Bisbee daily review., 1919-11-30


 Safety First" is a real and perman- ent investment. The practical as- sistance given to the safety first idea by the company then becomes apparent in the change rooms, with their individual lockers, their shower baths, and their cleanliness; the care taken to enclose, wherever possible, all the moving parts of machinery, and the rules and regulations which govern the men in and about the mines.
 Ventilation System Feature.
 But it is in the mines proper that the efforts of the company are most easily perceived, even by one unae- quainted with underground opera tions. Every precaution is taken, and no expense is spared, not only to keep the miner from accident, but to promote his welfare and improve the conditions under which he works. The first of these, and perhaps the one which has done more to i'm prove conditions in the Warren dis trict than any other one factor, is the complicated, complete and costly system of ventilation which has been installed Huge blowers are located hundreds of feet underground, draw ing the fresh, pure air from the sur face and distributing it through spe- lines to every part of the mine, so that every workman, even when em- ployed in the most out-of-the-way stope, is assured of a constant flow. of fresh air, which not only keeps his lungs full of oxygen and increases his working capacity, but also miti' gates the heat, which in some in stances. might be almost unbear- able This system of ventilation has also resulted in cutting down the company's expenditure for compress ed air, as the workmen were in the habit of using compressed air for ventilation, which was expensive for the company while it was also detri- | mental to the health of the men. Toilet Cars ForestaIi Pneumonia | should be made of any factor in i'm proving conditions which may ap- pear of small moment, but which | has been of extraordinary benefit i This is the use of special toilet cars below ground, which are so con structed and kept in such sanitary shape that they are odorless, con venient and health-promoting. They obviate the necessity of men going to the cold surface from the warm | pneumonia, and their use has proven their worth to be a thousand times more than the cost of their installa- tion.
 As one goes down the drifts and exempuification of the virtue which cleanliness. Every drift is kept scrupulously clean All earth and rock is removed from the tracks whenever it may pile up; tools and equipment are kept in their certain places and in good condition; the underground barns for the mules are as clean as the stables of a high priced dairy herd in the middle west, and receptacles are provided for refuse from lunches, etc. This care has done much in preventing accidents, especially foot accidents | along the tracks, which came from the ease with which the feet of a miner standing on a pile of earth along a track may slip under the wheels of a passing ore car.
 Timbering Carried to Fine Art In the great factor of timbering and holding loose or dangerous i ground, the company has gone to practically the limit in it's attempts to prevent accidents. There is al most no prohibition placed upon the use of timbers, or upon the time taken to place them properly No holes are ever left overhead, all be- ing securely cribbed when they are abandoned; ''sparling' is driven ahead on all timbering work so that overhead ground may be secured while the permanent sets are being placed, and booms and other de vices to hold ground are used lav- ishly. All manways are of the safety type. The ladders are staggered
 (set on an incline) and offset, SC that it is impossible for man to fall more than eight feet in any stope. The manways are guarded by safety rails, so that it is impossible
 for one to fall in them, while spe
 cial timber chutes prevent accidents
 while timbers are being raised and
 lowered. All timbering is done as soon as the need arises, while care
 is taken to timber securely ever solid ground concerning which there
 is suspicion that it may loosen ir