2 January 3, 1913. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ THE COLLIERY GUARDIAN. I JNT D E It TO ADVERTISERS Witt* Telegraphic Addveeaea, Ackroyd and Best Ld...............Lamps, Morley ........... 3 Alldays & Onions Pneumatic Engng. Co. Ld.. .Allday s, Birmingham 51 Allen, Alfred, and Son Ld..........Allen, Lower Gornal................ 10 Allen, W. G., & Sons (Tipton) Ld......Allens, Tipton.........__ 1 Alley and Maclellan Ld.............Alley, Glasgow ........... 41 Appleby, E. G., and Co.............Applecran, London ....... — Appleton and Howard............................................ — Aqueous Works & Diamond Rock Boring Co. Ld....Aqueous, London 28 Asbestos and General Paint Co. Ld...Asbestos, Birmingham ... 49 Association of Private Owners of Railway Rolling Stock ......... 28 Auld, David, and Sons Ld...........Reducing, Glasgow .....Covet iii Avonside Engine Co. Ld............Loco, Bristol ............. 49 Bagnall, W. G., Ld..................Bagnall, Stafford ........................__ — Bailey, W. H.. and Co. Ld...........Beacon, Manchester...................__ — ......... Baird and Tatlock ................Technical, Glasgow....... 28 Baird, J. W., and Co................Baird, West Hartlepool .... 28 Baker, John, and Son ., __......................................... — Barclay, Andrew, Sons, and Co. Ld....Barclay son, Kilmarnock ... 1 Barns, W., and Son.................Perforation, London....... — Beiliss and Morcom Ld,.............Beiliss, Birmingham __ — Bennis, Ed., and Co .Ltd............Bennis, Little Hulton..... — Bever, Dorling and Co. Ld___________Foundry, Bradford ....... 54 Bickford, Smith A Co. Ld.... Bickfords, Tuckingmill, Camborne ... — B’ham Ry. Car. A Wagon Co. Ld.....Carriage, Smethwick, B’ham 49 Bleicherts Aerial Transporters Ld. ...Bleichert. London......... — Bradley & Craven Ld............ Craven, Wakefield.......Cove» ii Bridge, David, and Co. Ld______Coupling, Castleton, Manchester 55 Briquette Machinery Ld............Briquette, Leeds ......... 28 Bristol A South Wales By. Wagon Co...Finance, Bristol________ 1 “ British Clay-worker ” .................................Clayworker, London....... 1 British Explosives Syndicate Ld.....Cordite, Glasgow ......... 49 British Insulated and Helsby Cables Ld....Insulator, Prescot .... 47 British Mannesmann Tube Co. Ld....Tubulous, London.......... — British Oxygen Co. Ld..............Brins, Oxygen, London .... 10 British Wagon Co. Ld...............Hart, Rotherham _________ 1,56 British Westinghouse Electric A Mfg. Co. Westinghouse, Man’ter (. over i Brown, David, A Sons (Huddersfield) Ld. Gearing, Huddersfield ... — Brown, W. B., and Co. (Bankhall) Ld.... Vires,Liverpool......... 10 Bumsted and Chandler Ld...........Bags, Hednesford ......... — Bute Works Supply Co. Ld..........Gething, Cardiff............ 56 Cambrian Mining School ...........Mining School, Porth... . ... 28 Cameron, J ohn, Ld_________________Original, Manchester __ — Cantrell, W. E„ and Co. Ld, .......Cantrell, Beeston, Notts.... 55 Capell Fan Co.................. Centrifuge, Newcastle-on-T. ... 53 Chain Belt Engineering Co..........Chainbelt, Derby.......Coteriv Charlesworth A Co................._______Stocks, Shedbeld........... 55 Ghorley Railway Wagon Co. Ld......Wagon, Ghorley........... 1 Citroen, Andrd, and Co.............Helical, London........... <— Clarke, Chapman and Co. Ld.......Cyclops, Gateshead ....... 4 Coke Qven Construction Co. Ld.....Solvay, Sheffield........... 47 Cooke* Wm., and Co. Ld............Cooke, Sheffield........... — Oort, Arthur, and Co................Cort, Camberwell, London... 