The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-12
want to Load Box Cars.

Want to Ioao 6o& CARS
Fully fifty empty box cars are being
sent westward today by the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad which has caused
the coal operators to protest as they
argue that the delay necessary to load
such cars with coal is more Than out
weighed by the advantage to the rail
road in freights not to count the value
OF such coal IN relieving the fuel short
age at westward points. It IS the pres
cnt policy OF the B. 6 o. to send box
cars westward light" instead OF hay
inC them filled with coal and this IS
perpIexing to coal people who are
studying the intricacies OF railroadlnS.
Pumping Out Linden Mine.
Some quick work was accomplished
in connection with the flooding OF the
Linden mine, a Hutchinson enterprise
at Mason City. w. Va. The permls-
sion OF the fuel administration was Sc
cured and car load OF equipment
rushed from Pittsburgh last night on
an express train which left that city at
$3.50 and arrived at Mason City at five
O'Clock this morning. In the meantime
three or four pumps on the ground
we're put TO work and the indications
are that the water Will be out OF the
flooded colliery ina very short time.
Fewer Cars: More Work.
Lincoln's birthday does not mean a
holiday in the main offices OF the coal
companies and the same activity IS
encountered today that is found any
working day Of the year. with the ex-
ception Of the widely observed holI-
days. The amount Of office work is
not lessened when the car supply is
tho nlaciYar IF few
cars by an important coal concern en-
tails more office work than when the
car supply is good for the assignment
of five cars where one hundred are
needed calls for explanations at vari-
Gus points in the organization and
brings on work that is unnecessary in
times when the mines are working ca
pacity. The office work Of the big coal
companies is also increased at this
time as government reports are re-
quired which necessitate a great deal
OF clerical service, and annual meet
ings are being held.
Coal Notes.
The weekly meeting OF the Coal club
will be held tomorrow at The Fair
mont
The annual meetings Of the various
Hutchinson coal companies are being
held today at Fairmont. The officers
are beng reelected which makes them
largely routine affairs.
c. H. jenkins, president Of the Cen
trai West Virginia Coal Operators AS
ISOLATION and one of the advisory
board OF the Coal Shippers Terminal
Pooling Association, left this after
noon for Cleveland where meeting OF
the directors OF the latter oreantza-
ton will be held Wednesday,
The extension OF the time for filing
excess profits and income tax state
mentS 20 April is an announcement
which was expected among coal peo-
pie for there has not been q supply of
blanks obtainable and it was generally
realized that the time was growing too
short to have such reports in by March
]. Very few coal men in this region
have the blanks as yet and it is said
that some OF the work is Still in the
hands of the printers.
J. NJ Matheson, who was formerly
engaged in the blacksmith business at
Fairmont and Metz in Marion county,
is now operating lumber mill at Cass-
vile in Monongalia county, where he
has had his mill located since October.
For ten years previous to that he was