The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-20
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SAYB.|G COAL.
MEN OF COUNTRY.
National Coal Association
Putting on Publicity Cam
paign to Inform Public.

Endeavoring to acqualnt the general
public with the adyisability of pro-
caging bituminous coal early this year,
directers of the National Coal Asso-
citation at meeting held at Hotel
Sinton, Cincinnati, o., yesterday, de-
cided to put on an extensive publicity
campaign. The press matter will in
form the general public with the cost
of production and will deal with the
subject at length. The publicity COM
mittee will prepare the matter and
send 1t to every director who will have
the newspapers of the section in which
he is located print the articles. Re-
lease dates will be provided SO that
the publicity will be printed all over
the country on the same day.
Much concern is evident among the
coal operators as to the importation
of Mexican oil to this country under
the present conditions and a tariff is
favored so that coal can have fair
protection. In New England oil has
been substituted to great extent and
some business has been lost to the
Fairmont region because of this.
The subject of whether or not the
operators would prefer to continue
making reports to the federal trade
commission was discussed Operators
generally are anxious to cooperate
with the government, but the major
ity suggest that the federal trade re-
ports be simplified in order that only
essential statistics be reported.
Whether or not the eastern car pool
shall be continued was discussed by
the directors at yesterdays meeting.
Operators in the Fairmont field favor
its retention while operators in other
sections do not want 1t continued. The
matter was referred to the Railroad
committee to investigate and report
back to subsequent meeting of the
board of directors. The next meeting
of the board will be held at Kansas
City on July 8.
Car Shortage Felt.
Empty cars on the Monongah divi-
sion of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road today total 1,146, the same num-
ber as yesterday. The placement at Z
O'Clock this morning was 1,006 against
1,036 yesterday. Cars are classified
as follows today: Coal, 1,140; coke, 6.
There are 2S4 cars left over from the
previous day.
Yesterdays Loading.
Yesterdays loading on the Monon-
gah division was us cars, which was
the lightest of the present week. Yes
terdays' loading was 1877 cars shy of
the previous day.
The loading east yesterday was 656
and the western loading was 124. A
wagon mine loaded a car Of coal yes
terday.
Railroad Fuel.
Loading of railroad fuel yesterday
on the Monongah division totaled 1919
cars, which is slight bit short of the
other days of the week.
Other Shipments.
Lake shipments off the division yes.
terday were 78 cars, which was next
the heaviest loading of the present
week, which was on Tuesday, when so
cars were loaded.
To Curtis Bay yesterday there were
16S cars loaded, which Is IL shy of
Wednesday. st. Georges pier yester.
day received 26 cars after no ship
ments were made on Wednesday. On
Monday and Tuesday the shipments
to this point were also double that of
yesterday.
Full Production Again.
Complete repairs have been made to
the power plant of the Consolidation
Coal companys operations at Monon.
gah, which was badly damaged last
Saturday when a bolt of lightning
struck the plant. The mine is again
running on full production basis.
Other Shipments.
Other shipments off the Mononsah
division were: Michigan points, s.:
Ohio points, 4; miscellaneous points,
"a.
uneonslened Cars.
Unconsigned cars on the Monongah
division today dropped to 35s, which
means that 81 cars were moved yes
terday. The slight ease up in loading
assisted materially in moving these
cars and with the threatened car short
age the unconsigned cars will soon be
out of the region.
Williamson Meeting.
The sixth annual meeting Of the
Coal Operators Association of the VIII
Hanson field will be held in William-
son on Thursday, June 26. Among the
speakers will be Governor John j.
Conwell. ]. d. A. Morrow, vice presi-
dent of the National Coal Association.
and Luke McLuke, humorist, of the
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Home from Washington.
george i. Bell, executive vice presi-
dent of the Northern West Virginia
Coal Operators Association, returned
last night from Washington. d. c.,
where he attended conference of the
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