The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-29
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Visit to the Liebknecht Salt Mine at Bakhmut


The depth mine $50 wards the number EMPLOYED
on the surface and underground $50 dayshft
ngntsh They have six hour day underground including
the surface.
tons per month The Delegation informed that another
borehold has been put down with sinking
further salt mine and when they salt
m broke ana the Doe-hod was carried further there
was no large demand for salt at that particular me they
on R msas other salt deposits Of different types in various parts
They wonderful method of mining this salt They
use machine of Italian invention with bore of # in in
diameter and it. in in length weighing about Is
set OF men, consisting Of three average
Most OF this large bed of salt got without explosives
any character except in getting the top bed where they had
arranged round of shots to be fired when there so in
number and tremendous amount of salt blown down
through this process.
COOL The workers work under favorable conditions The mine
has been operated for the last As years.
The Delegation found that the wormen graded by
committee of wormen at the mine They have eight grades
Commencing youths of Is and over Is to 20 roubes
per month In English money this represents
This is guaranteed for is days calendar
Grade 10 consists of miners driers guaranteed
wage Of 80 roubes month"; which English money
SIS But they have also system in all whereby they
can improve wages by increased productivity We found that
some OF these miners drers so roubes per month";
which means fS It's. Cd
Grade IL is the foreman or deputy in mining parance in
Great Britain One deputy looks after ten He has about
SO roubles per month (E5 1851.
In the stables horses well cared for and in
good condition After being down the mine three hours the
Delegation to the surface and visited the winding
house to look the machinery which very anquated
The wages received by the engnewnder and the hours
in English money S7s the hours being six day. including
meal times
The Delegation satisfied that this won
drfuy developed and the output per cent
but owing to lack of capitol they carry they
and repeat here what has regard mines
the lack Of machinery with regard to the Anticipated plant
wonderful avenue Of trade for unemployed engineers Great
Britain could be found in the Don district alone.
But with all the difficulties the Russians encounter
every from the highest official to the youngest
to be doing his being: in this
benefit community ourselves and not
for that of private enterprise
In conclusion the Delegation satisfied that this
finest salt mine that had been in Russia elsewhere
Visit to Electric Power Station
Under State ownership electric power for the of
the Moscow Province has been centralized stations
The Mogcss Station No. which supplies electric power
for the city and many of the local factories lighting
streets and houses visited by the Delegation This station
considered before the Revolution be most
upto-date generating stations in Europe There very little
difference in the general of the house
boiler houses compared with days
has been erected within the last six months
Wilcox ofueed tubular boiler in the process erection
The English erector stated that this the largest type which
las yet been manufactured by this firm.
The output aglEes taken e whole which include Poweg