were therefore not fully obtained. The length of face was standardised, therefore, at 100 yards. Gate,.end Loaders. Gate-end loaders are used for elevating the coal from the tip end of the face conveyor into tubs. It is considered much better to elevate the coal by these machines, in. order to raise it above tub height, rather than to drive an expensive advance winning with a thick, inconvenient floor ripping. Without a gate-end loader such a winning is necessary if there is to be a steady stream of tubs under the �A Pioneer Machine-Mining Colliery delivere d c oal . The purpose of a conveyor :s to c-·icct economic delivery during c~ c-h fl I mg s hift of a large quantity r~ co:> <l t one loading point. Any thin ~ wh· c h eck s d e livery of the con v, o r : .er feres with the efficiency of , he s tem. With prope rly pla nned .uxil .: ry h a ulages a n uninte rru p t J su,,ply of tubs is maintained, f\uJ the loader i s able to dea l w i U1 n CO<'Hinuous delivery from the c on cyor. T h e arrangement for quickly a n d easily c han g ing the tubs und er the loade r has been des cribed jn the p r evious article. The u s e of gate- end loaders or gate conve yo r s make it unnecessary to drag the tubs to the main haulage by pon.ies . There are no porn.es at Newbattle, a nd no man-handling of tra ms . Face conveyors deliver to gate-end loaders and the gate-roads have main-and-tail auxiliary haulages which t a ke the tubs direct from the loade rs to the main endless haulages. When using tubs of the s a me size, there is often a reduction of the a verage weight of coal per tub when conveyor filled compared with hand filled. The average weight of the conveyorfilled tub may be 15 per cent. less than that of the band-filled tub. The rate of filling is so great at a gate-end loader on the delivery end of a conveyor t hat the attendant has not time to trim each tub with as much care as can be exercised by the collier filling by hanci. With 1-ton tubs, however, the percentage loss is very much reduced. Also, the loss Jn average weight of tubs filled endwise, as at a gate-end loader, is less than with tubs filled sidewise directly undet· the tip end of a conveyor. The slight loss which remains need not interfere with the output of the colliery since a greater number of tubs per hour can be drawn. In some collieries mechanical loading increases the average weight, for roads can place no restriction upon the height to which big coal can be • 33 ~ I .,...: 't:I .s"' 't:I ~ ~ .,.,"' ~ ~ iJ... c., .....0 ... ~ .; t4 <( .. < I ...a, ~o li; �A Pioneer Machine-Mining Colliery piled, whereas where trams h ave to be filled on the face or put through gate-roads, their capacity may be limited to lip-full. The loaders are provided with clutches which enable the delivery of the coal to be stopped without stopping the motor and the motor to be started Up light. When a gate-end loader is used arrangements at the loading point make for greater safety of the attendants than can usually be obtained in a conveyor-filling r oad, where the road space at tl1e tip end of tlle conveyor is often limited. On one face in the Coronation Seam equipment consisting of a line of electric lights a long the face has been experinlentally used, with success. Here the seam is 43 in. high. The curre n l ror th e face- lighting c ircuit is t n k <'n Cron, the 500 volt mains, a t r ..m fo nnc r s in1ated ben eath the g ' "'•"nd lo ~ver trans forming it dowr~ 5 0 v ol• . Each lamph older is a t -•.-d t o e nd of a rod of ~ in. i ro r ,11. lo• , -:\nd is held in p osition u 6 r r th e • , b y jamming the other c •I tht. _.d between a prop and r "J . 'l i :!.mpholders have each t\~ , u'!s , "' . ~t either side of the bul b , .- • .,re Ii, .• j t ogether by 10 ft. len~ , ~ o f c.~ , . ,¥hen tl1e conveyor i s l . i s h.:!, ._...: u p , the ends of the cables ~ - ~ disce rn:., , ~d from the lamps, which ..! l"i! rh e r, n :-.c d in a fresh position b y p rop s n carc :· the face, and the cables joined up into the plugs again. The whole circuit is thus moved up every time the face is stripped. 34 �A Pioneer Machine-Mining Colliery No. 6-Roof Control W under a roof that is considered good often leads to accidents. Strong roofs at machine-cut faces are frequently damaged by irregular setting of props and irregular withdrawal of back timber, whereas the introduction of a definite system would probably avoid ·:u n s are worked intenwith longwall coal~ut. a nd conveyors, the str aiC m,:- , a dvancing at three or mor c t I • day, make systematic roo f l . . r n .!SSen ti al. Under most roofs . s y. m appropriate to the l' " :- -, JV(; Fig. 30.