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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-09-04
kentucky Coal Mining in 1906

Shipmen $ were from - 90 100 |
boat ioais. or about $500 bush |
els a Year The coal was for
the most consumed in the salt
works and iron furnaces near
the rivers, then the only means
of transportation.
The United States Geological
Survey. through f. w. Parker.
reports that the total production
of coal in Kentucky in 1906 was
9.653,6i7 short tons, having a |
spot value OF -, 9,S09 OBS.
With the close OF 1906 Ken
lucky, ike Iowa. completed a
record of ten years of uubroken
increase in her production of
coal aud attained the maximum
output in the history OF the
State Compared with that of
1905, las. years production
showed an increase of l.22l.I24
short tons, or 14.5 per cent. and
gain in value of l.424.7O6.
or II per cent Ii showed an in
crease of over &C per cent. as
compared with the production
of 1901. five wears earlier. and
WAS nearly three times the pro.
ductiou OF 1896. ten years
earlier
ln 1906 the coal mines of Ken
tucky employed 1922 men,
who worked an average Of 2l2.
days each. against 1868 men
for an average of POO DAYS, in
1905 Owing TO the fact that
comparatively few of the mines
in this State are operated under
agreements made with tn e
United Mine Workers of Ameri-
Ca. the industry was not seri
ously affected 10y the general
suspension of operations which
occurred in other States during
the spring of the year. In Ken
lucky only 1912 out of the 49,
272 men employed stopped work
because of disaifection. and two
of the suspensions lasted but
one day.
over two-thirds of the mines
IN Kentucky are operated on
the "open shop" or nom-union
basis. and in consequence the
eight-hour day is not SO gener-
ally observed as some of the
other coal mining States. In
1906. out of a total of 1922
men. il63, or about y per cent.
worked s hours, 1902, OF 26 per
cent. worked hours. and 59H.
or 30 per cent. worked 10 hours.
Seven mines, employing 3l2
men, reported 9l hours to the
working day, and a few oper-
ators did not report the hours
per day.
Oniy one company reported
having installed a washing
plant for improving the quality
of its product. This company,
according to its report, washed
o2.6l2 short tons Of coal, which
yielded S2,322 tons of washed
product and 10, ,290 of refuse.
The accident statistics as re-
ported 0y Mr.. c. J. Norwoo q .
7 Chief Mine Inspector of Ken
lucky, show that in 1906 there
were 40 men killed, AMI l39 men
injured in the coal mines of the
State. OF the total number Of
deaths, were due to explosions
of dust, rs were due to fails of
roof In rooms, entries or gang
ways, and to the explosions
of powder.
H.. "a
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-09-04

which has within IT'S borders
areas belonging to any two of
tbs great coal fields. TIE east.
ern counties OF the State are
underlaid 10y the coal beds of
The great Appalachian system,
which extend entirely across
the state in a northest-south-
west direction, while the south
limits of the central or eastern
ern interior field are found nm the
more northern counties OF the
western part of the State. The
total area underlaid 10y coal an
the eastern counties OF Ken
tuckv is estimated at l1.lSO
SQUARE miles. The coal-bearing
areas i'm the western part of the
State comprise about $500
sauare miles, somewhat more
than one half the extent OF the
eastern part. Up 60 the close of
1905 the western district. how
ever. produced considerably
more than half the total output
of the State. bat the recent de-
velopment IN Pike, Johnson,
and other counties of the east
err portion of Kentucky Indicate
tnat the production i'm the east
ern district will soor exceed
chat of the western.
The eastern Kentucky coal
field is practically "a unit unless
che Middlesboro Harlan field.
cut oil by the Pine Mountain
fault. be excepted. Most of this
great field is without tronspor-
tation facilities and has been
developed only az points near
the few railroad lines that cross
it There are ten or more mines
along the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad i'm Carter and Boyd
counties. and "a few small mines
In Johnson. Lee, and Breathitt
counties. The Chesapeake aud
Ohio has completed "a line into
the Elkhorn field, which prom
ises Go become one of the most
important in the State. The
larger mines are mostly i'm the
southern portion Of the field
Along Che Cincinnati South
ern there are mines i'm Pulaski
County and western Whitley
County, and along the Louis
Vile Nashville there are mines
in Laurel County and scattered
mines i'm Knox, Bell, and Whit
ley counties.
The coal of this field belong
TO the Lower Productive Coal
Measure and Pottsville form
alton of Pennsylvania The
latter formation. which along
Ohio River has "a thickness of
only few hundred feet and
carries five Goals, in the south
eastern corner of the State is
about 5000 feet thick and carries
nearly fifty Goals, of which a
dozen or more are locally of
workable thickness and quality
The eastern kentucky Goals are
mostly high-grade gas" OF
"coaking' GOALS, with some
camel coal.
SO far as the records of early
coal production in the United
states are TO be accepted, Ken.
lucky was the third State 70
enter the list of coal producers.
According to one of the early
reports of the kentucky Geolog-
zeal Survey published in 1889
The first coal produced in the
State was mined in 1927 on ~the
right side of the Cumberland
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-09-04

