The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-11
Meager News Filtering
Out of Washington
Indicates This
NEW ENGLANDERS HERE
Officials Of New England
Fuel & Transportation
Co. At Grant Town

Little has been learned here
about the conference had with the
special committee from the North
ern West Virginia Coal Operators
Association with the Interstate
Commerce commission In Washing
ton, D. G., yesterday, but 1t Is un-
derstood that the B. & o. has been
directed to stop confiscating coal
at the mines.
OF course the B. & o. railroad
must buy some coal on the spot
market and some arrangements
will probably have to be made in
order that it is properly fueled.
The committee from Fairmont is
composed OF A. C. Beeson, Anna
belle; CHI. jenkins, Fairmont, and
G. #. Bell, Fairmont, executive vice
president OF the Northern West Vir-
ginia Coal Operators Association.
1t Is understood that c. W. Gal
loway, Baltimore, vice president In
charge OF operations for the B. &
O., and other officials were also in
attendance at the conference be-
fore the Interstate Commerce com
mission.
According to reports current to.
day the official confiscat1on orders
issued by the B. & O. O.railroad for
coal coniiscated makes It appear
that the fuel was confisCated from
the operators direct while in many
instances the coal was carded TO
consumers and they were torn on.
That the railroad has exceeded its
authority along the powers OF con-
fiscation always was contended by
the operators and they will be
pleased with the favorable outcome
OF yesterdays achievement.
Operators report that as recent
as yesterday the B .& o. had con-
flscated coal. 1t Is believed. how
ever, that in the future the B. &
o. will have to cease this malicious
practice,
The special committee from Fair
mont will probably arrive In town
later in the day.
Auh Officials Here.
This morning shortly after $3.50
o'clock u party OF officials OF the
New England Fuel and Transports
tion company arrived in a New
York, New Haven and Hartford
Pullman from Boston and were met
at the local B. & o. station by ].
w. DevisOn, Grant Town, the gem
eral manager OF the operations in
| the FairmOnt field.
The officials consisted OF Robert
Grant, the president; j. l.. Rich
ards, Robert Winsor, f. E. Snow,
E. NJ. Richards and Mr.. Harding.
| all directors of the New England
Fuel and Transportation company
From Washington, D. c., they
brought c. w. Galloway, Baltimore
vice president of operations of the
B. & O., and G. NJ. Schriver, Balti'
more, senior vice president.
The party went to Grant Town to
inspect their big plant there and
later they visited Mines Nos. 2 and
3 along the Indian Creek and North
ern railway, which line the New
England Fuel and Transportation
company Is erecting and partially
using.
Coke Easing Up.
With the ease up in the steel
business coke production Is being
curtailed. So far no ovens in the
Fairmont region have been closed
down, but the tendency is to pro
duce all p hour coke instead OF
any 26 hour coke. This plan has
been taken by the Jamison Coal
and Coke company at its ovens.
Coke prices have dropped consid'
cradle In the past three weeks be-
ing practically cut in half. The
drop was from $3.50 to $3.50 a
ton.
Car Supply OF.
| Cars are fairly scarce today and
quite few OF the more important
mines in the regions have had the
supply cut down. There are "a
mines idle today. A total OF 917
empties arc on the Monongahela
division Of the B. & o. railroad to-
day. The carly morning placement
is very slim at 677. Bnpties are
| classified as follows: Open, 624:
coke, 81; B. NJ. /. X, 230; NJ. v.
T., SO. Cars left over from the
previous day were 1855. The mines
today ordered 1886 cars Of which
27 were for coke loading.
Along the Helen's Run and
Wyatt-BingAmon branches Of the
Western Maryland railway today
| continual nm poPn Eight