The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-10-30
Bic -FOUR WILL
SHIP MONDAY AT
HEFzIBBH MINE
Up.to-Date Coal Plant is
Constructed in Record
Time.
dinner FOR OPERATORS
Coal Prices Continue to
Drop in This
Region.
DINNER FOR OPERATORS

sueed records for equipping o
new. and up-to-date coal plant
were shattered in the FalTmonL re-
Rion in the operation OF inc Dig
-Four Coal Company OF the CIATh
interests, which started 70 break
ground on August l, and Will oe-
Rin 10 load coal on Monday. inns
Operation is located at Hepzioah,
l12rrlson county. and tract ol
$50 acres OF high grade Pi nSi,,
burEh gas coal will be worked. INC
!Dlnrt win be modern and will be
am In It's entirety by electric
power, 1t will be one OF the most
ip,to.date plants in the region.
Tne mine will produce from l,OOO
to 1900 tons OF coal a day after II
reaches the height Of its capacity
High Price Coal
There is quite a controversy IN
the FairmonL region today az 10
the blame for higl priced coal. the
coal operator in some instances
blnmes 1t on the jobber and visa
versa, AS q matter OF fact the con
Bcientious coal operator and 1oDper
have never been TO blame Tor tne
condition. In fairness to limit
81 number of jobbers who have
Conducted their business on a
Suuara pIatform it must be stated
that In helping the fair practices
project they have submitted thous-
nnds of dollars OF loss. This Is also
true of a certain number OF Oper'
Rtors also, who went along III good
faith and would be a party to no
action unless 1t was in cooperation
with the government. On the other
hand there are a number OF coal
operators and coal brokers who
never have and never will pay any
attention to the reform movement
and 1t will be up TO the Fair l'Tac'
tees committee to, report ooth a.
deltnuuents. Certain brokers grab
bed all they could and this may
also be said OF certain operators
30 that when the burden OF respon'
Bibillty of high priced coal is plac'
ed It goes to the INSCRIPTIONS
whether coal operators or JoDberS.
That the bottom has fallen out
OF coal prices is self evident. Tho
Fair Practices committee locally
had its effect, but the general
movement is responsible as re.
suit of the United States Depart.
ment OF Lustice directing the Ma
tional CoaI Association to use
means OF bringing coal prices down,
which naturally is eflectlng all
bttuminous coal producing regions.
Then, too, many eastern consum'
.ers are running factories on par.
tlal time and buying is not as
mand !s not here Tor coal as 1t
was several months ago.
Prices Dropping
Coal prices are continuing TO
drop. Pool 344 tor export was $50
today while lines shipments were
IS to $685., but trading WCs not
very spirited. Pool Al sold at S6.2G
but sales were limited. While Is.
& o.. mine prices were low, the
same condition prevailed along tho
M0nongahela railway, pool 81 being
1926. Export business was cut OIL
on the Monongahela railway due
10 the fact that export permits
were not issued although the West.
ern Maryland at noon yesterday
began to receive coal shipments
from the Monongahela and Z. q
l.. y. at Dickerson's Run.
Foreign Visitor
g. H. Sho4, New York city, q
coal exporter, and Col. Courtney
Hood, London, England. are regis.
tered at The Fairm0nt Today and
they are here on an inspection trip
to the Fairmont region.
Mr.. Sholl has been an exporter
of coal for thirty years Lud is said
to be among the oldest IN coal eX-
porting. He has interests in West
Virginia properties. He is cou-
nected with the Continental Fuel
Export Corporation which as Of
tices in New York City and Lon
uon, England. Col.sElo0d being The
he'd OF the office in London. Col.
Hood served with the British array
IL the lac verdi war au saw tho
HARDEST Kind CT service in France.
Big Village Soen
Elaborate plans are DCiLg made
by The Chesapeake Coal Company
tC erect additional 1JJ touses on
tho Andrew Ice farm, near Bar
racSville. The company built some
houses there some time ago, but
there is need for more houses and
this work it is understood, immedi-
Rtely.
The company owns 1O9 acres OF
Sewickley coal at that point.
Yesterday The Chesapeake Coal
Company acquired two tracts OF
coal, aggreEating 109 additional
acres OF Sewickley coal. Tue deed
was filed in the Marion county
court house yesterday. The prop.
eMy was purchased from the fol-
loving: A. C. Ice, Mary E. Ice,
Fred ]. Ice, Elizabeth Ice, Fanny