The bee., 1901-04-11
DOWN IN THE MINES.


short time ago.
Over in n.diana the miners ,uniOn
them talk one would think that all
that is necessary TO secure steady
work at high prices, is for the Union
to take charge Of q place. Yet Sec
rotary Kennedy writing from Tcrre
Haute takes rather gloomy view
of the situation, and If he is right in
his statement, the miners of Hop
kins County, have reasons to feel
proud of the fact, that the mines
here are not unionized and never
will be.
At Bon Air, Tenn, the miners
Union expelled their secretary and
treasurer, because he got drunk and
lost or squandered their money.
Here in Hopkins County it is daily
occurrence to see u. NJ. w. members
frequenting saloons and sQuander-
ing the hard earned money of some
miner, and we yet have the first one
to hear of being even temporarily
suspended.
After entering into u binding
agreement with the operators as to
where they should buy powder, the
miners of Indiana have repudiated
the contract and now threaten n
strike over there unless they have
their way.
Unless the L. NJ. W. are consid-
cred n privileged class, steps should
at once be taken to make them suf-
fer for holding mp train at Central
City and taking thcrefrom innocent
men who were on their way to per-
form honest labor.
Several new coal miners are now
said to lately have been opened in
Laurel and Whitley counties, Ken
tvcky. 1t was up in that region
where Manager Ben w. Robinson
knocked the L. NJ. W. out, and
he is now manager of u mine that
works only unorganized labor.
Superintendent Crutchfield, Of the
st. Charles mine, continues TO hold
his own, and all the Union miners
can do ia stand around on the out
side and see the man who wants to
work thrive and do we'll. n visitor
from over there this week said that
among those who had quit work,
there were but few good men, the
most of them were naturally opposed
TO labor.
Just think of it, after months of
hard work by the poverty society
only two colored men have been
found who would give up n job Of
work in order 70 secure II position
under Wood & Co.. OF the soup house
brigade.
Last Monday was to have been
the day that the mines OF this |
county would be practically shat
down but we noticed on that day an |
large amount of coal pro-
duced. The production was so large !
nc Reinecke and Monarch mines that
day that an extra trip was made by
the coal train in order TO move the |
coal. \ threat to call out the boys !
works like q stimulant and an in !
creased production follows imme- I
The FonrDlie Coal Co., OF Mid /
iliesboroagh, has purchased new |
machinery and opened a
new mine.
The Yellow Creek Coal Mining
Co. has been organized by Joseph
F.. S. Helburn, II. +. Rem
nebaum and others, for the develop
ment OF coal mines at Bennest's
Fork. I
j. NJ. Elliott, Jr., recently reported
rs having purchased coal lands and
will have about 10000 acres when all
purchases are complete. The matter
)f development has not rs yet been
w. G. Campbell, Of Denver, Col,
mas closed deal for the purchase of
,62, 900 acres of timber and mineral
ands in Eastern Kentucky and will
develop same.
The United States Geological Sur
fery has just published an interest
ny and thorough report by Mr.
Edward W. Parker on the manufac-
,ure of coke in the United States in
899. The phenomenal activity in
he iron trade during that year stim-
ilated the production of coke and
'esulted in an output of l9,66S,5 $50
short tons, q increase of 3,62l 1850
ods over the product of 1898. All Of
he more important coke-producing
states shared in the increased pro-
luction. The advance,in the South
II ten years may be noted in the fol-
.~..s.x.. snA1a &c ,&pNl,.es.s.