Excerpt from Thirty-First Annual Coal Report of Illinois: State Mining Board, 1912 The increase in the number of mines is 4 per cent; the number of men increased per cent, and the increase in tonnage is per cent. There was a decrease of seven in the number of Shipping mines, an increase of in the number of men employed, and the output was increased tons. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Annual Coal Report Prepared by the Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1899: Also Containing the First Annual Report of the Illinois Free Employment Offices, August 2 to October 1, 1899 An examination of the general summary prepared from the reports submitted to this omoe 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. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Eighteenth Annual Coal Report Prepared by the Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1899: Also Containing the First Annual Report of the Illinois Free Employment Offices, August 2 to October 1, 1899 An examination of the general 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. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Thirty-Fifth Annual Coal Report of Illinois: State Mining Board, 1916 The year ended June 30, 1916, broke all records of the coal mining industry of Illinois. The total output in Short tons is a gain of tons over 1914, which, up to the present year, had the greatest production in the history of the industry in this State. The increased production over last year is tons, or more than per cent. This increase is due to the fact that there were 24 more mines in Operation, 312 more men employed and that the working time was increased from 158 to 163 days. The average daily earnings of miners, where hand mining was done exclusively, is while last, year this class Of employees earned a daily wage of An increase of five cents a day for the machine men and loaders in exclusive machine mines will be seen. The average earnings for the year of miners in hand mines is a gain over last year Of Machine men and loaders in exclusive machine mines, earned an average of more than last year. During the year 165 men lost their lives and were injured, so as to lose 30 or more days time, while attending to their duties in and about the mines. It is very gratifying to be able to state that the mining industry is being placed on a higher plane, the; mines are undergoing improvements along modern and scientific lines, wash-houses for the men erected, train ing in rescue and first aid work maintained and accelerated, and the work of the State Inspectors is more efficient and scientific. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Twenty-First Annual Coal Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1902: Also the Fourth Annual Report of the Illinois Free Employment Offices, for the Year Ended Oct. 1, 1902 States census of 1840 records that coal was mined in 19 counties of Illinois; the product was bushels tons) and 152 men were employed in the industry. From 1840 to 1860, a period of twenty years, we are without any general or Special data Of coal mining in the State; however, some scattering statistics are to be found in the geological reports of the State. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Thirty-Sixth Annual Coal Report of Illinois: 1917 The Legislature at its last session combined the miners examining board, the mine rescue commission and the State mining board under one administrative office to be known as the Department of Mines and Minerals. The annual reports of these divisions will be found in the supplement to this report. Attention is called for the purpose of comparison to the following. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.