-Line of Break. This view in the goaf shows how the. roof breaks off parallel with the conveyor close behind the last row of props. this trouble. In this connection a finding of the Safety in Mines Research Board may be quoted :-' Indifference to timbering " good " roofs is responsible for many accidents that could be prevented, with the result that • • good " roofs prove to be as dangerous as "bad" roofs, if not more so.'t conditions can be evolved, which, when methodically applied, will run itself. The faces advance so rapidly that the roof is always new and it has not ti.me to deteriorate. Setting and withdrawal of timber by rule is preferable to leaving these operations to the individual miner's judgment, for the dangers that result from carelessness, oversight and mistakes in face timbering are then practically eliminated. Thls applies as much to good roofs as to bad ones, for the indifference of colliers working ------- - - - - - - -- t 'The Support of Underground Work• iugs iu South Wales Coalfield,' :M ines Department. Safoty iu i\'liues Research Board. Paper No. 6, 1925, page 9, para. 20. 35 �A Pioneer Machine-Mining Colliery Either of two dis tinct methods of s epara t e d from i t b y a ny t hin g from a roof control may be ai m e d at. In one, few inc h es 10 sever a l fee t o f • bla e s • the roof settles gra dually a s a whole, or 'binds . ' \Vhen the post, which is bending down from the face on to the u s u a lly ver y :1ick, layl> o n its wei g ht, packs or floor in an unbroken s h eet. s uppo rt to I ~ exte nt l'.?q ui r e d for the (Some floors m a y heave r a pidly to met h o d of < ,,dua l ,,e.Lement w o uld meet the roof) . In the other method b e w e ll-nip• m possih"c T h e system the roof is broken off at r e gular intere mployed is , i n d u c,, line of brea k vals. In either cas e the object d esired b ehind t b e , weyor, . i k h relieves is to support that width of roof imthe roo f w e: .... T lL o o f between mediately above the machine and the the line of u, •.1k and t"c- . a c e i s supconveyor runs. With the method of " p orte d b y l · ·.,ps aud ..;r1·a ps which gradual settlement, the lowest measure prevent the r-oc k fr o,·.1 -,et tling and of the roof may, by lying on the coal l aying on its ,ve igh 1. T l•e c oal b e ing at one side of the run and the packs extracted quickly by :rr.::-chinery, the at the other, form a beam for s upportface advan ces w it h s u c h r a pidity ing the strata above. Lines of weaktha t th e r o o f s t r ata a r c r ea lly n ever Fig. 3 1. - Arra ngeme nt of St one Packs in n 3-ft. S cam. ness parallel to the face are apt to occur, howt ver, especially on machine cut faces, which may caus e the immediate roof stratum to bre ak off at the coal, if the overlying strata are heavy ; whereas if the roof is broken off parallel to the face behind the conveyor the weight is relieved. The method to be adopted must depend upon conditions such as the nature of roof and floor, the height of working, and the depth from the surface ; but experience is now available of application of the regular break system under such a variety of conditions, sometimes appa.rently unfavourable to it, that many mining men have come to the belief that the system may be applied very widely indeed. The seams at Newbattle are usually overlain by massive posts, either immediately above the coal or disturbed until the convey or has pas sed and the break takes pla ce. Wi t h s o much roof weight the fall in the g,oaf cannot b e allowed to take place freely, for the stra ta might become uncontrollable and the break take place at" the coal instead of behind the . breaking-off props. The roof is , therefore, cushioned on stone packs. ~ uCCC.$.$i'll'C. / _,,----------f~u,; •-• I I t \ ,,, ,---------~ .. : '\ I ,. ' / I ,/ .,,....-- - - -- - - - - ---... \I PACK l rmmt/ ',W Fig . 32.-Diagra m 11lustra ting R oof S et tlement. Packs, As shown in Fig. 31, which refers to a 3 ft. seam, intermediate packs are . 36 �A Pioneer Machine-Mining Colliery built. T h ey s tendy the roof and confine the fa \ ~ to the spaces between them , ,ett' -ne nt probably taking place -; • , w n in Fig. 32. When work i • a ;im 30 yards above at a later a, ,. ~!Teets have been felt due to i r r c1l:.1 •.1bsicle nce. 1' In n g r oad and top road from its holding up too long and then coming down uncontrollably, its fall may be accelerated by omitting a pack. Great emphasis is laid upon proper building of the packs which form so important a factor in the system. A loosely-built pack which leaves a space below the roof is in- Fig . 33.