The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-15


eastern loaded coal sent over the Z.
i II. q p. and Councils route. on
Saturday there were 100 loads as
yerted that way and 81 leads were
diverted on Sunday.
United Mine Workers
IRA Marks, district board memner
Is In the bennington district today.
John Custalac, district organizer
in the Clarksburg fields today
Nick Aell. district board menher
is on business in the city today
/, John w Brown international or
ganizer Will address q meeting q
the United Mine Workers at philippl
tonight, ....as lls.s
! Screened to Slack.
Car shortage in New England 3
serious,
coal 1t is reported.
The capital-lahor conference VIII be
held at the White House in Washing5
ton, D. c., from October 5 to 10th.
The United Mine Workers member
ship is 434,967.
The United States reserve boaso
says there is marked unrest and iti-
petus has been given to this condition
by the high cost Of living.
Consumers all over the country took
advantage of the opportunity TO bug
reasonably priced coal during July.
Coal operators are interested In the
world trade conference to be held ~
Atlantic City September 80, October
/, 2 and 8. Business delegates from
foreign countries will be In attend
/ ance.
Lake shipments were 100000 tcAi
shy Of the same time last year g hl
close Of the week ending August u
America can compete favorably with
Great Britain in meeting Chile's coat
needs experts in trade say.
Twelve additional ships have been
added for coal traffic by the United
States shipping board.
In June 1893 freighters floating the
American flag steamed out OF Amert-
can ports, carrying 1,177,444 tons Of
cargo.
The term mining premises In the
coal mines and coke plants in the new
treasury rulings means any property
used in mining operations, that is, the
mining lands in which the deposits OF
miners are worked by ordinary mining
processes-and is limited to the
grounds and buildings used in the
operation Of the mine.
Recently the House committee on
Territories recommended the compile
| 20 hA
for an appropriation Of S170OOOOO.
This will aid in reaching the coal
fields of Alaska.
Recent river movement Of coal In
the Pittsburgh section probably never
before was as heavy In the history OF
the industry
Coal Production Valuable.
| The value of the mineral output, in
3 Guiding coal, in this country in 1918
was the greatest in its history, the
figures being S5,526,162,O0O, according
to preliminary report which has Just
been made public by the United States
: Geological Survey. This exceeded the
value of the 1917 production by more
l than half a billion dollars and that for
1916 by $2,00O,00e,000. The report
points out that the increase as COM
pared with 1917 was due to the adj
vance inAprices, whereas in total guam
tity Of mineral products 1918 fell short
OF 1917.
! The total production Of bituminous
coal in 1918 is put at 5S5, $4,000 short
tons, valued at $1,465, 100000, as COM
pared with 551,79O,563 tons in 1917,
valued at $1,249, 272,SS7. The 1918 out
put of anthracite coal is estimated at
9S, S26OS4 short tons, valued at $685.
4S0, 347, as compared with 99,611,S11
tons in 1917, valued at S2S3,650, 72S.
The increase in the quantity Of coal
: marketed in 1918 is shown to have
been about per cent, but the increase
in value, due to higher prices, was
more than II per cent.
Production OF.
Production Of Unanimous coal dur
ing the week ending August 30, is ess
timated by the United States Geologi-
cal Survey at 10,197,0OO net tons, as
compared with 1O,662,O00 tons during
the preceding week. While the output
has been surpassed but twice before
during the year, in January and early
July, the current weekly production Is,
however, 100000 tons below that Of
year ago. The total output during
the first eight months Of 1919 is there-
fore 96;O0O,O00 tons, or nearly Is per
cent less than during the same period
last year.
Production of anthracite, on the 9TH
er hand, during the week ending Au.
gust 80, was the highest reached this
year, being put at 1,946,00O tons, or
40 above that for the preceding week.
In spite of quickening demand, pros
duction since the beginning Of the coal
year, says the Survey, is still $780,
900 tons or IA per cent. less than dur
ing the same period last year.