The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-27
FIRTH OF COOPERATION BIGGEST
GOAL EVENT OF THE PRESENT YEAR
COAL CARS PLENTY
ROADS ALL CLEAR
Everything Ready for
Good Run of Mining
in Region.

True to prediction the coal loading
in the Fairmont region was light yes
terday and but $50 cars were loaded.
The miners generally wanted to ease
up after Christmas. The indications
are that the loading will be light to-
day, but considerably heavier than
yesterday.
The eastward loading totaIled 800,
while the western was so Westward
there were loaded Isl coal and Is
coke cars and eastward there were AZ
coal and 10 coke cars loaded
Today in the region many OF the
larger operations have more men al
york. The five operations OF the
Jamison Coal and Coke company are
at work today.
plenty of Cars.
For the amount OF loading being
done in the region there are plenty Oh
surplus cars. The Baltimore and Ohio
cars brought in from the west for the
region earlier in the week and plenty
OF these are still sticking about.
In the region today there are 2541
and the placement at o'clock this
morning was 1911. The cars are
classified as follows: Coal, 2,45G;
coke, 20; team track, 10.
Yards Cleaned Up.
With the luIl in coal loading on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad has its
local yards cleaned up.
The lun also cleaned up the trans
portation tie up between Grafton ard
Keyser.
TO Take Dispositions.
Because of the illness Of John ".
Polling, city, who is confined to the
South Penn hospital, Pittsburgh, nc
DISPOSITIONS were taken in the chan
Gerry cause OF Harvey W. Fisher, Of
Morgantown, VS.. John w. Polling. trus-
tee, ct al, today. They Will be taken
next Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
at the office OF Attorney Z. r. Bel,
who is acting as notary in the case.
Diversions Made.
Diversions on the B. 6 o. railroad
over the F., N. & P. branch via Con-
neIlsviIIe for the week, thus far were
announced today by O. B. Williams,
local representative OF the United
States Fuel administration. They are
as follows: Monday, 142; Tuesday.
70; Wednesday, 81; Thursday, SO.
East OF Grafton.
Loads drawn east of Grafton for the
week thus far we're as follows, accord
ing to U. B. Williams, local representa-
tive of the United States Railroad adj
ministration: Monday, SO; Tuesday,
7O3; Wednesday, 5S3; Thursday, :42.
Heard the Case.
Before J. Walter Barnes. state fuel
administrator, yesterday appeared At
torney Joseph Handlan, OF Wheeling,
epresenting the Elm Groce Coal Min
az company, of Ohio county, and At
.orney John ]. ConnifT, OF Wheeling,
representing the Wheeling Traction
company. The Elm Grove Coal Min
ing company, of Ohio coun.y. which
has a contract with the Wheeling
Traction company to furnish coal at
ninety cents ton with the proviso
that should the cost OF mining increase
the price should be fixed by agree
ment-
at the point the coal company de-
posts the coal for the traction com
pany's power plant no freight or dray-
age is necessary. With the raise in
The mining rates the parties failed to
agree and State Fuel Administrato:
barnes ruled that the company would
have to furnish the coal and :Eat Inc
dispute as 70 the price would have TO
be threshed out by the usual legal pro-
ceedure The case eventually got into
the Federal court and Juds9 Dayton
handed down an opinion enforcing Ihe
order made by State Fuel Administers
tor Barnes last December, wnlcn was
before the bureau of transportation
was created. This is the first case IN
whic hany OF the state fuel Admins
traitor orders were tested IN me count
and it was sustained.
State Fuel Administrator Barnes
heard both sides of the case. the coal
company is making an effozt to dig
solve the order Of the state fuel au
ministrator. Mr.. Barnes announced no
decision yesterday. Thomas Sknl-
corn, superintendent Of the Elm coal
mine, was also present in the inter
est Of the Elm Coal Mining company.
Distributing the Credit.
After everybody apparently had
tried to get credit for having Martins
burg furnished with anthracite coal q
letter has come to light from the uni
ted States Fuel administration, Wash
ington, D. c., which IS self expiana-
tory.
anthracite district, to L. F. Wiltshire,
of the Consolidation Coal company.
and in part is as follows: Il do not
believe that there is anybody entitled
to as much credit for work done on
the proposition as Mr.. Barnes. the
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