The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-12
OPERATORS SEEK
lI-LARGE MAN ON
NC A DIRECTORATE
National Matters Attract
Attention AS Annual
Convention Nears.
BNP|IilEs SHORT AGAIN
Morgantown and Wheeling
Officials Want Informa-
lion on Car Distribution.

Directors OF the Northern West ,Vir-
ssinia Coal Operators Association at
their meeting on Tuesday afternoon In
Z the rooms in the Jacobs building de-
scldsd to make an effort to secure a
difector.at-large of The National Coal
Association for Northern West Vir-
gtn1a
The directors formally went on rec
sord as being opposed to assigned cars,
which have been iemoraltzing com
ni6feial business in the Fatrmont re.
! zion for some weeks. 1t was decided
ID endeayor to knock them out OF eS-
Z 9iStence II possible and to institute suits
Unnecessary to accomplish this end.
The new wage agreement that was
,lt6Mn at Baltimore last month was
y |IImRlly approved by the board of-dl'
kectors OF the association.
Going to Pittsburgh.
Tonight George T. Bell, executive
secretary OF the Northern West V1r.
Riiiia Coal Operators Association, Will
70 to pittsburgh incident to the Mo-
Z sn6nKahela railroad situation.
Z OF for Washington.
& Proper accounting Of cars and par
:ficnlarly the counting Of assigned cars
las caused considerable confusion In
1 fh6fSginns It Is understood that this
& has caused much concernsto the MOI
Eanfown and, Wheeling railroad and
+ r. M Kerr, receiver, and Former GOV
Hff6F w. p. Glasscock, OF Morgantown,
have gone to Washington, d. @, to
SECURE a proper Interpretation Of the
CIR distribution rules.
Daily Car Supply.
On the Monongah division OF the
E6 itimofe and Ohio railroad today
tiiere are 521 cars, the same number
rs there was In the region on Tuesday
The early morning placement was
TCday's cars are classified as fol
lows Open, 1894; coke, Ia; n. e. C. x.
S2 VI. r., 81. Cars left over from
Tie previous day were 81. AS result
!0f the car shortage there were l0l
mines idle today.
S0il the Monongahela railroad In the
ests Virginia district, while in the
: Pennsylyania district there were Ill
3 cafs placed. On Tuesday there were
a11 loads drawn by the Pennsylvania
Silroad out Of Brownsville, Pa. There
IS an accumulation OF more than .
& thousand loads of coal and coke al
y Brownsville today. AS yet no coal OF
lffgiRht has been moved by the Pitts
6dfRh and Lake Erie out Of Browns
Nmpties on the Helen's Run ant
WYATT t-Bingamon branches Of the
Western Maryland railroad today mum
bef 155. It Is reported that there Is {
So per cent. run In the Abrams Creel
secfion Of the Western Maryland rail
road today.
Daily Loading.
F1ifmout region on Tuesday loadet
ga cars Of coal and coke-611 cari
6ftcoal and 13 cars Of coke.
Mines along the Monongah division
Il fhe Baltimore and Ohio railroad OF
IItiesday loaded 523 cars Of coal ant
c6lie $40 cars Of coal and 13 cars o
fc6Fe. There were, 465 cars Of Goa
i6Sded east and 45 cars OF coal loaded
wet. or the 13 cars Of coke loaded
6trs were 10 cars loaded east and
Cart loaded west. Wagon mines load
n ed aix cars of coal on Tuesday.
on the Monongahela railroad OF
Tuesday there were Q cars Of Goa
loaded in the West Virginia distric
2sSd 203 cars loaded in the Pennsyl
Inia district.
Loading on the Helen's Run ant
Wyaft.Bingamon branches Of tn
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