The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-16
LAKE BUSINESS
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ION Monday. New York Central drop
ped from AZ loads to 81 loads yester
day. P. & r. raised one over Mon
day and yesterday secured 81 loads
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ordered fiy
cars yesterday.
Consignments yesterday were a
follows: B. & o. II; G. Of N. ]. S
Lehigh Valley 10; Maine Central 8
N. Y, N. H. Z H. "a; New York Cen
trail Is: P. & r. 81; Washington
Southern S.
Yesterdays Loading.
Loading on the Monogah division
Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
yesterday totaled $50 cars. Fou,
loads of coke were loaded yesterda!
the first since last Thursday. TIL,
coal loaded yesterday totaled 55'
cars.
Coal loaded east totaled SAT ant
west 81 cars. Two cars of coke wer,
sent east and two went west.
Eighty unconsigend loads were
billed out yesterday on the division
This lowered the number Of uncon
signed cars to 8S4 ON the division to
day.
To Curtis Ray.
Shipments to Curtis Bay yesterda,
totaled Il cars. The shipment to thu
lakes aggregated 81 cars. othel
shipments included the following
Michigan points IL; Ohio points Z.
Today's Cars.
Empty cars on the division today
are 3.09S. They are classified as fol
lows: Coal 1850; coke 6; surplus M
". T. 112. There were 1853 cars. lef'
over from the previous day. Car!
placed at z o'clock this morning wer.
Ss3.
Working Conditions.
Nine down today fetal 152. Thi!
is the lowest number down since las
Friday when 15e were down. Las
Wednesday 15e were down; two
weeks ago 1e1: three weeks ago 17S;
four weeks age 1S1.
Mr.. Critchfield Here.
Charles v. Critchheld, Cleveland
vice president Of the Domestic Coke
corporation arrived in Fairmont yes
terday. He leaves for Cleveland to
night.
progress Of the work on the by-pro
duct plant the concern Is erecting a
the fair grounds.
Mr.. Bell on Trip. g
George X. Bell, executive vice pres
ident of tho Northern West Virgins
Coal Operators association, is in thu
Pennington district today,
Mr.. Bell has been very active since
he came to Fairmonty and he Is out, IL
the region getting acquainted with
the members as well as familiarizins
himself with the various sections Of
the region.
.'Y' Buildings Please.
E1kins, April Recreation cen.
tiers built by the West Virginia Goa
and Coke company in the way Of Y
M. G. A. buildings are pleasing to the
miners Of this section. Within the
past few weeks buildings have beer
erected at Roaring Greek Junction
Mabie, Bower and Elkins. The build.
insg are uniform in size. They are
equipped with billiard and pool rooms
and a bowling alley. Secretaries have
been placed in charge of the build
ings. A reading room Is provided and
q portion Of the place is set aside fol
women.
Consol's Pay Day.
Yesterday was pay day for the Con-
solidation Coal company. Pay days
are welcomed by the miners in these
days and more especially just beofre
Eastertide.
United Mine Workers.
J. L. Ballard, international organ
izer, is in the Elkins field today.
Sam Ballantyne. international
board member. is in the Clarksburg
region today.
M. L. Hapstonstall, district travel
ing auditor. Is in the Clarksburg field
today.
Joe Angelic. international organ
izer, is in the Clarksburg feld'today'
Sanford Snyder, international or
ganizer, is in the Clarksburg field to-
John w. Brown. international or
ganizer, will address mass meeting
OF United Mine Workers at Shinnston
on Thursday evening at $3.50 o'clock
In 4ha onara house Mr. Brown will
address mass meeting at Reynolds
vile on Friday evening.
Poe Angelic, international organ
izer, was at Dola yesterday.
Sanford Snyder. international or
iganizer, was at Rosebud yesterday.
John Custalac. district organizer
was at Reynoldsville yesterday.
Sam Balantyne, international board
member, was at Grant Town yester-
day.
Ira Marks, district board member,
is in the Flemingtoh field today.