Show THE fat NUMBER OF VICTIMS OF cd MINE STILL 1 t HI egl the effect of the national dept depies es sion beginning in 1907 and continuing in 1908 was as the most powerful Po erful factor in a marked decline in the production of coal in the united states in 1904 1909 as compared with ith the preceding ear car according to stati statistics complied compiled by the geological survey ne and just made public rhe fhe total production in the united states of coal was short tons in 1908 having a spot value of of this total conr tons with a spot value of 19 was pennsylvania d in n ahr th and short tons with ith a spot value of was bituminous coal and lignite the total production of both anthracite th and bituminous coal in the united states in 1908 showed a decrease of G short tons or 13 43 per cent in quantity and of 1 or 1442 per cent I 1 in n value al in the production of bituminous coal however the decrease in 1908 amounted to short tons or 15 7 5 pei cent lent in quantity quint ity and to oi 17 OS per cent in value while thu the record of accidents in the coal loal mining induct industry ry in 1907 was the wor worst it in the history of the coun try the record made in 1908 1903 was a favorable contrast made to the car ear preceding but sas sacs the report still the number of victims was regrettably grett ably large in the twenty t two 0 states from which aich reports were received 2450 men were killed and injured in the coal mines the total number of men idle because of labor troubles in 1908 in the bituminous regions u was as the total number of working orkin v days lost in the bituminous regions alone was campat compared d with N ith lost in 1907 the coal mines gave gae employment in 1908 to men against in 1907 the increase in 1908 as compared with 1907 the report sas gives reasonably fair indication tio n of the condition of the labor market |