Miss Nande Carter, OF Rye
Cove, * one of tue teachers ia
tle graded ~choo! at Coeburn
this year. Gate City Herald.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-09-04
FINE MAPS.

Fox a. Peck, the engineers,
are making "a number OF fine
maps, which show perfectly the
topography. railroads, mining
plants. etc OF { he country
within a radius os tbiriy-mi.es
Of Big Stone Gap. They are,
of course. circular. aad teke IN
such suburbs as ST Paul Jones
vIiie. ~ hiteSWirg nj Crate
City. Tive ouiSide ring looks
bike it is out nearly far enough
90 makr a,coTporatlon llne ia
about Ten wears from now -
S.u,hw rsy Jaurnai.
The Columbus journal., 1907-12-11
Suit over Mckinley will.

Canton. O.-Secretary Of the Treas
ury C0rtely0u and Justice William r.
Day are made party defendants to an
acton in common pleas court against
the heirs and administrators of the
estate of William Mckinley. Secre-
tary CortelyOu and Justice Day rs the
administrators Of the Mckinley es-
tate have in then possession for dis
tribution $125 900. The court action
is brought by Robert S. Shields. ad-
ministratcr of the estate Of Abnef Mc.
Kinley. to get . decree setting forth
the meaning of the will. q
The Columbus journal., 1907-12-11

~ Wv0VV
L4aam-Qvtng 10 In sxpeees1
oaEing q vsigAty Qnestions HE IL
naneial efisls and Tie relatioao -
tse1Atk4 Omitted 8tStes anl Ja5eA,
tAe Duhosea1ioa q Tie p~resideatis Ne
lposguaeeuaieed<Aara With .enite -
p1unl Interest.
III great length an the nulopaic3ey
g ~ TORIES covered seen. however.
= have AstesIed Tie newspapess fsaa
taking my de1nite line IN their CD.
sDeoG.
Ine Daily Telegraph calls he "a.
- . prodigto1s rev1sw- q Nhaw-
ttve aHd ~Dtctnresqus n ever W. -
voted to ne stu1y a. tne Whole matel
riA1 and moral situatioa a . people
- oae Given moment.
The whole documeat," said The -
Pei. III Characteristic q the fact that
q . moment q financial disaster sna
commercial reactioa Il d dominated
throughout By . tremendous an ti-
9nphant insistence upon the ulimit-
- possibilities Of Americas deyesop.
ment."
The Standard Md Daily Mail dad
tie chief interest IN what the nee
saoe leaves unsajd. namely the Coz
Net between the federal government
and the state Of California and The
question Of japanese immiGratioa.
Tie Daily Nail says: III the dif-
ferences between nations could be-
settled By silence We should welcome
the presidents reticence. but unhap-
ply that n not the case"
The Standard il much impressed
with the presidents desire for great
additions to the military rs well -
the naval forces. with the exceptional
courtesy with which he treats Japan
and China. The Tribune and Chron-
lcae both remark the absence OF bold
ness q conception or originality in
Ideas and highly approve the prest-
dents invitation to congress to en-
bark on ameliorative social legisla-
don.
The Daily Express notices the alb
Dence Of anti-cApitalistic bias. which,
Il says. was 30 perceptible in the last
message.
The Times, in its comment. consid-
ers the presidents suggestions deal
Ing with the currency problem dissap-
pointing.
The Columbus journal., 1907-12-11
s|lEE1H CONGRESS
euno1&ElIe1BRdlG
Oaey oltert , Sessions stsse1 ~ eacs
oraaeh, Owing - he Neeeat
0eslh e. Hlepubera.


