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EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL COAL REPORT
PREPARED BY THE
Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics
1399.
ALSO CONTAINING THE
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
Illinois Free Emplopent Offices
August 2 to October 1, 1899.
David Ross, Secretary, Springfield.
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BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF LABOR.
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P. H. Donnelly, President, 154 W. 71st St., Chicago.
Thomas D. Kelligar, Pana.
Samuel M. Dalzell, Sprinu- Valley.
Randolph Smith, Flora.
L. W. Friboukg, Decatur,
Secreiarii,
David Ross, Springfield.
STATE MINING BOARD
1899.
EiCHARD Newsam, President. Peoria.
James Taylor, Edwards.
Cochran Johnston, Spring Valley.
Patrick McCann, Lincoln.
Hugh Murray, M. E., Nashville.
Secreta}\y,
Eben Hovvells, Springfield.
STATE INSPECTORS OF ^JINES.
1^99.
Hector McAllister. First District, Streator.
Thomas Hudson. Second District, Galva.
John W. Graham, Third District, Oaiiton.
John E. Williams, Fourth District, Danville.
Walton Rutledge, Fifth District, Alton.
John Dun lop, Sixth District, Centralia.
Evan D. John. Seventh District. Carbondale.
ILLINOIS FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES.
North Side Office, 284 Chicago, Avenue,
W. E. Goodman, Supt.
Thos. Devenish, Asst. Supt.
Mrs. J. C. ScHAUFEL, Clerk.
South Side Office, 44 Congress St.
Geo. W. Geary, Supt.
•ToHN Felker, Asst. Supt.
Miss Margaret E. May, Clerk.
West Side Office, 28, Ogden Avenue.
Fred E. Erickson, Sui^t.
P. J. Meaney, Asst. Supt.
Miss Lizzie Henneberry, Clerk.
State of Illinois,
Office of the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Springfield, January 1, 1900.
Honorable John R. Tanner, Governor of Illinois.
Sir: — On behalf of the Board of Labor Commissioners I have the
honor to submit herewith the Eighteenth Annual Report of the coal
industry of this State, together with the First Report of the Illinois
Free Employment Offices.
David Ross, Secrciary.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Introductory, Eisrhteenth Annual Report— 189!» 1
Statistics, Coal in Illinois VI
Classification of Mines X
The Output for the Year XVI
Output by Counties XXIV
Disposition of Output XXVI
Distribution of Coal to Railroads XXXII
The Possible Output of Existing M ines XXXVI 11
Days of Active Operation XXXIX
Averagre Value of Coal XLI
Mine Employes XLII
Prices Paid for Mining XLIV
Aggregate Wages of Mine Employes XLVI
Frequency of Wage Payments LI
Machine Mining ' LII
Consumption of Powder LVII
Fatal Accidents LIX
Non-Fatal Accidents ^ LXV
Nationality of Coal Miners LXX
Conclusion LXXIV
RecapitulatioK by Districts LXX VI
REPORTS OF STATE INSPECTORS OF MINES:
First Inspection District— S'ec^or McAllister, Inspector.
Text of the Report 3
Fatal Casualties C
Non-Fatal Casualties 8
Statistics of Grundy, Kankakee, LaSalle, Livingston, and Will Counties 12
Recapitulation by Counties 18
Second Inspection District— r/!o/«as HudsoH. Inspector.
Text of the Report 21
Fatal Casualties 24
Non-Fatal Casualties 28
Statistics of Bureau, Henry, Marshall, Mercer, Peoria, Rock Island, Stark, and Wood-
ford Counties , 32
Recapitulation by Counties 48
Third Inspection District- J^o/in ir. Graham, Inspector.
Text of the Report 51
Fatal Casualties 53
Non-Fatal Casualties 55
Statistics of Brown, Fulton, Hancock, Knox, McDonough, Schuyler, and Warren
Counties 58
Rec apitulation by Counties "'i
XIV
Fourth Inspection District— ^To 7; h E. Williams, Inspector.
Text of the Report 77
Fatal Casualties 81
Non-Fatal Casualties 83
Statistics of Cass, Logan, Macon, McLean, Menard, Tazewell, and Vermilion Counties. 86
Recapitulation by Counties 94
Fifth Inspection Disiyuct:— Walton Butledge, Inspector.
Text of the Report 97
Fatal Casualties 101
Non-Fatal Casualties 104
Statistics of Calhoun, Christian, Greene, Jersey, Morgan, Macoupin, Montgomery,
Scott, Sangamon, and Shelby Counties 106
Recapitulation by Counties 118
Sixth Inspection District— ^To 7; h Dunlop, Inspector.
Text of the Report 121
Fatal Casualties 124
Non-Fatal Casualties 129
Statistics of Bond, Clinton, Madison, Marion, and St. Clair Counties 132
Recapitulation by Counties 140
Seventh Inspection District— ^ra)i D. John, Inspector
Text of the Report 143
Fatal Casualties 144
Non-Fatal Casualties 147
Statistics of Gallatin, Hamilton, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Perry, Randolph.
Saline, Washington, and Williamson Counties 150
Recapitulation by Counties 164
Al'PENOlX.
Reoister of Certificated—
Mine Managers 169
Hoisting Engineers 177
Fire Bosses 185
Mine Examiners 187
Report of Inspection Pees—
First District 188
Second District 191
Third District 193
Fourth District 195
Fifth District 197
Sixth District 200
Seventh District 203
REVISED MINING LAW 206
Other Mining Laws—
Miners to be paid for all coal mined 235
Qualification of miners 235
Oils to be used in coal mines 236
Wages of miners and laborers at coal mines liens on all property 237
Weighing coal at the mines 23
XV
ILLINOIS FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES.
lutroductory 241
Law creatiug Free Employment Oflices L'42
Work of the offices -^r,
Wages paid to applicants 2l;t
Character and number of ai)plications for eniployment and for help 251
Ages of applicants 255
Nationality of applicants 25^j
Repokts of Superintendents.
North Side Ofiice, H'. A'. Goodinati, Supt.—
Text of the Report 258
Applications for Employment and Help— Males 259
Applications for Employment and Help— Females 261
Recapitulation by Sex 2iil
Expense Account 202
South Side Office, Geo. W. Geary, Supt.—
Test of the Report 263
Applications for Employment and Help— Males 264
Applications for Employment and Help— Females 206
Recapitulation l)y Sex 266
Expense Account 267
West Side Office. Fred E. Erickson. Supt.—
Text of the Report 26^8
Applications for Employment and Help— Males 26S
Applications for Employment and Help— Females 270
Recapitulation by Sex 271
Expense Account 271
Summary of the work of the three offices 272
INTEODUCTORY.
EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL COAL KEPORT.
1899.
An examination of the p^eneral summary prepared from the reports
submitted to this office by the State Mine Inspectors, for the year
ended June 30, 1899, show, notwithstanding the general adoption of
the shorter work day, that the percentage of increase of production
considerably exceeds that of any similar period in the mining history
of the State.
This gratifying increase of production not only indicates a sub-
stantial improvement in the trade conditions of the country, but
what is as much to be desired, a comparative absence of strikes, lock-
outs and suspensions. It is too much to expect that the mining in-
dustry could at any time be absolutely free from strife. Where local
contests have occurred they were caused either by an effort to com-
pel compliance with the mining rates agreed upon at the State or
inter-state convention of miners and operators, or for the equally im-
portant question regarding the right to organize. In most instances
both these issues were involved in the contention.
Of the strikes that have occurred in the State, that at Pana, now
happily settled, was the most significant, on account of the number
of men affected, its duration, and the methods adopted by the em-
ployers to defeat it. The lockout or suspension at that point began
April 1, 1898, the date of the new contract year, and continued until
October 10, 1899. The mine owners claimed that they were not rep-
resented at the inter-state convention, which fixed a forty-cent rate
for these mines, and therefore felt that they were not bound by its
action. From the report of the miners' committee selected to nego-
tiate a settlement, the question of the forty-cent rate was not so much
considered as the many other local demands which the miners then
insisted should be included in the settlement. At the conclusion of
11 STATISTICS OF LABOR.
several interviews at which local matters alone were considered, the
company officials surprised the committee with the declaration that
they would not pay the price or thereafter treat with them as an
organized body.
Aggravated by local demands, which, in addition to the proposed
increased mining rate were considered oppressive, the mine owners
resolved to repudiate the scale, defied the power of the inter-state
convention, and declared war on all forms of organized eflPort. For
years prior to that time the Pana mine owners were practically
masters of the situation. They encountered no opposition from their
employes, and substantially named the mining price. Exempt from
the restrictions of the union, the privilege operated in a double direc-
tion— it gave them a decided advantage over their natural competi-
tors in the market, while the additional employment furnished the
men induced them to oppose affiliation with their brother craftsmen.
In view of past immunities it was but natural that they should resent
the interference of the union, supplemented as it was by the sym-
pathy and support of outside employers.
Shortly after the company had signified its purpose to resist the
organization, preparations were made to import colored labor from
the South. This course was accompanied by expected resistance,
and notwithstanding the military precautions taken by the compan-
ies, riots occurred from time to time, as a result of which many were
injured and several lives sacrificed. While the operators considered
they were imposed upon in being required to pay a mining rate very
much in excess of former prices, and claimed the trouble there was
the result of a conspiracy between outside miners and their employ-
ing competitors, their employes, from the origin of the difficulty re-
peatedly petitioned the mine owners to join with them in submitting
their differences for adjustment to the State Board of Arbitration.
These requests were rejected on the pretexts that the miners were
not an incorporated and therefore not a responsible body; that under
the provisions of the arbitration law the State could not enforce any
award as against the employes, while they, as an incorporated body,
might be held to answer in damages for a failure to abide by the
board's decision. It was very apparent to those who endeavored to
effect a settlement through such an agency, that the companies felt
that in adopting such a course they would necessarily commit them-
selves to a recognition of the miners' union; which at that stage of
the conflict would prove more obnoxious and disastrous to the com-
COAL IN ILLINOIS. Ill
panies than to concede the rate contended for. After a stubborn
conflict extending over eighteen mouths, the result at Pana was as
complete and substantial a victory for the miners as that previously
won at Virden. While the operators signed the forty-cent scale under
protest, with the implied understanding and assurance that a more
equitable price would be agreed to at future conventions, the most com-
mendable feature of the settlement was the agreement on the part of the
company to comply with all that the inter-state movement involved, the
most important being the recognition of the union; the right of em-
ployes to consider and adjust terms of employment through regularly
selected committees. The settlement also carried with it the adoption
of the eight-hour work day, and in fact all the other conditions em-
bodied in the Chicago agreement.
This gratifying conclusion of a protracted and regrettable conflict
tends to demonstrate that, simple as the process of production has
become, there is still a necessity for the services of men having ex-
perience and special training in that line of industry. Regardless
of the color of the skin, men without a recognized occupation, who
can be purchased at so much a car load, constitute a source of ex-
pense and danger to any community. Such investments are finan-
cially profitable only when their importation disintegrates the ranks
of the older miner. This effected, they are usually cast adrift and
open for similar engagements in the same disreputable service.
Where continued organized resistance, however, is maintained, as
was exhibited in the contest at Pana, their presence but adds to the
expense and embarrassment of their employers.
The Pana experiment, like that at Virden, was costly beyond com-
putation. Expensive to the mine owners, the miners, and to the
State of Illinois. While all must and do regret the loss of life,
property and business prestige, saying nothing of the bitterness such
a contest engenders, the experience will not be without its value, if
it burns the conscience with the fact that every species of wrong will
inflict its certain and adequate punishment; that it is easier to deal
with a friend than an enemy, and much better to furnish employ-
ment for our own citizens than to form questionable contracts with
the riff-raff of the world.
While a great number of local strikes have been settled during the
past year, on the terms demanded by the miners, that at Decatur
was, next to Pana, the most important. Everything at one time in-
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dicated a desperate struggle, but after the lapse of several months^
finding that the miners were still firm, the company capitulated and
accepted all the conditions of the inter-state agreement.
The only contest still being waged in the State is that at Carter-
ville, in Williamson county. With the exception of about fifty men,
the old miners have secured employment elsewhere. Those left, act-
ing under the direction of the organization, will continue the strug-
gle. Unlike some of the other contests, the company has made no
effort to conciliate or conceal the cause of the difficulty. The ques-
tion of mining rates has been somewhat eliminated, owing to tha
company having advanced the price a fraction above that stipulated
in the scale. The principal contention is the recognition of the
union, a concession the company is not now disposed to make.
The period covered by this report is generally conceded to be the
most prosperous the trade has for some time enjoyed. The general
revival of industry throughout the country has made possible em-
ployment for all. In fact, in certain lines of production, there is
and has been a visible shortage of labor. Particularly is this true in
the mining regions where, for the first time in many years, the daily
output of the mines proved insufficient to meet demands,
Prior to the year 1883 information concerning the coal industry of
this State was supplied through reports made by the inspectors ap-
pointed by the county boards of supervisors, as provided for in the
original act, in force July 1, 1872. This provision was not changed
in the law as amended in 1877. From these sources, supplemented
by the census reports, the data was collected from which the annual
reports of the bureau were prepared. The development of the indus-
try made necessary still further changes in the law, and the act was
amended in 1883, which among other provisions, divided the State
into five districts, and provided for the appointment by the Gover-
nor, of five State Inspectors of Mines. During the session of the
General Assembly of 1895 this provision was further amended, and
the State divided into seven inspection districts, and providing for
the appointment of as many State Mine Inspectors, and also requir-
ing the owners or operators of coal mines to pay a fee of not less
than six dollars nor more than ten dollars for each inspection or in-
vestigation of a coal mine by a State Mine Inspector.
The numerous amendments added at every session of the legisla-
ture to the Act of 1883, resulted in such conflict and confusion as to
COAL IN ILLINOIS. V
impair the force and efficac}' of our mining' laws. Many of these
amendments were made without regard to their efiect on former
enactments; others were still further neutralized by the adverse opin-
ion of the courts. In view of these contradictions, inconsistencies
and ambiquities in the law, Gov. Tanner, in his message to the 41st
General Assembly, recommended a general revision of our mining
legislation. This work, involving nearly a year's labor, devolved
upon this bureau. When the revision was completed it was sul)-
mitted to representatives of the miners and operators, and, excepting
a few minor changes, was approved substantially as prepared. It
passed both branches of the General Assembly without a dissenting
vote, and is admittedly one of the strongest and most consistent Acts
that has found a place on our statute books. The Act took effect
July 1, 1899, and appears as an appendix to this report, with a brief
explanation of the essential features in which it differs from the Acts
it supersedes.
The value of these reports from a statistical standpoint practically
dates from the establishment of the State inspection system. From
the report of 1883 to the present one, material changes have taken
place in this industry, affecting not only the volume but the method
of production. The annual output has increased from ten million
tons in 1883, to nearly twenty-three and one-half million tons in
1899, an increase of 135 per cent. During this period the total num-
ber of all classes engaged in the production of coal has increased 45
per cent.
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
STATISTICS OF COAL IN ILLINOIS.
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1899.
The Commissioners of Labor, in presenting this, the Eighteenth
Annual Report of the coal industry of Illinois, take this opportunity
to congratulate all those engaged in the vocation, upon the comple-
tion of a great and successful year's work. For some time past the
mining interests of the country have presented a most discouraging
aspect. Industrial depressions affect no interests so readily as that
of coal mining. The source of steam suffers the first shock. It is
gratifying to note the present unusual activity accompanied by an
upward tendency in prices. The year 1900 opens auspiciously.
With a continuation of the present happy relations, fostered through
the plan of inter-state agreements between miners and operators, the
future is filled with promise for the industry.
The report contains the usual statistics of the coal production, to-
gether with all contingent experiences and facilities for placing the
product on the market. The seven State Inspectors of Mines collect
and report on uniform blanks, furnished from this office, a full record
of the conditions and experience of every coal mine in each of their
respective districts. The specific information as to the operating of
each mining plant is furnished by the operators, on blanks sent out
by the inspectors, and returned to them, thus giving the most reliable
information of the industry possible to be obtained.
The main features of former reports have been followed in this,
and furnishes a series of statistics uniform in all essential particulars.
Some additional information concerning essential statistics of these
industry are presented in this report, not heretofore collected. These
relate (1) the nationality of the employes at the* mines in the State;.
(2) the haulage of coal in the mines, and the number of horses or
mules employed; (3) the total amount of wages paid all classes of
employes, excepting office help. These features are tabulated in de-
tail, and will be found in subsequent pages.
COAL IN ILLINOIS. VH
la the following summary will be found most of the important |
totals for the State for the year :
Summary 1899.
Number of counties producing coal 52
Number of mines and openings of all kinds 889
New mines or old mines re-opened during the year 131
Mines closed or abandoned since last report 123
Total output of all mines in tons of 2,000 pounds 23,434,445
Number of shipping mines 322
Total output of shipping mines, tons 22,531,356
Number of mines in local trade only 567
Output of local mines, tons 903,089
Total tons of lump coal 17,427,598
Total tons of other grades 6,000,847
Total tons shipped 20,019,147
Tons sold to local trade 2,321,040
Tons consumed (or wasted) at the plant 1,094,258
Average days of active operation for shipping mines 205.7
Average days of active operation for all mines 174.0
Average value per ton, all grades at the mines $0.7852
Average value per ton of all lump coal at the mines $0.9186
Average value per ton of other grades $0.4008
Aggregate home value of total product $18,408,470
Number of mines in which mining machines are used. 64
Number of mining machines in use 440
Number of tons undercut by machines 6,085.312
Average number of miners employed during the year 26,449
Average number of other employes 10,542
Total employes 30,991
Total wages paid all employes, excepting office help $14,616,555
Number of men at work under ground 33,199
Number at work on surface 3,792
Number of horses and mules employed at the mines 3,529
Average price paid per gross ton for all hand mining $0,471
Average price paid per gross ton for machine mining $0.3134
Number of kegs of blasting powder used 423,483
Number of men accidentally killed 84
Number of wives made widows 46
Number of children left fatherless 155
Number of men injured so as to lose a week or more of time. 597
Number of gross tons mined to each life lost 278,982
Number of employes to each life lost 440
Number of grosss tons mined to each man injured 39,254
Number of employes to each man injured 02
YIII STATISTICS OF LABOR.
A brief review of the totals here presented, compared with those of
last year, will be of interest. Contrasted with last year, the number
of mines and openings of every class is but eight more than in the
preceding report, a variation somewhat less than that noted in former
years. The number of shipping mines are less by six, while there
has been an increase of fourteen in small or local mines, notwith-
standing a reported reduction of 40,649 tons from the output of latter
class of mines. The increase of nearly five million tons this year over
last, was produced by the shipping mines. The number of counties
from which coal was produced— fifty-two— remains unchanged.
The possible output of all the mines in the State, as estimated last
year was 121 per cent more than the actual output; on the same basis
this per cent has been reduced nearly one-half, showing the possible
increase in the capacity of all existing mines to be only 75 per cent
more than the output of this year.
Considered from a strictly commercial standpoint, the item of
greatest interest attached to these returns is necessarily that affecting
the annual production. In point of tonnage the year for which this re-
port is made materially exceeds that of any former one. Comi^ared with
that of 1898, the increase represents 4,835,146 tons, or 25 per cent.
It would be manifestly misleading to figure the per cent of increase
on the reported tonnage of last year, as the production for that
period was nearly one and one-half million tons less than that of
1897, the shortage being explained and accounted for by the general
susjDension of mining operations, which reduced the tonnage for that
year. Computed on the basis of the production for 1897, which, up to
that time was the greatest in the history of the State, the percentage
of increase is still much in excess of any former year. The output
for 1897 was 20,072,758 tons— less by 3,361,687 tons, or 16 per cent'
than that for the present year. This increase is more notable when
it is considered that it occurred during the first complete year when
the mine operators were confined to the limitations of the eight-hour
work-day, and is another evidence of the general improvement in the
industrial conditions of the country.
The total number of employes this year shows an increase of 1,965
over last, the whole number being 36,991. This is a relatively greater
increase than that formerly rejaorted.
The most notable feature aside from the total annual production,
is the increase in tonnage cut by machines. While the number of
machines in use has increased by 47, the product has increased from
COAL IN ILLINOIS. IX
3,41o,635 tons to 6,085, 362, or Slh per cent. The normal product of
the machines was not fully represented last year, for the reason then
assigned, that the suspension of 1897 was of longest duration at some
of the largest machine mines. With all due allowance for this, the
machine product has more than maintained the general ratio of in-
crease throughout the State.
The reported number of fatal accidents during the year is 84,
which is nine more than that recorded for last year. The number of
fatal casualties, however, is relatively less when compared with the
total tonnage. Last year the loss was one life for every 247,991 gross
tons: this year the proportion is one to 278,982 gross tons. These
figures indicate the hazardous character of the mining industry.
The laws relating to mining, supplemented by the vigilance of the
inspection corps, has materially reduced the number of accidents,
which, without such precaution, would certainly have occurred. Be-
yond the general equipment of the mine, ventilation and the condi-
tions of the haulage ways, the inspectors' jurisdiction does not ex-
tend. It is from falls of rock or coal at the working face that the
major portion of accidents arise. Some are no doubt traceable to
the carelessness of the individual workman, but most of them, it is
fair to presume, are the result of secret dangers incident to the busi-
ness, which can not be forseen or guarded against. Losses sustain-
ed in battle are heralded the world over, and subscriptions frequent-
ly made for the support of the victim's widow and family. In the
dark recesses of the coal mine the revelry of death goes constantl}^
on, and practically unnoticed. Few there are indeed, who, while en-
joying the light of their firesides, are ever disturbed by the thought
that with the consumption of every quarter of a million tons of coal,
there is burned the flesh and bones of some unfortunate man. This,
too, in addition to the numerous accidents which have become almost
a daily occurrence. The more salient features of the coal statistics
for this year will be better understood by an examination and com-
parison of the tables here presented:
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Classification of Mines.
Table I.-
-Shipping and Local Mines, by
Distr
ids.
DlSTRICT.
Total.
Shipping.
Local.
Mines.
Men. Tons.
Mines.
Men.
Tons.
Mines.
Men.
Tons.
First
8.
185
211
87
87
104
131
7,498
6.631
1,799
4.655
6.401
5,008
4.999
3.535,316
3,326.000
729, 132
3,357,737
4,810,626
4,283.258
3,392,376
37
45
23
37
51
72
57
7.125
5.925
1,178
4,260
6.163
4,854
4,763
3,349,173
3,077,381
582,795
3, 204, 156
4,753,508
4,222,094
3,342,249
47
140
188
50
36
32
74
373
706
621
395
238
154
236
186, 143
Second
248, 619
Third
146, 337
Fourth
153, 581
Fifth. ..
57, 11&
Sixth
61, 164
Seventh.
50 127
The State...
889
36.991
23,434.445
323
34,307
22,531,356
566
2,684
903,089
Of the 889 mines in the State, 328 shipping mines produce 22,531,-
356 tons of the entire output. Notwithstanding there has been an
increase during the year of 14 local mines, they report a reduced pro-
duction of over 40,000 tons. An increase of six in the number of
shipping mines compared with last year, return an increase of
4,575,795 tons. The product of the local mines is gradually disap-
pearing as a factor in the industry. The percentages given in the
the following table confirms this conclusion:
Table II. — Percentages of Shipping and Local Mines, hij Districts.
District.
Shipping.
Local.
Mines.
Men.
Tons.
Mines.
Men.
Tons.
44.05
24.32
10.90
42.53
58.62
69.23
43.51
95.55
89.35
65.48
91.51
96.28
96.92
95.28
94.73
92.53
79.93
95.43
98.81
98.57
98.52
55.95
75.68
89.10
57.47
41.38
30.77
56.49
4.45
10.65
34.52
8.49
3.72
3.07
4.72
5.27
Second
7.47
Third ,
20.07
4.57
Fifth
1.19
Sixth
1.43
1.48
The State
36.33
92.74
96.15
63.67
7.26
3.85
It will be observed that the mines representing those of a local
character, comprising 64 per cent of the whole, furnish but 4 per cent
of the entire product, and give employment to but 7 per cent of the
total employes. Of the entire number, the shipping mines, compris-
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
ing but 36 per cent, employ 98 per cent of the men, and produce 96
per cent of the annual output. The following table classifies the
mines of the State according to their output :
Table III. — Classification of Mines by Output and by Districts.
Mines Producing—
District.
Under 1,000
tons.
1,000 and
under
10.000 tons.
10,000 and
under
50,000 tons.
50,000 and
under
100,000 tons.
100.000
tons and
over.
Total.
No.
Tons.
No.
Tons.
No.
Tons.
No.
Ton.*!.
NO.
Tons.
No.
Tons.
First .
25
65
151
9
20
18
58
11, 774
31,871
50.508
4,878
9.814
6,400
22,337
30
80
45
44
18
20
24
86,270
224,759
110.926
146.850
72.563
67, 187
82,393
9
22
11
13
10
37
21
237,998
424.210
232,008
282,817
212, 119
1.065,543
422,422
7
7
3
9
18
IS
15
548.678
534. 190
187,772
723,637
1.339.936
1.285.357
999,354
13
11
1
12
21
11
13
2.650.596
2.110.970
147.918
2.199,555
3, 176, 194
1.858.771
1.865,870
84
185
211
87
87
104
131
3 535 316
Second
Third
3,326.000
729, 132
Fourth
Fifth
3,357,737
4,810.626
Sixth
4, 283, 258
Seventh
3,392,376
The State.
346
137,582
261
790,948
123
2,877.117
77
5,618.924
82
14.009,874
889
23,434.445
Compared with a similar classification last year, the most notable
distinction is presented in the group of mines producing 100,000
tons and over. The number in this class has increased from 49 re-
ported in 1898, to 82 this year, and the production from 7,608,053 to
14,009,874 tons. This indicates an unparalleled increase of 67 per
cent in the number and 84 per cent in the product, emphasizing the
rapid concentration of cajjital, and incidentally, the enlargement of
industrial plants. In the following table of percentages is shown
the relation of each of these groups to the total number of mines and
product of the State :
Table IV. — Percentages of the total Number and Total Output of
Specified Classes of 2Iines.
No.
Output.
Percentage of—
No.
Output.
346
261
123
77
82
137,582
'.90.948
2,877,117
5,618.924
14,009.874
38.92
29.36
13.84
8.66
9.22
0.58
One thousand and less than 10,000 tons
3.37
12.28
Fifty thousand and less than 100,000 tons
23.98
59.79
Total . .. . .
889
23,434,445
100.00
100. 00
ia<:.i.*?W-"
^m-i 3M^ ^F*^HL
XII STATISTICS OF LABOR.
The following table indicates the number of mines in the State
which have been found in each of these classes for a series of years :
Table V. — Number of Mines in Specified Groups for a Series of
Seventeen Years.
Number of Mines Peoducing-
Under
1,080 tons.
1,000 and
under
10,000 tons.
10,000 and
under
50.000 tons.
50,000 and
under
100.000 tons.
100,000
tons and
over.
Total
mines.
Averages
Percentages.
273
290
280
278
272
316
301
260
239
232
252
276
280
250
244
261
133
148
143
135
141
151
139
155
161
151
140
161
145
128
120
151
123
142.6
17.22
57.5
6.94
741
778
836
855
828
190.00
In this division of mines according to the output, it will be noted
that, as compared with last year, the increase is confined to the second
and fifth groups, particularly the latter, which shows a material in-
crease over that of any former year. Following is a list of fifty-six
mines in the State producing more than 100,000 and less than 200,-
000 tons each:
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
XIII
Mines from ivhich more than 100,000 Tons of Coal and less than
200,000 Tons have been delivered during the year 1899.
Companies .
Location.
Tons.
Ladd
?
Consolidated Coal Co. "Abbey" No. 3
3
Chicago, Wilmingrton and Vermilion Coal Co. No. 1...
Seatonville
18S. 082
5
Bigr Muddy Coal and Iron Co. No. 7
170. 722
6
Coal Valley Mining Co. No. 2 ... .
Sherwood.
167 089
7
8
Catlin Coal Co
Catlin
157, 760
q
Consolidated Coal Co. "Heinz' Bluff.'" ..
Collinsville
154 ''94
10
Consolidated Coal Co. No. 10
Mt. Olive.
150 934
11
Star Coal Co. No. 2
149, 137
1''
Big IMuddy Coal and Iron Co. No. 5
Murphy^boro
148 744
13
14
LaSalle Co. Carbon Coal Co. No. 1
LaSalle
15
Big Muddy Coal and Iron Co. No. 6
Murphy sboro
146 346
16
LaSalle Co. Carbon Coal Co. "LaSalle."
LaSalle. .
143 183
17
142, 574
18
McLean Co. Coal Co
138, 098
1«»
LaSalle Co. Carbon Coal Co. "Union."
LaSalle.
135 902
?0
132, 689
?1
Western Coal and Coke Co, "Eden."
132,245
99
Capital Cooperative Coal Co. No. 2 ..
Springfield
131 752
?3
Star Coal Co, No. 3
131,479
'■1
Starne Coal Co
Springfield
131 458
'S
Big Muddy Coal and Iron Co. "Harrison"
Murphysboro
127,854
Gardner and Wilmington CoaliCo. "B"
Clark Clity
127, 322
97
Hillsboro Coal Co
Hillsboro
1''7 035
'8
126. 677
?9
Alden Coal Co
125, 664
sn
Coffeen Coal and Coke Co. .
Coffeen..
125 000
31
124,629
3?
124,048
33
Horn Colliery Co. ..
DuQuoin
123. 829
34
122,815
3=i
Oglesby Coal Co
Oglesby. ..
122.543
3fi
Athens Mining Co. No . 2
Muren Coal and Ice Co
121,593
37
Belleville
120, 000
Consolidated Coal Co
Missionfield '
118,965
XIV
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
List — Concluded.
Companies.
Wabash Coal Co. No. 2
Black Diamond Coal and Tile Co
Consolidated Coal Co. "Gillespie."
Brookside Coal Co. No.l
Springfield Coal Mining and Tile Co
Ohio and Mississippi Valley Coal Co. No. 2
Illinois Central Coal and Salt Co. "St. John.". .
Newsam Bros. "Kingston."
Springfield Iron Co
Wabash Coal Co
Pittenger & Davis Mining and Mfg Co. "Big 4.
Chicago-Virden Coal Co
Chicago-Virden Coal Co. No. 1
Chicago and Minonk Coal Co
Sorento Prospecting and Manufacturing Co...
Cantrall Cooperative Coal Co
DuQuoin Union Coal Co. "Browning."
DuQuoin Union Coal Co. "Enterprise."
Total
Athens
lies Junction.
Gillespie
Grape Creek..
Springfield. ..
Marion
St. John
Peoria
Ridgely
Dawson
Centralia
Auburn
Virden
Minonk
Sorento
Cantrall
DuQuoin
DuQuoin
The following list of twenty-five mines produced more than 200,-
000 tons during the year :
Mines from ivhich more than 200,000 Tons of Coal have been deliv-
ered during the year 1899,
Companies.
1»
H
P
96
8
P.R.
345
3.6
L.W.
116
6
P. R.
103
3.2
L.W.
212
7
P.R.
90
7
110
6
"
200
7
342
3.6
L.W.
Chicago, Wilmington and Ver. Coal Co. No. 1
Spring Valley Coal Co. No.l
Chicago, Wilmington and Ver. Coal Co. No. 2
Braceville Coal Co
Kelleyville Coal Co. No. 3
St. Louis and Big Muddy Coal Co
Madison Coal Co. No. 2
Kelleyville Coal Co. No. 2
Spring Valley Coal Co. No. 2
Streator
Spring Valley
Streator
Braceville
Westville
Carterville
Glen Carbon
Westville
Spring Valley
372,433
331.757
329,069
316,353
303,089
.300,591
293,559
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
List — Concluded.
Companies.
S
Tons.
Consolidated Coal Co. No. 6 Staunton
Madison Coal Co. No. 5 MountOlive
Taylorvllle Coal Co Taylorville
Spring Valley Coal Co. No. 3 Spring Valley
Westville Coal Co ! Westville
HimrodCoalCo. No. 1 j Westville
Wilmington Coal Mining and Mf g Co Diamond
Big 4 Wilmington Coal Co
Develin Coal Co. No. 1
Consolidated Coal Co. No. 8
Mt. Olive and Staunton Coal Co.
Madison Coal Co. No. 4
Himrod Coal Co. No. 1
Riverton Coal Co. No. 2
Star Coal Co. 2
Breese Coal Co
Total
Coal City....
Toluca
Mount Olive.
Staunton
Glen Carbon.
Westville....
Riverton
Carbon Hill..
Breese..
P. R.
L.W.
P. R.
L.W,
P. R
" I
L.W.
P. R.
271.664
268.077
255.000
252.810
251,624
250,440
238,000
230,232
229,705
225,419
219,229
218,697
215,876
208, 569
207, 733
Of the number here reported six produced over 300,000 tons. Last
year only one mine in the State —the St. Louis & Big Muddy Coal
Co., located at Car terville— returned a tonnage exceeding 300,000, and
only six others whose output exceeded 200,000 tons each.
The reduction in this class of mines, compared with that reported
in 1897, was due to the suspension. This year 25 mines report an
output exceeding 200,000 tons.
Special interest attaches to the class of mines producing over 300,-
000 tons, not particularly on account of their number so much as the
reduced time of oiaeration caused by the observance of the eight -hour
work-day. It is important in analyzing these returns, to consider
the method of working, the depth of mine, and the thickness of the
seam. The Chicago, Wilmington & Vermilion Coal Company's mine
No. 1 stands at the head of the list, with a production of 372,433
tons. Following that is the Spring Valley Coal Company's mine Xo.
1, with an output of 331,757 tons. The widest differences as to depth
and size of seam are here presented. The mine at Spring Valley is
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
nearly four times the depth of that at Streator, while the size of the
seam is less by more than one- half.
This is by far the largest list of the kind ever reported. It con-
veys a strong suggestion of the great struggle for supremacy which
is everywhere apparent, and defines the policy of economics as char-
acterizing modern industrialism. It is gratifying to know that the
adoption of the eight-hour work-day has not seriously interrupted
the process of accomplishing the most within the shortest space of
time.
The gains and losses in the number of mines in the several in-
spection districts during the year are shown in the following table :
Table VI. — Gain and Loss in Number of Mines, by Districts.
District.
Nunber
of mines,
1898.
Number
of new
mines, 1899
Number
of aban-
doned
mines, 1899
Number
of
mines, 1899
Gain.
Loss.
86
184
217
«
79
98
123
11
25
53
2
10
13
15
13
24
59
9
2
7
7
84
185
211
87
87
104
131
2
1
Third
6
7
Fifth
8
6
8
Sixth ....
Seventh
The State
881
129
121
889
23
15
Net gain
8
The Third inspection district, which, in point of production, is
the least important in the State, returns the greatest number of new
and abandoned mines. Operations, as a rule, in that field are confined
to local or drift mines. Comparatively little capital is required
and many openings are made merely to supply the owner and his im-
mediate neighbors with fuel for the season.
The Output for the Year.
The aggregate tonnage of the State, with the percentages of lump
and other grades of coal, is given by districts in the following table :
COAL IN ILLINOI.-;.
Table YU.— Output of the State, bjj Districts.
XVII
Total
output.
Tons.
Tons
of lump.
Tons
of other
grades.
Percentage of-
District.
Lump.
Other
errades.
First
3.535,316
3,326,000
729. 132
3.357.737
4.810.626
4.283.258
3.392.376
2.677.359
2.669.631
600,280
2.404,385
3.480.311
3,294,077
2,301,555
857.957
656.369
128.852
953. 352
1.330.315
989. 181
1.090.821
75.73
80.27
82.33
71.9
72.35
76.91
67.84
24 77
Second
Third-
19.73
17 67
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
28.1
27.65
23.09
32.16
The State
23.434.445
17.427.598
6.006.847
74.37
25.63
Out of a total of 23,434,4io tons produced during the year ended
June 30, 1899, 17,427,598 tons, or 74.37 per cent was lump coal, and
the balance was coal of other grades. The Seventh district returas
the smallest, and the third the largest percentage of lump coal.
Aside from these the ratio for the State is substantially uniform.
The First district shows the largest increase compared with the pre-
ceding year, while the Fifth district more than maintains its record
in returning the greatest outi3ut.
In the table following the product of the districts and of the State
for the present and preceding year is compared :
Table YlU.—Outjnd of 1898 cmd 1899 Compared, hij Dis
tricl^.
District.
Output. 1898.
Tons.
Output. 1899.
Tons.
Gain.
Loss.
First
2,269.362
2.551.110
721.846
2,572.059
3.925.690
3.459.932
3.159,300
3,535.316
3.326,000
729, 132
3,357.737
4.810.626
4.283,258
3.392.376
1.325,954
774.890
7.286
785, 678
884, 936
825.326
233.076
Third .
Fifth
Sixth.
Seventh
The State
18.599,299
23,434.445
4.836.146
-B C. R.
XVIII . STATISTICS OF LABOR.
The increase of nearly 5,000,000 tons over the preceding year is
quite evenly distributed. For the first time in the history of the
State, every district reports an increase nearly in proportion to its
total output, excepting the first, where the increase amounts to over
a million and a quarter tons. This general distribution of business
would seem to indicate that, from a competitive standpoint, the sev-
eral districts, so far as prices and labor conditions are concerned
have now reached a basis of substantial uniformity.
A record of the total tons produced in the State for each of the
years for which a report has been made by the bureau, is here pre-
sented.
Table IX. — Output of the State for Eighteen Years.
Total
output.
(Tons.)
Tons
of lump.
Tons
of other
grades.
Percentage of—
Lump. O^^,-.
11,017,069
12.123,456
12,208.075
11,834,459
11, 175, 24J
12,423,066
14,328.181
14,017,298
15,274,727
15.660,698
17,062,276
19,949,564
17,113,576
17,735.864
19,786,626
20,072,758
18.599.299
23,434.445
9,115.653
10,030,991
10,101.005
9,791,874
9.246,435
10,278,890
11,855.188
11,597.963
12,638,364
12,960,224
14,730,963
16,112,899
13,865,284
14,045.962
14,210,024
14,672.241
14.208,795
17,427,598
107,070
402,585
928.806
144, 176
472.993
419,335
82.74
82.76
82.47
80.77
81.02
79.25
71.86
73.10
76.39
74.37
17.26
17.24
17.53
19.23
18.98
20.75
28.14
26.90
23.61
25.63
Prior to the year 1891 the grades of coal were not separated, when
this information was required and supplied in the reports of the in-
spectors for 1891, the ratio for the State was developed and applied
to the product of the preceding nine years.
COAL IN ILLINOIS. XIX
The quantity returned under the head of "other grades" has varied
from 17 per cent in 1891, to 28 per cent in 1896. Last year it was
24 per cent, while this year shows a slight increase over that figure.
Under the prevailing system of paying miners on the basis of gross
weight, this fluctuation is not important, especially where it does not
reduce the quantity of salable coal or increase the waste. Until
quite recently the exactions of the ordinary market were of such a
character as to necessitate the greatest care in the handling of coal,
and at many points various sized screens were used in its prepara-
tion. Just what percentage of specially prepared coal is omitted or
included under the miscellaneous designation of "other grades" is
not apparent. It would seem from the above table that the adoption
of the gross weight method has not, as some apprehended, resulted
in an increased waste. In addition to the annual tonnage the fol-
lowing table indicates the number of men engaged in the industry
for each of a series of years:
Tarle X. — Output of the State for 18 Years, and the Mines and
Men Producing it.
Mines.
Men.
!
704
20.290
639
23,939
741
25,575
778
25,946
787
25,846
801
26,804
822
29,410
854
30,076
936
28,574
918
32,951
Tons.
Mines.
Men.
839
33.632
788
35,390
836
38,477
874
38,630
901
37,057
Tons.
11,017,069
12,123,456
12,208,0751
11. 834, 459,
11,175,241
I
12,423,0661
14.328,181
14,017,298
15,274.727
15.660,698
35,026
36,991
17,(62,276
19, 949, 564
17,113.576
17.735.864
19,786.626
20,072,758
18.599,299
23,434,445
283,816,678
An inquiry concerning the agency employed in the transportation
of coal in the mines developed the facts set out in the following
table:
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Table XI. — Showing the Haulage of Coal in the Mines in the
State, and the Number of Horses and Mules Employed, hy
Counties.
FIRST DISTRICT.
By Electricity
By Cable.
By Horse or
Mule.
By Hand.
T3
-g
County.
No.
of
mines.
Tons.
No.
of
mines.
Tons.
No.
of
mines.
Tons.
No.
of
mines.
Tons.
III
2;
Grrundy .
9
1
15
4
1
1,255,787
127.322
1,626,052
90,663
27, 149
13
1
26
11
2
24,545
1,696
20,818
26,585
5.630
209
Kankakee
42
♦LaSalle
1
329,069
278
Livingston
30
Will
8
Total
1
329,069
30
3,126,973
53
79,274
567
* Mules are used at the C, W. & V. Coal Co. No. 2 mine to deliver the coal to the part-
ing, from thence it is hauled to the bottom by electric motor.
SECOND DISTRICT.
By Electricity
By Cable.
By Horse or
Mule.
By Hand.
.1
County.!
No.
of
mines.
Tons.
No.
of
mines.
Tons.
No.
of
mines.
Tons.
No.
of
mines.
Tons.
9
3
2
2
28
1
1,398,319
14,490
246,306
98.300
424,880
300
10
30
9
12
25
22
20
12,205
76.775
2.985
21. 164
40.360
41,297
23,997
284
Henry
24
♦Marshall
1
3
6
93,287
377, 127
279,458
62:
101
* Peoria
105-
16
Stark
17
Woodford
1
101,000
1
73,750
36
Total
"
1,750,872
46
1.256,255
128
218,783
645-
* At ten mines in these counties the coal is hauled from the face to the parting by mules''
from thence to the shaft or tipple by cable.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
Table AT. — Continued.
THIRD DISTRICT.
XXI
By Electricity
By Cable.
By Horse ok t>„ jj^.,^
Mule. ^y Hand.
o
County.
No.
of
mines.
Tons.
No.
of
mines.
Tons.
No.
of
mines.
Tons.
No.
of
mines.
Tons.
III
Brown
15
52
5
37
50
8
15
2,630
38,598
5.498
43.214
51,494
6.920
14,080
Fulton
26
562.488
153
6
Knox
22
McDonough
11
Schuyler
3
4,212
S
Warren
3
Total
29
566, 700
182
1fi2.4.q2
198
1
FOURTH DISTRICT.
t Mules are used for gathering the coal from the working rooms.
* Does not include 120,365 tons produced by four strip m-nes.
By Electricity
By Cable.
By Horse or
Mule.
By Hand.
■a
County.
No.
mines.
Tons.
No.
of
mines.
Tons.
No.
of
mines.
Tons.
No.
of
mines.
Tons.
III
z
€ass
2
3,430
1
"t Logan
1
99,962
2
3
10
10
45
86,019
197,048
71.356
427,939
33
34
-j-McLean
1
138,098
29
Menard .
52
Tazewell
109. 379
?.
2,639
25
2
237.006
1,863,296 1
1
1.200 252
Total
4
475,066
74
2, 755, 037
5
7,269 426
.
XXII
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
Table XJ.— Continued.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
By Electricity
By Cable.
By Hokse or
Mule.
By Hand.
■a
_ a
County.
No.
of
mines.
Tons.
No.
of
mines.
Tons.
No.
of
mines.
Tons.
No.
of
mines.
Tons.
III
1
4
4,118
452,339
■ ■■■
4
♦ PViritsf-inn
2
120, 120
74
8
6
7
1
2
1
4
6
14,370
4.050
3.420
4,290
4,800
1,200
20,617
7,128
8
3
♦Macoupin
1
150,934
1
271,664
12
5
1,220,656
349,911
231
40
2
1
131,752
24
1,950,620
246
1
98,637
13
1
150,934
4
523,536
47
4,076,281
35
59,875
621
* At two mines in Christian county, two in Macoupin and one in Sangamon mule.? are
used to haul the coal from the working rooms to places convenient to be hauled by cable or
electric motor to the bottom of the shafts.
SIXTH DISTRICT.
By Electricity
By Cable.
By Horse or
Mule.
By Hand.
County.
No.
of
mines.
Tons.
No.
of
mines.
Tons.
mines.
Tons.
No.
of
mines.
Tons.
III
2
1
1
4
13
5
65
100.955
433,378
1,392,072
382,846
1,849,474
17
2
13
1,357
11,905
34
Madison
140-
1
111,271
117
St. Clair
204.
Total
1
111,271
88
4, 158, 725
15
13.262
512
COAL IN L LINOIS.
Table X/.— Ccncluded.
SEVENTH DISTRICT.
By Electricity
By Cable.
By Horse ok
Mule.
By Hand.
•s"^
County.
No.
of
mines.
Tons.
No.
of
mines.
Tons.
No.
of
mines.
Tons.
No.
of
mines.
To IS.
Isl
Gallatin
9J 10.754
-i "0
9 4. 948
14
4
18
870, 763
33,207
4.956
874. 832
146
8
5
20
7
Perry
1
1
5
4,590
153
131 374.^23
Saline
12
4
19
91.588
34.460
1,077.215
6
2. 5fi0
23
8
Williamson
7 1..540
150
93
3,361,344
38! 31.032
557
Recapitulation of Haulage at Mines and Number of Horses and
Mules Employed, by Districts.
By Electricity, By Cable.
By Horse or
Mule.
By H
AND. ;=^ =
i =
Districts.
No.
of
mines
Ton-.
No.
of
mines.
Tons.
No.
of
mines.
Tons.
No.
mines.!
Tons. H £ 1
First
1
329. oeo
30
46
29
74
47
3.126.973
2.256.345
566. 700
2.755.037
4.076.281
53J
■H
182
5
35
15
1
381
:0,2\' 567
Second .. ...
850.872
21S.7S3 645
Third
\C2.i3-J 198
4
4
475. 066
523,536
7. 269 426
Fifth
1
1
150, 934
111,271
rO.ST5: 621
88 4.269.996
93 4.158.725
13. 262; 512
Seventh
31.032! 557
3
The State
591.274
19
1.849,474
407 20.301,405
456|
571,927 3.526
1
Four strip mines in Vermilion county . 120,365 tons, not included.
XXIV STATISTICS OF LABOR.
From the above figures it will be noted that of the total product,
but 591,274 tons were moved by electric appliances. These were lim-
ited to LaSalle countj'^ in the First district, Macoupin county in the
fifth, and Marion county in the Sixth. The amount hauled by the
cable method was 1,849,474. Over 20,000,000 tons were hauled by
horses and mules. The necessity for greater speed and economy in
the transportation of coal will, to some extent, displace the old
method of haulage. It cannot be entirely removed, however, the
figures indicate that the services of the mule are as necessary in the
mine as they used to be in the army.
Output by Counties.
While the entire coal production of the State comes from 52
counties, the principal portion is obtained from a fraction of this
number. Selecting the counties which produced over half a million
tons, in proportion to their out put for the two years, 1898-1S99,
afPords the following table:
Table XII. — Relative Bank of the Principal Coal Producing
Counties, 1899 and 1898.
Rank.
Counties
Vermilion —
Sangamon
LaSalle
St. Clair
Macoupin —
Bureau
Madison
Grundy
Williamson. ..
I'erry
Jackson
Peoria
Pulton
Christian
Total
Tons.
s.
Rank.
867
1
572
2
939
3
474
4
674
5
524
6
977
7
332
8
755
9
422
10
711
11
698
12
084
13
459
14
488
Counties
Sangamon
St. Clair
Verinilion
Macoupin
LaSalle
Williamson...
Jackson
Bureau
Perry
Grundy
Marion
Peoria ...
Madison
Pulton
Total
Tons.
2,221.
2,083.
1.975,
1,849.
1.646,
1.410.
1,403.
1,280.
1.078.
879.
875.
744.
601,
572,
18.624,
1,763,863
1,600,752
1,520,699
1,264,926
1,165,490
915, 108
911,194
845,329
796,249
714,513
640, 193
14.198.374
COAL IN ILLINOIS. XXV
The general increase in production is observable in this table,
from the manner in which it affects the number and rank of counties.
Nine counties report over 1,000,000 tons, and two of them over
2,(X)0,000 tons. Last year but five counties in the State produced
over 1,000,000 tons. Vermilion county in the Fourth district leads,
displacing Sangamon, while LaSalle county, in the First district,
has gone from fifth to third rank. Fourteen counties in the State
produced 18,(324,488 tons, or 79 per cent of the entire output of the
52 counties. The following table presents in alphabetical order a
list of the coal counties of the State, with the number of mines, men
and tons reported for each:
Table XIII. — Output of the State, hij Counties.
County
Bond
Brown
Bureau
Calhoun ...
Cass
<3hristian...
Clinton.
Piilton
Gallatin
Greene
Grundy
Hamilton...
Hancock
Henry
Jackson
Jefferson. .
Jersey
Johnson
Kankakee..
Knox
LaSalle
Liivingrston
Logan
Macon
Macoupin. .
Madison ....
Dist.iMines.
Men. Tons.
County.
Dist.
Men.
Tons
30i
3.0711 1
20 '
283
1,295
85
20
25
210
167
3,566
314
261 !
2.175
1.295
410,524
4,118
3.430
572.459
434, 735
601,084
16. 754
14.370
280.332
640
5,498
91,265
875.711
33,207
4,050
4.956
129,018
43,214
975.939
117,248
185,981
197,048
646.674
403,977
Marion
Marshall
McDonough..
McLean
Menard
Mercer
Montgomery.
Morgan
Peoria
Perry
Randolph —
Rock Island.
Saline
Sangamon...
Schuylei
I Scott
Shelby
Stark
St. Clair
Tazewell —
Vermilion ...
Warren
Washington.
Will
Williamson .
Woodford....
1.133
1.335
486
149
18
173
26
2,507
11
43
4
53
7
173
.20
" 82
65
2,125
12
214
52
2.824
87
100
1.427
442
494.117
342.578
51.494
209,454
427,939
496.591
354.201
4,800
744,698
879.422
374,323
41,597
94, 148
2,083,572
11.132
20, 617
105, 765
23,997
1,849,474
112,018
2.221.867
14,080
34,460
32, 777
1.078,755
174.750
XXVI STATISTICS OF LABOR.
LaSalle county represents the greatest number of employes; 3,566
men are employed in 42 mines. The county employing the greatest
number of men in proportion to the number of mines is Bureau in
the Second district, nineteen mines furnish employment for 3,071
men. The next in this class is Grundy, in the First District, whose
22 mines give employment to 3,298 men.
Disposition of Output.
For the first time, in the report for last year, statistics were col-
lected relative to the disposition of the output, representing the num-
ber of tons shipped, tons sold to local trade, and tons consumed and
wasted at the plant. It has been deemed advisable to continue this
record, and the following table indicates the manner in which this
year's product was disposed of.
Table XIV. — Disposition of Outjyut, hy Districts.
District.
Total tons.
Tons
shipped.
Tons
sold to local
trade.
Tons con-
sumed
(and wast-
ed) at
the plant.
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
3.535,316
3,326,000
729, 132
3.357.737
4.810,626
4.283.258
3,392,376
2,999,604
2,877,142
561.664
2.746.842
4.095.235
3.673.703
3.064,957
438,152
352.594
149, 971
504.031
439.937
282.887
153,468
97.560
96,264
17.497
106,864
275.454
326.668
173.951
The State
23,434,445
20.019.147
2.321.040
1.094.258
Compared with the preceding year the increase in the amount sold
to local trade is but 171,232 tons, while the amount shipped has in-
creased 4,422,259 tons, with an increase of 241,655 tons consumed
and wasted at the plant, an amount relatively less than last year^
when the increased production is considered. In the table of per-
centages given below, these facts are more distinctly set forth.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
Table XV. — Percentages of Disi^osition, by Districts.
District.
Tons
shipped.
Tons
sold to local
trade.
Tons con-
sumed
(and wast-
ed) at
the plant.
First
84.85
86.50
77.03
81.81
85.12
85.77
90.35
12.39
'/ IF,
Third
20.57 ' 2.40
Fourth
15 01 1 3 18
Fifth
9.15 5.73
Sixth
6.60
4.52
7.63
Seventh. ....
5 13
85.42
9.90
4.68
According to this, 85 per cent of all coal is delivered on track for
shipment, 10 per cent is disposed of at the mine, and 5 per cent con-
sumed and wasted at the mine. The quantity reported in the last
column has not, and possibly can not be separated, hence there is no
means of determining what per cent of it is utilized and what represents
loss. The per cent of absolute waste is exceedingly small, and illus-
trates the care exercised in the management of the industry. The
table following shows the disposition of the product by counties :
Table XVI. — Disj^ositio)! of Output, bij Counties.
FIRST DISTRICT.
County.
Total tons.
Tons
shipped.
Tons con-
Tons sumed
sold to local (and wast-
trade. ed) at
the plant.
Grundy
1.280.332
129.018
1,975.939
117,248
32, 779
1,200,113
118,888
1,606,742
52,812
21,049
49,403
5,748
315,522
58.121
9,358
30,816
Kankakee
4,382
LaSalle
53,675
Livingston
6,315
Will
2.372
The district
3.535,316
100.00
2.999,604
84.85
438, 152
12.39
97.560
Percentages
2.76
XXVIII
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Table XFJ.— Continued.
SECOND DISTRICT.
County.
Total tons.
Tons
shipped.
Tons
sold to local
trade.
Tons con-
sumed
(and wast-
ed) at
the plant.
Bureau .
1,410,524
91,265
342,578
496,591
744.698
41,597
23,997
174,750
1.324.664
28,473
317,060
452,515
606,047
45,931
59,380
18,242
28,453
120,552
37.799
23, 137
19, 100
39,929
3,412
Marshall .
7,276
15,623
18,099
Rock Island.
1,165
Stark
860
145.750
9,900
The district
3,326.000
100.00
2,877.142
86.50
352,594
10.60
96,264
2.90
THIRD DISTRICT.
County.
Total tons.
Tons
shipped.
Tons
sold to local
trade.
Tons con-
sumed
(and wast-
ed) at
the plant.
Brown
2.6,30
601.084
5.498
43.214
51.494
11, 132
14,080
2.630
62.871
1,160
42,354
17, 174
10,002
13, 780
Fulton
523,256
4.338
14, 957
860
McDonough.. ..
33,120
950
1,200
ISO
Warren
3C0
729, 132
100.00
561.664
77.03
149,971
20.57
17,497
2.40
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
Table A' F/,— Continued.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
XXIX
County.
Tons
shipped.
Tons con-
Tons sumed
sold to local (and wast-
trade. ed) at
the plant.
Cass..
Logan
Macon
McLean
Menard
Tazewell
Vermilion
The district
Percentages
3,430
185,981
197,048
209, 454
427,939
102,018
2.221,867
3,357,737
100.00
141,568
65,327
77, 169
370. 750
39, 305
2,052,723
2,746.842
81.81
3,130
33,215
126,617
117,094
37, 273
69,827 '
116,875 j
504,031 !
15.01
11,198
5,104
15,191
19,916
106.864
3.18
FIFTH DISTRICT.
County.
Total tons.
Tons
shipped.
Tons con-
Tons sumed
sold to local (and wast-
trade. 1 ed^ at
the plant.
4,118
572,459
14,370
4,050
1,646,674
354,201
4,800
2,083,572
20,617
105,765
4,118
50, 370
14,370
4,050
74,994
Christian
483,760
38,329
Macoupin
1,413,611
298,131
158.069
42,564 13.506
Morgan
4,800
227,698
Sangamon
1, 794, 636
16,590
88.507
61,238
Scott
3.527
13,446
500
Shelby
3.812
Thedistrict
4,810,626
100.00
4.095,235
85.12
439,937
9.15
275,454
5.73
STATISTICS OP LABOR.
Table XFJ.— Concluded.
SIXTH DISTRICT.
County.
Total tons.
Tons
shipped.
Tons
sold to local
trade.
Tons con-
sumed
Cand wast-
ed) at
the plant.
Bond
100, 955
434.735
1,403.977
494, 117
1.849,474
79,796
380, 700
1.165,977
448, 753
1,598.477
9,878
25,437
73,817
27,324
146, 431
11,281
28, 598
Madison..
164 183
18. 040
St. Clair
104. 566
The district
4,283,258
100.00
3.673.703
85.77
282.887
6.60
326 668
7.63
SEVENTH DISTRICT.
County.
Total tons.
Tons
shipped.
Tons
sold to local
trade.
Tons con-
sumed
(and wast-
ed) at
the plant.
Gallatin
16,754
640
875. 711
33.207
4,956
879.422
374,323
94. 148
34,460
1,078.755
10.021
6,533
640
32,825
8,400
1,956
33, 764
23,944
10,205
10, 258
24, 943
200
Jackson
783,258
22,407
3,000
801.694
341.268
8L 103
19.000
1,003.206
59 628
2.400
Johnson..
Perry
43 964
9.111
Saline.
2 840
5,202
Williamson..
50 606
The district
3,392.376
100.00
3,064,957
90.35
153,468
4.52
173, 951
5.13
COAL IN ILLINOIS. XXXI
Following is a recai^itulation of totals of the foregoing tables:
Table XVII. — Recapitulation of Disposition of Total Output of
Shipping Mines, bij Districts.
District.
Total tons.
Tons
shipping
mines.
Tons
shipped.
Tons to
local trade.
Tons con-
sumed ^!ind
wasted 1 at
the plant.
3,535,316
3,326.000
729, 132
3.357,737
4,810,626
4,283,258
3,392,376
3.349,173
3.077,381
582, 795
3,204,156
4,753,508
4,222,094
3.342.249
2,999,604
2.877,142
561.664
2,746,842
4.095.235
3.673,703
3,064,957
253,509
111.166
6.304
353.916
383 409
Second
89 073
Third
Fifth
•>1A SCI
Sixth
' 1 ^'-.^o.
The State
23,434,445
22,531.356
20,019,147
1.435,960 1,076,249
As the shipping mines contribute 96 per cent of the output,
disposition of their product is shown in the following table:
the
Table XVIII. — Disjjosition of the Ouipnt of Shipping Mines onli/
bij Districts.
District.
Total
output of
shipping:
Percentage of—
Tons
shipped.
Tons sold
to local trade.
Tons con-
sumed (and
wasted) at the
plani.
First
Second
Third
fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
The State
Percentages
3,349.173
3,077,381
582, 795
3.204,156
4,753.508
4,222,094
3,342,249
85.73
86.15
87.01
91.70
7.57
3.61
1.08
11.05
8.07
5.29
3.12
2.54
3.22
5.78
7.70
5.18
22.531.356
100.00
1.076,249
4.78
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Distribution of Coal to Railroads.
Following is a statement showing the number of tons of coal trans-
ported by the railroads of this State, and the number of coal produc-
ing counties through which they run:
Table XIX. — Railroads ivhich have hauled the Coal Outjmt of the
State, and the tonnage by Counties, contributed to each.
Railroads and Counties.
Tons
received by
each road.
Total
tons receiyed.
Illinois Central-
705. 102
671,099
661.669
463.874
463,281
435,542
432,224
228,223
88,507
83.524
73.662
70. 783
54.500
35,760
27,014
25,990
8,000
6,025
1,691.742
298. 104
11. 203
762.657
362, 115
328,724
214,531
115,817
33, 120
17,303
16,590
4,338
950
61
595. 703
579. 102
221.000
187. 132
35. 201
32.330
31,216
30,471
533
400
Perry
LaSalle
Shelby
Marshall
Chicago & Eastern Illinois—
4,534, 779>
WilIinm*4nTi
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy-
2,001.049
Pnltnn
Mof^or'
Peoria
Scott
Wabash- .
1,856.206
Kankakee
LaSalle
1.713,088^
Elgin. Joliet & Eastern-
1,033.916
356.240
302.856
152.729
101.481
37.736
33. 504
21.049
17.060
49
Chicago & Alton-
1,033,916.
LaSalle
1.022.704
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
Table XIX. — Continued.
Railroads and Counties.
Tons
received by
each road.
Total
tons received.
Chicagro & Northwestern—
830,805
440,404
252, m
17,024
380, 700
207,696
45,703
]5,988
7, 339
238,711
218.021
1G3.97J
173.849
155,617
142. Ill
81.103
18,549
17,060
3,000
1,711
1,599
530, 209
7,180
191.700
160,870
91,250
63,117
8,072
442,547
6.025
387,861
11.204
10.021
7.800
262, 729
121.589
S. 837
208.954
131.744
9,541
156, 616
77,640
8,337
1.000
237, 984
2,333
St. Louis. Peoria & Northern—
830.805
Sangamon
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern-
Clinton
710.322
St. Clair
Christian
Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis—
657.426
Menard
Sangamon
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis-
Vermilion
620,706
Saline . .
McLean
Johnson
LaSalle
Grundy
Louisville, Evansville & St. Louis—
St. Clair
594.599
Marion
Atchison, Topeka & Santa F6—
Marshall
537.389
LaSalle • •
Woodford.
Grundy
Terre Haute & Indianapolis—
515.009
Macon . . .
Louisville & Nashville—
St. Clair
448.572
Washington . . .
Mobile & Ohio-
Randolph
416.886
Jackson
St. Clair
Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific-
LaSalle
393, 155
Marshall . ...
Toledo, Peoria & Western—
Peoria . ...
350, 239
Pulton ...
Tazewell
Rock Island & Peoria-
243, 593
Rock Island ..
240.317
-c C, R.
XXXIV
STATISTICS Of LABOR.
Table J^iX.— Concluded.
Railroads and Counties.
Tons
received by-
each road.
Peoria & Pekin Union-
Peoria
Tazewell
Iowa Central-
Peoria
Fulton....
St. Louis, Chicago & St. Paul-
Saugamon
Toledo. St. Louis & Kansas City-
Montgomery '.
Bond
Madison
Wabash, Chester & Western-
Perry
Randolph
Jacksonville & Southeastern-
Macoupin
Jacksonville & St. Louis-
Bond
Macoupin
Mi'nTgomery
Marion
Indiana, Illinois & Iowa-
Kankakee
LaSalle
Peoria, Decatur
Logan
Evansville—
Toluca & Eastern-
Marshall ,
Lake Erie & Western-
McLean
Tazewell
Fulton County Narrow Gauge-
Fulton
Indiana, Decatur & Western—
Macon
Centralia & Chester-
Washington
Marion
Litchfield, Carrollton & Western-
Macou pin ,
Pawnee-
Sangamon
207,265
28,705
122, J
117,000
37, 778
11,985
130,595
4,877
81.0U4
42.018
25,017
7,804
1,585
61,403
2,000
33,049
32,295
17,059
9.600
26.500
18.076
3,200
425
1,120
152
Total tons shipped by 35 railroads .
SHIPPED BY WATER.
Rock river. Henry county
Illinois river. Peoria county
Illinois and Michigan canal, LaSalle county.
Mississippi river. Rock Island county
11.170
4.000
1.104
Total shipped.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
XXXV
This information was collected for the first time in the Coal Re-
port for 1898, and is continued here. There is but little change from
last year in the order of these carriers, except the increase incident i
to the enlarged production, and in this respect the principal coal roads
have shared in nearly equal proportions. The first six roads carried
12,161,742 tons, more than half of all the product shipped. Of these the
Illinois Central, extending through eighteen of the principal coal
counties, conveyed over four and a half million tons. The tonnage
contributed by each county to the different railroads will be found
in the table given below, followed by a statement of the names of
railroads, number of counties and tons transported :
Table XX. — Counties which have produced the Comynercial Coal of
the State and the tonnage delivered to the several Railroads in i
each. '
Counties and Railroads
Tons
delivered
to
each rail-
road.
Total tons
shipped.
Vermilion-
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Wabash
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis
Sangamon-
Wabash
Illinois Central
Chicago & Alton
St. Louis, Chicago & St. Paul
Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
St. Louis, Peoria & Northern
Pawnee ■
LaSalle—
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Illinois Central
Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific
Atchison. Topeka & Santa F6
Chicago & Alton
Indiana, Illinois & Iowa
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis
Illinois & Michigan Canal
Wabash
St. Clair—
Louisville, Evansville & St. Louis
Illinois Central
Louisville & Nashville
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
Mobile & Ohio
Macoupin-
Wabash
Chicago & Alton
St. Louis. Peoria & Northern
Cleveland, Chicago, Cincinnati & St. Louis,
Jacksonville Southeastern
Jacksonville & St. Louis
Litchfield. Carrollton <$: Western
Bureau-
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
,691,742
187,132
173,849!
579, 102
463, 281
356.240
168. 560
163, 974
45, 703
17,624
1521
762.657
435, 542 I
208,9541
160.870
33,5041
2,000!
l,711i
1,1041
530,
463.
387,
207,
1,598,497
1,413,611
362.115
131,744
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Table XX.— Continued.
Counties and Railrsads.
Tons
delivered
to
each rail-
road.
Total tons
shipped.
Grundy-
1,033.916
101,481
63,117
1,599
Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago & St. Louis
1,200,113
Madison—
Terre Haute & Indianapolis
442, 547
440,404
238.711
32, 330
11,985
nhipno-n Ppnrin J^. St rionis
Toledo St Louis & Kansas City
1,165.977
Williamson—
705, 102
298, 104
671,099
130,595
Perry—
Ulinnit! r!fintrnl
1,003,206
801,694
Jacksra—
661,669
121, 589
207,265
156,616
122, 349
115,817
4,000
Mobile & Ohi(»
Peoria—
783,258
Toledo Peoria & Western
TllinniQ Rivpt'
606,047
Fulton-
328, 724
90, 392
77,640
26,500
228, 223
221,000
18. 549
J5.988
Christian-
Illinois Central
523,256
Wabash
483,760
Mercer-
237,984
214,531
432,224
7,339
7,180
1,585
425
Marion-
Illinois Central
452,515
Jacksonville & St Louis
448,753
C inton-
m. 700
218,021
152, 729
Menard—
Chicago Peoria & St Louis
380,700
370,750
Randolph —
Mfihilp ,& Ohio
262,729
73,662
4,877
341,268
Marshall-
191,700
83, 524
32,295
9,541
Tnliipn Xr F.nstprn
. Phinatrn Rnpk I«lnnf1 Ji^ Pnfifin
317. 0G(
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
Table XX.— Continued.
Counties and Railroads.
Tons
delivered
to
each rail-
road.
Total tons
shipped.
Montgomery-
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis
142.111
117,000
;ii,2ifi
7,801
91, 250
54,500
70, 785
37,7a6
3a, 049
Toledo, St. Louis & Kansas City.
Wabas h
Jacksonville tt St. Louis
Woodford-
Atchison. Topeka & Santa F6
289. 131
Illinois Central
Logan-
Illinois Central
145, 750
Peoria. Decatur &i E vansville ' ' " '
Kankakee-
Indiana, Illinois & Iowa
141.568
61,403
30.471
27,014
Wabash
Shelby-
118,888
88, 507
Saline-
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis
Bond-
Jacksonville & St. Louis
Toledo, St. Louis & Kansas City
McLean-
Illinois Central . . .
88.507
81, 103
79. 796
81, 103
42,018
37,778
25.990
17.060
17. 060
17,059
Chicago & Alton
Cleveland. Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis
Lake Erie & Western
77, 169
Macon-
Wabash
35,201
18,076
6,025
6,025
35.760
8.337
8.072
533
61
49
Terre Haute & Indianapolis
Livingston-
Illinois Central
65,327
Toledo, Peoria & Western
Wabash
52, 812
Tazewell-
Peoria & Pekin Union
Lake Erie & Western . .
28. 705
9,600
1,000
Toledo, Peoria & Western
39, 305
McDonough—
Chicago Burlington <fc Quincy
33, 120
33, 120
Henry—
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy
17,303
11,170
11.204
11.203
Rock Kiver
Jefferson-
Louisville & Nashville
28,473
Chicago & Eastern Illinois ....
22. 407
Will-
Chicago & Alton
21.049
21,049
Washington-
Illinois Central
Louisville & Nashville.
Ceutralia & Chester
Scott-
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
8,000
7,800
3.200
19.000
16, 590
XXXVIII
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
Table XX.— Concluded.
Counties and Railroads.
*
Tods
delivered
to
each rail-
road.
Total tons
shipped.
Gallatin-
Louisville & Nashville v
10,021
10,021
Hancock-
4,338
3,000
2,333
300
Johnson—
Cleveland, Cincinnati. Chicago & St. Louis
Rock Island-
4,33?
3, COO
2,633
950
Schuyler—
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
950
20,019,147
Illinois Coal delivered to Illinois Railroads — 1899. {On Cars for
Transportation and to Locomotives for Consumption.)
Railroads.
Number
of Tons,
counties.
Illinois Central ,
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Wabash
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern
Chicago & Alton
Chicago & Northwestern ,
St. Louis, Peoria & Northern
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis
Louisville. Evansville & St. Louis
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Teri-e Haute & Indianapolis
Louisville & Nashville
Mobile & Ohio
Chicsgo, Rock Island & Pacific
Toledo, Peoria & Western
Rock Island & Peoria
Peoria & Pekin Union
Iowa Central
St. Louis, Chicago & St. Paul
Toledo, St. Louis & Kansas City
Wabash, Chester & Western
Jacksonville & Southeastern
Jacksonville & St. Louis ,
Indiana, Illinois & Iowa
Peoria, Decatur & Evansville
Toluca & E astern
Lake Erie & Western
Pulton County N arrow Gauge
Indiana, Decatur & Western
Centralia & Chester
Litchfield. CarroUton & Western
Pawnee
Total.
4,534,779
2,001.049
1,856,206
1,713,088
1.033.916
1,022,704
830.805
710,322
657,426
620, 706
5:14, 599
537, 389
515,009
448, 572
416,886
393, 155
350, 239
243,593
240,317
235,970
212,741
168,560
166,763
135,472
81,004
76.424
63, 403
33,049
32,295
26, 659
26, 500
18,076
3,625
1,120
152
20,002,573
The Possible Output of Existing Mines,
An inquiry addressed last year to the operators of mines, develop-
ed the fact that the capacity of the plants, equipped as they then
COAL IN ILLINOIS. XXXIX
were, was more than double the actual output. The averat^e com-
puted at that time for the State, showed that the output of the plants
if continuously operated, could be increased 121 per cent. Assuming
that the possible output as then reported, remained unchanged the
following table reveals how this margin has been effected by the bus-
iness of the present year :
Table XXI — Comparison, of Actual Output tvith Possible Output
of Existing Mines, hrj Districts.
District.
Output— 1899.
(Tons.)
Possible
output, 1998.
(Tons.)
Per cent
of possible
increase.
First
3,535,316
3.326,000
729. 132
3,357,737
4,810,626
4.283,258
3.392,376
5.121,710
5,908,740
1,272,500
5,633,425
9,537,550
7, ISO. 900
6, 428. 100
44 87
Second
77 65
Third
74.52
Fourth
67 77
Fifth ...
98.26
67.65
Seventh
89 49
23,434,445
41.0^2,925
74.88
Measured by the volume of this year's product, the estimated ca-
pacity is but 75 per cent in excess of the actual outpnt.
Days of Active Operation.
The days of active operation for the several districts and the State
for the year, is here presented :
Table XXII — Days of Active Opeirdion, by Districts.
District.
AvERAOE Working Days
OF All Mines.
Average Working Days
OF Shipping Mines
Only.
Mines.
1
Men. Days.
Mines.
Men.
Days.
84
185
211
87
87
104
131
7.498 188.2
6.631 181.5
1.799 146.3
4,655 ! 199
6.401 ' 190
5,008 1 196.8
4, 999 159
37
45
23
37
50
57
7.125
. 5.925
1.176
4,260
6,151
4,8^4
4,762
208
Second
Third
211
185
221.6
Fifth
201.6
Sixth
201
Seventh
206.6
The State
889
36,991
174.6
321
34,253 1 205.7
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Taking all classes of mines, the average for the State is 175 days
each; that for shipping mines is 206 days each. The days of opera-
tion; like the increase in production, is more evenly distributed
among the several districts than formerly. The lowest average is
found in the Third district, accounted for in a measure by its num-
erous small mines, and the greatest in the Fourth. The other five
districts are practically uniform, with an average for the State of over
200 days. An opportunity of comparing the average days of operation
for a series of years is afforded in the following table :
Table XXlll—Days of Active Operation, of Shipping Mines for
a Series of Seven Years, by Districts.
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
The State
38 220
26 228
80 215
56 251
101 233
161.5
171
182.9
194.7
159.4
176.1
173
188.5
192.6
46 198
27 157
40 210
50 197
72 196
49 164
322 186
183.2
158.6
207.7
202.1
194.8
165.5
185.5
144.5
171.1
187.5
190
172.3
170.6
186.8
T^7
37 208
45j 211
23! 185
37 221.6
201.6
201
206.6
205.7
This table is confined to the shipping mines, and gives the num-
ber on which each average is based. Everything being equal, the
number of days of active operation would increase in proportion to
the total production. A reduction of two-tenths in the length of the
working day has not materially affected this ratio. It is ascertained
that the average number of working days for this class of mines, was
for the present year, 206 each, an increase over that of last year, of
31 days. The addition of more than one month to the working time
of this class of employes is reflected in the augmented production
and the increased pay roll. For the first time since the panic of
1893, the days of active operation exceed 200 for each of the mines
included in the group here considered.
The following list indicates the number of days lost in the several
districts on account of local strikes. The protracted suspension at
Pana, involving three large mines, explains the loss reported from
the Fifth district :
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
XLI
First District, days lost by strike . . .
Second District, days lost by strike..
Third District, days lost by strike...
Fourth District, days lost by strike. .
Fifth District, days lost by strike
Sixth District, days lost by strike
Seventh District, days lost by strike.
Total
none
1.57
Average Value of Coal.
Owners of coal mines who make returns to this office of the prices
received for coal, report the average of all sales, which represents the
actual price obtained for all coal sold. The prices thus reported are
combined into averages, for counties, for districts and for the State-
The following table exhibits the averages for the year for the dis-
tricts and State:
Table XXIV — Average Value of Co:d Per Ton at the Mine, hy
Districts.
District.
Total tons.
1
Av. value Tons of
per ton. lump coal.
A V. value
per ton.
Tons
of other
tirades.
Av. value
per ton.
First . . .
3.535,316
3.326.000
729, 132
3, 357, 737
4,810,626
4.283,358
3,392,376
$0.9532
1.0427
.9553
.7664
.8057
.6972
2.677.359
2.669,631
600.280
2,404.385
3.480.311
3,294,077
2,301.535
$1,139 857.957
1.191 658.369
1.07 128.852
.8513 953.3.52
SO. 401
Second
Third
.44
.413
Fourth
.5.509
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
.8215
.7169
.8224
1
1,330,315 .3456
989,181 1 .295
1.090,821 .3935
The State
23.434.445
SO. 7852
17.427.598
SO. 9186
5,968,862 ! SO. 4008
The average value of lump coal per ton for the State, is found to be
91.86, and that for other grades 40.08. The former rate varies from
71.69 in the Sixth, to 1.191 in the Second district, and the latter,
from 29.5 in the Sixth, to 55.09 in the Fourth district. The value of
lump coal per ton is but a fraction of one per cent over that of last
year. The value of other grades shows an increase of nearly 5 per
cent. Only in this unimportant particular, is there a difference be-
tween this and the preceding report. Fully 75 per cent of lump coal
is contracted for the general trade. Most of these contracts were
XLII STATISTICS OF LABOR.
taken in the early portion of the year, at rates, it is fair to presume,
much less than might now be obtained. Gains resulting from in-
creased prices have been confined principally to that portion disposed
of to the local trade. Competition for contract business tends to
keep prices to a minimum. Local consumers have no protection
from the fluctuation of the markets, while the great corporate bid-
ders for coal, who could and should pay a higher rate, have fuel fur-
nished at the lowest possible price. From an ethical standpoint,
this arrangement conflicts with every known law of justice. In the
table following, the average value of lump coal for a number of years
is presented :
Table XXV — Average Value of Lump Coal Per Ton at the Mine
Jqr a Series of Eighteen Years, 1882-1899.
Tons
of lump coal
produced.
Average
value
per ton.
9.115,653
$1.51
10,030.991
1.48
10, 101, 005
1.26
9,791,871
1.17
9, 246, 435
1.10
10,278,890
1.085
11,855.188
1.123
11,597,963
1.078
12,638,364
1.019
Tons
of lump coal
produced.
Average
value
per ton.
12,900,224
14.730,963
16,112,899
13,865,284
14,045,962
13, 990, 924
14,672.241
14.208.795
16,008,109
1.025
1.009
It is encourrging to note, in the return for this and last year, a
reaction from the constant downward tendency in prices.
Mine Employes
The following table shows the total number of all classes of mine
employes for districts and the State:
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
Table XXVI. — Analysis of Employes, by Districts.
All Employes,
Districts.
UNDERGROUND.
Above
ground.
Miners.
Day men.
Boys.
Total.
Aggregate
First. ..
5.688
4.920
1.415
3.056
4.421
3.583
3.366
913
867
178
801
1.099
098
425
207
49
144
168
165
137
7,026
5,994
1,642
4.001
5.688
4.446
4.402
472
637
157
654
713
562
597
7,498
Second
Third
6,631
1.799
Fourth
4.655
Fifth
6.401
Sixth
5.008
Seventh
4.999
The State
26.449
5.455
1.295
33. 199
3.792
36. 991
Compared with a similar enumeration last year, the total number
of employes has increased by nearly two thousand. Notwithstanding
the reduced production of last year, the number employed in and
about the mines exceded by 1,238 those employed in 1897, This
unexpected increase was explained as resulting from the unusual
demand for coal and men following the termination of the suspen-
sion. The number of employes reported for each of seventeen years
is given in the table below, by districts.
Table XXVIL-
-Employes for Seventeen Years.
Year.
First
District.
Second
District.
Third
District.
Fourth
District.
Fifth
District.
Sixth
District.
Seventh
District.
The
State.
1883
7.566
S 013
3.211 1 4,070
3.616 j 5,018
3,391 I 5.213
3.599 ; 4,870
4.068 ! 4.903
4,914 ! 5.250
4,498 5,117
4,099 5.171
5.089 6.458
4.865 6.453
5.974 6.964
6.714 ! 7.112
4.417
4,781
4.950
5,197
4,934
5.086
5.679
5,685
5,881
6.542
7.021
7.750
4 675
23. 939
1884 ..
4.147
4,429
4,567
4,984
5,537
5,764
5.361
6.395
6.200
25, 575
IS'iS '7 ifiS
25, 446
7.613
7.915
8.623
9,014
8.258
9.128
25. 846
1887 . . . .
26.804
1883
29.410
30, 076
1890
28, 574
1891
32, 951
1892
33.632
1893
8,831
10.280
6.780
6.621
35,390
1894
38.477
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
TaUe XXFJJ.— Concluded.
Year.
First
District.
Second
District.
Third
District.
Fourth
District.
Fifth
District.
Sixth
District.
Seventh
District.
The
State.
1895
9,644
9,380
7,632
7,377
7,498
7,184
7,103
6,872
6,799
6,631
6,607
2.134
1,635
1,800
1,799
8,005
4,467
4,021
4,030
4,655
7,190
5.758
5,672
6,093
6,401
38, 630
1896
4,374
4,100
4,662
5,008
3,816
3,856
4.265
4,999
37,032
1897
33,788
35,026
1899
36, 991
Prior to 1896 the average number of employes was based upon the
highest number employed at any one time, and from this it would
appear that the number employed had diminished since 1896. Tak-
ing the level average for the past six years, including the present, a
material increase is manifest, as appears from the following state-
ment:
Average Number of Employes for Years 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897,
1898, 1899.
1894 32, 635
1895 31,962
1896 33,054
.35,026
Prices Paid for Mining.
In the preparation of tables reporting prices paid for mining, prior
to the adoption of the present gross weight system, more or less con-
fusion arose on occount of the various methods applied in different
parts of the State. This was the result of paying miners on the
basis of the screened ton. Fortunately, the mutual adoption by the
operators and miners, of the present practice of paying for all coal
mined on the gross basis, removed not only the necessity for numer-
ous tables on this question, but makes more clear and simple the
presentation of this important iDhase of the industry.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
Table XXVIII. — Average Prices Paid for Mining hy Hand and
ivith Maclmies, by Districts.
Total
tons.
Mining by Hand.
MINING
MACHI
GROSS-TON BASIS.
.SCREENED-TON BASIS
NES.
District.
Tons
on which
average
is
based .
Average
price
per ton.
Tons
on which
average
is
based.
Average
price
per ton.
Tons
on which
averrge
is
based.
Average
price
per ton.
First
3.535,316
3,326,000
729. 132
*3. 357, 737
4,810,626
4,283,258
3,392,376
3,493,240
3,059,818
556, 454
2,135,401
2,918,586
2,113,304
2.584,684
$0,596
.577
.475
.431
.403
.40
.345
42.076
64,718
25.471
1,083,361
1,892,040
2,169,954
807,692
$0..37
Second
201,464
147.207
tl8,610
$0,849
.894
.727
.27
Third
.275
Fourth
.291
.324
Sixth
329
Seventh
.281
The State
23,434,445
*16.861,487
80,471
367, 281
$0,861
6,085.312
SO. 3134
* 120,365 tons mined and paid tor at St. 50 per day.
t Forked coal.
Of the entire output of 23,434,445 tons, 71.9 per cent was paid for
on the basis of gross weight; 1.6 per cent on the basis of screened
tons, and 5 tenths per cent was mined and paid for by the day, leav-
ing 26 per cent as the product of machines, and paid for on the basis
of gross weight. The per cent of screened coal and that paid for by
the day is so small that it could safely be omitted in computing the
average price paid for mining, and confirms the conclusion that the
provisions of the agreement made between the miners and operators
two years ago are being generally complied with. It will be observed
that the rate for machine mining remains the same as last year,
while the rate for hand mining has advanced from 44 to 47 cents per
ton. As a matter of fact there has been no change in the price paid
for hand mining during the present year. At the joint convention
held in February last, the mining scale of 189S was continued. This
seeming discrepancy is accounted for in the difficulty experienced
last year in arriving at a correct average rate for hand mining, con-
sequent on changing from the screened to the gross weight basis.
xlvi statistics of labor.
Aggregate Wages of Mine Employes.
For the first time in these reports the operators of mines were
asked to furnish the total amount of wages paid all classes of em-
ployes except office help. With the exception of some local mines
whose imperfect records would not permit of it, the request was
promptly complied with. The following table shows the total num-
ber of employes, average number of days worked, aggregate amount
paid, and average wages per day and per year for all employes, ex-
cepting office help.
Table XXIX. — Showing the total number of employes, the average
number of days worked, the aggregate amount paid for wages,
and the average wages per day and per year for all employes,
excepting office help.
first district.
Employes.
a ^
1!
> o
<
Total waeres paid
all classes of
employes, ex-
cepting office
help.
S3
<
It
County.
Miners
Day
men.
Boys
Total.
> ftft
<
2.601
89
2.715
208
75
448
115
706
93
23
249
6
155
13
2
3.298
210
3.576
314
100
215
198
181
167
187
$1,119,500
100.787
1.470.138
111.458
33.294
$1 58
2 42
2 27
2 23
1 78
$339 45
479 94
LaSalle
411 11
354 96
Will
332 94
Totals and averages ....
5.688
1.385
425
7.498
188
$2,835,177
$2 01
$378 00
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
Table A^XJ A".— Continued.
SECOND DISTRICT.
Employes.
1
S
3
a ^
II
Total wages paid
all classes of
employes, ex-
cepting office
help.
as
<
County.
Miners
Day
men.
Boys
Total.
<
Bureau a
Henry b
2,271
181
524
440
633
56
10
330
670
40
134
262
170
13
3
108
9«
6
13
56
24
4
3.037
227
671
758
827
13
442
192
196
»
192
214
184
191
237
$1,224,778
79.111
250.668
364,015
404. 010
20.824
1,696
163,327
$2 10
1 78
1 29
2 51
2 28
1 64
68
1 60
$403 21
404 00
Marshal! c
373 57
480 27
Peoria e . .
488 52
301 80
Stark ff
130 46
Woodford .
369 52
Totals and averages
4,445
1,400
199
6,044
212
$2,508,459
$1 96
$415 31
a Eight mines employing 34 men, with an average of 145 days; amount of wages paid
not reported.
b Thirteen mines employing 56 men, with an average of 149 days; amount of wages paid
not reported.
c Eight mines employing 10 men, with an average of 113 days; amount of wages paid
not reported.
d Seveii mines employing 32 men, with an average of 185 days; amount of wages paid
not reported.
e Thirty-six mines employing
paid not reported.
men, with an average of 173 days; amount of wages
/ Sixteen mines employing 80 men, with an average of 135 days; amount of wages paid
not reported.
S Seventeen mines employing 69 men, with an average of 184 days; amount of wages
paid not reported.
THIRD DISTRICT.
Employes.
1
a
<
Total wages paid
all classes of
employees, ex-
cepting office
help.
P
<
11
m
<
County.
Miners
Day
men.
Boys
Total.
Brown. . . . . ...
30
881
22
141
257
37
47
30
1.200
26
167
281
43
52
91
145
161
167
127
199
174
$2,665
398.032
5,740
33,980
55.471
10,015
13,980
$0 98
2 23
1 37
1 22
1 60
1 17
1 54
$88 83
281
4
24
15
6
5
38
2
9
331 69
221 00
Knox
203 47
197 40
Schuyler .. .
233 00
269 00
Totals and averages ....
1,415
335| 49
1.799
152
519,883
1 90
$288 96
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Table XX7X— Continued.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
Employes.
a
il
<
Total wages paid
all classes of
employes, ex-
cepting office
help.
?^Sft
|a
County.
Miners
Day
men.
Boys
Total.
> ftft
15
85
268
397
279
150
1.766
4
37
84
167
91
50
982
1
1
26
6
17
14
69
20
123
378
570
387
214
2,817
190
176
224
208
233
187
193
$3,945
67, 121
247,901
264, 732
163,273
72, 774
1,264.361
$1 04
3 10
2 93
2 23
1 81
182
2 35
$197 25
545 70
655 82
464 44
McLean
421 89
340 06
439 09
Totals and avarages....
2,960
1.415
134
4,509
201
$2,084,107
$2 31
$465 06
rt The Lincoln Coal Company's mine, employing 138 men, working 265 days, makes no
report of wages paid.
6 One mine employing eight men, working 150 days; amount of wages paid not re-
ported.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
Employes.
a
a ^
> o
<
Total wages paid
all classes of
employes, ex-
cepting office
help.
|i
III
III
»a
P- ftft
County.
Miners
Day
men.
Boys
Total.
Calhoun .
8
570
43
18
1,401
345
11
1,874
44
107
12
277
7
2
707
155
2
582
9
59
32
67
11
51
7
20
879
50
20
2,175
511
13
2,507
53
173
201
183
183
150
157
213
218
210
222
. 205
$6, 177
306,820
14,370
4,850
849,621
207,871
5,700
1,174,119
22.429
74,008
$1 54
1 91
1 57
1 62
2 48
1 91
2 01
2 23
1 91
2 08
$308 85
349 06
287 40
242 50
390 63
Montgomery
404 84
438 46
Sangamon
468 34
Scott
423 19
Shelby
427 79
Totals and averages
4,421
1.812
168
6,401
194
$2,665,965
$2 15
$416 49
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
Table J^^X/X.— Continued.
SIXTH DISTRICT.
Employes.
1
3
a ^
<
Total wages paid
all classes of
employes, ex-
cepting office
help.
P
m
II
COUVTT.
Miners
Day
men.
Boys
Total.
Bond
128
349
897
600
1,605
48
101
348
291
470
5
26
50
36
481
181
476
1.295
927
2.123
178
187
181
198
207
$60,503
251, 051
678, 933
271,620
920,640
$188
2 82
2 90
1 42
2 09
Clinton a
Madison
527 42
5''4 27
293 01
St. Clair
433 65
Totals and averages
3,579
1.258 165
5.002
190
$2, 182. 747
$2 30
.S436 37
a One new mine employing 6 men working 20 days not included.
SEVENTH DISTRICT.
County.
Miners
Day
Boys
Total.
Gallatin
Hamilton
Jackson a
Jefferson
Johnson
Perry b
Randolph c
Saline d
Washington
Williamson e
Totals and averages.
113j
44
26
436
1,491
73
11
1,293
85
26
1,327
481
153
87
1,422
$15, 760
900
508.493
30.707
1.970
491.481
200, 151
18. 173
19.435
533, 149
4.958 1621 $1,820.2191
$1 52
1 20j
2 07'
1 60
62
I
1 50
1 90'
ss!
1 23
2 91
$2 40
$215 93
82 00
393 31
361 26
72 69
370 38
418 19
118 77
223 39
449 51
S3J>8 64
a Two mines employing 2 men, with an average of 170 days; amount of wages paid not
reported.
b Pour mines employing 9 men, with an average of 126 days; amount of wages paid rot
reported.
e Two mines employing 5 men, with an average of 110 days; amount of wages paid not
reported.
d Ten mines employing 20 men, with an average of 64 days; amount of wages i>aiil not
reported.
e Three mines employing 5 men, with an average of 28 days; amount of wages paid not
reported.
— D C. R.
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Table XX/X.— Concluded.
THE STATE.
Employes.
1
S
s
si
<
Total wages paid
all classes of
employes, ex-
ceptinsT olTice
help.
bus
H
III
<
li
Districts.
Miners
Day
men.
Boys
Total.
ill
<
Fir^t
4,445
1,415
2,960
4,421
3,579
3,330
1,385
1,400
335
1,415
1,812
1,258
1,491
425
199
49
134
168
165
137
7,498
6,044
1,799
4,509
6,401
5,002
4,958
188
212
152
201
194
190
162
$2,835,177
2,508,459
519,883
2,096,671
2,065,968
2,182,747
1,927,274
82 01
1 96
1 90
2 31
2 15
2 30
2 40
S378 00
415 31
Third
288 96
Fourth h
465 06
Fifth
416 49
Sixths
436 37
Seventh cF .
388 98
25,838
9,096
1,277
36,211
186
$14,616,555
$2 20
$406 98
a One hundred and five mines out of 185 in the district, employing 587 men, with an
averasre of 165 days, did not report the amount of wages paid.
h Two mines out of 87 in the district, employing 142 men, with an average of 206 days,
<lid not report the amount of wages paid.
c One mine out of 104 in the district, employine 6 men, with an average of 20 days, not
included.
d Twenty-one mines out of 131 in the district, employing 41 men, with an average of 88
days, did not report the amount of wages paid.
In the foregoing table the employes have been divided into three
classes, as returned by the operators, viz: miners, day men, and
boys. The average number of days is obtained by adding all of the
days returned for each county, and dividing the result by the num-
ber of mines in each. In arriving at the average wages per day, the
total number of employes was considered per day and per year.
From the returns made, only the aggregate wages paid all classes
was given, and the total sums paid the respective classes could not
be separated. Therefore the ascertained averages per day and per
year, as reported, does not represent the actual wages received by
either class. Taking the figures returned for the First district, and
estimating the 1.385 day men as receiving $1.90 per day, and the 425
boys as receiving 75 cents per day on the average of 188 days for the
year gives $554,647 as their aggregate earnings. Deducting this sum
from the total wages paid leaves $2,280,530 as representing the total
wages paid to the 5,688 miners, or an average of $2.13 per day, or
$400.44 for the estimated number of days. Similar estimates may be
made for each of the other districts and the State. The difficulty of
attempting to separate the earnings of the respective classes is still
STATISTICS OF LABOR. LI
further increased by the various and uncertain amounts paid to boys,
the assumed average is probably to small to cover all grades of juve-
nile labor. Besides, a certain per cent of those returned as day men
are employed constantly through the year, while others engaged as
day men are employed in making repairs during the interval when
the plant is not operated. It will be observed that the average num-
ber of days in the foregoing table varies from the average number in
the district and other tables, and is accounted for from the fact that
several mines in the different parts of the State,- neglected to make
any return of the total wages paid, so that the fiigures here given
can be considered only as an approximation to to the actual earnings
of the miners and other employes. Following the rate paid for min-
ing, and the total yearly earnings, it is important to know at what
intervals wages are paid. The table following supplies this data :
Table XXX. — Frcqucnrij of Wage Paijincnts, b>j Districts.
District.
Wages Paid Weekly.
Paid
Wages
Semi-Monthly.
1
Wages
Paid Monthly.
Mines.
Men.
Tons.
Mines.
Men.
Tons.
Mines.
Men.
Tons.
First
49
59
8
37
1
19
47
347
241
24
882
20
76
138
157.285
64.533
5,190
433,060
4.118
21.340
27.637
35
110
201
48
86
79
77
7.151
5.728
1.762
3.761
6,381
4,900
4.727
3,378,031
2.824,323
720.335
2.916.718
4,806.508
4.245.001
3.312,853
i 1
Second
16
2
662
13
12
437 144
Third
3,607
7,929
Fifth
Sixth ... .
6
7
32
134
16, 917
51,886
The State ...
