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URGES CO OPERATION OF MEN TO PROMOTE SANITATION IN MINESINSPECTOR ADDRESSES MINERS’ UNION HERE.Dlt; mg i but bee* to dcom doei of t] pers nize builExplains Laws Affecting Working Koe! pro1 Conditions—Organizer Also Ad- felt vocates Lending Assistance. i j®™DYPilli»airMectodinenLOne hundred members of Joplin miners’ ftn(j union, No. 2, who met last night in j Trades Assembly hall on West Sixth j Pin] street, were told by Lee Burch, state dep- and uty mine inspector, that the enforcement ' enei of sanitary measures in mines lies largely J £® ^ in the hands of the miners.“We all know what should be done,” he said. “We hare some good laws and are trying to get more, and you men know what sanitation means. If wo are to have sanitation in its truest meaning, the miners of the district will have to keep clean and guard their health as their most prized possession.”Explains Importance of Sanitation.Guy £. Miller, an organizer for the union, urged upon the miners the importance of sanitation to personal efficiency. He also urged them to join a craft organization.When Mr. Miller denounced an interrogator as an Industrial Worker of the World and termed the organization the “I Won’t Works.” he was loudly cheered.Mr. Burch said, in part:“The beginning of bettering conditions in our mines was in 1908, when Charles Wallace was Inspector. He made a vigorous campaign along this line, but was handicapped by inadequate laws. He accomplished a great deal, however, such as requiring two shafts and the cutting of air drifts, which greatly bettered conditions.“The present mine inspecwoti force assumed its duties with a determination to improve sanitary conditions, and I believe you #will agree that we have; yet 1 will say wre have only started. We were handicapped, but at the meeting of the first legislature after we took office we had passed some laws affecting lead and zinc mining, and the results will be no-Di of t en i stoi seal0ruandfewandGlt;“PiTangaswitliGas : risi mi? hes the act wil sox poiticeable.“As regards laws and their enforcement,I have found the majority of mine operators willing to comply, but the operator and mine inspector cannot do this all wn; alone. You must help and you must take { yot advantage of improvements when they tha arc planed there for you. Work for your, n employer as if you were of his firm; take care of his property the best you can; do not destroy and break up things just because someone else owns them; make his interests your interests, and I am quite sure you will both share in the profits.Laws’ Provisions.“The new- laws relating to lead and zinc mining refer to independent water lines, independent change (dog) houses and sanitary drinking devices. Most of the mines out that create dust have an adequate sup- hoi Dlv of water for sprinkling and wetting, i sar although there are a few that have nob P I feel that means can be devised to help -»lt;■ this situation. The drinking water situation is bad in some places and a barrel has to be used, and where this exists we recommend a large keg be used for ground purposes and each man have his own individual drinking cup.“If the miners expect Improvements for your personal good it is up to you to take advantage of them and help keep them in a sanitary condition and see that the other fellow does his share along this line. In the operation of mines it is not always possible to make working conditions ideal, but they often can be.improved, as decreased labor ef^ci^cy means increased cost of ore production.It follows that money spent wisely in improving conditions should not be considered as an expense, but as an investment.“Encouragement of right living and the discouragement of lntemPf^n^? lnbortrong factors In the promotion of labor“It is the desire of the mine Inspectors to do an that we possibly can for your benefit. We take no sides In the ^ case,hpnefit. We taKe no aiucs- :for we have a road of our own to trave ind a duty to perform without fear or favor and in this work we earnest ly so-icit your co-operation, and must have ;o obtain results.Inspectors’ Recommendations.“Here are a few of the recommenda ►ions that we daily make In J^ur hdmlf.entionins that we nauy .......“(1) Employ a competent hoisterman. ie who will loolt after the welfare of nployes, properly attend to his hoist of ,e th,t th. cable and book aree came mm ~------ ,safe, who will permit only the Proper rajsafe, who will pel inn. umjlumber of men in the tub at onee andvill handle them as they should be han-“(2) Hand rail around top of «*aft.“(8) Proper cribbing in shaft and, rtiere not cribbed, proper trimming dally r as often as necessary; the proper■ ■areful trimming of all drifts and piUar .“(4) Avoid as much as possible► on «ht he popping of boulders and squibbing.“(5) Use care In the preparation of Ihots and handling powder. Do not fuse rour shots or bite the caps between your“(6) Do not leave ---f you have more than you need, take it nek to where it belongs.“(7) Do not crowd around the shaft rhen going to and from work and do not ermit yourself to be hoisted and lowered n the shaft fast. If this is done report ame to management and It will be“STTake a fhanse o Clothint to the ota. Jtb you and » It. Help.tokaop he doghouse clean. Persuade jour fel ow-workmen to do the same.“(9) Do- not expose yoursetf more than^TlOj^Hand ’railB for tramways and that oose belts and pulleys be guarded and hat ends of shaftings with protruding ceys be protected.” _
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Joplin Globe
Joplin, Missouri, US
Tue, Feb 01, 1916
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