WaDAin9toarThe meeting II tho
SixtietA congress Nonday reoenb3ed
= social function rather than tie GAth-
efing for the transaction OF important
business q the country. So greatwa
the demand for IN opportunity 70 see
the national Legislature started In it,
work that the gallerys Of he house
were reserved for Tie families and
f.iends Of members, with very few
places left for The eeeeral publie an
provided with tickets In tie senate
the same condition prevailed, except
that q larger space vas keDt Tor thoso
who came without tickets.
Early In the day the capitol WAS
filed with spectators and in all the
corridors leading to the gallery en-
frances there were long lines Of men
and women. many Of whom stood for
. couple Of hours in . vain hope Of
gaining admission
In each. Of the houses the sessions
was short and confined to the adop-
ton Of formal resolutions notifying the
president that congress had assembled,
swearing in new senators and repre-
sentatives and other perfunctory actx'
Both houses. adjourned IN respect 10
members who died. since the close of
the last congress, Senators Morgan
and Pettus Of Alabama and Represent
atives Slemp of Virginia and Smith OF
Illinois having passed away during tho
recess.
Representative Joseph G Cannon was
elected speaker. receiving 207 votes.
John sharp Williams received Isl
votes.
Those members who had expected
that the presidents message would b
read were disappointed. The fact that
the senate adjourned Immediately
after c0nvening. out Of respect to the
memory of Senators PettHs and Nor.
gan Of Alabama. who died during the
recess, precluded the presentation OF
this always much anticipated commu-
nication from the chief executive. Tho
house. too, was mourning the loss Of
two Of its members. Representative
Slemp Of Virginia and Representative
Smith of Illinois. the latter having
died only Saturday.
With the completion Of the organt
zati0n Of the house, the swearing In o.
new members. the drawing Of seatn
and the appointment Of . committee
to notify the president that the hose
was in session and ready to receiy3
any communication that he may see
1T to send. an adjournment was taken
till Tuesday.
The Columbus journal., 1907-12-11
MEASURES IN the SENATE
ABOUT a THOUSAND or THEN
INTRODUCES WEDNESDAY,.


Washington-Nearly 1000 bills wefe
introduced In the senate "Wednesday.
and all Of them were referred to com
mittees. where they Will be taken for
consideration after the new senators
shall have been given committee as-
signments. No other business Of Inn
portance was transacted. Almost ali
Of these bills were considered In the
last congress and most Of them are
private pension bills.
The whole number introduced In the
senate Of the Fifty-ninth congress was
S.627 and before the Christmas holt
days 1t is probable that At least half
of them will again be introduced and
referred to committees
Among the more important meas
ures introduced Wednesday were the
following:
BY Senator Fulton-Amending the
railroad rate law In such q manner
that 4 change Of tariff filed with the
Interstate Commerce commission can
not % into effect where objection is
made until the commission has de-
elared the rate fair.
BY Senator Dick-The administra-
ton measure, providing for m In
crease Of pay for members Of the
army. navy and marine corps.
BY Senator Burkett-Pr0viding for
the teaching Of, agriculture In normal
schools; free postage on reading mat
ter mailed to the blind. and prohibit
ing telegraph and express companies
from transmitting returns pertaining
to gambling.
BY Senator Heyburn-Bills provid-
ing for the purchase of public build
ing grounds in Washington; the es-
tablishment Of land courts and appel
late land courts: the establishment of
a national board Of corporations and
q department Of lines and placing in
the capitol building of each state .
model of the naval vessel which has
been named after that state.
By Senator MISUNDERSTANDING
the timber and stone act and provid-
ing for the sale of timber on public
lands: also a bill giving homestead
entrymen the right to be absent from
their homesteads during four winter
months.
by Senator La Follette-Reqciring
that railroad rates shall be fixed so as
only to yield a fair return on the val
uation Of a roads property.
By Senator misunderstanding the
free delivery service to all towns hav-
ing q postal revenue of $4,000.
BY Senator Scott-His last session
bills, providing a site for a new build
ing for the State department. the
Department Of Justice and the Depart
ment Of Commerce and Labor.
The Columbus journal., 1907-12-11
The RAILROADS. WILL ASSIST
ARE READY 70 HELP OUT DEvEl.
oPlNc WATERWAYS.
g Says James !. Hil In = Speech 70
cenfsreaee thae Crested Great
Enthusiasm.

