The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-14
NINE WORKERS N
EARNEST ABOUT
SHORTER WORKDAY'
Sam Banantyne Back from
Iowa, Says They Will
Act Soon.
Want sTEADIER WORK
Statistics Of Coal Trade in
the Fairmont
Field.
WANT STEAOIER WORK

| Referring to the proposed six.houy
day for miners aud five working days
a week, Sam Ballantyne, international
hoard member, who returned on Sat.
! urday from his home at Albion, Iowa,
said today that the United Mine
Workers would make an effort to sc.
cure these working conditions. He he
lieves that the miner should be put OIL
the same basis as other workmen, that
is, have a more definite working time
rather than have long hours over one
stretch and no work at all at othor
times.
A special convention Of United Nine
Workers will be called for the purpose
OF acting as soon as peace is declared.
Railroad Fuel.
There were 1873 loads of railroad
fuel loaded on Saturday. The biggest
days for railroad fuel last week were
Monday when 202 loads wore loaded;
Tuesday when 225 loads were consisn.
ed, and Thursday when 226 loads we're
shipped.
asst week 1883 cars of railroad fuel
were loaded. This is against. 1,026
loads the week before.
While Saturdays total was not es-
pecially large the B. & o. with IS loads
placed its largest order of the week
In fact 1t was the largest order the b.
& o. placed since April 4. The New
York, New Haven and Hartford order
ed 43 loads, which with the exception
of Thursday, was its largest order dur.
ing tn eweek. P. & Il. ordered 80
loads, which is about tho average for
this road.
Saturdays consignments were: B. &
o., So; C. OF j., 4; Cumberland Valley,
s.; Lehigh Valley, 8; Maine Central, 8:
New York, New Haven and Hartford,
43; P. & r., SO.
Saturdays Leading.
Cars loaded on the Molongah divl'
sion OF the Baltimore and Ohio rail.
road on Saturday were 4S0. All OF
this was coal. In addition 50 uncon.
signed cars were moved, which lowers
the total today to 1858.
The shipment on Saturday was as
follows: East, 47o cars; west, 81 cars.
Lake Shipments.
Fifty cars went to the lakes on Sat
urday. During the week shipments
were made on four different days. Over
this time total Of cSS cars we're ship.
ped to the lakes.
On Saturday a loads went to Curtis
Bay. During the week total OF ?l7
cars vera shipped to Curtis Bay, a
goodly portion of which is foreign
business.
Other shipments on Saturday were,
Michigan pointsfi 8; Ohio points, s;
miscellaneous points, %.
Working Conditions.
There are 1853 mines down today.
Last Monday there were 10 idle; two
weeks ago, 100; three weeks ago, 1S6;
four weeks ago, $50.
Operations Suspended.
Thomas, W. Va, April 14.-Pumps
have been removed from the opera.
tons Of the Davis Coal and Coke COM
pany at Davis and have been brought
to the company's shops at Thomas.
The Davis Coal and Coke company's
mines at Elk Garden and West Viz.
ginia Junction have been closed down
Lack Of orders is reported to haTe
caused the suspension.
The other operations along. the line
are working four days week.
Labor Man Here.
Joseph Peggiani. formerly Italian
editor OF The United Mine Workers
Journal, but now connected with the
United States Department OF Labor,
is in the Fairmont field today.
1 Is Down in, "Philly."
F. ]. Patton, coal broker, left last
evening on business trip to Phila-
delphia.
Today's Cars.
Empties on the division today total
5,l7S. The cars left over from the pre-.
vious day total eS7. The cars are
classified as follows: Coal, S,o55:
coke, q; surplus NJ. v. T.. ll6. The
| placement at O'Clock this mornlnh
was 1,46o.
United Mine Workers.
John W. Brown. international or.
ganizer, addressed 100 miners at
Grant Town opera house yesterday
afternoon.
| M. L. Haptonstall, distritc travelling
auditor, addressed meeting at Nc.
Whorter yesterday afternoon
Tonight John w. Brown. interna.
tional organizer, will address the Uni
ted Mine Workers ct Gypsy, Harrison
county. He will be accompanied BY
John Custalac, district organizer.
Joe Angelic and Sanford Snyder. in.
ternational organizers, are at Mount
Clare, Harrison county. today.
Isaac Scott. international travelling
auditor, is in the MorgAntoWn fed To-
day.
]. L. Ballard. international orEani-
ger. Is in the Elkins field today.