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for detecting refuse is to pick few
cars at random during each days OPP
Grafton, unloading them by hand, thus
closely inspecting the entire contents of
the car. Fixed penalties, known as dock
ages, are, in many cases, assessed for ex-
cess amounts of slate and in some cases
a bonus is paid for clean coal. As only
about l per cent of the total mine out
put, however, is picked" BY this meth
cd, the system Is therefore uncertain
and ineffective, and frequent and trou-
blesome disputes are thereby brought
about between the operator and miner,
and nobody is satisfied.
Erskine Ramsey. for many years chief
engineer and assistant general manager
of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail-
road company's operations and now
vice president and chief engineer of the
Pratt Consolidated Coal company, the
largest commercial coal producer in Ala
bama, iss well known in the mining
world for his many Inventions and me-
chanical devices that are declared TO
have done much to revolutionize coal
mining and its preparation. He has
given much thought to the subject of
clean coal, and after many years of ex-
perimenting, has perfected mechani-
cal coal sampler that makes possible the
daily testing and inspection of a large
proportion of the total number of mine
dumped, without the necessity of actu-
ally unloading their contents by the old
plan. This patented contrivance is
known as 'the Ramsay Mine Run Sam
pier" and has been installed at several
mines Of this district with satisfac-
tory results.
Waste Costs Much
The cost Of slate per ton, from the
working face of the mine TO the dump,
Is more than the cost of coal@ A de.
cided reduction. therefore, in the amount
of slate sent to the surface necessarily
would mean corresponding reduction
in the cost of operation, and that is just
what the Ramsay sampler does. Be
fore the installation of the samplers at
the mines, each hundred tons of mate
rial produced, after washing for coking.
or other purposes, so tons of clean coal
to the ovens, and 20 tons of slate to the
waste dump. After the installation OF
the samplers, the figures per 100 ton
hoisted were 90 tons of clean coal to
the ovens and 10 tons Of refuse to the
dump, net elimination of so per cent
OF the waste. An official of a promi-
nent Alabama coal company publicly
stated at n meeting of coal operators
| that the installation of the Ramsay sam.
pler at his company's mines had brought
about yearly saving of between $780,
600 and $4,000.
As further evidence of the efficiency
of the Ramsay sampler, prominent
coal operator Is quoted as saying ut is
the only practical method by which the
individual record is made out in such
NJ comprehensive way as to give re
turn on practically every man every day
We regard these machines as affordinf
the only intelligent basis Of applying
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one at time as required for conFe-
nient operation.
In this sampler the operator releases
the sample from the chute to dogble
deck shaking screen which il "a by AZ
inches and feeds slowly to a picking
table "a by 3S inches. The lump ma
terial passing over the upper deck IS
discharged upon the picking table
through the small gate and Is picked.
The fines passing through the small
screen 20 directly to the coal car and
are not considered in the sampling ~
the removal of this material facilitates
the operation and makes careful mud
faster picking possible.
Works Automatically
The Ramsay sampler, with no atten-
ton from or delay from the bumper.
and therefore without reducing the usual
tipple dumping capacity automatically
takes individual samples Of 100 to 100
pounds run-of.mine coal from the cars
dumped, the sample being taken frol'A
the stream Of coal as It flows from the
mine cars. A record Of the miners car
check, taken from each mine car s4su-
pied, is kept, and this record shows the
percentage Of rock, slate and lump coat
found in each sample.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-14
NEWS CLUB MEET
AT PARISH HOUSE
DR.. Clingman To Make Address
At Advent Meeting

The first regular meeting and sup
per of the fall and winter months OF the
Mems club, Church of the Advent, will
be held Tuesday evening at the Parish
house. The Rev. Charles Clingman. the
new rector will make an address, and
every man Of the parish, whether a mem
Der of the club or not, is cordially in
yited and urged TO attend. The sup
per will be served at 6:16 o'clock and
the meeting adjourn prmoptly at 8
o'clock.