220
1,728
713. 163
1
636
34.410 22.203,769
1
33
853
517,483
From the inception of united action among coal miners, next in
importance to the demand for the abolition of the '"Truck Store,"
was the necessity for shorter intervals between pay days. Like the other
conditions surrounding the mining industry years ago, there was a
general lack of uniformity in this particular, the time varying from
two weeks to, in some rare cases, over two months. The agitation
for this reform was pressed, and partly through the influence of the
union, sueceeded in securing the enactment of a law stipulating the
periods within which wages should be paid. The corporations that
resisted this action on the part of the General Assembly, procured a
LII COAL IN ILLINOIS.
hearing before the supreme court, which declared the law void, on
the alleged grounds that it violated the sacred right of private con-
tract. The sentiment in support of such a measure had, however,
gone beyond the reach of the courts. Those who formerly opposed,
it, became convinced that its concession would not, as some repre-
sented, destroy the industry or demoralize their employes. This pre-
liminary work in a measure prepared the mine owners for the de-
mand that wages should be paid at least twice a month, and it be-
came a part of the • contract made at the interstate convention of
miners and operators. It appears from this table that, with
the excejDtion of 85o men, all the employes in and about the coal
mines of Illinois received their wages twice a month or oftener, and
of the entire number, 1,728 were paid weekly. The extent of this
practice is more clearly outlined in the following table of percentages
for a series of years:
Table XXXI. — Percentages of Mines, Men and Tons Affected by
Specified Intervals of Wage Payments for a Series of Years,
Year.
Wages Paid Weekly.
Wages
Paid Semi-Monthlt.
Wages Paid Monthly.
Mines.
Men.
Tons.
Mines.
Men.
Tons.
Mines.
Men.
Tons.
1893
67
43
31
49
46.78
32.23
24.75
27.6
11.7
6,5
7.8
6.91
4.67
26.2
9.7
4.2
5.3
4.34
4.99
3.04
25
46
57
37.5
39.04
62.32
71.54
56
66.6
78.3
74.6
74.69
90.25
93.02
50.4
67.2
74.4
73.5
73.71
89.78
94.75
8
11
12
12
14.18
5.45
3.71
16.4
21.7
15.2
17.6
18.4
4.39
2.31
23 4
1894
1895
23.1
21.4
1896
21 2
1897
21. 9
1898
5.23
1899 . .
2 21
From the above it will appear that 93 per cent of the men who pro-
duce 95 per cent of the annual output, receive their wages semi-
monthly. Those paid monthly represent but two per cent of the
total employes, while five per cent are paid weekly.
Machine Mining.
The following table shows the number of mines in which machines
were employed during the year, exclusively or in part, and the tons,
mined in the several districts and the State :
STATISTICS OF LABOR
Table XXXII. — Number and Tonnage of Mining Machines, by
Districts.
Mines in Which Machines Are Used.
District.
EXCLUSIVELY.
IN PART.
TOTAL.
Mines.
Ma-
chines.
Tons.
Mines., M^^-^l Tons. Mines.
1 1
Ma.
chines.
Tons.
i; 9 42,076 1
2 9 64.718 2
. 2 4' 25.471 2
9
9
42,076
64, 718
Third
25.471
1
14
21
7
138
136
251,624
1,842,959
2. o.=;o. OOfi
8 591 831.737 9! 66
1! 6 49.0811 15 144
2 8 119-948 2S\ U4
1. 0833, 61
Fifth
1,892,040
2, 169. 954
Seventh
The State
3
19 323.115
9: 45
484.5771 12
64
807.692
39
SOOJ 4.467,704
25 140
1,617.608 64
1
440
6.085.312
Mines in which machines are used exclusively are confined to the
central and southern districts. Compared with last year, there has
been an increase of five in the number of mines usinu' machines ex-
clusively, and an increase of fifty-four in the number of machines.
The number of mines in which machines are used in part has in-
creased by four, while the number of machines used is less by six.
The tons delivered from the former class of mines has more than
doubled, having increased during the year, from 2,140,387 tons to
4,'467,604 tons. Mines using machines exclusively and in part have
increased by 9, and machines by 4y over those reported for the pre-
ceding year, and the product of such mines has increased from
3,415.635 tons, to 6,085,812 tons. This remarkable increase in the
mechanical product for the year is somewhat explained by the fact
that a large number of machines reported last year had at that time
been but recently introduced, and their influence on the tonnage is
more apparent in this report.
COAL IN ILLINOIS
Table XXXIII. — Name and Number of Mining Machines in Use^
by Districts.
District.
2.
is
ft
1
d
2.
11
9
i
First
9
9
1
2
18
3
1
11
8
2
8
5
a
i
12
97
48
23
8
64
22
18
12
8
s
5
2
2
4
6
6
66
Fifth
144
Sixth
144
Seventh
64
The State
180
130
39
35
23
15
12
6
440
The above indicates the kind and number of machines in use, by-
districts. There are eight less Harrison machines in use this year
than last. The Ingersoll-Sergeant machines have increased from
107 to 130; Jeffrey, from 27 to 39; Sullivan, from 16 to 35; Morgan-
Gardner, from 6 to 15. In the preparation of a similar table last year,^
the number of Link-belt machines was given as 20; those of the Gen-
eral-Electric, as 7. It was subsequently discovered that this was an
erroneous classification, as there is no such machine as the "General -
Electric." The number reported last year under this head should
have been credited to the Link-belt, making the correct number 27.
Eight machines of this make reported at Streator last year, and two
at Reed City, are not included in the returns for this year. Of this
class of machines, one has been added at Odin, three at Wolcott, and
two at Farmington, making 23 in all, or a reduction of four from the
number returned last year. The number of Yock machines has de-
creased from 16 to 1 2. The following is a list of the mines in which
machines are used exclusively, the kind of machine operated, and
the number of tons mined, followed by a list of the mines in which
a part only of the output is mined by machines:
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
Mines in Which Machines Are Used Exclusively.
LV
Company.
Madison Coal Co., No. 2
Consolidated Coal Co., No. 6
Madison Coal Co., No. 5
Taylorville Coal Co
Westville Coal Co
Consolidated Coal Co., No. 8
Mt. Olive & Staunton Coal Co
Madison Coal Co., No. 4
Consolidated Coal Co., Abbey, No. 3
No. 7
Heinz Blufif
" No. to
Big Muddy Coal & Iron Co., No. 6..
Odin Coal Co
Hillsboro Coal Co
Consolidated Coal Co , Gillespie....
Centralia Mining & Mf g Co
O. & M. Valley Coal & M. Co., No. 2|
Chicago-Virden Coal Co., No. 1
Girard Coal Co
Consolidated Coal Co., Trenton
White Oak..
Trenton Coal <>c Light Power Co
Glen dale Coal Co., No. 1
Consolidated Coal Co., Hornsby....
Ohio Valley Coal & Coke Co
Madison Coal Co., No. 3
Oakland Coal Co
Lebanon Coal & Mining Assn
Consolidated Coal Co., No. 4
Schurman...
Troy
" " Green Mt...
Richland ...
Location.
Glen Carbon..
Staunton
Mt. Olire
Taylorville ...
Westville
Mt. Olive
Staunton
Glen Carbon .
Collins
Staunton
Collinsville...
Mt. Olive"
Murphysboro
Odin
Hillsboro
Gillespie
Centralia
Marion
Virden
Girard
Trenton
Marrissa
Trenton
Belleville
Hornsby
Spillertown ..
Edwardsville
Belleville
Lebanon
Belleville
Troy
Belleville.
Henrietta Coal Co
Consolidated Coal Co., Rose Hill...
William McNeil & Co
Edwardsville
Belleville
Bunker Hill..
Machines.
Ingersoll-Serg'nt.
Harrison
Yock
Ingersoll-Serg'nt.
14 [Harrison
Jeffrey
Harrison
Jeffrey
Ingersoll-Serg'nt.
Harrison
5 LLink-Belt
5 'Morgan-Gardner
12 j Harrison
6 Jeffrey
Link-Belt
8 Ingersoll-Serg'nt.
12
4 iHarrison
8 Ingersoll Sere'nt.
6 Chouteau
1 'Sullivan
10 'Harrison
6 jSuUivan
7 Ingersoll-Serg'nt
Yock
Harrison
2 Morgan. Gardner.'
2 Harrison
.1 ■• I
293, 559
271, 664
268.077
255.000
251.624
225,419
219,229
218.697
188,415
160,104
154,294
150.934
146.346
142.574
127.035
113,907
111.271
110.843
101.422
83.425
80.048
76,040
75.658
74. 40O
70, 344
65,926
56, 778
.3i,406
49. 177
43,741
41.';S0
S'.i. 708
:^T. 445
34.756
31,015
24.015
7.220
LVI STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Mines in Which Machines Are Used Exclusively. — Concluded.
Location.
Machines.
No.
Name.
William Jamieson & Co
Raymond
/ 1
1 1
2
Ingrersoll-Serg'nt.
} 4,290
Golden Eagle
Ingersoll-Sergr'nt.
4.118
300
4, 467, 704
Mines in Which Only Part of the Output is Cut by Machines.
Company.
Himrod Coal Co., No. 2
Kelleyville Coal Co., No. 3
Himrod Coal Co., No. 1
Big Muddy C. & Iron Co., No. 1
Harrison
Soreuto Prospecting & Mining Co..
Kellyville Coal Co.. No. 2
Athens Mining Co
Gartside Coal Co.. No. 4
Willis Coal & Mining Co
Newsam Brothers
Gartside Coal Co
Brookside Coal Co., No, 1
Moweaqua Coal Mining Co
Gardner- Wilmington Coal Co
Brookside Coal Co., No. 2
Gartside Coal Co., No. 1
Big Muddy Coal & Iron Co., No. 7..
Glenburn Coal Co
Consolidated Coal Co., Reineke
Mt. Vernon Coal Co
Muddy Valley Mining & Mf g Co ... .
Whitebreast Fuel Co
Reed City Coal Co
Farmington Coal Co
Total— 25 mines
Westville.
Murphysboro
Sorento
Westville
Athens
Murphysboro .
Willisville
Peoria
Murphysboro .
Grape Creek . .
Moweaqua
Clark City
Grape Creek...
Murphysborol ,
Herrins
Glenburn
Belleville
Mt. Vernon....
Hallidayboro..
Dunfermline..,
Wolcott
Farmington . . .
Sullivan .
Jeffrey...,
Harrison
Yock
Sullivan .
Harrison
IngersoU-Serg'nt,
■Jeffrey
IngersoU-Serg'nt,
Link.Belt
•Jeffrey
IngersoU-Serg'nt,
Morgan Gardner..
Harrison
Sullivan
IngersoU-Serg'nt.
Morgan-Gardner ,
IngersoU-Serg'nt.
•Jeffrey
Harrison
Jeffrey
Sullivan
IngersoU-Serg'nt.
Sullivan
Link-Belt I
215,876
178,956
V 175,132
107,921
97,557
94,455
72, 102
71,471
60,000
56, 666
} 54,718
53,335
50,000
} 49,081
42,076
40.000
33,053
28,305
28,200
25,543
24,307
23,433
18, 321
10, 000
7,150
1,617,658
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
LVII
The former list contains five and the latter four more mines than re-
ported last year, and evidences the gradual encroachment of this
agency as a factor in production.
Consumption of Powder.
Table XXXIV. — Distribution of Podirer to Long-wall and Pillar-
and-room mi^ies, by Districts.
District.
Tons
pro-
duced
without
powder.
Long-wall
MINES.
PiLLAR-AND-KOOM
Mines.
All Mines.
Kegs. Tons.
Keg-.
Tons.
Kegrs.
Tons.
First
Second
Third
Fourth*
Fifth
1,076,333
1,786,211
103,846
178,810
40,458
25,983
2,305
615
1.007
100
2,238,640
1,980.029
4,338
460.873
fii n?n
22,397
51,822
22,945
69,308
100,637
68,860
79.260
1,296,676
1,345,971
724,794
2,896,864
4,749,606
4,283,258
3,391,736
24,702
52,437
22.945
70,315
100,737
68,860
79, 267
3,535,316
3,326,000
729, 132
3,357.737
4,810,626
Sixth
4. 283, 258
Seventh
7[ Strip 640
3.392.376
The State
3.211,6411 4,034 4,745,540
415.229
18,688,905
419,263
23,434,445
* 1.007 kegs of powder weie used at 4 strip mines in Vermilion county. The product of
these mines are classed long-wall.
It will be observed that but a very small percentage of the total
tonnage is reduced without explosives. In the three tables following
will be found the average amount of powder used by the miners
where the coal is mined before blasting, and where it is blasted from
the solid, and the average number of tons produced by each method,
for each keg of powder consumed:
Table XXX\ .—Poivder Used in Mines Where the Coal is Under-
cut Before Blasting.
District.
Kegs ,
consumed.
Miners
employed.
Tons
produced.
Kegs 1 Tons
per man.iper keg.
7,392
813
3,668
659
1.683,086! 2.01 227.70
Second
Third
306.714 1.23 377.26
Fourth
Fifth
Si.xth
17,591
14,212
17, 980
25.059
1,403
2,351
2.101
1,259,433 12.54 71.59
2.233,068 4.90 157.12
2.191.949 7,60 121.91
Seventh
The State
1,415,201| 11.93 56.47
83,047
13.084
9,089.451
6.34j 109.45
LVIIl
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Table XXXVI. — Powder Used in Mines Where the Coal is Blasted
Without Undercutting.
District.
Kegs
consumed.
Miners
employed.
Tons ^
produced.
Kegs
per man.
Tons
per keg.
First
15.389
46,482
45, 920
83.725
50.880
54,208
936
1,722
1.248
2.427
3.195
2,581
648,575
1,069,558
625,286
1,509.866
2.438,463
2,065,326
1,977,175
16.44
27.00
18.38
18.92
26.21
19.71
22.60
42.14
Second
23.01
Third
27.25
32.88
Fifth.
29.11
Sixth
40.58
Seventh
36.47
The State
319,549
14,507
10,334,249
22.03
32.34
Table XXXVII. — Powder Used in Mines Where the Coal is Both
Blasted from the Solid and Undercut Before Blasting.
District.
Kegs
consumed.
Miners
employed.
Tons ^
produced.
Kegs
per man.
Tons
per keg.
First
1,921
5,142
6,804
2,800
202
261
413
141
127.322 9.51
66.28
Second
Fourth
163,517
409,628
98,637
19.70
16.47
19.86
16.39
31.80
60.20
Fifth
35.23
Total
16,667
1,017
799. 104
47.95
Aside from the increase resulting from greater production, the
only important difference from a similar table published last year, is
in the number of kegs consumed and tons produced in mines where
the coal is undercut before blasting. Last year the report for this
class of mines showed that 41,495 kegs of powderproduced 3,729,183
tons of coal, an average of 89.87 tons per keg. This year 83,017 kegs
were consumed, and 9,089,451 tons were produced, or an average of
109.45 tons per keg.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
LIX
Fatal Accidents in Mines.
No question connected with the mining industry excites so much
interest and sympathy as that relating to the number of men whose
lives are sacrificed in the prosecution of the business. The loss is
continuous, and, as the record shows, varies substantially with the
extent of operations. Only at rare intervals, like the awful catas-
trophe at Braidwood in 1883, where 69 miners were drowned, is the
ratio materially disturbed. In point of production the present year
eclipses that of any other in the history of the State. It also returns
the largest death list, excepting the year of the Diamond disaster
here noted. The number of fatal casualties that have occurred dur-
ing the year, and their relation to the number of men employed and
the number of tons produced, by districts, and for the State, is here
presented:
Table XXXVIIL— i^a/oZ Casualties, hij Districts, 1899.
District.
Number
liilled.
Number
of
employes.
Number of
tons of
coal mined
Number of
employes
to each
death.
Number of
tons of coal
mined to
each death
First.
7
12
4
14
22
14
7,498
6.631
1,799
4.655
6,401
5.008
4,991
3,535,316
3,326,000
729, 132
3,357,737
4,810,626
4.283.258
3,392,376
1,071
553
450
423
457
228
357
505, 045
277, 167
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
305.249
343 616
Sixth
Seventh
194, 694
242,313
The State
84
36.991
23,434.445
440
278,982
While the number of fatal accidents would seem to sustain a certain
relation to the output for the State, the rule, however, does not hold
good for the districts, as the number killed in the several districts
has no apparent connection with the number of employes, or between
the number employed and the tons i^roduced. The total number of
fatal accidents for the year is 84, an increase of nine over those re-
ported for 1893. An examination of the following table will show
that, as compared with last year, the number of employes to each
death is less, while the number of tons of coal mined to each life
LX STATISTICS OF LABOR.
lost is somewhat more. Considered from the standpoint of total ton-
nage for the State, the proportion of fatal accidents is less than last
year, while the number of days of active operation, which to some
extent measured the dangers, exceeds those of any year subsequent
to 1893.
Table XXXIX— Fatal Accidents for 17 years.
Number
killed.
Total
number of
employes.
Total
number of
tons of
coal mined.
Number
of em-
ployees to
each life
lost.
Number of
tons of coal
produced
to each
life lost.
1890
1891
*134
46
39
52
41
55
42
53
Average 17 years ,
23,939
25,575
25,436
25.846
26,804
29, 410
30,076
28,574
32,951
33.632
35,390
32, 635
31,962
33,054
33,788
35,026
123,456
208,075
834,459
175.241
423,066
328. 181
017,298
274,727
660,698
062,276
949,564
113,576
735,864
786,626
.072,758
.434,445
,047,036
179.6
566
652.4
497
654
534.7
716.1
539.1
549
580
513
453.3
426.2
429.2
489.7
467
440
90,474
265, 393
303,448
214,909
303,002
260,512
333,745
286,316
261,012
313,372
289, 124
237.688
236.478
256.969
290,910
247,991
278,982
473.7
248.000
*69 men drowned by the flooding of the Diamond mine. Braidwood. and 10 men killed by
an explosion at Coulterville.
The two tables following represent the number of fatal accidents
for the year and for a series of years, and the causes producing
them:
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
Table XL-
-Faial Accidents, hij Causes, 1899, wiili Totals and
Averages for Ten Years.
District.
1
a
1
Cause.
m
Em
1
t
j
s
1
1
Black
Cages
Explo
Fallin
Fallin
Fallin
Flying
Gas ..
damp
2
1
2 38
1
6
2
1
4
1
1
5 95
1 19
^ coal and rock .
2
9
1
'
14
2
9
1
60 !'>
1 19
coal
2
1
3 57
1
Machi
Pit cai
Prema
Railro
Scalde
Trapd
White
Unknc
To
3
1
1
1
1
1
3 57
-s .
2
2
7 15
1 19
d in sump
1 19
oor
1
1.19
1
1 19
wn
1
14
5
19
16
16
15
25
11
20
11
1 19
tals.1899
7 I 12
19
10
14
15
19
10
24
12
11
84
75
69
77
75
72
57
60
53
4
4
4
4
16
10
12
11
9
10
22
8
11
4
14 100 00
1898
11
18
16
19
17
10
15
16
10
9
11
12
9
5
1
4
5
~78~
7.8
17
.
' 1897
5
.
1896
10 i
1895
1894
.
1893 . .
1892
1891
.
1890
Aggregates
691
69.1
141
14.1
84
8.4
145
14.5
152
15.2
45
4.5
46
4.6
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Table XLI — Fatal Accidents for Twelve Years, by Leading
Causes.
Cause.
1888
1889
1890
1891
1892
1893 1894
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
1
ill
2
4
5
92
46
5
466
46
10
31
51
13
1
25
788
0.25
9
2
3
4
1
26
2
1
4
4
36
5
3
1
11
4
2
33
1
1
4
2
4
4
1
28
8
3
2
6
1
6
4
48
3
3
2
1
8
8
43
5
6
2
12
38
9
5
11
11
2
11.67
5.84
■Coal and other things falling
0.64
Falling coal rock etc.
33
4
41
6
1
2
7
1
46
5
2
1
1
43
^1
59.14
5.84
1
7
2
1
1
6
1
9
84
1.27
Fire-damp and gas
3.92
6
1
5
6.48
1.65
White damp
0.13
Other causes
~J5
5
77
3
4
74
3.17
55
42
58
60
57
69
72
100.00
As noted in former reports, the majority of fatal accidents are
•caused by falling coal and rock at the face of the workings, a source
of danger to which the average workman is constantly exposed.
While association with the ordinary risks which all miners assume,
may, in time, develop a degree of indifference, the sources of danger
are so numerous and uncertain, that most of the fatal accidents may
safely be ascribed to causes unseen and therefore unpreventable,
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
Table XLII. — Perceniages of Fatal Accidents Caused bij Fidlhuj
Roof or Sides, for Seventeen Years, by Districts.
Year.
First, becoud. Third. Fourth. Fifth. Sixth. Seventh
1883
8.9
1884
27.3
1885
60
1886
64.3
1887
71.4
1888
84.2
1889
57.1
1890
93.8
1S92
80
1893
88.2
1891
68.4
1895
50
1896
77.8
1897
72.7
1898
66.7
1899
85.7
17 years. 55.3
100
83.3
20
50
100
60
44.4
58.3
36.4
44.4
50
33.3
40.
82.4
66.7
33.3
45.5
60
50
50
80
44.4
45.5
66.6
50
43.75
75
25
50
40
75
43
58.3
71.4
46.2
72.7
63.6
55
54.5
56.3
18.8
57.9
100
72.7
50
63 6
65.5
50
40
41.2
64.3
50
The State.
Total Per
deaths, cent.
30
56.5
51.3
61.5
67.9
55
49.1
58.3
50.7
53.3
66.7
58.1
60.7
55.9
The above presents a record for a period of seventeen years, of
the percentages of all deaths which have befallen miners in this State,
from falling coal in each of the several districts, and the table fol-
lowing shows the occupation and conjugal relation of the killed:
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Table XLIII. — Occupation and Conjugal Relation of Killed.
Districts abd Number of
Fatal Casualities in Each
1
a
s .
CO
Conjugal Re-
lation.
i
O :r
Occupation.
Si
o
i
P
1
"Si
is
it
Cagers
i!
1
1
5
d
1
1
....
5
2
2
36
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
26
1
1
Check weighman . ...
1
....
1
1
1
^
1
1
2
^
1
2
2
5 S
13
32
5
4
128
3
5
7
Machine helpers
1
9
.! ,
6
Miners
7
10
4
10
13
1
J fi.
14H
1
84
4
Stable boss
1
^
1
....
1
1
14
46
150
1
Totals
7
12
4
11
14
22
189
Of the 84 killed, 50 were married and 34 single. The former left
46 widows and 150 children. We have here a total of 84 lives lost,
and 189 persons left dependent, as a partial result of the years opera-
tions—a loss not much less than that sustained by the government
in its war to destroy Spanish domination in the western hemisphere.
The following table, which concludes this branch of the subject, sets
forth the essential details for each district, for the past seventeen
years:
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
Table XLIV. — Fated Accidents from Falls in Mines and from Oilier
Causes, ivitJi Averages and Percentages for Seventeen Years.
First.
Second Third
Sev-
enth.
1883.
1881.
1885.
1889.
1890.
US91.
1892.
1S93.
1891.
1895.
1896.
1897.
75
84
1,100
Averages ,
Percentages.. 55.31 44.7
Non-Fatal Accidents.
The tables following contain statistics relative to accidents of this
class, showing the number hy districts for the present year, for a
series of years, particular occupations of those injured, conjugal rela-
tion of the injured, and the causes of accidents and time lost; also
the percentages from year to year of men employed, tons produced,
men killed and men injured:
-E C. R.
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Table XLV —Non-Fatal Accidents, by DistiHcts, 1899.
District.
Number of
men
injured.
^^^^
Number of
employes
to one man
injured.
Number of
tons of coal
mined TO one
man injured
First
Second
Third
148
93
17
119
68
92
60
597
i
7,498 3,535,316
6,631 3,326,000
1,799 729,132
4,655 - 3,357,737
6,401 4 Sin 626
51
71
106
39
94
54
83
23,887
35, 763
42,890
28,216
Fifth . . ....
70 745
Sixth
Seventh
5,008
4,999
4,283,258
3,392,376
46,557
56,540
The State
36,991
23,434,445
62
39 '54
Table XLVI. — Non- Fatal Accidents for Seventeen Years.
Number of
men
injured,
Total
number
of
employes.
Total
number of
tons of coal
mined.
Number
of employes
to one man
injured.
Number of
tons of coal pro-
duced to one
man injured.
1887.
1888.
Averages, 17 years..
231
23,939
197
25,575
176
25,446
171
25,846
180
26, 804
179
29,410
201
30.076
294
28.5'.4
367
32, 951
370
33,632
403
35.390
521
32,635
605
31, 962
672
33,054
518
33,788
438
35. 026
597
36,991
360
30,653
12,123.456
12.208,075
11,834,459
11,175.241
151
66, 126
12,423,066
149
69,017
14,328,181
164
80,046
14.017,298
150
69, 738
15.274,727
97
51,955
15.660.698
90
42,672
17.062.276
91
46,114
19.949,564
88
49,503
17.113,576
63
32,848
17.735,864
53
29.315
19.786.626
49
29, 444
20.072,758
65
38.751
18,599,299
80
42.464
23.434.445
62
39.254
16.047.036
85
44,575
52, 482
61,970
67,241
Total injured
Total employes
Total tons 17 years.
Average
6,120
521,099
272 799,609
524 tons
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
LXVII
Table XLVII. — Non-Fatal Accidents by Occupation and Districts,
with Totals and Percentages.
Occupation.
District.
Totals.
Per-
First
Second
Third Fourth
1
Fifth
Sixth
Sev-
enth.
ages.
BlHck^iiiith
1
1
1
1
2
8
3
1
131
1
1
1
45
1
21
24
310
1
1
2
1
3
4
1
1
11
4
1
4
4
0 33
Cager<
1
1
1
1
•
1
1
1
1 34
.50
17
Drillers
2
24
19
.33
Drivers
33
1
10
4
17
24
21.94
Fire boss
.17
1
4
.17
Laborers
3
31
1
1
5
53
4
7.54
.17
Loaders
5
20
1
8
6
5
20
3.52
Machine men
1
66
11
4.02
102
51 93
.17
^
.17
Pickers
'
1
33
Pumpmen
1
1
.17
2
.50
2
4
.33
Shovelers
.67
2
.33
Stable boss
1
Superintendent
1
5
.71
1
1
3
1
1
1
1.85
.67
Trackman .
1
.17
1
1
1
2
.67
1
.33
1
1
1 i .17
1 1 .17
Totals
.«
93
17
119
68
92
60
597
100.00
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Table XLVIII. — Conjugal Relation of the Injured and the Time
Lost from Injuries.
District.
Total.
Married.
Single.
Children
Depend-
ents.
No. of
men
reported
as losing
time.
Total
days
lost.
Average
days lost
per man.
First
US
82
48
11
66
27
60
35
66
45
6
53
41
32
25
142
134
31
143
72
178
82
m
182
42
213
73
238
112
137
83
17
118
63
90
47
5,831
3,661
1,108
5,324
2,792
42.6
m
41.1
Third
Fourth
17
119
68
92
65
.14 7
Fifth
44.3
Sixth
3, 147 i 35
Seventh
1
1.460 ! 31
The State....
597
329
268
782
1,061
555
23.323
42
Table XhlX.— Causes of Non-Fatal Accidents, hjj Districts
Cause.
District.
The
State.
Per-
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Sev-
enth.
ages.
Cages .
4
93
1
60
1
6
1
2
81
2
2
24
1
4
1
1
6
51
1
20
10
13
335
11
159
8
4
38
1.68
Explosion of powder
Falling coal and roek ....
2.18
56.12
.17
1
1
■
2
.84
Fire damp
1
.84
2
4
4
1.84
2
.33
Machines
2
22
3
3
19
1
6
1
25
3
8
1.00
40
25
1
5
7
1
21
20.63
Premature blasts
1.34
2
4
148
.67
8
7
6.36
Totals
93
17
119
68
92
60
597
100.00
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
Table Ij— Percentages of Non-FaUd Accidents Caused hij Fa 1 1 my
Roof and Sides — Seventeen Years.
Non-Fatal Accidents.
Year.
Non-Fatal
ACCIDENT.S.
Year.
Total.
Falling
roof
and
sides.
All
Other
causes.
Per cent
caused
by fall-
ing roof
or sides.
Total.
Falling
roof
and
sides.
1
Per cent
All cau.sed
other 1 by fall-
causes, ing roof
or sides.
1883
231
197
176
171
130
135
118
109
101
62
58
62
56
67
98
140
56.28
68.53
67.00
63.74
(58.88
62.58
64.17
66.66
61.85
1892
370
403
234
254
2<}1
136 63.25
1884
1893
149 63 03
1885
1894
1895
521
227 56 43
1886
605 338
672J 373
518 :<ift
267 55.87
1887
180 124
179 112
201 129
i
294 196
367 227
1896
299 55, 51
1888
1897
208 59.85
1889
1898
438
597
252
186 60.87
1890
1899
335' 262 56 12
Total ...
1891
fi 190
3,670' 2,450 60.00
Table LI — Total Number Killed and Injured, icith Percodages
of all Accidents Occasioned by Falling Roof or Sides During
Seventeen Years— 1883-1899.
Year.
Killed. Injured. Total.
Pek Cent.
Killed. Injured.! Total.
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
1892
1893
1891
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
17 years
231
197
176
171
180
179
201
294
367
370
6.120
365
243
215
1:23
221
234
243
317
427
427
472
30
56.5
51.3
61.5
68.3
60
61.9
67.9
55
49.1
58,3
50.7
53.3
66.7
57.33
60.71
55.91
56.28
68.53
67
63.74
68.88
62.58
64.17
66.66
61.85
63.25
63.03
56.43
55.87
55.51
60.87
56.12
59.97
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Table LII — Percentages of Increase and Decrease from Year to
Year of Men Emjjloyed, Tons Frodnced, Men Killed and Men
Injured.
Year.
Men Employed.
Tons Produced.
Killed.
Injured.
Increase
D'crease
Increase
D'crease
Increase
D'crease
Increase
D'crease
6.83
0.7
65.67
15.22
14.72
1885
0.5
3.06
5.57
10.66
1886
1.57
3.71
9.72
2.26
33.33
2.84
1887
11.17
15.34
21.15
5.26
1888
34.15
0.56
1889
2.17
23.64
12.29
46.27
24.83
0.82
8.92
29.28
16.12
11.07
1890
5.00
8.97
2.53
8.95
16.92
26.2
13.2
1891
15.31
2.07
5.23
5.00
1893
21.05
4.35
4.17
2.67
1894
7.78
2.06
14.22
1895
3.64
11.56
1.45
1896
3.42
3.66
5.61
1897
10.4
8.04
1898
7.34
8.7
12.00
15.44
1899
26.00
36.3
Nationality of Coal Miners and Coal Mine Employes.
In the preparation of this year's report, the Mine Inspectors were
requested to furnish this office with a list, showing the nationality of
all classes of employes engaged in the coal industry. It will be ob-
served that, of the total employes reported, 43 per cent are natives.
Americans, English, Scotch and Irish comprise 62 per cent of all
employes. Of the foreign speaking element, the German predomi-
nates, representing 11 per cent of the employes. Of the entire num-
ber, 861, or 2 per cent were returned as unknown. The table follow-
ing presents the number and nationality of each in the several
districts:
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Table LIII. — Showing the Nationality
Counties and Districts.
i
S
<
1
ji
i
a
J3
1
d
Grundv
69
468
90
4
842
553
25
553
70
17
230
fi
254
6
305
19
22
126
11
89
18
156
3
298
18
1
67
1,020
Kankakee
61
LaSalle
161
Livingston . ...
30
Will
11
First District . . ..
1,218
«
. 606
244
476
109
1,283
258
86
142
380
817
79
63
49
1,874
291
32
24
150
77
24
11
31
162
6
28
37
22
3
19
194
18
50
29
14
2
4
16
1
8
25
5
3
167
39
63
27
176
30
11
780
Marshall
15
57
p '.
17
9
Roek Inland
■^tark
Woodford
2
33
18
40
640
279
327
91
535
61
879
Brown
22
875
25
104
146
35
47
3
145
1
14
99
37
5
24
Fulton
41
31
1
5
7
8
3
16
1
5
1
McDonough
4
5
Third District
1,254
264
54
53
47
35
2
5
Ca^is
9
110
36
58
294
95
1,181
1
30
19
20
51
37
143
7
14
15
1
79
5
11
26
30
58
16
154
3
2
4
5
2
41
86
34
37
52
51
217
4
3
4
30
McLean
Menard
Tazewell
Vermilion
4
4
68
102
Fourth District
1,783
301
128
300
57
477
80
140
Calhoun
Christian
9
739
32
6
831
361
8
1.252
38
94
20
15
1
107
14
3
185
7
10
16
2
64
13
76
3
3
31
2
6
118
20
1
341
3
12
3
32
12
6
34
1
5
674
30
6
12
Jersey.;
17
5
50
Montgomery
37
55
339
20
69
Scott
Shelby
6
3
11
Fifth District
3,370
364
n.
537
.0,
1.095
51
179
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
of (lU Employes at the Mines in the State.
Counties and Districts.
75 o
I ^
Grundy
Kankakee .
LaS.ilIe
Livingston.
Will
First District .
3.298
210
3,570
Bureau
Henry
Marshall —
Mercer
Peoria
Rock Island.
Stark
Woodford . . .
Second District.
tsrown
Fulton
Hancock
Knox
McDonough.
Schuyler
Warren
Third District
Cass
Logan
Macon
McLean . ..
Menard —
Tazewell ..
Vermilion ,
Fourth District .
3,071
283
681
790
1,133
149
82
442
j
!
1
20
i 14
1
879
50
1
20
Macoupin .
207
3
.::.::.. 36
1 37
[ 1
2.175
Montgomery
511
1
13
Sangamon
Scott
Shelby
32
4
6
116
■■■'29
4 8
4
2,507
53
173
6
Fifth District
250
6]
202
55
6,401
-F C. R.
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Nationality of Employes
Table LIII.
Counties and Districts.
1
1
1
i
i
i
i
1
Bond
15H
182
485
659
974
5
12
87
19
250
3
8
20
20
45
4
25
72
16
46
>
1
34
10
249
226
162
684
2
2i
9
19
Clinton.
4
124
Marion
St. Clair
24
43
2,456
373
96
163
, 70
1.331
51
195
Gallatin
68
11
1.080
67
20
1.016
359
159
43
1,178
1
2
1
2
::::::::
Jackson
31
4
2
100
43
4
3
45
7
4
i3
5
4
29
25
6
9
27
128
1
Perry
io
4
1
77
32
3
29
15
12
6
68
17
5
1
138
Seventli District
4,001
234
60
100
29
189
19
m
The State
15,580
3,394
1,412
2,086
645
4.138
373
3.016
Percentages
43.12
9.40
3.«
5.77
1.79
11.45
1.03
8.35
A general recapitulation of all the principal totals presented by
the returns from the seven inspection districts will be found in the
following table. Succeeding this appears the reports of the State
Inspectors for the several districts of the State, followed by an
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
at the Mines.
— Concluded.
Counties and Districts.
11
Hungarian.
1
•1
1
fi
tag
Total.
181
Clinton.
2
79
482
8
66
12
4
12
3
63
3
1,295
927
St Clair.
13
2,123
82
21
82
15
73
5.008
73
Hamilton
11
1,295
85
Johnson .
26
1
1
12
1,336
1
486
Saline
::r:::::::
173
11
87
5
1.427
2
1
23
6
4,999
1
975
m
2.133
«,
.«
619
861
36,991
Percentages
..,0
2.14
5.9
.35
:.»
1.71
1
appendix containinothe register of certificated mine managers: hoist-
ing engineers; mine examiners; inspection fee accounts; the revised
mining law and other acts relating to mining, also the reports of the
Superintendents of the Free Employment Offices for a period of nine
weeks to October 1. 1899.
STATISTICS or LABOR.
Table LIV. — Recapiiulation
STATISTICS OF COAL MINING IN ILLINOIS
a
I
o
1
a
3
2;
Mines.
Product.
Values.
Districts.
i
a
a
0
a
3
'A
a
_g
'S
a
1
m
a
I
i
a
§
T3
n
1
1
a
0
1
1 1
p.
a
a
1
0
0
'6
IX)
0
I-
a.
1
0
II
> 3
||
<
First
5
8
7
7
10
10
52
84
185
211
87
87
104
131
889
37
45
23
37
51
72
57
322
47
140
188
50
36
32
74
567
11
25
53
3
11
13
15
131
13
24
59
10
3
7
7
123
3.535,316
3,326,000
729,132
3,357,737
4,810.626
4,283,258
3.392,376
23.434,445
-
2.677,359
2,669,631
600,280
2.404,385
3,480,311
3,294,077
2,301,555
17,427,598
857.957
656,369
128,852
953,352
1,330,315
989, 181
1.090,821
6,006,847
2,999,604
2,877,142
561.664
2.746.842
4.095,235
3,673,707
3.064,957
20,019,147
.?3. 368, 762
3,475.973
696,505
2.573,100
3.318.120
2.653,912
2,322,098
18.408,470
81.139
Second
Third
1.191
1.07
Fourth
Fifth
.8513
.8215
Sixth
.7169
Seventh
Totals ....
.8224
*$0.9186
* Average value of other grades, pef ton: First district. 59.6 cents; second district. 44
cents; third district. 41.3 cents; fourth district, 55.09 cents; iifth district. 34.56 cents; sixth
district. 29.5 cents; seventli district. 39.35 cents.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
I>ij Districts.
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1899.
Employes.
P
III
2;
Wages.
s
i
o
I'd
as
Machines.
Casual- •
TIES.
1
o
^%
a
o
Average price
paid per
gross ton.
Total amount of wages
paid during the year
to all employes ex-
cepting oflScu help.
a
3
a
S
o
6
3
a
1
a
3
a
s
3
OS
1
1
3
a
S
o
a
11
1=
2-3
1^
5,688
1,810
$7,498
188
567
$0,596
$0.37
§2,835,177
27,002
1
9
42.076
7
.«
!
3 18
4,920
1,711
6,631
181.5
645
.577
.27
2.508,457
53.458
2
9
64. 718
12
9,
3; 12
1
1.415
384
1,799
146.3
198
.475
.»
519,883
23, 112
2
4
25.471
4
17
3
8
3,056
1,599
4.655
199
426
.431
.291
2,084,107
70, 924
9
66
1,083.361
11
119
5
23
4.421
1,980
6,401
190
621
.403
.324
2,655,965
100, 756
15
144
1,892,040
14
68
1
9 33
3,583
1,425
5.008
196.8
5.2
.40
.329
2. 182, 747
68,883
23
144
2, 169, 951
22' 92
14 38
1
3,366
1.633
4,999
159
557
.345
.281
1,820,219
79.348
12
64
807,692
14 60
9
23
26,449
10,542
36,991
3,526
$14,616,555
423,483
64
440
6,085.312
84 597
46
155
174.6
♦SO. 471
tSO.3134
1
i
■'i
* Average price for 16.861.487 gross tons; average price for i
8G.1 cents per ton.
t Average price for 6,085.312 tons mined by machine. 120..;
district and paid for at $1.50 per day.
lining 367.281 screened tons.
55 tons mined in the fourth
-G C. R.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE SEVERAL
State Inspectors of Coal Mines
FIRST INSPECTION DISTRICT— 1899.
Counties: Grundy, Kankakee, LaSalle, Livingston, Will.
Hector McAllister, Inspector, Streator.
Hon. David Ross, Secretary,
State Bureau of Labor Statistics, Springfield, Illinois:
Sir:— In compliance with section 12 of the mining law of this State, I here-
with submit the sixteenth annual report of the coal mines in the First Inspec-
tion District, for the year ending June 30, 1899. This report presents tabu-
lated statements showing the number of mines in operation, both shipping
and local; the depth of coal below the surface; the geological number and
thickness of the various seams; the number of new and abandoned mines;
the total number of persons employed at each mine; the number of tons of
lump coal, and of other grades, with the average value of both at the mines;
the aggregate value of the total product; the number of kegs of powder used;
the casualties in and around the mines; the number of widows and orphans,
and the number of days of active operation in all mines in the district.
The following is a summary of the statistics for the year:
Total number of mines
Number of shipping mines
Number of local mines
Number of new mines
Number of abandoned mines
Number of miners
Number of other employes
Total number of employes
Number of fatal accidents
Number of non-fatal accidents
Number of wives made widows
Number of children made fatherless
Total tons of coal produced
Tons of lump
Tons of other grades
Average value per ton of lump coal at the mine l
Average value of other grades per ton
Aggregate value of total product
Average price paid per gross ton for hand mining
Average price paid per gross ton for machine mining
Average number of days of active operation
Number of mines operated by hand mining
Mines using machines
Number of kegs of powder used
Tons of coal cut by machines
Number of machines in use
Number of tons of coal shipped
Tons sold to loi^al trade
Tons consumed at the plant
Tons of coal mined to each fatal accident
Tons of coal mined to each non-fatal accident
Number of employi^s per fatal accident
Number of employes per non-fatal accident
84
37
47
11
13
lisio
7,498
7
148
3
18
3. 535, 316
2.H77,359
857,957
81.139
SO. 401
S3. 368. 762
SO. 596
SO. 37
188. 2
83
1
27,002
42,076
9
2,999.604
438, 152
97,560
505, 045
23.887
1,071
51
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Coal production by counties in the First District, with increase or decrease
in each, for the years ended June 30, 1898, and 1899:
Total Output of all Grades
of Coal in Tons.
Increase.
Counties.
1898.
1899.
Decrease.
796.249
84,632
1,165,490
122,087
40, 904
1,280,332
129,018
1,975,939
117, 248
32,779
484,083
44.386
810,449
Kankakee
LaSalle
4,839
Will :: :.■■■■■:::
8,125
2,209,362
3,535.316
1,338,918
12, 964
1, 338, 918
Decrease
12. 964
1,325,954
The district shows an increase in output over that of 1898 of 1,325,954 tons,
or 60.6 per cent. The largest increase is in LaSalle county, which is 810,449
tons, or 69.5 per cent. Grundy county comes next with an increase of 484,093
tons, or 60.8 per cent, and Kankakee shows an increase of 44,386 tons, or 52.4
per cent. Will county shows a decrease of 8,125 tons and Livingston county
4,839 tons.
Neiv Mines .—GvViTL^y county. — The Chicago, Wilmington & Vermilion Coal
Co. has opened a new mine in Grundy county, three and a half miles from
Gardner. A town site has been located, which will bear the name of South
Wilmington. About twenty houses have been built and many others are in
course of construction. The shaft is 189 feet to the coal, which is No. 2 of
the geological section; a new steel tower has been erected; the engine and
boiler houses are covered with galvanized corrugated iron; a shaker screen
has been put in, and the plant is in every way first class and intended for a
large output.
The Star Coal Co. has reopened its No. 1 mine at Carbon Hill, Grundy
county. This mine was destroyed by fire two years ago. The company has
erected a new tower, engine house, and all necessary out-buildings, and the
plant has been put in first class condition.
James Heather has opened a new mine near Morris.
Tasdal Bros, have opened a new mine at Nettle Creek, about nine and a
half miles northwest of Morris.
John Telfer has opened a new mine near Morris.
George R. Blair has reopened his No. 4 mine near Morris.
William Wood has abandoned his mine at Morris and sunk a new shaft
about 400 feet west of the old one.
Milo E. Howe purchased the mine formerly operated by Charles Heather,
but abandoned the same after operating it a short time.
Thomas Fleming & Co. have purchased the mine formerly operated by
William Laherty, near Morris.
COAL IN ILLINOIS. D
La Salle county. — Price, Jones & Co., have opened a new mine one mile
north-west of Streator.
Bargreeu Bros., have opened a new mine one mile south-west of Streator.
James Penman has opened a new mine one mile southwest of Streator.
Dawson iS: Gray have opened a new mine near Streator.
J. C. Dawson & Co., have opened a new mine at Deer Park.
Livingston county. — A. W. Pank & Co., have opened a new mine two miles
south of Streator.
Abandoned 7)iines. — A. M. Barackman has abandoned his mine at Coalville,
Livingston county, and purchased the mine formerly operated by Oscar
Kimes, of the same place. He has put in a switch from the Santa Fe rail-
road to the mine, and has also erected a new tower, put in a pair of hoisting
engines and a fan, and now has the mine in first class condition,
L. A. Munts & Sons have abandoned their mine at Streator and opened a
new mine about one mile northwest of Streator, in Livingston county.
Joseph Kilburn has abandoned his mine near Streator, in Livingston county.
Edgar Hamilton has abandoned his mine near Streator, in Livingston
couut5^
The Kimes Cooperative Co., opened a new mine in Coalville, but abandon-
ed the same after operating about six months.
The Chicago, Wilmington & Vermilion Coal Co., has abandoned its "R"
shaft near Braidwood, Grundy county.
The Gardner Wilmington Coal Co., has abandoned its mine at Gardner,
Kankakee county.
The Pontiac Coal Co., Poutiac, Livingston county, has abandoned the No.
2 seam; there being so many faults and slips in the coal, it would not pay to
operate it, and have commenced developing seam No. 5 of the geological sec-
tion.
William Thomas & Co., have leased the mine formerly operated by D. W.
Thorne, one-half mile west of Streator.
Henry Wonders has leased the mine formei'ly operated byC. G. Darm, one
mile south of Streator.
Charles Kain has abandoned his mine at Deer Park, La Salle countj'.
Prospective Mines. — The Campus Coal Co., has sunk a new shaft two miles
north of Campus, Livingston county, on the Wabash railroad; the shaft is
255 feet deep to No. 2 seam of the geological section; the coal is 3^^ feet
thick. In sinking the company passed through a seam of coal 12 feet thick,
4 feet above the 3^2 foot seam. At the present time the company is develop-
ing the thicker seam.
The Star Coal Co., of Streator, is now sinking a shaft near its No. 2 mine
at Kangley, La Salle county, to the No. 2 seam, which is 210 feet below the
surface.
The Big Four Wilmington Coal Co., has sunk a slope at its "Marie" mine
as a traveling way for the employes; there is also a good escape shaft at this
mine. This company is now sinking a slope, dipping about 25 degrees, one
b STATISTICS OF LABOK.
mile from this mine. This will be a new departure from hoisting coal out of
a vertical shaft in this district and the result will be looked upon with much
interest.
Improvements. — The Star Coal Co., at its No. 2 mine at Kangley, La Salle
county, has sunk an air shaft at the face of the north workings, and has also
made connections with an old shaft on the west side, which has greatly im-
proved the ventilation of the mine.
The Chicago, Wilmington & Vermilion Coal Co., at Streator, has put in an
electric haulage plant at its No. 2 mine. One locomotive is already in opera-
tion, and the second one will be put in operation in a short time.
The La Salle Carbon Coal Co., La Salle, has erected a new 14 foot fan of
their own design, to take the place of the 10 foot fan formerly in operation at
its Union mine, which has greatly improved the ventilation. A shaker screen
has also been put in at this mine.
Fatal Accidents. — September 16, 1898, John Robinson, a miner, aged 49
years, married, was fatally injured by a fall of rock at the face of his room
in the Star Coal Company's mine No. 3, Carbon Hill, Grundy county. De-
ceased had cut up one side of the brushing and entered a wedge over the top,
intending to take it down, but, it being quitting time, he went home, intend-
ing to take it down in the morning. However, he neglected to do so, and
commenced to load coal without examining the rock. About 10 a. m. the rock
fell on him, crushing him so that he died about 3 p. m. He leaves a widow
and six children, of whom two are dependent.
This accident was due to his own negligence. With proper care in taking
the rock down, or putting a prop under it, the accident would have been
avoided.
September 27, 1898, James Fairley, a miner, aged 22 years, single, was in-
stantly killed by a fall of rock in the Star Coal Company's mine No. 3, Car-
bon Hill, Grundy county. Deceased and his partner had been taking down
some rock at the face, and were in the act of cleaning it away, when, with-
out any warning, a great mass of rock fell on him, resulting as stated.
October 27, 1898, Gus Downey, miner aged 45 years, single, was instantly
killed by a fall of rock at the face of his room in the sixth right, northeast
entry in the Chicago, Wilmington & Vermilion Coal Company's mine No. 1,
at Heenanville, La Salle county. Deceased and his partner had been notified
that morning to put more props in their room, as there was a fault or slip in
the roof, running diagonally across the face of the room, which they did be-
fore commencing work. About 2 p. m. they fired a blast in the coal, return-
ing immediately before the smoke had cleared away, when a stone fell on
him, resulting as stated.
January 16, 1899, Edward Wheelwright, miner, aged 60 years, single, was
fatally injured by a fall of rock in his roadway about thirty feet from the face
of his room in the Star Coal Company's No. 2. mine at Carbon Hill, Grundy
county. Deceased was eating dinner at the time of the accident. A piece of
rock fell on him, breaking one of his legs and seriously injuring him about
the back. He died two days after receiving his injuries.
COAL IN ILLINOIS. 7
January 24, 1899, Otto Gribkos, miner, aged 30 years, single, was instantly
killed by a fall of rock at the face of his room, in the No. 1 mine of the La
Lalle County Carbon Coal Co., at La Salle. Deceased had taken off a break
of coal, and instead of propping up his place where he had taken the coal
out, which is customary in long-wall workings, the props being about six feet
from the face, he commenced mining again, and just as he had got down to
work, a large rock, weighing about 3,500 pounds, fell on him, killing him in-
stantly.
January 20, 1899, Peter Herman, miner, aged 48 years, married, was in-
stantly killed by the ascending cage, about 3:30 p. m., in the Chicago, Wil-
mington & Vermilion Coal Company's mine No. 1, at Heenanville, La Salle
county. It appears from the evidence, that deceased, with fifty or sixty
others was at the bottom of the shaft, waiting to go out at quitting time.
The mine manager, Robert Jordan, gave the signal to the eager to quit, as
thej' do not blow the whistle until four o'clock. The eager pulled the empty
car off the cage and told the men to stand back; he then commenced to ring
three bells, and while in the act of ringing, the men in the rear pushed the
men in front onto the cage, when the cage was suddenly started and caught
deceased between the cage and door head, killing him instantl.y. He leaves a
widow and six children, all dependent.
March IG, 1899, John Crossen, miner, aged 50 years, married, was instantly
killed by a fall of rock at the face of his room in the Chicago, Wilmington &
Vermilion Coal Company's mine No. 1, at Heenanville, La Salle county. De-
ceased and his son had put off two blasts, and after waiting a reasonable
time for the powder smoke to clear away, they returned to the face of the
room. The son sounded the roof and thought there was no danger; but there
was a slip running diagonally across the room at the face. The son told his
father to stand back and he would take down the loose coal, but before he
could do so, a large rock fell from the slip in the roof, killing the father in-
stantly. Deceased leaves a widow and six children, two of whom are depen-
dent.
The tables of casualties follow, also the statistical tables by counties, giving
in detail all infoi'mation regarding the industry in the district.
Respectfully submitted.
Hector McAllister,
Streator, Illinois. State Inspector of Jlincs, First District.
STATISIGS OF LABOE.
Fatal Casualties— First District, 1899.
Date.
Name.
<
Occupation.
Residence.
1
0
a
— "5;
3.S
a
p.
Cause of Accident.
1898.
SepUG
.John Robinson
49
45
60
30
48
50
Miner
Carbon liill.
Streator.
1
1
6
'i
1
1
1
4
3
'7
3
13
Falling rock
Oct. 27
1899.
Jan. 16
' ' 94
Edward Wheelright...
Otto Gribkos
ESfe^^"-
..
" 26
Peter Herman .. ..
Streator
1
1
3
1
1
3
6
6
18
Ascending cage
Mar. 16
Total— 7
Recapitulation of Fatal Casualties — First District, 1899.
Residence.
No.
Occupation.
No.
Nature of Casualty
No.
Colliery.
No.
3
1
3
Miner
7
Ascending cage —
Falling rock
1
6
Chi., W. &V. C. Co.,
LaSalle Co. Coal Co..
3
LaSalle
Streator
1
3
,.
7
7
7
Non-Fatal Casualties— First District— July 1, 1899.
03
a
a
0)
<D
"C
sx
2
t
43
cc
0
a
1
1
....
6
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
6
7
1
2
2
1
2
1
3
4
5
6
i
Character of Injury.
July
Sept
P. Amote
.John Smith
J. Asmort
Alix Kinkin
Eli Williams
George Stof an . . .
Mike Imro
Andrew Zunch...
Con Hartnett
Andrew Lotikath
James George
George Tomasko.
John Kolorti ■
Wm. McLuckie ..
John Gasper
Ghas. Pihira
Albert Johnson..
Chas. Anderson..
Martin Cugnot...
Dan Davis
William Beard...
Wm. Kuniciah ...
James Dunn
William Jaeski...
JohnKlousa
John Klousa, Jr..
Carbon Hill.
Streator
Carbon Hill.
Braidwood..
Kangley
Heenanville
Braceville...
Streator!
LaSalle
Streator
Kangley —
Carbon Hill.
Ivangley
Braidwood..
Oglesby
Braidwood,.
Rockwell
Streator .
[iaSalle . .
Leg sprained
Shoulder injured
Eye injured
Leg injured
Ribs broken
Leg injured
Thigh broken
Leg injured
Foot injured
Leg broken
Hand injured
Foot injured
Leg broken
Back injured
Arm injured
Leg injured
Head and back injured
Leg injured
Foot injured
Leg broken
Face cut
Foot injured
Hip injured
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
Non-Fatal Casualties — First District — Continued.
Character of Injury.
1898
Sept
John Jones
Walter Hyson
Andrew Hudak . .
John Clark
A. Komera
Geo. Hepplewhite
John Murphy
Thos. Olver
Mike Peters
26 Mike Jennings . . .
26 James Mulligan..
3 Chas. Thorne
3 George Biros
9 John Shema
14 Frank Hula
14 Gasperdino Rolla
19 Alex Oyes
23 John Gardner..
25 Mike Pack ,
25 A. A. Brown
27|David Johnson.,
29!Jerome Stamful
29 A. Balzarniia
1
5
5
Anton Cisgnik...
James Feeney
James Morison. . .
Anton Nicholetta
Chris White
Fred Hardman...
Nat Offergelt
Barney Gado
Alex Gilmour
William Walker..
M. Fermee
John Ratkey
Pat Woods
B.Beruo
P. Ledger
F. Marietta
J. Borilla
John Fi.sher
Paul Filnito
Allen Hill
John McLean
Peter Martin
Joe Barto
Isaac Painter
3 Luis Bertino
4i A. Perona
7j LawrenceDropuh
10 Joe Sinkula
Pel).
M. Famborine
Thos. Mulligan...
Geo. Ledger
J. Holden
Wm. Murray
William Gaede...
John Bidner
Frank Delancy...
Sam Monahan
A. Holden
25|A. Schorper
30Mathew Reid
SljMike Bognett....
2, John Chrishoure.
7 Anton Vedech
81 J. Pallerson
Streator ....
LaSalle
Streator
Diamond ...
Carbon Hill,
Braidwood..
Oglesby —
LaSalle
Kangley
Pontjac
Streator
Coal City...
Braidwood..
Kangley
Braceville.'.
Fairbury
Ogl.'sby
Kangley —
Carbon Hill.
LaSalle
Carbon Hill,
Diamond ...
LaSalle
Bracerille...
Diamond
Braidwood..
Carbon Hill.
Streator
LaSalle
Carbod Hill.
Braidwood..
Carbon Bill,
Streator
Carbon Hill,
Coal City ...
C. B. June.
Braidwood.-
Streator —
Braceville ..
Braidwood..
LaSalle
Braidwood..
Carbon Hill.
Braidwood..
Carbon Hill.
LaSalle
Streator
LaSalle
Braidwood.
Coal City . .
Carbon Hill
Streator ...
Kangley ...
LaSalle
Carbon Hill,
*Still idle.
t Not returned to work at this date.
Hand injured
Fingers crushed
Foot crushed
Thumb injured
Back injured
Knee injured
Foot injured
Leg broken.
Hip injured
Leg broken
Hip injured
Hand injured
Face and hands burned
Head and shoulder bruised.
Foot crushed
Hand crushed
Foot crushed
Leg broken
Leg and thigh broken
Face and hands burned
Leg broken
Finger smashed
Foot injured
Skull fractured, eye put out.
Legs injured _
Foot bruised
Finger injured
Ribs broken
Bones in hand broken
Both legs cut off ,
Arm broken
Back injured
Body injured
IjCollar bone broken
li Wrist fiactured
IjLeg broken
. .iFoot injured.
Thumb broken.
Leg broken
Hip injured
Back bruised. ..
Side bruised
Foot injured
Side bruised
Back injured...
Foot crushed...
Leg broken
Hand injured
Hand bruised
Collarbone broken.
Finger crushed
Side injured
Foot injured
Leg injured
Leg and ribs fractured.
Thumb crushed
Foot bruised
Knee injured
Body scalded
2 Leg injured
..[Back injured —
3 Side bruised
. .IBack injured —
..'Knee dislocated.
10 STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Non Fatal Casualties — First District. — Concluded.
Date.
Character of Injury.
Feb. 16
" 18
" 18
" 18
" 25
" 25
" 27
" 27
Mar. 5
" 8
" 8
" 8
" 13
" 13
" 15
" 16
" 17
" 20
" 20
" 21
'• 21
" 23
•• 27
" 29
" 30
" 31
" 31
April 4
•' 6
" 6
'• 10
" 18
" 18
" 20
" 21
May 6
'• 8
" 11
" 11
" 12
" 13
" 31
June 2
Peter Rolando —
Matis Spanns
George Gordon...
John Coekburn. ..
Thos. Holliday...
Henry Anderson.
Chas. Rose
D. Gilchrist
Peter Barto
Henry Pasko
A. Dolinski
Joseph Defash...
R. Shorley
Geo. Lisko
Anton Sanmski..
Mat Molinski
A'd'w Merenshok
David M. Jones ..
Marco Vaserilo...
Andrew Slvan —
J. Mollin
M. Koskoski
Lawrence Urlaw.
JohnB. Puella...
Joseph Komp
John Mulligan...
J. Belario
Luke Freme
Wm. Smedley
Joe Mashoda
Joe Sokup
Thos. Alderson..
J. Hugno
Jacob Kreniski. ..
Jas. McVey
John Poot
A. Schonil
M. Tervo
Joe Cimera
C. Pranzkewith..
Wni. Robinson...
Thos. Mortimer..
John Stewart
Mike Leonard
John Gilderman..
Wm. Poppleton..
Henry Sheur
John Moseley.;..
Wm. Moran
August Belat
Thos. Sheradon..
James Cassett
Ed. Smith
,lohu Aehuster...
John Ponk
Diamond.
Streator .
Totals.
Braidwood.
La Salle —
Carbon Hill
Oglesby
30j
26 Carbon Hill
29!La Salle....
26j Carbon Hill
35 Kangley ...
44 Coal City..
35 Braidwood.
251 Streator ...
25lBraceville..
43 Clark City.
40
35 Coal City..
19 La Salle....
45 •'
48 Braeeville..
52 La Salle
34 Braeeville..
27 Carbon Hill
40| La Salle....
28j Streator ...
40 Diamond.. .
23 Braidwood.
17|
4l!CarbonHill
60 Peru
53 La Salle....
23 Rutland,...
43iCoal City..
38 Carbon Hill
25 C. B. June.
27iBraceville..
30: La Salle....
15 1 Braidwood.
22|Diamond...
22 1 Streator
42|CarbonHill
48iPeru
16 Streator....
22 Fairbury . . .
35l Clark City.
2l!CarbonHill
23 La Salle ...
Streator ..
81 67 142 201
Back injured
Hand injured
Collar bone broken
Shoulder injured
Leg injured
Foot injured
Finger ci'ushed
Shoulder broken
Leg bruised
Foot injured
Back injured
Foot injured
Back injured
Collar bone broken
Eye injured
Foot injured
Foot injured
Leg broken
Leg broken
Knee cap broken
Arm bruised
Foot and back bruised
Shoulder and side bruised.
Back bruised
Leg bruised
Head and chest injured
Leg bruised
Foot bruised
Leg liroken
Leg l)roken
Leg injured
LeL' injured
Back injured
Back injured
Leg broke
Spine injured
Lea bruised
Arm burned
Arm broken
Arm Jiroken
Thumb crushed
Finger injured
Hand injured
Ribs fractured
Side injured
Leg injured
Back injured
Hip injured
Back injured
Eye injured
Shoulder injured
Back and leg injured
Back injured
Foot injured
Leg injured
21
21
21
12
^18
12
10
14
5831
t Not returned to work.
* Still idle.
Total men injured
Not recovered July 1 , 1899
Number recovered
Time lost by men recovered
Average time lost by men recovered
148
11
137
531 days
42.6 "
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
11
Reccqntulation of Non-Fatal Casualties — First District — 1899.
Residence.
No.
Braceville
8
Braidwoofi ...
18
Carbon HilL.
2r,
Clark City....
3
Coal City
7
Coal Br. Jc...
2
Diamond
6
Fairbury
Heenanville..
1
Kanffley
9
La Salle
2fi
Oglesby
5
Pontiac
2
Peru
?.
Rockwell
1
Rutland
1
Streator
29
Total
148
Nature of Casualty
Colliery.
Blachsmiths.,
Cagers
Car trimmers
Drivers
Fire Boss
Miners
Pickers
Roadman
Timbermen ..
Top man
Trappers
Cage
Falling: coal
Falling rock
Falling timber...
Fan belt
Gas explosion
Kicked by mu'.o..
Pit cars
Powiler explosion
Railroad cars
Steam
4 1 Acme Coal Co
33!BracevilleCoalCo...
60 Big4
IjCahill,. James !
1 C. W. & V. Coal Co..'
2 Gardner & VV. C. Co.
1 La Salle Coal Co
40 M. & H. Zinc Co ,
2 Oglesby Coa) Co
2 Pontiae Coal Co [
2 Rutland Coal Co I
Star Coal Co 1
Walton Bros
Wilm. M. &MfgCo..
William Howe & Co .
William Maltby
Table shoiving the Nature of Injuries, Number of Persons Injured,
Dependents, Time Lost, with Average and Percentage— First
District.
1
g
3
1
"S
X
"5
S
ft
6
Time
Lost.
^.,
Nature of Ix.jrRiES.
Total
days.
Aver-
age
days.
Arm broken
\rm injured
i
18
17
3
2
4
3
1
11
4
6
1
1
i
3
8
8
1
2
4
1
2
1
3
""ii
2
1
i
10
3
3
3
16
5
5
10
5
29
""ie
4
I
292 1
53
413
87
326
131
39
726
1571
230
421
30
151
1681
209
538!
1,567:
97.3
17.6
23
21.7
65.2
43. K
19.5
34.6
15
22.4
25.5
42
30
15
28
52.2
25.2
95.7
2.03
2.03
12 16
2.7
Collar bone broken
3.38
2.03
1.35
Feet injured
13 18
Foot and back injured
4.72
Hand injured
6.08
Head and chest inju''ed
.68
.68
Head and shoulders injured
J
9
3
2
5
15
8
"e
1
i
3
11
1
6
1
1
.68
4.05
2.7
Legs iniured
14.18
11.48
Leg and ribs fraclure<l. ...
ieo'
34
113
177
160
38.5
34
22.5
29.5
.68
1.35
.68
Shoujder injured
3.38
4.05
.68
Thumb injnreil
«)
63
29
40
63
29
1.35
Thumb broken
.68
.68
Total averages and percentages.
148
82
66
201
5.83l|
39.04
100.00
12
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Grundy County — First District — 1899.
Name of Operator.
Postoffice.
Description.
Output.
1
a
pi
:z;
I
§
o
p.
1
n
0 c
11
g
0
6
0
0
'u
1
0
2
u
0
i
^ ft
1
0
X)
a
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
\
I
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Braceville Coal Co., No. 4
Frederick Schultz
Wil. Star Coal Co., No. 5.
Star Coal Co., No. 1
No. 2
No.3
C. W.& V.Coal Co.,"R."
Wil. C. M. & Mfg Co., No.4
Bi? 4 Wilmington Coal Co
Card. & Wil. C.Co.. No. 1
Braceville
Coal City .'.'.'..
Carbon Hill...
Braidwood ...
Diamond
Coal City
Gardner
Morris!
1033.2
772.8
1153
113|3
983 ■
993
993
105 3
90l3
2103
603
4012.8
662.8
242.6
41I2.6
70|2.4
62I2.9
80|3.2
603
202.8
28;2.7
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Sh.
s:
H.
M.
316,353
2.000
71,680
12,596
207, 733
131,479
35, 781
238,000
230,232
11,933
4,413
2,340
1,300
1.319
1,220
3,000
1,300
2,700
3,000
450
642
861
260,353
1,890
57.757
10,122
173,418
110.164
27,672
200,000
187. 163
9,582
4,113
1,876
900
1,018
1,020
2.500
1,200
2; 800
375
552
741
56,000
110
13,923
2,474
34,314
21,315
8,109
38,000
43,069
2.351
300
1?
■James Heather
464
13
14
A. W.Telfer&Son
400
301
15
.James Bell
200
16
William Wood
500
17
100
18
120
19
William Laherty
200
?0
75
Georare R. Blair
90
r>
Tasdal Bros
97
2.9
120
Totals
1,280,332
1,057,796
222, 536
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 20.
Number of new mines or places opened during the year, 4.
Number of mines exhausted or abandoned during the year, 2.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899, 22.
Kankakee County — First District — 1899.
Name of Operator.
FostofBce.
Description.
Output.
"g
3
2
T
1
".a
o a
a «
•^■£
a
1
o
6
:^
1
i
1
o
o
.a
■a
%
o
I
o
.a .
a^
S ^
la
02
1
Total •
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
other
grades
1
•>
Gard.&Wil. CoalCo."B"
William Treasure
Clark City....
106
63
4.8
2.8
7
2
Sh.
S.
H.
M.
t 127,322
1.696
129.018
78,361
1,546
48,961
150
79,907
49,111
* Mined by machine, 42.076 tons at 37 cents per ton.
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 2.
Whole number of openings reported in 1899. 2.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
I'd
Orundy County, 1899 — Concluded.
Values.
Employes.
1
a
o
2
li
^z
4) a
Oh
3
i
a
o
!
>
o
"1
lid
m
hi
ill
t3
a
1
U
III
3 a> S
Acci-
dents
u
s
O <D
li
1^
1
o
II
o
>■ §
11
<
1
ii
<
i
o
p.
a
o
<
1
1
a
3
a
0
1
2
3
4
5
1
1?
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
$1 04
1 75
1 13
1 04
104
1 04
1 25
1 04
1 04
1 61
1 95
2 25
2 00
2 00
2 15
2 00
2 25
2 25
2 25
2 25
2 25
2 25
$0 25
50
64
18
18
18
28
20
25
49
70
70
70
60
70
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
$284,767
3,363
74. 176
10,972
186,471
118,408
36,617
215,600
205,417
16,579
8,230
4,546
2,080
2,217
2,333
5,400
2,780
5,901
6,460
904
1,314
1,763
460
5
110
65
360
326
1
430
24
12
I
2
3
7
4
5
2
2
4
140
61
21
41
175
90
8
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
i
600
6
171
86
426
377
357
650
520
32
15
6
3
5
8
5
6
8
3
5
$0 68
68
68
68
68
68
68
1 07
1 20
1 20
1 20
1 20
1 20
1 20
1 20
1 20
120
1 20
1 20
S,M.
;;
w.
269
200
298
102
269
251
62
245
236
225
262
250
300
270
175
200
150
220
200
150
270
128
$272,253
1,660
71,918
12,696
177,687
110,514
31,864
191,264
207,208
11.626
7,150
3,408
2,000
1,643
1,800
3,960
1.700
3,000
3,900
400
960
889
■■■342
375
1.085
715
■■■395
144
■■"25
40
1
8
10
23
18
22
40
30
6
'2
1
3
8
13
U
"22
3
SI. 196, 549
2,601
697
3,298
•SI, 119, 500
3,076
209
fi^
SI. 077
SO. 2575
$0.68.56
215
Kankakee County, 1899 — Concluded.
Values.
Employ
ES.
1
3
3
n
S2
lAcci-
DENTS
So
._; 3
a
3
5"?
0
1
0
'11
1^^
•6
1
a a
£a
0 ^
0
3
3
22
0
if
a
1
g
3
ll
n
go.
11
ft
a
"5
^■3
0
1
111
s
0
Ill
5 S 3
1
3
0
:^
<3
<
<
<
<
^
^
CU
e
«
Z jfe
1
$1 47
SO 56
$142,509
83
119
202
$0 47
.S.M.
196
S98.787
2,081
41!..
3
2
2 00
50
3,167
6
2
8
1 00
200
2,000
1
1^
8145,676
89
121
210
$100, 787
2,081
42
$1 48
$0.5577
$0 4803
19S
14
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
LaSalle County — First District — 1899.
Description.
Output.
1
is
i
-a
-a
§
^
1
g
Name of Operator.
Postoffice.
13
1
o
a
5
^1
Eh
a
•A
'S
o
1
o
o
03
1
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
other
grades
350
440
392
390
375
96
116
86
125
110
50
20
20
50
40
55
35
3
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.6
8
6
5
3
6.6
5
4.8
4.8
4.6
4.6
4.6
1 6
2
2
6&7
e&7
2
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
7
Sh.
t
D.
Sh.
Dr.
St.
?.•
St.
H.
St.
Ha.
!:
M.
B.
g;
M.
"
M.
M-
•>
B.
81.000
147,210
143,183
135,902
89, 752
372,433
329.069
149. 137
36.977
86. 166
* 55.686
1.782
2.500
535
1.034
4.146
860
1.641
950
650
448
200
200
275
81.260
122,543
8,044
t 30.000
500
350
1,387
t 80,134
t 125
200
100
700
360
325
575
675
300
3.625
68,028
122,588
118,444
111,796
70,608
178. 768
213.895
98.308
30,690
59.499
55.686
1,564
2,000
485
834
3,194
740
1,130
790
500
448
200
150
200
67.532
102, 119
6,979
30. 000
400
300
1.040
80, 134
200
100
650
300
300
500
600
250
3.625
12,972
3
4
5
e
7
8
9
10
LaSalle C.C. Co., No. 1....
•' LaSalle..
Rockwell
Union . . .
C.,W.& V.Coal Co., No.l
No. 2
Star Coal Co., No. 2
LaSalle
Streator '.'.'..
24.622
24,739
24,106
19, 144
193,665
115.174
50,829
6,287
26,667
11
1?
William Howe & Co
Price & Jones
2i8
13
14
15
16
Nelson & Westerlund....
William Tbomas Coal Co
.J. E. Buchanan & Sons...
Thos. Sowerby & Co
500
50
200
952
120
18
19
L. A. Munts & Sons
35 5
204
lit
20 4.8
50 4.8
65 4
500 2.10
4641....
100'2.9
120 2.10
75,8.6
75|8.6
73|3.2
3104.6
45 2.4
50 2
60 2
60 2.4
60 2.4
60|2.4
452.4
502.4
55i2.4
1254
511
160
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
Allovray & Rushton
Bargreen Bros
150
Dawson & Gray
Ratland '.'.'.'.
Oglesby ....
Seneca
Marseilles . .
Kangley
WilsmanV.!!
LaSalle
Ottawa
50
Piny Coal Co
75
E. Hakes
Oglesby Coal Co
Standard Coal Co
Marseilles L. & W. P. Co.
Chas. Scott
John McNeil
Wilsman Coal Co
M. &H. Zinc Co
U. S. Silica Co
16, 728
20,424
1.065
ioo
50
347
James Planger
.James McCullough
Daniel Vazain
50
60
25
John Delbridge
75
G H Tisler.
75
Deer Park '. '.
50
42
J. C. Dawson & Co
Totals
1,975,939
1,435,699
540, 240
* Mine run.
t Mine run consumed by the company.
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 44.
Number of new mines or places opened during the year, 4.
Number of new mines exhausted or abandoned during the year,
Whole number of openings reported for 1899. 42.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
15
LuSalle County, 1899 — Concluded.
Values.
Ej
PLOYES.
1
a
p
X 0)
3
Acci-
dents
bl
a
1
31
1
p.
o
H
h
as
o
o
4)
3
i
1
a
3
i
'n
> 3
^1
i
o
p.
1
SI
Si
11
II
ci
o
hi
Us
1
^•9
0 3i
3 0) a
1
'/T,
<)
<
<
•«J
<
H
Oi
Oh
Q
tH
M
z;
fe
S5
1
SI 30
$0 35
$92,976
150
38
188
$0 63
S. M.
280
$75,879
17
,
1 26
39
164,063
220
88
308
63
245
130.592
3(
1
3
3
126
39
158. 88S
184
62
246
63
• '
266
115.299
26
8
4
1 26
39
150. 264
210
63
273
63
247
116, 793
27
6
.5
1 26
39
96.432
111
43
154
63
217
75,010
1,1
7
6
45
264. 130
400
102
502
47
' '
273
224,055
5,754 25
a
9
99
45
263.584
440
124
564
47
250
219, 099
3.315 25
15
8
98
30
115,591
215
50
265
47
265
108,008
5,050 15
7
9
104
28
33.678
85
21
106
68
' '
275
41,228
445 i
2
10
1 04
18
66. 679
123
55
178! 47
229
60, 902
882| la
11
1 OC
55,68«
54
19
7.1
47
296
36,071
550 6
2
12
IOC
40
2.436
8
2
1(1
47
' '
107
1,470
VA
1 5C
85
3,425
4
1
5
60
W.
250
1,675
14
1 25
40
626
6
1
7
47
100
401
15
1 25
40
1.123
8
1
S
47
' '
144
709
..
....
Ifi
1 40
40
4,852
8
1
9
47
1,iO
1.990
80
..
17
130
30
2
1
a
47
200
404
IH
1 35
35
1,704
4
1
5
47
' '
130
800
14
1 00
1 50
25
50
830
825
2
2
2
2
47
47
300
125
600
462
20
..
21
IOC
448
4
2
6
47
' '
40
278
....
22
1 5C
300
2
2
47
,50
150
23
15C
50
325
2
1
3
47
60
150
24
150
50
337
4
1
5
47
' '
40
170
25
1 3C
40
94,482
140
36
176
63
S. M .
210
78, ,326
10 10
I
26
1 22
35
131,734
187
93
280
63
250
113, 729
10 26
5
27
1 65
50
8.593
21
11
32
70
' '
240
8,593
1 3
28
1 50
45,000
38
7
45
77
' '
;^oo
2.500
3
29
1 50
50
650
3
1
4
47
W.
200
400
20'
HO
1 50
50
475
2
2
47
251)
300
12 1
....
SI
1 50
50
1.733
3
1
4
75
200
1.300
30!
....
32
1 00
80, 134
45
29
74
40
' '
264
46,900
2,6921 13
5
33
1 00
125
3
1
4
75
' '
30
100
4
34
1 5C
300
2
87
■ '
80
150
6
35
1 50
150
2
2
88
' '
40
95
4
36
1 5C
60
1,005
3
1
4
87.5
' '
21)0
685
10
'-^7
1 50
1 50
60
60
486
465
2
2
1 00
1 00
150
120
38
4
39
1 50
60
795
2
2
1 00
1.50
600
6!
40
1 50
60
945
4
4
1 00
150
700
12
41
1 50
60
405
2
2
100
100
325 1
4
42
85
3.081
6
4
10
53
150
2,500'
80 4 ..
$1,850,758
2,715
861
3,576
$1,470, 138' 18, 980' 278 4I 74
$1,101
$0.4028
$0 54.3
181.1
1
1
i
16
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Livingston County — First District — 1899.
Name of Operator.
Postofiice.
Description.
Output,
1
I
O
t-t
o
a
Q
1
||
||
a
o
,-;
1
o
-a
o
o
CO
a
o
o
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades.
1
Pontiac Coal Co.
Pontiac
Fairbury
Streator .".".' .'.'.■
Cornell .'...'.'.'.
Streator
464
200
2.8
5
Sh
SI.
Sh
SI
S.
H.
S.
H.
\
M.
B.
M.
45,915
7,101
25,849
11,798
6,168
* 7,371
5,240
800
393
1,900
1,560
1,000
1,273
1,300
300
30.837
4,007
17.233
8,600
5,022
7.371
3,704
763
303
800
1.360
840
900
900
300
15 078-
?
Diamond Coal Co-
3 094
3
180 ."S
8,616
4
5
Cooperative Coal Co
165
57
75
40
64
35
60
60
34
150
50
5
4.6
4.6
4.10
4.6
3.6
4
3.198
1,146
6
7
8
q
Streator Clay Mf gr Co ... .
R. Evans, Jr.. & Bros....
Thos. Edwards & Son....
37
90
10
11
Kimes Coop'ative Coal Co
Burrell & Massy
200
200
1^
160
n
Henry Singer . .
373
14
A. W. Pauk & Co
400
15
60 IS
Totals
117,248
82,940
34.308
Averages
*Mine run consumed by the company.
Whole number of openings reported in 1898. 17.
Number of new mines or places opened during the year, 2.
Number of mines exhausted or abandoned during the year. 4.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899. 15.
Will Count]}— First District— 1899.
Name of Operator.
PostofiQce.
DESCRIPTiriN.
Output.
g
I?
I
o
o
p.
o.g
si
a
i
o
d
'5
c
o
o
o
Si
§
A
u
O
u
o
C
II
CO
1
o
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
1
William Maltby
Braidwood —
60
55
63
3
2.10
2.8
i
2
Sh
St.
H.
St.
M.
27.149
4.000
1.630
16.876
3.000
1,141
10.273
2
3
Cooperative Coal Co
Murphy, Keenan & Co...
1,000
489
32.779
21.017
11. 762
Whole number of openings reported in 1898. 3.
Number of new places opened during the year. 1.
Number of mines exhausted or abandoned during the year, 1.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899, 3.
COAL IX ILLIXOIS.
17
LiriiKjston Connhj, ISO'.) — Concludt'd.
Values.
Employes.
i
i
.5 >.
S.3 [A. el-
s'" DENTS
2
5ftC.
S^
■-
|s
I
o
II
i
T.
o
1
12.
1
go
1
1
if
1
11
it
= 2"
Si
o
a
o
3
a, a
0 ^
1
=c = o
0-0
1
g
0
0
2.S
S 0 c
1
-1
^1
1
^
<
<:
<
<
<
Eh
w
^ ,=-l
z
1
$1 05
SI 05
S48, 211
85
41
126
so 68
S-M.
295
S53,283
350
^:
.
2
1 45
83
8,378
4
ti
50
W.
24(
5,816
14C
21..
'A
1 13
66
25.160
25
17
42
45
IS-iM.
192
19,59i
1,491
7 ..
2
4
1 40
95
15.078
12
11
2.^
50
W,
23(
10, 125
445
3I..
5
1 11
50
6,147
23
11
34
47
S-M.
16!"
5,29E
7!-
1 ..
K
1 25
1 40
■■"so"
9,213
6.044
10
12
14
16
47
60
W.
276
150
7,235
4.000
255
i!..
8
1 60
50
1,239
3
4
47
6(:
61C
16
1
9
1 20
40
4,000
3
4
47
5(:
30C
6
1
10
1 50
50
1.300
4
5
47
13(,
70C
30
]
11
1 40
I 50
1 00
50
2.104
1,340
5
3
8
4
47
47
..
125
160
1.203
750
30
12
i!..
13
1 50
1 25
1,817
1.245
3
5
60
3()(]
I.IOC
24
31..
14
1 25
30
14
18
65
' '
50
1.21c
]l..
15
1 50
450
''
60
75
250
1
S131,726
208
106
314
Sill, 458
2,865
30
4
SI 21
SO 86.2
SO 56.23
167
TF/// County, i555— Concluded.
Values.
Employes.
I
j
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'C 0
J_2
Acci-
dents
'A
.£
-ss^
S'S
2S
S5
0
"0
0
1
>s
£
0 si
a.5
a
^5
1
0
^s^
I1.S
s^"?
S
0
OS
0 a
£
^1
50
i
1
'0
11
11
II
1
0
0
0® '
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3
a
o
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<
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^
a.
a
Eh
W
Z ;::^| 2
1
$1 50
$1 10
836,614
54
18
72
$0 68
S-M.
275
828,236
6..i 5
2
2 00
50
6,500
15
4
1£
100
160
3,30(
I
3
1 75
50
2,241
6
3
9
68
125
1.85S
.=;
S45,355
75
25
100
S33, 294
8
$158.5
$1 02.4
SO 71.9
187
1
2 C. R.
18
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Recapitulation hy Counties-
Mines.
Products.
Values.
ki •
a
-Sa
1
Counties.
1
a
1
a
a
u
a
"E
n
1
a
n
a
1
a
0
1
p.
s
P.
1
!
o
a
i
p.
11
"its
Sa
Si
ill
a. 'r a
z
c»
S
z
<«
H
^
^
&H
^
<!
<
Grundy
22
9
13
4
2
1,280.332
1,057,796
222,536
1,200,113
30.816
$1,077
$0.2575
Kankakee
2
1
1
129.018
79,907
49,111
118,888
4.382
1.48
0.5577
LaSalle
42
15
19
7
3
8
4
2
6
4
1.975,939
117,248
1 435,699
82,940
540,240
34,308
1,606.742
52,812
53,675
6,315
1.13
1.21
0.4028
Livingston
0.862
Will
3
Hi
1
37
2
1
11
1
13
32.779
21,017
11,762
21,049
2,372
1.58.5
1.024
3,535.316
2, 677, 359
857, 957
2, 999, 604
97, 560
Averages.
$1,139
$0.40.1
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 86.
Number of new mines or places opened during tlie year, 11.
Number of mines exhausted or abandoned during the year, 13.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899, 84.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
19
First District— 1899.
tH 1 — —
Emploves.
1
S.2
a
£2®
1
o
Si
Casualties
Machines.
° :
i
£
O
>-
.L|l
^2i =
52
o
«M
"S
r^
"§
i"n
o
S o
ii
4JM)
£ ■
OJ-^
.Q
— "
TS
U%
s
f?
ftti
3^5^
Sx
III
D
S'wl S -
52
ti^
no,
o
o^ aj
'a
oS
<
"A
z
EH
<A
<J
EH
z
2;
W
z
2;
1,196,549
2,601
89
697
121
3.298
210
215
198
$0.6856
0.4803
$1,119,500
100, 787
3,076
2,081
209
42
3
62
3
145, 676
1
9
* 42,076
1,849,456
2,715
208
75
861
106
25
3.576
314
100
182
167
187
0.543
0.562
0.719
1,470,138
111.458
33.294
18,980
2.865
278
30
8
4
74
4
5
131,726
45, 355
S3. 368. 762
5.688
1,810
7.498
$2,835,177
27,602
567
7
148
1 9
42,076
188
fO.59.6
Price paid for machiue mining, 37 cents per ton.
COAL IN ILLINOIS. 21
SECOND INSPECTION DISTRICT— 1899.
Counties: Bureau, Henry, Marshall, Mercer, Peoria, Rock Island,
Stark, Woodford.
Thomas Hudson, Inspector, Galva.
Hon. David Ross, Secretary,
State Bureau of Labor Statistics, Springfield, Illinois:
Sir:— In compliance with section 12 of an act of the General As-
sembly, of the State of Illinois, defining the duties of State In-
spectors of coal mines, and providing for the better preservation of the
health and safety of persons employed in the coal mines of the State, I have
the honor to herewith submit to you the sixteenth annual report of the coal
mines located in the Second Inspection District, comprising the coal produc-
ing counties of Bureau, Henry, Marshall, Mercer, Peoria, Rock Island,
Stark and Woodford, for the year ended June 30, 1899.
The tables accompanying this report contain the number of mines in the
district, both local and those of the shipping class; the depth at which the
coal is found in the various shafts and slopes; the thickness and the geologi-
cal number of the seams; the number of miners and other employes above and
below the ground, engaged in the coal mining industry of the district; the
amount of powder consumed at each mine is given, with the number of days
each mine has been in active operation during the year; the number of tons
of coal produced is also given, with the selling price of the same, and the
price paid per ton for mining; the number of fatal and non-fatal accidents
that have taken place during the year are also given. In short, the tabular
statements of this report contain about everj-thing that can be of interest to
the general reader, and valuable to the statistician.
The following table gives a summary of the number of mines, the num-
ber of miners and other employes, tons of coal produced, accidents and ratios
for thfe year:
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Number of shipping mines
Number of mines in local trade
Total number of mines
Number of miners employed
Number of all other employes (not including boys).
Number of boys employed underground
Total number of employes
Total number of kegs of powder consumed
Tons of lump coal produced
Tons of other grades of coal produced
Total product, tons
Tons of coal shipped
Tons of coal sold to local consumers
Tons of coal csnsumed. or wasted, at the mines
Average value of lump coal per ton at the mine
Average value of other grades per ton at the mine. .
Aggregate value of total product
Average number of days of active operation
Number of fatal accidents
Number of non-fatal accidents
Total number of accidents
Number of employes to each fatal accident
Number of employes to each non-fatal accident
Tons. of coal produced to each fatal accident
Tons of coal produced to each non-fatal accident ...
Tons of coal produced to each miner employed
Tons of coal produced to each emplop^ (all classes)
4,920
1,501
207
6,631
53,458
,669,631
656.369
,326.000
,877,142
352, 594
96,264
SI. 191
SO. 44
,475.973
181.5
12
93
105
553
71
277. 167
35,763
674
502
A table is also submitted giving the different notionalities and number of
each employed at the various mines in the district. The table presented is
approximately correct, absolute accuracy being well nigh an impossibilitj'.
1,916
English
671
Scotch
312
Irish
386
Welsh
98
German . . . .
578
70
927
Austrians . .
170
9
852
Belgians ... .
181
94
345
Danes and Norwegians
22
Total
6,631
A comparative table of the coal production by counties, in the district, with
the increase or decrease in each, forjthe years ending June 30, 1898 and 1899,
all grades, is here presented:
Total Output of all
Grades op Coal— in Tons.
Increase.
1898.
1899.
Bureau
865,892
159.049
286.365
384.345
640. 193
47.490
21,936
145,840
1.410.524
91,265
342,578
496 591
744, P98
41,597
23,997
174,750
,544,632
TT
67 784
Marshall
56,213
112,246
104,505
Rock Island
5.893
2,061
28.910
Woodford
Total
2.551.110
3.326,000
848.567
73, 677
*Neffroes 184.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
Increase 848, 567
Decrease 73. 677
Net increase I 774. 890
The counties of Bureau, Marshall, Mercer, Peoria, Stark and Woodford
show a combined increase of 848,567 tons, and the counties of Henry and Rock
Island a combined decrease of 73,077 tons, leaving a net increase for the dis-
trict of 774,890 tons, or 33.1 per cent.
New Mines. — No new mines of the shipping class have been opened, nor
have any of the same class been worked out or abandoned during the year.
Many new local mines are opened up and others worked out during each
year, but these changes are not thought to be of sufficient importance to note
in this report.
Fires. — A fire broke out at the top works of the Camp Creek Coal Com-
pany's mine, operated by Hill Bros., at Cable, .Mercer countj', on the night of
October 1*5, 1898, by which the engine room and boiler house were totally
destroyed. From the fact that the workable coal in the mine was nearly ex-
hausted the destroyed buildings have not been rebuilt.
Scales. — Requisitions have been made on the State Inspector to test the
scales at three mines only during the year.
December 27, 1898, the scales at Reed City mine, operated by the Reed
City Coal Co., located at Wolcott, Peoria county, were tested and found ap-
proximately correct. The scales weighed correctly up to 2, GOO pounds, but
at 3,000 pounds they were found to be 8 pounds light.
February 27, 1899, the scales at Siebold Reent's mine, located at Kramm
Station, Peoria county, were tested and found correct.
May 16, 1899, the scales at shaft "B," operated by the Whitebreast Fuel
Co., located at Ladd, Bureau countj'. were tested and found correct.
At the Reed City and Ladd mines 100 pounds in U. S. standard weights
were used; at Reent's mine no standard weights were available. To over-
come this difficulty, miners, who knew their personal weight exactly,, were
used. This method of using the miners as standard weights to test the scales
on which their product is weighed, is, to say the least, unique, but it was the
best that could be done under the circumstances. In all cases the weighman
and check-weighman were present when the scales were being tested.
Improvements. — Many minor improvements are made at the various mines
in the district each year, of which no note is taken, as it is not thought to be
necessary to record such in a report of this kind.
The most costly and substantial improvements made during the year are
those made by the Spring Valley Coal Co., at their mines located at Spring
Valley, Bureau county. This company has, during the year, erected a Capell
fan at No. 3 mine. All their three mines are now ventilated by Capell fans.
The large volume of air created by fans of this type, combined with the large
water gauge produced, goes far to solve the vexatious problem of ventil.ition
in long-wall mines having long and contracted air courses, and in which a
large number of men and animals are employed. The same company is also
24 STATISTICS OF LABOR.
erecting a steel tower at No. 2 mine; they expect to have it completed about
October 1, 1899. la the meantime the coal from No. 2 mine is being hoisted
through No. 4 shaft.
The Marquette Coal Co., of Marquette, Bureau county, has also made some
verj- substantial improvements during the year. The main or hoisting shaft
has been enlarged so that a larger mine car can be used, a new and more
powerful winding engine and three new boilers are being set up, so that it is
quite natural to expect a very respectable increase in the output of this mine
in the very near future. An overcast has also been erected below, for the pur-
pose of increasing and obtaining a better distribution of the ventilating current.
The Devlin Coal Co., at Toluca, Marshall County, has put in double-decked
cages during the year, and erected a new ventilating fan 20 feet in diameter
to take the place of the smaller one in use heretofore.
New Mines in Prospective. — The Alden Coal Co., located at Wanlock, Mer-
cer county, has just completed the sinking of a new shaft. It is located
about two miles south of the present Alden mine. A good seam of coal 4 feet
3 inches thick was pierced at a depth of 140 feet, good machinery will be
erected at once, and in all probability the mine will go into active operation
about October 1, 1899.
The sinking of a new shaft is also contemplated by the Spring Valley Coal
Co., at Spring Valley, Bureau county. The new shaft will be located about
one mile north of the present No. 2 mine; the tower will be steel, and the
mine will be equipped with all the modern improvements known to the min-
ing engineers of the present day. The ever increasing demand for coal made
on this company has made the sinking of this shaft a necessity.
Fatal Accidents — The following is a statement of fatal accidents that have
taken place in the Second Inspection District during the year ending July 1,
1899:
July 12, 1898, Jonathan James, a miner, aged 63 years, widower, leaves
two minor children, was killed almost instantly by being run over by a loaded
pit car in shaft No. 1, operated by the Spring Valley Coal Company, at Spring
Valley, Bureau county.^ Deceased, with two other miners, was riding
on a loaded trip, contrary to the general orders of the mine manager, when
he suddenly fell off the loaded car of rock on which he was riding, and a
loaded ear of coal passed over him, crushing him severely on the body and
neck. He died before he could be removed from the mine.
July 13, 1898, Frank Samuelson, a miner, aged 16 years, single, was se-
verely crushed by being caught under a fall of coal at the face of his working
place in the Empire Coal company's mine, located at Gilchrist, Mercer
county. Deceased was working with his father, drawing a pillar or "stump."
He was in the act of shoveling loose coal from under some top coal that was
hanging back, when about two tons fell off at a "water slip," striking the de-
ceased, breaking his thigh and otherwise injuring him, from the effects of
which he died before he could be removed from the mine.
August 23, 1898, William Noble, acting as trapper, aged 20 years, single,
was killed by having his head crushed between the trap door and door post
in the Alden Coal Company's mine at Wanlock, Mercer county. The driver
COAL 1\ ILLINOIS. 25
was up the entry, at the bottom of which the trap door was located,
gathering- a trip; he had left a loaded car standing at a switcli
and gone into the room to pull out another one; while the driver was
gone, the loaded car that had been left started down the slight grade. Noble
iieard it coming, and supposing it to be the driver, opened the door just suf-
ficient to put his head through, for the purpose, it is supposed, of telling the
driver to hold up. The runaway came on, however, striking the slightly
open door, and crushing the head of deceased between the door and door
post. He died one and a half hours after the accident.
October 4, 1898, John Wilkes, a miner, age 50 years, single, was injured by
a fall of roof at the face of his working room in L. Potter & Sons' local mine,
located near Orchard Mines, Peoria county. Deceased had just set up his
drilling machine and was in the act of drilling a hole, when a slab of slate
fell from the roof, striking him on the back. It was not thought at first that
he was seriously hurt, but later developments proved that his spine had been
injured, and he died from the effects of the injury January IGth, 1899, one
hundred and days after the accident.
October 6, 1898, Mathias Sherra, a miner, aged 42 years, single, was
crushed by a fall of roof while in the act of brushing the roof of his working
place in the Whitebreast Fuel Company's mine, located at Ladd, Bureau
county. The piece of coal that fell on Sherra would weigh about tiOO pounds,
WAS cone shaped, about one foot thick at the center and perfectly smooth all
around the cone except one side, which was formed by the natural break in
the roof, which takes place every two or three feet in long-wall mines. This
might be justly termed an accident, as, according to the evidence, there was
nathing prior to tlie casualty to indicate the dangerous condition of the roof.
