The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-17
OPERATORS AND
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Cumberland Md

offices IN Cumberland. Nd.
The Indications are that the confer
ence will be OF prolonged nature,
and may even extend into tomorrow.
United MIne Workers.
B. A. Scott, organizer. is in Monon-
gah today.
Mooney, secretary, Of District II, Uni
ted Mine Workers Of America, are here
from Charleston.
James Diana, organizer, is here from
Charleston.
2. A. Scott, orgaizer, arrived here
from Charleston last night
Robert H Harltn, representative
OF the international office. Indianapo-
lis. will be In Fairmont today.
Francis Drumm, president William
J. Trickett, secretary Of District 16,
United Nine Workers, Cumberland,
Md, and Joseph LOFTS, an tnterna-
ticnal board member OF Cumberland,
Md. are IN the city today.
The conference today with the oper-
ators is responsible for the presence
Of the United Mine Workers officials
here.
To Restore skip Stops.
At the request Of the CITY OF Nc
Mechen, J. Walter Barnes. state fuel
administrator OF the state OF West Viz
ginia, will restore two skip stops The
stops are at the Fourth and Seventh
streets stops in that place. Mr.. Barnes
will request the trolley company to
make the stops as heretofore.
Division Passes Out.
Yesterday the production division OF
the Faimont district passed out Of ex-
isence and ceased to function. Brooks
Fleming was the head and Franklin X
Day was the assistant manager. H.
S. CaSsel. secretary to Mr.. Fleming.
has resumed his work with Mr.. Elem
ing in the Consolidation Coal COM
pany. Today the office fixtures were
removed from the offices in the Pro
fessional building.
Must Send Them In.
With the announcement that the Of
flee Of the administrative engineer
would cease to function after January
1, R. E. Rightmire, who was in charge
Of those duties IN the state. said today
that all power plant owners should
promptly send IN their queStionnaires
as the government wants the records
complete when the Office is closed
down on January /.
Today's Cars.
A total OF LOSS cars are in the re-
gion today. OF this number 9S7 are
coal, "a coke and 25 team track The
placement was S56.
Yesterdays Loading.
There were 1,05S cars loaded In the
region yesterday. OF this number 963
were loaded east and 80 were loaded
west. OF the eastward loading 945
cars were coal and - were coke.
Westward 81 coal and 9 coke cars were
loaded. Some little trouble was ex-
perienced in the region because Of the
lack Of electrical power.
East OF Grafton.
There were 913 loads drawn east OF
Grafton yesterday and of that number
700 were coal cars,
Car Situation.
U. B. Williams, local representative
OF the United States Railroad admin
istration, did not believe that the car
supply would be much improved over
last week. Mr.. Williams hopes for a
better showing, but the general indi-
cations do not seem to be trending
that way.
Must Get Licenses.
Although yesterday was the last
day set for retail coal dealers Of the
county to register with C. w. Evans,
chairman OF the Marion county fuel
committee, only two or three had done
SO. It is compulsory that all dealers
are licensed and those who have not
signed up should send In their blanks