The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-21
Baltimore and Ohio Also
Took More Fuel Than
Usual.
MORE MINES RUNNING
Number Down Today 153 as
Compared With 1859 a
Week Ago.

While nothing very new has broken
in the coal industry recently 1t is graf
flying to see several increased move
ments yesterday, which while Of a
minor nature have a pleasing tone.
Yesterday 70 loads were consigned
to Curtis Bay. This has been the larg
est sent to that pier since January 8
when there were 1893 loads. The total
railroad fuel was 235 loads yesterday.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
company yesterday received log loads,
which has been the largest since Feb.
ruary /.
Working Conditions.
The mines down today on the Mo.
nongah division Of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad number 1855. This Is
against 169 down last Friday and 16s
on Friday, February z.
Yesterday 81 unconsigned cars were
billed out. Today there are 752 I'M
consigned cars on the division.
YesterdayS Loading.
Loading ct the mines yesterday to
tailed 664 cars. With the 81 uncon
signed cars billed out, total Of 73s
cars were billed out. OF this mum
Der 700 were coal and / coke. OF the
coal 6S1 cars went east and 10 west
The one load Of coke went west.
Today's Cars.
The total number of cars on the Mo
nongah division Of the B. & o. railroad
today are 2,061. They are classified
as follows: Coal, 2053; coke, q; wag.
on, 1. Cars left over from yesterday
were 655. The placement at 2 O'Clock
this morning was 1884.
In ciarksburu Today.
F. ]. Patton, secretary Of the North.
en West Virginia Coal Operators
Association, was In Clarksburg this
morning on q business trip.
Miners Glasses.
Robert q. Virgin, assistant director
Of the mining extension department,
West Virginia University, will this
evening conduct . class for miners at
Gypsie, where one Of the mines Of
The Consolidation Coal Company Is
located. Tho subject will be the .Five
Entry System Of Mining. /" The class
will start at 1880 O'Clock.
He will spend tomorrow at his home
in Wheeling.
"mine Pumping chs subject.
Mine Pumping" will be the subject,
which Mr.. Virgin will discuss next
week at his classes through The field.
on Moaday evening he win conduct
class for the miners Of the -Four
States Coal Company at Annabelle. On
Tuesday evening the class for the
Clarksburg section will be held in the
NJ. v. T. waiting station at Clark
burg. On Wednesday evening he will
meet with the miners Of The Hutchin-
son Coal Company ct Mount Clare.
Instructors Resigns.
Hugh Anderson, one Of the instruc-
tors of the mining extension depart
ment Of w. v. o., has accepted q po-
sition as general superintendent Of the
mines Of the Cliff Iron Company, Of
Cleveland, which are located at Lo-
gan, w. Va. He was formerly con.
nected with the Davis Coal and Coke
Company at Thomas.
Sells His Book.
Robert q. Virgin, assistant director
Of the mining extension department Of
West virginia University, has sold
his book on Mine Hmbering" to the
federal board for vocational educa-
ton. He has also been engaged to
for all ifs war requirements. II my
efforts counted for anything in this
result It is sufficient reward for any
patriotic business man."
write pamphlets on Safety Lamps"
and mime Ventilation"
WheetWrisht Receivers.
Jere a.. Wheelwright, president Of
The Consolidation Coal Company, is
on a trip to Green Castle, Hot Springs,
Ariz., where he. will remain until he
RECEIVERS from t.oads causer by pneu-
monia superintendent by the "flu. !
when complications Of the ears and
nose set IN bis physicians agreed that
Mr. Whcelwright was very Ill man.
In regard to his future policy MI.
wheelwright Is quoted as follows:
ION my return / am going to take
things easy; not that / intend to re-
tire from business, but I Will seek to