The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-10-28

& NJ StsfNAs Plan AnopIoas
E'aIrmonters today rotuined from
Cleveland, whore they attended the
meeting OF the National Coal As
socIaLfou on Tuesday, According
10 G. 4. Bell, Fatrmont, secretary OF
Northern West Virginia. the plan
adopted was practically the same
as the Bo.called Northern West VIZ
Einla plan. This WAS practically
made compulsory because the Uni
ted States Department OF Justice
had approved It and naturally the
logical thing to do was Tor all hi
luminous coal operators to 60
along Local producing fields Will
appoint Fair Practices committees,
which Will function along the same
lines as has been done IN North
eTn West Virginia and similar
program viii be carried out.
Last Call to DeIinquents.
The last letter TO delinquent coal
companies w!lI be issued to non
participating coal companies by
the Fair FEacliCss committee OF
Northern West Virginia today. The
nope 10 expressed that all coal
operators will cooperate and be-
come a party to the Fair Practices
80 successful.
1t is planned by the secretary
Of the Fair Practices committee
to give the operators fow days
grace In order to subscribe TO the
resolution passed incident to the
movement. All coal companies and
operators who have not signed up
by next Monday, November l. vii!
Ea reported TO the United states
Department OF Justice as mot co.
operating" Just what the Depart
meHt OF Justice Will do TO delln'
qUsnJs Is Il matter OF conjecture
and the committee is unable to say.
I he government is giving the opef-
alurg every chance to ne fair III
their dealings before prosecutions
are again started, which OF course
will NOV be as lenient In the Euture
as they have been in the past.
Several points have been made
clear TO most operators that poll
tics are not factor and that the
government does not want TO reg
ulate the coal industry providing
the operators are inclined TO deal
fairly with consumers generally.
Directors Melting.
A meeting OF the board OF dtreC-
tors OF the Northern West Viz
glnia Coal Operators Association
was called for Friday afternoon ut
citation in the Jacobs building. The
call was issued Us Brooks Fleming,
Jr.. the president OF the associa-
ton.
Daily Car Supply.
Empties on the MonOugah dlvt-
sion OF the Baltimore ana ONO rail-
road are again ELy today with SIX
ty-eIgAt mines idle. The mines
along the division ordered l.1lg
empIies OF which 81 were for coke.
loading Cars are classified as fol
lows; Open, iG5; coke, 81; NJ.
V. T., 81, b. NJ. !. y, I'll. Cars
left over from the previous day
were III. The carly morning place
ment today was 500.
Placements were short on the
West Virginia end OF the Monon'
gahela railway today due TO q
wreck, which occurred near Nor.
ganlOwn yesterday afternoon. Sow
en- cars OF coal jumped the track,
which were not replaced until th!I
morning. The result was That Only
70 cars were placed today III West
Virginia, although there were cars
for this section. Twcuty.Soven OF
that number were assigned cars.
Quite few MINES were idle as
result OF tho wreck. In the Penn.
sylvunia district today there Wcre
36i. There Is so per cent. COM
mercial run in sight for Fridays
loading.
Along tho Hclens Run and Wy
ntt.BiEsanOn branches OF the
MeslG!u Maryland railway today
there WAS an abundant supply vi
ips III
full run mark IS 100. There viii
be full run Oh cars on The sfLrs
for Fridays loading.
Today there are 1876 cars on the
Charleston division OF the Balti'
more and Ohio railroad and all or
them are placed. The mines or
dered $50 cars.
Big Pay Days.
The Jamisun Coal and Coke COM
many and the Clark coal interests
today observed pay day and II is
understood that the pay was a good
sized one due TO the favorable run
Of ears during The weeks Tor which
the pay covered.
Lake Priorities Off.
Notice OF The cancellation or the
Interstate Commerce commission
prOrlty order forcing lake coal
shipments was cancelled last night
and this regulation did not apply
Oh touuyS shipments. These com
mlsory shipments TO the lakes have
been on since Juno Ii, when the
pooling system began TO function.
During that time The appOrtioh-
mcnt, which was l65 cars daily on
the Mononguh division OF the b. 4
o. railroad, were increased to Ger.
tain mines having only commercial
The lake priority Is off for good
this season because the lake sea
son will close in fifteen or twenty
days, the Insurance rates expiring
on October 10. 1t is apparent that
there Is sufficient coal at the lake
front TO take care OF the Northwest
or else the priority would not nave
been lifted. The volume OF coal
that Went to the lakes from the
F'airmOnt region was very large.
Lake consIgnmonts off the d. s:
O, Yesterday were low 1T SIS cars.
THIS being the las; real large ton
mage 10 the lakes from the region,
1t Is believed.
a report Of tina lake situation
from Cleveland is US follows: With
more coal In sight than there has
been for many weeks, wild car
riers are In good demand but ton
mage came out pretty freely on
Tuesday and all The spot Cargoes
we're taken, A number OF big
steamers were placed 10 load Wed
negdpy and dumping will be pretty
heavy, The Lake Superior coal 10
being sent forward without much
trouEle, but the members OF the
charteriug committee have had to