The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-01
HERS
TO DISCUSS THE
STATE OF TRADE
Meeting Being Held in As
sOciation Headquarters
This Afternoon.

Should the present cold spell pre-,
vail for some time It would be a life
saver to the coal business as 1t would
help to consume the coal that is piled
in bins in the Northwest by the thou.
sands Of tons.
Patrons Successor.
This morning a meeting Of the spe.
cfal committee composed OF Brooks
Fleming, ]. w. Orr and S. B. Brady
met at the offices Of Mr.. Fleming IN
the Watson building for the purpose
Of selecting a successor for T. ]. Pat.
ton, secretary Of the Northern West
Virginia Coal Operators Association.
The committee declined to comment
on their selection, but 1t was gathered
that they have a name determined
upon, which will be submitted to the
members Of the board of directors at
meeting to be held perhaps late this
afternoon or early next week. The
committee would not state whether or
not the new man was to be secre,
tary or manager Of the office and
bureaus, recently established, which
will be let up to the directors.
Isner Declines.
It was learned from r. Bruce Isner
of Elkins, secretary and salesmanager
of the Elkins Coal and Coke company,
that he was not candidate for the
office of secretary or manager OF the
Northern West Virginia Coal Opera,
tors Association.
He declined to consider the matter
adding at was a mistake that my
name was mentioned"
Mr.. Isner's present office is more lu'
crative and he is highly regarded by
the chief interests of the concern to
which he is connected.
Meeting Today.
At the rooms in the Jacobs building
the Northern West Virginia Coal Oper'
ators' Association will hold meeting
late this afternoon. Trade conditions
are being discussed,
United Mine Workers.
James Diana, district board member,
is near Shinnston today.
! j. L. Ballard, international organi-
ger, and Nick Aiell, district board
member, is in the Blkins field.
Ira Marks and M. L. Haptonstall are
in the Fleming field today.
Today's Cars.
There are 1851 cars today on the
Monongah. division Of the B. & o. The
cars are classified as follows: Coal,
1851; coke, 10. Cars left over from
the previous day, s2s, The placement
at 2 o'clock this morning was $50.
Working Conditions.
Today there are 17S mines idle. a
similar number to those idle last Sat.
urday. Two weeks ago there were 176
down and three weeks ago 1S1 were
idle.
Yesterdays Loading.
There were 465 cars loaded yester-
day. Eastward there were 400 cars of
coal and 20 cars Of coal westward.
There were four cars of coke west,
but mona west. The total number OF
unconsigned cars on the Monongah di-
vision Of the B. & o. are LOOP, OF
which number Al were added yester-
day.
To Secure Plants.
G. M. Shoemaker company, Of Gin
cinnati, o., yesterday took over three
plants of the j. NJ. Mcdonald Coal
company at Rosebud along the Short
Line Of the B. & o., near Clarksburg,
and the Horner mine Of the Stone
Creek Coal company, near Weston, in
Lewis county.
Prompt Settlement.
1t is understood that the railroads
will make prompt settlement OF
freight claims on coal. This followed
conference at Washington between
the railroad relations committee OF the
National Coal Association and the
committee Of fourteen-the principal
claim agents.
Coulter a Candidate.
Brigadier General Richard Coulter
OF Greensburg, Pa president Of the
Keystone Coal and Coke company, one
OF the largest companies operating in
Uniontown, has been chosen Demo.
cratic candidate for congress from the
Westtmoreland.Bu Butler district in Penn
sylvania. The election will be held on
Tuesday. Inasmuch as the Republt
can candidate is another Greensburg
coal operator the contest will be more
than usual undressing in coal cir
Giles.
Portugal digs less coal than any
other European country. Her total pro-
5nct ne ,oal is oy,i, % nm fons q YEAR.