The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-28

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ences must be worked out at the
Joint conference table. Heads is
what we need now to meet the sit
uation confronting Us instead OF
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United Mine Workers.
Joe Angelic, international organi'
FER, ID ut Morgantown today.
James Diana, district board Nom.
Dor, 10 at Riyesville today.
Nick Aiell, district board member,
and ]. L. Ballard. international or
ganizer, are In the ElkinS field to-
day.
NJ. L. Haptonstall, district travelling
auditor, and Ira Marks. district board
member, are at Tunnelton today.
designations 60 In Today.
Today ]. Walter Barnes, state fuel
administrator, and Attorney H. H.
Rose, director OF enforcement and ex,
s.utive secretary, will tender their
designations to the United States Fuel
administration, Washington, d. G. The
offices cease to function tomorrow.
Today's Cars.
There are 1878 cars on the Monon.
gah division Of the B. & o. today. The
cars are classified as follows: Coal,
4, $50; coke, q; wagon, /. Cars left
over from yesterday total 72S. The
placement at o'clock this morning
was 1928.
WorkingfC Conditions.
Mines idle today are l55. Last Fri.
day there were los. Two weeks ago,
1863 and three weeks ago, 1863.
Yesterdays Loading.
There were 621 cars loaded yester.
day Of which 56 were unconsigned.
The total unconsigned cars in the re-
gion today are 961. The total loading
of coal yesterday was 61S cars and
coke 3 cars. OF this $50 was loaded
east and Al west. The loading was 577
coal and 3 coke east and II coal and 0
coke west.
Railroad Fuel.
! Yesterday there were 21S cars Of
railroad fuel that were shipped out OF
the region. This was almost the same
as last Friday when 212 were sent out
Closes Office.
Because OF the depression in the
coal business the Oral Coal company
will tomorrow Closets office in Clarks
burg temporarily. Mr.. Quinn formed
the Oral Coal company in May, 1918,
after his return to the states from Rio
De Janerio, Brazil. where he had spent
two years looking after the Brazilian
trade Of a large eastern coal com
Ipany. Mr.. Quinn states that when
the coal business gets back to normal
again the Oral company will open OF,
fees here and in the east and west,
Mr.. Quinn is a well known coal man
both in this country and South Amer
ia.
Coal Notes. S.
Frederick j. Kandt, operator, Of
Buckhannon, is now manager Of the
Alden Goal Mining company at Clarks-
burg.
ID. n. Quinn, general salesmanager
for the Fairmont Big Vein Coal com
pany, and the Central Fairmont Coal
company, is in Philadelphia.
VIII M Get, Soon.
It is expected that within the next
few days the special committee ap.
pointed to select a successor for F. ],
Patton, who quits tonight as secretary
OF the Northern West Virginia Coal
Operators Association, will hold a
meeting. John Davidson will be in
charge until Mr.. Patton's successor is
chosen.
ii is the belief Of operators that q
manager will be secured rather than
q secretary. Mr.. Patton will further
engage in the coal jobbing business.
extending his activities along those
lines.
Tax Book Manuals.
Fairmont operators have received
comics Of the Tax Manuel, which is be-
ing distributed by the National Coal
Association. It contains the war rev