The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-05
ANNUAL MEETING
PUT BACKBONE DAY
. 70 GET MORROW
Secretary of National Coal
Association Can Get
Here Feb. II.
NINE WORKERS BUSY.
They Are Holding Meetings
Throughout the Fair
mont Field.

SAa wy SH4OW 3lAG 1ull t44AS OuIPUk VI
the Fairmont region as 4S1, 692 tons,
with an actual production Of 234,5S4.
The total loss Of all causes is 247,10S
tons and the car shortage is given at
$50 tons and 4S2 due to strikes and
9,152 labor shortage. Mine disability
is given at 1887 and no markets at
201 ,829 IONS with other causes placed
at 1878 tons.
The report OF the United tSates
geological survey shows the following
for the week ending January 25: Btu
minous production, 9,159,000, q de-
crease Of 10000 tons from the pre-
ceding week; Anthracite production,
1,S86,000 tons, increased 100000 tons
during the week.
A total Of 153, 400 carloads was ship
red from producing fields during the
week Of January "a, as compared with
16S, 0lS the week before.
New England shipments totaled 344,-
liz tons, an increase Of $500 tons.
Tidewater shipments we're 69S,994
tons, $1,000 tons decrease.
Beehive coke production is estimat-
ed at $4,000 tons, three per cent
increase; by-product coke remained
almost stationary at 559,2sS tons.
Miners Meeting.
Fo rthe purpose OF stabilizing, labor
conditions series OF mass meetings
are being held in the Fairmont region
by the United Mine Workers. Tonight
C. F. Kesney. of Charleston, president
of district IL. will address a meeting
in the opera house at Shinnston, this
meeting 20 be called to order at 6
o'clock.
President Keeney last night adj
dressed a mass meeting Of miners in
Pinnic kinnick and adjusted some
trouble that was brewing. A strike was
averted as a result Of President
IBeeney's admonition to the men.
More definite plans are being made
for the mass meetings in the region
on Sunday Afternoon. At Philippi
Mother Jones will address the min
e1s. B. a.. Scott viii accompany her.
At Roaring Creek Junction large
turnout OF miners is expected. Presi-
dent Keeney will deliver the address
there. At Junior mine Sam Ballantyne
will be the speaker.
Miners employed at the mines Of the
Morrell Coal Company along the Bel
ington line of the b. & o.. near Phil
ippi, have returned to work. The
troubles have been adjusted. Thirty
men were out there four days.
The Field Work.
Ira Marks is at Beryburg.
James Diana is in the Morgantown
field today.
w. F. Ray has returned from Char
Joseph custlac is at Mount Clare to.
1ai Isaac Scott Is at Mcwhorter.
Nick Aiell is in the clarksburg sec
u j. i. Ballard is at Monon today.
Teday's Cars.
The total number of cars in the re-
gion today is 2,967. OF this number
1851 are coal and 6 coke. The place.
ment at . o'clock this morning was
1,456.
Working Conditions.
Today there are 159 mines idle on
the Monongah division OF the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad. The number
of unconsigned cars billed out yester.
day was 40. There are 400 unconsigned
cars today.
Yesterdays Loading.
AStotal Of 4S9 cars were loaded yes
terday at the mines. These with 40 UNI
consigned cars included were moved
as follows: East. 495; west, "a. TIE
total coal totalled 524 while the coke
aggregated s cars. The eastward traf-
| fic consisted Of 495 coal and no coke
cars and westward, 20 coal ad s coke.
/, Optimistic View.
orators ut the William PennnLg. hid
AT a recent meeting Of 100 operators
at the William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh,
the opinion was shared that there was
an optimistic slant to the coal busin-
ess. They represented the Northwest
ern District OF Pennsylvania, which
includes Butler, Mercer, Armstrong,
Clarion. Indiana, a part Of Allegheny.
Westmoreland and jefferson counties.
The district Is at q disadvantage as
compared with the Pittsburgh district.
the thin vel coal which 1t produces be-
ing regarded as inferior for every pur-
pose except the production Of steam.
Switched the Date.
In order to have ]. D. A. Morrow,
secretary OF the National Coal Asso-
citation. present at the annual. meeting
OF the Northern West Virginia Opera
tors Association. the date has been
switched to February 70 instead OF
February IL. Among those who will
attend are II. G. Honnold, Of Chicago.
state fuel administrator Of Illinois;
w. D. Mckinney Of Columbus. o..
state fuel administrator for Ohio. and
G.. w. Galloway. Baltimore, federal
manager Of the B. & o. eastern lines.
Sending Out Letters.
As previously announced y Waiter
Barnes. state fnel administrator of
Wet Virginia, has written 70 Al Of
the county fuel commit "a ctaifmen