The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-09-06


ing company is making large ex-
/ penditures in the way of i'm
proving it's Surface plants and
equipment and in providing the most
modern Accommodations for the comfort,
health and pleasure of it's employees.
People are so accustomed to seeing
new buildings erected, old ones re-
modelled and constant changes being
made, all to facilitate the handling and
treatment Of ores by the large opera
ting companies. that they seldom stop
to inquire what it Is all about. This
pl obably accounts for the absence of
comment on the splendid dry room
that Is being added to sthe Morning
mill by the Federal company. This
dry room. the construction of which
Is now well advanced, will have IS
lockers, one for each man employed in
the mill. individual enameled wash
basins supplied with hot and cold
water, shower baths, toilets all in
stalled and maintained in the most
sanitary condition and designed who'll
ly for the convenience and comfort Of
employees. The same idea will be
carried out in the construction of much
larger dry quarters for the employees
in the mine. This building will be
located at the portal of the main en-
trance to the mine. 1t will provide
Accommodations for 400 or 500 men and
much time and thought has been given
by the Federal management to work :
ing out details, full advantage hav-
ing been taken of plans adopted at
other places. Plans are now being
prepared and it is believed that when
completed the building and the fac
ilities it provides will be the last word
in change room comfort and conven-
fences. 1t will embody all the feat
ures named in the mill dry room. The
building will be of concrete construc-
tion steam heated. Work of con-
struction will soon begin, the only
possible chance for delay being the diff
|fculty in getting cement.
Club Building for Morning Men.
But the Federal company is not linn
iting it's efforts in behalf of it's en-
|ployes to providing those facilities
which may be classed as necessities.
This is made apparent by a most in
teresting announcement made yester-
which shows that the welfare of en-
ployes while Off duty is also a matter
of commendable concern on the part
of the company. For many months
the management of the Federal COM
pany has been giving careful con-
|sideration to plans for a club building
for the use Of the employees Of the
Morning mine and mill. Buildings
similar to the one proposed have been
inspected by representatives of the
company, and through correspondence
the best ideas have been sought for
the purpose Of carrying them out in
the building soon to be erected. The
general plans Of the building have now
been decided upon and the actual pre-
paration of the plans is now in the
hands Of an architect, and when they
are completed actual construction will
begin, barring possible delay in get
ting building material The club
building will be situated directly
across the road from the Morning
boarding house The building will be
of either brick or concrete. It's main
features will be a reading room. writ
ing room. gymnasium, billiard hall,
Entertainment hall and probably a
bowling alley. The building will be
furnished and equipped throughout for
the free use of employees of the Fed
eral company, and it's management
will be turned over to them subject
of course to general supervision by
the company. So far as applicable it
is probable that house rules will be
adopted in line with those in use in
similar institutions under the man.
agement of the Y. M. c. A.
The announcement by the Federal
management that this club building
will be provided Is another proof OF
earnest desire of Coeur dAlene min
ling companies to promote the welfare
of their employees.
| Repairing and Rebuilding Fumes.
Practically all the fumes used by
1.-The company in the development OF
power or to provide water for the mills
are undergoing extensive repairs OF
are being rebuilt. The flume for the
electric power station above Burke Ii
being rebuilt and the dam at Glidder
lake Is being extensively repaired. ma.
king 1t safe beyond question. This IL