Sherra died about one hour after being injured.
November 22, 1898, Andrew Coushman, a eager, aged 21 years, single, was
killed instantly by being caught between the cage and side of the shaft, in
shaft No. 1, operated by the Devlin Coal company, at Toluca, Marshall
county. Deceased was employed as bottom eager. He had sent all the
miners up, it being just after quitting time; himself and three company men
were on the shaft bottom, ready to come up; deceased gave the proper signals
and got the return signal back, the three company men got on the cage, de-
ceased gave the final or starting bell and got on the cage also. When about
25 feet up the shaft he leaned too far out and was caught by a bunton in the
noitheast corner of the south cage-way, and drawn from the cage, falling
back to the bottom of the shaft. When taken up he was dead, his jaw and
neck being broken.
December 5, 1898, August Carlson, a miner, aged 36 years, married, leaves
a widow and one child, was killed instantlj' by being caught between the
cage and side of the shaft in J. J. Flemraing^s local mine, atKewanee, Henry
county. From the evidence given before the coroner's jury, an employe of
the operator got on the cage at the top of the shaft to go below, it being
about quitting time and nearly all of the fifteen miners were out of the mine,
he called down the shaft, which is only 50 feet deep, and asked if all was
clear below. Getting no response, he assumed that no one was at the bottom
26 STATISTICS OF LABOR.
of the shaft and told the engineer to lower him down, and the cage was
started; when the person on the decending cage got to the bottom he found
deceased lying in the opposite cage seat dead, his skull being crushed and a
leg broken. It is assumed, for it must rest on assumption, that the deceased,
on reaching the bottom of the shaft, found the cage just moving away, and
thinking he had time enough to get on, the cages run very slowly, made the
attempt, and was caught between the bottom of the cage and door-heads, and
drawn up a short distance to a wider part, falling from thence to the bottom
of the shaft, as the person on the decending cage testified that he heard
something fall to the bottom when he was a short distance down.
January 2, 1899, Joseph Converso, a miner, aged 43 years, married, family
supposed to be in Italj', was severely crushed about the head and body by
being run over by a mule and two loaded pit cars in shaft No. 1, operated
by the Devlin Coal Company, at Toluca, Marshall county. Deceased, in com-
pany with two other miners, were coming from the working face to the shaft,
a driver with two loaded pit ears was coming down the entry behind them,
the driver whistled for them to get off the track. Two of them did so, step-
ping to one side to let the cars pass. Deceased kept on, however, expecting,
it is thought, to reach an opening to another entry a short distance ahead of
him, when his light suddenly went out, he turned around in front of the mule
and threw up his hands; the mule became frightened and jumped forward,
knocking deceased down and dragging the two loaded pit cars over him. He
died from his injuries 30 hours after the accideut.
January 14, 1899, John O'Shaughnessy, a miner, aged 42 years, single, was
severly crushed about the head and body by being struck with coal flying
from a shot in Kingston mine, operated by Newsam Bros., at Kingston,
Peoria county. Deceased was working in a room, which was driven in about
35 feet from the entry, his partner had gone home and left him to fire three
shots at quitting time; he had fired two shots and went back to light a third,
and did so, but before he could get back to a safe place on the entry, the blast
went off and coal flying therefrom struck deceased, causing the injuries from
which he died about one hour after the accident.
February 6, 1899, Abel Andreas, a miner, aged 20 years, single, was fatally
burned by exploding a keg of powder in Collier's Cooperative Coah Mine at
at Bartonville, Peoria county. Deceased, in opening a new keg of powder at
the mouth of his room in the above mine, struck the top of the keg a heavy
blow with a pick; the pick struck the edge or chime of the keg, and glancing
down, a spark was generated, exploding the powder with above results. De-
ceased was so severely burned that he died February 9, three days after
the accident.
March 2, 1899, Joseph Dailey, a miner, aged 60 years, single, was killed
instantly by being struck with coal flying from a premature blast in Sholl
Bros., No, 3 mine, located near Bartonville, Peoria county. Deceased was
in the act of lighting a shot, blasting off the solid; the miner in the adjoining
room was sitting in the cross-cut not more than twenty feet from Dailey, for
the purpose of showing, or lighting him to a place of safety. The deceased
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
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lighted the squib and had scarcely turned around when the blast exploded,
and the coal flying from the blast struck deceased, crushing his head and
body, killing him instantly.
April 24, 189!), Andrew Ketchraark, a miner, aged 47 years, leaves a widow
and nine children, was killed instantly by being caught under a heavy fall of
roof, at the face of his working room in the Miuonk Coal Company's mine,
located at Minoak, Woodford county. Deceased had fired a blast in the
brushing Saturday evening previous. The powder had struck a "smooth",
and spread along the face, on the right hand side of the room; when he came
to work on Monday morning he neglected to secure properly the powder
shaken roof, there was only one M'op under it; shortly after he commenced
work the weight of the roof seemed to have swung the prop, and the mass
fell, crushing deceased under it.
Following are the tables of fatal and non-fatal accidents, their causes and
the nature of the injuries sustained; also, the regular county schedules of the
second district.
Respectfully submitted,
Thomas Hudson,
State Inspector of Mines, Second District.
Galva, III.
Fatal Casualities —Second District, 1899.
Occupation.
^ 5 X
Cause of Accident.
July 12
July 13
Aug. 23
Oct. 4
Oct. 6
Nov. 22
Dec. 5
Jan. 2
Jan. 14
Feb. 6
Mar. 2
Apr. 24
!
Jonathan James 63 Miner Sprig Valley
Frank Samuelson 1161 " .Gilchrist....
William Noble '26; Trapper .... Wanlock....
John Wilkes |50] Miner Orch. Mines
Mathias Sherra 471 " Ladd
Audi-ew Coushman ... 21 Cager iToluca
August Carlson 36 Miner Kewanee....
Joseph Converse
John O'Shaughnessy.
Abel Andreas
Joseph Dailey
Andrew Ketchmark..
Totals
Toluca
Kingston . . .
Bartonville.
Pit ear
Falling of coal ■
Trapdoor
Falling of roof .
Ascending cage..
Descending cage.
1 Pit cars
Flying coal
.. Powder explosion.
..Flying coal
10 Falling roof
Ti
Total fatal casualities, 12.
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STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Recapiiidation of Fatal Casualities — Second District, 1899.
Residence.
No.
Occupation.
No.
Nature of Casuality No.
Colliery.
No.
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
Gilchrist
Kewanwee . . .
Kingston —
Ladd
Miners
Trapper
10
1
Crushed by cage...
Crushed by pit cars
Crushed by trap d'r
Exploding powder.
Palling coal
Falling roof
Chicago MinonkC.C! 1
Colliers Cooperative! 1
Devlin Coal Co 2
J. J. Fleming
Orch. Mines.
Spr'g Valley.
Toliica
Newsam Bros
Potter & Sons
SchoU Bros
Wanlock!
Spv'g Valley Coal Co
Whitebreast Fuel Co.
12
1^
Non-Fatal Casualities —Second District, 1899.
T3
d
g
2
Character of Injury.
July
Aug.
Sept.
Michael Smith ...
Peter Rica
Mike Latz
F. Feraro
E. D. Mormon —
Ed. Selburg
Adam Bulkofskie
Elmer Japper
14 Lars Hansen
16 John Raisbeck...
16 Andrew Hagman.
17|William McGary.
18, Henry Crone
19 J. A. Hoard
24
2T
1
7
10
14
Wenona
Toluca..
Wm. Townsley.
Val. Macloski ..
H. Howard
Sam Shoppell..
Phillip Smith ..
Joseph Arnold.
15 Joseph Feraro..
19 John Simpson..
9John Richards.
15 J Manda
18 Wm. Burdett...
19 P. Buttner
201 Ralph Colver...
25| James Rowe
29iO. Weissenb'rger
5 John O'Rourke ..
5 John Rushkuski,.
6[A. Elline
14jVal. Beauhart....
161 Wallace Hoadley.
ITtWm Essley
ITJ.John Liddle
2»' James Hooks
23 J. Belsomine
28 Ole Olson
41
38 Kingston
18 Wolcott
62 Spr'g Valley
27 Sherrard ...
39 Sheffield....
60 Spr'g Valley
32Cable
17Ladd
ISMinonk
36JTo]uca,
Jan.
4t Joseph Brocitus..
9 Al. Telerir
10|Wm. Brutcavage.
13'Martin Blum,
15,Thos. McCall
16, D. R. Evans
21 Joseph Reodo....
Spr'g Valley
Wolcott
Sherrard ...
Minonk
Seatonville..
Spr'g Valley
Seatonville..
Spr'g Valley
Toluca
Pottstown . .
Wenona
Ladd
Toluca
Ladd
Minonk
Toluca
Roanoke —
Sparlaud ...
Gilchrist....
Spr'g Valley
Toluca
Coal Valley.
35 Spr'g Valley
45Toluca
Minonk
Spr'g Valley
Ladd
Ladd
Marquette...
Foot bruised
Ankle sprained ,
Ankle bruised ,
Shoulder bruised
Head bruised
Leg broken ,
Leg bruised ,
Finger crushed
Eye destroyed
Ankle bruised
Collar bone broken
Ankle bruised ,
Foot crushed (amputated)
Leg broken ,
Head bruised
Collar bone broken ,
Leg broken ,
Leg broken ' ,
Collar Lone broken
Leg broken
Shoulder bruised
Leg bruised ,
Leg bruised ,
Leg broken ,
Leg broken
Leg broken
Body bruised ,
Leg broken
Foot crushed ,
Hand crushed
Head cut
Shoulder blade broken . . . ,
Knee crushed
Body bruised
Hips bruised
Foot bruised ,
Arm bruised
Leg broken
Leg broken . .
Leg bruised ,
Finger crushed ,
Foot bruised
Ankle crushed ,
Finger cut off
Hand crusbed ,
Jaw broken
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Non-Fatal Casualties— Seco)i<l District— Concluded.
*j
a
r-,
rs
a>
p
'"
«
C/J
O
^
(.'harac-ter of Injury.
Jan
Feb
21 1 John Liski
28'Charles Stank....
6]john Coughlin...
8j Joseph Minnett..
" lliFred. Capitani ...
" ISjJohn Goiigh
" 17: John Rogratti
" 17 J. Pryimski
■' 22:Georg:e Tackes...
" 24|Wm. Knappe
" 28[George Stocune..
Mar. 3 Hen'y Kolmorgan
9;John Crane
9 Louis Tesiro
" lOThos. Barrowman
•• 14 Alex. Malovich...
" 16 Edward Price ....
•• 21JobnKowatt
" 24'A. Ueol
•• 25|Bart. Biami
" 29 J. Andrews
" 29iAnd'w Hamilton..
•' 3i; Joseph Miller ....
April 6 John Gribbin
•• 8;G. Battistello
8 Chas. Swarting: ..
" 11 Peter Peach
•' 18'Wni. McMullen...
•' 19 George Winchell.
■■ 19j Frank Shuraulski
" 27:And'w Peterson..
28 Mike Levloski....
5, Julius Faneour. ..
8 Joseph Erbland..
•' 91 Joseph McKay ...
" 12 Emil Lebeau
" 16jRich"d Albertson.
•• 20, E. T. Trego
" 20jThos. Lancaster.
" 24 Chas. Vickery
" 25 J. Higgins
•' 26' B. Franklin
" 27|W. Newburn
" 31iWm. Dunaway. ..
une 7 Jas. Gerard
■' 20 Chris. Carson....
•• 26 J. Pirlilas
|40|Minonk
.32 Spr'g Valley
24- •
43
30
37
27
Minonk
Spr'g Valley
Ladd
Ladd
_. Elmwood....
39jToluea
34 Bartonville .
45Ladd
34 Spr'g Valley
44 Sherrard ...
23 Spr'g Valley
20
54
46 Kewanee
23! Spr'g Valley
May
Toluca
Spr'g Valley
Toluca
Spr'g Valley
Marquette ..
34;Weijoiia
601 Toluca I
15 Spr'g V^alley!
321 •• I
331 Elmwood....
261 ••
35 Spr'g Valleyl
35!
2s;
28| Roanoke —
52iMinonk
28 Wan lock....
22 Spr'g Valley
24 Sherrard ....
36
34 Pekin
18'Seatonville.
50!Toluca
Totals
20l Marquette...
45iCarbon Cliff
32|Spr'g Valley
~" Minonk
Spr'g Valley
3
1
3
■•■4
....
5
4
2
4
....
-2
6
Body bruised
Leg broken
Hand cut
Ankle bruised
Leg broken ,
Arm broken
Hands and neck burned...
Arm broken
Leg broken
Leg crushed (amputated).
Foot bruised
Leg broken
Leg bruised
Back bruised
Foot bruised
Body bruised
Body bruised
Body severely injured
Finger broken :
Body bruised
Leg bruised
Ankle broken
Arm cut
Leg broken
Body bruised
Hand bruised
Thumb crushed
Thigh bruised
Thigh cut
Body bruised
Leg cut
Leg broken
Shoulder bruised
Head cut
Rack severely injured
Knee bruised
Toe crushed
Leg bruised
Back bruised
Leg broken
.\nkle sprained
Hand cut
Finger crushed
Collar bone broken
Arms bruised
Collarbone broken
Finger cut off
'■ Still disabled.
93
Not recovered June 30. 1899 . .
10
83
3,661 days.
Average time lost per man recovered ..
44.1 ■'
so STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Recapitulation of Non-Fatal Casnalties — Second District, 1899.
Residence.
Occupation.
No.
Cagers
1
Carpenters....
1
Drivers
10
Laborers
3
Machine men.
1
Miners
66
Spraggers. ...
2
Supt., outside
1
Timbermen. . .
5
Trackmen —
1
Trip riders...
2
93
Cause of Accident,
Colliery.
Bartonville...
Cable
Carbon Cliff..
Coal Valley...
Elmwood
Gilchrist
Kewanee
Kingston
Ladd
Marquette
Minonk
Pekin
Pottstown
Roanoke
Spring Valley
Seatonville....
Sheffield
Sherrard
Sparland
Toluca
Wanlock
Wenona
Wolcott
Totals
Fire-damp
Cage ,
Rope
Tipple
Falling coal
Falling rock
Fell from shaft
tower
Pit cars
Premature blast
(dynamite)
Rock car (on sur-
face)
Unloading machin
ery (on surface)..
Alden Coal Co
Beharelle & Co
Chicago & Minonk
Coal Co
C. VV. & V. Coal Co..
Coal Valley Mining
Co
Devlin Coal Co
Elmwood Coal Co...
Empire Coal Co
Bates Bros.' mine...
Marquette Coal Co..
Newsam Bros.' mine
Patterson's mine —
Reed City Coal Co...
Roanoke Mining Co.
Sheffield Mining Co.
Silvis'mine
Spr'g Valley Coal Co
Wantling & Sons....
Wenona Coal Co
Whitebreast Fuel Co
Wolschlag's mine...
Table Showing the Nature of Injuries, Number of Persons In-
jured, Dependeyits, Time Lo^t, with averages and Pencentages
Second District, 1899.
a
-d
I
S
6
a
ic
Time Lost.
Per cent
Nature of Injury.
Total
days.
Average
days.
of
injuries.
Ankles broken
I
7
2
3
3
9
5
1
6
3
4
1
4
1
4
1
1
2
18
1
8
4
2
1
1
""b"
1
3
3
4
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
8
...„.
2
1
2
1
"h"
•■"i"
2
3
1
1
1
......
10
1
4
..L
1
1
1 07
Ankles injured
23
4
10
12
17
19
7
6
4
1
......
'"s"
3
1
J
35
211
90
62
80
262
220
50
230
80
85
200
170
45
20
30
210
1,115
31.14
45
20 66
26.66
29
44
50
38.33
26.66
21.25
200
42.50
45
22.25
20
30
105
62
7 52
Arms iniured
3 23
Backs iniured ...
3 23
9 70
Eye destroyed
1 07
Feet injured.
6 45
3 23
Fingers injured
4 30
Foot cut off
1 07
Hands and neck burned
1 07
Heads injured.
4 30
Hips injured
Jaw broken
1 07
Knees injured
2 15
Legs broken..
19 35
15
8
5
162
121
59
40
30
20.25
30.25
29.50
40
30
8.60
4.30
Thighs injured
Thuml) injured
1 08
Toe injured
1 08
Totals
ea
48
45
182
3,661
43.89
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STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Bureau County — Second District — 1899.
Name of Operator.
Postoffice.
Description.
Output.
1
s
1
T
1
o
a
Q
1
1
is
11
£
o
d
2;
1
o
o
1
i
.a
3
CO
1
3
o
a
i
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
1
2
3
if
Spring V. Coal Co.. No. 1
No.2
No. 3
Whitebr'ast Fuel Co., "B"
C.,W.&V. CoalCo..No. 1
Marquette Coal Co .
Spring Valley
Ladil..
345
342
481
465
410
302
45
25
f.
40
40
147
150
200
148
15
?0
64
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.6
n
ii
1:6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
2
2
2
6
6
6
6
Sh.
SI.
Sh
s.
Ho.
M.
*'
B.
M.
B.
M.
331. 757
284.892
252.810
195.904
188.082
124.629
18,230
827
650
540
460
360
2.276
2.234
'992
l!610
914
271.232
227. 914
202.248
157. 138
152.508
116.929
18.230
827
650
540
460
360
2.276
2,234
1,365
992
1,992
1.610
914
60, 525
56.978
50.562
38, 766
5
6
Seatonville...
Marquette
35, 574
13,700
7
8
Sheffield Mining Co
A. J. Higby
Sheffield
Princeton ....
q
Y. E. Williamson
in
John V Duncan
John Paul
6 "
1'
Peter Duncan. .
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
SI.
Sh.
13
Wm. Smith & Son
15
16
17
George Heatheock
Thos. Herrington
18
Tucker & McFall
Neponset... ..
IP
Cyrus Riley
1.410.524
1.154,419
256. 105
....
i
1
....j....
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 17.
Number of new mines or places opened during the year.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899, 19.
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Bitrccni Coinifi/, JS!)9 — Concluded.
Values.
Employes.
1.
o
a
o
£
5 °
3^
Acci-
dents
0)
o
o
>a
s
1
a
a
1
■3:r 1"
1
3
^1
o
ftca.s
1
S5
1
_3
> .
is
i
Si
II
2
o
1
a
1
51
■3 a
si
o ^
i
1
5_a g
a
o
2.H
i
1
z
<
<
<
<
<:
H
0.
£
Q
H
la
^
^1 ^
1
$1 25
$0 40
$363,250
490
141
631
•so 63
kS-M.
270
$266,311
53
ll
15
?.
1 25
1 25
40
40
307,683
273.034
454
433
149
112
603
545
63
63
271
242
242. 79S
5ll 1
8
3
212,254
49
5
4
1 U
103
39
20
189.541
164, 198
302
300
100
92
402
39-.'
63
63
293
229
174, 682
37
25
1
q
5
156, 746
H
6
1 35
41
155,371
237
151
3SH
63
215
137.387
1 40
3
7
1 75
31.902
4C
14
53
87.5
M.
3(H)
24.782
24 12
1
«
1 50
1 75
1 65.5
1 50
1 62.5
1 75
1 75
1.240
690
585
3.983
3.909
3
4
2
3
5
5
1
1
1
1
4
6
3
4
2
6
6
87.5
87.5
87.5
1 00
1 00
W.
S-,M.
150
100
180
too
120
160
170
9
25
10
11
3
A?,
1.S
14
2.713
80 1
15
1 60
2.184
4
6
80
• '
1.5=1
1.660
100 4
16
1 75
1.736
3
3
6
1 00
W.
lOS
4.000
64
2
r;
1 50
2.98*
4
1
5
75
240
1,4:^6
1
IK
1 50
1 50
2.415
1.371
1
1
5
4
75
75
S-M.
200
150
1
1
■'!
19
SI. 507. 768
2.298
m
3.071
$1,224,779
368
2l
$1 22.4
$0 37
$0 63.5
,.
-3 C. R.
M
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Henrij Count ij— Second District— 1899.
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 30.
Number of new mines or places opened during the year, 7.
Number of mines exhausted or abandoned during the year, 4.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899, 33.
Name of Operator.
Postoffice.
Description.
Output.
T
q
0
.a
ft
Q
II
1=2
1
6
Z
'So
0
0
-3
0
t
0
In
e.
a
Si
1
0
£
0
^ .
il
IS
'.0
1
3
0
1
i
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
1 Hprdipti noal r.n fir, U
68
52
57
25
20
72
68
56
68
70
4
4
4
3.6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3.6
3.6
3
4.6
4
2.8
3.4
4
4
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
6
Sh.
SI.
Sh.
D.
Sh
SI.
Sh.
Si.
Sh.
SI.
D.
SI.
D.
Sh.
SI.
S.
Ho.
s.
Hd
Ho.
k
Hd
Ho.
HO.
M.
i
B.
M.
19,693
7.795
6,269
1,153
222
6,480
5,060
4,448
3,330
2,556
1.782
1,400
1,200
880
630
600
420
608
400
240
165
2.266
1,750
1,308
1,650
970
320
9.250
1,920
3.320
1,820
1,200
160
18. 593
7.445
6.009
1,053
222
6,280
4.860
4,298
3,330
2,500
1,782
1,400
1.200
630
600
420
608
400
240
165
1,746
1.400
1,308
1.650
970
320
9,250
1,920
2,502
1,820
1,200
160
9
No. 12
350
3
260
4
McKrine & Reed ...
100
S
\. W Murphy
fi
Philip H^nrv ;:::::::::::
Kewaiiee
200
7
Bernard Kirley
200
8
.J. .1. Fleming
150
9
Bates Bros
rn
\V. H. Lvle
56
11
Mat Atkinson.
Vf.
Atkinson
Briar Bluff ;:;
Coal Valley...
Cambridge ...
Green River..
Geneseo
Hawley
40
32
55
35
40
30
20
25
60
30
40
30
45
130
32
30
30
13
14
H. Kempin
1.5
16
Ralph Todd
17
Gray & Son
18
Gus T. Schuiz
19
Joseph Pyle
?0
P. Malone«fc Son
21
Thos. Carter & Son
James Kay
520
■>??
D. 0. Loy .
350
n
'fi
Donald & Flynn
26
27
28
Jeff Glenn
Timothy Downing
Stoddard & Summerson,
Blossomburg.
29
John- Summerson, Bios
somburg
30
Fred A. Kenady
818
31
39
M. Aldrich
33
John Rochford
91,265
87. 161
4,104
Averages
COAL IN I1,LIN0IS.
35
Hennj CoiDitij, 1899 -Concluded.
Values.
Employ
ES.
5
a
a
II
3"^
Acci-
dents
a
a
2
i
5a
^1
^
•s
0
u
g
5
-a
i!
o
3
3
Is
11
ft
a
0
1
1
1
II
a t,
„ 0
a
0
>
"0
S3
a
0
|6
0 3
.a —
||.
Ill
3
s
^
<1
<
<
<
<
H
cu
X
Q
&^
w
'A ^
'-c
$1 20
$0 40
$22,751
18
45
$0 80
M.
?75
$17,400
80
300
6.200
3
1 63
25
9,859
14
16
80
S-M.
300
6.000
4
1 50
15
1,604
3
4
80
1.S0
1.153
5 1 50
333
2
3
75
' '
100
1
6' 1 7=;
95
11 040
16
20
1 00
175
8 51C
7
1 75
25
8,555
12
15
1 00
:i53
7,182
8
1 75
25
7.558
11
12
1 00
• '
?=i0
4,760
1
9
1 75
5,867
4,389
10
1]
1 00
99(1
1
10
1 75
25
5
6
1 00
950
3.457
11
1 75
3,118
4
5
1 00
' '
240
2,100
1?
1 75
2,450
4
5
1 00
200
1
13
1 75
2,100
4
5
1 00
170
1.300
1
14
1 75
1,540
3
4
1 00
18(1
1
15
1 40
882
5
6
75
W.
70
iri
1
1H
1 75
1.050
2
3
1 00
15(1
1
17
1 50
630
3
4
87.5
100
18
1 50
912
2
2
1 00
200
1
600
^'>o
1
20
1 75
420
2
3
1 00
"
85
280
1
',^1
1 75
288
1
2
1 00
85
1
.
22
2 00
50
3,752
6
7
1 25
200
2,200
1
?3
2 00
50
2,975
5
6
1 25
' '
18(1
2,300
24
2 00
2,616
5
6
1 25
S-M.
220
1,807
1
2,475
1,455
5
175
72
?6
1 50
3
3
75
165
?,7
1 50
480
2
2
75
W.
90
^
29
1 25
11,562
18
10
28
* 55
S-M.
175
7.750
415
5
2,400
5,427
* 55
• •
150
50
J
30
1 87.5
90
8
3
11
1 12.5
"
240
3.793
143
31
1 62.5
2.957
4
1
5
87.5
W.
140
1.120
30
32
1 50
1.800
3
1
4
75
M.
175
1.200
24
33
1 25
200
1
1
75
W.
85
126
1
$135,284
227
56
283
$79. Ill
734
24
1
$1 53
$0 47
t$0 91
177
1
* Gross -weight.
+ Per screened ton.
36
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Marshall County — Second District — 1899.
Name of Operator.
Postoffice.
Description.
Output.
i
1
T
§
o
ft
1
1|
•si
1
o
6
Z;
13
'5
o
o
o
-a
13
a
OS
o
i
II
'/3
1
3
o
a
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
1
9
Devlin Coal Co No. 1
VVenona Coal Co
Toluca
Wenona
Sparland
Chillocothe...
Sparland
512
555
164
2.8
2.10
2.6
3.8
3.10
3.10
3.10
3.10
4
3.10
3.10
3.08
2
2
2
Sh.
s.
Hd
M.
B.
M.
229,705
93,287
16,601
1,252
288
200
150
125
420
250
200
100
194,332
70, 170
14,879
940
288
200
150
125
420
250
200
100
35,373
23. 117
3
Marquette Coal Co
1,722
312
5
Robert Ingram
6
George Chrisman
7
8
Bernard Lanning
• '
q
.James Medearis
Henry
in
William Horrocks
William Bough . ..
11
' •
^'>
•Joseph Caley
Totals
342,578
282,054
60,524
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 14.
Number of new mines or places opened during the year, 1.
Number of mines exhausted or abandoned during the year,
Whole number of openings reported for 1899, 12.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
MarshaU Countij, 1899 — Concluded.
Values.
Employes.
1
a
1
II
-0.2
in
5
§
a
1
P
a
0
1
0
>
1
1
Total wages paid during
Ibe year to all employes
excepting oflSee help.
•6
3
1
a
0
1
|l
0 a
11.
aia
Acci-
dents
1
a
o a>
1
O
o
0)
1
<
o
H
<
1
a a
si
ra
<
0
P.
0
"S
a
"s
ts
&,
3
§
2;
1
2
3
4
,,25
li
1 20
1 25
1 25
1 25
ill
1 25
$0 40
46
43
50
:::::;::
$257,064
100,451
20.038
1,284
360
250
187
156
525
312
250
125
346
140
35
3
•i
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
87
50
10
433
190
1
$0 63
63
63
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
S-M.
W.
303
257
295
300
180
120
100
100
150
100
100
50
204,631
29.416
15,917
704
453
2
52
10
3
3
1
7
6
7
40
18
4
2
15
3
1
«;
fi
7
8
9
■■|
in
11
125........
1 50
1?,
2
S38O.808
534
147
681
$250,668
544
62
$1 26 SO 42
$0 63
171
38
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Mercer County — Second District — 1899.
Name of Operator.
Postoffice.
Description.
Output.
1
3
1
§
0
D.
1
^
1
0
6
"^
'S
0
0
0
0
1
0
q
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
1
9
CoalValley No. 1
Coal Val'y Min'g C0..N0. 2
Camp Creek Coal Co
Sherrard
Cable
203
60
70
H7
36
3.S
2.6
4.6
2.6
Sh.
i
D.
S,
Ho.
Hd.
H.
?:
167.089
84. 374
1,670
1,540
1,294
472
125,664
96, 630
3,270
2,450
2,000
3,242
2,026
2,960
630
1.000
280
113,376 53,713
57, 784 26. 590
3
1,160
1,540
1,294
472
82,002
68, 370
3,270
2,400
2.000
3.242
2,026
2,960
590
1,000
280
510
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
B B Peterson
• '
Alden Coal Co
Wanlock
Gilchrist
Preeraption ..
Laoc ;.'
135
100
60
60
48
60
40
35
43, 662
Empire Coal Co.
28, 260
Peter Docherty
50
William Penman
1-?
W. P. Williams
Hd.
M.
B_.
M.
1?
G. W.Martin
11
Griffin Clay Mfg Co
Peterson & Young
Henry Cameron
Griffin.
15
'^6 1
40
Ifi
Violla
30
2.6
1
1
17
Millersburg ..
496, 591
343,766 152.825
1
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 17.
Number of new mines or places opened during the year, 2.
Number of mines exhausted or abandoned during the year, 2.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899,17.
Peoria County — Second District, 1899.
Name of Operator.
Postoffice.
Description.
Output.
=4-1
1,
a «
a
1
1
'a
1
1
0
13
0
0
CO
a
0
I
0
il
13
1
a
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
1
•>
Newsam Bros., Kingston.
" Star
Newsam Bros., Hanna
City
Peoria
Plona .
18
13
25
8
10
15
10
7
3 4.
3 4.
1 4!
) 4.
) 4.
4.'
4 5
2 5
2 5
1 5
1 5
1 5
I 5
I 5
I 5
I 5
I 5
SI.
Sh.
SI.
Sh.
D.
Sh.
s.
s.
h;
B.
109.438
41,226
30.708
76,300
24,081
56,667
30, 172
25,865
17,580
7.260
2,620
72,958
29, 484
21,472
57.200
22,800
42,936
21.057
19,325
17,580
7,260
2,620
36,480-
11,742
3
Peoria
9, 236
4
5
6
7
SchollBros.,No. 3
" No. 1
Wolschlag Coop. Coal Co
19. 100
1.281
13.731
9.115
8
q
Royster & Zeigler
Vicary Bros
6.540'
10
P. p. Schmidt & Sons....
Ed. Mohn & Bro
11
13(
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
39
Mei'cer Couniij, 1899— Conc\\x(\ed.
Values.
Employes.
1
a
0
a
ri
^1
'II
Acci-
dents
i
II
a
a
- .
a u
>
a
0
lid
a :^
!li
III
1
a
3
p. •
aS
?!
OS'S
i!
.a
o
o
> .
P
0
3
|«
^0
11
II
0
a
S
a;
0
a
a
0
i
1
0
u
0 a
i
S a; a
1
"a
1
a
z
<i
<
<
<
<
^
0^
Du,
^
e
a
Z
=^
S5
1
$01 50 $0 87.5
217. 0o3
125
103
228
$0 50*
M.
,.,«
S135.489
6,924] 25'
5
2
15C
1 00
113. 26§
68
92
160
60*
175
69.372
2,216 14
.. 1
;^
1 2C
50
1.647
12
6
18
55*
' '
55
1,500
80 1 3
4
1 5C
2.310
4
1
5
75
1.455
65 1
5
I 5C
1,941
3
1
4
75
210
1,262
60! 1
K
1 50
1 10
■■■■56"
708
112.033
1
125
■■■■39
1
164
75
45*
S-M.
220
275
15
6. 288: 20
7
78,913
. ..
1 1
8
1 10 50
89,337
90
73
163
45*
246
71,359
4,0371 30
1 1
9
1 00
3.270
5
2
7
65
^=.(1
200
.......
10
1 00
50
2.425
5
6
65
' '
180
100! 1
n
1 00
2,000
4
5
65
?.m
100 1
..1
1?
1 25
4,052
6
7
75
' '
?m
170 1
..1
i;^
1 25
2,532
4
5
75
W.
250
1,331
102 1
..1
14
1 50
4,440
6
7
90
M.
250
2. 66 J
1
..|
15
1 50
25
895
3
4
1 00
VV.
106
697
15 1
It!
1 00
1,000
3
4
65
125
25 1
1 50
420
2
1 00
100
1
$558,839
466
324
790
S364, 012
20.397, 101
2 8
$1 31
$0 71
t
$0 47 7
189
1 1
* Gross weight.
t Averse for 475,427 gross tons.
Average for 21. 161 screened tons. 74 cents per ton.
Peoria Coimfy, 1899. — Continued.
$0 90
SO 25
1 00
35
1 on
35
8.5
30
K5
30
75
30
R5
20
8(1
20
95
1 0(1
1 CO
24.704
54.350
19.764
36.321
19.721
16, 768
16.701
7,260
•
o
■J-
S
g
a
!- ^n
^■2
~ ©
K
c if
a«
O CS
0-,
a*
1.30
«»
S-M.
58
45
42
45
76
45
;w
45
49
45
M.
35
45
S-M.
39
45
' ■
25
45
12
69
"
5
69
$69,924; 2.8fi4i
28,608 1,557
22.203 1.409
41.965 3.08:^
1 I
61 i;
14.836,
36.041
14. 400
14.80!
11.950
5.133
935
2.870
1.251
1.000
700
41S
145,
40
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Peoria County, 1899 — Concluded.
Name of Operator.
Postoffice.
Description.
Output.
£
1
s
p.
1
11
°£
6
§
1
1
^^
0
0
1
0
II
CO
1
0
n
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
12 Martin ,«. f-anp,
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.2
4.4
4.2
4.4
2.8
4.6
2.6
4.3
4.3
4.6
4.6
4.3
4 3
5
5
I
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
2
5
5
5
5
5
I
5
5
5
5
5
5
D.
Hd
Ho.
Hd
B,
M.
M.
B.
M.
B.
M.
B.
M.
B.
1,820
1.600
1,464
1.402
1.284
1,274
1,200
850
720
702
3^892
16, 984
12,894
8,390
6.164
5,666
3,468
1.120
1.000
53, 182
36, 396
34.430
720
660
14.000
13,8.58
1.700
1.000
640
615
700
480
25.600
10.000
2.290
8.365
4,095
1.084
600
600
500
2,512
1,800
1.000
640
620
600
200
1.820
1.600
1,464
1.402
1,284
1,274
1,200
850
720
702
35, 192
16.984
12. 174
7,940
5,624
5,666
3.218
1.120
1.000
48, 760
26.300
32. 120
720
660
8,000
10,666
1,700
1,000
640
615
700
480
20. 600
6.332
2.290
8,165
4,095
1,084
600
600
500
2.512
1.800
1.000
640
620
600
200
13
14
15
16
11
Richard Cody
55
.Tohii Birdois
.'.'.'.
Joos & Rumpel
Fred Martin
Sr-.hneider * Knnis
19!Oook Bros. .. ....
•^0
James Lane
John J. Saupe
Collier Coop. Coal Co
Bartonville Coal Co
■>!
•• ::::::::::::
• • 1 • •
i
^4
Bartonville...
i ".
••
Elmwood
Woleott
Pottstown ....
Mapleton .'.'.'.'.
Edwards .
180
100
9b
m
215
90
112
"80
100
32
SI.
^.-
SI.
D.
Sh.
D.
Sh.
SI.
Sh.
p.
SI.
Sh.
D.
Sh.
D.
Sh.
^:
M.
S.
Ho
S.
Hd
S.
Hd
S.
Ho.
Ho.
S,
Ho.
S.
Ho.
700
720
25
26
?7
Wolland Bros
Joseph Scholl &Sons....
White Coal Co
450
540
28
29
30
Geo. Keller & Sons
Ed. Brown
250
31
32
33
Elmwood Coal Co
Ree.i City Coal Co
Wantling& Son
4.422
10.096
2.310
S=i
James Sleith
36
W. E. Foley
6,000
37
H8
German Coiip. Coal Co...
L. Potter & Son
3,192
3<)
R. Shreffler
40
41
42
A. Beharelle & Co
D. B. Roberts '.'.'.'.'.'..'.
160 2.6
....1 4.3
....1 4,6
.... 4 6
44
C. B. Kramm & Son
Howarth & Taylor Bros..
Mike Cu«ack
4.2
4.2
4.2
5,000
45
46
Kramm
3,668
47
Siebold Reents
Jefford Bros
4 2; 5
266
48
44
Kingston
Princeyille ...
Monica
Duncan
Chillicothe ...
Brimfield
"70
4.6
4 6
5
6
6
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
6
5
50
Robert Taylor & Sons....
W. G. Saunders.
20
70
35
30
30
40
20
40
22
50
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
3.6
4.2
4.6
4.3
4.6
5''
53
"14
Martin Armentrout
.Joseph ' 'rew
55
Phillip Tully
56
J. I. Aby
John Jurdon
57
Trivoli
Kickapoc
Jubilee
58
W. H. Poole
59
Totals ..
744.698
599.925
144. 773
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 61.
Number of new mines or places opened during the year, 6.
Number of mines exhausted or abandoned during the year, 8.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899, 59.
*Both.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
41
Peoria County, 18!)9. — Concluded.
Values.
as
Si o
Ot3
9 «
I i
3 S
O ^ =H
il I
. P.O.
'Acci-
dents
$1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
85
1 00 .
1 00
1 00
85
1 00 .
1 00
1 00 .
i 00 .
1 30
851
1 lOi
1 00 .
1 00 .
1 00
1 00
1 10
85
1 00
1 00
1 25
1 50
1 50
1 00
1 00
1 50
1 00
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 25
1 25
$1,820
1.600
1,464
1,402
1.284
1,2741
l,200i
8501
720
702!
30,088
16, 984 i
12,3901
8,007
4,942
5, 666
1.120
1,000
65,377
27,403
36,371
720
660
9,000
9,701
1,700
1,000
704
522
700
4801
18,0101
7, 9821
1,946
6,562
5.118
1,626
500
3,
1,
1,500
960
930
750
250
19 4
i 1
51 2
5 1
3
S-M.
45
62.5
45
62.5
45
45
75
75
62.5
62.5
75
60
75
75
75
75
75
S-M.
W.
S-M.
W.
S-M.
W.
S-M.
112
83
70
65
60
55
50
45
34
35
1,754
1,000
645
400
3>2
328
120
55
40
1,345
476
5,500
"i'266
2,010
160
38
35
2.000
523
80
45
23
41
25
20
9S0
570
130
450
248
40
2,540
1,080
* Average for gross tons: average price paid for 41,346 screened tons, 70 cents per ton;
price paid for 64. 718 tons cut by machine, 27 cents per ton.
42
STATISTICS OP LABOR.
Bock Island County — Second District — 1899.
Name of Operator.
Postoffice.
Description.
Output.
g
3
T
1
o
.d
p.
Q
1
Is
a a
a
0
6
i
S
C5
0
ft
©
.a
0
la
02
1
0
a
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
1
John J. Pryce.Old Mine.
No 1
Coal Valley...
Loding '.'.'.
40
25
50
80
85
"35
30
30
50
50
40
67
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.6
3 6
SI.
Sh.
i
SI-
Sh.
D.
Sh.
D.
Sh.
s.
s.
Hd
Ho.
Hd
S-
Ho.
B.
M.
M.
B.
M.
4,970
4.065
2.580
1,298
1,040
720
520
440
260
160
6,502
2.650
1,496
160
6,570
1,120
480
2,960
1.200
1.156
500
450
300
4.970
4,065
2,240
1.298
1.040
720
520
440
260
160
6,214
2,500
1.096
160
5,070
1,120
480
2,820
1,200
1,156
500
450
300
2
John J.Pryce, New Mine,
No. 2
3
Black Diamond Coal Co..
340
4
James Sackville
5
6
7
8
W. E. Wynn & Co
Robert Summerson
John r. Patterson
Douglas Gregg'
9
in
Jonathan Linsley. . ..
11
John Hynd
288
12
1'
Jamieson & Allison
Loding Bros
150
409
14
B. G. Jamieson.
I'l
Sharp Silvis
Carhon_Cliff..
Milam '.'.
35
60
■■53
48
56
70
40
S8 1
1,500
16
Stone Bros
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.6
1.8
17
Froth e Bros.
IS
William Parker
140
1*>
David Walsh
''0
Guckert Bros
Hamptom ....
Muscatine.'la!
21
99
Fred Vonach
Chas. Kleaver
23
Hayes Coal Co
100
Totals
41.597
38,679
2,918
'
Whole number of openings reported in 1898,20.
Number of new mines or places opened during the year, 6.
Number of mines exhausted or abandoned during the year.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899,23.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
43
Rock Island County, 1899 — Concluded.
Values.
Employes.
1
1
il
as
-c.a
II
a.
a
o
3
11
3— .
d
o
■cS
1
o
i
1
to o o
!i
-73
en
1
3^
Acci-
dents
a
D
<S>X3
1
0)
■B
o
o
_2
> .
II
<
o
i
<
o
■6
•si
if
Si
2. a
<
>>
_o
"E
g
<D
O
<
2
a
S
^1
a a"
3 (US
■^
2
1
o
$1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
150
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
150
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 40
150
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 75
so 50
'.hh
.75
.40
^40
no'vaV.
'""iioo
7.455
6.097
3,530
1.947
1.560
1.080
780
660
390
240
9.493
3.862
1.804
240
7,698
1.680
720
4.230
1.800
1,734
750
675
450
13
12
6
5
4
4
i
15
5
6
3
13
4
5
7
5
3
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
i
i
2
1
f
i
1
1
I
1
16
15
7
6
5
5
2
2
1
16
7
7
3
16
5
5
8
6
4
4
3
4
$0 75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
87.5
87.5
87.5
87.5
75
87.5
87.5
3f
87.5
87.5
87.5
87.5
w.
S;M.
S;M.
200
144
150
158
155
190
70
140
80
120
208
150
120
40
275
165
100
210
200
140
180
120
50
5.400
4,651
3,146
200
180
85
75
50
37
.,
■A
4
5
6
7
8
f>
12
6
320
100
109
6
195
32
18
185
50
1
16
in
■■|
11
••
I"*
13
i.i26
14
15
Ifi
4,861
••
17
18
19
-
20
21
1,140
500
?.^
30
$59. 032
125
24
149
S20,824
1,707
16
2
SI 49
$0 48
SO 79
151
44
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Stark County — Second District — 1899.
g
1
Name of Operator.
Postoffice.
Description.
Outfit.
1
o
o
1
1
|s
it
11
II
g
o
d
2;
Is
1
o
O
o
m
■=* :
o \
£ :
o .
u
T3
1
%
3
O
-a
g
S
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Ton
of
other
grades
1
George R. Watson
James Higbie . ..
Wyoming
Modena
Bradford ! ! ! ! !
Toulon..!!!!!!
Elmira!!!!!!!!
West Jersey..
Lombardville.
Lafayette
Castleton
73
45
70
20
"56
65
60
40
50
104
138
117
60
60
45
130
30
82
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.8
4.6
4.8
4.3
5
4.6
3.6
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
I
t
6
6
4
6
6
6
Sh,
k
D.
Sh.
Ho.
Hd
Ho.
Hd
Ho.
Hd
Ho.
M.
B.
M.
2,922
2,446
1,534
460
320
240
1,200
950
436
295
1,814
900
880
1,800
80
2.680
1.558
1,272
1,200
1.010
2,722
2,446
J, 334
460
320
240
1,000
950
436
295
1.814
900
880
1,800
80
2,480
1,558
1,272
1,200
960
200
3
Higbie & Robinson
200
5
John Thurston
6
7
Stephenson & Watson...
Jesse Saville
200
8
John Scott
9
in
11
13
French & Peterson
Charles Montooth
14
Henry Storey
15
Ifi
J. M. Robinson
200
17
John Catton
18
19
John Leitch
''n
Bever Bros .
50
Totals
23.997
23, 147
850
Averages
""\" '
* Both.
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 23.
Number of new mines opened during the year, 1.
Number of mines exhausted or abandoned during the year. 4.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899. 20.
C:OAL IN ILLINOIS.
45
Stark Countij, 1890 — Concluded.
Values.
Employ
ES.
1
a
J
,
■11
II
Acci-
dents
I
It
11
1
o
(E
1
O
«8
'11
iil
o
as
;l
II
•s?
Ill
1
3
p, •
i
1
o
1
o
1
1
p.
2
.a
i
o
g
o
1
2;
<;
<
<
<!
<
&H
Dh
Oh
P
H
M
Z j:^
2:
1
$1 25
$3,402
5
6
SO 75
KM
220
15
1
1..
?
125
150
1 25
1 25
1 50
3,057
2,001
575
400
360
6
5
3
1
2
•
7
6
3
1
3
75
75
75
210
160
125
155
ion
30
27
1 ••
8
4
3' 1
5
■■
6
3
7
1 25
1,250
3
4
75
7m
75 ll..
8
1 25
1,187
4
5
75
w.
170
S825
17 1..
9
1 25
545
3
4
75
120
327
15
1 ..
11)
1 25
36S
2
2
75
100
5
1 ••
11
1 50
2.721
4
5
87.5
' '
;^30
120
1 ..
1?
1 50
1 50
1.350
1,320
3
3
4
4
87.5
87.5
190
180
15
1 ••
1 ..
13
14
1 25
2,250
4
5
75
S-M
^00
25
1 ..
15
1 25
1 25
100
3.100
1
5
1
6
75
75
70
300
3
15
16
1
IS
1 50
2:337
3
3
75
' '
265
30
17
1 75
125
150
■"$6'56
2,226
1,500
1.465
5
2
3
6
3
4
1 00
75
75
"
165
260
284
80
2
1
1
11
1f»
20
544
10
$31,905
67
82
$1,696
606
17
$1 36
$0 50
$0 78
185
46
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Woodford County-
-Second District
— i859.
Name of Operator.
Postoflace.
Description.
Output.
1
T
I
Q
1
11
o
6
1
'51
1
o
02
n3
a
.a
o
o
II
1
a!
O
a
i
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
1
Chicago & Minonk Coal
Minonk
Roanake
552
480
2.8
2.6
2
2
Sh.
S.
M.
101.000
73.750
80,000
60,480
21,000
2
Roanke Mining Co
Totals
13.270
174,750
140,480
34,270
I
Whole number of openings reported in 1998, 2.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899, 2.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
47
Woodford Count//, 1S09 — Concluded.
Values.
Employes.
1,
o
a
a
li
Acci-
dents
2
a
a
II
o
o
1
X
tc o o
Is « a
o5 0)
'6
u
1
i
a^
i°
o a
LI.
iia
1
B
3
II
o a>
(OJS
h
1
o
1.
f. Sad
o
n
i
II
o
II
^
|i
la
1
a
I
o
■s
a
3
o
1
"5
H
o
2;
<
<
<
<
<i
H
^
04
O
H
M
>5
fe
z
1
$1 20
$0 50
$106,500
175
78
253
$0 63
S-M.
26,5
$99, 600
50
25
1
8
2
1 25
20
78,254
155
34
189
63
212
63.727
7
11
1
2
$184,408
330
112
442
$163,327
57
36
10
$1 22
$0 38
$0 63
238
■■■■|
48
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Recapitulation by Counties-
Mines.
Products.
Values.
Counties.
1
o
a
3
a
a
a
Q
a
1
1
a
a
z
i
§
X!
<1
1
1
p.
1
§
g
o
a
o
o
i
p.
3
a
11
IS
Sa
11
|p.
m
<
Bureau
Henry
Marshall
Mercer
Peoria
Rock Island..
Stark
19
33
12
17
59
23
20
2
185
7
3
3
5
23
2
2
45
12
30
9
12
36
21
20
140
7
1
2
6
6
25
3
2
8
3
4
24
1,410.524
91.265
342.578
496, 591
744,698
41,597
23,997
174, 750
1,154,419
87,161
282,054
343,766
599,925
38,679
23,147
140,480
256, 105
4,104
60,524
152,825
144, 773
2,918
850
34, 270
1,324,664
28, 473
317,060
452, 515
606,047
2,633
39,929
3,412
7,276
15,623
18,099
1,165
860
9,900
$1 22.4
1 53
1 26
1 31
94.5
1 49
136
1 22
$0 37
47
42
71
30
48
50
Woodford ....
145. 750
38
Totals
3,326,000
2,669,631
656 369| 2.877.142
96, 264
Averages.
$1 19.1
$0 44
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 184.
Number of new mines or places opened during the year, 25.
Number of mine s exhausted or abandoned during the year. 24.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899, 185.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
49
Second District, 189!).
1 tJ
(- tjt
bl r-
S l-CT!
Employ
ES.
i
ft.S
.9
-as
1
«.5
Casualties
Machines.
o •
a
2 'S
^
3 •
^1
a
O
Ml
2a
H
^1
22 =
1
"
^
s|i|
«m3 -
0
-2 2
o
c
C.
39
0
i.^
'%
»^s
0 g >«
2, 0
ii
ei a
U Ti
a>-«
^Z^
•ru
f" ■r''^
a
as
CS
"?
5^S
a'i^
a^^
0
a ^
si
6£«
f>«S
(>M
<
12;
2i
H
•4
<!
tH
z
S5
W
-
/5
:i5
&H
$1,507,768
?. 998
773
3.071
192
.$0 63.5
.$1,224,779
368
284
2
44
135, 284
?.?.!
56
283
177
*0 91
b 79,111
734
24
1
1
388.808
,534
147
681
171
0 63
c 250.668
544
62
19
558,839
466
324
790
189
to 47.68
d 364.042
20. 397
101
2
8
609.929
873
260
1,133
»
to 48.6
e 404.010
29. 045
105
4
9
2
9
§64.718
59.032
1^5
24
149 151
0 79
f 20.824
1.707! 16
2
31. 905
67
15
1
821 185
0 78
a: 1.696
i
606 17
1S4, 408
330
112
442' 238
0 63
163.327
57 36
1
10
....
S3. 475. 973
4.920
1,711
6.631
S2. 508. 457
'
53.45S Glj
12
93; 2 9
64. 718
i
181.5
tSO 57.7
......L... ....
i
i ' 1 1 1 i
* Screened tons; gross tons, 55 cents per ton.
t Gross tons. .
g Price paid for machine mining, 27 cents per ton.
a No report from 8 mines.
b No report from 12 mines.
c No report from 8 mines.
d Xo report from 7 mines.
e No report from 36 mines.
f No report from 16 mines.
S No report from 17 mines.
4 C. R.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
51
THIRD INSPECTION DISTRICT— 1899.
Counties: Brown, Fulton, Hancock, Knox, McDonough, Schuyler, Warren.
John W. Graham, Inspector, Canton.
Hon. David Ross, Secretary,
State Bureau of Labor Statistics, Springfield, Illinois.
Sir:— In compliance with section 12 of the mining law of the State of Illi-
nois, I have the honor to submit the sixteenth annual report of the Third
Inspection District for the year ended June 30, 1899.
The following is a summary of the report as taken from the statistical
tables:
Counties producing: coal
Total number of mines
Number of shipping: mines
Number of local mines
Total tons of coal produced
Total tons of lump
Total tons of other grades
Total tons shipped
Total tons consumed at mine
Total tons sold to local trade
Average value of lump at mine
Average value of other grades
Aggregate value of total product
Number of miners
Number of other employes, including boys
Total number of employ<§s
Average number of days of active operation
Number of kegs of powder used
Average price paid for hand mining, gross ,
Average price paid for hand mining' screened. ...
Number of fatal accidents
Number of non-fatal accidents
Tons of coal produced to each fatal accident
Tons of coal produced to each non-fatal accident
Number of employes to each fatal accident
Number of employes to each non-fatal accident ..
729, 132
600.280
128.852
561.664
17,497
149.9a
SI. 072
0.413
8696,505
1,415
384
1,799
146.3
23,112
S9.475
0.894
4
17
182.283
42.890
450
106
This report shows a small increase in tonnage over last year; Fulton county
has an increase of 37,687 tons; also, Brown and Warren counties have a slight
52
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
increase; the counties of Hancock, Knox, McDonough and Schuyler show a
combined loss of 32,926 tons. The increase and decrease, by counties, is
shown in the following^ table:
Total Output, all
Grades— Tons.
Brown
Pulton
Hancock
Knox
McDonough
Schuyler
Warren
Totals ,
1,940
563,897
5,600
49.819
77, 696
11.149
12,245
721,846
501,084
5.498
43,214
51,494
11,132
14,
729, 132
6,605
26,202
17
In^irease .
Decrease
40,212-
32,926
Net increase
New Mines.— The Jarvis Coal Co., of Astoria, Fulton county, has sunk a
new mine at that place for shipping purposes. The coal is about 6 feet in
thickness and of the No. 5 seam; the company now employ about 30 men,,
but will employ more as soon as the mine gets opened up.
J. M. Laws, ol: Cuba, Falton county, is openima: a hew mine three miles
east of Canton, on the T., P. & W. R. R., and will ship coal this fall. This
is the No. 5 seam and the coal is about 4 feet 6 inches thick.
Howat Bros., Canton, Fulton county, have sunk a new shaft at that place to-
supply the local trade.
The Quincy Coal Co., Colchester, McDonough county, has sunk a new shaft
at that place, which is now in operation.
The Colchester Coal and Mining Co., Colchester, McDonough county, is
also sinking a new shaft to replace the old one, which is worked out.
Abandoned Mines. — There are a great many small mines abandoned in this
district every year, and new ones opened. The Carbon Coal Company's mine,
St. David, Fulton county, is now abandoned, and the company has gone out
of the coal business. The Norris Coal Co., Fulton county, has also abandon-
ed its mine and gone out of the business. The mine at Bryant, Fulton
county, still remains closed. It has not been worked for over four years.
The company keeps the water pumped out and the mine otherwise in repair.
Labor Troubles. — There has been very little ti'ouble between the miners and
operators in this district during the year. The only trouble that caused a loss
of time was at Breeds, in Fulton county. The miners working for P. W.
Meehan, on the 5th of March, made a demand to be paid by gross weight.
Mr. Meehan stated that he could not do so unless he could get a new lease
from the owner of the land and build a new dump. The men still demanded
gross weight; in consequence the mine was shut down and remained closed
until July. Since then a new dump has been built and the mine opened up,,
and gross weight paid for mining. About 25 men were idle 90 days.
COAL IN ILLINOIS. 53
3Iine Fires. — On the morning' of August 20, 1898, the boiler house at the
Whitebreast Fuel Company's mine, Dunfermline, Fulton county, was dis-
covered to be on fire. With hard fighting the fire was confined to tbe boiler
room, which was entirely destroyed, together with the boiler fittings. A new
boiler room has been built of fire proof material.
Improcements. — The Farmington Coal Company, Farmington, Fulton county,
has put in an electric plant at its mine to run two mining machines, also to
light up their shaft bottom and entry roads. The company also put in two
new boilers to run their electric plant. The machines in use at their mine
are the Link-belt chain-cutter, and appear to give good satisfaction.
Accidents. — The following is a detailed account of the fatal accidents that
have taken place in this district during the year:
August 8, 1898, John DeBow, miner, aged IM years, married, leaves a wid-
ow, was found dead in C. P. Wager's mine, three miles west of Etherlej',
Knox county, on the morning of the above date. Andrew DeBow, a brother,
a,ud the deceased worked together in the mine. The deceased went to work
in the morning and was followed by his brother about thirty minutes after-
wards. When the brother went to the mine he could not find the deceased,
and after looking for some time, returned to the house and got more help to
look for him. After searching for some time they discovered an opening
into an old mine that had been closed up because it was on fire. He was
found in this mine dead. Apparently he had opened up this old mine to see
if the fire was out, and had gone in and was smothered by the gas be-
fore he could get out. This mine had been closed since last April.
September 15, 1898, George Wynn, a miner, aged 46 years, married, leaves
a widow and five children. While working in the Sunday Creek Coal Com-
pany's mine. Middle Grove, was injured by a fall of slate, from the effects of
which he died in about two hours. The deceased, with his son, went to work
at the usual time, 7 o'clock a. m. There was about 6 inches of draw slate in
his room that he wanted to take down, but wanted to load his car before tak-
ing it down. The mine manager had told him to take it down the daj' before
but he had not done so. This morning David McKinley, a miner, who worked
in the next place, was there and wanted him to take the slate down, but he
said he would load his car first. McKinley went to his own room and in a
short time heard the deceased's son call out. On going to see what was the
trouble, he found Wynn under the slate, which had fallen on him. He was
taken out as soon as possible and was found to be hurt internally, from the
effects of which he died about two hours afterward.
September 20, 1898, John Flanagan, a miner, aged 55 years, married, leaves
a widow and three children, was fatally injured by flying coal from a shot in
the Norris Coal Company's mine, Norris, Fulton county, from the effects of
which he died in one and a half hours after the accident. The deceased was
working with his son in a room in the northwest entry. They had two shots
to fire at noon. The son went down the roadway, when the father lighted
one of the shots and followed him; when the shot went off, deceased returned
and lighted the other one. His son, who was near, says that just as soon as
the other shot was lighted it went off, the flying coal crushing his head.
54
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
February 8, 1899, John Crawford, a miner, aged 24 years, single, was killed
while working in W. Sherwood's mine, two miles east from Marietta, Fultoa
county. In the forenoon W. Sherwood, John Crawford and Richard Snyder
were all working together in a room close to the mouth of the mine. The
room was worked in about 25 feet, and was about 16 feet wide. There were
three props in the room, but the roof being soft near the crop of the coal,
these props were not sufficient to hold it up and the roof fell on all
of them, pinning the three men fast in a short time. One of the miners
outside hearing their cries, brought assistance, but it was about
two hours before they were all gotten oat. Crawford was the last to b©
brought out and was found to be dead; the other two men were not seriously
injured. When I visited the mine and made an examination I considered it
unsafe and had it closed down, and it has remained closed to the present time.
Following are the tables of fatal and non-fatal accidents, their causes and
the nature of the injuries sustained, also the county schedules of the dis-
trict.
Respectfully submitted,
John W. Graham,
Canton. • State Inspector of Mines, Third District.
Fatal Casualties— Third District, 1899.
Date.
Name.
Occupation.
Residence.
■6
1
■a
a
i
a
00
a
a
0.
Cause of Accident.
1898
Aug 8
John DeBow
34
46
55
24
Miner
',\
Etherley....
Midrtle Gr'v
Norris
1
1
1
1
■5
3
i
1
1
6
4
11
White damp.
Sept 15
" 20
Feb. 8
George Wynn
John Flannagan
John Crawford
Falling roof
Flying coal
3
3
8
Recapitulation of Fatal Casualties— Third District, 1899.
Residence.
No.
Occupation.
No.
Nature of Casualty.
No.
Colliery.
No.
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
4
1
Marietta
Falling slate
.'Sherwood. William
Sunday Creek Coal Co..
1
1
1
Totals
4
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
Non-Faial Casualties— Thh-d District, 1899.
55
Date.
Name.
<
Residence.
S
1
1
a
Character of Injury-
11
1898
July 7
Riip.no Stifrlicli.
32
1
Dunfermline..
Middle Grove.
Dunfermline..
....
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
....
1
1
1
::::
—
"i
"i
....
31
"5
Foot injured
ino
Aug. 9 Scott Vaughn ....
Oct. 5 Frank Deshane...
Leg broken.
110
3(i
'" 29 Ivan Bollinger ...
26: Astoria
65! Dnnffrmline..
r.ep- hrnken
I'")
Nov. 3 Joseph Horr
llHand crushed
87
'• 9 W. F. Cadle
42
40
i
47
42
Frederick
Dunfermline..
Colchester ...
6
1
6
1
6
5
"2
' i
42
•^3
Dec. 1 Wm. Peters.
Back injured
inn
'• 4 John Clayburgr...
Face and arms burned
48
=59
1899 1
Jan 13 Wm. Ke*<nert
Back hurt.
140
'>i
Feb. 15 Larrie Anderson.
leiMiddle Grove.
43lC;olpliPstHr -
Leg broken
90
Mar 9 D Shcrbine
24
•• 31 Noah ftr-ie-e-
30
57
23
32
Dunfermline..
Middle Grove.
Bryant
39
Apr. 20
William Lewis ...
H. N. Smith
J. E. Bemley
75
May 3
Foot injured.
13
Dunfermline,.
1
11
I"!
.
Total men injured 17
Total time lost 1. 108 days
Average time lost per man 65 "
Recapitulation of Non-Fatal Casualties — Third District, 1899.
Residence.
No.
Occupation.
No. Cause of Accident.
No.
Colliery. No.
1
17
Cager
1
4
11
1
17
2
4
1
1
17
1
Bryant
Colchester ...
Drivers
Miners
Trimmer
Falling rock
Colchester Coal Co
Curry, A. L
1
Flying coal
1
?.
Frederick
Middle Grore.
Powder explosion
Railroad car.
Sunday Creek Coal Co..
Whitebreast Coal Co....
3
'9
17
56
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Table Showing the Nature of Injuries, Number of Persons Injured,
Dependents, Time Lost, ivith Averages and Percentages. — Third
District.
Si
s
I
"Si
c
02
TO
a
0)
<^
Q
Time Lost.
"o 03
Nature of Injuries.
Total
days.
Aver-
age
days.
P
'
3
2
1
2
1
3
3
1
3
2
1
i
2
1
1
2
i
i
6
12
5
6
6
3
5
5
42
264
74
48
113
23
201
325
24
36
88
37
48
57
23
67
108
24
36
17.6
Bodies injured
Face injured
11.8
5.9
11.8
5.9
Hands injured
17.6
17.6
5.9
Wrist injured
5.9
Totals, averages and percentages
17
11
1,108
65
100.00
58
STATISTICS OF LABOE.
Broivn Cowity — Third District, 1899.
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 16.
Number of mines or places opened during the year, 5
Number of mines exhausted or abandoned during the year.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899, 15.
Name of Operator.
Postoffice.
Description.
Output.
1
a
1
8
O
"S.
1
Is
ii
i
o
6
Z
1
1
o
s
o
t3
a
o
o
o
IS
72
'6
1
o
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
H.Cronicle
Ripley
Mt. Slerling!;
Damon
Clapton'.!!!!!.'
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
D.
Hd
280
220
190
190
160
200
70
200
120
160
180
170
170
120
200
280
220
190
190
160
200
70
200
120
160
180
170
170
120
200
Douglas McClure
Huff & Hendricks
George Ashbacker
Samuel Bailey
10
11
Shinnefleld & Price'
Thomas Brady
I'
13
14
Thos. Redmond & Bro...
Julius Gross
15
2,630
2.6.30
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
59
Brown County, 1899. — Continued.
Values.
Employes.
1
a
d
.si
¥
Acci-
dents
|ld
as
t^
4-{
'*-!
a
a
II
•^
a
3
5
o
o
3
33
a
it
If
1
p.
a
o
a
2
It
2
o
o
1
1
3
1
n
a
\l
■Si
§ga
1
^
<<
<
<
<
<
H
0-1
Oh
Q
H
M
^ r*
z
1
$1 50
1 50
$420
330
I
2
$1 00
1 00
w.
150
110
$280
220
s
1 50
1 50
1 50
285
285
240
2
2
2
2
2
1 00
1 00
1 00
100
100
85
190
190
160
4
5
H
1 50
1 50
300
105
3
1
3
1
1 00
1 00
"
80
75
215
70
7
H
1 50
300
2
1 00
100
220
q
1 50
1 50
1 50
180
240
270
2
2
2
100
100
100
;;
60
80
90
120
160
180
10
11
I''
1 50
1 50
1 50
255
255
180
2
2
2
1 00
1 00
1 00
'•
85
85
60
170
170
120
13
.. .
14
If)
1 50
300
1 00
"
100
200
$3, 945
30
30
$2,665
$1 50
$1 00
91
60
STATISTICS OP LABOR.
Fulton County— Third District— 1899.
Name of Operator.
Postoffice.
Description.
Output,
,0
B
Iz;
T
§
o
.a
&
a
I
it
o.g
si
II
1
o
6
'5
o
o
■-•
o
a
o
'a
%
S3
o
I
o
IS
/3
1
3
u
o
a
i
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
q
Whitebreast Fuel Co., C.
Whitebreast Fuel Co., D.
Astoria Coal & M. Co
JarvisC.al&MCo
Sunday Creek Coal Co...
Newsam Bros., lessee
Farmington Coal Co
Pindley Coal & Coke Co..
J. M. Laws
Dunfermline .
St. David
Astoria
Middle Grove.
Parmington ..
Cuba
90
60
70
50
106
85
145
67
80
5.6
5.6
4
^6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Sh.
St.
SI.
H.
St.
?
Hd
Hp
Hd
Hp
Hd
B.
147,918
79, 743
46,599
9,000
61,430
22, 190
35.062
12, 032
21,383
14, 500
3,500
22,000
9,200
34,500
18,248
650
4,280
20,253
2,900
487
4,132
1,400
900
280
80
500
1,120
1,240
1,140
1,200
320
1,072
520
1,000
820
1,230
320
180
85
400
100
1,550
320
.300
100
170
200
350
140
200
400
500
1,600
1.670
300
680
380
700
120
50
108,973
57,216
32.785
7,000
49,862
15,690
23,906
8,020
21,383
12. 500
2,800
20,000
9,200
34,500
18,248
650
4,000
14,000
2,400
487
3,632
1,400
900
280
80
500
1,120
1,240
1,140
1,200
320
1,072
520
1,000
820
1.230
320
180
85
400
100
1,550
320
300
100
170
200
350
140
200
400
500
1.600
1.670
300
680
380
700
120
50
38.945
22,527
13, 814
2,000
11,568
6,500
11.156
4,012
in
Tayler & Peck, No. 1
Taylor & Peck, No. 2
P. W. Meehan
"
70| 4.6
40 4.6
2.000
11
5 "
700
19
Breeds
Fiatt
70
30
50
80
80
80
112
30
30
35
35
35
35
30
50
50
50
50
60
60
60
60
60
60
50
60
60
60
60
40
30
30
30
45
30
30
40
40
20
40
50
50
55
55
55
35
35
35
4.6
4.6
4 6
4.6
4.6
4.6
5
2.4
3 6
2.8
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.4
5
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
- .6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
5
2.6
2.6
5
4.6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
2.4
2.4
2.6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
2
2
2
2
5
Sh.
'•
Dr.
Dr.
2.000
n
Oline & Shaw
n
15
Canton Union Coal Co...
Canton Coal Co
Canton
'' ::::::::
16
17
HowastBros. Coal Co....
280
18
6,253
19
L9wry & Kinnowman....
Lewistown ...
Leaman
Lewist_own ...
Canton
ciiba.. .■;::.■::;
500
500
?'>
Isaac Bath.
?3
?A
'^"i
Joseph Gensell.
?fi
W. H. Chapman
?,7
P. McLinden
5* "
^ !!
5|Sh.
5 D-f .
5 '•
5 "
5 "
5! "
51 SI.
5!Dr.
28
'A9
George Hollinsworth
30
E. E. Peck
31
Wni. Hughes .
3?
3^
31
Wm. Chepping. .
35
36
37
Oliver Harris
38
Robert Ribley
5
5
5
5
5
2
Sh.
39
40
' '
41
Timothy Yemm.
> '
4?
W. Wiliick
Astoria
Breeds.!'.!!!!!
St. David
Norris. . ! !!
43
John Perry
11
L. Hoopes
45
5i "
46
Win Sugo'ett •
5
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
5
5
2
2
Sh.
47
VVm. J('rdan
48
L. R. Snyder
49
50
Thomas Courtney
James Woods.
51
James H. Straley
R. Rodis
5?
Ipavia
Fairview
Avon
53
51
W. A. Maple . .
55
George Overcash
56
57
58
Thomas Caldwell.
59
R. Stannard
60
Garrett Van Winkle
Hn' B.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
61
Fulton Count ij, i8.9.9 —Continued.
Z^
2 ®
?ra
Acci-
dents
$1 07
1 04
1 00
1 00
87.51
1 00 ;
102 :
1 Oo
80 '
1 00 I
1 00
1 00
1 25
90
1 00
1 00
1 00
80
1 12
1 20
1 30
1 23
1 25
1 25
1 25
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
75
] 10
1 10
1 10
1 00
1 50
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 75
1 75
1 75
20 j
$130. 515
70,091
39.001
7,900
45,017
17,965
28, 958
9,223
17, 106
13, 100
3.010
20, 400
11,500
31,050
18.248
650
4,112
13.701
2.788
581
5.2;
1,750
1,125
350
100
500
1.120
1,240
1,140
1.200
320
1,070
520
1,000
820
1,230
320
135
63
100
34
23
14
17
14
33
12
71
^t
6
380
1.225
210l
$0 45
45
40
40
45
45
45
45
45
60
60
60
S-M
1 25
1
1 25,
$100,815
53,463
26,500
7,410
37,875
14,680'i
23,500;
7,900;
12,900
9,420'
2,580!
12,400
6,800:
22.4001
13.3001
540|
3,100
11.300
2,ooo!
350
4,0001
l,250i
850 1
2701
80 !
375
720
810
225
750
370
725
560
840
200
108
51
240
60
1,100
260
240
65
125
135
240
100
140'
2751
3701
1.200-
1,250
225;
470!
270
1.080
165
70
3.100
1.100
1,267
832
52S
360
130
800
175
1.250
730
30
43
1
1)
5'
'§
4
3
2
4
4
3
1
1
••
8
1
1
■■'■3
800
512
145
4 i '.'.'.'.'.
40
100
70
4
1
2
25
55
60
1
..
50
65
1
15
42
23
1
47
33
5U
•>
8
3
16
i
60
1
4
9
1
"
10
15
6
9
15
25
1
..
26
1
■•
3
1 1
62
STATISTICS OF LABOR — Continued.
Fulton County— Third District— 1899.
Name of Operator.
PostoflSce.
Description.
Output.
s
I
i
<v
1
l|
o.S
0
d
z
'So
®
0
0
p
0
0
la
02
1
0
n
i
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
61
Geer & Kirkbride.
Vermont
Table Grove..
Dunfermline .
Emon
30
40
60
60
40
40
40
40
40
40
50
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
2.4
2.4
5
5
2.6
2.6
2.6
2 6
2.6
2.6
4
6
3.6
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.6
2
5
5
2
1
2
2
2
6
5
1
2
2
2
2
2
Dr.
Sh.
Dr.
Hp
M.
B.
M.
"
480
390
200
250
400
280
320
200
240
80
2.400
300
440
220
300
300
240
400
480
390
200
250
400
280
320
200
340
80
2.400
300
440
220
300
300
240
400
62
R. Dougherty
Charles Maple
di
Charles Hall
Ci
J. W. Crouse
Thomas Wilson, Jr
66
67
Bluff pity'."."
Farmington . .
Summan
Marietta
Duncan Miiis.
69
Hartford Curlen
70
79
Soloman Shaffer. .
Hd "
7S
H?
¥.:
7/1
J. W. Offord
7*)
S Keppell . . ...
76
78
Marshall Bellen . ..
Totals
601.084
478.329
12.275
Whole number of openings reported in 1898.87.
Number of new mines opened during the year. 21.
Number of mines exhausted or abandoned during the year,
Whole number of openings reported for 1899,78.
Average price gaid per gross ton.43..'5 cents per ton.
Price for machine mining, 27.5 per ton for 25.471 tons.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
63
Fulton County, i85^/>— Concluded.
Values.
Employes.
1
bx«
II
A. ci-
DENTS
1
a
o E:
^ o
c
Bid
3a
p, •
;-.
1-1
1
a
3
sS
o aj
1!
o
Il
3
11
g
1
a
0)
1
o
P.
1
3
i
Si
II
o
o
>>
03
'ai5
■3— ' ■"
:>:
11 E
1
I-
0
0,
0
S
1!
0 a
lis
a|l
o
Z| <J
<
<J
<
<
H
a.
D.
G
^
Ui
z
fe
A
61
$1 50
$720
4
4
$1 00
S-M.
110
$540
6''
1 50
1 00
585
200
3
1
3
1
1 00
60
100
ion
430
120
63
10
64
1 00
250
1
60
1,50
150
1?
6=)
1 25
1 25
:'.'.'.'.:::
500
350
2
2
2
2
1 00
1 00
150
100
400
280
66
67
1 25
400
2
2
1 00
1?,0
320
6S
1 25
250
300
100
2
2
1
2
2
1
1 00
1 00
1 00
70
100
70
200
240
80
69
70! 1 25
71
1 25
3,000
6
7
75
220
2,210
1
7?
100
30C
2
75
SO
225
73
1 25
550
3
3
75
126
390
26
J
74
1 25
275
2
2
1 00
95
220
7'i
1 25
1 25
375
375
2
2
2
2
1 00
1 00
110
100
300
300
76
77
1 25
300
2
2
1 00
95
240
78
125
500
2
2
1 00
125
400
3 13
$30,669
881
319
1,200
$398,032
31,214
153
$1 006
$0 403
$0 783
145
1 1
64 STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Hancock County — Third District — 1899.
Description.
Output.
rt
-c
■li
0
1
Qj
rr.
•j;;
.£3
Name of Operator.
PostoflSce.
T
it
o
6
z
1
n
O
1
Total
Tons
Tons
other
grades
o
"S,
^1
1
o
3
tons pro-
duced.
of lump
coal.
'A
Q
H
C5
CO |M
g
Merideth Bros
Augusta
50
30
2.6 2
Sh.
w
M.
4,338
400
4,338
400
Wm. Courtney
2.6
2
M. F. Ray
......
30
30
30
2 6
2.6
2.6
2
2
2
Sh.
"
280
240
240
280
240
240
John Highland
J. W. Marks
Totals
5,498
5,498
Averages
...
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 4.
Number of new mines or places opened during the year, 1.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899, 5.
COAL IX ILLINOIS.
65
Hancock Count ij. i8.9.9— Concluded.
Values.
Emploves.
1
S
o
i
1^
o
a
Total wages paid during
the year to all employes
excepting office help.
SJ ! Acer-
's tl DENTS
a
Is
O <D
Is
<
-
1
II
o
o
li
si
2.9
-<
o
S
1
<
i
o
a
£
o
c
S
1^
"i
1
o
>
1
1
1
o
i
Number of horses or n
employed in or iiboi
mine.
Piital.
z
1
2
3
4
5
$135
1 75
1 T5
1 75
1 75
$5,832 14
420| 2
2
1
i
16
3
3
$0 94
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
S.M.
208
190
140
140
130
$i,200
580
350
1
2l..
1!..
1 ..
1 ..
....
$7,862 22
i
4
9R
S5 740
fi'
SI 43
10 95.3
182
|-:--
i i
.1
] 1
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<^6
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Knoj' Counfij—lliird District— 1899.
Name of Operator.
Description.
1
George W. Essex
Soperville
112
1
Sh.
s.
B. 7.900
7.000
900
2
Wm. Woodward
Galesburg
5(;
1
' '
Ho.
" 1 3,810
3.610
200
8
Reed & Pendergast
Soperville....
93
1
S.
" i 3,300
3,100
200
4
G. W. Corsepius
Gales))urg
30
3.6
1
Ho.
" ! 1.850
1,500
350
5 Charles Morgan
Oneida
30
6
SI.
M. 400
400
61 James McGovern
20
6
Sh.
" I 2,350
2,350
7i George Clifford :...
20
6
SI,
1,257
1,257
8 John Jaeobson & Son
Wataga
30
6
I).
800
800
9jLe-5ris Nordeen
4.5
6
SI
650
650
lOlTaylor Bros
4,5
6
Sh.
• '
3,300
3,300
llLuadeen& Preist
Tenro
4,5
6
SI
' '
1,350
1,350
12 John Wel.-h
45
fi
' '
877
877
13; James Nelson
Knoxville
45
2.6
2
Sh.
"
520
520
14 Z. F. Dudley
30
2.6
2
• '
1,400
1.400
15, Nelson ct Anderson
' '
30j 2.6
2
' '
600
600
16 Bowman Bros
Yates City....
50 4
6
'•
S.
1.810
1,086
725
17 Alonz" Emerk-k
Farmington . .
30 4
6
Ho.
200
200
18' Wm. Raffle & Son
30 4
6
' '
230
230
19;K. Prortor
Elmwood
30 4
6
280
280
20 Wm. Fish
Appleton
30 4
6
SI.
"
340
340
21, Eric Herkstrom
301 4
6
' '
420
420
22, N. A.Anderson
Wataga
40
4
6
Sh.
3,400
3,400
23iA. Bankson
20
4
6
SI.
2O0
200
24ljohn Dolan
20
4
6
' '
600
600
250. P. Wagher
Etherley
40| 4
6
1).
Hd
120
120
26,A]dgreeu ct Simons
E. Galesburg.
70! 2.4
2
Sh.
Ho.
30C
300
27 Wm. Allen
Middle Grove.
4(1
5
1).
B.
600
600
28
29
40
40
5
6
;;
M.
160
480
160
480
AbleDewit
30 li. Loopman
' '
40
5
' '
B,
600
600
31iMelvin Mor.se
4(1
5
' '
360
360
32 D. J. Foster
Rapatee
4C
4
5
320
320
33T. Morse
4(1
5
240
240
341 A. P. Boyer
Etherley
45
6
' '
M.
280
280
,S5
E. Peterson
45
6
600
6Q0
36
Joseph Thompson
45
6
' '
680
680
37
H. E. Banney
Totals
Abingdon ....
45
2
2
630
630
43,214
40,840
2.374
Averages
I II
03 t»
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 34.
Number of new mines or places opened during the year, 11.
Number of mines exhausted or abandoned during the year, 8.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899, 37.
COAL IN ILLINOIS
67
Knox County, 18'.)9 — Concluded.
Values.
Employes.
o
Ji
al
2 2 '^
ENTS
■^
.2
lid
as -
^
ja
o
o
T
'3
t
■s
«l
1
1
ft
3
ll
HI
II
li
1
g ■
i
>>
o
"a
g
li
1
a
o
SI
1
o
S3
III
3
u
1
a
o
1%
o a
irai
3
§
■^
<
<
<
<
<
Eh
a.
a.
a
^
W
Z fr
z
1
$1 25
$1 00
$9,650
20
5
25
$0 75
S-IVT.
190
!
$5,250 450
2
1 25
1 00
4.712
8
3
11
75
20(i
2. 708, 18(
s
1 25
1 00
4.075
8
2
10
75
18(i
2.600' 16C
4
1 25
1 00
2.225
5
2
7
75
174
1,657, 4(
5
1 00
400
2
75
W.
14(i
350
6
1 00
2.350
6
1
7
76
M.
175
1,580!
7
1 50
1.885
5
1
6
75
2()(;
1,2301
8
1 12.5
900
4
4
75
S M.
m
700i
1 .
9
112.5
731
3
3
75
171
53C
10
1 12.5
3.712
7
1
h
75
' '
191
2.480
11
1 00
1,350
4
1
.=.
75
14(
1,08(]
12
100
877
3
1
4
75
' '
18(,
70C
18
1 50
780
2
1
3
1 00
22(:
58C
14
1 50
2.100
8
1
H
1 00
2()(;
1,64C
15
1 50
900
1
3
■1 00
' '
225
45C
Ifi
1 50
75
2,172
5
1
6
75
' '
221
1.48C
17
1 25
250
2
1
:^
75
15(
20C
\H
125
287
1
3
75
16(
23C
ly
125
350
2
1
:i
75
' '
14(
28C
201 1 00
340
2
2
75
14(
29C
2l! 1 00
420
3
'A
75
' '
145
35C
22i 1 25
4,250
8
1
£
75
23(
2,75C
23
1 25
250
2
75
1V5
165
24
1 25
750
3
1
75
18(
50C
25
1 25
150
2
2
75
5(
IOC
2fi
1 50
450
5
1
6
1 00
52
24C
27
1 00
60C
2
2
75
16(
45C
3h
2H
1 00
160
1
1
75
101
12C
7
2U
1 00
48C
2
75
IK
30C
3(1
1 00
60C
2
2
75
15{
45C
32
31
1 00
36C
1
1
75
17t
27C
18
32
1 00
32C
1
]
75
1601 24C
16
33
1 00
24(
1
1
75
17(
18C
12
34
1 00
28C
1
1
75
17(
20C
i{5
1 00
60C
2
2
75
18(
45C
3B
1 00
68C
2
2
75
19(
51C
31
1 50
945
3
3
1 00
250
630
$51,571
26
167
$33. 980
951
22
1 1
$1 20.9
$0 92.3
$0 76.7
167
68
STATISTICS OF LABOR
McDonough County — Third District, 1899.
Name of Operator.
Postoffiee.
Description.
Output.
£
s
1
I
o
JS
"S
J,
"5 •
§1
o c
ii
Eh
a
6
Z
'So
o
o
o
■a
a
o
i
1
o
a
s
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
2
3
Colchester Coal &M. Co.
Rippetoe & Rundle
Colchester....
!! —
Tennessee
Macomb
Industry...!..
Blandmviiie!!
Doddsville .;;
Vermont
56| 2.9
56: 2.9
60' 2.6
40, 2.4
40[ 2.4
40! 2.4
40i 2.4
40 2.4
40 2.4
40 2.4
40 2.4
4o! 2.4
30| 2.4
30 2.4
50 2.4
40 2.4
30 2 4
2
2
2
2
2
i
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
9
■';■
p.
Sh.
p.
SI.
D.
SI.
p.
Sh.
D.
Sh.
V:
s.
Hd
Ho.
Hd
;;
Ho.
Hd
Ho.
Hd
Ho.
Hd
M.
16,500
15, 340
2,480
128
150
195
9an
15, 400
13,567
2,230
128
150
195
290
400
400
750
200
420
114
400
75
325
325
1,155
425
300
800
600
502
240
510
215
460
1,150
120
260
375
350
1,400
306
1
310
175
185
300
240
78
178
230
175
320
200
400
320
400
1, 100
1,773
4
R. Laitz .
5
6
7
Wm. Martin
VVm. Hodgson
8
"1 400
" i 400
"I 750
"1 200
" i 420
9
in
Charles Blackley
Wm. Robinson .
11
P. M. Haines
i;'
i;-!
Newman Foster
u
400
i
1,155
425
300
800
600
502
240
510
215
460
1,150
120
260
375
350
1,400
306
225
98
310
175
185
300
240
78
178
230
175
320
200
400
320
400
15
16
17
A. Swanson
Wm. Williams
18
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
30
30
30
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.4
2^4
2.4
2^4
2.4
214
2.4
214
2.4
2A
2.4
2^4
19
John Zimmerman
?i
22
?3
Wm. Dickerson .'
?4
Ely Hillard
'^'i
Lewis Atkinson
J^fi
?7
?S
0 Baird & Sons
'r^9
30
31
3'
Dull Bros
Wardell Bros
3'{
31
W. H. Porter
3n
3fi
A. E. Wilson
37
Curry Teel .
38
39
Link Willey
40
Wm. Baker
9
41
•' l| ">
4?
43
Frank Burdick . .
i.4 2
2.4 2
Sh.
D.
44
Frank Taylor
45
4fi
Thomas Wilson . . .
•>
47
S Lamborn.
2.4
2.4
2.4
2
2
48
Witchell Bros
49
Kirkbride Bros
50
Kirkbride&McIntire....
Totols
51, 494
48,371
3 123
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 50.
Number of new mines or places opened during the year, 9.
Number of mines exhausted or abandoned during the year, 9.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899, 50.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
69
McDonoiKjh County, 1S99. — Concluded.
Values.
Employes.
1
q
o
bl
D..S
II
a
o
a
II
a
.2
Is
Q.
o
1
Q
Total wages paid during
the year to all employes
excepting office help.
1
3
1
o
ii
ill
Acci-
dents
1
o m
la
-3l
o
o
II
<5
o
3
^3
11
<
o
II
11
11
1
a
u
1
o
"E
a
"3
1
^
1
a
o
25
1
$135
1 35
1 35
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 r,0
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
150
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
150
1 50
1 50
150
1 50
1 50
1 50
1 50
$0 35
35
35
•••
$21,175
18,936
3,098
192
225
282
435
600
600
1,125
300
630
171
600
112
487
487
1,7.32
637
450
1,200
900
753
360
765
322
1,725
a
1
2,100
459
337
147
5,1
277
450
360
117
267
345
262
480
300
600
480
600
5«
1
4
1
5
4
1
3
5
4
I
3
2
4
3
4
3
2
2
1
1
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
i
3
3
8
9
4
......
58
59
34
3
3
2
4
2
4
5
1
3
3
5
4
3
• 3
2
2
4
3
4
3
2
2
5
3
i
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
$1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
100
1 00
1 00
100
1 00
1 00
100
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
100
1 00
1 00
100
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 08
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
too
100
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
S;M.
220
189
108
100
85
85
120
140
240
185
100
!;0
60
90
70
100
100
200
105
135
175
200
200
120
135
80
125
240
70
125
190
160
230
100
110
100
100
110
95
90
110
60
60
110
100
110
90
185
110
180
$18. 167
17,500
2,730
128
150
195
290
400
400
750
200
420
114
400
325
325
1,155
425
300
800
600
502
240
510
215
460
1,150
120
260
375
350
1.400
306
225
98
310
175
185
300
240
78
178
230
175
320
200
400
320
400
1
8
/I
5
8
7
8
q
10
11
I''
13
14
l^i
16
17
18
1
19
?,n
?i
22
?3
1
?i
?5
?16
?7
?8
?P
1?
3?
1
1
It
35
1
36
37
'
■■
38
HO
:::;:.
-f
13
44
45
46
47
i
1
1
'.'.
48
49
^0
7.
168, 958
257
24
281
S55, 475
11
3
SI 40.3
$0 35
$1 00
127
1
1
70
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Schuyler CounUj—Tliii'd District— 1899.
Name of Operator.
Postoffice.
Description.
Outfit.
1
i
4^
T
o
o
Is 05
u a
a =*
1
d
1
03
i
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1 :
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02
i
1
O
-a
a,
g
s
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Ton
of
other
grades
1
Kushville
;;
48
4
5
5
5
5
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
Dr.
::
Sh.
s.
H.
Hd
St.
M.
B.
2,130
1.680
1.332
2.130
1.680
1 saa
2
William Portwood
William Cummings
1.200! 1.200
1,000! 1-onn
::::::::
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Ray
50
50
50
50
30
2.3
2 3
2.3
2 6
9 S
8
Rufus Porter. . .
280
400
1.100
800
460
750
280
7
400!
8
Frederick ....
Littleton
Frederick!'.!"
i.iool
q
Jacob Backofen.
800 . .
10
30 2.3
460
40
5
750
Totals
11.132
11. 132
Averages
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 10.
Number of new mines or places opened during the year. 4.
Number of mines exhausted or abandoned during the year, 3.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899. 11.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
71
Schuyler Counttj, iS.9.9— Concluded.
Values.
Employes.
i
bjo
IS
a,
1
Total wages paid during
the year to ali employes
excepting oflice help.
Kegs of powder usi-d.
Number of liorses or mules
employed iu or about the
Acci-
dents
1
a
So
!i
<
Average value of other
grades.
Aggregate value of
total product.
o
i
> 2
1
o
a
3
U
o
i
"S
a
2
11
O t£
i
1
o
i
o
-5
^
V
0
2
1
2
3
4
5
6
$1 25
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 25
125
1 25
125
125
125
1 00
$2,662
1.680
1.332
1.290
1,250
350
500
6
J
2
1
i
7
5
5
4
5
3
4
4
$0 75
75
75
75
1 00
1 00
1 00
100
1 00
100
75
S-M. 220
" 200
" 234
" 190
W. 184
" ! 140
" 1 175
■' 1 280
•' 1 200
$1.6501 114
1.380 ill' 1
1.100 73i 1
980! 60 1
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7
4751 :..
8
9
1. 375 3
1.000! i
i.iool '
8801 !
1
10
11
575
750
I
195
175
500' '
565! 6
-
$12,668
37
«
43
$10, 015 j ;J47; 3
$l.'l38
$0,841
»
72
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Warren County— Third District— 1899.
Name of Operator.
Postofflce.
Description.
Output.
1
£
1
o
I .
Si
i
o
6
V
1
1
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o
p.
o
1
o
o
II
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1
o
1
s
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
other
grades
Alexis
Monmouth ...
Roseville. .'.'.'.
Youngstown .
Swan Creek . .
70
GO
40
55
55
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
4
4
4
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.3
2,3
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Sh.
SI.
Dr.
St.
H.
St.
H.
Hd
M.
4,500
1,800
1,600
1,200
1,500
440
200
500
80
320
140
100
900
600
200
4,000
1,800
1,500
500
2
.John .Siiiicox
ioo
1,2001
5
6
Murphy & Redmond
.J. G. Kidd
1,500
440
G. H. Little
200
s
Bryner Bros
500!
C)
80
320
140
100
900
600
200
10
11
Thomas Wearmouth
Thomas Lee. . ...
I")
Ti
R Delaney
•'
14,080
13.480
600
i
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 16.
Number of new mines or places opened during the year. 2.
Number of new mines exhausted or abandoned during the year. 3.
Whole number of openings reported in 1899, 15.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
73
Wari^en Count}], 181)9 — Concluded.
Values.
Employes.
J_
1
a
'{■ 2
Acci-
DENT.S
^~ '-■
S s
a •
u
sS
1
o
o
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Si
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ci
C 1^
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s|
1
s
1
n
li
1
a
o
1
a
g
S.S
"3 2
11
h
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s
is
lis
1
o
o
z
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a.
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$1 25
SO 75
$5,375
7
8
$0 75
S-M
?fiO
$3,500
300
1
1 25
2.250
4
5
75
210
1,450
150
1..
125
75
1.950
4
5
75
180
1.28C
150
175
2.100
5
6
1 12io
210
1,600
]!..
175
2,625
5
6
1 12^2
230
1,800
] ..
2 00
2 00
2 00
2 00
1 75
175
175
880
400
1.000
160
640
280
200
1,575
1,050
350
i
2
1
1
5
3
2
2
i
1
1
5
3
1 25
1 25
1 25
1 25
1 25
1 25
1 25
1 25
1 25
1 25
\\
200
120
180
100
180
160
110
200
180
100
550
250
625
100
400
175
125
1,125
Its
-
$20, 832
47
5
52
$13. 980
600
3
1
$1 51.2
SO 75
$0 91.5
.,s
74
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
JRecapitulation by Counties —
Mines.
Products.
Values.
1
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°S
5§
%^
Counties.
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5
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a
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1
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a
a
o
2
1
a
3
1
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o
i
1
o
a
-a
-Tj'g
a "^
a-S
il
1!
03 _a
11
1
Z
73
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H
^
&H
Eh
^
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15
,8
18
15
60
5
21
6
30
2,630
601,084
2,630
478,329
$1 50
1 00.6
Fulton
122.755
523,256
14.957
$0 40.?
5
37
1
4
37
1
8
5,498
43, 214
5,498
40.840
4.338
1 43
1 20.9
Knox
2.374
860
92.3
McDonough...
50
3
47
9
9
51.494
48,371
3,123
33.120
1.200
1 40.3
35
Schuyler
11
1
10
4
3
11, 132
11, 132
950
180
1 13.8
Warren
15
••
15
2
3
14,080
13,480
600
300
1 51.2
75
Totals
;^ii
33
1HH
53
59
729, 132
600,280
128,852
561, 664
17, 497
Averages
$1 07.2
$0 41.3
Whole number of openings reported in 1898. 217.
Number of new mines or places opened during the year, 53.
Number of mines exhausted or abandoned during the year. 59.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899. 211.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
75
Third Districi—ldi)9.
i
53 «^
t^*
u.
ro-a
Employes.
H
.-2 3
-5 S3
'Hi
-a
o
«i.9
hi
.,5 a
Casualties
Machines.
o
I
1
o
^
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c
a
§s
^H
%t
o
0 a®
^5
«a!^
11
;h
'i
Is
^^'^
^ m
I- " ■- 1;
£"3
^
yj?
•S'S
^i3
"i
£
%i%i
-=
Sl|
H
Hi;
5
aj o
S2
5^s
a*
11^
3
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a ::
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S =1
<!
'A
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&H
Z
12;
M
Z
2^
t.^
$3,945
,S0
30
91
$1 00
$2,665
530.669
881
319
1.200
145
78.3
398,032
21,214
153
3
13
2
4
' 25,471
7,862
22
141
257
37
47
1,415
4
26
24
6
5
26
167
281
52
162
167
127.6
199.4
178.6
95.3
76.7
1 00
84.1
94.5
5.740
33.980
55, 471
10.015
13,980
951
347
600
6
22
11
3
3
51,571
1
68, 958
1
12 668
20,832
.
$696, 505
384
1,799
$519,883
23, 112
198
4
17
2| 4
25,471
146.3
t$0 89.4
Average price paid for mining 556,454 gross tons, 47.5 cents per ton.
* Price paid for machine mining, 27.5 cents per ten.
t Screened tons.
COAL IN ILLINOIS. 77
FOURTH INSPECTION DISTRICT— 1899.
Counties: Cass, Log'an, Macon, McLean, Menard, Tazewell, Vermilion.
John E. Williams, Inspector.
