Ephraim Enterprise | 1919-11-01 | Page 6 | Miners Have Many Holidays

M MINERS NERS HAVE MANY HOLIDAYS HOLIDAYS' Work From to Days During the Year St. St Louis In In the fIve year period 1912 to 1916 lola the tIme time worked in the bituminous coal mines of thi this this- country ranged from to da days days s 's of a possible possible pos- pos sible ible sible working da days s 's according to statistics statistics furnished the American MinIng Min Min- Ing ng congress s convention here on Monay Monday Monday Mon- Mon day ay by Iy Dr V. V H. H Manning 1 director of the he United States bureau of mines s. s In 19 7 the mines worked worked 2 13 da days s 's arid rid in Ia 1918 under the abnormal war conditions they worked 24 da days s 's according ac- ac cording to Dr Manning