The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-21
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Importance or education In con
nection with coal mining was
Etfessed BY n. NJ. Lambie, Charles.
ton, chief Of the West Virginia De
pattment OF Mines; In an address
last evening before the Carksburg
District Mining Institute In the
Harrison County courthouse at
Clark bnrg. He said the many old
or mining men, who while practi.
cal mining men, have need for fur.
ttier education on mining subjects
and should attend the short course
in coal mining or the extension
schools Of West Virginia Univer.
sity b M0rgantown. Younger men
are scilpoling themselves in the ad-
yanced methods OF coal mining, and
Il was up tosthe older men to learr
also Of they are apt to find their
iobs slipping away from them IN
the future, he declared.
No other state In the union to.
day has such an efficient mining
school Us West Virginia Univer-
fity. hescpntinued. He urged cool
mining men TO attend the short
COURSE IL coal mining. During the
war. he declared, young>men mad.
efficient soldiers in six weeks OF
training and he felt sure by a
course in the short course in coal
mining their mining knowledge
could be greatly increased. He ex
pressed the belief that operators
should select men from their mines
TO attend the short course in Goa,
mining at w. v. u. In this way,
men would be sent for schooling
Who know the particular mine ana
are acquainted with the seam Of
coal that Is being worked. The
time IS at hand when the coal busI.
ness will have toget back to a pre-
war basis, and the industry might
as we'll realize that 1t must get on
the spree Of prosperity that relgned
several years ago, he declared.
Americans Careless.
Safety practices In the mines
we're also touched upon by the
chief 81 the bureau. He cited fig.
nres 10 show that the mine acct
dent rate was on the decrease, but
that yet there were entirely TOT
many accidents. This indicates
that q greater knowledge OF coal
mining Is necessary, he said and
read q table OF statistics. which
showed that alarger percentage of
American, negro, Greeks, and Ital.
ians were killed In the mines than
other nationalities. One out OF
every s42 Americans are killed
every year. One out OF every $50.
one negro Is killed every year.
While one out OF every 1888 Italians
- Killed every year. The Hungar
ian Is probably the most careful
man. according TO statistics, be-
cause only one out Of every GAS are
killed every year. The Greek fie.
llras show Is the most unfortunate,
one nan being killed for every 1856.
f24;576 Workers In State.
The potential tonnage OF West
Virginia he mentioned as 10000.
900 toms, while the actual produc.
hon last year was 90,470,000 tons.
He stated that 95, 470 men were en-.
gagsd In the mines Of the state.
while 2i,226 were assigned to
work on the outside OF the mines.
With aiiperint endents and mine Of
ficials and others. the total number
Of men engaged in the coal mining
Industry in West Virginia was ca.
cufated 10 be 1856.
Since the margin in producing
coal $3.50 close. Mr.. Lambie point.
ed out that Il was essential that
mine foremen and other officials
would be obliged to eliminate the
leaks IN cost Of production. Hun.
dreds and hundreds OF dollars
worth Of ties go to waste in the
mine. he said. one-third of the