The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-10-08
FAIR PRACTICES
BODY HAS HAD
N0GOMPLAINTS
Coal Men Cannot Under.
stand the Attitude of
Colonel Walker

Coal prices continue to be un-
certain and line shipments. not en-
tirely confined to West Virginia
copslgnments, were selling loaay
as low as $751; 90 TO 81. Quite q con'
frast when compared to those that
prevailed prior TO the time tina
Fair Practices committee, repre-
senting 200 coal operators and Of
ffciuls OF the Department OF Jus
tlce, went TO work. Some OF the
cement mills in Pennsylvania It %
reported received coal yesterday
ar $3.50 a ton. The market Is get
ting to be SO soft that many traces
men have stopped buying coal en-
Iirely Even the traulng in export
business has not been US active
because OF the shaken up condi'
lions.
Local members of the Fair Prac.
tIces committee say that thus IN!
they have not been notified OF any
complaint OF high priced coal nor
have they received the names OF
any firms or consumers whose
coal needs have not been satisfied.
IL was pointed out IN coal circles
this morning that the whole mat
ter of working out the c0h situa'
ton was committed to the Fair
Practices committee and that the
Department OF Justice specifically
agreed that all complaints OF what.
ever nature should be referred to
the committee for adjustment. In
uuiry by long distance telephone
this morning developed the fact
that, not single complaint of any
kind has been filed with any mem.
ber OF the committee. X,
One coal operator N Comments
ing upon this state off2ahatrs said
this morning that tf Colonel walk
Ell, United States attorney for this
district; shaa rec S.ad enough III COM
ptaitTt 70 M RtFant the lnterF4eH
which no -g6F euouE pEednesdaS
nighE he has mot beer keeping faith
With either the Department Of JUS
tice or the coal operators! Every
complaint about the coal market
which has been filed with Colonel
Walker should have been placed
promptly in the hands of the com
mittee, and the members OF the
committee and the coal men with
whom they have talked are begin
ming to wonder just, what kind OF
a game Walker Is playing over at
Martinsburg.
In fairness to the operators 1t
might be stated that there is SIN
cere effort to reduce the price OF
coal. There are certain coal men
connected with the movement who
will not be party to any other
plan. The movement Is sincere all
though some premature publicity
OF big price drops may have be.
clouded the situation somewhat.
Now, however, that the prices have
been on the decline for the past
several days the government Off.
cials may be assured Of the fact
that low price coal is one of the
aims Of the organization.
Daily Car Supply.
On the Monongah division OF the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad today
there are LAO empties while tho
early morning placement Is 1856.
Ten mines are idle. The mines
along the division ordered 1873
cars Of which 3S cars are for coke
loading. The cars are classified as
follows: Open, 975; coke, 38; NJ.
v. T., 40; B. NJ. l. X, 81. Cars
left over from the previous day
Empties along the Mo1ongahela
railway in West Virginia district
today totaled 302 of which num-
Pennsylvania district there were
1928 empties placed. There will be
a 40 per cent. commercial car sup.
ply on Saturday.
Along the Helen's Run and
Wyatt t-Bingamon branches OF the
Western Maryland railway today
there are ITS emntieB.
Daily Production.
Fatrmont region on Thursday
loaded a total Of 1891 cars of coal
and coke on the three railroads.
The coal was 1855 cars while the
coke was 26 cars.
Along the Monongah division OF
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad on
Thursday there were S66 cars OF
coal and coke loaded. OF that
there were $40 cars of coal and 26
cars Of coke. The coal movement
east was SIG cars while that west
was 224 cars. The coke movement
was IA cars east and IL cars west.
Wagon coal loading was nine cars
yesterday.
Operations along the Mononga.
hela railway on Thursday produced
413 cars of coal in the West Vir-
6lAlH ul9lI4CL WuA6 L0Ob6 IN L09
Pennsylvania district loaded 27S
cars OF coal. The loading in the
West Virginia end yesterday is the
record daily loading.
Mines along the Helen's Run
and Wyatt-Bingamon branches of
the Western Maryland railway on
Thursday loaded 112 cars of coal.
Daily Shipments,
Those daily shipments were made
OF the Monongah division OF the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad: Cur.
tis Bay, S3 cars; st. Georges, 45
cars; lakes, 1S3 cars; Ohio points,
16 cars;N Michigan points, cars:
miscellaneous wostern points, 10
cars.
Railroad Fuel.
Railroad fuel shipments OF ths
Monongah division Of the Baltimore
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