The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-21

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y Keeney. Of Charleston. president 81
district IL United Nine Workers; and
n. p. Peters, who Is n charge Of
the Fairmcnt office d the United
States Mine Wor
Mine Workers, Will attend the meet
ing.
Yesterdays Loading.
A total Of 71S load Sc coal were
moved ! the Fairmont region. OF this
number 500 cars were coal and 81
coke. The eastward traffic was 5sl
coal and coke east and SS coal and 81
coke west. There were 1913 uncon'
signed loads moved yesterday.
Today's Cars.
There are 3,0S1 cars in the region
today. The placement at Z o'clocN this
morning was 1,345. The cars nthe
region today are classified as follows:
Open, 3,031: coke, a; wagon 8.
Coal Movement.
East OF Grafton yesterday 7S4 loads
were drawn Of which number BIS
loads were coal On Sunday 651 loads
were drawn Of which number sos
loads were coal On Saturday GIT loads
were drawn east Of Grafton and Of
that number AS loads were coal. On
Friday [ the 735 loads Of coal east Of
Grafton COS were coal.
Recent Diversions.
Few diversions were made recently
by the B. & o. On Friday and Satur-
day there were none. On Sunday there
were 8 by the F. NJ. & P. via Con.
nellsville and the Rutherford gate
way.
Galloway Passes.
G. W. Galloway, federal manager OF
the Western lines Of the Baltimore
and Ohio Rsilroad Company and other
lines, with headquarters at Cincin
natl, o., passed through Grafton last
night on B. & o. train 4.
| II 8 understood that he is removing
to Baltimore and will succeed Arthur
w. Thompson as federal manager OF
the eastern lines Of the Baltimore and
Ohio lines. y
Coal Notes.
The ounty court of Monongalia
county has granted pensions to the
Gustin Run Coal Company to make an
opening for mine under the county
road on SCOTS run, between Gusttn
Run and the line Of Wash Berry's
property sewickley coal will be mined !.
Because of the falling off Of lum.
Der carrylg the Elk and Kanawha
railroad, which operates between Glass;
away and Rosedale, has suspended op.
erations for an indefinite period.
Operations at Bertha mines Of the
Quality Cer'ent Coal Company, in the
Morgantown section, one OF the largest
in that section has suspended oper-
atoms for an indefinite period.
A charter of Incorporation has been
issued by the secretary of state to
the Dunkard Valley Coal Company,
of Morgantown, capital stock 100000,
with operations in Monongalia and
Marshal counties. The incorporators
are j, H. Fisher, Harrington G. Simp-
son and William Krehniah, Of Youngs.
town and William G. Hoy and Char.
les C.. Carter, Of Morgantown.
Out Of Town on Business.
II. p. Field, assistant district re.
preventative Of the United States fuel
administration, is in Cumberland, Md,
today attending to business Of the ad.
ministration for the Fairmont office.
G. H. kimmel. of the office Of the
district representative Of the nited
States fuel administration, is in Key
ser today. Mr.. McCray Is in charge OF
the Sffice today. 81
Coke Production.
Figures on coke production by
months during the year 1918 have been
compiled by the UNITED States geS-
an increase in the production Of by
product, coke Of 3,S25,000 net towns or
IL per cent, compared with the output
of 1917. Beehive coke production de.
creased eight per cent The out put
of both kinds Of coke was $3.50, 900
net tons compared with 55,60g,S2S net
tons in 1917. This is an increase dur
ing 1918 OF 1908, 172 net tons or about
2per cent.
The production OF coke last month
was: Beehive. 2.255,2s6; by.product,
1862, 04S, against 2.596,6S7 and 1892
259 respectively in the same month in
1917.
Bituminous Production.
Estimates Of bituminous coal produc-
ton in tho United States, which In
cludes ligutte and coal made into coke,
compared with the months OF 1917,
show an increase Of 34,0S2, 4S7 net tons
.'or the twelve months. The figures are.
1918, 5S5, SSs. O0O;f 1917, 551. 7s0, 1853.
Increased Production.
The output Of bituminous coal dur
ing the week ending January u, ex-
ceeded The output OF the week preced-
ing, and also showed an improvement
over the corresponding week of 1918,
according to the reports Of the United
States geological survey. The daily
average during the week is estimated
at i, 800 net tons as against ], 1886 5000
net tons the daily average for the coal
year to date, and 1857 1000 net tons
for the same period Of last year. The
estimate is 10,2S7,000 net tons as COM
pared with 8,42S,000 net tons during
| the week of January 4, and 10,16S,000
net tons during the week Of January
II, 1918.
Dick estrlctions Removed
An order has been issued by the
United States fuel administration an
nulling the restrictions governing the
distribution Of bituminous coal by way