The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-04

1uren where he VIII spend foQa4' ieaf-
Ing lhai city for Phiiade lphla over the
mani line 81 tie pennsy
Mrs Wolfe viii Join her husband at
later date. Mr. and Mrs, Wolfe VIII
reside Ia GermantoEI that portion Of
Philade lphia where Nj. Wolfe former
- resided.
W. Clark Dobbie, 8 very conipe tent
mining man, Is acting general super
intendent OF the Jamison operations in
West Virginia.
First Place IN State.
Members Of the First aid team Of
the Consumers Fuel company At Downs
age back from the big national contest
at Pittsburgh where they won first
among the West Virginia teams
competing and eighth among all the
teams. This is considered among
miners to be a victory which reflects
credit upon the whole Rachel organi-
zatlou,
Personal Mention.
J. r. Scotch, Baltimore, fuel sup
ervisor of the Baltimore & Ohio rail-
road is in Fairmont today.
D. r. Lawson, Clarksburg, OF the
Wentz Corporation, is in the city to-
day.
3. S. Mccullough, labor commits
sioner Of the Northern West Virgin
la Coal Operators Association.
Sanford Snyder, internal organizer
Of the United Mine oWrkers" has re-
TURNED here from the Buffalo Joint
conference.
The many friends Of ]. A. Clark,
JT,. general superintendent OF the
Clark coal interestswill be pleased to
see him about again. Mr. Clark has
been i'll this week with the grip and
"flu". He has not yet regatned his
strength however.
C. D. Parkhill, of the Eastern IT'LL
! tiles company, Wheeling, which have
their operations at McWhorter, W.
Va, is in Fairmont today.
Convention Is Off.
Officials of the United Mine Work
ers in Fairmont today stated that
the convention of district IL, United
Mine Workers scheduled for Charles
ton this week has been postponed I'M
til October IA. This later date was
chosen because of the disagreement
of the joint conference at Buffalo.
Daily Car Supply.
Today there are 1915 cars on the
Monongah division Of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, while the mines
ordered 1858. Eight mines are idle
today because of car shortage, the
placement at o'clock having drop
ped to sos. Today's cars are CLASH
fled as follows: Open 1907; coke
9. Cars left over from the previous
day were Sc.
On the Monongahela railway bday
there is 100 per cent supply and
placement. There weer S15 cars
placed at z o'clock this morning and
there are 315 in sight today for
Mondays. loading, which assures a
i 100 per cent car supply for the be-
ginning of next week. There appears
to have been a generous flow of emp
ties from both the P. R, R. and the
P. & L. E. lines at Brownsville, Pa,
4 today
Regional Production.
Production in the Faifmont region
on Friday totaled 1143 cas- of coal
and coke-1142 Cars of coal and ore
| Of coke. Mines along the .. & g.
railroad produced 9S6 cars of coat
and coke-935 cars of coal and one
car of coke. On the Monongahela
railway there weae ed ears of coal
loaded on Friday. The lone car OF
4 coke over the B. e o. went east.
4 There were 1856 cars Of Goa. doaded
/ east and 1853 cars df coal loaded west
over the B, & o. railroad Fridays
Fridays Shipments.
Curtis Bay shipments on Friday
took a leap upwards and totaled ia
cars. This was the heaviest loading
to that point since October n, when
400 cars were shipped there. Other
shipments yesterday were; st. George
20 cars; lakes 80 cars; Michigan
points, % cars; Ohio points 81 cars;
miscellaneous points 81 cars,
Permits Cancelled.
Last night permits for coal ship.
ments to Curtis Bay were cancelled
by the B. G. o. railroad. Curtis Bay
appeared to be jammed up.
Railroad Fuel.
There were 1874 cars of railroad fu-
ell shipped off the B. & o. on Friday,
Il B. & o. shipments yesterday jumped
to 106. car loads against 50 carloads
on the previous day. New York Cen
v tral shipments we're increased some
what. Shipments to the New York,
New Haven and Hartford have drop
ped considerably recently,
Freight Movement,
y Loads drawn east of Grafton BY
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad or
Friday were 1880. There were ne
eastern coal loads diverted over the
F. NJ. &tP and Connellsville line:
yesterday.
United Mine Workers.
Ira Marks, district board member
is in Grafton today.
NJ. l.. Haptonstall, district travel
ing auditor is today on q business
trip to Meadowbrook.
Sanford Snyder, international or
ganizer, and Edward Mathews, secre
!, tary of sub district 4, are in thu
J Clarksburg fields for the day.
John Custalac, district organizer Il
in MoFgantown today.
]. L. Ballard, international organ
izer, is in Lumberport on business,
! Lake Situation.
Coal handlers on the Cleveland
docks along the Great Lakes hay'
voted to return to work, returning t
,rnrlr under the same conditions o.