Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-19

his switch; it is also further agreed
that Two men may work on one road
under this agreement. 1t is also
greed that the miner shall be respon-
sible for his working face UP to the cap
rock, except falls caused by slips or
On account of mines being idle, and falls
caused by first break in circle work,
and in front of the roadway outward to
the inside corner of his last roadwall,
and wien fall occurs on roadway
outward from the end of the roadwall
exceeding one car of dirt. the pit boss
shall upon being notified. see that such
fall is removed.
The company may run the machine
double shift when necessary, on ac-
count of delays from breakages or I'M
avoidable causes, or they may run one
shift each twenty-four hours, whether
it is during the time the milne is run
ming coal or during the intervening
time, provided that one machine
crew work not to exceed forty-eight
hours in one week, when the mine
runs every day and when the me
is not working full time, they MAJ m
the machines as many hours as the
pit runs each week.
The machine shovelers shall re-
move the dirt cut by the machine
from under the coal and clean up the
place for the leaders. The mining shall
be done in the clay and as thin as
practicable to clear the dutchman. In
case of falls or slips on the face and
the loader and the pit boss cannot
agree on the price fl cleaning it, the
company may load the place out with
company men. Company or machine
men may load deficient coal when
| loader and pit foreman cannot agree
on price for same. Loading of bump
coal to remain the same as heretofore.
| The same responsibility of care of
place shall apply to leaders as to mi
ners except when the place is loaded
out and cleaned up and accepted by
| the company. then the leaders respon-
sibility ceases until he takes the place
again. Where machine and pick
miners work together in the same
mine, the turn shall be made equal in
dollars and cents.
Corner cutting.-Corner cutting on
longwall shall be 63 cents per yard
and corner cutting in semi-longwall
shall be 63 cents per yard for all per-
manent corners. What is considered
a permanent corner is the corner next
Lilo main entry and the corner next to
! head or cross entry. Should room at
any time be more than seven feet
ahead of the inside room the miner
shall be given place to work until
the inside rom is caught up.
There shall be iron track in all
places where one man cannot push
cut and in all back entries; not more
i than two roads shall be permitted on
/ air course for each cross cut: miners
shall not be required to turn loaded
cars on wooden platforms. In room and
4 pillar work the miner is todeliver his
car and receive his empty car as here
4 tofore.
H The depth of room and pillar work
shall be not more than $50 feet; il
longwall work not more than 125 feet
except by mutual consent.
ii Brushing.-The price for brushing
in eight foot entries shall be 1914 pei
cent over present prices.
Crib building price for build
ing cribs from clay to slate shall BIZ
So cents each, the company to have TIL
option of doing same, but where bull
by the company the miners shall no
be delayed in their work.
Black Bats.
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