The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
How the Men Are Paid and
Some Specimen Paydays
for the Miners
MORE COAL CARS
BEING PROVIDED
Company Now Bending Every Energy
to Remedy the Only Two Com
plants Which Have Been
Made By Men
By CHARLES H. MANDY

Acmar, July 12.-(Special)-Th is the
way the poet put It:
For every evil under the sun
There is a remedy, or there's none,
If there's one, will try and find it.
II there's none, then never mind it.
"Not enough cars to move the coal"
mot enough houses to shelter the min
ers"
These are the two complaints heard
among the miners at Aemar and the
Alabama Fuel and Iron company, owner
of the mines has found the remedy, and
is applying it as rapidly as money and
men can mend defects.
The shortage of these necessities was
produced by the energy, skill and salts
faction at general conditions at Acmar.
Energy and skin applied to opportunity
resulted in expansion and an invitation
to more labor to come and reap reward.
It is daily coming. So the sound of the
hammer is echoing through these wood
land mountains in the mining town of Ac-
mar, making room and shelter for still
more populous community, and the car
shops are shipping in more cars for
handling the output of coal.
How Name Was Found
A-c-m-a-r! That name was wrought
by the ingenuity OF the late Henry F.
DeBardeleben. and how and why? He
offered a prize for the best name and it
was won by q clerk of the Central of
Georgia Railway. Southeast of this mine
is Acton mines, northeast of 1t Margaret
mines; halfway between half of each
name. Acmar. However there may be
nothing in a name" Its the black dia-
monds that were found beneath the sur
face that made possible this development,
and this wealth of deposit was the dis
covery of that great pioneer whose in
genious mind and penetrating eye were
ever alert to the work of development
He II was who here made wealth out of
waste; his hand was the magic wand that
brought development here, giving employ
ment to capital and labor, uniting the two
great agencies In common unison and
purpose and making these old hills and
valleys of st. Clair reverberate with the
sound of industry
Acmar has working population of
about $50 men, an actual population of
about 1000. To the east of the office build
ing upon an eminence, sit the
well built, comfortable and attractive
cottages of the white populace. To the
west, on still higher eminence the
houses of like comfort and convenience of
the colored people. These houses are all
weather-boarded, ceiled and painted, with
yards gardens, and water convenient to
al. They are furnished the miners atst he
following monthly rental: H.s
Two room houses 50, three room houses
81. four room houses $5 five room houses
s6 six room houses $3.50
Sanitation Almost Perfect
Eanitation almost perfect is afforded by
natural drainage, by strict supervision
and wateh-care and by liberal applica-
tion of lime and other dsinfectants. The
water is afforded by deep bored wells
and Is cold clear and healthful. DR.. E.
e. Mansfield, the physician here i'm
charge tells me that he has never seen
more healthy community; none in which
the death rate was smaller, OF the entire
population there have been only two
deaths in the past - months. one of these
by accident, the other from chronic
disease.
Mr. W. ]. Hand is superintendent of
this mine and from expressions made of
his supervision by those in his employ
ment one must decide that he enjoys the
esteem of all the miners. He finds no
trouble In employing managing and re-
tanning a working force.
Deputy Sheriff w. S. Sloan is preserver
of the peace, and he declares that disor-