Washingto0-A notable feature ol
the Rivers, and Harbors congress
convention now IN session in this city
vas the address delivered By James
J. Hin n president Of the Great
Northern Railway company. who was
introduced to the congress as n wiz
ard Of transportation and one Of the
greatest railroad builders in the
world" Mr.. Hill created great en-.
thusiasm among the $500 delegates
by declaring that the railroads Of the
country would support cordially any
proper plan for the development Of
the legitimate waterways Of the Uni
ted States. He said that the traffc
Of the country has become SO great
and was increasing 30 tremendously
that it was beyond the physical power
Of the railroads to handle it.. He
made . most important and significant
statement Of the attitude of the rail.
road men towards legislation which
has been declared against rail carriers
in America and declared that all the
railroads asked was permission to
conduct their business In . proper
way. under fair regulations and fair
laws.
Notable addresses also were deliver
ed to the congress by governors OF
states and by other men prominently
identified with the political aad com
mercial life Of the nation. Among
those present Thursday at the ses-
sions of the convention were scores
of members of congress. upon whom
1t is the desire Of the convention Gat
its ideas be particularly impressed.
The convention will conclude its work
Friday by the adoption of a series OF
resolutions Incorporating its idea that
q comprehensive national scheme for
the improvement of the internal wter-
ways Of the country should be crystal
lied into law.
Chairman Ransdall, In presenting to
the congress Representative Theodore
E. Burton Of Ohio. chairman of the
rivers and harbors committee of the
house of representatives. said that
the country had reached its present
high plane in the improvement of in
terDal waterways materially through
the efforts Of Burton. The delegates
rose and cheered Mr.. Burton heartily.
Mr.. Burton declared that the move
ment for the improvement of the in
land waterways had been stimulated
BY the unparalleled growth Of the
country in its resources.
The Columbus journal., 1907-12-11
Ware cen to csand Isiand,

Omaha-Rev. George G. Ware. the
convicted president Of the U. b. /.
Land and Cattle company of Hooker
county. will not serve his sentence Of
one years imprisonment in the Doug.
las county Jail after all. The place
Of Imprisonment has been changed to
the county Jail of Hall county ut Grand
Island. The change was made by
Judge w. H. Munger upon the appli-
cation Of Mr.. Wares attorneys at the
latter's request, the Hall county jail
being . new structure and affords bet
ter modern accommodations.
The Columbus journal., 1907-12-11
Bills BY Nebraska Congressman.

acknowledgements Hinshaw
of Nebraska introduced the following
measures. Bill to pay rural letter
carriers at 12 cents per mile instead
of by the year as at present; bill to
reduce interstate passenger fares to
2 cents per mile; bill to protect de-
positors. in national banks: bill to
establish postal savings banks with a
maximum deposit dimit of $500; bill
granting q fiat pension Of 81 to all
widows of civil war soldiers: bill to
improve the federal building at Be
atrice.
The Columbus journal., 1907-12-11

japanese Member Of Prhy Council
Sends Message 70 Roosevelt.
Tokio-Tiscount KAneko has cabled
President Roosevelt ~ follows:
The whole empire Is rejoicing at
your strong Recommendation that
American should participate In our ex-
poeition. and I thank you On behalf Of
and with the authority Of the people
Of Japan.
(Signed) KANEKO.
This dispatch is significant rs Wis
count Kaneko u . member OF the
pFivy council.
The Columbus journal., 1907-12-11
JAPAN Likes THE MESSAGE.

