The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-10-10
A NEW MINERS TRAIN.
Efforts Being Made by The T. G w.
Mines For a Workers Train to
Blyth From This City.

Negotiations are in progress for
the establishing of a new miners
train to be run out of Oskaloosa. The
matter is now up to the Rock Island
management, with every Indication
that the request will be granted and
the service established. The new
train will be operated between this
city and the Thomp~o1 G Walker
mines at Blyth, northeast of the city,
and reached bv a switch of the Rock
Island from the neighborhood of Rose
Hill. The distance is about nine
miles.
The advantages of such train both
for the miner and for the city would
be manifold and the new service is
greatly to be desired. The Blytl
property has been developing nicely
during the past several months and
the output of coal, which is of a most
excellent quality, isstaken as rapidly
as it can be mined. The manage
ment is in position to put one hundred
or more men at work Immediately,
BUT with the existing accommoda-
lions they cannot get the help '1esir-
ed. With train from Oskaloosa the
mine could be supplied with the need
ed workers. AGENTS. of Inc company
nave been in the field after mine work
ers and the fact has been establish
ed that with train service from this
city enough men could be induced to
come to O'kaIoosa to give the COM
pany the necessary working force.
Many men have signified their willing
ness to take work in the new mine
could they have their families in Os-
kaloosa. The expression OF this and
similar sentiments set the mine man
agement at work to secure tne new
train. President Walker of the Blyth
company has been in the city in con-
sultatioa with President John T.
White, of the u. NJ. w. A., in the ca
fort to secure the cooperation of the
gentleman in bringing about the de-
sired result. Mr.. White has stated
that with such a train IN operation
there would De no trouble to secure
the desired number of mine workers
and that he himself would furnish at
lea'-t fifty.
A number of places south and west
have insufficient work, with delays
aad Interruptions which are trying
on the mine worker and hard on the
wages. Maav men from these mines
will willingly make change with
the prospect of steady work for the
winter months in view. The mine j;
ready to add one hundred new her
now and will have place for more
workers as the entries are extended
The mine workers are DESTROYS Of
! residence IN the city on account o.
the advantages of the public schools
for their children. With the new trair
in operation they would be enabled
to eajoy these privileges.
The train would be the means o.
adding over two hundred people L
| the population of tho city. One nun
dred miners Is equivalent TO as man,
or more members of families, wives
children, etc. This number would b'
increased from time to time as tht
work at tine new field grows. Their,
Il a large body Of coal to be WORKED
in this field and the new population
would be of permanent character
These mine workers coming to th'
city are equivalent to the building o
factory employing the same mum
Der or more men. A factory employ
ing the heads of one hundred new
families would be considered grea
boom for oskaloosa. Tle new trail
between Oskaloosa and Blyth Is jus
as great a thing for US. oskaloos'
people will do whatever Is possible
toward the success Of the proposes
improvement.