The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-27
PITTSBURGH COAL
PRODUCERS VOTE
TO ENTER POOLS
Big Chunk of the Empire
Coal Tract Resold by
New Owners.
,nt EXPLOSIVE, law
County Clerk Martin Now
Prepared to Enforce
1t In Full.
lnt EXPLOSIVE law

Alter a spirited meeting at Pitts
burgh lasting three hours yesterday
afternoon, members Of the Pittsburgh
Coal Producers Association, repre-
senting so per cent. OF the operators in
the Pittsburgh district, agreed to the
terms of the coal pool adopted at the
Cleveland meeting last week, and de
c.ded to pool coal in Pittsburgh, and
at other terminals i'll the central coal
territory. While the Pittsburgh oper'
ators do not think 1t will be necessary
&c pool coal in Pittsburgh as soon as
at other points in the central territory.
they are ready to ship coal to any pool.
ing point as soon as there is a demand
for such action.
Empire Coal Resold.
Three thousand acres of the great
Empire tract in the lower end of this
county and Monongalia county recent
ly purchased by the New England Fuel
and Transportation company. Of Bos.
ton, from the Empire Coal company,
was resold yesterday by the new own.
ers to Virginia, Pittsburgh Coal com.
pany; Samuel d. Brady; Davis Elkins,
of Morgantown; F. w. Byrne, of Union.
town; Reilly, Peabody Fuel company
OF Uniontown. The New England Fuel
and Transportation company was rep.
resented by Robert Grant and limo
thy Sprague, of Boston. Both OF these
men left last night for their home in
the Hub. 1t is understood that the
lew owners Will develop their holdings
as soon as possible.
Explosives Licenses.
County Clerk A. G. Martin has re.
ceived his appointment as Explosives
Licensing Agent" for Marion county.
The appointment is signed by Van H.
Naming, Of the Bureau of Mines at
Washington. There have been several
inquiries for licenses but people have
teen informed that there was some
Celay in getting the papers and making
the appointments of agents and that
the law would go into effect as soon
after November Is (the date the law
was intended to go into effect as pos.
sible. Papers reached Mr.. Martin yes
terday along with the appointment and
ne is now ready to license dealers in
explosives.
Stores selling explosives, mining
companies disposing of them to miners
and other corporations, firms and indi-
vlduals will have to have licenses.
There is no charge further than twen-
ty.five cent fee to the clerk. A cor
poration, educational institution or the
like will make application through its
properly qualified officer, who must
appear in person and have papers to
show his authority. The licensing for
disposal OF powder to miners or for use
in other blasting purposes must be CIV
en- to the foreman. or the man actually
issuing explosives. He must also ap-
pear in person and display proofs of
his authority.
Enemy aliens cannot get licenses I'M
der any considerations and will be
powerless to do harm when handling
explosives for corporations inasmuch
as the foreman will take back what re.
mains IN their hands after their days
work, which he must account for upon
request.
The licensing the sale Of explosives
may cut into the business done by Ital.
ian storekeepers to an extent. Most of
these stores in the mining districts
bandle powder and In the past sold
dynamite. although its use in the
mines was contrary to law and frown.
ed upon by coal operators as It broke
up the coal. Many Italian stores have
been selling powder cheaper than com.
pany stores and the sale Of It Will be
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