The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-10-26

| Sldle luerc mas DeeQ ana Lncre IS no"
steady and growing demand for Indi-
ana coal, and the operators find a ready
sale at remunerative prices for every
ton they can produce. There have been
complaints of ''embargoes" by some Of
the railroads, and reports have been
made that some of the roads have dis
eliminated against Indiana mines.
Whether these charges are true or not,
the information obtained by this Bureau
is that thousands of tons more could be
annually mined and sold if facilities for
shipment were improved.
The information in the two following
tables was obtained from the operators
of various. mines, and it is much more
full and complete than what the Bureau
has been able to secure for its former re-
ports. The tables cover the years 1902
and 1903, and represent the mines in
fourteen counties. The ia bles give in
detail the number of mines reporting in
each county, the number of days in OPP
Grafton, the average of miners employed,
the average number of inside workmen
(other than minersl, the number of out
side workmen. the number employed in
office. and the total number employed.
To the table is appended summary for
ready reference.
In l9o2, 1o3 mines reported. Those in
Nanderburg averaged the most days in
operation. being 241. The average ranged
from 40 days. in Fountain, to 241, in
Nanderburg. The average number of
miners employed in the State was 9,S7S,
and the total number of employees was
1883 Clay County had the largest
number of mines in operation, 81; Foun-
tain and Perry had one each, Gibson
had 2, Daviess 3, and Vanderburg 4.
In 1908, $50 mines reported. The days
in operation ranged from $780, in Foun-
| tain, to 225, in Vanderburg. There was
| an increase in the average number of
| days in operation over the whole State
| the increase showing that the mines were
| in operation 1 ,44O more days in 1903
than in 1902. The average number of
miners employed was 11,069, an increase
Of 1,151 over 1902. The total num-
Der employed in 1903 was 16,412, a gain
of 1919. In 1908, Greene County had
the most mines in operation and en-
pIoyed the greatest number of miners
In 1902, the mines were in operation an
average of 100 days, and in 1903, an
average of 1913. 1t will be seen that the
| mines were operated only about one-third
of the time on the average, yet in 1902
| they mined 1898, 423 tons of coal, and
| 11,S66,O23 tons in 1908. If enabled to
operate full time the Indiana mines
would have an output annually of the
enormous quantity of 35 100000 tons.
Aggregate of Wages.
The second table gives in detail the
number of mines reporting, the aggre
gate wages paid inside workmen, outside
workmen, in salaries, total wages paid,
tons of coal mined, average value, and
ret val nn IF S,rrN wi 1Nn
| tables show:
Amount paid inside
Am wSahns paid outside '4oo'' $685. 1854
Amount 'en paid sal. ''''- '''''
aired workmen $50. 249,O61 2Os, 425
Total ST, 800 91s $40, 1o4, O67
The increased wages to inside work
men in 1908 was $2,6OS,S79, and in total
amount paid in wages and salaries, ST.
TIA, 149.
Number tons coal -,
Value Of output. .. SO, 55O,455 $13,7s7, 4S1
The average value of the coal in 1902
was $1.OS per ton. and in 1908, $1.16
The average varied greatly in the coun-
ties. Thus, in Clay County, in 1902,
in some of the mines the average price
was 90 cents, and in Others 1925 per
ton. In 1902. the largest output in any
county was Vigo, but the average value
was only 90 cents. The lowest average
in any one county was So cents, in Perry,
and the highest $3.50, in Daviess.
There was a marked improvement in
1908. Not only was the output greater,
but the average was higher. The largest
output in any county was 3,O57,S15, in
Greene. In 1908, the average price
ranged from $1.O3, in Greene and Pike.
to $3.50, in Clay. Perry increased its
average from So cents in 1902 to $1.21
in 1908: Gibson, from 90 cents in 1902
to $1.O5 in 1908; Sullivan, from "a cents
in 1902 to $1.10; Vermillion. from 81
cents to SLOT; Warrick. from 81 cents
to SLOT. Clay gained "A cents in her
average. Fountain 20 cents. Parke %
cents. Perry 36. Sullivan Is, Vigo 10
cents, Vermillion ID and Warrick 16
cents. Daviess dropped from an average
of $1.5O to $1.1O.
Hay Will Stay.