Coal trade

Tien Fu coal mine and coke plant near Chungking, China. This photo shows men loading the coal or coke onto railroad cars on the left; while on the right, we see men taking the finished coke from the ovens.

Workers loading coal at Tien Fu coal mine and coke plant near Chungking, China.

Edwin A. Locke, in group at top left, inspects Tien Fu coal mine and coke plant near Chungking during his third mission to China.

Inside the Miike Coal Mine in Omuta, Japan

A coal hydrogenation demonstration plant in Louisiana, Missouri. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Photo of George M. Humphrey, Chairman of the Pittsburg Consolidation Coal Company, one of the Nation's largest coal operators. He indicated the recent miners wage increase conforms to the 15% hourly wage raise pattern. Humphrey told Congress that there is "nothing wildly inflationary or grossly unreasonable" in the $1.20 a day wage boost granted John L. Lewis' United Mine Workers. From: Beth Gore.