The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-06
Will Be in Fairmont and vi
cinity Another
Day.
!PRAISESiTHE0WENSMINE
Was Particularly Struck
With the Modern Char
acter Of the Equipment

John D. Rockefeller, Jr!, son OF the
worlds richest, financier visited the
Fairmont coal region this morning and
donning a pair of oyeralls went down
into the finest mine that the Consoli.
dationl company has. He rode the
traction line from Fairmont 10 Clarks.
burg and wherever possible he used
aniauto to reach out of the way places.
Mr. Rockefeller arrived in Fairmont
at s O'clock this morning on train No.
II. He is here for the purpose of In
specting the property OF the Western
Maryland railroad at Worthingtoni and
Bingamon creek. HeSwill remain two
days in this section.
Mr.. Rockefeller was accompanied
by his secretary. and Carl R. Gray,
president OF the Western Maryland
railroad. They were met at the train
by several officials OF the c. c. Co..
and the party was taken in autos to
the Watson building where the finan-
cier3went into conference with the Of
ficials Of the coal company until Q
o'clock. 5Es ~
tythat hour a special car sleft' for
Glarksburg and the Consolidation
mines along .theroad. In!the car were
John D! Rockefeller, ssJr., Senator o,
~. Watson Jere H. Wheelright, pres.
ident ofs the Consolidation. Coal com:
pany; President Carl n. Gray; OF the
WIN. RI r.; George; 4. Watson, Frank
RsLyons, John G Smith. II. III Watson
Smith Hood. E. B. Moore, A. b. Elem:
Ing, Jr., George NJ Alexander. Harry
Crane, Roger Kings. Frank Nicely, C.
s! Riggs, w. ]: iWiegle,S Frank Haas.
C!YH3T 3Tarleton, z. H. Smith, j. Lehman
Robert Rightmire. U.s. t
The car was due to arrive at Clarks.
burg at 40 O'clock, but was, delayed
fyeinutes arriving there at 1905 a. m.
From Clarksburg interburban station
the party went to fPinnickinnick Mine
around the Clarksburg loop. Return.
ing they left ,Clarksburg at 1890 this
morning for Shinnston. The party ar:
rived at Shinnston at LIPS after pass
ing Consolidation Mines No. 54,23, 42,
65Iand 81, Automobiles were furnish
ed at Shinnstons for the party TO visit
mines No. 80 and 81 which were In
spected thoroughly by the financier
and the officials OF the coal company.
They motored:to ownings on the VIII.
lard Branch arriving there at 1920
and went imediately to the opening
Of The mine. Mr. Rockefeller and the
entire party. donned overalls, and went
into the mine in mine car. They
made a thorough inspection Of the
property and the great financier stat.
ed that Ownings mine was one of the
finest he ever had seen. He was par.
ticularly surprised at the up.to-date.
ness Of the inner workings and the
efficiency with which the work inside
the mine is carried 3on. Accompanied
bygthe % other members of the party
Mr.. Rockefeller entered the mine at
1920 and returned to the surface at
1,20. He exclaimed Great! Finei"
when he was asked what he thought
oflit,
ownings mine. is said TO be the fin.
est the Il Consolidation coal company
operates. Tits located about 10 miles
from the main line Of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad and sis. ono and a half
miles back Of Shinnston. It has an
average output per day Of about 80
cars.
After the party came out OF the
mine ltheyiwere served with splendid
lunch which had been sent them by
trolley from Fairmont on the 12
o'clock car. The lunch was handed
oil the street car and taken In an au-
tomobile to the Consolidation coal
eompany's store which is adjacent to