The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-01
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empt from all debts provable August
20, 1917. An investigation Of the rec.
ords, the Pittsburgh dispatches state,
revealed that Mr.. Thompson individ.
ually had been discharged from bank
ruptcy on December IL, 1918"
Order Is Held Up.
AS result Of the protest which the
Northern West Virginia Coal Opera.
tors Association and other coal trade
organizations made to G. H. Markham,
Philadelphia, regional director Of the
Allegheny region. United tSates Rail.
road administration, has held up the
order making operators prepay coal
shipments to tidewater points. The
order will not be effective until hear.
ing is given to the operators, which
will be during this month. The order
was originally planned to go into Of.
feet today.
Plenty Of Cars.
There are 2,453 cars in the Fair
mont region today and the placement
at z o'clock this morning was 1,743.
The cars today are Classified as fol.
lows: Coal, 2,37s; cake, So; team
track, 6.
Light Loading.
With today New Years Day the
loading in the Fairmont region, 1t is
expected, will not be very heavy.
While most Of the mines are working
many Of the miners have quit work
for the day,
Yesterdays Loading.
There were 837 cars loaded In the
Fairmont region yesterday, OF this
number 767 went east and 20 went
west, There were 755 coal and l2
coke cars loaded east and 4S coal
and % coke cars loaded west.
Office Closes Down.
With this the first OF the year to.
day the office Of administrative engi,
neer to the state fuel administrator OF
West Virginia ceased to function. al,
though the office has been closed r,
3. Rightmire will be busy man dur
ing the next week or more closing up
his records,
Mr.. Rightmire has taken his office
in the roow now occupied by the state
fuel administrator in the Fafrmont
Trust company building. This is the
second division to- close Of the fuel
administration, the first having been
the production division.
Regional Meetings.
A series Of regional meetings have
been arranged by F. j. Patton, secre-
tary Of the Northern West Virginia
Goal Operators Association. They In
clude gatherings at Morgantown,
Glarksburg and Fairmont, but no dates
have been set as yet. Matters to be
brought u pat the meeting at the Ma
tional Coal Association in Washing
ton, d. G., on January s, will be dis.
cnssed in advance Of that session,
lsner In Elklns,
r. B. 1sner, district representative
OF the United States Fuel administra-
ton, in the Fairmont region, left here
for Elkins last night. He will spend
New Years Day at his home in Elkins
and will return to Fairmont tomor-
row.
M. & w. Working Again,
With the advent Of the new year the
Morgantown and Wheeling Railroad
company started operations. This is
the means Of bringing considerable
coal to the Monongahela Railway.
which carries it to various points for
operators in the ,Morgantown section,
Taking the Soldiers.
r. M, Elite In the conduct OF his
mines has directed that soldier boys,
who had previously been connected
with the mines, be given the right OF
way. While the Hite mines at Nor
gan and Kingmont have an adequate
number Of men they need some al
Francis mine,
Home from Meruantown,
@. II. Kimmel, connected with the
district representa- i7e'a office OF the
Unised States Fuel administration,
was IN McrgantoWn yesterday, He
was at his desk in the local office to.
day.
Mr.. WoIfe's Guest.
Lieutenant Commando John Holmes
Magruder. Washington. D. O., United
States Navy, Is the guest ct hin con.
sin, John NJ. Wolfe. general manager
OF the Tamison Coal ana Coke com.
pany operations IN the Fair1nont re.
glon.
Miners Glasses.
Next Monday miners classes WIN
start In the Fairmbnt region. The
state Of West Virginia has appropriat.
ed q sum Of money Tor the education
Of miners. and West Virginia Uniyers
sity, Morgantoyn. With the coopera.
ton Of the coal companies has estab-
llshed night schools ct the mines in
several communities for miners and
mine workers. instruction ID given at
the mines after working hours and at
9 time most suitable to the workmcn
along educational lines. It affords the
miners chance OBSCURE an education