Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-15
national Waste OF
| million each DAY
Il REASONABLE ESTIMATE,
DECLARES BUREAU
or MINES.
SAVE NATURAL GAS
Spent $4,000 in Conserving 49,.
100000 Worth of
Gas.


WASHINGTON, Dec. IA ma
tiunul loss of not less than 81 100000
"a day is reasonable estimate of the
present waste, In large measure I'M
necessary, Of the mineral resources ot
tho United States, Director John A,
Holmes Of the bureau OF mines de-
clares in his annual report made pub
Ne today,
Al the present increasing rate at
which We are using and wasting H.
our one supply OF number OF these
resources will be either exhausted or
largely depleted while the nation Is
yet in its youth. gays Mr. Holmes
'Of the several lines of mineral in
dustry In which this waste calls for
Investigation, only two--of the most
especial urgency and importance are
included in the urgent needs Of the
bureau Of mines, namely, the waste
and losses In coal mining and In pc.
troleum operations. But the enact.
ment Of pending legislation in con-
gress, providing for the establishment,
mainly in metal mining states, OF a
number Of mining experiment sta
tions, will render possible similar re-
searches looking to the lesSeuing or
preventing Of vast"
Probably the most notable accom-
plshment Of the bureau Of mines has
been the developing Of the movement
for greater safety and better health
conditions in the mining, metallurg-
ical and other mineral Industries OF
the country and the gaining OF the
cooperation Of all possible agencies in
behalf OF the movement.
In conducting its campaign for
greater safety and efficiency in the
mining industries there has been
adopted the following general plan Of
co-optratiOn between the national
government and other large agencies
% That the national government
conduct the necessary general inquir-
les and Investigations and disseminate
in such a manner as may prove most
effective the information obtained and
the conclusions reached, CD that
Zach state enact needed legislation
and make ample provisions for the
proper inspection Of mining opera.
tons within its borders; (3) that the
mine owners Introduce Improvements
with view to increasing safety and
reducing waste of resources as rap
idly as the practicability OF such
improvements is demonstrated, and
ca that the miners and mine man
ayers cooperate both in making and
IN enforcing SaIety rules ana Tcsuld .
tions as rapidly as these are shown to
he practicable. The states, the miners
and mine owners and other agencies,
such as the mining and engineering
societies, are now showing a willing.
ness to cooperate with the national
government in this work.
During the year bureau of mines
rescue crews were responsible for saw
Ing the lives OF I miners; SO rescues
were made by miners and others not
connected with the bureau. The train
ing of these rescuers, for the most
part, was started by the bureau and
continued by the operators, or In some
cases by the miners themselves.
Although there was a slight In
crease In the number Of fatalities in
coal mines during the year, owing to
two large. disasters, those at Dawson,
n. M. where 26S men were killed,
and at Eccles, w. Va, where 1Sl were
killed, there was a reduction In the
number Of disasters. In both metal
mines and quarries, substantial reduc.
tlon in the number of fatalities were
shown.
In the short time the bureaus mine
rescue car and station crews were able
to conduct active training, 46,694
miners visited the cars and stations,
2S,229 attended lectures and safety
demonstrations, 2,S26 were given