The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-11-18
STATE SUBMITS A SECOND
PROPOSAL TO MINE OPERATORS

quired 10 furnish the prisons, hospitals.
such bathing and washing arrangements
as the Physician Inspector may require,
machinery, cars, pumps. boilers. tracks.
timber for props, hoisting engines. rollers.
trans and pulleys, to erect fans and open
necessary. air shafts and be responsible
for the proper ventilation and drainage
of the mines and to furnish all things
necessary to coal mining. not enumerated
above az being furnished by the State,
and. in addition to furnish mechanics to
operate and keep in repair hosting en-
gines, pumps, fans, ETC. Also. the neces-
sary coal to run the machinery.
Mining to be done under the superin-
tendence and direction Of the company
mining engineer. as In the first PROPOSE
ton.
Where the coal runs into fault. ex-
ceeding four feet In depth. the conditions
are the same as In the first proposition.
and. also, the same conditions as to mar
row work. ,..'s4
1.-The successful bidder under this sec
ond proposal will not be allowed to work
the State and county convicts In the same
mine.
THE State reserves the privilege, as In
bids.
Payments to be made not later than
the goth of each month for previous
months delivery"
After the decision to make the second
proposal all operators who were expect
ed to submit bids were telegraphed.
The State oficiais also decided to ex-
tend the time limit for the fling Of bids
by the operators from Tuesday until
Wednesday at noon. This was done In
order that the operator might figure on
convict labor under the new conditions
Statement by Governor.
Governor Jelks, In discussing the new
conditions for leasing the convicts said:
After a consultation with the Convict
Board this morning. it was agreed that a
second proposal for the mining Of coal
by the States convicts should be sub
mitted to the operators. In the one SUBJ
mitted to them Saturday. the Convict
Department asked for bids for the ton
for coal when mined and brought 10 the
mouth of the room; in the one today 1t
asked for bids not only for mining coal and
carrying It to the mouth Of the room,
but for loading 1t on the railroad cars.
providing for the doing of all the work
connected with the ton Of coal until II
Is ready for shipment. The bidders, UNI
der the two proposals. bid on either one
of them or both Of them. This will give
the authorities an opportunity to figure
on which win be the most advantageous
bid to the state.
IT have thought that the coal opera
tors have not been giving the State a
fair return for the labor Of its unfor-
tunates. They have paid US In the last
year something less than IL cents per ton
for mining coal, 10 addition to caring
for the convicts. These figures are very
nearly accurate. The price paid is en-
tirely inadequate and an Improper one.
and the Convict Department believes
that 1t is sure to get a very much larger
return TO the State under any contract
that It will be willing to make with the
coal operators.
"The second proposal sent out this
morning makes 1t necessary to postpone
the time for opening the bids and We'd
nesday at noon is the hour agreed upon
and advertised. So many Of the operat-
ors as were known to be interested, were
wired this morning"