The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-16
Mining

At Covington, Va, a coke draw
ing and loading machine has been
manufactured.
1000 miners in the Ft. Smith, Ark.
district will soon strike on account
of the coal operators refusing to EN-
ploy shot firers in the mines.
The coal dealers of Illinois and
Wisconsin have called a meeting to
hear addresses from leading coal
dealers on the coal industry.
In the anthricite coal fields there
are said to be about 10000 miners.
OF this number on about $4,000 be-
long to the United Mine Workers.
1000 coke ovens in the COnnells-
willie district at Sharon, Penn, will
soon resume work. These ovens
have been shut down since last De-
cember,
Foreman N. w. Umstead, of the
electrical department, now has a
force of men at work wiring the new
Eleven mine, and in a short time all
preparations will be completed to
open this mine as soon as the de-
mand for coal becomes sufficient to
justify.
The production of Anthracite coal
in Pensylvanialast year reached the
enormous total of 1892, 42l tons, an
increase over the proceeding year
of over 100000 tons.
Chicago capitalist are now inter-
ested In a scheme to develope ten
miles square of Canadian coal fields
on Graham Island. These coal
lands are said to be traversed by
six seams of bituminOus coal.
Coat fields of Canada now look
to the railroads for pay for shortage
of coal. A large deal showed that
on shipment of three hundred
cars, an average of five dollars car
was lost.
g. A. Haley, foreman of the track
force in Hecla mines, accompanied
by his wife and some other relatives,
made friends at Rose Creek Mines a
visit last Sunday. For quite while
:ir. Haley was an employee of that
mine, where be did good work for
his employers and was popular
among his acquIntences.
James Ryan, one of the Oldest and
| best known coal dealers of Louis
vile, Ky, died few days ago at
the age of 70 years. He came from
Ireland when a mere. boy and has
resided in Louisville ever since
The Federal Bureau of Labor, al
Washington, d. c., have figured il
out that the cost of living during
the last ten years has increased IN
price about one hundred per cent.
II this be true how fortunate for US
to live in Hopkins county where coal
is plentiful all the year round and
no perceptlble increase IN price.
1t IS pleasing to note the fact that
not a single mine official of any
prominence in this county, was
known to publicly announce n
opinion in favor of the whIskey side
of the contest at jacksonville.
All OF. them fully recognized the
fact liquor is the most dangerous
enemy to labor and they fought and
voted accordingly.
Assistant. Inspector of mines,
Thomas o. Long, expects TO enter
upon the duties pertaining to that
Office this week He has made his
bond and has gone To Frank fort for
his Commission with which be will
report for duty to G. j. Norwood
Chief Inspector, at Lexington.
His territory, which has not
yet been officially assigned, will
probably embrace about sew Q n
counties in the Western Kentucky
coal field, and all the mines will
have to be visited once every sixty
day.
Among thu thousands who will be
benefited by the success OF the anti
saloon movement at MadisOnvills
last week, are some Eniners of this