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Page xxiii
... feet thick ; in four , five and a half feet thick ; and in two , from seven to nine feet thick ; in four of these mines the miner has to use and pay for greater or less quantities of blasting powder , in one , the quantity is much ...
... feet thick ; in four , five and a half feet thick ; and in two , from seven to nine feet thick ; in four of these mines the miner has to use and pay for greater or less quantities of blasting powder , in one , the quantity is much ...
Page xxvi
... feet ; thickness of coal , 54 feet ; working places , dry ; system of working , pillar - and - room ; coal blasted from the solid wall without mining ; irregularities of the seam known as " horse - backs " frequent ; prices paid to ...
... feet ; thickness of coal , 54 feet ; working places , dry ; system of working , pillar - and - room ; coal blasted from the solid wall without mining ; irregularities of the seam known as " horse - backs " frequent ; prices paid to ...
Page xxxviii
... feet , and all conditions are similar ; yet the out- put ranges from 2.37 to 2.76 tons a day per man , as a result of a year's work . It will be observed , however , that differences greater than these appear from month to month in the ...
... feet , and all conditions are similar ; yet the out- put ranges from 2.37 to 2.76 tons a day per man , as a result of a year's work . It will be observed , however , that differences greater than these appear from month to month in the ...
Page xxxix
... feet thick and the system of mining entirely different . Moreover , in mine V , machines are used , while in the other two mining is done with hand - picks . The comparison here is consequently confined to IV and VI , in which there is ...
... feet thick and the system of mining entirely different . Moreover , in mine V , machines are used , while in the other two mining is done with hand - picks . The comparison here is consequently confined to IV and VI , in which there is ...
Page xl
... feet in thickness , and the possibilities of labor in it are shown in columns VII and VIII . From these it appears that the conditions are somewhat more favorable in one than in the other , the average capacity of miners being 2.18 and ...
... feet in thickness , and the possibilities of labor in it are shown in columns VII and VIII . From these it appears that the conditions are somewhat more favorable in one than in the other , the average capacity of miners being 2.18 and ...
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Page 407 - That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot by any compact deprive or divest their posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.
Page 404 - The property which every man has in his own labour, as it is the original foundation of all other property, so it is the most sacred and inviolable. The patrimony of a poor man lies in the strength and dexterity of his hands; and to hinder him from employing this strength and dexterity in what manner he thinks proper without injury to his neighbour is a plain violation of this most sacred property.
Page 404 - The common business and callings of life, the ordinary trades and pursuits, which are innocuous in themselves, and have been followed in all communities from time immemorial, must, therefore, be free in this country to all alike upon the same conditions.
Page 404 - In all other cases where a general law can be made applicable, no special law shall be enacted.
Page 407 - liberty,' as used in the Constitution, is not dwarfed into mere freedom from physical restraint of the person of the citizen, as by incarceration, but...
Page 404 - The right to pursue them without let or hindrance, except that which is applied to all persons of the same age, sex and condition, is a distinguishing privilege of the citizens of the United States, and an essential element of that freedom which they claim as their birthright.
Page 407 - The liberty mentioned in that amendment means not only the right of the citizen to be free from the mere physical restraint of his person, as by incarceration, but the term is deemed to embrace the right of the citizen to be free in the enjoyment of all his faculties; to be free to use them in all lawful ways ; to live and work where he will ; to earn his livelihood by any lawful calling ; to pursue any livelihood or avocation, and for that purpose to enter into all contracts which may be proper,...
Page 405 - The rights of every individual must stand or fall by the same rule or law that governs every other member of the body politic, or land, under similar circumstances; and every partial, or private law, which directly proposes to destroy or affect individual rights, or does the same thing by affording remedies leading to similar consequences, is unconstitutional and void.
Page 408 - The right to use, buy and sell property, and contract in respect thereto, including contracts for labor,— which is, as we have seen, property, — is protected by the constitution.
Page 407 - Section 1. That all persons, firms, corporations, or associations, in this State, engaged in mining coal, ore or other minerals, or mining and manufacturing them, or either of them, or manufacturing iron or steel, or both, or any other kind of manufacturing, shall pay their employes as provided in this act.