The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-20

GV
lar with the operation of only
working four days week prosper all of the profit n
coal mine is the days the four
days taken with paying fixed charges and other necessary
penses
Therefore will have industry that is barely able exist
and when that the the property will epreciate epa
able harm will be DONE
West Virginia has nearly eight thousand EMPLOYEES directly
than per cent of the entire population of the state
and you made cut of onethr in the earning capacity of these
Every wholesale retail grocer every retail
shoe wholesale and retail cotier merchant manu-
landlord will the the crippns Of the in
dnstr and the transformation of this great body of work
men people who merely able keep soul body together
The railroads themselves be affected though the adj
aned rate on some tonnage and the they save on the pro-
cannot bring distress thousands Of people tributary their
lines without Of the loss eventually falling upon them
usmen the tonnage would be by just amount for
s Of sn il s W H , sS"
will leave the state the population decrease less he dsr
utsa wages and BY Just that a%o will G aud
ance to each of you here present
do not with that will destroy the coal industry
but do will bring distress and loss and irreae in
jury as long as it is continued.
What can be done to avoid this calamity?
West Virginia aroused before Action has already
been taken by many Of the organizations within which
Commission Charleston. The the fight
the Boards of Trade and commercial bodies all through the ate
The council of your State Board of Trade met n
Wheeling and passed The following strong resolutions
this advance the freight Virginia
coal l5 thus increasing the dGeentia existing from
WHEREAS The coal industry is The most important in the
state employing millions capital and thousands Of men and
business profession he may be engaged, and y
TO raise rates is nromped BY compeo in other states whose o
put the West Virginia industry disadvantage in the
markets Of the country, therefore, be it
RESOLVED BY the Council virginia
Board of Trade representing in its membership commercial
increase West Virginia unfair and unjust dcm
prosperity affect every enterprise in the state
RESOLVED That heartily approve the action of the Public
pie Virginia cooperating With Others to defeat the prop
oson and believe that its members acting for the highest
of the state protecting against this dscrmna
RESOLVED Further that copy these Resolutions be trans
ed to the heads of the railroads concerned and to the Interstate
Commerce Commission"
Committee on Labor and immigration ex
these resolutions the body and
hope for their confirmation and adoption but it sufficient
cton against all the railroads serving Virginia.
We are not , alone this sg with us and the coal
coal Of its quality, and do
PEELED purchase an inferior article at increased price
advance and preparing tariffs be fled with the
Commission and the best thing to be is o
against the filing of these tariffs.
them while all are affected yet placed greater
vantage than Others and have employed counsel look after
special needs.
The Huntington Chamber has employed counsel
the State Coal Operators Association has employed COUNSEL which
our good friend Colonel Vnsen charge and he will be
nchef all the attorneys employed by the
and believe If the be arranged this
Trade should be represented by counsel in this action
The state at large is by the Public
mission and this body truly the business n
Of the state and that capacity should
in resisting this action @s
These suggestions made with the statewide fight in mind
but this should also be made local fight and looking
membership present representatives every section of
state.
All Of you who patrons and shippers b. should
/ the question is to your immediate section. 5ssf
You who patrons shippers Kanawha
lake the same action with President Smith