Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-16

health conditions as well as the risk
of ecaidcnta may be influenced by
conditions susceptible Of easy i'm
provsment
'The large and continuous influx
OF foreigners into the mining regions
OF the United states may bring 10 anl
increasing c1tent thu hoOkworm andl
other diseases that exist In mines In
parts Of certain European countries
Various questions that concern theI
health Of workers IN mines. auarrlesI
and mteallurgical plants can not bel
answered finally without invesiiga-
tionB and Inquiries that are national
In scope. Among such questions are
the most efficient methods Of pre-
venting the diseases peculiar 10 min.
Ing and metallurgicai Industries, and
the most effective sanitary ptecau-
sions 20 be observed In end about
mines and In the various me,allurai'
cal occupations"
Special attention IN called 10 some
Of tho dement's derived. both by the
government ard individuals. from tho
bureaus first Investigations. A saw
ing Of money and tho delivery ~ bet
/ ter grade coal than would have been
| obtained otherwise, are mentioned ~
| this connection. More than fS,000,-
| 600 worth OF coal Ia bought annually
1 ~ the government under Hpecificas .
/ tiona prepared 10y the bureau 81
| mines. and additional fuel To the
value OF 100000 is bought by u
under the general advice Of the
bureau. The Dcuciits have been both
! general and special. the real saving
| being several times az great ms the
actual money saved because Of the
! securing Of better coal.
| During the year every mine IN the
| United states az which IN explosion
or nre Of any note occurred wGs WIS.,
tied Iy one or more engineers OF the
bureau. mys Director Holmes, who IN
cooperation with or with the APPROX
luI ~ tho state or mine officials. in
| Ncstigitcd the cause az the disaster
aud gave such aid as was possible w
preventing further loss Of life and re-
sources Many other mines we're IN
vcstiEHtcd.
l In uli rot two 81 the mines Where
! large disastrous explosions have taken
place during the last few years open
lights we're used, he says and Il safe
is conditions are To- be Improved, u
seems prOhsbl That the use ~ cleo
| trio lamps will be widely extended
| The bureau hid made tests showing
lhow electric motors should bc incasr'
tu render safer their operation ~
gaseous coal mines u has SNOW .
| that sNulusitp mixtures % mine case
I MAY Nf tRiAAfa hh wv MS wv
electric light bulb
The director dwolls On the necessity
of trying 90 prevent explosions rathc
than check them aftVr they are start
eel Iu this connection ha calls 'ttcn
uun To the fact that there has been
/ revolution GA the use "f explosives 10
coal mining and the work o' th'
bureau in investigating explosive
' has alou, value Tar greater tnal
, the entire cost OF maintainlns w
j bureau since its establishment W
= saws that nuN more than i8,Uun 90
] pounds year are being used OF ger
= mi-sa hlc explosives whereas tcv
years agu practically none was used
Much can sim %. done IN ,his direc
zion. he adds and 20 u % great I'm
. Ynrtaucc that Investigations should ID
e conducted Vith explosives for use u
p tho metal mines and quarrios 81 ia
county