The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-15
CHIEFS
STUDYING COAL
TRANSPORTATION
Party Spent the Night in
The FairmOnt
Yards.

For the purpose Of looking over the
yards at Fairmonf and other Improve
ments that have been made or con-
4ennplated in the Fairmont region
principally to aid in solving the trans
portatiou problem as far as coal IS con
/ cerned, a group Of high railroad otn-
Gals Of the Allegheny region or the
United States Railroad Administration
arrived here last night
The party was headed by L. C.
Baldwin, Philadelphia, operating as
gia+ant to Regional Director c. h
Markham, of philadelphia, who was
! not able to accompany the officials
Othe- no4ables included A. w Thomp-
son. Baltimore, federal manager OF
the eastern railroad lines OF the Balt-
more and Ohio; r. NJ. Begten, BaItl-
more, assistant to Federal Manager
THOMPSON; z. E. Hamilton, Baltimore,
assistant to Federal Manager Thomp-
son; n. B. Voohees. Baltimore, gen
eral superintendent OF transportation.
and Archibald Fries, Baltimore, trai-
ffc manager Of the eastern lines. the
party was also accompanied by h h
Jacobs. Uniontown, Pa, division
T-efqht agent: J. NJ. Scott. Wheeling,
general superintendent Of the West
Virginia district, and c. W VanHorn.
Grafton. superintendent OF the Mo-
nongah division
Last evening at 8 O'Clock the party
arrived in Fairmont from HartzelI on
J the B. & o. short line after having
been at Cumberland, Grafton and
| Clarksburg. where they inspected In
nrovements in the terminals and
Yards. The officials spent last night
| in Fair1nont, having been quartered IN
their four private cars. This morning
+hev inspected the local yards short
" after z O'Clock and later departed
for Uniontown, Connellsville and Pitts
J bursh. While here they shook hands
with q. B. Williams, the local repre-
sentative of the railroad adninistra-
! ton.
Restrictions Reduced.
According to a wire received today
bv ]. water Barnes, fuel administra-
, tor for the state of West Virginia, re
+, strictions have been reduced one-half
on the use of coal for producing build
ing materials including brick, SAM
4 +arv ware. This IS especially inter
I estiAg to the Uorthern Panhandle OF
/ 4he state. where there are a number
Of such plants.
The wire is as follows: 'sRestric-
tons have been reduced one-hah on
use Of coal for producing building ma
| terials. including brick, sanitary ware.
drain tile and other tiles, sewer pipe.
! stonevare, cement, but exclusive OF
window glass"
Director of the Job.
| Attorney H II. Rose, Of Fairmont,
! director of enforcement, Is on the job
! and already is investigating three or
I four Violations reported to him.
Can Get New River.
| Graduad shutting down Of munitions
plants and war activities general,
especially overseas transportation OF
| troops. has caused the government to
lessen its grasp on orders in the New
River coal fields Of West Virginia.
| This smokeIess coal was used in the
munition plants and especially as
bunker coal. The new order received
| today by J. Walter Barnes, state fuel
! administrator, from n. A. Huskey, OF
the bureau of state distribution. says
/ that orders may be sent direct to the
operators IN the New River field
! The order is as follows: ION your
New River coal budget you may as
sumo that up to this date it has not
been cvershipped. Also that budget
restrictions will be removed so far as
coal into West Virginia from Mr.. Zinn-
merman's district is concerned be-
Iteve Mr.. Zimmerman is In position
Just at present to ship practically 100
per cent. OF the orders, which you send
him or, better still. the orders which
your consumers send direct to opera
tors in his district" W.. R. ]. Zim-
norman IS the district representative
Of the United States Fuel Administers
ton in the New River region
More Motive Power.
! Motive power Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad company is in much
! better shape than for some time, said
| U. B. Williams, the local representa-
tive Of the United States Railroad
administration, today. Five addition
al engines are being sent to Grafton
today. Mr.. Williams added, natural
| ", these being in the Fairmont region
the local situation will be benefited
Car Run Good.
Empties continue to TOW well In the
Fafrmont region and today there were
ISIS here They are classified as fol-
lows: Open, 1,425; team crackers,
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