The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-21
RAILROADS ARE
BUYING FAIRMDNI
COAL FREELY NOW
District Representative Is
ner is Finding Many
Lost Cars.
.TIE-UPS REPORTED 0NR.R.
All the Latest News in the
F'airmont Coal Reg
ion.
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ably, according to Robert B. 1sener,
district representative Of the United
States Fuel administration, today. 1t
is understood that the Philadel phfa
and Reading Railway company has
reouisitnoed run Of mine coal since
Thursday and it is apparently trying
to procure lot of coal on hand be
fore the Christmas holiday season IS
on, as the mines generally Will ease
up during that time. This coal IS
shipped to The Reading Railway and
is delivered at Reading, Pa. The
company has a daily contract on now
for coal, which is understood to be OF
some consequence.
The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad COM
pany is still running its order for hf-
ten carloads day, which is delivered
in washington. D. c., and Is used on
the p B. & w. form washington to
Baltimore.
Finding oLSt Cars.
Much efficient York is being done
by R B. Isner, district representative
of the United States Fuel admtnistra-
ton, in locating lost cars 1mmedt-
ately following the letter sent out by
Mr.. Isner one operator reported TWEEN
ty cars as having been lost. Without
Sa1av six Of these cars were located
from the files in the Office OF the d1s-
trict representative.
Represented Region.
Frank Haas, of The Consultation
company. represented the Northern
west Virginia Coal Operators asso-
cfation at the meeting OF the eSecu-
tive committee OF the west Virginia
Coal association at the Kanawha no
+eI Charleston, during the past lew
days. HIenkips, z. Bremen and
r. 3. Isner are members OF the execu-
tive committee but were unable to
attened.
The slump OF cars is still on. The
total number in the region today IS
500. classified as follows: Open, SIG;
coke, so; teamtrack, 20. The place
ment this morning at z O'Clock was
Railroad Tie Up.
According to information received
here there appears to be a tie up on
the B. & o. near Kcyser, which does
not permit the en1pties to flow into
the region A similar condition Is
reported to be on at ConnellsyilleD Pa
Monday Pay Day.
Pay day will be observed in the
Fafrmont region on Monday and it IS
understood that it will be real
heavy pay. The loading next week
will be light with the
Christmas holidays on.
Coal Directors Meeting.
Directors of the National Coal as
ISOLATION viii! meet on Wednesday,
January s, in the offices of the Com
emrcial Bank building in Washing
ton. Matters in relation to the re-
period in so far as it
affects the coal trade will be discuss
ed. C. H. jenkins, of this city, is a
director OF the organization and viii
attend the meeting.
Inspector Ice Home.
After spending week in the Clarks-
burg and Tunnelton regions, Charles
F. Ice, chief inspector, returned to-
day to his Office in the Jacobs build
ing. Things are in good shape in
those sections, according to Mr.. Ice.
The coal is running clean and gener-
ally operators are making the effort
to produce clean coal.
TO Hear other Side.
Next Thursday j. Walter Barnes
will hear what the Wheeling Traction
company has to say through its at
terneys in the dispute with the Elm
Grove Coal Mining company in regard
to the price Of coal supplied in &C
cordance with contract, which pro
vides for a raise If labor advanced.
United NIiEe Workers.
B. A. Scott and Ira Marks, organ
izers, addressed a miners meeting at
opera house last evening
8. F. Keeney, president of District II,
was to have made the address, but
was summoned to Charleston by a
vire late yesterday afternoon prior to
the time Of meeting.
II. E. Peters, who Is In charge of
the Fairmont Office. left late yester-
day afternoon for Charleston.
Coal Notes.
John NJ. Wolfe, manager Of the
JamIson oCal and Coke company, re-
turned last evening from a trip to
81 2rles Johnson, chief clerk for
The Office OF the Jamison !
Coal an Coke company, is out again
after having suffered with an attack
IF lanyngitis.
Miss Lucille Williams, OF the Office
81 J. Walter Barnes, State Fuel adj |
will leave on Monday for
/ trip to her home In New Martins
lille, wher she will spend her Christ
mas vacation.
Optimistic About Cars.
That cars VIII noW into the Fair |
mont region freer at the beginning |
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