-Steel Props. The coal has been filled off, and the line of props on the right has been set. The conveyor lies between the second aud third rows of props. The end of an intermediate stone pack is seen over the conveyor on tile left. effective. In building stone packs In the Great Seam, 5 ft. 6 in. to 7 ft. 6 in. thick at a depth of 1,200 ft., loose dirt is spread between each layer of stones, for the stone is massive sandstone and some binding material is required to act as cement. The pillars are 8 ft. wide and are built at intervals of 33 ft. along the face. Upon starting a new face in this seam, the pillars are first built at intervals of 24 ft. The distance is gradually increased until a point Is packs are 15 ft. wide, and built with stone from the ripping. The intermediate packs are 6 ft. wide, spaced at about 30 ft. apart, on a 100 yards face. They are built of stone drawn out of the goaf which has fallen from the roof (Fig. 30). While the position of the line of break is fixed by the row of breakingoff props, the break itself is controlled by the number and distance apart of the packs. If the roof does not break when required and danger arises 37 �A Pioneer Machine~Mining Colliery reached at which, when the props are withdrawn, the rock falls between the pillars. Sometimes the roof is so strong that there is difficulty in making it fall, and consequently packing material is not available at tJ1e face with which to build pillars. In that case tracks properly protected b y props and straps are laid back into projects 2 in . to 3 in . beyond the ends o f the tube . T h e woorl fi lling s tiffens and strengthe•,;, !he tube- n n d prevents it from bu<-' • :ind o-,,. p rojecting •h e s trata ends a c t a s r " • ..!.,f. b oat\· h en ·, , r ojecting a nd the t :. ends have .·ush cv n t o near - !nbe \\"OOd is the e d ~cs ,., r.!!--,. Cf' bo r e d out leces are <, r'ig. 34.-Specimen-. of Props after H ydraulic Compression Tests. the goaf and pieces of fallen roof are trammed into the face . Props. Several kinds of props were tried on the original conveyor face, including foreign timber 4 in . diameter and larch timber 8 in. to 9 in. diameter, but none were found satisfactory. Composite props were then tried, with such good results that they were introduced throughout the colliery. Since then there has not been a single instance of roof breaking over standing props. The composite prop is a weldless steel tube ftlled with wood which inserted. The life of these props is indefinitely long, because they can be withdrawn uninjured and reset. Hydraulic tests of resistance offered to compression by Norway larch and composite props were made by Mavor and Coulson, Ltd. The props in each case were 4 ft. long. The results were :4 in. diameter Norway prop broke at 10 tons. 8 in. diameter larch prop with bark stripped broke at SO-tons. 9 in. diameter larch prop with bark on bent at 60 tons . 4½ in. diameter composite prop began to bend at 80 tons. �A Pioneer Machine-Mining Colliery The se e x periments , the results of which a r c ::. hown in Fig . 34, make it eviden t th a~ '\ composite prop is s tront e~ 1h ,,r " la r c h prop of twice the diamett · , , "lo u g h little more than half it•· ,•·c· 1 -t. The actual weights are: 1 il, ,H lb.; composite prop, 56 lb . ~he u s s ive coars e rock post roo f o 1e ( n t S eam has no natural line c , >re,. ;m d being very strong it i s •u>le o g i ve trouble from its stre o (.,,, . '.', e n conveyors were fit-st tried , ., th is s cam it was found that woodc,-1 p rop,. , eve n of large diameter, we1·c 1,-,t. ,-tr o ng enough to control the roo f a nd the faces were continu ally clos ing . This has not happened sin ce the intro duc tion of the composite props, which are a ble to force the rock to break. The cost of composite props being much higher than wood props, their loss mus t be prevented as far as possi ble. Moreover, the daily break system of roof cont-rot makes 100 per cent. recovery of the ste el props important, for leaving in props would tend to keep the goaf from closing and to throw weight on to the face. With systematic propping of this kind a definite number of props is required for a face of given length, and the exact quantity can be supplied with a few spare ones for use in case of emergency ; the props are counted regularly, and if any are missing the person responsible for the loss is fined. Complete withdrawal of the props from the goaf is thus assured. The old forms of timber support often fail because the material used is either too weak originally or has deteriorated with time. Moisture, besides having a rotting effect upon the timber and thus shortening its life, a lso weakens its resistance to crushing. Although it is not easy to state definitely the life of a composite prop, many have b een in constant use for three years without having been repaired. The life depends principally upon the speed at which the 39 face advances and the length of time the props bear the weight of the roof before withdrawal. When allowed to stand too long the tubes being solidly filled do not buckle, but take a curved form. They are then sent to the surface to be straightened and used over again. Corrugated steel straps 5 in. broad are now systematically used on every face, to reduce the chance of s tones falling between the props. A wooden lid 5 in. square by 1 in. thick is placed between the prop and 1//, 1//, Fig. 35.