Logan Republican | 1902-10-24 | Page 2 | Lost in Strikes

LOST IN STRIKES. Twenty Million l)j In thi Vrrent Vr Lout Through lnbor M'nr. Tho annual volume on the mineral resources of the United States for 1001, prepared by Dr. David I.. Day of the geological survey, lias been sent to the press and wilt be issued soon. An Interesting In-teresting fcaturo of the report Is a compilation of statistics sliowlnf the number of working days lost In strikes In the coal Industry, These figures Include the present year and are brought up tn dute. The total number of days lost for the present year is placed at SO,U0O,O0U dnys, compared with 73.1,803 days In 1001; 4,878,102 in 11)00 and S,l?l. 1M in 1800. The report places the total mineral product of the year at 81,080,5:0,531, a gain of a little more than 3 per cent over the production of 1000. The gain was Hindu In the non-metallic products and amounted to 3:155,005,88'., against a Ions of S33,150,U0U in the metallic products.