| Show MINE INSPECTOR SUBMITS REPORT Year Just Closed Has Been Most Prosperous in n States History GAINS ALL ALONG THE LINE Ct Mines Opened Up Ui Anti Anil Production of at Coal lint Kept Pace laco With Villi The rIte annual repot report t of DC State Slate Coil Coal COlI Mine 11 Inspector In J E B Pettit was flied filed with wih Gov Cutler today Mr Introduces introduce his hits report with wih tho the statement that tho lie year Just ended has ha been beau the tho to most sue suc successful In the time operation ot of hydrocarbon h dror bon hoti hOI mines mine In tho the history of oC coal mining In iii Utah Mr 11 Pettit was appointed to succeed Gonier Thomas ns its Inspector Ins May 1 I 1907 and Ind his report covers the Iho up ip to Nov 30 1907 Because of ot Increased Increase demands for tor coal cool anti and ant tho the byproducts byproduct It has hI boon been necessary for tor tho the mines mine to ii work to I their limit of ot capacity In every ion tion ton The Tho average number of ot days daY worked for tor tIme the year yeal has hI been beon 31 There Thero unit has hal been because of at tho the Increased do mand nn an tn Increase of approximately 20 0 per lie coin In the cost of coal conlon on the markel Im Ii hA m nt n by an nn Increase In I wages to tho lie miners of ot from 10 to 20 per cent In this connection tho the Inspectors Inspector repot report t cites that tho limo cost of ot living has hl kept Pace laco with wih Increases In iii other lines Inc DOMESTIC RELIEF The Tho closing of ot copper mines In Mon Men tana and and time tho conan consa reduction In smelter operations being accompanied by a 0 corresponding i reduction l In the lie tl demand for coal conI and ana coke lole resulted In diverting to the com corn mercial thousands of tons tOiS of at atcoal coal and of relieving coal shortage at nt II i time when ihen tho the needs of ot the tho cities were wore most pressing coming camilI nt at n a time when cold weather was ivas being felt to n ri greater degree than during the tho previous pron ous period of comparatively warm weather During the tile year ear thelo has been only one occasion In II which labor troubles threatened to close coso down a I mine That was In Summit county and an n agreement was wan reached niter four days of at negotiation The trouble truble was 1 settled eWed with employed satisfaction both bolh to 10 employer er and mcd bANDS FILED FL D ON During DurIn the year oar flUng has lias been beau made mado upon approximately acres of ot coal lands the Iho greater portion being In Emory county count Among Amon the companies which have hao been con organized during the tho year ear are ure the following Independent Coal ConI coke Coke company Peoples Coat Coal Co u Coke company Hales Halos Sunshine Coal Coni t Coke company Hales Stales Creek Coal COIl company and Utah Steam Stem Coal company The Mud lud mines have been beon reopened The Federl Federal Coal ConI company and the Crystal Cr Coal Coul Coke company compan both of Car Cal bon bomi county and ant thu tho Consolidated Fuel company of ot Emery county have havo mod filed articles of ot Incorporation with wih tho the sec see relar of state during tho tue year PRODUCTION A tabulated show Ing of production of uC hydrocarbons for tOI tho the year Is la shown In iii II the following in tons Tabb le iou 1000 1565 Coal In lit the thc there thero Is nn tin 1 In iii II tho the production of ot coal Oal e o cr that of IC 1906 1900 of It 2843 tons tOils arid and Ild of at coke tons In mine for the year thor thorn them have been used pounds pound of black bluck powder ponder and ond pounds of ot giant powder There Thero have huo hen been hein 2657 men calif employed In the thc states mines an Increase of at men melt for mOi or the lie year over 1906 Tho The average production of ot coil coal in tons Ion i ier cr man for COl or the tho year car has lius been tons NINETY ACCIDENTS In the tho r I have 0 been heln SO 90 nc at to 10 miners eight hao have been hell I fatal IC 1 II 11 serious nail the other OthOr Four our Immune have been as its S the tho result lul of if thu fatalities mul 1111 tilt 18 16 ii nave la vo left x There has hns Ilen 9 of coat coal sold hold In iii Salt Sni Jallo City tons toils for tor or lot PRODUCTION BY COUNTIES Thu iho production of coal by b counties hun lias lal been buon Carbon Garbon In to 1 tons Summit 4 OO Emory lnor 2662 2563 Morgan or ln jj Other small mines Total hub aln ever oer 1906 production 1843 There are nineteen tallies mines op up within lie tho state and a it largo large 1 number of oC smaller NATIONALITY OF An Au interesting In iii thin tho report shows show hlll tho tite nationalities n anti and if ur each elch working In tho the con coal mines of ot ho limo state This Information Is la as its fol foi lows 1033 Greeks II Italians I IIII iii Hermanl is 48 J French 20 O Belgians ii 11 23 3 Negroes Neoe 8 66 6 Chinese 1 making a it total tOll of ot 2778 2776 fG The Tho report concluded with the tho return of ot the tho Inspector Mr Pet cit lt approve approves of ot his lui ors lors recommendation that the tho aws bo ha amended to prohibit miners to bo be hI In hi II the mines nt lit tho tito tuna blasting tl la is 1 going on omu 01 permitting only the thu th man loco lalY to mo tire thin the shots allots to t bo be mOi un tin Mi 1 also calls atten In to tl to tho th fact that tha tho the calu Ilen for fl til IMS will 1 not net penult him to comply with every requirement of or tho the law re ro lila his hIl 10 Duet Duct IMad Iad Kindly Light Lansing Lancing r Mrs Beatrice Thomas and Melvln Pe Ic teren The Tho Plains of a Peace Barnard Ed Edna Edna na Morris Contest Cont sC Parks Prof Kent Kents male malo chorus Tho The public Is 19 cordially Invited |
