The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-13
c H NNMEL TO
ACCEPT SALES
OFFICE WORK
To Be Connected With Long
Coal Interests in Phila-
deIphia.
FUEL FL ADMIN. PASSES out
Auction Tomorrow Closing
Event-Mr. Isner Puts
All Time With Coal Co.

tiye's office Of the United States Fuel
administration will be wound up to-
| day, and tomorrow morning the auc-
tion sale will be held at 10 o'clock, at
which time electric fans, typewriters,
tables, desks, rugs, chairs and sta
tionery will be offered. The Fair
mont Office was authorized December
%, 1917, and Dan R. Lawson was ap-
pointed district representative. he
resigned on December 1, 1918, and
r. B. 1sner, Of Elkins, succeeded Mr..
Lawson.
| After the sale tomorrow Mr.. 1sner
will give HIS entire time to the posi-
/ ton of secretary and general manager
of sales of the West Virginia Coal 5rd
Coke company, which has its head
quarters at Elkins.
Clyde II. Kimmel, who has been
connected with the Office of the dis
Itrict representative of the United
States Fuel administrati lion, will leave
on Saturday for Philadelphia, where
he will be connected with the sales
department of J. Edgar Long, the
| IClarksburg coal operator. who has
Offices in the Land Titls building,
Broad ard Chestnut streets. Mr..
Kimmel came to the Office of the dis-
Etrict representative shortly after It
was organized In December, 1917,
and remained from the beginning OF
January, 1918, until the present time.
For time Mr.. Kimmel held the posi-
ton Of chief clerk and later was
transferred to the traffic department.
M1. Kimeml is native of Grafton
and has made a host Of friends among
coal operators while in the Fairmont
field. He expects to remove his fam
fly to Philadelphia later. Prior to
taking Mrs. Nmmel and child to
Philadelphia they will spend some
weeks with the parents Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Kimmel in Grafton. The oppor-
tunity handed out to Mr.. Mmmel Is a
splendid one, 1t is reported.
]. B. Clements, chief clerk Of the
| district representatives. Office, expects
!, to remain in Fairmont and will prob
ably accept a local offer.
With the passing out Of the district
representatives. office Of the United
| States Fuel administration Miss Boy
die Iced will go as a astenographer to
the Office of the Northern West vir-
ginia Coal Operators association.
Miss Mary Louise Hennen will accept
a position as clerk with the same as
sociation. Miss Iva May Wilson. a
stenographer, has already accepted a
position with the Imperial Ice Cream
company, S4arksburg. These parties
have been added to the present force
of the coal association, which is COM
opsed Of Miss Sadie Lloyd, stenogra-
pher. and John Davidson, who will
continue toreceive daily reports.
Today's Cars.
The total number Of cars in the
Fairmont region today are 1887.
!; The placement Is 1,234. Cars held
over from the previous day are 834.
Working Conditions.
Mines down today in the. region to-
tai $50. Last Thursday 163 mines
were idle. Unconsigned cars IN the
region today are $50. OF yesterdays
loading % cars were unconsigned.
Today's Loading.
The total loading yesterday was
4s7. The consigned loads totalled
474. OF this 470 was coal and four
coke. The traffic east was 443 and
west 3D. The movement was as fol-
lows: East. 440 coal and three coke;
vest, so coal and one coke.
United Niine Workers.
Isaac Scott, international travelling
auditor, and II. T. Wilson. district
iac.at&a. $50 ~ Da.nr.aak &r.iav t