Series I, Subseries G: Benedict Coal Corporation and Benvir Coal Company Cash Flow Ledgers, 1949-1956

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The cash flow ledgers were used to calculate on a monthly basis the amount of cash remaining to pay wages of the corporation's employees following the payment of debts. It records the expenses incurred by employees including medical, rental fees, scrip advances, lights, store accounts, burial, union dues, and overdrafts and payroll expenses such as Social Security tax and unemployment insurance. It also records expenses related to mining operations including drainage, ventilation, truck delivery, timbers, and machine repairs. Each of the previous were totalled and subtracted from the gross payroll to determine the cash remaining to pay employees.

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