The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-09
GlAL INDUSTRY
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4 product 81 coal ana Is Il IS Of in
terest to tie owners Of coal lands L
was natural that operators should be |
interested IN the matter The bill Is |
now IN the hands Of the finance com-
mittee OF which Senator Penrose is
chairman. Mr.. Ball In his reference
said the question was put to him at
one Of the hearings, where are the
coal men" In conclusin he said that
unless the bill was passed without de-
lay that Germany within a few
months after the signing Of peace
treaty could flood the American mar
kets with dye stuffs galore. The AS
ISOLATION then went on record las ia
yoring the proposed bill, after MrlI
Ball said that the plan to protect the
dye industry must not be confused
with the chemical foundation, which
deals with cheicals secrets that came
into use. here through the custdian of
alien prtIerty.
The Association received into mem
bership the Oklahoma Colorado and
New Mexico Coal Operators Assocla-
ton.
Resolutions of Our Country First
Congress were endorsed by the asso-
citation.
This afternoon in the auditorium
of the department Of the interior the
members witnessed the film, "The Sto
ry Of Coal" which was accompanied
by description talk by NJ. F. Leopold
of the United States Bureau of Mines.
The films deal with the fields Of H.
linois and the west, but the West
Virginia and Tennessee and southern
fields will be included in the portion
yet to be taken. The films were TAX
en- with a $4,000 candle power light
and scenes on the surface and unders
ground were shown. This was the
third time 1t was shown SO far-the
first at the convention of the AmJl.
can Society Of Mining Engineers, the
second ia the dedication Of the new
laboratory of the Bureau of Mines at
Pittsburgh and the third time today.
The members are highly pleased with
the picture. The next time 1t will be
exhibited will be at the convention Of
the American Mining Cnogress, that
will be held in St. Louis, Mo-, on
November II.
Included in the picture is a scene
of the Jones & Laughlin mine, Vesta.
at Brownsville, Pa, in which 140I
mines cars are bel D; carried away
from the mine filled with coal. Safe
ty features will be added in the future
in'parts of the picture. 1t is the ideaI
of the association and the Bureau of
to show it to school children and cd
ucational meetings all over the coun-
mines, Which produced the picture,
try. There will be eight copies Of
the film made at a later date.
Late this afternoon an adjourned
meeting OF the, association was held
at which a report was made as to the
inroads that oil consumption was max
ing as substitute for coal In certain
sections of the country. Resolutions
were framed bearing on the situation.
Another matter Of importance taken
up was the question of the coal car
situation.
The question of the LABOR situation
will be discussed at an executive SEES
sion of the association on Thursday.
C. H. jenkins Of Fairmont will re-
main in Washington for this session,
but the majority of the Fairmonters
will go to Baltimore tomorrow to in
spect the actual progress that is be-
ing made in coal dumping at Curtis
Bay. A conference has been arrang-
ed with w. G. Curran, the new gencr-
al superintendent Of transportation of