The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-20
GAYTou MINES WILL
REOPEN IN SIXTY DAYS
Mine Prices Authorized Which VIII
Enable Owners to Operate
At Profit.
CITY COMMITTEE ORGANIZES
In Order to Conserve Fuel supply
Union Sunday Night and Midweek
Services May BE Inaugurated i'm
Churches.

Fuel Administrator Byrd yesterday
announced that after consultation
with Or Garfield and A. II. Sands,
representing 8. Dixon and associates,
prices of coal have been authorized
which Will enable the reopening OF
the Clayton mines, near Richmond.
These mines were abandoned some
years ago because of being unpront-
able
On account of the great scarcity OF
coal now existing, the United States
Fuel administration Is extremely de-
a3Fe4is Of having these mines reaPeaed
so that Richmond and adjacent terri
tory can be furnished with coal by
short haul. 1t Is estimated that the
production of these mines Will be
see tons daily
Mr. Sands stated To-Day that his
clients expect TO be In position TO
operate within sixty days from THIS
date The mine prices as authorized
were $a.75 per ton for run of mine,
81 per ton for prepared sizes, and
s350 per ton for slack, (. o. b. cars
at the mines. The freight rate to
Richmond rs as cents,
Every effort la being made by Fuel
Administrator Byrd TO have these
mines operating at the earliest pos
sfbls time SOFAS to relieve the present
shortage.
Q. A Chandler. agent OF the fed
erai trades commission. vas dis
patched 20 Lee county by Fuel Ad-
ministrator Byrd with instructions to
Investigate the conditions AT the Uni
ted Galleries mines. ana TO inquire
in regard to the failure of this company
10 carry out the demands Of the fuel
administration.
The entire output of these mines
hos been taken over by the Southern
railroad. amounting to several thou
sand tons a month. According to the
orders OF the fuel administration. this
road was to take over only AZ per
cent OF the production The United
Galleries have been supplying the city
at which places the coal situation is
declared acute.
Richmond Commission Organizes.
;.tss s-s4 n Il ss fs Fe*sss ss4ss-s ta9s -
man; Egbert q. Leigh. Jr., Frank p.
williams. James Fl. Price and W. r.
Reed was organized Tuesday, and
elected II. Laurie Smith secretary of
the com mission. Ofrces were estab-
lished at SIS Travellers building with
hours TO 4. An urgent appeal to
the people of Richmond To economic
In the use of coal, especially anthra-
cite or hard coal. which article Is very
scarce here With the continuation
Of the present cold wave the consump-
ton or fuel has been far above nor
NAL. and consequently the supply Is
running lower each day, The situa-
tson. states the commission, Is grow
Ing more serious than the city real
Tres. This committee will investigate
a. nd naeAR 4E -
CITY, and has already begun It's work.
Union Services in Churches.
A movement Ia now on foot TO
bring about union services In the
churches on Sunday nights in an eff
fort to conserve the fuel supply,
Several smaller towns have already
adopted this plan. ana IL is thought
that such a program Will be adopted
by the larger of the cities as well,
Because of the spirit OF cooperation
and spirit OF good fellowship that has
always been manifested among the
churches OF the city there seems to
be no objection to the plan and many
or the ministers have declared their
willingness TO comply with conserva-
ton need in this manner. Rev T.
Clagett Skinner, pastor OF the Second
Baptist church, expressed himself as
being in favor of union prayer meet
ings on "Wednesday nights, and in all
probability these services VIII be
brought about. This matter will come
up for definite action soon.
Tonight inspectors for the state fuel
administration will make rounds of
the principal streets of the city.
checking UP the corporations and
firms that are not complying with the
orders of the administration in re-
gard to the lightless nights. The
lights OF all business houses not open
for business are required to be put
out all night, and no outside illumi-
nation Is allowed for those places
open for business after nightfall.