- 1\lelhod of Culliug Out Escape Roads. the strap as a cushion to fill the corrugations, and to keep the prop from springin g . If the prop is short, the height is made up by wooden lids under the foot of the prop. On machine- cut faces having the usual 3 ft. 6 in. undercut, 4 ft. straps are used. The lines of props are set 3 ft. 6 in. apa.rt, the straps overlapping 6 in. and individual props in each line are spaced 4 ft. apart. For varying advances of faces which are not machine-cut, straps 5 ft. and 6 ft . long are supplied. (See Fig. 33.) The first conveyor section was started in 1911 in the Splint Seam, which is 4 ft. thick with a roof of 60 ft. of rock post. A face 100 yards l ong was opened out, but as gate- roads had previously been ripped 14 yards apart and the men had no conveyor experience, they felt nervous about t11e safety of the working. In order to give confidence, three escape roads were carried forward and stone packs, 8 ft. wide, were built 24 ft. apart a long the face. When the workmen had gained �~ ~ A Pioneer Machine--Mining Colliery confidence in the method, s lopes were putacrossas shown in Fig.35,and th~ three escape roads were reduced to two. Later the process was repeated so that only one central escape road was left. This, in tum, was cut off and the face was advanced with only two roads in all. The distance between the stone packs was gradually increased to the present 30 to 40 ft. The roof support system bas been entirely successful. Whereas under the old plan of 14 yard hand-got stepped faces, faces were perpetually closing, the 100 yard straight faces do not close. At the start of the 1921 coal strike the faces bad to be le.ft without any preparation, but not one closed during the strike nor did a single serious fall take place. The system bas proved itself to be applicable under the many different conditions, such as obtain in level seams and seams dipping at 1 in 3, under 60 ft. of sandstone or with an immediate roof of shale 6 ft. thick, and at depths up to 2,600 ft. The immunity from accidents due to falls of roof at the face has been the subject of special comments in the Reports of H.M. Inspectors of Mines. Organisation of Labour. Working of the unit system implies perfectly regular daily output from each unit, and, to achieve this, good organisation is essential. All the branches of face work, drilling and shot firing where necessary, filling out the coal, cutting, conveyor shifting, ripping roadways, timber drawing and packing, must be so organised that they are regularly completed within a given t im e - in. this case on ce every 24 hour s. The face advances w ith perfect regularity at t h e rate of a cut per day. The depth of cut is determined so that, t a kin g into cons iderati on the heigh~ of tbe coal , the face can be s t r ipped with certain ty in the require d time ; the usual depth of cut is 3 ft. 6 in. The coa.1 -cutter operators g o d o wn at 1-30 p.m., a nd each macl•;ne c»ts its allotted face from end co ~'lei. /,.t 9-30 p .m. the pan s hifters , the conveyor, build face p withdraw a ll back props. A , 1 s:.1 .~ time the rippers are at w o .. _n "'IC loading an d top roads builc:. . rt:l.d packs, setting up circular g ,-,rs t intervals of about 3 ft. in tl and shifting up the gate-en,: :>ac r . At 5-30 a .m. the s hift comm e .. -es :: ;r the strippers, who fill t h e co::l or:. t o the conveyor and drill, stem :.:.I'id nre their own coal shots as th ese zre required. They are followed oy the cutters at 1-30 p.m., and so the cycle of operations recommences and is carried out each day to the same time-table. Contractors tender the m anagement a price per ton for performing a ll the above-mentioned operations and delivering the coal to the o ut-bye end 1 of the loading road ; the contractors in their turn pay the various classes of labour employed in their particular section. Our grateful thanks arc due to the Lothian Coal Company for the facilities afforded for collecting the foregoing description, and for the constant assistance they h ave rendered through, out the work. �--- h ~ il . '.) , 19 35 llr. YI. F. liasterton Bristol Hotel 12~ -~est 48th Street 1T ew York Ci ty, J5 . Y . Dear Er. Nasterton: At the requei,ri; of :I1· . :1u:::-ray, I am forr,az·ding you prints of three !Jictu:res tali.:cm here, which came out very we ll. The r,ictu:?c eho v.:in~ the Springfield -Contest banner is · ve:ry 5 ood, but t h o bac1q~round i s not eo II hot. 11 I t1as glad , indeed, that you had a go o<;:! time. I had the letter from you recen tJ.y, e:.nci kn.or: thcr t you . must h&ve hud a very enjoyable time in Cansda . . 