The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-23
COAL PRODUCTION
 SHOWING INCREASE ASHORE MEN WORK
Mines That Serve the Citi- zens' Homes are Ones Af- fected - Would Eject
 Strikers From Houses

There was an increase of 41, 1000 tons of coal reported by the Alabama coal mines as the production o fthe week ending July IT, last Saturday, com- pared with the previous week.
 This would tend to show that the claims of the operators that the strike has commenced to wane rest on sub stantial basis.
 The coal output during the week ending July r was 2S3. s5e tons, and that of the week ending July 10 was 242, ,799 tons. That of the week ending July was 2S2.7s tons.
 The strike pinehes the householder and the Alabama family because 1t is prac- tically confined to the mines producing the coal that is burned in the hcmes.
 The big iron and steel interests are not effected and are getting all the coal required Tor operations. They do not rec osrize the union, and have ID contracts with the miners. 1t is the small oper- ators who were selected by the union officials on whom to try out their effort to re-establlsh the union in Alabama.
 LAST YEAR
 Coal production at this time last year was less than it is now, there being a dearth in the demand. The production in July Of 1919, in the weeks named, was as follows: Week ending July F, 265, GOO tons, week ending July 19, A3,o00 tons; week ending July 5, 1S7.173 tons. The July, 1919 output without strikes was less than the July, 1920, output with strikes 1t is easily gathered where the strikes are at the srnaii mines producing coal consumed in the homes.
 The coal production at this time, with the exception Of the week ending July 10, is about on level with the produc- ton in March ard February prior to the strike For the weeks named the output was as fciloxs:
 Week ending March 6, 900 tons; week ending February 2S, 305, 600 tons; week ending February 21, 292, 900 tons. The aver age production per week in March and February was only about 10,00o tons less than now but 10000 tons of coal for homes is a considerable item. That much do- .aestic coal delivered weekly would make a7 easy situation in Birmingham.
 COMING TO HEAD
 Things are coming to a head in the strike field ', looks very much as if the crux has been reached The owners of the mines where strikes have been in vogue since May have finally deter mined to rcpossess themselves Of thelr houses so that they may be filled with men who are wiling to work The strik- CTS as obstinately insist on remaining in the houses.
 Al Corona miners ordered to leave com pany houses have taken an appeal to circuit court and given 500 bond for damages. If they lose in circuit court it is the announced intention of the uni2n leaders to carry the cases to the supreme court of Alabama. They declare it their intention to have the houses occupied by the strikers as long as possible. This would tend to prevent new men covlng in and to rrolong the hold of the union sentiment ir the mining camps.
 Tn some instances the operators have held back pny of miners as an offset to the use of the company houses. Miners thus affected have brought suit against tle operators.
 h scme Of the striking mine towns pick cts have been posted by strikers, and at one place strikers have been appointed deputy officers by local authority, said to be in sympathy with the strikers. 4Sew rren who have been sent to some of the mines where there are strikers have been met by delegations of strikers and rersuaded not to go to work
 Meanwhile output at the mines which have determined to operate has increased day by day and production is gradually crn wiling ,1p.