The Lexington intelligencer., 1902-04-12
COAL MINED IN MISSOURI.
A Big Increase viii be Shown by
Forthcoming Report
OF THE STATE NINE INSPECTOR.
Mr.. Evans Makes Interesting cOmpar-
isOns With Previous Years.

shown by the forthcoming annual re-
port of State Coal mine Inspector
Evans, says the Jefferson City Press.
For the past two months Inspector
Evans has been receiving data at his
Office in this city from the coal mine
operators in Missouri and the results
have been tabulated by Deputy Mine
Inspector j. W. Marsteller and will
soon be ready for the printer.
Great care and thoroughness has
been exercised by Mr.. Evans and Mr..
Marstener in obtaining accurate re-
turns from the different mines in the
state, and according to the reports,
there will be big increase of the
product mined in this state, more
men employed and fewer accidents
since last year. Under state inspec-
tion of mines the workmen are not
only afforded greater safety, but bet
ter wages are maintained and valu-
able data is gathered for the informa-
tion Of the public. Missouri is great
coal producing state, as will be seen
by the following remarks from State
Nine Inspector Charles Evans regard
ing his forthcoming report. In speak
ing Of the report, Mr.. Evans said;
"This report covering the calendar
year of 1901, will show a larger
growth and greater development in
the coal mining industry of the state
than in any former year. The output
shows a very decided increase and
leads any previous year by over $780,
600 tons of coal mined. More new
mines have been opened, more inn
proyements have been made, more
men have been employed and more
freedom from serious trouble than
ever before experienced in our mining
history. Our mines were never SO
safe or their sanitary condition better,
with every indication that the cur
rent year will witness still better con-
ditions and increased product.
"The coal output for the year was
$3.50, 1877 tons as against 2,095,O2
tons for 1900, showing an increase Of
Sl5, 745 tons This product sold at
the mines for s4,712,1S1, compared
with SO, 643, ,975 for the previous year,
or an increase in the money value Of
the product Of Sl,0S6, 206, or nearly
30 per cent gain. The average price
received at the mines per ton Of coal
was 81 "A or three cents in excess OF
the average price for the year before.
The total number Of men employed in
and about the mines during he win
ter season was 10,65O, as against
s, sos the year before, showing an in
crease Of /, 1852 men. The actual num-
ber of miners at work in winter was
S,34l and during the summer, 5,96S.
The average number of all men en-
ployed throughout the year was 8, 2lS.
There we're 419 mules worked in the
ground in winter and 341 in summer.
The 365 mines operated during the
year are entered by 162 shaft openings,
81 slopes, SS drifts and 54 strip pits.
There were 73 fans, l24 furnaces and
lat mines furnished with natural ven-
tilation in the ventilation of the
mines. Power was furnished by six
electric plants, 102 steam plants, 143
hose power plants and ll3 hand
plants. There were Ill mines worked
on the long wall plan and l6l on the
pillar and roof sytem. In extracting
the coal the miners used 100, ,622 kegs
of powder, which costs them $780,
6S4 80.
"Accidents in the mines number
81 of which 10 were fatal and 16
we're non-fatal, there being two less
accidents this year than there were
last year, although there wore more
men employed and largely increased
tonnage mined Falls of roof ard
coal caused as per cent Of the acct
dents, powder explosions, rs per cent;
mine cars, l6 per cent; premature ex-
plosions, per cent; returning TOO soon
on shots, per cent, and windy shots,
per cent, There were 254 600 tons
OF coal mined for each life lost and
23S, 1885 tons Of coal mined for eaea
lnon-fatal accident -