With the war going on coal was on demand. This saw the rise of activity in coal mining and distribution.In the state of illnois coal mining was the major income generating venture. The economic activity majored on mining and distribution of coal. This saw the rise of wealthy coal operators who were only after exploiting the miners for their own profit gain. They would bribe the politician and the leadership so that they can flaunt all the laws in regard to the conditions of work and the state of the mines like in the case of Centralia N.o 5 mine where even after numerous inspections and reports about the law not being regarded and the risk it poised to the miners in the mine the company was still allowed to operate.Centralia was owned by Centralia coal company with Bell and Zoller being its directors. It was among the top six coal mining companies in Centralia and its headquarters were based in Chicago. A major point to note is that no coal office or its directors were based in Centralia The case study by John Bartlow Martin Blast in Centralia No. 5 highlights multiple failures that exist in public administration. The Logistical alternatives Scanlan could have addressed were corruption, communication, time and responsibility. Inspector Scanlan worked during a period where corruption was the order of the day. The people in position of leadership in government were easily bought by businesses. This is evident with the mine owners and the agencies who were task with the responsibility of ensuring safety and regulation of the mines. According to the case study most inspectors would visit the mines and liaison with the owners. Disasters do not kill people, negligence from corrupt public officials is what kills people (Anbarci, Escaleras, & Register 2007). In the case study we can note that Inspector Scanlan did actually experience difficulties in communicating with those tasked with the duty to regulate the mining industry. Scanlan and his boss communicated vastly by mail. I n my view i do hold the thought that they should have communicated face to face due to the severity of the situation. Its said that miscommunication and faulty communication leads to the likelihood of failure. Another concern inspector Scanlan could have addressed is the time it took for hierarchy to respond to the reports. Scanlan had also suggested that the mine be closed for the recommendation he had made in his report were addressed. The law requires that in-case of bleach and negligence the directors or the managers of the mine certificates would be revoked. But in spite of the findings the mine still operated as usual. However the Local union 52 intervened and preferred charges against Brown who was the manager of the mine. When superintendent weir visited the mine he never inspected the conditions of the mine he instead was investigating the allegations leveled against Brown. Due to the two main explosion hazards i.e. Coal dust and gas which which can also cause health risks like breathing difficulties Scanlan had suggested the installation of a sprinkling system to wet the coal but Brown termed it as “un-usual” expense. On realizing that no implementation of the report’s recommendation were done the local 52 voted to prefer charges on Brown and weir. This forced the mining board’s meeting to discuss the issues of the mine. Inspector Scanlan was invited for the meeting even before he could attend the meeting he was Ben H Schull a republican politician invited him to his hotel room to try and convince him to withdraw his recommendations of which Scanlan objected. The board met in the absence of Scanlan and a special commission was formed to investigate and report back on its findings to the board. Among its membership was Weir who also had worked for the company in question and was previously a boss there and Schull. The commission found out that the mining law had been violated in several ways such as; Inadequate rock dusting,illegal practice in opening rooms,insufficient phones which were improperly placed among others thus concurring with Scanlan previous report. In spite of its findings the commission never preferred any course of action which elicited an uproar among the miners who meet and held that a letter should be sent to their union leader U.M.W.A John Lewis. He referred them to Hugh White the thick-necked president of the U.M.W.A in illnois and had been appointed by Lewis as his man on the ground. Lewis had previously suspended the right of illnois miners to elect own officers to the union after they demonstrated against his dictatorial leadership,secret payrolls,missing funds and wide spread corruption in the union and its officials. After the riots Progressive mine workers was formed with Lewis still retaining a tight control of U.M.W.A.Even with all the challenges Scanlan faced him being in a position of power he would have defended his findings and make sure no violation of law would ever occur again. When the state of illnois refused to act the local 52 wrote a letter to Dwight Green who was the governor through its chairman Rowel Kamp. The governors office had three secretaries with each having his own secretary too. Jon Chapman received the letter on behalf of the governor which was title”Save our lives”. Logic hold that he should have given the letter to the governor but he acted on behalf of the governor and wrote to Medills department who never acted on Scanlan”s report asking him whether he was guilty of the charges leveled against him by the miners. Medill wrote back blaming the war and denied any wrong doing. Chapman never took the initiative of conducting independent or writing to the relevant authorities or departments tasked by law to oversee the issue. After the incident Medill was asked to step down from his position as the director of mines and minerals but his assistant in spite of his indictment retained his position until he retired. The company was fined $1000 but none of its officers were indicted or imprisoned for negligence. Despite the numerous findings by various state and federal authorities the mine safety was were never amended. It took another disaster for the drafting and enactment of the new federal and enforcement procedures improvement. It took the death of many miners to prompt the United Workers Miners Union to review its welfare death benefits from the normal lump sum payouts to monthly stipends. The union also used this platform to extend the fight for higher wages and benefits for miners to other mines. Even after the accident the mine was sold off to the Peabody coal company but later closed due to the high cost of production. The site was sealed off with concrete but later sold to the solid waste company who plan on using the mine shafts as disposal solid wastes. Thompson, Dennis (2005). “The Problem of Many Hands” in Restoring Responsibility: Ethics in Government, Business and Health care. Cambridge University Press. pp. 33-49. DeKok, David (1986), Unseen Danger; A Tragedy of People, Government, and the Centralia Mine Fire, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 17,