The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-01
POOR CAR SUPPLY.
PUTS PRODUCTION
10000 TONS OFF
Reports from 90 Mines Show
Situation is Very Bad
Today.
RAILROAD PROGRESS
Notes of Interest About Hap
penings in This Coal
Region.

Reports from 80 mines in the Fair
mont. Clarksburg region. which were
canvassed by telephone from the head
quarters of the Central West Virginia
Coal Operators Association this fore
noon, show that the poor car supply
has resulted in shortage of 10000
tons OF coal today.
These reports are planned until the
car supply improves and 1t is thought
that before long the summary Will IN
clude as many Us 125 mines.
Robert johnson. of the Crescent
Coal company, was visitor at the Of
flee Of ]. Walter Barnes. fuel admins
traitor today, and cited that one Of the
mines with which he comes in contact
had three cars one day this week and
ski the next, drawing blanks other
days. The mines capacity is Is cars
daily.
Shortage In Cars Not Coal.
J..Walter Barnt; state fuel admins
traitor, authorizes the following: "1n.
yestigation of number Of instances
ofshortages Of coal has developed that
thu coal companies, which have been
S5lIsane HE c6aEins esfnansRortlf ipa.
It Impossible to get coal transported to
customers and that the shortage is not
due to lack OF coal but to lack OF trans
portaticn facilities. investigations also
show that number of cars are on
West Virginia sidings loaded with
slack and cinders and that, in isolated
cases they have been at the same place
for several weeks"
Committee at Cumberland.
The general operating committee or
the eastern railroads took further
steps. in relieving the coal shortage
and Strengthening out congestion at
Pittsburgh yesterday and appointed a
subcommittee to sit at Cumberland
7 and deal with the situation there. The
Connellsville, Piedmont and Fairmont-
Clarksburg region coal goes there in
great quantities but the railroad con.
ditions there right now are better than
h for, two weeks past and there is no un'
easiness about great congestion UNI
J less the Reading or Western Maryland
J, railroads declare an embargo on West
\, Virginia coal which there is no reason
atthis time to anticipate.
Z COAL NOTES.
Five explosive licenses were issued
up to noon today. making eight II.
censes from County Clerk A. G. Mar
tins office to date. The licenses have
been !ssued In this order: East Side
Utilities Co! (vendors). George F.
Wadsworth, of Pennington (purchas'
ers), w. B. Monroe, foreman of George
F.. Wadsworth (foreman), Harry b
Coal Co. (vendors), H. johnson wen
dors), John Coyne tvendors). Theo
dore Augustus, foreman of the Monon,
gahela railway, Catawba (foremans)
Edward P. Burnworth, foreman of the
Monongahela Railway, r. F. D. Farm.
ington, (foremans).
A charter has been issued to the Ma
tional Fuel company. Morgantown
100000 capital stock; to operate
mines IN Grant district, Monongalia
county: Incorporated by Davis Elkins
]. B. Hanford, T. Frank Burk, L. S.
Meredith and Joe l.. Keener, all OF
Morgantown.
=. e. Cooke. OF Charles Town. has
been appointed fuel administrator for
Jefferson county. by ]. Walter Barnes,
state fuel administrator.
The fuel committee of Mineral coun'
ty consists Of w. c. Grimes, chairman
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