Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-11
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CHARLESTON, W. VA, May 10.-The>
Goa! operators OF West Virginia met in
the Board OF Trade rooms, on Capital
street, this afternoon, for the purpose
of organizing Under the name Of the
West Virginia Coal Exchange. The
meeting was the largest gathering OF
coal operators ever known in the State,
but 1t was for no other purpose than TO
get acquainted and form State organi-
Zstion. All the mines were represented,
there being present F. l.. Gar
rlsou, Stevens Coal Company. Coal
burg; j. Il. Lewis and M.
Jackson, esspeake Mining Company,
Haudley; It. Il. Embleton. Belmont
Coal Company, Crown Hill; j. ID. Hsr-
ris, Monarch Coal Company, Peabody;
Evan Powell, Mount Carbon Company,
Powellton; j. l.. Chapman, Union Coal
Company and the Consolidated Coal
Company, Union Mines; r. b. Cassidy.
Winifrede Coal Company. Winifrede;
Austin M. Smith. The Marmet Com
pany, Raymond City; ID. c. Davis, Hope
Salt and Coal Company. Mason City;
John aud Enooh Carver, Carver
Brothers, Edgewater; S. w. Bard
aud w. b. Stevens, Peerless; H. i.
Kruzier and L. b. Couch, Peel Splint
Coal Company, lewiston; VIM. sharpe,
Forest Hill Company. Eagle; A. G. Dun
can, Cedar Grove Mining Company, Ce-
dar Grove; NJ. T. Davis, ST. Clair Coal
aud Coke Company, Eagle, and N. T.
Davis 81 Co., Montgomery; j. o. Brooks,
Moundsville Coal and Coke Company,
Moundsville; j. II. Seal, Central Coal
Com pany, Fire Creek; G. @. Beury, Stsr-
ling Coal and Coke Company; Behrwood
Coal and Coke Company, Claremont;
Beury Coal and Coke Company, Stone
Bluff; VIM. Beury, Cooper & Co., Beury
IL Dimmock Coal and Coke Com
pany, Thurmono; S. M. Buck. East
Bank Coal and Coke Company,
The following coal works were repre-
sented by John Cooper. j. =. Bowen,
aud Stuart M. Buck: South
west Virginia Improvement Com
pany, Milcreek Coal and Coke
Company, Buckeye Coal and Coke
Company, Tazewell Coal aud Coke
Com pany, Booth Bq~ c5sf(
Com pany, Louisville Coal andu111s'
Com pany, Goodwill Coal aud Coke Com
pany, Coaldale Coal and Coke Company.
Shamokin Coal and Coke Company,
Elkhorn Coal and Coke r,,,Ipany, Nor
folk Coal and Coke aSSsss 81, Argyle
Coal and Coke Company. Lick Branch
Coal and Coke Company. Turkey
Gap Coal and Coke Com.
pany, LazIer Coal and Coke
Company, Houston Coal and Coke Com
pany, Upands Coal and Coke Company,
Powhatan Coal and Coke Company,
| Lynchburg Coal and Coke Company,
Allgoma Coal and Coke Company, Gil
| lam Coal and Coke Company, Rolf Coal
and Coke Company, Arlongton Coal and
Coke Company, Roanoke Ceal and Coke
Company, Greeubrier Coal and Coke
Company, Mcdowell Coal and Coke
Company, Indian Ridge Coal and Coke
Company, Ashland Coal and Coke Com.
pany, Keystone Coal and Coke Company,
Pulaski Coal and Coke Company,
Eureka Coal and Coke Company, shaw
nee Coal and Coke Company. Empire
| Coal and Coke Company, Bottom Creek
Coal and Coke Company. Tidewater
Coal and Coke Company, Peerless Coal
and Coke Com psny, Elkridge Coal and
/ CQke Company.
Json organizing the following off,
GERS wee elected for the ensuing year:
John Cooper, president; H. l.. Garrison.
secretary and treasurer. and Albert
DIckenson, ShrewsbIry, assistant sec
rotary.
The association will meet In thfs>a{
on the second Wednesday in Septembdv
next for the purpose OF adopting q eonH
stitution and bylaws.
This Is one OF the most important
meetings OF the Representatives OF coal
operatives ever held In this state. and
as West Virginia has taken q high
place in the coal interests Of the United
| States IL will have considerable effect
looking 70 the Interests Of the producer.
West Virginia IL first 10 the productions
OF soft coal and fourth In the coal out
put, bat those who know say
the State will jump from fourth
TO second within the next three years
The delegates did no othtr business
than TO effect State organization. The
question looking 10 future legislation
| for the coal interests was not discussed
In the meeting. bat II will be taken up
later on. The citizens banqueted tho
representatives in grand style tonight
Governor MaeCorkle presided At the
banquet.