10 Cotton Powder Co. Ld..............Tonita, London .........Cover ii •^Coulson, M.f and Co. Ld.......Coulson Ld., Spennymoor....... — County Ambulance Car.Wks...Roberts, Coachbldr., Pontypridd Cover iii Cousland, Alex., and Son ______________________________________ 10 Frood, Herbert, Co. Ld.............Friction, Chapel-en-le-Frith Frost, Albert, and Co...............Alfro, Sheffield __...._____ Furse, W. J........................Furse, Nottingham ....... Gaunt and Hickman .......................... Gaunt Hickman, W’hampton Gillott, John, and Son __..........Gillott, Barnsley ......... Glover, M., and Co..................Glovers, Leeds ... ... Glover, Wm. Jas., and Co...........Glover, St. Helens __................. Green and Boulding Ld..............Temperature, London..... Greene, Tweed and Co..............Greene, Quancham. London Griffin, Chas., and Co. Ld....................................... Guilbert-Martin____...............__Photophore, London.______......... Haggie Brothers Ld, __...............Haggle, Gateshead ....... ..... Hardy Patent Pick Co. Ld...........Hardypick, Sheffield ................ Harling, W. H.............__........Clinograph, London __........ Harris and Mills .................... Privilege, London.............. Harvey, G. A., and Oo. .................Cheaper, Char, London ... Haslam and Schontheil Ld..........“Thor,” Cardiff........... Hathorn, Davey and Co. Ld.........Hathorn, Leeds ........... Hawthorn, Leslie and Co. Ld.........Locomotive,Newcastle-on-T, Head, Wrightson and Co, Ld.... ...Teesdale, Stockton-on-Tees... Heenan and Froude Ld..........._____Heenan, Worcester " Henderson and Glass................... Vulcan, Liverpool.. Holland Drilling Co................Drillistic, London...... _.. Hopxinson, J., and Co. Ld..........Hopkinson, Huddersfield ... Horsfield, J. and J., Ld_______.........Vulcan, Dewsbury......... Hudson, T., Ld.......................Hudson, Coatbridge....... .................................................... Humble, Stephen..................Stephen Humble, Westmin’r Hurd Coal Cutter and Engineering Co. Ld. ... Cutterbar, Glasgow Improved Coal Mining Co. ............Blackett, dacriston ....... 3 3 56 28 2 4,7 28 2 8 56 ... 28 Cover i Cover iii 9 2 47 Internationa] Channelling Machines Ld. Cuttabit, Shef’d 44,45, Cover i ------ - ■ " i Lsca Foundry and Engineering Co. ...Isca, Newport, Mon .......... Jardine, John______________________Jardine, Nottingham .... Kalbitum Paint Co. Ltd............Kalbitum, Belvedere .... Kenyon, William and Sons Ld......Kenyon, Dukinfleld.... ... Knowles Oxygen Co. Ld...........Oxygen, Wolverhampton. Koppers Coke Oven and Bye-Product Co....Kochs, Sheffield .... Lancashire A York. Wagon Oo.Ld....Wagon, Heywood __........__ Lancaster and Tonge Ld............Pistons, Manchester.... Latch and Batchelor La..............Latch, Hay Mills ..... Leech, Goodall and Co. ...............Vertical, Leeds ............. Lewis, Edwin, and Sons............Lewis, Wolverhampton . Lewis, William, and Son ..........Robert Lewis, Bilston .... Lincoln Wagon and Engine Co. Ld. ...Wagon, Lincoln............... Llewellyn and Cubitt Ld...........Cubitt, Pentre _________Cover ii Lockwood, Crosby, and Son .......Crosby Lockwood, London Longbotham, B. H., and Co. Ld......Engineer, Wakefield...... Lowmoor Co. Ld.............Ironworks, Lowmoor, Bradford . Liihrig Coal A Ore Dressing Appliances Ld,...Nettoyage, London. Marple and Gillott Ld..............Ferric, Sheffield................... Mather and Platt Ld_____............Sprinkler, Manchester.... Mavor and Coulson Ld.............Prodigious, Glasgow..................__ Merryweather and Sons............Merryweather, London .. Coveriv Middleton, Robert ................Hydraulic, Leeds .... Midland Ry. Car. A Wagon Co. Ld....Wagon, Birmingham “ Mines and Minerals ” .............................. 49 51 3 1 10 6 56 56 6 Curtis’s A Harvey Ld. Gunpr., London, A Curtis’s, London_____ — Daglish, R., and Co. Ld.............Daglish, St. Helens _______ Cover i Darlington and Co____________ _____.................................._______ 55 Davidson and Co. Ld...............Sirocco, Belfast........... — Davidson, J. S., and Son....................................._________ — Davis, E...........................Davis, Leeds _____....................................... — Davie, John, and Son (Derby) Ld....Davis, Derby ............. 