The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-17
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The following dispatch was sent
out Of Cumberland, Md, yesterday
In regard to the meeting between
the operators and miners in the
Georges Greek field: VI
IA n meeting today OF rcpreS91.
tativcs OF the miners Of district
number 16, United Mine Workers
of America. composed OF the
Georges Creek and Upper Potomac
.ields, and the operators Of the tNV
regions, II was decided to hold
Joint conference at Baltimore. Tues. i
day. November 80, with the view to
settling disputes and entering upon
an agreement for the next tW9
years Had not this conferenC'
been agreed upon. the miners. uni
der u decision reached SevetnA
weeks ago. would have walked out
last uight."
Lake Situation.
A report from Cleveland shows
that the dumping OF coal continues
at the lake front In earnest. A dis.
patch states the following: Tho
railroads had 1900 cars Of coal in
port Monday morning and @,S6S cars
in transit. The docks dumped 3.
335 cars Saturday and Sunday ana
rcceipts were 3,437 cars. Loading
for Yesterday was estimated at e.
800 cars. The fleet loaded 627,15I
tons Of cargo coal last week. Ship.
ments for he season up to NoYenl'
her Ii were 20.525,5IS tons, COM
pared with %l,222.535 tons for the
same time last season and 2GvaSA'
776 tons in 1915"
Secure Coal Land.
]. c Hupp, formerly suPerintenu'
ent OF schools OF Paw Paw district,
and NJ J. Haller, formerly princi'
nal C the Rivesville schools, anu
Columbus Kelley. q former teacher
AID Goa: tradesman, have. purchaa.
ed 100 acres OF SewiCkley coal
from the Maxwell Coal company
along indian creek, Monongalta
county The Maxwell company -
expected TO develop coal IN that
section.
Tide Business of.
Curtis Bay shipments last week
dr0tJBed to the lowest level in six
weeks due to the general lack or
demand for coal abroad and later
because of the clnmping on OK
embargo due to the accu1mulaooI
of coal between the FaiTmont re-
gIon and Curtis Bay. Not since
the week ending October 2, wh21
the weekly total. was $50 cars. ~
there lull in the shipments -
that pier. Shipments to ST. Georges
last week were 1863 cars-t4e neavl'
est since May this having been
one Of the few pier outlets from
this region.
The CASTLE Coal company, organ
lied by Morgantown business men,
will operate in Greene county, "a
It has obtained West Virginia
charter. The capital stock ls $6Vt'
900, and the incorporators are B. a.
Chaplin, NJ. L. O'Neale, John W.
Clarke, Joseph L. Keener and VII
liam L. Glasscock, Of MorgaAtoWn'
Wagon Production.
A total of fifty.nine cars Of coal
was loaded by the wagon mine
ODeratIons along the Monongsh d.
vision OF the d. 6 o. r. ~ last
week. although the business WiA'
the waEoners Is u whole lot Yprs
than the weekly total would IND
cate. Most OF them have difficulty
task III dispcsitig of the coal lo4dedS
on box cars, there being only $3.50
offered whef in most cases It costs
more 10 produce II. Practically all
Of this type OF coal mines are
closed In the region, being esdmat.
ed from $50 to 200 cars.
Western Flow Limited.
Weslefn business In the main
WAS limited last week. Shipments
TO Ohio points dropped on nine.
teen cars from the previous Heek
constituents to Michigan points
slurupad seventy-nine cars. the
only redeeming movement in that
direction was miscellaneous Yest'
ern points, which showed a gain
Of Thirty cars over the previous
week, General western withs the
lake movement included was 93Si
carloads or 265 loads heavier than
the previous week. Sf
A Mine Fire.
Fire broke out in the main shaft
OF the plant OF the UntontownsGonf
neIlsviie Coal company, mean
Brownsville, Pa on Sunday and 9 Z
loss OF a million dollars may pc
sustained. Effort to extinguish the
blaze will be made by the flooding
process will start today this be.
ing the only possible means q
stayihg,the flames. When the ttte
broke out 165 miners escaped with.
out confusion. 1t will be two years
before the niue can again be work.
ed, which will throw 200 miners
out OF work.
New Publications.
The National Bureau Of Mines b
announces the following new pub
locations:
Technical Paper 259. Production
OF explosives In the United States
during the calendar year 1919,
with notes on coal mine accidents
due to explosives and list OF per-
missible explosives tested prior to
May 81, 1920, by W. w. Adams.
1920. 80 PIP.
Technical Paper 1855 Cove-oven,
accidents in the United States dur
ing the calendar year 1919, by W.
W. Adams. 1920. IS PIP.
United States Bitunlinous Coal
Commission. Sterilization Ct the
bicuminous coal industry. Extracta
from the award and recommends
tons OF the United States Bitlnl-
inous Coal Commission. 1920.