The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-31
RIB. ISNER SEES
OPTIMISTIC RAY
FOR COAL TRADE
South America and Europe
Big Future Field He
Declares.

No particular depression IN the coaI
business is anticipated by r. B. lsner.
district representative Of the United
States Fuel administration, who is
prominently identified with the sales
end of the West Virginia Coal and
Coke company. Elkins, and is there
fore familiar with the prospects Of the
trade. .---
In part Mr.. Isner said today: Raw
materials among which coal is one
Of the fundamentals should be In.
greater demand than in the stress OF
war times within six months and this
probably VIII extend into the next
three years. Coal operators Of the
Fafrmont field should do lots Of bust
ness in South. America and Europe
This is especially true in Europe as
England will be busy endeavortng to
look after its own coal needs. The
production in Great Britain will be
largely needed in its own country. Not
only should the former trade be held
with Europe and Northern France, but
there should be an increase in this
trade ALSO"
After Members
Work being done by John W. David
son., representing the Northern West
Virginia Coal Operators Association,
Is very creditable along the Coal and
Coke railroad Today F. J. Patton, sec
rotary OF the association, stated that
he had received a letter from Mr.. Da-
wilson. which tends to show the well
come reception that he Is receiving
and the batch OF filled up membership
blanks proves in a concrete way the
success Of the trip. The association
is aiming for 100 per cent. member
ship and big strides are being made
in that direction
Sion Up the Scale.
With practically all Of the bigger
operations at EIkins signed up in Ia
yor Of the United Nine Workers scale
the safety valve is on in that section
some months ago a wholesale strike
was on In the Elkins section
Those who have signed up the scale
in that section include the ]. B. Jen-
kins Coal company, A. SpateS Brady,
west Virginia Coal and Coke company
and the Davis Coal and Coke COM
pany, which have operations In Ran
doIph and Barbour counties.
In addition the acceptance OF the
scale by operators in the Adrian sec
ton along the Coal and Coke railroad
is also assured. The scale signed by
the companies Is the Fleming scale.
Cars Galore.
No kick can be made against the
car supply these days. There are
1883 cars In the region today, they be-
ing classified as follows Open, p
-774: coke. IL: team track, 8. The
placement at z o'clock this morning
was 1,725.
Loading Was Fair.
A total of $40 cars were loaded in
the region yesterday-east 800; west,
SO. This eastbound loading consisted
Of 762 coal and 42 coke and the west
ward loading is coal and 20 coke.
Thirteen Unions Affected.
BY the new arrangemeutof the Uni
ted Mine Workers OF transferring the
mines IN the EIEins section to Dis
trict II: United Mine Workers, from
District Is, which had its headquar-
ters at Cumberland. Nd, thirteen un-
ions come under the jurisdiction OF
the Fairmont office.
East OF Grafton.
Loads drawn east OF Grafton yes
tarday on the baltimore and Ohio rail-
road totaned SOL OF this number 63S
cars were coal
western EmPtieS.
One OF the reasons assigned for the
liberal flow OF empty coal cars into
the Fairmont region is:feIease Of cars
ia. the west Because Of the light load
Continued ON pzse foHF-
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