The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-07
OF
STRIKE LEADERS.
AND PERATORS
WIDELY DIFFERENT
Operators Claim Output Is
so Per Cent of Average
for Last MOnth-UniOn
Leaders Claim They
Are Satisfied

Sipsey mines in Walker coun-
ty, owned and operated by the
DeBardeleben Coal company,
seem to be the storm center
around which greatest contro-
versial war now wages in the
strike issue. Representatives
of the miners union claimed
yesterday that only "a tons of
coal were mined at Sipsey
Wednesday, and that 90 men
had left there.
According to Henry T. DeBardeleben,
president of the DeBardeleben Coal COM
pany. the Sipsey mine turned out $50 tons
of coal Wednesday and SS tons yester-
day
THAT doesn't look like the men are
quitting, does it," remarked Mr.. DeBar-
deleben whom shown a published state
ment that 80 men had left that place
during the week He said no men had
left the mine since the strike began.
According to statements made by OPP
orators yesterday there are upward of
50 mines in operation in the Birmingham
district, and the daily production of coal
is probably 80 per cent of the average
for October They stick to their claims
| of Wednesday that not less than 1900
men are at work at the mines.
| Union officials declare in positive terms
, that over 3. coo men are on strike and
! that their ranks are being increased
every day. President j. r. kennamer
of the Birmingham district United Mine
/ Workers. stated yesterday afternoon that
he was satisfied with the situation
| In connection with statements made
| in the last day or two mine union lead
ers that miners cannot live on their earn
| ings under present conditions, President
| DeBardeleben of the DeBardeleben Coal
company last night gave out the fol-
lowing figures showing earnings of men
| employed by his company at Sipsey in
October:
White Men: Eighty eight earned from
$f00 to $50; "a earned from $50 to 1900; .
from 5000 TO $50; 10 from $3.50 to $500; 2
over $500
Negroes: Fifty-fve from 800 to $50; 10
from $3.50 to $500; one received between
500 and $3.50, and one over $500.
These sums were net after all charges
and deductions had been made.
| Every man who worked every day dur
| ing the month that the mine was in oper-
alton earned over 500. those falling I'M
der that sum having missed one or more
days, Mr.. DeBardeleben said.
| Everything continues quiet throughout
the district, with only an occasional re-
port of attempted intimidation by strikers
| applying epithets to men who are or
| their way to or from work. The mer
| at whom the remarks are directed offeI
no resentment, so far as has been report
ed to the authorities or the operating
company offices and no clash results
| therefrom.
| The production of coal during the week
| ended November / was 1871 tons, OF
about 81 900 tons under the average week
" output in October. The production
reported to the Alabama Coal Operators
! association, was;
For week ended October 4, 2l3,226 tons
for week ended October II, 3oo530 tons
for week ended October IS, S2454 tons
for week ended October 81 80 9'a tons
for week ended November l. 267 9S1 tons
These figures show either that the mer
worked harder the first five days OF ias'
week than they had done during tnt
summer and fall, or that large per CEN
of them were working Saturday, the frs'
day of the strike.