The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-07
LABOR SCARCITY
HAMPERS OPERATIONS
Mansfield NINE BADLY CRIPPLED
FROM LABOR SHORTAGE.
iaDING NEW LEVEL TO MINE
Has Force Of Ninety and Could Use
$50 More Men Coal Strike Will
Not interfere.

Operations at the Mansfield mine are
badly hampered by the scarcity OF
labor. The Mansfield Is not getting it's
proportion OF the labor of the district
Two causes are apparent for the Name
field not getting ts share. The first is
the distance from town and the second
the lack Of dwelling houses out there
for the accommodation Of families.
The Mansfield is eight miles away
and single men, especially, prefer q
work in town or close 10y AZ slightly
less wage. There are not enough
houses out there and many of those
that are there are a long way from be
ing modern The Armenia mine was
opened recently and lot Of new devil
ings erected therat This mine is on
the highway. half way 20 Mansfield.
and ii l. not strange that the sight Of
these new dwellings was too tempting
for Mansfield people to resist and may
nloved from there to the Armenia.
Even under this handicap, the Mans
field is moving right along and supt.
Trebilcock has matters in very satis-
factory state A nice daily product IL
maintained he expects 70 put on
$50 more men during the summer il
they can be got.
The Mansfield being United States
steel company property, its output isl
limited 10 certain amount each year.
The allotment has not been given out
for the coming year but the local
management expects TO be given
tonnage that viii keep them busy AL
season.
Underground IA new level has been
added % the mine. the thirteenth,
during.tho winter. ana the miners are
now raising up - connect IL with the
new shaft The level was driven from
a VIM, sunk in the ore body 10 depth
If 100 feet From this VIM a drift was
driven to the point az which the shaft
would have.cut If sunk and an uprise
started to reach the shaft above This
depth will give back Of ore 100 feet
thick 10 work out when mining opera
tions are started No development
work has been done on the new level
20 no information as to the physical
condition Of the ore body at that depth
- obtainable
The Iron Trade Review for this week
says Reports indicate. that nearly all
Of the manufacturers are we'll supplied
with coal, and the miners strike will
probably not cause much inconyen
fence unless long continued There
are. however some exceptions, among
which are number of bar mills
which will not be- able 10 continue
operations more than a few weeks.
The pig iron market is little more
lively Inquiries from Westinghouse
interests is pending and is likely to
develop strong competition. The prin-
cipal recent sale Of pig iron was 10, 900
tons Of basic taken by the Inland steel
company. Of Chicago. Inquiries from
AHtDINnkh Ailr NfhlN0kh
distric have been withdrawn ON .ac-
count 81 prices not being satisfactory
Steel bar manufacturers have affirmed
prices and little business IL apparent
Implement manufacturers are .inclined
TO await developments. ~ most Of
their contracts for the year ending
July are ~ per ton below present
quotations.
The rail markets continue active and
the principal producers cannot guaran.
tee delivery earlier than the last quar-
ter OF the year. During the last week
b9nt 30, 600 tons have been sold. in
Guiding 10. 900 TO the Pere Marquette.
The new business Of the American
Bridge company for March has been
slightly in excess Of 60, 900 tons Rail !
roads are buying extensively for track
elevation and bridges, the demand for
the elimfsation Of grade crossings in
many cities being shown in tho orders.
Active preparations are being made
throuhout the country for building
operations, and it Is expected that the
showing for the year will make new
record