The program viii include music and
other features, and a. good time is as
sured all who attend. John McCleaEy,
Jr., president Of the club, will preside,
and makes n personal request that all
men Of the Advent come, as Mr.. Cling
man has a special message for them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-14
LOYAL WORKERS
AID IN MINING
ADVANCEMENT
Employees Have Industrial
Conscience, Fies
Tells Body

The awakening of industrial consci-
ence, and the loyalty of the white and
negro miners of this state, accounts IN
a large measure for the advancement of
mining in this district and the feeling
OF mutual helpfulness existing here,
said Milton III. Fies, vice president OF
the DeBardeleben Coal company, In an
address delivered Tuesday before the
American Institute of Mining and Met
allurgical Engineers. Mr.. Flies, believes
this awakening has taken place during
the past ten years and told the assembly
that the district realized its full duty
towards the employe and would see that
full justice was given in every instance,
alabama has made its own mine Ia.
hor, which consists chiefly of native
whites and negroes in the proportion Of
half and half" he said. There are
some operations where 55 per cent and
more are negroes. The state has been
non-union since 1908.
There have been two invasions by
the United Mine Workers of America
In 1917 and a final effort IN 1870 and
1921. The union failed in its effort to
organize the state because Of the loyal,
ty of the miners. 1t has been found
that the best class of whites and negroes
have no desire to unite in the same
organization: this feeling Is deep rooted
and sincere.
'sFhe operators Of mines in Alabama
sre not unmindfui Of the fact that
under non-union operation there is
added responsibility on their part that
cannot be shirked. In the last ten years
conscience has been awakened to the
sense of duty that all men bear each
to the other and more particularly OF
The employer toward the employee.
Negro Appreciated
"In addition, the white man Is be
ginning to appreciate the value Of the
negro based on the conception that after
ali each race has common purpose
and in their own spheres, should worl
for the good Of all. In the main, thu
old argument, so often advanced D,
union organizers, OF absentee owner
ship does not apply to Alabama, wher'
muny mine owners live at their mines o.
else go to them at regular and frequent
intervals.
"Close acquaintanceship which mean
common sympathies and mutual aims
Ia. after all. the basis for the best AM
most lasting relationship Of man 4
man."
Coal is now being mined and NOR
safely, said Mr.. Flies, who pointed on
that investigation through many OF tn
coal mining companies, the Alabam
Mining institute, the United States Bu
reau of Mines, and other sources. dis
closed a decrease In ten years of 2
per cent in the amount of pick an
shovel methods and corresponding 2
per cent increase in mining coal wit
! machines. Permissible explosives eboN
an Increase of 10 per cent for thi
period, while black powder shown a d.
crease of 10 per cent.
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Busiest Man-James l.. Davidson.
secretary of the Alabama Mining lnsti-
tute. is quite the busiest man at the
convention. He has charge OF all the
details and with his assistant, II. N.
Mills. is handling the meetings eff
GENTLY. Visitors Monday were high IN
their praise of the sm0othness with
which the meeting has been conducted.
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Aldrieh. ST., who was a member of the
association when it met here 36 years
ago, presided. The discussion included
Geology of the Birmingham Iron
Ores by Dr. y. +. Burchard. United
States geologist survey; Iron Ore
Mining Practices in Alabama" w. X.
Crane, superintendent Of the southern
experiment station of the United States
bureau of mines of Birmingham; ''Ge-
ology and Utilization of Tennessee
Phosphate Rock" X. w. Smith, assist
ant state geologist, at Nashville.
The discussions at the evening SEES
sion exceeded in its technical side the
sessions that went before. During the
evening the expression heard as to the
trips made were very flattering. The
visitors seemed to be impressed with
the residential section of the district
as well as by the Shannon operation
and the Tennessee hospital at Fairfield.
The delegates are now free to enjoy
plans of hospitality without worry in
regard to business or technical sessions.
Beginning Tuesday morning the first Of
the little journeys" arranged by the
local committee and members of the
Alabama Mining institute will be taken.
Tickets have. been distributed, it being
stated that 100 more than the capacity
of the train had been issued. Tuesday
morning guides will be stationed at the
l.. and N. station bearing tags. They
will be numbered and guests are ex-
pected to attach themselves to the guide
having corresponding number. In this
way there will be minimum of crowd
ing and everyone will be so located as
TO obtain the best possible impression
! of the points visited. The special train
will leave the L. and N. station at 8 80
o'clock.
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Talk Old Times President William
Kelly brought Charles Fairbanks, man
ager Of the Republic Iron and Steel,
many greetings from old friends. The
two held quite a personal and enjoyable
conversation Monday at which Mr..
Kelly told Mr.. Fairbanks of some of
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the work of his friends. and said they
had asked him'to remember them to the
Birmingham manager for the Republic
interests.
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Women Greeted-Mrs. Morris Bush,
and Mrs II. $. Geismer were at the
hotel early Monday morning greeting
the visiting women. The attendance OF
women is generally encouraged at the
meetings although only q comparatively
few came to the Birmingham sessions.
