Show summary sun amary of coal mining industry BY J E PETTIT the production of coal in the state of 01 utah for the fiscal year 1916 was tons tolls an increase of 61 0 tons or 17 per cent over 1915 and an increase of tons over the production of 1913 which was the coal record producing year for the state until the present year the coke production was tons an all increase of tons or 18 per cent 5 tons of this amount is in storage the production of hydrocarbons hydro carbons is as follows gilsonite tons tolls tons erite lbs 1600 an average of men at the mines and men at the coke ovens were employed during the year a decrease of men compared with men for 1915 fatal accidents there were twenty two fatal accidents during the year or per thousand men employed an increase of eleven compared with 1915 there were thirteen wives made widows hy by these fatal accidents and forty wen ven children eatherl fatherless ess the majority ui the children however having reached man and womanhood there were also thirty seven serious and non serious accidents reported making snaking a total of accidents one hundred sixty two thousand three hundred fifty five pounds of black and pounds of giant and permissible powder were used or one pound of powder for each tons of coal mined slight labor troubles some slight labor troubles occurred during the month of october by which ahree mines were closed one day each the miners and day men asking for an advance per ton of coal mined and also for days work A general advance of 61 per cent was given them the majority of the operators gave the advance voluntarily at a number of the mines the price of coal to the dealer has been raised 60 cents per ton the average working time at seventeen of the largest producing mines for the fiscal year was days the car shortage A very serious condition owing to the shortage of railroad cars has confronted the coal operators of this state since september during the month of october the mines worked 54 per cent of the month november 61 per cent the working of broken time owing to the shortage of railroad cars caused much dissatisfaction among the a miners and a number of men secured employment elsewhere at the present time the mines milles are working a decreased force of men inen salt lake city state coal mine inspector but yet are unable to get sufficient railroad cars to keep the present force working steadily distribution of coal tons manufactured into coke 7 shipped to salt lake city shipped to railroads shipped to other utah points 99 shipped to other states used at mines local sales and fuel dust wasted distribution of coke tous tons shipped to railroad companies 36 shipped to utah smelters shelters sm elters shipped to other states storage C coal oal from wyoming mines tons shipped to salt lake city shipped to other com cial shipped to railroads totals tons for salt lake city for railroads use other states other utah points |