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Description:Excerpt from Report of the Industrial Commission on the Relations and Conditions of Capital and Labor Employed in the Mining Industry, 1901, Vol. 12: Including Testimony, Review of Evidence, and Topical Digest; Of the Commission's ReportsConditions in the coal and iron, industries in Colorado and Utah - Coal-mine Operators and other witnesses in Colorado and Utah spoke of the very large areas in those States which are underlain with coal, and of the thickness of the veins. The Utah coal is said to be of rather low grade. There has been a rapid increase in the industry, and it was reported in 1899 to be generally prosperous. Coal is sold for the most part for steam and domestic uses in the Rocky Mountain States, a little going also to California.It is asserted that most of the coal mines of Utah are affiliated with the railroads, and that the freight rates on coal are very high. The coal mine inspector of Utah said that it costs from to $2 to haul a ton of coal 80 or 90 miles in Utah.Mr. Beaman, manager of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, testified in detail regarding that corporation. It was formed in 1892 by the combination of 2 large companies and 2 or 3 smaller ones, between which there had been sharp competi tion. The combination had, in 1899, 11 coal mines in Colorado in operation, 7 not in Operation, 2 coke plants in New Mexico, 4 iron mines in Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming, and steel plants at Bessemer, Colo. It employed about miners and produced in 1898 tons of coal and tons of coke. This witness denied that the capital stock of the company, included any water, especially if the value of its acres of land be properly estimated. The company had, up to 1899, paid only one dividend on its common stock, in 1893.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Report of the Industrial Commission on the Relations and Conditions of Capital and Labor Employed in the Mining Industry, 1901, Vol. 12: Including ... Of the Commission's Reports (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Report of the Industrial Commission on the Relations and Conditions of Capital and Labor Employed in the Mining Industry, 1901, Vol. 12: Including ... Of the Commission's Reports (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Report of the Industrial Commission on the Relations and Conditions of Capital and Labor Employed in the Mining Industry, 1901, Vol. 12: Including Testimony, Review of Evidence, and Topical Digest; Of the Commission's ReportsConditions in the coal and iron, industries in Colorado and Utah - Coal-mine Operators and other witnesses in Colorado and Utah spoke of the very large areas in those States which are underlain with coal, and of the thickness of the veins. The Utah coal is said to be of rather low grade. There has been a rapid increase in the industry, and it was reported in 1899 to be generally prosperous. Coal is sold for the most part for steam and domestic uses in the Rocky Mountain States, a little going also to California.It is asserted that most of the coal mines of Utah are affiliated with the railroads, and that the freight rates on coal are very high. The coal mine inspector of Utah said that it costs from to $2 to haul a ton of coal 80 or 90 miles in Utah.Mr. Beaman, manager of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, testified in detail regarding that corporation. It was formed in 1892 by the combination of 2 large companies and 2 or 3 smaller ones, between which there had been sharp competi tion. The combination had, in 1899, 11 coal mines in Colorado in operation, 7 not in Operation, 2 coke plants in New Mexico, 4 iron mines in Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming, and steel plants at Bessemer, Colo. It employed about miners and produced in 1898 tons of coal and tons of coke. This witness denied that the capital stock of the company, included any water, especially if the value of its acres of land be properly estimated. The company had, up to 1899, paid only one dividend on its common stock, in 1893.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Report of the Industrial Commission on the Relations and Conditions of Capital and Labor Employed in the Mining Industry, 1901, Vol. 12: Including ... Of the Commission's Reports (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Report of the Industrial Commission on the Relations and Conditions of Capital and Labor Employed in the Mining Industry, 1901, Vol. 12: Including ... Of the Commission's Reports (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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