The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-08
FRANK HAAS Al
IS ELECTED
PRESIDENT.
FAllRMoNFla7 M ARE ARE ELECTED
TO IMPORTANT OFFICES IN
THE WEST i,ReiNlA, COAL MIN
ING lNsTlTuTE-ARE WELL EN-
TERTAlNED.l z Z; III At
GEORGE T.s.WkISQN .HQNQREl
.h5t - Is z > E,1-sGY .sSssS SO ~; ~.
Mining Men Have a Fine Convention
Interesting Take Made BY Expert
enced Men. So :, ?.

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WHEELING, Rss s@IaterestIpg
erred by pr6miiien GOAL operators Of
this State at there eplng Of the! winter
meeting Of the West Virginia Coal
Mining Institute yesterday 1at the
Carroll Club, for a three days., SEES.
sion. The entire day was DEVOTED to
the reports of the various committees,
election of officers and addresses be.
Ing delivered by prominent coal men,
which proved very instructive to the
hundred or more delegates who are
In attendance.
The convention adjourned late last
evening. No session will be held to,
day, hut the delegates will be- taken
over the city in special cars by the
Board OF Trade. They will visit the
various factories in the Wheeling dis.
triet, after which an informal dinner
will be rendered them by the board In
the evening at the Carroll Club.
Elaborate+ sprepaTat inlfs 8 have, u been
made for the affair at the Elks Club
by the Board Of, Trade. q
The opening days session convened
yesterday morning shortly after 10
O'clock. The convention was called to
order by President j. B. Hansford,
who introduced President George W..
Lutz, of.the Board of! Trade, who, in
the absence sof M sots Schmidt, who
was taken .suddepiy.gyill during the
morning, delivered an address. Mr..
Lutz made a very Interesting talk to
Tho dalagat ,Vb;A ilnnbl ,,,ft+y F,pon.
|ner. He bid 1.-THE delegates 4 warm
welcome andS expressed regrets that
the mayor had been taken III.
President Hansford Talks.
J.lB. Hansfords OF Elkins, president
OF the associatiolfs followed with his
annual address, rwhictswas very inter-
esting. He characterized Wheeling
as the Pittsburg of West Virginia, and
stated that 1t was fit that the conYen-
ton was being held in the Workshop
LOT the State. He gave the new de-
partment OF mines. much credit for
the revolution for the better in the
operation OF the mines of this State
that has been noted the past year.
He stated that the coal industry Of
IWest-Vlrginla was growing very fast,
and that It was only the question of a
short time untiltWest Virginia would
be the greatest coal producing State
In the world. 81 70 'si;si. Va tlG#fH I.
At the conclusion OF the presidents
annual address he read a letter from
the American Mining Congress asking
for the cooperation Of the West yir.
ginia institute. u ,TAe Letter was refer:
fred to the executive committee. A
committee composed OF NJ essrs.
Bauchman. Healy, and Conner were
appointed to devise d plan for sepa-
rating the associate and other mem.
bers. Of the institute. 4 x.
seeretary's Report.
Following hetaddLess of the presi-
dent, e. B. Day: ssecr9t ytreasurer of
the institute, submitted his annual re-
port, showing the institute in excel.
lent condition htl the present time.
with membership throughout the
State Of more than 900. A message
was then read by-the secretary from
i. c. White. Of Morgantown. chairman
of the Legislative Committee. statng
that he had missed connections and
IFspuld mt d strive saailinlai
ter. The Legislative committee was
then ordered 10 NEE at the Mcclure
ifnne diateIy afteI supper. &, Il
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