Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-02-05


dance with the terms and for other and
.,,..,c,,, ,o,so,s AGA ,,o Sto,o hos mo
pow ii"' i''so"9 anu WV '''''', nos
moral or legal right TO compel us 10 MAKE
good supposed delinquency when it is, it
self, in default
The spcech was able, logical and
bl,,,. c,n.;ed L,, o;,,,;o,s from, off
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ciai reports. sa'lsiac'loh WIFI 'iie ehoiO
was freely expressed on all sides,
TIL. f,llowing nrcomblc and resolutions.
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ventilation bills, were read anu adopted
unanimously:
wurpr,s There is now hill ncndinp
~ fine State LEGISLATURE demanding n license
If 500 Tor every coo tons of coal mined in
thc state. and whereas the entire industries
of his section of the STATE ire cnd,n~rrrd
Inv the massage of surI, a bill: Therefore he
if
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a"So'''"' n'' WI ',.I naei In.n.s, ''ei hs'
laii.ls 1 , ii.'.'',n.' H .m III" w. hill
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ana ne u .Iuithef hesottco, nat we ask
the hearty cooperation OF our worthy rep
rcsentatlves and all honorable members OF
the entire state legislature VINO desire 10
leglslate impartially.
| WHEREAS, Mining is a business subject
| to special and VARYING dangers, whose OBJ
erations are far removed from the reach of
| public vigilance and investigation no other
class of workmen are so dependent upon
EMPLOYERS as miners; the passage way of
the miner to his subtcrrancan workshop;
the props for the support of the roof and
ventilation the air of heaven itself is be-
You'd his control, subject only to the opera
tor or his responsible manager; when in
the murky chambers of the coal mine, where
Gods sunlight can never come, impure aud
POISONOUS airs abound dangers from falling
materials IN the NINE ana dangers from
wafer CONFRONT inc miner; liehce thc ne
cessi'y OF an author'ze', onlcial supervision
W see '''at al approved safeguards are pro-
VIu.o !" Pi"teI' vi. ieal.n, l'Hes anu s"ie'y
onni ,ero,,,l.:, "' o,,,,.r,. 80, y b,;,a;,,
Eraroa p,.i'r,,S, cnr,ran, amd a,,, an',r
tr;"s of thn 0Id Worl'i nn1 u, t,,o nr;,;s,,
an,ar;oa, ooln,;os n,,J ,,,r s;s,ar S,n,a.
PENNSYLVANIA, Ohio and Illinois have each
their mining codes for the protection of
their UNDERGROUND workers. and their mine
INSPECTORS to see that the laws are enforced
and obeyed. Too often the complaints of
miners of bad mir have been set down as
their whims as worthy of no regard, or
have been considered sufficient cause in
many places for the discharge ofthosc COM
planning. We feel confident that the pas
sage of bill demanding proper ventilation.
and a competcnt mining INSPECTOR TO see
that the laws are enforced, will do more to
promote prace and consultation i'm HE minds
of the miners than anything else in the
world. "A man whose bones acne ana
.,,,I at Iii nF ,ha ,,,;nns ,a,, ,I, .,
on his emplover as a man who cares moth
ing for the life and health of his fclow-men.
AND WHEREAS, We read in the papers
ol laws ncia,s oai,{ cii'c'ea lIr inc pfoaes,
for for" ,hc 81, drstmc,;nm Of crows sknnks and
other animals, TOR the protcc. ion of farm
A., w,,,,vr,S Wa r,o ,,;,oro of Ala
rany county. have never been favored with
a law tor the protection of our health and
''es "p'os''' w 10
r
nrc hereby rcnurs,rd to obtain from the.
Attorney General of this State the form of
such law and provision as Will fully and
. ,i ''.,S o". tnc ','"s eApirSs',o
Inv the m;nrrs for y law tn f,,l,. nrn I
them as above set forth and are requested
lurthcr t" use due di!igcnrc IN obtaining
."S H." VI I". law az ; a,'i pos.ru
to he appointed by the Governor and paid
by the State.
The Secretary was requested topublish
these proceedings as fully as practicable in
the FHosTHuEG MINING Journal.
a vote of thanks to the speakers and Of
ticcrs of the meeting; to st. Josephs Socc
ty Band for its kind attendance and excel
lent music and to the proprictors OF the
ground, were passed unanimously and the
meeting adjourned.
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