Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-23
THE COAL TROUBLE.
The Miners at Maiden, this state, Agree
10 the Reduction and Resume Work.

All the mines up Campbelrs Creek, with
one exception, are running, with fair prom
Use of steady work for few months. On
the first of the month the Campbel's
Creek Coal Company and George Dana re-
| duCed the price Of mining from three cents
per bushel to two and half. The men re.
sumed work at the reduction, but became
dissatisfied and notified the companies that
they wished return to the old price in ten
days, the time expiring Saturday last. The
| companies suspended work to give the
men a chance to aave full meeting and
give the subject a fair discussion. The
superintendents informed the men that
owing to the reductions made in other
competing coal fields, and the low price
coal was bringing in the Cincinnati market,
| it would be impossible to continue run
ming. but il they would continue TO work
at the half cent reduction they would try to
give them good springs work, and stock
their Cincinnati yards full Of coal. After
some discussion they unanimously re-
solved to resume work at "a cents per
bushel and hence all are in operation again
| to day, with quite a NUMBER of empty
barges on hand, and prospects fair. The
! Pioneer Coal Company has continued
10 pay three cents, but it is under
stood they will reduce next month. The
Logan Coal and Sah Company was com.
PEELED to make all assignment this week,
Mr.. ID. c. Loyett, OF Charleston. being ap.
| poin ed assignee. The workmen, We learn,
have been protected. The cause OF this as.
signment is said to be the failure Of the
! Central Oil Company, OF Cincinnati, the
President of which Is one of the partners in
this firm. 1t is hoped, however, matters
may be speedily arranged so that work will
be resumed again. About one hundred men
| are thrown out on account of the closing OF
| these works. The present Legislature Of this
State passed mining law authorizing the
Governor to appoint a Mining Inspector
between this and the first OF July next, to
serve for four years, with salary of $1,000
per year, and $500 for expenses. Among
the applicants for this position we note the
name of John Archibald, for some few
years a native OF Raymond City, this State,
| but formerly of Mercer county and the
| Shenaueo Valley Of Pennsylvania. Mr..
| Archibald was appointed some years ago
| by Governor Hartranft Is a member OF the
| Commission to visit the biGuminous mines
| of Western Pennsylvania, and performed
his duties to the satisfaction OF all. He is
an old and experienced miner, with good
| common sense, and should he be appointed,
no doubt would fill the position creditably
| to himself and the State and do justly to
| both operators and men.
| GENERAL COAL NEWS.
| The two large mines and coke works of
| Mr.. John Nuttall & Co., Nuttallburg, W.
Va, like nearly all others along the line
are run ming slowly tor want OF cars TO
ship in. The mines Of Buery, Cooper &
| Co., short distance above here, have
| been running steadily. They furnish coal
for manufacturing coke at the Low Moore
furnace, and consequently cars have TO be
supplied to keep the ovens in blast and the
furnace supplied. Their new mine above
Fire Greek has done but little this month.
| The New River Coke Company are also
operating their mines, and shipping coal.
| The Lon gdale mines and coke works at
| Sewell are running steadily manufacturing
coke for the two large furnaces at Long
dale.
| The Ansted coal mines, OF the Hawks
Nest Coal Company, now under the general
supervision Of Mr. Stephen NJ. Taylor, at
| Hawks Nest W. Va, are kept constantly
running, shipping a large amount Of coal
for the eighty new Copee coke ovens
planted at the places which have been put
| in successful blast and are manufacturing
coke for the splendid new furnace built at
Goshen, Virginia, during the past year,
and which will probably be blown in some
time next month. The two Gaymont
mines, above here, and the Elm mine are
shipping about 20 cars daily. The mines
Of the Fayette Coal Company, also opened
up during the past year by Masterf Il Co.,
under the Supervision OF J. W. Strsughan
are now in full operation shipping coal
and steadily increasing their capacity.
The coal trade is rather bad at Coal
Valley, W. Va, just at the present time,
caused by a scarcity of cars. All the
mines are running. some Of them better
than Others, out on an average they might
be set down as making about half time. A
number of the companies are building
tipples on the rivers 70 enable them "a
ship by both rail and river. We note
them already constructed at the works oil
S. Buck, Brener Smith, Kanasha Coal Co.
John Strsughsn, Capt Johnson and Fred
Fsulkue. When the tpples are all In