The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-03
General Belief That 1t Will
Bring Matters to a
Head.
I.C.GE RAILROADELE
Indian Creek Spur to En-.
Apile Tract to Be Com
pleted in 4 Months.

REFUSAL OF Director General Hines
OF the Railroad Administration to ac.
cept the new steel prices is today
the subject of much comment among
the coal operators of the Fairmont
region. Inasmuch as the steel and
coal industries have much in common
the stand taken by Director Hines is
being freely discussed.
Soma Of the operators feel that
It viii be responsible for a show
down or as one puts it, Hines latest
action has spilled the beam. For
some time conferences have been
held by the followers Of the coal in
dustry with Director Hines and 9TH
ers, but it did not appear to have
been worked out at all satisfactory.
Business In. Sight,
With the new coal year on there
is much business in sight for the
Fairmolit region prominent opera
.toc siii
If the stage has not seen reached
when orders can be put "oyer the
top. Everything is in shape except
the actual signing of contracts. Big
consumers are waiting for develop
ments as to the prospect of price
changes.
To Rush the Work.
Activities on the Indian Creek and
Northern Railroad at Lowesville are
progressing nicely again after having
been closed down for the winter and
1t is expected that the work will be
completed within four months.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders was held on Tuesday after
noon at the office of Attorney james
A. Meredith in the Home Savings
Bank. Building These directors
were chosen: Robert Grant, Boston;
Edward Page, Boston; 8. D. Brady,
Fairmont: W. Davis, Grant Town.
j. j. Sweeney, Boston; E. NJ. Rich
ards, Boston; Henry F. Lyons, Bos-'
ton, and NJ 8. Wilbur, Boston and
James A. Meredith, Fairmont
After the stockholders meeting a
session Of the directors was held
and these officers we're chosen for
the ensuing term: President, Robert
Grant, Boston: vice president, Ed
ward Page, Boston; secretary, At
torney James A. Meredith; assistant
secretary, Henry F. Lyons, Boston
treasurer, E. NJ. Richards. Boston;
assistant treasurer, Henry C. French
Boston; general manager and chief
engineer, ]. w. Devison, Grant Town
auditor, NJ. E. Wilbur, Boston.
A Coal Deal.
n. A. Joliff W. D. Reed and Sey-
mour McIntire sold to Robert Tai
bot 1-2 interest in the North Fair
mont Coal Company for S15O,0Oo.
Pittsburg vein near Round Bottom
between here and Morgantown.
To Start Mines.
Commencing tomorrow The Mon
ongahela Coal Company will resume
operations at Monon. 1t will employ
its 100 employees.
New Superintendent.
Henry Blackledge has been ap-
pointed superintendent OF mines SO,
SO, and 80 of The Consolidation Coal
Company at Wyatt, W. Va, The
change was effective on April /. Mr..
Blackledge was formerly connected
with the Pittsburgh Coal Company,
Washington, county, Pa, succeeding w
e Lahm who resigned.
Railroad Fuel.
Railroad fuel shipped off the Mon
ongah division of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad yesterday totalled 1872
loads. The Canadian and Pacific
railroad resumed It's 10 car order.
The Central Of Nwe Jersey cut down
to three cars from nine on Monday
and eight on Tuesday. The Cumber-
land Valley order Of eight cars was
out in half. Maine Central bobbeA
up yesterday afternoon with its nine
car order after having been off the
list for several days.
The New York, New ayen and Hart
ford secured six cars yesterday
against 20 on Monday and none on
Tuesday. New York Central and
P. & R. are firm. B. and o. bobbed
up with S3 cars yesterday aftOr hav-
ing secured but IS on Monday and
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