The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-07
STATE coat EXCmANCE

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HUNTINGTON. W. Va, Feb. 8.-Tho
State Coal Exchange met hcfo to-day,
President W. n. Page in tho chair. Tho
visitors werc received by tho chamber
Of commerce and on bshalf of that body
welcomed In graceful speech by Hon.
G. F. Welsh. Tho exchange held an
executive session, at which were dia-
cussed the condition OF the coal trade
and the pending bill to prohibit rail.
roads from dcaling In coal. Ii was tho
unanimous judgment OF the exchange
that this bill would pass, and 1t was re-.
solved to notify tho legislature oi this
action.
The following concerns arc reprc.
sented:
Buckeye Coal & Coke Company, Gas.
vol Crock Coal ( Company, Harvey
Coal i Coke Company, Mil Crock Coal
& Coke Company, Coaldale Coal L Coke
Company, Shamokin Coal & Coke Com
pany, McDowell Coal 4 Coke Company.
Robinson Coal Company, Belmont Coal
Company. Stevenson Coal Company,
WinIIrcde Coal Company, Carver
Bros Biackbaud Mining 4 Manufacture.
ing Company, Roanoke Coal 4 Coke
Company. Booth Bowen Coal & Coke
Company, Indian Ridge Coal Il Coke
Company. AlgOma Coal / Coke Com
pany, Fire Creek Coal / Coke Com.
pany, Thurmond Coal Company.
Now River Coke Company, Central Coal
Company, Dimmick Goal & Coke Com.
pany, Goodwill Coal 4 Coke Company,
Becchwood Coal 4 Coke Company,
Alaska Coal & Coke Company, Sterling
Coal 4 Coke Company, QIinnimout
Coal & Coke Company, VI. 4. Davis &
Co.. The St. Clair Company. Brury Coal
& Coke Company, Fayetts Coal 4 Coke
Company, Brown Coal & Coke Com
pany, boone Coal 4 Coke Company,
Lick Branch Colliery Company, Carver
Coal Company, Cheapeakc Mining
Company, Great Kanawhn Coliery
Com pany. Royal Coal & Coko Company,
Glenn's Falls Coal & Coke Company,
William Bcury, Cooper & Co.. MacDon-
aid Colliory Company. Gauley Mountain
Coal Co.
The absence OF representatives from
the upper part OF the state was re-
GREETED. 1t being tho desire to embrace
within the exchange all tho mines in
Nest Virginia.
At l0:3J tonight members OF the ex-
change sat down to a hospitablc board
provided by tho chamber OF commerce.
Major Downturn presided.
1he banquet was an elaborate affair
and one OF the most successful ever
given in tho state. 1t was spread in
Snider's cafe, just opened to-day, and
the largest equipped OF its kind in West
Virginia. The Chamber of Commerce
had broken all records on this line. 1t
was 1880 when the guests adjourned to
the banquet hall, aud at midnigh: the
speech making had only fairly begun.
President Page responded to the toast
to the "West Virginia Coal EIchange;"
President Harvey to the Huntington
Chamber OF Commerce." Col. Z. S.
Hutchinson to the "Pocahontas Flat
Top Coal Field;" J. a. McGatfin to the
"New River District" Gov. MacCorkle
to THE Nicaragua CANAL" NJ. l. Davis
10 "The kanawha District II. Pierce
to "Our Railroads." Col. ]. W. St. Clair
to Labor and Capital" iwith more
on the list il timo allowed.
The governor caused large outline
maps to be displayed to illustrate his
talk on the Nicaragua canal. The toast
wa, in harmony with the action of the
exchange, which resolved unanimously
in favor OF the construction Of the canal
and government control.
The operators are much pleased with
the result oil the meeting, especially so
with the development of unanimous
sentiment in favor of the coal agency
bill now pending in the legislature.
Some operators had opposed!tho meas
ure and it was thought that they would
divide tho exchange on this question,
rs weil as carry their opposition into
tho legislature. 1t is believed that the
passage OF the bill is now assured and
that this will open new era in the coal
trade in this end OF the state.