1 hope tha t you liJ{ed the Butte mines, a.nu that y ou \'Jez-e abl e to see either a r. Russe ll ox :Jr. '.'/hi te. I had a. letter from llr . Heid ye stertlay, und h e advises :ilo he h a s three Duckbills -;-Jerking . Ii hne not taken him lon e to ndop t some cf the Amer ican 9 r-.a.cti ces. ! am very pleased, indeed , to hea:..· tha ·t. / I hope that you Yd.11 h ave u l)lens:i.nt visit, c:na that you -oill think of your :friends in Ame!'icl:!. 11.rurn .YO U get back to·yol.ll' home ugain. Ho doubt you w~ll be anxious .to see your rel~tives a~ain ufter sucb a lo ng absence. \'le are having considerable sno-...·1 nov,, ID methin8 \'Jhicb we need greatly 1n this country, ec we rat.he r :rejoice at its cominc. Be sure to remember me to both llr . Reid find ~,I:r. Leek when you return to the home lane!, if you :Jee them, ae well ae Ur . John ilavor. If, at any time, you desire to write for info.xm ati on , please feel free to do so. I am i:end ing you co1>Y of our Employee' liagazine, \"Ji th the \',rite-up of your vi ei t, una your picture. Very sincerely yours, Orl,rloa.l s1,rma: GEORGt E. rRYDl �- -- -I 1 _J ���S:/ •. rl~ ~ c~ 3'o C / ~ J:.r. ~ ./ ~ - :2 '7 ~ a,.. ~ () • • z::: -/ / v ~ C-,'\,_ \.. �c.z) ~ ~~ ~~ CAY!~ Ar-~ 7 ~~~? r;,,-vd ~ ~ . a-.,,.JX ~ ,,, , , . . ~ ~ ~ ~ - �.fl ~ · ~ ,;-- ~ r r✓ ----- ~.,._, /Jr/~ -a;.~ �5/-----.::T° ~ ~C-:::, ..,.c~-- ~~ ~ ~ - ~.,...._, -7 /~~ :;7 -e..... G-C~ ~ . ~ / o ~~ / ~ • 7 -d; /V~.-..j �/3~ 3/~ . cf ~~ ?&/ ;~ :JI ~ c~ '1,,-~ </4- c.uu:zc/ 5 ~ ;/,v:...c/ ~~ :7-~-o' ,,,,,{; ,eL../ v/ :J /4.o. ,--( A~ ~ a::;, p.e~ 5~~ ~~ <;;91, . o/ a r--A:rc:. ~--P v~ ~ &- "- ,A----. 7~ 7 '>'k,._L.,,( 'S 0'""0-t- ~ ? �7/ w-<.. /V7 ~~ :J ~..........a...; l'/4-,:.. ~ c-k" .:a-~ / ~ --~ ~ ,,~ ...... ~ -z;- S ~ <! c ¢ • / ~~ ;;!t: ~ W-, 4-z__ --- �~a:rch 13, 1935 llungo HacKay, Esq. Lingerr.ood , !Teuton Gx-anc,;e, lHdlo thia n, Scotl nnc1 Dear nr . ilaoKay : You t:111 :pardon th~ liberty I am takine; of wri tinb you at ·i;his time, but I desire t o auvise yo u thut \-;;e have just had a very pleusan·t visit fl"om r.!x-. }'./ . F . Mas t e r t on. , uho came hexe a'bou. t t\·10 weeks ago. I ap.!:)xeciated ~ r. llaste rton's visi'i.; very muoh on a ccount of the exoha~e of ioeas, he gi vin~ us many of the methocie ann p1·actices of ';.'Cl r!ti"ng co al mines in Grea t Bri tain, and the min es which you h ave ollarge of p ~rti cularly ,- we g iving hi.m the benefi t of our experience in our proper•i.i es, the conta ct mutuall~ ·b eneficial. ; Mr. liosterton left here o n the morning of the 10th, goin0 to Butte, r.fontam.. , \·,h~re he will examine some metal mines, thereafter ,·1orki,1i:, hi s way into Canada, leuvine., for home, r unaerstond, about A1)ril 12th . \'le were very. much imp:ressea ,•; i th lir. liasterto n 'a knowledge of . mining in ·~he British Isl as . He has a very ple~sing yersonclity, and i7e enjoyed the meeting v, ith him greatly . He mo.de many friends ,:1hile h e re, anu I am t:m~e ,·Jill llllve much to tell y ou E:.bouii h i e experiences in the reapec ti ve Ameri c a n coa l mini nb oi stri eta which he visited. Uy home is in Eust l•,ife , where my father still re oidee. !!y wife a nd I \''Jere i n Seo tle.nd in 1~31 • SJ.J ending several da.ye in Edinburgh, a vi sit which we grea tly enjoyed. Incidentelly, one Sunday afternoon , VJi th some friends, I drove through IJewton Gran 6 e. ,, The coal business i s rather unsettled in t hi e count ry , a na has been for the l o.et f ive yea rs. rte e:xperienced a slump in common with all o ther ousiaesaes in this coun triJ. 1:/e �are pullin6 out e !i ttle p and we hope that, as time t,oes J;)Qst, no:unl b;.H:Jiness cond i tions wil.J. intervene. At;;a.in ~\3!:::il:!'int; yo n of the vlea·aure . it gave ua to h;..vc ~1:r. Lc\Eterion here, am with kind :peI'sona l z-egurds , :i: nm Yours ve~y s incerely, Orl:!in'II,) Sl.11ne('i: GtORGE B. PRYDl . ' ' �r/ ,I I t\l\. .• ' J/~...,....,,., .. -· 'i;i c.... . . ��) ( c. Bussell, .\.sst. Gen . tlgr. Dimnond Coal & Co ke .Cowvc.ny 1!;-: T. Butte. !!on tans. Deer Too: Thie letteE 'i.·Jill be handed to yo~ b,y ili·. i.'