Transactions . screen. The dust isremoved from the crusher by a current of air and only that fine enough vol,. Lxm.—53. 834 ENGINEERING FEATURES OF MODERN LARGE COAL MINES to be raised is used; 94 per cent, of this dust is ash and the remaindermostly moisture. Mine Towns The proper housing of mine labor has always been a serious problem,and one that has been too much neglected until recent years. This fieldis fortunate in the fact that most mines are situated near establishedtowns in which men can find homes. There has been only one development in mine housing of sufficientimportance to warran
Transactions . screen. The dust isremoved from the crusher by a current of air and only that fine enough vol,. Lxm.—53. 834 ENGINEERING FEATURES OF MODERN LARGE COAL MINES to be raised is used; 94 per cent, of this dust is ash and the remaindermostly moisture. Mine Towns The proper housing of mine labor has always been a serious problem,and one that has been too much neglected until recent years. This fieldis fortunate in the fact that most mines are situated near establishedtowns in which men can find homes. There has been only one development in mine housing of sufficientimportance to warrant inclusion in a discussion such as this: This is theprovision of residences in connection with the work of the Standard OilCo. of Indiana. Though the No. 2 mine is about 8 mi. from Carlinville,it was decided that no town should be built at the mine, but that housesshould be erected in an addition to the town of Carlinville, thus givingthe miners the benefit of city schools, lights, water, and sewer Fig. 10.—Houses at Standard No. 2 mine. The houses were erected by Sears, Roebuck & Co., of Chicago. Onehundred and fifty-six houses were erected in Carlinville, and twelve moreat the mine for the accommodation of those employees who must neces-sarily be constantly at the mine. The plans and materials for thesehouses were taken from the regular stock of the company, illustrated intheir catalog. In order to diversify the dwellings as far as possible,fourteen different floor plans were used and these were modified bydifferent arrangements of porches and roofs so that there are forty-fiveor fifty different appearances. The difference of design is farther accent-uated by painting in different colors, see Fig. 10. The cost of thesehouses was nearly one-half million dollars not including grading, side-walks, and plumbing. This addition to the town is provided with sewers,the lots are graded, the sidewalks are in place, and the trees have been C. A. HERBERT AND C. M. YOUNG 83
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