The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-29
Operations Generally viii
! Be Suspended in Coal
Mining Tomorrow.
Mr.. CRITGHFIELD INCITY
Curtis Bay Shipments
Jump and Fair Load
ing Continues.

Few IL any mining operations In the
Fairmont region will work tomorrow
because of Memorial Day observance.
The majority OF miners will either par
ticipate in the parade at Watson in
the morning or spend their day other
wise. The Consol. and all big opera
tons will suspend work for the day.
In order that the miners may have
some money for Memorial Day the
Jamison Coal & Coke company is to-
day observing pay day at its mines in
the region. The Jamison operations
were busy practically every day be-
tween May and May Is and conse-
quently the pay will be good-sized.
The Consolidation Coal company
will observe pay day on Saturday and
the miners will receive a good-sized
pay as work at the Consol operations
was right fair recently also.
Mr.. crltchfieId Here.
Charles Y. Critchfield, vice presi.
dent of the Domestic Coke Corpora
ton, Cleveland, o., arrived in Fair
mont today. He will remain here I'M
til tomorrow. He came directly here
from Washington, D. c., this morning
Good Loading Continues.
On the Monongah Division of the
Baltimore and ohio-railroad yesterday
there were loaded SIT cars. This was
4S cars more than was loaded on Tues.
day, but 6S cars less than was loaded
on Monday.
Loading east totaled 642 cars all Of
which was coal except one car, which
was coke. The westward loading con-
sisted of 175 cars.
Curtis Bay and Lakes.
Curtis Bay shipments yesterday
went up to 81 cars on the division.
This is the largest shipment to Cur.
It's Bay since May 10, when the ton
mage was 1863 cars.
Lake shipments yesterday totaled
155 cars, which was 10 cars short oil
the previous day. Shipments to St
Georges yesterday totaled 81 cars
which was the heaviest to that point
for about a week. Other shipments
consisted of cars to Michigan points
z ears to Ohio points and 6 cars tc
miscellaneous points.
Unconsigned cars on the division to
day total 4s2 cars.
Railroad Fuel.
Railroad fuel secured on the diyi.
sion yesterday totaled 232 cars. This
is % cars shy of the railroad fuel load.
ing of last Wednesday. This was the
lowest railroad fuel order of the week
thus far.
Daily Car Supply.
ENnTNffnS H.
today total 2,1SS. Cars left over from
the previous day total All. Cars or
the division today are classified al
follows: Coal, 2,O33; coke, 5; sur
plus NJ. v, T., ITO. The placement al
o'clock this morning was 1,271.
Working Conditions.
Mines down on the Monongah diyi
sion today total ITO. This Is the least
number down since Monday when
there were 105 idle. Last THURSDAY
there were 123 down; two weeks ago
1877; three weeks ago, 149; four weeks
ago, 1856.
Personal Mention.
H. B. Clark, of the Harry B. Goa
company, is in Pittsburgh.
]. A. Clark, Jr., is on an auto trir
] w S4ANoN EhO0hlhins Vus I1lIG is
member of the party.
United Mine Workers.
j. L. Ballard and Joe Angelic, inter
national organizers, are along Scott.
run today.
John custalac. district organizer, 1.
at Wilsonburg today.
M. L. Haptonstall, district travelint
auditor, is working out Of the Clarks
burg region today.
Isaac Scott, international travelinl
/ auditor, is working in the Fairmon'
region today.
Lawrence Bramlet, Diamonds Ind.
international board member, Morgan
L. Lewis, district organizer, and Ire
Marks, district board member, are to
day at Berrybury comforting with e. s
Mccullough, commissioner, of the
Northern West Virginia Coal Opera.
tors association.
H. E. Peters, district organizer, will
return to Fairmont on Saturday.
Sam Ballatyne, district board mem.
Der, today received wire from Pitts
burgh that Mother Jones will arrive
on the afternoon Monongahela Rail.
way train. She win speak at Watson
tomorrow, where organized labor will
pay its respect to the returned Sam,
mics. Mother will probably remain In
the region several days.
Tonight John w. Brown, tnterna
tioEal organizer, will address a meet
ing OF United Mine Workers local
4027, in Central Labor hall at $3.50
o'clock. On Memorial Day Mr.. Brown
win address meeting of United Mine
Workers at Morgantown.
On Saturday evening Mr.. Brown will
address a United Mine Workers meet.
ing at Reynoldsville. This will start
at $3.50 o'clock.