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Domestic News
January 19, 1913
The Labor Advocate
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
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In 1911, US coal mines employed 722,335 men, with 172,585 in Pennsylvania's anthracite mines and 549,750 in bituminous and lignite mines. Anthracite miners worked 246 days averaging 524 tons per man, bituminous 211 days averaging 738 tons. Most bituminous mines operated eight-hour days.
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The total number of men employed in the coal mines of the United States in 1911, according to the United States geological survey, was 722,335, of whom 172,585 were employed in the anthracite mines of Pennsylvania and 549,750 in the bituminous and lignite mines. The anthracite miners averaged more working time than the bituminous miners, working 246 days, as against 211 days for the bituminous miners.
The average production for each man employed was 524 tons in the anthracite mines—an exceptionally large tonnage—and 738 tons in the bituminous mines. The average daily production for each man employed was 2.13 short tons in the anthracite and 3.50 tons in the bituminous mines.
In most of the bituminous mines of the United States the eight-hour working day prevails. In 1911, out of a total of 549,750 employees in the bituminous coal mines, 330,045 worked in mines that were operated eight hours a day; 57,351 worked in mines that were operated nine hours a day, and 137,576 worked in mines operated ten hours a day.
The total number of men employed in the coal mines of the United States in 1911, according to the United States geological survey, was 722,335, of whom 172,585 were employed in the anthracite mines of Pennsylvania and 549,750 in the bituminous and lignite mines. The anthracite miners averaged more working time than the bituminous miners, working 246 days, as against 211 days for the bituminous miners.
The average production for each man employed was 524 tons in the anthracite mines—an exceptionally large tonnage—and 738 tons in the bituminous mines. The average daily production for each man employed was 2.13 short tons in the anthracite and 3.50 tons in the bituminous mines.
In most of the bituminous mines of the United States the eight-hour working day prevails. In 1911, out of a total of 549,750 employees in the bituminous coal mines, 330,045 worked in mines that were operated eight hours a day; 57,351 worked in mines that were operated nine hours a day, and 137,576 worked in mines operated ten hours a day.
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Economic
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Coal Miners
United States
1911
Anthracite
Bituminous
Employment
Production
Working Hours
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Event Date
1911
Event Details
Total men employed in US coal mines: 722,335 (172,585 anthracite in Pennsylvania, 549,750 bituminous and lignite). Anthracite: 246 days, 524 tons/man, 2.13 tons/day. Bituminous: 211 days, 738 tons/man, 3.50 tons/day. Bituminous hours: 330,045 at 8 hours, 57,351 at 9 hours, 137,576 at 10 hours.