."illi~r:1 P . Ua.sterton, a oininc; engi neer from ~)cotla nd. !Ir :-ffa oterton has been ii'l the Unit ecl States. for aoout four months, looking ovGr the ope:r.:i.tion s of American coal mines, and hus been for the lcist t\";o ,.1ecks ,;i th us here. He ie desirous of oeeing i::ome Qf the metal mines of Butte, una i f you could pu.t hi□ in touch vi th the pro11er officers of your Coa~any , I shoul~ be very much obli&ed tc yo~, as he will be greatly interested in seei n& ~one of t he col,Jper min ea of you1· Com,tJany, if' acreeeble. J~fter visitin~ in Butte, he vl::rno to g o on 3 a!:!t to Conada, a.p ending some time .theze. thereafter aailinc for home around Apri l 12th . Llr. llasierton, of course, is very fo.IJ.iliar \'11th tho oper?.tions of the coal minea in Scotland. ~ml I a:n sure you noul d find hi~ very interestipg if you coul-d spnre a little time 'l:7ith him. Anythin g you ca~ <!o f or hi □ nili be g:reatl y E...i,):..3:recic ted .• Sincerely you.rs . Ul lj( llih ; hl;lD\>d: I V GEORG£ B. PR'ID~ �THE COMPANY WlLL APPRECIATE SUGGESTIONS FROM ITS PATRONS CONCERNING ITS SERVICE ,I 'CLAssOP~ T'/ '~ ~ t c · Tel~,am ~• r legram uni .,.i defcncd cha er is indicated by a s table sign above or precedIng the addtcSS. WESTERN R. 9. WHrnt UN][ON NEWCOMD C.\RLTON J. c. wn.t..avaR Pfl~DC.NT CHAl~MAN oar THd no.-.-.o ,.,11.-r vu:&-Pll&.• 101:H.T .. ( 40 ) ,/ 1201-S SIGNS DL:;,,1; O:a.y Letter ' NM = Nigh, M=agc. NL = Night Letter LC = DefctTcd Cable NLT = Cable Niaht Letter Ship Rnd!ogruu "\ The filing tune shown u, tlac date linc-o'Q tclcl!raqa"'an<\ day lctlcn is Standard Time ;it point of ong,n. Time of receipt u Standard Time :,t pomt of dcshn:,tion. _., L • .,.) I-'" II',) I U\.:~.::O. ~· • d at . Rece1ve . --... . .. ,.. - · · l~j:, i-tl:i ~'.:> m·: - 1 ,, • 4~ \KH3 17 9 EXTRA =DUPE OF TEL EGRAM SENT TO ROCKSPRINGS RR OFC 1 K LARAMIE WYO 24 935P GEO B PRYD E= :UN ION PAC I F IC COAL CO=RN= ARR I VING 2 AM NOT 4 AM ~S NOTIFIED= MAS TERTON. WESTERN UNION MESSENGERS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE DELIVERY OF NOTES AND PACKAGES �i THE COMPANY WILL APPRECIATE SUGGESTIONS FROM ITS PATRONS CONCERNING ITS SERVICE / Cl.ASS OP ~VICli " -TI'·~ is a full-rate t=. ' Tcl~am or Cable,. unless its d e,. nedchancter ls in• dicat:cd by a -suitable sign above o r prcccdlng the address.. / 1 WESTERN UN]I0N(19l ' SIGNS DI. - Doy Letter NM - Nlaht Mcssa.1e NL - Nlaht Letter LC • DcferTed Coble •• II.. a,. WHCTC N~WCOMO CAR\..TON j . C ~ WU..L CV SA P ltUIOIILNT c::ttAtltMAH OP' TH'C DOAtlO " " ' " V1c.a.-1"11ce101:NT .. 1201-S ✓ NLT • Cable N(aht Letter Ship R.adlornm " The liliq tune sbo.,,. ,n I.be date U- oo lclccnms :>Dd cby letters LS Stand:>rd Tune :>l PolDl ol oncu,. Ti.me ol rccetpt u St.aodard Tune :it point o f dcsl1D:1t100. .Received at ~ - ~L~ ~..,: ;;:~ H~IG~ ., •. c. IKH32 8 NM=STLOUIS MO 22 0 MINUTES IN TI\ANSIT ......... HTC GEO B PRYDE=! UN ION PACIFIC COAL CO WI LL ARRIVE MONDAY 25TH 4 AM= ~AS TERTO N. WESTERN UNION MESSENGERS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE DELIVERY I .V' ) OTES AND PACKAGES DA1' ......c .. �- jcu.ss OF SERVICE DESIRE~ DOMESTIC CABLE GRAM FULl RATE DAY LETTER DEfl:!!REO (C(Q)If')f ({))If NIGHT MESSAGE HIGHT LETTER NIGHT LETTER WEEK END LETTER \%Y~~,rm:~~ TDJNll<O>~ 1rlEILIE:@~.&JMr T~ Pe>trons abould chcdt cl4s3ot aenlcc da:sirod: othcrwioo IDC0$1l(!O will be tnDIIDltt<>dnoe>toll•r.,IO eommanlctiot1. - P.OOK SPRIMGS - FEB. 22, l'.:)35 \7ILLI.All F HASTER'I'O DT HOTEL .STATLER ST LOUI S I !.[ISSOURI \'/IRE DATE WILL HAVE so:rmm1E LOOK OUT FOR YOU WHEN TRAIN ARRIVES HERE MOlIDAY GEORGE B PRYDE �THE COMPANY \~L APPRECIATE SUGGESTIONS FROM ITS PA;RONS CONCERNINGr ITS SERVICE ,I Cl.Ass OP Sl::RVlCB -- Is a full-rate Tc~ or Cablom unless its de~cm:d character is in• dicated by a suitable sign above or ptc<:eding the address. " W ESTERN ~ UNION ft.. B. WHITS: l'fEWCOMD CARLT ON .J.C. WIL.L~S~ P'IIIQID&HT CHAUU4AN Of!' TH& DOARO PIRS1' V1CC•P"lll•• to•NT ~ 1201-S ' S I GNS DL - D•v Letter NM= Nli:ht Me.ssaae NL = Night Letter LC = Deferred C, blc NLT- Coble Night Letter Ship R•dlo11t•m . . Tune o! rcce,pt u Sbndard Time at point of dcs111,ahon. The filing tune showu ,a tbe date liac oa t e l ~ and cby lelter.s u Sbndard Time at powt o! ongizi. Rfeived at ,....,;-~~~~ !;f;;',t ' ...._\~1~,{ -.~ -.; • 'i - :KH51 17 NM 2 EXTRA=STLOU IS MO 21 ;935 FEB 21 PM 8 {.10 I MINUTES IN TRANSIT DATLCTT&R GEORGE PRYDE= UNION PAC IF IC COAL COMPANY :LEAVI NG HERE 2 PM SATURDAY ARRIVING ROCKSPRING~ 3 AM MON DA Y REGRET TH IS ONLY CON VEN I ENT TRA IN=: MAS TERTO N STATLER HOTEL . WESTERN UNION MESSENGERS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE DELIVERY OF NOTES AND PACKAGES �·, I ti!' • Dill :la.t1 1? • :;::.:1s·i;;oz,::; C"'2 :, Ilotol Sto.t l ex• ~ st . Y.ou:lo, !i!sso:JZ")io c:.1.r oond:!.tioz1s . �.,,,.,- ----\'. e Yiill be L l.:-a t o i:.c.ike care of £5:r . :!as terton r:1.crt he G,eta out here, Li v l nf: Li u e very o ypo:rtunity I?Ossi b l e t o go �Li!- • George B. Pr fde: If you are not here io meet !r.r. Hasterton, I 1:11.11 be cl a d t 0 see th::d; he i s t'1hm care of. I preswne we •.,ill be notified the exact d-'1.