Aggregate wages paid to all these employes (not in

Average number of tons per miner mined during the
year,

Average number of tons produced per miners per day,.
Average value per ton at the mines,

1,103

4.71

$1 03

*In addition to the wage earners given, there are employed in this industry 1,633 people in the capacity of superintendents, mine foremen, assistant mine foremen, fire bosses, bookkeepers and clerks.

This is incomplete as many firms did not answer the question as to the number of officials and office force employed.

Number of days lost by strike,

Number of employes who own homes,

Highest rent per annum given,

Lowest rent per annum given,

Average rent paid per annum,

Average working hours per week,

70 hours per week,

64 hours per week,

BITUMINOUS COAL SUPPLEMENT—LABOR.

(This statement refers to mines that do not coke coal.)

Statistical summary of employes, their number, nationality, number owning homes, average number of working hours per week, average yearly rent, number affected by strikes and lockouts.

Total number of companies,

Number of companies reporting on labor blank,..

Number of companies not reporting on labor blank,

....

Number of employes affected by strike,

512

475

37

201

3,777

7,320

$135

$12

$67

49

Companies working 72 hours per week,

2

1

2

Note. From statements received 9.1 per cent. of all employes own

247

1,093

their homes.

SUMMARY OF THE CAUSES ASSIGNED (OTHER THAN STRIKES OR LOCKOUTS) FOR LOSS OF TIME IN BITUMINOUS MINING DURING 1907.

Number of companies reporting no loss of time during 1907,
except that caused by strikes or lockouts,
Number of companies reporting loss of time caused by car
shortage,

109

43

(Days lost, car shortage, 2,374.)

Number of companies reporting loss of time caused by car
shortage but not giving the number of days lost,
Number of companies reporting loss of time caused by lack
of orders,

(Days lost, lack of orders, 1,681.)

Number of companies reporting loss of time caused by car shortage and lack of orders,

(Days lost, car shortage and lock of orders, 202.) Number of companies reporting loss of time caused by lack of orders but not giving the number of days lost, Number of companies reporting loss of time caused by car shortage and lack of orders, but not giving the number of days lost,

40

26

9

Number of companies reporting loss of time caused by making repairs,

4

(Days lost making repairs, 113.)

No. 239 reports "Idle on account car shortage and scarcity of miners."

No. 332 reports "Mines caused down December 21st account poor business."

No. 479 reports "Idle three months on account price of coal." No. 595 reports "Idle three and one-half months account scarcity of men."

No. 651 reports "Idle 63 days account car shortage, repairs and employes not reporting for work."

No. 680 reports "Idle one month on account of construction work; the balance of the time lost caused by car shortage."

No. 602 reports "Idle on account car shortage, holidays and petty strikes."

No. 68 Reports "Idle from October 28th to November 11th on account of railroad strike."

No. 86 reports "Idle 120 days on account of lack of orders and sale of mine."

No. 241 reports "Idle on account car shortage and scarcity of men."

7-9-1907

No. 430 reports "Idle 10 days on account of railroad strike."
No. 601 reports "Idle 112 days on account of selling mine."
No. 614 reports "Mine closed December 10th."

No. 620 reports "Idle 100 days on account legal an Church holidays."

No. 362 reports "Idle 100 days on account of high water."

No. 390 reports "Idle a few days on account of change in machinery."

No. 408 reports "Idle from February 1st to October 1st on account of change in management."