The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-29
No Change Reported in Lo-
cal Observation-Disclosures
Stocking Up With
Coal

tain from them the real situation In
this district as they viewed 1t.
Our interview with Governor Ailoy
was entirely pleasant, said Mr. henne-
mer on his return from the capital last
night. land there was not even the SEM
blance of a threat uttered by the gov
ernor during our hours conference, the
surmises' of an afternoon paper not With
standing We discussed the situation AT
length. but deemed it advisable to refrain
from making any public statement as u
our discussion. have nothing further
to give out about the matter at this tine
Frank H. Crockard, Henry L. Badhafl
and Walter Moore also returned rom
Montgomery last night. where they heio
a conference with the governor durlns
the afternoon They had no comment 10
make upon their visit other than that
thew went for discussion of the general
situation.
President Kennamer and National
Organizer William i. Harrison lett on
the Louisville and Nashville train at
o'clock last night for Indianapolis, md
where thew will arrive about II o COCK
| this morning. They go to the lndlana
ca pital to attend a conference Oh ma
tiona; and district officials OF the
limited Mine Workers, called by Presl-
dent Lewis few days ago.
Before leaving last night, Mr.. Harrl-
| son stated that there was nothing new
! in the local situation, and that the mex,
Information to be made pubic woalo
come from Indianapolis.
! Mr. Harrison stated yesterday toa'
the union miners in the Birmingham
district would strike unless the strike
order is rescinded by the national OIL
| Gals.
| AT the district headquarters the
| claims of the local operators that they
| would be able to continue operations az
the mines in this district were rldi.
| culed Some of the mines, 1t is clalmec
bv union leaders, are 95 per cent union
| lied. and at others where there is ne
local they say there is considera IL
snrirkling of union men who will obey
| the strike order.
MASS MEETINGS HELD
Mass meetings are being held eVerS
night at which union men make
speeches to the miners in furtheranc'
| of the interests of the organization, an
thew assert that the membership roii'
of the locals are growing rapidly
The mines are shipping every ton o
coal that is dug, the railroad admins
tration supplying all cars requested 10
that purpose. Reports to the Alapam'
Operators association, received uur ...s
| the present week, indicate that the re
cent increase in production is peln'
maintained The reports cover las
week. and from those already in 1t !
estimated that last weeks output wa
heavier than any previous week thl
year.
Chairman H E. Hutchens of the Biz
mignham district committee, Qnlte
States railroad administration, state
Yesterday that every car called for b.
coal operators was being supplied an
that his records for the past week shoy
100 per cent in this respect,
Cars ordinarily usea for carryin
stone and other similar commodltle
are being diverted to the coal carrying
business. This fact has caused a grea
deal of complaint among quarryme
and other shippers that are not in tn
preferred class.
The word has gone out, it is statee
that the coal mines and the pig iro
furnaces must be taken care of, and t
accomplish this. if necessary, ever
other kind of shipping must temporary
ly be sidetracked
WORKING HARDSHIP
Not only is this order working
hardship to quarrymen, but some OF Tn
Birmingham industrial plants usln
limestone for fluXing purposes are ST.,
fering. Their supplies are not lars
depending as they have been on DAN
or weekly shipments, and unless relic
is given them in a few days some
them at least will be compelled to sus
pend operations.
Road construction in the southeast
ern states, also, is being retarded Q
the transfer of all available cars to IN
| coal trade, which has stopped deliver. <
of materials to them. 1t was, state
' YESTERDAY that if this condition ccT
tinues very many days it Will seriousl
interfere with highway copstruct'o
l work now under way, and may cat;
: indefinite delays in beginning ne
work
One of the quarries located at Ga
, City has been unable to get car
(which to load stone for several day
; and appeals to the railroad administr.
!. ton have brought no promise of relic
at least until after the coal strike 81
uation shall have been definitely dete
mined.
2 The railroads are stocking up wi
I coal and it is believed that by Frld1
I midnight, when the strike is schedui'
1 to begin, they will have sufficient SUI
/ plies to last them from 40 to so days
4 least
COAL IN BINS
The Southern railway and the Loui
4 VILE and Nashville railroad are
ported to have enough coal in their BIZ
Il TO last 40 days, and they are addli
'. hundreds of tons daily. The Frisco
said to have coal enough to supply t
Birmingham terminals 40 days. b
only a 10 days supply for the Blrmln
ham Memphis division.
The Illinois Central gets most of
coal from Illinois. and is understood
have stored ;Nlng its lines in Alaban
: and Mississippi coal sufficient TO Ia
from 10 to 20 days.
The Central of Georgia, the Seaboa
land the Atlanta. Birmingham and
ilantic are stocking up and will pro
ably be able to continue operations I
three or four weeks, that they will n
take place.
Blast furnace companies and indu
trial plants in and around Birmingha
are putting in all the coal they e
secure, and it is stated that should l
Strike if it comes. not last more tn
three or four weeks. that they will n
be seriously affected.
Officials of some of the coal minii
companies assert that they Will get o
as much coal next Saturday as in a
one day this year. and that there w
be no interruption at their places
account of the strike. Some of t
mines have very few union men wor
ing. and it is not believed that tn
will suffer any inconvenience from I
strike
Mass meetings at which organize
and other union men spoke were NJ
last night at Rockcastle. TOWN..
summit. Carbon Hill. Youngblood,