The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-28


difficult work but very interesting expe
rence to me with all my long mining experience
Thickness of this is about it. in, including in
sections Of two layers of dirt one in thick and the other
in thick in one section no dirt parting and in the other
sections divided by one layer of dirt in. thick.
The depth of the shaft that went down 900 yards
and the shaft pillar 600 yards length Number of under
ground 900 Number surface 500 Out of that number
1929 September SOh 1924 100000 The coery
producing years. and the chief engineer
has been there 1910 The cost of production of coal into
wagon at surface about Ss per ton rms coal is useo or
went down three of these sanng workings along the
face $50 yards depth The newer gets his COAL which slides
down the working face in directed channels to chute The
tram stands under this chute and the coal falls into this tram
coal into them There need for hoves in this mine except
for cleaning up on haulage roads, etc.
Winding of one year. but no rope
is allowed for than two They used to get
their winding ropes from England but they get them from
Sweden through because there proper
trading facilities with England.
gallons of water per day Their electric machinery was
Ming full peak load LOO klowatts They already
kowa The winding engines have been in for 80 years.
and much ouofdate There were three lots OF cages
running in this shaft of very primitive character When
exchanging trans they had to pull the full out before they
could in the empty OF the cages two had four decks
and the other six decks.
All hewers in this mine provided with working clothes
and boots In other words they change their working suit that
they to the coery in for provided at the cosy
because the method of working destroys their clothing in very
short time.
nqurng into the wages of coal hewers found that
they here from so 60 roubes month because the
places abnormal then visited the engine house to inquire
working hours of engine wnder and his wages found
that he six hour day. including meal tme and has 40
roubles per month The electricians work similar hours and
have a similar wage.
The and underground have their
houses the coeres and live rent free
They from to tons of coal per year allowed free
The hewers maximum working time is days per calendar
other underground workers most mines work
% days MONTH and the surface workers "a days month
have already previous report that when mine
has leave his work for of danger which
includes shortage of timber etc. he suffers no loss of wages
for coming out.
policy organization by industry which the under
ground and surface workers. including those OF byoduct
plants and all classes of mining being in the Mine Workers
Association And every working in about mine indus
tries is member of that particular organization.
policy all kinds of work is organization by
industry This principle brought about in country
in my opinion would place the workers considerably better
position resist the capitalist that put upon us from
time to time
Whilst could say satisfied with the general
conditions and work in the mines still they
ownership for which have been agang
years in Great Britain and have not yet achieved.
The Bryansk Coal Nine which has depth of 265 yards
also visited The shaft pillar is 700 yards thick Number
persons employed underground 1900 On surface 800 Out
put per day. 1000 Number of ponies and horses under
ground, so.
The coal called Diamond and is used for smelling The
years old The it. in. There
three Sullivan American) coal cutting machines at work
miners paid in 1913 for twelve hours work
per 1924 for working six hours, which in
cludes winding time, they earn 21a roubes
living the present time nearly 70
higher 1913 but the miner gets benefits which
he had to pay for before.
The cost per ton for production 22s wagon
The method of dealing with wages and disputes is dealt
locally by Commissions One is the Conflict Commit
tee upon which wormen and two of the management
this Committee fails to SETTLE then they call in indie
pendent person other trade to decide between them
Then there is the Pit Committee which varies from three tC
according to the number employed One OF these
ployed full time in nqurng into questions affecting the work
their amenities Of life He is paid his wages by the
poyer 95 per cent of the mines by the State
As has already been stated there are Few little mines belong
ms private enterprise