The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-19
HEAVIEST COAL

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there a 100 per cent car supply to-
Day but there will be a 100 per cen,
supply tomorrow. There are $50 cars
IN sight today for tomorrow's load
ing. All mines in West Virginia div
lsion are working.
Msnday's Shipments.
Curtis Bay shipment yesterday were
l16 cars. which is only a fair load
ing for that port considering the
large amount Of export business in
the region
Shipments to st. Georges Jumped
70 IS cars yesterday, which set q
new mark for ST. Georges shipments
o. the present coal year. On July
~, 70 carloads of coal were sent
there.
Lake shipments picked up yester-
day and q total Of 50 cars was sent
% those ports. This is the heaviest
shipment to the lakes since July IL,
when there were s. cars sent there.
Other shipments yesterday were a.
follows: Michigan points. 10 cars;
Ohio points. cars; miscellaneous
points, 81 cars.
Working Conditions.
Business is gradually improving In
The Fairmont region and heavy pro-
duction Is following the general car
shortage Of the past few months.
Operators as whole have plenty or
orders and quite few are securing
export BUSINESS from time to time.
Inquiries are coming into the region.
Today 50 mines are down because
Of lack of orders, but none are idle
because Of car shortage.
Miners are working steadily and
taking advantage of the boom.
Kanawha Mines Resume.
Coal mining operations in the New
River, Kanawha, Coal River and Guy
an districts was resumed yesterday
after shop men returne dto work on
The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad. 1t
will require several days to restore
normal conditions. There was an
average car supply at the majority of
the mines on Monday morning In
I've Kanawha district there was an
sighty-fve per cent supply.
Visits Pennsy School.
Prof. Robert q. Virgin, assistant
director Of mining Of West Virginia
University. Morgantown, spent cou-
pie of days last week looking over the
work at Carnegie Institute OF Tech
nology, Pittsburgh, and the new
buildings of the United States Bureau
Of Mines, which will be dedicated the
last three days In September. This
dedication will eb an international
event and is looked forward to with
pleasure by the rank and file Of the
mining fraternity.
Repairing Shaft.
The repairs to the shaft at the
Mound City Mine at Moundsville
which was burned down are rapidly
nearing completion. The timbering
Is pretty well up to the surface and
plans have been drawn for the cree
ton Of a tower and head frame TO
handle the domestic trade as we'll as
supply railroad fuel.
w. v. q. Increases Force.
The West Virginia University Min
Ing Extension department is planning
for a good school year commencing
Sept. 1. -....,
Prof. R. 2. Virgin will be located
in the Fatrmont district. H. E. Gray
will be located in the Elkins district,
two new members will be added to
the force. j. A. Graft, Of Beckley, a
new appointee, will be located at
Beckley.. and c. K. Brown, of King
wood, will be located in the Panhan-
die section with headquarters at
Wellsburg, w. Va.
This year the classes will be held
only at five places, making weekly
visit to each place instead of every
two weeks.
A meeting has been called at the
engineering college for Sept. Q, at
which timo the points where school
will be held will be decided
Completes His Wocl6.
prot. A. G. CalleR, special agent for
mining for the Federal Board of To-
eatinnal Education at Washington, y.
c., has completed his work for the
governemnt and returned to Morgan
town on Saturday. On the same date,
accompanied by Mrs. Callen and two
daughters, he left for Wildwood, n.
J., to spend couple of weeks at the
seashore.
Mine at PenitentIary.
Much interest is being manifested
over the possibility of opening up a
slope mine on the state property upon
which the penitentiary is located at
Moundsville, W. Va. The seam near
est the surface, approximately four
feet thick and laying at depth of so
feet from the surface, will eb attack
ed first. If this is done it will in all
probability be worked with convict
labor and the production of the mine
limited to the requirements Of the
tpenal institution,
Pictures Prove It.
A number of kilograms were read
by Senator Pomerene, of Ohio, to the
senate at Washington yesterday
which were sent by coal operators of
Ohio and Tennessee stating that pro-
duction was cut down in July and Au-
gust because of car shortage. The
photos showed long strings Of new
coal cars on sidings in Ohio which
had not been placed in service be-
cause Of controversy over prices be-
tween the Railroad administration
and the railroads,