Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-11-25
FA|RM()NT
MARION COUNTY's COAL AND OH
SOURCES OF ENORMOUS
WEALTH.
5. & O. MAKING IMPROVEMENTS
THE PUMPKIN PIE SOCIAL AT THE
nj. CHURCH WAS A BIG
SUCCESS.

SUCCESS.
FAIRMONT, w. Va, November "a.
There is no county in the State that
possesses the wealth equal to that Oh
Marion, and coal and oil have made IL
so. 1t was so recognized even before
oil or gas was discovered. About IL
years ago there were but about two
mines in or near Fairmont that nad
an output daily of any coal OF any
consequence, and at that ume tne
amount of coal that was mined was
considered something great. At TINS
date it would be nothing,s practically
speaking. In the year 1899 about H.
zoe. 900 tons were mined and shipped to
various quarters, and taking the total
tonnage up until this date it will show
an increase of hundreds of tons OF an
output over the amount which was
shipped during the year 1899. Inc
coal business in the county Will not
reach it's limit for years to come. The
county is underlaid with coal, oil, gas,
iron ore, fire clay, etc., ETC., and IN
many instances developments are being
made. There are several different
veins of coal, according to geological
reports, in the county, ranging from
about three to nine feet in thickness,
and the Pittsburg vein Is considered
the most important. Our coal is OF an
excellent quality. 1t is chosen, in fact,
by large manufacturers in preference
to Ohio, Pennsylvania and coal from
other States. The amount OF coal sent
out from the Fairmont-Mo nongah re-
gon has increased the business until
II has mainly placed West Virginia to
the front first in coal and first, it is al
legged, in the manufacture and ship
ment of coke. During the month OF
October the mines in the Fairmont-
Monongah region were almost Kept
constantly going, except few days
during the month. The amount OF
cars received during the month was
considered fair, considering the num-
Der that have been received during
previous months. The car supply starts
out the month very favorably, and II
It keeps up it's present rate the output
will far excee. that of previous month.
The Baltimore & Ohio yard state
ment for the month of October is as
follows: heceived from Monongah
division, 4,442 loads, 294 empties; de-
livered to Monongah division, 434
loads, 5,127 empties; received from +.
NJ. & P division, 2,52S loads, 247 emp
ties; delivered to F. M. & P. division,
S04 loads, 2,136 empties; received from
shaft, 644 loads, empties; delivered to
shaft IL loads, $50 empties; received
from New England, 1850 loads, IA
empties; delivered to New England,
~ loads, 1874 empties; received from
Palatine, 149 loads; delivered to Pala-
tine, 1853 empIIes; received from King
mont, 274 loads, Z empties; delivered to
Kingmont, IA loads, 271 empties. To-
tai, 1880 loads, 10,251 empties. -Four
hunared and fourteen loads received
from the east, north and west not in
cluded in the above.
Hamilton & Irwin, general contract
ors of this city, have a number, OF
hands at work in the lower B. & o.
yard grading, making fills, etc., pre-
paratory for the laying Of additional
tracks. Previous to the commencing
of the job they completed a several
hundred yard stone wall near the new
depot. The contracts which have been
let to our contractors from the B. &
o. company in the past few months
have proved thousands of dollars of
an expenditure in the hands of our
contractors. They have received
letter from the officials at Baltimore,
desiring them to name price per yard
for quarrying stone from the railroad
company's quarry known as the Gal
laher switch quarry, near town. FIRE.
quently Hamilton & Irwin have quar-
ried stone from this quarry for special
jobs at and near Fairmont, but if they
secure this contract it will give con-
slant employment to several quarry
men. Instead of the rock being used
as heretofore on special jobs near Fair
mont, it will be used all along the
third division Of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad.
Prof. Thomas H. Dinsmore lectured
at the Normal auditorium Tuesday
night to large audience. This is the
first Oh a series of lectures known as
the Normal Lecture Course" The
next number will be the Parker Con-
cert Company" which comes Deem
Der 5th
The Pumpkin Pie" social given by
the ladies Of the NJ. P. church Thurs
day evening, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Z. I. Bishop, was most enjoy
able affair, and quite neat little sum
was made, which goes for the benefit
of the church.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. James
E. Mccoy is dangerously ill with ty-
phoid fever, and but little slopes are
entertained for the little ones recov-
cry.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. Black are visiting
friends at Pittsburg.
Charles T. Reed, of Warrington; L.
]. Rowan, of Shinnston; L. H. Davis,
OF Pennington; Harry G. Hunsorker,
of this city; A. S. Leeper, of Monon-
gah James Denham, of Lumberport,
and w. A. Rusk, of Wyatt, attended
the meeting of the Grand Lodge l.. o.
o. F., at Parkersburg, this week.
The Mcfarland Mission Circle will
hold social at the home of Rev. and
Mrs. H. G. Steotzer, Tuesday evening,
November 9th.
Conyocation services were held at
Christ P, E. church this week.
Harry Mundell, who was taken to
the Baltimore hospital for treatment,