The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-05
CAR SUPPLY IS
BAD ON OPENING
DAY Of THE WEEK
c. H. Jenkins Was Unani-
nous Choice For New
ASsO. Head.

The Official Rulletin' OF the Gov
eminent. dcyote3 a column Of the Sat
urIav member Of the Coal PrJduc-
ton" plan Of the Fuel Administration
and 10 the conference in Washington
last Friday IN which A. Brooks Flem-
ing participated. THE Daily Digest
the publication OF the National Coal
association. also had an account OF
this conference and the plans men.
g3ning Mr. Fleming u is interesting
TO coal men OF this region that both
publications printed this story IN
Washington Saturday morning and
that the West Yirginian printed IL in
TaIrmout in Tie afternoon before the
information could reach here by mail.
Week Starts Badly.
The car supply for today is the
smallest on a Monday for some time
The total being 1876 cars OF which
1877 are for coal and 80 for coke.
Heads New Association.
G. n. jenkins was elected president
OF the Northern West Virginia Coal
Operators Association by the board
~ directors a. the meeting held fol
lowing the general meeting last Sat
urdav afternoon at the FairmOnt
Country club. Mr. jenkins was the
choice Of every member Of the board
of directors for this position and each
member was certain that he represent.
"a the will Of the operators in insist
ing that Mr.. jenkins serve. At first
Mr. jenkins declined the honor and
urged that he would give his hearty
cooperation 10 some one else in the
presidents char but the directors
would not negr of such 4 proposition
and forced him 10 serve by emphasiz-
ing that IL was his patriotic duty TO do
800. Tho applause which greeted Mr..
Jenkins final acceptance was an evil
Iancc Of the high regard in which he
held by coal operators Of northern
Vest Virginia. r. B. Jane was elected
..co president and e. J. Ryan treas
Irer.
The new association will have all
TIE advantages Of the Central West
Virginia. which was third largest IN
The country. end will have the add
Helal standing through taking in
three other associations. which makes
f. the largest i'm the United States.
The affairs Of the four organizations
which go 10 make mp the new assoc
isti9n will be worked out by the board
OF directors
The new association fully recognizes
the Importance Of wagon mines and
this was made plain at Saturday,
meeting when the point came up. Two
Of the directors are interested in such
mines and the disposition is TO con.
slider their wants and needs just as
thoroughly and fairly as those OF the
more important mines.
Production Managers Plans.
A. Brooks Fleming. president Of the
Farmont Coal Club and a director OF
the Northerl West Virginia Coal Op-
orators Association. who was named
Director of Production for this region
by James b. Neale Last Saturday af.
ternoon, was introduced at the meet.
ing OF coal operators Saturday AMI
told OF his conference with James b.
Ncale and other coal men at Wash.
inGton Friday and briefly outlined the
plans which had been determined up
on the aid production. It was made
plain that there will be no opposition
TO miners celebrating Labor Day al.
though Mr.. Fleming told how some
mines had worked on FourthotJuly
in Penns ylvania and gave the flgres
showing what had been done towards
winning the war on holiday making
IL plain that the Production Depart.
ment would not stand in the way OF
mines working on that day II it was
the will OF operators and miners.
There is a plan to have funerals after
five o'clock in the evening so as 10
not interfere with the production OF
coal Picnics. county fairs and other
which take the men away
from the mines are to be discouraged
Mr.. Fleming vii! get busy on his new
position at once. There was a motion
made By Clarence d. Robinson TO the
effect that II was the sense OF the Op
orators that Mr.. Fleming was Spien.
didly equipped for the place and the
unanimous vote was an expression OF
confidence in him. The position does
not pay any salary.
Exemption Of Miners.
Amedee j. Casey. editor Of the.
American Coal Journal, called at the
Provost Marshal Generals office in
and states that he was
assured that miners could be exempted
If they would ask for Il on the five
grounds printed on which exemption
could be secured. II there are any
cases whore men about the mines
have been refused exemption the Pro