The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-19

! Coal and Coke company. