The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-25
NINE N
THE REGION IS
WORKING TODAY.
Officials Working on Car Sit
uat0n on the MOnOn-
gaheIa.

Because OF the business meeting OF
the Coal club at the Country club Sat.
urday evening of this week, there will
be no Coal club luncheon at The Fair.
mont tomorrow. The committee in
charge OF the Saturday evening meet
ing consisting Of George DcBOlt. c. II.
jenkins and S. d. Brady is anxious for
good turnout. as several matters -
importance will be discussed prompt.
ly at $3.50 p. m.
or total Of one hundred and seven.
ty-four mines reporting in this divi.
sin today, none are down because of a
poor car supply. There are a total Of
1854 cars, including SO coke cars and
so privately owned cars
This excellent report from the mines
along the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
in the Monongah division comes with
the encouraging information from
Washington that the commission Of
car service has been giving the recent
car shortage on the Monongahela rail
rOad attention and that the car supply
on tina trOad will be relieved in the
very Lear future.
Coal Notes.
II. w. Crawford, OF the Valley Camp
Coal company Of Cleveland. O., was a
visitor at the office OF the District Fuel
Administration this morning Mr.
Crawford states that unless some cars
are received in that section in the near
future there is going TO be a vey crit
ical shortage Of fuel.
A boy sevente nyeaTs old drew $S7
pay at the Mt. Clare COlliery. near
ClarksbuTg, for twelve days work at
the two weeks pay. This same lad,
hts brother and his father work at that
mine and are making about $500 a
mopth
Hhe Trainer Coal company OF Salem,
Harrisan county. has sold its minin6
plant and adjoining coal lands near
Monongah TO a syndicate OF Johnstown
men. The deal was closed with J. w.
Preston, a practical coal operator and
business man, acting in the capacity
Of trustee for the syndicate. The sale
price Appropriated $4,000
New System Works Well.
inquiry at MOnongah division head
quarters at Grafton develops the into'.
nation that while the new system OF
car reporting. by which the reports
OF all the :lIncs are assembled at tue
office OF the Central West Virginia
Coal Operators association in TINS
CITY and transmitted to the car distrr
bu,or at one time, has only been in
effect a couple of days, the indications
are that the innovation will more than
meet the expectations; and obviate
considerable criticism that was con-
stautlv being brought out and which
was almost wholly unavoidable under
present conditions.
At Grafton It is said that the great
est amount Of new development at the
B. & o. recently has been in Taylor
and Barbour counties. This is ac-
counted ior ~ the fact that a good
portion Of ;he coal area in these coun-
ties has ne II held by land owners and
others for speculative purposes and
az the wal has brought about condi'
: tions favorable to speculative purpo
/ ses. a larger part OF this section OF the
field has Oeca bought up by operators
who have obencd M numerous mine;
and are now competing with the older
and more established sections OF the
region A peculiarly OF a great NUM-
Der Of new operations is the fact that
in a maiori.y o. cases. the acreage Is
small which may mean when the pres
ent abnormal conditions cease 10 cS-
list, that the number OF active mining
CD -rGtions will be spondingly re.
duSnd. II is no doubt true that this
will be The case with the wagon mines
or snowbTd operations; as they can.
not hope to continue in business eX.
cept in a lew isolated cases, after nor
NAL conditions are resumed.
An item Of considerable interest Is
the adjustment Of the so-called devel-
Opment rule, originated by the 3. a.
o. Company for announcement Of coal
production along it's lines. This rule
provided that new mines be furnished
all cars It could load up to two hun.
dred tons 4 day for six months for
entry work: but on account Of so
many new mines opening up. it was
felt that tnls rule was working n hard
ship on the already established opeT-
atiOns. An order has been issued pro-
viding that new mines be given an
initial rating Of three cars a Iay and
future ratings will be based - their
monthly performance, the same as
other mines. NBgSiN
Another point has been the decision
arrived al since the government took
control Of railroads, to prohibit In
stalling anymore sidingS for coal pro.
ductiOn, sxcept those under process
OF construction. until the plans have
been approved by the regional dlrec-
tor OF railroads.