Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-07-13
1000 Men Needed In
Eastern Ohio Mines
News Of the
Mines and Mining
BOARD MEETING RESULTS IA
VORABLY; CAR SHORT
AGE IMPROVED.


Never in the history of Eastern
Ohio has the coal industry enjoyed
such prosperity as at the present time
All mines are now operating and men
are needed at practically every mime
IN the back county" districts. Con
frming the prediction of the Majority
made over two months ago that al
least 1900 men would be employed
in the Eastern Ohio coal helds by
next Winter, the announcement is
now made by both operators. ana min
ers officials and between 3,0OO anu
1000 additional men are needed LOT
immediate work. The scarcity, how
ever. is not along the river front.
Nearly all river front mines are work
ing all men they possibly can at the
nresent time and the real shortage OF
men is felt at the mines located back
away from the river front. just now
This large number of men will be OBJ
tanned is not known, but it is thought
that many of the old Eastern ONO
men who left the field during the Dig
strike of 1914-1915 will come back,
and others may come here from Varl-
ous coal fields where conditions are
not quite so favorable. 1t is believed,
however, that the needed number OF
men will be secured during the next
few months. Information concern
ing employment can be obtained at
the miners Sub-District headquarters
at Bridgeport.
Car Shortage Improved.
During the past week, the~rallroao
car shortage, which has seriously
handicapped the operation OF some OF
the mines, has been greatly improved
BETTER car service is now SAID TO De
given the mines along the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad than ever before,
while along other lines the shortage
has been gretly checked.
Rule q Board.
The first meeting OF the boaru
created by Rule Four OF the present
contract was held in Cleveland, ONO,
Sunday and Monday OF. the present
week and was remarkable for the mar
mony that prevailed, considering Inc
nature of the questions that must
necessarily come before such Doaru'
A settlement was reached Tor pay
me1ft for moving stone in block rooms;
An understanding was also reacneu
ON a fifteen foot place and the loaolns
of stone in the same. This Board was
created by Section D of Rule -Four
and is composed of President John
Moore, District No. 6; President 10y
and Vice President Ledvinka, OF SUP
District No. 5, for the miners; and 5:
H. Robbins, C. E. Maurer and Michael
Gallagher, for the operators.
Stripping Mines.
The six stripping c"Sunshlne
mines in the Sub-District continue IN
steady operation with gradually IN
creased capacity The Rush Run
stripping mine recently ordered new
steam shovel and will probably put
on several additional men in the near
future,
Another Explosion in Non-Union
Mine.
An explosion which at first appear
ed to be more serious than 1t really
was occurred at the Htichman mine,
Benwood, about 4:30 Tuesday evening
1t is supposed that an accumulation
of dust caused the explosion, although
the exact cause has not yet been DEL
inntely determined. EARLY A. Henry,
chief of the Bureau of Mines, Will
probably make a complete lnvestlga-
ton of the explosion the latter part
of this week.
About 300 men were in the mine
at the time the terrific explosion oc-
Cured and out of that large NUMBER
only nine men were at all seriously
injured. Most of the injuries resulted
from burns. When the explosion was
reported, hundreds Of people rushed
to the mines and it was with difficulty
that the police kept clear path Tor
the rescurers. When it was learned
that no one was killed, there was
much relief expressed on all sides:
The nine injured men were removed
to the Glendale hospital in the auto
ambulance and some were able to
leave the institution within very