The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-10-23
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report as mot willing to cooper
ate" Inasmuch as the companies
have had weeks to make response
to the mater, the burden will lie at
the door of the individual coal
company which has neglected the
matter. The Fair Practices COM
mittee has asked the coal industry
to be q solid phalanx in coopera-
ton with tho government SO that
common good may result for the
industry In the future.
While possibly no official action
has been taken by the Team Track
Operators association OF Northern
West Virginia, there appears to be
q tendency on the part of thla type
Of operator also to cooperate with
the committee and the govern
ment.
Goal operators are to be COM
mended for their cooperation in
the fair practices movement" said
George Bracket, Falrmont. fair
practices commissioner, today. No
difficulty has been experienced in
getting operators to assist the COM
missioner In placing orders for
consumers that could not get coal.
No new complaints have been re-
| ceived recently and the work Is
progressing nicely and as far as
can be learned satisfactory to all
concerned in the transactions. This
, is what the Department of Justice
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has made possible the hearty CO.
operation Of the operators.
The Fair Practices committee
today announced the appointment
OF the following additional mem
ebrs who will look after the needs
of consumers of various sections
of the state and report any diff
Guilty in receiving coal: william
Heckert, Piedmont, Mineral, Hat
dy, Hampshire Grant, Tucker and
Pendelton counties; E. M. Grant,
Morgantown, Monongalia, Marion
and Preston counties; G. D. Thel-
len, Clarksburg, Harrison, bod
bridge, Lewis, Gilmer and Calhoun
counties: Charles Ritter, Elkins,
Taylor, Barbour, Upshur and Ran
dolph counties. In each instance
the representative Is the secretary
of q chamber of commerce or a
business mems association.
New Dumping Records.
That the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road has been doing well with tho
dumping at Curtis Bay cannot be
questioned because last week the
| daily loading record was again
broken, when more than 800 cars
of coal were dumped. The previ-
GUS dumping record was better than
| 700 cars day.
loway, Baltimore. addressed the
ntors' Association on February 3
last, he told the members what
plans the B. & o. was making to
take care of the dumping Of export
coal and the recent performances
at Curtis Bay surpasses the eXpec.
ttatIons OF the head of operations OF
the big system. Mechanical stok'
ertng, which carries the coal to the
hold OF the vessels has reduced the
employment of men at the piers
from 500 to 500 to so or 60.
The Lake Situation.
]. NJ. Scott, Wheeling, general
superintendent Of the West Virginia
district Of the B. & o. railroad, was
here today and he said that he I'M
derstood that the boat supply at
the lake ports was being increased
by the efforts Of Fl. NJ. Griggs,
! Cleveland, the manager OF the ore
and coal exchange. He believes
that there will be an influx of boats
to carry away the lake coal &C
, cumulations. Mr.. Scott said he
! did not look for cancellation OF
tho Interstate Commerce commits
| sion service order directing certain
appointments OF coal to so to tbs
lakes.
Production Is OF.
Production In the region will be