The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-24

corporation With its echng. heating
and 8team coal.
The coal land lies II Moncngal ana
Preston counties, the greater portion
IN the latter county, but the principal
offices are in, MorgantoWn, s. 3. Elk
FMS being the president OF the corpora
ton.
This company has the principal and
most extensive operations Of the Free
port vein OF coal in West Virginia.
Six of the mines that pass with tho
holdings of the company work the
Freeport coal while on Of the mines
is developing the Pittsburgh vein.
The mines are. all located on the
Morgantown and Kingwood railroad.
Nine No. / Is located at Bretz and
works the Freeport vein. The last re-
port gave its prodution as 93,100 tons
for the fiscal year. Mine No. is at
Bretz and works the Freeport vein.
Its production was 173,80O tons. Their
location and production follows as
shown in the report for 1918 the last
that has been issued. Mine 3 is at
Richard. This mine was idle and no
report was given as to tonnage. Mine
is located at Kingwood and has pro-
duction Of $1,000 tons. Mine 5 is at
Sabraton. 1t operates the Pittsburgh
vein which is eight feet thick. The
tonnage for last year was 116,700 tons.
Mine 6 is at MasontoBn and produced
200, 700 tons, Mine I is located at
Burk and produced 41,40O tons. The
Freeport vein Of coal is four feet
thick.
VIII Start Today.
The investigation OF the Logan
county fields will be resumed today at
Huntington. 1t was not held yester-
day because of the absence of Lon H.
Kelley, United States district attor-
ney, member OF the commission to
be present. The Logan County Coal
Association has practically completed
its testimony.
To Investigate Charges.
Claiming that the Huntington office
Of the United States Federal employ
ment bureau is being operated in the
interest of The Consolidation Coal
company, Federal Director Thomas
Cairns, for West Virginia, stated yes
terday that the charges would be In
vestigated. A. R. Bisel, president OF
the Logan Coal Operators Association,
says the representative gave out the
statement, "that the Logan fields were
not good place for men to co."
Baltimore Busy.
Baltimore is handling the greatest
export coal business in its history.
The piers are working day and night
at capacity, and the recently burned
Port Covington structure is now sadly
missed. The highest record ever made
for month at this port on export car
go coal, that of June, 1915, was smash
ed by more than 10000 tons in Sep
TENDER, 1919, when a total of 375,S35
tons was dumped here into foreign coal
carriers and American ships foreign
destined, and of which 326,S61 tons
was cargo coal, the difference being
for bunker use.
w. NJ. Wants Inrease.
The Western Maryland Railway has
asked for permission to make a 25-
cent increase in rates on bituminous
oal from ConnellsvIlle, Pa, to eastern
destinations. At present the Meyers
dale rates apply on this traffic.
Pennsy Breaks Record.
During the week ending September
81 the Pennsylvania Railroad, on its
lines east Of Pittsburgh, loaded more
cars of bituminous coal than ever be-
fore in the entire history of the road.
The number was 24,15S cars. or 1022
more than the best previous week.