The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-29
NEW OPERATORS,
ASSD. OFFICIAL
COMES TUESDAY
George X. Bell Has Been
Attending Conferences
in Washington.

Commencing on Tuesday George X.
Bell, of Washington, D. c., formerly
connected with 1.-The Interstate Com
merce Commission, will assume charge
OF the offices and bureaus OF the North
ern West Virginia Coal Operators AS
ISOLATION in the Jacobs building, this
city.
Mr.. Bell will arrive in the city on
Tuesday morning, hut already he has
been gathering much knowledge on the
coal business by attending the recent
conferences in Washington, d. C., ia
which government supervision TO tide
over the business lull was extensive
~ discussed. Mr.. Bell was connected
with Chamber of Commerce work
prior to becoming connected with the
Interstate Commerce Commission III
Kansas City and Sioux City. He Gre
ated very favorable impression
among the coal operators when he ad-
dressed them in Fairmont on Marcn
10.
Mr.. Jenkins Returns.
C. IL. Jenkins, president OF the
Northern West Virginia Coal Opera
tors Association, returned yesterday
from Washington, D. G. Nothing new
has broken IN the proposed govern
ment supervision OF the Goa! industry
according to Mr.. jenkins. 1t is under
stood thqt the operators have put 1t up
to the government in a clean cut prop
osition and it will be up to the Indus
trial board to take the next step.
Cleveland Meeting OF.
1t has been announced that the
meeting OF the National Coal Associa'
ton directors scheduled for April 4 at
Cleveland has been called of. Should
the government act on the railroad
fuel proposition it might be that the
Cleveland meeting VIII be abandoned
altogether.
Railroad Fuel.
Yesterday there were 2O2 cars Of
railroad tuel shipped of the Monon
gah division OF the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad. This vas a little lower
than the average day tor the week, al
though yesterday the loads OF rail.
road fuel were cut down TO ISL. Con
signees yesterday were: b. & O., St;
Bangor and Aroostock, s; Canadian
Pacltic, 10; Central of New Jersey
o; Cumberland Valley, 4; Maine Cen
trail, 10; New York, New Haven and
Hartford, 40; 2. q r., So.
The total loads OF railroad fuel fol
the first five days OF this week total
1858 loads.
Yesterdays Loading.
There were 55l cars ioaded on the
division yesterday. OF this 81 loads
were coal and IL coke. The eastward
movement was 1858 coal ami 10 coke
cars and westward SO coal and coke
Port Shipments.
Port shipments yesterday were: Cur
tbs Bay, 2; Michigan points, S; Ohio
points, Z; miscellaneous, 70.
UneonsiSned Cars.
Today the largest number OF uncon'
signed cars ina long time are on the
division. They total l,1u cars. Yes
terday 148 uncousiGned cars were piled
up, which increased the total from Il
023 tol,l71.
TOday's Cars.
Empties on the division today are q.
500. OF these 764 were left over from
the previous day. Cars on the division
today are classified as follows: Coal,
$3.50; coke, %; surplus NJ. V. T., 90,
The placement at z o'clock this morn
ing was 1885.
Working Conditions.
Today there are 1873 mines idle.
Last Saturday there were 1S6 down,
two weeks ago, l76, three weeks ago
3l2; four weeks ago, IT'S.
United Mine Workers.
j. l.. Ballard, international organi'
ger, is at Hildebrand today.
e. A. Scott, international board
member, is in phAippi today.
Joe Angelic, international orgaui'
ger, is at Van Voorhees, today.
c. +. Kenney, Charleston, president
OF District II. and H. E. Peters, dis
trict organizer, arrived from Charles
ton last night.
H. E. Peters will assume charge OF
the Fairmont office OF the United Mine
Workers on Monday and ", F. Ray,
district board member, who had been
in, charge, will so out into the field
again.
Three meeting OF the United Mine
Workers will be held in the region on
Sunday, A meeting has been called
at Roaring Creek Junction at Q p. NJ,
which will be addressed by H. E. Pc.
ters, district organizer; another will
be held at Lost Creek at p. M, with
addresses by ]. L, Ballard, interna'
tional organizer, and B. A. Scott, inter
national board member, and third at
Clarksburg at 2 p. M, with addresses
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