Hearings Before the Committee on Mines and Mining ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1908 - 136 pages |
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Page 6 - That it shall be the province and duty of said bureau and its director, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, to make diligent investigation of the methods of mining, especially in relation to the safety of miners, and the appliances best adapted to prevent accidents, the possible improvement of conditions under which mining operations are carried on, the treatment of ores and other mineral substances, the use of explosives and electricity, the prevention of accidents, and other inquiries...
Page 58 - That it shall be the province and duty of said Department to foster, promote, and develop the foreign and domestic commerce, the mining, manufacturing, shipping, and fishery industries, the labor interests, and the transportation facilities of the United States...
Page 51 - I appreciate having your attention for this time, gentlemen, and if there is any question that you would like to ask, I would be glad to try- to answer it.
Page 6 - March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, entitled "An Act to provide for the adjustment and payment of claims arising from Indian depredations," shall have been ascertained and duly certified by the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of the Treasury, which certification shall be made as soon as practicable after the passage of this Act, and such deductions shall be made according to the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, having due regard to the educational and other necessary...
Page 111 - ... address myself specifically to the use of subsidies for a roll-back program. I would be very glad to comment on the use of subsidies more generally at a later point. , I would like to say at the very beginning that while there is a philosophy back of this, and I think an excellent philosophy back of it, it is not a matter of theory ; it is a matter of hard and demonstrated experience. Every belligerent without exception is using this device, and the British and the Canadians are. Senator MAYBANK.
Page 122 - ... for the employees of its civil service. We have this unique position in the world, along with a reputation for great wealth and for otherwise liberal expenditures. The entire civilized world has shown great and growing recognition of pensions or retiring allowances; and while the United States is so far behind the rest of the world in civil pensions, it has by far the largest pension list among .the nations. The war and navy pensions are a recognized part of our policy; and in the civil service...
Page 116 - ... explosives for use in gaseous and dusty mines and the best manner of using such explosives in order to insure safety in mining, under Clarence Hall, explosives engineer; (d) investigations and analyses of explosives used in coal mining, under WO Snelling, explosives chemist; (e) investigations of the conditions under which electricity may be safely used in coal mines where dust or explosive gases are present, under the direction of HH Clark, electric engineer; (/) investigations of the nature,...
Page 114 - ... American interests is the real occasion. of this country's wealth, this gathering will not have been in vain. Do not misunderstand me. I would not for the world detract from or minimize the importance of the mining industry. Let us therefore illustrate. I was talking with Phil Armour one day. and he said: "I got rich when a young man by watching the coal and iron miners. When they were employed I packed every ham I could get my hands on. My partner, Mr. Plankington, would say: 'Phil, you will...
Page 118 - As there are many unsolved problems connected with coal mine explosions In the United States, we recommend that Congress make an appropriation for the establishment of a bureau of investigation to aid in the study of the various conditions under which explosions occur and as to how they may be prevented.
Page 59 - ... explode if mixed with a certain proportion of gas. Mr. J. H. Jones, representing the Pittsburg coal operators, remarked, " I venture to say that if you get a dozen thoroughly practical mine managers together one-half of them will not agree on the causes necessary to bring about an explosion. Under such conditions we are groping in the dark and naturally we look to the Federal Government to tell us what the •trouble is.