Hon. David Ross, Secretary,
State Biireau of Labor Statistics, Sprincjfield, Illinois:
Sir: — One of the many duties incumbent on the State Inspectors of Mines,
consists in keeping a detailed record of his services during the year, and to
transmit the same to you in the form of an annual report. I herewith have
the honor to submit the sixteenth annual report of the Fourth Inspection Dis-
trict for the year ended June 30, 1899. This report gives tabulated
statements, by counties, of the number of mines operated during the year;
number of shipping mines, also those that are operated for local trade; num-
ber of miners and other employes; the total output of all grades of coal; the
average value of all the different grades of coal, and also the total value of
the whole product of the mines; the casualties in and around the mine, both
fatal and non-fatal; the average number of days of active operation; the
quantity of powder used; the number of mining machines in use and the
amount of coal cut by such machines; the kind of machines used and the
kind of power used to operate them; the total tons of coal shipped; the num-
ber of horses and mules employed in and around the mines; the price paid for
mining, both hand and machine work: the number of wives made widows and
the number of children left fatherless; the amount of coal consumed or
wasted around the mines; the number of new mines opened, as well as those
abandoned, together with the most important improvements at the mines
made during the year; also the geological number of each seam of coal.
The following summary is presented for the year:
Number of counties producing coal
37
50
Total number of mines 1
87
3.056
1.599
Total number of employes
4.655
Number employed above ground
1,455
Number employed under ground ,
3.200
70. 924
Tons of lump coal produced '
2.404.385
Tons of other grades produced i
953.352
3.537.737
Tons of coal shipped
2,746.842
504,031
78 STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Tons of coal consumed at mines
Number of fatal accidents
Number of non-fatal accidents
Total number of accidents
Number of employes to each fatal accident
Number of employes to each non-fatal accident. .
Tons of coal produced to each fatal accident
Tons of coal produced to each non-fatal accident.
Average value per ton of lump coal at the mine. . .
Aggregate value of total product
Average number of days worked during the year.
106,864
11
119
130
423
305,249
28.216
$0.8513
$2,573,100
The present year has been one of general activity in the coal business, and
there have been practically no strikes to interrupt this condition. The only
trouble worthy of mention is the strike at the Decatur Coal Company's mine,
at Niautie, Macon county. This mine was idle for nine month"?, on account
of the miners insisting that it become a union mine, with all the conditions
that go with such a mine. The Coal Company insisted that it was impossible
to malce a profit out of the mine under the then existing conditions, and it
would be impossible to continue operating the mine under the terms demand-
ed by the union, as it very materially increased the cost of production. After
nine months' idleness the mine resumed work as a machine mine, the com-
pany in the mean time having put in an electric plant and installed a number
of Jeffrey mining machines. As a result of the prolonged strike at Niantic
the tonnage of Macon county will be nearly one-third less this year than last
— quite a noticeable fact when compared with all the other counties compris-
ing the Fourth District, which shows a considerably increased tonnage over
last year. That the mines of this district are in a much safer and better
condition, is evidenced by the small number of fatilities this year compared
with the preceding year, notwithstanding there was 785,678 more tons of coal
produced this year than last. This year the district produced 3,357,737 tons
of coal, being 305,249 tons of coal mined for each life lost, and compares fav-
orably with the older mining countries of the world.
In all the larger mines of this district hand mining is being gradually super-
ceded by machines, as evidenced by the increase in the number of machines
and the tonnage cut by them. The inefficient and antiquated method of ven-
tilating mines with a furnace is being rapidly displaced by the more improved
mechanical method — that of a fan. There have been more fans placed in the
mines in this district during the past year than was ever put up in the same
length of time since the mine inspection service was inaugurated. Quite a
number of small mines that are operated exclusively for local trade have dis-
placed the old furnace with a steam fan, which greatly improves the ventila-
tion of sucii mines.
Mine Fires. — Early in the morning of August 5, 1898, fire was discovered in
the boiler room of the Westville Coal Company's mine, Westville. Such rap-
id progress had been made by the fire before being discovered that it was an
utter impossibility to save the building, which served the double purpose of a
boiler room and an engine room. The mine being operated exclusively by
electric machines, the fire destroyed the large dynamo located in the engine
room. Fortunately the fire did no damage to the hoisting engine and boilers.
After a period of thirty-eight days a new brick engine and boiler room had
COAL IN ILLINOIS. 7 9
been eoustriieted and work was resumed. There were 1^50 men employed in
the mine at the time the property was destroyed. The building destroyed
was a wooden structure valued at $1,000, partly covered by insurance. None
of the workmen who were in the mine at the time of the fire were injured, as
they were all hoisted out at the escape shaft.
All the curbing? in the shaft, and all the top works at the mine of A. H,
Bonnets, eight miles northwest of Danville, were destroyed by fire August 26,
1898. The fire was communicated to the shaft from the furnace, with which
the mine was ventilated. Prior to the time of the fire the mine was what was
known as a gin-shaft, that is, all the coal was hoisted by horse power. The
mine was at once retimbered from bottom to top, and new steam hoisting
machinery was substituted for the old horse power arrangement; a new ten
foot fan was placed in position, with which the mine is now ventilated. Two
days before the fire I made an examination of the mine and pointed
out the danger always attendant upon the use of a furnace in the
mine, especially where it is connected to one end of the hoisting shaft.
Work was resumed November 1, giving employment to ten men, the same
number employed before the fire. For a small mine it is now a model one in
every respect.
On the night of October 6, 1898, a fire occurred at Hilliards' No. 2 mine,
near East Peoria, Tazewell county, entirely destroying the pit tower. As
there was no one around the mine at the time the fire broke out, it was im-
possible to determine its origin, but it was believed to be the work of an in-
cendiary. The top works were rebuilt as quickly as possible, and the mine
resumed operation. Forty-two men were temporarilj^ thrown idle on account
of the fire.
Abandoned Mines. — The most important mine abandoned during the year
was that of the Illinois Coal Mining Company, at Bloomington. This mine
was a new one, having been in operation scarcely a year. The seam of coal
being worked was four feet thick and of splendid quality; the condition for
mining could hardly have been more favorable, and the selling price was all
that could be desired. The property would undoubtedly have been a paying
one. No reason was assigned as to why the mine was abandoned, but quite
a number of the people of Bloomington suspected and concluded that the
company had been bought out by the McLean Couuty Coal Co., which operates
a mine, and the only one, in Bloomington. All of the machinery, which was
of the very best kind, was removed to a new mine at Centralia. this state.
The old slope at East Peoria, which has been in operation for a number of
years, was abandoned on account of some litigation with the former owners.
A shaft some two hundred feet deep, at Virginia, Cass county, that was
operated in a small w^ay for local trade for a number of years, was found to
be a non-dividend paying investment, and was accordingly abandoned early
in the year. Several small mines near Danville, which were operated on a
small scale for local trade, have also been abandoned.
Neiv Mines.— Some five years ago a joint stock company, composed of
wealthy farmers and representative business men, residing in and around
€olfax, McLean county, sunk a shaft there to seam No. 6 of the geological
so STATISTICS OF LABOR.
section, which was found at a depth of 400 feet, and was a little over five feet
thick and of a superior quality; but at that time there was no work don&
other than to remove a little coal at the bottom of the shaft. Through amis-
understanding of the different stockholders, the property became involved in
litigation, causing a suspension ot operations, which continued until about a
year ago, when the present owners, Messrs. Ewing & Pitt, of Bloomington,
secured the property and equipped it with first class hoisting machinery, in
connection with a tower that is intended for a large output. It will undoubt-
edly be operated extensively in a short time. The mine is situated on the
Kankakee and Bloomington division of the I. C. R. R., and the
product will be shipped to Chicago and the northwest. About fifty men are
employed at the present time.
A small shaft sunk in East Peoria by the Enterprise Coal Company, and
was at first equipped with a gin arrangement to hoist the coal. Mr. William
Cruickshanks & Sons have bought the mine, and have displaced the gin with
a small geared hoisting engine, which makes it one of the best mines in that
vicinity.
Escape Shafts. — The Himrod Coal Co., Danville, has completed its escape
shaft, which is one of the largest in the State, and has equipped it with the
necessary hoisting machinery to insure the safe and speedy removal of work-
men in case of danger. It is 10x17 feet in the clear, over which a 20- foot fan
has been placed for ventilation.
The Brookside Coal Co., Grape Creek, has sunk a new air shaft at its No.
1 mine, which greatly improves the ventilation.
King & Grrosweiler, of Pekin, have completed sinking an escape shaft.
Arthur Jones & Sons, of Catlin, have sunk a new escape shaft which will
be connected as soon as possible with their old mine, and will be used
for a hoisting shaft afterwards.
Neiv Fans. — The Kelleyville Coal Co. Westville, has placed a 12 foot fan at
its No. 2 mine; the mine is now ventilated by two fans that are both run at
the same time, one of which is 16 feet in diameter and the other is 12 feet.
The larger one is used to ventilate the east side and the smaller one to venti-
late the west side. This method gre'atly improves the ventilation, as the mine
had become too extensive, and employed too many miners for the one fan to
force a sufficient amount of air through the workings.
John 0. Connel, who operates a mine at Grape Creek, known as the Blue
Bird mine, has thoroughly remodeled the top works, and has discarded the
slow horse hoister and placed in its stead a pair of geared double hoisting en-
gines for the speedy removal of the coal. He has also added a new 12-foot
fan for better ventilation.
Alfred Blake, East Peoria, has improved the ventilation of his mine by dis-
carding the use of the furnace as a ventilator, and erecting a six-foot fan in
its stead.
King & Grosweiler, Pekin, have erected a new 8-foot fan of the Brazil type.
Spangler & Miller, operating a small mine near Danrille for local trade,
now use an 8 foot fan.
COAL IN ILLINOIS. 81
Fatal Accidentfi. — Geor'^e Sevillion, aged 35, single, was killed in room No,
12, fifth east enti-y, in the mine of the Consolidated Coal Company, at Fair-
mount, July G, 189S. Deceased had fired several shots the night before,
which had knocked out several props, and he was engaged in resetting them
when the accident happened. He was of English descent, and lived in Rose-
dale, Ind.
Charles Hughes, aged H-t years, single, was killed in the mine of the Athens
Coal Co., Athens, July 22, 1898. by a fall of slate. Deceased, at the time of
the accident was employed as a loader, and had gone into the entry to work,
when he observed that the track was too far back from the working face. He
had taken his tools to lay the track and had just commenced work when the
roof fell on him, killing him instantly. The place had been marked "dan-
gerous" by the mine examiner, but it was very apparent that deceased had
made no examination of the place before beginning work.
Frank Daniels, aged 25, single, was killed in A. Bonnett's mine, eight
miles northwest of Danville, August 22, 1898, by a fall of roof. Parties work-
ing in the next room to deceased had called his attention to the dangerous
condition of the roof, just a short time prior to the accident, but he paid no
attention to the friendly warning, with the result as above stated.
October 8, 1898, John M. Rennick, aged .53 years a stable boss in the em-
ploy of the Catlin Coal Company, Catlin, got on a cage which was standing
at the lower landing, for the purpose of going down into the mine, but for
some reason failed to give the engineer the proper signal; the engineer raised
him up. He became excited and jumped off, falling back into the shaft,
which is nearly 200 feet deep, killing him instantly. He leaves a widow and
five children.
George Ballanted, aged 27 years, was killed in room No. 32, sixth northeast
entry in mine No. 2 of the Kelleyville Coal Co., October 26, 1898, by a fall of
roof. He had discovered a bad rock in the room, and was making prepara-
tions to secure the same for his own safety, when the I'ock suddenly fell, with
the result as stated. He left a widow and three children in indigent circum-
stances.
Andrew Hasse, a miner, employed in the mine of the Citizen's Coal Co.,
Lincoln, met death on the evening of Nov. 23, 1898, by the inhalation of car-
bonic oxide gas. At the regular shooting time deceased had fired a shot that
had not sufficient amount of powder to blast the coal loose, and in mining'
parlance had "whistled through the needle bole," giving off very little smoke
but a considei-able amount of gas. In his haste to leave the mine with the
other men he did not wait for the gas to be removed with the air, but went in
to recharge the same hole. The evidence plainly showed that he understood
the danger he was in, as he had retreated to the the cross-cut for fresh air
before he had completed his task of recharging. He hastened back once more
and commenced to tamp the hole, when he felt his senses leaving him. He
made a frantic effort to reach the cross-hole again when he got bewildered
out of the right road, where he was found by the night boss at about 7 p. m.
He left a widow and three children dependent.
-6 C. R.
82
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
William Schoenbeck, a miuer engaged in drawing pillars at the Pawnee
Coal company's mine, Westville, was killed by a fall of rock. The accident
happened Oct. 19, 1898. He was aged 48 years, married, leaving a widow and
three children.
P. J. Franks, aged 60 years, single, resident of Westville, was killed in a
room of the Kelleyville Coal company's No. 2 mine, January 19, 1899, by a
fall of roof.
James Mitehenson, aged 50 years, was killed at the working face of his
room by a fall of coal, Nov. 7, 1898. He was a widower, leaving two child-
ren.
Charles Sablatrey, aged 57 years, was killed by a fall of coal in the No. 2
mine of the Decatur Coal company, Decatur, Feb 4. 1899. He was a Poland-
er by birth and left a widow and five children.
Randolph Hudson, miner, aged 52, working in the mine of the Catlin Coal
company, was instantly killed April 11, 1899, under the most peculiar circum-
stances. Miners working in the adjoining room, on the right of him, had
discovered a large loose rock at the face of his room, which he was in the act
of taking down, and was engaged in knocking out a prop from under it.
When deceased came to the cross-cut between the two rooms he was told to
stay back or he might get hurt. He stood still for a few minutes in the cross-
cut watching the progress made in getting the loose rock down. The person
working at the rock left it for a moment for the purpose of getting a piece of
rail with which to knock out the prop, when deceased rushed in, saying,
"Let me strike it," which he did, when the rock, weighing fully six tons, fell
squarely on him. He left two children dependent. He was a member in
good standing, of the Odd-Fellows, who buried him with all the honors of
that Order.
Fatal Casualities — Fourth District, 1899.
Date.
Name.
<
Occupation.
Residence.
'6
1
i
q
2
1
a
Cause of Accident.
1898.
July e'f^PnrVf^ Spirniinn
?^
Miner
Stable boss!
Miner
Fairmount..
Athens
1
1
1
1
4
6
4
4
4
e
28
Falling rock
Falling rock
July 22
Clias. Hughes
24
25
53
48
27
50
48
60
57
52
Aug. 22
Oct. 8
Oct. 19
Oct. 26
Nov 7
John M. Rennick
Wra. Schoenbeck
Geo. Ballanted
James Mitehenson
Andrew Hasse
P. J. Franks
Catlm
Danville....
Westville...
Lincoln
WpstviMf..
1
1
1
1
7
i
5
5
3
3
3
'5
2
23
Palling down shaft..
Palling rock
Palling rock
Palling coal
Nov. 23
1899.
Suffocation by gas...
Feb. i
Apr. 11
Ohas. Sablatery
Randolph Hudson —
iDecatur
, Catlin
Falling coal
Falling rock
COAL IN ILLINOIS. 83
Recapiliiudivn Fatal Casualities Fourth District, 1800.
Residence.
No.
Occupation.
No.
Nature of Casualty
No.
Colliery.
No.
Athens
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
11
Miner. .
10
1
Falling coal
Fallinsf down shaft
Falling rock
Suffocation by gas.
2
1
1
11
Athens Coal Co
Boniietts, A
c'lti/,. ii~ (''..al rV,'. .'.]'.
Cou>n\\,\:,\,;\ C.alCo
Ui'caliir (;oal Co
Kelleyville Coal Co..
l-'awnee Coal Co
Westville Coal Co ...
Blount
Catliii
Dunville
Decatur
Fail-mount...
Lincoln
Westville ....
Stable boss...
2
Totals
''
11
Xoii-Fdtal Casualties— Fourth District, 1800.
Character of Injury.
■July
Aug.
Sept.
Dec.
13 James Cottrell .
22 James Mitchell.
23 M. Corrigan
29 Geo. Strickler..
30 Chas. Poison
1 Willis Dorsett
6 Chas. Jen
15 Henry Wright
17iW. A. Stone
18 Robt. Keefe
19 Frank Morse
24|l. N. Slade
25; S. A. Smoot
26 Chas. Casteel
27 Lee Haskius
27'M. Slade.. --
31 P. Hogan
2 N. S. McCannon
3 B. N. Babb
3 Thos. Henry
3 Calvin Lichman .
3 John Jackson
8 S. Roberts,
10 Jas. Brytis
12 .lohn Erricksou
14 L. Errickson
19 Mike Louder
26 Chas. Long
11 Peter Alvoid. ..
22 John Bull
26 ■ has. Ramsey
31 Wm. Woodley....
3 Joe Norkys
4 W. Kintz
51 A. Merry
7;.!. Daubow
7 J. Courtney ,
8 Alf Hackney ...
14 V. Montgerard.
21 .M. Cohnan
22, R. K. Fox
28 F. Fletcher... .
30 Perry Gritted . .
18 S. Robprts
15 Frank Woodard
I'Grant Evans
IjJohn G. Dawson
liAbner Jenkins..
2 John Baum
3jJohn Grear
21 Sara Morse
3IJ. Davis ...
Back and head injured.
Body injured
Back injured
Arm crushed
Leg broken
Back injured
6 Hand crushed
Hantl crushed
1, 2 Shoulder bruised
Back injured
Body injured
Foot injured
Foot injured
Back injured
Back injured
Hand injured
Hand injured
Hand injured
Eye injured
Collar bone broken
Hip injured
Hip bruised
Hand injured
Leg broken.
Face injured
Foot injured
Ankle injured
Leg broken
Body injured
Foot crushed
Leg broken
Leg injured
Collar bone broken
Finger injured
Toe injured
5| Foot injured
3 Ankle injured
3 Face injured
2! Arm broken
Face injured
liFoot injured
.] tHip injured ...'.
ll 2 Back injured
5^ 6 Pingor cut off
Hand injured
4 Thumb injured
I'lHead injured
2 Back injured
2 Leg injured
2| Fingc- broken
3| Back injured
Body injured
84 STATISICS OF LABOR.
Non-Fatal Casualties — Fourth District. — Concluded.
Date.
Character of Injury.
W. P. Myers
James Hill
OUie Surdara ....
D. Andrews
Lewis Young: —
Henry Crawford.
Jasper Humble...
Deacamp.; —
Riley Martin
J. Mantz
Andrew Politus..
Feb. 20
•• 23
" 28
Mch. 2
" 10
" 13
" 15
" 16
" 19
May 4
ClateFertig
Chas. Angle
Wm. Hamilton...
Chas. Easton
Wm. Sontagr
Krank Moss
Paul Pause
Willard Blue
John Boda
W.DeWitt
Wm. Woodson ...
Bert Stagner
P.J. Ogden
G. iMauritz
James Dickson...
Fred Bark ley ....
Chris Pickens —
Chas. Wascheck..
Gerorae Dickens.
Geo. Jones
D. Nevins
Isaac Richie
Barney Brady —
Chas.Conroy
Ino. Leichty
Joe Gushkieck...
Fhurman Rouse.
Arthur Hille
las. Apolegate...
Frank Love
Graut Evans
Geo. Steele
\ut.'. Young
J. Blaze
A. Hunter
Henry Smith
P. Anderson
Tom Coxen
A. E. Petty
ftoy Williams....
C. Sharlen
John Brooks
Chris Schnaapt..
Anton Morich —
Geo. W. Brewer..
.lohn Hall
Manuel Slade —
Cbris Long
Geo. Goulding
I. E. Hughes
Henry Rowe
E. P. Smith
Joseph Gerrish..
E. A. Roger
Wm. Homer
J. Harbeskny
Oakwood ...
Westville...
Missionfl'ld.
Westville...
Catlin
Danville
Westville...
Catlin
Bloomingt'n
Westville
Grape Cr'
Danville .
Westville
Bloomingt'n
Catlin
Missionfl'ld,
Lincoln
Grape Cr'k.,
Westville...
Colfax . .
Danville
Decatur. .
Athens ..
Westville
Decatur .
Danville ...
Tallula
Westville...
Missionti'ld
Grape Cr'k
Westville..
Grape Creek
Missionfl'ld.
Grape Creek
Missionfl'ld
Danville .
Grape Creek
Westville..
East Peoria
Westville..
Missionfl'ld
Danville —
East Peoria,
Westvill
Decatur
Colfax
.Missionfl'ld
Westville.,
Danville ...
Athens
Greenview
Westville.,
Bloomingt'
Greenview
Tolulu
Head injured
Back injured
Head cut
Arm broken
Back injured
Body injured
3|Hips injured
4 Arm broken
Body injured
Leg and ankle hurt.
Body injured
66 53 143 213
Foot injured
Hips injured
Hips injured
Arm crushed
Leg broken
Hand in,iured|
Body injured
Hip broken
Finger injured
Arm broken
Leg cut off
Back injured
Back injured
Arm injured
Leg broken
Leg injured
Leg injured
Rib broken
Arm injured
.\nkle injured
Back injured
Foot crushed
Leg broken
Leg injured
Foot injured
Body injured
Toe injured
Eyes injured
Foot injured
Fingers mashed
Eye injured
Arm bruised
Leg broken
Leg injured
Foot injured
Ankle fractured
Leg broken
Back and head injured.
Toe cut off
Back injured
Foot injured
Toe cut off ■
Leg broken
Leg and foot injured...
Ribs broken
Foot injured
Finger cut off
Body injured
Back injured
Ankle broken .
Ankle injured.
Body injured..
Leg broken. ..
Back injured .
147
46
40
65
100
10
21
24
90
10
161
28
150
35
45
18
10
100
10
13
60
15
8
21
95
120
24
18
Not recovered June 30,1899.
COAL IX ILLINOIS.
85
Total Dien injured
119
Not recovered July ] 1899.
1
118
Time lost by meu recovered
5.b21 days.
Average time lost by men recovered
44.7 ••
Recapitulation of Non-Fatal Casualties — Fourth District — 1899.
Residence.
Occupation. No. Cause of Accident.] No.
Colliery.
No.
Athens
Bloomington,
Catlin
Colfax
Danville
Decatur
Ease Peoria.
Fairmount •. .
Grape Creek
Greenview. ..
Lincoln
Mission Held .
Oakwood
Talula
Westville
3 Cager
4 Carpenter
6 Dirtman
5 Drivers
12 Laborers ,
4 Leverman
2 Loader
3 Mach. help'rs
12 Mach. ruau'rs
3 Miners
IStable boss...
27 Timberman...
1 Top men
2T
34
ippt
)llyi
Trollyman.
Truckman.
Ax
Caire
Elevator
Falling: coal
Palling rock
Palling: timber
l|Plyin& coal
2 Iron bar
3i Kicked by mules. ,
53 Pit-cars ,
1 Powder explosion
Premature blast..
Tail chain ,
1 Athens Coal Co 1
llAuldridge Coal Co... 1
IjBlake.A. C 1
31jBrookside Coal Co... 8
50 Catlin Coal Co 5
1 Citizens Coal Co 1
4|Colfax Coal Co 4
Ij Consolidated Coal Co 19
3iDecaiur Coal Co 3
21iEast Peoria Coal Co. 2
2| Economy Coal Co 2
llGlenburnCoal Co.... 4
2 Greenview Coal Co.. 3
HimrodCoalCo 20
Jones & Son 1
Kellyville Coal Co... 24
McLean Coal Co 10
TallulaCoal Co 2
I Wabash Coal Co 2
Westville Coal Co.... 6
119 119
Table showing the Nature of Injuries, Number of Persons Injured,
Dependents, Time Lost, with Averages and Percentages — Fourth
District.
1
i
a
1
Time
LOST.
'c ■/.
Nature of Injurie-s.
Total ^^^^r
6
5
4
16
13
2
3
3
13
3
3
8
3
1
6
12
8
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
■■••J2
9
1
2
1
8
2
3
3
3
1
4
4
1
1
5
3
5
4
8
1
4
1
12
""'29
30
1
3
3
42
8
■■■"is
4
3
4
10
■■■"17
5
2
4
166
257
330
10
916
689
100
36
71
340
212
76
106
29
46
156
27.7
51.4
82.5
10
57.3
53
50
12
23.7
26.2
70.7
25.3
13.3
9.7
46
2fi
5.05
Arms injured
3 36
84
13 45
Bodies injured
10 92
1.68
face injured
2 52
10.93
2 52
Fingers injured
2 52
Hands injured.
6 72
2.52
5.05
896 S-' 9
10.08
100
420
118
20
16
65
59
100
50.3
59
20
16
65
84
Legs injured
6 72
1.68
Shoulder injured
84
Thumb injured
84
Toe cut off
84
-
2.52
119
61
55
213
5.324 44.7
100.00
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Cass Coitnty— Fourth District— 1899.
Name of Operator.
Postoffice.
Description.
Outfit.
1
s
T
1
o
ft
o.S
a
6
'bl
1
CD
o
o
02
-a ;
1 :
O ■;
ii
CO
1
.a
o
rs
a
S
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Ton
of
other
grades
9
J. G. &G. S. Russell
Chris Nelson. .. .". . ...
Ashland
Chandlerville
205
30
2.4
2.10
5
5
Sh.
S.
Ho
M.
B.
2.150
1.280
1,8001 350
1.2S0L_
Totals
3,430 .3,080 350
Averages
Whole number of openings reported in 189S, 3.
Number of mines exhausted or abandoned during the year. 1.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899, 2.
Logan County — Fourth District — 1899.
Name of Operator.
PostofBce.
Description.
Output.
1
s
1
i
o
.a
Q
1 |l
1
0
i
-a.
1
0
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
1
Lincoln Coal Co
Lincoln. .
285
290
360
5! 5
Sh.
S.
?:
99,962 61,9771 37,985
2
Mtizens' Coal Mining Co
Mt. Puiaski".
5
4
5
5
74.019! 46.632 27,387
12,000l 8,000! 4, COO
Totals
185.981
116,609
69 372
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 3.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899. 3.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
87
Cdss Coinifij, 7.9.95— Concluded.
Values.
Employes.
i
a
a"«
a: <u
|5
Acci-
dents
2
g
g
1
i
«
Is
•v
o
o
'T
1
a
o
P
s
tl
^2
if
>>
p.
e
£
o
1
a
J
o
>5 '^
si
a.
o
O
1?|
te O O
a
1
D.
o
on
lis
sSa
3
1
§
Zi
<
i:
<:
<j
<
EH
Cu,
Dh
O
H
M
2;
fe| z
$3, 250
10
4
14
$1 00
S-M.
^on
$2, 480
2
1 75
2.240
5
1
6
1 00
W.
180
1,465
64
1
$5, 490
15
5
20
$3,945
64
1
$1 69
$0 80
$1 00
190
1"
Logan Count ij. 1899 — Concluded.
Values.
Employes.
a
_©
a
a
Si 1 Acci-
a" !dent3
"S
o
a
o
^1^
ft •
t^
SH
ad
%
o
o
a>
cS
'?
o-^
c
"its
o
|1
It
?.2
V3
O
ft
a
o
ft
II
^a
ft
o
1
^^1
a
1
a
r of horses
oyed in or
"si
1
a
^s
■3 a
t
si
ll
o
1
III
o
.Sail ■■ <S
a S a j ri i o
'Z,
<Jl
<1
<;
'^
<
H
-
a..
Q
&H
w
^ i^, Z
1 SI 10
SO 40
$82,369
90
4,
138
so 42.5
S-M.
265
*
3,400
ul.l....
106
40
60,385
70
32
102
42.5
182
$58,571
2,119
10 11 1
3
90
60
9,600
S152.354
15
6
21
51
170
8.750
300
3I..
1
175
S6
;wi
S67, 121
5,819
33 1
SI 07
SO 41.1
SO 43.5
205
.[ i....
1
* Amount iiot reported.
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Macon County— Fourth District— 1899.
Name of Operator.
Postoffice.
Description.
Output.
1
i
1
T
1
o
f
ti
si
II
i
6
^:
Is
1
1
o
o
J3
■a
§
o
o
ii
1
o
a
i
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
1
2
Decatur Coal Co.. No. 1...
!.' W No. 2...
Decatur
Niantic' '.'.'.'.'.'.'.
612
614
365
4
5
5
5
5
Sh.
S.
M.
B.
86,680
88,680
21,688
69,344
70,000
17.677
17,336
18,680
4.011
197,048
157.021
40, 027
1
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 3.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899, 3.
McLean County — Fourth District — 1899.
Name of Operator.
Postoffice.
Description.
Output.
1
1
1
1
1
'o
Q
4.
o o
3=2
o
6
"S
o
o
'u
o
i
o
ii
T3
3
o
1
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
1
2
3
4
5
McLean County Coal Co.
C. H. Hewitt Coal Co
Colfax Coal Mining Co. . .
E. Colfax Coal Co
Illinois Coal Mining Co..
Bloomingt'n
Chenoa
Colfax
Bloomingt'n
541
275
400
400
400
4&3
4.6
5.6
5.6
4
2&5
6
6
6
5
Sh.
S.
B.:
M.
138,098| 126,700
12.000 9,500
31.356 23.446
3,000 2,000
25.000 22.000
11,398
2,500
7.910
1.000
3.000
Totals .
209,454 183.646 25.808
1
■■"T""
]
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 3.
Number of new mines or places opened during the year.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899, 5.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
89
Macon Countij, 1899 — Concluded.
Values.
Employes.
1
1
J:
1
g
II
D
a?
Acci-
dents
^
Ba
1
o
M
§
g
T3®-S
-o
'n
1
a
o a>
it
3
?
1
1
^1
if
si
>5
1
P.
a
1
1
o
a
1
in
-0.2
II
p.
o
>
1'
::!
lii
ess
111
s
o
.2.S
•Si
"3
%
3
■z
<
<
<l
<
-<
^
ii
cu
p
H
M
:z;
'^
2
1
$1 17
$0 40
S88.067
■ 100
42
142
.so 50
w.
300
S135.000
10
1
2
1 17
40
89.372
110
44
154
50
300
100,000
15
3
a
60
35
2,010
5S
24
82
40
74
12, 901
791
9
1
S189. 449
268
110
378
S247, 901
791
34
3
$1 10.6
SO 39.5
$0 48.9
224
I
McLean County. 1889 — Concluded.
Values.
Employes.
1^
0
5
a
d
WW
S2
3*^
Acci-
dents
0
^aa
as
aS
*
^
0
0
<«
9
n
-3
s|
1
a
3
Si
II
0
1
3
n
si
M
11
sa
si
>5
0
P.
a
1
0
1
a
s
0
5
■ll
^^
0 a
0 a
0
11
a^
!
0
o5 OJ
3
u
1
a
s
1=
1
3 o; C
3
1
■^
<
<
<
<
<
H
Oh
aS
G
H
^ ^ h
■iz,
1
i: SI 10
SO 70
S147,349
215
65
280
*$0 60
w.
287
8114,646
i
25, 18
10
2; 1 70
1 10
18.900
15
9
24
55
S-M.
30(1
6.500
450 2
3
99
44
26,691
26
23
49
42
2H(I
25. 627
1,312 6
4
4
90
50
2,30C
8
5
13
40
150
2.500
150 3
5
1 20
80
28.800
15
6
21
55
' '
150
14.000
25
S224,040
279
108
387
$163,273
1,962| 29
14
SI 12.6
$0 67.7
$0 56. l|
233
* Upper seam 4 feet thick, 55 cents per ?i'oss ton; lower seam 3 feet thick, 65 cents per
gross ton.
90
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Menard Conniij— Fourth District, 1899.
Name of Operator.
Postoffice.
Description.
Output.
a
1
Is
o
o
1
a
1
ll
o.S
II
Eh
5
1
c
d
Z
i
o
1
O
P.
o
o
o
11
i,
1
3
o
1
i
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
1
2
Athen?! Mining Co
Chic. & Kas. City Coal Co
Wabash Coal Co
Athens
Petersburg'...
Athens
Tallula
200
155
187
18J
170
85
100
60
5.6
5.6
5.6
5.6
6
5-6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Sh.
SI.
Sh.
St.
H.
St.
H.
B.
::
!l 121. 593
59,745
117,069
29,000
1,929
5,589
89,071
2,124
94,3311 27,262
44,742; 15,003
87 069 30 000
4
TallulaCoal Co
26,022 2,978
t)
William Parkin
Sweetwaier .
1,529 400
6
7
8
S. Mountain Coal Co
Greenview C. Mining Co.
William Denton
Petersburg...
Greenview ...
Petersburg . . .
4,324 265
59,381 29,690
2 1?4I
q
M. A. Hohimer
601 K
1 438: 1 d.snl
ifl
F. M. Miller
BO
5 6
381
38l|
Totals
427, 939
321,341
106 598
Averages
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 10.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899, 10.
II Mined by machine, 71,471 tons, at 34 cents per ton.
Tazewell Conntij— Fourth District, 1899.
Name of Operator.
Postoffice.
Description.
Output,
a
z
o
'o
.a
1
a
1
li
1
o
d
Z
.1
o
1
4^
s-<
o
&
o
1
-a
o
s-
o
ii
CO
J
o
a
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
1
A. C. Blake
East Peoria ..
Pekin
East Peoria ..
Pekin '.'.
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
Sh.
.SI.
Sh.
St. R.
19,047
5,526
1 601
20,000
4,500
400
261705
2,000
24,000
2,000
4,000
13,880
5,526
5,167
?.
Bohlander Bros
130
5
H.
St.
H.
s
G. Gebelhausen
1.56Ji 40
4
5
E. Peoria Coal Co
11,250
4,500
240
1,575
26. 705
8,750
6
8
King & Grosweiler
Cruickshanks G Sons....
East Peoria . .
Pekin.
160
664
q
Millard Bros
1001 4
lOOi 4.8
65 4
l,700i 300
10
L. Grant & Sons
5Sh.
5 SI.
5Sh.
20, 000
1.700
3,500
4.000
11
East Peoria ..
300
12
Groveland Coal Co
Totals
50
4
500
112,018
92, 137
19,881
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 12.
Number of mines or places opened during the year, 1.
Number of mines exhausted or abandoned during the year, I.
Whole number of open!iig< reported for 1899. 12.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
91
Menard County, 1S99. — Concluded.
Values.
Employes.
0
a
.
1° .
lules
tthe
1
s
H a
O OJ
||
S5
o
o
a
1.
II
k
i
2.S
1
1
o.
S
i
as
!l
0 ea
i
0.
0
1
0
'h'i
32g
3
0
w 0
sal
s
1
o
'z,
-1j
<
<
<
<<
e2
Q-
H
W |Z \^[ z
1
fO 76
$0 20
S77, 144
116
56
172'sO 40.5
S-l\l.
240
$69, 729
2.804
17; 1
1
2
78
26
38. 799
S(l
3C
110
40.7
143
40. 745
2.263
H
85
30
83.009
9(1
32
122
40.7
279
73.042
4.123
iil..
^
4
90
48
24.849
26
14
40
40.7
■ ■
313
20. 204
1,059
2
5
1 50
1 25
2.795
5
3
8
*62.5
IM.
175
2,219
90 3..;....
6
1 25
50
6.03S
5
3
8
40.7
S-M.
179
4.. 526
211 2......
7
82
51
63.834
65
30
95
40.7
"
2(»()
51. 969
2.970! 16.. 1 3
H
1 00
2.124
4
3
t52,5
W.
175
.300
1.200
138
1
9
1 75
2.516
4
1
5
50
■ '
850
120
1
10
1 50
572
2
1
3
50
75
24!r'
20
1
S301.680
397
173
570
S264. 732
13. 798
52
Ij 8
$0 82.4
$0 33.8
SO 40.72
208
* Riddled coal.
t Forked coal.
Average for 4.053 forked and riddled tons. 57.3 cents per ton.
TazeiceU Connfy, 1899.— Concln&ed.
Values.
<
Si
a a'
2 .2
S s.
M O
Acci-
dents
SI 00
1 10
1 00
1 80
1 04
85
85
1 00
1 00
1 CO
815.172
20
31
6.079
7
2
9
1.571
3
1
4
14.806
28
6
34
4.275
7
5
12
304
6
1
7
1.817
10
3
13
■>2 699
30
12
42!
1.670
14
9
231
22.000
15
8
■2-i\
1.850
6
4
101
3.75C
4
6
8^5.993
150
64
214I
0 45
*72.,
*70
45
50
*72
45'
45
45
45
45
45
S-M.
212
2401
W.
200
S-M.
2S0|
1651
\V
150!
S-M
1201
231 j
50
700
325
850
150
40.
88!.
,411
1001
,000 1
100!
200!
Forked coal.
92
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Vermilion Countij — Fourth District — 1899.
Name of Operator.
Description.
Output,
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
Himrod Coal Co. No. 1...
No.2...
Catlin Coal Co
Kellyville Coal Co., No. 2
No, 3
Westville Coal Co
Consolidated Coal Co
Economy Coal Co., No. 1
Brookside Coal Co., No. 1
' • No. 2
■John O. Connell ,
Muncie Coal Co
CTlenburn Coal Co
France Bros., No. 1
E. S.Gray
L. E. Baker
.) ohn Swanson
S. M.Hodge
A Jones & Sons
Banting Bros
Haskiu &■ Son
Danville Brick & Tile Co.
Maueh Bros
M. C. Wilkinson
H. Harris
Evan J. J ones
S. Parle
William C. ShafPer. ...
John K. Colburn
John Auldredge
Miller & Spangler
William R. Auldredge
William Ray
John E. Lloyd
J ames Thomas
D. A. Jenkins
Cunningham & Co. ...
Starisbury & Watkins
A. H. Bonnett
Elisha Lloyd
Jonah James
H. Blakeney
John Woodard ,
J. W. Horning ,
J. A. Allison ,
Otto Leveridge
Marriage & Son
Thomas Graham ,
Ed. Earle
A. Humes
Bushong Bros
Catlin....
Westville
Fairmount ..
Missionfleld.
Danville
Grape Creek.
Muncie. ..
Glenbuin.
Catlin
Danville. .
Oakwood .
Danville. .
Catlin
Grape Creek
Catlin....
Danville.
Vandercook .
Danville
Blount
Danville
Grape Creek.
Oakwood. ...
Georgetown..
Danville
Grape Creek.
Georgetown..
Danville
Totals
Averages.
Sh.
250, 440
215,876
157,760
288,035
303,089
251,624
74, 734
118,
75, 437
112.958
75,306
27. 021
25,000
124,048
3,
10,000
1,500
1,237
6,997
5.
4,872
1,500
6,000
5,350
1,
1,200
1,000
2,500
2,120
500
2.000
2,526
4,000
450
7,
2,665
7,500
2,000
2,400
8.000
6
1.200
500
400
1,000
950
1,200
500
5.000
1,200
8,000
177,060
215,876
127,597
288,035
251,624
55, 409
112,958
75.306
4,800
25, 000
11,050
3,600
4,000
1,400
991
4,810
4,727
4,872
1,000
6,000
4.280
900
1,200
700
1,700
1,414
500
1,61
2,0
3,000
400
5,600
2.000
6,000
1,500
1.800
7,000
5,000
600
1,000
400
350
900
800
1,000
450
5.000
1, 200
8,000
73.380
'so.'ies
303,089
19. 325
30.844
75,437
22, 221
■ii2.'998
6,000
100
215
2.187
1,181
500
1,070
400
400
505
1,000
50
2,000
665
1,500
500
600
1.000
1,100
200
200
100
50
100
150
200
50
1,530,551 691,
»* Both.
t Strip.
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 60.
Number of mines exhausted or abandoned during the year, 8.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899, 52.
COAL IX ILLINOIS.
93
Vennilioti Count ij, 1890 — Concluded.
Values.
Employ
ES.
1
a
1
11
JS^ 1 Acci-
S^ DENT.S
0
^6
ta
0
0
»
s
■XI
■Se^
^
t- c
a a
0
5 S
"9
Si
1
a
\
C^ 1
0 i.
O <B
i
k
"E
^
U
^>i
0
::!
V
-■' i
>2
> .
n'
«S
3
"S
II
5l
1
1
0 IJ
3
II
II
ii
> c
0
1
ill
*©
M
isill
a
0
z
<
<
<
<
<
Oh 1 O,
Q
Eh
i^
^ 'f^ ^
1
so 62.5
$0 62.5
§156,525
no
90
200
*$0 40
S-M.
252
$138,461
4,207
40! 1
7
2
62.5
134.922
75
53
128
268
121.253
3.858
13
3
90
■■■■26"
120.870
115
42
157
40
287
85, 606
4,220
17('2
5
4
90
259,231
210
131
341
* 40
' '
240
174.424
4,088
18! 2
8
5
■••g^-
187.915
228
100
328
* 40
' '
243
168.956
4,044
271 1
16
H
■■"to"
176, 137
270
71
341
t
205
122, 450
3,150
28|..
6
7
1 00
■■■■36"
61,207
61
30
94
40
;;
249
47, 396
3, 054
7; 1 3
8
90
40
91,647
250
250
?
185
62. 730
43, 677
1,200
8 .. 16
9
70
52.806
■■■{25
27
152
40
"
258
2.400
9 .. 2
10
""eh"
73, 423
105
47
152
11 40
248
73,672
1,912
16 . . : 3
It
65
48,949
70
35
105
Si 40
248
49,114
1,408
8I..I 5
12
93
■■■■68"
19,574
60
20
80
40
185
17. 552
1,200
4 .. ....
13
85
21.250
40
13
53
40
150
13,000
1,200
3 ..
14
85
""76"
88,491
125
56
181
II 40
261
78.098
3.112
"i
15
1 OO
3.600
7
3
10
1 66
260
2,750
100
2 '.'.
16
1 25
■■■■75"
9.500
9
3
12
40
' '
260
5,600
300
17
1 00
50
1,450
2
2
4
50
w.
110
900
30
1 '.'.
18
1 25
25
1, 300
2
2
40
170
702
30
1 ..
19
1 12
70
6.918
6
3
9
40
S-M.
290
3.500
120
2 ..
....
20
1 12
62
6,026
4
3
55
W.
294
4,780
149
1 00
4,872
7
3
10
40
S-M.
243
3,000
178
21 _ ' i
22
60
■■■■'s"
740
2
1 2
40
120
970
3,300
25
1 ..
23
1 00
6,000
3
i
4
45
M.
323
84
24
1 15
■■■■51)"
5,457
5
7
12
40
S-M.
200
4,000
260
3 ;;
25
1 12
75
1,308
40
W.
140
964
26
1 00
1.200
6
8
40
150
Norep'rt
'■■■56
i
27
75
■■■"so"
615
2
2
40
' '
200
550
25
1
28
1 25
25
2,325
5
3
8
40
150
1,040
30
5
29
1 00
20
1,555
2
2
4
40
' ■
270
1,500
42
1
■■
30
1 00
1 00
25
500
1,700
4
' .0
'w"-
120
200
210
1.400
19
150
31
3
i
2::
32
1 00
18
2.112
3
3
6
40
' '
157
1,840
122
|..
33
1 10
40
3,700
6
2
9
40
S-M.
150
2,830
160
34
1 00
50
425
2
1
3
40
W.
100
320
2C
1 ••
35
80
40
5,280
10
6
16
40
280
5,280
215
4!..
30
1 00
75
2,499
3
4
40
S-M.
200
1.970
80
ij..
37 1 15
80
8,100
12
4
16
40
W.
300
5,300
200
2 ..
38 1 00
87
1,935
8
1
9
40
150
1,200
40
39 1 00
50
2.100
2
7
40
200
l.SOO
40
21
40
1 00
50
7,500
12
4
16
40
210
5,800
400
2|'i| ....
41
1 00
50
5,550
6
8
40
• '
231
446
350
2..
42
1 00
40
680
4
2
6
40
' '
100
520
40
1 ..
43
1 00
40
1,080
3
2
5
40
150
800
100
1 ..
44
1 00
25
425
2
1
3
40
' '
80
300
80
I--
45
1 00
50
375
2
2
4
§
' ■
10
270
75
1
46
1 00
50
950
3
2
5
40
120
660
i'::
47
1 00
50
875
3
2
5
40
• '
125
690
85
li..
48
1 00
40
1,080
4
3
40
S.M.
150
830
91
I!--
49
1 00
50
475
3
3
I
W.
100
350
1..
501 ^0
3.500
■■"io
4
13
40
S-M.
150
350
200
1..
51
70
840
4
2
6
40
100
850
60
1..
52
70
5,600
6
2
8
40
180
600
350
■'
»
SI. 603, 094
1.772
1.053
2,825
$1,264,361
43,449
'>52
91
$0.77.39
SO. 60. 55
SO 40
193
'
....
* Price for machine mining, 30 cents per ton.
t Price for machine mining, 23 cents per ton.
Price for machine mining, 35 cents per ton.
'i Miners paid SI. 50 per day for mining 120,365 tons.
H Forked coal.
94
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Recapitulation hy Counties-
Mines.
Products.
Values.
^ ,/
fl IK
U 0)
i'
■d
s
2S
^5
Counties.
a
a
1
"3
'3
2
Is
a
1
i
'S'a
S5
It
It
o
1
?
a
ft
i|
bia
a
a
§1
2-3
ScM
£1.2
^
o
o
o
o
z
CC
^
•-i
<J
H
H
H
&H
EH
<1
•<
2
R
2
3,430
185, 981
3,080
116, 609
350
69, 372
300
11. 198
$1 69
1 07
141,568
3
3
197,048
157,021
40, 027
65, 327
5,104
1 106
0 395
McLean
5
4
1
2
209,454
183,646
25,808
77, 169
15, 191
1 126
0 677
in
5
5
427, 939
321,341
106. 598
370, 750
19, 916
0 824
0 338
Tazewell
12
4
8
1
112,018
92, 137
19,881
39,305
2.886
0 946
0 445
Vermilion
52
87
18
37
34
50
3
8
10
2,221,867
1,530,551
691,316
2,052,723
52,269
0 7739
0 6055
Totals
3,357,737
2,404,385
953,352
2,746,842
106,864
$0 8513
$0 5509
Whole number of openings reported in 1898,94.
Number of new mines or places opened during the year, 3.
Number of mines exhausted or abandoned duringthe year, 10.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899,87.
Average price paid for mining 18,610 screened tons. 72 cents per ton; 120,365 tons mined
and paid for at $1.50 per day.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
95
FoKi-fh District— 1809.
r s/.
61 •' =- -ct:
Employes.
^ c
~ >■ ~ 5 5
Casualties
Mac
^IXE.s.
Ji'
^1
lid 1 1 r.
o ■
s
Z ||
>>
t
o
11
^2
1"^
f.lt '1 Ills
22 = 1 -^ "w^-rt
" 2 ~
i
i£
"3
"c
a
5s
o
i:^' N
= ^2
oil-
s' o
ii
1^
!■?
3
l>
li
ll^
^
I 5
WM
.a
fi
cB
a
-^
ll£ i 11 ill
s
« '^
II
3.;-
<
2;
2;
H
<
<l
^ ; ^ |z
2
'A
z
E-i
S5, 490
15
5
20
190
SI 00
1 i
$3,945 64; 1
152, 354
175
268
279
397
86
110
108
173
261
378
387
570
205
233
208
0 435
0 489
0 504
0 407
1
67.121 5,819 33
247,901: 791 34
i
163,-73 1,962 29
264,732113.798 52
1
1
1
1
3
14
8
189, 449
224,040
301,680
1
8
71,471
95, 993
150
1,772
64
1.053
214
2,825
187
193
0 45
0 40
72.774 5,041 25
1.264,36143,4491 252
8
2
91
119
1,603,094
8
58
1.011.890
S2. 573, 100
3.056
1,599
4,655
$2,084.107 70,924 426
11
9
66
*1. 083. 361
199
SO 4315
i
Average price paid for machine mining. 29.1 cents per ton.
COAL IN ILLINOIS
FIFTH INSPECTION DISTRICT— 1891).
Counties: Calhoun, Chri-stiau, Greene, Macoupin, Montf^omery, Sangamon,
Shelby, Scott, Jersey, Morgan.
Walton Rutledge, Inspector, Alton, 111.
Hon. David Rosy, Secretary,
State Bureau of Labor Statistics, Si)ri)>fjfield, Illinois:
Sir:— In compliance with section 12 of an act of the General Assembly, in
relation to coal mines and subjects relating thereto, and providing for the
health and safety of persons employed therein, I have the honor herewith to
submit the sixteenth annual report of the Fifth Inspection District, for the year
ended June 30, 1899. The tabular part of this report gives the number of
mines in the district, both shipping and local; new mines and abandoned
mines; the depth of coal below the surface; the thickness of the seams of
coal, and the geological number thereof; the number of miners and other
employes engaged in the mining industry of the district; the number of days
each mine was in operation during the year; the number of kegs of powder
used in mining; the number of accidents, fatal and non-fatal; the number of
horses and mules employed in and around the mine; the number of tons of
lump and other grades of coal produced, and the disposition made of the
same, whether shipped, sold to local consumers, or consumed at the mine;
the prices per ton paid for mining; the value of lump and other grades per
ton at the mine; the number of coal cutting machines in use, the power used
by coal cutting machines, the total tonnage cut by machines, the aggregate
value of the total product; the number of mines using cable haulage, and
electric haulage; the number of ventilating fans; and the number of shaking-
or mechanical screens used at the mines.
7 C. R.
98
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
The coal production, by counties, in the Fifth District, with increase or
decrease on output in each, for the years ending June 30, 1898, and 1899, is
shown as follows:
Total Output of all Grades
of Coal in Tons.
Increase.
1898.
1899.
4,893
495,616
8,520
1,680
1,264,926
294,667
1.800
1,763,863
21,337
4,118
572,459
14,370
4,050
1,646,674
354,201
4,800
2,083.572
20,617
105, 765
775
76,843
5,85
2,370
381.748
59, 534
3,000
319.707
Scott
720
37.377
3,925,690
4,810,626
886,431
1,495
Increase
886, 431
1.495
884, 936
The following summary is given as a recapitulation of the principal facts to
be found in the schedules of the various counties:
Number of mines
Number of shipping mines
Number of local mines
Number of new mines
Number of abandoned mines
Total output in tOQS of 2,000 pounds
Tons of lump coal
Tons of other ijrades
Tons hipped by railroads
Average value per ton of lump coal at the mine
Average value per ton of other grades at the mine
Aggregate value of total product
Number of miners
Number of other employes
Total number of employes
Average number of days worked during the year
Total amount paid out in wages
Number of kegs of powder used
Number of horses and mules in and around the mines
Number of coal cutting machines used
Total number of tons cut by machines
Number of fatal accidents
Number of non-fatal at^cidents
Number of tons of coal produced to each fatal accident
Number of tons of coal produced to each non-fatal accident —
Number of persons employed to each fatal accident
Number of persons employed to each non-fatal accident
Number of mines using compressed air coal cutting machines.
Number of mines using electric coal cutting machines
Number of mines using cable haulage
Number of mines using electric haulase
Number of ventilating fans in the district
Number of shaking or mechanical screens at the mines
87
51
36
10
2
,810.626
. 480, 311
,330,315
,095,235
$0.8215
$0.3456
,318,120
4,421
1,980
6.401
190
,665.965
100, 756
621
144
,892,040
14
68
343,616
70.745
457
94
11
2
4
1
56
20
The output of coal for 1899 shows an increase of 884,936 tons or 22.5 per
cent over 1898. The district is still about 750,000 tons short of its normal out-
put. In Macoupin county the mines on the C. & A. R. R. did not work much
over one-half time. The Consolidated Coal Co's. mines No. 10 Mount Olive,
COAL IN ILLINOIS. 99
and the Hornsbj' mine at Hornsby, only worked one-half time, owing to re-
pairs being made at these mines. The Carlinville Coal Go's mine only worked
130 days, owing to the outer works at the mine being burned down; the loss in
the county is about 350,000 tons for the year. The mines in Christian county,
except the mine of the Taylorville Coal Co., only worked about one- half time,
enrailing a loss to the county of about 50,000 tons. Montgomery sustained a
loss of about 50,000 tons, Sangamon county about 25,000 tons. Most of this
loss of tonnage was caused by the coal companies at Pana and the companies
on the C. & A. R. R. refusing to pay the scale price, of 40 cents per ton
gross for mining.
Mine Fires. — At the Carlinville Coal Co.'s mine at Carlinville, on January
2. 1899, a fire broke out on the upper landing. The tower, screens, elevator
bins and housing around the tower were all destroyed. The mine was work-
ing at the time. The men were safely taken out of the mine at the escape-
ment shaft. A new plant has been erected on more modern principles very
much superior to the old one.
At the Girard Coal Co's mine at Girard the machine and blacksmith and
carpenter shops were destroyed by fire June 1, 1899. They have not been
rebuilt at this time.
Escapement Shafts.— The Litchfield Mining & Power Co., of Litchfield, and
the Edingburg Coal Co., of Edinburg, have finished their escapement shafts
during the year. The Montgomery Coal Co., of Paisley, and the Citizens'
Coal Co., at their "B" shaft in Springfield, will finish their escapement shafts
in the near futuie. The Junction Mining Co., of Springfield, has made a
through connection into the Black Diamond Coal & Tile Co.'s mine, which
makes a second escapement for both of the&e mines. The Madison Coal Co.,
at its No. 5 mine at Mt. Olive, has made a through connection to the Con-
solidated Coal Co.'s No. 10 mine, which also makes a second escapement for
both of these mines.
Improvements. — The Montgomery Coal Co., at Paisley, has put in a pair of
first motion engines, also two boilers, with new engines and boiler houses.
The engines and boilers were manufactured hj the Litchfield Car & Machine
Co.. of Litchfield.
The Consolidated Coal Co., of St. Louis, Mo., have installed an electric
haulage plant at their No. 10 mine at Mt. Olive during the year. A generator
of 100-kilowatt power, with suitable engine power to run it, has been erected
on the surface. The locomotive in the mine weighs 10 tons, and is 80 horse
power, a four wheel, straight geared for 26-inch gauge, with a draw bar pull
of 3,750 pounds, at a normal speed of 8 miles per hour. It is fitted with arc
lights and auxiliary kerosene lights. They have also introduced fifty 16-eur-
rent pressure itfcaudescent protected lamps into the mine. In introducing
the plant, 6,400 feet of new track was laid of 30 and 85-pound rail. The plant
was installed by the Link-Belt Co., of Chicago, 111.
Electric Mining Locomotives. — The Duncan Foundry & Machine Works,
Alton, III., have just shipped the Westei'n Coal & Mining Co., for use in one
100 STATISTICS OF LABOR.
of their mines, a mining locomotive of 3,000 pounds draw bar pull. This is
the third locomotive the Duncan works have constructed for the coal com-
panies.
The first two were small, weig'hing 2,000 pounds, with a drum and rope at-
tachment which enabled them to draw loaded cars from rooms running to the
dip in a pitching vein. The locomotive remains in the entry while the cars
are hauled from the room face by the rope. By the use of clutches, the
motor is thrown into gear with the driving axle or drum, or both, as desired.
The locomotive just shipped to Arkansas has an electric equipment fur-
nished by the General Electric Co., consisting of 2-GE 61 motors, operated
on a 250-volt line at a speed of 8 miles per hour. The locomotive exerts a
draw bar pull of 3,000 pounds at full speed, and was designed by Mr. S. W.
Farnham, mechanical engineer of the coal companies, to meet requirements
in the coal companies' mines. Two similar machines are being constructed
at Alton.
The entries in the southwestern mines are often low and narrow, requiring
specially designed locomotives to operate in them to advantage. For gauges
of 35 inches and upwards, the main frame of the locomotive is placed inside
the wheels, the width of a 36-inch gauge locomotive over all being about 46
inches; the length, exclusive of bumpers, is 12 feet; the height above rail,
exclusive of trolley, 42 inches. Motors with gear take up only 22 inches space
along the axle. This enables a locomotive with frame outside the wheels to
be constructed for track gauges as narrow as 24 inches.
The locomotive can be controlled from either end with equal facility, hav-
ing a commutating switch, by means of which the motors can be used in par-
allel or series, as it suits the wish of the motorman to run at either full or
half speed. In mine work, a series or parallel controller has often proved
unsatisfactory, as on a bad track one pair of wheels frequently slip on the
rails, and the motor without exerting any attractive effort produces a counter
electro-motiye force which prevents the other motor from doinjj work. It is
generally necessary, therefore, to start the motors in multiple, and if half
speed is required, the current can be cut off momentarily after the locomotive
attains moderate speed and the motors thrown into series. Compactness has
been the main object in view in designing these machines.
Prospective Mines. — The Madison Coal Co., of St. Louis, is putting down a
hoisting and escapement shaft at Divernon, Sangamon county, on the line of
the St. L.,P. & N. R. R. Both shafts are being sunk at onetime. This, when
completed, will be one of the best plants in our State. A steel lower will be
erected and all of the buildings used at the plant will be made fire-proof.
The coal seam is on an average about 8 feet thick, having been proved by
boring at a depth of 380 feet. Both shafts are made 9x18 feet in the clear.
Iron stairways and platforms will be used for escapement in one compartment
of the air or escapement shaft. The coal will be mined by electric coal cut-
ting machines; the hauling done by electric motors. The mine will be opened
out on the most approved principle for haulage and ventilation. The coal
will be worked on the panel system. Everything is designed for a large daily
output.
COAL IN ILLINOIS. 101
Fatal Accidents. — Art-hur Jones, a singfle man, a,i?ed 19 years, died July 11,
1898, from an injury received in the Litchfield Mining and Power Company's
mine, Litchfield. On July 8, 1898, Arthur Jones was taken into the mine by
James and Louis Ramsey, for the purpose of seeing the mine, and see the
miners work. James and Louis Ramsey, both being miners working in the
mine, asked the mine manager to allow them to take Jones into the mine as
they said they would look after him and see that he would come to no harm.
The mine manager then allowed Jones to go into the mine. It appeal's that
James Ramsev was setting props, and his son, Louis Ramsey, was sawing a
prop and the boy, Jones, was sitting on a prop. A small piece of slate fell,
striking Jones on the right side of his face. He did not seem to be seriously
injured at first. James Ramsey and son took the boy out of the shaft and
took him home. He died, however, July 11, 1898. The doctor stated that he
died of hemorrhage of the brain.
Amos Howett, a miner aged 42 years, was killed July IG, 1898, in the Riv-
erton Coal Company's No. 2 mine; his death was caused by the running
away of a mule with an empty trip of cars. The cars jumped the track and
striking Howett hurting him internally, from which he died in two days.
Thos. Price, a miner aged 47 years, was fatally injured July 18, 1898, in
Spaulding Coal Company's mine, by a premature blast. The squib went off
-as soon as the light was put to it, which fired the shot. Price was struck by
flying coal, from which he died in two days.
John Davis, a driver, aged 19 years, was killed September 2, 1898, in the
Litchfield Mifting & Power Companys' mine at Litchfield by being crushed
between a car and a prop. He was driving through the pass-way from the
fourth north entry to the third north entry. There was a slight grade. From
some cause he had failed to sprag the car. At the foot of the grade the car
■jumped the track, crushing him between the car and a prop.
James Rafferty, aged 32 years, and Joseph Mayfield, aged 23 years, were
found dead September 2, 1898, in the Capitol Coal Company's mine, Spring-
field. Rafferty and Mayfield were sent by the mine manager to clean out a
portion of the air course on the main east entry. The air having become
■charged with black damp where thej'^ were working, which caused their lights
to go out. The men were trying to get to the main intake entry, where there
was fresh air. They made a mistake and turned into an abandoned entry
which was densely full of black damp. The damp struck them down. They
were found dead at a point about twenty feet within the mouth of the old en-
try, and about one hundred and fifty feet from the main intake air course.
Fritz Hubert, miner, aged about 50 years, was killed September 19, 1898,
in the Consolidated Coal Company's No. 10 mine at Mount Olive. Hubert
was riding in the cars to his work in the morning. In passing along the
south entry, some top coal had fallen in the entry; the cars run up against
the top coal lying on the track. The driver unhooked the mnle. Hubert and
two other miners got out of the cai's and passed over the fallen coal. From
some cause Hubert turned back and was in the act of sounding the slate
above where the coal had fallen. The slate came away very suddenly and
■caught him.
102 STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Poilitt Brown, a miner aged 38 years, was killed October 7, 1898, in the
Assumption Coal & Mining company's mine at Assumption, by a fall of rock
in the face of the Long Wall work. He was in the act of taking down some
coal at the working face; there was a slip in the coal which passed up into
the rock. When the coal was relieved from the slip the rock fell and caught
him. The slip could not be seen from the face of the coal.
Andrew Malkis, a machine helper, aged 33 years, was killed Oct. 23, 1898,
in the Taylorville Coal Company's mine, Taylorville. The machine runner
had cut across the room and was working on the last cut, on the right hand
side of the room. There was a large slip on the back of the coal that was be-
ing cut. About thirty tons of coal suddenly fell away and caught him as he
was shoveling away from the machine, killing him instantly, it was said he
had a wife and two children in Russia.
Oscar Flei-iing, miner, aged 58 years, was killed November 22, 1898, in the
Consolidated Coal Company's No. 10 mine, Mount Olive. He was killed in
the face of a room by top coal falling on him'. Top coal had been left up for
about seven feet back from the face of the room. The coal had been shatter-
ed by previous shots. Fleming was standing in a mine car prying off some
coal left by the last shots at the face; when this coal fell it relieved the top
coal, when it fell and caught him, pressing his head down on the end of the
mine car, killing him instantly.
Louis D. Davis, engineer, aged 34 years, was found dead in the dynamo
room of the Hillsboro Coal Company, Hillsboro. The dynamo room was in
the rear of the engine room, where the hoisting engines were -located. The
engines were running away; had destroyed ropes, cages, etc. After the en-
gines were stopped Davis' body was found near the pully wheel of the dyna-
mo. His skull was fractured and life was extinct. After a week's session by
the coroner's jury their verdict was that he came to his death from causes un-
known to the jury.
Henry Smith, miner, age not known, was injured by falling slate in the
Penwell Coal & Mining Company's mine at Pana, December 5, 1898. He was
working in the face of a room. Some slate fell and struck him on the back
and shoulders. He was taken to St. John's Hospital, Springfield, Illinois,
for treatment where he died December 12, 1898.
Toby Gusti, miner, aged 50 years, was killed January 3, 1899, in the Bar-
clay Coal and Mining Company's mine, Barclay. He was killed at the face
of the entry by falling slate. He had prepared to set props to support the
roof; he failed to do so until it was too late.
Paul Lafis, miner, aged 50 years, was killed May 16, 1899, in the Spaulding
Coal Company's mine, Spaulding. He was killed at the face of a room bj' a
premature blast.
Harvey Williams, miner, aged 25 years, was killed May 25, 1899, in the
Springside Coal & Mining Company's mine, Pana, He was killed at the face
of room No. 12 in the 1st north entry. There was a slip in the slate, also in
the coal. He had set a prop under the slate, but too far back from the slip.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
io:j
In takintj the coal off the slip the slate came away ami cautrht him. If the
slip could have been seen, it is presumed he would have serurt-d the slate ijy
timbering' under it.
Following' will be found the tables of casualties and the statistical tables of
the output by counties.
Ivespect fully submitted,
Walton Rutledge,
Alton, Illinois. State Insjjector of 3Iineii, Fifth District.
Fatal Casualties— Fifth District— Jul;/ 1, 1899.
Date.
Name.
<
Occupation.
Residence.
(Town )
o
'7.
c
1
Cause of Accident.
189S.
July 10
Amos Howett
I"*
Miner
Driver ''!!!!
Laborer
Miner.
Riverton ...
Spaulding..
Litchfield...
Springfield .
Springrfleld.
Mt Olive...
Assumption
Taylorville.
Mt. Olive...
Hillsboro...
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
6 ..
3|..
Pit-rnr .
47
19
32
i
Sept, 2
John Davis
Jas. Rafiferty
Jos. Mayfleld
Fritz Hubert
'4
5
Pit-car
Black damp .
" 19
F.illiny rock
Oct. 7
•' 23
Nov. 22
Dee. 3
•' 12
5 F«lliT.<r nf rnfk
Andrew Malkis
Oscar Fleming:
Louis D. Davis
33
58
34
Ma. Hel
Miner
Ensmeer ...
Miner
2
8
3
9
3
1
Falling of coal
Fallintr of coal
Found d"d engr. room
1899.
Jan. 3
TobiGusti
50
Barclay
Spaulding ..
Pana
1
1
^
Falling rock
May 10
May 25
Paul Lafls
g\ '' ■ :
1
Harvey Williams
Totals
4
Falling rock
10
9
33
Total fatal casualties— 14.
Recapitulation of Fatal Casualties — FiftJi District — Julij 1, 1899
Residence.
No.
Occupation.
No.
Nature of Casulty. No. ' Colliery. No.
Assumption..
Barclay
Hillsboro
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
Driver
Engineer
Laborers
Mach. helper.
1 Black damp 2 A'smpt'n Coal <fc MCo 1
1 Fallingcoal 2 Barclay Coal & M Co 1
2 Falling rock 5 Capital Co-op CikWCo 2
1 .Mine cars i 2 iConsolidat. d Coal Co 2
9 Pr-enin.t.iire blast .1 2 ;Hi llshoro ( 'omI ( 'o . 1
Riverton
Springfield...
Spaulding
Taylorville ...
|Pe.,wi-llCoal& MCo 1
1 Riverton Coal Co.... 1
Spaulding Coal (,'o.. 2
ISprinside Coal M Co. 1
Taylorville Coal Co.. 1
Totals . .
14
u
... 1 14 ! . .14
1 i
104
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Non-Fatal Casualties— Fifth District— July 1, 1899.
Character of Injury.
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Oct.
Nov.
Aug.
Nov.
Nov.
John Vaughn
•).)
Nick hleibert
3!S
Is
Johu Pritchard..
5ti
Wni. McCattrey..
•!N
hVed Dyer
■4i>
Jonu Pritchard..
56
Victor Singer
;w
Andrev.' Clorba...
4U
Jos. Ainiit
w,
J \i AJdi-ri'^
if
Jos. ,Iur,-k
W. S< isl.V Jl
Bert Meikie \2o
liich ;\Ii-ichert... 21
H. M. CrisweU...Uo
Harvey Alex'nder'j:j
Frauk Kaisuu..
• fas. .UclOvov...
.lac Knrl
Walter .M.ioie..
Chas. G:i-t(.n. ,.
Henry .Jolnison
Tony Beriuette
Fritz Muentcich
Ed Witleii
Feb.
Mar.
1S99.
Jan. 24 .John Hosvell
•• :i4T(.uey S.^jl.ert ...
■ 2i Fraidv O.selett....
b Virgil Bi-h..p ...
17 Fred B-,!,,.,
26 .John Kr;,v,-^
27 Felix i;i:i :i-,k ...
27Ja.s I'll. '..It
: A. Toue
) Wm. Loedel^er ...
• Oscar Cartledge.
• Peter Fagan
> Frank Cartledge.
) Wm. Mclntyre...
) Wni. Stehliue
' Peter Willing
L Clis. L. Lisinberg
) Robt. Mcllvaney.
i r. A. IMper
1 Frank Borg
' L'ui-t Flemming. .
Hes Knoewmiller
Peter- R.-iiiinzauer
Oliver ('aiiipbell.
; Oi-ville Chapniaii
■■ '. Wni. .^cheei-.xclikl
" bl.Juliu Cov.d
■• 1-l-las. >V. McCee...
•■ lolFre.l Hoj'n
July ;.i R(.)bt. Watt^
Oct. 7 lild H<>lv.-y
Nov. ', Ed Mcyosern....
'• 2i y,M). Hartnian....
" 2b Frauk llarwood..
" 2> John Kurii.s
Jan i;, Ed Upton
■■ VJ J. -1. Dillon. Jr...
Feb. 13 Arthur Vancill...
2ji'l'lios. Ryan
Mar. 10; Fred Snyder
Juuel0!Wm Thomas
\ sstimption
Hornsby
.Moweaqua..
Staunton . . .
Hornsby
Mt. Olive...
Statmton . ..
Barclay
Moweaqua..
Staunton . . .
Litchfield...
Moweaqua..
Staunton . . .
Mt. Olive ..
Litchfield...
Hillsboro'.;;
Staunton ...
Gillispie ..
.Mt. Olive
Pana
Pana
Mt. Olive.
Staunton .
Paisley...
April
May 1
2t)
J line
Staunton ...
(.Tillespie ...
151 Hornsby....
jr,|Virdeu
i'.i Staiintou . ..
li; Lirchlleld ..
-'"> \irden
l^'LitidiMeld ..
25|Movveaqua .
'■ Mt. Olive...
Gillespie ...
Assumption
Staunton ...
billespie
Mt. Olive
Nil wood .
Green Ridge
Mt. Olive...
Staunton ...
Moweaqua..
Staunton . . .
37lMt. Olive...
44iPana
il Hornbsy
22 Ridgdly
^2 Springfield .
Ridgely
Springfield .
S tames
Ridgely
Springfield .
.■Auburn
Ridgely
Springfield .
Dawson
Back injured .
Head injured .
Hand injured.
Head injured. .
Hand injured.
Foot injured..
Arm broken.. .
Foot injured..
Leg broken —
Foot injured ..
Ribs broken...
Face injured..
Legs injured..
Ankle injured.
Rib broken ...
Hips injured..
Body injured..
Head injured..
Body injured..
BoJy injured..
Arm broken...
Body injured .
Body injured..
Body injured..
Leg broken
Body injured..
Leg broken
. . Body injured
2 Leg injured
. . Arm injured
1 Body injuied
..'Leg injured
ejLegs injured
. . Body injured
.. Leg btoken
. . Face injured
1 Collar bone broken .
2 Leg broken
. . Body injured
2 Leg injured
4[Foot injured
. . Back injured
5 Body injured
4 Ribs broken
. .iLeg broken
2 Head injured
4I Ankle injured
. .IPoot injured
51 Body injured
4 Body injured
. . Hand injured
. . Body injured
5 Body irgured
2 Arm injured
5 Leg broken
. . Foot injured
. . Arm broken
1 Leg broken
. . Shoulder dislocated
. . Arm broken
. . Back injured
. . Arm broken
. . Body injured
. . Fingers injured
1 Hips injured
1 Head injured
1 Leg broken
. . Leg injured
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
105
Total number injured
Number, time lost not reported
Number reported losing time..
Total time lost
Average time lost
68
5
63
2, 792 days
44.3 '•
Recapitulation of Non-Fatal Accidents — Fifth District — 1899.
Residence.
No.
Occupation.
No. Cause of Accident.
No.
Colliery.
No.
Assumption..
Auburn
Barclay
Dawson
Gillespie
'^reeu Ridge.
Hillsl)oro ....
Hornsby
1 .iti-litiplfl
2
1
1
1
24
90
10
14
"2
3
Assumption Coal Co.
Barclay Coal Co
7.
Drivers
Gripper
Laborers
Loaders
Mach. helper.
Mach. runner.
Mine exam'er.
Miners
Picker
Timberman ..
Drill
Falling coal
Falling cross bar ..
Falling down shaft
Falling from car...
Falling rock
BrckDiam'dCoalCo
Chicago- VirdenC. C.
Citizen's Coal Co —
Consolidated Coal Co
Green Ridge Coal Co
HillsboroCoalCo....
Junction Coal Co
Litchfield M. & P. Co
1
2
1
30
2
1
Flying coal
1
2
5
Moweaqua....
NilwnrvH
Machine chain
Mules
Madison Coal Co | 2
Montgomery Coal Co 1
Pit cars
Paisley
Ridgely
Springfield ..
Starnes
Staunton ....
Yirden
1
4
5
1
15
2
Powder explosion. .
Premature blast....
Nilwood Coal Co
PanaCoal ' o
Sangamon Coal Co...
Springfield Co. C. C.
Springfield Iron Co..
Starnes ( oal Co
Virden Coal Co
Wabash Coal Co
1
4
1
\
3
1
1
Totals....
68
68
68
68
■
Table Slioiving the Nature of Injuries, Number of Persons Injured,
Dependents, Time Lost, with Averanges and Percentages.
a
:5
i
u
to
a
a
Time Lost.
NatlkeIof Injuries.
Total
days.
Aver-
age
days.
5
I
2
6
1
6
3
T
7
1
i
3
3
2
1
3
1
3
10
2
5
1
3
2
1
4
3
1
1
4
25
4
10
10
6
,„
..
2.9
Arm sbroken ...
325
65
7.4
451 23
76 25
574 33.8
60' 60
2.9
Backs injured
4.4
Body injured
25
1.5
Face injured
Feet injured
Fingers injured
Hands injured
Heads injured
Hips injured
55
115
25
56
140
90
825
140
135
90
26
17.5
25
18.7
28
45
91,7
23.3
45
90
2.9
8.8
1.5
4.4
7.4
2.9
13.3
Legs injured. .
8.8
4.4
Shoulder dislocated
1.5
63
27
41
73
2.792
44.3
100.0
106
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Calhoun Countij— Fifth District— 1899.
Name of Operator.
Postoffice.
Description.
Output,
1
1
1
1
O
Q
I .
Us
u
1
o
6
1
1
o
o
1
if
.a
1
.a
;h
O
0)
O
II
o
n
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
1
Thomas P. Brick Co
Totals.
Golden Eagle.
2.4
1
D.
M.
4,118
4,118
4,118
4,118
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 1.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899, 1.
Christian County—Fifth District— 1899.
Name of Operator.
Postoffice.
Description.
Output.
1
s
Z
*5
1
1
P.
Q
i|
i
o
i
o
1
p.
1
o
il
1
a
8
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
1
2
3
Assumption Coal & M. Co
Edinburg Coal Co
Pana Coal Co., Nos 1 & 2
Penwell Coal Mining Co.
Springside Coal M. Co...
Taylorville Coal Co
Totals .
Assumption..
Edinburg
1003
365
720
723
723
462
3.6
7
7.6
7.6
7.6
7.6
'5
5
5
5
5
Sh.
::
s.
55.200
9.450
43, 163
132,689
76.957
255.000
38,640
7,200
21.204
96. 163
46. 007
223,000
16,560
2,250
21.959
••
36. 526
5
' '
30. 950
6
Taylorville...
32.000
572.459
432,214
140.245
Whole number of openings reported in 1898. 6.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899. 6.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
107
Calhoun Counfij, 1899 — Concluded.
Values.
Employes.
1,
s
1
s
;-!
0
0
1^
P
£*
0 s
•3?
Ill
Acci-
dents
1
a
as
i
1^
Average value of other
grades.
Aggregate value of
total product.
o
ll
H
>>
o
p.
.a
o
<
o
1
i
■3 3
II
S
9
a^
1
p.
0
>
1
0
1
1
■3
s
0
1
$1 50
1 $6,177
8
,.
20
*
M.
261
$6, 177
112
4
-
1 $6. 177
8
12
..
$6, 177
112
4
$1 50
261
;
1
* Price of machine mining 4,118tons, 25 cents per ton.
Christian Count ij, 1899 — Concluded.
£2
6^3
I ^
a.e
i£a
Acci-
dents
$1 10
$0 50
100
50
65
25
65
25
65
25
75
45
$0 74.7
$0 32.9
*50,784
8.325
19.272
71.637
37-642
181.650
$369, 310
52.5 S-M.
40.
S48.220
7.320
23,230
59,050
42.000
127,000
$306,820
100
294
178
776
390
1.200
2.848
* Price for machine raining 255,000 ton.s, 30 cents per ton.
108
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Greene County— Fifth District— 1899.
Name of Operator.
Postoffiee.
Description.
Outfit.
1
g
X
o
o
.a
a.
Q
i .
o.g
'£ a
a «
s
d
Z
■a
•|
1
o
^ i
CS •
^ :
u '.
o ■
o :
II
CO
1
o
3
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
1
3
4
5
.J. T. Revis, lessee
E. Griffiths
Thos. Griffiths, No. 1
No. 2
Hudson.Tucker & Co.(L)
Roodhouse . . .
Wiiitehall '.'.'.'.
Roodhouse ...
27
50
47
50
60
20
25
20
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.6
i
i
1
1
Sh.
SI.
Ho.
Hd
M.
3,100
2,200
4,100
1,200
2,250
800
3,100
2,200
4,100
1,200
2,250
800
600i 600
1201 120
s
Alvirda Smith
Totals
14,370
14,370
^^^^^^
* Pocket coal, cannel and bituminous.
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 6.
Number of new mines or places opened during the year, 3.
Number of mines exhausted or abandoned during the year,
Wnole number of openings reported for 1899, 8.
Jerseij County— Fifth District— 1899.
Name of Operator.
Postoffiee.
Description.
Output.
s
T
I
o
.a
p.
Q
!l
o =
11
s
O
6
Z
'be
o
O
u
o
1
if
n3
CI
o
al
la
72
1
o
1
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
1
Prank Hubener
Brighton
Delhi....;:::::
24
20
25
25
26
25
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.6
2.6
5
5
1
5
Sh.
D.
Ho.
Hd
M.
900
480
750
520
1.200
200
4,050
900
480
750
520
1,200
200
3
Ed Springman
Andy Williams, lessee...
M Fitzsimmons
f;
6
Rich Motley
4,050
■
1
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 1.
Number of new mines or places opened during the year. 5.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899, 6.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
109
Greene County, 1899 — Concluded.
Values.
Employes.
1
§
a
fl
■9^
"5 1 A. el-
's*" DENTS
Si
'Z si
ap
1
0
3
a
li
II
0
1
s
0
1
0
>>
1=4
Hi
1
0
S1i
i!
£ 0
0 a
!1
a; ° •
•2Sa
1
s
3
S a
11
o
o
II
o
It
^1
il
^ i
>>
a
a
o
1
i
'3
0
z
<
<!
<
<
■<
Eh
a(
D-
Q
^
ti!
z
ta
'^
1
$1 25
$3,875
7
1
8
$0 621^
S-M.
205
$3,000
1
....
2
1 25
2.750
5
6
81 14
220
2,200
2
■A
1 25
5,125
12
1
13
6219
225
4,500
1
4
1 25
1.500
4
5
62^2
150
1.200
1|..
5
1 25
2,813
fi
7
81 14
200
2,000
1|..
6
1 25
1,000
4
5
8II4
150
750
1 ..
7
1 25
7,500
3
4
8II4
220
600
iL.
8
1 25
150
81 '4
yu
120
I--
$17,963
43
50
1
$14,370
8i .
$1 25
1
$0 70 1
183
1
Jerseij Count/j, 1899 — Concluded.
Values.
Employes.
1
1
1
li
a-5
I. -a
Cl,
1 i s
.11 i
a^
" a
:l
<^ u
u °
0 a
0 OJ
s ° •
aSa
z
ACCI-
DENTS
1
a
a
55
a •
II
0 <»
1
> a
<
JS
0
0
it
<
0
k
i
<
0
a|
> s
4
1
"a
a
u
a>
1
1
ft
a
a
a
II
11
04
1
s
0
>
1
0
1
Total wages paid di
the year to all emp
excepting office help
3
u
1
a
'0
1
■i
§
1
2
3
$150
1 50
1 50
150
1 50
1 50
$1,350
720
1,125
780
1.800
300
4
2
3
3
4
2
1
i
5
2
3
3
5
2
$0 87-5
87.5
fd
87.5
87.5
S.M.
"
150
130
150
160
150-
160
.$1,000
680
850
650
1,500
250
1
1
::::
5
6
1
....
$6,075
18
2
20
$4,850
3
$1 50
$0 87.5
.5.
1
110
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Macouinn Count ij— Fifth District— 1899.
Description.
Output.
1
1
■5?
a
i
-3
T3
a
/a
'6
Name of Operator.
Postoffice.
I
i
0.2
So
d
©
i
1
u
0
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
M
■f^
0
,-^'
a%
T3
1
p
ft
0
cS
r ®
a
j
z
Q
£h
'^
cc
yj
^
1
Con.'^ol Coal Co, 6
Staunton
3.2I 6
5Sb.
St.
M.
* 271,664
195,337
76. 327
360| 6.8
5
* 160,104
219,407
40,697
^
8
Mt. Olive
410! 8
5
' '
* 225,419
163, 922
61,497
i)
"10
Gillespie
431' 8
355! 7
5
* 150.934
* 113,907
104,413
87,629
46, 521
ii
" Gillespie.
5 "
26,278
6
Hornsby
388; 6.6
51 "
* 70,344
55,204
15, 140
7lWm. Neal & Co.. lessee..
Bunker Hill..
250 5.6
b ■'
* 7. 220
4,954
2.266
8
Carliuville Coal Co
Carlinville....
290; 6
b "
B.
34,696
19,042
15,654
Nilwood
Greenridge...
3251 6
3501 6
5
••
••
13, 386
59,b86
10, 920
35,290
2,466
10
Greenridge Mining Co...
5
' '
24,396
Girard
Virden
354
320
6.6
7.6
5
5
M.
* 83,425
82,970
66, 398
50,928
17,027
VirdenCoalCo
32,042
1H
Cbi.-Virden Coal Co., 1...
320
7.6
b
M.
* 101,422
59,772
41,650
14
Madison Coal Co . , 5
Mt. Olive
435
8
5
'• =^268.077
212,067
56,010
15
Sam Curtis
Rockbridge...
Cbesterfleld . .
Fosterburg . . .
Cbesterfleld..
6b
50
50
50
50
75
10
5.6
5.6
5.6
5.6
3.9
5.6
D.
Sh.
Ho.
Ha.
Ho.
w
610
110
610
110
Ifi
•J T Harbaugh
80] 80
120 120
1,440| 1,440
IS
Robt McCormick
1<1
W. H. A. Bodi
960
100
960
100
21
R.R. Davis
1,646,674
1, 188, 703
457,971
Averages
Whole number of openings reported in 1898,20.
Number of new mines or places opened during the year, 1.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899. 21.
* Machine mined at 33 cents per ton.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
Ill
Macoupin County, 1899 — Concluded.
Values.
Employ
ES.
S
•^1
3^
Acci-
DENTa
a
Ol
a
1
§1
IE
1
1
as
u
.d
o
o
■A
5
"^ el
o
o
1
ll
go
ll
if
1
i
u
o
1
-
o
It
o
>
o
>>
75 O O
a
c'5 i>
1
o
a
l.s
%
III
%
'A
■<ii
<
<
<
<
H
a.
cu
Q
^
w iz
^
z
^
$0 90
$0 30
$198,701
150
87
237
.S-M.
238
$118,789
1,272
17
10
•>
90
30
119,675
9S
101
20C
"
230
81,593
886
19
8
90
30
165, 97£
lis
122
240
228
101,023
931
30
4
90
30
107,928
130
86
216
172
74,777
521
30
5
95
35
92, 445
84
48
132
236
64,450
706
15
H
95
35
57,743
64
42
106
"
179
41,675
4341 IC
1 12.5
3C
6,235
5
13
vv.
240
6,000
72
2
8
90
35
22,626
60
23
83
$0 40
SM.
130
24,449
1,062
10
9
75
32
8.97£
40
11
51
40
11(1
8,990
425
5
10
75
25
32.567
100
25
125
40
93
48,260
1,875
1(J
11
75
30
54, 90^
100
57
157
167
49. 253
1,399
21
75
30
47,809
100
28
12S
40
195
48,369
1,965; 11
1H
70
30
54,335
170
76
246
126
62,000
1.301| 25
14
80
35
189,257
16C
60
220
263
119,407
1,035! 24
... 2
l-i
1 25
763
4
5
75
"
14(1
600
1
Ifi
1 25
138
1
1
75
75
100
..
17
125
100
1
1
75
70
75
IS
1 25
150
1,800
1
1
75
80
110
19
1 25
6
6
75
"
120
1,600
^6
i!..
?()
1 25
1,200
4
5
75
15(1
1,000
1 25
125
1
75
60
100
$1 163 479
1 401
774
2 175
$849 621
13 914
231
9
37
SO 85.9
$0 31
$0 40.6
157
112
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Montgomery Countij — Fifih District, 1899.
Name of Operator.
Postoffice.
Description.
Output,
a
2;
1
1
o
/a
p.
Q
O CD
s
1
o
1
1
Sit
o
1
'3
o
o
CO
1
o
o
II
03
3
o
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
1
2
I
5
6
Coffeen Coal & Coke Co..
Hillsboro Coal Co
Litchfield M. &M. Co....
Litchfield M. & P. Co ... .
Montgomery Coal Co
Wm. Jamison & Co. CD..
Coffeen
Hillsboro
Litchfield
Paisley .......
Raymond
53.
684
534
8
7.6
3.6
's"
3.3
5
5
5
Sh.
St.
B.
M.
?.-
M.
125,000
*127,035
5,820
52,020
40.036
t4,290
75,000
76.221
4,200
36,414
24,540
3.2L8
50,000-
50,814
1, 620
15,606
15.496
1,072
354,201
219,593
134,608
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 6.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899, e
* Mined by machine at 33 cents per ton.
t Mined by machine at 50 cents per ton.
Morgan County— Fifth District, 1899.
Name of Operator.
Postofiice.
Description.
Output.
f
1
i
I
M
o.g
ii
1
o
6
Z
15
.2
bi
o
CD
1
.a
o
o
11
O}
1
J
3
u
o
C
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
other
grades
1
Murryyille ...
70
26
4.6
4
5
Sh.
Ho.
M.
3,200
1,600
3,200
1,600
2
W. r.Fisher
4.800
4,800
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 1.
Number of new mines or places opened during the year, 1.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899, 2.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
113
Montgomerij County, 18')9. — Concluded.
Values.
Employ
e:s.
1
a
.2^
l^
Acci-
dents
1
-o.S
II
g
i _
l!
_o
a
o
>
o
1
-a a. .a
III
111
1
1
ft
O
i|
«o
o fl
O OJ
Hi
3 OJ S
1
a
3
o
o
1.
It
o
3
It
si
1
o
"S
a
"3
3
OS
^i <
<
<1
<
^
&H
Dh
Q-,
C
H
w
Z
fe,
'Z
1
$0 75
$0 40
$76,250
125
69
194
$0 40
S.M.
280
$72, 532
3, 300
18
2
75
4C
77,491
75
40
115
271
74.220
1,007
11
1
1
'A
1 00
5C
5.01C
20
15
35
48
90
5,000
4
80
4C
35,374
70
22
92
40
' ■
180
30,210
1,860
6 1
5
5
75
25
22,279
47
15
62
35
19S
21,910
200
31..
1
(\
1 50
30
5,149
8
5
13
260
4,000
$207,871
40 2
$221,553
345
166
511
6,367
7
$0 78
$0 38
$0 39.31
213
Mor
gan
County,
1899.-
-Concluded.
Values.
Employes.
a
.
II
II
Acci-
dents
a
3
O <u
1
■s
> .
o
3
i!
1
^a
i
o
a
1
1
n
aj ii
aa
■on
II
a
a
1
m
a
o
1
ti-i
o
"Is
t3
a
tut
^1
03 ,
M O
o3
!l
III
3 <u a
■^
1
a
^; <t:
<
<
•^
<!
H
Oh
3h
Q
H
W
"A
tL^
Z
,
$150
$4,800
7
1
8
$0 87^3
S-M.
225
$3,700
1
2
1 50
2,400
4
1
5
8712
210
2.000
1
-
$7,200
HI 2
13
$0 87.5
$5, 700
2
$1 50
218
■ ■ ■ (
-8 C. R.
114
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Sangamon County — Fifth District, 1899.
Postoffice.
Description.
Output.
1
£
Name of Operator.
1
1
o
p.
1
S|
o.g
<3i a
II
1
'51
o
o
o
1
"3
§
o
o
P
1
u
a
Total
^^ce^I?-
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
1
Auburn Coal Co
Auburn
Barclay.!.!!..
Cantrall
Chatham
Dawson
lies Junction.
Springfield...
Pawnee
PI. Plains ....
Bissell
Riverton
Spaulding....
Springfield . . .
Ridgely
Springfield ...
268
280
249
213
259
259
245
250
250
324
129
220
232
238
240
210
210
205
265
250
250
250
245
150
269
150
7.6
7.6
5.9
6
7
5.4
5.9
5.9
5.9
7
5.6
5.9
5.9
5.9
5.9
5.9
5.9
5.4
5.9
5.9
5.9
5.9
5.9
5.9
5.6
5.6
5
5
5
5
5
1
5
5
5
I
5
5
5
5
1
5
5
5
5
5
Sh.
::
S.
15, 304
102.457
86.933
100,916
18, 150
107.631
116, 170
68.501
80,000
8,900
9.655
62.250
208.569
91.864
24,723
131.752
97.599
78,493
126,677
70,496
111, 167
131.458
108. 146
68.771
55. 790
1,200
11,050
50.210
74.237
78,080
12, 100
70.343
91.010
50,414
60,000
6,675
6,436
46,688
139.693
85. 191
21.776
405.087
70.678
51,631
98,739
52,872
95,982
88,775
65,000
56.717
37, 194
1.000
4,254
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
99
C.-VirdenCoalCo.,No. 2.
Barclay C. & M. Co
Cantrall Coop. Coal Co...
Murphy & Senseney (L).
Wabash Coal Co
Black Dia'd Coal & T. Co
.Junction Mining Co
Woodside Coal Co
Horse Creek Coal Co
Sp. & P. Plains Coal Co..
Clear Lake Coop. Coal Co
Riverton Coal Co., No. 2.
Spaulding Coal Co
C. Coop. t;oal Co., No. 1..
C. Coop. Coal Co., No. 2..
Citizens' C. M. Co., "A"..
Citizens' CM. Co.."B"..
Sangamon Coal Co
Springfield Coop. Coal Co
Springffeld C. M. & T. Co
Starns Coal Co .
52.247
12.696
22.836
6,050
37.288
25. 160
18. 087
20,000
2,225
3,219
15,562
68,876
6.673
2,947
26,665
26.921
26.862
27.938
17.624
15. 185
42.683
23
94
Springfield Iron Co. (L.)
West End Coal Co
R
s
idgply
nringfield ...
/illiamsville.
43. 146
12. 054
'>'i
Williams Coal Co
^
18. 596
26
Gordon & Duncan
Saulsbury ....
200
2.083,572
1,527,578
55. 994
Whole number of openings reported in 1898. 25.
Number of new mines or places opened during the year.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899, 26.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
115
Sangamon Countij, 1899. — Concluded.
Values.
Employes.
1
1
a
a
ai 1
II
Acci-
dents
o
3-2 •
p4->
3
B a
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50,000
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64.468
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525
4
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86
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118
40.7
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80
40
82,872
86
25
111
40.7
193
65. 139
3.877
17
8
80
40
47.566
90
19
109
40.7
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42,6671 2,472
7
9
85
40
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85
31
116
40.7
200
48,000 2,965
15
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5
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2
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6,919
24
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34
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6,237 375
3
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75
30
39,685
50
19
69
40.7
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3.270 1,992
7
13
76
49
139,916
163
41
204
40.7
223
113,950 7,470
17
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14
80
40
70,822
75
23
98
40.7
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61,020! 3,672
10
2
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35
18,017
20
12
32
40.7
218
17, 014 i 907
5
16
85
40
90,990
95
43
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40.7
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80.980 4,957
9
2
17
72
25
57,678
70
21
91
40.7
197
47,299 3.574
8
18
72
25
43,890
70
18
88
40.7
190
38,448, 2,858
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78
36
87.074
110
33
143
40.7
85.000 4,370
14
20
90
35
53,753
55
22
77
40.7
200
52,0001 3,240
10
21
70
45
74, 020
90
34
124
40.7
216
64,226 3,705
22
85
40
91.532
102
39
141
40.7
220
■ 65,808 4.744
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23
90
42
77,621
100
50
150
40.7
296
65,250 3.630
19
2
24
82
31
50,245
80
30
110
40.7
175
39,727 2.253
9
25
80
40
37, 177
50
18
68
40.7
230
26.379 1.720
8
26
1 25
75
1,400
2
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150
1.200 40
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$1,403,092
1,874
633
2,507
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$0 36.1
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210
116
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
ScoU County— Fifth District— 1899.
Name of Operator.
Postoffice.
Description.
Output.
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2;
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II
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1
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CO
0
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1
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Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
other
grades
1
Wm. H Bates & Co
Winchester ..
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96
30
25
40
2,6
2,6
2:6
1
1
1
1
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D.
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Hd
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18,715
402
720
780
20,617
17,990
402
720
780
19,892
725
3
/t
John McGuire
725
Averages
. .
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 5,
Number of mines exhausted or abandoned during the year,
Whole number of openings reported for 1899, 4.
Shelbij Countij— Fifth District~-1899.
Name of Operator.
Postoffice.
Description.
Output,
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tons pro-
duced.
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Tons
of
other
grades
1
9
Moweaqua C. M. & M. Co.
John Richardson
Moweaqua —
Shelbyville...
Mode .. .
618
90
90
100
60
60
45
5.4
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.3
2,3
2.3
5
15
15
15
15
15
15
Sh.
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t 98.637
2,250
1,696
720
522
1.620
320
'720
'320
40, 772
3
6
JohnH. Galligher
7
Robinson Cr'k
Totals
105.765
64,993
40, 772
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+ Mined by machines 49,081 tons, at 25.5 cents per ton.
