The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-11
FEW WORKERS ENTER MINES Efforts of Companies to
 Produce Coal. DEPUTIES ARE SwoRN IN
 -.G So Far, However, No Sign of
 Trouble Appears. President of the Miners Says Hardly Any Men Have Dcserted the Organi-
 xation---Oxmoor Furnace Blows In.
DEPUTIES ARsdwoRS IN

Birmingham. Aug. 10.--(SpeciaL)- The effort to start up mines which have been idle since July l on account of the suspension and strike of the union miners and mine workers in this State. was not very successful this morning. Reports which reach the city, though quite meagre. indicate that not more than dozen men went to work at each of half dozen places. Short Creek mines. located in the western part of Jefferson County and operated by the Tutwilcr Coal. Iron and Railroad Com papy, succeeded in getting a number of men to return to work, but at the other places, Biocton, Blue Creek, Warner, Graves. Blossburg, New Found and Murray. there was less success. The Sloss Sheffield Steel and Iron Company announced today that 1t had succeeded in getting coal oyer its tip- ples at two places. but in reply to a question as to the number of men who went to work, the official said that that was not a matter of general inter- est. #
 Deputy sherifFs sworn In.
 A large number of deputy sheriffs are being sworn in by Sheriff Burgin. In each instance it is required of these deputies that they make bond in the sum of $5,000 to indemnify the sheriff against any and all suits which may accrue through the deputy's doings. It is given out that the Republic Iron and Steel Company today asked for at least sixteen deputies who will be sent 10 mines at Warner and Sayreton, where. tomorrow morning, an attempt will ba made to start up the mines with non- union labor. Deputies have been sent to Brookside. Blossburg, Blue Creek Blocton and other places.
 The statement is made that today opportunity was given the union miners to return to work at the wage scalo offered by the companies. After this, non union labor of which there Is said to be considerably fin waiting. will be placed in the mines 10 take the places left by the union men.
 No sisn Ss Trouble.
 There is no intiH iea whatsoever of any trouble. ffCsidsnr Ed Flynn of the United Mine Workers of America, when seen today, said:
 we are satisfied with the attempt made to start up the mines today. The union men are remaining loyal to the organization. There are not over half dozen assertions today. and tomor- row there will be no more"
 There were some apprehension in union circles that the Slavs at mines In the western portion of the county were likely to desert the union organi zation. A large meeting was held last evening at Brookside. The national organizer sent from the Pennsylvania district, who is d Slav, addressed tho meeting and he received pledges from the men to remain loyal to the union.
 The operators state that they arc hiring deputies for the purpose of pro- tecting their properties, not knowing what might happen. The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company to day won their cases of eviction against number of union miners occupying company houses in the Blue Creek re zion. and 1t Is stated that they will force the miners to vacate at once an6 will put non union miners in them.
 Oxmoor Furnace Running.
 The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail road Company Is making iron again at Oxmoor south of Birmingham, on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. The fires in this furnace have been banked for nearly three weeks. The company has made a contract for coal and coke In West Virginia, and regu lar shipments are being received. The Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iroil Company, which concern made q tenn porary contract with the union miner s last week. announce that their two furnace sat Ironaton will resume ope- rations Saturday. and the Gadsdcn | furnace will start up on Monday. The new furnace of the Lookout Mountain Iron Company Is also slated to stat up on Monday or Tuesday. There is a good demand for pig iron right now The starting up of furnaces again is most encouraging in business way