Coal men of America, a biographical and historical review of the world's greatest industry

w I |!| l||l| 'lil'illj mi•'< II mI.MENCOAL OF AMERICA A and HistoricalBiographical Review of the World's Great- est Industry. Arthur M. Hull, Edltor-in-Chief A. Hale.Sydney Associate Editor CHICAGO THE RETAIL COALMAN 1918Copyright, 1918, by The Retail Coalman, Inc., 111.Chicago, All reserved.rights « « ••«FOREWORD HE of ofHISTORY of a is the its the individuals whocountry history people, constitute its In like the of ofmanner, movement,citizenship. history any any of is the the ofinstitution, great history comprising-any industry, biography lives identified therewith.the men w^hose are intimately The of coal which is the of a most wonderful industrial de-the trade,history history is the of the men whose shoulders have been bornevelopment, upondistinctively history the burdens and whose brows have rested the victories and the successes incident toupon that wonderful commercial expansion. It is that from the unknown of the coal tradefitting conspicuous pages history should be and collected in form as a memorial to that as a recordtrade,garnered permanent of the achievements of its master and of the service which has been con-minds, worthy tributed to the the business men who have the variousdeveloped miningindustry by and those who have devised and conducted the methods of distributionfields, splendid inthat are operation. Within of men who are now in the coal thisthe engaged trade, industrymemory atten-has from small and to a that arrests thevolume, bounds,grown leaps magnitudeby Modern civilization strive intion and commands the of the entire world. wouldrespect vain to of human so or one more essential to humananother era stupendousproduce activity in con-existence than that of the coal trade. the men of are such closeWe, coal today, realizedtact with this wondrous that its marvelous isdevelopment growth inadequately us.by Before the of coal men retire from the of himianpresent stage activity,generation a record of what have should be inscribed on the ofthey accomplished pages history. is of this It is to show the lives ofThe nature.present undertaking proposed by men how one coal field after another was how the streams of com-discovered,great mighty fab-merce all bounds and and how theexpanded incessantly beyond expectations, splendid ric of andand distribution took shapetransportation grew. It is a wonderful of mosaic work of which the lives of coal men form its units,piece and must ofin its whole a vision that should be whichconstituting composite imperishable added charm as the into the of time.be mellowed withnecessity years lengthen cycles fvil;e6089ACKNOWLEDGMENT little realizes\HE the amount of work and tedious detail con-layman nected with the of a book of the size and of "Coalcompilation scopeI Men of America." The editor and his associates have devoted the *' of their time for three in andmajor portion nearly years gathering the information. It has been their sole aim topreparing necessary it as and accurate as but their efforts have been seri-make complete possible, the conditions and troublous times ofously handicapped by rapidly changing the two which have so abnormal demands thepast years brought many upon time and attention of in the coaleveryone engaged industry. be toIt would a book of the character of "Coal Menimpossible compile theof America" without and cordial andactive, hearty support co-operation of The editor far better than the debt ofelse,many. realizes, anyone grati- tude he owes to all of those who have assisted him in the andenterprise to make the data of the thousands of coal menhelped biographical represented accurate and authentic. The historical and the matter to the coalintroductory pertainingpart in various states has been A. editor ofthe written Hale,by Sydneyindustry Trade who has much and tothe New York Coal Journal, given thought study the facts and this of the work will be valuablestated, part especiallyverifying for reference for to come.many years inFor the illustrations we are indebted to all sec-many photographers tions of the and a list of those who made the reproductionscountry, complete on anotherof so likenesses will be foundpossible page.manyPREFACE X Men of to the the"Coal America" havepresenting public publishers attempted to make a contribution of more than value to the of the coalpassing- history official or even the bare records of businessStatistics, otherwise,industry. exist in sufficient detail to constitute a chronicle of thetransactions, complete or has been in formbut littleitself,industry nothing- placed permanent regard- the men who have done the the human element which has been thework, actuallying are indeed the which has itfactor in its animatedgreatest accomplishment. They spirit and their names should be in connection with itsperpetuated story.throughout, inAs an accurate and reliable record of the which these men have thepart played relations with we believe this volume to becoal their it,business, registering personal in and to an historical value and which will increasepossess importanceimique purpose, link between the and future. The accountwith the of anpassing time, enduring present the services which have rendered in what has come to be as the world'sof recognizedthey authentic information isif not noted while available,adequately easilygreatest industry, andof achievements bulked underinto the mass statistics,impersonalmay readily slip attaches to Toolose forever the interest whichvitalizing always biographical history. than tradition when we are for this class ofoften we find more reliable searchingnothing to meet a demand now consideredand this work was therefore prac-information, designed verified data whose immediate wortha in field, is-appar-tically necessity every presenting far its future value.butent, surpassed by in these with statisticsSeveral thousand coal men are pages, togetherrepresented another desirableinterest to reader. The constituteof and portraitsimportance every effort to insure correctness in both historicalfeature. The editor has made a conscientious would havelatter considerable information whichand thematter,biographical embodying with which this work has been donebeen in no other The thoroughnesspreserved way. of a real addition to theshould commend it to all as a valuable work reference, bibliog- coalof theraphy industry. in of the work andMuch care has been taken the every opportunitycompilation in what has been written.to to insure correctnessthosepossible given represented this volume.sketches of will be missed inThe faces of andsome, biographical many of the work,not to blame. Not aFor this the are conceptionhaving properpublishers were in-to a while othersrefused to the information sketch,some give necessary compile in data asked for.and to send thedifferent, neglected into us so leadersthe cordialwe given by manyHowever, co-operationappreciate a andof America" willthe trade and are confident that "Coal Men interestingprove highly with the coalto who is connectedvaluable reference work evervone industry.Business anpossesses added whenpleasure it forms friend-lasting that are built onships mutual confidence."