The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-03
MINING DEPT.
At UNIVERSITY
IS VERY ACTIVE
Prof. Virgin Will Address
Conference to Be Held
in Illinois.
GALLEN IN WASHINGTON
Railroad Fuel Orders Took
Jump Yesterday-Oth-
er Coal News.
.GAL[EN IN WASHINGTON

That the work of Prof. Robert Q. vir
gin, of the mining department, West
Virginia university, Morgantown, has
been attracting considerable attention
over the country can be gather from
the fact that he has been selected as
one Of the speakers ut the conferences
to be held in Illinois next week.
The engagements include Springfield
May 6; LaSalle, May Z; DuQuoin,
May 8. A series of three conferences
on educational problems in mining
towns has been called lby the United
States Commissioner of Education in
cooperation with the state superin--
tendent of public instruction, the Hill
nois state board of vocational educa'
ton and the Illinois committee on the
education of miners.
Prof. Virgins subject will be How
to Interest Miners in Evening Schools"
1t will be a thirty. minute lecture.
calIen Compiling Data.
Prof. A. G. Callen head of the min.
ing department OF West Virginia un-
tic to the Pacific in search OF the in
iversity is in Washington, D. c., COM
piling data on the extension courses to
be inaugurated under the direction of
the federal government for miners in
various industries over the country in
cluding coal, copper, zinc, iron, lead
and silver mines.
Prof. Callen Travelled from the Allan
tic to the Pacific search of the in
formation. He will conclude this work
for the government and return to the
, West Virginia university on June /.
Mrs. Callen and children are in Potts.
town Pa., and the entire sAmi1y- will
return to Morgantown by automobile.
Loading increases.
Not since January 10 has there been
as heavy loading as yesterday. Fri.
days loading was 1924 cars, while on
January 10 1t was 953-129 cars more
than yesterday. Other loading fig
ures that almost received the maxi
mum loading during January were 791
loads on January IL; 764 loads on
January 13; $50 loads on January 16
and 71S on January 81.
Shipments to Curtis Bay yesterday
totaled 112 cars, which is the largest
sent there this year. The nearest ap,
proach to this in magnitude was last
Wednesday when the shipment totaled
SS cars. Lake shipments yesterday
jumped up 10 104 cars. This with the
exception of Tuesday, when there were
255 cars shipped, was the largest for
the week.
Railroad fuel yesterday also took 4
big Jump. 1t totaled 241 cars. This
is the largest railroad fuel order that
had been placed since March 26. It
appears as if some OF the railroads are
beginning to feel the effects Of reduc
ed stocks. Boston & Maine and others
are said to have plenty OF coal, but
this is not true of all of the railroads.
While operators generally are anxious
to ascertain what roads are buying and
the quantity ordered the B. & o. is
Withholding this information which is
B. & o. like.
or yesterdays loading there were
ia cars unconsigned which runs the
total up on the Monongah division of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad to 662
cars today.
There were loaded east yesterday
eS1 cars and west 126 cars. There
were 3 cars of coke loaded All of
this was loaded west. There were
cars loaded by wagons yesterday.
Shipments made yesterday include
two cars to Ohio points, four to Mich
igan points and 16 to miscellaneous
points.
Working Conditions
Today there are 14S mines idle ont
of 2S5 on the Monongah division of the
B. & o. This is fourteen more idle
than yesterday. Last SATURDAY. there
were 159 mines down; two weeks ago
16l: three weeks ago, 157; four weeks
age, 49,
Daily Car Supply.
Empties on the Monongah divisiono
Of time Baltimore and Ohio railroad
today were 1744. These were classi-
field as fellows: Coal 1866; surlus NJ.
V. T. 1f". Cars left over from the
previous day total 449. The placement
at z o'clock this morning was 1176.
United Mine Workers
j. j.. Ballard and Morgan L. Lewis.
International organizers are In the
E'kns field today.
II Z. Peters, district organizer is
lo.He tr''m Cumberland, Nd,
Jo' Angelic, international organi. ST
is a Meadow Brook today.
iunsS meeting of the United Mine
workers. viii be held 1T MeriGan on
Sunday afternoon at two o'clock II. u.
l'ete'S. district oranizer. VIII he the
chef speaker.
SaaSord Snyder. international orgon
izer Is OF Carolina today.
Iohn eustalac, district ganiser IS
at Ida Nay today.
spcak'IH engagements OF jain W.
grI@a, IL tternational salizor, set fer
tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday cf
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