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interest In Trip--The trip Tuesday
will be an eye-opener, it il believed
Special measures will be taken to in
sure the safety of the visitors. guides
being provided and operations conducted
with the least chance of anyone getting
In inred
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Plenty Of .Cars-Kark I.andgrebe,
general superintendent of the Enmley
steel works, Is chairman of the auto
mobile committee for the meeting. He
and his secretary, Albert Day. had cars
of every make lined up Monday for the
three trips. The guests were assigned
to cars and the trips went forward with
out a hitch.
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The modern way of
laying liNOIewnr

If you want a smart and attractive
floor for your restaurant, Office, or
shop; or if you are choosing hand
some, digni6ed floor for a public
building = school, hospital, lodge
room, or courthouse-select one Of
the new designs and colorings of
Armstrong; LinoIeum. The mer-
chant or contractor will suggestive
following tried and approved method
of laying linoleum for permanency:
Have a trained linoleum layer
paste lining of builders deadening
felt to the undtfhoor. Cement the
linoleum with or without a border)
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bought with an eye to its beauty,
laid with the idea of permanency,
and waxed and cared for as any
fine floor should be.
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UVCI lIIIS ICII1 uSIIIB WdICL~
proof cement round the
edges, and joining them
closely toconceal the seams.
The deadening felt takes up
all expansion and contrac-
ton Of the UNDERTOOK, and
gives a permanent, water
tight, good looking floor.
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Much Interest Shown g.
Crawford, president of the Tennessee
company said to the members Of the
institute that he had never attended
meeting which developed such interest
ing discussion as the Monday sessions.
ut was in many respects remarkable"
said Mr.. Crawford. "The interest was
very high and the discussion was in
every way indicative of the deepest in
terest OF the members"
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ShaFpless Not Excited II.
+. Sharpless is the least excited official
who has attended convention here
IN years. OrdiCarily convention officials
spin around rather humcrously. Not
Mr.. Shurpless. He has memohandy.
and an official stenographer who will
furnish him with a book containing
every word uttered after the meeting.
That is the efficient way Tor a secretary
to handle convention she said. Mr.. Sharp
less, mus been secretary three years aud
is known far and wide among the dis
tinguished engineers.
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interested In GOIf-R. r. V. Reyn-
ders, Jr., of New York, who accompanied
his father, who Is vice president of the
Institute TO birmingham. The young
Mr.. Reynders, is an engineer in charge
of some important properties and was
thoroughly interested in the papers read
1T the technical session. He is quite a
golfer and will try out some of the local
links while in Birmingham. So far,
however. he has remained at the sessions.
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For the
Restaurant

The floor Of this at
tractive restaurant
is Arm strong's
Moulded Inlaid
LinoIeum, Pattern
No. 1910.
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ARMSTRONG Cork COMPANY Mdrr5 Cork Products since 1860
Linol<nm DiOision, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
Atlanta Offce-l22s Gambler Building
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Lands Safety WOrk-Dr. Geo. S. Rice
of the United States bureau of mines
and one of Birmingham's friends of long
standing is attending the institute. He
said Monday he was interested to hear
that the work of the James A. Holmes
safety council was taking so we'll here.
He said the work was of paramount i'm
portance. He is a director of the ma
tional board.
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Advises YOungsters-A. Thacher, who
came ON the special train, is an apostle
of getting acquainted. He delivered an
imprOmptu lecture to some of the young
err engineers Monday in the lobby of the
Tutwiler. He deprecated the DISPOSE.
ton of some of the members to stand
back and failed to make themselves
known to others. In this opinion many
Of those who heard Mr.. Thacher shared
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Birmingham In Lead-RichaFd
Peters, Jr., OF Philadelphia Is attend
ing the meeting. He married Miss Eula
Drennent of Birmingham, n sister to
Hubert. Drennen and is now a well
known steel maker in the Quaker City.
Except for trifle more averdupoise
Mr. Peters is the same engaging char
who scanie here, some years ago and
was associated with The Birmingham
Coal and Iron. This company was head
ed by Harry Atkinson Of Atlanta and
James Bonnyman was general manager.
Mr. Peters confessed Monday that the
birmingham district had put it over
all other industrial districts in the past
few years.
"One reason for that is the fact that
you are consuming your iron now while
before you shipped over 90 per cent
away said Mr.. Peters. II am glad to
see it. Birmingham is great district
You have charming people here and
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Seeks Local Data---John MacLeash,
director of mines for the Dominion OF
Canada. is one of the distinguished guests
at the convention. He is engaged in
some new and interesting Developments
in the Dominion and says he may be
able to get some valuable data here for
his work in that section.
