The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-19
RACHEL NINE NAY



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a, With elctric hoists, electric coal
cutting machines and coal hauled by
battery locomotives.
~ The Rachel mine IL working 225
men 81 present, producing 900 tons a
day The company owns 1900 acres
n that section, which was originally
owned by Marcellns Jolliffe. Frank
4 Miller p general manager and j. G.
Edwards. superintendent.
The Rachel mine is operated In con-
E necton with the Other West Virginia
tnteerHts OF the Bertha Coal Co..
which include a mine at Morgantown,
= on the Monongahela railroad.
The work on the Morgantown plant
started on April 10. and on July 16
the mine produced 1880 tons. At
the present time the mine runs 4 700
and 1900 tons. That plsdt ia the
real record development "a West vir-
sinia.
The Bertha cos1 company. which
K operates the Rac;6el and the Morgan
Z toWn mines. Las fits Office in the Pitts
purgh CE2Eaber OF Commerce build
ing, AID is a selling agent for various
1efstB. The Bertha company In
eudes a number OF munitlon manu-
facturers and automobile manufac-
turers who are supplying the govern
ment. The stockholders include men
who have stock in the Philadelphia
Rulber company and quite n num-
Der Of the stockholders have glass
factories and potteries in Ohio.
Almost every day inquiries are re.
ceived at the office in this city Of the
Central West Virginia Coal Operators
association regarding points Of the
n explosives la wand for answers the
office force usually falls back upon
the following questions which were
asked at the banquet OF the Coal
Mining Institute OF America, which
was held at the Fort Pitt Hotel in
z Pittsburgh and the answers OF Francis
s. Peabody, chairman OF the Com.
mittee on Coal Production and as
4 sistant director OF the Bureau of
Mines IN charge Of the new law re.
\ alive to explosives:
Q. Can explosives (including caps,
fuse, etc.) be sold or issued by com
pany stores or dealers to enemy aliens
OF subjects Of countries allied with
the enemy?
"a. No.
q. How can such persons (of firms i
Obtain explosives or fuse?
A.. Only through a licensed. fore.
man. employed by the operating per
Z son or firm, from magazine located
on the premises, in quantities suffl-
Gent only for days work. for use
y only on the premises Of the operator,
to employees only and records, re.
D CURED by law, kept by the licensed
toremen, OF such explosive so issued.
@. Are miners required to have a
license to purchase, posses or use ex-
plosives. caps and fuse. etc.?
a.. All miners or other persons,
w arms, etc.. require license except
wien such material Is issued to en-
4 ployees through licensed foreman
u from employers magazine. etc.
g Are mining companies required
T. to have a license and what kind?
A. A purchasers license only in
\. case the operator purchases such ma
Z terial only for his own use and that of
+ his employees on his own premises.
& In addition to purchasers license a
oreman's license is necessary for the
Employee Of the operator who issues
s such material from the magazine to
employees. A vendors license will al
30 be necessary If the operator sells
or issues explosives, caps or fuse to
r employees or others for storage or
y use away from the premises of the op.
orator or for asy other use than on the
work on which an employee is en-
gagged and In ouch cases the person
or firm to whom such material is so
sold or Issued must possess pur-
chaser's license. and the vendor must
keep the records required by law.
q. Are company stores and dealers
required to have license and what
kind?
"A. A vendors license.
@. Can company stores issue ex-
plosives to employees OF mining
company?
a. No. Must be issued through an
employee of the mining company who
holds foreman's license, such per.
| son, however, may be Joint EN-.
pIoyee Of the operator and store CON-
pany. 4
a.. Is more than one license requir.
ed for mining or store company with
more than one operation?