The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-26
OPERATORS FEEL
DIR. GARFIELD IS
DOING VERY WELL
Also That in Pooling Lies
Best Remedy For Fuel
Problem.
ORGANIZATION NEEDED
State Fuel Administrator
Barnes is Getting His
Lined Up.
ORGANIZATION NEEDED

The organization of the Goa! Ship
pers' Terminal Pool Association at
Cleveland last week, in which fully
fifty West Virginia coal operators par
ticipated, is believed to be an import
snt step in the solution of the transpor-
tation problem on which the coal STU
alton is admitted to rest. The forma-
ton of the organization has been ap.
proved by DR.. Harry A. Garfield ana
was Of course approved by him before
Il sprang into existence for fuel al
ministrators from Ohio, West virginia
michigan and Western Pennsylvania
attended both meetings held at Cleve
land and II. H. Johnson, fuel admsNls.
traitor Of Ohio, presided at the request
Of railroad officials and coal operators
who called the meetings.
C. II. Jenkins, president OF the Cen
trail West Virginia Coal Operators AS.
sociation, is one of the advisory board
of seven upon which the success o.
the new organization largely depends
and he is satisfied that 1t will result
in all coal everywhere being pooled
at congested terminals and probably
In general pooling of coal.
That the national coal administra'
ton is handling fuel matters. tntelli-
gently and wisely is generally aunt
ted by coal men. That DIR. Carried mas
proved a splendid man for the position
OF national fuel administrator Is no
longer denied by coal men who were
at first loathe to admit that there
could be improvement on the slip-shod
means by which coal was mined and
handled in the past.
Better transportation facilities are
expected to come from uniform and
systematic action. Better movements
will lead to a bigger production and
IL more labor can be obtained there
is scarcely a limit to the proportions
sproduction coulll reach as far as West
Virginia is concerned.
The course of DR.. Garfield and the
state fuel administrators is expected
to instin in the minds of the general
consuming public that fact that coal
has intrinsic value in that it goes to
mako the industrial situation Of the
country prosperous one.
Patriotism is the keynote of the coal
situation. The tenor of the remarks OF
leading coal men is that it is not only
desirable but absolutely essential that
both the producing and distributing
branches of the coal industry shall per.
feet strong organizations in order to
render more efficient service to the
government at this critical period in
the nation,s history. John D. A. Nor.
row, general secretary of the National
Coal association, has asserted that the
German military and economic
strength is founded on organized eff.
cheney and contends that the United
States will win or lose this war accord
ing to whether or not this country Can
surpass Germany's achievements in or.
eanization for the task that is ahead.
]. Walter Barnes, fuel admini:ara.
tor Of West Virginia, is perfecting a
state organization along lines which
are approved by coal operators of
West Virginia as we'll as by citizens
generally. He has appointed the sec.
rotary OF the business organizations OF
leading cities as chairmen of the cUun.
ty committees in the counties repre-.
scented and seems determined to milne
the best men, possible. His appoint.
ments to date include:
S. P. Puffer, Of Charleston, for Ka.
nawha county.
chas. N. Ketchum, of Wheeling. for
Ohio county.
Dan Moserman, of Huntington, for
iCabell county.
G. W. Dudderar, of clarksburg, for
Harrison county.
IF. F. Eubank, of Parkersburg, for
Wood county.
Harry Friedman, of Grafton. for Tay.
lor county.
Dale r. craddock, of Moundsville,
for Marshall county.
Z. H. Duncan, of Bluetield, for Mer.