Leading Paper Declares Naval Policy
cuarantee Peace q World.
Tokio-Asahi publishes . 1.00oLword
special cable on the president,s mes.
sage and comments thereof. apprecia-
bly, expressing eradication at the rep.
reoeatAtjons contained therein Con
eerning the proposed japanese exposi.
tioa and its general friendly tone to.
ward Japa1. It says that the naval and
anitary program gaam1s es the peace
.oe tie world
The Columbus journal., 1907-12-11

Waterfowl. N. Y.-The Lincoln
league. the leading republican orsani-
cation of northern New York, with q
membership Of 1.500. has adopted res
Olutions recommending Governor
Hughes to all republicans as the next
republican nominee for president.
The Columbus journal., 1907-12-11
MAS. LOUISA TAFT 's DEAD.

Mother Of Secretary Of War Dies At
Her Home h aeiiibury, Mass.
-Millbury. Mass-Death. which has
been expected almost hourly for .
week past was announced Sunday
from the beside Of Mrs. Louisa Maria
Taft. mother Of William H. TAFT. lex
rotary of val. Mrs. Taft was the
widow Of Alphonso Taft. secretary of
war and attorney general Of the United
States under Precedent Grant.
The Columbus journal., 1907-12-11
EFFORT to Eradicate Plaque.

San Francisc0-With q view of com.
polling the owners Of buildings to put
their possession in a sanitary condi-
ton. the Board Of Public Health pro.
poses to present m ordinance on the
subject for passage by the supervis.
ors. This is n Of many steps being
taken to exte.minate rats and eradi.
cate plague from all sections Of the
city.
The Columbus journal., 1907-12-11
FIRE LOSSES CRUSH CONCERN,

Continued Pressure Forces Nebraska
Mutual to Insolvency.
Omaha petition asking for tho
appointment Of a receiver for the Ne
braska Mutual Fire Insurance com.
pany Of Omaha was fled in the dis
trict court Monday by Deputy Auditor
Pierce in behalf OF Auditor Searle,
and the ofacers of the company also
filed a stipulation admitting the com
pany is insolvent and consenting to
the appointment of Edward NJ. Martin
as receiver. Liabilities are 1858 $3.50
and assets s. 1C,799.S0.
The Columbus journal., 1907-12-11