49 Diamond Coal-Cutter Co............Diamond, Wakefield....... — Earle, G. and T. (1912), Ld..........Cement. Hull ...........Cover i ..................................... Electric Blasting Apparatus Co. Ld...Blasting, Serridge Junction 1 Elliot, George, and Co. Ld..........Elliot Co., London ....... — Etieoal Syndicate Ld........................................ 4 Evans, D. Liewellin................Brattice, Cardiff ......... 1 Evans, Joseph, A Sons (Wolverh’pton Ld.) Evans, Wolverhampton 5 Ewart’s Chain Co...................Ewarts, Derby ..........Coveriv Exol Company _______................................................ — Fairclough and Sons.......................................... 56 Farnley Iron Co. Ld................Famley, Leeds .........Cover i FeU, O.A..... ...................................Fell, Droniield ........ 2 Firth, William, Ld.................Bails, Leeds.............. — Pondage de Puits..................Fon^age, Paris ........... — Foot, Rowland, G., and Oo_______________________________ 54 Fraser and Chalmers Ld...........Vanner, London........... 5 , Cover iv 3 Mining Engineering Co. Ld_________.Meco, Sheffield _____________................... — Mov, Thomas, Ld....................Moy, Peterboro’............. 1 Mudford, J. H., and Sons...........Tenting, Sheffield__________ 52 New Calyx Drill and Boring Co. Ld....Calyx, London ...................... 51 Newton, Chambers and Co. Ld...........Newton, Sheffield.......... 46 Nobel’s Explosives Co. Ld............Nobel, Glasgow __.......................... 52 Northern Rubber Co.................Rubber, Sheffield __________ 3 Nortons (Tividale) Ld.................Screening, Tipton.......... 4 Orensiein & Koppel—Arthur Koppel...Alighting, London ........ - Ormerod, Edward....................Ormerod, Atherton, Man’ter 54 Osbeckand Co. Ld.______.......Osbecks, Newcastle-on-Tyne 28 Oxley, Barker ......................Oxley, Saynor-road, Leeds... — Pearn, Frank, and Co. Ld_______...........Pumps, Manchester......Cover i Peckett and Sons......................Peckett, Bristol......56, Cover iv Penningtons ................................................... 56 Phillips, Charles D...................Machinery, Newport ...... 56 Pillatt and Co. Ld...................Pillatt, Stapleford, Notts ... — Plowright Bros. Ld..................Plowright Bros., Ches’fleld 9 Primus Patents Co. ...............Primordial, Oldham........ 47 Pryor, Edwardjand Son ............Pryor, Sheffield............ 55 Pulsometer Engineering Oo. Ld. ......Pulsometer, London................. — Pulsometer Engineering Co. Ld. ....Pulsometer, Beading... .... — Queen’s Hotel ........................................Queen’s Hotel, Manchester — Where the Numeral Is absent the Advertisement does not appear In the present issue. ______________ _______ ____. Electrical Plant & Accessories. CABLES & SWITCHES, CARBON & METAL LAMPS. STEEL BALANCED BARROWS --------- HOLDS T’WO CVITT. - STEEL BARROWS FOR AEE PURPOSES. __________________ HASLAM <& SCHONTHEIL L° “5^" ii, Windsor Place, CARDIFF. ...niiiiriiiiiiiin niw....... Radford R. Heber, Son, and Squire...Radford, Sheffield ..... Railway A General Engineering Co. Ld,... Dot, Nottingham ., Beddaway, F„ and Co. Ld............Anchorage, Manunester .... Bea veil and Oo. Ld.__..........._____Bea veil, Ipswich....... Ronton, B. M„ and Oo________................Benton, Sheffield ____..... Bigley, William..................................Bigley, Bulwell ______....... , Bobey and Co. Ld................................Robey, Lincoln ___.... Boburite Explosives Oo.Ld.............Boburite, London ............. Boburite Explosives Oo. Ld...........Boburite, Gathurst Bolling Stock Company_____.............Rolingstok. Darlington Boyles Ld...........................Elyor, Cadishead ........ Bussell, John, and Co. Ld. ..........Alma, Walsall......................... “ Scandinavia” Belting Ld..........Scandinavia, London ... Scott, Walter. Ld____________________Bessemer, Leeds........................