The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-15

Home from Cleveland
can Ffshbnck. Fairmont repfese1l-
tatiya OF the Arkwright CoA COLI Ls
many returned today from Q DUST
ness trip to Cleveland, o.
Morusntown Firms Called
The New Dominion, MorgantoWn !
prints the following today IN Iek'
erence to the federal court session
at Martinsburg:
"Thirteen leading coal companies
nF the NorgantoWn district yester.
day were summoned to appear be
fore the Federal Grand Jury at Mar.
tinsburg on September 80 to make
a full and complete showing Oh an
transactions for the period covering
Biz months operations up TO Septeln'
Der !, 1920. In the government m
uuiry TO determine how much II any
Erofltecring has taken place IN tnls
district.
THAT the inquiry Is to be com.
plete in detail is indicated by the
TACT that along with the suppoenas
have come instructions TO all firms
TO bring the books and records OF
the companies covering all the bus
iness OF operation and sales during
the period mentioned. 1t Is expected
that a special express car VIII pc
required to carry all OF the RECORDS
to go 10 Martinsburg from THIS us
trict.
Information was given out carry
yesterday that the following coInpan
le5 have been subpoenaed lot sep
TENDER 80 appearance:
Davis CoaI Company.
ozza. hE{tdl,a1l Goal fRnTnnanY.
Randall Coal Company.
Elkins Stone Coal Company.
National Fuel Company.
Morgantown Coal Company.
]. L. Maust
Hess Coal and Coke Company.
Granville Coal andCokeCompany.
Barbe Coal Company.
Heather Run Coal Company, OF
Kingwood.
Smith Coal Company, Kinywood.
Summons OF these companies
does not mean that all or any are
charged with profiteering or con-
Quoting their business In other thau
3 Legal and regular way. The In
uuiry is directed by the federal au-
thorlties at getting complete re-
view OF the business transacted by
the companies and 1t Is understood
that nearly all dealers will have
Lake situation
Reports from Cleveland indicate
that the coal Is going forward 10
the lake front Just as strong as prior
10 Labor Day and boasts are lining
up Cargoes with little delay.
4 The railroads had S,g63 cars at
the lake front Mondaym orning and
1883 cars in transit. The docks
dumped Abb cars Saturday and
Sunday and receipts was estimated
at 2,742 cars. There was a let-up
in shipments last week on account
of the holiday and the fleet only
load S46,161 tons OF cargo coal.
Shipments upt September IL were
12,545,04s tons compared with 49,
33l,5S1 tons for the same time last
season and 1S,S27,706 tons in 1918.
Getting Equipment
The Fairmont Electric Service
Company Is installing three IS k; W
transformers, $4,000 to 1900 volts,
three 20 k. ". transformers 220O
to 22O volts, a steel sub station
tower with high tension, switches
and lightning arrests for the Fort
Pitt Coal Company at its operation
ut Wilsonburg, W. Va, along the
Short line Of the B. & o. railroad.
The work is to be completed within
sixty days.
The Wolf Summit Coal Company
is electrifying its operations al
Wolf Summit, Harrison county and
The Fairmont Electric Service Com.
pany Is installing the electrical
and mechanical equipment. 1t
consists Of three $50 k. W. trans
formers, $4,000 TO 1900 volts, light