Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 December 1946 — Page 4

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“You ean’t dig coal with a bay-

without contract they will lose thelr previously won gain, Miners in this area, one of the

tion, make good money. The manager for one of the mines of the

feel it : fila of LMGest Strip producers in the nato the

: J {Maumee Collieries Co. said that no bristled, however, at any man ‘on his day shift made less

than $300 a month while some

to They are not interested in made as high as $600. working voluntarily or involuntarily The miners admit that these two

extremes’ are possible but claim that it will average off to about

onet” said one miner of 37 years'|$11.50 a day. This of course is sup-

Company men apparently are not too anxious for government interference either, “It could mean only trouble and

“these men honestly feel they have no contract. Without one they simply refuse to work.” Meanwhile, there is some grumbling on the part of miners, which © 1s echoed within their families on the part of their wives. It is estimated that almost 80 per cent live on a hand-to-mouth basis and if the strike continues their situation could become desperate.

Realize Desperate Need

The stringency of the conditioh is emphasized in this 15-day old work stoppage by last spring's strike wherein the miners drew no pay for 59 days. “They say they are sorry and unhappy that the country is .in the current condition sand they real-

plemented by receiving time-and-a-half for Saturday if five other work days precede it, and double-time for Sunday. Mines Stand ‘Idle 80, while the miners express a willingness to go back to work, and the nation's stockpile of coal dwindles alarmingly, the mines stand idle. “ Here strip mines stretch almost endlessly, A good example of a fine producer is the Jasonville mine, owned by the Maumee Co. It is one of the larger mines in the state, In a normal year, some 50 miners alone can grub from the ground 500,000 tons of coal, In strip mining, the earth's surface is swept away by powerful machinery. At Jasonville, approximately 50 feet of dirt and slate lie above the coal seam. To miners this is known as overburden, and this is loosened by charges of explosive. The earth then is scooped away by these giant shovels, Machinery is Ready The Jasonville mine, owns one of

ize the desperate need of coal, but the largest scoops In the world. It

they are afraid that if they work

is known as a 25-yard drag line and is capable.of scooping up 26

John H. Plummer Rites Saturday

yards of earth a dip. Today the drag line, the loading shovel and the tipple, stand idle. Fifteen days ago, the machinery was working 24 hours a day, seven days a week carrying muchneeded coal from the earth. Main.

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