The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-12-12
! what: Y sinilar Organizations Have.
Done i Mlchisan Country Is Out
I I lined By Engineer Edwin Higgins
I'm ChafeeS Of the Government Mine
8 Rese1e Car. \ - --

we'll a1tended meeting held at the
city hall. - - -
! Edwin Higgins, district engineer Of
the United States bureau Of mines, in
charge of the demonstration work of
the United States mine rescue car,
which is making tour of the range
addressed the meeting on the i'm
portance~ Of the work and told of the
success that had attended the or
ganization of such clubs in the
Michigan country. The clubs at
Iron River, Ironwood and Ishpeming
were cited as examples of successful
organizations in which a good deal
Of interest was taken. Mr.. Higgins
read extracts from the constitutions
under which several of the Michigan
clubs were organized, Most of the
Michigan clubs have endorsed uni
form signal code for use in the mines
and are paying good deal of at-:
tention to safety and first aid to the
injured work, while some have in.
tr0duced social features and move
ment looking to increased efficiency.
M. H. Godfrey. was chosen, chair
man Of the meeting and George Mar
tinsop. in charge of the safety ...,t
90 iat ftodf ficka an,ds. .Mather, was
inside scnsaaz,E eallad for.
expressions of opinion from several
Of the mining men present and short
talks were made by W. P. Chinn Of
Captain Gill of Virginia,
and Captain Scallon of the Lincoln
mine, endorsing the proposed organi-
zation as having features that would
oe mutually beneficial to all the mining
men of this section.
w. P. Chinn, Captain Scallon and
II. W. Overpeck were appointed a
committee to present a constitution
and bylaws and call meeting to be
held at the city hall in Virginia, Wed
nesday, January z, when the organi-
cation WILL be perfected.
Engineer Higgins said it would be
possible perhaps to secure mine
rescue station for the range in charge
IT a competent engineer and equip
oed with proper apparatus of the
plan were found advisable and feasi-
ole in this section, while such Sta
zion had proven failure on one of
the Michigan ranges, owing to mis-
administration.
Following the meeting Mr.. Higgins
received suggestion from the mining
nen present as to the itinerary Of
the rescue car, which returns from
Eveleth to winter quarters and will
come to the Mesaba range again
lext spring, making it's first stop in
Virginia.
Engineer Higgins and the corps of
the Mine Rescue car conducted an in
'erestng first aid to the injured DEM
onstration at the Eveleth auditorium
las evening, which was we'll attended
from Virginia. !,
Following are the representatives
Of the different mining companies at
tending the Virginia meeting:
Republic Iron & Steel Co.-D. T.
Caine, Captain Peter Bergstrom, su-
Perntendent William White, Superin-
Sendent G. H. Lohneis, Safety In
spector w. w. Webb, Superintendent
Harry Cash. :.
Pickands- -Mather. Co.-General su-
perintendent W. P. Chinn, Safety In
spector George Martinson, Assistant
General Superintendent F. P. Bots
ford, Captain D. B. Cavan, Captain
Joseph Binney, Superintendent J. H.
IEby. " !
Interstate Iron Company-Captain
Edward Scallon. !.
Oliver Iron Mining Co.-superin-
tendent n. II. Godfrey, Assistant su.
tperintendent Charles Grabowsky. G
i y. Dormer; Thomas Davey. H Ol
i Sherman, VIM. Bennett, VIM. Coombe
| Tim Burns, Ambrose Tuohy, H. w
tOverpeck, Captain John Gill.
Corrigan-M Mel Kinney Co. Captaf,
Dickinson.
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Thon,as. Furnace CoG. 3
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United states Nine Rescue Car
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