The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-23
PRICE CUTTING
OPERATORS ARE
. CALLED ''SCABS''
President Keeney, Of United
Mine Workers, Makes
Strenuous Speech.
MEN TO STAND FIRM
Conference With Hines is
on at Washington, DC.
Today.

Operators who cut the price OF coal
are scabs Just the same as non.uniOn
members, declared c. F. Keeney, OF
Charleston, president Of District II,
United Mine Workers OF America. last
night when he addressed 800 United
Mine Workers at Mt. Glare, Harrison
county.
He intimated that 1t was to the best
interests Of the operators and miners
to league together on the price prob.
lem. The United Mine Workers all
over the country are firm In their at.
titude that wages shall not be cut,
IAN operator who cuts the price Is q
scab on his fellow operators" he add.
ed.
In the course Of his address, which
is said to be the most strenuous one
he has ever delivered in the region,
President Keeney said the operate.
who cut prices will be button.holed by
the United Mine Workers in a strike
until he stands up
Mr.. keeney's address followed his
reception Of information that an oper.
ator offered mine workers steady EN-.
ployment at a reduced price.
After the meeting the men unani.
mously decided to stand by the Uni.
ted Mine Workers. Every man arose
on his feet on the vote Of aye" B.
A. Scott, organizer, accompanied Mr..
Keeney.
Railroad Conference.
For the purpose Of discussing ran.
road fuel in all its phases a special
committee composed Of directors OF
the National Coal Association are to.
day holding q conference with Walker
D. Hines, the new director general Of
railroads in Washington, D. c. The
committee is composed Of A. r. Ham.
ilton, Pittsburgh; w. P. Walsh, Pitts.
burgh; George Reed, Chicago; H. N.
Taylor, Kansas City, Mo-, and j. D.
N. Morrow, Washington, d. c., secre.
tary OF the National Coal Association.
Yesterday the committee met Mr..
Hines, but the conference was inter
rupted by Mr.. Hines being summon.
ed Immediately to the treasury de-
partment, SO the conference was post.
poned until today. The subject was
discussed only slightly, but what lit.
tie was brought up, forecasted that
satisfactory results would be obtain.
ed by the coal trade. Effort will be
made to settle the matter so It will be
fair and equitable to the coal trade
and the railroads.
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Directors Meeting.
In Washington yesterday meeting
of the National Coal Association was
held. The general plan Of forming q
trade bureau and an accountant Blu.
'reau has been approved and branch
offices Of the National Coal Associa.
tion probably will be opened in Pitts.
burgh, Cincinnati, Chicago, st. Louis,
Kansas City and Philadelphia. In ad.
dition a several of bureaus will be op.
Grated by various district associa.
tons. The secretaries Of the associa.
tons will generally be IN charge and
they will also gather the production
figures for the United States Geologi.
cal survey. Adjustment OF unclaimed
losses with railroads under specific
rules was approved. The plan is To
be worked out with the railroads 50
that when claim is made some assur
ance can be had that It will be paid
It will be along the lines Of equity.
Plenty Of Cars.
Today there are 3,076 cars in the
Fairmont region. The placement at Z
O'clock this morning was 1921. The
cars are classified as follows: Open,
3,02S; coke, q; wagon, 3.
Yesterdays Loading.
Yesterday loading totalled $50. In
addition SO unconslgned loads were
moved yesterday. Yesterday 63s cars
Of coal and % cars of coke were load.
ed. OF the coal 5S4 went east and 81
west and OF the coke two went east
and 20 went west. With the uncon.
signed cars included the movement
was 693 loads.
East Of Grafton. Ii.
On the Baltimore and Ohio rail.
road yesterday east OF Grafton 57l
loads were drawn. OF this number
442 were coal.
[ On the M. e K. Today.
n. p. Field, assistant district repro
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