The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-06

N THIS REGION
CONTINUES LIGHT
No Box Car Coal For New
England Under New
Ruling.

Today the car supply is again light.
The coal cars in the region number
l,O6l and the coke cars 81. There will
be no lunch OF the Coal club this week.
Because Of the heat and the disinclina-
ton Of any one 10 do anything more
than is necessary no effort will be
made 10 get the coal men 10 gather
oftener than once every two weeks.
No Box Cars for Down East.
The coming system as Il relates e.
box cars has had the team track load.
ers Of northern West Virginia hard
through a new ruling effective Mon
day by which box cars cannot be ship
ped from this part OF West virginia
to New England points The coming
arrangement now prohibits the ship
ping OF box cars west which works a
great injustice 10 this region as be-
cars are going west where they are
badly needed F. J. Patton, secretary
OF the northern West Virginia coal Op-
orators association called up Wash.
ington relating 10 the new order yes.
terday but its provisions were net
known 10 the parties with which he
talked so il is evident that the newest
ruling has not been discussed much.
Il IS hoped that this arrangement can
be cancelled or some other provision
made for shipping OF coal in box cars.
Joining New Organization.
Quite a number Of additional coal
companies Of northern West Virginia
joined the new association Monday.
Deferred Classification.
The Crowder ruling regarding the
classification of miners in the draft
nd according them deferred classltl-
alton owing to the need OF getting
1ut more coal to win the war turns
lut TO have not been a ruling, strictly
peaking. at all. Provost Marshal
General CrOwder simply emphasized
he fact that, under their instructions,
local draft boards already possess the
power to accord the men such classi-
fication as the value Of their employ
ment and its relation to the war re-
qirements might be deemed proper.
The deferred classification applica
bic are Glass II. subdivision D.: Class
III, subdivision X and L; and Glass
", sub division D.
Glass II Unnecessary skilled indus
trial laborer in necessary Industrial
enterprise.
Glass III Necessary highly spe'
cialized technical or mechanical expert
Of necessary industrial enterprise.
Glass III Necessary assistant or
associate manager Of necessary indus.
trial enterprise.
Glass " Unnecessary sole manag'
ing, controlling or directing head OF
necessary industrial enterprise.
The coal operator should, then
classify all good men-men that
should be retained TO insure the max
imum OF produCtion--fOr deferred
classification, then bring the list u
the attention oil draft boards as rec
concentrations urging the board TO act
upon the recommendation. The coal
operator should emphasize the fact
that these men are necessary to pro
duce the coal that the government
must have. The boards have the pow
er to grant these deferred classified
tions and will do so II they think the
coal operators are in earnest, II the
coal operator does everything in his
power he can obtain the proper exer-
else OF the power Of the draft boards.
Mine Workers in Earnest.
The news OF the American troops
at the front Is very encouraging and
no less gratifying is the progress be
ing made on the part Of industrial sol
diers OF the Republic engaged in the
mines, according to reports which
reach J. Walter Barnes. Federal Fuel
Administrator for West Virginia. Re
ports which come TO the Fuel Admin
istratiOn indicate that mine workers
are bending every energy to the TASK
Of creating a high tide Of production.
While the 2,400 cars of coal asked
for from the Fairmont region last
week could not be supplied the miners
cannot be blamed for the fall down
came when the railroads were unable
TO handle that amount OF coal east
ward TO Curtis Bay. The FaiImont
district showing was not what II would
have been mad there been plenty OF
cars and the showing eastward was
not what It would have been had rail.
road conditions been ideal.
c. +. Lcnnart. Of Uniontown, district
representative Of the Fuel Administra'
ton, was able OF report increased pro
duction in TIE Connellsville region
and Z. ]. Howe, district representa-
tive at Bluefield, was able to report
an increase for the Tug River and
Pocahontas regions.