The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-27
MINING IN SOUTH
AND IN VIRGINIA
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vania mining regions and directly from
abroad. With the advent Of the South
ern Europeans in considerable num-
bers native Americans and older i'm
migrant employees began to leave the
petition of the recent immigrant be-
came stronger. the original body OF
employees left the mines and entered
other occupations or migrated to the
mining fields Of the West and South
west At the present time the small
proportion Of native Americans and
older immigrants remaining in the
mines OF Virginia and West Virginia
are found in the skilled and super
visory positions
ritory Of the Southern States as
whole. about 90 per cent Of the mine
workers are native Americans. IS per
cent are negroes. and the remainder
are immigrants largely from the south
and east Of Europe. The principal
races OF recent arrival in this country
employed in the Southern mines are
Croatians. Magyars, North and South
Italians. Poles and Slovaks. Only
about one out OF every Ten ten mas asr aaa
to this country. They are employed
as a rule as leaders after the mining
machines. or In doing the rough ana
unskilled work about the mines.
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Taking the country as q whole.
about one oct OF every four bitumfnous
miners of foreign birth IL uliterate.
The South has about the average tor
the country az q whole, Is per cent Of
her Immigrant mine-workers being
able to read. Among certain races the
degree Of illiteracy TO much higher.
Fifty six per cent OF the Lsthoanians
and Is per cent OF the south 1talian
wage-earners In southern 1tumanous
There 10 . greater proportion OF
single men among the foreign.ooS
coal miners In the South than OF any
other mining field OF the country. A
larger proportion OF the married I'M
migrants also are unaccompanied by
their wives. as contrasted with otner
localities. Slightly more than two
ffths Of the southern ana EasIern
European miners In Virginia ana Wess
have left their wives and
families in their native lands This
obviously indicates very small IN
fcrest in the industry and the lack o.
any intention to remain permanently
in the United states
VroxrrSs asd As~o0sDsts~e.
Less .hen Der cen; cf the families
O. -hc Southern and Eastern European
MN. workers in the SOUTH as con-
t-asted with per cent IN Pennsy y1a,s
aaa - per cent IN the N'caie 49,
III Southwest. own their homes. This
r,c, clearly shows that the Immigrant
in IN. southern mines is more tenn
ror.ry IN his attitude than those OF
The West but. at the same tine- "
T,us, y. borne IN mind thai IN" mine
,-y-kar IN -he southern states An"
Pennsylvania has nc. he SAN. cppor
:uui.y ax in THE West OF acGiiTine hss
.wr, h.g,s. because ia the two former
sections company house-' are o,.e"
she ooly housing facilities ayaiiaose.
IE-,j, tn.~-~st - manifested IN po-
rtticar or civic matters. Oniy ~" ocr
ce,, Of the Immigrant; min" VoTksrs
in IN. south are fully ns;urshzed IN
"a. case Of the South ftaEans. oa.y
ab.u, Tire. oct o: every hundred chs'.
bie for naturalization have acquire"
.s;Izcnshi3. Furthermore. among ncn-
F;usi;pt speaking races. not rrScn pto-
vrcss has been mad- IN scau,rins ,as
y.e q, the language. OF the sota'
,,grnt.r of Southern and Eastern Su-
ror..n b.su-nincus mine workers W
virginia and West Sire.nfa. onS ~
.,.-f cent are able TO speak Enxhsn IN
IN. .sse 81 scsrse races as the AAS-
ysrs ana NORTH and spush Italians. tns
r-oto-tsor with FnS!!sh-spesstng a"5t.
~ ~ r.~s sraI'er. IN sen~raL "
may b. ,a!s that the recent imH.ieTsn.
Grnn,oy. in b.tzr'nous mines N tue
south h4s nsf- 1dvanremeHs 20
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