The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-10
RAILROADS. ARE
GRABBING COAL
FOR FUEL USE
Car Supply Has Again
Dwindled to the Van
ishing Point.
COAL HEARING PLANS
West Virginia Facts vii.
be Put Before Commits
sion Friday.

Car supply statistics have been adj
verse for so long that they no longer
make any impression upon the public
mind. Even the coal operators and
the Miners are beginning to regard the
situation in an apathetic spirit, but
the news this morning that the cars
were so scarce that the railroads were
beginning to seize coal consigned TO,
public utilities caused a little ripple
and renewal of the feeling Of resent-
ment which is felt in coal circles.
Mondays fairly good run of emp
ties was succeeded this morning by a
supply which. is only little better
than nothing at ali. There are ass
enpties on the Monongah division Of
the Baltimore and Ohio. The Monon-
gahela road reports forty per cent,
placement today and there is not q
very cheerful outlook on either for
the morrow on either road. q
Mondays Production.
Production yesterday amounted to
1928 cars, six, of which were loaded
with coke. OF this number LILO coal
and one coke cars went east while 1855
coal and five coke cars went west. The
Baltimore ard Ohio reports That 572
loads we're sent east yesterday from
Grafton. IS < 3 s. y {.
Mononaanelas ! z. n. Figures.
The sMonongahela road today re-.
ports a aiplacement OF !253 In West VirA
ginia and s295 in Pennsylvania. Load
ing figures are 252 in West Virginia
and 262 IN Pennsylvania. A forty per
cent. car supply is promised for tomor-
row.
The Coal Hearing.
West Virginia coal operators and
miners will be given chance to pre-
sent any matter they wish to get be-
fore the Soft Coal strike commission
Friday. II. Is the intention now to
hold an informal meeting of opera
tors of Northern West Virginia and
the Kanawha fields, those embraced
within the limits of the United Nine
Workers Disesict II, in Washington
Thursday morning at which some line
of policy with regard to what the oper-
ators will submit may be determined.
This matter will then be placed be-
fore the commission on the following
day. TGsst Is not much prospect that
anything that is not already known
will come out at this time unless, the
Mine Workers have something which
they have not yet disclosed. District
President Keeney spent a day or so
in the Fairmont region during the lat
ter part of last week but he said moth
ing at THAT time which would give an
inkling as to what the Mine Workers
intended to do.
Thompson Settlement.
From Uniontown comes the welcome
intelligence that the long drawn out
Thompson case is on the eve of set
tlement. According to the informa-
ton given out there final confirma-
ton Of the sale of the THOMPSON prop
1t is expected will be given at meet
ing of the creditors here February 81.
Payment of claims will begin Febru-
ary %.
Under the compromise between the
creditors and trustees, West Virginia
claimants will receive $1,021 ,584, an
increase of $21, ,584 over the former
plan.
United Mine Workers.
John Custalac, district organizer,
will be at Downs tonight.
District Organizer Aiello will be in
Grafton.
international organization represen-
,tative Sanford Snyder viii be at
Clarksburg.