The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-12

A, act;ye sr.rts. Since its organization
Alr. Nheelwrighi had been prominent
y Identified with that body.
Coal Commission.
Just what POLICY VIII be pursued by
the Coal Commission ~ IT'S hearing
/ which start today In Washington. ID. G.
Is q matter of conjecture. that ii
whether Il will cover the central com
potitive fields only or whether II viii
include It and all OF the outlying dis.
tricts.
Tho scale OF the central competitive
states will probably meet th6 commits
sion today. II the outlying districts
are included representatives of that
body will be called later.
Weekly Totals.
Las. week on the Moncngah divis-
ion OF the B. & o. 46T3 cars OF coal
were loaded east and us cars west.
There were 1 cars OF coke loaded east
and "a cars west. Wagon mines load
ed 10 cars, the heaviest loading for
this character of mines for some time.
Curtis Bay shipments last week to-
tailed TAG cars. st. Georges 2 cars.
Locust Point 2 cars; Michigan points
152 cars; Ohio points 295 cars; miscel
laneous points, 244 cars.
Railroad fuel shipments last week
totaled 1900 cars an increase of rs
cars ever the previous week.
East of Grafton.
East OF Grafton on Saturday the
Baltimore and Ohio ralirpfad drew.
1913 loads In % trains and on Sunday
124S cars were moved over the noun
tatns IN 20 trains. The movement has
Increased very well since milder weath
er prevailed.
Last week there were 7iss loads
drawn east of Grafton or an average
OF 1927 loads a day.
Personal Mention.
G. d. Robinson OF the Robinson Ctai
Company. is expected to return today
from Baltimore.
C. H. Jenkins, president OF the
Northern West Virginia Coal Opera
tors Association, arrived yesterday
from Washington. d. G., whore he
attended the meeting OF the directors
OF the National Coal Association last
week.
Charles r. Martin, chief clerk Of the
West Virginia operations OF the jam
tson Coal & Coke company was at
his desk today after weeks visit
{ TO Akron, o.
/ Saturdays Leading.
Fatrmont region on Saturday pro-
duced 7S2 cars OF coal and coke-773
cars OF coal and 0 cars Of coke. ON
the Monongah division OF the B. q
o. railroad there were $40 cars OF coal
and coke loaded-633 cars of coal and
! 0 cars OF coke. In the West Virginia
distric. Of the Monongahela railroad
14o cars OF coal were loaded.
Daily consisnments.
There were GAG cars of coal londed
east and SS cars west. Eight cars OF
coke were loaded west, and car east
Five cars OF coal were loaded by wag-
on mines, which has been the heayl-
1 est for some time.
Curtis Bay shipments were 132 cars;
michigan points 10 cars; Ohio points
80 cars; miscellaneous western points
81 cars.
Railroad fuel shipments on Saturday
dropped to 90 cSs the lowest tonnage
for many months. Tho bulk OF this.
As cars went to the B. & o. railroad.
All railroads Ind greatly reduced con-
signments.
United Mine Workers.
Sanford Snyder, International or
| ganizer returned on Sunday night from
his home ut Athens, o. He was in at
tendance at the convention OF the I'm
tied Mine Workers Of America in Co
/ lumbus, o.. last week. Today Mr..
Snyder is at Morgan mines at Riyes-
! vile.
i Ira Marks, district board member,
Is in tho Pennington fields today.
John Custalac, district organizer ID
! at Riveville today.
] ]. L. Ballard, international organ
izer, is at Virooa today.
/ Edward Matthews, secretary OF sub
/ district 4. is in the Clarksburg fields
today.
Must Remain the Same.
! The operators of the New River
district must resume the status quo
of October 81, according TO a message
received from Attorney General Pal
mer by Lawrence Dwyer, International
board member OF district 20 OF the
United Mine Workers Of American
Attorney General Palmer declares he
has taken the question up with repre-
sentatiyes OF the operators, assccia-
ton.
Mr.-Dwyer alleged that certain coal
operators had sought to disrupt the
union by abolishing the check on So