The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06
Fairmont District
! Meeting to Be
Held Here Next
Friday
1t THE COUNTRY CLUB
Montana Mine Again Work
ing After the Big
Fire.

One Of the largest and most I'M
Dortant coal meetings which has ever
been called for this section of the
state win be held at the FalrmOnt
Country club Friday, July ~, at 2
D. M. when coal operators from the
twelve and ope-half counties In the
NNItl1unt p1olucIuD district will as
11nI|t % discuss Important coal
problems Operators from Mononga-
Ia. Marion. Harrison. Preston, Tay-
Tor. Barbour. Randolph, Upshur.
Lewis, 0llmer, Braxton, Webster and
ono-half Of Nicholas counties viii at
tend.
Il 4 urgently requested that every
1oal operator In this district. compris-
Inc all the operators In the twelve
and one-half counties listed above.
VIII send . representative to this meet
Inc. From four to Ave hundred Of the
leading coal men Of northern West
IIfRinla are expected to attend. An
nouncoment Of the meeting is going
out % the various operators\today.
D. n. Jenkins, president Of the Gen.
llal West Virginia Coal Operators
association, will preside. Business Of
importance will be taken up at bus
'In6ss meeting to be held beginning al
O'Clock IN the afternoon. At 6
o'clock Z dinner will be served.
The meeting next Friday will be
The ilrst meeting ever held Of all the
operators n the twelve and one-hali
above mentioned counties.
Next Coal Club Meeting.
Next weeks meeting OF the Coal
club vii be held Ct the Country club
wednesday evening, ..lly 10. at $3.50
D. ii. Announcement Of the meeting
u being sent out to members today
With the request that their reserva-
lion Be n not later than Tuesday af-
ternoon.
An administration official will at
tend and deliver the principal address
g oho evening. A large turnout OF
ne club members Is anticipated.
Montana Mine Again Dumping.
Yesterday afternoon at 1915 coal
vas dumped from the tipple at the
Montana mine, where early Tuesday
morning q fre destroyed the tipple,
b0b-Dlation and small engine house,
md partially burned the power house.
The remarkably short time In
which the tipple was replaced and the
nIoTlion Of one OF the largest mines
n his region was resumed was due
n IDo efficient organization Of repair
men under the direction Of c. H.
L0I|oion, West Virginia division su-
ntlIntondent.
ON order 20 have the mines operat-
lng q less than So hours after the fire
broke out e was necessary for the re-
, pair men 10 resume work Just as soon
- ne flames were under control and
y work three shifts. twenty-five skill
~ employees IN each shift. Working
1oy and night as well as on the
Fourth % July, the repair men were
|I|otp have the mine operating again
yesterday afternoon, with q loss OF
|fS8 than 1000 tons OF coal. The
IIIIy output Of the Montana mine is
100 tons Of coal with AZ employment
81 iI1 men.
n les than four days required for
o. work the tlppIe was replaced.
much grading done and hundreds of
feet q track laid. This Is regarded
e 3 splendid exhibition Of teaifr work
end energy and II reflects much cred
4 upon Superintendent Tarleton.
New Phsss for sehrssnInus
,. walter Barnes. state fuel admin.
iolrnlor. yesterday afternoon received
. telegram nom y. q. Trowbridge, di.
Rector q the bureau Of prices. admin.
l1lF4tlyo division, fuel administration,
Washington, D. C.. modifying the