49, - - $50
Coal Mine expseetsn -A3feedeA wisl
Ayvsal neesDeA
NonongAh. ". Va.-That not ,les1
thar - 1inegn~w were kind By an "a
plos5en g blask Aanp h. .mlnee- Mo-
s and s oe tie Consolidated Coal
company q Haltimote IS THAI pIaos
Friday Ii nov cooceded BY those whp
take the most hopeful and most co..
sentative view Of the disaster.
OF these Victims, stx dead bodies
had been taken iron mise Ma. 6 ~
midnight and sixtyldve othets were
piled up IN the entry awaiting the
completes q facilities Ter brinSine
them to the surface. Etu0 .mlne No.
3 It the same hour fourteen bodies
had been removed and . humber a
others are ready to be brought out
as soon ~ arrangements can be com.
pleted.
Five rescuing parties. with ten men
to each party. are working like Tr0-
jams at different parts Of the two
mines to the end that every nook and
corner In the workings may b reach
ed in the shortest possible time. There
IL . large force Of experienced min
ers for this work. and they are work
ing in relays with short turns, owing
to the accumulation Of gas.l which
prevents the men from remaining
long in the mine.
President Oscar Murray and other
oMcials of the Baltimore Z Ohio
railroad we're in New MartinsbuFg.
Va. eighty-ive miles from here, on
inspection trip. when they heard
Of the disaster. They Immediately
ordered q special run to A0n0ngah,
arriving here Friday night. Presf-
dent Murray. upon his arrival. confer
red with the o@cers OF the mining
company and offered, on behalf Of
himself and the company, any assist
ance that 1t was possible to render. !
Clarence w. Watson of Baltimore.
president Of the Consolidated Coal
company. was At Frostburg. Nd. and
chartered = special train
to bring him here. After comforting
with the mine superintendent and 9TH
er local representatives, Of the com
pany he said there was N doubt but
that 400 lives had been lost
The scenes around the entrance Of
the mine and throughout the town are
even more pathetic than those which
usually attend "A mine disaster.
~ leevor ~nrnmnrf3nm ~
American and Am~eriGanixed foreign
ers than are usually found IN . pure
settlement. Wives me 'noth-
ers and sweethearts, together with the
members OF the stronger sex, move
from place to. place yainly seeking in
and making no attempt to
conceal the grief. that overwhelms
them. But little news can be given
them ana such as can be given Il bad.
None is encouraged to hope that any
one in the mine has survived.
The Columbus journal., 1907-12-11
Clark Will Get Hearing.

Lincoln, Neb.-G Governor Sheldon
said he would grant a hearing to Har-
rison Clark, the Omaha negro. who is
under sentence to be hanged Friday in
the penitentiary. Clark was convicted
Of killing a street car conductor.
The Columbus journal., 1907-12-11
Eunstan ondece Nam to e..

Washington-In compliance with
President Rooseveits ORDERS Briga-
der General Funston. commanding the
Department Of California. has made
preparations to have troops started for
the Goldneld. New. mining district,
where trouble n threatened.
The Columbus journal., 1907-12-11
Actor commjts sujcide,

Baltimore, Md.-Mrs. Clara Blood
good, the actress. committed suicide
by shooting in her room at the Hotel
Stafford here. Mrs. Bl0odg00d's body
was found lying on the bed with q bull
let hole through the roof of her mouth.
Nearby lay . book entitled How to,
Shoot Straight"
The Columbus journal., 1907-12-11

Washington-Although several in
teryiews have been published with
recent White House callers to the eff
feet that Roosevelt had declared anew
that he viii decline another nomina-
ton. 1t is known that the president
has made no such special declaration.
The Columbus journal., 1907-12-11
LAND FRAUD IN NEW MEXICO

QsSeials q Mining Companies Are In
dieted On Charge Of Perjury.
Globe, Ariz.-The federal grand
Jury investigating land frauds in
New Mexico returned indictments
against r. b. Hogart, superintendent
Of the Old Dominion Milling COM
paAy: N. 8. DorIay, former superin-
tendent Of the same company; Edward
". +. Stewart its former chief clerk
and now county recorder. and Robert
b. Riell. chief clerk Of the United
Globe mines. for alleged perjury.
The Columbus journal., 1907-12-11

Washington-The monthly cfrcula,
ton statement issued BY the comp
tr0ller Of the currency shows that the
close Of business November 30, 1907,
the total outstanding circulation was
$656. 21S .1S6. which is IN increase for
the year Of $s2.s37.Sa7 and an Increase
for the month Of $4S,237,730
The Columbus journal., 1907-12-11

Money Needed tor Next Veac.
Washingt0n-The secretary Of the
treasury sem to congress the esti-
mates Of appropriations required for
the fiscal year ending June 30. 1909.
The figures show an increase Of 81.
479.S1S over the estimates for 1905
and an increase Of $se.220. GAG over the
approximations for 1S0&-
The Columbus journal., 1907-12-11

Government Secures Damages.
Cheyenne-In the case Of the United
States against the Diamond Coal and
Coke company for timber trespass,
the jury in the United States court
awarded damages to the government
In the sum Of $7.192.50.