The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-30
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Todayas Cars.
A total Of Isis cars weer In the
region today and the placement at
Z O'Clock this mroninS was 1,253-
Yesterdays Work
Loading yesterday was 1,021 cars.
o fChiS number $40. went east and
ISL west. Eastbound there were $50
coal cars and 30 coke. and westward
there were 1856 coal and Is coke cars.
/. OF the III mines reporting yeSter-
day none were marked down. only
five men were idle an dthe lost pro-
duction was so tons
Administration Notes.
Odicial reports from the clay pro
duct industries. covering the first six
Of 1918, Showing saving OF
1881 tons of coal, resulting from the
orders issued by the United States
Fuel administration restricting the
amount Of fuel TO be used by plants
in this industrial group. Restrictive
Orders were made Necessary in order
that essential war activities might
not suffer for an adequate supply OF
fuel
David L. Ewing. assistant director
OF operations Of the o. S. shipping
board. has resigned. to become vice
nresfednt Of the France and Canadian
Steamship comapny, Of New YORK ne
viii devote his time In ofsterfng trade
between Central and South American
and the United States,
which is good news for the coal trade.
Potsers containing the wording
"Do You Really Need This Light?
Iisht Means oCal. Roll Up Shades
United States Fuel Administration.
are soon to be distributed in accord,
ance with the plan to conserve power
in this country.
Coke Order Vacated.
FI1el Administrator Garfield has
vacated an order placing an embargo
on tfle shipment of coke through the
New England gateways. The order
forbade any Of the New England pro
ducers OF coke to sh ip or distribute
coke to points west OF the Hudson
river. and prohibitions we're at the
same time laid. against Shipment into
New EngIando fcoke produced in the
states of Maryland. New Jersey. New
York. Pennsylvania and West Vir-
ginia@
Coal Notes.
BENJAMIN. Russell Of Baltimore,
general maEager Of The Century Coal
company, is spending fcyv days in
the F'air1nont region. The compapy's
mires are at Century, Barbour coun-
r. 3. Isner. the new district repre-
sentative OF the United States Fae!
administration, this city assumes
charge Of the Office tomorrow, De
MIS-. Clements, wife of J. B. Glenn
nets, chief clerk of the district repre-
sentative's Office OF the United States
Fuel administration, Will arrive In
Fafrmont on Sunday evening from
High Point. n. C. She will be accom-
panied by her son, James B., Jr- and
daughter katherine
The ''4iu'' has quite hold IN the
Of Clarion. Pa. where 500
cases were raging recently.
Three Nurses Coming.
Late this afternoon Floyd J. Pat
ton. secretary Of the Northern West
Virginia Coal Operators association.
received a wire from Pittsburgh stat
ing that three nurses would arrive in
Fafrnont tonight on the B. & o.
train. Two will be placed at the Pit
cairu mine OF the Hutchinson Coal
company and one ut the Erie mine of
the Harry B. Coal and Coke comapny,
both In Harrison county. The nurses
wer not secured from the Red Gross
society, but through private sources
Going to Atlantic.
Directors of the National Coal AS
ISOLATION will meet at Atlantic City on
December 3, 4, 5, and Z incident to
the reconstruction convent "a OF the
United States Chamber of Commerce
The directors will meet at the Tray
more. C n Jenkins, Of the Hutctlin-
SOC oCal company, president OF the
Northern West Virginia Coal Opera
tors association, who is directo: OF
the National association, and F. J.
Patton, secretary Of the Northern
West Virginia Coal Operators asso-
cation, will attend. They will be
chartered at either The Brighton or
The Chelsea
Meeting In Washington.
In wasninEton, D. C., on Tuesday
the S1liEt Gas Coal association viii
meet. in the Commercial Bank build
Ing. C.. Il. Jenkins and F. J. Patton,
Of Fairpiont, Will attend. Afte- the
Washington meeting they viii attend
the gathering Of the National Coal
association in. Atlantic City.
Today'S cDort.
Today's reports show that OF the
174 mines reporting none were down,
because of car supply. Eighteen 1len
we're idle and 1S9 tons were lost IN
production.
Production Division.
Brooks Fleming, Jr., manager or
The production division. FalTrnont re-
gion,-,wl1l return home on Sunday
from New York city. where he under-
went an operation of dental surgery.
Franklin K. Day, assistant man
ager of the production division. Is ex-
;petced here from Pottsville, Pa. by