The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-12
SOME EXPORT COAL
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Eerson was told THE thing you've got
to do is to find another Virgin"
In the course Of the conversation
Mr.. Emerson stated that the night
course among the miners here i'm.
pressed him very much, especially
the type Of men in the class and the
interest which they manifest in the
work as we'll as the kind of stuff they
are getting.
THE work is so efficient" added Mr..
Emerson, that it's pity the LegIsla.
ture does not appropriate more money
to the mining department Of West Wiz.
gtnia University so that the program
might be carried on extensively all
over your state" He believes that
the money in this course is we'll spent
and is as we'll spent as any education
al work in the state.
The extension work among the min.
ers at present is confined largely to
the Elkins, Logan and Fairmont fields.
Mr.. Emerson said he came to Fair.
mont for the purpose of looking over
the miners night class work and he
proposed to ask Auegany county, Md,
in which the Georges Creek field is To-
Gated to take up the work and provide
similar courses, He did not believe
that this work could be taken up there
before fall, however.
Today's Cars.
There are 1882 cars on the Monon-
gah division OF the Baltimore anu
Ohio railroad today. There were s2S
cars left over from the previous day.
The cars today are classified as fol.
lows: Coal, 1884; coke, 10; surplus
M. v. T., Sc. The placement at z
o'clock this morning was 1,476
Working Conditions.
Mines idle today along the Monon.
gah division OF the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad were 157. Last Wednesday
there were 146. Two weeks ago there
were 1853. Three weeks ago, 1856
Four weeks ago, ISL.
Yesterdays Loading.
Cars loaded along the Monongah
division Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad yesterday were 1874. There
we're IS unconsigned cars billed out
yesterday, which brings the total un.
consigned cars down to S07. Coal
moved yesterday was 5S7 loads and
coke loads. The eastward move.
ment was confined to coal-532 loads.
while westward there were IS cars
of coal and 4 Of coke.
Railroad Fuel.
Railroad fuel shipped on the divi.
sion yesterday totalled 236 loads
against 2S6 on Monday. The principal
consignees were B. & o.. 76 loads;
Bangor & Aroostock, "a loads; New
York, New Haven and Hartford, 81
loads; New York Central, "a loads;
P. & R., "a loads; Canadian and Pa,
cific, 10 loads.
Prices Stand Firm.
Firm as rock prices are standing
against the waves OF prlce.cutting ri.
mors. Reports received from the
Pittsburgh offices of the National AS
sociation show that the coal has been
selling at the former government price
right along.
Want More Glasses.
Prof. r. Q. Virgin is now having
more inquiries for classes and class
work than he can fill, and 1t looks as
though several instructors will need
to be placed IL the present requests
continue to come.
Down In New Mexico.
Prof. A. c. Callen, head of the De-
partment Of Mining Engineering of the
West Virginia University, but now
making survey of the coal and metal
mines for the Federal Board for Vo-
cational Education, visited the mines
at Pittsburgh, Kansas and Joplin. Mo,
last week, and today and tomorrow he
will visit the mines in the vicinity Of
Silver City, New Mexico.
Going to Washington.
C. H. jenkins, president OF the
Northern West Virginia Coal Opera
.ors' Association, will leave on We'd
nesday evening for Washington, D. c.,
where he will attend the conference
in reference to the pooling interests
at the lakes and tidewater, Fairmont
and other operators stand to the man
against the pooling system.
Slight Increase.
For the first time during the last
six weeks, there was an improvement
in the output Of bituminous coal. Dur.
ing the week ending March 1, accord.