The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-26
MINERS PLEDGED
To HELP WIN WAR
Increased Coal Production
Assured Operators in
Dewar Field.
PLACE BAN ON |. w. w.
Every Man Owns His Own
Home; Everything Is
Union There.
PLACE BAN ON |. w. w.

DEWAR. Okla, Sept. 22-(Special)
~-Oklahoma'' only real union town
where even he community is union is
Dewar, possibly one ~ the best sr'all
cities in the state The town also has
another distinction that being one which
Is built with horc c1ni'al In which
there 10 not one dollar OF foreign money
invested and where mortgages are un-
known.
Situated in one OF the richest coal
mining districts OF the southwest this
little city has experienced a steady
growth for the past nine years In May
Of 1902 the town was founded by John
Dewlr, who at that time opened the
first mine in the district, known now as
No, 8. and which Is still producing
along with nineteen other mines help
ing the United States win the war
-agsinst her enemies.
Ivsrything IL Union.
Everything is union from the miners
who bring coal to the surface team
stsrs, railroad men and all They each
have their locals and their meeting
nights where they now spend their eve
nings trying to devise ways and means
to help their employers during the wa, {.
trying to help solve the labor problem
without causing difficulties to arise.
At the present time about four thou
sand people reside in Dewar. OF these
l.00 attend the four schools. and one
half Of the remainder spend their time
bringing from the ground. far below
the surface, coal with which they are
doing their part in helping win the
struggle against Germany
Every Miner Owns Home.
When the city was started nine years
ago its founder decided upon a plan
whereby he could help his employees
and at the same time look forward to
helping solve labor trouble a diff
eulty which often arises in labor dis.
eussions and in doing so he has placed
every miner in the little city with a
good MART toward making his future
Dewar, in employing his men for the
mines told each of them tina, he would
finance them in building a home, that
he wanted them TO live in his little
city that they were 20 become part
Of It. II was in this way that all oi
his men were allowed to build their
homes, pay them out in very small in.
snlments taken from their pay checks
which came twice each meath, a sun
they barely missed. and now they ar,
living comfortably being in better po-
sition TO face the present high cost o
living for the. reason that they do no
have to pay rent.
Twenty Mines Operating.
The industrial district surroundn,
me little city is c)assed as among tn,
richest in the state Twenty mines ar,
now operating. turning out $500 tor
Of coal daily This coal is being shippet
10 all parts OF the southwest where ft 4
finding a ready market. All mines ar,
now working every hour possible in a.
effort to assist the government in il
present plans for the vigorous prose
cution of the war. In 1910 the mines o
the Dewar district turned ou, 600 Op
tons OF bituminous coal, and II is est
mated by conservative operators her
that they will increase this productio,
BY at least 100 600 tons during 1917 Si'
years ago four mines then operating il
the district were turning out and dis
posing OF approximately 5000 tons an
nually Now one mine OF the district
piine No q, property Of the Oklahom
consolidated Coal company is produc
hg on an average Of ll30 tons aon'
In 1916 this mine held the record of a
mines in Oklahoma for production an
expects to carry honors this year, 70
tie reason that they are working NOR
steadily and also working double shift.
al the time. The production of III
mines is increased through the labo
conditions and the encouragement give
the miners by the operators who are do