The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22
mine EXAMINATION
BEGAN YESTERDAY
Sixty Applicants for Fire
Boss and F0remen
som E GU ESTION S
Each Applicant Must Have Good Prac.
tical and Theoretical knowledge
of the Coal Mining
Industry

Commencing yesterday morning 60
applicants for mine foreman and fire
boss certificates commenced taking the
examination as require by law. The ex-
animation is being held in the auditor
ium of the Chamber of Commerce under
the supervision of tho state board of
chief mine Inspector Erskine Ramsay,
Carr Mccormack, w. b. Hillhouse and
7. H. Tinney.
The examination will last four days.
the work yesterday consisting largely
of preliminary questions. The examina-
tions are held twice a year and the
number of applications steadily in
crease. At the last session there were
about So. The applicants are from al
most every part of the state and are
mostly young men actually engaged in
mining coal. The examinations are con-
sidered as complete as any in the United
States and require practical and the
oretical knowledge of coal mining.
Certificates Granted
The certificate granted to those whose
papers reach the proper grade are first
and second class certificates for mine
foreman and first class certificates for
fire boss. Every applicant must be a
citizen of the United States and over 21
years of age. The following is a sample
copy of the questions asked those ap-
plying for first class mine foreman
certificates:
1. State what experience you have had
in mines in this and other states; Civ
| ing name and location of each mine and
designating which were gaseous and
which non gaseous; the length of time
employed in each and the different ca
pacities in which you obtained such
experience. Answer this question fully.
2. Describe in detail the duties of a
mine foreman as prescribed by the Ala
bama mining law.
3. What qualifications are necessary
to make a successful mine foreman 9TH
| er than those required by law?
4. What is the object to be attained
| by requiring the mine foreman to visit
| the working places every day when
the men are at work?
b.-If you were acting as mine fore
man at a gaseous mine, what instruc-
| tions would you give to your fire bosses
| relative to the performance of their
duties?
| 6. State the chief causes of accidents
| in Alabama mines and the methods you
would adopt to prevent the same.
! Z. Name the supplies required by law
| to be kept at Alabama mines for the
care of injured persons. and in case a
person is injured state fully what steps
you would take to care for him.
Names of Applicants
The applicants standing examination
| includes
First Class-T A. Alexander of AL
| toona, ]. w. Wilcox. Morris; Joseph
Thomas, Kimberley; w. G. Wolford.
Kimberley; J. A Ivey, Piper; George w.
| Smith, Coalmont; John Willingham
| Belle Sumter; B. M. Rogers, Edgewater
| w. w. Custred, Margaret; w. o. Dyans
| Coal City; Dave McSherry, Garnsey
Goodman Travis, Johns; G. C. Finley
! Piper; C. E. King, Americas Robert
Hillhouse, Virginia City; David McKin- :
| ly, Virginia City: John F'innen, Blocton;
Ed Martin, Coalmont; w. B. Carroll,
Blocton; j. T. Swafford. Margaret; p.
p. Green, Wylam; w. f. Belcher, Belle
Ellen; J. H. Sumner Belle Ellen; J. L.
Dollar, Blocton; P. Roach, Pratt City.
Second Class-Jim Atkins, Galloway;
D. Self. Brilliant; Charles Berryhill
Brilliant; W. West, Carbon Hill; Will
liam Linman, Carbon Hill; Rufe Madi-
| son, Oakman; M. Lavrogue, Brookside;
Arthur Plan, Oakman.
Fire Boss-B. ID. Rivers, Palos; j. s
Hurst, Quinton; Joe Landgcap. Acton;
John Logan, Marvel; Dave Mcmillan
Blossburg; Charles Pepper, Blossburg
c. G. Barker, Glenn Carbon; j. j. Dris-
! coll, Glenn Carbon; James Kelly, Pratt
City; Preston Carter, Marvel: George
w. Chandler, Jasper; e. J. Chambliss
Margaret; w. w. Drury. Cardiff.