-ce of i1is arri va.11 ~ ('PJ ':,,,, t✓ �Rock Spring s - Nov. 5, 1934 ,-. llr. I. N . Baylessi HereYJi t h letter f rom ~.i: r. J,;. c.nul i ffe a nd my a nswe r thereto. ·,hll you k e e :i_J thi s in mind in the eve n t I s llo u l o tio t be here, so that ~.:r. l.i& ~t e rton v1 ill be taken care of up on hj_s a rri val here some time in F e br U:i.ry. �4~ Mr. G.B. ·- - __ _ _ I I L- I ' ~-,• ' • ,,_ 080-3 ~b I_. I NC \, 193!;'. Omaha - November 2., 19340 I (:r.'i!E" ----.r-. , '- Mr. riilliam Fo 11ast0rt onp the h older of a Sil" James caird Travelling Scholarship 9 granted through the Empire Counc il of Mining and Metallurg ical I n stitutions of Great Brita in, met me in nashington Tiith a l etter of int1~oduction from Mro Co McDermid, Sec:::-etary of the Institution.11 on October 31st o Mr. ticDermid advises that Mr o Masterton i s the son of the late NJ.I'. Johi."l. l:lasterton,11 Ho Mop Divisiona l I nspector of ?,lines for Scot l and, the letter requesting that we extend to Mro Masterton the privilege of looking into our mines .11 etc o .11 v1hen he arrives., uhich he advises will be early in February, advance notice to be given me her e. vill you kindly see that the same courtesies are extended to Mr. Masterton that you granted Messrso Reid and Leek? I \'Jould suggest , however, t hat the yoW'lg man be put up at the hotel, his expenses taken care of by the c 01.npanyo -------------~--- .,...,..._ - �llr. Eugene :1cAuli ffe: Yours of lTovemb er 2 , 0 30-3 : \7e \1ill be L l E. a t o t uke c are of Mr. lIE:tsterton v1.r...en he i;,ets out here, g ivi ng h i o eve r y opportuni ·ty po saible to go over our properties. Oriiririo.l Signed: GEORG£ B. PRYUl � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Union Pacific Collection Description An account of the resource This collection is made possible in part by a generous grant from Wyoming Humanities. All materials are the property of Union Pacific Coal Company, on long-term loan at Western Wyoming Community College. For usage inquiries, contact the <a href="https://www.uprrmuseum.org">Union Pacific Museum</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Regarding WM. F. Masterton's Visit Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. February-March 1935 Subject The topic of the resource Letters, 1935, Visit Description An account of the resource Letters and documents regarding WM. F. Masterton's Visit to the mines. The documents are held together by a brass pin. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George B. Pryde, William. F. Masterton, Mungo MacKay, Eugene McAuliffe, I.N. Bayless Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0288 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/c0d86efb956d7653860c774712f43076.pdf 65913dc703ae598d7a589298a59f9777 PDF Text Text J~.t •• •. 1, Orir.h:i.l RIJ!lled: GEORG [ 3. PRYDE J �Vou. 66819 Rock Springs, Wyo. , Nov . 21, 1932 Mr. George B. Pryde: This wi 11 aclcnowledge receipt of your letter of November 21, with which you sent me original release of all claims against John Petrov i ch, together with the sum of $ 349.68, in payment of claims against him, for rent, water, electric light and coal furnished at CWnberland and at Reliance , Hyoming . CC - Mr . A.H. Doane �Roc 1t SprinGO - Ifo,romber· 21st, 1932 . Ur . !-'runl: ~nllr:15.ro : !Icro~·,:lt h r o·i;urn(.(1 to ycu ._31:.9. 68 ·i;or.;eliho, u ith ori::;:i.mil rcl O!).OC ,.,r c.11 clai,:ic fl•or.1 Jo}m P<:"i;r ovich, in ~on11oc-tion r.1ith vouchc1" 66Gl9. Pl cc.co c.c!:na:,lotlt e receipt . ,4 �,___ _ __ __ i fi,- Ct~•.'fD I ,, ~ 1932 J GENE.Ml ~~W• j£!_) Rock Sp rings, Wyorningo lfovember- 2.lst, 19 32 o ~r. Geo.B.Eryd.e:Herev1i th Three Hundred Porty-Mine and 68/100, in currency, in payment i.n full of Bills Colle ctible No.31751s, The Union .Pacific Coal C:c;>mpany against .John Petrovich. a t ta chedo I I / �Voucher No. Draft ll!o. H0cei ved of The D!lion P.'.lcii'ic Corll company One T1.1ousand, Ninetynino 3-nd G8/1Gu ( ,jl, 093.68) Dolla.rs, in full se-ctler:Hmt and corn:c,lete Ga•~isf action of.' all claims aud causes or action agu.i.11~t 1 t growing out of c:.:iy LH::~ tG:c \',hctsoev<:n~, frou the begiuuing of ti1~ uo:rld up to tho ti□ o of the sigr.ing auc. clelivcry of this Relee.se. In co:1siJ.-2z·a'.;ion tl1eroor, I release Th~ union Pacific t:oa.l Com- pauy froT:1 nll cl:-l:ns 01· cans~ s of a ction gro~iug out of any r.1atter Tho abov~ alliount is the full consid.0ration .t'or this settlement., ~11...i no _:)!'OTJisG o:;: coutrc:.ct of futur e employu~nt has boon t.iaue. _9_~ 1932. �I •i Mro Go Bo Pryde: Omahai Octob~r 15, 19320 /? JJ....