The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-10

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nears 10 bear out the general trend
81 opinion In coal circles mat.
something's brewing In Washing
The hearing was held to Iron out
some complaints made BY the sand
and gravel dealers who pettoned
and protested against being de-
uriyed Of the use Of open top cars.
They commended that during the
wal their business suffered along
these lines and they all bore Il pa
tiently but now that the war was
over they did not purpose to stand
Il any longer without protesting.
II Is believed that the commits
sion will change It's order so as 10
permit them to use open top cars
and at the same time make proEi.
sion to take care Of the coal IN.
dustry 50 that the open top equip
ment will not become more acute.
slames Assigned Cars.
In the course Of the hearing at
Washington In regard to open top
equipment on Friday, John Moore.
the president Of the Ohio United
Mine Workers Of America, told the
commission right OF the bat that
II assigned cars would be cut out
the price OF coal would come down.
This appears to be the prevailing
opinion Of the vast majority Of
operators and miners officials.
Daily Production.
Fairmont region on Friday pro-
duced SCI cars Of coal and coke
S44 cars Of coal and Is cars OF
coke.
Due to the ragged car supply the
production fell on the Monongah
division Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad to sos cars Of coal and
coke-57 cars Of coal and Is cars
Of coke. EaStwardly there were
loaded 1888 loads and westerly 81
loads with 10 cars Of coke loaded
east and S cars loaded west. Wag.
on mine production is running
about the same having been II
cars on the division during the
past three days.
Mines along the Monongahela
railway in the West Virginia dis.
trict on Friday loaded 162 cars OF
coal, while those In the Pennsyl.
vania district produced 173 cars.
Production on the Helen'S Run
and Wyatt.Bingamon branches Of
the Western Maryland railroad on
Friday was headed toward normal,
there having been los cars loaded
on these spurs.
Daily Shipments.
Shipments of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad on Friday were as
follows: Curtis Bay, AZ cars; 81.
Georges, 5 cars; lakes, 3 cars;
Michigan points, 10 car S; Ohio
points, Al cars; miscellaneous
western points, "a cars.
B. & o. Movement.
East Of Grafton the B. & O. en-
Friday moved twenty-four trains,
! which drew 1901 carloads.
Westernly the B. & 0. moved 1872
loads. There were 200 loads went
to the lakes.
United Mine Workers.
Ira Marks and Nick Aiell, dis.
trict board members, are In the
Morgantown fields today.
John Custolac, district organizer,
is In the Clarksburg fields today.
Edward Matthews, secretary OF
sub district 4, Is at work in the
Clarksburg fields.
W.T.. Ray, district board mem.
Der, Is in Charleston.
! C. F. Keeney, Charleston, presi'
7 dent Of district II, Is expected to
arrive here on Sunday.
Work Progressing.
Straight & Mcclure, civil and
mining engineers, Fairmont, have
been given full charge Of the con
| struction and development Of 9
new shaft operation, on Blnga:
mon creek, for the Love Coal anc
Coke company, which consists o.
coal operators from Connellsville
Pa. The plant will be electrically
equipped throughout and will be