The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-25

operators that the coal strike can yet
be averLed. although the MASSES APP
pear to believe the die has been cast
according % repofis circulated nere
today arother contefe WI BE 1ela
today N agliin tchi u Quite 2
few operators To-Day were alIitg out
strike Insurance. and III Is ported
quite lot Of Il has been sold Other
operators are making plans 10 buy
adequate electrical lights and other
supplies incident to the protection OF
the mines.
Many Of the miners appear to have
been pretty well satisfied in the Fair
mont region and operators Say many
do not want to strike, but Of course
will respond to strike order issued.
Operators say If a strike is declared il
will not last very long as the major
ity of the men are satisfied with work
ing conditions.
Plenty ofecars Today
Cars are plentiful today on the Mo-
nongah division of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad at 1,467, although 1853
ars were ordered by the mines. The
placement at o'clock this morning
was 1907. Cars left from the previous
day are 144. Today's cars are CLASH
flied as follows: Open, 1,460; coke, z.
Tere is 100 per cent. run today on
the Monongahela Railway. The place
ment at Z o'clock this morning was
300. There were $50 cars in sight this
morning for Mondays loading, which
means full run on Monday also.
Fridays Production.
Production in the Fairmont region
on Friday was 1852 cars. No coke
was loaded yesterday in the region.
On the Monongah division of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad yesterday
there were 1852 cars Of coal loaded
OF this 1,043 loads went east and Jos
cars west. Two cars were loaded by
wagon mines.
Mines along the Meaongahela Ra:IV
way on Friday loaded 200 loads.
Curtis Bay Heavier.
Shipments to Curtis Bay on Fridas
scared to 215 cars-the heaviest since
Tuesday st. Georges shipments were
60 cars yesterday, which proved to be
the heaviest Of the present week. 9th
er shipments were: Lakes, z cars;
Michigan points, "a cars; Ohio points
% cars; miscellaneous points, 49 cars
A Bumper Pay Day.
Today the ifusektnson Coal COM
pany is having one of its largest pay
days for long time. The pay COW
ers the weeks ending October 4 and
october II.
Personal Mention.
John A. Clark, Jr., Of the Clark in
terests, is in Clarksburg witnessing
the Buckhannon- Lebanon Valley foot
ball game.
G. j. Ryan, general superintendent
! of the Hutchinson Coal company, Of
Hepzibah, is in Fairmont today
United Mine Workers.
Sanford Snyder, international or
ganizer, is in Murray today.
John Custalac, district organizer. is
today in the Clark5urg field.
Ira Marks, district board member
is i'll in Charleston.
C. r. Keeney, Charleston, president
Of district IL, United Mine Workers
| did not arrive here from Washington
D. c., last night, but will come here
either today or Sunday.
A Year Ago III Coal.
/ Thirty miners h,a flu at Dola.
List of railroads under federal cen.
troll mailed out to operators.
j. Walter Barnes, state fuel admin
istrator receives $ord that. 10000
miners in the Pocahontas fields lave
the Flu"
| B. & o. promises eight engines Il
assist in moving eastern coal loads
over the m0untails
! Fairmont region has keencr :al
shortage than any region over giver
period according to United States geo
/ logical survey.
Cars on B. & o. totaled 59S cars