The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-01
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lalseady caused financial embarrass-
,nent to many Of them, who were COM
PEELED TO secure temporary loans from
banks and various financial institu-
lions.
Some Mines Working.
A number Of the mines In the Fair
mont region are at work today. The
tonnage will no doubt be small for the
day as some Of the companies have
but fifty per cent. and less OF the men
December Tonnage.
In December there were 1882 cars
Of coal ynd coke produced in the Fair
mont REGION ,373,s0o tons of coal
and 126 cars of coke.
On the Monongah division OF the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad there
were 22;031 cars OF coal and coke.
1.095, ESQ tons of coal and 1875 cars OF
coke. This is 1886 more cars of coal
and coke produced than In December,
1913, when there were 21,601 cars or
coal and coke produced-20,795 cars
OF coal ,039, $50 tons of coal and S06
cars OF coke. Loading as whole run
lower partially due to the lack OF the
demand for coal The car supply ran
almost the same then as last month.
Mines along the Monongahela rail-
way in the West Virginia District in
December produced 5,591 cars of coal.
Directors Meeting.
G. III. Jenkins, president OF the
Northern West Virginia Coal Opera
tors, Association, will attend the meet
ing OF the directors of the National
Coal Association at Washington, D.
CT, on January z.
Daily Car Supply.
The New Year was ushered in with
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad hav-
ing III cars on the Monongah division
today There were 1891 cars ordered
by the mnes. Today's early place:
ment was Gil. The cars today are
classified as follows: Open, 705;
coke, 8. As result of the small num-
Der Of cars twenty-seven mines are
idle because OF car shortage. There
were SO airs left over from the pre-
vipns day.
In the West Virginia district of the
Monongahela railway today there were
1913 csrs placed. In the Pennsylvania
district there were 306 placed. There
will be forty per cent. car supply in
the West Virginia district of the line
on Friday.
Daily Production.
In the Fairmont region on Wednes-
day there were S27 cars of coal and
coke loaded-S21 cars of coal and six
cars of coke.
Mines along the Monongah division
nj ND nhfa
Wednesday produced $50 cars of coal
and coke $50 cars OF coal and six cars
of coke.
The West Virginia district OF the
Monongahela railway on Wednesday
loaded 24t cars Of coal.
On the b.. e o. railroad on Wednes-
day there were 4S0 cars of coal loaded
aest and 100 cars loaded west, while
1 cars of coke were loaded west and
3 cars east. Wagon mines loaded two
cars OF coal.
Daily conslsnments.
These shipments were made off the
B. g o. railroad on Wednesday: Cur
lis Bay 81 cars; Michigan points, 80
cars; Ohio points, 20 cars; miscel-
laneous points, 80 cars.
Railroad Fuel.
Railroad fuel loaded on the B. e. o.
railroad on Wednesday dropped to Ill
-ars. Ali railroads shaded their con-
signments greatly, the largest ship
ment being to the B. & o. railroad at
81 cars.
United Mine Workers.
Sanford Snyder, international organ
Ter. is at yiropa today.
Today Ira Mares. district board
member IS at Clarksburg.
John Gustalac, district board mem
Der, is today at Morgantown.
j. u Ballard, international organi-
ger, is on business in Clarksburg to-
day.
g n keeney. president of district
IL Will return to Charleston today.
Miners Start Store.
Miners in this section are greatly
interested in the cooperative store
hat they vii start at Shinnstun with
IN q short time. Incident to this move
pent a meeting will be held in the
Shinnston opera house on Thursday
evening, January 10, at $3.50 o'clock.
addresses will BIO delivered by L. A.
foung, Grafton. general manager of
the cooperative store at that place,
which has proved very successful: Ar
1iando FosSo, Wendell, vice president
pf the West Virginia Federation of
Labor; e. F. Keeney. Charleston, pres
dent of district II, United. Mine
Workers; Hon. Frank Brunette, mayor
u Shinnston; John B. Wyatt, Shinns-
ON, attorney for the United Mine
4 lorkers of the Shinnston district, and
Filliaps M. Rogers, Fairmont, presi-
Ient Of the West Virginia Federation
81 Labor.
One of the active spirits in the
movement is John Custalac, district
orgazlzer Of the United Mine Work
srs, who is connected with the Fair
mont office
AT the meeting report will be sub
nitted by the twelve board OF direc-
ors, who were appointed previously.