The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-26
OPERATORS SET
EORANNUALME
HERE TOMORROW
Big Turnout of Coal Opera.
tors Urged-some Are
on Sick List.

Northern West Virginia coal opera.
tors are indeed very fortunate in secur.
ing two officials of the National Coal
Association, to address their annual
meeting at the Jacobs building on Fri
day. The business session will be
called to order by G. H. Jenkins, the
president, at Ii o'clock in the morning.
This is the last meeting that Mr.. Jen-
kins will serve in that capacity as he
has announced that he will not be a
candidate for le.election. Mr.. Jenkins
took this stand last year, but friends
in the industry prevailed upon him to
again take hold of the reins, which he
did.
At noon tomorrow II I'D expected
that session of the board Of direc.
tors will be held. II time permits this
to be Zone 81 most likely that off
GERS will be chosen for the ensuing
wear, although it may be. that this mat.
ter might be deferred until later. 3
The general operatorss meeting will
be held at 2:30; o'clock in the associa-
tionsrooms In the cobs buiidin The
speakers viii be = s. e D.sA. Morrow,
Washington, d. G., vice president OF
The National Coal Association, and
John Callahan, Washington, D. c., trat-
fic manager of The National Coal AS.
sociation. A general appeal is made
of coal operators, members or non
members, to attend in order to swell
the attendance, which may be affected
somewhat due to sickness among the
members.
Daily Car Supply,
Cars on the Monongah division of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad today
number SIS, while the minesoordered
1920. The early morning placement
was ass, which is 106 feet than on
Wednesday. Today's car supply is I'll
cars short of yesterday. AS result OF
today's car shortage there are 10S
mines idle.
Today's cars on the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad are classified as fol.
lows: Open, 1856; coke, II; IL. e. C. X,
5; M. v. T., 10. There were 81 cars
left over from the previous day.
Today the Consolidation Coal com.
pany has rs out of 33 mines idle. The
Hutchinson Coal company has four
mines down. The Ci=S.x interests have
Tunnelton, Junior and Salvatore mines
idle today. Pitcairn has eleven cars
The Robinson Coal company has six
mines idle today and barely enough
cars at its other mines to provide more
than few hours work for the min,
ers. Today mines z, S and 8 of the
Jamison Coal and Coke company are
idle with an eighty per cent. car sup.
ply at Dakota and Lehigh mines. The
absence of coal train south of Martin
Pa, where a wreck occurred yester
day, caused these mines to be closed
down yesterday, but today they re
ceived a better car supply to make up
for yesterdays deficiency.
consoI. Auditor Dead.
/ A. S. Dunham, Baltimore, general
auditor of the Consolidation Coal com
pany, died at his residence in Balti
more last evening at 11:15 o'clock. He
was seventy years old and was favor
ably known in Faitmont, having visit
ed here number of times in connec
ton with the work OF the corporation
About two weeks ago Mr.. Dunham's
son, who was 26 years old, died in Bal
timore. He had been engaged in his
fathers office in that city.
Working at Usage.
| Miners returned towork at the oper
alton of the Usage Coal company this
morning at Usage, after having been
on strike nine days H. E. Peters
president of sub district 4, Fairmont
addressed the men yesterday and sen,
them bac kto work. There were Ger
tain grievances, which have been ad
justed. One l9ndred miners were af
fected.'
Working on Tax Reports.
Most of the coal companies are bus
fly engaged now making UP their cor
poration tax reports for the govern
ment. These must be returned March
Is. Whether or not the government
will extend the time is problematical
Daily Production.
Mines along the Monongah division
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad on
Wednesday loaded 664 cars of coal
and coke-655 cars of coal and nine
cars of coke. There were 555 cars OF
loaded east and 100 cars of coal load.
ed west. OF the nine cars of coke
loaded there were six cars loaded east
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