The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-22
COAL OPERATORS.
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! National Coal Association
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Invites Coal Operators to
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commission reports are to be made
out by the coal trade will be given
this afternoon in an address by w. B.
Deed, accountant Of the National Coal
Association at q meeting being held
under the auspices OF the Northern
West Virginia Coal Operators Asso.
citation at the rooms in the Jacobs
building.
! The meeting is designed especially
for accountants and bookkeepers OF
the various coal companies in the Fair.
mont field. which are affiliated with
the Northern West Virginia Coal AS.
sociatiop.
1t is expected that before Mr.. Reed
shall have completed his address that
from rs to 100 men will be present
to hear the address.
Mr.. Reed arrived in Fairmoat at
noon from Wheeling, he having adj
dressed q similar meeting at William
son, Mingo, county, yesterday:
Mr.. Reeds talk Is naturally cen.
tered eons Stha4 general subject Of taxa.
ltto9 although paying specific satten.
ton to the new federal trade commits.
sion forms. He Is outlining the die!
ference between a wasting industry
such as coal mining aud manufact1r.
ing industries:
In dwelling on the new federal trade
commission reports Mr.. Reed stated
that this is the newest and most diff.
cult form. Tie profit tax is expected
to be returned to the government an.
thorities by March is, although the
date will probably be extended q week
or so because the. forms are not out
as yet neither has the manual instruc.
tions been issued. The manuel is now
being carefully gone over by the mem.
bers OF the trade commission mem.
bers themselves. &.
The usual reports of the federal
trade commission are made at the
close OF each months business. These
reports are expectedsto be filed a week
Ilater.
Mr.. Field Here.
II, 3. Field, former assistant dis.
itrict atiye OF the Fuel admin.
istrati lon at Fairmont. but who is now
an assistant in the legal bureau Of the
United States Fuel administration,
Washington, D. G., Is in Fairmont to.
day. Mr.. Field recently conferred
with officials Of the Office OF H. B.
Boorhees, Baltimore. general superin.
ytendent OF transports alton Of the oper.
iating department of the 3. q o.; g. f.
Malone, Baltimore, superintendent OF
car service, and n. ]. Walters, Balti.
more, general coal freight agent. All
Iot these officials are giving the Uni.
ted States Fuel ministration cooper.
alton IN tracing lost coal cars and are
extending the facilities Of all Of their
office forces.
Mr.. Field will remain In Fairmont
until the middle Of next week. He,
has been given a .stenographer, Miss
Mary Riggs, toihandle the correspond.
ence from Fairmont. Any operator
desiring matters taken up that were
formerly handled by the office Of the
district representatives Office In Fair.
mont, Cumberland or other regions
may communicate with, Mr.. Field and
he will give prompt attention to all.
such matters as the circumstances will
permit Mr. Field is endeavoring. to
close up all suspense matters In this,
Cumberland and other regions.
Mr.. Field was unable to state today
just how long the'actiyities Of the Fuel
admtntstrat alton would continue In the
legal bureau.
M rna.v,. e..
There are 1,947 cars on the Monon.
gah division of, the B. & o. The cars
are classified as follows: Coal, 1883;
coke: Z; wagon. 1. The cars left
over from yesterday were GA. The
placement at 2 o'clock this morning
was 1,i55. A
Working Conditions.
There are Its mines idle ont Of 235
along the Monopgah division today.
Last Saturday there were 176 down
and on Saturday, February 8, there
were 1s1 idle.
There are S96 unconsigned loads on
the division today, there having been
IA additional unconsigned cars
amassed yesterday to the .762 that
were ON at that, time.
Yesterdays Loading.
There were 646 cars loaded yesters
day. OF this number 456 were COO;
and I coke. ofitAe coal ll3 went east
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