The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-09

WAS us way ~ A-N' LAlI4t'fA-
dulles at Camp Greene.
\ request has been made Of The post
.>f?ce department by Congressman
WU0dya,,. that the star route between
Walter and bonneville be re-estab-
rshed TO include the nctghborhood OF
Pad.
Through tn. intercessioh OF Con-
gresham Bowers in his behalf, Floyd
Chenoweth Il Elkins, Il. railway mail
clerk, has been transferred from Pits
burgh to a run between ElkinS and
Charleston, thereby enabling him 10
spend part Of each week at his home.
Among the numerous coal operators
IN Washington this week from West
Virginia IS Captain Bob Smith or
Huntington. formerly prosecuting at
torncy Of Mcdowell county. He earned
his military title in the war against
Spain. He has been very successful
in the coal business in Logan county
in the past few years.
The combination Of the Virginia and
Appalachian Power companies under
the favorable auspices OF government
financiering is one Of the possibilities
OF a plan laid before officials here this
week BY H. G. Scott Of the Virginia
company. Another proposition which
brought Mr.. Scott here from Charles
ton was 10 put up to the government
the matter Of guarding the plants and
lines Of these companies, which FUR
nish operating power TO hundreds OF
coal mines in the southern par; vi ;
West Virginia.
1t will take about thirty. miles to
connect these TWO plants. 1t IL cSu-
mated, and about $4,000 year to
guard their power plants and feed
lines.
Among the Republicans Of West
Virginia it Is believed that John I.
Adams OF Iowa vii be selected az
chairman of the Republican national
committee" remarked 0. A. Petty. for
mer postmaster and mayor Of Charles
ton, al the Raleigh Adams is known
among West Virginia Republicans iict-
ter than any Republican OF The west,
perhaps. and the sentiment among our
folks is strong for the lowan. Re-
publicans who ought 10 know say that
Adams will have biz majority OF The
votes at the meeting in 81. Louis next
week. aid 1t would not be surprising
il there would be no opposing candi-
date.
N any rnte, il the votes of West
Virginia Republicans could elect Mr..
adams, he would be az good as 'named
now. Down our way We recognize the
Importance Of selecting a man 10 mead
the national committee who comes
from the right section TO promote Re
publican chances this year and IN 1870,
and if the Republicans win. they will
have to repair the fences in the west
and middle west. which were badly
injured in 1916. Ther will be no
trouble 10 take care Of tho Republican
states in the east, but it is eoing TO b.
A hard Job to reclaim the western
safes that went wrong in the last ma
ttonal election. do not believe there
ia any man who can come as near TO
doing this as John Adams"
Fuel administrator Garfield has
signed an order which permits tho
owners Of coal mines In the Thackcr
field il Mingo county. West Virginia,
TO add 40 cents the ION TO tho govern
mcnt fixed price OF S2,45 ton. OF
henceforth 10 charge at the rate Of
$3.50 a ton for their ca:
This order, il is estimated. will add
about 5000. 900 TO tho annual IL ono
of Mingn county, In which mine own.
ars and miners will share directly. and
the locality indirectly. That estimate
j. based on the known tonnage OF
Mingo county in the year ending June
so 1916, which was 2.S3%.7S4 tons.
There has ben an increase in that
county's coal production since.
The revision Of the price upward for
the Thacker or Ningo field brings IL
on a level with thu price fixed for the
product Of the EcuIurky minea. just
across Tug river, in Fix" county. Th"r"
il no difference Ia cost Of operations.
which was clearly 4 Discrimination
against tho West Virginia mics ON
the opposite side Of TN" river. Not
Uithstanding, the rur! Administered
,ion was muSI reluctant 20 disturb fh"'
prices il had nXed. Nor did II make
This order until after weeks OF hard
and persistent work upon the part Of
Senator Howard sutherland, ably as
sisted BY Representative Edward
Cooper. It. was IN Accomplishment
for which they are given the luiirS'
measure Of credit and pri,iS' for ih"tr
hard aud successful work by tn" op-
orators, miners and general public OF
N, field SO farcrabIy affected by III"
change in price made. The nHw 3rir'
afford, operators Il rrl!t'f. who W"r"
running on vary narrow margin, and.
j., some cases. at loss. 1t Will also
mean more liberal wages 10 the MN
org ,.mployod, and will have saluiary
effect upon tho business prosperity y!
Mingo bounty.
The pension application Of Mrs.
Martha ]. T. Hayhurst Of HasSaway
has been taken uF with the officials a
the pension bureau By Senator saith
GRAND.
o. NJ. Deycrlc or Rlu"fie'd. head 81
Il coal salos company and leading huS'-
ness man in his home town. Il NiH1''
or In thc capital.
Represent NJ. NJ. Nicely Pre-
"cdcd B ;; Sunday Al the biz tahl"r-
nacIc InurlinH las, SUNDAY nIshi.
Major Nicely was nl"Ourn; and witty
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