The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-15
PLENTY OF COAL
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coke. The production held up
we'll.
Mines along the Helen's Run and
Wyatt-Bingamon branches OF the
Western Maryland railway on Tues
day loaded Sc cars of coal. OF that
mines along the Helen's Run
branch loaded 81 cars Of coal and
operations along the Wyatt.Binga'
mon branch loaded IS cars OF coal,
Operations along the Monongah
division OF the B. & o. r. R. on
Tuesday loaded 1,156 cars Of coal
and coke-1,129 cars OF coal and
27 cars of coke. AS usual the bulk
OF the coal went east. there haV.
ing been 1913 loads in that direc'
ton and but S. carloads west of
the division. Coke loading was al
most equally divided with Is cars
west and IL cars east. Wagon
mine production has almost dis
appeared, although there were two
cars OF coal loaded by such opera
tons along the division on Tues
day.
Loading on the Monongahela rail
way on Tuesday was 331 cars OF
coal in the West Virginia district
and 421 cars OF coal in the Penn
sylvania end.
Along the Charleston division Of
the B. & o. r. R. on Tuesday there
were 16S cars of coal loaded. OF
that 55 cars we're loaded for rail
road fuel, the D. & o. securing Il
cars and the remainder 80 cars
went to foreign carriers.
Some U%nconsiqned Cars.
1t was reported that yesterday
there we're fourteen unconsiGneC
cars of coal on the NJ. r. branch Of
the B. & o. railroad, between Fair
mont and Clarksburg. On Monday
there were rs cars on the same
branch that were unconsisned.
fellow Could Not Come.
1t was expected that Captain
Percy fellow, statistlcian Of the
United Mine Workers of America
would be in Fairmont today to at
tend the conference between thu
operators and miners in regard t
setting a mining rate for the new
large type Of coal cutting machines
but he was. detained in Columbus
TO-, owing to the illness OF his wife
AS u result the conference wa!
deferred until January 3. 1t will
be held in the rooms of the North
ern West Virginia Coal Operators
Association in the Jacobs building
Fairmont.
United Mine Workers.
Nick Aiello, district board mem
Der, is at Grant Town today.
Patrick Buckley, field worker, 1
at Consol. mine SO at Middleton to
day.
James McClcary. field worker. /
at Dakota today.
Holding Conference.
At the rooms of the Northern
West Virginia Coal Operators AS
ISOLATION in the Jacobs building to
day there is q meeting of the join
committee OF the operators ant
United Mine Workers OF AmericI
to work out n rate for the large
type Of coal cutting machine
which we're recently put to worl
in the FairmOnt region.
Thursdays Run.
This morning information wa
received by the Northern West Wiz
ginia Coal Operators Association
that there probably would be a.rul
of 1900 cars on the Monongah di
vision OF the B. & o. r. r. OF
Thursday. This morning there
were 500 empties in eight from th'
east, according to information from
Keyser. It is estimated that emp
ties from the west and sOuthwes
will run the aggregate up TO 1,20t
cars.
Last Lake Cargo.
The last coal cargo on the Grea
Lakes was floated on Saturday on
of Cleveland on the Canadian
tramp, Glen BraC. which was bounC
for Midland, Canada.
This boat carried considerable
coal tonnage Of The Valley CAM
Coal company, which has local con
nections.
The lakes have been choppy TO
some days; but so far have no
DBen ClO6Gu up lOI tue hlukel al
though shipping Is about at al
end.
Now In Moraantown.
John j. Stoetzer, Fairmont rer
resentative OF The Davis Coal CON
pany, Morgantown, has closed hi
office, 315 Deveny building, unit
January ]. Until that date'hc viii
be located In Morgantown. Ate.
January l the company will aga1l
have the local office open.
Homo from Cleveland.
Gale Fishbacki Fairmont repre-
sentative OF The Valley Camp Goa
company, returned yesterday from
a trip to Cleveland.
Operators Conferences.
Next Friday there will be
meeting Of the coal operators o