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 8.
Number of mines exhausted or abandoned during the year, 1.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899, 7.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
117
Scott County, 28.95— Concluded.
Values.
Employes.
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$0 80
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302
$20,130
78,5
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1 50
1 50
603
1,080
2
4
2
4
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1 00
126
220
500
800
8
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1.170
3
3
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240
1,000
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$26,603
44
9
53
$22,429
785
$1 32
$0 50
$0 81.8
222
Shelby County, iS55— Concluded.
Values.
Employes.
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$80,329
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$0 42.5
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$61,408
2,800
9
5
2
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5,063
10
11
1 37.5
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4,080
1
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3,816
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1 37.5
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1
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2 25
1,620
1.175
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1 37.5
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200
1,200
800
5
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3.645
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210
3,000
1
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225
720
2
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137.5
160
600
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107
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173
$74 008
2,805
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$1 18
$0 48
$0 54.4
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STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Recapitulation by Counties-
Mines.
Products.
Values.
Counties.
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6
21
6
6
4
87
6
13
5
5
1
1
51
1
4.118
572.459
14,370
4.050
1,646,674
354,201
4,800
2,083.572
20,617
105,765
4,118
432,214
14,370
4,050
1,188,703
219,593
4,800
1.527,578
19,892
64,993
$1 50
0 74.7
1 25
1 50
0 85
0 78
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0 78.7
1 32
1 18
140,245
483.760
38,329
so 32.9
Greene
Jersey
Macoupin
Montgomery .
Morgan
Sangamon. ...
Scott
Shelby
8
6
8
1
2
1
3
6
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3
5
1
1
1
11
1
1
1
457,971
134,608
1.413,611
298, 131
158,069
13,506
0 31
0 38
555,994
725
40,772
1.794,636
16,590
88,507
61,238
500
3,81^
0 36.1
0 50
0 48
Totals
4.810,626
3,480,311
1.330.315
4,095,235
275.454
$0 8215
$0 3456
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 79.
Number of new mines or places opened during the year, 11.
Number of mines exhausted or abandoned during the year, 3.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899, 87.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
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4.118
369.310
570
309
879
183
SO 29
306.820; 2.848 74
j
4
6 1
14
* 255.000
17,963
43
7
50
183
0 70
14. 370 8
6,075
18
20
150
0 87.5
4,850 3
1,163.479
1,401
774
2,175
.,
0 40.6
(
849,62113.914
231
2
37
10
i
115 11.452,516
221.553
345
166
511
213
0 39.3
? 207.871 6.367
40
2
7 2
7
: 131.325
7.200
11
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13
218
0 87.5
5.700
9
1. 403, 392
1,874
44
633
9
2.507
53
210
222
0 40.7
0 81.8
1.174.119 73,925
22, 429 785
246
6
13
26.603
96.368
107
66
173
205
0 54.4
74,008 2,805
13
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6
49,081
$3,318,120
4,421
1,980
6.401
™
$0 40.3
§2,665,965 J 00756
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1
621
14
68, 15
L...
144
1.892,040
1
1
* Price paid for machine mining. 30 cents per ton.
t Price paid for machine mining. 33 cents per ton.
I Price paid for machine mining. 25.5 cents per ton.
Average price paid for machine mining for the district. 32.4 cents per ton.
COAL IN ILLINOIS
121
SIXTH INSPECTION DISTRICT— 1899.
Counties: St. Clair, Madison, Clinton, Marion, Bond.
John Dunlop, Insjjector, Centralia.
Hon. David Koss, Secretary,
State Bureau of Labor Statistics, Springfield, III.:
Sir: — in cooipliance with section 12 of the general mining law of the State
of Illinois, I have the honor to submit to you the fourth annual report of the
Sixth Inspection District for the year ended June 30, 1899, comprising the
coal producing counties of St. Clair, Madison, Clinton, Marion and Bond.
This report gives tabulated statements by counties of the number of mines
operated during the year, showing the average number of miners and other
employes; the total output of all grades of coal; the average value of coal at
the mine, and the aggregate value of total product; the number of shipping
and local mines; the casualuties in and around the mines; the average num-
ber of days worked; the quantity of powder used; the number of machines
in use, and the total tons produced by machines.
The following summary, as taken from the statistical tables, is given for
the year 1899:
Number of counties in which coal is produced
Total numl)er of mines ■
Shipping: mines
Local mines !
New mines j
Abandoned mines I
Total tonnat?e
Tons of lump coal
Tons of other grades
Tons shipped •
Avei agre value of lump coal per ton at the mine |
Aggregate value of total product i
Num ber of ni iners I
Numlier of otlier employes ;
Total employes [
Average number of days of active operation for all mines
Number of kegs of powder used
Fatal accidents |
Non-fatal accidents i
Number of widows ■
Number of orphans
Number of mines using machines....
Number of machines in use
Total tons cut by machines
Number of tons produced to each fatal accident
Number of tons produced to each non-fatal accident I
Number of persons employed to each fatal accident i
Number of persons employed to each non-fatal accident I
104
72
32
13
7
4.283.258
3,294,077
989, 181
3,673,703
SO. 7169
S2. 653. 912
3,583
1.425
5.008
196.8
68.883
22
92
14
38
23
144
2. 169, 954
194,694
46, 557
228
54
122
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Coal production by counties, with increase or decrease in each year for the
yearo ended June 30, 1898, and 1899:
Total Output of all Grades
of Coal in Tons.
Increase.
Counties.
1898.
1899.
Decrease.
St Clair
1,849.474
1,403.977
434, 735
494.117
100.955
1,600.752
630, 769
417. 5S4
714.513
96. 314
248. 722
773.208
17,151
Clinton . ..
220, 396
4,641
Total
4,283.258
3.459.932
1,043,722
220, 396
1,043,722
Decrease
220, 396
823, 326
The counties of St. Clair, Madison, Clinton and Bond show an increase of
1,043,722 tons over the output of last year, and Marion shows a decrease of
220,390 tons, leaving the net increase for the district 823,326 tons, or 23.8 per
cent.
The reason for the decrease in Marion is that the general strike of 1898 con-
tinued until December at Centralia, and at Sandoval to January 8, 1899, when
work was resumed.
The number of days lost on account of strikes at the above named places
was 266, and 20 days were lost at Oden. At the present time the district is
free from strikes, and the indications are that the year now entered on will
show a large increase in production.
During the last year the production of coal cut by machines has increased
20 per cent. This increaseis due to the change of mining machines being placed
where drills were formerly used, with one exception. Also the number of ma-
chines being put in at other mines has increased 20 per cent over that of last year,
and so long as present conditions remain the tendency is that each year will
see more machines being put in. The reason for this apparent tendency is
that section 1 of an act providing that all coal mined shall be paid for is be-
iog complied with throughout the entire district.
The percentage of fine coal produced by machines varies from 20 to 30 per
cent. The percentage of fine coal produced by shooting off the solid varies
from 33 to 45 per cent.
From these figures it will be seen that the amount of saleable coal from
machines is increased 15 per cent. Added to this the differential allowed
varies from 17 to 19 per cent. With this enhancement in favor of machines,
it will be seen that the time is not far distant when machines will be adopted
in all mines that produce coal for commercial purposes.
Improvements. — The schedules will show a small amount of coal taken
out at New Baden and Germantown, Clinton county. The shaft at New Ba-
den is only 6x9 feet; it is intended for an escapement shaft. It is expected
COAL IN ILLINOIS. 123
that work will be commeuced on the main hoisting: shaft during September.
The Gerniantowu Coal Co. has recently built up the top works at its mine and
has commenced shipping coal.
The Henrietta Coal Co., now known as the Penny Coal companj% has put
down an escapement shaft and is making preparations to put a fan at the top
of the same. The company has also equipped its mine with electric mining
machines, installed by the Morgan & Gardner Electric company. The ma-
chines are now working at a great disadvantage; the roof, which is soapstone
varies in thickness from 6 inches to 2 feet and is very brittle, requiring props
to be placed close to the face of the coal.
The following companies have put electiic machines in their mines: The
Tirre tSb Sous Coal Co., Lenzburg; the Johnson Coal & Mfg. Co., Marissa;
and the Hippard Coal company, Belleville, all in St. Clair county. The Sor-
rento Prospecting and Mining company, Sorrento, Bond county, has added
to its plant two electric mining machines, put in by the Link-Belt Electric
company. The Conrad Reinecke Coal company, Belleville, has replaced
drills with electric cutting machines, put in by the Jeffrey Electric company.
The Missouri t*c Illinois Coal company has put in three mining machines in
the mine at Wilderman, where formerly air drills were operated.
The Kalb Coal Co. of Mascoutah, has put in four mining machines where
it formerly had air drills.
Escapement Shafts. — The following escapement shafts have been put down
during the year: The Trenton Coal, Light & Power company, Trenton, Clin-
ton county, and the Hydraulic Press Brick company , known as the Indepen-
dent Coal Co., CoUinsville, Madison county.
The sinking of the escapement of the Kinmundy Coal company, Kinmun-
dy, Marion county, is still in operation. The depth at present is nearly 700
feet.
The following escapement shafts caved in, owing to the severe winter, and
the shaft timbers being a little decayed, but all have been reopened: the
escapement shaft at Zildolph's mine, Marissa, St. Clair county, and one at
the Brookside mine, Troy, Madison county, both owned by the Consolidated
Coal Company.
New Mines in Contemplation. — The St. Louis & O'Fallon Coal company has
sunk a main and escapement shafts. It is located in what is called "Nigger
Hollow," one and a half miles northeast of Bii-kner, St. Clair county. The
size of the main shaft is 7^2x15 feet, and the escapement shaft 5x10 feet.
This is the Belleville seam known as Number 6.
The company is at present grading railroad bed to the mine and has pos-
session of a right of way between East St. Louis and the mine.
The Donke Bros. Coal & Coke Co., Belleville, St. Clair county, has started
to sink a shaft. The size is 9x18 feet in the clear. It is the intention to equip
it with all the modern and latest improved machinery, steel top works and
electric mining machines, and to place their coal in the market over their
own railroad. The shaft is located nearly two miles west of CoUinsville,
Madison county.
124 STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Fatal Accidents. — July 15, 1898, John Radenacher was instantly killed by a
fall of slate in the Mt. Olive and Staunton Coal company's mine, Staunton,
Madison county. Deceased was 32 years of aere and leaves a widow and five
children.
August 29, 1898, Louis Byman, a miner, working in the Heinz Bluff mine
of the Consolidated Coal Co., Collinsville, Madison county, was killed by fall-
ing clod. There were three men working in one place and they had three
cars to load. The two cars on the inside were loaded and the car on the out-
side was left unfinished. They then started to take down a piece of loose
clod, but as they heard the driver coming for their cars, they started to finish
loading the outside car. The deceased went underneath the loose clod, when
it gave way, falling on him. His age was 33 years; he leaves a widow and
one child.
September 19, 1898, John Stiif , a miner in the Pittsburg mine of the Con-
solidated Coal Co., Belleville, St. Clair county, was injured internally bj^
falling slate, and died three hours afterward from the effects of the same. He
was 18 years of age and single.
October 5, 1898, Ben Anderson, a miner in Madison No. 3 mine, of the Mad-
ison Coal company, Edwardsville, Madison county; while working at the face
of his room a piece of clod weighing nearly 1,000 pounds gave way and fell on
him, killing him instantly. He had only been in this mine three days; his
age was 36 years; he leaves a widow and three children.
October 10, 1898, Ed. Floyd, a eager at the Independent Coal company's
mine, Collinsville, Madison county, was standing at the bottom of the shaft
waiting for the cage to land. A driver coming out to the bottom on the other
side of the shaft cried "Look out for that car!" Floyd started to cross the bot-
tom when the cage landed on him , fracturing his back. He was taken to a hospit-
al in St. Louis, where he died .June 10, 1899. He was 35 years of age and single.
October 12, 1898, John Kolar, a miner in the Heinz Bluif mine, of the Con-
solidated Coal company, Collinsville, Madison county, was working at the face
of a room, loading coal, when a piece of clod gave way which fell on him,
causing instant death. His age was 46 years; he leaves a widow and one
child.
October 24, 1898, Frank E. Bayer, a top laborer, was killed at the Home
Trade Coal company's mine, Edwardsville, Madison county. A car had been
taken off the cage at the lower landing. After it was emptied the deceased
started to push the car back on the cage, but got on the wrong track, and
not taking any notice he pushed the car into the shaft, and was dragged down
with it, causing his death. A bar was used for the purpose of closing the
entrance to the shaft, but this had been taken down and deceased forgot to
replace it. His age was 24 years. He leaves a widow and one child.
October 27, 1898, Nick Loquitt, a miner in the Darrow mine of the O 'Fal-
lon Coal and Manulacturing Co., St. Clair county, was injured by falling
soapstoue; he was mining a shot in the top coal; the roof was known to be
dangerous, and he was advised by the mine examiner to use extra precaution
while mining. The soapstone gave way, falling on its outer edge, then fall-
COAL IN ILLINOIS. 125
ing on him, squeezing iaim against the coal. He died 18 hours afterward.
There were no bones broken and the attending physician said his death was
caused by heart disease.
November 17, 1898, John W. Reed, cheek-weighman at the Madison Coal
company's No. 3 mine, Edwardsville, Madison county, was killed bj' falling
down the shaft while with the top man on the ground landing. The engineer
hoisted the cage with a loaded car; there being no one to put in stops for the
cage to rest on, the engineer put on brakes, also steam to prevent it from
lowering. The two men, going to the top landing, found the cage on a level
with the floor. The top man, being first, went to the front end and put down
the keeper. The deceased was at the rear end and began to push the car,
when the front end went off the cage. The cage then started up-
ward and the car fell back into the shaft, carrying the deceased with it. He
was found lying inside of the empty ear, dead. His age was 53 years, and he
leaves a widow and one child.
November 18. 1898, Thomas Taylor, mine manager at Joseph Taylor's mine,
0 'Fallon, St. Clair county, was instantly killed by falling roof. A squeeze
was on in a part of the mine and he went to examine where the roof had
come down. He was on top of the I'ock when another piece fell on him.
No one was present but his son, who could not lift it off, and by the time help
arrived he was dead. Diseased was 55 years of age and leaves a widow and
three children.
December 5, 1898, George Lowry, a loader, was killed in the South mine,
operated by the Centralia Mining & Mfg. Co., Centralia, Marion county, by
a fall of slate while working at the face, loading a car. A hole had been
drilled in the right hand corner and had pierced the roof, striking a slip in
the slate. This being unknown, deceased was working inside when it gave
way, killing him and injuring his partner. His age was 25 years, he
leaves a widow and two children.
December 19, 1898, Joseph Straubinger, a miner in Conrad Straubiuger's
mine, French Village, St. Clair county, was instantly killed by falling drift
coal. He was 31 years of age and single.
December 27, 1898, Frank Schindler, a miner working in the Mount Olive &
Staunton Coal Go's mine, Staunton, Madison county, was killed by falling
clod; he was wedging down a piece of clod and had only struck the wedge
two blows when it fell striking edgewise on the floor, then rolled over onto
him^ He lived only a few hours. Deceased was 43 years of age, and leaves
a widow and seven children.
January 12, 1899, Frank Houlle was engaged as top boss at the No. 2 mine
of the Madison Coal Company, Glen Carbon, Madison county. In moving a
railroad car, loaded with lumber, which had a defective brake, unknown to
him until after it was started; deceased ran forward to a coal car immediately
in front of the lumber car, to set the brake; while doing so the car with
lumber bumped against the coal car knocking him off to the ground between
the rails, with his right leg across the rail; before he could recover himself
the front wheel passed over his leg about the knee, making amputation nec-
essary; he died during the operation. He was 23 years of age and single.
126 STATISTICS OF LABOR.
January 19, 1899, Adolph Beible, a miner, working in the Rentehler mine
of the Mo. & 111. Coal Company, Belleville, St. Clair county, was seriously
injured by a prop which was knocked out by falling coal at the face of his
room: he died about two hours afterward. Deceased was 29 years of age,
married, and leaves a widow.
January 23, 1899, William Hopper, a machine helper, working in the Mount
Olive & Staunton Coal Company's mine, Staunton, Madison county, had his
left leg caught in the chain of the mining machine while in motion, mashing
it so that amputation was deemed necessary. Death resulted the next day,
half an hour after the amputation. He was 24 years of age and leaves a
widow and two children.
January 28, 1899, August Phillips, a miner working in the No. 4 mine of
the Madison Coal Co., Glen Carbon, Madison county, in shooting the coal
down the day before, props were knocked out, which should have been re-
placed before commencing to load coal, as it was known that the roof was
dangerous. Deceased wanted to load some coal before doing so, when the
roof gave way, falling on him causing his death. He was 22 years of age and
unmarried.
February 2, 1899, William Fickert, a miner working in the Mount Olive &
Staunton Coal Company's mine, Staunton, Madison county, was killed by a
fall of slate at face of his room. His age was 50 years; he leaves a widow
and six children.
March 18, 1899, James Dubes, a miner, working in the Henrietta Coal Co's
mine, Edwardsville, Madison county, was killed by falling coal. He and his
partner were wedging coal down; they were on their knees doing this work
when a piece of coal fell off the face of the room on deceased, rupturing a
blood vessel; he died the next morning at three o'clock. His age was 34
years, and leaves a widow and two children,
March 29, 1899, Angelo Biado, a miner, working in the No. 4 mine of the
Madison Coal Co., Glen Carbon, Madison county, was killed by a pit car. He
was on his way home after his day's work. While traveling out the entry
near the bottom of the shaft, a driver was coming out with a trip which was
made up of three cars; at the place mentioned there is a small grade of one
per cent in favor of the load; when the driver was about to make up with
him he stepped aside to let the driver and trip pass; thinking the trip had
passed, he stepped onto the entry, making his way out, when a car that had
become uncoupled from the trip ran him down causing his death. He was 28
years of age and single.
May 8, 1899, Joseph Mowe, a machine helper in the Bennett mine, of the
Lebanon Coal & Mining Association, Lebanon, St. Clair county, was killed
instantly by a tunnel machine falling on him; the machine was reversed to
bring back the thread bar and cutter, the braces* were loosened and the ma-
chine was again given air to start cutting; it not being fastened down, the
machine was tUrned over, falling on the deceased causing his death. He was
22 years of age and single.
COAL IN ILLINOIS. 127
May 29, 1899, Wm. Risinger, a loader in the Odin Coal Co.'s mine, Odin,
Marion county, while loading coal at the face of his room, a piece of top coal
gave way. falling on him, causing internal injuries from which he died the
following day. His age was 35 years; he leaves a widow and three children.
Another fatal accident oceui-red, but the deceased was not an employe at
the mine. June 21, 8899, Homer E. Wood, a boy, resident of Bethalto, while
playing around the top at John James' mine at that place, fell down the
shaft a depth of 76 feet, causing instant death. There seems to be doubt in
the minds of some persons that were well acquainted with the boy, as to
whether it was done intentionally or not. He was 15 years of age.
It will be noticed in this report that a large number of the fatal accidents
have occurred in Madison county, which may be partly due to the system of
mining being changed during the year. The system of- mining prior to this
year was, that a certain number of men were allowed after a machine, and
each workman had special work to do; experienced men were selected to do
the timbering and shooting, and inexperienced men did the loading; and,
judging from the past record, it would seem that this brought good results,
as only three fatal accidents were reported during the year 1897, and none in
the year 1898. The present system is that the men do their own shooting and
timbering, and the result, as will be seen from this report, is that men who
had to timber And do their own shooting had no experience in that kind of
work. The roof throughout the coal tield of Madison coutity is of a danger-
ous nature; there is not a mine free from clod or soapstone, which varies in
thickness from six inches to four feet, and is very brittle and full of slips;
the greatest care has to be exercised in timbering the roof properly.
It will also be noticed that the production of Madison county has increased
upwards of 122 per cent over that of last year, and as a result has increased
the responsibilities of the State Inspector,
During the year I have visited Monroe, Effingham and Jasper counties.
The coal in Monroe county is only local, and is found at Columbia and New
Hanover; it is three feet in thickness, and has not been worked for two and
a half years. In Effingham county there is no coal being mined. A seam
was found on the bottom of the Little Wabash river, six miles from Effing-
ham; it is about 48 inches in thickness; the seam is probably No. 15.
In Jasper county, at Newton, the county seat, I found two small mines in
operation. Coal has been mined at this place for the last six years. The coal
is found in a ridge, the height of which is about 60 feet above the bottom
lands on each side. The breadth of the ridge, where one of the mines is
located, is only 100 feet. The ridge extends north and broadens out. The
seam is 30 inches in thickness, and to measure from the top of the ridge to
the coal seam, it will average 50 feet in depth. The number of the seam is
probaly 16.
Respectfully submitted,
John Dunlop,
Slate Inspector of Mines, Sixth District.
Centralia, III.
128 STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Fatal (Jasualties — Sixth District — 1 899.
Date.
Name.
<
Occupation.
Residence
(Town.)
■6
1
i
o
1
Cause of Accident.
1898
July 15
Aug. 2ti
Sep. 19
John Radenacher
32
33
18
36
35
46
24
55
53
55
25
31
43
23
29
24
22
50
34
28
22
55
Miner
Oager
Miner
Laborer
Miner
Ch'ck w'h'g.
M. m'g'r....
Loader
Miner
Top boss —
Miner
M. helper...
Miner
M. helper...
Loader
Staunton....
CoUinsville.
Belleville...
Edw'sville..
CoUinsville.
Edw'sville..
O'Fallon....
Edw'sville..
0 Fallon....
Centralia ...
French Vill.
Staunton....
Glen Carbon
Rentchler...
Staunton....
Glen Carbon
Staunton
Edw'sville..
Glen Carbon
Lebanon
5
1
3
'i
1
1
3
2
■7
6
2
i
'i
'i
1
i
"i
1
7
• •
3
'8
i
3
'7
3
'4
52
Falling clod
John Stiff
Falling roof.
Oct 10
Ed Floyd
Descending cage
Oct 12
Falling clod
Oct. 24
Oct 27
Frank E. Boyer
Nick Loquitt.
FalUng down shaft..
Falling roof
Nov 17
John W Reed
Palling down shaft
Nov. 18
Dec 5
Thomas Taylor
Geo Lowry
Falling^roof
Jos. Straubinger
Frank Schindler
• '
Dec. 27
Falling clod
Jan 19
Adolph Beible
R. R. car
Jan. 23
Jan 28
A. Phillips
Falling roof
Feb 2
Wm. Kickert
Mch. 18
May 8
May 29
Tunnel machine
Odin
1^1
14
3
38
Totals
Recapitulation of Fatal Casualties — 1899.
Residence.
No.
Occupation.
No.
Nature of Casuality
No.
Colliery.
No.
BeUeviUe....
Centralia ....
CoUinsville...
Edw'sville....
l<rench Vill..
Glbu Carbon.
Lebanon
O'Fallon
Odin
3
1
3
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
4
1
1
21
2
13
1
Descending cage...
Palling coal
Palling clod
Falling down shaft
Falling roof
Machine chain
Pit car
1 Centralia M. ^. M. Co
Check w'gh'n.
Loader
Mach. helper.
Miner.
5
2
7
2
1
1
1
Consolidated Coal Co
Henrietta Coil Co...
Home Trade Coal Co
Independence C'l Co
Lebanon Coal Co
Madison Coal Co
iVIt. Olive-Sta't'nC.C.
Mo. & 111. Coal Co....
Odin Coal Co
Ming m'g'r...
Top boss
Tunnel machine...
Rentchler
Staunton
O'Fallon Coal Co
Strawbinger, C
Taylor J .
Totals....
22
22
22
22
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
Non- Fatal Casualties— Sixth District— 1899.
129
Date,
Name.
5»
<
Residence.
.1
u
si
i
a
a
Q.
Character of Injury.
\l
o
1899
July 7 Fred Ferguson...
24
26
45
22
22
33
45
38
28
44
28
18
30
Odjn
Staunton
Odin
Heiutzville.
Breese
Odin
Belleville...
Edw'sville..
Marissa
Belleville...
Glen Carbon
1
\
:
1
1
1
'"i
1
"i
"i
1
1
i
"i
1
1
j
1
■
1
5
a
5
-s
1
•• 7|Cbas. Jones
•' IslHyHerebache....
Aug:. 13 W. J. Montrey....
....
"i
....
1
"i
"i
4
2
4
7
'"9
Back injured-
30
15| Peter Ardison
Head injured
40
" 20 \Vm. Kuenckie...
50
'• 29Wm.Godder
Sep. 19 Frank Wicka
"io
1
1 Foot injured
30
'■ 20 John Slaby
Back injured.
28
" 22Jno. Collins
Collar bone broken
30
" 22 Arthur Wader....
Leg injured
20
" 29Eusrene Riga
"2
3
6
1
Oct. IVV. J. Wilson
20 Edw'sville..
60
■■ 3 Jos. Tetter
'• 4G. Weuceski
4!Fred Ernest
45
40
54
21
38
38
42
40
i
CoUinsville.
Belleville..'.
Glen Carbon
Belleville...
Glen Carbon
Belleville...
Staunton —
Virden
Troy
I
Leg broken
90
60
" 17
Fred Slenteis....
Chas. Adcox
Alex Fuger
Henry Jenrick...
Jos. (^umminars..
Leg broken
80
" IS
" 22
6
4
■■■3
7
•• 22
4?
" 24
Body injured.
PO
" 29,Tlios. Chapman..
90
29' Ed Lewis
Head injured
10
Nov. 5
" 11
Ed Myers
Glen Carbon
1
"i
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
"i
....
1
1
1
....
1
....
"i
....
1
....
1
1
"i
2
1
10
9
12
4
3
8
Hand injured '....'.'.'.'.'.
Shoulder injured
10
10
Chas. Coneoer...
25 Trenton
24!Od)n
38, CoUinsville.
'• 17 buther Pigg
21 Chas. Kokuiski..
Head injured
'0
Dec. 5 Jacob Relhart....
•' SjThos. Hafkin....
43
58
57
28
25
ii
48
32
45
20
Centralia...
Belleville...
Glen Carbon
Trenton
CoUinsville.
GlenCarbon
Belleville.-
1
"i
....
1
1
"i
....
....
....
....
....
1
9
8
11
4
Arm and leg broken
90
9' Jacob Schmidt...
9!And. Selteurich..
40
" 13 J as. Hubbard....
Ribs injured
90
" 20
John Hetzel
Chris Miller
Foot injured
40
' ' 29
14
1899
Jan. 6
■■ 9jChas. Hacker
6
'
Ribs injured
10 John Scherer
'-"OO
11 Chas. Seagor
;• leiSxl Bellville
17|Wm. Henry
' 20i Fred Hartcop
33 Trenton
26 Belleville...
48| Staunton....
28iEdw'sville..
22i Centralia...
17 (CoUinsville
4
1
4
1
5
2
Leg broken
Handinjured
Foot injured
90
30
20
" 20;Ea Skates
10
" 20
" 21
Foot injured
Finger injured .
21
12
Fred Kehe
30
35
51
28
>0
55
12
Belleville...
Centralia...
CoUinsville.
Centralia ...
Belleville...
Leuz Stat'n.
Edwardsv'e
■■■3
....
■■"6
"4
8
' 2
"7
■_' 24 Crist Brandhoos
''O
2>,E. Hutchison
Feb. 1 Chas. Taber
Foot injured
Leg injured
90
'^0
2 Frank Walsh
Face injured
40
'' 4' James Collins....
14 David Traverse..
24 Chris Greenbust .
Leg In-oken
Ribs injured
60
30
14
" 25' Harry Poole
■ 25 Peter Skein
J' 27Thos. Harvey....
33 Sandoval ...
30
lllStaunton ...
8'Belleville;!;
21
....
3
2
Body injured
Body injured
30
30
•'0
Mar. 1
" 4
•' 6
John Boisee
Mike Holland ....
David Allen. Jr..
:)asper Myers ....
Hy Lamont
Jas. Cunningham
I. L Farris
Geo. W. Farris...
Bert Camron
Head injured I
Shoulders injured
Arm bn.kon
14
14
60
'• 11
" 12
59'
>A
30
i5'
21!
Centralia ...
White Oak.
Sandoval ...
Sorento
Body injunni 1
Toes cur oil'
Head injur.'d
Body injured
Body in.iur^'il ,
Bo ly injurefl
21
60
30
20
-9 C. R.
130 STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Non-Fatal Casiialities -Sixth District, 1899.
Date.
Name.
<
Residence.
•6
"si
3
a,
Q
Character of Injury.
i,
il
1899.
Mar. 25
John Seiple
J. W. Lockhart...
Paul Roman
Carl Foft.ster
Pat O'Hara
22
48
28
46
Central City
Glen Carbon
Centralia . . .
Sorento
Central City
Glen Carbon
Odin
....
"i
1
1
1
....
::::
....
1
1
1
....
....
"5
4
3
5
""2
1
....
Leg injured
20
" 28
?1
April 4
Hand injured
10
Leg broken.
90
•' 6
g
" 7
Fred Steinman...
•lohn Rebeck
Prank Keeves
Pat Kelly
■John Campbell...
Jno. Station
Albert Schbreck'r
Max Binder
Chas. Mc Kinney.
David Heary
Lat' Lograu
VVm.D^werf
John Gill
25
Body injured
10
•' 10
Pinarer injured .
10
20
" 19
99
Glen Carbon
"i
"i
1
'"i
1
1
1
1
60
Collarbone broken
4'
May 4
30 Sandoval ...
20 Trenton ....
47 Belleville...
28'Edwardsv'e
40iCentralia ..
27l Edwardsv'e
29;Glen Carbon
23
21 Centralia...
bilLenzStat'n.
2l;Edwardsv'e
431 Belleville...
361 Glen Carbon
21|0din
35 1 Cen trail a...
45|0'Pall(m....
43 Collinsville.
40, Glen Carbon
Leg broken.
60
1?
" 6
Leg broken
W
•' 9
Hand injured
20
" 10
qo
" 15
''0
" 22
Body injured.
21
" 22
30
June 5
J. G.Neverns
Chas. Kinsr
Jno. Hickman —
J. A. Smith
Dixon Crane
Oliver Barnet ....
Louis Scharchar .
Louis Sims
Peter Kobntz
—
■;■
....
32
3
"i
4
"■3
■■3
178
Shoulder injured
30
" 7
8
" 12
Head injured
■^o
" 14
239
Head injured
10
" 16
?0
" 17
Back injured
14
" 20
«
•' 28
Head injured
10
Not recovered.
Total men injured
Number not recovered
Number recovered
Total time lost by men recovered.. ..
Average time lost per man recovered
3.147 days.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
13
Eeccqyitulation of Non-F<it(d Casualties — Sixth District, 1899.
Belleville....
Bennetts' M.
Breese
Central City.
Centralia —
CoUinsville..
Edwardsville
Glen Carbon.
Heintzvillo ..
Lenz Station.
Mari.ssa
Odin
O'Falion
Sandoval
Sorento
Staunton
Trenton
Troy
White Oak..
Worden
Occupation.
Cager I 1
Drill, r.s I 2
Drivers 24
Fireman I 1
Laborers i 3
Loaders ! 7
IMach. helpers! 4
iVlach.runnersl 4
Mine mgr. .
Miners ,
Shooters
Shovelers .,
Timberman
Cause of Accident.
Cage
Fallins: coal
Fallinsr prop
Falling rock
Failing wire
Pell fz-oni gangway
Flying coal
Kick d by mule
Machine
Machine chain
Pit cars
Powder explosion .
Railrord cars
Tie fall'g down shft
Colliery.
Belleville & O'F. C.C
Bennett's mine ...
Breese Coal Co ...
Centralia M. & M. Co
Consolidated Coal Co
Crown Coal Co
Dank Bros
Glendale Coal Oo
Hippard Coal Co
Home Trade Coal Co,
Independent ('oal Co
Lumaghi Coal Co...
Madison Coal Co
Mo. &I11. Coal Co....
Mt. Olive &St L.C.C
Muren Coal & Ice Co
Oak Hill Coal Co....
Odin Coal Co
Pettinger & Davis M.
&M. Co
Sandoval Coal V.o
Skellett Coal Co
Sorento P. & M. Co..
Taylor, Joseph
Trenton C.L.&P.Co
TaUle Shotcing tlie Nature of Injirries, NumJ)er of Persons In-
jured, Dependents, Time Lost, with averages and Peucentages
Sixth District, 1899.
Natuke of [n-jury.
g
0
1
Time
Total
days.
Lost.
Averarre
days.
Per cent
of
injuries.
Ankles injured
I
1 .
6
f
8
1
3l
6
1 .
1
■■■■5
9
1
1
4
1
4
13
1
9
3
3
3
i
1
5
2
4
1
1
4
4
3
"12
10
27
1
2
17
6
7
38
12
42
20
16
11
?2
102
429
114
90
271
22
100
241
210
820
274
71
108
60
10
40
90
10
17
30.6
38
90
33.9
11
14.3
18.5
105
63
39.1
23 7
18
60
1 09
Arm and leg broken
1 09
Arms iniured
1 09
Bodies injured .
15 23
Collar bones broken.
3 '6
Feet injured
8 7
Fingers injured
9 17
Legs injured
7 6
Ribs in.iured
3.26
Toes cut off .... ...
1 09
Totals
60
32
238
3.147
34 2
100 00
132
STATISTICS OP LABOR.
Bo7id County— Sixth District— 1899.
Name of Operator.
Postofifice.
Description.
Outfit.
a
1
T
§
1
Is
a *
II
a
O
d
2
1
S.
o
O
u
o
o
■O ;
§ :
J5 :
b :
o •
o :
ii
i
1
o
a
S
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
1
Sorento P. and Mfg Co...
Totals.
Sorento
380
7.6
6
Sh.
s.
M.
100,955
58.960
41.995
100,955
58,960
41, 995
Price for machine mining. 94,455 tons. 33 cents per ton.
Whole number of openings reported in 1898. 2.
Number of mines exhausted or abandoned during the year. 1.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899. 1.
Clinton County— Sixtti District— 1899.
Description.
Output.
1
a
2
Name of Operator. Postoffice.
1
I
u
II
1
1
"o
0
0
=6
.a
02
0
la
13
to
0:
0
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons |Ton8
1
1
2
Consolidated Coal Co ... .
Trenton Coal- L. & P. Co.
Breese Goal Co.
Trenton
Breese
New Baden!!!
Germantown..
333
335
400
400
324
342
....
8
8
4
6
s.».
S.
M. t 80,048
•' t 75,658
B. 203.998
57, 734
56,744
181. 828
53,477
357
753
22.314
18,914
22, 170
4
5
6
Consolidated Coal Co....
*Muren Coal and lee Co. .
Germantown Coal Co
73,674
357
1,000
20,197
247
434,735
350,893
83, 842
Averages
1
* Only in operation about one month at the date of this report. Cost of sinking the
shaft, $14,000.
t Mined by machines at 38 cents per ton.
Whole number of openings reported in 1898. 4.
Number of new mines or places opened during the year, 2.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899. 6.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
133
Bond County, 1899 — Concluded.
Values.
Employes.
1
a
S
1
hi
11
sg
o
a
1
l!
a,
'a
o
>
1
1
11
'If
III
1
-O
p:
o
ft
o
a
a?
lis
ill
2;
Acci-
dents
1
1
o
1
o
0
o
ll
Si
2.S
o
ft
i
-a
o
o
ft
e
■s
fe
3
^5
1
$0,897
$0,118
$57,842
128
53
181
$0 40
S-M.
178
$60,503
$60,503
1,425
1,425
n
17
-
4
$57,842
128
53
181
4
$0,897
$0,118
$0 40
17,
Clinton Count ij, 1899 -Concluded.
Values.
Employes.
1
a
o
a
n
.11
_a)ja
Acci-
DEKTS
as
a*—
CD
o
o
i
a
'a
a *
-d
J
a
3
;5a
1
SI
1
i
11
sa
o
ft
a
SB
ft
a
1
6J1
« a
II
a
o
o
a
1^1
111
a
o
1
a
1
ll§
aal
i
1
^
<!;
<
<
«i
<3
^
(i;
a.
Q
H
M
z
fe
2
1
$0 80
$0 40
$55, 112
50
4,S
93
S-M.
248
$60,135
447
11
2
JJ
90
25
55,798
65
31
96
142
47.664
5491 3
2
3
65
20
122,622
150
2.S
178
$0 40
' '
216
100.000
4,427
1
4
65
25
39,809
80
20
100
40
' '
184
39,120
1.493
5
5
65
232
4
2
6
40
20
*
10
6
100
50
876
4
5
9
45
M.
144
4,132
50
11
$274, 419
353
129
482
$251,051
6 976
6i
5
$0,715
$0,277
$0 40
159
* Not reported.
134
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Madison Count y— Sixth District — 1899.
Name of Operator.
Postoffice.
Description.
Output.
i
X
o
o
Q
1
Is
a ^
it
1
o
d
Z
■|
o
o
1
CO
o
o
^ &
03
1
u
o
a
i
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
1
2
C. C. Co., \bbeyNo. .3....
Heinz Bluff....
Brookside
Trov
ColHnsville ...
Troy
146
168
278
278
mo
275
110
217
180
292
67
4S
50
45
100
80
30
60
85
65
70
131
180
170
160
1S8
7
7
6
6
0
G
6.6
6.6
6.6
5.6
5
5
6
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.6
4.6
4
3
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
1
1
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
s.^l-
s.
;;
Ho.
Ho.
M.
B.
M.
B
M.
B.
M.
B.
* 188,415
* 154,294
26, 461
* 39. 70S
942
1.037
* 293,559
* 56,778
* 218,697
* 219,229
825
200
100
85
1,252
171
400
100
400
200
500
4,833
* 34,015
2, 839
99,918
59.016
144, 368
122, 367
19,793
28, 464
785
640
218,934
43, 924
177,045
165,011
825
200
100
85
1,2.52
171
400
100
400
200
500
3,807
27,808
2, 103
66,890
39,344
44.047
31,927
6 671
4
11,244
5
McDonald
No. 12
Wordeu
Glen Carbon..
Edwardsville.
Grlen Carbon..
Staunton
Beth alto
157
397
7
8
9
10
11
Madison Coal Co., No. 2..
No. 3..
No.4..
Mt. 0. &S. Coal Co
•John James
74, 625
12,854
41,652
54. 218
IV
W. R. Richardson
Latlev Yeag'er
Vi^
^4
Sam McDonald,
' •
15
Malloy & Bali
North Alton..
Moro . .
Ifi
Nathan Sydall
17
.John Mclnallv
IS
l^t
Charles Kabel ....
20
21
22
23
?4
Perry Meyer
Amos Chalenfirsworth
Home Trade Coal Co
Henrietta Coal Co
Bethalto
Fosterburg....
Edwardsville.
Collinsville...
■■■i,'626
6,207
736
Lumaghi Coal Co.
33, 028
26
Independent Coal Co
Totals
19.672
1,403,977
1,065,516
338 461
* Mined by machine, price paid 33 cents per ton.
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 23.
Number of new mines or places opened during the year, 4.
Number of mines exhausted or abandoned during the year, 1.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899, 26.
COAL IX ILLINOIS.
135
Madison Cointtij, 1S99 — Concluded.
Values. Employes.
d ton
?
-
1=1
Hi
1
1
Is
r >■
Acci-
dents
.a
£
is
0 0
i
Average value of other
grades.
Aggregate value of
total product.
Average nuinlxr of
miners enipluyi;d.
All other eniployes.
Total eniploye.s.
I'ric'c paid per screene
—hand mining.
"5
1
o
$0 65
65
80
80
80
80
80
SO 25
25
40
40
40
40
35
40
35
25
$104,850
87,520
18,502
27,268
691
670
201.285
42.477
156,214
115,861
i.2;n
300
150
106
1.878
256
600
150
500
SO)
750
4,320
23,028
3,443
60,034
31,476
88
71
39
32
3
3
152
32
13S
120
5
3
3
6
3
3
40
4
96
41
60j 148
31, 102
19! 58
251 57
1| 4
53: 205
30' ■ 6-.'
S-M.
274
267
145
199
142
13.)
257
236
253
228
200
60
90
30
220
60
200
50
225
90
150
30J
26 i
209
212
887. 071! 97.^
66.828 1,055
20,586| 42;
2-<,340j 3i'
1. 163i 11
l.3Ut! i:
135.3481 l,8i-
31.629 490
2(1
11
,>•
1
~V
IN
K
i
1
1
J
1
1
1
i
1
3
1
iO
3
140
2
4
3
•J
3
4
5
6
8
SJ 40
io
40
1
9; 80
10 62
11 1 50
47} 185
(Ul 184
1 6
■■"i'6:i
W.
D4.11S
95. 977
1.237
1511
80
S5
1.6. '6
1,91 J
:2
s
7
12 1 50
13 1 50
11 1 2.T
li 2 -75! ••'
1; 2 75 •■
1 4! 75I •'
••i
15
l!)
17
18
19
20
22
23
24
25
26
1 50
1 50
i 50
1 50
1 25
1 50
1 50
1 00
75
1 ;i7 5
70
65
'■■'so"
35
75
40
30
1
1
1
3
15
26
11
4
7
3
4
3
4
10
55
5
122
52
I 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
75
103
7.=.
50
50
40
s_.-\i.
1,2-,2|
171 1
4o:)I
10.7|
400| 6
203'
oi)0\
3.831 125
17.5S1' 368
3.413
44.6J1 2.97.)
32.4";S 1.3JJ
8078.933 13,486
..I
1
\
"i
3
"3
I
8833,845
897
398
1.295
39
■SO 72.6
SO .11 9
•SO 41
181
1
1
136 STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Marion Counttj— Sixth District— 1899.
Name of Opei-ator.
Postoffice.
Description.
Output,
1
f
1
.a
1
a =«
Is
g
6
Z
'S
c
0
'u
0
1
a
0
la
CO
0
a
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
1 Centralis M.& ]M.Co.,No.2
2 Pitten?er & Davis Min-
1 ing:& Mfy Co. (Big 4)..
.3 Orlin ('r,«l Tn
Centralia
Odin .. ......
576
637
714
609
871
6
6
7
6
4
4
6
6
6
6
t
Sh.
::
S.
M.
B
M.
B.
M.
* 111,271
105. 779
* 142.574
85,079
38,675
10.739
494,117
82,892
73,332
95.049
55,517
27,558
8.592
342,940
28,379
32,447
47,525
4
5
6
Saudoval Coal Co
Kinmumlr Coal Co
Salem Coal Co
Sandoval
Kinmundy —
Salem
29,562
11,117
2.147
151,177
i .
1
1 1
1 1
* Mined by machines, price paid 29 cents per ton.
Whole number of openings reporteil in 1998. 6.
Whole number of openings reported for 1S99, 6.
St. Clair Countij—Si.rth District— 1899.
Desckiptihn.
Output.
s
4-: 1 a
o
1
Is
1
-r
S
i
Name of Operator. i PostoflSce.
°o ^
o
o
CS
Total
Tons
Tons
.
z
%-^
1
ft
o
o
3
tons pro-
duced.
of lump
coal.
other
grades
s
ft
^*t
1
45
il
-o
QJ
z
H
-
-r. \-n
rd
1 Con. C.Co., Richland 'Belleville
90
8
6
Sh.
s.
.M.
* 34,756
28,608
6.148
2 " " Schureraan....! "
125
6
6
* 41, 780
36, 758
5,022
3 " " Gartside.No. 4' "
205
6
6
' '
* 43.741
36,765
6,976
4 '' " Green Mt ! "
IfiO
6
6
' '
* 37, 445
32,223
5.222
5 " " Pittsburg ! "
125
6.6
6
B.
14,994
13.550
1.444
6' " " Rose Hill 1 " 132
6
6
■ '
* 24, 015
19. 148
4,867
7!" " Marissa Mari^sa ! 120
6
6
' '
27,022
22,265
4,757
8 " Whire Oak....
" 147
6
6
* 76,040
64. 108
11,932
10
Oakland Coal Co
Belleville 175
6.6
6
M.
* 54.406
9,118
46, 116
7,060
8,290
Crown C. & T. (::o..No. 2.
2.058
ll|benzCo. & M'g Co,
1 i85
7
6
B.
12. 101
10, 125
1.976
12 Crown C. & T. Co., No. 4.
1125
7
fi
"
83, 198
69, 390
13.808
13!Con C.Co., Reitiecke.No.4i " 1 110
6
6
' '
t 69,970
56. 000
13,970
14 Highland Coal Co " 1 130
6.6
6
35,295
32, 293
3.002
15Belleville&0'FallonC.Co " 1120
6 6
6
39,426
31,007
8,419
leGleudale Coal Co., No. 1..
120
6.6
6
' '
M.
* 74,403
55,300
19. 100
17 Glendale Coal Co., No. 2. .
115
6.6
6
' '
13, 165
10.532
2, 633
18
19
20
Oak Hill Coal Co
;; :::::
187
160
75
6
6.6
7
6
6
6
;;
B.
M.
38, 305
41,410
39,630
34,037
35,389
36,111
4,268
6,021
Hinnard Coal Co
3,519
21 Donk Bros. Coal Co
6
6
ID.
M
68,538
59,437
9.101
2i Humboldt Coal Co
100
6.6
6
Sh.
32,699
21,800
10.899
23 Mo. & 111. C. Co., Wild'm'D
90
6
6
' '
"
73, 784
51.022
22. 762
24
Mo. & III. C.Co., Preeburg
128
6
6
65, 100
47,250
17,850
* Maihiiie mining, price paid b3 cents per ton.
t Machine iniiiliig, 25,543 tons at 33 cents per ton.
COAL IN Illinois.
137
Marion Counfij, 1899 — Concluded.
Values.
ESIPLOYES.
1
p
B
5
§
a
1
1
1
o
X
1|3
Acci-
dents
n d
o a>
II
il
s
's
3
s
o
if
It
13
2.2
1
o
0.
a
u
o
>>
o
o
E
a
" o
1-^
3
0 a
=1-1 "3
o ?
Ill
1
c
:z;
->3
<
<
<
<
H
O,
a.
Q
Eh
M
^ S^l 2^
1 so 81
so 30%
S75,868
■3.
76
206
S-M.
165
$60,086
,„
20
1
5
81.9
33.7
70.993
132
86
218
$0 36
"
175
59,236
2.660
36
6
75
20
80,791
125
72
197
28(1
76. 989
1.679
24
1
V
70
17
43.886
160
22S
36
' '
12(1
42,042
2,295
27
4
85
15
25,091
33
13
46
41
' '
25(1
24,191
925
8 ..
1 00
50
9,665
20
12
32
41
200
9,076
$271,620
152
2 ..j ....
$306,294
600
327
927
8,428
117 2 22
SO 78
so 24.4
$0 37
198
i
1
1
St- Clair Couniii, 1899 — Continued.
! I
3 u
M o
O & 5H
_, o m
1. Q
IN
3 I) C
Z
Acci-
dents
SI 65
65
65
65
65
10'
65
1'
60
12
65
13i
60
141
73
15 1
67
I61
69
171
71
18;
65
19,
65
20
75
21
65
62
23
70
24
70
$20, 132
25. 147
25,641
22,249
9.168
13,662
15,661
44,653
35, 182
5,309;
6.371
49,935
34,997
24,323
22.550;
45.224;
8,846!
23, 404 i
24.5071
28.666
41.819;
16.2401
41.405'
37, 537 i
SO 40
""46
'i3
26
40
35
40
48
40
53
40
99
40
30
40
64
40
69
40
204!
243,
13'i
247;
210;
175
243
270
234
$15,400
20, 172
19.829
15.652
7.500
9.6.38
14.8721
32, 518
25.6011
5. 909
5,640
51,485
33.463
17,062
19,622
324
244
247
205!
498 1
136!
675'
2.0.34
6l..
2
360
4l..
2271..
2471
2--
i
2,080
6..
3
1,447
si..
758
5|..
973
2 ..
'?.
785
255;
1,016
8. 2301
18.572
19, 041 1 1,0481
20. 461 1 1,000;
39.718, 1,714
16.240 720!
20,767! 2.410!
3I,7Gll 1,658
138
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
St. Clair Counfij, 1899.— Concluded.
Name of Operator.
Postoffice.
Description.
Output.
i
I
§
o
a =^
S
sj
'o
6
'Z
■5
'5
c
0
-a
u
0
0
■^
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
other
grades
25
i
2S
2'.)
30
SI
Mo. & 111. C. Co.. R'ntchl'r
Leb. Coal & M. Ai?so
J. Moser, Turkey Uill....
Wm. Ogrden & Bro
Preeburg: Mf g Co
Durch Hollow Coal Co . . .
I. Kraiitz
Belleville
Lebanon
Reut.-hler ....
Preeburg
Belleville' '.!;;
Maris sa
o-Paiion::::::
Casey ville....
Birkner
Lenzbiirg
Mascoutah ...
Miiistadt...;;;
New Athens..
Belleville
Marissa
Belleville
Centerville ...
French yill'ge
Belleville
Preeburg
Belleville
Smithton
Casey ville
130
200
110
120
130
150
55
50
120
114
186
200
210
200
200
190
191
160
175
48
46
70
180
35
66
70
75
87
55
60
50
ioo
20
60
30
60
90
20
6
6
6
7
7
8
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6.6
6
6
6
6.C
6
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
G
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
I
6
6
6
SI.
Sh.
D.
Sh
SI.
Sh.
D.
S.
B.
M.
B.
36,301
*49. i77
12.000
12,600
1,750
32, 121
1,163
5. .300
35,000
12.248
47.005
62,600
57, 150
12, 512
47,000
32,000
22,321
70,000
2,779
14. 656
3.126
5.580
120.000
5,869
2,489
3,100
28,800
14,017
3,500
1,500
5,008
1,000
4,944
560
12,000
500
400
20, 400
440
120
100
1.849.474
28.401
40,080
8.000
8,400
1.550
24,S26
1. 133
4,800
28,700
12, 166
32, 157
52. 000
45,720
9,384
39,000
24,000
18, 193
51,000
2.479
8,106
3. 126
4,580
80.000
2", 489
3,000
24,000
10, 254
3.500
1.500
5.008
1.000
4.613
■ 560
12,000
500
400
16,320
440
120
100
1,475,768
7.900
9,097
4,000
4,200
200
7,295
30
3^
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
Eb^l Bros
500
6,300
•' '•
82
O'P. C. &M. Co..Darrow.
Joseph Taylor, Taylor. . . .
Joseph Taylor, Newtou..
Rubicon, Joyce & Griece.
••
Ho.
S.
Ho.
S.
Ho.
S.
M.
Ho.
M.
Ho
M.
?.•
M.
B.
M.
14,848
10,600
11,430
3,128
Walnut Hill Coal Co
Suuiiuit Coal Co
8,000
8,000
Trixe& Sons Coal Co....
Kolb Coal Co
James Beaty
Milstadt Coal Co
Wm. Pistor
Dutch Hill Coal Co
Murcii Coal & Ice Co
Taylor Bros
4,128
19.000
300
6,550
■■'i'ooo
40, 000
Nicholas Weiss
100
Johnson Coal & Mfg Co.,
Briar Hill
4,800
3.763
John Harst
56
57
58
59
Conrad Strawbiuger
Conrad Reeb
Louis Grossman
Frederick Murphy
Benj. .Johnson
331
61
e,'>
Charles Hartman
S. 1 "
4,080
63
Ho.
••
64
65
GrilHth & Warner
J. C. Marshall .. .
373,706
Averages
■
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 63.
Number of new mines or places opened during the year, 7.
Number of mines exhausted or abandoned during the year, 5.
W^hole number of openings reported for 1899, 65.
* Machine mining, price paid 30 cents per ton.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
l.'^9
St. Clair Countij, iS-9P.— Concluded.
Values.
Employes.
on—
nth-
a
CO <D
—•2
Acci-
dents
t: 1 i
.2
-S 0.0,
-1
CL •
<*-<
II
o ®
§5
o
o
<u
3
0
3
0
if
>■
0
P.
4
>>
2
p.a
i?-
g
0
s paid <
to all em
office hel
1
3
u
-3
a
0
1
is
1-2
1
g
3
'1
|1
II
11
0
a
0
-1
1
0
1
otal wage
the year
excepting
n
lis
3sa
c3
"Z,
<
■^
<
<
<
H
CL,
cu
.q
^
tS
iz;
fe
_^
25
$0 70
$0 25
$21,855
34
13
47
$0 40
S-M.
168
S18.622
883
4
1
26
80
50
36,612
70
24
94
309
29.506
350
11
1
27
65
6,200
8
4
12
40
' '
200
6,000
300 2
28
65
30
6-720
15
4
19
40
180
6.300
360 ! 2
29
75
50
1,262
6
2
8
■40
60
700
701 1
30
70
30
19,566
25
7
32
40
' '
180
17.911
584 j 5
31
75
35
859
8
2
10
40
' '
250
639
30
32
1 GO
50
5,050
6
3
9
40
300
2,650
240
33
70
40
22,610
30
9
39
40
' '
175
17,500
845
34
65
55
7,952
8
3
11
40
' '
240
6,736
350
35
80
35
30,921
50
12
62
40
209
25,242
922
75
65
45,890
65
14
79
40
' '
182
30.412
l!322, 5
37
75
65
41,719
60
14
74
40
"
170
28.916
1,143 5
38
70
25
7,350
20
6
26
40
• •
90
6,652
70* 3
39
70
35
30, 100
35
8
43
40
' '
200
20.900
400: 5!..
40
65
30
18.000
28
7
35
40
240
12,250
SOOi 31..
41
65
40
13,476
20
6
26
40
' '
261
12,276
l,116i 2I..
42
65
20
36.950
40
19
59
40
' '
225
30,000
2,000 51..
43
1 25
20
3.158
5
2
7
40
W.
300
1,667
150 1
44
70
50
8,949
22
4
26
40
S;M.
175
8,949
1
45
1 00
3.126
5
1
6
50
230
1,875
2
46
80
■■■■56"
4,164
11
4
15
40
' '
192
5,170
250! 1
47
65
30
64,000
90
11
101
40
' '
260
60,000
3,000 3
48
1 00
5,869
2,489
5
2
7
40
' '
310
2, 934
5I 1
49
1 CO
4
1
5
45
275
1.874
40| 1
50
100
■■■■56"
3,050
4
2
6
40
w.
210
1,555
90l 1
51
60
25
15, 600
20
11
31
40
S-M.
200
12,230
1,200' 3
52
80
50
10.0S4
8
4
12
50
M.
210
10, 084
323 3
53
1 00
3.500
4
2
6
40
W.
310
1,601
100! 1
54
80
1.20U
3
1
4
40
120
1,200
31 1
240 3
55
75
'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.
3,756
4
2
6
40
' '
261
2,786
56
90
900
2
1
3
50
270
600
20
1
57
75
""25"
3.541
5
2
7
55
S-M.
289
2, 000
71
1
58
1 00
560
1
3
62
M.
70
560
1
59
CO
7,200
10
3
13
40
S-M.
250
6,000
■■"156
2
60
1 00
500
1
3
50
M.
180
500
1
61
1 00
400
1
3
50
150
400
1
62
7U
""ib"
13, 056
20
6
26
40
S-M.
250
10,000
■■■■75
2
63
1 00
440
1
1
2
50
M.
200
440
1
64
1 00
120
2
2
50
W.
126
120
3
65
1 00
100
1
1
50| "
je
100
2
SI, 131.482
1,605
518
2 123
1
S920, 640
38, 568
204
22
so 68
so 31.7
$0 40;
206
140
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Recapitulation by Counties-
Mines.
Products.
Values.
I
.
^ M
a sn
U (0
n>
'S
a
11
£a
.S5
Counties.
1
i
a
1
a
1
1
ft
a
O
1
hi
ri
11
§5
1
a
3
5
a
'o.
a.
o
i
a
o
5
3
3
o
a
1
a
^1
ft
ii
m
2;
rj\ ■m
^1^
' ^
H
H
H
<
<
Bond
1
1
1
100,955
58, 960
41,995
79,796
11,281
$0 89.7
so 11.8
Clinton
6
6
2
434,735
350,893
83.842
380,700
28,598
71.5
27.7
Madison
26
12
14
4
1
1,403,977
1,065,516
338,461
1,165,977
164, 183
7?, 6
31.9
Marion
6
6
494, 117
342,940
151, 177
448, 753
18,040
78
24.4
St. Clair
5
_
104
7
18
3',
7
IS
5
7
1.849,474
1,475.768
373,706
1,598,477
104,566
68
31.7
4, 283, 258
3, 294, 077
989, 181
3.673,703
326, 668
Averages
$0 71.69
$0 29 5
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 98.
Number of new mines or places opened during the year, 13.
Number of mines exhausted or abandoned during the year, 7.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899. 104.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
141
Sixth District— 1899.
t-t
(- 6£
^^,
0) i"^"^
Employes.
CO
S.9
a
%
P.
Casualties
Machines.
o :
a
£
^
v :
H
a
i
2a
1
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o
lis
3 2
2
t
si
o
"c
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li
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01 VU
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Xi
oS.S
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TS
1.^
Si
a
3
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3 n
1
^§
n
lis
as
3 3
III
3
3 3
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^
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H
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<
;?
;z;
M
^
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$57,842
128
53
181
178
$0 40
$60,503
1,425
17
4
^
7
* 94,405
274,449
353
129
482
159
40
251,051
6.976
34
5
2
20
t 155,706
883.845
897
398
1,295
181
41.5
678 933
13,486
140
14
39
8
67
*1, 204, 695
306,294
600 327
927
198
37
271,620
8,428
117
^
22
2
11
X 253,845
1,131.482
1,605 518
2,123
210
40
920.640
38,568
204
6
22
22
10
39
* 461.303
82.653,912
3.oS3| 1,425
i
5,008
$2,182,747
68,883
512
92
23 144
§2,169.954
196.8
$0 40
i
* Price paid, 33 cents per ton.
t Price paid, 38 cents per ton.
X Price paid, 29 cents per ton.
2 Average price paid, 32.9 cents per ton.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
u;j
SEVENTH INSPECTION DISTRICT— 1899.
Counties: Gallatin, Haniilton, Jackson, Jetferson, Johnson, Perry, Ran-
dolph, Saline, Washington, Williamson.
Evan D. John, Insj^ector, Carboudale.
Hon. David Ross, Secretary,
State Bureau of Labor Statistics, Springfield, Illinois:
Sir: — In compliance with section ]2 of the general mining law of the State
of Illinois, I have the honor to submit herewith to you the fourth annual re-
port of the coal mines located in the Seventh Inspection District, as now de-
fined, and the sixteenth of the general series for the year ending June 30,
1899.
The district shows an increase in output over that |of 189S of 233, 07G tons.
The tabular statement herewith, gives the statistics of each county, showing
the number of mines operated during the year, both shipping and local mines;
the new and abandoned mines: the depth of coal below the surface; the total
tonnage of all grades of coal; the value per ton at each mine, and the aggi-e-
gate value of the total product, and the number of tons of coal produced by
machines.
The following summary gives the principal facts compiled from the sched-
ules of the several counties:
_
10
131
57
74
15
7
12
Total tonnage
3, 392, 376
2,301,555
1,090,821
AffTetrate value of total product
82,322,098
SO. 769
$0,295
Number of miners..
3,366
1,496
137
4,999
\vera°'e number of day>< of oper^tiou for all min^s
159
Number of kess of powder used in blasting coal
Number of kegs of powder used for other purposes
79,267
»1
14
60
9
23
64
807.692
Number of tons of coal produced to each fatal accident
242.313
56, 540
357
83
144 STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Prospective Mine. — The Sunnyside Coal Co. is sinking a shaft one mile west
of Herrin, in Williamson county, on the Illinois Central Railroad.
Abandoned Mines. — Two mines have been abandoned in Randolph county,
three in Williamson county, and five in Perry county. The five mines aban-
doned in Perry county were shipping mines; three of them belonged to the
Duquoin Union Coal Co., one to the Jupiter Mining Co., all located at Du-
quoin, and one a small mine at St. Johns.
Fatal Accidents. The following is a detailed account of the fatal accidents
that have taken place in the Seventh District:
July 12, 1898, August Durbee, a miner, aged 33 years, married, leaves a
widow and four children, was killed instantly by a fall of slate at the face of
his working place in shaft No. 7 operated by the Big Muddy Coal & Iron Co.,.
at Herrin, Williamson county. The deceased was working off a standing
shot which was the only support to the broken roof; the piece of slate that
fell on him would weigh fully three tons.
July 21, 1898, William Rice, single, age 28 years, a miner employed at G.
W. Brown's mine, Pinckneyville, was injured by falling clod at 8 a. m. and
died when conveyed to the surface about 9:30 a. ra. The deceased was load-
ing his ear, he heard the noise of the clod working loose, and, instead of
staying at the face of his working place he made an attempt to come out and
was caught. He knew of the dangerous condition of the place and had prom-
ised the mine manager to timber the place before loading any more coal.
The clod that fell would weigh about 3,000 pounds.
August 25, 1898, John Dalton, a miner, age 22 years, single, was severely
crushed by falling roof at the face of his working place in the Willisville Coal
Co. mine, located at Willisville, Perry county, and died from the injuries
received Sept. 2, 1898. At the time of the accident deceased was in a sitting
posture at the right hand side of his working place, when a mass of roof
weighing about 1500 pounds suddenly fell striking him with the above result as
described.
September 27, 1898, Jeo Mario, a miner, age 29 years, single, emoloyed at
the Scott-Wilson Coal Co. shaft No. 2, Fredonia, Williamson county, \fras
cleaning up a fall of slate that had come down the night before on top of
so.ne loose coal; he sounded the roof before starting to work and made the
remark that it was all right, but in a few minutes afterward a piece of roof
weighing about 1000 pounds suddenly fell striking him on the back, he was
taken to his boarding house and died from his injuries at 5:30 p. m. the same
day.
October 10, 1898, Alfred Reneson, trip rider, aged 22 years, married, leaves
a widow. The deceased was engaged as a trip riderr his duty was to accom-
pany the trip in on the engine plane to the inside partings and out again. He
was riding on the front loaded car on the engine plane; the trip of cars was
moviiag at an ordinary rate of speed, when the coupling between the first and
second cars broke, throwing him and the car he was on against the side of
the entry; he was killed instantly,
COAL IN ILLINOIS. 145
November IG, 1898, vValter Kenney, a machine helper. :if?e 22 years, single,
a resident of Grand Tower employed in the No. 6 mine of the Big Muddy
Coal & Iron company, Murphysboro, Jackson county. The deceased was at
work at the face of his room shoveling the slack from a machine when a mass
of coal weighing about two tons, fell on him, killing him instantly.
November 24, 1898, Edgar McAlpin, laborer, age 23 years, married, leaves
a widow and one child, was killed in the mine of the Ohio and Mississippi
Valley Coal & Mining Co., Marion, Williamson county. The deceased was
coming out of the shaft on the cage with four other men; when about 'lO feet
up he lost his balance and fell into the west chamber and down the shaft.
This was only his third day in the mine.
December 21, 1898, James Vansage, miner, aged 33 years, married, leaves
a widow and three children, was killed while at work in a pillar in the mine
of the St. Louis & Big Muddy Coal Co., Carterville, Williamson county. He
was working off some coal that had been shattered by a shot the night before
when a piece of top coal weighing about 200 pounds fell, crushing his head
against a pit-car which was close by.
January 17, 1899, George Beck, a miner, age 40 years, married, leaves a
widow and two childrea, was killed at the face of his working place about 3
a. m., in the Willis Coal & Mining company's mine, Willisville, Perry county.
Deceased had prepared three blasts, and when ready to fire placed the squib
in the hole. He must have held his lamp near the powder part of squib, as
he never moved until he was knocked back by the force of the shot; he was
instantly killed.
April 5, 1899, Benj. Hudgens, miner, age 47 years, married, leaves a widow
and seven children, was injured at the Ledford mine, Saline county, at the
face of his room by a fall of slate. He had tried that morning to take down
the slate and failed. He then went to work under it without putting up tim-
bers, and while at work the slate suddenly fell, striking him on the back and
head. He died from the injuries received April 7, two days after the acci-
dent.
May 3, 1899, John Shanks, age 32 years, single, was instantly killed while
at work loading his first car about 7:45 a. m., in room 32 on the (3th west en-
try, north side, in the mine of the Horn Colliery Co., Duquoin, Perry county.
The deceased had fired two shots the night before which knocked out eight
props. A miner by the name of Jones was in the room at the time of the ac-
cident and was just asking the deceased if the roof was all right. Before he
could reply the roof fell, crushing his head against the pit-car, killliug him
instantly. Jones escaped unharmed.
May 8. 1899, Charles Harris, age 26 years, mai-ried, leaves a widow and one
child, was killed at the top of the Sato Coal & Mining company's mine, Sato,
Jackson county. The deceased was employed as top driver. There had been
no work at the shaft this day. Deceased thought he would go into the mine
and bring out some mining tools he had there. It was about 8 a. m. when he
went down the stairway and brought the tools to the bottom of the shaft; he
then went out and asked the engineer if he would get up steam and hoist his
tools. It was agreed that the engineer would hoist them in the afternoon.
—10 C. R.
14()
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
About 2:00 p m. the engineer started up the engine. Harris walked to the
top of the lower landing and stood there until the west cage came up which
struck him on the head. He fell backward to the ground and died inside of
a half hour afterward.
May 11, 1899, Henry Beaver, miner, age 38 years, married, leaves a widow
and three children, was killed while at work in room No. 1, fifth east entry,
north side, in the Eden mine of the Western A. Coal & Coke Co., Sparta,
RandoUh county. Deceased was getting ready to drill a hole, when sudden-
ly the roof fell, striking him on the back. He died about 3 p. m., four hours
after the accident.
June 15, 1899, William Yates, age 24 years, married, leaving a widow and
two children; was employed at the Horn CoUery Co's mine, Duquoiu, Perry
county, as a night roadman. About 5 a. m., Yates was coming out, and on
reaching the bottom he volunteered and went to help the pump man in his
work. The pump would not take water. Yates got a piece of scantling and
was prying at the suction pipe when his hold slipped and he fell into the
sump and was scalded. The exhaust of the steam pump had been discharg-
ing into the sump. He died June 17, two days after the accident.
Respectfully submitted,
Evan D. John,
Carbondale, 111. State Inspector of Blines, Seventh District.
Fatal Casualities — Seventh District, 1899.
Date.
Name.
6
<
Occupation.
Residence.
1
1
o
a
a
Cause of Accident.
1898.
July 16
• • 9)
Aueust Durbee
William Rice
33
28
22
29
22
22
23
33
40
47
32
Miner
Trip rider.!.
Mai'h. helper
Laborer
Miner
Herrin
Pinckn'yv'e
Willisville..
Predonia ...
St. Johns ...
Gr'nd Tow'r
Marion
Carterville..
Willisville..
Ledford ....
DuQuoin ...
1
'i
i
1
1
i
1
9
1
i
1
1
1
i
1
1
9
4
i
3
2
4
i
3
2
23
-^
5
'2
4
3
4
4
3
i
Palling roof
Falling roof
Aug 25
■lohn Dalton .
Falling roof
Sept. 27
Oct. 10
Nov. 16
" 24
Dec. 21
1899.
Jan. IT
Alfred Reneson
William Kenney
Rdsfar Mc.Alpin
James Vac sage .......
Palling coal
Falling from cage ...
Palling roof
Premature blast
April -^
May 3
Ben.i. Hudgens
lohn Shanks
Palling roof....
Pal.ing roof
Charles Harris
Henry Beaver
William Yates
June 15
38 Miner
24 Laborer
i-'parta
DuQuoin —
Palling roof
Scalded in sump
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
147
Recapitulation of Fatal Casualties — Seventh District, 1899.
Residence. No. Occupation. No. Nature of Casualty No.
Colliery.
Carterville...
DuQuoin
Fredouia
Grand Tower
Her; in
Ledfonl
Clarion
FiuckneyvUe
St. Johns —
Sato
Sparta
Willisville....
Totals....
li Laborers
2 Mach. helper.
ILMiners
1 'I'op driver —
ITrip ri.ler ....
11
I 1
Ascendins: cage.
Falling: cage
Falling coal
Falling roof
Freniature blast
Scalded in sump
Big Muddy Coal & Iron Co
Brown, G. W j
1 Horn's Colliery Co i
8 Illinois Cent. Coal & I. Co.
II O. & M. Valley Coal Co...!
St. L. & BigMuddy C. Co.i
Sato Coal Co |
Scott-Willis Coal Co
Strickland Bros
Western A. C. & C. Co
Willis Coal Co
Non-Fatal Casualties—Seventh District. 1899.
m
v
"S
a
s.
ja
s
73
o
-
Character of Injury.
1898
July
•• 15
" 16
" 21
Aug. 15
Oct.
Thos. Colombo... 17|Herrin
Sylv'st'rGracianajSS Murphy sboro.
Thos.M.Carapbell u8jPinckueyville
Dan Greenlee 24jCarterville ...
George White 24: Murphy sboro.
■■ It) lohn Moi^e l26:Carterville ...
■ • 20 Isreal Talley I28i Herrin .........
" 20 P. H. Qnigley....i2.3 "
" 20, C. B.Wilson l27jMurphysboro.
" 26; Louis Sate i33;Carterville ...
Sept.l2 F. W. W. Philps.. 20|Murphysboro.
" 28; William Grant... 36, Sparta
SiSara Ronimics ... 25|Hallidayboro .
15 John Knee •18|Murphysboro.
24|Salvator Piazzia. 46
28 H. Taylor 24
28iNace Banks 45} St. John
31] Frank Clayton... 37;Murpdysboro.
!j. Batson .33
" 16iWra. A. Wilson... 33
" 16 Mont. Kindman.. 231
" 17 Val Miller 31 DuQuoin
" 24, George H. Putney 6liMurphysboro.
" 30!Edward Hodgens'50
Dec. 2jRa!ph Simpson. ..i26iHa)lidayboro.
9 Albert Hoytan 45|.Sparta
' ' 27| Joseph Costino. . . 23 Murphysboro.
' • 28 James Walters. . . 341
Nov.
Jan.
Feb,
Peter Wagoner ... :46i
C. C. Hurst kolHerrin ,
John Dickey |28 Sparta I
Wra. Brokling.. .. 22|Hallidayboro.
E. Ferges. '22, Herrin
James Brewster. .'35| Murphysboro.
.lohn M. Bandy.. .IsaiHerrin
W. W. Holman...|46!Conant
John Bornolt 40[Cart°rville.. . .
John Meehan I48i. Murphysboro.
Andrew Barker.. 1281
Albert Boston.... 17
Alonzo Balz |2l|Carterville
. iHead injured
3; Foot injured
3j Back injured
. I Body injured 140
2j Finger broken 15
. j Hand injured 14
2jThumb injured 10
. I Elbow injured 10
2 Foot injured 10
1 Leg broken 120
., Foot injured 7
. I Back injured
. I Back injured
7 Body injured j 7
i;Body injured
..'Hip injured
11 Arm broken —
ijFoot injured ...
4; Hip injured
6 Hips injured ...
3 Fingers injured
4jBaek injured. ..
IjBack injured...
6: Body injured...
Leg broken.
Leg injured ..
Head injured.
Foot injured..
5 Head injured
... Hip injured
. .. Ribs broken
. .. Back injured
. .. Head injured
2 Leg injured
2, Foot injured
5jBody injured
. . . Foot injured
12] Back injured
2|Back injured
. . . jCollar-bone broken
. . . I Ankle injured
10
Not recovered July 1. 1899.
148 STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Non-Fatal Casualties — Seventh District, 1899 — Concluded.
Date.
Name.
<
Residence.
1
s
6
a
2
a
a
Q
Character of Injury.
i
<B W
Eh
1899
April 5
T1innin<5 TTpIIv
23
31
18
22
50
21
38
25
Johnston City
Murphysboro.
....
....
1
"i
....
....
"i
1
1
8
'• 10 Chas. Underwood
5
6
Back injured
4
" 14[Wm- Boatwright
Leg injured
7
" 14 Gordon Ferg:uson
" 22.lohnRohfirt,s
1
Back injured
Face and body injured
Face and body injured
15
*
" 22
Frank Estee
Mason Smith
(Teorgre Davis
Willis Byars
kS.§Sl,::::::
E. E. Taylor
Wm. (). Banion..
Robert Bradshaw
William Duncan.
Fred Duncan
Harry Dale
John Murphy
Caesar Bruzette..
Totals
1
1
1
1
1
"i
"i
1
35
1
5
1
2
3
1
9
14
" 22
Carterville....
Mnrnhvshnro.
6
10
" 25
2
3
112
Knee injured
7
May 4
38i
Toe injured
15
'• 8
38
29
27
24
18
24
25
15
42
28
DuQuoin
Hallidayboro.
Johnston City
Murphysboro.
7
" 12
" 14
Body injured
7
" 19
30
June 2
Head injured. . . .
15
" 3
Body injured
7
" 12
10
" 16
Head injured
*
" 16
Head injured
*
" 23
«
60
13
Number recovered
47
1.460 days
Average time lost per man recovered
* Not recovered July 1,
Recajjitulation of Non-Fatal Casualties — Seventh Distinct, 1899.
Residence.
No.
Occupation.
No. Cause of Accident.
No.
Colliery.
No.
Carterville.
6
1
2
4
6
2
32
Blacksmith...
1
1
1
19
4
6
I
20
1
1
1
60
Ax.
1
1
11
9
1
1
25
3
60
Big Muddy C. & I. Co .
Brown & Barwell
Brown, G. W
35
DuQuoin
Carpenter
Drivers
Laborers
Loaders
Mach. helpers
Ci'ossbar
1
Hoilidayboro.
Palling coal
Gartside Coal Co
3
?.
Falling rock
111. Cent. Coal & Salt Co
9,
Murphysboro
Machine
1
Mules
Pick
4
1 Miners" . ;■"'
1
Sparta..
3
1
60
Pumpman
Roadman
Timberman...
Pit-cars
St. L. &Big M. C. Co..
Western A. C- & C. Co..
Williamson Co. C. Co...
6
St. John
Totals.
Premature blast
2
2
60
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
149
Table Showmg the Ndlure of Injuries, Number of Persons Injured,
Depende ds. Time Lost, with Averages and Percentages. — Seventh
District.
1
'A
OS
g
0
a
Time Lost.
"o 00
Nature of Injuries.
Total
days.
Aver-
age
days.
if
Ankle injured
1
1
13
8
1
7
1
1
7
6
1
3
1
1
1
i
8
5
i
5
1
... ."
2
3
1
i
1
1
5
3
1
1
2
i
5
3
1
1
i
30
22
1
5
6
'I
3
3
14
80
175
246
10
10
14
79
90
22
14
72
229
7
300
31
42
10
15
14
80
13.5
30.8
10
10
7
11.3
90
11
14
10
38.2
7
150
10.3
42
10
15
1.67
1.67
21.66
Body injured
13.33
Collar-bone broken.
1.67
1.67
Face and body injured
3.33
Feet injured
11.66
1.67
Fingers injured
3.33
Hand injured
1.67
11.66
Hips injured.
10
1.67
3.33
Legs injured .
5
1.67
1.67
Toe injured
1 67
60
35
25
n.
1,460
24.3
100.00
150 STATISTICS OF LABOK.
Gallatin County — Seventh District — 1899.
Name of Operator.
Postoffice.
Description.
Output.
1
a
1
1
1
1
p.
Q
Il
o.S
s
1
Z
J
O
-a
o
o
i
.a
CO
1
S3
o
:2
1
1
3
o
a
Total
tons pro-
duced.
^ Tons
bf lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
1
Equality Coal Co
Equality
Shawneetown
Saline Mines.
80
30
31
20
25
4.10
4
4
4.4
4 fi
5
5
5
5
5
St
Hd
B.
10,521
1.200
618
400
1,220
1,200
1,350
10,021
1,200
618
400
1,220
800
50a
2
3
4
5
Wm. H. Stader
VVm. MeLain
•John H. Underwood, No.ll
6
25'4.6 fil "
10ft
7
iM. Carney
35:4.6
30 4.6
fil "
9nf)i don
8
6
6
•'
145 j 120
lOOj 100
25
q
30
4.9
16.754
15,429
1,32&
Averages
Whole number of openings reported in 1898,9.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899,9,
Hamilton County — Seventh District — 1899.
Name of Operator.
Postoffice.
Des
CRIPTION.
Output.
i
1
T
g
1
1
Is
a
1
d
1
1
o
ft
o
03
T3
p
.:?
o
o
i%
1
CO
o
g
s
Total
tons pro-
dixced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
1
Flint
8
8
2.6
1
1
St
400
240
400!
2
R. I. Yates
Dalghreen....
s^-^l
640
640
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 2.
Whole niimber of openings reported for 1899,2.
COAL IN ILLINOIS
151
Gallatin County, iSi/^^— Concluded.
1
ja
II ■
\lxi
Values.
Employes.
§
"5
ri
N*^
DENTS
1
Is
■c'3
■||
aj 5
o
5
1
O [S
I!
-.3
s
a
CM
O
CO
>1
C4
'If
s
ill
o'Scu
c
2
li
o
o
ii
SI'S
^1
o
I
g
o
1
a
3
1
h
<»
tin
1J
?!
2.9
lli
5S£
3
1
a
o
Z
ol
<j
^
<
<l
H
Oh
Dh
«
&H
M
Z
b
Z
1
$1 00
$0 25
$10,146
30
15
«
$0 50
Mo.
ISO
$10,146
»
6....
?.
1 00
1,200
4
6
50
S-\i.
150
1.200
75
3
1 00
618
2
2
62.5
Wk.
140
618
34
4
100
400
2
50
••
125
40C
20
5
1 00
1,220
3
2
5
50
S-.Vl.
140
1,220
74
fi
1 00
25
900
4
1
5
62.5
Mo.
150
900
50
7
8
1 00
25
1,050
3
1
4
62.5
S-M.
2110
1.05C
74
1
1 00
25
126
2
2
62.5
Wk.
50
126
4
1
9
1 00
100
^
2
62.5
100
5
1
$15,760
52
21
73
$15, 760
'''\
14
$1 00
$0 25
$0 52.4
142
Hamilton Count)/, 1899— Concluded.
Values.
Employes.
1
a
a
II
II
Acci-
dents
■^
p
o
.5*aa
= 3
as
;2a
si
Pi
0)
o
o
U O
1
o
1
2
11
III
n
Ss
a o
s a
^ 3
I
^
.2 3
a
o p:
2^
o
1
o
SI
I
a
1
Zi <
<J
<
< 1
<i ; H
a^
3-1
Q
^
W
Z ,:.
z
1
$1 50
$600
si
8
$0 62.5
Wk.
75
$600
5
I2' ....
2
125
300
3
3
62.5
300
$900
! 2 —
S900
11
i
:::
11
SO 62.5
4 ....
$1 40
152
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Jackson County — Seventh District — 1899.
Description.
Output.
o 1 .
1
o
-c
a
CS
o
^
Name of Operator.
Postoffice.
§
si
c
Z
'5
1
o
II
■n
o
1
i
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
I
3
4
5
6
8
&
1!
13
14
15
GartsideCoalCcNo. 1..
No. 3..
No. 4..
Biff Muddy Coal & Irou
Co.. Fo.5
Bis: Muddy Coal & Iron
Co., No. 6
Big Muddy Coal & Iron
Co.,Ha"Tis,).i
Wild & Gill. Willis
E. 11,. t-'ooie ....
Murpbysboro.
121
146
148
150
150
150
130
60
35
25
22
24
30
20
85
12
49
14
20
24
30
30
30
6.6
6.6
6.6
6.6
6.6
6.3
7
2.8
7.5
7.5
7.6
6 6
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
3.4
3.6
3.4
3 fi
2
2
2
2
2
2
7
7
7
7
7
7
2
Sh.
"
D.
Sh.
D.
••
Sh
S.
Hd
Ho.
Hd
S.
Ho.
Id
Ho.
Hd
H^o.
S.
*36,053
*61,335
*67,575
*148,744
*146,346
*127.S54
12,870
595
200
500
560
700
600
300
10,200
4,800
17,000
• 687
600
600
540
500
300
62.678
300
*172, 381
32.963
43. 186
44,474
104.569
94,455
72,289
11,570
476
200
500
•560
700
600
300
10,200
4,800
16,000
687
500
600
540
500
300
37,986
300
112,567
893
3,090
18. 149
23, 101
44, 175
51,891
55,565
1,300
119
VVm. C. Beard
JohnC. Ritch
J. H. Presson. .
Carbondale ...
Wm Mver
Sato '.'.'.'.
Oliver Bailev
Henry Launders
Sato Coal & Mininff Co ..
16 Winnina' (1& .VJ Co.. Bia'4
2 SI.
17
Murphysboro B. M. C.
Co , No 5
2
2
2
2
7
7
7
Sh.
SI.
Sh.
•SI.
D.
Sh.
1 000
18
It
C. y. Jones
ioo
?0
Vergennes ...
Oraville ..'.'.'.'.
DeSoto
Halliday))oro.
Campbell Hill
99
H. Moos .
38
24
?5
Bisr Muddy C. & Coke Co
Wi.'^lev & Dyer.
60 9
30 7
166 8
24,692
26
?7
M. Valley M &MfgCo..
59,814
Totals
i
875,711
592,715
282,996
Averages ...
1
i
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 21.
Number of new mines or places opened during the year, 6
Whole number of openings reported for 1899. 27.
* Machine mining, in part, a total of 521.645 tons at 29 ceuts per ton.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
153
Jackson County, 1899 — Concluded.
Values.
Employes.
k
a
II
_|.a
Acci-
dents
o5 si
a
11
.2
1
a
o
1
o
1
a^
■a o^
SI
m
III
T3
p
o
a 3
i1
Hi
P a; fi
.1
s
3
1
u
o
o
P
|l
o
n
^2
o
1
a
.a
a,
a
o
3
3
a
o
2;
-<
<
■<
<
<1
H
D-i
Dh
Q
&H
M
;z
■^
'A
1
$1 15
$0 75
§41,225
25
20
45
$0 36
S-M.
320
$23,883
350
8
2
1 25
75
67,594
50
33
83
30
20t
43,847
GOO
7
3
3
125
75
72,929
40
37
77
36
250
44,291
650
12
4
1 00
50
126,657
108
92
200
36
253
94,416
1,417
16
10
5
1 00
50
120,401
145
60
205
36
266
72.993
1,412
18
1
14
fi
1 00
50
100,072
115
55
170
36
"
240
63, 278
1,380
18
5
7
100
70
12,480
16
S
24
36
300
8,760
15(i
2
S
1 50
1 00
834
2
1
3
75
W.
150
583
24
9
in
30
110
t
1 00
500
3
1
30
182
260
21
1 00
560
3
1
30
132
272
50
V'
I 00
700
1
30
150
385
35
];>
1 00
COO
3
1
3
182
300
50
14
1 00
300
2
1
3
30
182
100
30
..
15
1 00
10,200
20
14
34
36 S-M.
18S
5,640
402
6
1
....
161 1 00
4,800
7
5
12
36
120
660
135
3
• •
17
1 15
40
■ 18,800
27
16
43
36
209
12.003
500
6
18
1 00
6S7
1
2
36
444
23
19
1 00
75
575
2
1
3
36
' '
150
300
50
V!0
1 00
600
2
2
36
' '
180
200
50
1
1 00
100
540
500
5
2
36
36
..
172
200
140
48
40
1
■??.
?3
1 00
300
2
2
36
w.
150
150
50
2i
75
60
43,305
70
37
107
36
S-M.
146
38,419
1.750
13
1^5
1 00
300
4
1
5
36
' '
40
240
50
1
?6
85
35
116,617
170
82
252
36
' *
236
96.511
6,337
30
4
27
1 25
1,116
^
1
4
36
w.
150
420
$508,493
40
2
$743,392
826
469
1,295
15,657
146
36
$1 00.6
SO 52
$0 36
189
t Amount of wages paid not reported.
154
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Jefferson County — Seventh District — 1899.
Name of Operator.
Postoffice.
Description.
Output.
e
1
1
1
11
i1
a °5
1
O
6
o
o
o
1
1
si
o
a;
o
11
1
o
1
i
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
other
grades
1
Mount Vernon Coal Co. . .
Q W. Shelton
Mt. Vernon...
Opdyke
825
6
4.10
1.6
5
12
Sh.
St.
S.
Ho.
M.
B.
* 32.407
800
33,207
22,4071 10,000
800
23,207 10.000
i
* Machine mining 33 cents per ton, for 24,307 tons.
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 2.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899, 2
Johnson County — Seventh District — 1899.
Name of Operator.
Postoffice.
Description.
Output,
1
I
i
o
-a
=4-1 "
o.S
a =
II
a
o
6
Z
^^
u
o
c
o
1
El
1
o
la
72
1
o
n
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
1
New Burnside Coal Co. . .
D. J. Wallace
New Burnside
30
20
20
20
20
3.8
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.4
3
3
3
3
Sh.
D.
Ho.
Hd
B,
3.000
550
600
400
406
2,000
550
550
400
406
1.000
3
4
McMiehael & King
50
5
Totals
4.956
3.906
1,050
Whole number of openings reported in 1898,5.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899,5.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
155
Jejjfn-son Count ij, 1899 — Concluded.
Values.
Employ
ES.
1
a
o
a
a
||
Accx-
DEKTS
a
.!:!
las
31:^
o •
ttH
a
II
43
1 j
> .
11
It
i
11
11
1
p.
S
I
o
1
®
a
S
i
S
li
1
11
a (^
2
o
01
1
o
&
o
a
o
o n
1
_.
Z
<
-^ 1
<
<1
•<
^
Oh
Oh
Q
H
400
6
^
z
1
$1 00
$0 75
$29,907
50
32
82
$0 40
SM.
240
$29,907
1 00
800
3
3
40
200
800
5
2
8
-
$30 707
53
32
85
$30 707
405
$1 GO
SO 75| .
$0 40
220
1
Johnson Countij, 1899 -Concluded.
Values.
Employes.
1
o
i-
q
6XM
'C o
6j3
Acci-
dents
1
a
s
1
Co;
■3= <"
1
is
1
tl-c
O
o
4
^2
u
M
2
3
11
~'t
|1
11
■ad
Si
o
a
1
o
"o
If
li
•5^
•B
o
^£a
111
i
a
0
=4-1 "S
si.
11=
3 0 c
1
1
1
/:;
<;
<
-<
<1
^
■^
V
a.
G
H
W
z;
fe
12;
1
$1 00
so 50
.$2,500
10
6
16
so 37
S-M.
112
$1,110
80
2
1 00
550
3
3
65
125
300
20
3
1 00
50
575
2
2
45
120
100
13
..1 ....
4
100
400
2
45
"
108
120
1 ..I ....
5
1 00
406
1
3
45
140
340
14
1 ..
....
$4, 431
19
7
26
SI. 970
139
7 ..
1
81 08
$0 50
$0 42.4
121
156
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Perry County — Seventh District — 1899.
Name of Operator.
Description.
2&
Output.
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
Du Quoin Union Coal Co.,
Browning
Du Quoin Union Coal Co.,
Enterprise
Du Quoin Union Coal Co.,
Egyptian
John C. Porter. Lake
Jupiter Mining Co., Eaton
Horns Colliery Co., Horns
Greenwood. & Davis,
Greenwood
Pope Mining (Jo
Morris Bros, iz Co
City Coal Co
Thos. J. Howell
HI. Central Coal & Salt
Co., St. John
M. P. Harvey
Sim Coal & Coke Co
Tamaroa Coop. Coa! Co..
G. W Brown
Turner & Faust
Henry Maasburg
H. W. Duckwith
Brown & Barwell
William Barnard
C. A. ([Cunningham
Thomas Carter
John E. Henson
Willis Coal & M'n'g Co ..
Du Quoin
Totals...
Averages .
St. John
Sunfleld
Tamaroa
Pinekneyville
Conant.
Cutler .
Denmark... .
Willisville'.'.
52,000
9.599
5,000
123,829
54.000
24,654
24,000
2,500
3,000
109,500
400
34,633
9,600
77,477
16,000
2,565
1,000
14,238
27,427
400
55,000
55.000
27,000
6,924
5,000
80,000
15,230
18.000
1,250
2,700
74,200
400
23,914
9,000
46,487
14,000
2,565
1,000
14.2;
25,61
400
300
3:'5
66,975
45,000
45,000
25,000
2,675
43,829
27.000
9,424
6,000
1,250
10.719
600
Whole number of openings reported in 1898,24.
Number of new mines or places opened during the year, 3.
Number of mines exhausted or abandoned during the year. 2.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899,25.
Tamoroa Colliery Company on strike during the year.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
157
Perry County, 1899 — Concluded.
Values.
Employes.
i
is
n
II
•1
Acci-
dents
1
II
•O.S
s
1
11
o
1
o
1
'11
'6
u
o a
~1
i
o
o
^1
o
if
o
a
i
p.
0
> ft
^61
SI
^a
o
a
o
<v a
o a
1^
it
a
111
i
Its
sal
"cS
"5
I
:z
<Ji
<
<
<
<
■ ^
a.
Cu
G
^
w
z
fc
^
1
$0 80
$0 30
$57,500
75
60
135
$0 30
S-M.
175
$63, 400
2,211
20
2
80
30
57,500
64
49
113
36
■'
175
60,600
2,121
18
3
75
20
25,250
23
17
40
36
165
31,463
1,242
6
4
82.5
25
6,381
30
11
41
36
\]
108
5,456
384
3
5
75
3.750
28
10
38
36
48
3,200
120
6
6
75
25
70,957
145
40
185
36
"
250
64, 100
3,000
18
'2
7
95
45
37,800
80
37
117
36
• •
193
23, 000
l,550l 6
8
80
37
15,671
29
9
38
36
225
12,327
625
4
"i
9
75
15
14,400
40
12
52
36
201
13.400
1,200
7
10
1 00
90
2,375
4
2
6
36
264
1.400
50
"
1 25
60
3.555
4
1
5
36
W.
200
2,400
125
" "
12
88
35
77,651
100
58
158
36
SM.
243
75.000
720
18
1
2
13 1 00
400
2
1
3
36
90
15
1
14
75
40
22, 223
41
63
36
"
221
19,894
800
9
15
70
50
6,60C
14
7
21
36
M.
220
2,400
300
4
16
70
20
38,739
85
27
112
40
IS-M.
149
41, 104
2.126
9
"i
17
85
50
12, 900
10
6
16
40
.M.
200
7,800
550
2
18
1 10
2,822
3
3
6
40
' '
190
928
89
19
1 10
1,100
3
1
4
40
160
500
43
20
72 5
10,323
20
6
26
40
SM.
150
7,119
500
3
■"i
21
70
io
18, 156
30
8
40
275
15, 190
1,000
3
22
1 00
400
1
1
2
40
150
18
1
23
1 00
300
1
1
2
40
130
*
14
1
24
1 00
325
1
1
2
40
132
*
15
i!..
25
70
20
50,883
85
28
113
40
300
40,800
$491,481
2,000
20, 818
10
2
$537, 961
918
418
1,336
153
6
5
$0 78 27
$0 29
SO 369
185
* Amount of wages paid not reported.
158
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Randolph County — Seventli District — 1899.
Name of Operator.
Postoffice.
Description.
Output.
1
1
1
1
1
o
p.
<v
Q
1
Is
o
6
c
u
o
o
i
72
i
o
a CD
la
1
a
S
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Western A. C. & C. Co.,
"Eden."
Boyd C. &C. Co, No. 1..
■ ' •' No. 2..
Ill.Fuel&Pros.Co..No. 2
'• No. 3
Coult'rvilleMin.Co..No. 1
Donk Bros. C. & C. Co....
Wm.Goalby& Sons.No 2
Wm. Borders, "L. M'dy."
Rosborough C. Co
Sparta
Coulterville '. '.
Tilden
Percy
140
80
75
37
36
370
180
70
65
30
20
18
24
6
6
1
!■'
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
t
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
Sh.
"
::
S.
Hd
Ho.
B.
132,245
74.401
12.376
5.813
15,296
25,091
55,040
26, 381
14,000
10, 773
300
400
2,207
109,222
74,401
12,376
5,813
15,296
23,891
48,384
26,381
14,000
9,773
300
400
2.043
23.023
■■■i,'266
6,656
q
10
i 666
1'
Dietrich Steamer
' •
n
Blair
164
Totals
374.323
342,280
3"^, 043
Averages
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 15.
Number of mines exhausted or abandoned during the year, 2.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899, 13.
( OAL IN ILLINOIS.
159
Randolph Coiiniij, lSi);> — Concluded.
Values.
Employes.
1
fl
II
|5
Acci-
dents
£
11
0
1
0
0
otal wages paid du
the year to all em pi
exceptiuy office help.
■6
1
0
£ 3
li
a> '-1
go
2.9
'?!
Its
l££
3
■s
o
1
> .
II
L
^5
i
n
si
^3
1
1
0
1
p.
