The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-12
MOST EXPLOSIVES WERE PERMISSIBLE Mine Record for the Year Is
 Very Remarkable MIR. HILLHOUSE'S DATA Percentage of Permissible Explosives Used in Mines Was p, and
 of the Non-P -Permissi-
 ble Only 2S

According to the figures complied bv James Hillhouse, chief state mine in- spector. Alabama mined it's 1910 tonnage or coal with higher per cent of sper- missiole explosives used than any state In the United States
 The compilations of the chief inspeetor show that in Alabama the percentage of permissible explosives used was 72 per cent. which is considered the highest fig ure ever made not alone in the south but In the entire country.
 The production for 1910 in this state was Is, 22S tons, and to have secured such toonaee and to have only used as cent of black powder in the mining is a marked advancement in methods of coal mining in Alabama.
 MT Hillhouse and all mining men in this section are elated over the high showing made to the permissible ex- plosiVes and Dr. J. J. Rutledge. the rescue engineer with the United States bureau of mine car, said the showing made by Alabama was one that any state might be proud Of
 In the fight for the using of permissi- ble explosives there have been few laws 10 assist and the achievement has result ed from desire of the miners and oper- ators to voluntarily comply with instruc- tions of the government For Alabama to rank so high is mark of exemplary observance of the rules which will be commented on in all mining sections.
 The full data of Mir Hillhouse was made public yesterday in regard to ex- plosives used in coal mining for the first time in the history of Alabama As a rule the methods employed are not made public but MT. Hilhouse said the show ing was so very good he was pleased to have every mining man know how ad- vanced mining was becoming in Ala bama
 In Jefferson county S,37S 996 tons were mined with the use of S5 per cent per missible explosives and only 15 per cent of non permissible. In Walker county, ,116 tons were mined, but B 1-3 per cent of permissible explosives were used, while the non permissible percentage was 66 e-3, very high rate. It was stated that tough seam of coal accounted for this use of non-permissible explosives in Walker county.
 The table showing each county and the percentage of explosives used follows:
 Permissible Explosives
 
 tons of coal.
 Walker, Ss 1-s per acent-S,ss 11s tons of coal.
 Tuscaloosa. 93 per cent-1 ,07S,s9l tons of coal.
 Winston. co per cent-9Sa3 tons of coal.
 St. Clair, S71a per cent-46s, ,20S tons of coal.
 Shelby, 50 per cent-494 7O3 tons of coal. Marion. 50 per cent-47,S ,S9S tons of coal. Bbb, 30 per -1,576.2l3 tons of coal.
 Bount. 2b per cent-S5, 6Ss tons of coal.
 Cullman, 00 per cent-10o.0Oo tons of coal.
 Dekalb, co per cent-1S00o tons of coal. Jackson, 100 per cent-10O tons of coal.
 Etowah, go per cent-164.5S2 tons of coal. Estimate of mines not heard from, 50,00o tons of coal. Total, 16,139g2S tons of coal
 Non-P Permissible Explosives The percentage of mines in the counties of Alabama that are using black pow der as explosives, non permissible: Jefferson, 15 per cent. Walker, 66 2-3 per cent Tuscaloosa per cent. Winston. 100 per cent.
 St. Clair, 121a per cent. Shelby, 50 per cent Marion. 50 per cent. Bibb, 70 per cent. Blount, 75 per cent. Cullman, 100 per cent DeKalb. 100 per cent. Jackson, co per cent. Etowah, 10 per cent.