Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-25
Whv COul Is High:
The Operators Case

M s-. 4,
Quent aovs"e's IN m'nerS "axes' wa
: found inadequate. and during the war
according 10 figures submitted 10 tn.
c.,, n,,,h.r =, ,ndoos,do,,.
rpcrnsea =, nss' - y ."'.s"ue" . ,"s'
lp.WW'uw IONS 7" a'nracue W'r'
mined ana so'o ~ 'oss ""r'"s '"a'
perlou'
~ ~ WE uue .,,', - a.,
eSigencies' 'hh, "ss rvs'o"sioIe ,o' '"t
hrst supstahual "o'a"ce w the PRIV VI
anthracite.
IN l",f ,he c"s. y, 's"oI ,r 20" W. W.
ussn n,'ne" an'",s'.'S ~" Ss,ifg' 10
ln2o-Zi " nao r,se" ox , Tu.
Inc an'nrAc'e 'eA'Vp - '''
wage advances Tsn's" ,"' u."..
was by oraer "l ~. u"'ne'a,. n,."oi., !
the opera,ors han nNt'. t''''',.e, ''-,s ~, ~.
tne miners r"""'"s W. "'''
ume 10 conie' u q,
Ihs nme u"'t eAnit'p
iszo, wnen. aasr 'uvn,"s :" -,
os,urosno yrit. ,,oada.-
mcrcs ana h"u'' """' ',.,.t;a,,
IN op'a'n"k L.. ,,,,,
Ibis conl.n'' WI 1000 Thara Is
expire uhtu np a,,,a,io,,
therefore: h.ulF pr.@peol ~ ..,
IN cost .. n'iuk .s 80, -.
Meantime iue ' 'a
the cost ~ s"pp''s ;.s sat.. es,
pio,,Nes go. -, ,hn eeroraI i,oros -,
. iun,o. Ia. No, been reduced p, an,
ope.s p,.h, ox,ant Nany M tho rino,
spP' '.,ia .,s..o s,;,I o,.r.,od an a r,ar.
are. ,hertio''' sun Wv
une oasIs A.. ,.. =. L,...
tour-nI,ns '" l"' NV I" ",.u
minous mines arc 'mp"spd unuer
GROUND. In the antnraciIe coheries ohI!
$4,000 men out OF l5Z,WO are en-
ployed directly IN mining. 'he other'
being required for the preparation OF the
coal before 1t starts to market.
Labor alone represents 40 per cent ot
The total cost Of anthracite mining.
Another point strongly insisted upor
I, that the cost Of mining coal varie,
..o.rA;,. % ,brsicaI condition. At IN.
r.r,nns mines I, costs twice AZ mucl
a. nrndrcs a rom Of coal At some mine
!, a..s a, o,bs,s
10 !. ~ a., .sord 90 s.u hi,
INV p.a, -. ,I,;lo a,hors .r
coal az cer'eih Frlc", "nHe o'nerS ar
compelled 10 cnarte nis"et .'
Because Of the nearnsss OF some VEIN
N the surface, and the less expense o
bo;stinr coal and pumping water. ii i
e,plained that certain collie~ies are abl
% make n continuous profit. while other
So, .i,bar accent a loss or close in dul
60
-s,,
The coal veins nearest Iue >uiiS'v a -. ~.
thicker. more easily worked ana NOR
profitable. In many collieries these nav
now been exhausted. II is necessary
production is continued. TO go deepe
where the veins are thinner. where
greater proportion OF rock WORK mus
be done and where the cost OF pumpin
Is much greater.
In some mines from half a ton to
TON Of rock is raised for every ton o
cal mined IL machinery necessar
70 raise water from depth of 800 fee
cost so5 ooO-apd this is fgurntive-
IN. cost Of machinery powerful enoug
81 ra;.e II from coo. foot level
Snrbie nv $40 900.
I.a.,ananr, ,rarators who do no
~, royalties to priyat
WI na;,r,,aa coal comoanies. o
M aa,.ta In addition. ther
.ne on"u TaS.,,i ,oxat;on vbic
e p.e. ; anu 20 aYns,se The Cirar
~. ,,. .s.n sa.It;.s a a h;vb n. 81 4
N "a sna In one inst apce ,
Ton. ,n u' anu
n'sn % az So. .;,ss Of aptbraci,
,.s a;,,,ItanaonsI, Great ..break
Prouueeo ! .a 49, I, comes fro
es ~ NhSn .a' 20 ,ashsd crusbe,
he mine mus. w "a ,ha sI,te mn
psrseu ~ r. bsnd b.fore II
% rssar shiDment ar. mart of Il