Birmingham is terribly interesting"
said MFR. MacLeash. Its growth has
been phenomenal. am glad to be
here"
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Best Meeting Yet--President William
Kelly said the Birmingham meeting Of
far had been the best he had ever at
tended. He remained some of the Rir-
mingham engineers that the association
was not unaware OF Che developments
here.
ssrhey have been wonderful indeed
said the veteran industrial leader. Mr..
Kelly, is retired now but was for years
general manager of the Vulcan Iron
company at Vulcan, Mich. He is de-
votee of good roads, being president OF
the state highway commission which
has built the good roads of that state.
He is graduate of Yale aud Columbia.
He is member of the board of con-
troll Of the Michigan college of Mines.
"Birnlipkham's growth has been rapid
aifd marvellous" said Mr.. Kelly. 1T
is destined to go much further.
Class At Meeting--The engineering
class from the University of Alabama
was present Monday at The technical
session. They we're given preferred seats
and were inspected by the veterans
with unusual interest. The institute has
a department that encourages the train
ing of engineers and many of the boys
coulo have found wistful gazes included
toward them had they been less absorb
ed in the talks.
Was Here in I8SS-W. B. Leedy
yesterday was showing the ribbon of
Col. John G.. Scott, of st. Louis, worr
at the 1883 meeting held here. Col
| Scott, is the grandfather Of Mrs. Viii
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The Monday night session closed the
business of the meeting. Col. T. H.
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Ellis Is Missed Wide disappointment
was expressed at the meeting Monday
over the failure Of Sir William Ellis to
attend the meeting. He is president Of
the British Iron and Steel institute. 1t
was announced by William Kelly that
Sir William Ellis missed his boat. The
association received cable that he
would come to America some time later
to a meeting with the engineers.
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Crawford To Preside-George G.
Crawford will preside at the banquet
Wednesday night. The speakers viii be
President Kelly, Il. Il. v. Reynders of
New York, vice president. and John
MacLeash, director of mines for the
Dominion of Canada The banquet will
be attended by about 300 persons 1t is
believed The hour is I 80 promptly.
Dancing win be enjoyed later.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-10-29
Would Make Great
Haul for Burglars

The richest spot in the United
States is less than three feet square
in vault in the United States Treas
ury department. Here are stored 10
packages of gold certificates with the
total value of $6OS,0O0,0OO.
Although the packages have the
height and width of the usual bank
note and are only about Is inches long,
10 of them have the total value of
S520,000,000. Each package contains
1000 $4,000 bills, valued at $4,000
600. The remaining six packages are
worth $SS000,O00.
This money is kept in the reserve
vault of the treasurer's office, or the So
called storage rOom," IF the treasury
until it is needed for circulation. These
gold certificates are not put into cir
culation unless an equal amount of
gold is put into the treasury in their
place. The gold is kept until it is re-
deemed by the gOld-covered bank
notes. At present there is more than
$1,250000,000 outstanding in gold GER
titicates.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-10-29

devotion and belief in the United
States of America. She said that that
spirit had been the background of all
progress since the republic was reared
from the 13 colonies.
Mrs. ELEPHANTS report presented a
plan or program for the work of
Americanism during the coming year,
and her strong support of this is be-
lieved to have had much weight with
delegates in the final selection of pres
ident of the organization.
This plan provides for an intensive
effort to bring about respect for the
flag and the national anthem. The
program is strong in support of De
Tense day, which included Endorsement
of the full program for national de-
Tense and, as an important part of
this, the citizen military training
camps. The plan stresses continued
effort in behalf of the foreign born
and naturalized immigrant, to include
a special effort to bring all foreign
born and naturallzed women eligibles
into the organization. A medal award
to girls of the eighth grade public,
parochial and private schools of the
country is a feature of the outlined
scheme of work Another important
point to receive attention is the per-
sistent campaign against radicalism,
sovietism, communism. pacifism and
anarchy. One of the features on which
the organization will build its work,
under adoption of the Oliphant plan,
will be the extension of good reading
through travelling libraries in the coun-
ties of the nation.
LET us make America ring With the
red-blooded Americanism of the Amer
lean Legion Auxiliary throughout the
year." May our slogan be, Response
BILE citizenship, 1776 patriotism and an
America safe for Americanism."