The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-08

SuaS nnFntGttLa 70 G1e N0fIuNeSi
were 177290o tons as. compared with
1,772 600 in June, 1918. This season
up untl June 80, footed $3.50, 900
tons, a gain Of ASA 200 Ntorsecver the
same period or last Year. The Rn-
thracite In excess Of last year was
1Ss,S00 tons; bttnminous In excess OF
last year. 2,775, 400 tons.
Anthracite shipments TO the North
west by the way of the 500 canal
totaled 227, 200. tons compared with
26S,94 tons IN June last year a de-
crease OF 1875 per cent. Rituminous
tonnage totaled 2;3s6s,s3l tons for
the month against 1.64s ,ea8 tons last
year. an increase Of SlT.9Ss tons or
37.4 per cent or the season untl the
close OF June the total anthracite
shipments were 61SSH toms against
4a5 102 tons, an increase OF 1SS ,225
tons or Al per cent The bttuminous
shipments through that route for the
season tptaled l,922,5t6 tons COM
pared with $,sl6,079 tuns, an increase
OF 1907 ,467 tons-oF- 2s.1 per cent
kaHawha Mines Idle.
Because Of lack OF cars due to the
strike OF employees on the chesa-
ueake & Ohio railroad all of the mines
in the Ranawha district are chalked
up as being idle.
Miners Killed.
Seven miners were killed on We'd
nesday night, at the mine of the Ber-
wind White Coal Company, Weir
wood, near Mt. Hope. in mine ex-
plosion Of an unknown origin. The
bodies were recovered.
Thompson Estate.
In Pittsburgh yesterday Judge
Charles P. Orr filed petition in the
district court directing H. G. Rock
well. one of the debtors of the estate
10 pay S4,566.S7 the amount remain
ing due on the sale Judge Orr enter
ed a rule upon Rockwell is directed
to show cause why he should not pay
over toHhe trustees of the estate the
amount involved. This rule is re-
turnahle August Is.
Screened TO Slack.
The Amoskeag Manufacturing
Company. a large cotton mill at Man
chester, N H., has decided to aban-
don the use Of oil in preference to
coal.
Black powder the Oldest of explos-
ives was used in China as early as
In the fourteenth century In pyro-
technics.
Appreciation in the value Of in
vested capital Is not income" says
an opinion written iby Justice Nc
Kenna and which is concurred in by
Justices Brandeis and Clarke. This
was one phase OF the income tax.
which worked hardship on coal OPP
orators.
Interchange of equipment between
railroads recently brought an old
style wooden Norfolk & Western car
to Pelham, N. Y, loaded with coal
from Pennsylvania. Rarely does this
equipment ever reach New York
state.
j. F. welfborn, Denver Colo. pres
ident OF the Colorado Fuel & Iron
comapny, has been elected director
at-ltrge Of the National Coal Associ-
alton to succeed the late John P.
Reese, Of st. Louis.
Fafrmonters have learned that
Percy r. Todd, former president of
the Bangor & Arostock railroad, has
been named as railroad director Of
New England. The B. & o. has busi-
ness connections in the Fairmont re-
gion.
Shipments ofey tire virgtnian rail-
road in May was 1876 tons, COM
pared with $40, LES tons in the same
month last year. For the first five
months Of the year the shipments
totaled 1,S44,s74 tons against 1858 =
300 tons last year, decrease Of s24.-
$40 tons or 800 per cent
The New York Central railroad re-
Gently placed 100000 ton order in
Illinois for $40.
The Radium Coal Company has
been awarded contract to supply
daily 500 tons of mine run at $1.7o
and 1900 tons of screenings at $1.20.
The Elgin, Joliet & Eastern rail-
road has contracted for 10000 tons
Of nyAnA run at-$21o.
The mid winter last year Is par
tally due To the present coal short
age, states the monthly letter of the
Miners Bank, Of Wilkes Barre, Pa.
Because Of the severe winter Of 1917
the CONSUMERS purchased their supply
early with the result that the coal
was not used as greatly In January
and February because of the mild
weather conditions which left stocks
in every domestic coal bin.
Coal in 1917 cost the railroad OF
United States $401, 100000 or an in
crease or so per cent over the pre-
vious year and the cost +of coal for
yard engines in 1877 was so per cent
of the cost OF coal or all of the en-
gines in 1899.
Buttons bearing the slogan, stay
in America" aretbeinE distributed
to the forsigners7tn the coal regions
Of Franklin. county, III.
local $685.. endel. ". Va. has
adopted resoiuti tons demanding the re-
peal Of the espionage act
Labor authorities are opposed to
the immigration Of Mexican labor
-ers.
Becaase4 oc$ thesgreae;temandtf for
mining meu,in; Pennsylvania the=mfn-
ing depsrtmentSofL Penn State Is Of
feeing asffeetc0ufse.,
Aln6aHlaSmfnarsfareau1a&ingtanYef-
fart stotpEulrs BIT the useNo convict
7abnr In the mines OF that state.