<~ ,, ? ' ~ I I , _ \.] ,,., I > ' 'c' n r ri U I / 1 /{,/ Regarding the settlement v.rlth Mr o Petrovich:, Judge Lacey ~ ,'1rites under date of the 13th that he approves the plan suggested in my letter of the 12th, copy of ·which was given Mro Taliaferrop that the matter be taken up vd th Judge Tidballo I suge;es·liee that 'i:ihe better way would be to make two payments, one for the amount due under ·the compensation act .i, the other i'or the ~~1750 cash grat- uity9 plus accrued rental, fuelp waterp etco, fm~nished, a receipted bill for the rental:, fuel, vra.ter, etco, to be given with ~~750 in cashp in settlement of' the second vouchero Of course.i, Judge Tidball has no authority to pass on our gra-ct.1-i ty, but Judge Lacey states that he approves of' informing him in connection ,1ith the request for cash settlement of' the amount due under the acto , �At Roel, S_,rin.;s - 0 cto ber 12, 1 932 L:1ce~r & Lo O!!lio Cr.eye m;.e , '.lro:.ii1;g t!: e fcll cY.i n.; s i tuu.tio n : J oh11 ri ~ t rovicl: , c. mi ne. . orl:c r, r oce.:.v cd c. .,orious lcz injury a t -------~ --C\unberl Qncl to:,., ~·":.:rs q;o . :·c ·:::..: t r ; 11:,i't:rrec: it! the Ctmu.z- rlr.ncl !):O n to - !'4, 0C0 . -10 .-.1 1ou..C: hi r:. u;-!~lor the Co1. ~€?~a.ti c, a.ct fo r tot.ril clisubil ity, t'.:e "cucher . t ....., .... It occu:·e to ,...; that t!~e bstter Y:o.y •.:ould be to :..".::l:e these ··.... •,.•r·,,+. .....V .. ~cc-:-,'1 · ,.,,. ~1,000. ,...., l"lu , 1·1'.• +.' .. c fort of r. pen -~.ic,, .r.llo'..c.,:c r.. , _ . : - • ., ..>) 'i;,,U •'\:) v • - •• <tr,;i CQ '".1• ._. nuted ?lcK.se !: cop in rJind tl:o.t tl,is sp ccial n.,ount Y.ilJ beu1· no :·ela- �2 contr~r~· , l c o.., ..., cc no o bj(.,ction tu oul' p\l,oplc.. go i 1:6 bcfo re .Tudgo Ticlb::tl.l , :~c: cn<'!Cl l'Si11i:;::. peti t i on foi· .he !:ro.t u i ty 750 . 00 to thi s r:m.n , stdenont to be mo.de b y :-.tldi.tion:::l c o../ , pt..y:·..-.nto zo1.:1c.,!i.J.t ro.c <:eC::i :.:ir:; CG - !.:r. '.i.'. S . 'l'al i.z.f'ez-1-0 , J 1·. ( cop ied fro: . .:Lort:· rnd r1ot es 10- 17- 32) 1 , 000 . 00 . �Rock Gp:d;130 - Sept<;rabcr 30, 1932 John P0-t1•ovich hru;i .:1.groctl to tetlrn ·i;h(;'i ootUC!:!.cui; uo offered him, ' ----·;~ .. ...__ . ncnoly, f 7 50 . 00 fo:r c0np0i1Jutio::1 o.ml .:750 a o o. r;mtu ity, iu cecorde11c0 u-H h I I clnir.: ";.(!:3itioncl r~o,!CY . I:o tlc.:iL'CD to h,:vc r ltop =u;:1 hc~:.u oo of tho no ne.y �2 / \;o pl an , of courac, t o \'':tpo out Pet rovi ch ' c :i.nd elr~od ncso to -~ho .'".i!.10 cc.1c.1~~~-1C11i.l for r-::mt, oJi;c . , ~:1ou:riiin3 -oo f 349.G2, but, o f couroo. Ori;r\ncl Slianed: G£0BGE B. ?RYOE �STANDAR6 •-•o.ooo FORM 2103 THE UNION PACIFIC COAL COMPANY Rock Springs, ~yoming September 28, 1932 OFFICE OF Attorney IN REPLY PL EASE REFER TO NO. Mr. H.J. Harrington Rock Springs, Wyoming Dear Sir: In reference to the voucher of $750 . 00 au tho rized to be paid to John Petrovich as a gratuity : Mr . McAuliffe understands the circumstances under which this voucher is authorized. 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 v.-orkrnan 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 borderi ng upon permanent total disability . Of course I disclaim any such thought. Still, it seems to me that it would be ~~se to have Mr . McAuliffe consider the situation and to decide the language to be employed in dravd.ng the voucher , and whether or not some form of contract in the shape of a "general release" might be deemed advisable . . TST:li �/ ~ , ,l'ed / 1 GR / Form219I M SI ,,,~ 0 . UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM TIElIEGRAM v!,;:1--:- c.s. 7·31• ~OOOM �Form 2191 c.s . UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM _____M 7 · 3 1• 5000 "1 TElEGRAM I 1:1\..cno ~:\Jt.ul.:tHo On,r,Ju,. . , ,, -- / , ,,. I (.J L ' �Ro ck Springs, ·.7yoming . Auc ust 27th , 1932. L r. Geo. B . i:'r yde: '. i'c.lkec1 over t h e matte r of settlement of tl1e l· e troYi ch cor1~iensa t i on cla i m Y:-i th ~-e ssrs . i.a1nb c rt and Co le thi s ri,or n i ng and they are of the on i nion the the n rop osed set t le me nt, a g ratuity of _,750 . 00 i n additi on to t h e ,,,?50.00 payment of c om.'!_) ens o.t i on i ndic a,te ·l by Dr. j_;'UJ1rcr 1 s :i;'ine.l Re n e r t of Injury, wo uld be s c1.t i sfactory and that as so on as ·.:e received Lr. L cAu.liffe' s a·,::,1roval they \·10..:l d eo ahead t:i th se~tlement 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 Settlement for injured worker. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1932-11-23 Subject The topic of the resource Settlement claims, Injured workers, 1932 Description An account of the resource A 7.5"x10.5" various letters that also holding, 7.75"x5" letters. Discussions on settlement claims for injured workers. 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. Pyrde Frank Tallmire, John Petrorich Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0183 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co.