0
1
a
0
\^
<
<
<
<
<
a,
«
^
M
Z fc
Z
1
$0 65
SO 25
$76, 750
107
38
145
$0 40
S-M.
268
S73, 022
4,010
11 1
.
80
59.521
50
13
63
40
"
250
37.200
1,200 5:..i ....
■A
80
9,901
10
4
14
40
230
6,188
400 1 . .
4
67
3,895
7
4
11
40
' '
97
3,720
191 i 3..
5
67
10.24S
10
4
14
40
177
9.777
383, 2|..
«
75
30
18.27S
28
20
48
40
227
12,546
6OOI 5'..
7
65
20
.32,781
44
16
6(1
40
25H
29,458
1,761; 4|..
....
8
70
18,467
40
9
49
40
217
12,970
768
3 ..
2
9
65
9,100
31
5
36
40
145
8.700
200
3..
10
SO
65
8.468
25
12
37
40
' '
16(1
6.420
600
4..
11
1 00
300
i
1
40
10H
J.
12
1 ..
12
1 00
400
2
1
3
40
112
*
17
1..
13
1 00
50
2.125
3
'
4
40
200
150
91
1
1
S250, 234
358
128
486
$200,151 10.233
5
$0 70.7
SO 25.5
SO 40
182
* Amount of wages paid not reported.
160
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Saline County — Seventh District — 1899.
Name of Operator.
Description.
a
.^
'O
o
o
ft
.2
o
i{
is
_2ft
03
n
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grade*
Davenport C.Co.,Ledford
Harrisburg: M. & Coke Co
J. B. Blackman
Dorris & Evaus
Strickland Bros
Geo. Rilying
Wm. Butler
John Hawkins
Teal& Williams
H. A. Sittig
John Chanery
Charles Trammell
A. C. Coydili
Noah Stiff
K M. Berry
John Yates
James Lyod
Charles Hall
Totals
Averages.
Harrisburgh.
Ledf ord . .
Stonefort.
S. America ...
Cottage Grove
Sh
62,943
25.300
1,140
600
900
400
120
220
280
125
110
100
25
120
175
280
1,110
200
55,
15,000
1,140
600
900
400
120
220
280
125
110
100
25
120
175
280
1.110
200
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 15.
Number of new mines or places opened during the year, ;
Whole number of openings reported for 1899. 18.
Washington County — Seventh District, 1899.
Name of Operator.
Postoflace.
Description.
Outfit.
i
i
I
§
o
ft
Q
1
It
a =:
|l
a
c
c
z
1
•§
1
o
a
o
§ :
.^ :
o ■
£ ;
o .
i
3
a
S
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
of
other
grades
1
2
Alexander Murray
P.J. Breuggerman
Nashville
DuBois .......
Okawville ....
425
376
296
320
5.6
4.6
5 6
5.6
6
6
6
6
Sh.
s.
B.
15. 723
5,627
11.000
2.110
13.678
5.000
8.000
1.760
2,045
627
3.000
4
Okawville W. S. C.&Co.
350
34,460
28,438
6.022
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 4.
Whole number of openings reported in 1899. 4.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
161
Saline County, 1899 — Concluded.
Values.
Employes.
1,
o
5
c
61 «
.5^
0 2
Acci-
dents
p.a
«a
1
a
i
O
1
o
1
o
otal wages paid du
the year to all enipl
excepting office help.
1
-a
&
o
s,
o
1
a p
s|
I'o
2.2
111
c
i
a
o©
0)
o
o
1
if
o
i
>a
1
P.
s
u
o
1
a
3
o
1
^
<
<
<
<
<
F^
Q-
a.
a
^
^ ^
:£ '^
1
$0 75
$0 40
S44.763
6S
31
99
$0 30
S-M.
287
$12,413
3,000: 8
2
1 00
6C
21, ISC
25
9
34
30
240
3,337
460: 3
:<
1 00
1.14C
3
1
4
30
10(1
800
20 Ij.. ....
4
1 00
600
2
1
3
50
W.
92
5
1 00
90C
3
1
4
50
85
585
12 1 i: ....
6
1 00
40C
2
1
3
50
' '
82
7 1 ..i ....
7
1 00
12C
1
1
50
80
3 ....
8; 1 00
22C
2
2
50
10(1
6 1.. ....
91 1 00
28C
2
2
50
' '
110
6 V..\ ....
10 1 00
125
2
50
' '
45
3 1 . . i . . . .
11 1 00
110
2
2
50
46
3' '......
12 1 00
100
2
2
50
' '
34
13; 1 00
25
1
1
50
2(1
41 i ..
14, 1 00
120
2
2
50
32
41 21..
15, 1 00
175
1
2
3
50
9(1
65
10! ll..
16, 1 00
280
2
50
102
112
7 11..
171 1 00
1,110
3
2
5
50
17(1
786
35! 1!..
18| 1 00
200
^
2
50
102
75
10; 1..
....
S71.848
125
48
173
S18, 173
3,599 231 ll ....
SO 81.8
SO 52
SO 31.1
101
• 1 1 I
Not reported.
Washington County, 1899 — Concluded.
Values.
Employ
ES.
0
a
h
1
0
a
a
1
1
1
>
>tal wages paid during
the year to all eniploy6s
excepting office help.
3
u
2 -
Acci-
dents
.0
a
3
A-
0 D
ll
1
0
0
<c
3
H
0
_3
If
!
^a
1
a
1
0
0
i;
"3
"5
s
^
<
<
<!
<
<
i-
^
&-<
W jZ l:^, Z
1
so 85
so 75
S13.160
22
7
29
$0 40
S-M.
250
,M».
320 3
1
85
50
4,564
10
5
15
45
16(1
3.761
2801 2
. . 1
3
75
371^
7,125
25
12
37
33
M.
i:^n
5.000
200! 3
1
4
1 37I2
1 I2I2
2,814
4
6
62if2
W.
195
1.240
S19.435
70
870
$27,663
61
26
87
8
$0 85.4
$0 56.7
SO 40
ISl
-11 C. K.
162
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Williamson County — Seventh District — 1899.
Name of Operator.
Postoffice.
Description.
Output.
1
2
2;
1
o
1
Is
11
II
1
6
1
O
d
T3
i
o
o
go
•6
a
Total
tons pro-
duced.
Tons
of lump
coal.
Tons
^^
other
grades
1
St. Louis Big Muddy Coal
Carterville ...
90
60
65
60
80
40
40
8
22
140
40
150
25
20
20
20
25
7
8
8
80
30
5.6
5.6
5.6
P
3
6
6
6
6
6
1
6
I
Sh.
t.
St.
SI.
D.
St.
Sh.
SI.
S.
Ho.
S.
Ho.
Hd
Ho.
Hd
"
S.
Ho.
Bl.
M.
300,591
122,815
82.286
3,531
61,261
*110,843
17.000
500
700
*65.926
tl70. 722
1.000
59.409
400
240
1.500
400
230
270
80
75
85
400
1.800
182.890
66.570
51.714
53.850
643
3,531
36, 757
60.964
9,350
400
700
34. 703
103.723
800
34.404
400
240
1.500
400
230
270
80
75
85
300
900
117,701
1
4
5
6
7
I
!!
12
13
It
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
23
24
25
26
Carterville Coal Co., Bun
Scott-Wilson Coal Co.,No.
56.245
30, 572
Scott-Wilson C. Co., No. 2
Robt. Dick C. Co.. Dick..
22.198
0. & M. Valley Coal and
M. Co, No. 1, Snider....
0. &M. V. C.&M.C..N0.2
C. Orchard C C, Goodall
William Jack, No. 1
William Allen. Strip
Ohio Valley C. &C. Co ..
Big M. C. & I. Co., No. 7.
John Reid
Marion
Spillertown ..
Herrings
Lake Cr'kP.O
Crab Orchard
Absher
Blairsville —
Pulleys' Mill.
24.584
49.879
7.6S0
100
"31,' 223
66,999
200
Williams'nCo. C. CNo.l
25,005
L. F. Bowes
Edgar Sparks
W. C. Camnbell . .
T. H Willford
William Reid
William Ritchie
E W Notsinger
S. C. Howells
100
J.D.Ward
909
1,078.755
645,479
433.276
Whole number of openings reported in 1898. 26.
Number of new mines or places opened during the year, 3.
Number of mines exhausted or abandoned during the year.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899, 26.
* Machine mining, price paid 23 cents per ton.
t Machine mining, 28,305 tons, at 29 cents per ton.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
163
Williamson County, 1899. — Concluded.
Values.
Employes.
i
5
II
II
Acci-
dents
a
°1
i
25
gs
"S
o
a
3
o a
o
> .
11
3
Ji
It
11
S'5
!!
1
a
%
o
1
g
1
2
tie
ft.2
Si
1
I-
o
I
1
o
33
Isl
111
3
S3
1
a
»:<8
0 a
III
3
1
V5
<!
<;
<
<
<
H
a.
Qh
H
M
2;
=- «
1
$0 70.5
$0 33.3
S168, 132
226
84
310
1
so 30| S-M.
304
$156,240
8,880
42
1
6
2
85
38
77.958
80
59
130
30 ••
i54
61,242
3,210
20
3
80
30
50,543
45
22
67
3o; "
283
42,902
1.411
4
80
30
49,739
55
34
89
30' "
226
38. 181
1,624
11
1
.=)
55
354
5
«
13
30 "
42
1,20(]
,5(1
1
€
1 00
3,531
4
^
5
30 W.
200
1,553
90
1
7
70
38
35,041
92
28
120
30, S-M.
129
27,505
1,651
12|..
8
70
38
61,629
120
85
205
•'
200
48.969
1,626
18; 1
9
SO
25
9,393
22
15
37
301 "
150
8.379
439
3 ..
10
J 00
75
475
2
1
3
40, W.
60
40C
14
11
1 00
709
2
2
40
120
506
3
2
12
70
36
35,532
35
3SJ
74
S-M.
185
25,932
90C
9 ..
13 G9
55
108,418
170
75
245
30
275
90, 946
5,126
121 1
a
14
90
50
820
3
1
45
W.
90
60C
4C
1 ..
15
70
30
31.584
55
29
84
30
S-M.
130
25.099
1,42C
5'..
2
n;
300
3
1
45
W.
70
20C
IS
2
17
1 00
240
3
45
' '
120
125
6
1 ..
IS
1 00
1.500
3
i
45
200
1,OOC
75
2 ..
19
75
300
3
45
8(1
30C
15
20
1 00
230
2
45
75
lOO
12 ..
21
75
203
1
45
70
3C
24 1..
22
75
60
2
45
' '
24
X
2 2!..'....
23
75
56
1
45
' '
35
X
11 21. .[ ....
24
75
64
45
"
25
2' 2I.. ....
25
1 25
75
375
2
1
50
•'
.5(1
240
20 \..\ ....
26
1 25
1 00
2.025
5
50
200
1,500
25, 1,.!....
$639, 202
943
484
1 427
S533 149
■^6 624 150 4' 14
SO 73.7
.SO 37.7
$0 30
t'""
. .' .. .1 .1 .--
X Amount of wages not reported.
164
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Recapitulation by Counties-
Mines.
Products.
Values.
t-<B
1
aj
-d
It
if
li
5S
^5
Counties.
a
S
o
S
.i
a
bx
a
■£
a
"n
1
.S
1
1
a
o
i
1
p.
s
1
a
a
o
p
o
1
1
a
o
1
a
1!
"tits
!l
> o
li
Z
iTj
^
^
<J
^
^
&H
^
H
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Gallatin
9
1
8
16,754
15,429
1,325
10,021
200
$1 00
so 25
?.
2
640
640
1 40
Jackson
27
12
15
6
875,711
592, 715
282,996
783,258
59,628
1 00.6
52
Jefferson
2
1
1
33.207
23,207
10.000
22,407
2,400
1 00
75
'•<>hnson
5
1
4
4,956
3,906
1,050
3.000
1 00
50
i-erry
25
17
8
3
2
879,422
572,597
306.825
801.694
43,964
78.27
29
Randolph
13
10
3
2
374,323
342,280
32.043
341.268
9,111
70.7
25.5
Saline
18
2
16
3
94, 148
76,864
17,284
81,103
2,840
81.8
5.
Washington..
4
3
1
34, 460
28,438
6,022
19,000
5,202
85.4
56.7
Williamson...
131
10
"17
16
74
3
15
3
7
1,078,755
645, 479
433,276
1,003,206
50, 606
73.7
37.7
3, 392, 376
2,301.555
1,090,821
3,064,957
173.951
Averages.
$0 82.24
$0 39.35
Whole number of openings reported in 1898, 123.
Number of new mines or places opened during the year, 15.
Number of mines exhausted or abandoned during the year, 7.
Whole number of openings reported for 1899, 131.
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
165
Seventh District— 1899.
CH
5t tn
turn
u
'OTS
Employes.
03
2 a
1
^•9
Casualties
Machines.
® :
a
(U
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<D :
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i
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11
si
1
-Is
.2^
a|
<m2
2
i
g
si
o
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a
gs
o
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1-
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(DsD
Sfh
^
Si
a
n
n
g;l
S32
Us
as
ag^
s
"a
3 s)
i.2
«l
•<
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2;
^
s
2; |2
H
$15. 760
m
21
73
142
$0 52.4
$15. 760
936
14
900
11
11
68
62.5
900
7
4
743.392
826
469
1.295
189
36
* 508.493
15.657
146
2
36
7
41
a 521. 64
30, 707
53
32
85
220
40
30,707
405
8
1
5
& 24.3
4 431
19
139
7
537,961
918
418
1.336
185
36.9
t 491,481
20.818
153
6
5
1
4
b 56.666
250.234
358
128
486
182
40
t 200, 151
10.233
44
1
5
..,.
71.848
48
|l 18,173
19,435
g 533, 149
3.599
26
J
40
870
639, 202
943
84
1.427
138
30
26.684
150
4
14
14
3
14
c 205.074
$2,322,098
3,366
1.633
4.999
$1,820,219
79.348
557
60
12
64
807.692
159
$0 34.5
* Two mines amount of wages paid not reported.
t Four mines amount of wages paid not reported.
t Two mines amount of wages paid not reported.
!! Ten mines amount of wages paid not reported.
? Three mines amount of wages paid not reported.
a Price paid for machine mining, 29 cents per ten.
b Price paid for machine mining, 33 cents per ton.
c Average price paid for machine mining, 27.75 cents per ton.
Average price paid for machine mining in the district. 28.1 cents per ton.
APPEINDIX
REGISTER OF CERTIFICATED-
MINE MANAGERS.
HOISTING ENGINEERS.
MINE EXAMINERS.
REPORT ON INSPECTION FEES.
REVISED MINING LAW AND OTHER LAWS
REPORTS OF FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES.
MINE MANAGERS, CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY.
169
REGISTER OF CERTIFICATED MINE MANAGERS,
HOISTING ENGINEERS AND MINE EXAMINERS.
Note— This list includes all the mine managers to whom eertitieates were
issued prioi'to January 1, 1900.
The names which are printed in italic are those who hold both certificates
of service and subsequent certificates of competency acquired through exam-
ination.
The names which are followed by the abbreviation "ex." are those who
have exchanged certificates of service for those of competency, without exam-
ination, under the provisions of the amendment of 1895.
The post office addresses here given are those recorded at the time the certifi-
cate was issued, and in many cases are not the present addresses of the certifi-
cate holders.
MINE MANAGERS HOLDING CFRTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY.
Name.
Postoffice.
Adams, Charles T
Adams .1 M
Rosboro
Wanlock
Taylprville
"• ::::::: 1
Streator
Ainsworth, Samuel
Ainsworrh, Samuel, Jr
Ainsworth. Thomas
Elmwood
Ladd
Belleville
Anderson James
• '
Apblett, William R
Springfield
Atkinson, Edward
Atkinson William
Streator
Murphysboro ....
Braceville
Spring Valley....
Barclay
Fairmount
Freeburg
Edwardsville ....
Petersburg
Streator
Mapleton
Athens
DuQuoin
Bartonville
Lincoln .
Armstrous-, Thosmas J . . . .
Archibald David
Ax ford, Thomas
Baker. Gustav
Back, Thomas
Ball. Edward.
Barron. James, ex
Cantrall
Bartlett, Thomas, ex Cuba .
Bashong, Andrew Danville.
Harwell, John Marissa.
Bates, ir. R Winchester.
Bates, R. D
Baumer. Fred
Bauer. Valentine ...
Baxter. William
Beaghan. Peter
Beattie, John
Beatty, James
Beatty, James H
Becker, K. W
Beharelle, Fred
Bell, Richard
Bell, William
Belger, John
Bengston. John A., <
Bennett, James
Bennett, John
Berkstresser. W. A.
Belts, Joseph E
Bets, Charles C
Bevard. John J
Bevard, F. C
Beveridge, David...
j Beggs, Samuel, ex. .
Biebel, Henry, ex...
Biggins, James
Bingham, Robert j O'Fallon
Bird, George W iCoft'een —
Birtin, Henry Pana
Birtley, William P Springfield
JIarquette .
Clyde
Ladd
Cantrall ...
Danville...
Mascoutah
Pinckneyville ..
Orchard Mines.
Gillespie
Streator
Nilwood
Galva
Odin
Centralia
DuQuoin
Belleville
DuQuoin
Kinmundy
Carterville
Sorento
Clark City
Rentchler
Sorento .
170 STATISTICS OF LABOR,
3Iine Managers — Certificates of Competency — Continued.
Name.
Postoffice.
Name.
Postoface.
Murphysboro ....
New Athens
Murphysboro
DuQuoin
Cruickshanks, Wm
Cryer, J ames T
Boettcher, F. J
Spring Valley
Boston, (t, W.
Gumming, Ambrose B
' Gumming, James P
Gumming, John P
Gumming, Thomas S
Gumming, D. H
Cunningham. Thomas
Cunningham, Cormick
Sparland . .
Bottomely, Edward
Bottomely, John
Oglesby
Braceville
Gardner ....
Bowers Robert
Wenona i
Braidwood 1
Greenview
Belleville
Caseyville
Marissa
Glen Carbon
Girard
Bracken, James A
Springfield
Broekhouse, Samuel
Brigham, \Vm
Belleville
Dale Henry
Murphysboro
Belleville
Brown P M
Parmington
Daniels Samuel
Bru"ckuer, Emil
Staunton
Davis, Caleb . ...
Uollinsville..
Brneg2eman, George
Belleville
Davis J. H
Cuba.
Bulmer Benjamin.
Muddy Valley....
Streator
Colchester
Peru
Mt Olive
Davis! P.J
Davis. William
Percy... .
Litchfield
Burke Georsre ex
Davison, James .
Sparta
Burkhardt Joiin B
Dawson Richard
Athens
Moweaqua
Pottstown
Pana
Sorento
Percy
Denny, John J.
Springfield..
Cairns -John
Springfield
Tuluca
Campbell, William
Dick. Robert
Dickenson, James E
Campbell, Prank J
Athens
Belleville
Pinckneyville?
Assumption
Madisonville, Ky.
O'Pallon
Birkner.
Danville
Camphcil. H. J
Canfield, R. A
Dodd, William
Dodge, H. N
Donahoe, James
Donald.son, William
Donaldson, James W
Gable
St. David
Carson, J. H
Carterville
Carter, Charles
Kangley
Peoria
Carroll, John
O'Pallon ,
Dooley, Harry
Springfield
Tilden
Lenz Station
Seatonville
Cherry, John T
Dougherty. Daniel.
Virginia
Muddy Valley....
Cherry, W. S
Cheekin, David .
Reed City
Braceville
Murphysboro ....
Drake George
Streator
Pana
Church, Henry M
Dujf)ier J. W.
Belleville
Decatur
Braidwood
Decatur
Troy
Braidwood
Kewanee
Worden
Barton ville
O'Pallon
Spring Valley....
Odin
Clayton, John P
Clelland, Kobert
Clifford, Michael J
Coar Pirman
Durkin, Michael
Edwards, S. E
Edwards, Thomas
Ehret, Prank A
Eller. William
Emery, Charles
Emery. Joseph
English, Ralph
English, Thomas
Erwin, William
Essex, George W
Evans, (ieorge
Evans, John Nine, ex
Sunfield
Centra] ia.. .
Collier, Frank J
Collins, Richard J,, ex
Condis, Malcom
Springfield
Wesley
Edwardsville
Cooper, Charles
Nilwood
Belleville
Mt. Olive
Springtield
Pana
Grape Creek
Marseilles
Assumption
Murpnysboro
Virdcn
Decatur
Belleville
Costello, Henry
Costor, George
Soperville
Lincoln
LaSalle
Evans Albert E
Streator
Crampton, Edward
Evan's, John 0., Jr
Caseyville
Crauch, J, E
Crankshaw, Thomas
Pagan, Michael..
C'righton Robert
Chenoa
Fagan Patrick T.
Decatur
Cruickshanks, John
Parmington '
Fohl, Bernard, ex
Belleville
MINE, MANAGERS, CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY. 171
Ceiiijicaies of Com pete ncij— Continned.
Name.
Postoflice.
Name.
Postoffic.
Gilchrist.
Hall. Matthew
Braceville
Glen Carbon
Barclay
Danville
Farnvsorth, Lawrence, ex.
Felker John
Halberf. J. A
WestviUe
Nashville
Fellows Edward
Streator
Springfield
Har.iin, Joseph H ....
Ferguson. Walter
Finfrack, M. M
Braidwood
Pana
Harding, fi^nos
Harding, Thomas F
Hanling William
Birkner
Danville
Decatur
Kewauee
LaSalle
ColliDsville
LaSalle. . .
Harkes. William
Haiper, .fohn
n,irris,:,i. Earnest
Harris. .11, J.din
Harris. 111. John, ex
Harri-..ii William
Coal City
Fletcher T V
Vir.ien
Odin
Foley, George, ex
Fdey. W. E
MurphysboTo
Mapleton
Centr dia
Murphysboro
Lincoln
Marion
Braidwood
Danville
Lincoln
Peoria
Edwards ville
Breese
' Hartnian, Frank, ex
Hartman Wm..
Murphysbor.i
Freeburg..
Forsythe Robert.
Fo'^ter William
Haskins. George H
Grape Creek
Francis T L
Heyes Henrv
Streator
Hebenstreit, Bruno
Hebenstreit, E. W
Hebenstreit. J. P
Helfrich. Henry
Freer James
Friska. Jan
Frit 7 Willinn) ev
Henderson, Edward
Henderson, Joseph
Henderson. Thomas
Henley.J.H
Springfield
Cml City
Petersburg
Riverton
Ridge Prairie
Springfield
Golden Eagle
Gilchrist
Spring Valley....
Gafligan Michael
Tildeu
Gavin, Barney
Henry Fre.leriek
Kewaneo.
Gell. Philip
Henry, Philip
Gibson, Michael
Herior James
Spring Valley
GilbB/t f},i:c,iyl
Hetherington, Benj. M
Hickey. John
LaSalle
Giles V.'illiam
Gillespie
Springfield
Gikdarist... :...:..
Hick« Rd J
Glass, William H
Higbee, A. W
Goalbv.John F
Gillespie..
Higbee James
Goalby, William H.. ex....
Percy...
Hill, Marshall
Hillnrv. F.dwar.l
Goddard. William
Hinfl. .lobn A.
Moline.
Gohlcr W'lllhnn
(^uba
SpringfieM
Holmes, Thomas F
Horning, Charles A
Houston, Robert
Howell. Thomas H
Howell D J
Golden. William D
Harrisburg
Percy
Gordon. Ephriam G
Wanlock
Staunton
Virden '
Dunfermline
Jacksonville !
Vir.ien
Springfield
Peoria
DuQuoin
Graham Hiram
Howelis, El.en.
Howells.T J
Hoye,JnmeH
Hoye, William
Graham. Lfiuis A.
Braidwood.
Huddy. T. H
Grant, Peter, Jr .
Hudson, Thomas
Etherlv
Gratz Gottleib
Hornsby
Belleville
Springfield
Braceville
.Marissa .. .
Graniiick. Jul. M
Gray Thomas R
Hughes Hugh J
Pana
Green Arthur
Litchfield
Green, Joseph, ex
Humnie. J. A
Hillary
Green, John W
Springfield
Edinburg
DuQuoin..
Humphreys, Edward
Hunt AUiert J . . ..
Murphysboro
Edwards
Greenwood, John R
Greenicood, Robert
Collinsville
Belleville
Groom, John
Issininghaus. William ....
Lebanon .
Litchfield
Guest. Joseph, ex
Guiney, James T
Jackson Geo W-
Braidwood
Cable
Sherrai-d
Cable
Haddick, .fohn, Jr
J acobson, Charles P
James, John
St. David
Mt. Olive ..
Haddick, William ex
Grape Creek
Belleville
Pana
St. John
Ladd 1
Haile. George
Jefford.R.H
Kingston Mines..
172
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Mine Managers — Certijicates of Competency — Continued.
Name.
Jefford, Thomas H., ex
Jeffrey.Peter
Jenking. Alexauder
JenkiiiS. Thomas C
Jerremire. William M
John, Evan D
Johnston, Cochran
Johnston. Samuel
Jolly. Thomas J
Jones, (^harles
Jones, David
Jones, D. L
Jones, Edward
Jones, Harry D
Jones, John H
Jones, Logan
Jones, T. L
Jones, William
Jones, William E
Jones, William E
Jones, William M
Jordan, Robert
Kingston
Carterville ...
Dunfermline .
Murphysboro
DuQvioin
Soaulding
Spring valley
Oglesby
Collinsville...
Marissa
Taylorville . .
Oglesby
Kiverton
DuQuoin
Marissa
Ladd
Marissa
Sheffield ....
Wesley City.
Tamoroa
Streator
Kahle, Joseph i Coulter ville
Dunfermline ,
Sherrard
Braeeville —
Streator
Seatonville...
Springfield ...
Dnnville
Dubois
Litchfield. .
Carbon Hill
Centralia ...
Braidwood .
Kane, Charles H
Kay, James
Karrall, Edgar
Keating, James A..
Keay, A. H. S
Keay, John
Kepfer. William ...
Keil, Matthew
Keil. Peter
Kelley, Bernard
Kelley.D. J
Kelly, Frank S
Kelly, Joseph G.,ex
Kelley, Robert D ICarboii H
Kelly, J. D.. Sr...
Kempper, Henry.
Kenny, Thomas ..
Kerr, John
Kidd. Alexander .
Kidd, Andrew
Kidd,W
Kidd^Neuaene. ..
Kienbush, David.
Kirby, .James
Kirehner. Frank .
Kirkwood, M artin
Klinginfus.Otto..
Kloever, Joseph..
Knies, Henry
Kortkamp. William | Hillsboro
Kramer. Anthony F jSato
Krantz, Jacob Belleville
Gillespie —
Springfield.
Rushville...
Oglesby
Ridge Prairit
Lacour, August
Laesser, Adolph
Lander. Alexander, ex .
Large, James M
Laws, J. M
Lawson,John
Lawson, Thomas
Ree, Robert
Lee,Shellcross G
Leming, W. C
Lettsome, William
Lettsome. Absalom
Lewis, James
Lewis. William
Lindley, Richard
Lindsay. John O
Linsky.P. J
Lister, James H
Little, Thomas
Lloyd, David J
Bartonville.
Belleville...
Carterville .
Athens
Cuba
Mt. Olive ...
Lake Creek.
Cable
(Canton
DuQuoJTi . . .
Carbon Hill
Bryant
Streator
Collinsville....
DuQuoin
Braidwood
Peters Station.
Summerfield...
Edinburg
Edwards Station.
Athens
Belleville
Berkner
Belleville
Pana
Breese ..
Lloyd, John E
Lloyd, Thomas
Long, Thomas
Lord, John S
Love, John W
Lowery, Frank
Lumaghi, Joseph .
Lumaghi, Louis F.
Maoke, P. H
Malcolm, William J . . .
Malloy, Henry E
Malone, Frank
Maltby, William
Marland, John, Sr., ex.
Martin, George
Mason, Eli
Mason, Mark, Jr
Massie, John G
Matthews, W. S
Maxwell, Angus
Mays, John F
Medill, Duncan
Meehan, Patrick
Meehan, Peter
Michaels, Theodore . . .
Millard, John
Miller,Edward
Milburn, Thomas
Middleton, James L...
Michaels, Lewis
Michaels. Otto L
Miller, .Alexander
Miller, Hugh
Miller, William
Milem.John
Millett. Thomas
Mills, T. J
Mitchell. T.J
Moflfat, K. E
Moffat, Thomas
Monaghan, Edward . .
Moore, Samuel
Morland. John,Jr
Morin, Jermiah
Morrin,D. A
Morgan, George
Morgan. Joseph
Morris,G. W
Morris, J. H
Morris, James F
Morris,P. K
Morris, William M....
Morris, Joseph, ex
Morris, Robert
Morris-<ey, Thomas ...
Morrison, D. H
Morton, Andrew
Morton, Sobert
Moss, Thomas
Mould, Thomas R
Muir, Hunter
Murphy.Jerry
Murphy, John
Murphy, Patrick
iMurray, A
Murray David
Murray, Hugh
Murray, J. H
Murrie, Archibald —
McAllister, Hector. ,
I McAnarney, James
' McCann, Patrick ...
I M'-Cleary, John
McCleeryJ.anies ..
I McClintock,John ..
Danville
Rentchler
Wanlock
Springfield
Carbon Hill
Orchard Mines.
Collinsville
Ledf ord
Braeeville
Decatur
Pinckney ville ..
Braidwood
Weuona
Farminston —
Edinburg
Sato
Marissa
Kinmundy
Carlinville
Pana
Oglesby
Breed.*?
Williamsville ..
Belleville
Peoria
Sorento
Loceyville
Sandoval
Belleville
Ridge Prairie ..
Coal City
Lenzburg
Norris
Collinsville
Cable
Pana
Percy
Carbon' HilV...
."^pringfield
Wenona
Danville
Springfield . ...
Streator
Lebanon
Nashville
Springfield
ttoanoke
Belleville
Nashville
Marion
Lebanon
Girard
Virginia
Staunton
O'Fallon
Etherley
Chatham
Braidwood
Springfield
Nashville
Sparta
Galva
Centralia
Streator
Girard
Lincoln
Cantrall
Kangley
Murphysbnio ..
MINE, MANAGERS. CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY.
173
Certificates of Comj^etenctj — Continued.
Name.
Postoffice.
Name.
Postoffice.
McCrindle. David
Oglesby
Pryce. John M
Pugh. Daniel
Pit lien, Charles
PuUeu, James
Coal Valley
McDonald, Robert
McDonald, William
Braidwood
Danville
Edwardsville
Sorento
Springfield
Murphysboro ....
Marissa
Spring Valley....
Coal City
McFmbleii .T.is.
Sorento.
McF:n-laiid, William A
McGrearhi.i, Robert
McGiiniis,.Iohn
Raby, Robert A
Radford. Thomas, ex
Cuba..
Cuba
J/c (.'n u igal. Ikrnard
Radtord, James
Ifadfard. William T
Springfield
Decatur
Collinsville
Carbon Hill
Girard
Spring Valley....
Parniington
Oarterville
JIc Jxfriuni •/a Dies
Ramsey, Charles J.
Gillespie..
31cKillop Donald
Bundle Jesse
Birkner
McLean, Robert
Rarick. Phil. W
Glen Carbon
McManaman Patrick F
Rauth, John
Belleville
McMorrovv Michael
Rasniussen, James E
Reagan, Daniel,
Mineral
McMath,GeorE:e .
Muddy Valley....
McMurtie.A. B
Reavley. Kobert
Virden
Odin
Reed, W. M
Reed \Vm B
Girard
Wilsman.
Nael, Reese
Reents, August
Rec-e, Daniel
Neal, Albert M
Murphysboro ....
Danville
^\'al, William
Reid, Andrew
Springfield
Needle.s,Thadeus....
Neil, Peter, ex.
Bunker Hill
Springfield
Kingston
Reillev. Edward
Danville
Belleville
Newsam.John
Kennison. Henry
St. John
Newsani , R ichard
Orchard Mines...
Kingston Mines..
Millstadt .'.■
Belleville
Reynolds, William
East Peoria
New.sam, Thomas
Rhodes, Jefferson.
Pana
Newsani. Thomas Jr
Nesbit, Charles, ex
Nevener,.Tohn
Richardson. Joseph
Richardson, Robert
Ridgely, 0. L.
Litchfield .
Carteryille
Mt. Olive
Nicholson. George A
McJiol.soii, William
Cuba
Ritchie Alex Sr
Clinton
Ritchie, A.,-lr
Roberts, Benjamin D
Roberts, John D., ex
Robin.soE , Henry
Robinson John T
Trenton
Nold, Fred
Freeburw
Streator
Galva
Spring Valley....
Toluca .
Gardner
Kingston Mines. .
0'Beirne..John
Pana
O'Brien, John W
Rodenburg. Charles
Roe Samuel .
Belleville
O'Brien, John J
Marquette
Spring Valley....
Pana
Spring Valley....
Braidwood
Marquette
Oglesby
O'Brine, Patrick J..
O'Brine. William.
Rogers, Josiali
Braidwood
Mount Olive
RoUo, John
Gillespie
0'Leary..lohu .
Rollo. William
Pana
Opie, William
Oglesby
Collinsville
Barclay
Murphysboro
Assumption
Braidwood
Norris
Rowland. Charles, ex
Belleville
Parker. Albert
Rutledge, J.J
Springfield
Peart, Jolin ..
Sangrelet. Marshall
Sansom. Henry S., ex
Sauer Frederick
Peterf, J. D
.Murphysboro.
Spring Valley....
Minonk
Mount Olive
Phillips James
Belleville
Pick. Edward
Picton, Joseph
St. David
Edinburg
Murphysboro
Schramm. Richard
Scully. William J
Bellevilh
Poal. tJdgarE.
Scurrah. Castling R
Sec9r, Frederick D
Odin
Postle. John
Braceville
Belleville.
St. John
Powell. Albert E
Sevan, Charier
Sharp, Montgomery, ex ...
DanvillH
Powell, Evan
Murphysboro
Coal City
Powell, David, ex
Galva
Powell, J E
Shell, Joseph, ex
Shields Frank D
Powell, Thomas H
Belleville
Roanoke
Gillespie
Pana
Powell. Samuel
Sehuler. Charles
(Gilchrist
Sidall, James
Siddle. John
Prudent. Edward
Centralia
Edwardsville
174 STATISTICS OF LABOR.
3Iine Managers — Certificates of Coj»pe/e^«c/y— Continued.
Name.
Postoffice.
Name.
Postoffice.
Streator
Canton
Glen Carbon
Spring Valley....
Springfield
Collinsville
O'F&Uen.... '.'.'.'.'.'.
Equality
Diamond
Thornton James
DuQuoin.
Tolle. E. B
Kingston Mines .
Twomley, Edwin, ex
Vallow. Charles
Vandebur.John. ex
Vicary. John, ex
Vose, John
Coal Valley
Simpson, George A
Simpson, George C
Simposn. William J
Kinmundy
Lincoln
Sisk A J
Springfield
Skinner, Alexander
Astoria
Wesley City
Middle Grove ....
Spring Valley —
Sandoval
Dawson
Wallace. David
Carterville
Walland, Ed. S., ex
Walschtag. Stephen
Walsh, Patrick
Walsh Peter P
Bartonville
Small, .James
Smethurst, Nathan
Smith, Alexander iM
Smith David J*
Peoria
Springfield
Pleasant Plains
Walters, Wm. H
Staunton
Wanless, Isaac
Smith, James L
Smith. .lames L
Mount Olive
Wantlin" T.J ....
Peoria
Collinsville
Bloomington
Pana
Athens
Riverton
Girard
Wantliug. Thomas
Walters, Thomas W
Pottstown
Ladd
Smith, T. J
Wyoming
Sniit-h WillinniG
Watts William
Smith. W. J
Webster Richard
Collinsville
Weeks Thomas
Streator
Sollenbeiger. Harry C ....
Spires. Alfred
Dunfermline
Braceville
Glen Carbon
Belleville
Colchester
Streator
Collinsville
Spring Valley....
Weisenborn, F. E
.\lt. Olive
Pekin .....■.■.■.".■.■.:
Staehle August
Westwood, Albert.;
Belleville
Stanton. William E., ex —
Steel, Alexander
Wcxtivood, Thomas
Belleville.
Elm wood
Whennen, Charles
Oglesby
Steel. Neal
Collinsville
Seatonville
Peoria
Springfield
Collinsville
St. Louis, Mo
DuQuoin
Moweaqua
Seatonville
White. Owen
Seatonville
Stockett. Howard N
Wnitehead, Joseph
Wild. James
Parmington
Stockett, Thos. R.,Jr
Sf-nnlfT>ifln W TT
VVilkinson Frank
Westville
Stoneburner, L. L
Williams, James
Williams Jeff
Murphysboro
Stratman, Henry, ex
Springfield
Edwardsville
Coal City
Millstadt
Parmington . . .
Williams, Louis
Belleville
Williams, Robert H
Williams Walter
Swansberg, John L
Danville
Williams W. W
Hornsby
Syson Prank
Niantic
Williamson, Wm
Staunton
Kangley
Edvvards
Wilson David
Spring Valley
Taylor Daniel
Wilson H C
Pekin
Belleville
Edwards
Springfield
O'Fallon
Wilson, John B
Taylor James
Wilson John J
Wesley City
Wilson Robert
Roanoke
Taylor, Thomas, ex
Taylor, Thomas, ex
Wilson Thomas
Morris.
Springfield
Coal City
Wilson W R
Reed City
Winning, -James
Uartervile
Westville
Ladd
Collinsville
Thomas John R..
1 Winterbottom, John
Murphysboro
Wittman Daniel
New Baden
Thoni«s Richard
Ridge Prairie ....
Bartonville
DeSota
Murphyshoro
Sherrard
Wolschlag, Stephen, ex....
Woods, William, ex
Wright John
Peoria
Belleville
Thompson', Robert C
Thompson, Mark
Wright, J. W
MINE MANAGERS, CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY. ] (5
Mine Managers — Certijicaies of Competency — Concluded.
Name.
Poatofiice.
Belleville
Girard
Braidwood
Name.
Postoffice.
Yates John.
Zink, Peter A
Belleville
ZoUer, Robert H
Youngr, Hugh G
MINE MANAGERS HOLDING CERTIFICATES OF SERVICE.
Name.
Postoffice.
Name.
Postoffice.
Adams Charles T
Rosboro
New Castle
Streator
Belleville
Gilbert, Edward.
Niantic .
Aslopp. William H
Anderson, Willia in
Peoria
Goodler, Wm
(rolden Oeorae
Cuba
Spring: field
Atkinson. Edwartl
Streator
Grant, David
Pekin
Petersburg
Sunfleld
Lincoln
Cuba
Cutler
Winchester
DiiQuoin
Gray John
Roanoke
Green, Bohert
Springfield
DuQuoin
Bailev Robert
Greenwood, Bohert
1 Grieve Peter
Gritlith, William A
1
Bartlf tt, Thomas.
Bates, W.II
Cable
Betz Charles C
Haensel, Daniel
Lenzburg:
Pekin
Bracken Jaines A
Greenview
Cutler
Pinokneyville
Grape Creek
Danville
Heinz, John L
LaSalle
Brown Jabez
Howe, William
Streator
Bunting:, J. H.
Hutton, James
•Jenkins, Euerene. . . .
Tallula.
Bitshona, Andretc Jf
Barton ville
Jerremire, Wm. Jf
Jones, David
Cameron Duncan S
Cape. Thomas
Sorento
Pairview
Marissa
Pleasant Plains..
Murphysboro
Burtonville
Nilwood
Grape Creek
O'Fallon
RushviUe
Edwards
Fredonia
Christie. David ....
Collier Frank J
Kidd, Andrew
Weuona.
Crawson Eliliu
Klingenhagen. Henry
Kramer. Anthony F
Laumbattus. Philip H
Lenze, Charles
Lloyd, Hosea W
i
Mason. Mark.Jr
Maule. Robert
Belleville .
Cummin^s, William
Cusack, M .
Sato
Tamaroa
Dale.John. .
Belleville
Harrisbur?
CoUinsville
DuQuoin
Percy
Carterville
Belleville
Crab Orchard....
Colchester
West Belleville..
Spauldiug
Decatur
Sheffield
Darisdti. Jfattlietc
Sato
Belleville
Duifner J W
Meehan, Patrick-
Meehan. Peter
Breeds
Williamsville
Meredith, (;. W
Entsminger, Emanuel E..
Entwhistle. Robert
Erwin, William
Michaels. Lewis
Belleville
Miller, Nicholas
Lebanon
Miller. William
jniem. John
Norris
MiUetf, Thomas
)f<it't'att Til 0 ma '■
CoUinsville
Percv
Bagaii Pa trick
Mon nyh n n , Fdira rd
Morin Jerrmiah
Carbon Hill
Danville
Ladd
Centralia
Morton. Bohert
Fortiiithe, Peter
-.^fiirph 1/. John .
Braidwood
Forsythe Thomas
McClreru, James
Kanglev
Fowler. Henry
Frankin. Bernard
Millersburg
Lincoln 1
McDowell, James A
Grape Creek
176 STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Mine Managers — Certificates of Service — Concluded.
Postoffice.
McGonnigal, Bernard ..
McKernan, James
Neal, William
Niiholsoyi, Williatn
Noyd, Lewis
Oexner, Wendelin
Parkin. William
Patterson, J. C
Peart, John
Pfander, Fred
Pickett. Bobert
Pool, Edgar E
Price, David
Price, James L
Pullen, Charles
Badford, William
Bandle. Jesse
Beynolds William
Royster, Moses L
Rusche. Christian
Byan, James
Spring Valley
Collinsville...
Murphysboro.
Cuba
Galva
West Belleville.
Sweetwater...
Assumption. .
Braid wood
Peoria
Canton
Murphysboro.
Fairbury
Drnville
Sorento
C^ba
Birkner
East Peoria...
Peoria
East Peoria...
Springfield. ..
Schmidt, Prank P Limestone . .
Shaw. Nuthan Kramm
Smith, David P ! Dawson —
Smith. Felix Breese
Solomon, Robert ' Springfield.
Spencer, George iDuQuoin. ..
Stanway . George Blair
Stark, Andrew , Galva
Stewart, David J ,Seatonville.
Stuhlsatz. Michael jKewanee
Sutton, Thomas Millstadt.. . .
Swan, Charles |Oakwood....
Swisher, James E ; St. David .. .
Teif er, Alezander W j Morris
Terrill, Thomas Colchester .
Thompson, John DeSota
Thornton, James DuQuoin. .
Waugh, George, Sr Peoria
Wanless, William Riverton
West wood. Thomas 1 Belleville
Wild, James, deceased — iMurphysboro.
Wilkin, John B i Petersburg.. . .
Williams, John
Williams, John T..
Williams. Walter.
Wilms, William —
Sato.
Coalville . .
DuQuoin.. .
Springfield.
HOISTING ENGINEERS, CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY.
177
HOISTING
ENGINEERS, HOLDING CERTIFICATES OF
COMPETENCY.
Notp:. — This and the following list include all the hoisting engineers to
whom certificates were issued prior to January 1, 1900. The postoffice ad-
dresses here given are those recorded at the time the certificates were issued,
and in many cases ai'e not the present addresses of the certificate holders.
Name.
Postoffice.
Name.
Postoffice.
Breese
Blake Albert
Streator
Lincoln
Braidwood
Taylorville
Oglesby
Rosboro
Troy
Seneca
Collinsville
Lincoln
Elniwood
Sparta
Blue. Jesse
i Black. Jas. A
Norris
Troy
Alexander. Henry
Alexander W A
' Blomberg, Albert
Billips Joseph M
Sherrard
Kewanee.
Allen. C. E
1 Boettcher, Alfred
Bogrgs. Dow J
Freeburg
Allen C H .
Kewanee
Altraan H P
1 Bohlen Henry E
Mt Olive
Odin
Anderson W C
t Boston. William H
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Belleville
Anthony John C.
Belleviiie
East Peoria
Bradley. Simon
Edwardsville.. ..
Brasel. S. R
Archibald David
Bretz. Anton
Germ an town..
Coal City
Arru.«trong', C
Muncie .
Bromley, Georg-e, Sr
Bromley, Georgre. Jr
Catlin
Kellyville
Murphysboro
Tilden
Clarke City
Colchester
Lens Station
Westville
Atkin, Robert R .
Brown, Georgre A
lies Junction
Averill. C. P
Avery, William
Bruse, Jamt-s.
Athens
Nashville
Bailey. Jame.s F
Buckley, Calvin. W
Burlinson, Aaron .
Sparland
Percy
Sparta
Spillertown
Westville
Fairmount
Murphysboro
DuQuoin
Coulterville
Burreil. G. K
Butcher,IThonia'<
Baker. .lames E .
Murphysboro.
Baker C H.
Butt. Thomas R
Litchfield
LaSalle
Barber, C. E.
Cagle, Alfred
Barber. C. VV
Barnhill. H. G
Kinmundy
Centralia
Cable
Fairmount
Streator
Mascoutah
Mt. Olive
Barr, Frank .. ..
Cain Daniel
Ridgely
Barton. Charles W
Cain. John
Beatty, Nepha
Camp. John R
Westville
Becker, F. M
Behrend, A D
Sandoval
Springfield
Belleville...::::;;
Danville
Campbell. W. J
Cantrell. H. T
Coal City
Farmington
Beeby. William
Carmiehael, Thos
Sorinfffield
Beese. John E., Jr
Bell. Mark
Carpenter, Charles
Girard ::..
Berlin. Henry
Bienert J. O
Pana
Spaulding
Carrington. Eugene
Car sell Hugh
Moweaqua
Moweaqua ..
Bigelow. A. E
Carter, Albert J
Cutler
—12 C. R.
178
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Hoisting Engineers, Certificates of Competencij — Continued.
Chapman. J. B
Chapman, William E
Chester, David
Chew, B. R
Christ, Philip
Clark, Christopher
Clark, 0. N
(Uark, John
Clark, John
Clark, Quintin
Claudin, Josh
Clickner, C. S ,
Clifford Michael
Clifton, Wm. H
Coatney, Grant
Collinton, Chas
Collingwood, Wm
Collingwood, Albert E
Collins, Walter
Colton, George C
Conley, John
Connelly, J.J
Conway, John
Conway, Michael
Cook, Wm. D
Cooper, J. H
Cornelius. Richard
Cottle, Elmer
■Cotton, George
■Craig, Daniel
■Croker, Edward
Cruickshanks, Robert
Cummings. George
Cumraing, Geo. A. P
Camming, Geo. P
Cummings, Robert W
Dalhour, Frank C
Dana, J ohn W
Daniel, -James
Daniels, Joel
Dankins, Thos. J
Darrastader, William
Davis, B, D
Davis, Jas. A
Davis, Chas. W
Davis. Jackson
Davis, E. E
Davis, Frank
Davis, Harry J
Davis, James P
Davis, John W
Davis, John
Davis, L. D
Davison, Joseph
Dawson, Van C
Dawson, John C
Deans, Robert
Deaton, L. B
DeBacher, Thomas
Dee, Henry
DeJarnett. Thomas
Delmore, Frank
Delorey . William
Dent, William
Dick, Robert
Dillon, John
Dixon, George
Dodd, Sam'l H
Dodwell, Edward J
Doolin, E. W
Dochring, Fred
Donaldson, J. W., Jr
Doolin, E.J
Dougherty, Joseph
Dowler. John
Petersburg
Salisbury
Springfield —
Carlinville
Weuona ,
Decatur ,
DuQuoin
Marquette
Virden
Braid wood
Pekin
Witt
Kewanee
Sparland
Pairmount
Belleville
Greenview
Springfield
Mt. Vernon
Carterville
Streator
Murphysboro ,
Collinsville. ..
Ladd
Westville
Nilwood
Pairmount
Buffalo
Halidayboro...
Danville
Marquette
Middle Grove..
Pana ,
Gardner
Sparland
Sparta
Staunton ,
Springfield —
Belleville
Braceville
New Athens...
Coffeen
Hillsboro
Edinburg
Athens
Auburn
Lincoln
Du Quoin
Belleville
Lake Creek
Belleville
Coffeen ,
Sherrard
Spring Valley,
Streator
Belleville
Tallula
Elmwood
Glen Carbon...
Mt. Vernon —
Springfield ....
VVestville
Diamond
Sunfield
Auliurn
Wenona ,
Pottstown
Decatur ,
Pontiac
Mt. Olive
Dunfermline .,
Pontiac
Taylorville ....
Auburn
Dowling. Ira F
Drake, William
Daffy. Glenn E
Duncan, J. R
Dunsmore, Thomas
Dunstedler, William S.
Dyer, Harry
Eaton, A. C
Easton.Geo
Eccleston, John
Eddy. Evermont
Eastham, G. A
Edwards, George, W.
Elliott, Clarence ,
Elliott, H.H
Edwards, Thomas...
Ekis, Daniel B
Ekis. Henry
Emans, Ransom R...
Ellis. Albert
Elmore, V. M
Emery, H. W
English, Thomas
Erisman, Jacob D
Erisman. Jesse
Estes. W. B
Evans, Albert
Evans, Thomas
Evans. C. L
Evans, Price
Evans, W. E
Eylman, Frank
Fahay, John
Falkeustien, George A.
Parley, James
Ferguson. John J
Ferris, W. H
Fillingham. Ji A
Finnigan, Thomas J
Fischer, Phillip
Fisher, George
Fisher, Patrick
Fitzsimmons, Maurice .
Flesher. A
Fletcher, Henry A
Foote, Charles
Foote, William
Fox, Frank L
Forister. Robert
Forister. William
Fortney, John W
Foster, A.J
Fox, James B
Fox, Thomas
Prain, Austin
Franklaud, Tim
Freeman, M. F
Freeman, E. F
Frick, U. B
Friend. J. W
Frier, Jacob
Friend, William L
Friesland, C. M
Fritz. Gustav
Pry. D. W.
Furguson, S. P
Fusten. D. H
Gately, James —
Gates. William S.
Gallagher. Peter..
Gaughan, James.
Springfield ...
Streator
Collinsville, ..
LaSalle
Springfield ...
Edwardsville.
DuQuoin
DuQuoin
Willisville
Streator
Athens
Girard
Springfield
Bryant
Centralia
Spring Valley.
Springfield
Ridgley
Farmington . . .
Cable
Coffeen
Greenville
Streator
Niantie
Danville
Glen Carbon...
Spaulding
Virden
Bissell
Danville
Spring Valley.
Decatur
.Astoria
iRiverton
[Spring Valley.
Marquette
Canton
Springfield
Lenzburg
Staunton
Kangley
Peru
Taylorville
Ladd
Westville
Assumption . .
Murphysboro.
Kinraundy
Litchfield
LaSalle
Lincoln
Ridge Prairie,
Streator
Shelby ville...
DuQuoin
Lake Creek...
Collinsville
Ormsby
Collinsville...
Salisbury
Breese
Clark City
Strasburg —
Murphysboro.
Seatonville..
Kankakee ..
Clark City..
Braidwood. .
HOISTINCV LNCHNEERS. CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY,
179
Hoisting Engineers — Certificates of Competencu — Continued.
Name.
Geer, Beujamiu H
Gelmour. Allan
Geer. U. S
Geyer, J. A
Gibson. John
Gillson. R. W
Girfen, Henry
Glaoken. Hu^h
Gladders, William
Goalby, Arthur A
Goalby. B. F
Goalby. Frank H
Goddard. William H..
Gordon. E.J
Gould. George
Gowin, Frank
CJrace, John T
Graham, L. A
Graham. Reuben
Gray. Chas. H
Greaves, Walter
Green, Daniel
Green. Thomas
Green, Wm. H
Greenhalgh, James ...
Greenhalgh, W'illiam.
Grice, Albert
<Trieves, James
Griffin, John O
Groom, Alexander
Groom, John, Sr
Groom, James
Groom, William
Grubb, Michael
Geistdorf or, Fred
Guy, D. F
Groom, John
Wolcott..
Diamond.
Pekin
Wanlock.
Sandoval
Danville.
Troy
Coal City
Percy.
Stookey
Spillertowu...
Petersliurg ...
Sato
Green Ridge..
Kewanee
Bloomington..
Virden
Springfield...
Ladd
Braid wood....
Marissa
Streator
Hill^boro
I Kewanee..
jBirkner...
Kewanee..
Belleville.
Herring, George P.
Herring, J. P
Hershaw. A. F
Heskitt.John
Hess. Edward B
Hillard, James
Hill.C. C
Hill, C. W
Hill, Embersou
Hilmes, Henry
Hobbs, Francis E..
Hogdson, Edward .
Hodson, Moses
Hoecker. Charles ..
Hogan, Prank
Holtkamp,Geo
Hopper, George
Hopper. H. H
Herd, Alvin
Hottinger, J
House, C. 0|
Howe, Chas
Huggins, William .
Huggins, J. A
Hughes, John C
Hull, Lee
Humphrey, Chas,..
Riverton....
jDeSoto
Springfield.
Belleville...
Irwin. Byron
Irwin, John
Irwin, Robert K.
Isadore, George.
.Odin
.[Staunton
. Al)ingdon
. Ridgely
. Morrisonville
. St. David
. iMarrissa
, Pontiac ,
. iW'estville ,
. I Astoria
.[Centralia
. LMurphysboro
. Smithboro
.Glen Carbon...
.Springfield
.Breese
.i Glen Carbon..,
.Gillespie
. Taylorville
. Freeburgh
. iSt. John
.[Streator
. iMurphysboro.
.Streator
.Springfield
. IMurphysboro.
. Edinburg ,
Pana
Gillespie
Pontiac...
Rosboro .
Hackett, Owen
Haddick, William L.
Haensel, Edward —
Haensel, David
Hagler. Charles
Hale, William T
Hall, G. R :...
Hall. G. R
Hamilton, Chas. E...
Hamilton, James H..
Hampton. N. R
Hand. P. L
Handle, Ledlie
Hanenstein. J. W —
Hanes. W.J
Hankins. John W
Hanson, ^Villiam
Kanvey, John J
Hanvey. Robert
Hanvey, William
Happer Frank
Harding. Enos
Harper. Oscar
Hardy. Thos. W
Harris. J. W
Hartman, Prank .
Harvey, Wm. R
Havel, Joseph
Hawker. J. O
Hayes . Arthur H
Hayes, James
Hayler. George L
Head. JohnS
Hendriek. C. W
Hennegan. John F...
Henry, Philip
Heppard. (-Jeorge
Herder. Walter
Spaulding.,
Sherrard . .
iLenzburg..
Fredonia
Troy
Colchester ...
Nilwood
Canton
Sparland
Murphysboro
Peoria
Taylorville ...
Willisville....
Salem
Sorento
O'Fallon
Collinsville ..
Edwardsville
Birkner
Lebanon
Dawson
Springfield
Murphysboro
Wanlock
French Village...
Pana
Danville
Bloomington
Murphysboro
Assumption
O'Fallon
Wanlock
Kewanee
Belleville
Edwardsville
Jackson, William —
Jacobs, George R
Jacobs, James M
Jacobs, W^illiam
Jacobs, W., Sr
Jeffrey, James
Jeffrey, John
Jenkins, John L
Jenkins, T. E
Jenks, W'illiam
Johnson, John W
Johusohn. J. S
Johnson, Robert
Johnson, W^illiam H .
Johnson, William L..
Johnston. Joseph R..
Johnston, Thomas ...
Johnston, Thomas B.
Jones, George
Jones, Henry E
Jones, John P
Jones, Jonathan, Jr..
Jones, Jonathan, Sr..
Jones, Joseph
Jones, Logan
Jones, Phelix E
•Jones, William
Jones, William
Jordan. Robert
Judd, Charles E
. iMinonk
. 'Elniwood
. iMoweaqua
.IMurphysboro..
.Peoria
. IMarrissa
.|Belleville
.Danville
. Athens
. Bloomington...
.Birkner
. DuQuoin
. Pawnee
. Soperville
. Spring Valley.
.Pontiac
jFreeburg..
'Belleville.
Staunton .
I Marissa...
Staunton
iMarissa
jBarclay
Marissa
Braeeville
Streator
I Edwardsville.
Keating, Edward F.
Keating, Richard ..
Kelley, James D —
Kelley, Robert D...
Kelly.Chas
Kenady, Fred A —
Kennedy. W. J
Kerchner. Howard..
Kessick.Chas. W ..
Kidd. Alonzo
Carbon Hill ..
I Streator
(Cambridge ...
i Edwardsville
Belleville
Decatur
'Fairmount ...
180 HOTSTING ENGINEERS, CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY.
Hoisting Engineers — Certificates of Coynpetency — Continued.
Name.
Postoffice.
Name.
Postofiace.
Kilbride, T. C
Farmington
Collinsville
Germantown..... .
Collinsville
Ladd
Marland, James
Wenona.
Killinger.C
Marland William
Sparland
Killin^er Harry .
Marshall Robert
Murphysboro
Martin, N. W
Kimber, John . .. . .
Marxer Louis J
Milstadt
Belleville
Massie, J. T
Belleville
Willisville
King, Alexander. Sr
Carterville
sraithboro. .;;;;!!
Belleville
Maule William
Belleville
King, L. B
Mayor, J. W
Kirsbner Frank
Meadows William
Klingenf us, Edward
Michaels, Otto L. . . .
Belleville
Klinkner Frank
Colfax
Miller A. J P
Assumptio
LaSalle
Miller, Hugh
Miller, James
Alma .
Miller, T.H
Miller, William C
Larkin, James G
Athens .
Mills, Thomas S .
Coal City
Lavallier. U. S
Moffat R E
Cable
Gillespie
Springfield
Lavne, J. W
DeSoto .
Moor.F.J. W
Morck John
Ledbitter, George
Belleville
Leslie, George
Gardner
Braidwood
Catlin
Belleville
Leslie, N, B
Nashville
Lewis, Alvin
Morris. James
Mt Olive
Lindskey, Martin H
Linsky,James
Braidwood
Murphysboro'!!!'.
Niantic
Morrison Archie
Oglesby
Linsky, Patrick J
Mulvany. A. T
Belleville
Lockhart, Louis
Murphy Robert T.
Norris
Lockie, William
Carterville
Loding
Loding, Chas A
Murray, Hugh
Nashville
Loebel, Frank
Trenton
Murray .Joseph P
Long, Noah B
Pontiac
Mt. Olive
Minonk
Lucbt,M. F
Nagle Jake
Lundeen, Prank W
Galva
Lundy J P
Mt. Pulaski
Ridge Prairie ....
Percy
Springfield
Needham Daniel
McAddams, John W
Nentzel, Fred H
Caseyville
McCauley. Aaron
Streator
Newal Leroy.
Sparland
Belleville
McConachie, Ed
McCormack, James J
Springfield
Nichols. John . .
Athens
McCulles,G. L
Nicol, Adolph
Belleville
McCunky, Tobias
Assumption
Springfield
Pana
Percy
Murphysboro —
Pana
Lincoln
Herrins Prairie..
Coal City
Carbon Hill
Galva
Oglesby
McDonald, W. H
McDonald. William J
McFarland, F. E
McGittigan, Thomas
O'Donnell. Michael
McGowan, Edward
Odin
McKean, Andrew
Streator
McKean, .John
Mt. Olive
McKearnan, J. B
Athens
Ord S R
Mt. Vernon
McKee.C. L
Lake Creek
Belleville
Carbon Hill
Murphysboro .!!.
Roanoke
LaSalle
Pinckneyville —
Staunton
Cofifeen
Braceville
Lebanon
Braceville
Braidwood
Osborne, Benjamin
Streator
McLauchlan.P. T
Otto, John . .
Collinsviiie
Paddock. W D
McVey, Frank W
Mc Vicar, Donald
Pana
Parks, James
Streator
Maasburg, H. C
Mader Charles H
Parker, Joseph M
Patterson, R.J
Murphysboro
Mainwaring, James
Pearce, H. L..
Cable
Mair, Max .. .
Peecher David
Braidwood.
Malcolm. Wra. J
Marseilles
Maltby, Edward
Pemberton, C. H
DuQuoin
HOISTING ENGINEERS, CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY,
ISl
Hoisting Enrj
'neers — Certifica
k's of Compeiency. —
Continued.
Name.
1 Postoffiee.
i
Name.
Postollice.
'"^nrif vrillo
Sndii-r Gt-oi'"'f
Murphysboro ....
Petrea. J. W
Vawdercook
k'entralia
— Herriij 1
....I Athens
SMlla<!e. H.-..rjre
Salla.ie. J. E
Saiuls. RolHit K
."ravage, Richard
Sawyers, Joseph
Saylor, C. F
Schait'er. Fred
Schramm, Charles
Scharinek. Frank
Schmacker. Herman
Pendergast, John
Perrins, George H
Philips. J M
Piper. James
Piper. Oliver G
Piper. Joseph
Pircher I'cter P . .. .
Marissa
Clarke City
1 Staunton
....iGlen Carbon
'Sandoval
Murphysboro
Belleville
Pitra Frank
Pitt. Joseph
....Odin
....iTrentou
Canton i
Streator
Edwardsville ....
Glen Carbon
Mt. Olive
I'liiiuuer. L->enjamin —
Plockcr, Henry
Schroeder, Heurv
....Pana
....Belleville
....ICaseyviUe
! Seatonville
.. iSpaulding
— Lewiston
....St. John
Schnessell. Conrad . ,
Breese
Powell Edwin
Schumacher Chas
Marissa
Powell, b' C
Schumm. Fred W
Scott, J. W
Gardner
Pritchard H C
Secor Fred D
Odin
Pusrh IJHiiiel
Cantrall
Puher R H
Seller William .. .
Ormsby
Quick. A. T
Quick, A. S. H
Quighy. Henry
Sato
Sells. Chas. B
Colfax
.... Hallidayboro
....iTroy
Collinsville
...iBloomington
....'Marquette
... IBraceville
....Belleville
Shroyer A. D
Lincoln
Raber. F. C
Shriver, P. A
Kinmundy
Siddall John
Belleville
Radford. William T ..
Raisbeck John
Smith Edw'ard J
Collinsville .
Raudle William .
Freeburg
Smith, George W
St. LiOuis, Mo
— Staunton
Smyth, CM
Sneddon, John
.... Mt. Olive
... Lincoln
. . . Niantic
O'Falhai
Sneddon. Richard
Sneyd. James
Sowerby. Miles
Catliu
Reading. Curtis
Westville
Reed John
Willisville
Reed W J
... 'Janville
Lincoln
.. Pinckneyville .
Mt Vernon
Reetz, Herman
Reeger John C
Sparling. Charles
Sparling, Henry
Seatonville
1 Springfield
.... Toluca
....(Belleville
Stanford. J. W
Pana
■0 Fallon
Missionfleld ..
Reiinard, Jas. Ed
Reichman George
.... Grape Creek
Stedman, Robert, Sr
Steel EH
Danville
Salem
Renni, Andrew
1 Dumfermiine
Steinheimer, Theodore —
Lenzburg
Repplinger H
.... Belleville
Glen Carbon
Chenoa
Steward L. A .
Mt Vernon
Carbon Hill
Rhodes, Almon R
Stewart, Peter
Stoker, A. E
Murphysboro ....
Rice, CD
— Harrisburg
Buffalo
....1 Murphy sboro ....
— Staunton
— IMoweaqua
.... Coal City
Richards. John T
Richart. Lee
Richmond. John E
Stout, F. M
Stout. W. E
Stowell, G. W
Streik, William
Strivey, William
Stroud, William
Springfield
Rutland
Bloomington
Helleville
Taylorville
Worden
Riley.B. J
Riley. Michael
Rippitoe, J. G
.... Cautrall
Grape Creek
.... Colechester
....|Trenton
... Litchfield
.... Willisville
Roberts, John
Roberts, Jonathan
Robinson Charles
Struse, Henry H
Stuthard, Geo. B
Stuart, John
Swartz, Fred
Athens
Westville
Ladd
Robinson, William A..
iToluca
Rockey, Charles
Rodgers Edward
— iMurphysboro —
1 Taylor. .^laek
1 Tefft, Ernest
Thexton, Henry
\ Thomas, Fred
Thompson, Fred
■ Thompson. J. H
Westville
Mt. Olive
Rohour, Michael
Rowland Sidney G
....1 Grape Creek
Belleville
Springfield
Litchfield
Roy. A. L
Rovster Richard
Collinsvilie
....Peoria
....Pana
....Ashland
Rushville
Rutland
Russell. Zeuas
Rutlilf, Isaac
Westville
Marion
182
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Hoisting Engineers — Certificates of Competency — Concluded.
Postoffice.
Tibballs. E. A
Travis, Aloazo
Travis. William
Tregoningr, Charles.
Twoniby, Edward . . .
Marion
Fana
Birkner
Carterville .
ICoal Valley.
Vaughn. John
Vandveer, Perry E .
Vernon. .Tames
[McLean
■Taylorville
LaSalle
Waggoner, William F.
Wagmire, James
Waldron, Thomas
Walker, John H
Walker, Joshua
Wallford. Noah
Wallock, Charles
Walsh, James D
Walton. A. P
Walton, Patrick
Walton, Joseph
Wantling, T. J
Wandless. W. S
Warner, Richard
WasseJ, Anton
Watson, Frank
Wattawa. Joseph
Watts. T.J
Wente. Frank
West. W. H
Westwood, Albert
Westwood. Edward...
Wheatley. John W....
White, Henry
White. Perry J
White, Robert
Raymond —
Assumption ,
iPredonia
Mt. Olive....
Hillsboro
Braceville
Auburn
LaSalle
Bureau Junction
St. David
Pottstown
CoUinsville
Troy
Braceville
Springfif^ld
Belleville
Elmwood
Nashville
Murphy sboro
Belleville
Birkner
Coal City
Riverton
Springfield
jLincoln
Wickersham, J. R Lake Creek
Wilkin, W. P Springfield ....
Williams, Huston jSpaulding
Williams, John Spring Valley.
Williams, Thomas E |St. David
Williams, Watson iVirden
Williams. William H [Sherrard
Williams, Wm. Hampton.. iMurphysboro .
Williamson, Henry Coal City
Williamson, William i "
Wilson, David Birkner
Wilson. WilliamH Middle Grove..
Wines. E. R i Springfield
Wohlers, Henry Mt. Olive
Woodward, J. R Streator
Woolbright, D. A Centralia
Woodworth. Peter Pekin
Wright, William M Pana
Wrigley, James CoUinsville
Yates. John DeSoto. . .
Yates, William Coal City
Yehling, Fred H DuQuoin.
Young, J. K Girai-d
Young, James G Gardner..
Young, Robert | LaSalle . .
Young, A. O. K jGirard
Young, Peter J \ SpringfieL
Young. W. L 1 DuQuoin .
Youngquist, Frank j Sherrard .
Zeigler, John 'lies Junction.,
Ziuk, Louis ; Belleville
Zink, PeterA j "
Zuriker, Lorens .Cable
HOISTING ENGINEERS HOLDING CERTIFICATES OF SERVICE.
Postofiice.
Ackerman. Jacob.
Allen, William H.
Anthony. John C.
.[Belleville...
. 'CoUinsville.
., Belleville...
Baiwair. .John
Banker, Henry
Bath, Ameston
Beeby, William
Bell, George E
Benvennto, Charles
Birkley,N. T
Blue. Jesse
Bonick, Andrew
Bowman, George W.
Brown, G. A
Brubeck.J. W
Bumann, Albert
Campbell, Albert ...
Campbell. James
Carslon, Alexander .
Carrington, Eugene
Carter, Albert J
Chitwood, William. .
Clark, Charles M
Cline, John
Collins, John
Braidwood ...
Ridge Prairie
Cuba
Springfield ...
Canton
Toluca
Cuba
Norris
Gilchrist
Yates City....
lies Junction.
Pawnee
Springfield...
Pottstown ...
Coal City —
Galva
Moweaqua...
Pinckneyville
Glenburn
DuQuoin
jLaSalle
iBirkner
Cook.W. D
Cotton, George
Cox. John
Craig, Daniel
Crawson, William
Crinigan, Barney
Crocker, Edward
Cruickshanks, Wm. A —
Cumming, Robert H. L . . .
Daley, Thomas
Dauck, John
Davenport, Thomas
Davis, George W
Davis, Thomas
Davis, William H
Davison, J. G
Dawson, John
Dawson, Thomas
Dawson, V. C
DeBacher, Thomas
DeHass.B. L
Dietrich. Philip
Dillon, John
Doe,R. P
Dodd, Samuel
Westville
Hallidayboro ..
Ledford
Danville
O'Fallon
LaSalle
Marquette
Middle Grove .
Sparland
Diamond
LaSalle
New Castle
Hanna City,...
Swanwick
Streator
St. John
Streator
Spring Valley.
Elmwood
Tallula
Freeburg
AuDurn
Glen Carbon...
Pottstown
HOISTING ENGINEERS, CERTIFICATES OF SERVICE. 183
Certijicates of Service — ^Continued
Name.
Postoffice.
Name.
Postofllice.
Ebel Au^u-it
Belleville
McCalster, Thomas
McDonald, William H
Muddy Valley....
Edwards. George W
Egerton.J. O
Springfield
Colchester
Springfield
Soperville
Glen Carbon
Rutland
Staunton
Kangley
Peoria
Orchard Mines...
Williamsville....
Nilwood
Virden
Okawville
Nashville
Pana
Pleasant Plains .
McMillen,W. M
McWerthy.G.A
Marshall, Robert
Essex, George M
Evans. Albert
Everett. Charles
Smithboro
Yates City
Mathaws George.
DuQuoin
Fischer George
Mattern, Daniel
Spring Valley
INIatthews. William G
Bartonville
Spring Valley....
Maxwell. Fred
Peoria
filnqfnrrl Oliver
Melvin t M
Tamaroa .
Miller William
Streator
Oglesby
Mumford.E. A
Murray .James H
Galva
Springfield
Streator
LaSalle
Belleville
Neal, Ambrose
Grierson Jonn '•
Barclay
Neil,JohnH
Bunker Hill
Millstadt
Spaulding
Nicholson. George A
Cuba
Galva
Hackett Owen
Ogden, David
Nilwood
O'Pallon
Rentcbler
Hanson William
Ogden, Samuel
Mascoutah
Petersburg
Tamaroa
Olson Aug .
Kangley
Harris.. J. T
Osborne, Benjamin
Ottinger, William
Streator ,
Hayes John
Riverton
Catliu
Sandoval
Springfield
Streator
Spring Valley....
Sparta
Hickox. Lee
Peet Charles
Marseilles
Ichman. Frank .
Pendergast, James
Phillips. William
Soperville
Hallidayboro
Picton Joseph
Farmington
Prichlird.H.C
Prichett,T. M
Quails, Nevel
Lewistown
JacoIis.John P
Orchard Mines...
Murphysboro
Petersburg
Gilchrist
Dubois
Jeffrey. William
Quick. A. T
Raber, Louis
Sato
Jones. George W
Riverton
Muncie
Jones. T. A
Casey ville
Cuba
Hallidayboro
Toluca
Belleville
Edwardsville
Carterville
Peru ■.■.::::;:
Galva
Radford James W
Cuba
Radford, W. T
Redyard.John
Odin
Reid,A. B., Jr
Kennedy W J
Rennard. James E
Westville
1 Rice.B. F
Kirby,Thos.,Jr
Richmond. Edward B
Winchester
Pinckneyville ....
Belleville
Fairbury
Galva
Hallidayboro
Pottstown
Wanlock
Kewanee
Rentcbler
Riley. Michael
Langran. James
Rogers, George
Rogers. Henry
Rude, Edmond
Sunfield
Braidwood
Larson, Charles L
DeSoto
Sallade, George A
Sanson T. J
Lewes, Jacob H
Lewis, William
Chatham
Lippert. AdolpU
Carterville
Coal City
Schmacher, Charles
Schramm. Charles
Lumdberg. Erie
Gaivl!^::::::::::;:
Belleville
184
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Hoisting Engineers — Certificates of Service — Concluded.
Name.
Postoface.
Name.
Postoffice.
Spring Valley....
Dawson
Fredonia
Marquette
Gardner
Wallace, Harry G
East Peoria
Warner, Andrew M
Waymire, James
Assumption
Sheppard W C
Wertwood, Edward
Wheatley, RoUey
Birkner
DuQuoin
White. Henry
Kiverton
Sorrels, D. H
Ashland
Willsville
Bartonville
Belleville
Worden
Springfield
Oglesby
Pinckneyville....
Bartonville
Tamaroa
Girard
Williams Husten
Spaulding
Williams, Stephen P-
Williams, Watson
Barclay
StrAiiH William
Wood, Daniel A
Colfax
Woolbright, D. A
Centralia
Birkner
Tanner. Henry
Taylor, Benjamin
Taylor, Willard W
Tefft, Ernst
Telfer,John K
Thome, Martin
Wormack, Charles A
1
Glen Carbon
Morris
Martinville
FIRE BOSSES, CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY.
185
FIRE BOSSES HOLDING CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY
Note. — This and the following list include all the fire bosses to whom cer-
tificates were issued prior to January 1, 1900. The postoffiee addresses here
given are those recorded at the time the certificates were issued and in many-
cases are not the present addresses of the certificate holders.
Name.
Postoffiee.
Name.
Postoffiee.
Andrew, Thomas
Argyle. Joseph...,
Barlow. Harry —
Bell. William
Bluetield, Charles
Boweu, Gwilym —
Bullough. .James..
Bundy, John
Campbell, Jtimes
Cappin. Aaron
Castillo. Henry
Chadderton. John
Champley, James
Clark, Joseph B
Craine, J. E., Jr
Cunningham, David.
Oglesby ! James, Johann
Coal City ; Jenkin.s, T. C
Jenninsrs, William.
Jeten, T. F
Lake Creek Jones, Benjamin J.
Streator ; Jones, Morgan
Coal City I Johnson, David
Herrins ' Johnston, Samuel..
Girard Jordon, Robert
Streator
Kloever. Matthew
.Grape Creek..
. iMurphysboro.
.jAthens
. I Roanoke
. Coifeen
. Litchfield
. Oglesby
• I •■
. Streator
Assumption ..
Wenona
Pana
Lenz Station .
Wenona
Hornsby
Murphysboro
Carlinsville...
Dam rath, Frederick iVirden
Davis. William Streator
Dodge, H. X East Peoria.
Doouier, P. J Westville. ...
Edmunds. Morgan. . . .
English, Thomas
Farrand, Walter
Lawson, Thomas...
Lettsom. William..
Lumaghi, Louis F.
Lyons, 3Iark
Lake Creek.
Seneca
Collinsville
Lincoln
Mt. Olive i
Streator
Barclay.
Galbraith, Patrick Coal City
Galvin, Martin Assumption..
Gloss. Michael [Gardner
Goehe, William Staunton
Grabsuck, Emile ; "
Graham, L. A Bloomington..
Gray, Henry Athens
Green. J. W Springfield...
McCranor, James...
McCrindle, David . . .
McDonald, William.
McDill. James
McEwen, Charles.. .
McKillop. Donald...
Maggo, Jacob
Massie, J. G
Middleton, J. L
Miller, Alexander...
Miller. G. W
Morgan, E. T
Morgan, Joseph
Morris, John H
Moss, Thomas
Muentrich, J
Muir, Andrew
Murphy, John
Girard
Oglesby
Braidwood...
Assumption ,
Carbon Hill .
Danville
Belleville
Salem.
Ridge Prairie
Pawnee
Georgetown...
Streator
Wenona
Staunton
Nichols. Eli W.
Nixou, Robert..
Nordner, C. K..
Springfield .
Braidwood. .
Dunfermline.
Streator
Athens
Haddow, Thomas I Pana Olroyd. Peter W —
Hardman, J. J 'Auburn j| Opp, Sherman W ..
Harrison, James i Atiieus ;:
Harrison, John ;Odin ji
Haun, George Litchfield ii Payne, Emanuel. ..
Henley, J. H Odin Peart. John
Holden, Andrew Coal City !i Phillips, Ben.iamin
Hopkins, Reese Litchfield 1 Pick, Edward
Howells. George Staunton i Prince, Thomas —
Hoye, William Braidwood U Prudent. Edward..
Westville.
Sandoval .
Litchfield....
Braidwood ..
Kangley
Central City.
Mt. Olive....
Centralia. ...
186 STATISTICS or LABOR.
Fire Bosses — Cerf if cafes of Compctencij — Concluded.
Name.
Postoffice.
Name.
Postoffice.
Quinn, Bernard
Raab, Rudolph
Rae, Robert
Bloomington
[Carlinville
jCarbon Hill
Smith, James
Spires, Alfred
Steel, Daniel
Streator
Braceville
Collinsville
Stearus, James
Stonburner, L. L
Hallidayboro
Reinnison Ht^nrv..
St Johns
Reynolds, John
Rhodes D R
Streator
Pana
Coal City
Ritson, Hugh
Ryder. James H
iFarmington
: Pontine
1 Lincoln i
Schmid. Conrad
Siddall.JohnW
Siddell. James
Smith, George A
Smith, Henry
1 Streator j
: Streator
jSandoval !
ISmithboro
Whitecamper, Louis
Williams. William E
Lincoln
Streator
Winterbottom, John
Sparta
FIRE BOSSES HOLDING CERTIFICATES OF SERVICE.
Postoffice.
Arnold, Stephen.
Kangley .
Bagshaw, George W.
Blakeman, George...
Borg. Prank
Boulton , Henry
Bough, William
Brooks, Peter
Virden
Streator
Alt. Olive . . .
Coal City...
Dawson
Taylorville.
Brown, John Streator.
Caveny, Edward.
Franzen, Mat Girard .
Gray, William Streator
Griffin. John i Niantic .
Hall, John Herbert JMinonk..
Hoesfleld, Aaron jOglesby
Hornanor, Paul Lincoln,
Hughes, John.
Humphreys, Wi
Decatur ...
Clark City.
Jenkins, Rutland ;LaSalle..
I
Kneper, David jGirard ..
Kopps, August " ..
Kortkamp. Carl...
Kortkamp, Lewis.
Lewis. Edward..
McDonald, M. E
Ladd....
LaSalle .
Moffet, Edward A Bartonville.
Montgomery, John H Gardner
Mooney, Arthur Kangley
Girard .
Schmidt, Ernest [Mt. Olive
Schultz, John Diamond
Shaw, Francis M Hallidayboro.
Shopman, John 'Mt. Olive
Siebenhawer, Wm LaSalle
Solufskie. Hermann jDecatur
Stewart, Samuel Coal City
Taylor. Samuel.
Thomas, David.
O'Fallon.
Canton...
Wilson, Archie ■ Clark City.
Wilson. John Gardner ...
Wood, Henry Streator ...
COAL IN ILLINOI!-
187
MINE EXAMINERS.
Note.— The revised miuiug law of 1899 changed the title or name "Fire
Boss" to that of of "Mine Examiner," and provided that those holding cer-
tificates as Fire Boss could exchange the same for that of Mine Examiner.
The names which are followed by the abbreviation "ex" have made such
exchange.
Name.
Postoffice.
Name.
Postoffice.
Kangley
Oglesby
Gillespie.
Kloever. Matthew, ex
Pana
Kramer, Frederick
Lawson. Thomas, ex
Centralia
Baker Sharrd
Lake Creek
Lake Creek
Barclay
Blakemore. George
Blenkinsopp, Thomas Jr..
Blue. J. W
Streator
Cable
Grape Creek
Springfield
Mt Olive
Westville
Millet Thomas
Troy
Brennan, Patrick
Toluca
Monghan, T. P
Morgan, E. T., ex
Springfield
Streator
Georgetown
Brooks Peter
Taylorville.
Odin
Muentrick, John, ex
Staunton
Carr J W
McLaughlin, John P
Noll. Charles
Auburn
Case, William
Diamond
Casey, J ohn
Williamsville
Witt
DuQuoin
Cawley, William
Olroyd. Peter W., ex
Opp, Sherman W. ex
Owens Evan
Connolly, Terrance J
Cook, Elijah
Assumption
Wanlock
Springfield
Canton
Cook Thomas
Belleville
Fana
Springfield
Nilwood
Streator
Auburn
Costello, Henry, ex
Payne, Emanuel, ex
Phillips. Benjamin, ex —
Potter, Edward
Rankin, Thos. A., ex
Ready, Thos
Westville
Dacy William
Sandoval
Belleville
Davis, Thomas
Dowell, W. C
Litchfield
Mt Olive
Springfield
Reynolds, John, ex
Roberts Evan
Marrissa
Petersburg
Troy
Westville
Danville
Mt. Pula&ki
Farmer, James
Felton, Harry
Scott, Wm. J
Springfield
Gilchrist
Gray, Henry, ex
Siddall, Edward
Streator
Gray, William
Gregor. Charles
Griffiths, Evan
Streator
Springfield..
St. David
Belleville
Streator
Virden
Siddall, John W., ex
Streator
Smith, William
Belleville
Groom, Isaac
Spires, Alfred
Braceville
Hart, Chas. J.......
Stoneburner, L. L., ex
Moweaqua
Hayden,G. S
Weuoua
Litchfield
Staunton
Coffeen
Peru
Coal City . . . •
Thorunt, Joseph, sr
Tompkins. Frank
Ward John G
Howells, George, ex
Jones, Ben. J. ex
Streator
Wilson, Henry, ex
Pana
188
STATISTICS OF LABOR,
Statement of tlie Reports of the State Inspectors of Mines of the
Inspection of Mines, tlie Amount of Fees Charged and Paid,
for the year ended June 1, 1899.
FIRST DISTRICT.
Date of
Inspection.
Name of Firm, Company or Person
Operating Mine.
Location of Mine.
a
<u
sh"
0^
ss
■il
a a
a "
•z
97
S8 00
152
10 00
14h
8 00
145
8 00
h
6 00
26
6 00
H7
6 00
555
10 00
570
10 00
5«(l
10 00
5«X
10 00
9
6 00
9
6 00
12
6 00
s
6 00
8
6 00
7
6 00
IfiO
10 00
1H2
10 00
175
10 00
IKO
10 00
20
6 00
;^5
6 00
20
6 00
9
6 00
13
6 00
18
6 00
15
6 00
15
6 00
465
10 00
.515
10 00
h' A
10 00
423
. 10 00
530
10 00
K A
10 00
450
10 00
KA
10 00
,516
10 00
29
6 00
440
10 00
7
6 00
7
6 00
8
6 00
8
6 00
7
6 00
8
6 OC
12
6 OC
15
6 00
July 7.
Oct. 7,
Jan. 4,
April 6.
Aug. 3.
Oct. 31,
Feb. 1,
Sept. 22,
Dec. 14,
Mar. 13,
June 21,
July 28,
Oct. 22,
Feb. 2,
May I,
Feb. 2.
May 23,
July 12,
Oct. 26,
Jan. 13,
April 27,
July 18,
Oct. 24,
Jan. 10,
April 24,
Aug. 8,
Nov. 1,
Feb. 7.
May 5,
Aug. 12,
Oct. 4.
Oct. 28,
Nov. 10.
Jan. 6,
Jan. 26.
Feb. 8,
Mar. 9,
April 10,
April 21,
May 22,
Aug. 8,
Oct. 11.
Jan. 9,
April 19.
Dec. 19,
Nov. 26,
Feb. 13.
June 2,
Acme^Coal Co
Barrackman, A. M.
1898
1899
1898|Braceville Coal Co.
1898 Burrell& Reese.
18981 Burrell, Wm
1899;Buchannan, Ed.
Bargreen Bros..
Cahill, James...
Cooperative Coal Co.
Cooperative Coal Co.
Chicago,
Will. & V. Coal Co. No. 2.
No. 2.
No. 1.
No. 1.
No. 2.
No. 1.
No. 1.
N 0. 1 .
No. 2.
No. 1.
Diamond Cooperative Coal Co
Darm, C. G
, J. C. & Co.
Braceville
Braidwood.
Fairbury.
Heenanville ,
Streator
Pontiac .
Streator
Deer Park.
STATEMENT OF INSPECTION FEES.
First Disti'icf, Siatemeni — Continued.
189
Date of
Inspection.
Name of Finn, Coraoany or Person
Operating Mine.
Location of Mine.
S
a .
%
1
§
Si
Oct. 21.1898
Streator
12
11
I
8
12
15
13
18
"e
14
8
19
190
2T5
52
250
29
155
8
9
11
7
164
170
175
176
60
68
78
60
7
9
9
7
6
13
8
7
6
6
6
8
11
10
190
115
257
271
258
245
170
280
FA
244
314
276
275
225
270
155
250
6
6
44
100
90
S6 00
6 00
Jan. 14, 18!>9
July 25 1898
Edwards Thoniai
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
Feb. 1,1899
• •
Aug. 15 1898
E^pley J T
^Forris
Nov. 28,1S9S
Feb. 20, 1899
May 24,1899
July 25.1898
Oct. 31,1898
Feb. 1.1899
June 22,1899
May 24, 1899
8 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
10 00
6 00
10 00
Fleming, Thos. & Co.
Morris
Aug. 1, 1898
Clarke City
Gardner
Clarke City
Gardner
Oct. 3,1898
• . . •
Nov. 15,1898
Jan. 30,1899
. . . .
800
10 00
Mar. 20, 1899
"
Clarke City
..
April 21, 1899
6 00
10 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
8 00
8 00
8oe
8 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
May 31,1899
Clarke City
Morris
Aug. 15,1898
Gilbride Frank
Nov. 28.1898
Feb. 20, 1899
• •
• •
May 24. 1899
• •
• •
July 11.1898
Hakes, E
Rutland
Oct. 14, 1898
Jan. 12, 1899
April 17, 1899
• '
July 15. 1898
Howe, Wm. Coal Co.
Streator
Oct. 6, 1898
Jan. 3, 1899
' •
April 5,1899
' '
Nov. 29,1898
Feb. 20,1899
May 25,1899
• •
Nov. 29.1898
HowcM.C
Feb. 21. 1899
Aug. 3, 1898
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
10 00
8 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
July 25.1898
Oct. 31, 1898
Kimes. K. S
Feb. 1,1899
Feb. 20, 1899
May 24,1899
Aug. 15,1898
Laherty, William
Nov. 28,1898
Feb. 20. 1899
July 20,1898
Laherty, William & Bro
Laherty, William.
LaSalle Co. Carbon Coal Co. LaSalle—
LaSalle
July 21. 1898
Rockwell mine .
Aug. 24.1898
Aug. 25.1898
LaSalle Co. Carbon Coal Co.. No. 1..
LaSalle
• '
Nov. 18 1898
LaSalle
Nov. 11,1898
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
8 00
8 00
Nov. 14,1898
Rockwell
Dec. 20, 1898
LaSalle
Jan. 25.1899
No. 1
Feb. 10. 1899
Rockwell
Feb, 14.1899
Union
Feb. 27, 1899
LaSalle
Mar. 16,1899
No. 1
May 2, 1899
Union .... . . ...
May 8, 1899
LaSalle
May 16. 1899
Rockwell
June 1,1899
No. 1
Oct. 29, 1898
Love & Sons
Wilsman
Feb. 6. 1899
July 18, 1898
Maltby. William
Braid wood
Oct. 24, 1898
Jan. 10. 1899
190
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
First District, Statement. — Continued.
Date of
Inspection
Name of Firm, Company or Person
Operatinff Mine.
Location of Mine.
a
It
1
Maltby William
Braidwood
LaSalle
54
70
70
70
70
23
28
34
14
6
6
6
6
236
231
240
234
41
98
80
125
130
7
11
15
10
10
8
8
17
11
28
25
21
91
242
274
415
PA
81
196
415
250
100
FA
210
254
415
110
105
170
235
415
150
21
22
21
21
6
7
8
6
6
6
6
6
8
6
7
6
$8 00
8 00
8 00
8 00
8 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
6 00
8 00
8 00
8 00
8 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
8 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
8 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
8 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
8 00
8 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
M & H Zinc Co
• '
Marseilles
Braidwood !!!!!.!
Streator
. . > >
Nelson & Westerland
t .
• >
' '
Oglesby
> •
' '
Otter Creels Coal Co
Streator
Pnntinp Pnnl Co
• •
' '
• •
1 .
» '
Pouk A W & Co
' '
• •
> >
• •
Star Coal Co No 1
Streator
' ' No 2
Kangley
No. 3
Carbon Hill
Spring Hill.; !!!!.■
Kangley
No 2.
No. 2
No. 1
No 2! ::::.:::::..
No. 2
Carbon Hill
Spring Hill.::::::
Carbon Hill
. " No. 3
No 1
No.2
No.2
No. 3
Carbon Hill
Kangley
No.2
No. 1
No 3: ;
No.2
No. 3
Carbon Hill
No2 ::::::
No. 1
Streator Clay Mf g Co
1 . . .
.4 . >
Schultz Fred .
Braceville
Tasdall Bros . .
Nettle Creek
Telfer, A. W.. & Son
Thorne D W . . .
Tisler G H
Ottawa
Treasure, William
Essex
April 24,1899
Julv 13,1898
Oct. 27, 1808
Jan. 23,1899
May 4, 1899
Oct. 12, 1898
Jan. 17,1899
April 25.1899
April 24, 1899
July 28,1898
Oct. 22, 1898
Feb. 2. 1899
June 15,1899
Aus:. 10,1898
Nov. 21,1898
Feb. 23,1899
April 15,1899
July 6,1898
July 8, 1898
Oct. 11,1898
Jan. 9,1899
April 19,1899
Oct. 21,1898
Dec. 17,1898
Feb. 4, 1899
Feb. 2, 1899
AprilI26, 1899
Oct 12, 1898
Jan. 14,1899
Jan. 16,1899
Aug. 26,1898
Nov. 23,1898
May 17, 1899
June 16,1899
July 22,1898
Aug. 4,1898
.*>fi'r. 19.1899
Sept, 20,1898
Sept. 27,1898
Oct. 10, 1898
Oct. 13,1898
2, 1898
10, 1898
„.,„. 7.1899
Jan. 18,1899
Jan. 24,1899
Feb. 16,1899
Feb. 18,1899
Mar. 10,1899
April 7,1899
April 28, 1899
May 9,1899
May 10, 1899
May 19,1899
July 16,1898
Oct. 8, 1898
Mar. 25.1899
Jan. 9,1899
Oct. 3. 1898
Jan. 29. 1899
April 26, 1899
Aug. 15,1898
Feb. 21.1899
Aug. 16,1898
Nov. 29,1898
Feb. 21,1899
May 24,1899
May 1, 1899
Oct. 22, 1898
Dec. 28,1898
Nov. 16,1898
Dec.
Dec.
Jan.
STATEMENT OF INSPECTION FEES.
First District, Statement.— Concluded.
191
Date of
Inspection.
Name of Firm, Person or Company
Operating: ^line.
Location of Mine.
Aug:.
Kov.
Feb.
May
Sept.
Dec.
Mar.
May
Sept.
Dec.
Mar.
Alay
Sept.
Nov.
Jan.
April
Kov.
Feb.
May
Feb.
8. 1898; Walton Bros iFairbury 33
36
7,1899 " ; " I 42:
5,1899 " '■ ! 34!
23.1898 Wilminirton Bis Four Coal Co Coal City 428
12.1898 '■ •• •• 450;
9, 1899 " ' • • • ooOl
26.1899 " " " 550;
21,1898 Wilmington M. A: Mfg Co Diamond 1 46i|
5, 1898 • ■ • ' I ■ ■ I 600|
17,
:8,1898:William ^Vood .
20, 1899,
24,1899
2,1899 Wanders, J. H.
Total SI
.Mot-ris .
Streator
1898' Wilmington Star Coal Co iCoal City 1 115
3,1898 ■■ ■' i ■■ I 120
19,1899 " •• I " I 150
20.1889 '• " : •• 155
$6 00 1
6 00
6 001
6 OOj
10 00
10 00:
10 oo'
10 oo;
10 001
10 00!
10 00;
10 00
8 00
8 00
10 00
10 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
SECOND DISTRICT.
Aug.
Nov.
Mar.
Feb.
Jan.
Oct.
May
Kov.
Jan.
INIay
Feb.
Jan.
IMay
Feb.
June
Aug.
July
Mar.
June
Aug.
Dec.
Mar.
June
Oct.
Jan.
April
Kov.
Feb.
May
Kov.
Feb.
Kov.
Kov.
Jan.
April
July
Kov.
Mar.
Sept.
Nov.
Feb.
24,1898jAldenCoalCo.
Wanlock i 140
1898 •• • •• 135
1899 " " I 140
1898 Armentrout. M ' Duncan ! 8
1899 Atkinson, Mathew Kewanee I 7
1898 Bates Bros < " I 9!
1899 " i " 7i
1898 Beharelle & Co. A (Orchard Mines... 6;
Mapleton . . .
Bartonville.
Collier Coal Co iBartonville.
Collier Coop. Coal Co ;
Cusack, M [Edwards ...
Cutler. F. H Princeville
Devlin Coal Co Toluca
1899, Ball Coal Co
1899! Bartonville Coal Co
18991 • ■
1899 Brandt. Wm Mineral 101
1899 Black Diamond Coal Coal Co Coal Valley 6
1898iCanip Creek Coal Co Cable
18<9Coal Valley M. Co. Ko. 2 iSherrard ...
