The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-04-19


made Of it.
Any one with a knowledge of mines
knows that as far as responsibility is
concerned it makes quite difference
whether an accident happens in the
room or in the entry, especially if the
miner has been repeatedly warned of
the unsafe condition of the room. The
language he employed very fully con-
veyed the idea that both accidents
occurred on the same spot, and his
efforts to torture it to mean anything
else is quite futile. He cites DR..
Hodge, as authority, and says that
"the very same place" includes all of
heaven, and, from his logic, it neces-
essarily follows that it must include
all of the Oak Hill mine and no par
ticular part of it. Webster, who is
universally recognized as standard
authority in the use Of the English
language, says that place very rarely
means unbounded space, but of course
everybody was supposed to know in
stinctively, as it We're, that place"
when applied to our mine would mean
the same as when applied to Heaven.
Mr.. Powell pertinently asks. if place
has such a narrow meaning when ap-
piled to Heaven, "then where will
Friend Davis appear?" DIR. Beecher
says substantially that there is no
such "place" as He'll, then it might
be asked, where will friend Powell
appear? Powell attempts to prove
that our mine is an abomination,
from the fact that men have worked
in it on Sunday. | have had charge
of the mine for only about three
months, and during that time no
work has been one Sundays, but my
predecessor, Mr.. Thomas, was COM
PEELED about year ago to have water
bailed out of the entry for few Sun
days.
| have infinitely more faith in the
religious principles of the man who
will work even on Sunday, in case of
absolute necessity, than in the man
who wears sanctimonious look on
Sunday and makes loud protestations
Of love for Christ, but whiles his time
away in doggeries on week days.
AS to the charge that the posts are
too short. suffice it to say that ex-
perienced miners, who have examined
the situation, assert unhesitatingly,
that under the same circumstances,
such an accident is possible in any
mine, however efficiently managed.
Mr.. Powell denies that he was an
unsuccessful applicant for work in
this mine, but in the same breath
states that he wanted to do work to
the amount of $3.50 to 5000, and that
| refused to accept his proposition.
Consistency thou art jewel. He
also states that he fatty refused to
take charge of the mine for year.
fully agree with him on that point
His refusal aeas fiat, so fattened that
it became so thin as to have no exist
ence save in his own Imagination
For This information | would say that
the Company does not experience the
least difficulty in securing all the
miners it needs, and that for the
nominal pay he speaks Of.
In view of his long experience and
remarkable capacity for operating g
mines, it appears that Governor Fos-
ter is extremely short-sighted in not
peremptorily demanding the resigna-
tion Of Inspector Roy, and appointing
Mr.. Powell to fill the vacancy. 1t
may be, however that some busy
body whispered in the Governors ear
word in regard to the skill and
efficiency with which Powell managed
Mr.. j. Fl. Thomas mine; still the
appointment may be forthcoming,
and he might be justified in keeping
up his interest in mines.
So far as this controversy is con-
cerned, if he persists in assailing the
Company, Mr.. Editor, we may ask for
the privilege Of your columns again.
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