The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07
,PR|CE CUTTING :
{ OPERATORS BAD
AS B0tSHEV|STS
e. F. Keeney Says They
Are Responsible for I'm
rest in Industry.
POSSIBILITY OF STRIKE
Curtis Bay Shipments Up to
2ae Loads Yesterday
Beats Some Weeks.
POSSIBILITY OF STRIKE

Operators who sell cheap coal and
cause unrest in the industry are as
much Bolshevists as the man carrying
bomb around" said C. F. Keeney,
Charleston, president of District No.
II, United Mine Workers, today while
in Fairmont. The continued action of
certain operators to take cheap con-
tracts at what is feared will be at the
expense of the miners later is frown-
ed upon by Mr. Keeney.
Incidental to his several telegrams
to Walker D. Hines, director general
of railroads. Mr.. Keeney stated today
that the last telegram he sent Mr..
Hines was answered by Henry B.
Spencer, chairman of the purchasing
sectoin of the United States Railroad
administration. In this telegram Mr..
Spencer accuses the operators of
making the bids themselves voluntar-
fily and claims that operators sold coal
lat prices lower than the government
maximum during the war, when the
government price was in force. Mr..
Spencer also accuses the workers
representatives as giving official sane
Z tion of the cheap coal sales.
Cpmmepting on the Spencer tele-
that the reference to mime workers
representatives" Interpreted to mean
United Mine Workers officials, is
false. Mr.. Keeney wired John L. Lew
is, Indianapolis, Ind, vice president
of the United Mine Workers, and Mr..
Lewis reply to the inquiry is moth
ing to it." In the meantime Presi-
dent Keene yis wiring the district
- III JToffad Mine NnrlF.
J, ers' organizations in an effort to as
certain whether or not anything like
4 that occurred as alluded to by Mr..
Spencer. After the information is
called Mr.. Keeney will arrange con-
ference at Washington with officials
of the USkted States Railroad admin
Istration. After that time a definite
course will bo pursued. Unless there
is some improvement in the situation
a strike probably will be called upon
all operators in the Fairmont field
who are offending.
Yesterdays Loading.
Loading on the Monongah division
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
yesterday totaled 766 cars, all of
which was coal except three cars of
coke, which was sent west. The load
ing was the best of the present week,
with the exception OF Monday, when
1.-The total number of cars loaded were
S77.
Eastward movement took leap
yesterday and went to 727 cars.
which was the largest eastward load
ing since May 13. when the tonnage
loaded was the same. Coal loaded
west was SO cars.
Curtis Bay Big.
Curtis Bay loading yesterday on
the division went to 236 loads. This
is the heaviest loading to Curtis Bay
during the present coal year. This is
an indication of considerable ofrelgn
trade being in the region. The total
yesterday was 10 cars more than the
total for Marc hto Curtis Bay.
Curtis Bay shipments this week are
running strong. In the FIVE days Of the
week thus far there were $50 cars OF
coal loaded for Curtis Bay. The
heaviest daily loadings for Curtis Bay
previous to yesterday in the p'%ient
coal year were on May 8. when 112
loads were sent there, and on May 13,
when 169 cars were loaded for taht
point.
Lake Shipments.
Lake shipments this week have
been dropping down and yesterday
there were but 81 cars shipped to lake
points. During the five days of this
week 2S1 cars were loaded for the
lakes, whiel on the first four days Of
last week the total was 551 cars.
Other Shipments.
Other shipments made of the Mo-
nongah division yesterday were as
follows: Ohio points, five; st. Georges
~; miscellaneous points. four.
Unconsigned Cars.
Today thereiare $50 unconsigned
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