The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-28
Next Tuesday Will Be OBJ
served as a Holiday in
Region.
THE ELKHQRN ELECTION
sprigg D. Camden Relin,
quishes Vice Presidency
and Place on Board.

Two thousand United Mine Work.
ers are expected to participate in the
parade ana events incident to the cele.
bration commemorating the establish.
ment Of the eight-hour day in this
country, which will be observed in
Rivesville on Tuesday. 1t will be an.
all-day event and will be ushered in
by big parade, which will start at
the Barnstown bridge and the line of
march will cover a distance Of four
miles, passing the various mining com.
munities en- route to Rivesville, whore
the United Mine Workers will fall in
line.
The event is being held under the
auspices OF United Mine Workers
nine locals between this city and
Rivesville. Tuesday will be holiday
in the entire field and the United Mine
Workers from various points in the
Clarksburg, Morgantown, Pennington,
Elkins and other sections are invited
to attend.
The parade will start early in the
morning from the BarnstoWn bridge
and will be headed by the Greater
Fairmont band. Miners from these
mines will be picked up en- route:
Fairmont Shaft, Dakota, Robinson's.
Stafford, Grant TOWN. Pollock's, Park.
er's Run, Hite's and Montana.
It Is expected that the column will
reach Rivesville about 10:3O o'clock
and there will be speaking in X. Of p.
hall, that place. Addresses will in all
probability be made by G, F. Keeney,
Charleston, president Of District IL,
United Mine Workers, and attaches OF
the Fairmont office of the United Mine
Workers. In the afternoon there will
be series of addresses There will
be music and dancing also.
In the hard coal sections the day Is
celebrated as Mitchell Day in honor
Of John Mitchell, the former president
Of the United Mine Workers Of Amer
lea. This is the first celebration III
honor OF the event in this region.
EIkhorn Stockholders Elect.
The annual meeting of stockholders
of the Elkhorn Coal Corporation was
held in New York on Wednesday. -.
F. CaulfIeld was elected director and
was also made vice president. He
succeeds SpriEg D. Camden. who re-
tired from both places. Mr.. Camden
was made vice president OF the Con-
solldstion Coal company at its recent
meeting and may be retiring from the
Elkhorn Corporation to devote more
time to his new duties. The other
board members and officers were re.
elected
In the annual report 1t was shown
that the total income from all sources
was 1881 ,930.S3, while total operating
expenses, taxes, depreciation, etc,
amounted to $3,2S9,270.71, Net earn
ings from operations were $1,712,.
65O.11. Interest on funded debt to-.
taled $3o6,703.34, while net earnings
before income and excess profits taxes
amounted to. S1,351, ,94S.77. Net sur.
plus for the 70 months was $780,
645.18.
Railroad Fuel.
Railroad fuel going to the Monongah
division of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad yesterday totalled 1S1 loads
This is drop Of from twenty to twen-
ty-five loads over the other days Of
this week.
Consignments TO railroads yester-
day. were as follows: B. & O., SO; Ban
gor and Aroostock, s; Canadian and
Pacific, 10; Central Of New Jersey, 4;
Cumberland Valley, 4; Maine Central,
8: New York, New Haven and Hart
ford, 33; New York Central, II; P. &
R., 20.
Yesterdays Loading.
Yesterday there were 4O9 cars load
ed on the division. One unebnsigned
car was also billed out. The coal
movement was 405 cars and the coke
cars. Eastward there was shipped
$40 coal cars and / car Of coke. West.
ward there was shipped IS cars OF
coal and 4 cars Of coke.
Pert Shipments.
Yesterday 2 cars Of coal went to Cur
It's Bay; 4 to Michigan points and rs
to miscellaneous points.
unesnslSned Cars.
There ara 1923 unconsiEned cars on
the Monongah division today. Only
one unconsigned car was billed. out
yesterday.
Todsy's Cars.
Today's cars on the division total
1857. There were 765 cars left over
from the previous day. The cars are
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