The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-12

the lake rate situation was discussed
State Association.
AT the meeting of the West Viz
gtnia Coal Association in Huntington
on Tuesday Everett Drennen, Elkins,
was elected vice president of the or.
ganization. The other officers chosen
were as follows: President, J. @.
Bradley; secretary, w. II. Cunning.
ham. The state association went on
record as favoring the provision Of
better living conditions for the miners
and also favored more general plan
OF publicity. Men from Northern
West Virginia who attended the meet.
Ing were Daniel Howard, Clarksburr:
Everett Drennen, Elkins, and George
7. Bell, executive vice president of
the Northern West Virginia Coal oper.
ators' Association.
United Mine Workers.
Lawrence Branlet, international
board member, Is In Philippi
Morgan L. Lewis, International or
ganizer, is in Elkins today.
Joe Angelic, international organi-
ger, is today on a trip to Monongah
and Reynoldsville.
Sanford Snyder, international or.
ganizer, is today In Reynoldsville.
John Custalac, district organizer, is
at Glen Falls today.
Isaac Scott, international travelling
auditor, Is at Kilarm today.
John w. Brown, International or.
ganizer, will speak tonight at a United
Mine Workers meeting at Junior,
near Elkins.
c. F. Keeney, Charleston, president
Of district II, United Mine Workers,
left at noon today for Atlantic City,
where he will attend the annual meet
ing of the American Federation of La
or, which is now in session in that
city.
Production Drops.
A drop below the 5000 900 ton mark
was recorded in the country's bitumin-
Gus coal production for the week OF
May 81 according to estimates Of the
United States Geological survey-a d.
minution in output of aimos.s 10 Ter
cent from the preceding week leS-el--
the figures being 7,930,000 net tons
and S,735, 900 tons respectively. Produc
ton for the last week Of May was
more than 100000 net tons, or rs per
cent below that of the corresponding
week last year. For the first five
months Of 1919 the total output was
117,34o,o0o tousy as compared with
234,632,0oo tons in the corresponding
period of 1918, loss Of 81 $4,000 tons
or "a per cent.
Anthracite production also suffered,
falling from output of 1,65s,000 tons
for the week of May "a to 1885 900
net tons during the week of May 81.
Annual Tonnage. s
Bituminous coal production during
the present calendar year may drop
as low as $4,000, 900 tons-an amount
regarded as insufficient to meet the
country's needs-according to estimat.
es by the United States Geological
Survey. During the first five months
OF this year production was 1880 600
tons. In this connection the Survey
says:
an the six years 1918 to 1918 the
percentage of annual output of btu
minous coal In the first five months Of
the calendar year averaged 40 per cent
the lowest being Sc per cent in 1915,
and the highest being Al per cent in
1914, in 1916 and 1917. If the produc-
ton of the first five months in 1919
represents but 446,oo0,000 tons if, as
In 1915 the output In the first five
months is SO per cent OF the total for
the fiscal year, an output of 4s5, 000, 900
tons is indicated for the calendar year
1919. These facts appear to indicate
that the production OF bituminous coal
this year cannot be greater than 50o,-
100000 net tons. Waetner this guam