The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-02

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| yesterday, The New ;EnglG ship.
lmentg WSse not large The HntctIr-
Son Coal company began 10 ship BY
rail- to New England cites yesterday.
10 Hear the Case.
Tomorrow afternoon ]. Walter
Barnes, State Fuel administrator. OF
West Virginia. will hear the facts IN
the controversy between the Wheel
ing Traction company and the Elm
Coal company, OF Ohio county. II Ia
In regard to contract over furnish.
| ing coal.
The Restriction Lifted.
Limitations Of time placed upon
contracts made by coal and coke
operators and producers have been
removed by the United States Fuel
administration. 1t provides that no
such contract shall provide for the
delivery or supply Of coal or coke
overa period longe rthan one year
and such period Of one year shall ter
inmate at a date not mroe than eight
cen months from the date OF the &C
tual execution Of the contract.
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Banner Loss Reported.
LOSS Of bituminous production
for the week ending December IA was
the greatest since 1916, according to
the figures Of the United States Geo
logical Survey. The total loss was
1,63S,0O0 net tons, Of which 1851
900. or nearly so per cent, was lost
in eleven producing gelds.
According to reports, Denmark Is
facing a great coal shortage.
OF for Pennsy.
A. C. Callen, professor OF mining en-.
cheering, and the head Of the depart.
ment of mining extension Of West Vir.
ginia University, Morgantown, left
that city for Pottsville, Pa, on De
cember q.
While in that section he will study
the anthracite coal section, having
started on his new work yesterday,
Prof. Callen has been granted leave
/; of absence OF four months for the pur'
pose Of making survey and study OF
the various mining sections In the
United States with the view Of advis.
ing as to the best methods Of educa.
ton for miners and mine employees.
While he is absent from the univer.
sity R. q. Virgin, Of Wheeling, assist.
ant director OF mining extension, will
have charge Of the class work at the
university and he also will take charge
Of the extension mining department.
1t is expected that Prof Callen will
visit w. v. U. probably one month.
To Take Dispositions.
Before Attorney E. R. Bell, as no
! tary, dispositions will be taken on Fri.
day in the chancery cause of Harvey
Fisher VS.. John w. Polling, trustee, ct
al, in the office Of Attorney M. w.
Ogden. The cause is one brought for
specific performance Of contract.
Morgantown Conditions.
After declaring that "a very stag
nant market" prevails the Morgantown
New Dominion adds the following about
conditions at the Monongalia county
mines:
"Unless this winter does bring at
lleast few months Of cold weather
West Virginia operators do not look
for anything but a dull winter because
so far there has been absolutely no
such weather as might have been ex-
pected at this time OF the year, and.it
has had very detrimental efect on
the industry, some operators partly
suspending operations and others smut
ting down. Such cases, however. are
the exception rather than the rule:
The railroads, large consumers OF
coal, are trying to force prices down
and have the extremely warm wealth
ar as an aid. Some coal from the
state is going to the South Amert
can trade. I.
from the mines Of this county still
outweighs that Of producing the coal
and what makes 1t difficult to dispose
Of the product in the volume desired
d the obsession Of buyers that by
withholding orders the price may be
forced downward. Morgantown oper
ators are for the most part sitting
tight as to shading prices despite
the effort Of the railroads and otner
classes Of consumers to depress quo
cations. believing that when the de.
mand does come 1t will come all az
once a few mines in the county nave
cnrtai,ad operations and some OF the
smaller producers have smut down.