The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-20
WIRES NATTER
WILL Be GONE
INTO At ONCE
Letter in Reply to Protesta
by the Banks Now on
Way. :
COAL CLUB MEETING
Many Matters of Intese
Were Brought up at
Today-s Lunch, ]
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The efforts Of the banking 4nstifuS
tutions OF Marion county to have W.
9. McAdoo, directory OF rail-
roads. make up the regional ea1
shortage" OF the hononSah division
seem TO have brought immediate -.
suits for the National Bank of Fair.
mont received reply to the telegram
sent Mr. McAdoo the other day tdis
morning, which was read at the meet
ing OF the F'airmont Coal club today
by Glenn F. Barns, and caused muck
enthusiasm among coal operators. Mr.;
McAdoo had previously been urged "a
rectify this shortage by a telegram
from the banks Of CIarksburg, which
he mentioned in his reply TO Marion
county financial institutions. Mr.. Nc
Adoo has written letter concerning
the matter which is expected to reach
Fairmont shortly and which viii be
eagerly looked forward to By coal
people and business men of the entire
region.
The telegram from Direetor-General
McAdoo reads as follows:
National Bank OF Fairmo1t,
Fairmont. ". Va.
Your telegram sixteenth iofn&
with other banks your territory
relative discrimination aSaipat
Mouonsah division IN distribution
OF coal cars by B. 6 o. Is haTing
immediate attention. Incident to
similar complaint from CiarkS-
burg banks by letter February
eighth am writing and meanwhile
VIII assure YOU that mattsf VIII
be thoroughly and promptly ham
died"
W. C. McADoo.
General NJ sfIF0a6E
The answer TO this telegram, which
was put on the wires shortly afts1
Two O'Clock this afternoon, read:
Hon w G. McAdOo.
Director Genera! OF Railroads,
Washington. D. c.
The banks OF Marion County
thank you for your telegram and
assurance you give of immediate
Improvement in the car supply OF
this region. If this discrimination
| is corrected and car supply i'm
! proved at once the Government
h! will benefit by an Increased p2rtts-
| ipation By our people in the next
Liberty Bond issue. Your tele-
gram was read al a meeting or
the coal operators held this date
! and they expressed their Sra41n-
I cation for your assurance that the
! matter will be thoroughly and
promptly handled
The National Sank OF Fairmont
The indications aSe very fsTofApte
for coal operators Of the Fairmont qls-
trict to re allowed an increase IN Ae4-
! ing price. according TO an announce
ment made at the monday meeting q
the Fairmont Coal club today by A
Brooks Fleming, Jr.. the president, VINO
! urges operators TO speed up the re-
ports required by the Federal Euet
! Administration, on which the advance
! will be bIsed.
It developed at this meeting that
| Mr.. Fleming has been very alert IN .: ~
I effort to lessen the work on the parto1
local oprators by having the advance
granted if possible on costs ofprod1e-
| ton for the year 1911 and January,
! 1918. without the extensive figuring
necessary to state the cost OF prodne7
ton for tie year 1916 also. Lest there
| might be some trouble in getting the
| reports required in by the time ms
! government demands them the word
/ has gone out to prepare the reports
! for 1917 and January Of this year ne
| fore work is undertaken on 1916 AZ
though there is no positive assurance
as vet but what the 1916 figures VII
! he demanded. c. H. Jenkins. presl-
dent Of the Central West Virginia Coal
! Operators Association, brought out the
/ activity of Mr.. Fleming in this regard
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