The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-08
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MAINTAINED HERE
U. B. Williams Its Local !!
Represstt ttative Goes
Back to Wheeling.
mother JONES COMING
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She Will Go to- Philippi to
Make an Address To-
morrow.

Following an order from the United
States Railroad administration, today
the Fairmont office Of the United
States administration was closed in
the Professional building. q. B. vii.
liams, the local representative, and R.
M. Clark, Mr.. Williams clerk, will
leave during the early part Of next
week for Wheeling, where they will
be located in the B. & o. building. At
that point they will handle the Fair.
mont work In addition to the Wheel
ing business for the administration.
1t will require probably Monday and
Tuesday for the affairs Of the local of.
flee to be wound up. Mr.. Williams re-
turned from business trip to Charles
ton last night and spent the night here.
but left this morning for Wheeling.
He will return to Fairmont on Monday.
Mr.. Williams, who has been con-
nected with the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad company for many years, is
popular in Fa!rnont and has host OF
friends among the coal trade. He has
done very efficient work for the COM
pany and has cared for Fairmont's
needs insofar as It could be done in o
railroad way. He was active In Try
ing to get a better passenger schedule
for Faiimont.
Some spot Sales Around.
While sales in the region have not
been numerous the tendency is to adj
here to the former government price
according to a number Of local opera.
tors who spoke as individuals today
Operators Meeting.
Bankers and business men will be
invited to the annual meeting OF the
Northern West Virginia Coal Opera
tors Association which will be held
on Wednesday afternoon at Q O'Clock
at The Fairmont. CIV. Galloway, Bal
timore, federal manager of the eastern
lines Of the B. & o., will speak on sub
jects that will be Of interest not only
to coal men, but to all business inter-
ests Of the Monongnhela Valley.
Coke Production.
With the lull in the coal business
the coke production in the region has
also fallen of. The usual loading out
Of the region is from 80 to 35 cars a
day. but 1t has dropped off almost en-
tirely. The coke loaded in the first
five days OF this week was ~ loads,
not the average daily tonnage.
"Mother" Jones Coming.
Mother" Jones is expected in Fair
mont late this afternoon. She left
Charleston yesterday morning and it
is thought she probably spent last
night at Parkersburg and will come
from Clarksburg to Fairmont by troll
LEY. She will speak at a miners mas.
injecting at Philippi on Sunday after
noon at / o'clock. B. A. Scott, inter
national board member, will accom-
pany her to Philippi. !.
On Sunday afternoon at / o'clock Q.
F. Keeney, Charleston, president OF
District IL, United Mine Workers, Will
address a meeting at Roaring Creek
Junction. Nick Aiell, district board
member, will accompany Mr.. Keeney
Sam Ballantyne, an international
board member, and II. E. Peters, who
is in charge OF the Fairmont office Oh
the United Mine Workers, will address
a mass meeting OF miners at Junior
mine, near Belington.
At Scott's run, near Morgantown. on
Sunday afternoon mass meeting Will
be held. The speakers will be John
Custalac, district organizer, and w. f.
Ray, district board member.
In the Field Today.
Nick Aiell, district board member,
is at P. K. Mines in the Clarksburg
section. :.
]. L. Ballard, international organi-
ger, is at Norway mines today.
Today's Cars.
There are total Of 2.365 cars in
the region today. They are classified
as follows: Coal, 2,34S: coke, II. The
placement at o'clock this morning
was 1,141. The number Of cars left
over from the previous day was 756.
Working Conditions.
The total number OF mines idle to.
day are 1S1. This is the largest down
| this week, yesterday being the larg.
est preyiousl vat 1853. The number Of
unconsigned cars yesterday was 81.
which makes a total OF 657. Six cars
Of coke were move dand one wagon
; mine is chalked up as being active.
Yesterdays Loading.
A total of 500 cars were loaded yes
terday, but at we're shipped. East.
ward there were 40 coal and 0 coke
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