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MANUFACTURERS TO DISCUSS
UNEMPLOYMENT AT CONVENTION.
An innovation in the treatment of unemployment,
namely, a. discussion of the subject by
leaders of industry representing establishments
furnishing occupation for forces of workmen
numbered by thousands, by hundreds and also
in smaller groups, is promised as one of the special
features of the nineteenth annual convention
of the National Association of Manufacturers, to
be held at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York city.
May 19 and 20. Unusual interest attaches itself
to the unemployment conference for the reason
that the convention, which will bring together
many hundreds of manufacturers from all parts
of the country, will afford the spectacle of a gathering
seeking an intelligent solution of a nationwide
problem, the essential facts of which they
themselves best understand. Business conditions
of the country, the deterring influences now operating
with respect to trade activities, and also
the prospects in all the main lines of industry,
will be treated in detail.
In the address of the president, Col. George
Pope, and in a session devoted to the betterment
of industry will be presented an elaboration of
the Association's dogma that in co-operation between
employers and employes lies the hope of
labor, as shown by the failure of labor parties
in government and by the futility of the class
struggle.
To the reports of the committees for Accident
Prevention and Workmen's Compensation, Fire
Prevention, and Industrial Education, will be
added practical talks by C. W. Price, of the Wisconsin
Industrial commission; Professor Breckenbridge,
of Yale university; Edwin G. Cooley, the
well known educator; J. Schereschewsky, of the
Public Health department, Washington, D. C;
Robert Adamson, Fire Commissioner of New
York city, and many others, authorities in their
various lines.
Legislative issues affecting industry will be
discussed at length by James A. Emery, and reports
will be made by committees on Immigration,
Uniform State Laws and Patents, etc.
A peremptory writ of mandamus was recently
awarded by the Supreme court of West Virginia
against the White Oak Fuel Co., at Scarboro. W.
Va., compelling it to furnish electricity for lighting
purposes to all citizens in the town. This
decision of the court places all coal companies
whose plants furnish electric light to individuals
under the definition of public-service corporations
compelling the payment of a public-service corporation
tax and other legal requirements for such con­
cerns.
THE COAL TRADE BULLETIN. 35
MONTANA COAL PRODUCTION IN 1913.*
1913.
Northwestern Improvement Co 927,166
Republic Coal Co 531,920
Cottonwood Coal Co 404,354
Roundup Coal Mining Co 346,803
Nelson Coal Co 184,375
Anaconda Copper Mining Co 178,305
Lochray Coal Co 141,468
Montana C-oal & Iron Co 115,954
Bear Creek Coal Co 82,156
riavis Coal Co 78,809
Carbon Coal Co 53,686
International Coal Co 50,386
Brown Coal Co 47,907
Smokeless & Sootless Coal Co 45,866
Pine Creek Coal Co 24,984
O'Neill & Carr 18,574
Washington-Montana Coal Co 17,269
James Brodie & Son 12,423
Bituminous Coal Co 10,407
Anderson & Evans 9,546
Stainsby Latham Coal Co 9,384
Calone & Johnson 8,140
Milk River Coal Co 7,744
Northern Coal Co 7,441
... R. Alcott 6,250
Alba Coal Co 5,550
25 companies producing less than 5,000
tons each 37,517
Total 3,364,394
'Compiled from statistics lurnished by Stale Mine Inspector
John Sanderson.
MICHIGAN CONFERENCE ON.
The joint conference of Michigan miners and
operators to consider the wage scale for the ensuing
two years opened at Saginaw, Mich., May 5.
No serious difficulties are anticipated in drawing
up the scale, according to statements from both
parties.
The representatives of the operators are Robert
M. Randall, Saginaw; Charles Coryell, Bay City;
Clarence Brand, Saginaw-; E. B. Foss, Bay City;
William Carmichael, Saginaw; Charles Handy,
Bay City, and Commissioner Thomas W. Davis,
Saginaw. The alternates are Alexander Liddle,
Saginaw; John T. Phillips, Saginaw; John Coryell,
Bay City; John Morris, Bay City, and Alexander
Jeffreys, Flint.
Shipments of anthracite by lake from Buffalo
for the month of April amounted to 174.082 tons.
This is little more than one-third the amount
shipped during April, 1913, when the total was
505,114 tons.