The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-01-04
Terminal Pools Have Not
Been Able TO Get Into
Action Yet.
N EARLY DAY STORY
d the Latest News of In
terest to the Coal In
dustry.

~ SiEle Consolidation SeFV4Ce Lid 70"
received at the Folrmo2t oticeS yes,
to-day, coming from Baltimore 4l1
now adorns the entrance OF the az
son building. being on the s!a tIe
ween the elevator entrance ana cue
Nattonal ABEnk OF f'airmont. Tue 20
Z GEee YiST has stahs in eGch corner ana
tic 4ignYes 396 inN the center as t Is
ont II tie question to TGt that great
53,,nier of stars in the Geld OF nag
nine feet by five feet. Fhe Cou&GNda-
+fon folks are naturally proud ut this
esTviee nag and it IS oc npytng Et at
'tS5,tSon Of everyone, entering the build
inq. It fs representative OF the ser
vice spirtt" everywhere in evidehte IN
f1,e BIG coal company and renect@o py
c6sJ Concerns of .esser j0portaEce IN
the Fafrmont district.
pools Not Running Vet.
The pooling sys4em devised 3y the
Coal Shippers Terminal Poo4Ins AS
sociatfon which was to lave gone into
effect before this viii not get started
for few days yet owing 70 ne gov
efmmeut having taken control az tne
1atiroads. c. n. Jenkins, one q tns
West Virginia members OF the .osLs-
ory board is In Was htns'on ana : W.
ed It the offices of the HIecnan-,
jCosI company this morning that
ne WAS not expecsed to return 0e1oEe.
Saturday or Sunday
Committee Continues.
The Cumberland subcommittee OF
fbe General Operating committee OF
Eastern Railroads will continue aus
work despite the fact that the Pitts
bllrgh committee has been d1ss"1Veo-
Coal has been KEEP: coming in the Cum
beTIand section pretty well in spite or
the severe weatEef.
Thompson Nesting Postponed.
The meeting of the ]. v. Thompson
creditors at Unsontown at which the
IIsaI lystyl II. G. Fr'ck interests was e&-
acted rs be consumaied, was post
5oned mil JanuaTy II when the TICK
REPRESENTATIVES. declared their Inten-
f56,I ~ .ecuring persona: service Cf al
len boIiers before Competing the
deal. Heretofore It had been custo-
mary for attorney OF the lien hoAoeFs
70 accept service for their cllents Dut
the Frick interests refused 70 20
through with ire zeal on this plan. ~
was announced that the Prick ceaI IL II
consumated VIII net Thompson $S'-
An Early Day Story.
1t was difficult for the pioneer coal
operators Of West Virginia 70 Mdke
any money out Of the mining OF coaI'
The early mining operations near talF-
mont al turned out dtsastrousLy SA-
cepting the private ventures OF tn9
Iafe lanes Otis Watson and the local
nine &c Oliver Jackson, who provided
cal for people In this vicinity Ike the
wagon mines" do now7c-days. 'shaI
,1rls lSuoWn as Commercial mines.
those days attempted 20 sell tn's coal
"a distant markets, found it hSrc TO
operate st a profit
"a mine commonly known as New
England, across the West Fork from
CASTOR. was operated ~ coIcern
SvIfll 4 ,o.lg name-'The FairmoG: and
New York Gas Coal Co. OF New Eng
land" It had offsses in Baltimore and
was managed by James Otis watson
who also had operations OF his own
near Fairmont Somehow the mines
owned by Mr.. Watson made money put
$ the "NeT England mine did not the
stockholders could not snderstdho IT.
"a meeting was called at Bal1More.
The stockholders had 4ost about as
S,f1sI,5 rd,Yrey as they cared to lose The
spokesman was LIIe least DIT nasty
when ne observed:
eAfr. watson, you seem to be max
Ing money With your own mines now
does e come tEat our venture does not
succeed2'
If. watson grew the least nn hot
under ia collar. He arose to MS feet
(fhIs IS tie favorite story OF ez-Gov-
ernof Fleming and no doubt many coal
men have already recognized it, and
exclaimed:
.I'u ten you. This company has a
fine office IN a D;g CITY with floors
carpete1 and desks the finest. paying
= stagge-ng rent. This company has
rs president who draws n big salary
This company has its bookkeepers-
iIlIfs company has its Office girl. This
company has a jainfor. This company
has an osr1ce boy. And al OF these
things cost money!
Nov my companies arc operated on
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