Excerpt from Thirty-First Annual Coal Report of Illinois: State Mining Board, 1912 With but few exceptions the tables are made in the same \form as in prior years, and a careful examination and comparison of them is invited, believing that they will afford an intelligent comprehension of the charac ter and extent of one of the great. Industries 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 Forty-First Annual Coal Report of Illinois: 1922 Number of counties producing coal 53 Number of mines Total output of all mines, tons '80, Number of shipping mines 389 Output of shipping mines, tons Number of local mines 646 Output of local mines, tons 1, Tons Shipped. Tons sold to railroad companies Tons supplied to Tons sold to local trade 3 518 677 Tons consumed and wasted at the mine. 713 Tons not sold, including loss in preparation. Average days worked, shipping mines 174 Average days worked, local 140 Average days worked, all mines 152 Tons washed or Number of mines using machines 243 Number of machines us'ed 2, 758 Tons undercut by Tons mined by hand 29, 783 499 Number of employees in shipping mines. Number of employees in local mines Total number employed 95, 763 Number of motors in use 1 424 Number of animals Powder used for blasting coal, kegs 527 Permissible explosives used, 2, Dynamite used, pounds 114, 688 Number of fatal accidents. 222 Number of men injured losing 30 or more. 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 Thirty-Seventh Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1918 The Department of Mines and Minerals presents herewith the Thirty-seventh Annual Coal Report of Illinois. The report shows an increased production of tons over last year, and the number of mines increased from 810 to 967. There was also an increase of four days in working time and an increase of employees. Taking the shipping mines, which produced more than 98 per cent of the coal, as a basis, we find that the number of mines was increased from 324 to 370, the working time increased 15 days and the number of underground employees more than last year. These increases account wholly for the increased tonnage, as an analysis of the figures show that the average output per man per day is less than it was last year. 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.