18991 •• Ko. 2
1899 '• No. 2
1898 •' No. 1 ICable
18981 " Ko. 1 I "
1899| •■ No. 1 "
1899| " No. 1 i "
1898|Chi.,W. ^- V. Coal Co jSeatonville .
Empire Coal Co Gilchrist 125
'• 120
I " 100
Elmwood Coal Co ;Elmwood 125
" 115
I " 1145
S8 00
8 00
S50 00
8 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
8 00
8 00
12 00
8 00
8 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
8 00
8 00
8 00
800
8 00
8 00
18 00
32 00
192
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Second District, Statement — Continued.
Date of
Inspection.
Name of Firm. Company or Person
Opeaating Mine.
Location of Mine.
p
If
11
Co
1
ll
a p.
Feb. 24, 1899
Eimwood Coal Co
Eimwood
$145
110
10
18
30
8
12
30
36
35
16
18
6
30
12
12
60
26
45
10
11
10
12
20
20
6
6
10
14
30
16
8
16
12
9
260
40
315
250
60
40
260
275
275
275
270
8
20
14
10
120
55
45
55
140
135
45
55
135
40
115
35
1
45
75
60
45
30
$8 00
8 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
8 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
600
6 00
600
600
6 00
6 00
10 00
6 00
10 00
10 00
8 00
6 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
600
8 00
8 00
6 00
8 00
8 00
8 00
6 0^
8 00
8 00
6 00
8 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
8 00
8 00
6 00
6 00
May 22 1899
Oct. 15. 1898
Fleming, J. J
Feb. 18, 1898
Dec. 9 1898
Foley, W.E
Mapleton
May 4, 1899
Jan. 3,1899
Sept. 17,1898
Nov. 17,1898
Fairlie, James
Grant, Peter. Jr
Cambridge
Peoria
12 OO
Mar. 10, 1899
• '
Nov 15 1898
Orchard Mines...
Muscatine. la....!
Aug. 18 1898
Hayes Coal Co . .
Nov. 7, 1898
Henry. Philip
May 1, 1899
Sept. 6, 1898
Herdien Coal Co. No. 12
No. 14
No. 12
No. 14
No. 12
Higbee, James
Higbee & Robinson
Galva .
Dec 24 1S98
Kewanee
Feb. 15,1899
Mar. 27 1899
June 5,1899
Oct. 31,1898
Jan. 19 1899
Howarth & Taylor
May 29 l'-99
April 20,1899
April 20. 1899
Sept. 8 1898
Kramm,C. B
Edwards
Feb. 24, 1899
• >
• •
May 10,1899
• •
Kirby. Bernard
May 1, 1899
Jan. 7,1899
Barton ville
Cable
Dec. 22, 1898
Jan. 23, 1899
Lyle W H
Kewanee
600
Sept. 22.1.898
Oct. 5, 1898
Dec. 13. 1898
Marquette
Mar. 21.1899
Jan. 20.1899
April 7, 1899
Sept. 20,1898
Minonk C. & T. Co
Nov. 20, 1898
• '
Mar. 24.1899
April 25,1899
• '
Dec. 24, 1898
McKane & Reed
Galva
Feb. 7. 1899
Murray, J. H
12 00
Sept. 6, 1898
McFall & Tucker
Mineral
Sept. 9. 1698
Sept. 15.1898
Sept. 16,1898
• •
• •
Nov. 17.1898
Dec. 20, 1898
• '
Jan. 9,1899
' •
• ►
Jan. 18.1899
• •
Feb. 3. 1899
• '
Feb. 10, 1899
' '
Feb. 28 1898
April 15,1899
• 4
April 17,1899
• •
May 13 1899
Pryce.J. J
Reid City C <fc M Co
Coal Valley
Wolcott
Sept. 10,1898
Dec 9. 1898
Mar. 16,1899
• •
Mav 4,1899
Sept. 16,1898
Royster & Zeigler
Peoria
STATEMENT OF INSPECTION FEES.
193
Second District, Statement — Concluded.
Date of
Inspection.
Name of Firm, fonipany or Person
Operatintr Mine.
Lotation of Mine.
S3
<U
It
r3 -
2;
1
0^
1
o
If
Dee, 2.189>s
Royster & Zeigler
30
30
12
14
12
175
200
8
11
7
250
480
450
425
580
550
600
500
550
7
12
90
65
25
40
80
14
60
25
25
20
3(1
70
70
51
9
7
160
200
130
350
375
"1
45
45
45
12
$6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
10 00
10 00
6 00
6 00
t; 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
6 00
6 00
8 00
8 00
6 00
6 00
8 00
6 00
8 00
6 00
6 00
C 00
6 00
6 00
8 00
8 00
8 00
8 00
6 00
6 00
10 00
10 00
8 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
6 00
6 00
6 OOi
6 00
6 00
Nov I IS'js
Reents, Geibokl
Kramm .
$6 66
Jlav L".t IMI'J
• . 1 ' '
Dec lij I's'JS
Roanoke M Co
Roanoke
30 OO
.Sept 30 1S9S
Schmidt Si Sons
Peoria
May 5.189.4
July 14, isys
Spring Valley < oal Co
Spring Valley Coal Co. No. 3
[' So. 2.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.
Spring: Valley
Orchard Mines...
Bart9nville
Oct. ll.lS'.t'S
Oct. 12, 1S9S
Jan 11 lb9;i
Nov. 23 ]ii{tS
No. 1
Feb 22 189'.>
Jan 17 lS9:i
Sliefiler, R. D
May 9.1899
" No 1
' •
May 23 1899
'• No. 3
• '
April 19,1899
Silvis & Silvis
Carbon Cliff
Sheffield
Sheffield M. Co
June 9 1899
16 1899
Stoddard & Suraraerson
Coal Valley
Peoria
\pri1 2' 1899
Vicarv Bros .. . ....
Dec ''7 1S98I
Pottstown
Bartonville !!!.'!!!
Nov ■' 1S9S
Jan 31 1S99
July ;jO 1S!)S
WoHaud Bros. . ..
Oct. 4 1S9S
Pel. 1 IS! til
' •
Ladd
Jan 14 1S9:»
May IH. is:i!»
• •
Williamson. /.
Sheffield
Nov 3 IS'.IS U'nl«<-hlMP-'« (;,ion C. On
i^Iar. 17. 1S9!I
June 3. isict
Jan 23 1899
• •
• •
Wnslpv Hpnrv
Kewanee
1
Totals
•-i
SI, 180 00
S178 00
THIRD DISTRICT.
.(uly
Nov.
.lany.
.A.pril
0(
Dec.
Mar.
All?.
Oct.
J any,
1898 Astoria C. & M. Co iAstoria
189Sl •• " j
lS99j " " 1
1899'
189S'
189S'
1899'
1898 !
1898;
.\lds:ren, E
Anderson, N. A..
..|E. Galesburg.
. .iWataga
Bath, Isaac I Lewistown
Back & Co.. Thos INorris
S8 00
8 00
8 00
8 00
6 00
6 oc:
6 oo;
6 001
6 00|
6 00,
-IH C. R.
194
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Third Disirid, Statement — Continued.
Date of
Inspection.
Name of Firm. Company or Person
Operating Mine.
Location of Mine.
a
a .
II
-5
1
u
a ^
1
July 7, 1898
Canton Coal Co
Canton
19
19
35
32
18
30
53
^5^
25
22
16
60
60
50
.15
12
9
10
1
g
20
30
14
10
70
5S
52
80
17
28
37
30
9
25
32
8
25
9
11
7
30
30
38
30
7
8
25
24
25
9
23
20
24
38
57
7
8
10
9
10
9
9
10
8
23
S6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
8 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 60
8 00
8 00
8 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
Oct. 10, 1898
Jan. 11.1899
• '
Apr. 19,1899
. . . .
July 7,1898
Oct. 4,1898
Jan. 9 1899
1 . . . . .
Apr. 7. 1899
Sept. 21,1898
Cline & Shaw ... . . . . .
Fiatt .
Dec. 12,1898
Feb. 24.1899
May 9, 1899
Galesburg
Colchester
Oneida.....'!!!!!!!
July 7,1898
Colchester C & M Co
Oct. 18, 1898
Jan. ■ 18, 1899
Apr. 12,1899
Dec. 16, 1898
7.1898
Cook & Gilmore
Alexis
Mar. 14.1899
Dec. 2, 1898
Galesburg
Feb. 21,1899
Nov. -29,1898
Dudley, Z. F
July 14,1898
Colchester
Soperville
Farminston
Apr. 11,1898
Egerton Bros.
Aug:. 8, 1898
Dec. 2. 1898
Feb. 22,1899
. .
May 15.1899
6 00
July 11,1898
Farmington Coal Co
8 00
8 00
8 00
8 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
Oct.. 11.1898
Jan. 31, 1899
May 11, 1899
. . . .
July 11,1898
Findley Coal & Coke Co
Oct. 11,1898
Jan. 24,1»99
May a, 1899
•• 31,1899
Howat Bros
Jarvis, T. H
July 22,1898
Astoria .
Feb. 6.1899
Jarvis Coal Co
Apr. 17,1899
Dec. 14,1898
Jacobson & Son., J
Kerr W. M
Wataga
Aug. 16,1898
Rushville
Mov. 14.1898
Feb. 7, 1899
• ' • •
May 19, 1899
Aug. 12.18y8
Laws, J. M
Cuba
Nov. 16,1898
Feb. 23,1899
Apr. 24,1899
Aug. 30,189S
Lowery & Kinnoman
Lewistowu
Nov. 4, 189e
July 27,1898
Meehan, P. H
Oct. 31,1898
6 00
Feb. 16, 1893
1 . . .
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
8 00
6 00
July 15,189i:
Oct. 19,189f;
Jan. 19, 1899
. . . .
• '
Apr. 12.189E
Nov. 25,1898
Farmington
Monmouth
Alexis !
Jan. 23, 1899
Dec. 6, 1895
Mar. 13,189£
6 00
Dec. 8, 1898
McCartney. C._F
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
Mar. 15,189£
June 22,1899
11 . .
• •
Dec. 15, 1898
McGovern, Jas
Oneida
Sept. 23,1898
Nappin, David
Farmington
Nov. 25,1898
Mar. 8, 1899
May 2, 1899
' • ' '
Apr. 28,1899
NorrisCoalCo
STATEMENT OF INSPECTION FEES.
Third District, Statement — Concluded.
195
Date of
Inspection.
Name of Firm. Company or Person
Operating Mine.
Location of Mine
5
u
z;
Inspection fee
charged.
i
-Tune
14, 1899
2,1898
9. 1899
16. 1898
13, 1898
18. 1898
17. 1899
11. 1899
1.1898
Newsam Bros
ParppH Thos:
Farmington
Canton
i 60
1 9
12
9
20
55
70
70
15
14
J «
' 52
G5
82
1 70
i 7
i 8
1 t>
' 6
25
33
35
24
8
14
14
10
11
200
240
245
220
75
100
131
140
6
16
14
8
SS 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
8 00
8 00
8 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
8 00
8 00
8 00
8 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
8 00
5 00
8 00
8 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
T ■
Ross ct Woodward
Kundle & Rippletoe
Soperville
Colchester
Soperville
.July
Oct
f^r-
. . • >
Reed & Peudergast
May
16. 1899
30. 1898
25. 1898
30. 1898
26. 1898
Middle Grove'.!!
Alexis ...!!!
Sunday Creek C. Co
f^j.-
Simcox, John
Mar.
14. 1899
22, 1899
9. 1898
19. 1898
17,1898
15. 1899
22. 1899
Aug.
Aug.
Taylor. James
Taylor & Peck
Cuba
•* No. 1
" No 1
May
May
Dec
24, 1899
15. 1898
21. 1899
7. 1898
2.1899
8. 1899
6, 1898
6, 1898
l:S
18,1898
3. 1898
4. 1899
6. 1899
2. 1898
1. 1898
•' No. 2
••
M-.r
Turner Bros
Lewistou
Feb.
Apr
July
Whitebreast Fuel_ Co
Dunfermline —
St David
Apr.
#^^-
1 • > .
Wages Bros it Murphy
Canton
Soperville
Galesburg
Dec.
Feb.
22, 1899
16. 1899
Mnv
Total ....
S804 00
FOURTH DISTRICT.
Nov.
12. 189S
Mar,
1. 1899
Mav
5, 1899
Aug.
23. 1898
Dec.
1.1898
June
6. 1899
Dec.
23, 1898
Mar.
21,1899
Apr.
4, 1899
Ore.
22, 1898
Mar.
23, 1899
June
7. 1899
Oct.
13. 1898
( )ct.
15. 1898
Nov.
23.1898
J, in.
31, 1899
Feb.
22, 1899
Apr.
22, 1899
Mav
15, 1899
June
20, 1899
Athens
AthensC'oal Co
Bonnett, A. H.. !!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!
Blake. A.C.... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bohlander Bros j Pekin
Brookside Coal Co ; Grape Creek.
Snider
Pilot
Blount....
E. Peoria ,
No. 1.
No. 2.
SIO 00
10 001
10 00'
6 OOi
6 OO!
6 00
8 00|
6 00
6 oo!
6 oo;
6 00
6 00
8 00
10 00
8 00
8 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00.
196
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Fourth District, Statement — Continued.
Date of
Inspection.
Name of Firm. Company or Person
Operating Mine.
Location of Mine.
1
Nov. 14,1898
Grape Creek
E. Peoria.. .. ..
14
9
8
14
9
82
84
108
72
8
10
130
150
170
161
190
130
66
75
94
110
80
IS
68
72
135
156
90
110
10
10
11
40
43
40
23
185
35
125
125
14
30
70
81
35
20
48
225
118
225
230
250
190
131
225
45
40
11
40
12
252
330
310
300
320
320
272
280
8
S 6 00
6 00
Mar. 4, 1899
Mar. 20 1899
Bacon Bros
6 00
6 00
6 00
8 00
8 00
10 00
8 00
6 00
6 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
8 00
8 00
8 00
10 00
8 00
8 00
6 00
8 00
8 00
10 00
10 00
10 eo
10 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
..
Mar. 22.1899
....!!!!!
Apr. 28,1899
July 7,1898
Consolidated Coal Co
Fairmount
Nov. 21,1898
Mar. 16.1899
• '
May 23. 1899
Sept. 12,1898
Mar. 20,1899
E. Peoria
Oct. 10, 1898
Catlin Coal Co
Catlin
Mar. 6,1899
Apr. 13,1899
' '
' •
Apr. 17, 1899
Dec. 10. 1898
Chicago & K. C. Coal Co
Petersburg
Feb. 8. 1899
June 8, 1899
Mar. 24,1899
Nov. 30,1898
Dec. 14, 1898
May 11,1899
' •
• •
Feb. 15, 1899
Colfax C. & M Co
Colfax
June 16,1899
Sept. 9, 1898
Niantic
$30 OC
Sept. 22,1898
Feb. 9. 1899
Feb. 14, 1899
May 2. 1899
No 1
May 3,1899
No. 2
Dec. 8, 1898
Denton, Wm
Petersburg
Petersburg
East Peoria
Glenburn ...
Feb. 7, 1899
Denton, Wm
Dec. 16, 1898
Dec. 1.5,1898
East Peoria Coal Co
Feb. 20, 1899
Mar. 20,1899
May 12. 1899
' '
Dec. 6, 1898
Ellsworth J W
10 00
6 00
30 OC
Oct. 22. 1898
Danville
Feb. 2, 1899
10 00
10 00
6 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
6 00
April 26, 1899
Feb. 15, 1899
Colfax
June 16,1899
East Colfax Coal Co
Sept. 8, 1S9S
Ureenview Coal ('o
Greenviewl
Pekin .......'.
May 10. 1S99
Dee. 22, 1898
Grant & Sons, L
Mar. 23,1899
Nov. 11, 1898
\Ve.«tville
Dec. 2. 1898
East Peoria.!!.!!'.
Chenoa
Dec. 5,1898
• •
Mar. 7. 1899
No.l
No. 2
Mar. 15,1899
May 1,1899
May 20, 1899
;' No 1
Mar. 21,1898
May 31,1899
Feb. 13. 1899
Hewitt C. H
Nov. 15,18'J8
111. Coal & M. Co
Blo,mington
6 Ofl
Nov. 2S, 189S
Jenkins. D. A
Kelly ville Coal Co
Oct. 5, 1898
Westville
Nov. 10, 1898
Pekin !!!!!!!!
Nov. 12,1898
Mar. 8. 1899
No. 3
Mar. 14. 1899
No 2
April 24 1899
May 24, 1899
No. 2
April 28. 1899
King & Grossweiler
STATEMENT OF INSPECTION FEES.
197
Fourfh District, Statement — Concluded.
Date of
Inspection.
Name of Firm. Company or Person
Operating Mine.
Nov.
16. 1898
Dec.
14, 1898
Mar.
24, 1899
June
29, 1899
Dec.
23. 1898
Oct.
21,1998
Jnlv
18, 1898
July
27, 1898
Oct.
3, 1898
( )ct.
11, 1898
Mar.
18. 1899
April 10.1899
Apri
19, 1899
June
2. 1899
Dec.
16, 1899
Feb.
10. 1899
May
4,1899
Apri
6. 1899
Sept.
3,1^98
Oct.
14, 1898
Jan.
30, 1899
Apri
20, 1899
Dec.
16, 1898
Feb.
20. 1899
Dec.
21. 1898
Dec.
8, 1898
Feb.
7, 1899
Apri
7, 1899
May
9. 1899
Feb.
16. 1899
July
20, 1898
Oct.
7, 1898
Dec.
12. 1898
Feb.
4, 1899
Mar.
29. 1899
May
22. 1899
May
27, 1899
Feb.
6. 1899
April
8. 1899
Lincoln Coal Co
Little & Co., E..
Lloyd, E
Muncie Coal Co.
Mushbaugh, J
McLean Co. Coal Co.
Lincoln 110
135
135
Peoria
Danville .
Muncie...
Mt. Pulaski M. Co.
O'Connell John,...
Progressive Coal Co.
Katliff,!
South Mountain Coal Co.
East Peoria...
Bloomington.
Mt. Pulaski .
Grape Creek.
Ashland —
Petersburg .
Tallula Coal Co Tallula ....
LTnion Coal & M. Co IMt. Pulaski
Westville Coal Co ' Westville..
Wabash Coal'Co., No. 2 .
Athens
sio ool
10 00
10 00
10 00
6 00
6 00
8 00
8 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
10 00
10 00
6 00
8 00
8 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 GO;
6 00
6 ool
6 00|
6 OOi
6 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
$1,030 00
FIFTH DISTRICT.
Aug.
Nov.
Jan.
April
Oct.
Feb.
May
Aug.
Oct.
Feb.
June
Sept.
June
July
Oct.
Feb.
April
Feb.
Feb.
Auburn Coal Co.
1898
1899,
1899
1898 Assumption C. & M. Co
1899
1899
1898:Barclay CoalCo
1898 Barclay Coal & M. Co..
1899. •• *
1899,
1898 Bates & Co.. W. H
Auburn 15
1 15
Assumption ,
Barclay '.
Winchester...
lies Junction.
Black Diamond C. ct T. Co I Springfield ...
25,1899 •' I
21, 1899 Baker, Leroy Edinburg. . . .
17. 1899: Bunker Hill C. Co I Bunker Hill.
$6 Oo!
6 00
6 00.
6 00
10 00,
10 00
8 00
10 00
10 oo!
10 00'
8 00|
6 oo: S6 00
6 00
8 oo!
8 00!
8 00:
8 00,
6 00
6 ool
198
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Fifth District, Statement — Continued.
Date of
Inspection.
Name of Firm, Company or Person
Operating Mine.
Location of Mine.
a
a .
sa
z
1
Aug. 11,1898
Cantrill Coop.
Capital Coop. C
Carlinville Coa
Cbathain Coal
••
Cbicago-Virdei
Citizens' C. &
Clear LakeCo
CoffeenC.,& C
Consolidated C
U. Co
Cantrill
40
75
80
85
60
27
25
78
25
80
25
25
50
55
59
95
90
44
34
30
30
15
135
118
170
180
175
168
120
45
122
90
90
95
81
70
82
6J
60
75
84
120
160
155
155
68
105
91
110
125
125
120
230
225
200
202
250
270
165
245
115
150
165
170
200
220
175
12
40
70
S6 00
8 00
8 00
8 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
8 00
6 00
8 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
8 00
8 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
8 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
6 00
10 00
8 00
8 00
8 00
8 00
8 00
8 00
8 00
6 00
6 00
8 00
8 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
6 00
10 00
8 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
6 00
6 00
8 00
Not. 2. 1998
Jan. 17,1899
• '
April 5,1899
July 29,1898
L Co. No. 2
Springfield
Carlinville .'.'.'.'.'.'.
Chatham
Sept. 7, 1898
No. 1
Nov. 14,1898
No. 1
' ' 14, 1898
No. 2
Feb. 6 1899
No. 1
6, 1899
No. 2
No. 1
April 10, 1899
10, 1899
No. 2
July 8, 1898
ico.^ ;:::::::::::::::
Dec 22 1898
Sept. 27 1898
Co
Dec. 5,1898
Mar. 23,1899
May 29 1899
Sept. 22,1898
1 C. Co
Nov. 30,1898
No. 2 : . ;
Dec 13 1898
No 1
Jan. 9, 1899
No. 1
Aprili 12, 1899
No. 1
' •
13 1899
No 2
Auburn
Jan. 16, 1899
No. 2
July 28 1898
M. Co A
Springfield
Bissell '..'.'.'..
28 1898
B
Nov. 15,1898
a:::::::::::::;:::
15 1898
B
Jan. 19, 1899
B
• ' 19, 1899
April 26,1899
A
' • 26, 1899
B
June 22,1899
B
'• 23 1899
A
Sept. 7, 1898
op C. Co
Mar. 24 1S99
May 31,1799
July 7, 1898
Oct. 10 1898
Co
Feb. 3, 1899
May 2, 1899
July 9, 1898
Nov 16 1898
oal Co.Hornaby
; biiiespie!!!!!!!!
No. S.... '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.
Hornsby
July 13,1898
Nov. 18,1898
Feb. 2 , 1899
Gillespie
May 3 1899
July 15,1898
Mt. Olive
Nov. 23,1898
No. S
Mar. 10, 1899
No 8
May 4, 1899
No. 8
Sept. 14,1898
No. 6
Nov. 17, 1898
No. 6
Mar 17 1899
No 6
April 20, 1899
No. 5
Sept. 23,1898
No. 7
Nov 17 1898
No 7
Mar. 16,1899
No. 7
April 21, 1899
Nov. 23 1898
No. 7
No 10
Mt. Olive
Edinburg
Girard ....'.'.'.'. .'.V.
Mar. 9, 1899
No.lO
May 5, 1899
No.lO
Edinburg Coal
Co
May 26 1899
July 18.1898:Qirard Coal Co
STATEMENT OF INSPECTION FEES.
199
Fifth District, Statement — Continued.
Date of
Inspection.
Name of Firm. Company or Person
Operating Mine.
Location of Mine.
k
11
i
ii
"5 ^
a ^
a
o
ll
go.
Oct. 4, 1898
Girard Coal Co . . .
Girard
125
120
110
125
125
106
118
135
70
9
75
90
82
20
^O
55
26
55
52
220
220
180
225
60
48
160
120
116
8
20
40
40
75
41
125
160
202
210
35
110
115
200
225
9
230
10
225
15
125
125
140
95
110
94
110
90
106
120
166
80
125
93
95
69
20
25
18
110
120
110
1 112
$10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
8 00
6 00
8 CO
8 00
8 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
G 00
6 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
6 00
6 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
8 00
G 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
6 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
6 00
10 00
6 00
10 00
6 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
8 00
10 00
8 00
10 00
8 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
8 00
10 00
8 00
8 00
8 GO
6 00
6 00
6 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
Feb 15 1899
April 0,1899
' '
April 7,1899
Hillsboro
Nov. 25, 1898
Jan. 27,1899
May 15, 1899
Aug. 12,1898
Oct. 12, 1888
Feb. 9, 1899
ADril 25, 1899
July G,I898
G. 1898
florse Creek Coal Co
Pawnee .
Junction Mining Co
lies Junction
Springfield
Litchfield ..'.'.'.'.'.'.
Mt Olive
' '
Litchfield M. & M Co
Litchfield M. & P. Co
Nov. 21, 1898
'• 21.1898
April 4, 1899
Aug r' 1898
Madison Coal Co
No. 5
Paisley ...'.'.'.'..'.'..
Mar. 8, 1899
May 6, ISW
Dec. 2. 1898
April 3,1899
Dec. 1.1898
No. 5...
No.5
.SI 2 00
Moweaqua M. & Mf g Co
Moweaqua
Bunker Hi'lL 1 .■.".:
20 00
Mar. 22.1899
May 16, 1899
July 20 1898
Neil Wm & Co
Nov. 29,1898
Mar. 27,1899
May 8, 1899
Nov. 29,1898
Sept. 19,1898
Dec. 14.1898
Jan. 23.1899
Mar. 3. 1899
June 12,1899
Oct. 7, 1898
Mar. 3,1899
June 14,1899
Aug. 26,1898
Penwell C. &">!. Co
Pana
3d 00
• •
94 00
No. i
Oct. 28, 1898
Feb. 22, 1899
No. 1
' ' 23, 1899
No. 2
May 24, 1899
No. 1...
24, 1899
No ^
Dec. 27, 1898
Aug. 9, 1898
Sangamon Coal Co
Springfield
Spauldiug
Springfield".!!.'.'!!
Nov. 12 1898
April 28, 1899
Aug. 30.1898
SpauldingCoal Co
Oct. 27, 1898
Feb. 28. 1899
June 2 1899
Springfield C. M. i: T. Co
Jan. 17,1899
April 25. 1899
Aug. 9, 1898
Springfield Coop. Coal Co
Nov. U,1898
Feb. 20 1899
April 27,1899
Springfield & P. P. Coal Co '.'.'.
Sept. 8, 1898
Pleasant Plains..
Ridgely
Oct. 31,1898
April 11.1899
Nov 11, 1598
Jan, 18,1899
April 27,1899
•■
••
200
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Fifth District, Statement — Concluded.
Date of
Inspection.
Name of Firm, Company or Person
Operatinsr Mine.
Location of Mine.
July
22.1898
26. 1898
Aug.
31. 1898
Dec.
20. 1898
Jan.
23, 1899
Mar.
4, 1899
June
13, 1899
Sept.
1. 1898
Nov.
4. 1898
Feb.
7, 1899
April 28. 1899
Sept.
20, 1898
Oct.
5, 1898
Feb.
21,1899
May
25, 1899
July
19, 1898
May
19, 1899
Sept.
12, 1898
Dec,
12. 1898
Apri
17, 1899
Aug.
26, 1897
Oct.
18, 1898
Feb.
22. 1899
Mav
23, 1899
July
29. 1898
Oct.
29, 1898
June
1. 1899
July
25. 1898
Oct.
26.1898
Jan.
30. 1899
Ai.ri
24, 1899
July
27, 189S
Nov,
1, 1899
Feb.
29, 1899
May
22, 1899
Springfield Junction C. Co
Springside C. & M. Co —
lies Junction.
Pana
Starne's C. M. Co.
Springfield.
11
63
110
110
110
105
96
110
110
120
Taylorville C. Co |Taylorville I 245
" 265
245
235
16
17
34
120
120
Thomas Pre.ssed Brick Co j Golden Eagk
Virden Coal Co iVirden
Wabash Coal Co.
Williamsville Coal Co.
Woodside Coal Co
West End Coal Co.
Total $1,644 00
Dawson.
Williamsville
Springfield —
$8 00
6 00
6 00
10 00 1
10 00'
10 00;
10 00
8 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
10 00
10 00
8 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
8 00
8 00
10 00
8 oo!
6 00
8 00
8 00
8 00
SIXTH DISTRICT,
Aug.
Jan.
May
Aug.
J an.
Sept,
Dec.
April
Nov.
July
Aug.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct. 25,
Nov.
Nov.
Dec.
Advance Coal Co Marissa
Belleville & O'Fallon C. Co.
Breese Coal Co
Beatty, Jas Mascoutah
Consolidated Coal Co.—
Pittsburg mine Belleville. .
White Oak mine jMarissa.
Trenton mine.
Heintz Bluff mine.
Rose Hill mine
Schureman mine. .
Abbey No. 3
Troy mine
Brooksidemine
Breese mine
Schureman mine...
White Oak mine...
Green Mt. mine
Trenton mine
Marissa mine
Belleville.
Trenton
CoUinsvillc-
Belleville...
Collinsville.
Troy
Breese
Belleville...
Marissa
Belleville...
Trenton
Marissa
9
S6 00
6
6 00
h
6 00
45
6 00
26
6 00
175
6 00
175
10 00
16(1
10 00
8
6 00
12
6 00
35
6 00
10(1
10 00
72
8 00
20
6 00
.5(1
8 OU
122
10 00
55
8 00
54
8 00
90
8 00
,50
8 00
.50
8 00
,i5
6 OOj
l-'O
10 00
30
6 oo!
STATEMENT OF INSPECTION FEES.
Sixth District Statement — Continued.
201
Date of Nanii,' of Firm. Company or Person
Inspection. Operatiuj^ Inline
i
Location of Mine.
[Consolidated Coal Co.— Concluded.
Fel>- 6,1899, Pittshurgmine .
ti.iwn'; Kneeht mine
14, iv.ci (iarrside No. 4 mine..
liO, is:m Wiiitc ( >uk mine
Mar. 9.18'.i9| KiclilaiHl mine
Il,iyj9| BrL'esemiiie
' * 24, ie99l Troy mine
" 25,1899 Abbey No. 3 mine....
27,1899 Trenton mine
29,1899 Rose Hill mine
.May 11.1899 Heinz Bluff
18, 189;it White Oak mine
189HI Mari^samine
, 18;i'.' (iartside. No. 4 mine
. I89;i .\bl)cy, No. 3 mine
.1898. Crown Coal & Tow Co.
,1899
June
Sept.
Feb.
June
Dec.
May
Mar.
Au^.
Feb.
June
Sept.
Nov.
Mar.
Dec.
Mar.
Aug.
Jan.
Sept.
Nov
Mar.
July
Oct.
Jan.
Peb.
Mar.
May
Mar.
Augr.
Jan.
Sept.
Dec.
May
Aug.
Nov.
Mar.
May
-Augr.
Feb.
June
Oct.
Mar.
Oct.
Mar.
Aus:.
Oct.
Mar.
July
Nov.
Feb.
May
July
Nov.
April
Oct.
1899
CentraliaM. ^- Mf^. Co
Donk Bros. Coal Co
24,
13,
20,
8,
21, 189,->| Dutch Hollow Coal Co
6, 1899|
15,
15,
,1899
,1898 Dutch Hollow Coal Co.
Mari-ssa
Belleville...
Breese
Troy
Collinsville.
Tretiton
Belleville...
C( llinsville.
Marissa
Belleville...
Collinsville.
Belleville...
Centraha..
Belleville!
Preeburff.
Freeburg .
1898; Dutch Hill Coal Co I New Athens..
1899! " ••
1898^ Ebel. August I Belleville
1898 Eureka Coal Co iMarrissa
1899[ ' • "
1898; Freeburg M. Co Freeburg
1898 " ; • •
1899} " I "
1898] Glendale Coal Co i Belleville
18981 •' ••
1899, Glendale C.<.t M. Co., No. 2 "
1899 •• No. 1 ! "
18991 '• No. 2 i '•
1899; '• No. 1 1 "
1899!Germantown C. Co German town ,
1898[Hartman. Chas Belleville
1899i " 1 "
18981 Highland Coal Co "
1898; " ! ••
18991 " : ••
189SiHippard Coal Co ' "
1898' '• "
I89'.» " "
18l<9i " i '•
189SJ Humboldt Coal Co , "'
1899! •• I "
l,s9;<; " I "
189n Henrietta Coal Co j Ed wards ville
15
151
45
50
26
851
60
120
75
30
90
60
30
43
120
18
SO
75
100
155
150!
Home Trade Coal Co "
Independent Coal Co Collinsville.
Johnson Coal Co Mariss
6, 1898
14, 1899
30. 1898
11,1898
24. 1899
25. 1898
17,1898
20. 1899
18,18991 " I
23. 18981 Johnson C. et M. Co Belleville.
6, 1898|Kalb Coal Co Mascouta..
^iM898l " I •• ...
10.18981 !
12, 1898lKinmundy Coal Co iKinmundy
SB 00| .
6 00 .
6 OOi.
6 001.
6 OOi.
8 Ool.
8 001.
10 00 .
8 00 .
6 00 .
8 00 ,
8 00:.
6 OOi .
6 00 .
10 OOI .
6 00 .
8 00 .
8 00 .
10 00
10 00 .
10 00 .
8 OOj .
8 ool.
8 00 .
6 00 .
6 00 .
6 00 .
6 00 .
6 00 .
6 00 .
6 00 .
6 OOj.
6 OOi.
6 OOi .
6 OOl.
8 OOj.
8 OO!.
6 ool.
8 ool.
6 ool.
8 00!.
6 00
6 ool.
6 OOi.
6 OOi
6 00'.
6 OOl.
6 00 .
8 OO'.
6 OOI.
6 00 .
6 ool.
6 09'.
6 GO;.
6 00, .
6 00 .
6 00
6 ool.
6 00]
6 ool.
6 ool.
6 OOL
6 001.
6 00 .
6 00 .
6 oo;.
8 00 .
8 ool.
8 001.
8 001.
$18 00
6 00
'i8'66
12 00
'is'66
202
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Sixth District, Statement. — Continued.
Date of
Inspection.
Name of Firm, Company or Person.
Operatin? Mine.
Location of Mine.
1
la
ID
a
■Bi
E
Wj3
ll
a a
Feb. 1,1899
Kinmundy Coal Co
Kinmundy
40
57
30
60
60
18
80
96
34
20
200
129
30
200
160
85
220
210
16
20
10
80
120
140
140
40
56
58
32
45
87
91
60
6
22
2U
25
40
45
40
130
100
150
150
10
70
58
54
168
175
17
75
50
34
17
24
30
6
33
35
17
17
25
30
100
160
150
200
$6 00
8 00
April 8,1899
6 00
8 00
8 00
6 00
10 00
10 00
6 00
10 00
10 00
8 00
Dec. 20, 189S
April 15,1898
Lilldorf , D
Marissa
Collin-sville
Belleville...!!!!.'!
Oct. 11 1898
Lumaghi Coal Co
Mar 25 1899
May 20 1899
July 20,1898
Madison Coal Co.. No. 2
No. 4
Glen Carbon
Edwardsville'!!!!
Glen Carbon
Edwardsville'!!!!
Glen Carbon
Rentchler ..!..!..
Oct, 6 1898
No 3
Nov 1 1898
No ">
Jan. 30.1899
'Z No. 4
Mar. 14 1899
No 3
April 26, 1899
No. 2
10 00
No. 4
10 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
8 00
10 00
July t; 189s
Moser Jacob Coal Co
April 24, 1899
July 18 1898
Mt Olive & Staunton C Co
Nov. 4, 1898
. • . .
10 00
10 00
6 00
8 00
8 00
April 20, 1899
Mo. ..V: 111. Coal Co
Rentchler
' * 15, 1898
Jan. 24,1999
" (Wilderman)
Wilderman
Rentchler
Belleville.!!!!!!!!
6 00
6 00
8 00
8 00
April 24 1899
May 26.1899
Sept. 20,1898
Dec 13 1898
8 00
June 2 1899
8 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
.Sept 26 1898
Oak Hill Coal "Co
• '
• •
May 21 1899
Oakland Coal Co
Dec. 5 1898
May 2 1899
6 OOi -
July 21,1898
Odin
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
6 00
6 00
8 00
8 00
8 00
Mar 7 1899
May 16, 1899
• •
• •
Ausr. 17,1898
April 24, 1899
July 5, 1898
O'Fallon C. & M. Co
Dec. 20 1898
!!!!!!!!!!
April 25, 1899
Jan 1 1898
Pittinger & Davis AT & M Co
/ 'pnn-nlis
10 00
10 00
8 00
8 00
April 29, 1899
Sept. 19,1898
Nov. 22,1898
Belleville
May 24 1899
' •
8 00
Oct, 10, 1898
Ruby C. & M. Co
Caseyville
6 00
Aug. 27,1898
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
G 00
6 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
lU 00
Dec. 2 1898
Mar 4 1899
April 7, 1899
1 >
Sept. 7,1898
Jan. 9 1899
Belleville
Aug. 10,1898
Dec. 10;i89S
Jan. 13.1899
Oct. 31,1898
Mar. 20,1899
June 27,1899
Feb. 23.1899
Smithboro
Belleville
Smithboro Coal Co
Smithboro
Sorento M & Mfg Co
Sandoval Coal Co
Sandoval
STATEMENT OF INSPECTION FEES.
203:
Sixth Disfrid, Statement— Concluded.
Date .)£
Inspection.
Name of Firm, Company or Person
Operating Mine.
Location of Mine.
i.
i
2;
o -
11
a "^
1
June 24.1899
Jan. 9,1899
Aug. 8, 1898
Aug. 8,1898
Oct. 10,1898
Dec. 16.1898
April 5,1899
April 5,1899
Nov. 14,1898
Aug. 5. 1898
Sept. 27,189',
Dec. 15,1898
Mar. 15,1899
May 23,1899
Aug. 19,1898
Dec. 22.1898
Mar. 27,1899
Aug, 23,1898
Nov '^S 189S
200
30
65
75
65
65
70
6
5
13
25
18
25
70
96
85
25
40
40
$10 00
6 00
6 00
8 00
8 00
8 00
8 00
8 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
8 00
8 00
8 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
Taylor, Jos., (Mentor)
Ridge Prairie ....
O'Fallon
',\
■' fMptitnr)
• •
Belleville
TvcnfriM P r. .<.- P On
Trenton
Walnnt VTil 1 Pnal On
RirkrifT
. >
May 19,1899
Totals
SI, 338 00
SS4 00
SEVENTH DISTRICT.
Oct. 24.
July 15,
Nov. 30,
Feb. 2,
April 10,
Aug. 15,
Mar. 13,
Sept. 9.
Oct. 27,
•' 28,
Nov, 22,
Dec. 1, 1898!
Feb. 4,18991
" 6, 18991
•' 15, 1899'
Mar. 10,18991
April 24,1899:
May 26.1899!
June 5,1899
• • 22, 1899
July 21,1898
•• 21,1898
Dec. 17, 1898
•' 17,
Feb. 3.
3.
June 24.
I Barber & Bro \ Tamaroa.
' Barnard, William I Cutler . . .
1898 "
1899! "
1S99' "
1898 Big Muddy C. k C. Co
1S99
1898
1898
1898
1898
DeSoto
July 23,
Nov. 30,
Feb. 2,
April 10,
July 5.
Nov. 29.
Jan. 31,
April 7,
Aug. 24,
Dec. 3,
Feb. 4,
April 11,
Dec. 19,
Sept. 10,
Dec. 10,
Big Muddy C. & I. Co., No. 7 Herrins
(Harrison) Murphysboro
No.6
No.5
No. 7
(Harrison)
No.5
No.6
No.7
No.5
(Harrison)
No.6
No.7
Boyd Coal & Coke Co. No. 1
No.2
No. 1
No.2
No.l
No.2
No.l '•
No.2 "
Brown & Borwell Cutler
Conant
Herrins
Murphysboro
Herrins
Murphysboro
Herrins.
Sparta ..
1898
1899,
1899
1899
1899
1898 :
1898)
1899 •" I ••
1899 •• I "
189S Brown .fc Son Pinckneyville.
1898 •• ;
1S99 "
1899i " I
1898i Burnside Coal Co I New Burnside .
1898' Borders, Wm. R Percy
18981 Brueggeman. J. F |Nashville. .
1898 Carterville Coal Co ; Carterville
18951 •'
151
161
42
42!
45
54
1061
125
115
106'
150:
150
1301
200
120
180
l'<5:
125:
170
200
54
99
43!
14
48'
15
53 i
18'
20:
32 1
$6 001
6 001
6 00|
6 00]
6 00|
8 OOi
10 00
10 CO
10 00
10 00
10 00
TO 00
10 00
10 00 1
10 00:
10 00
10 00 1
10 OOj
10 00
10 00
10 00
8 00:
6 001
6 00;
6 001
6 00'
6 00!
8 00
6 001
6 00!
6 001
6 00'
6 00'
6 00
10 00'
8 00
8 00!
6 00!
6 00; 812 OG'
6 00
6 00
6 00:
10 00:
204
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Seventh District, Statement — Continued.
Date of
Inspection.
Name of Firm, Company or Person
Operating Mine.
Location of Mine.
a
c
II
sa
z
i
ii
1
a "^
Feb. 21, 1899
Carterville Coal Co
Carterville
Lake Creek'. ■.■.'. '.■.■.
Tamaroa
140
120
75
55
50
17
45
40
37
25
70
104
30
125
80
45
115
79
90
65
125
15
40
38
58
63
54
75
113
16
8
58
26
60
36
53
75
30
60
75
32
75
72
26
32
36
36
130
125
90
100
160
125
200
41
35
20
13
26
17
24
24
116
135
126
60
35
46
51
40
$10 00
10 00
8 00
8 00
8 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
8 00
10 00
6 00
10 00
8 00
6 00
10 00
8 00
8 00
May 27,1899
Aug. 22,1898
Crawford, A. W
Oct. 7, 1898
Nov. 21,1898
Jan. 16, 1899
'• 27,1899
Coulterville M. Co
Coulterville
Marion
April 8,1899
Mar. 15,1899
Crab Orchard Coal Co
June 1.1899
July 18,1898
DuQuoin Union Coal Co., Enterprise.
Browning..
Egyptian..
Browning..
Enterprise.
Egyptian..
Browning..
Enterprise.
Browning..
Enterprise.
DuQuoin . ..
Aug. 10.1898
Oct. 24.1898
Nov. 17,1898
Dec. 15, 1898
Jan. 16,1899
Feb. 17,1899
' '
Mar. 7,1899
April 29. 1899
May 1, 1399
• •
8 00
10 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
8 00
8 00
8 00
8 00
10 00
6 00
6 00
8 00
6 00
8 00
6 00
8 00
8 00
6 00
8 00
8 00
6 00
8 00
8 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
10 00
10 00
8 00
8 eo
10 00
10 00
10 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
8 00
6 00
6 00
8 00
6 00
.
Oct. 6, 1898
Sparta
May 23,1899
DuQuoin Coop. Coal Co
July 16,1898
Donk Bros. C. & C. Co
Tilden
Oct. 8, 1898
Jan. 23.1899
' '
I •
Mar. 6.1899
• '
May 10. 1899
Dec. 13.1898
Harrisburg
Ledford
April 21. 1899
Feb. 16,1899
Dempster C. & M. Co
Sato
$6 00
May 25,1899
Dick Coal Co.. Robert
Carterville
Equality
Dec. 14,1898
Equality Coal Co
Sept. 12,1898
Gartside Coal Co. No. 1 .
Murphysboro ..-..
Percy
•• 12,1898
No. 3
Oct. 4, 1898
No. 1
• • 4, 1898
' ' 12, 1898
Jan. 28,1899
Jan. 28.1899
Feb. 18,1899
April 17,1899
• • 17, 1899
May 26,1899
Sept. 19.1898
Dec. 20.1898
Feb. 22,1899
April 27, 1899
Nov. 16,1898
Jan. 30,1899
May 8. 1899
July 15,1898
No. 3
No. 4
No. 1
No. 3
No. 1
No. 4
Goalby & Son. W. G
No. 2
Greenwood & Davis
• '
Horn Colliery Co
SIov. 26.1898
Jan. 25.1899
June 3. 1S90
Dec. 13, 1898
Harrisburg C. & M. Co
Harrisburg
Roseboro
24 00
April 21, 1899
July 27,1898
111. Fuel & Power Co., No. 2
Aug. 1, 1898
No.3
Dec. 2. 1898
No. 3
No, 3
Feb. 9, 1899
Mar. 20,1899
May 5, 1899
No. 3
Dec. 28, 1898
I. C. Coal & Salt Co
Jan. 26, 1899
April 6,1899
July 29,1898
• • 12. 1*98
Dec. 5, 18y8
July 26,1898
Feb. 16, 1899
Kuhn, A
Dubois
Murphysboro p. M. C. Co
Sato
COAL IN ILLINOIS.
205
Seventh District, St :itement— Concluded.
Date of
Inspection.
Name of Firm, Company or Person
Operatins^ Mine.
Location of Mine.
5*1
DuQuoin
Hallidayboro.
July 6,1898'Morris Bros. & Co
Dec. 16.189SI ••
Fell. 24,isyi^ "
May 2, Ih'.t'.t; "
Aul'. 15. IH'M Muddy Valley M. & Mf^'. Co
Oct. 11.18'.i8 ■■
la. ISDit; ■ !
16.1899, " L, , ...
19, l89s:Murray, Hugh iSashville . . .
8, lS99|Murray, Alex
ll!l898Mt. \ ernon Co&VCo '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. JMt. Vernon.
3,1S98 •• I
Feb.
May
July
Mar.
June
July
Oct.
Feb.
8, 1899
Marion
Nov.
No. 1...
No. 2...
Sept. 23.1898 Ohio Valley C & C. Co
Dec. 23,18951 "
Mar. IG, 18991 "
June 2,18991 "
25.1898 Ohio 6c Miss. V. C. & M. Co.,
25. 189S
16.1899 " ! .. •••
2.1899 •■ i ^ :••
12.1898 Pope Mining Co jDuQuoin.
19,1898, •' ;.
27,18991 " ,
16.1899 "
21,lh98 Porter, J. C ,
20,1899| " '„
20. 1898 Roseboro Coal Co ! Percy
14.1899 " I
26, 18981 Sato Coal & M. Co I Sato
16,2899 •• : ..
Mar.
June
July
Nov.
Jan.
May
Dec.
Feb.
Dec.
Feb.
July
Feb.
July 30;iS98'Scott-Wilson Coal Co., N
^ ' 5,1898
. . Carterville.
Oct,
J
May
24, 1899
11,1899
Aug. 2.^,1898
Oct. "
Jan.
April
July
Nov.
Mar.
May
July
No.
St. Louis & Big Muddy Coal Co.
Dec
Feb
May
5. 1898
15. 1899
5. 1899
5,1'- ^ ■
2. 1898
14, 1899
25
14, 1898 Sun Coal & Coke Co.
16, 1S598;
24. 18991
, 1899
Nov. 2S. 1898 Turner & Faust Co ... .
Pinckneyv:
Murphysboro —
Feb. 2,1899'
April 8.1899
Aug. 8.1898 Wild & Gill.
Oct. 27.18981 "
Mar. 9,18991 "
May 27,1899 " „..,,. .,,
Aug. 25,1898 Willis C. & M. Co Vy illisville. .
Dec. 3.1898' "
J an. 18. 1899 "
April 11.1899 " I..
Feb. J. 1899 Western Anthracite Coal Co Sparta
May 12,18991 " L ■ ,,■•-•,••
Mar. 15,1899 Williamson Co. Coal Co ILake Creek.
June 1,1S99 " I
Total I
S8 001....
8 00, ... .
8 oo:....
8 ou;....
10 00 ....
10 00 ....
10 00 ....
10 00....
8 00|....
6 oo!....
6 00'....
6 00 ....
6 oo'....
8 0U|....
6 00! . . .
6 oo]...,
8 OOi...,
8 OOi...
8 oo!...
8 00 ...
10 00,.. .
10 oo:...
6 OOj...
6 OOi...
6 OOl...
6 00 ...
6 OOL..
6 00, . . .
6 00,...
6 001...
6 00 ...
6 00...
6 OOl...
8 00 ...
8 oo!...
8 00 . . .
6 00 ...
8 00 . . .
8 00 . . .
8 00 . . .
8 00 . . .
10 00
10 00 ...
10 00...
10 00 . . .
6 00 . . .
8 00 ...
8 00,...
8 00 ...
6 00 . . .
6 00, . . .
6 OOI...
6 OOi...
6 00 . . .
6 00 . . .
6 00 . . .
8 00 . . .
8 00 . . .
8 00 . . .
8 00 . . .
10 00 ..,
10 00!..,
8 00'..,
8 00'..,
206 STATISTICS OF LABOR.
REVISED MINING LAW.
Through the medium of the Bureau the representatives of the
miners' and operators' organizations of this State, practically agreed
upon the present revision of our mining law. It was enacted with-
out opposition by both branches of the last general assembly, and
became operative July 1, 1899.
Aside from eliminating much that was ambiguous and inconsist-
ent, resulting from numerous amendments to the old laws, many
changes and some new features were added. The principal changes
may be cited as follows:
Requiring all mines, irrespective of their capacity, to be in charge
of certificated mine managers, mine examiners and hoisting engineers,
where the services of the last mentioned class are necessary; and
authorizing the State Mining Board to revoke certificates. In addi-
tion to the copies of the mine maps furnished the inspectors, one is
required to be filed with the recorder of the county in which the
mine is located. Every mine is required to have an escapement
shaft or underground connection between it and some other contig-
uous mine; changing the time within which such escapement or
connection shall be made, from a maximum limit of two years, under
the old law, to nine months in the case of the deepest mines.
The number of men permitted to work in any mine not having an
escapement, can not, under any circumstances, exceed ten, and then
only for the purpose of completing the escapement or connection.
This provision removes the limitation of the old law, which prac-
tically placed all mines employing less than six men outside of the
inspection service. Requiring each escapement shaft opened subse-
quent to the law taking eflfect, to be provided with a substantial stair-
way, set at an angle not greater than forty-five degrees, with hand-
rails, platforms, etc. Inspection once a week of all escapement shafts
and passageways leading thereto, or connections with contiguous
mine. Changing the designation of fire boss to mine examiner. Giving
the Board of Labor Commissioners the power to change Inspection
Districts. Providing for the necessary traveling expenses of the in-
spectors, and requiring the State to furnish, upon the requisition of
the secretary of the Bureau of Labor, blanks, blank books, stationery,
test weights, instruments, etc., for the use of the inspectors. Increasing
the time of the sessions of the State Mining Board from 80 to 100
days in each year, and the compensation from $3 to $5 per day,
MIXING LAWS. 207
•exclusive of necessary traveling expenses. Making it a misdemeanor
for any operator or other employer of labor who refuses to furnish
the agents of the Bureau with information concerning the wages or
conditions of their employes. Authorizing the appointment by the
board of supervisors or county commissioners, of county inspectors of
mines in any county in the State where coal is produced; in the former
Act county inspectors were authorized only in counties producing
800.000 tons or more per annum. No room to be opened in advance
of the air current, and cross-cuts not more than sixty feet apart.
Operator to furnish safety lamps when required, also stretchers and
blankets for the use of injured workmen.
The above comprises the principal changes provided for in the
IDresent law. They are all in the interest of the workmen, and pro-
vide for a more perfect and effective system of inspection. As pre-
viously noted, much of the labor incident to this revision, devolved
^pon the Commissioners of Labor. They were aided in this work by the
experience of other mining states and countries. While the period
of its enforcement has been brief, it has thoroughly demonstrated
the wisdom of the change, and fully rewarded the unselfish labors of
those engaged in its preparation. The principal feature omitted
from the old law is that relating to inspection fees. As amended in
1^95, the law provided that the owners of coal mines should pay a
fee for the inspection of their mines. This varied according to the
size of the mine, and the number of men employed. By common
consent of all parties in interest, this clause of the law was not in-
cluded in the revision. It was the unanimous opinion that the State,
assuming supervision over the coal mines, should pay the salaries of
its inspectors, and defray the expenses incident thereto.
Following is the text of the law as revised:
STATISTICS OF LABJR.
MINES AND MINING.
COAL MINES.
REVISION OF LAW RELATING TO COAL MINES.
§ 1. (a) Maps or plans of mines, (b) surface
surveys, (c) underground survey, (d)
for every seam, (e) separate map for
surface, (f ) dip, (g) copies for inspec-
tors and recorders, (h) annual sur-
veys, vi) abandoned mines, (j) special
survey, (k) penalty for failure.
g 2. Main shaft, (a) sinking, subject to in-
spection, (b) passage way around the
bottom, (c) gates at top, (d) general
equipment.
'i 3. Escapement shaft, (a) two places of
egress, (b) unlawful to employ more
than ten men unt:l escapement shaft
is completed, (c) passageways to es-
capement, (d) distance from main
shaft, (e) buildings on surface be-
tween shafts, (f) equipment, (g) ob-
structions in, (h) inspection of, (i)
communication with adjacent mine,
unlawful to close.
g 4. Engine and boiler house, location, fire-
proof, equipment.
§ 5. Powder to be stored in fire-proof build-
ing.
i 6. State Mining Board, appointment, duty,
term, supplies, meetings, rules for
examination.
§ 7. (a) Examination, inspectors, (b) names
certified to Governor, (c) appoint-
ment, (d) examination of mine mana-
gers, (e) hoisting engineers, (f) mine
examiners.
? 8. (a) Certificates issued by board, con-
tents, (b) register of. (c) effect of, (d)
foreign, (e) unlawful to employ any
but certificated miners, (f) hoisting
engineers, (g) mine examiners, ex-
ceptions, mine managers to act as
mine examiners, mine manager's cer-
tificate exchanged for mine exami-
ner's certificate, (h) cancellation of
certificates.
$ 9. Fees for examination and certificates.
i 10. Compensation of board, secretary's-
salary, how drawn.
§ 11. (a) Division of State into inspection
districts, (b) changes may be made
in boundaries of districts, new dis-
tricts.
? 12. Inspectors, (a) bonds, (b) instruments-
to be furnished by State, (c) duties,
(d) authority to enter mines, (e) pro-
cedure in case of objections, (f ) no-
tices to be posted, (g) ex-offlcio sealer
of weights, ih) State to furnish test-
ing weights, (i) annual reports, (j)
publication of reports, supplies fur-
nished by Secretary of State, employ-
ers of labor to assist in procuring
statistics for publication, penalty for
failure.
§ 13. Compensation of inspectors, how-
drawn.
I 14. Removal of inspectors, petition for,
hearing.
I 15. Counties to appoint coiiuty inspectors
as assistants, duties, must hold State
certificate, compensation.
I 16. Mine managers' duties.
? 17. Hoisting engineers' duties.
§ 18. Mine examiners' duties.
§ 19. Ventilation, (a) amount of air to be
kept in circulation, (b) measure-
ments, (i) inspector may order men
out of mine when air is insufficient.
t 20. Powder or explosives, (a) prohibits
storing in mines, amount allowed
each man. care of while in mines, (b)
manner of handling. (<•) none but
copper tools to be u-^ed in charging.
id) use of squibs, (e) exploding blasts,
if) missed shots, (g) sprinkling dusty
mines.
REVISED MINING LAW.
209
? 21. Places of refuge to be cut in side wiiUs,
size, distance apart, storintr material
in prohibited.
'i 22. Children and females prohibited from
working:.
? 23. Hoisting signals.
'i 24. Weighing and-weighmen. (a) operator
to furnish scales, (b) duties and
oaths of weighmen, (c) check weigh-
men permitted, paid by miners,
duties.
i 25. Boundaries, ten-foot limit, approach-
ing old works.
i 26. Notice to inspectors of accidents, sink-
ing shafts, abandoning mines, etc.
i 27. Accidents, (a) duties of inspectors,
operator to keep record of on blanks
furnished by inspectors, (b) coroner's
inquest, (c) inspector to investigate
cause of accident.
(• 28. Men on cages, 'a) top and bottom man »
(b) lights on landings, (c) speed of
cages, tools and timber prohibited on
except for repairs, (d) right of way
for men to come out.
'i 29. Safety lamps, (a) operator to furnish
in case of fire damp, (b) care of.
g 30. Operator to have on hand blankets,
stretchers and bandages for use in
case of accidents.
§ 31. Caution to miners unlawful to injure
shaft, safety lamp, instruments, etc.
'i 32. Operators to post rules not inconsist-
ent with this act.
'i 33. Penalty for violation of any of the pro-
visions of this act.
§ 34. Defines terms, (a) mine, coal mine, (b)
excavations or workings, (c) shaft, (d)
slope or drift, (e) operator. (f) inspec-
tor, (g) mine manager, (h) mine ex-
aminer.
An Act to revise the laws in relation to coal mines and subjects
relafinfj thereto, and providing for the health and safety of per
sons eniploijed therein.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
MAPS OR PLANS OF MINES.
Maps Necessary, (a) That the operator of every coal mine in
this State shall make, or cause to be made, an accurate map or plan
of such mine, drawn to a scale not smaller than two hundred feet to
the inch, and as much larger as practicable, oq which shall appear
the name, the state, county and township in which the mine is loca-
ted, the designatio.i of the mine, the name of the company or owner,
the certificate of the mining engineer or surveyor as to the accuracy
and date of the survey, the north point and the scale to which the
drawing is made.
Surface Survey, (b) Every such map or plan shall correctly show
the surface boundary line of the coal rights pertaining to each mine,
and all section or quarter section lines or corners within the same;
the lines of town lots and streets, the tracks and side-tracks of all
railroads, and the location of all wagon roads, rivers, streams, ponds,
buildings, landmarks and principal objects on the surface.
Underground Survey, (c) For the underground workings said
maps shall show all shafts, slopes, tunnels or other openings to the
surface or to the workings of a contiguous mine; all excavations, en-
tries, rooms and cross-cuts; the location of the fan or furnace and
the dire^jtion of the air currents; the loovtion of pumps, hauling en-
gines, engine planes, abxnloued works, tire walls and standing
water; and the boundary line of any surface outcrop of the seam.
Map for Every Seam, (d) A separate and similar map drawn
to the same scale in all cases, shall be made of each and every seam,
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which, after the passage of this act, shall be worked in any mine,
and the maps of all such seams shall show all shafts, inclined planes
■or other passageways connecting the same.
Separate Map for the Surface, (e) A separate map shall al-
so be made of the surface whenever the surface buildings, lines or
objects are so numerous as to obscure the details of the mine work-
ings if drawn upon the same sheet with them, and in such case the
surface map shall be drawn upon transparent cloth or paper, so that
it can be laid upon the map of the underground workings, and thus
truly indicate the local relations of lines and objects on the surface
to the excavations of the mine.
The Dip. (/) Each map shall also show by profile drawing and
measurements, in feet and decimals thereof, the rise and dip of the
seam from the bottom of the shaft in either direction to the face of
the workings.
Copies for Inspectors and Kecorders. {g) The originals or
true copies of all such maps shall be kept in the office at the mine,
and true copies thereof shall also be furnished to the State Inspector
•of Mines for the district in which said mine is located, and shall be
filed in the office of the recorder of the county in which the mine is
located, within thirty days after the completion of the same. The
maps so delivered to the inspector shall be the property of the State
and shall remain in the custody of said inspector during his term of
office, and be delivered by him to his successor in office; they shall
be kept at the office of the inspector and be open to the examination
of all persons interested in the same, but such examination shall only
be made in the presence of the inspector, and he shall not permit any
copies of the same to be made without the written consent of the op-
erator or the owner of the projDerty.
Annual Surveys. (Jl) An extension of the last preceding survey
of every mine in active operation shall be made once in every twelve
months prior to July 1 of every year, and the result of said survey,
with the date thereof, shall be promptly and accurately entered upon
the original maps and all copies of the same, so as to show all
changes in plan or new work in the mine, and all extensions of the
old workings to the most advanced face or boundary of said workings
which have been made since the last preceding survey. The said
changes and extensions shall be entered upon the copies of the maps
in the hands of the said inspector and recorder within thirty days
after the last survey is made.
Abandoned Mines, (i) When any coal mine is worked out or is
about to be abandoned or indefinitely closed, the operator of the
same shall make or cause to be made a final survey of all parts of
such mine, and the results of the same shall be duly extended on all
maps of the mine and copies thereof, so as to show all excavations
and the most advanced workings of the mine, and their exact relation
to the boundary or section lines on the surface.
Special Survey, (j ) The State Inspector of Mines may order a
survey to be made of the workings of any mine, and the results to be
extended on the maps of the same and the copies thereof, whenever,
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lu his judgment, tlio safety of the workmen, the support of the sur-
face, the conservation of the property or the safety of an adjoining
mine requires it.
Penalty for Failure, (k) Whenever the operator of any mine
shall neglect or refuse, or, for any cause not satisfactory to the mine
inspector, fail, for the period of three months, to furnish to the said
inspector and recorder, the map or plan of such mine, or a copy
thereof, or of the extensions thereto, as provided for in this act, the
inspector is hereby authorized to make or cause to be made, an accu-
rate map or plan of such mine at the expense of the owner thereof,
and the cost of the same may be recovered by law from the said oper-
ator in the same manner as other debts by suit in the name of the
inspector and for his use, and a copy of the same shall Ije filed by
him with said recorder
THE MAIN SHAFT.
§ 2. Sinking Sub.ject to Inspection, (a) Any shaft in process
of sinking, and any opening projected for the purpose of mining coal
shall be subject to the inspection of the State Inspector of Mines for
the district in which said shaft or opening is located.
Passageway Around the Bottom, (b) At the bottom of every
shaft and at every caging place therein, a safe and commodious
passageway must be cut around said landing place to serve as a trav-
eling way by which men or animals may pass from one side of the
shaft to the other without iDassing under or on the cage.
Gates at the Top. (c) The upper and lower landings at the top
of each shaft, and the opening of each intermediate seam from or to
the shaft, shall be kept clear and free from loose materials, and shall
be securely fenced with automatic or other gates, so as to prevent
either men or materials from falling into the shaft.
General Equipment. ((/) Every hoisting shaft must be equipped
with substantial cages fitted to guide-rails running from the top to
the bottom. Said cages must be safely constructed; they must be
furnished with suitable boiler-iron covers to protect persons riding
thereon from falling oblects ; they must be equipped with safety
catches. Every cage on which persons are carried must be fitted up
with iron bars or rings in proper place and sufficient number to fur-
nish a secure hand-hold for every person permitted to ride thereon.
At the top landing, cage supports, where necessary, must be carefully
set and adjusted so as to act automatically and securely hold the
cages when at rest.
THE escapement SHAFT.
§ 3. Two Places of Egress, (a) For every coal mine in this
State whether worked by shaft, slope or drift, there shall be provided
and maintained, in addition to the hoisting shaft, or other place of
delivery, a separate escapement shaft or opening to the surface, or aa
212 STATISTICS OF LABOR.
underground communicating passageway between every such mine
and some other contiguous mine, such as shall constitute two dis-
tinct and available means of egress to all persons employed in such
coal mine.
The time allowed for completing such escapement shaft or making-
such connections with an adjacent mine, as is required by the terms
of this act, shall be three months for shafts 200 feet or less in depth,
and six months for shafts less than 500 feet and more than 200 feet,
and nine months for all other mines, slopes or drifts or connections
with adjacent mines. The time to date in all cases from the hoisting
of coal from the main shaft.
Unlawful to Employ More Than Ten Men. (6) It shall be un-
lawful to employ at any one time more men than in the judgment of
the inspector is absolutely necessary, for speedily completing the
connections with the escapement shaft or adjacent mine; and said
number must not exceed ten men at any one time for any purpose in
said mine until such escapement or connection is completed.
Passageways to Escapement, (c) Such escapement shaft or open-
ing, or communication with a contiguous mine as aforesaid, shall be
constructed in connection with every seam of coal worked in such
mine, and all passageways communicating with the escapement shaft
or place of exit, from the main hauling ways to said place of exit,
shall be maintained free of obstruction at least five feet high and five
feet wide. Such passageways must be so graded and draiaed that it
will be impossible for water to accumulate in any depression or dip
of the same, in quantities sufficient to obstruct the free and safe
passage of men. At all points where the passageway to the escape-
ment shaft, or other place of exit, is intersected by other roadways or
entries, conspicuous sign boards shall be placed, indicating the direc-
tion it is necessary to take in order to reach such j)lace of exit.
Distance From Main Shaft, (d) Every escapement shaft shall
be separated from the main shaft by such extent of natural strata as
may be agreed upon by the inspector of the district and the owner of
the property, but the distance between the main shaft and escape-
ment shaft, shall not be less than 300 feet without the consent of the
inspector, nor more than 800 feet without the consent of the owner.
Buildings on the Surface, (e) It shall be unlawful to erect any
inflammable structure or building in the space intervening between
the main shaft and the escapement shaft on the surface, or any pow-
der magazine, in such location or manner as to jeopardize the free
and safe exit of the men from the mine, by said escapement shaft, in
case of fire in the main shaft buildings.
Stairways or Cages. (/) The escapement shaft at every mine
shall be equipped with safe and ready means for the jDrompt removal
of men from the mine in time of danger, and such means shall be a
substantial stairway set at an angle not greater than forty-five degrees,
which shall be provided with hand-rails and with platforms or land-
ings at each turn of the stairway.
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In any escapement shaft which may, at the time of the passage of
this act, be equipped with a cage for hoisting men, such cage must
be suspended between guides and be so constructed that falling
objects can not strike persons being hoisted upon it. Such cage must
also be operated by a steam hoisting engine, which shall be kept
available for use at all times, and the equipment of said hoisting
apparatus shall include a depth indicator, a brake on the drum, a
steel or iron cable and safety catches on the cage.
Obstructions in Shaft, (g) No accumulation of ice, nor obstruc-
tions of any kind shall be permitted in any escapement shaft, nor
shall any steam, or heated or vitiated air be discharged into said
shaft; and all surface or other water which tlows therein shall be
conducted by rings or otherwise to receptacles for the same, so as to
keep the stairway free from falling water.
Weekly Inspections. (Ji) All escapement shafts and the passage-
ways leading thereto, or to the works of a> contiguous mine, must be
carefully examined at least onoe a week by the mine manager, or a
man specially delegated by him for that purpose, and the date and
findings of such inspection must be duly entered in the record book
in the offices at the mine. If obstructions are foun d, their location
and nature must be stated together with the date at which they are
removed.
Commun'ICATIOn with Ad.j agent Mine. (/) When operators of ad-
jacent mines have, by agreement, established underground communi-
cation between said mines, as an escapement outlet for the men
employed in l)oth, the roadways to the boundary on either side shall
be regularly patrolled and kept clear (jf every obstruction to travel by
the respective operators, and the intervening door shall remain un-
locked and ready at all times for immediate use.
When such communication has once been established between con-
tiguous mines, it shall be unlawful for the operator of either mine to
close the same without the consent both of the contiguous operator
and of the State Inspector for the district: Provided, that, when
either operator desires to abandon mining operations, the expense
and duty of maintaining such communication shall devolve upon the
party continuing operations and using the same.
the engine and boiler house.
§ 4. Location, (a) Any building erected after the passage of
this act, for the purpose of housing the hoisting engine or boilers at
any shaft, shall be substantially fire-i)roof, and no boiler house shall
be nearer than sixty feet to the main shaft or opening or to any
building or inflammable structure connecting therewith.
Brake on Drum. (6) Every hoisting engine shall be provided
with a good and sufficient brake on the drum, so adjusted that it may
be operated by the engineer without leaving his post at the levers.
Flanges, (c) Flanges shall be attached to the sides of the drum
of any engine used for hoisting men, with a clearance of not less than
four inches when the whole rope is wound on the drum.
214 STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Cable Fastenings, (d) The ends of the hoisting cables shall be-
well secured on the drum, and at least two and a half laps of the same
shall remain on the drum when the cage is at rest at the lowest cag-
ing place in the shaft.
Indicatoe. (e) An index dial or indicator, to show at all times
the true position of the cages in the shaft, shall be attached to every
hoisting engine for the constant information and guidance of the en-
gineer.
Signals. ( / ) The code of signals as provided for in this act. shall
be displayed in conspicuous letters at some point in front of the en-
gineer when standing at his post.
Gauges, (r/) Every boiler shall be provided with a steam gauge,
except where two or more boilers are equipped and connected with a
steam drum, properly connected with the boilers to indicate the steam
pressure, and another steam gauge shall be attached to the steam pipe
in the engine house, the two to be placed in such positions that both
the engineer and firemen can readily see what pressure is being car-
ried. Such steam gauges shall be kept in good order and adjusted
and be tested as often at least as every six months.
Safety Valves, (h) Every boiler or battery of boilers shall be
provided with a safety valve of sufficient area for the escape of steam,
and with weights and springs properly adjusted.
. Inspection of Boilers. (/) All boilers used in generating steam
in and about coal mines shall be kept in good order, and the operator
of every coal mine where steam boilers are in use shall have said
boilers thoroughly examined and inspected by a competent boiler-
maker or other qualified person, not an employe, of said operator, as.
often as once in every six months, and oftener if the inspector shall
deem it necessary, and the result of every such inspection shall be
reported on suitable blanks to said inspector.
THE powder house.
§ 5. All blasting powder and explosive material must be stored in-
a fire-proof building on the surface, located at a safe distance from
all other buildings.
THE STATE MINING BOARD.
§ 6. Manner and Purpose of Appointment, (a) For. the pur-
pose of securing efficiency in the mine inspection service, and a high
standard of qualification in those who have the management and
operation of coal mines, the State Commissioners of Labor shall ap-
point a board of examiners, to be known as the State Mining Board,
whose duty it shall be to make formal inquiry into and pass upon th&
practical and technical qualifications and personal fitness of men
seeking appointments as State Inspectors of Mines, and of thos&
seeking certificates of competency as mine managers, as hoisting en-
gineers and as mine examiners. This board shall be composed of
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five members, two of whom shall bo practical coal miuors; one an ex-
pert mining engineer, and who shall, when practicable, be also a
hoisting engineer, and two shall be coal operators.
Date and Term of Appointment. (h) Their appointment shall
date from Jnly 1, 1899, and they shall serve for a term of two years,
or until their snccessors are appointed and qualitied; they shall or-
ganize by the election of one of their number as president, and some
suitable person, not a member, as secretary, after which they shall all
be sworn to a faithful performance of their duties.
Supplies Furnished by Secretary of State, (c) The Secretary
or State shall assign to the use of the board suitably furnished rooms
in the State House for such meetings as are held at the capitol, and
shall also furnish whatever blanks, blank-books, printing and station-
ery the board may require in the discharge of its duties.
Frequency of Meetings, (d) The board shall meet at the capitol
in regular session on the second Tuesday in Sej^tember of the year
1899, and biennially thereafter, for the examination of candidates
for appointment as State Inspectors of Mines. For the examination
of persons seeking certificates of competency as mine managers,
hoisting engineers and mine examiners, the board shall hold meet-
ings at such times and places within the State as shall, in the judg-
ment of the members, afford the best facilities tc the greatest number
of probable candidates. Special meetings may also be called by the
Commissioners of Labor, whenever, for any reason, it may become
necessary to ajapoint one or more inspectors. Public notice shall be
given through the press or otherwise, announcing the time and i:jlace
at which examinations are to be held.
Rules of Procedure, (c) The examinations herein provided for
shall be conducted under such rules, conditions and regulations as
the members of the board shall deem most efficient for carrying into
effect the spirit and intent of this act. Such rules, when formulated,
shall be made a part of the permanent record of the l^oard, and such
of them as relate to candidates shall be published for their informa-
tion, and governance prior to each examination; they shall also be of
uniform application to all candidates.
examinations.
§ 7. For Inspectors, (a) Persons coming before the State Min-
ing Board as candidates for appointment as State Inspectors of Mines
must produce evidence satisfactory to the board that they are citizens
of this State, at least thirty years of age, that they have had a practi-
cal mining experience of ten years, and that they are men of good
repute and teuiperate habits; they must also submit to and satisfac-
torily pass an examination as to their practical and technical knowl-
edge of mining engineering and mining machinery and appliances,
of the proper development and operation of coal mines, of ventila-
tion in mines, of the nature and properties of mine gases, of the
geology of the coal measures in this State and of the laws of this
State relatinsj; to coal mines.
216 STATISTICS OF LABOR
Names Certiffed to the Governor. (6) At the close of each ex-
aminatioa for inspectors the board shall certify to the Governor the
names of all candidates who have received a rating above the mini-
mum fixed by the rules of the board as properly qualified for the
duties of inspectors.
Inspectors Appointed, (c) From those so named the Governor
shall select and appoint seven State inspectors of mines, that is to
say, one inspector for each of the seven inspection districts provided
for in this act, or more, if, in the future, additional inspection dis-
tricts shall be created, and their commissions shall be for a term of
two years from October first: Provided, that any one who has satis-
factorily passed two of the State examinations for inspectors, and
who has served acceptably as State Inspector for two full terms, upon
making written application to the board setting forth the facts, shall
also be certified to the Governor as a person properly qualified for
appointment. But no man shall be eligible for appointment as a
State Inspector of Mines who has any pecuniary interest in any coal
mine, either as owner or employe.
For Mine Managers, (d) Persons coming before the board for
certificates of competency as mine managers must produce evidence
satisfactory to the board that they are citizens of this State, at least
twenty-four years of age, that they have had at least four years prac-
tical mining experience, and that they are men of good repute and
temperate habits; they must also submit to and satisfactorily pass
such an examination as to their experience in mines and in the man-
agement of men, their knowledge of mine machinery and appliances,
the use of surveying and other instruments, the properties of mine
gases, the principles of ventilation and the specific duties and re-
sponsibilities of mine managers, as the board shall see fit to impose.
For Hoisting Engineers, (e) Persons seeking certificates of
competency as hoisting engineers must produce evidence satisfactory
to the board that they are citizens of the United States, at least twen-
ty-one years of age, that they have had at least two years experience
as fireman or engineer of a hoisting plant, and are of good repute
and temperate habits. They must be prepared to submit to and sat-
isfactorily pass an examination as to their experience in handling
hoisting machinery, and as to their practical and technical knowledge
of the construction, cleaning and care of steam boilers, the care and
adjustment of hoisting engines, the management and efficiency of
pumps, ropes and winding apparatus, and their knowledge of the
laws of this State in relation to signals and the hoisting and lower-
ing of men at mines.
For Mine Examiners. (/) Persons seeking certificates of compe-
tency as mine examiners must produce evidence satisfactory to the
board that they are citizens of this State, at least twenty-one years
of age, and of good rejDute and temperate habits. They must be pre-
pared to submit to and satisfactorily pass an examination as to their
experience in mines generating dangerous gases, their practical and
technical knowledge of the nature and properties of fire-damp, the
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laws of ventilation, the structure and uses of the safety lamp, and the
Jaws of this State relating to safe<,niards against fires from any source
in mines.
CERTIFICATES.
§ 8. Issued by the Board, (a) The certificates provided for in
this act shall l)e issued under the signatures and seal of the State
Mining Board, to all those who receive a rating above the minimum
iixed by the rules of the board; such certificates shall contain the
full name, age and place of birth of the recipient, and the length and
nature of his previous service in or about coal mines.
Register to be Preserved, (b) The board shall make and pre-
serve a record of the names and addresses of all persons to whom cer-
tificates are issued, and at the close of each examination shall make
report of the same to the Commissioners of Labor, who shall cause a
permanent register of all certificated i^ersons to be made and kept for
public inspection in the oSice of the State Bureau of Labor Statistics
in the State capitol.
Effect of Certificates, (c) The certificates provided for in this
act shall entitle the holders thereof to accept and discharge the duties
for which they are thereby declared qualified, at any mine in this
State, where their services may be desired.
Foreign Certificates. ((/) The board may exercise its discretion
in issuing certificates of any class, but not without examination, to
persons presenting, with proper credentials, certificates issued by
competent authority in other states.
Unlawful to Employ other than Certificated Mine Managers.
(e) It shall be unlawful for the operator of any coal mine to employ,
or suffer to serve, as mine manager at his mine, any person wno does
not hold a certificate of competency issued b}" a duly authorized Board
of Examiners of this State: Provided, that whenever any exigency
arises by which it is impossible for any operator to secure the im-
mediate services of a certificated mine manager, he may place any
trustworthy and experienced man, subject to the approval of the
State Inspector of the district, in charge of his mine, to act as tem-
porary mine manager for a period not exceeding thirty days.
Unlawful to Employ Other than Certificated Hoisting Engi-
neer. (/) It shall be unlawful for the operator of any mine to em-
ploy, or suffer to serve, as hoisting engineer for said mine, any person
who does not hold a certificate of competency issued by a duly au-
thorized Board of Examiners of this State, or iDermit any other to
operate his hoisting engine except for the purpose of learning to op-
erate it, and then only in the presence of the certificated engineer in
charge, and when men are not being hoisted or lowered: Provided,
that whenever any exigency arises by which it is impossible for any
operator to secure the immediate services of a certificated hoisting
engineer, he may place any trustworthy and experienced man, subject
to the approval of the State Inspector of the district in charge of his
engines, to act as temporary engineer, for a period not to exceed
thirty days.
218 statistics of labor.
Unlawful to Employ Other than Certificated Mine Examiners,
(g) It shall be unlawful for the operator of any mine to employ, or
suffer to serve, as mine examiner, any person who does not hold a
certificate of competency issued by the State Mining Board: Pi'o.
vicled, that any one holding a mine manager's certificate may serve
as mine examiner. Any one holding a certificate as fire boss, on pre-
sentation of the same to the State Mining Board, may have it ex-
changed for a mine examiner's certificate.
Cancellation of Certificates, (h) The certificate of any mine
manager, hoisting engineer or mine examiner, may be cancelled and
revoked by the State Mining Board whenever it shall be established
to the satisfaction of said board that the holder thereof has become
unworthy of official endorsement, by reason of violations of the law,
intemperate habits, manifest incapacity, abuse of authority, or for
other causes satisfactory to said board: Provided, that any person
against whom charges or complaints are made shall have an oppor-
tunity to be heard in his own behalf. And he shall have thirty days
notice in writing of such charges.
fees for examinations.
§ 9. An applicant for any certificate herein provided for, before
being examined, shall register his name with the secretary of the
board, and file with him the credentials required by this act, to-wit:
An affidavit as to all matters of fact establishing his right to receive
the examination, and a certificate of good character and temperate
habits signed by at least ten of the citizens who know him best in the
place in which he lives.
Each candidate, before receiving the examination, shall pay to the
secretary of the board the sum of one dollar as an examination fee,
and those who pass the examination for which they are entered, be-
fore receiving their certificates, shall also pay to the secretary the
further sum of two dollars each as a certificate fee. All such fees
shall be duly accounted for by the board, and covered into the State
treasury at the close of each fiscal year.
PAY OF THE board.
§ 10. The members of the State Mining Board shall receive as
compensation for their services the sum of five dollars each per day,
for a term not exceeding one hundred days in any one year, and what-
ever sums are necessary to reimburse them for such traveling ex-
penses as may be incurred in the discharge of their duties.
The salary of the secretary shall be determined by the board, but
shall in no case exceed the sum of one thousand dollars per annum,
and he shall be reimbursed for any amounts expended for actual and
necessary traveling expenses in the discharge of his duties. All such
salaries and expanses of the board and of its secretary shall be paid
upon vouchers duly sworn to by each and approved by the president
of the board and by the Governor, and tha Auditor of Public Ac-
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counts is hereby authorized to draw his warrants on the State Treas-
urer for the amounts thus shown to be due, payable out of any money
in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
INSPECTION DISTRICTS.
§ 11. Boundaries Defined, (a) The State shall be divided into
seven inspection districts, as follows:
The tirst district shall be composed of the counties of Boone, Mc-
Henry, Lake, DeKalb, Kane. DuPage, Cook, LaSalle, Kendall,
Grundy, Will, Livingston, and Kankakee.
The second district shall be composed of the counties of JoDaviess,-
Stephenson, Winnebago, Carroll, Ogle, Whiteside. Lee, Rock Island,
Henry, Bureau, Mercer, Stark, Putnam, Marshall, Peoria, and Wood-
ford.
The third district shall be composed of the counties of Henderson,.
Warren, Knox, Hancock. McDonough, Schuyler, Fulton, Adams, and
Brown.
The fourth district shall be composed of the counties of Tazewell,
McLean, Ford, Iroquois, Vermilion, Champaign, Piatt, DeWitt,
Macon, Logan, Menard, Mason, and Cass.
The fifth district shall be composed of the counties of Pike, Scott,.
Morgan, Sangamon, Christian, Shelby, Moultrie, Douglas, Coles,
Cumberland, Clark, Edgar, Montgomery, Macoupin, Greene, Jersey,.
and Calhoun.
The sixth district shall be composed of the counties of Monroe, St.
Clair, Madison, Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Marion, Effingham, Clay,
Jasper, Richland, Crawford, and Lawrence.
The seventh district shall be composed of the counties of Wash-
ington, Jefferson, Wayne, Edwards, Wabash, White, Hamilton,
Franklin, Perry, Randolph, Jackson, Williamson, Saline, Gallatin,,
Hardin, Pope, Johnson, Massac, Union, Alexander, and Pulaski.
How Changes May be Made. (6) Provided, that the Commis-
sioners of Labor, may, from time to time, make such changes in the
boundaries of said districts as may, in their judgment, be required in
order to distribute more evenly the labors and expenses of the several
inspectors of mines, but this provision shall not be construed as au-
thorizing the board to increase the number of districts.
CHAXGIJS IX THE BOCNDABIES OF lySPECTIOX DISTBICTS
OF TEE STATE.
At a meetins: of rhe Board of Commissioners of Labor held in .Tune. 1S99, under the pro-
vision of Section 11 of the mining law, the boundaries of the Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth
Inspection Districts were changed and made as follows, to taice effect July 1, 1899:
The Second District shall be composed of the counties of .Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Winne-
bago, Carroll, Ogle, Whiteside, Lee. Rock Island, Henry, Bureau, Mercer, Stark, Putnam,
Marshall, Henderson. Warren and Knox.
The Third District shall be composed of the counties of Hancock, McDonough, Schuyler.
Fulton, Peoria, Tazewell, Adams, Cass, Mason and Menard.
The Fourth District shall be composed of the counties of Woodford, McLean, Ford. Iro-
quois. Vermilion, Champaign. Piatt, DeWitt, Macon, Logan, Christian, Shelby, Moultrie,
Douglas, Edgar, Clark. Coles and Cumberland.
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The Fifth District shall be composed of the counties of Brown, Pike, Scott, Morgan.
Sangamon, Montgomery, Macoupin, Green, Jersey and Calhoun.
The First, Sixth and Seventh Districts remain unchanged.
DUTIES OF INSPECTORS.
§ 12. Bond, (a) Those who receive appointment as State In-
spectors of Mines mast, before entering upon their duties as such,
take an oath of office, as provided for by the constitution, and enter
into a bond to the State in the sum of five thousand (5,000) dollars,
with sureties to be approved by the governor, conditioned upoa the
faithful performance of their duties in every particular as required
by this act; said bond, with the approval of the governor endorsed
thereon, together with the oath of office, shall be deposited with the
Secretary of State.
Instruments, (b) For the more efficient discharge of the duties
herein imjjosed upom them, each inspector shall be furnished at the
expense of the State, with an anemometer, a safety lamp, and what-
ever other instruments may be required in order to carry into effect
the provisions of this act.
Examinations of Mines, (c) State Inspectors of mines shall de-
vote their whole time and attention to the duties of their office, and
make personal examination of every mine within their respective dis-
tricts, and shall see that every necessary precaution is taken to insure
the health and safety of the workmen employed in such mines, and
that the provisions and requirements of all the mining laws of this
State are faithfully observed and obeyed and the penalties for the
violation of the same j)romptly enforced.
Authority to Enter, {d) It shall be lawful for State Inspec-
tors to enter, examine and inspect any and all coal mines and the ma-
chinery belonging thereto at all reasonable times by day or by night,
but so as not to obstruct or hinder the necessary workings of such
coal mine, and the operator of every such coal mine is hereby re-
quired to furnish all necessary facilities for making such examina-
tion and inspection.
Procedure in Case of Ob.jection. (d) If any operator shall re-
fuse to permit such inspection or to furnish the necessary facilities
for making such examination and inspection, the inspector shall file
his affidavit, setting forth such refusal, with the judge of the circuit
court in said county in which said mine is situated, either in term
time or vacation, or, in the absence of said judge, with the master in
chancery in said county in which said mine is situated, and obtain
an order on such owner, agent or operator so refusing as aforesaid,
commanding him to permit and furnish such necessary facilities for
the inspection of such coal mine, or to be adjudged to stand in con-
tempt of court and punished accordingly.
Notices to be Posted. (/) The State Inspector of Mines shall
post up in some conspicuous place at the top of each mine visited and
inspected by him, a plain statement of the condition of said mine,
-showing what, in his judgment, is necessary for the better protection
^of the lives and health of jDersons employed in said mine; such state-
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ment shall give the date of inspection and be signed by the inspec-
tor. He shall also post a notice at the landing used by the men stat-
ing what number of men will be permitted to ride on the cage at one
time, and at what rate of speed men may be hoisted and lowered on
the cages. He must observe especially that a proper code of signals
l)etween the engineer and top man and bottom man is established.
and conspicuously posted for the information of all employes.
Sealer of Weights, (g) State Inspectors of Mines are hereby^
made ex-officio sealers of weights and measures in their respective
districts, and as such are empowered to test all scales used to weigh
coal at coal mines. Upon the written request of any mine owner or
operator, or of ten coal miners employed at any one mine, it shall l)e
his duty to try and prove any scale or scales at such mine against
which complaint is directed, and if he shall find that they, or any of
them do not weigh correctly he shall call the attention of the mine
owner or operator to the fact, and direct that said scale or scales be
at once overhauled and readjusted so as to indicate only true and
exact weights, and he shall forbid the further operation of such mine
until such scales are adjusted. In the event that such tests shall con-
tlict with any test made by any county sealer of weights, or under
and by virtue of any municipal ordinance or regulation, then the
test by such mine inspector shall jprevail.
Test Weights, (li) For the purpose of carrying out the j^rovis-
ions of this act each inspector shall be furnished by the State with a
complete set of standard weights suitable for testing the accuracy of
tack scales and of all smaller scales at mines; said test weights to
be paid for on bills of particulars, certified by the Secretary of State
and approved by the Governor. Such test weights shall remain in
the custody of the inspector for use at any point within his district,
and for any amounts expended by him for the storage, transportation
or hardling of the same, he shall be fully reimbursed upon making
entry of the proper items in his quarterly expense voucher.
Inspectors' Annual Reports. (/) Each State Inspector of Mine.^
shall, at the close of the official year, to-wit: after June 30, of every
year, prepare and forward to the Secretary of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics a formal report of his acts during the year in the discharge
of his duties, with any recommendations as to legislation he may-
deem necessary on the subject of mining, and shall collect and tabu-
late upon blanks furnished by said Secretary all desired statistics of
mines and miners within his district to accompany said annual
report.
Reports to be Published. (_/) On the receipt of said inspectors'
reports the Secretary of the Bureau of Labor Statistics shall proceed
to compile and summarize the same as a report of said bureau, to be
known as the Annual Coal Report, which shall be duly transmitted
to the Governor for the information of the General Assembly and the
public. The printing and binding of said reports shall be provided
for by the Commissioners of State Contracts in like manner and in
like number as they provide for the publication of other official re-
ports to the Governor.
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The Secretary of State shall furnish to said inspectors, upon the
requisition of the Secretary of the State Bureau of Labor Statistics,
whatever instruments, blanks, blank books, stationery, printing and
supplies may be required by said inspectors in the discharge of their
official duties: said instruments to be paid for on bills of particulars,
certified by the Secretary of State and approved by the Governor.
It shall be the duty of every coal operator and every employer of
labor in this State to attbrd to the State Commissioners of Labor, or
their representatives, every facility for procuring statistics of the
wages and conditions of their employes for the purpose of compiling
and publishing statistics of labor and of social and industrial condi-
tions within the State as required by law. Any person who shall
hinder or obstruct the investigation of the agents of the commis-
sioners, or shall neglect or refuse, for a period of ten days, to furnish
the information called for by the schedules of the commissioners as
provided above, shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor and be
subjected to a fine of one hundred dollars.
PAY OF INSPECTORS.
§ 13. Each State Inspector of Mines shall receive as compensa-
tion for his services, the sum of eighteen hundred dollars per annum,
and for his traveling expenses the sum actually expended for that
purpose, in the discharge of his official duties, both to be paid quar-
terly by the State Treasurer, on warrants of the Auditor of Public
Accounts, from the funds in the treasury not otherwise appropriated;
said expense vouchers shall show the items of ex^Denditures in detail,
with sub-vouchers for the same so far as it is i^racticable to obtain
them. Said voucher shall be sworn to by the inspector and be ap-
proved by the Secretary of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the
Oovernor.
REMOVAL OF INSPECTORS.
§ 14. Upon a petition signed by not less than three coal operators,
<or\en coal miners, setting forth that any State Inspector of Mines
neglects his duties, or that he is incompetent, or that he is guilty of
malfeasance in office, or guilty of any act tending to the injury of
miners or operators of mines, it will be lawful for the Commissioners
of Labor of this State to issue a citation to the said inspector to ap-
pear, at not less than fifteen days' notice on a day fixed, before them,
when the said commissioners shall proceed to inquire into and inves-
tigate the allegations of the petitioners; and if the said commission-
ers find that the said inspector is neglectful of his duty, or that he is
incompetent to perform the duties of said office, or that he is guilty
of malfeasance in office, or guilty of any act tending to the injury of
miners or operators of mines, the said commissioners shall declare
the office of inspectors of said district vacant, and a properly qualified
j)3rson shall be duly appointed, in the manner provided for in this
act, to fill said vacancy.
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COUNTY INSPECTORS.
§ 15. The County Board of Supervisors or of Commissioners in
counties not under township oi-f^-anization, of any county in which
coal is produced, upon the written request of the Slate Inspector of
Mines for the district in which said county is located, shall appoint
a County Inspector of Mines as assistant to such State inspector; but
no person shall be eligible for appointment as county inspector who
does not hold a State certificate of competency as mine manager, and
the compensation of such county inspector shall be fixed by the
county board at not less than three dollars per day, to be paid out of
the county treasury.
The State inspector may authorize any county inspector in his
district to assume and discharge all the duties and exercise all the
powers of a State inspector in the county for wdiich he is appointed,
in the absence of the State inspector; but such authority must be
conferred in writing and the county inspector must produce the
same as evidence of his powers upon the demand of any person
affected b)'- his acts; and the bond of said State inspector shall be
holden for the faithful performance of the duties of such assistant
inspector.
DUTIES OF MINE MANAGERS AND MINERS.
§ 16. (a) The mine managers shall instruct employes as to their
respective duties, and shall visit and examine the various working
j)lace3 in the mine as often as practicable. He shall al^-ays provide
a sufficient supply of props, caps and timber delivered on the miners'
cars at the usual place where demanded, as nearly as possible, in suit-
able lengths and dimensions for the securing of the roof by the
miners, and it shall be the duty of the miner to properly prop and
secure his place with materials provided therefor.
Ventilation, (b) It shall be the duty of the mine manager to see
that cross-cuts are made at ijroper distances apart to secure the best
ventilation at the face of all working places, and that all stoppings
along air-ways are properly and promptly built. He shall keep care-
ful watch over all ventilating apparatus and the air-currents in the
mine, and in case of accident to fan or machinery by which the cur-
rents are obstructed or stopped, he shall at once order the withdrawal
of the men and prohibit their return until thorough ventilation has
been re-established.
Air-currents and Outlet Passage-ways, (c) He shall measure
or cause to be measured the air-current with an anemometer at least
once a week at the inlet and outlet, and shall keep a record of such
measurements for the information of the inspector. Once a week he
shall make a special examination of the roadways leading to the
escapement shaft or other opening for the safe exit of men to the
surface, and shall make a record of any obstructions to travel he may
encounter therein, together with the date of their removal.
224 STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Handling Explosives, (d) He shall give special attention to and
instructions concerning the proper storage and handling of explos-
ives in the mine, and concerning the time and manner of placing
and discharging the blasting shots, and it shall be unlawful for any
miner to fire shots except according to the rules of the mine. In
dusty mines he must see that all hauling roads are frequently and
thoroughly sprinkled. He must also see that all dangerous places,
above and below, are properly marked, and that danger signals are
displayed wherever they are required.
Care of Ropes, Cages, Etc. (e) The mine manager or superin-
tendent must have special attention given to the condition of the
hoisting ropes; they must be carefully and frequently scrutinized.
Before the men are lowered in the morning the soundness of thfr
ropes must be tested by hoisting the cages. He must also have the
cages, safety catches, pumps, sumps and stables examined frequently;
he must have the mine examined every morning by the mine exam-
iner before the men are allowed to go to work, and know that the top
man and bottom man are on duty, and that sufficient lights are main-
tained at the toj) and bottom landings when the men are being hoisted-
and lowered.
Early and Late Dqty. (/) The mine manager or his agent shall
be at his post at the mine when the men are lowered into the mine-
in the morning for work; he shall by some device keep a record of
the number of men lowered either for a day or night shift, and he or
his agent shall remain at night until all the men employed during
the day shall have been hoisted out.
