The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-11-23
TREMENDOUS
TASK FINISHED
AT LAST.
.S154, 26l.Z2 Was
Exact Amount
Subscribed

The General Committee OF the Mo.
nongah Relief Committee met yester-
day afternoon in the city council
chamber and finished up its work. AT
the conclusion of yesterdays session
the committee adjourned without day.
The meeting of the General Commit
tee yesterday was the first since Jam
nary, 1909. The business had been
carried on by the executive committee.
which held meetings many times since
the last meeting of the General Com
mIttee- There was little to do yester-
day except for the General Committee
to ratify the, action of the executive
committee that carried on the work SO
faithfully. There was only one case
that came up that the executive COM
uittee asked the General Committee
to pass ON, and the General Commit
tee acted affirmatively on the recon.
mendation of the executive committee.
The committee expressed its deep
sorrow over the death of Mr.. J. E.
Sands, the Treasurer of the commit
tee, who ably assisted in the great
work by his wise counsel and prudent
action in the distribution OF the relief
fund. n1-
Judge John. w Mason was elected
treasurer of the committee to make
such distribution as remains to be
made.
The General Committee authorized
the publication of the full report OF tine
work. OF the committee SO that the
public may see that every cent col
lected by the subscription committee
went to the widows ami orphans made
by the great Monongah disaster The
cost of the printing and the distribu-
ton OF the report will be paid out OF
interest that has accrued from the
fund. The interest amounts to $s03.S2.
Whatever sum is left after the print
ing and distribution OF the report has
been done will be contributed to the
fun for the relief Of the sufferers at
dCherry, Illinois.
Some of the reports will be bound
in cloth and placed in public libraries.
The original records will likely be
kept in the county clerks Office where
the public may inspect them. An ef-
fort will be made to have them kept
there for safety and for public inspec-
ton.
The executive committee spent
much time and carried on vast
amount OF correspondence in inTesti-
eating tho cases that came before it
for consideration. The State Depart
ment at Washington aided in getting
Information in several cases wnere
evidence was difficult to be obtained.
Secretary of State Philander c. Knox
gave valuable assistance In several
cases. The consus and ministers to
foreign countries gave whatever assist.
ance they could to get all the evidence
before the committee, in order to help
In the great work. Every case that
was settled was carefully investigated
and the claims of the beneficiary were
fully establishedLE There are several
cases in which no trace could be made
OF the parties. The executive com
mittee has worked on these cases dill
gently for months and has not been
able to locate any OF them nor any OF
their family connections. 1t is thought
these men were working under assum-
ed names.
The General Committee extended Its
appreciation OF the great work done by
the subscription committee In collect
Ing $154 ,261.72, the fund raised for the
relief OF the sufferers. and TO the e~-
ecutiYe committee for the faithful per-
formance Of It's duty in investigating
the claims ON the fund and the settle.
ment Of these claims.
fhe letter acknowledging the re.
ceipt Of of $4,000 from tie Carnegie
Relief Commission signed by the
twenty-five members of the committee
was ordered framed by the Laird of
sEdbo and hung In the Office Of the
comznisslon at Pittsburg.
The amount collected by the sub
scription committee was s154,2ol.72..
Iof this snm the executive committee
| Il ~. .,,t,it ont R1AH.1np There remains