The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-17
MINES And MINING.
Notes by Edwin Perry, Iowa Sec'y.
United Mine Workers.

United Mine Workers.
Mr.. Rosebrook of this city is sink
ing a new shaft az Forbush, Iowa,
having encountered a fault in the
one previously put down; it is to be
hoped that the present opening will
prove very successful.
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The Carpenter mine near Madrid Is
changing the system from room and
pillar 10 long wall work. Eighty
men are employed. Three men are
working on one roadway for the
present until the mine is developed,
when the men will be singled out.
This new field will supply work for
many men from the northern mines
that are fast becoming worked out.
District 13, u. NJ. w. of A, will be
represented at the coming national
convention by from 35 to 40 dele
gates, on January 10, 1907. This con-
yention will last in all probability
about one week.
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Iowa has experienced many mine
accidents of late. Mine foremen and
miners should cooperate with each
other in an honest effort TO reduce to
the lowest possible minimum the
number of accidents. Mine inspect
ors should also enforce the mining
laws more rigidly in some places and
wherever needed.
The Colon mine has been abandon
ed and the men have gone elsewhere.
The different railroads are furnish
ing the mines with a very reasonable
supply of cars at present.
In my travels throughout the dis
trict, / often pick up a newspaper to
read the old familiar cry, "Patronize
home industry" and while have 40
fault to find with anyone advocating
such principles, / do, however, depre-
cate the fact that the average dealer
is not practicing what he breaches
by any means. In many Of our cities
many commodities are manufactured
that do not receive the proper en-
couragement from the average mer-
chant. A few days ago l stopped at
a hotel, dependent for their patron
age upon the community in which
they were located, and yet the home
product was conspicuous for its non
appearance in the show case, and
here at home we boast of the en-
ploymeat of 60 cigarmakers that live
here and spend their earnings here,
and yet do not receive the encour-
agement they deserve. In many in
stances the imported article Is found
in stock and IN other instances the
foreign product is displayed to the
disadvantage of the home made pro-
duct, and while l do not consume the
product of our cigarmakers I can not
help observe the tendency of some
dealers - and what is true of this
branch of industry is equally true of
many others. Inc average consumer
himself also merits some censure.
II all people took as much pride in
our home productions as they ought
to DO, our population would be much
greater than it is at present, and it
is to be hoped that our people win
show more appreciation for the home
interests in the future than has char
acterized US in the past.
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President Jno. P. White has coa-
senJed to address the Y. NJ. c. A. of
Buxton at 3 o'clock p. m. next Sun.
day afternoon.
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The Des Moines dailies report
remarkable feat in surgery. A young
man having his back broken as re-
suit of fall of slate, was operated
upon successfully by removing the
broken fragments of bones and re-
uniting the broken back. All due to
the rapid development of scientific
researches of our splendid modern
civilization.
RR
During November and December II
death claims were paid, making 6S
claims paid from April l, to date, a
slight falling off over the prec cling
months. More deaths from tubercu-