The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-07

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that the tEdewateE penis lad SAVED
the railroads ab6ut TWO ana & h41G
million dollars and that 4 saving az
most, IL not quite, as great had been
eRected By the pools on the Lakes ana
interior cities. This, he said, IS A fn1-
pertant contribution Of the c0ai fndus-
try to the national cauSe which the
pablo should know more about
The address made BY lfr. Saedder-
" upon cost accounting and the Fed
era1 Trade commission statements oe
necessity vas rechnIcal, 3rt It was
very interesting to a large D0nper Of
those present and the speaker was fol-
lowed with the closest possible attens
ton by even those who are not direct
Iy connected with the book keeping
Departments. Mr.. SnodGerIy said that
tae time has come when coal coma
pauIes must make their books and the
statements they make Tor the Trade
Commission agree wherever It il pos
sibIe to do it. He took up the Trade
Commission form item by item as Tar
as It deals with costs and discussed
them fH very clear and able manner.
Following Mr.. Snodderiy ". J.
Wiegel, Fho Is IN charge OF the SALIVA
ton Army fund, a campaign for which
vii be made in West Virginia next
week. Mr.. Wiegel said that it had
been suggested to him that he Jet some
of his friends just take up a conec>
ton among the coal men and get the
two thousand dollars this county is Ax-
pected TO give in a few minutes, but
ha assured the diners that nothing Ike
that vas contemplated as it is the In
tention to give every one a cEaEce TO
contribute to this fund. However, he
asked all to be prepared when the col
lectors called upon them nexc week.
He also told something about the
work the Salvation Army has done
with the armies I'm Europe and hopes
to do with the American army which Is
now being hurried across the water
Brief remarks were also made by
PercY Byrd a we'll known and eloquent
Clarks5urg operator. Assistant Uni
ted States Attorney Byers, C. W.
Evans. secretary OF the Fairmonr
SuaH9eE OIL SOUlHSECS AIlO (AdlGUGLA
OF the Marion county Feul committee,
and ]. NJ. Jacobs, who made patriot
MOO EImIBA SEA qoIqA ssaIppE ~
mended. Those who attended the din
ner are:
t. W. Arnett. Antler Coal company;
r. B. Isner. West Virginia Coal and
Coke company, Elkins: Edward II.
Coxer, Merchants Coal corporation,
Pittsburgh: A. l. White, Virginia
Maryland Coal corporation. Fairmont
and Baltimore Coal corporation; w n.
Malone, Lee Galleries company; I. ].
Patton, Grafton Gas Coal company;
L. H. Martin. Martin Brothers COM
pany; NJ. L. Taylor, Morgantown Coal
company; E. L. Rogers, Lee CoIleries
company; D. Howard, Central Fair
mont Coal company, Clarksburg;
Brooks Fleming. Jr.. Consolidation
Coal company; John Callahan. T. n.
National Coal association C. 81. Jen-
lsins. Hutchinson Coal company:
Clarence D. Robinson, Robinson Coal
company: ]. NJ. Jacobs, Fairmont:
Brooks Hutchinson. Fairmont; J. P.
Kelley, Fort Pitt Coal company: Percy
Byrd. Fort Pitt Coal companys J. o.
Brooks, Consolidation Coal company;
Il S. Huber, Fairmont Big Ve1n Coal
compaSy; Lowell Childs. Consolida-
ton Coal company; J. W. Stevens,
ConsolidationN Coal company; n. G.
Tough, Hutchinson Coal company: A.
C. Hawkins. Consolidation Coal COM
pany; W. W. Ferguson, Consolidation
Coal company; NJ. E. Fleming, Con-
solidation Coal company: L. B. Nor
gan, Consolidation Coal company;
George S. Wilkins. Consolidation Coal
company; c. H. Higginbotha1n, Con-
solidatIon Coal COMPANY: \. G. Smith,
Consolidation Coal company; T. E.
Johnson. Hutchinson Coal company;
E. C. Curry, Hutchinson COIL COM
pany; c. j. Ryan, Hutchinson Coal
company; A G. Beeson, -Four States
Coal company; G.. E. Hutchinson.
Hutchinson Coal company: J. AZ. Orr,
Orr Coal Mining company; II. G. owen,
assistant secretary, west Virginia
Coal Operators Association; Lamar
Satterfeld, ]. II. Hoffman, ". F. Shat
ferman, L. Z. Boggess, r. n. Brasel,
S. c. Boord, II. G. Wyclloh, J. L. Con-
away, R. A. Johnston, C.. II. Kimmel,
J. F. Cole, J. A. jenkins, Of Clarks-
burg; James c. Herbert. Joseph Leh-
man; S. ]. Brooks, Consolidation Coal
company; George L. Kerr, Console
datton Coal company; II. r. Han,
Monongahela Valley Traction COM
pany; o. F. Jenkins, Consolidation
dation Coal company; ]. NJ. MacDon-
aid; J. E. Mattinsly, Scott Run Coal
company OF Morgautown, ClarESburg;
F. E. Cooke, Francois Coal and Coke
company; 2. ]. Francois. Francois
Coal and Coke company; e. L. Spar
ker, Francois Coal and Coke company;
C. Z. Cooke, Thurmond Coal comDauy: