The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-15
Reports From Washington
Are Of a Hfost Encc@r-
aging Nature.
~. PtTT0K DUE TONIGHT
he VIII Bring Reports of
National Coal Asso. Di-
rectors' Meeting.

she directors OF the National Coal
Association held a meeting at Wash
ington wednesday and Thursday OF
this week and early advices as to the
decisions regarding matters which al
feet the Fairmont district are most en-
co1razi,~. causing coal operators and
those directly Interested in the prog
ross of the mining operations III NORTH
en west Virginia to look ToT an cary
,,asunnDtion of the prosperity wElch mas
baen interfcred with recently by the
car shortage and transportation coz
F. ]. Patton and others connected
Ivf4h tina interests Of mining in north
ern West Virginia we're present at TINS
gathering OF coal men. 2iT- Patton Is
exrectcd to return to West Virginia
tonisht and LEGAL coal men await MS
return for the particulars OF the con
terence 80
ests have been working in co-o?era-
ton for some time and there mas oeen
Sa-eful study Of the situation. Many
nians ha-a been Outlined ana quite a
number of methods for combating un-
desirable condition. have been put I1to
eject The Developments OF THIS week
are more gratifying te-local coal men
than anything yet accomplished and II
Is believed that an Improvement In tee
local situation is due in short time,
elong with Al Advance in the pr1ce o.
coal that viii permit operations TO con-
t!nue at fair profit
5iue Mon5sy in Ohio.
The E1onGay closing order OF the
National Fuel Administration was SuS-
pended this week but the Fuel Ad-
illustrators of tie different states
were permitted to continue its en-
forcemcnt Il in their judgment eIner-
Sency demanded such action F. r
Enbank. chairncn OF the coal commit
tee of Wood county. got the report IN
Psrkersburs that Ohio would continue,
the Blue Monday" regulations and
therefore wired ]. Walter Barnes to
find o1t what he was going to do re-
garding West Virginia Mr.. Barnes
had advised the National Fuel Admin
istratfon that the regulations would be
suspended in West Virginia and MI
Eubank's question was answered &C
cordingiy. In the event that Ohio con-
tinues the heatiess Monday order there
viii be stores open on the West Vir-
GINA side OF the Ohio river while they
win be closed on the other side
Preston County Situation.
J. Walter Barnes, Fuel Administra-
tor of West Virginia, replied TO a tele-
gram from e. Z. Townsend, who is in
charge CT production in the National
Fuel Administration, advising that
sfor the present" all OF tie thin vein
mines in Preston county be granted the
same increase given few OF the mines
IN the eastern and southeastern por-
ton of the county along with Mineral.
Grant and Tucker counties, which are
included in the Cumberland and Upper
Potomac field, recently granted an in
crease in price. The final action In
the matter Is up to the National Fuel
Administration which advised Mr.
Barnes 70 the effec: that We may de-
eide to include territory to west and
southwest OF our present definition
without formality or requiring peti-
ton" Some of the coal operators had
applied for the increase and we're Civ
en- it and others operating under SINH
lar conditions charged discrimination
until the matter was thoroughly under
stood.
Coal Notes.
T. N. Hall, Charleston coal man.
was arrested this week charged with
violating the fuel control proclamation
he is charged with having bought a
quantity of coal and later to have sold
Il TO purchasing agency for high
er commission than is permitted by
law.
Fairmont district miners. who have
visited Pennsylvania points recently,
say that coal tipples along the Monon-
gahela we're seriously damaged and
IN some cases torn away by the ice
gorges and that there is much delay
In that section in resuming opera
tons due TO these causes.
]. Walter Barnes, Fuel Administra-
tor for West Virginia, who has been
IN the southern part OF the state on
business connected with his position,
IS expected to return to Fafrmont to-
night or early in the morning.
r. A. johnson has been az the Brax-
ton-Pittsburgh mines for day or so
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