The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-20
.SOME0PERAT0RS
REPORT MINERS
. 0UT 1ODPERCENT
Coal Production Gathering
Momentum Through
out State.
MORE ENINE5ARE RUNNING
Gains in Monongalia Coun-
ty Today Particularly
Gratifying.

suming a normal aspect as time wears
on and today there are nilety-fiye per
cent of the mines at work and prob
ably So per cent OF the miners. In
some sections the miners have been
slow in responding to the request of
the United Mine Workers of America
officials, but as a whole the advice OF
the officers has been needed and the
miners have returned.
: The best gains IN having miners re-
turn to work were made in the Morgan
town section. There this morning q
number of mines started operations
again after having been down since
November /. Some Of these mines are
located along the Morgantown &
wheeling railroad while others are
along the Monongahela railway.
n. E. Peters, Fatrmont president
of United Mine Workers Of sub dis
trict 4 received message today from
Charleston in which the information
vas conveyed that the miners in the
southern part Of the state were re-
sponding to the appeals Of their off
cials and are again taking up their
places.
Reports from the various railroads
in Northern West Virginia today ac-
-ggortiins TO u Etsttst siis mIde BY the
Northern West Virginia Coal opeSa-
tors ARsociadou were as follows:
Baltimore. and Ohio (Monongah) y
Practically the same number Of mines
are working today as on Wednesday.
Ten mines are not loading coal be-
cause Of failure Of miners to repore
for work. Thirty one mines did not
load coal on Wednesday, but 20 Of
them are shut down owing 10 other
causes than labor shortage. There
were S79 cars OF coal loaded on We'd
nesday. Men out at various mines
range from 35 to 100 per cent.
Monongahaa RaEtwsy-Prac1oalg
all mines working between so and Is
per cent. Loaded 10 cars on We'd
nesday.
Morgantuwn and wheeting-All the
mines reported statting today and
from 25 to so per cent Of the men are
at work. The other miners are ex-
pected to work later this week. There
were S5 cars Of cal loaded on We'd
nesday.
western Maryland (EIkins district
All mines working between Is and loo
per cent or normal Men are return
A.. .-,ASt, 1HyoRII
Coal & Coke-A1 mines working be.
tween rs and 100 per cent or normal
today. Few men have not returned
to work but all are expected in before
the week closes.
Morgantown & Kingwood-An min
as are working practically normal to-
day. Few men have not returned 70
work but all are expected In before
the week closes.
West Virginia Northern-AN mines
are working between so and rs PEI
cent Of normal all Of the men are ex-
pected to resume operations during
the present week.
80 Per Cent With consol
Eighty per cent Of the miners are
at work today for the The Consolida'
ton Coal Company according to repor
made BY the local offices. At eighty
per cent production is being secured,
showing that the miners are rounding
into good shape. The only mine oi
the Consolidation that Is still hanging
is the one at, Lumberport where the
miners have not reported for work.
Jamtson 100 Per Cent.
Miners at the operations Of the Jan
tson Coal & Coke Company are nov
working one hundred per cent. The
company has been gaining every day
until today practically every man Ok
the Job Is ct work.
ctaris 100 Per cent.
One hundred per- cent Of the min
ers great work at the four mines o.
the Clark interests. They include
Junior mine, at Evefson, Kenna MINI
at Tunnelto1: Pitcairn near ClarN
burg and Gregg mine at Tlnnelton.
Eighty Per Cent Now.
Robinson Coal Company reports
having 80 per cent Of the miners al
work at its mines today.
Bethlehem 100 Per Cent.
There are 100 per 4cent Of the min
ers ON the Job at the operations oi
the Bethlehem Coal Company,
Htte's Have IS Per Cent
Operations Of the Virginia and Pitts
hurgh Coal Company today have 81
per cent Of. the miners back to work
The miners are rapidly recovering tht
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