__ Shaw, John, Ld............ ....................Sbaw, Sheffield...................... Shelton Iron, Steel and Coal Oo. Ld...Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent...Cotwriv Sheppard and Sons Ld..................Sheppard, Bridgend ......(lover ii “ Shipping World ”.................Shipping World, London Siebe, Gorman and Co. Ld. __..........Siebe, London_____.......... Simon-Carves Ld......... ...................Simcar, Manchester ____...... Smallman, J. W. ... .... _________Smallman, Nuneaton ___.... Southern, T, A,, and H. W. Halbaum............................................ .. South Wales Institute of Engineers __......................................... Spencer and Co. Ld. ________________Spencer, Melksham . Spencer, John, Ld.......... ..................Tubes, Wednesbury Spurr, Inman and Co. Ld........ ...........Spunnman, Wakefield Stanley, W. F., and Oo. Ld.........Turnstile, London................__ Stephens, B.» and Son......... ..............Imperial, Carnbrea ____..... Stewarts and Lloyds Ld. __________....Lloyds, Birmingham ___.... Stewarts and Lloyds Ld...... ............Lap weld, Glasgow........ Stringer, John, and Son....................Stringer, Blackburn __....... Summerson, Thos., and Sone Ld.....Summer son, Darlington Sutcliffe, Bichard..............................Sutcliffe, Horbury....__ Sweet and Maxwell Ld.........................Subjicio, London ....... Talbot, Clement, Ld.................Clemtal, London ............................. Tangyes Ld.........................Tangyes, Birmingham . .... Teague and Chew Ld......._________Teague, Chew, Cinderford... —• Theedam, E. 0., Ld. ________....Theedam, Dudley .............. — Thomas and Bishop .......................Velcling, London _____ 4 Thomas, E., and Williams Ld........Lamps, Aberdare __...................Cover iii Thomas, Wm______________________Mining School, Porth ......... 28 Thompson and Co. ..................Spiegel, Wigan ..............................__ — Thompson and Southwick Ld. ....Pulleys, Tamworth __..................._ — Thomson Brothers (Dunfermline) Ld.... Minerals, Dunfermline ... — Thornton, A. G., Ld.................Drawing, Manchester........................__ — Thomewill and Warham Ld. ...Thornewill’s, Burton-on-Trent ... — 1 56 2 3 3 9 53 ... 55 .... 28 , .. 10 Cover iii ....... 56 2 .... 10 .... 28 ..... 56 .... 9 Cover iii Cover iii ___.... 56 2 47 49 Tickle Bros. ..................................Tickell, Wigan _______............ — Treasure, J. B., and Co,..............Treasure, Liverpool __ __ , 1 “ Trefor ” Boring A Mining Co. Ld,...Trefor, Brussels......__ — Trier Bros..........................Viscosity, London__ _ — Tuck and Co. Ld....................Tucks, Liverpool __.........................Coveri Underfeed Stoker Co. Ld............Underfeed, London ................__ ... 55 United States Metallic Packing Oo. Ltd....Metallic, Bradford ...Coverir Universal Mining School __________________,__________________ — Uskside Engineering Co. Ld.........Uskside. Newport, Mon ____..... — Valor Co. Ld________.............___________Valor, Birmingham............... — Vivian’s Boring Co_______________.Vivians, Parkside, Cleator Moor — Waddle Patent Fan & Engineering Co. Ld....Fan, Llanelly..... Coveri Wailes, Dove and Co. Ld........ Bitumastic, Newcastle-on-T 9 Wakefield, 0. 0., and Oo............Cheery, London____...................Coveriv Walker Brothers (Wigan) Ld........Pagefield, Wigan _____ — Walker Hill and Co________________„...................................__ — Walker, Thos., and Son Ld..........Shiplog, Birmingham ...... 3 Ward, T. W., Ld........... Forward. Sheffield ....................._____.28, 56 Waterfall, H. and R., and Barber___Niagara, Sheffield ................. 1 Wellington Tube Works Ld. __..........Vigilantia, Tipton_____ — Whittaker, O., and Oo. Ld...........Bncks, Accrington __.................... — Wigan Wagon Co. Ld...............Wagon, Wigan ______ . 