The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-09

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Sfs touring nofs
under the au5piess ot the
Federal Feil Administration atiQ
spoke at Beiington this afternoon, VIII
sneak at Eilrins tonight, while Troop
er scott speaks at BuckhaniSn Friday
night and Sergeant Brown at PhillppL
On Saturday night Sergeant Brown
speaks at Fleming and on Sunday ne
speaks at Coalton. Trooper Scott
leaves West VirginR. after the Buck
harmon meeting, Walter Barnes
went TO Morgantown for last nights
meeting, which was a big success, and
viii be with the speakers today and
tomorrow.
In MononsalIa County.
Morgantown is fast becoming coal
center and has such important coal In
terests with the development Of the
SCOTS run field that those prominent
IN the coal industry at that point are
already claiming that the Fairmont
district, as designated by the Fuel Ad'
ministration, should have been called
the Fairmont, Clarksburg' MorgantoWn
district,
Morgantown gave evidence Of it,.
coal activity last night when Trooper
Herbert Scott and Sergeant Harry
Brown, two returned soldiers touring
Northern West Virginia under the aus
pices of the Fuel Administration, adj
dressed a double patriotic rally, both
speakers appearing at both places and
addressing immense crowds including
miners from Golfers In the vicinity OF
Morgantown, who came there on street
car and special train.
The Coal Operators Association Of
SCOTS run, which represents only a
part Of Morgantown's coal interests,
was foremost in the arrangements,
which were in charge Of Ernest H. GIL
bert, vice president Of that organiza-
ton. The committee, which was rep
reseutative Of the coal interests Of
Morgantown, included: Everhart
Bierer, President Coal Operators AS.
sociation Of SCOTS Run; j. B. Hanford, a,
General Superintendent Elkins Coal &
Coke company; Ernest H. Gilbert, Vice
President Coal Operators Association
Of SCOTS Run; S. H. Fielder, Secre.
tary Of Davis Fuel company; 10 L.
Keener, of the Chaplin Galleries com.
pany; Charles T. Hickman, Mayor Of
Morgantown; Charles F. Sutherland,
Sales Manager EIkins Coal & Coke
company; S. F. Elkins, Secretary Coal
Operators Association Of SCOTS Run;
c. l. Lantz, General Manager Rosedale
Coal company; Fred Tropf, Of the
Tropf Coal company; H. ]. Brownfield,
Brownfield Coal company; NJ. L. Tay-
lor, General Sales Manager Morgan.
town Coal company; c. D. Junkins, Of
North American Coal company; R. M.
Davis, General Manager Of Davis Coal
company; H. C. Greer, President Pres
ton County Coke company; ]. H. Nc.
Grew, of the Liberty Fuel company;
Oliver Bernard, Superintendent Elkins
Coal & Coke company; George F.
Hose, Superintendent Gilbert Coal
company; Sampson Finn, JOS Run
Coal company; Ben Green, Serepi Coal
company; W. W. Mayfield, Mayfield
Coal company; c. R. Jones, Fuel Adj
minlstrator of Monongalia county;
Charles Houp, Superintendent Bertha
Coal company; B. NJ Chaplin, Presi.
dent SCOTS Run Coal company; R. L.
O'Neal, General Manager Connellsville
Basin Coal company; Guy A. Hall, OF
the Hall Coal company; Nat C. Bur.
dette, General Manager Greenmonr
Fuel company; T. B. Henderson, of
the South Penn Coal company; Joseph
Stewart, superintendent Cleveland
and Morgantown Coal company; H.
James Eldred, Treasurer OF Randall
Coal company; H. T. Lincoln, General
Manager Mutual Coal company and
Smith Coal company; V. E. Barbe, of
Barbe Coal company; T. M, Strauss,
Manager Higgins Coal company.
Mine Report.
Here are some figures in connection
with the coal situation in the Fair.
mont district, which includes twelve
and half counties in northern.central
West Virginia, which will interest