The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-13
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HAVE No G0NIR0l|
lover GAS AFFAIRS
clariaburg Appealed %
Barnes For Help Dur
ing Cold Snap.
COUNTY ADMINISTRATORS
Thirey-fve of the Fifty
five Counties Have Been !.
Organized.

OTSdNKeu.
The state fuel administrators do not
have control Of the gas. The organiza.
ton of tbs fuel administration in the
states and counties IN being perfected
to handle the coal situation and their
activities are not expected to include
gae. This ruling probably went into
effect because there were few terri.
tories with natural gas.
1t was accepted around here that the
state fuel administration had Just as
mush authority over gag as coal unttl
George W. Dudderar, OF c:arksburg,
Secretary Of the board Of trade and
Chairman Of the coal committee of Har.
risoh county. called up j. Walter
Barnes, state fuel administrators, dur.
ing the recent cold spell, and urged
| that tie fuel administration take steps
&c force the Hope Gas company to pro.
vide gus for domestic consumers in
Ciarksburg. Mr.. Barnes informed Mr..
Dudderar that gas did not come under
| nis control and that ID. G. Holbrook, OF
Pittsburgh, was particularly appointed
to handle gas matters in this section
of the country.
County Fuel chairmen.
The chairmen of the local fuel&om.
mittees Of 35 out of the SO West Vir-
ginia counties have been named by ].
\ Walter Barnes. as follows.
Barbour, r. E. Talbot; Berkeley. Z.
G. Henshaw; Cabcll. Dan a. Moser.
man; Clay, S. H. McLane; Doddridge.
L. R. Charter, Jr.; Fayette. B. L. Bare:
Greenbrier, John II. Dice; Gilmer c.
NJ. Bennett; Hancock, c. O. Allison;
Hardy, George w. Fetzer; Harrison,
George W. Dudderar; Jefferson, c. L.
Cooke; Kanawha, S. p. Puffs,; Lewis.
Y G. Alfred; Marshall, Da.e f. Grad.
dock; Marion, c. W. Evars; Mason, r
T. Mitchell; Mineral, w. C. Grimes;
| Monongalia, c. Ross Jones; Morgan,
Vernon Johnson; Monroe, Albert Sid.
ney Johnson; Mercer, L. II. Duncan;
Nicholas. DR.. James McClung; Ohio,
Charlie III. Ketchum; Prestoa. j. Y.
Gibson: Pendleton, Ben Hiner; Pleas.
ants, .. F.. Morgan; Pocahontas, An.
Idrev Price; Roane, G. M. Sergeant;
srnmefs,-J. Hr-Milier Jr.; Taylor,
BenryO Friedman; Tyler, Olin Carter;
Webster, Wait Talbot; Wetezl, S.
Bruce Hall; Wood. T. F. Eubank.
Good Fuel Work.
| The, Jefferson county fuel commit.
tee, Of which E. E. Cook is chairman,
| leads all county committees at this
time as to accurate reports, detailed
Information and in what has actually
been accomplished. The data proyia-
ed the state fuel administrator here is
SO complete that there has not been
question arise 80 far that could not be
answered by a glance at it. The JET.
ferson county COMMITTEES had con.
ference with coal dealers there and
they have promised to Cooperate in
every way and to regulate prices at
what was agreed TO be fair by the 10.
cal fuel committee and the dealers.
"The Lonesome Pine"
The Consolidation employees are par.
tscularly interested in the appearance
here of "The Trail Of the Lonesome
Pine" ina5much as the scenes Of that
novel are laid near jenkins, Ky, where
the Consolidation has important mines.
9. L. Green. in charge OF the Employ.J
ment Relationship department, has
photos OF the mines and residences Of
superintendent at Jenkins, In which
he ca indemnity "the lonesome pine"
Developments on Virglnian Railway.
There are coal developments at four.
teen different points on the virginian
Hallway in tho southern part OF the
state and coal is being mined at 81 diff.
ferent mines. The OUTPUT of new mines
now being developed will increase the
total tonnage OF that railroad from S..
100000 tons Or present to 1000 900
tons The railroad company sees such
big future in coal down that way that
1t is planning improvements which will
enable 1t to take care Of double the
present tonnage inside OF few years.
Only five Of the 81 mines were in oper.
ation before the virginian Reilway was
opened up.
Coal Notes.
The Nationa! Coal Association has
asked the President to issue an order
directing that Immediate priority be
givya the movements of coal now load.
ed sat that for the next thirty days
preferaace be given to coal mines in
the distribution Of cars " the extent
that the mines can be operated at
capacity.
Fifty coal operators of the Guyan
Valley field are at Cincinnati where
meeting will be held tomorrow In which
West Virginia and Kentucky coal men
will have a conference with Chcsa.
reake & Ohio officials and Fuel Admin
istrator 3. G. Baird. A coil pool is
planned.
The Central West virginia Coal
opeyators' Association viii have
meeting at the Fairmont chamber OF
commerce rooms at 1870 p. m. tomor.
row.
AZ Washington yesterday Fuel Ad.
rninistrator Garfield told War Service
Y -. $500. L. - =