May Have Assistants, (g) In mines in which the works are so
extensive that all the duties devolving on the mine manager can not
be discharged by one man, competent persons may be designated and
appointed as assistants to the mine manager who shall exercise his
functions, under his instructions.
duties of hoisting engineers.
§ 17. Constant Attendance, (a) The hoisting engineer at any
mine shall be in constant attendance at his engine ot boilers at all
times when there are workmen underground.
Outsiders Excluded, (b) The engineer shall not permit any one
to enter or loiter in the engine room, except those authorized by tlieir
l^osition, or duties to do so, and he shall hold no conversation with
any officer of the company or other person while the engine is in
motion or while his attention is occupied with the signals. A notice
to this effect shall be posted on the door of the engine house.
Care of Engine and Boilers, (c) The engineer or some other
properly authorized employe must keep a careful watch over the
engine, boilerS; pumps, ropes and winding apparatus. He must see
that his boilers are properly supplied with water, cleaned and in-
spected at frequent intervals, and that the steam pressure does not
excef^d the limit established by the boiler inspector; he shall fre-
quently try the safety valves and shall not increase the weights on
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the same; he shall observe that the steam and water i^auges are
always in good order, and if any of the pumps, valves or gauges
become deranged or fail to act he shall promptly report the fact to
the proper authority.
Signals. ((/) The engineer must thoroughly understand the es-
tablished code of signals, and these must be delivered in the engine
room in a clear and unmistakable manner, and when he has the sig-
nal that men are on the cage he must work his engine only at the rate
of speed hereafter specified in this act.
Handling of Engine, (e) The engineer shall permit no one to
handle or meddle with any machinery under his charge, nor suffer
any one who is not a certificated engineer to operate his engine,
except for the purpose of learning to operate it, and then only in the
presence of the engineer in charge, and when men are not on the
cage.
duties of mine examiners.
i^ 18. To Enter and Examine all Places, (a) A mine exam-
iner shall be required at all mines. His duty shall be to visit the
mine before the men are permitted to enter it. and, first, he shall see
that the air-current is traveling in its proper course and in proper
quantity. He shall then inspect all places where men are expected
to pass or to work, and observe whether there are any recent falls
or obstructions in rooms or roadways, or accumulations of gas or other
unsafe conditions. He shall especially examine the edges and acces-
sible parts of recent falls and old gobs and air-courses. As evidence'
of his examination of all working places, he shall inscribe on the
walls of each, with chalk, the month and the day of the month of his-
visit.
To Post Danger Notices, (b) When working places are discov-
ered in which accumulations of gas, or recent falls, or any dangerous
conditions exist, he shall place a conspicuous mark thereat as notice
to all men to keep out, and at once report his finding to the mine
manager.
No one shall be allowed to remain in any part of the mine through
which gas is being carried into the ventilating current, nor to enter
the mine to work therein, except under the direction of the mine
manager, until all conditions shall have been made safe.
To Make Daily Record, (c) The mine examiner shall make a
daily record of the conditions of the mine, as he has found it, in a
book kept for that purpose, which shall be preserved in the office for
the information of the company, the inspector and all other persons
interested, and this record shall be made each morning before the
miners are permitted to descend into the mine.
VENTILATION.
§ 19, Throughout every coal mine there shall be maintained cur-
rents of fresh air sufficient for the health and safety of all men and
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226 STATISTICS OF LABOR.
animals employed thefein, and such ventilation shall be produced by
a fan, or some other artificial means.
Amount of Air Required, (a) The quantity of air required to
be kept in circulation and passing a given point shall be not less than
100 cubic feet per minute for each person and not less than 600 cubic
feet per minute for each animal in the mine, measured at the toot of
the downcast, and this quantity may be increased at the discretion
of the inspector whenever, in his judgment, unusual conditions make
a stronger current necessary. Said currents shall be forced into
every working place throughout the mine, so that all parts of the
same shall be reasonably free from standing powder smoke and dele-
terious air of every kind.
Measurements, (b) The measurements of the currents of air shall
be taken with an anemometer at the foot of the downcast, at the foot
of the upcast, and at the working face of each division or split of the
air-current. And a record of such measurements shall be made and
preserved in the office, as elsewhere provided for in this act.
Air Currents to be Split, (c) The main current of air shall be
so split, or subdivided, as to give a separate current of reasonably
pure air to every hundred men at work, and the inspector shall have
authority to order separate currents for smaller groups of men, if, in
his judgment, special conditions make it necessary.
Ventilation of Stable, (d) The air current for ventilating the
stable shall not pass into the intake air-current for ventilating the
working parts of the mine.
Self-closing Doors, (e) All permanent doors in mines, used in
guiding and directing the ventilating currents, shall be so hung and
adjusted so as to close automatically.
Trappers. (/) At all principal door-ways, through which cars are
hauled, an attendant shall be employed for the purpose of opening
and closing said doors Avhen trips of cars are passing to and from
the workings. Places for shelter shall be provided at such door- ways
to protect the attendants, from being injured by the cars while at-
tending to their duties.
Cross-cuts, (g) Cross-cuts shall be made not more than sixty
feet apart, and no room shall be opened in advance of the aircurrent.
Stoppings, {h) When it becomes necessary to close cross-cuts
connecting the inlet and outlet air-courses in mines generating dan-
gerous gases, the stoppings shall be built in a substantial manner
with brick or other suitable building material laid in mortar or
cement, if practicable, but in no case shall they be built of lumber
except for temporary purposes.
Authority of Inspector. (/) Whenever the inspector shall find
men working without sufficient air, he shall at once give the mine
manager or operator notice and a reasonable time in which to restore
the current, and upon his or their refusal or neglect to act promptly,
the inspector may order the endangered men out of the mine.
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POWDER AND BLASTING.
§ 20. No blasting powder or other explosives shall be stored in
*iny coal mine, and no workingman shall have at any time more than
one twenty-tive pound keg of black powder in the mine, nor more
than three pounds of high explosives.
Place and Manner of Storing, (a) Every person who has pow-
der or other explosives in a mine, shall keep it or them in a wooden
or metallic box or boxes securely locked, and said boxes shall be kept
at least ten feet from the track, and no two powder boxes shall be
kept within tifty feet of each other, nor shall black powder and high
explosives be kept in the same box.
Manner of Handling, (h) Whenever a workman is about to
open a box or keg containing powder or other explosive, and while
handling the same lie shall place and keep his lamp at least tive feet
distant from said explosive and in such position that the air current
can not convey sparks to it, and no person shall approach nearer
than five feet to any open box containing powder or other explosive
with a lighted lamp, lighted pipe or other thing containing fire.
Copper Tools, (c) In the process of charging and tamping a hole
no person shall use any iron or steel pointed needle. The needle
used in preparing a blast shall be made of copper and the tamping
l)ar shall be tipped with at least five inches of copper. No coal dust
nor any material that is inflammable or that may create a spark shall
be used for tamping, and some soft material must always be placed
next to the cartridge or explosive.
Use of Squibs. ( //) A miner who is about to explode a l)last with
a manufactured squib shall not shorten the match, saturate it with
mineral oil nor ignite it except at the extreme end: he shall see that
all persons are out of danger from the proljable effects of such shot,
and shall take measures to prevent any one approaching, by shout-
ing "fire!" immediately before lighting the fuse.
Not More than One Shot at a Time, (e) Not more than one
shot shall be ignited at the same time in any one working place, un-
less the firing is done by electricity or by fuses of such length that
neither of the shots will explode in less than three minutes from the
time they are lighted. When successive shots are to be fired in any
working place in which the roof is broken or faulty, the smoke must
be allowed to clear away and the roof must be examined and made
secure between shots.
Missed Shots. (/) No person shall return to a missed shot until
five minutes have elapsed, unless the firing is done by electricity,
and then only when the wires are disconnected from the battery.
Dqsty Mines, ig) In case the galleries, roadways or entries of
any mine are so dry that the air becomes charged with dust, the oper-
ator of such mine must have such roadways regularly and thoroughly
sprayed, sprinkled or cleaned, and it shall be the duty of the inspec-
tor to see that all possible precautions are taken against the occur-
rence of explosions which may be occasioned or aggravated by the
presence of dust.
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PLACES OF REFUGE.
§ 21. Engine Planes, (a) On all single track hauling roads
wherever hauling is done by machinery, and on all gravity or in-
clined planes in mines, upon which the persons employed in the mine
must travel on foot to and from their work, places of refuge must be
cut in the side wall not less than three feet in depth and four feet
wide, and not more than twenty yards apart, unless there is a clear
space of at least three feet between the side of the car and the side of
the road, which space shall be deemed sufficient for the safe passage
of men.
On every such road which is more than 100 feet in length a code
of signals shall be established between the hauling engineer and all
points on the road.
A conspicuous light must be carried on the front car of every trip
or train of pit-cars moved by machinery, except when such trip is
on an inclined plane.
Mule Roals. (b) On all hauling roads or gangways on which the
hauling is done by draft animals, or gangways whereon men have to
pass to and from their work, places of refuge must be cut in the side
wall at least two and a half feet deep, and not more than twenty
yards apart; but such places shall not be required in entries from
which rooms are driven at regular intervals not exceeding twenty
yards, and whenever there is a clear space of two and one-half feet
between the car and the rib, such space shall be deemed sufficient
for the safe passage of men.
All places of refuge must be kept clear of obstructions, and no ma-
terial shall be stored nor allowed to accumulate therein.
boys and women.
§ 22. No boy under the age of fourteen years, and no woman, or
girl of any age shall be permitted to do any manual labor in or about
any mine, and before any boy can be permitted to work in any mine
he must produce to the mine manager or operator thereof an affidavit
from his parent or guardian or next of kin, sworn and subscribed to
before a justice of the peace or notary public, that he, the said boy,
is fourteen years of age.
signals.
§ 23. At every mine operated by shaft and by steam power, means
must be provided for communicating distinct and separate signals to
and from the bottom man, the top man and the engineer. The fol-
lowing signals are prescribed for use at mines where signals are re-
quired.
From the Bottom to the Top. One bell shall signify to hoist coal
or the empty cage, and also to stop either when in motion.
Two bells shall signify to lower cage.
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Three bells shall signify that men are coming up; when return sig-
nal is received from the engineer, men will get on the cage and the
eager shall ring one bell to start.
Four bells shall signify to hoist slowly, implying danger
Five bells shall signify accident in the mine and a call for a
stretcher.
Six bells shall call for a reversal of the fan.
From the Top to the Bottom. One bell shall signify: All ready,
get on cage.
Two bells shall signify: Send away empty cage.
Pi'ovided, that the operator of any mine may, with the consent of
the inspector, add to this code of signals in his discretion, for the pur-
pose of increasing its efficiency or of promoting the safety of the men
in said mine, but whatever code may be established and in use at any
mine, must be conspicuously posted at the top and at the bottom and
in the engine room for the information and instruction of all persons
concerned.
WEIGHING AND WEIGHMEN.
§ 24. Scales, (a) The operator of every coal mine where miners
are paid by the weight of their output, shall provide at such mine
suitable and accurate scales of standard manufacture for the weigh-
ing of such coal, and a correct record shall be kept of all coal so
weighed, and said record shall be open at all reasonable hours to the
inspection of miners and others interested in the product of said
mine.
Weighman. (6) The person authorized to weigh the coal and
keep the record as aforesaid shall, before entering upon his duties,
make and subscribe to an oath before some person duly authorized
to administer oaths, that he will accurately weigh and carefully keep
a true record of all coal weighed, and such affidavit shall be kept
conspicuously posted at the place of weighing.
Check Weighman. (c) It shall be permitted to the miners at work
in any coal mine to employ a check-weighman at their option and at
their own expense, whose duty it shall be to balance the scales and
see that the coal is properly weighed, and that a correct account of
the same is kept, and for this purpose he shall have access at all
times to the beam box of said scales, and be afforded every facility
for verifying the weights while the weighing is being done. The
check-weighman so employed by the miners, before entering upon
his duties, shall make and subscribe to an oath before some person
duly authorized to administer oaths, that he will faithfully discharge
his duties as check-weighman, and such oath shall be kept conspicu-
ously posted at the place of weighing.
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BOUNDARIES.
§ 25. Ten-foot Limit, (a) In no case shall the workings of any
mine be driven nearer than ten feet to the boundary line of the coal
rights pertaining to said mine, except for the purpose of establishing
an underground communication between contiguous mines, as pro-
vided for elsewhere in this act.
Approaching Old Works. (6) Whenever the workings of any
part of a mine are approaching old workings, believed to contain
dangerous accumulations of water or of gas, the operator of said
mine must conduct the advances with narrow work, and maintain
bore holes at least twenty feet in advance of the face of the work,
and such side holes as may be deemed prudent or necessary.
notice to inspectors.
§ 26. Immediate notice must be conveyed to the inspector of the
proper district by the operator interested:
First. Whenever an accident occurs whereby any person receives
serious or fatal injury.
Second. Whenever it is intended to sink a shaft, either for hoist-
ing or escapement purposes, or to open a new mine by any process.
Third. Whenever it is intended to abandon any mine or to reopen
any abandoned mine.
Fourth. Upon the appearance of any large body of fire damp in
any mine, whether accompanied by explosion or not, and upon the
occurrence of any serious fire within the mine or on the surface.
Fifth. When the workings of anj^ mine are approaching danger-
ously near any abandoned mine, believed to contain accumulations
of water or of gas.
Sixth. Upon the accidental closing or intended abandonment of
any j)assageway to an escapement outlet.
accidents.
§ 27. Duty of|Inspector. (a) Whenever loss of life or serious
personal injury shall occur by reason of any explosion, or of any ac-
cident whatsoever, in or connected with any coal mine, it shall be the
duty of the person having charge of said mine to report that fact,
without delay, to the inspector of the district in which the mine is
located, and the said inspector shall, if he deem necessary from the
facts reported, and in all cases of loss of life, immediately go to the
scene of said accident and render every possible assistance to those
in need.
It shall moreover be the duty of every operator of a coal mine to
make and preserve for the information of the inspector, and upon
uniform blanks furnished by said inspector, a record of all injuries
sustained by any of his employes in, the pursuance of their regular
occupations.
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Coroner's Inquest, {h} If any person is killed by any explosion,
or other accident, the operator must also notify the coroner of the
county, or in his absence or inability to act, any justice of the peace
of said county, for the purpose of holding an inquest concerning the
cause of such death. At such inquest the inspector shall offer such
testimony as he may be possessed of, and may question or cross ques-
tion any witness appearing in the case.
Investigation by Inspector, (c) The inspector may also make
any original or supplemental investigation which he may deem nec-
essary, as to the nature and cause of any accident within his juris-
diction, and shall make a record of the circumstances attending the
same, and of the result of his investigations, for preservation in the
tiles of his office. To enable him to make such investigation he shall
have power to compel the attendance of witnesses, and to administer
oaths or affirmations to them, and the cost of such investigations
shall be paid by the county in which such accident has occurred, in
the same manner as the costs of coroners inquests are paid.
MEN ON CAGES.
§ 28. Top Man and Bottom Man. (a) At every shaft operated
by steam power, the operator must station at the top and at the bot-
tom of such shaft, a competent man charged with the duty of attend-
ing to signals, preserving order, and enforcing the rules governing
the carriage of men on cages. Said top man and bottom man shall
be at their respective posts of duty at least a half hour before the
hoisting of coal begins in the morning, and remain for half an hour
after hoisting ceases for the day.
Lights on Landings, (h) Whenever the hoisting or lowering of
men occurs before daylight or after dark, or when the landing at
which men take or leave the cage is at all obscured by steam or
otherwise, there must always be maintained at such landing a light
sufficient to show the landing and surrounding objects distinctly.
Likewise, as long as there are men underground in any mine, the
operator shall maintain a good and sufficient light at the bottom of
the shaft thereof, so that persons coming to the bottom may clearly
discern the cage and objects in the vicinity.
Speed of Cages and Other Regulations, (c) Cages on which
men are riding shall not be lifted or lowered at a rate of speed
greater than six hundred feet per minute, except with the written
consent of the inspector. No person shall carry any tools, timber or
other materials with him on a cage in motion, except for use in re-
pairing the shaft* and no one shall ride on a cage containing either a
loaded or empty car. Xo cage having an unstal)le or self-dumping
platform shall be used for the carriage of men or materials, unless
the same is provided with some convenient device by which said plat-
form can be securely locked, and unless it is so locked whenever
men or materials are being conveyed thereon. Xo coal shall be
hoisted in any shaft while men are being lowered therein.
232 STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Eights of Men to Come Out. (d) Whenever men who have fin-
ished their clay's work, or have been prevented from further work,
shall come to the bottom to be hoisted out, an empty cage shall be
given them for that purpose, unless there is an available exit by
slope or by stairway in an escapement shaft, and providing there is
no coal at the bottom ready to be hoisted.
SAFETY LAMPS.
§ 29. Operator Must Furnish, (a) At any mine where the in-
spector shall find that fire-damp is being generated so as to require
the use of a safety lamp in any jaart thereof, the operator of such
mine, upon receiving notice from the inspector, that one or more
such lamps are necessary to the safety of the men in such mine, shall
at once procure and keep for use such numberof safety lamps as may
be necessary.
Mine Manager Must Care For. (b) All safety lamps used for
examining mines and for working therein shall be the property of
the operator, and shall remain in the custody of the mine manager or
other competent person, who shall clean, fill, trim, examine and de-
liver the same, locked and in safe condition, to the men, upon their
request, when entering the mine, and shall receive the same from the
men at the end of their shift. But miners shall be responsible for
the condition and propar use of safety lamps when in their posses-
sion.
stretchers and blankets.
§ 30. At every mine where fifty men are employed underground
it shall be the duty of the operator thereof to keep alw^ays on hand,
and at some readily accessible place, a properly constructed stretcher,
a woolen and waterproof blanket, and a roll of bandages in good con-
dition and ready for immediate use for binding, covering and carry-
ing any one who may be injured at the mine. When two hundred
or more men are employed in any mine, two stretchers and two wool-
en and two waterproof blankets, with a corresponding supply of band-
ages, shall be provided and kept on hand. At mines where fire-damp
is generated there shall also be provided and kept in store a suitable
supply of linseed or olive oil, for use in case men are burned by an
explosion.
caution to miners.
§ 31. It shall be unlawful for any miner, workman, or other per-
son knowingly or carelessly to injure any shaft, safety lamp, instru-
ment, air course or brattice, or to obstruct or throw open any air-way,
or carry any open lamp or lighted pipe or fire in any form into any
place worked by the light of safety lamps, or within five feet of any
open powder, or to handle or disturb any part of the hoisting ma-
chinery, or open any door regulating an air current and not close the
same, or to enter any part of the mine against caution, or to use
REVISED MINING LAW. 233
other than copper needles and copper tipped tamping bars, or to dis-
obey any order given in pursuance of this act, or to do any wilful! act
whereby the lives or health of persons working in the mines or the
security of the mine or the machinery thereof is endangered.
§ 32. It shall be the duty of every operator to post, on the engine
house and at the pit top of his mine, in such manner that the em-
ployes in the mine can read them, rules not inconsistent with this
act, plainly printed in the English language, which shall govern all
persons working in the mine. And the i^osting of such notice, as
provided, shall charge all employes of such mine with legal notice of
the contents thereof.
PENALTIES.
§ 33. Any wilful neglect, refusal or failure to do the things re-
quired to be done by anj' section, clause or provision of this act, on
the part of the person or persons herein rec^uired to do them, or any
violation of any of the provisions or requirements hereof, or any at-
tempt to obstruct or interfere with any inspector in the discharge of
the duties herein imposed upon him, or any refusal to comply with
the instructions of an inspector given by authority of this act, shall
be deemed a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding five
hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period
not exceeding six months, or both, at the discretion of the court:
ProvidciL that in addition to the above penalties, in case of the fail-
ure of any operator to comply with the provisions of this act in rela-
tion to the sinking of escapement shafts and the ventilation of mines,
the State's attorney for the county in which such failure occurs, or
any other attorney, in case of his neglect to act promptly, shall pro-
ceed against such operator by injunction without bond, to restrain
him from continuing to operate such mine until all legal require-
ments shall have been fully complied with. •
Any inspector who shall discover that any section of this act, or
part thereof, is being neglected or violated, shall order immediate
compliance therewith, and in case of continued failure to comply,
shall, through the State's attorney, or any other attorney, in case of
his failure to act promptly, take the necessary legal steps to enforce
compliance therewith through the penalties herein described.
If it becomes necessary, through the refusal or failure of the
State's attorney to act, for any other attorney to appear for the State
in any suit involving the enforcement of any provision of this act
reasonable fees for the services of such attorney shall be allowed by
the board of supervisors, or county commissioners, in and for the
county in which such proceedings are instituted.
For any injury to person or property, occasioned by any wilful
violations of this act, or wilful failure to comply with any of its pro-
visions, a right of action shall accrue to the party injured for any
direct damages sustained thereby; and in case of loss of life by
reason of such wilful violation or wilful failure as aforesaid, a right
of action shall accrue to the widow of the person so killed, his
lineal heirs or adopted children, or to any other person or persons
234 STATISTICS OF LABOR.
who were, before such loss of life, dependent for support on the per-
son or persons so killed, for a like recovery of damages for the in-
juries sustained by reason of such loss of life or lives, not to exceed
the sum of five thousand dollars.
DEFINITIONS.
§ 34. Mine: (a) In this act the words "mine" and "coal mine,"
used in their general sense, are intended to signify any and all parts
of the property of a mining plant, on the surface or underground,
which contribute, directly or indirectly, under one management, to
the mining or handling of coal.
Excavations or Workings. (6) The words "excavations" and
"workings" signify any or all parts of a mine excavated or being ex-
cavated, including shafts, tunnels, entries, rooms and working places,
whether abandoned or in use.
Shaft, (c) The term "shaft" means any vertical opening through
the strata which is or may be used for purposes of ventilation or es-
capement, or for the hoisting or lowering of men and material in
connection with the mining of coal.
Slope or Drift, (d) The term "slope" or "drift" means any in-
clined or horizontal way, opening or tunnel to a seam of coal to be
used for the same purposes as a shaft.
Operator, (e) The term "operator" as applied to the party in
control of a mine in this act, signifies the person, firm or body cor-
porate who is the immediate proprietor as owner or lessee of the
plant, and, as such, responsible for the condition and management
thereof.
Inspector. (/) The term "inspector" in this act signifies the
State Inspector of Mines, within and for the district to which he is
appointed.
Mine Manager, (g) The "mine manager" is the person who is
charged with the general direction of the underground work, or both
the underground and outside work of any coal mine, and who is
commonly known and designated as "mine boss," or "foreman" or
"pit boss."
Mine Examiner, (h) The "mine examiner" is the person charged
with the examination of the condition of the mine before the miners
are permitted to enter it, and who is commonly known, and has been
designated in former enactments as the "fire-boss."
Approved April 18, 1899, in force July 1, 1899.
MINING LAWS. 23S
The following laws relating to the mining industry were not
affected bv the revision and continue in force:
MINERS TO BE PAID FOR ALL COAL MINED.
i 1. Miners to be paid in lawful money for I 2. Mine inspectors to investigate and en-
all coal mined. force the law.
i 3. Penalty for violation of this act.
An Act to provide for the payment of coal miners for all coal
mined by them, and providimj additional dnties for mine in-
spectors.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the People of the Stcde of Illinois,
represented in the Genercd Assembly : That every person engaged
in mining coal for any corporation, company, firm or individual, shall
be paid in lawful money of the United States for all coal mined and
loaded into the mine car by such person for such corporation, com-
pany, firm or individual, including lump, egg, nut, pea and slack, or
such other grades as said coal may be divided into, at such price as
may be agreed upon by the respective parties.
§ 2. It shall be the duty of the mine inspector to ascertain whether
or not the provisions of section one of this act are being complied
with in his district, and if he shall find that any corporation, com-
pany, firm or individual are violating the provisions of section one
of this act, it shall be his duty to at once have instituted suit in the
name of the People of the State of Illinois, in some court of com-
petent jurisdiction, for the recovery of the penalty provided for in
this act, and it shall be the duty of the State's attorney of the county
in which such suit is brought, when notified by the mine inspector, to
prosecute such suit as provided by law in other State cases.
§ 3. Every corporation, company, firm or individual violating the
provisions of this act shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor
more than two hundred dollars for each offense. [Approved June 3,
1897. in force July 1, 1897.
MINERS — QUALIFICATION OF.
[iner desiring to work by himself in
mine must have two years experi-
ence.
§ 2. Penalty for violation of this act.
An Act in rehdion to the safety and the competency of coal miners,
and to punish for infraction of the same
Section 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly: That from and after the
passage of this act every person desiring to work by himself in
rooms of coal mines in this State shall first produce satisfactory evi-
dence to the mine manager of the mine in which he is employed, or
desires to be employed, that he has worked at least two (2) years
with or as a practical miner. Until said applicant has so satisfied
the mine manager of the mine in which he seeks such employment
of his competency, he shall not be allowed to mine coal, unless accom-
panied by some' competent coal miner, until he becomes duly
qualified.
286 STATISICS OF LABOR.
§ 2. Any violation of section one (1) of this act shall work a for-
feiture of the certificate of the manager of the mine where any such
party or parties are emjployed. [Approved June 7, 1897, in force
July 1, 1897.
OILS TO BE USED IN GOAL MINES.
? la. Quality of oils to be used,
b Testing of oils, requirements,
c How gravity obtained,
d Allowances to be made,
e All barrels or packages to be branded,
f Other material may be used in place of
oil.
2a. Only oils described to be used.
b Operators and miners liable for using
other oils, penalty,
c Quantity sold limited in five barrels,
penalty,
d Violations of the law, how prosecuted.
e Inspector's duties, information to be
filed.
An Act to prohibit the use of certain oils in coal nmies, and pen-
alties for infraction of same.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly: a That only pure animal or
vegitable oil, or other oil as free from smoke as a pure animal or vege-
table oil, and not the product or by-product of rosin, and which shall
on inspection comply with the following test, shall be used for illumi-
nating purposes in the mines of this State:
b All such oil must be tested at 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The
specific gravity of the oil must not exceed 24 degrees Tagliabue.
The test of the oil must be made in a glass jar one and five-tenths
inches in diameter by seven inches in depth. If the oil to be tested
is below 45 degrees Fahrenheit in temperature, it must be heated
until it reaches about 80 degrees Fahrenheit; and should the oil be
above 45 degrees and below 60 degrees Fahrenheit, it must be raised
to a temperature of about 70 degrees Fahrenheit, when, after being
well shaken, it should be allowed to cool gradually to a temperature
of 60 degrees Fahrenheit, before finally being tested.
c In testing the gravity of the oil, the Tagliabue hydrometer
must be, when possible, read from below, and the last line which ap-
pears under the surface of the oil shall be regarded as the true read-
ing. In case the oil under test should be opaque or turbid, one-half
of the capillary attraction shall be deemed and taken as the true
reading.
d Where the oil is tested under difiicult circumstances, an allow-
ance of one-half degree may be made for possible error in parallax
before condeming the oil for use in the mine.
e All oil sold to be used for illuminating purposes in the mines of
this State shall be contained in barrels or packages branded conspicu-
ously with the name of the dealer, the specific gravity of the oil, and
the date of shipment.
/ It is providf d, liowever, that any material that is as free from
smoke and bad odor and of equal merit as an illuminant as a pure
animal or vegetable oil may be used at the pleasure of mine opera-
tors and miners.
MINING LAWS. 237
§ 2. a Any person or persons, firm or corporation which ships
any oil contained in any barrel or barrels, package or packages,
which are not branded as prescribed in section one of this act. said
oil to be used for illuminating purposes in coal or other mines; and
any person or persons, firm or corporation, which sells any oil other
than that i^rescribed in section one, to be used for illuminating pur-
poses in coal or other minas;
h And any person or persons, firm or corporation having in charge
the operation or running of any mine which, in a mine under his or
its charge, uses or permits the use of any oil other than that pre-
scribed in section one; and any miner or mine employe who uses,
with a knowledge of its character, in any mine of this State, any oil
other than that prescribed in section one of this act, shall be fined
not less than five nor more than fifty dollars;
c And any individual, firm, company or corporation which sells
any oil other than that prescribed in section one of this act, in a
quantity exceeding five barrels at one sale, to be used for illuminat-
ing purposes in coal or other mines, shall be fined not less than
twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars.
d Justices of the peace shall have jurisdiction to try any viola-
tions of this act. Every person convicted of a second or other offense
against this act, in addition to the fine before provided shall be sen-
tenced to the county jail not less than ten days nor more than
ninety days.
e It shall be the duty of the inspector of mines in each district to
notify the State's attorney of the respective county of any violations
of the above provisions. And the State's attorney shall prosecute as
in other cases of misdemeanors. [Approved April 30, 1895; in force
July 1,1895.]
§ 3. No claims made under this act shall be paid until after the
exi^iration of the time in which to present such claims. And if the
funds realized on the property seized be insufiflcient to pay the total
claims presented, then such funds shall be prorated on such claims.
[Approved June 21, 1895, in force July 1, 1895.
WAGES OF MINERS AND LABORERS AT COAL MINES LIENS ON ALL
PROPERTY.
1 1. All laborers or coal miners have lien on all property for labor performed, how secured.
An Act fo protect laborers and miners for labor performed in devel-
oping and loorking in coal mines.
Section 1. Be it enacted bij the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the Genercd Assembly: That every laborer or miner
who shall perform labor in opening and developing any coal mine,
including sinking shafts, constructing slopes or drifts, mining coal
and the like, shall have a lien upon all the property of the person,
firm or corporation owning, constructing or operating such mine,
used in the construction or operation thereof, including real estate,
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STATISTICS OF LABOR.
buildings, engines, cars, mules, scales and all other personal property,
for the value of such labor for the full amount thereof, upon the same
terms, with the same rights and to be secured and enforced as me-
chanics' liens are secured and enforced. [Approved June 21, 1895,
in force July 1, 1895.
WEIGHING GOAL AT THE MINES.
§4.
Construction of scales by any person
for fraudulent weighing or recording
or connivance therein by weighman,
penalty.
I 5. Penalties for failure to comply with law
or obstructing its requirements.
§6. Repealing clause.
? 1. Standard scales must be provided.
? 2a. All coal must be carefully weighed,
correct record to be kept for inspec-
tion,
b Weighman, oath to be posted at scales.
i 3a. Miners may employ check-weighman,
duties and privileges.
b Check-weighman, qualifications, oath
to be posted at scales.
An Act to provide for the iveighing of coal at the mines, and to
repeal a certain act therein named.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in tlie General Assembly: That the owner, agent or op-
erator of every coal mine in this State at which the miners are paid
by weight, shall provide at such mines suitable and accurate scales
of standard manufacture, for the weighing of all coal which shall be
hoisted or delivered from such mines.
§ 2. a All coal so delivered from such mines shall be carefully
we'ighed upon the scales as above provided, and a correct record shall
be kept of the weight of each miner's car, wdiich record shall be kept
open at all reasonable hours for the inspection of all miners or others
pecuniarily interested in the product of such mine.
b The person designated and authorized to weigh the coal aud
keep such record shall, before entering upon his duties, make and
subscribe to an oath before some magistrate or other officer author-
ized to administer oaths, that he will accurately weigh and carefully
keep a true record of all coal delivered from such mine, and such
oath shall be kept conspicuously posted at the i)lace of weighing.
§ 3. a It shall be lawful for the miners employed in any coal
mine in this State to furnish a check-weighman at their own expense,
whose duty it shall be to balance the scales and see that the coal is
properly weighed, and that a correct account of the same is kept; and
^or this purpose he shall have access at all times to the beam box of
said scale, and be afforded facilities for the discharge of his duties
while the weighing is being performed.
b The agent employed by the miners as aforesaid to act as check-
weighman shall, before entering upon his duties, make and subscribe
to an oath before some officer duly authorized to administer oaths,
MINING LAWS. 239
that he will faithfully discharge the duties of clieck-weighman; such
oath shall be kept conspicuously posted at the place of weighing.
[As amended and approved June 16, 1891.]
§ 4. Any person, company or firm having or using any scale or
scales for the purpose of weighing the output of coal at mines, so ar-
ranged or constructed that fraudulent weighing may be done thereby,
or who shall knowingly resort to or employ any means whatsoever by
reason of which such coal is not correctly weighed or reported in ac-
cordance with the provisiinis of this act, or any weighman or check-
weighman who shall fraudulently weigh or record the weights of
such coal, or connive at or consent to such fraudulent weighing and
recording, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon
conviction, for each oft'ense be punished by a tine of not less than
two hundred dollars ($2(X)) nor more than five hundred dollars
($500), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to ex-
ceed sixty (60) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, proceed-
ings to be instituted in any court of competent jurisdiction.
§ 5. Any person, owner or agent operating a coal mine in this
State, who shall fail to comply with the j)rovisions of this act, or who
shall obstruct or hinder the carrying out of its requirements, shall be
fined for the first offense not less than fifty dollars (§50) nor more
than two hundred dollars (S200( ; for the second offense not less than
two hundred d.»llars (8200) nor more than five hundred dollars
(8500), and for the third offense not less than five hundred dollars
(8500) , or to be imprisoned in the county jail not less than six months
nor more than one year: Provided, that the provisions of this act
shall apply only to coal mines whose product is shipped by rail or
water.
§ 6. That an act entitled "An act to provide for the weighing of
coal at the mines," approved June 14, 1888, in force July 1, 1888, as
amended and approved June 29. 1885, in force July 1, 18S5, be and
the same is hereby repealed.
Approved June 16, 1887. in force Julv 1, 1^81.
FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES. 2-41
ILLINOIS FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES.
1899.
Considerable space was devoted in the last biennial report of this
Bureau to a review of the operation of free employment offices. In
support of the demand for a law providing for such agencies in
Illinois, particular reference was made to the effects of similar legis-
lation in other states and foreign countries where the system had been
adopted. Much valuable data was obtained, all of which emi)hasized
not only the wisdom, but the increasing necessity of the State at-
tempting through such means to meet and alleviate the varied wants
of the unemployed. Some of the principal reasons urged in favor of
the State assuming such functions, was the direct benefit to the com-
munity resulting from increased employment, without cost either to
those requiring or desiring labor, and to protect those honestly seek-
ing employment from the vicious practices of the private employ-
ment system, which, to all intents and purposes, has its counterpart
only in the padrone and thrives by imposing upon the ignorance ana
necessities of the unemployed poor.
Investigation has revealed instances where creatures devoid of
conscience have opened employment offices, and taken fees required for
registration, without even j)retending to secure employment. To
the frequent eager inquiries of the robbed was repeated the same
lie. Fortunately, all have not reached such villainous depths. In
common justice to the modern pretentions of mankind, let it be
said that the majority of private agents are willing to make some
little effort in exchange for the last dollar of the applicant, and find
no small measure of encouragement in the prospect that if successful
in obtaining employment, they will later reap a rich reward through
the well known method of graduated assessments upon the wages of
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242 STATISTICS OF LABOR.
their victims. As a means of eradicating, or at least minimizing evils
of this character, existing particularly in all great industrial cen-
ters, the last General Assembly of this State enacted the following
law :
ILLINOIS FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES.
An Act to create free employment offices in cities of certain designated popula-
tions, and to provide for the maintenance, management and control of the same,
and to prevent private imitations of the name of the same and regulating pri-
vate employment agencies.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented
in the General Assembly: That free employment offices are hereby created
as follows: One m each city of not less than fifty thousand population, and
three in each city containingr a population of one million or over, for the pur-
pose of receiving applications of persons seeking employment, and applica-
tions of persons seeking to employ labor. Saeh offices shall be designated
and known as Illinois Free Employment Offices.
§ 2. Within sixty days after this act shall have been in force, the State
board of commissioners of labor shall recommend, and the Governor, with
the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a superintendent and
•assistant superintendent and a clerk for each of the offices created by section
1 of this act, and who shall devote their entire time to the duties of their re-
spective offices. The assistant superintendent or the clerk shall in each case
be a woman. The tenure of such appointment shall be two years, unless
sooner removed for cause. The salary of each superintendent shall be $1,200
per annum, the salary of such assistant superintendent shall be $900 per an-
num. The salary of such clerks shall be $800 per annum, which sums, to-
gether with proper amounts for defraying the necessary costs of equipping
and maintaining the respective offices, shall be paid out of anj' funds in the
State treasury not otherwise appropriated.
I 3. The superintendent of each such free employment office shall, within
sixty days after appointment, open an office in such locality as shall have
been agreed upon between such superintendent and the secretary of the
bureau of labor statistics as being most appropriate for the purpose intended;
such office to be provided with a sufficient number of rooms or apartments to
enable him to provide, and he shall so provide, a separate room or apartment
for the use of women registering for situations or help. Upon the outside of
each such office, in position and manner to secure the fullest public attention,
shall be placed a sign which shall read in the English language, Illinois Free
Employment Office, and the same shall appear either upon the outside win-
dows or upon signs in such other languages as the location of such office shall
render advisable. The superintendent of each such free employment office
shall receive and record in books kept for that pui'pose names of all persons
applying for employment or help, designating opposite the name and address
of each applicant the character of employment or help desired. Separate
registers for applicants for employment shall be kept, showing the age, sex,
FREE EMPLOYMEXT OFFICES. 342
nativity, trade or occupatioa of each applicant, the cause and duration o£
non-employment, whether married or single, the number of dependent child-
ren, together with such other facts as may be required by the bureau of labor
statistics to be used by said bureau: Provided, that no such special registers
shall be open to public inspection at any time, and that such statistical and
sociological data as the bureau of labor may require shall be held in confi-
dence by said bureau, and so published as not to reveal the identity of any
one: And, provided, further, that any applicant who shall decline to furnish
answers to the questions contained in special iTgisters shall not thereby
forfeit any rights to any employment the office might secure.
I 4. Each such superintendent shall report on Thursday of each week to
the State bureau of labor statistics the number of applications for positions
and for help received during the preceding week, also those unfilled applica
tious remaining on the books at the beginning of the week. Such lists shall
not contain the names or addresses of any applicant, but shall show the
number of situations desired and the number of persons wanted at each
specified trade or occupation. It shall also show the number and character
of the positions secured during the preceding week. Upon receipt of these
lists, and not later than Saturday of each week, the secretary of the said
bureau of labor statistics shall cause to be printed a sheet showing separately
and in combination the lists received from all such free employment offices;
and he shall cause a sufficient number of such sheets to be printed to enable
him to mail, and he shall so mail, on Saturday of each week, two of said
sheets to each superintendent of a free employment office, one to be filed by
said superintendent and one to be conspiciously posted in each such office. A
copy of such sheet shall also be mailed on each Saturday by the secretary of
the State bureau of labor statistics to each State inspector of factories and
each State inspector of mines. And it is hereby made the duty of said fac-
tory inspectors and coal mine inspectors to do all tkey reasonably can to
assist in securing situations for such applicants for work, and describe
the character of work and cause of the scarcity of workmen, and to secure
for the free employment offices the cooperation of the employers of labor in
factories and mines. It shall be the duty of such factory inspectors and coal
mine inspectors to immediately notify the superintendent of free employment
offices of any and all vacancies or opportunities for employment that shall
come to their notice.
I 5. It shall be the duty of each such superintendent of a free employ-
ment office to immediately put himself in communication with the principal
manufacturers, merchants and other emploj-ers of labor, and to use all dili-
gence in securing the cooperation of the said employers of labor, with the
purposes and objects of said employment offices. To this end it shall be
competent for such superintendents to advertise in the columns of daily news-
papers for such situations as he has applicants to fill, and he may advertise
in a general way for the cooperation of large contractors and employers in
such trade journals or special publications as reach such employers, whether
such trade or special journals are published within the State of
244 STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Illinois or not: Provided, that not more than four hundred dollars or as much
thereof as shall be necessary, shall be expended by the superintendent of any
one such office for advertising any one year.
'i 6. It shall be the duty of each such superintendent to make report to
the Siate bureau of labor statistics annually, not later than December first of
each year, concerning the work of his office for the year ending October first
of same year, together with a statement of the expenses of the same, includ-
ing the charges of an interpreter when necessary, and such reports shall be
published by the said bureau of labor statistics annually with its coal report.
Each such superintendent shall also perform such other duties in the collec-
tion of statistics of labor, as the secretary of the bureau of labor statistics
many require.
§ 7. No fee or compensation shall be charged or received, directly or
indirectly, from persons applying for employment or help through said free
employment offices; and any superintendent, assistant superintendent or clerk
who shall accept, directly or indirectly, any fee or compensation from any
applicant, or from his or her representative, shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and, upon conviction shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor
more than fifty dollars and imprisoned in the county jail not more than thirty
days.
I 8. In no ease shall the superintendent of any free employment office
created by this act, furnish or cause to be furnished, workmen or other
employes to any applicant for help whose employes are at that time on
strike, or locked out; nor shall any list of names and addresses of appli-
cants for employment be shown to any employer whose employes are on
strike or locked out; nor shall such list be exposed where it can be copied
or used by an employer whose employes are on strike or locked out.
I 9. The term "applicant for employment'' as used in this act shall be
construed to mean any person seeking work of any lawful character, and
"applicant for help" shall mean any person or persoBS seeking help in any
legitimate enterprise; and nothing in this act shall be construed to '^^i\i ihe
meaning of the terra work to manual occupation, but it shall include pro-
fessional service, and any and all other legitimate services.
I 10. No person, firm or corporations in the cities, designattid in section
1, of this act, shall open, operate or maintain a private employment agency
for hire, or where a fee is charged to either applicants for employment or
for help, without first having obtained a license from the Secretary of
State, which license shall be two hundred dollars per annum, and who
shall be required to give a bond to the people of the State of Illinois in
the penal sum of one thousand dollars, for the faithful performance of the
duties of private employment agent; and no such private agent shall prints
publish, or paint on any sign, window, or newspaper publication, a name
similar to that of the Illinois Free Employment Offices. And any person,,
firm or corporation violating the provisions of this act, or any part thereof,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined
not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars.
FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES. 2-45
? 11. Wheuevei', in the opinion o£ the board of commissioners of labor,
the superintendent of imy free einph)yment office is not duly dilijjent or
enersjetie in the performance of his duties, they may summon such superin-
tendent to appear before them and show cause why he should not be rec-
ommended to the Governor for removal, and unless such cause is cleax'ly
shown the said board may so recommend. In the consideration of such
case an unexplained low percentage of positions secured to applicants for
situations and help reg'istered, lack of intelligent interest and application to
the work, or a general inaptitude or inefficiency shall be considered by said
board a sufficient ground upou which to recommend a removal. And if, in
the opinion of the Grovernor, such lack of efficiency can not be remedied
bj^ reproval and discipline, he shall remove as recommended b}' said board:
Provided, that the Governor may at any time remove any superintendent,
assistant superintendent or clerk for cause.
^ 12. All such printing, blanks, blank books, stationery and postage as
may be necessary for the proper conduct of the business of the offices herein
created shall be furnished by the Secretary of State upon requisition for the
same made by the secretary of the bureau of labor statistics,
. Approved April 11, 1899. In force July 1, 1899.
By the provisions of Section 1 of the Act, free offices are confined
to cities containing fifty thousand population, and authorizing three
offices in each city containg one million population or over. This
provision limits, for the present, the operation of such agencies to
the City of Chicago. When the forthcoming census is taken, prob-
ably other .cities in the State will show the necessary population
entitling them to a free employment office. Aside from the
many requirements of the law which are common to similar enact-
ments of other states, some new and important features are added.
Attention is particularly directed to the provisions of Sections 8 and
10. In the former, the superintendent is prohibited from exhibiting
any list of names and addresses of applicants for employment, to any
employer whose workmen are on strike or locked out. This provision
■was inserted from a consideration of the rights of organized labor,
and justlv estops the State from becoming an agency in the hands of
designing men, for the purpose of reducing wages. By the latter
section, all persons, firni3 or corporations conducting a private agency
for hire, are required to file a bond and pay a fee of 8200 par annum.
It was believed that the effect of this provision would permit only
the more reputable concerns to operate, and that they ultimately
would disappear as a result of the free agencies.
As required by Section 2 of the law the commissioners of labor
recommended and the governor appointed the following named per-
sons for the respective positions:
North Side office, Wm. E. Goodman, Supt.; Thomas Devinish, Asst.
Supt.; Mrs. J. C. Schaufel, Clerk.
246 STATISTICS OF LABOR.
South Side office, George W. Geary, Supt.; John Felker, AssL
Supt. ; Miss Margaret E. May, Clerk.
West Side office, F. E. Erickson Supt.; P. J. Meaney, Asst. Supt.;
Miss Mary Henneberry, Clerk.
In conformity with the provisions of the law herein referred to,
the Secretary of this Bureau, in conjunction with the Superintendents
and their assistants, selected the following locations as being
the most suitable to conduct the business of the free employment
offices:
North Side, 234 Chicago avenue.
South Side, 44 Congress street.
West Side, 28 Ogden avenue.
These offices were opened with appropriate ceremonies Au-
gust 2, 1899. Anticipating that the ordinary demands on such
agencies in the City of Chicago would exceed those of any city
where similar work had been undertaken, provision was made in the-
law for two assistants to the Superintendent. Experience early dem-
onstrated that the help provided was inadequate to perform the work
and keep the detailed records required. Extra help was temporarily
assigned, and very mnch to the regret of those charged with the
preparatory work, some of the records and forms were reduced in
order to bring the offices more nearly within their respective appro-
priations. In view of the unexpected volume of business, the
amounts allowed by the legislature for the maintenance of the
respective offices should have been more than doubled. Under the
circumstances a deficit can not be avoided if the departments are to
continue, and the friends of this latest humanitarian departure must
look to the next General Assembly to make good the shortage, pre-
senting as a sufficient reason for the granting of the request, the
splendid results of their brief existence.
Section 6 of the law requires each superintendent to make report
to the Bureau annually, not later than December 1, of each year,
concerning the work of his office for the year ending October 1, of
the same year, with a statement of the expenses of the same; said
reports to be published by the Bureau in connection with its annual
Coal Report. On account of the date on which these offices were
opened, this report is but a partial one, covering only a period of nine
weeks from August 2 to October 1, 1899, but is designated as the
First Annual Report. From the returns made by the superin-
tendents, it is shown that the following number of applications for
employment were filed in each of the offices, to October 1, 1899:
FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES.
247
Table I. — The Combined Business of the Three Offices for Nine
Weeks, August 2 to October 1, 1899.
Applications
FOR Employment.
Applications
FOR Help.
Offices.
rlumber
Filed.
Number
of Posi-
tions
Secured .
Number
Unfilled.
Number
Filed.
Number
Unfilled.
North Side Office— Male^
2,909
989
1,189
823
1,720
166
2.688
1,339
1,499
North Side Office- Females
516
Totals
3.898
2,012
1.886
4,027
2,015
South Side Office-Males
South Side Office— Females . ...
4,350
1.331
1,705
1,150
2,645
181
2,514
1,751
809
60J
Totals
5.681
2.855
2.826
4.265
1,410
2,566
952
S5B
772
1.708
180
901
1,177
43
West Side Office— Females
405
Totals
3.518
1,630
1.888
2,078
448
Three offices, 9 weeks— Malc^
9,825
3.272
3.752
2.745
6.073
527
6,103
4,267
2,351
1,522
Grand totals
13.097
6,497
6.600
10,370
3 873
'
From this table it will be observed that during the brief period
embraced by the report there were received at all of the offices 9,825
applications for male, and 3,272 for female employment, a total of
13,097. During the same time the number of aiDplications for help
filed were, for males, 6,103: females, 4,267, a total of 10,370.
It is further shown that of the applications for employment, 3,752
males and 2,745 females, or a total of 6,497, obtained situations
through the agencies. The number of applications of both sexes for
labor exceeds by 2,727 the applications for help, while the number
furnished with positions is less by 3,873 than the entire number of
those applying for help. This presents, on the one hand, a surplus
of labor, and on the other, the evident inability of the offices to com-
pletely furnish all the kinds of labor required. By far the greatest
per cent of applications for labor unprovided for relates, as the
superintendents' reports show, to positions of a somewhat confiden-
tial nature, as clerks, watchmen, and others of a similar class. Of
the entire number of male applications for employment, 38.2 per
cent secured positions; while 62 per cent of all applications for male
248
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
help were filled. Of the applications for female labor 84 per cent
secured situations, and 64.3 per cent of all aj)plications for help of
this class were filled.
Combining both male and female applications for employment, it
is shown that 50 per cent have been supplied with positions, and of
all applications for help 62.7 per cent have been filled.
Measured by the work performed, the South Side office ranks first,
due principally to the fact of its location in the central or business
section of the city. Compared with the North Side office, it received,
during the nine weeks here considered, 1,783 more applications for
employment of all kinds, and furnished 843 more situations. Of the
4,027 applications for help received during this period at the North
Side office, 2,015 remained unfilled, while of the 4,265 similar appli-
cations made at the South Side office, but 1,410 remained unfilled.
The per cent of i^laces secured through the West Side office is about
equal to that of the others, although the number registering for em-
ployment is considerably less. Of the total applications for employ-
ment, positions were obtained for 51 per cent at the North and
South Side offices; the West Side office secured places for 46 per
cent of those applying for employment.
In the following table of percentages is reported the positions
secured and help furnished through each, and for all the offices.
Table II. — Percentages of Positions Secured and Help Fiuniished,
Both Male and Female.
Percentages of Positions
Secured Applicants for Em-
ployment.
Percentages of Help
Furnished Applicants.
Offices.
Male. Female.
1
Both
male and
female.
Male.
Female.
Both
male and
female.
North Side
40.9
39.2
83.2
86.4
81.1
51 6 : 44 2
61.5
65.7
65.6
49.9
50.3
46.3
67.8
95.2
66.9
West Side
78 1
The three offices
38.2
83.9 1 49.6
1
61.5
64.3 62.7
FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES
249
The compensation paid to applicants of l)oth sexes furnished
employment, whether by the day, week or month, appears in the
table following:
Table III. — Aro-di/c IlV/^rs Pdid io Applicanlx Fin-nished
Employment by I lie Three Ojjices, Aiujast :? io Oeloher 1, 18'J'J.
MALES.
Character of Occdpau
Per day.
Per week. Per month.
8 to 12,
5 to 15
etc 12
8 to 10
5,6 to 12.
Agents I
Architects
Bakers SI . 60
Barl)ers ! 2.00|
Barnnien \ i .
Bartenders
Bicycle workers i
Bill clerks !
Blacksmiths I 2.25,2 50.3.50: \
Blacksmith helpers I 1.50
Boilermakers 2.25 to 3.00i
Bookbinders j 8 to 12;
Bookkeepers i |
Box makers i 1.75 to 2.25|
Brass finishers 2.50 to .3. Oo! I
Bricklayers \ 4.00;
Bugrsry washers i
Butchers 8 to 12l
Butlers 6 to 10!
Canvassers I \ t+6'
Car builders 2.10j
Car cleaners 1.60 |
Candy makers 8 to 12
Carpenters 2. 10. 2.ae, 2.50 .
Cashiers
Clerks
Clerks and salesmen
Coallieavers 1.75,.
Coachmen .
Collectors :
Cooks
Conductors 1.871-2, .
Dishwashers I
Draftsmen
Drill press men 1.60|.
Drivers 1.501.
Druggists, clerks
Electricians
Elevator men
Engineers
Errand boys
Exoress messenger
Factory hands
Florists
Farm hands
Folders
Firemen
Gardners
Hod carriers 2.001
Housemen
Iron workers 2.00,2.50,3.50;
Janitors
Kitchen work
Laborers 1.25,1.50,
Laundrymen
Lime mixer
Machinists 2.25 to 3.00
Merchants
Molder helpers 1.50 to 2.00j
Motermen 2. Id.
Molders I 2.50 to 3.00,
Nurses I ]
Oilers
Painters !!!!.'. '.'!;!'.!;.■;;;!!;!!'.!!!!'.!'.!!!'.!'.".!!! ''2;66; 2.50 to'siooi
Paper hangers 2.00 to 3.00|
Photographers ! i
$16 to S20
8 to 14
7 to 12
!*$15,$20.S25,S30
6 to 12 *25
9 to 12
6 to 9'
*4,5,6 to
15 to
6 to
8 to
6 to
10 to
8 to
37 to 50
25,40,60,65
20,30,40,75
*12 to 20
250
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Average Wages Paid. — Table III. — Concluded.
^L ALES— Concluded.
Character of Occupations.
Per day. 1 Per week. ; Per month.
Plumbers
S2.50to 4.00
Polishers
S12to 14
*4to 5,9,10
8 to 12,15
9 to 15
Porters
1.75 to 2.25
9 to 15
7 to 12
Shipping clerk
Solicitors
3^25 to 4.00
t
■
Stenographers
8 to 15
8, 12 to 16
8 to 12
8 to 12
Tailors
Teamsters
Timekeepers.. .
2.00,2.75,3.25
1.50
I^oholsterers..
12
*15
Vise hands
10.50
*5,8to 12
Waiters . .
30 to 50
Whitewasher
':''
6 to 12
9 to 14
Wood finishers
2.25
8 to 12
* With board.
tWith commissions.
t Commissions.
i Twenty-five cents per hour.
FEMALES.
Character of Occvpations.
Wages.
Per day.
Per week. ! Per month.
$5 to $8
8 to 12
^7 to 12
5.00 to 9.00
3.00 to 4.50
3.50 to 9.00
*4.00to 10.00
6.00 to 8.00
Barbers
8
§
Cashiers
Chambermaids .
*$12
Clerks
Cooks
Copyists.
1.00 to 1.50
Dishwashers
*3.00to 5.00
6.00 to 12.00
3.00 to 6.00
*2.50tO 5.00
3.00 to 7 00
2.00 to 6.00
General work
Janitresses
20 to 35
Kitchen work
*4.00to 6.00
5.00 to 8.00
4.00,5.00,8.00
*2.5J 3.00,9.00
*4.00 to 5.00
4.00 to 8.00
■■*5:6o't6"7;66
*3.00to 5.00
6.00,8.00,12.00
Laundresses
1.00 to 1.50
Nurses
Scrubwomen.
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.75
*15
Stenographers .. ...
Teachers .
40
4.66 to 7-66
*15 to 20
* With board, $3.00 to $4.00 per week.
t With board and room.
+ In private family with board and room.
i Commissions.
FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES.
251
Some idea of the diverse character of the service seeking emph^y-
ment will be gathered from the following tables, which gives in detail
the number of applications tiled for male and female labor at all of
the offices, and the number and character of positions secured.
Table IV. — Showing the combined ivork of the three offices; oppti-
cations for employment filed and emploijment secured. Nine
iveeks, August '^ to October 1, 1899.
3yEA.I-.:ES.
Applications for
Employment Filed.
Total.
Employment
Secured.
Character of Occv}-ations.
North
Side
Office.
South
Side
Office.
West
Side
Office.
North
Side
Office.
South
Side
Office.
West
Side
Office.
Total.
Agents •
2
3
49
49
i
3
6
1
27
4
3
1
16
5
49
49
4
1
30
33
121
108
6
14
24
54
3
150
6
,1
40
10
1
3
21
Any occupation
6
5
6
5
Architects
3
1
19
i!
2
6
8
23
96
50
5
23
24
5
2
33
3
55
6
1
3
4
8
Barbers
5
88
13
Bellboys
Bicycle workers
Bill clerks
ii
2
2
■>
Blacksmiths
14
46
2
15
Blacksmith helpers
1
1
89
2
1
10
9
8
2
15
1
4
15
i
Bookkeepers
3
16
2
1
1
13
i
4
2
6
4
8
Butlers
3
Cabinet makers
:
1
6
2
6 1
7
15
2
15
2
48
169
7
26
2
59
6
62
1
I
^3
5
6
1
24
3
Cashiers.
24
1
1
Chefs
g------
2
149
25
J
463
104
Circular distributors
1
2
6
1
2
Clerks
301
37
1
19
3
2*
11
19
1
1
34
1
59
1
171
4
4
3
122
4
20
115
1
}
Collectors
]
18
'
1
2
Cooks
Coopers
49
97
25
1
4
I
11
52
13
76
1
1
Cupola tenders
Dishwashers
1
6
1
44 74 4
1 21 1
13 1 7
40: 29
75-
A
1
Drivers
115
24
252 STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Tro?Vv of the Three Offices—Table JF— Continued.
Applications for
Employment Filed.
Total.
Employment
Secured.
Character of Occupations.
North
Side
Office.
South
Side
Office.
West
Side
Office.
North
Side
Office.
South
Side
Office.
West
Side
Office.
Total.
33
75
4
33
7
75
1
60
1
121
218
282
1
200
242
168
2
1
1
7
1
3
1
14
2
31
15
1
1
2
1
21
66
75
94
58
50
1
1
24
49
45
76
103
162
1
10
101
61
1
6
7
24
16
11
37
2
7
24
18
Errand boys
68
96
83
57
1
10
11
10
Farm hands.
i3
28
1
111
25
Folders
1
1
2
1
Gardeners
7
1
67
2
10
67
•1
1
3
2
Orocerv clerks
3
2
1
22
13
t>3
1
1
22
13
279
1
3
18
3
Hostlers
18
Wntel nlprks
86
130
71
36
35
142
10
112
12
730
5
229
32
1,302
1
98
5
439
2
4
5
80
3
7
16
439
49
2,471
2
18
6
22
252
3
■7
9
4
3
2
3
31
4
11
67
154
9
7
5
25
17
297
13
53
6
20
26
241
11
100
10
1
40
13
40
10
7
9
18
534
7
14
8
1,089
13
4
547
36
30
Laborers
2.170
12
16
113
6
59
5
2
1
8
Machinists
12
18
2
32
7
3
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
4
2
1
2
1
22
5
2
1
6
1
1
8
Oilers
1
11
10
43
i
1
14
6
98
10
17
33
53
6
5
7
11
146
24
58
3
1
4
4
53
7
12
8
2
4
9
16
Painters
24
4
1
1
Pr>li<shpr<!
Porters
41
1
71
1
2
29
141
3
2
12
24
6
111
4
39
3
7
4
17
104
6i
i
28
3
30
7
27
2
6
8
3
5
1
2
10
Salesmen
26
7
36
5
1
1
3
7
2
Silver men
1
1
1
12
3
6
3
1
Stewards
1
i
1
Stock farm hands
1
FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES.
253
Work of the Three Offices—Table IF— Concluded.
Applications for
Employment Filed.
Total.
Employment
Secured.
Character of Occupations.
North South
Side Side
Office. Office.
West
Side
Office.
North
Side
Office.
South
Side
Office.
West
Side
Office.
Total.
Stock keepers
i
15
408
3
1
Stone cutters
1
3
3
122
Tailors
6
5
105
1
181
1
1
Teachers
64
52
45
161
Telegraphers
rile roofers
3i 29
2i 2
35
5
5
2
8
i
2
2
Tinsmiths
1
Tool makers
1
1
Undertakers
1
2 1
Upholsterers
2
2
1
1
Vest makers
1
i
n
1
106
1
470
3
93
1
10
4
35
2
49
Vise hand'*
13
120
3
3
3
Waiters
Watchmakers .
70
15
58
3
76
155
i95
11
1
3
4
18
Whitewashers
1
Wholesale men.
48
45
42
3
45
1
1
4
Window washers
9
i
9
9
Wood linishers.
1
15
20
2
24
5
4
5
Not classified.
16
9
Totals— 152 positions
2.909
4.350
2,566
9.825
1.189
1.705
588
3.752
Table V. — Showing the combined work of the three offices, appli-
cations for employment filed and employment secured. Nine
weeks August 2 to October 1, 1899.
Applications for
Employment Filed.
Total.
Employment
Secured.
Character op Occupations.
North
Side
Office.
South
Side
Office.
West
Side
Office.
North
Side
Office.
South
Side
Office.
West
Side
Office.
Total.
6
'i
3
1
19
193
186
3
263
6
245
26
1
Attendants i
Barbers
i
'
4
3
1
1
1
10
43
16
1
56
12I
26
Canvassers
2
1
6
44
2
75
3
106
104
i32
si
92 30
Cooks ..
99i i2i 78
'98
Copyists
Daywork
117
24 i 54
1 1 35
78
Dining room help
35
254 STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Worl- of the Three Offices— Table T^— Concluded.
Applications for
Empotment Filed.
Total.
Employment
Secured.
Character of Occupations,
North
Side
Office.
South
Side
Office.
West
Side
lOffice.
North
Side
Office.
South
Office.
West
Office.
Total.
14
67
17
255
7
29
98
1
124
423
26
106
110
2
3
148
46
3
1
1
3
7
91
51
204
1
38
6
169
1
1
24
62
20
345
27
106
345
16
12
i5
298
1
1
1
25
288
50
43
298
is
423
14
44
2
57
56
8
15
is
2
3
49
46
16
3
659
3
17
i
12
36
659
4
47
4
111
40
66
32
15
ii3
Milliners
Nui'ses .
55
44
17
17
18
52
3
1
1
3
3
::::::::
1
1
3
7
26
21
i7
95
7
10
t)
43
2
33
6
13
ii
75
9
2
8
85
1
9
1
36
43
26
131
?
112
20
4
1
1
. ..
1
2
1
Teachers
Waitresses
67
64
26
157
Totals— 48 positions
989
1,331
952
3,272
823
1.150
772
2,745
It will be observed that of the 152 different male classes applying
for employment, but comparatively few represent recognized trades or
occupations; the greater portion of the unfilled applications are
made by persons seeking places as clerks, bookkeepers, coachmen,
collectors, salesmen, errand boys, watchmen, porters, etc. This
rather numerous element illustrates the common tendency in human
nature to appropriate the places involving the least physical exertion;
they are also the most difficult to obtain, as those requiring such
service hesitate about assigning strangers to the duties of positions
of a somewhat confidential nature. Neither should it be assumed
that all applicants in this class represent the unemployed. The
superintendents in charge of these offices report that a considerable
per cent were employed at the date of filing their applications, and
hoped by so doing to secure better positions. By far the most
numerous and needy class is that representing the common laborers
for whose special benefit the offices were organized. An examination
FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES. 2oO
of the returns for this class of labor show that these demands have
been quite fullj' met. Of the 2,471 laborers making application, 2,170
were supplied with places. Daring the period covered by this re-
port 1,557 more applications for help of this character were filed
than were supplied, indicating an unusual demand for this class of
service.
It frequently occurs in the reports oi these offices, anil particu-
larly in the table relating to female applicants, where the number
furnished with particular places exceed the number applying for
them. This apparent discrepancy is explained by applicants accept-
ing other employment than that for which they made application .
The tables following show the age periods of the different applicants:
Table VI. — Age Periods of Male A2:>plicants for EmpJo>jment-
Xine Weeks, August 2 to October 1, 1899.
30 but 40 but i 50 but I 60
under under under ■ years
40 ! 50 I eo I and
years. ! years, years, over.
Not i
re- (
ported.
309
i 1,163
1
1,392
1 809
1.116
605
395
648
431
215
484 :
285 1
17
1 646
64
West Side
i
: 296
56
Totals
1,251
3,448
! 2,530
1,474
984 1
137
Table VII. — Age Periods of Female Applicants for Emploijment-
Xine Weeks, August 2 to October 1, 1899.
Tender ~^ ''^^^ I ^*^ ^^* ' ^^ ^^"* ' ^^ ^'^^ ' ^^
on under under under I under years
M \ r-
Xot 1
40 i 50
years, t years. , year-
60
years.
ported.
Xorth.Side
South Side
1 156
I 399
338
620
349
180
272 !
228
124
40
4
47
146
989
1,331
West" Side
183
21
952
Totals
738
1,307
680
287
91
23
146
3,272
256
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
The table following shows the sex, number and nationality of
those registering for employment:
Table VIII. — Nationalitu of Applicants for Employment at the
Three Offices— Nine [Veeks— August 2 to October 1, 1899.
Males.
Females.
Nationality.
North
Side
Office.
South
Side
Office.
West
Side
Office.
Total.
North
Side
Office.
South
Side
Office.
West
Side
Office.
Total.
1,497
2,635
1,^68
3
15
5,700
3
190
5
102
287
108
319
97
1,039
30
7
72
8
575
76
84
47
3
52
197
176
401
690
590
1,681
Austrian
21
2
4
si
i
8
506
4
154
3
6
9
62
161
57
157
84
313
26
1
36
62
39
98
5
220
7
14
17^
24
Bohemian..
3
8
7
24
8
125
77
36
13
52
16
81
2
1
23
i
1
65
81
67
28
English
103
25
German
271
Greek • . .. ..
2
Hebrew
9
4
119
10
37
23
3
12
49
277
55
47
3
3
3
119
i3
3
161
11
23
37
116
1
396
Italian.
12
36
Polish
36
4
197
52
i7
i
17
96
Scotch
30
94
15
22
2
81
4
50
2
Swede
247
16
107
23
9
11
4
354
48
1
6
24
213
113
194
5
Svrian
Turk
4
13
Welsh
5
5
209
147
147
Totals
2,909
4.350
2,566
9,825
«
1,331
952
3,272
The most suggestive feature in connection with the facts here pre-
sented is the striking preponderance of Americans. This class, it
will be noticed, represents considerably more than one half the entire
number of all other applicants combined. It is sometimes easier to
discover a fact than to assign a reason for it. While the statistician is
not expected to solve sociological problems, it is j)atent that what-
ever the cause operating to produce these results, the American, in
the modern process of industrial displacement, has been and is the
principal sufferer. In certain specialized occupations he has sur-
rendered to the superior force of his foreign competitor.
While much of the hard, disagreeable work of the world has, in the
ordinary course of industrial evolution, been committed to other
hands, and many new avenues opened for the employment and utili-
zation of native genius and energy, still the simple story of these
FRKE EMl'LOVMENT OFFICE^;. 257
figures burden the braiu with the iinprossion th;it, iu the struggle of
human life, many have been iguorod and neglected, and not without
regret is it noted, that in the world's busy places, seeking employ-
ment, are found in greatest numbers, the representatives of a superior
race.
As a partial explanation of the excess of Americans, compared
with other nationalities, applying for employment, it may be proper
to suggest that they prcvlominate among the class of applicants seek-
ing to obtain clerical positions, and probably represent the remnant
of that portion of the population which years ago rushed to the large
cities, in the hope of securing sinecure employment. They rank
among the so-called educated classes whose wits have j)roved unequal
to their wants, and whose necessities constitute a standing rebuke to
that system of vicious instruction which induce men to regard the
occupation of the common laborer as something less than honorable.
Following will appear the reports of each of the three superin-
tendents, showing in detail the work accomplished by them, from the
date of opening the offices, August 2, to October 1, 1899. Following
these will be found a general summary, giving the combined business
of all of the offices.
-17 C. R.
258 STATISTICS OF LABOR.
ILLINOIS FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICE,
North Side Office, 234, 2341^2 Chicago Avenue,
Chicago, October 1, 1899.
Hon. David Ross, Secretary Bureau of Labor Statistics, Springfield, Illinois:
Sir: — In compliance with section 6 of the law establishing free em-
ployment offices, I submit herewith the first report of this office, extending
from August 2 to October 1, 1899. It will be noticed that the business of the
office, during the brief period which it covers, has by far exceeded our most
sanguine expectations. You will appreciate the fact that all the work done by
the private employment offices is obtained principally through the medium of
advertising in the Chicago newspapers; on account of our limited appropria-
tion we have not expended anything in advertising.
There are several things that in a way come into this office, outside of our
regular work of procuring employment. The Civic Federation of Chicago
have just found us out and are beginning to send us deserving people in
search of employment, and I am happy to say that all that have been sent
have been properly taken care of. The Bureau of Associated Charities of the
city has sent us several cases, all of which were immediately cared
for. There have been several other eases of one kind and another that have
needed the most prompt attention in the way of charity, and all of the em-
ployes of this office have at ®nce become interested. I am pleased to report
that in every instance we have been able to give immediate relief without ex-
tra expense to the State.
In this report you will observe a great number of applications for help that
we have not been able to fill. This is the old case of supply and demand, and
in this particular the supply was very short. At times we have large demands
for certain kinds of help, as at the present time we cannot supply molders,
tinsmiths nor butchers to meet the demand. We are receiving calls from all
over the country for this class of help.
As the seasons change the demands for help in the several avocations
change, and I believe if we had sufficient funds to enable us to use the news-
papers for advertising purposes, we would be much better able to help the
employer and employe. The only demands for help we have had that have
remained unsupplied since the opening of this office is for farm hands and
laborers; the principal trouble is, that Chicago farm hands do not know how
to milk a cow, and every farm hand we have had a call for is wanted for this
kind of work.
While my experience in the employment agency work is limited, I think
some changes in the law should be made, and shall take the opportunity of
submitting some recommendations in my next annual report. Following this
repoi-t will be found an itemized statement of the expenses incident to equip-
ping and maintaining the office from August 2 to October 1, 1899.
Respectfully submitted,
W. E. Goodman, Supt.
FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES.
ILLINOIS FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES.
259
NORTH SIDE OFFICE. 234 CHICAGO AVENUE.
Table giving the Character of the Positions Applied for, both for Em-
ploijnient and for Help, the Number of Positions Secured and the
Number Remaining UnjUled:
Applications
FOR Employment.
Applications
FOR Help.
Character of Positions.
Number
Filed.
Number
of Posi-
tions
Secured.
Number
Unfilled.
Number
Filed.
Number
Unfilled.
A rchitpct
,
3
6
28
2
6
31
4
24
14
2
3
2
33
11
1
3
3
33
24
7
1
3
1
46
'!
2
2
3
16
1
2
2
13
6
Baker
3
16
2
1
5
6
1
Butcher
1
1
Butler
i
Bell bov
13
R
6
3
I
2\ 2
48! 13
i
35
18
15
35
3
301
7
37
3
280
7
35
2i
15
■ i^c\]\f^oic\v^
'Coachmeii
2
19
11
3
40
19
1
21
.<:ooks
1 49
1
38
1
8
Companion
75
75
1
1
1
1
Core maker
:::::.::;:
1
•Chef
1
3
32
1
;
1
24
2
Driver
iis
1 ■
44
• 24
49
11
45
91
1
12
3
1
4
2
18
42
14
^1
86
46
6
1 "
103
8
1
1
Drug-gist
Dyer
Dishwasher .. .
41
6
2
6
28
iis
15
9
1
70
8
9
JS
1.643
40
1
6
6
7
! 24
4
Florist
Farm hand's ..
! 83l 83
961 10
571 11
71 1
86 71
10 7
112| 9
121 18
730! 534
12 5
35
Factory hands
5
Iron worker
1
196
1,109
Laundryman
1
1
1 113
i
i 101
^Machinist
12
is 1
260
STATISTICS OF LABOR
North Side Office — Males — Concluded.
Applications
FOB Employment.
Applications
for Help.
Chakacter of Positions.
Number
Filed.
Number
of Posi-
tions
Secured.
INumber
Unfilled.
Number
Filed.
Number
Unfilled.
2
1
2
16
3
4
11
43
6
98
10
17
14
10
1
1
1
3
26
6
3
3
7
12
2
10
1
Molder's helpers
2
1
8
Motormau.
1
2
16
3
3
11
36
6
57
9
17
14
10
1
1
1
3
Machine hands
1
1
Organ builder
Painter
7
15
8
Polisher
Porters ...
41
1
51
1
10
Pressman .
I
Printer
Plumber
Packer
Plasterer
Photographer.
Salesman .
27
117
90
6
3
7
3
7
12
Steam fitter
Steward
Sawyer
Solicitor
4
- 1
1
Teacher
3
122
2
2
3
58
1
1
Teamster .
64
1
1
1
79
7
2
1
15
&
Tinsmith
1
3
3
Tile roofer ...
1
i
2
1
13
1
2
1
10
1
3
2
Vegetable man
1
11
15
1
11
18
3
Watchman .
120
28
1
4
1
1
3
16
109
13
1
3
1
1
1
16
Waiter
a
Window dresser
1
Wood finisher
1
2
Window washer..
1
10
9
Not classified
Total
2,909
1.189
1,775
55
2.688
1,516
Positions secured applicants who applied
for other positions
Total
2,909
1,189
1.720
2,688
1.516
Selp furnished not applied for
17
2,909
1,189
Total— 104 positions
1,720
2,688
1.499
FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES.
North Side Office — Continued.
2r,i
Applications
FOR Employment.
Applications
FOR Help.
Character of Positions.
Number
Filed.
Number
of Posi-
tions
Secured.
Number
Untilled.
Number
Filed.
Number
Unfilled.
4
67
4
.59
Clerk
n
6
Cooks
mi 1 140
a
Chambermaid
44 51
48
Companion
Cashier
Day work
Dishwasher
Factory work
General work
Governess
Housekeeper
Janitress
Kitchen work
Laundress
Nurse
Oflftce work
Photographer
Pantry work
Printer
Reception service.
Second worK
Seamstress
Scrub woman
Stenographer
Solicitors
Saleswoman
Teacher
Waitresses
Totals
Positions secured applicants who had applied
for other positions
Totals
Help furnished not applied for.
Totals— 29 positions.
1
291
41
27
628
5
17
12
330
22!
6
65 ...,
78
26!
2
12
9
2
3
55
23
1 ...
12
14
2
10
3
123,
56
1,339!
521
RECAPITULATION.
North Side Office, October 1, 1899.
Number
Number of Posi-
Filed. tions
Secured.
Number
Unfilled.
Applications
FOR Help.
Number Number
Filed. 1 Unfilled.
Males
1
2.909
989:
1. 189
823 j
1,720'
166:
l!339.
1,499
Females
516
Totals .
3,898
2.012|
1.886
4,027;
2.015
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Expense Account North Side Office, to October 1, 1899.
Office furniture
Office safe
Signs
Moving safe
Office rent, July 15 to October 1
Postal cards
Postage
Insurance on property
Janitor
Clerical service
Printing
Telephone rent and tolls
Expressage
Rent, typewriter
Office supplies and expenses,..
Total
$551 50
300 00
41 60
20 60
175 00
30 00
50 00
18 00
37 50
376 00
4 50
32 20
1 35
800
35 76
$1,694 01
FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES. 2(i3
ILLINOIS FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES,
South Side Ofpce, 4-1 Congress St.
Chicago, October 1, 1899.
PIox. David Ros.S, Secretarij Bureau of Labor Statistics, Springfield, Illinois:
Sir:— Complj'ing with section 6 of the act of the General Assembly creat-
ing the Illinois Free Employment Offices, I beg to herewith submit the first
report of the business of this office for nine weeks, August 2 to October 1,
1899, together with some interesting data taken from the applications for em-
ployment; also the expense account of this office for the same period.
If there is any doubt as to the necessity of these offices, the following re-
port should remove it from the minds of the most skeptical; a fair idea can
be obtained for the need of offices of this kind by the general benefit con-
ferred upon those whom they were designed to aid and benefit — the employer
and employe.
To those who were active in the work of encouraging and establishing these
offices, there is every reason for congratulation, as the work they have ac-
complished is ten-fold greater in volume than anyone could have anticipated,
and it now seems remarkable that they remained so long unestablished.
Many reasons wers advanced for the legislature taking this step; one of the
main ones was the outrageous practices perpetrated on helpless working peo-
ple by private agencies, robbing them of their last dollar and oftentimes
sending them on long journeys in quest of employment that never existed.
The State, in aiding and protecting this helpless class, has performed its real
function, that of protection, in a most satisfactory manner.
Recognizing the peculiar industrial conditions existing in all large cities,
Chicago, while always the scene of industrial activity, has generally contained
a large element of the unemployed, which can be turned into an undesirable,
if not a dangerous class, when industrial equilibrium is disturbed. These
free offices, in the procuring of employment for this class, will eliminate
this in a great measure.
As the work already performed has more than justified the creating of these
free offices, many additional resources are needed to render them still more
effective, and will no doubt be supplied by the next legislature.
The apparent large number of applicants filing applications and failing to
obtain employment is susceptible of explanation; when applicants have ap-
plied for common labor they readily found employment, but when they ap-
plied for some special position and would not accept any other, it was very
difficult to secure such applicants the particular position applied for.
264
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
It was found that many of these applicants at the time they applied for em-
ployment were not idle, but their object in filing an application was to secure
some better or more satisfactory employment.
The daily newspapers, when these offices were opened, were very liberal
in their news columns, giving us a great deal of advertising, which induced
many people from the surrounding country and adjoining states to send ap-
plications for employment in Chicago, which, under the law, we were com-
pelled to register on our books. It is as hard to keep people from flocking to
large cities as it is to keep the moth from the candlelight. The activity in
the business of large cities appears to be the magnet that attracts people from
the outside.
The work of this ofiice, since its establishment, has been carried on with
great difficulty, owing to the limited appropriation, as the expenses for main-
taining the office two months will show. It was found necessary to have
additional clerical help to properly carry out the law in regard to these offices,
twenty-four hours after they were opened.
Following is a report of the South Side office and the necessary expense of
furnishing and maintaining the same from August 2 to October 1, 1899.
Very respectfully,
Geo. W. Geary,
Superintendent.
ILLINOIS FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES,
SOUTH SIDE OFFICE, 44 CONGRESS STREET, CHICAGO.
Table giving the character of x>ositions applied for, both for employ-
ment and for help, the number of positions secured and the num-
ber remaining unfilled.
MALES.
Applications for
Employment.
Applications
FOR Help.
Character of Positions.
Number
Number of Posi-
Filed. tions
Secured.
Number
Unfilled.
Number
Filed.
Sg^tel
2
1
8
23
96
50
5
23
24
1
1
89
2
1
10
9
8
1
6
59
6
2
1
6
23
41
44
5
21
22
1
1
89
2
1
6
7
6
I
54
4
23
Architects
Bakers
2
3
1
Barmen
55
6
57
10
2
4
2
2
1
Blacksmiths
Bookkeepers
Bricklayers
4
2
2
56
3
3
52
1
1
Canvassers
1
5
2
2
27
3
2
1
22
Carriage workers
1
Cashiers ,
24 i
1
FREE EMTLOYMENT OFFICES.
2G5
South Side Office — Males — Concluded.
Application?
Fou Help.
Chakacter of Positions.
Number
Filed.
Number
Unfilled.
Clerks,
Coachmen
Collectors
Cooks
Disliwash
Drafrsn.-i
l)n
Dry goods clerks i
Electricians .
Elevator men
Engineers
Errand boy
Express messenger
Factory hands
Farm hand
Florists
FireniPii
Fold
Gardeners
Grocery clerks
Hod carriers
Housemen
Iron workers
Janitors
Kitchen work
Laborer
Laundry men
Machinists
Machine ban
Merchants
Molders' helpers
Motormen
Nurses
Oiler
Packers
Painters
Paper hangers
Photographers
Plumbers
Polishers
Porters
Pressmen
Printers
Railroadmen
Salesmen
Shipping clerks
Silvermen
Solicitors
Steamfitters
Stenographers
Stewards
Tailors
Teachers
Teamsters
Telegraphers
Timekeepers,
Tinsmiths
Upholsterers
Waiter
Watchmen
Wholesale men
Window was he
Wood workers
Not classfied
Totals
Positions secured applicants who had ap
plied for other positions
Total— 90 positions
2
2
1 ....
6
18'
7
"l...
1
27
r-
4
ii....
3|....
52
49
50,
14
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
SOUTH SIDE OFFICE — FEMALES.
Applications for
Employment.
Applications
FOR Help.
Character of Posixioxi?.
Number
s P-iled.
Number
of Posi-
tions
Secured.
Number
Unfilled.
Number
Filed.
Number
Unfilled.
6
1
3
1U6
104
132
5
67
16
12
18
423
14
44
2
57
44
7
89
26
24
9
112
1,331
6
1
3
14
97
11
5
5
15
11
15
Bookkeepers
Cashiers . ..
92
181
11
218
89
Clerks
4
Cooks
97
Dishwashers
62
1
1
3
659
3
33
iiel 54
Dressmaker"?
1
1
4
820
4
123
1
Housework
161
11
11
25
27
5
56
20
11
8
1
48
1
Kitchen help
90
Lady's maid
32
17
33
6
13
1
33
5
82
8
17
1
6
Nurses .
16
3
49
Seamstresses
4
64
88
24
Totals
1,150
417
236
1,751
601
Positions secured applicants who had ap-
1.331
1.150
181
1,751
601
RECAPITULATION.
South Side Office, October 1, 1899.
Applications for
Employment.
Applications
FOR Help.
Number
Number of Posi-
Filed. tions
Secured.
Number
Unfilled.
Number
Filed.
Number
Unfilled.
Males
4,350
1,331
1,705
1.150
2,645
181
2,514
1,751
809
Females
601
5,681
2,855
2,826
4,265
1,410
FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES.
267
Expense Account of South Side Office, August 2 to October 1, 1800.
Rent for office from July 15 to October 1.
Office furniture
Carpenter work in fitting office
Insurance on office furniture
Fostagre .
Signs and painting office.
Toilet supplies
Awning .
Numbering machine and rubber stamps...
Electric fan
Wiring and equipment for ligbt and powei
Rent for light and power
Typewriter and desk
Western Un ion, clock rent
Rent for telephone
Copy press and stand
Water filter
Janitor and miscellaneous supplies
Salary for stenographer
Salary for janitor
Extra clerks
$250 00
500 17
98 00
11 45
60 00
44 10
4 50
k; 00
18 40
36 00
40 82
35 51
62 00
2 00
42 70
13 55
3 00
11 38
SO 00
30 00
178 00
Totals $1,539
268
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
ILLINOIS FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES,
West Side Office, 28 Ogden Avenue.
Chicago, October 1, 1899.
Hon. David Ross, Secretary, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Springfield, Illinois:
Sir: — In compliance with section 6 of an act of the General Assembly cre-
ating the Illinois Free Employment Offices, I have the honor to submit to you
the first report of the work of this office, for nine weeks, August 2 to October
1, ]899, also ray expense account.
Very respectfully,
F. E. Erickson,
Superintendent.
ILLINOIS FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES.
WEST SIDE OFFICE, 28 OGDEN AVENUE. CHICAGO.
Table giving the character of positions applied for, both for employ-
ment and for help; the number of positions secured and the num-
ber remaining unfilled.
MALES.
Applications
FOR Employment.
Applications
FOR Help.
Character op Positions.
Number
Filed..
Number
of Posi-
tions
Secured.
Number
Unfilled.
Number
Filed.
Number
Unfilled.
49
49
1
3
6
1
27
4
3
1
16
2
15
2
1
4
15
1
62
1
2
1
2
2
3
43
44
1
3
1
23
4
3
1
14
2
15
2
1
4
9
1
2
56
6
5
6
6
1
1
3
...... ^
1
4
1
Bartenders
6
2
Rill plprk«
2
5
3
1
1
6
6
1
6
3
1
6
1
2
2
1
r'nah hn\rc
Circular distributors
i
i
FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES.
West Side Office — Males -Cuntinued.
269
Chakaiter of Positions.
Clerical
Coal miner
Coachmen
Coal weigher
Collectors
(Conductors
Cooks
Coopers
Cupola tenders
Core makers
Dish washers
Draftsmen
Drill-press men
Druggists
Electricians
Electrotypers ,
Elevator men
Engineers
Errand boys
Factory hands
Foremen
Farm hands
Flouring mill
Foundry men
Firemen
Furnace tenders
Gardeners
Harness cleaners...
Harness makers
Housemen
Hostlers
Hotel clerks
Ice cream makers ..
Iron workers
Janitors
Kitchen work
Laborers
Lathers
Laundry men
Locksmith
Machinists
Masons
Metal workers
Nurses
Oilers
Packers
Painters
Paper hangers
Photographers
Plasterers
Plumbers
Porters
Printers
Punch press hands.
Railroad men
Railroad laborers ..
Salesmen
Sawyers
Shipping clerks
Shoemakers
Steam fitters
Stenographers
Stock farm hand ...
Stock keepers
Stone cutters
Tailors
Teachers
Teamsters
Telegraphers
Applications Applications
FOR Employment. for Help.
Number
Filed.
Number
of Posi-
tions
Secured.
Number
Unfilled.
Number
Filed.
\
20!
49j
1
ll
31
4i
24
24!
6
1
20
XQ-i
2 ' i
17 4
1
1
61
^I::::-::;;:
2
1
1
7
33 5
1
...:
')
■
38| 3
191 1
1
^i
13
4
558
"
2 1
1
[
1 ..........
4
9
2
1
31
2
8
3
5
1
2
1
46, 1
270
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
West Side Office— Males—Conclnded.
Applications
FOR EMPLOrMENT.
Applications
FOR Help.
Character of Positions.
Number
Filed.
Number
of Posi-
tions
Secured.
Number
Unfilled.
Number
Filed.
Number
Unfilled.
3
1
2
5
1
5
4
8
195
45
20
24
3
1
191
42
15
Tinsmiths
2
".
3
4
3
5
4
4
5
3
5
4
i
Watchmen .
1
Not classified
24
Total
2,566
858
1,825
117
901 1 43
Positions secured applicants who had applied
2.566
858
1.708
901
43
FEMALES.
Applications
for Employment.
Applications
for Help.
Character of Positions.
Number
Filed.
Number
of Posi-
tions
Secured.
Number
Unfilled.
Number
Filed.
Number
Unfilled.
1
1
3
1
1
1
10
43
16
1
56
1
128
26
17
255
7
29
1
56
8
15
13
2
3
1
49
46
]
Vi
95
20
1
1
3
1
1
1
10
13
10
1
Bottle labelers
Cash girls
Cashiers
Chambermaids .
30
6
34
6
4
Clerks
78
93
15
1
74
54
35
20
345
58
37
25
4
2
5
354
7
1
39
7
3
27
28
1
17
1
12
15
17
1
13
15
Kitchen help
1
2
3
1
31
47
1
1
6
20
18
18
22
4
Office work
11
75
2
11
87
3
Second work
12
Stenographers
1
FREE EMPOYMENT OFFICES. 271
West Side OJjUcc — Females — Concluded.
L'OSITIONS.
Applications
FOR Employment.
Applications
FOR Help.
Charactek of
Number
Filed.
Number
of Posi- iNu
tions i L'n
Secured.!
I
niber
filled.
Number
Filed.
Number
Unfilled.
Teachers
4
21
1
1
26 ...
4
i
Waitresses
28
iits wiio
ipplied for
Total
Positions secured applies
other position.s
1)52
772
311
131
1,177
405
952
7721
180
1,177
Recapitulation, West Side Office, October 1, 1899.
Applications
FOR Employment.
Applications
FOR Help.
Number
Filed.
Number
of Posi-
tions
Secured.
; i
Number Number ^Jumbe^
Unfilled. Filed. Unfilled.
1
Males
2,566
S."iS
1,708
180
Females
952 1 772
1 177 405
Totals
3,518
1.630
1.888
2,078i 448
Expense Account, West Side Office, August 2 to October 1, 1899.
Rent of office, July 15 to October 1,
Janitor, July 15 to October 1, 1S99..
Office furniture, etc
Stenographer
{jlerical work, extra
S112 50
75 00
1,231 30
15 oe
SO 50
Total.
272
STATISTICS OF LABOR.
SUMMARY
Of the Three Free Employment Offices for Nine WeelxS to October
1, 1899, by Character of Positions.
MALES.
Character of Positions.
Applications
FOR Employment.
Number
Filed.
Number
of Posi-
tions
Secured.
Number
Unfilled.
Applications
for Help.
Number
Filed.
Number
Unfilled.
Agents
Any occupation
Apprentices
Architects
Auctioneers
Bakers
Ba"bers
Barnmen
Bartenders
Bell boys
Bicycle workers
Bill clerks
Blacksmiths
Blacksmith helpers ..
Boilermakers
Bookbinders
Bookkeepers
Boxmakers
Brass finishers
Bricklayers
Butchers
Butlers
Cabinetmakers
Canmakers
Candy makers
Canvassers
Car builders
Car cleaners
( arpenters
Carriage washers
Cash boys
Cashiers
Chefs
Cigarmakers
Circular distributors.
Clerical work
Clerks
Cachmen
Coal heavers
Coal miners
Coal weighers
Collectors
Companions
6
6
1
10
2
7
2
9C
2
19
6
2
?i\
16
7
6
1
1
56
52
10
2
3
1
9
2
50
35
•A
1
64
40
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
18
1
13
2
40
21
76
76
4
2
FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICER. 271?
Sdinnuiri^ of I he Three Offices — Continued.
Males- Confirmed
Applications
FOR Employment.
Applicat'on.s
for Help.
Character of Positions.
Number
Filed.
Number
of Posi-
tions
Secured.
Number
Unfilled.
Number
Filed.
Number
Unfilled.
Cooks
171
1
4
4
.J
4
20
il5
33
i
CO
2
i2i
218
2S2
200
242
1C8
2
io
d7
76
i
75
2I
95
1
4
4
2
i\i
4
19
91
33
75
58
97
200
214
190
131
143
1
1
107
31
3
•>
1
114
Disbwasbers
3?
i
1
Drivers
«•
2
2
i
Electrical linemen
6
24
18
68
20
24
99
G
7
31
io
111
25
15
151
27
■■■ ■ ,=>
40
4
Flori«tt
[
Folders.
1
i
Furnace tender
i
-
2
3
2
8
64
"' i
Grocery clerks
1
_1
~i
271
1 ■«
142
52
19
49
Hostlers
4
13
1
1-TntpI r'lprk<
i58
1
5^
36
3.727
17
1
16
439
49
2,471
1«
36
10
1
18
6
Laborers
1.557
i S
i()
1
2
1
(
25--
3
f
I
3
31
4
11
15^
1 1
6
22
220
3
t
3
2
3
23
3
11
130
5
4
25
Machine hands
1 32
1 i
! 2
1
1 1
1 it;
24
4
35
3
^ erchants
Aletal worker*^
1
2
10
1
24
30
;,
8
Motermen
Music teachers
1
Packers
Painters
8
12
2
Plasterers
i
1
Polisbers
IS C, K.
274 STATISTICS OF LABOR.
Siimmarg of the Three Offices — Continued.
Males— Co7^cZ^afec?.
Character of Positions.
Applications
FOR Employment.
Applications
FOR Help.
Number
Piled.
Number
of Posi-
tions
Secured.
Number
Unfilled.
Number Number
Filed. [Unfilled.
Porters
297
13
53
6
20
26
241
11
100
10
1
40
13
40
10
141
2
51
6
98
201
4
60
1
Printers.
2
io
36
5
3
2
1
Railroad men
io
127
5
3
2
1
6
9i
Sawyers
Shipping clerks .
Shoemakers
Solicitors
iSteamfitters
39
S
9
'
1
1
1
}
7
5
3
10
12
408
3
I
3
9
12
247
3
■ ::;::::■
7
i86
Tailors
Teachers
1
6
161
25
Tile roofers
1
2
2
1
35
5
2
5
2
8
2
1
4
2
i
Tinsmiths
i
1
1
2
1
2
I
i
17
1
106
1
470
3
93
1
10
4
35
.5
1
14
1
30
1
452
2
48
1
1
3
30
Vise hands
3
2
Waiters
76
86
10
Watchmen
18
1
45
19
10
50
1
12
3
5
4
1
9
5
1
9
1
5
4
3
2
49
TotaN
9.825
3.752
6.247
174
6.103
2.368
Positions secured applicants who had applied
Help furnished not applied for
17
Totals for 9 weeks
9.825
3.752
6.073
6.103
2.351
FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICE.S. 275
Stnnmm'u of f/w Thrre Oj^rrs— Concluded..
FEMALES.
Application.s
FOE Employment.
Applications
FOR Help.
Character ok Positionh.
Number
Filed.
Number
of Posi-
tions
Secured.
Number
Unfilled.
Number Number
Filed. Unfilled.
Addresses
6'
l< .... . ...
1
14
1
3
19
27
166
■■
1.7
5
:yo
2.3
■ ■
AtteDdents
Barbers
14
Bottle iabelers
t=
Canvassers
i
Cashiers
19
193
263 93
23' 4
Clerks
186 20
263l ■'flS
Cooks
451, 153
Copyists
6
245
78
87' 9
37; 2
182, 76
699 354
26 35
98! 106
255, »
66 43
288 298
3
124 36
433 659
26 4
106 111
Dishwashers
Domestics
Dressmakers
Factory work
General work.
56 . 13
628: 330
i
Housekeepers
House work
43 7
820 161
f,
2
25
3
1
96
46
5 1
201 91
Kitchen help
Lady's maids
110
2
3
1
148
46
113
131 18
Mail-order help
Matrons
Milliners
1
Nurses
Office work..
52
ll ^
3 3
Photographers
1
1
3
7
T
1
56
IS
U
1
1.037
510
1
i
Reception service
i
Saleswomen ...
a
15 6
91 43
42 16
159. 28
Second work
Solicitors
204
:38
131
4
Teachers
Waitresses
Wrappers
169
1
1
3.272
157
2391 82
Not classified
2.715
Totals
Positions secured applicants who had applied
for other positions
4.267; 1.527
Totals for 9 weeks
3.272
...
5.
4.267, 1.522
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