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and the gondolas carry it to the drying plant. In the drying plant it is
dried on roasters. From the roasters it is carried into the drying bin,
thence to the phosphate cars used in shipping the rock, and at last it's
moved to the nearest sea port, usually Tampa. Once there, it is dumped
into the pits, then taken by elevators to various ships in which it is trans-
ported to different countries or to home ports.

"There is a gang of men called the floating gang; they set up the
equipment for mining. Then the pit crew comes along and they do the mining.
They work on three shifts of eight hours each. Each shift consists of the
foreman, nozzle-man, and four flunkies. They transports us from the
quarters to the pit and back in company trucks, so we don't have to worry
about that.

"Since they have learned to mine in the modern way, the work is much
easier on the men; it eliminates the strain on man power. They also try
to make everything soft for the employees. The majority of the companies
have good living quarters and good sanitary conditions. And the general
run of the men in our quarters are community minded, each worker trying
to look out for the other fellow while on the job.

"What worries me is, my income don't meet by bills. It keeps me be-
low a decent standard of livin. I have insurance to pay in Eaton Park
each month for Corneal and mother, which amounts to $2.00. Then there is
my furniture bill, which is $6.00 a month, and as we're tryin to buy that
sewin machine, it's another $3.50 on the month. Whenever we go to town
our transportation costs 50¢ round trip, which would be $1.00 for both
of us to go and come back. Our food averages from $16.00 to $18.00 a
month. For a while I bought food out of the company store and we'd average

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