The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-01
more FAIRMONT
COAL TO CO EAST
ION W.M.R.R. SOON
Mountain Division of B.
& o. to Get Real Relief
in That Way. RK
Null LMI lilo UUMIMu
Operators Are Advised to
Try to Keep Essential
Men Home.
MORE ENPTIES COMING

Deferred classification for mine
aJrkers was the most important thing
discussed at the Coal club meeting
last night but without a doubt the
most interesting thing that came up
was the little talk which George T
/ Watson. Of the Consolidation, made
regarding the steps which are being
taken 10 relieve the congestion on the
Monogah division of the Baltimore and
Ohio incidentally Mr.. Watson paid
a very warm tribute to the profession.
al ability OF s. Ennes, former general
superintendent OF the Western Mary
land road who is now in charge OF
operations also OF the Baltimore and
Ohio. Mr.. Watson said that in his
opinion Mr. Ennes is the best railroad
executive working in this section OF
the country right now.
II is hoped before long. according
10 Mr.. Watson, TO increase the outlet
for coal from the FairmOnt field by
200 cars a day through the Connells.
VILE yard and the Western Maryland
east from that point There will also,
Of course, be a corresponding increase
in the supply Of empties over the same
route. All passenger business on the
Western Maryland between Councils
willie and Cumberland has been aban
doned and the road will be devoted
exclusively to the hauling Of freight.
a large percentage OF which will be
coal. Bridges are being strengthened
on the Baltimore and Ohio betwee'
the Fairmont yards and Connellsvili
and as soon as this work Is finishe
Mallet engines will be put on to TAX
are Of the coal trains.
The discussion regarding deferred
classification OF mine workers was
participated IN by a number Of the
coal men present and It was the con.
census OF opinion that operators who
find that they are in danger Of loOsing
a valuable man should go before the
district board and try to keep him
at home. Il was agreed that the loss
OF skilled men, especially of engineers
and foreman. had reached the point
where every additional man to so in.
creased the difficulty of getting out
coal.
Last nights meeting, which was one
# the most interesting and pleasant
vet held by the club took place at the
country club and it was preceded by
4 most excellent chicken dinner. Pre-
ceeding the talks and just before the
meeting adjourned DIR. Ernest YOst
sang several solos which were warmly
applauded. He was accompanied by
Miss Mary Louise Nichols.
Coal Notes.
F. ]. Patton, secretary Of the Coal
! Operators Association, is in Grafton
today.
There will be a patriotic demon
stration at the Marshall mines, near
Clarksburg, next Sunday. when there
will be both speechmaklng and flag
raising.
R. C. Virgin. of the Department Of
Mines OF the West Virginia Cniver-
sity was a caller at the district rep
resentative's Office Of the Fuel adj
ministratiOn today.
; W. s. Fish, OF the Cleveland office
of the Portland Cement Company, is
in Fairmont after coal for the plants
at Syracuse, Ind, and Sandusky
! Ohio.
There are 1l7S cars in the Fair
mont district today. OF which Sc are
| coke.
The organization Of the Northern
West Virginia Coal Operators AssO-
| citation will be perfected at a meet
ing Of coal operators, to be held at
the Fairmont Country Club Satur-
day afternoon.
c. H. Kimmel. OF the district rep
resentative's Office here, is at Nc
Whorter and Weston today, goes to
Buckhannon and Century tomorrow.
and returns to FairmOnt Saturday
for the operators meeting.
Okey c. Hillberry. mine foreman
at the f. L. & w. mine, near Morgan
town, is of duty temporarily suffer-
ing with rheumatism. He recently
accepted that position. having passed
the recent examination held at Fair
mont.
The Cass Hill Coal Company. Of
Cassville. has been chartered TO OPP
crate mines In MOnOngalia county;
capital stock $4,000; incorpOratOrs.
Bernard J. Lynch. OF Myersdale, Pa;
William +. COale. c. c. Hetzel. G.
Howard HetZer and X. J.. Stallings,
Of Cumberland. Nd.
DOmineck Catarine. employed by
the Consolidation Coal Company at
Monongah, and J. b. SnOdgrass. en-
ployed by the McCaa Coal Company
at Gilmer, GilmeT county. were vic
tins Of fatal accidents reported to the
offices OF the wOTkmen's cOmpensa-
ton commission in Charleston this
week.
The August number OF the "Mu-
tual Magazine" has cuts Of the men,
bers Of the Red Cross at Gypsy and
OF the Junior Red Cross at that point.
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