The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-26
COAL LOADING
TO Be LIGHT IN
REGION TODAY.
VIII Not Total More Than
From 800 to 400
Cars.
PR. Thanks ISNER
tairmont Coal Going to
South AmsTica-New
England Business.

Loadin got coal in the Fairomnt
region today will be very light and
the impression in coal circles at noon
today was that not more than be
tween 500 and 400 cars would be
loaded. Many of the miners are tax
ing an additional hay OF with the
C0hristmas holiday.
Bigger operations in the region are
easing up today The Consolidation
Coal company will probably not laod
more than 100 cars. The Hutchin-
son oCaI cmpany is Mt wrking at any
I its mines today, while only one OF
the operations of the Jamison Coal
and Coke company is at work.
New England Rail Trade.
Quite a little coal from the Fair
mont region will flow into New Eng
land by rail instead Of boat, said G.
II. Jenkins, president of the Northern
West Virginia Coal Operators asso-
citation, today. He added, it really
will not mean any more coal for ship
ment, but change in the means OF
Beginning January !. The Huchin-
son Coal company Will start to send
sts New England shipments over the
New Haven railroad, this being the
orders for commercial fuel
Isner Thanked.
Thanks are expressed to R. B. Is
ner. district representative of the
United States Fuel administration,
with Offices in Fairmont, by o. w.
Stager. superintendent OF transpor-
tatfon of The Philadelphia and Read
Railway company, for having taken
care OF the company's fuel wants pri-
or to the same up In the region this
week.
south American Trade.
Already some local companies have
cot into the South American trade
1ronosition and It Is understood that
both The Consolidation and The
Hutchinson oCal companies have made
shipments to Baltimore, from which
port they will be hoated to certain
South American countries.
To Pass up Office.
ARRANGEMENTS were made today by
I. walter Barnes. State Fuel admin
is4rator of West Virginia, to pass up
his offices in The Fairmont Trust
company building on February 1. AT
ter that date Mr.. Barnes Will conduct
the affairs of the office, which prob
ABLY continue until April l. the end
of the coal year, at his office In the
CITY hall. r. E. Rightmire, admins
trative engineer, will Tacate his onice
in the Trust company building ABOUT
January I.
Rnrchinal. architect, will return in
month or so to resume his oh1ce IN
one of the rooms now occupied by the
united States Fuel administration
Wants Posters.
Rather an unusual request came TO
!. walter Barnes, State Fuel admin
istrator, of West Virginia today when
he found q. letter on his desk from
the historical department of the uni
versity of Texas, Austin, stating that
It desired a copy of all war posters
buttons. tags and pamphlets that MT.
had issued other than those provided
nv the United tSates Fuel administra-
tion al; washington, D. c. They are
wanted by the librarian to place In
the archives Of the institution
Missed The Boys.
In commenting today upon the US
nal Christmas at his home, J. Waiter
Barnes, State Fuel administrators OF
West Virginia. stated that this ana
last year were the only festive days
in, which he was not surrounded by
his BOYS. MT. Barnes has three sons
in the service Lieutenant George &.
Barnes, stationed at Camp McClel-
land, anderson, Ala, was here for
Christmas, but this morning he re-
turned.
Chance will be given to the B. &
o. to catch up in its car supply, for
today the 2,120 cars in the region viii
not be loaded by the miners because
of this being the day after the night
before. The cars in the region are
classified as follows: Coal, 2,$5O;
coke. 10; team track, Is. The place
ment today was 1900.
Tuesdays Loading.
Only 42S cars were loaded IN the
REGION on Tuesday-the day before
Christmas. The eastward loading
was $50 coal and nine coke cars, and
westward 30 coal and no coke. The
coal totaIIed 40 cars while the coke
totalled nine.
Out of Zone Permits
Reaffirning his former stand on
the out of zone permits. A. w. Gallo
way- director of bituminous distribu-
tton. has issued a statement which
was received today by r. B. Isner.
district representative Of the United
States Fuel administration. The con-
duton does not affect this region 9th
er than than It did prior to the recent
announcement ,a5 local operators had
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