The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-10-23
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the federal railroad system. This IN
cludes the eastern lines Of the Ba1ti-
more and Ohio railroad, the Western
Maryland, the Coal and Coke railroad
and the Cumberland Valley division OF
the Pennsylvania railroad. According
to Mr.. Williams the worst and latest
injected areas Of the ''du' are Ia aaS-
erstoWn, Md. and Chambersbu-S. Pa.
Mr. Williams holds ont hopes OF a
better car supply by the end Of this
week, which viii follow into next
week.
The blocking Of eastern coal trans
portatfoE east Of Keyser and Climber
land on the B. & o. because OF INSULT
cient men at work he contends is the
cause Of the tie-up, which does not
permit the emptieS to flow into the
Fairmont region.
New Chief Clerk.
Coming to Fairmont last evening
]. B. Clements. OF High Point, N C.,
today assumed th9 duties OF chief
clerk at the offices Of the feacra! dis
trict fuel administration He succeeds
Harry J. Field, who was elevated to
the position Of assistant district rep
resentative of the Fuel administration.
Mr.. Clements IS a practical railroad
man and vas formerly connected with
the Southern railway.
Increase at Century.
Ten new cases OF ''f1u" developed at
the mine Of the Century Coal COM
pany at Century, Barbour county, yes
terday. AT No. mine number OF
at ut
eleven men are Ill with it.
Cumberland Improved.
According to reports SroIn Cumber-
land the tnu" situation has improved
somewhat AMI this should mean that
more crews will be able to report for
duties on the various railroads.
100 III at ArStin.
Flu" has hard hit the Austin Coal
and Coke company at Austin, Preston
county. as 100 are down with the dis
ease out OF possible working force.
OF 200. A number OF deaths due to
the "du'' have been reported.
"FIu" at kingmont.
Visiting the mines at Kingmont yes
terday Joe Anssio an international
organizer of the United Mine Work
ers, found forty cases OF "du" there.
Two deaths occurred yesterday.
No Word from Maxwell.
Up until this morning Floyd J. Pat
ton, secretary OF the Northern West
Virginia Coal Operators Association,
had not heard from DR.. Austin Max
well, the federal representative Of the
United States public health service,
located in Charleston. in regard to
sending nurses to the Fairmont re-
gio1- They are sorely needed because
of so many miners families being af-
fectel by the flu."
"FIu" About the Same
Very little change has taken place IN
the "du'' situation. In fact It has not
improved. In some areas It is better
while in others it has either broken
out anew or has reached a more ser
fous proportion.
At No. i mine Of the Hill Coal Com
pany, near Phillippi, the mine has
been down for exactly one solid week
and not a bit Of coal has been pro
duced-
Lost Production.
Reports received at the onice OF
the Northern West Virginia Coal OPP
orators Association show that out OF
172 mines 2121 men were idle and
21,215 tons Of coal were lost.
To 3 Represented.
Representation OF the United Nine
Workers is assured at the reception
to be rendered Samuel Gompers, pres
ident Of the American Federation OF
Labor, which will be held next month:
It is expected that John L. Lewis, OF
Panama, ILL.,. the vice president OF
the United Mine Workers VIII be IN
attendance, Frank ]. Ecyes, the prest-
dent, whose headquarters are also IN
Illionois. will be present, providing his
health improves
Coal Notes.
According to a circular letter given
ont by the United States Fuel Adj
minfstratfon through J. Walter Bar
mes, state fuel administrator, one and
a quarter Millions tons OF coal have
been saved DUNG the seven months
operation Of Daylight Saving" law
The Letter IN part is as follows:
among the many places which kept
close watch on the operation OF Day
light Saving" very definite facts were
obtained from one community Of about
1.O0O.444 population. II was shown
that in this one district the saving
Of coal was seventeen and half tons
per 1000 population over the priod
OF seven months These figures were
checked against records obtained
from other places in widely separated.
districts having the same rfrativ@
conditions, and from the mass OF facts
thus gathered, the estimate of 1.250,OO0
tons Of coal saved is determined.
Information on file at the Fuel
Administration from European Coun-
tries shows that the daylight Saw
ing" plan has been found efectual
chiefly in the seven longer months.
Miss Amelia Bennett. who attends