The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-16
|FARDlGION MINERS
ARE LIBERAL G|VERS
Contribute More to Saliva
ton Army Than They
Were Asked to.

HARRINGTON, ". Va. June Isl
Local Union 1895 United Mine Work
ers voted = dollar a member 70 The |
Salvation Army drive al last nights
meeting and the method Of procedure |
followed IN securing such generous
action may be OF interest 10 the pub
lie generally.
When the county organization was
first affected in this campaign a cir
cular letter was sent out to the unions
in Marion ounty. The list provided
came from United Mine Worker
headquarters in Faimon.. Il turned
out that the list was not exactly cor
rect or else some errors were mace
By stenogaphers for the letter 10
Cstawba union was returned with the !
information that nc such party
lived there and one Of two Of the let |
tiers either went astray or went 70
officers OF unions who either vert
not interested or forgot 10 report the
letters TO the unions.
A circular lette, vent to Local No.
lO36 at Lamison No. s. Pennington,
and another 10 Local No. 4042 al NO.
9. The communication was received
BY Local 1895 and laid on the table.
! The communication was not received
Iby Local 1912 as far as is known.
F. c. Chamberlain, who had charge
Of the organization in Marion county, |
falling to hear from either union de-
cided 10 name a committee al Farm
ington 10 over the tOwnspeop!e as
well as mine workers. This commit
tee arranged for an open air meeting
and took up a collection netting $40
doing additional soliciting that yield
ed SIS. The union mine workers hes
itated TO contribute 10 this fund,
2ointing out that il was likely thal
the unions would take il up. And so
the matter stood yesterday when a
representative Of the county organiza-
ton came on the scene
1t was explained that some union
miners individually had p.ofieret
dollar bills to the bookkeepers at the
different mines but they had not been
accepted IS there was no authority
! to accept donations. It was empha-
sized that several miners had declar-
ed their willingness 10 give but want
ed 10 be certain that the union was
not going 10 act before contributing
independently. Il
It was suggested that the men to
see were the officers Of the two un-
ions. ]. E. Kearney, secretary Of Lo-s
! al 1895. was looked up. When the M,
ture OF the business was explained
/ he took out five dollar bill and prof.
fered 1t, saying that he was not Ger
tain what the union was going 10 90
but that he personally wanted 10 give.
The purpose OF the visit was en-
phas:zed as being to get the union to
act one way or the other not to make
individual solicitation. NJ. Keamey
stated that the union met that night
and invited the representative Of the
county organization to attend the
meeting.
Climbing up the long hill TO Chat
ham hall at night opportunity was
presented 20 meet many OF the Unit
ed Mine Workers. The topics Of con.
yersation motly concerned getting
out coal. The possibility OF a thira
shift being put on for coke at No. :
was discussed. The ACCESSIBILITY oil
securing all the by-products Of coke
was emphasized. One fellow asked
what mode OF travel was likely 10
succeed airships. Another explained
Ihow the big Is mile guns operated
lin The World War. Other talk was
regarding The proper method Of han
ding motors and the responsibility
Of men in certain positions In the
Imine. There was some light cnatter
regarding an autos plight during the
Afternoon. There was no mention Of
prohibition or politics.
when the matter was brought before
1.-THE individual members Of the union
a plan was worked out 10 have the
union vote fifty cents a man which
would meet the unions fair share OF
the Harrington quota. A talk vas
made along these lines as the first
order Of business at the meeting. K;
{. Bolinger arose TO the floor and
moved that an assessment OF Z dol
| lar a man be put into effect. This
motion came as . surprise TO everyone
but it went through without a dis
It was explained that the union was