The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1916-01-21
BY J. E. Petit, State Coal Mine Inspector

When all the reports individual mining companies
actual figures will show that the Of 1915 off
the production of the year will not greatly exceed If at ALL that OF
Of three million tons The reasons for this showing or lack of t.
obvious During the spring months especially many of the
biggest industries Of the state including the Utah copper work
ngs practically at standsl For good part Of the
business in various lines was curaed Railroad business was
slack and railroad business always makes itself felt mining
Taking the year as whole the coal producers have not worked
Prospects coming year however much brighter
Orders already hand indicate there will be good winters
time certain Just that there will be no need Of cur
amen at least before the end of February believe that the
1916 of coal will be encouraging than for several
As to production coke 1915 makes better showing in
comparison with previous The years coke production will
be perhaps hundred hundred and fifty thousand tons
than 1914 The coke producers able TO sell ship
all they produced Utah coke used for the most smee
of Utah Montana. Nevada and Idaho.
Fatalities In Mining Industry Are Few.
One feature of the industry Utah during which
should all be proud the the number of fatalities
resulting from accidents in mines There but nine fatal
but orywo accidents the serious class During 1916 hope
that both these numbers will be materially decreased The dan
gers Of mining being by driving the
safety first doctrine and especially by the mine and first
aid work.
Interest first aid and mine work has been conducted
during the last at all the larger coal the companies of
face workers to train under competent teachers to be of
assistance TO their fellow wormen who might meet with accident
This first aid work has also been carried into Of the public
schools of the mining and teams of boys and girls
work Two first aid and financed by
eaSy we're S 70 he third S n 1 @ee for m SU
held at the PanamaPacfi international exposition The
from Sunnysde the interstate competition That this
acquitted itself of which the whole proud
shown by the fact that eight przes-moe than
by any other team
Safety First" for Miners Is the Slogan.
There that be given for the decrease
the list of fatal accidents One the increased effort made by the
inspection department and the local officials for the elm
nation of accidents The first aid contests that have been held in
the various have shown the miners better perhaps than
other object lesson that could have been shown them the
~ for taking of themselves and not 20 take chances at their
employment that when their working places appeared 10 them TO
be unsafe for them TO stay out until made safe The other
that be that account of the depression
ing the first half of the year employed thus
eliminating the accidents that might have
TO men who We're unaccustomed 10 the work.
In Analysing the output of the various mines for the the
days worked during the twenty the largest pro-
ducng mines being only 1888 for the forced
that should be upon this state
that with their present development equipment output
year could doubled without opening additional mines
which proves that for several the future shall
in danger of a coal famine.
Several changes in the official families of coal mining
anies have been made during the j. Thompson
been appointed general superintendent of the Utah Fuel
place of W. b. Williams who resigned The office
dent and the Black Hawk Castle Valley
saed Fuel and Panther Coat companies has been abolished
and Robert McGraw late superintendent of the
has been made general superintendent of the above
which the future will be known the United States
pany H. Lewis late general superintendent of the Consod
aed Fuel company has been appointed
Standard Coal of L. f. Rains
ton of general manager of the new Carbon Fuel company