The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-18

Z. B. williams, until :wo years ago
general superintendent Of the Batti-
more & Ohio railroad. since that time
located at Wheeling and pTeviousl;
at Grafton as division superintendent.
has been named to represent the rail-
roads In the Fairmont district, work
ing With the District Representative
Of the Fuel Admtnistra ton. The plan
is to have 4 railroad man ~orkinE
with the coal man. who viii be Dis,
trIct Representative, in every Goa!
field. The selection OF Mr.. Williams
is very gratifying TO coal men OF tho
Fairmont district. lie is we'll quail
fed IN every way for the work and
is a good. clean. iikabie man in every
respect.
c. e. Hutchinson vas particularly
pleased at this appointment and said
this morning that everybody III this
section liked Mr.. Williams and felt
that he was splendid selection for
the place. Other coal men expressed
the same opinion. F. J. Patton. act
inE District Representative OF ths
Fuel Administration. said Williams
had more friends than anyone else
in the United States" and refused 20
tone down this statement when its
extravaganza was pointed out
700 Cars Each Day.
There is assurance from the Bait
more & Ohio railroad that there viii
be at least 700 cars a day for the
Fairmont district this week which arc
to be loaded with coal for the east.
There are 1900 cars in the region to-
day. placed and in transit. and the
loading will run between 1900 and
1900. If the average OF 200 day
promised is perfectly fulfilled it vii!
be satisfactory 70 the operators OF the
district who get these cars.
There is a ruling for this week
that not more than 700 cars can be
sent east any day IN order not TO set
the railroad points contested again.
So the number OF cars loaded IN eG-
cess OF ZOO today will be shipped
westward and the same course FOL
lowed during the week. The capacity
of the Fairmont district mines is l.
500 cars and today's work Will mea-
sure almost up to capacity.
Coal All Clean.
F. J. Patton. District Representative
OF the Federal Fuel Administration,
reports that the inspection Of mines
in CIarksburS and vicinity and on the
Short Line by representative of the
Fuel Administration office at Fair
mont, was very gratifying. There has
not been a single instance Of anything
but clean coal in the inspection up
TO this time. There were several
team track mines inspected IN the
neighborhood Of ClarksburS Saturday
and this report is therefore the more
important as it was thought in some
quarters that the "snow:birds" tas
such mines are dubbed at ClarksburS)
might not be loading clean coal. The
inspector IS in the vicinity Of Lumber
port today.
o. A. Chandler, OF the Federal Trade
commission, who has been assigned
to work on fuel matters in Virginia
and west Virginia, is IN FaiTmont and
was Eratited at the report Of clean
coal which he got at the District Rep.
fesentative's office. Mr.. Chandler IS
making his headquarters AZ the Office
Of J. walter Barnes, Federal Fuel
Administrator for West Virginia, and
presses the work being done in FAIR.
mont in extrayagant terms.
SE4oWmen invests IN Coal.
Coward Thurston the. magician,
thinks he can change coal into gold.
The quick change artist, master IL
usionist and champion card thrower.
played an engagement at Wheeling.
~. Va, recently and while there IN
vested $17,500 in a coal proposition
with an old friend o. G. Beans, Of the
Bensina Coal Company. The coal
(Coptinued on PaSe FouT.)