The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-10-23

OF this week. While the car sup
ply has not been full every day 1t
has been regular and right fair.
The large number OF cars left over
from the previous day would indi-
cate that the miners are not work
ing steady.
In fact the idleness Is such that
Charles H. Bailey, international
representative of the United Nine
Workers, at Fatrmont, has issued q
circular letter to the miners com.
menting on the large number OF
complaints that he has recently re-
ceived on the miners" laying idle
after pay days"
Mr.. Batley's circular in part
states:
I'm some instances almost laying
the mine idle totally, and IN other
Instances, as much as 40 and so per
cent. OF the tonnage has been cut
down by such actions, for as much
as one and two days after pay pc
RODS.
Therefore, desire to say, that
such actions and methods OF tent
Dorary shutting down mines by lay
ing of individually after pay days,
are In substance a violation OF our
Joint agreement, because under
Section 4 OF said joint agreement
/, e., the eight hour day, means
and requires that all employees OF
a mine shall be there to perform
their eight hours work, when rail-
road cars are at the mine to do so.
"And my advice is to you, here.
after, while you have the oppor'
tunity to get steady work or as
steady as the companies can get
railroad cars to the mine, you had
better work regularly every day.
and instead OF spending your mon.
ey foolishly and laying idle period
ically, you had better save your
money, and put 1t away for III
ture day that Is coming when you
will not be leaving yourselves de-
pendent upon others, when slack
work comes or some other una
voidable accident"
Production on the Monongah d.
vision OF the B. g. O., for the week
viii probably not run $500 cars Of
coal and coke and OF that almost
$50 cars will be cake: Tonnage on
the Monongahela railway In West
Virg!uin this week will probably
run 1000 cars, while that on tho
Western Maryland spurs should
aggregate 625 cars OF coal.
Teamtraek Meeting
An important meeting Of the
Team Track Coal Operators AS
ISOLATION Of Northern West Virgin
ia will be held on Monday even
ing at o'clock in the office OF the
Hall Garage Company on Meredith
street, opposite the post office. All
wagon mine operators in the re-
gion are invited to attend.
], T. Michael, Clarksburg, eX-
ecutive secretary OF the association
states that important business to
all wagon mines operators will be
discussed including car supply. the
subject of producing clean coal and
traffic matters. The teamtraCkers
are willing to cooperate with tho
fair practices movement, 1t Is I'M
derstood.
Daily Car Supply
For a Saturday the car supply on
the Monongah division OF the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad is right
fair today at 1858. The mines or.
dered 1920 cars OF which 38 cars
are for coke loading. The cars to-
day are classified: Open, 841; coke,
Sc; B. NJ. /. X, 70; NJ. v. T. 21.
Cars left over from the previous
day were 1O3. There are thirty
nine mines idle today along the
division
Car supply was good today along
the MOnongahela railway and
346 empties were placed in the
West Virginia district. OF this
number there were 80 assigned
cars. In the Pennsylvania district
there were 80 empties placed.
There will be a full run OF empties
for the mines on Monday.
No doubt the best car supply had
on the Helen's Run and Wyatt