The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-13
Highest Figure in Spite of Strike.

 per cent in value.
 The report says:
 Highest Figure in Spite of Strike.
 Notwithstanding the fact that the strike against the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, the Tutwiler Coal Coke and Iron company and the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company, which was inaugurated in July 1904, and which caused a decrease in the coal production for that year, was still officially "on' throughout the entire year of 1905, the total production for the state reached the highest figure in it's history. The mines of the three companies affected by the strike were operated "open shop," and while in the case of some of the Sloss- Sheffield properties the company was compelled to work with a reduced force. with a consequently decreased output, the Pratt mines of the Tennessee company were operated with an increased but less efficient force and yielded an average pro- duction. The total production of the state during 1905 amounted to 11,s66.o69 short tons, valued at s14,SS7721, an increase in tonnage of G04023 or 5.S per cent and a gam III value OI HJUtolu UT b-f pSI ctllN, over 1904. Compared with 1903, the year of previous largest production, the output In 1905 shows an increase of 21l,745 short tons in amount and of $l40,923 fin value. The average price per ton in 1905 was $l.21. as compared with $1. 20 in 1904 and si22 in 1903.
 The returns to the geological survey for 1905 show that there were 19,595 men em- ployed for an average of 225 days. Consid- ering these figures with the total produc- ton, it is found that the average output per man was 6o5 c tons for the ,rar, ard as the average working time was 225 days. the average number of tons produced per day per man was 2G9 tons, as compared with a daily output of 29s tons per man in 1904. when 17.Sl1 men worked an average of PIG days and produced II ,262 ,O46 tons of coal. The yearly tonnage per man In 1904 was 632.3 tons or 26.7 tons more than in 1905.
 More Mining Machines.
 One of the notable features in connec- ton with the production of coal in Ala bama during 1905 was the large increase in the number of mining machines and in the amount of machne-mined coal produced. According to the reports to the survey there were 215 machines In use in 1905 against Al in 1904 while the amount of coal undercut by machines increased from 5T7,3l7 short tons in 1903 to 74l.170 tons in 1904 and 1,5S4942 short tons in 1905, the machine tonnage in the later year being a little more than douUle that of 1904 and nearly three times that of 1903. In ad- diton to the 2l3 machines reported as in use, there were 37 others installed In the latter part of the year which were not used Of the total number of machines in use in 1905, III were of the pick or puncher type and 42 were chain machines.
 Most of the larger mines in Alabama are operated on a 10-hour day. 62 opera tons employing 19,S09 men, consider ably more than half the total number. having reported 10 hours as the Tenth of the working day; 90 mines, employing 332O men, worked hours, and "A, employing 1069 men. worked 8 hours. Three mines worked 912 hours, and worked SlA hours.
 Accidents Show Increase.
 The increased number of accidents in the coal mines of Alabama as reported by the state inspector of mines, Mir. J M. Gray, is a record greatly to be deplored. These statistics not collected by the geological survey. According to Mir. Grays report the number of fatalities in 1905 was 1S5, against S4 in 1904, 57 in 1903 5O Tn l9U2, Il Tn 1J0l, and 3f Tn lyD0. 1aK- ing these figures in connection with the production and the number of employees in each year as reported to the survey, 1t is found that the number of tons pro- duced for each life lost was 226,SI2 in 1900; z1l, BPS in 1901; 206,0S1 in 1902; 204. 462 in 1903; 134,072 in 1904. and 64l4 in 1905; while for each 1000 employees the fatalities were 26 in 1900; 2.4 in 1901: 3 in 1902 27 in 1903; Al In 1904, and 944 in 1905 The large increase in fatal accidents in 1895 was due to an explosion in the Virginia mine of the Southern Steel company, in which 112 men were killed. Except for this the record for 1905 would have been better than that for 1904 The explosion at the Virginia mine occurred on Feb iuarv 20 at o'clock in the afternoon, the regular shooting time. A commission. consisting of the three mine inspectors, two miners, and a third party, lnvestl- gated the explosion and reported that it was. in it's opinion a dust explosion, caused by a windy" or .blown-our' shot
 The total number of men reported on strike in the mines of Alabama in 1905 was 6e7. Of these, 75 were at the mines of the Tutwiler Coal, Coke and Iron com pany, but opera tions continued steadily throughout the year. The total time lost by strikes was 33262 working days. or an average of about 50 days for each man on strike.
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 Chicago. October 12.-Vincences Ra- mundi, teacher of languages, today