Show COAL PRODUCTION SHOWS SOME GAIN Utah Mines Produced Greatest Amount in History During Past Year Y ear ANNUAL REPORT IS FILED STATE INSPECTOR PETTIT GIVES REVIEW OF YEARS WORK Coal production in Utah in 1909 1908 was the largest in the history of the state stat as shown by the annual report of J E Pettit Pet Pettit Pettit tit state coal mine inspector filed yes yesterday es with Governor Illiam Spry The fh increase of 1009 1000 over 1908 for the fiscal fisca year ending November 30 was approximately approximately approximately 21 per cent and 1 16 15 per cent above the highest recorded production of an anone anone any anyone one year The increase in production is shown both in the old mines and the new ones with the assurance all urance that 1810 1510 will wil show snow a record far tar surpassing any other year In the history of the state In spite of the fact tact that there are OO coke ovens Idle at Sunnyside the in inspector Inspector inspector says there was an increase of 46 ita tons of coke shipped in 1909 over 1906 1908 or an Increase of 25 2 per cent The production pro production production of hydrocarbons has also great gNat greatly ly l increased Inspector Pettit reports and the demand is increasing fast Only two companies are now in the field but more mort will spring up he says when railroad fa facilities facilities are obtained and the hydrocarbon can be shipped to the eastern market at ata ata a profit There were no iio labor troubles during the year and the present relationship be between between between tween the workmen and employers is said to be of the best The mines worked days das in isoo 1900 as s against 09 In 1908 1906 A scarcity of skilled labor shown Is though plenty of unskilled foreign labor has been obtainable throughout the year There are about two foreigners In the coa coal coalmines coalmines mines against one American AmericanA A lengthy length discussion Is made by b Inspect Inspector or Pettit regarding explosives and relating relatIng relating ing experiments by the government for forthe forthe forthe the best black powder for coal mines He lie Heays says ays some BOrne Utah companies have also been bOOn making experiments but that the tests test have hae not been the most moat satisfactory It Is 18 the hope of the Inspector that some good powder will be found as aa a result of the experiments and that the state will com corn compel compel pel all aU of the mines to use it Recommends Rescue Branch The establishment of a branch in Salt Lake of ot the mine rescue work of the gov government government is strongly approved by b Inspect Inspector or o Pettit He suggests that a station here hire similar to the central station at PIttsburg and another at the University of Illinois would be able ahle to take care of the mines of Utah Colorado and other adjoining states The proper apparatus would be he on hand and one of the objects of the station would be to inform others rs as to tHe tite use of the apparatus in mining disaster rescues He also suggests suggest that tha the state mine inspectors office should be equipped with at least one set of apparatus apparatus atus atm for work in the mines in times of trouble From eight fatalities in Utah mines in 1908 1906 the mortality list grew to sixteen in 1909 leaving nine widows and children fatherless s a majority of ot these thellE I living Jiving abroad The miners themselves are blamed for most moat of the accidents One of the saddest accidents was that in which Joseph Price and his son Norman aged 13 3 years y ars lost thir th Ir lives on July 7 last Against company com pan orders the father took his son into the mine and In the evening after the blasts had been set in place they the went to the face of one of the rooms to see how much coal had been blown down A charge charle of powder not ten fEet feel from them went off and both father and andson andson andson son were fatally injured The most peculiar accident of ot the year was on November 2 when a bounce oc occurred occurrEd in the Utah Fuel Sun Sunnyside mine No o 4 when two were killed The accident occurred at exactly 1 In the afternoon and at the very ver instant an acute earthquake shock shook the town to and the mine min The bounce besides killing two men threw about 1 tons of coal col out of the mine and did much damage Much Powder Was Used The production of coal cal in 1909 19 was 2322 23 short tons an increase as of tons 2 over oer 1908 Coke production was 19 tons as compared with tons tont in increase of tons The Th iy 8 or an 46 amount of explosives used was as fol follows follows follows lows Black powder 34 pounds giant gant powder pounds or a total of pounds of explosives During the year 2883 2963 men were em employed m in and around the coal col hydro hydrocarbon hydrocarbon carbon and coke plants an increase of 30 3 amount of coal over ver 1908 1906 The average cal produced 19 per man maii including miners day daymen daymen daymen men and outside men was 78 tons There certificates is issued issued mine were sewn seven Sn and two certificates to fire bosses sued tre bs su In all aU there were 10 accidents in and amI around the mines resulting in sixteen deaths serious injuries and slight injuries The mortality average per pr 1000 10 workmen was 53 per percent percent percent cent The causes s of the fatal accidents are given as cault follows Fall of rock rok 6 5 fall faU of cial dat 5 sliding of loose loe coal cl 1 bounces 3 motor jumping track 1 I explosion of powder 1 The recommendations of Mr Pettit are areas areas areas follows All mines regardless of the number as employed Al underground should b be within the jurisdiction of the mining law the regarding ventilation and safety of miners owners of new mines should be compelled to report to the mine inspector within thirty days after the th mine is opened that coal and hydrocarbon pro producers producers should be compelled to furnish the b mine inspectors office each year ear before December 20 with wih a report of the thE coal hydrocarbons 2 mined mind and shipped or the powder jowder used and other statistics placing facing of barrier pillars between mines mineso to o avoid danger from gas or the breaking of water pipes that the state mining laws aws should be so amended that It will willbe wi willbe be unlawful to set st off any high explosives explosives explosives b during the time men are supposed to be in the mines except the th men needed need to b do this work that the tamping of shots with coal drillings or other Inflammable mable wih material be b forbidden that the mines be he brought under an law protecting the lives hives and inspection health of the workmen and a record of the fatal and nonfatal accidents kept Some Coal Statistics Besides the tons of coal cl and ISO 18 tons of th coke 23 produced In Utah 31 41 9 tons ons were Imported for commercial awl and for railroad purposes during the and tons of Utah coal and year sent out of tons of Utah coke were the state Of the coal tons were th Manufactured Into coke The consumption consumption tion of coal in Utah during the year ear was ton tons and tons tOiS of coke be besides besids besides sides tons of gilsonite Carbon 8 county count led all aU others in the tons a producer with state as I wih Summit with tons Emery with 1400 tons wih Uintah 1241 with tons Sanpete San Sanpete Sanpete pete with 1298 1296 intal tons and tons from 12 other ther small mines not under the mining inspectors office of nee The first record kept of the consumption consumption consumption tion of coal in Salt Lake City was in 1904 19 when there were tons used but In 1909 the inspector shows tons to have lave 19 been ben used in this cit ct city |