The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-19

OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad to.
day are 2,947. There were 831 cars
left over from the previous day. The
cars today are classified as follows:
Coal, 1921; coke. 6; surplus M. v. T.
100. The placement at z o'clock this
morning was 1859.
No Price Cutting.
One Of the indications Of the free.
dom of price cutting in Southern West
Virginia may be CLEANED by bids that
firms submitted to the Massachusetts
Board Of Education recently. One firm
bid $S.15 per ton delivered to Framing
ham school, this being a 1000 ton or
der; another operator bid $7.93 a net
ton delivered at Lowell, this being a
475 ton order. Prices quoted on coal
and delivery to Bridgewater was S7,15
a gross ton and at Hyannis $7.25 a
gross ton.
Coal Operators appear to be firm in
their price in this field.
United Mine Workers.
Sanford Snyder, international OF.
60aAH0Lt 10 az 4SL46 tUudys
B. A. Scott, international board
member land NJ. L. Lewis, information.
al organizer, are at Jamison No. 0,
Harrington, today.
John w. Brown, international organ
izer addressed 125 United Mine Work
ers ut Rayu"Iisvil'o last night.
Today Sam Ballantyna interna-
tional board member, viii 80 to Jami.
son No. 2, Barrackville.
]. L. Ballard, international organi-
ger, and Nick Aiell, district board
member. are in Elkins.
John Custalac, district organizer. is
at Meridian today.
Next Tuesday evening at $50
o'clock John w. Brown. International
organizer. will address q mass meeting
Of United Mine Workers at Odd Eel.
lows hall, Clarksburg.
Mr.. Brown will speak at Enterprise
next Friday night at 2 o'clock.
Comparative Prices.
The United States Railroad admins
tration has compiled information rela-
tive to the average cost Of coal per ton
in December, 1918, and December,
1917, which does not include haul on
users rails.
Railroads securing fuel in the Fair
mont region show their cost as fol-
lows: New York, New Haven and
Hartford, 1918. $5.7S; 1917, $5.25; Del
aware & Hudson, 1918, $3.50; 1917,
S3.61; Lehigh Valley, 1918, $500, 1917.
$3.06; New York Central, 1918, $343,
1917, S3.07; Pittsburgh & Lake Erie,
1918, s2.49, 1917, $40; Baltimore
G Ohio, eastern lines, 1918, $3.50, 1917,
$3.50; Baltimore & Ohio. western
lines. 1918. $2.65, 1917, $3.50; Central
OF New Jersey, 1918, SAIL, 1917, $685.;
Cumberland Valley. 1918, 1892, 1917,
S4.15; Pennsylvania-eastern lines,
1918, sass, 1917. SEAS; Pennsylvania
western lines, 1918, $376, 1917.
$2.4S; Philadelphia & Reading, 1918,
$3.75, 1917, $3.51; Western Maryland,
1918, $3.45, 1917, 1925.
Italy Needs Coal.
Italy Is In sore need OF fuel and the
coal situation is most serious and un.
less immediate relief is obtained many
Of the largest industries will be oblig.
ed to suspend activities according to
the information received in Washing.
ton. The attempt to increase the lin
tied English supply sent to Italy with
supplies for various other countries,
has failed. France has promised to
ship 10000 tons OF coal monthly;
amounting to about onetenth Of the
minimum requirements Of Italy. Amer
lea could furnish the difference, but
there is not the necessary tonnage
available. Transportation from Ger.
manyiis also difficult.