The chronicle=news., 1913-02-03
coal MEN DISCUSS
NEEDS ANb CONDITIONS
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this important position IN II general
and comprehensive way was rend by
Robert MeAllister. mine Inspector
of the Z. +. and ]. company. This pa
per set forth that y fire boss should
be intelligent aud faithful. careful
and sober IN his inspection OF the
mine ns the safety OF the men and
the property OF the operator de-
pended on the efficient discharge OF
hIS duties. Mr.. McAlilstcr cmplin-
sized that before entering mine.
fire boss should clean and tilt MS
safety lamp. pay close attention to
the ventilation and al" conditions.
inspect carefully III. working plac-
cs, make careful inspection OF roof
and timbcring and look for gas. The
paper emphasized the Importance OF
erecting danger signals and pointed
out each and every duty 10 he per-
formed. He recommended the use
Of electric safety lamps In all mines.
Following the reading OF this pa
per the chairman called upon tho
committee on criticism. Joe Smith.
Dave GriffIths and Samuel Dean.
Griffiths read, prepared paper com
mcntIng on the splendid manner In
which the subject had been han.lcd
by McAll!s;cr. and set forth some
additional suggestions, This paper
suggested among other things. the
use cf that important instrument.
tn" barometer In mines that cener-
ate fire damp-an instrument that
records the atmosph.rical changes
and air conditions. II was empha-
sized tba: the chief duty Of the fire
boss was to prevent accidents ana
prescribed rules OF action OF the
utmost value TO fire bosses.
When Mr.. Gri'il,hs had corclud-
cd the chairman called FOR a discus
zion. stating n request for everybody
present TO make such suggestions as
h" had In mind. Remarks were
made by Frank l.. Miller. James. VII
son OF Starkvillc. Louis T.nnant of
. Iollerburc and Others. Mr. Wilson
though; the barometer should be
used In all mines. whether known
| l., generate gas or not. Mr.. Ten
nHnt spoke along tn. sam. lines.
J On. Mr.. Ballot. n stranger. who
: possessed IN amazing amount of In
( formation OF conditions In the coal
i fields OF Pennsylvania spoke briefly
oompar!n: the methods and cond!-
lions OF his home state with that OF
Colorado and rcciiiIg III. rcyuit OF
7 various experiments demonstrated
Il; Institutes. IN the coutyc Of his
J i.mar rks he declared that Colorado In
some particulars exhibited u tcn-
d'ncy 10 keep things under cover
Robert McAilisier took !skuc with
. the speaker and said that the Colo
iudo minca were ms tur advanced as
any mining district In the country
aud thnt tn. Z. +. and I. mines arc
open and above board In all respects.
Dave Griffiihs tOQk NY the contro-
>crhy b~ wccn thcV east aud west.
co'roborating the Views OF McAllis.
tor. ...
The address Of r. u. wcit.el.
general manager VI the e. r. and I.
company WAS one which clearly Sc.
forth the duties OF all employees and
established the policy OF tho operat.
ors In regard to all problems. He
emphasized the need oi temperate
and sober men In the coat mines
the valrc OF conscientious men. who
he said were certain TO he rccoRniz.
cd and advanced. He emphasized
that he was opposed to excessive
drinking among men. that u mau
who spent much time In the saloons
was not capable OF doing his best.
Tine time Is coming, he declared
when the sober men will be In great
demand.
Mr.. Weitzel related the history OF
the institute. taking In four states.
Colorado. Wyoming. Utah und New
Mexico and explained the objects OF
the institute and expressed gratifi-
cation Of what II had already accom-
rlishcd. lie spoke at length OF the
splendid results OF the first aid
training In the camps and recited
innnncrablc cases where lives had
been saved By prompt application OF
first aid methods.
Reading from statistics Mr.. Welt.
zcl showed that s1 men had been
killed in the mines Of Colorado In
1919. This number included tho
explosion. the number killed In rock.
falls and from all other accidents.
'rhc total coal production OF the
state was in excess OF eleven million
tons of coal OF which las Animas
county produced i,7sO,:3: tons or
about forty per cent OF the total
output. lie showed that in this
county ".0.339 tons of coal were
produced for every serious accident
to miners. He declared this 4 most
satisfactory showing.
At the request Of Mr.. WeitzeI. DR..
j. j. forhan wus given the floor for
the closing address. The doctor de-
! livcred most entertaining address.
In opening he declared that the two
classes of men who were injured In
, mines were the Ignorant and the
careless. lie thought that the ig-
norant had no place In mines save to
he taught and rendered capable. He
favored the institutes and schools OF
, instruction. r.Is r.
Most OF his talk was explanatory
o: the work OF the first aid. He de-
stribed the inception OF the work
and what good results had been ac-.
complishcd at the mines. how the
injured had been attended. pointing
out that miners. their wives and
children were all learning the first