The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-04
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ATTEND THE NEXT
COAL CLUB LUNCH
Big Turn Out Expected to
Greet Bituminous Dis
tributor.

A. ". Galloway, distributor of blum.
nous coal for the Fuel Administration
and possibly the most important man
in that organization as far as the Fair
mont distict is concerned, will be in
Fairmont next Wednesday for the
luncheon of the Fairmont Coal club
and his coming is expected to attract
the largest attendance that that organi.
cation has yet had for there is much
interest in his work and the methods
employed in handling the bituminous
output Mr.. Galloway is identified
with West Virginia interests through
his connection with the Davis Coal &
Coke company though he is more at
home in Baltimore and Cumberland
than in West Virginia.
wednesday morning at 1890 O'Clock
there will be a very important special
meeting of the Central West Virginia
Coal Operators association in the asso.
citation rooms on the fifth floor Of the
Jacobs building.
Saw Cumberland Yards.
F. J. Patton, secretary OF the Central
West Virginia Coal Operators Also.
citation, and, U. B. Williams, represen.
tative Of tie Railroad Administration
for the Fairmont district, we're in
Cumberland yesterday and took a look
at what is being accomplished there
in the way Of speeding ZIP the ship.
ment of coal. The reports OF the Bal.
timore subcommittee of the United
States RAILROAD Administration which
covers the Philadelphia. Baltimore and
Pittsburgh districts. which includes
northern West Virginia, are assembled
at Cumberland relative to production,
movement and conditions in yards, ter
minals and through various gateways
and the work is moving along splendid
~ being handled in such a way that
the results are of great benefit to the
Fuel Administration and the Railroad
Administration in shipping coal and
other commodities.
Miners Buy Bonds.
+. Bremen, vice president and gen.
eral manager of the West Virginia
Coal and Coke company at Elkins, has
replied to the circular letters OF the
Central, West Virginia Coal Operators
Association in regard 10 the rebuke OF
Ex-Governor MacCorkle, chairman OF
the Third Liberty Loan in West vir.
gtnia, with the assurance that the EN-.
ployes Of that company have subscrib.
ed on ;lu average of 800 each and that
all mining towns Of the company have
received honor flags for having sur.
passed their quota which is another
evidence that Governor MacCorkle
Jumped on to coal people without rea.
son or cause.
Coal Notes.
The car supply in the Cumberland
district recently has been a shade bet.
ter than that in the Fairmont district
but not very much better, according to
what is told by local coal men who
have recently been in Cumberland.
There is fair car supply in the Fair.
mont region today.
Getting Coal to Market.
Warren Peuwell, OF Pana. Illinois.
writes to The Chicago Tribune, regard.
ing the car supply in that section Of
the country, giving some data which
is interesting here:
From April to April &c. on &C.
count Of car shortage, our mine work.
ed out thirty.seven hours. That in fif-
teen working days makes an average
ottwo and one.half hours per day. The
reason Of this car shortage is mysteri.
Gus. From February Is to April s we
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