Black Diamond Hotel and staff pose for photographer

Originally published in the Pacific Coast Bulletin, October 12, 1922

When it comes to Hospitality and Service (capital letters please, Mr. Printer), the Black Diamond Hotel is willing to stack its record against the best in the country. The reason for this is not hard to discover when one meets face to face the efficient staff shown herewith.

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Five celebrities at Issaquah

Originally published in the Pacific Coast Bulletin, October 12, 1922

Hitting the ball from gong to gong, week in and week out, is the game these five boys play at Issaquah. From left to right they are: J.H. O’Reilly, fire boss; W.H. Bromley, compressor man; M. Murray, electrician; H.A. Clark, Jack Taylor, loader. We have wondered what Superintendent Morgan would do if he didn’t have these men to help him put his plans over.

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Why Newcastle is such a steady producer

Originally published in the Pacific Coast Bulletin, October 5, 1922

A few of the second-shift men who “whoop it up” at Newcastle. This picture was taken “just before the battle, Mother,” which accounts for the well-fed appearance of the crew, the clean faces and the general air of contentment. We don’t know why they didn’t laugh—the photographer told them his funniest gag, but there was nary a cackle. It is tuff, we’ll admit, to work a second shift. It interferes with one’s evenings so.

Facts about coal industry presented in forceful manner by noted writer

Floyd W. Parsons, a prolific contributor to national magazines and an authority on industrial questions, in an article entitled, “Coal Economies,” appearing in the Saturday Evening Post, issue of September 30, stresses some points and calls attention to certain facts we believe will be read with interest by many employees of this company.

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