The bee., 1902-03-13


ing what the boys might have done.
This record was made with Nor
gan-G Gardner machine Of I'D" class.
/ January was the best monthin the
history of the Oak Hill Coal Com
pany. but February, although a snort
month, surpassed the January run.
In February that company loaded
and shipped 230 cars of coal, break
ing all monthly records. March
promises to break their record once
more. ti
At the Nortonville camp the prin-
cipal subject of conversation is said
to be about small pOx. Hotel Yost
is not now a popular resort.
In the meantime the non-union
miners of Hopkins, Christian and
Webster are earning over $sOO,OOO in
wages per year, and made the great
est output of coal for January and
February, 1902, ever produced in a
like period in this coal field. The
non-union miner keeps wide-awake
and does not forget the threats of
the L. NJ. w. and their attempts to
"shoot him out" or elbow him up.n
Wouldbe law breakers will be wise
in letting him alone.
Over in Illinois and other States
where the union miners control the
situation there is evidence of the
fact that they now seek to dictate
what hours the merchants shall close
up their business houses, and the
next thing they will be reaching out
for the farmer and inform him that
eight hours must constitute a days
work.
Another market for coal and coke
will soon be opened up near Birm-
ingham, Alabama, where a new steel
plant is to be constructed.
A stock company representing
half a million dollars has leased co.
600 acres of land in Alabama and the
work of sinking test wells for oil and
gas will soon be under headway.
Thus far Florida and Arkansas
seem to be about the only States in
the South that the OIL boom has not
struck, few if any efforts to locate
oil wells in those states are recorded.
Richard Salmon, who was called
to Madisonville last Tuesday on
business stopped over here short
time. He says the Crabtree Com
pany have been doing big work this
winter with plentiful supply of
cars and good demand for coal,
business has been booming with
them.
One of the stockholders of the
Henderson County Oil Company
says the second well is being sunk
and they have hopes. when the we'll
reaches the depth of three or four
hundred feet, to strike oil in paying
quantities. The first well sunk, al
though there were reports to the
failed to be of sufficient
pressure to force the oilout of it, the
oil showing up to about eight feet
below the surface of the earth.
Is it any wonder the miners of
Colorado became bowling mad when
the Legislature of that State threat
ened to pass law which meant the
closing down of all the mines in the
State and a loss in wages of over
S6,000,000 a year. The object of the
law was to place a heavy tax on
capital invested, but like u two
edged sword, it cuts both ways.
The Supreme Court of the United
States has just handed down de-
cision that deals a crushing blow to
antitrust laws. The test case came
up on the law passed some time ago
by the Illinois Legislature, but is
said to be identical with the same
law now existing In a dozen other
states and which by the decision are
rendered null and void.
The United Mine Workers con-
at Owensboro, is over. The
delegates voted bigger salaries to
the officials of District No. %, in
recognition of the success they made
In spending $l65, 900 of the U. NJ. w.
cash, and increasing the output of
non-union coal in Hopkins county.
Jim Wood has been promoted close
to the heart of John Mitchell.
A resolution was adopted, denoun-
cling Judge John Hall and Sheriff
John Hankins, of Hopkins county,
because of the efforts of these off,
cials to preserve order and protect
life and property, which were daily
by officials and members
of the United Mine Workers or
ganization.
Kit Barnaby is the new president,
ut $40 per month. Campbell got a
raise of only So per month, or $65
being u black man and a u. NJ. w.
he can't expect seat and pay in The