The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-18

Special Dispatch 20 the Insei'iE.ncer
CHAIR. ESTON. ". Va. Aug. 1I.-No-
ticr Of the annual REIMBURSEMENT Oh
premium, rates for all labor employing
concerns IN, West Virginia listed as SUP
Scribers To tho worl<men's compensation
fund was s,nt out To such concerns yes
terday By Compensation commissioner
Lee OFT 70 b. effective from July l..
1917. The new rates were eStaoliiShso
on basis taken from tn" records or inc
commission for each concern TOT inc
Sear ending March 81. 1911.
Schedule At 'oal mining. was given
reduction IN class rate. that Is. for All
coal mining companies having elected to
come under The law since April |. from
5000 TO S195. This same rate applies
10 all work In connection with mining
and shipping Of coal including store
and office employees. construction. maln-
trnanca and repairs of all buildings or
structures. cutting prop wood. and coke
manufacturing in connection with coal
mining operations.
Coal mining employers who elected to
GENE under the law prior To April l NJ
this year. have been grouped into s.
classes. based on their Individual rec
crdS for the year ending March ii. with
premium rates as follows:
If 1. y
class .. less ratio between - and ~
ctnts. Sl.L5: class ). less ratio between
81 and 20 cents sl.l5: class !. less ratio
between - and so cents. S1.25: class >.
less ratio between 81 and 90 cents. $1.3o;
class s. less ratio between 81 cents and
81 rate $t.45: class :. less ratio between
SLOT and $i.ln. rate Si.J3: class s. less
ratio between &l.il and Sl.2o. rate S1.b5:
class .. loss ratio between Sl.cl and
si.Sn. rate Sis: class 10. 1ese ratio be-
tween Sl.3l anil Sl.4h. rate Sl.S5: class
II. less ratio between Sl.+l and Sl.5o
rate 1.9s: class IL. loss ratio between
sl.5l and $3.50. rate So.05! class II. less
ratio between S1.6f and Sf.io. rate s.. 10;
class H. less ratio between Sill and
$50: rate sc.25: class Is. less ratio he
tween s1.S1 and $40. rate s2.35: class
il. less ratio between $t.91 and 81. rate
s-45: class II. less ratio between col
and so.l0. rate Sc.sa: class Is. less ratio
between S21i and S22n. rate So.65: class
10 less ratio between So.21 and $3.50
ra,. s2:7s: class 90 lcss ratio between
se.31 and $40. rate sass: class 81. less
ratio between SAL and $3.50. rate
s2.95: class 90. less ratio between So
and $3.50. date $3.n5: class 90. less ratio
between so61 and SEQ. rate s3.l5;
class %. less ratio between sat- and
$3.50. rate sS.25: class e5. less ratio be-
tr.en scs1 and $500. rate s3.35: class
IS less ratio between sc.91 and SO. rate
s.s5; class 81. Joss ratio between s2.Al
snd s3,1O. rate $3.55: class 2S. lcss ratio
hrtwcen s2.ll and $500. rate s3."5
Class %. less ratio between 1921 and
ss3p. rate S315: class 50. loss ratio be.
tween s3.41 and $3.50. rate Sass: class
81. less ratio between S3.tl and $3.50
rats s3.a5. and class 50. less ratio over
$3.50. rate 81
I, IL provided. also. that any ON
ployer who elects 70 pay premiums into
the fund covering An industry or bust
ness purchased or otherwise acquired
which has boon rated and classified
prior to the time of such purchase oil
acquisition. upon acceptance OF his cleo
ton by the compensation commissioner
shall BE- assigned to the same class ane
pay the same premium rate as paid by
the industry or business prior to the
purchase.
In the event IN employer. having
previously elected to pay premiums into
the fund. and having been assigned &c
class with a rate rs determined from
- REGARD OF his operations a. show