The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-10-25
down with the "au" at the Balkan
mine at Balkan. Dola, Harrison COM
List Received Hero.

List Received Here.
Coal operators in the region today
received from the National Coal ASso-
citation full list OF the railroads and
transportation systems that are now
under federal control.
Expects More Cars.
o. B. Williams. the local representa-
tive of the Federal Railroad admins
tration. today stated that officials Of
the B. & O. have promised better car
supply before the end of this week. It
will also run into next week. A w.
Thompson, fedraI manager OF Balti-
more. has said that he expects the car
supply in the Fairmont region to i'm
prove as the epidemic OF ''flu" wanes.
More Motor Power.
It IS understood that within the
next few days six or eight additional
engines will be sent into the Fairmont
region to help in handling the trans
portation situation on the B. & o. rail-
road.
With the U. N. w.
Joe Angelo. an organizer, Of the
United Mine Workers. IS at Cascade.
near Masontown. today in the interest
OF the organization.
Thus far the Fairmont office OF the
United Mine Workers have received
no request for the miners to work on
Sunday to cope with the inroads made
by the "'fu".
from the various mines are calling at
the local office Of the United Mine
Workers to receive instructions in the
work OF the organization
Relief work is being done by the IN
ion men in the region Yesterday
committee Called at the United Nine
Workers local Office for the purpose
OF securing nurses for the West Vir-
ginia and Pittsburgh Coal Companys
mines at Kingmont. Effort is being
made to have the companies help in
the relief work
In cIarksburg.
Brooks Fleming, Jr, production
manager, United States fuel admins
tration, last night were in CIarks-
burg, where they attended meeting
OF wagon mine operators at the
Waldo Hotel. Both OF the OFFICIALS
addressed the meeting and urged
greater production
Coal Notes
Wv. Frazier, OF Wheeling. OF the
Pittsburgh and Ohio Mining Company.
is in Fairmont today to buy some coal.
II. >. CaSSeIS CulSL C4SEh VI G4S ~
ductfon department, United States
fuel administration, was taken III with
a severe cold yesterday and last nlght
he left for his home in Grafton. He
win no doubt be indisposed for sever
al days.
Captain Melville Pagan and Inspec-
tor George H. Richardson, Of the pro
duction department, United States
Fuel administration. visited the mines
in the cicinity bf JaEelew. Lewis
county. Today they are visiting the
mines at Mont Clare, Harrison county.
J. Walter Barnes, state fuel admins
traitor. has received word that 210O
cases OF influenza have developed in
the Pocahontas district OF West Viz
ginia. There are 10000 miners In the
field. This is a bunker coal produc-
in9 section. Coal carrying railroads
are also among the sufferers, and an
estimate shows that there were ap-
nroximately $500 influenza cases
among Norfolk and Western employ
es at the time the canvass OF miners
was made. The United States Pub
lie Health Service, under Surgeon
General Blue, has been operating to
the fullest with the United States Fuei
Administration In fighting tho cpl
demic in the mining districts.