The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-23

there, and on February "a. when J,
d. "A. Morrow, Washington, D. c.,
Vice president Of the National Coal
Association, spoke OF the coal short
age east Of the Mississippi.
On February 81 Brooks Fleming,
Jr., Fairmont, assistant to the pres
ident OF The Consolidation Coal
Company, was elected president OF
the association, succeeding c. H.
Jenkins, FairmOnt who declined re-
election after five years of service.
Mr., Jenkins was voted thanks for
faithful services.
Little Labor Trouble
Little trouble was experienced
with labor in the region this year,
At Baltimore on April 81 con-
ference was held between the ope-
rators and United Mine Workers
at which 1t was decided to grant
an addition of "a cents on the ton
for mining; an increase OF 81 on
day work and an increase OF 90
per cent on dead work." Another
conference was held at Baltimore
on September 3, when day-men' s
wages were increased $3.50 a day
andt rappers and boys now receiv-
ing mems wages, received an in
crease OF SO cents day. This con-
ference lasted but an hour the most
rapidly consummated wage confer
ence on record. 1t was retroactive
dating back to August 16. About
the only disturbance in the region
was in tho non-union section be-
yond Morgantown, w. Va. There
on October Is striking miners we're
charged with blowing up a water
tank OF the Connellsville Basin
Coal and Coke Company and later
another nearby depreciation was
peTpetrated. State police we're on
hand and made arrests. A uniform
dead work" scale is being worked
and will be one OF the products Of
the new year as will be the rate for
the new large type OF mining ma
chimes in the region.
The region was somewhat at-
feCted by the switchmen's strike
during April, May and juno and
switchmen in the Fairmont yards
went out on a strike on June &c,
but came back the next day. The
increase granted by government
eliminated this trouble.
Business Deals
The real big coal sales OF the
year were the acquisition Of the
Dakota and Jamison No. mines
Of The Jamisou Coal and Coke Co.
by the Penn Mary Coal Company
bethlehem Steel Corporation)
which have continued the union la
Dor policy in this field. The pre-
vious year the Penn Mary Com
pany purchased the operations OF
The Davis Coal Company, Morgan
town, along the NJ. and K. railroad.
On March the holdings OF ]. v.
Thompson we're Soda nd this meant
millions Of dollars tocreditors many
Of whom were located in West Vir-
GINA. On December 2 the Domes-
tiv Coke Corporation, Standard
OIL Company proposition, had It's
100000 plant completed ana
made the first coke, employing 225
men. On November IS the Bethle-
hem Coal Company purchased the
AduAGy 44OkSAp run A1OALs
New England Trade
Shipments to New England I'M
der the Interstate Commerce Com
Mission priorities was as follows:
MOnongah division, B. and O., New
York, $4,000 tons; Philadelphia, 40,
900 tons; Baltimore, 10000 tons.
Monongahela railway; Now York,
5000 tons. Western Maryland,
Philadelphia, 5000 tons; New oYrk
10000 tons; Baltimore, 10000 tons.
Years Neurology
During the year two prominent
men OF the region were removed
by death. They were Col. Jere II,
Wheelwright, Baltimore. formes
president OF tho National Coal AS
ISOLATION and former president OF
the Consolidation Coal Company,
who died in Paris on January 8,
and George Arthur Frey, Fairmont
manager OF the Monongah Com
pany, who expired in FaIrmont OIL
December IL.