The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-29
SITUATION
 CONTINUES QUIET Three Deputy Sheriffs Sent to
 Blue Creek NO OTHER DEVELOPMENTS Operators Do Not Seem Disposed to Make Any Move at Present-Presi-
 ldent Flynn of Mine
 Workers Talks.
NO OTHER DEVELOPMENTS

Very ,little of public interest developed in the strike situation yesterday.
 There is considerable speculation as to the effect the strike will have on the mines operated by the Pratt Coal com pany. This company operates only one union mine The mines at Mineral Springs Croeker and Jett are worked by non-union men. though many union men have been employed there. Until the strike these mines were considered by inc limited Mine Workers as "open' mines: that is, mines in which both union and non-union men can work together This is sometimes allowed when the non nnion men are in the majority, and the scale of wages is as high as that pau the union.
 Having No Trouble.
 MT. Ramsay, one of the owners or these mines. said last night that the fra'e company was having no trouble. 'Our autnut has not decreased" said MT. Ramsay, 50 l presume all of the men are at work. Our mines so far nave not been affected by the strike, and no failins off in production is anticipated
 President Flynn of the United Mine Workers said yesterday that he knew or no new developments that would be in- teresting to the public. When asked about inc mines of the Pratt Coal company he said that he had learned that most or the union men had quit work there. "Un- der the laws of the union the members working in these open mines would nave to obey the strike order. My information Is that they have obeyed though as yet I have had no direct report from the mines in question"
 When asked about the situation at Woodward, where it was reported that the charter of the negro local had been surrendered, MT. Flynn said: "so far as the union Is concerned the situation there has been cleared up. There arc sev- eral hundred miners at Woodward who did not consent to the surrender of the charter and under the law of the organ ization Is could not be surrendered. Everything has been strengthened out and the men are ready to return to work whenever the company gets ready to open the mines. As you know the Woodward company has signed the lelnpoiiy SNoio pending final adjustment of the wage scale and the miners have no grievance against that company. The men are ready to go to work"
 Three Deputies.
 Three deputy sheriffs under Deputy Jer- " Fountain who has charge of the Bes- semer office of the sheriff left yesterday afternoon for Blue Creek. The deputies were sent at the request of the officials of the Tennessee Coal and Iron company. The officers go down to protect the prop erty of the company.
 With the exception of the sending or deputies to Blue Creek no move was re- ported yesterday on the part of the oper- ators and persons interested have said this week, none is expected for several days. In the meantime the miners are taking the situation quietly. They will take no action until something has been heard from the operators, In other words their action in calling 8 strike Is final un- til some advance is made by the opera tors
 So far there has not been the slightest disturbance at any of the mines where the men are out and the officials of the union say they expect none. The men on strike have been cautioned not to vio- late the law in the slightest degree. Ofh- cers of the union say the strike Is purely A business matter and there is no cause for a display of temper and that there will be none on the part of the miners.