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

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day: Coal, 2.713; coke, 70; surplus
n. v: T., so. The placement at 2
O'Clock this morning was 1874.
Yesterdays Loading.
There were 8s6 cara Of coal and coke
loaded on the division yesterday. The
coal totalled 3S2 and the coke 6. The
movement yesterday was S49 coal and
0 coke east and 80 coal and coke
west,
Unconslgned cars added yesterday
were 8, which increases the total today
10 982.
Prof. Virgin Honored.
Much publicity has been given to
on Interview which representative OF
The West Virginian had with Prof.
Robert q. Virgin, Of the mining de-
partment, West Virginia University,
Morgantown, on the work that disabled
soldiers might be trained to do in the
peared was reprinted in the Pitts
Durgh Post and AS You Were" a so;-
mining industry. The article as 1t ap.
diers' magazine Of Pittsburgh.
Prot. Virgin tonight will teach the
class at Gypsy. Last night Prof Viz.
gin taught his class at IdamAy. y
Weekly Price Report.
The Weekly digest states the fol-
lowing in regard to price conditions in
the region:
Prepared coal from stripping oper
atoms in Western Pennsylvania. East.
tern Ohio and Northern West Virginia
showed little change in prices rang.
ing from $l.75 to $3.50. Mine run
from these operations ranged in price
from $1.75 to $2.35 with some contracts
closed at $2,35. Sales of slack were re-
ported at from $1.50 to $2.15.
Virginia coal operators reported all
sales during the week at former gov
eminent prices. Production averaged
60 per cent. of full-time capacity.
In Other Fields.
The coal industry appears to be
picking up in other fields and 1t is
bound to reach the Fairmont region in
due time.
In the Kanawha and New river
fields now there are 500 cars Of coal
being loaded daily. Within the past
ten days there was an increase Of from
100 to $50 cars. This coal is being
shipped over the c. & o. to tideWater
and is foreign business.
In the Guyan Valley region 900 cars
are being loaded daily. There has
been an increase of a couple hundred
loads during the past ten days. This
is a semi-bituminous domestic coal
and some of this is going to the lakes.
By April 10 1t is expected an increase
In the shipments will be increased In
the same proportion.
In the Logan fields 600 cars a day
are being loaded. There having been
an increase also within the past ten
days Of several hundred loads.
Along the Virginian railroad be-
tween Deepwater and Norfolk the
shipments are increasing. There are
500 cars day being loaded. The nor.
NAL loading is between 900 and 1,00G
cars, but Of course this has not been
reached.
AntIer to Get Siding.
Among the decisions handed down
yesterday by the public service com.
mission yesterday was one directing
the Monongahela Railway to establish
a siding and switches along its line
near Round Bottom for the use Of the
Antler Coal company.
Mining Districts.
W. J. Heatherman, chief of the state
department of mines, announced at
Charleston yesterday that he had prac-
tically completed the re-districting OF
the state mining district in accordance
with the enactment Of the new mining
law at the last session Of the Legisla-
ture.
Chief Heatherman, also announced
the establishment of seven rescue sta.
tions in the state, to be located at
Elkins, Fairmont, Wheeling, Charles.
ton, Mt. Hope, Logan and WEIGH. Each
station will be equipped with all the
rescue apparatus carried by the gov.
eminent RESCUE car, and the coal COM
panies OF each district to be served
have agreed to furnish each station
with a motor truck to carry the equip
ment wherever needed.
No Strike for Dehs.
William Mitch, secretary and trehs-
urer Of District IL, United Mine Work
ers, has given out statement at
Terre Haute, Ind, denying any plans
for a protest strike by miners Of that
district against the Imprisonment OF
Eugene v. Debs. The matter has not
been before the executive board of the