The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-10
WAR DEPARTMENT.
WILL SOON Be N.
THE COAL MARKET.
Union Miners Have Sent
Hot Telegram to
Hines.
TODAY rSCOAL STATISTICS
Two international Organic
ers Now Visiting Fair
mont Field Locals.
TODAFS FSCOAL STATISTICS

Bids will be advertised by the War
department for 2,500,000 tons Of blum
nous coal during the next fiscal year
for the various hospitals, camps and
army posts according to The Week
ly digest, the organ OF The National
Coal Association. Bids will be ac.
cept until 10 a. m. May Z. In addi-
ton to asking for the bids for bitumi.
nous coal the department will also ask
for bids at the same time for a con-
siderable tonnage of Anthracite Goa.
and coke.
Organizers Here.
John w. Brown. of Charleston, and
Sanford Snyder, OF Athens, O., inter-
national organizers of the United
Nine Workers, came into the Fair.
mont field today. Mr.. Brown will be
sent all over the region giving SER
les of talks at the various mining
tewns. He will discuss the Joint
agreement between the operators and
the miners; the new responsibilities
incumbent upon the men; and the new
opportunities in store for both the
operators and the men,
\ Mr.. Snyder, who was formerly pres.
ident Of sub district /, United Mine
Workers, and coal inspector OF the
Fuel administration during the war,
win work out of the Fairmont office.
Railroad Fuel.
Railroad fuel loaded on the Monon.
gah division Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad yesterday totalled 145 loads
This is drop OF 80 loads OFF the rail-
road fuel order Of Tuesday. This is
the lowest tonnage for railroad fuel
since last, Thursday when 1t. aggre-
gated 143 loads.
B. Sos order yesterday dropped
from Ga on Tuesday to 4S on Wednes-
day. Bangor & Aroostock did not
place an order yesterday nor did Cum
berland Valley or Maine Central.
Canadian Pacific secured its regular
order OF 10 loads. Central Of New Jer.
sey was firm with its nine car order.
Lehigh Valley retained its nine car
order. New York, New Haven and
Harford's order increased four cars
over Tuesday. the exact figures be-
ing 81 cars. New York Central drop
ped SO cars, ordering only eight cars
yesterday after having had q steady
run Of 80 or moro cars daily. P. & r.
dropped to 30 loads yesterday, seven
less than on Tuesday. Washington &
Southern did not buy yesterday.
Consignments yesterday were as fol:
lows: B. & o.. 4s; Canadian-Pacieic,
10; Central Of New Jersey, 81 Le-
high Valley, 8; New York, New Ha-
ven and Hartford, 81; New York Cen.
trail, s. -
t Yesterdays Loading.
Cars loaded yesterday were 632, all
Of which were coal. Forty-five uncoh-
signed loads were piled up. which to.
day aggregates 1929.
Coal moved yesterday consisted Of
39S cars east and 179 west.
Port Shipments.
Shipments to Curtis Bay yesterday
totalled a.. most il lot all of which is
coal for foreign ports. st. Georges
received 26 cars yesterday7the first
this pier in New York city Seceived
for many weeks.
Lake shipments yesterday .totaied
124 cars. In addition 4here we're 1S
cars sent to MichiEah 10 to Ohio
points and 81 to misc cellaneous points.
Today's Cars. II
Empties on the division today tctat
3,105. Cars left over from thaprgsi6as
day were 961. The cars today are
classified as follows: Goal 1878;
coke, s; surplus n. VT, La. The
placement a, O'Clock this morning
was 1879. assF
Worteins Conditions.
There are 157 mines down today out
OF 1885 on the division-seven more
than yesterday. Last Thursday 1s0
mines were down; two weeks ago,
l76; three weeks ago, 1853; four
weeks ago, 143.
Miners Attack Hines. !.
The following telegram was sent to
Director General Hines Saturday by
Philip Murray. president, and William
largest. secretary, OF the United Mine
Workers OF America, District No. s:
"a. representative OF our organization
called today on P. F. Merritt, the fuel
buyer of the Pennsylvania Lines West,
and requested information on the dis
tribution of fuel purchases made on
contract in this district. This infor.
nation was refused. The buyer In
formed our representative that he was
acting under orders from headquar.
ters at washington. This is a direct
breach Of faith upon the part OF your
organization and directly contrary to
the promises made to our officers In
your better Of February II, at which
time you frankly admitted that Sc.
crecy has no part in the transaction OF
the governments purchases OF COAL
we learned from outside sources
that the fuel contracts on the Penn.
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