Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-18
F. PROGRESS IN GOAL OUTPUT
 fae The Mining Situation Was Never Better in Alabama.
 NO FRICTION ANYWHERE And the Consequence Is the Production of Coal and Coke for 1895 Will Be Tre-
 mendouSy increased.

State Mine Inspector James D. Hill- house has begun to send out to operators blank forms of queries to be answered giving statistics of output and other nota- ble facts pertaining to the mining indus. try of Alabama, all of which will supply data for his forthcoming annual report for 1895. s34
 The questions will embrace the follow ing subjects: Name of mine, county; name and address of operator, of superin- tendent, mine foreman; name of seam worked. kind of opening; thickness of coal; number of employees, including 1n- side and outside day men; how mine IS ventilated; whether explosive gas has been detected in mine; production TOT calendar year in tons of 2OOO pouhus, lh- cluding coal made into coke, lump, nut and slack run of mines, with totals; number of days worked during the year, number of coke ovens; production or coke for the year in tons Of 2O00 pounds; klho of mining machines and number in use; railroad connections; average prlce TOT mining.
 The inspector acts under law, which provides that by the 18th of January in each year the operator or superintendent of every coal, iron and clay mine, also limestone quafrieS, shall send to hl1n correct report specifying with respect to the year ending with the 5lst or Deceh- Der preceding the name of the operator and office of the mine, and the quantity of coal, ore clay or limestone mined or uuarried. The report will be in such form and give such information as may De from time to time required anu pre- scribed by the mine inspector.
 Mr. Hilhouse in conversation yester- day with a State Herald representative said the mining situation, especially In coal mining in Alabama was never pet ter than at present. There is no friction anywhere in the state, employers anu employees living in harmonious relations to each and both contributing to Ala bama's progress and to the foremost causes that put Birmingham in the tront rank of cities, which commercial reports show is among the few trading centers these hard times that maintains business improvement. lE
 Every day 26, ,000 tons of coal are mined. according to fair estimate of the ayt craze. and the output for 1895 will reaal something over 6000090 tons. This, ot course will go away above the best pre- vious record, that of 1895, which was 5170042 tons. The increase in the pro duetion of coke has been in even greater proportion and promises for the year to reach close to 2000,0O0 tons, which will be nearly 100 per cent better than the best previous year, s1
 Among the aecretions of the output of coal the new DeBardeleben mine, the Belle Ellen, will be an important factor. It has two openings and when fully de- veloped will produce 1900 tons daily. An other new mine will be at HargroVe, two miles below Blocton, the property of T. H. AIdrich and the Southern Mining company This mine will soon add 500 tons to the daily output.
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 Jefferson countys proportion of the states output is. as usual, very large, her coal yield for the year giving over 4.000, 900 tons. She covers nearly the en- tire field in coke production. To the lat ter branch of the coal industry in the state will soon be added the production of a number of ovens at Jasper to supply the furnaces at Sheffield.
 
 The board of examiners, Messrs. John Harkins. A. J. Reilly and Priestly Toul- min. examined four candidates for mine foremen on Saturday and are now con- sidering the papers submitted. Candi- dates are required to be not under 23 years of age and to have had five years practical experience.
 
 There is not cloud on the horizon anywhere in the district on the wage question. With trifling exceptions min CTS are receiving about the same pay they got eight years ago.
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