DAUPHIN COUNTY’S FIRST MINE INSPECTOR IN OFFICE
Charles J. Price of this place [Lykens] on Monday assumed the duties of Dauphin County’s first mine inspector, a position to which he was elected at the November election. He has opened an office in the Israel Building, northeast corner Main and Market Streets, this borough, where he will make his headquarters. He is the inspector for the 20th District, the collieries in his jurisdiction being Short Mountain at this place, Summit Branch at Williamstown, Brookside at Tower City, and the Good Springs Black Wood and Lincoln collieries.
Mr. Price is the eldest son of William Price of this place, and was born in Wales 34 years ago and came to this country when 5 years old. With his parents he located at Morris Run, Tioga County, for a few years, and then the family moved to this place. He has worked in and about the mines since he was 9 years old and has had the experience of years in both anthracite and bituminous mines in both Pennsylvania and Alabama; also in some of the Western States.
Mr. Price is one of the mot thoroughly posted men on practical mining in the anthracite region. He has made it a life study which with continual personal observation, he acquired valuable knowledge which can be obtained in no other way.
He is genial and popular with all classes and enjoys their confidence, so that they feel that he will perform his official duties with credit to himself and all those concerned. He is a prominent secret society man, being identified with the Masons, Knights of Pythias and Heptasophs, all of this place.
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From the Lykens Standard, January 5, 1906, via Newspapers.com.
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