The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-24
OPERATORS ARE
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ator has half of his coal out he konws
only half remains.
After his address the meeting de-
veloped into a question bee, and Mr..
Reed was asked a number Of ques-
lions by accountants and others in at
tendance. He believed IL a pump or
any equipment replaces anything that
was included after the first installa-
ton should be turned in as produc-
ton cost because 1t did not add ma
terially or permanently to an increas-
ed production. He thought that the
same might apply to additional mine
cars where it may be necessary to
procure more because of the greater
distance the road extended into the
mine and yet did not add an increase
in production.
Effort is being made to try and
have the coal operators credited with
certain extra expense they went to
during the war to produce coal to
win the war. "A number Of industries
are to cover over this because after
the conclusion of the war the plants
were useless. Coal operators have
convinced the government THAR it
was necessary to erect houses at pre-
vailing prices because Of the necessity
of employing married men in the
mines in gerater numbers during the
war than before because Of the draft.
While the officials admit that coal
was necessary product to win the
war, Mr.. Reed could give no definite
assurances in regard to the matter.
It could be gathered from Mr..
Reeds address that as yet number
of points in the law were not clearly
set forth, but he impressed upon his
eharers that 1t was a compulsion to
file report with the Federal Trade
commission and 1t was not volun-
tary mater on the part of operators:
DR.. Callen Down South.
Prof. A. G. Callen, Of the mining
department of West Virginia Uniyer-
|sity, Morgantown, is busily engaged
in doing specia Investigation work
for the United States government IN
various parts of the country. From
February 16 to 20 he was at Birming-
ham, Ala. From Saturday until
Tuesda yhe will be at McAlester, Ok
lahoma. The remainder Of February
he will spend at Pittsburgh, Kansas.
In March he will visit Joplin, Mo-,
Cripple Greek, Colo Trinidad, Colo,
Dawson, N. M, Silver City, N. NJ.
Bisbe, Ariz., Tucson, Ariz.. San Fran
cisco, Cal. During April he will visit
Lead, S. D., Hibbing, Mimi, Hough-
ton, Mich, Ishpening, Mich, Flat
River. Mo-, Pittsburgh. Pa, and
Scranton, Pa. h
May Get Rare Machine.
According to Robert q. Virgin, act
ing director Of mining extension Of
West Virginia University, Morgan
town, efforts are being made to OBJ
tain a patent portable self contained
gas chamber to be used in the course
at the university. It is a machine
used to test mine lamps in known per-
centages of explosive gases and in
different velocities.
In order to secure this the ma
chine, which is similar to the one
which the University of Illinois has
recently had placed in its institution,
it will have to be imported, coming
from Oldham and Son, Denton, Eng
land. If the price and time of deliy-
cry Is satisfactory to the university,
the machine will be ordered shipped.
VIII Deliver Address.
For the short course men in the
mining department of the University
OF West Virginia proper, Robert q.
Virginia, acting director Of the extern
sion work, has invited Charles a.
Partington, chief engineer Of The Gin
cinnati Frog and Switch company, to
address the members Of the class