Arizona republican., 1917-09-30

of increase in labor in the district in dicates that this will not be long. More miners are now coming in and going to work than at any previous time since the strike period. Meantime the Camp bell shaft is not idle, for they are rais- ing from the bottom level. s
 Wolverine development is going along well in the new ore body they are opening on the south side. In the same 'neighborhood several leasers are making excellent progress. Leasing in the district is coming much stronger promising to come into more promi- hence than ever before, there being additional incentive in the prices for silver and lead. Among organizations with promising lead silver ground opened which expect to get into action at early date Is the Louisiana Arizona in the Tombstone canyon country. They are now awaiting equipment which has been ordered.
 Safety Department Established Industrial accidents cost this coun- try 35, 900 human lives and more than $500,000,000 annually. In addition, dis memberments and other serious injur- ies total about 350,000 yearly. while the annual number of minor accidents, causing loss of time. exceeds 1000, 0O0. This does not include a very large
 number of cases of occupational dis eases in which workers are wholly or partially incapacitated, or which result in premature death.
 It is a generally conceded fact that | safety is essential to efficiency. Real l izing the above statements, the Arizona 1 state bureau of mines established a l safety department with an engineer in charge. The object of the department ,, is the same as that of the bureau, and
 that is service-to perform any ser ? vice which the mining industry of the 2 state operators, miners or prospectors < may require, and which is within the \ limit of possibilities of the funds avail | able.
 { It is anticipated that the department | will be able to organize for safety each { and every industrial organization in | the state-the object being the con- [ servation of human life. Bulletins on safety will be issued from time to time l and their object will be to answer any 1 question which might arise regarding l safety and efficiency. Bulletins will be 1 issued pertaining to safety engineering {! safe guarding, rules and regulations ] for mines. methods of stimulating in ! terest in safety, safety and efficiency in mines, etc
 I Sanitation in mining villages and ! cities is another phase of the work ] which will be taken up Upon proper sanitary conditions, in the plant. mine ' and home depend the health and ef- E iciency Of employees A very large ] proportion of the laboring class is ut ] terly ignorant of the principles of per l sonal hygiene.
 f Methods of educating the workmer | are being prepared and as soon a: < time permit, specials instruction 1T \ sanitation will be given to all con. \ cerned.
 < In connection with safety and sani. { tatiOn, welfare work will form part O. } the program. This latter work Is o l great importance from the sociologi , cal and educational points of view. The ! result is that the workers become more 1 efficient and far better satisfied witt 1 their lot. In hours of leisure the work. ] CTS are taught how to find time and op. portunity for education, recreation ant |. amusement. The results of this wei
 fare work are directly reflected in tn, 1 quality and quantity of the work per ' formed. and in the layalty and faith
 
 fare work will be issued as part of th, work of this department
 l Each year the engineer of the de. partment will make trips to the differ ent towns and cities in the state 1 spending considerable time in eacl l place. During the day and in th I evening illustrated lectures, accom- ! panied by motion pictures, will b. ! given on safety, sanitation, welfare ! first aid for men, women, boys anC | girls, mine rescue, etc While in tn, ] city he will also assist in any wa, 1 possible in stimulating interest in an, l of the above subjects.
 ! Mining concerns who are not abl to employ safety, first aid and min l rescue men will find that by applyin, ii to the department their wants can h < filled. The department is capable 0 training men in first aid and min
 rescue, as it has at it's command a ma Il previously employed by the U. $ ti Bureau of Mines, who has had consid ]. erable experience in giving trainin e of this kind, fighting mine fires, etc. Il The department publishes bulleti f on Safety News" each month. It 4 published in the interest of safety an ,i welfare work in the mines of the stat, puhetli oH lirSt diu TOT mlneI n has been published and later one fo ,t the household will be published. Tn si language used in these bulletins is ( . the simplest form-they are void of a 1 technical terms, the object in 'wantin 1 them being to issue something cover ing the work completely and in tt , most simple form.
 ii Mining at the Fair
 The present year will be essential
 the mining year at the Arizona Stat
 Fair, according to an announcemer
 recently made by Charles F. Willis. di
 rector of the Arizona state bureau
 mines, who is also superintendent ( : the mineral department of the stat ! fair. The growing importance of Il