1 Willcox, W. H., and Co. Ld..........Willcox, Southwark St. ...Cover iv Witton Fire Brick Co. Ld............................___________ — Wood, John, and Sons Ld...........Haulage, Wigan ______ ... 6 Wootton Brothers Ld...............Wootton, Coalville __......................... 47 Wright, J. and E„ Ld...............Universe, Birmingham....... — Wright, Joseph, and Co. ........Wright, Tipton __________ — Yeadon. Son and Co.................Yeadon, Leeds __..............................._ — Yorkshire Boiler Co. Ld. .....Steam, Bradford................______ — Yorkshire Engine Oo. Ld. .....Engine, Sheffield______.................__ 56 Yorkshire Hennebique Contracting Co. Ld....Ferro, Leeds ...... 55 Youngs_________...........................Oldens. Birmingham... 49 Classified List on Page 48. The “FIRE KING” SPRINKLING SHOVEL SPREADS the fuel and ________________________________ ensures even _____________________ temperature, minimum smoke, maxi- mum efficiency and great saving in fuel. Its popularity amongst masters and men is daily increasing. Less raking and higher evaporation. Write the Patentee— C. A. FELL, Fuel Economy, DRONFIELD, near SHEFFIELD. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Diploma of Honour, Brussels, 1887, MEDALS. MEDALS. A Paris. Cornwall. Glasgow. London. Newcastle. Chicago. Paris. Cornwall. Glasgow. London. Newoastleo Chicago. CUILBERT-MARTIN, 9, Edmund Place, ALDERSGATE, LONDON, E.C. Telephone—2799 Central. Telegrams—“Photophore, London.” "Bep coq" : GqlJCE C.L0SSES Showing through the water a broad, rich, red line, thus ren- dering the level very distinct. A large stock always on hand. TRADe‘‘ T I t A ft”,.. ARIf > GflUce GLflSSCS STEPHEN HUMBLE’S PATEHT IMPROVED For high pressure, and to withstand extreme variations of temperature. Are not affected by draughts or sea-spray. All glasses have fire-polished ends of a deep claret tint. THE SOUTH WALES COALFIELD. PART II. By Henry K. Jordan, F.G.S. (Past President and first Gold Medallist of the South Wales Institute of Engineers). This Paper, which deals with the western part of the Coalfield, has just been published by the South Wales Institute of Engineers. It consists of 81 pages of printed matter with Sections and Diagrams. The large drawings are issued separately and comprise 1. A Horizontal Section across the anthracite region of Llandybie and Pant-y-ffynnon, and via the Dulais Valley to the sea at Swansea. It is drawn to a scale of six inches to one mile, is 8 ft. in length, mounted on linen, and geologically coloured. 2. Comparative Sections of the Lower Measures in the following areas — (A) Neath Valley. (E) Ammanford. (B) Swansea Valley. (F) Loughor Valley. (C) Brynamman District. (G) Gwendraeth District. (D) Amman Valley. (H) Gwendraeth District. These are drawn on one sheet, about 35 by 30 in., mounted on linen, to a scale of 200 ft. to 1 in. 3. A Map of Swansea District, on a scale of 6 in. to one mile, showing the outcrops of the coal seams. A limited number of the above are for sale, and may he obtained from The Secretary, The South Wales Institute of Engineers, CARDIFF. Price <£1 Is., Postage Extra. ° The South Wales Coalfield,” Part I., by Mr. H. K. Jordan, published in 1908, price £2.2s., dealt with the eastern half of the Coalfield, and may be obtained from the Secretary. "KING'S” HOOK, WITH AUTOMATIC LOWERING ARRANGEMENT, SOLID FORGED THICKENED INNER PLATES and FULL BEARING on SHACKLE PINS. For High-speed Winding and Heavy Loads. Sole Maker— STEPHEN HUMBLE, Westminster Chambers, 9, Victoria St., LONDON, S.W. ____________________________________________ The Colliery Ready Reckoner and Wages CALCULATOR. By JAMES IRELAND. “Will be the means of preventing many disputes between pay clerks and colliers.”—Minina Jnrnal. Colliery Guardian Office, 30 & 31, Furnival-street, Holborn, London, E.C. 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