The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-10
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Honnell, Chicago, fuel administrator
OF the state Of Hinois. and secretary
Of the Illinois Coal Trade association,
address the annual meeting pf the
Northern West Virginia Coal Opero-
tors association at the Jacobs build
] ing, this city. on Tuesday, February
II. Dr.. Honncll has promised Fair
monters to be here providing he can
shape his work so as to. make the
date available. He Is considered to be
an expert In the coal trade, and he
will no doubt be very fayorably re-
ceiyed, as those who heard him speak
at the meetings Of the National Coal
association in Washington, DC, speak
very highly OF him.
It is hoped to have men interested
In the coal trade from various parts
OF the country also In attendance at
this meeting.
Directors Meeting.
Directors Of the Northern West vir-
ginia Coal Operators association win
meet at the Offices In the Jacobs build.
O'Clock. 1t will be busy session.
Among the business matters to be con.
sidered will be the adyisability OF
forming cost bureau, the formation
OF q trade bureau, q discisaion Of the
export situation, the submitting OF ne.
ports from those who attended the fe.
cent meetings Of the National Coal
association inWashington, D. c., the
adoption OF plans for the annual meet
ing Of the association, and the, discus,
sion Of labor matters.
Tcday's Meetings.
A series Of meetings are being held
today by various committees Of the
Northern West Virginia Coal Opera
tors association In the offices in the
Jacobs building. At IL O'clock this
morning tie operating committee held
a meeting. AT o'clock the advisory
board OF tho association held a meet
ing. At 2 O'clock the legislative COM
mittee held a meeting.
Have Returned Home.
G. II. jenkins, OF the Hutchinson
Coal company, and president Of the
Northern West Virginia Coal Oper.
ators' association, and F. ]. Patton,
secretary Of the association, have ar.
rived home from the MEETINGS Of the
National tloal ssociation in Washing
ton.
4 Mr.. Jenkins has been named amem-
Der Ola committee Of three appointed
to select the next place Of meeting Of
| they National Coal .association The
committee held its first meeting in
Washington On Tuesday at92:s0, and
by s. that night kilograms stacked q
foot high were received from various
chambers Of commerce and civic
bdies urging the National Coal asso-
citation to meet in their partic cular city.
As yet the committee has made no Sc
lection OF the place. This committee
has been given power to arrange all
OF the details incident to the next
meeting OF the national association.
Matters Transacted.
Because OF the reconstruction OF the
coal business many important phases
OF the trade were presented at the
meeting OF the National Coal associa.
,tion in Washington this week. Prob
ably the most important Of these Is
the establishment Of market informa-
tion servlcs by local associations and
the National association, which win
furnish members. on q national OF
sectional scale, full and accurate IN.
formation Of sales. prices. ETC.. cover.
ing closed transac ctions, similar to the
service maintained by some local coal
ASSOCIATIONS.
Reports showed that the export
trade with its many problems was be,
ginning to clarity. Buttoms for South
America and European countries have
haen moie easily to obtain recently.
Tho government Is gradually releas-
| ing boats for this purpose.
1 No more fertile field for the surplus
coal of America can be created than
in Argentine Republic. It was stated
authoritatively that this country can
use all of the surplus coal that Amer.
lea has right now.
Buyers Bob Up.
tits understood that buyers were IN
the Fairmont district yesterday for an
eastern concern. Effort was made to
( pick up coal below the regular price,
hut from all accounts there was moth.
ing doing" Operators are firm on thu
price and soprice slashtng Is expected.
eeme Price cosalp.
Soma operators believe that the reg
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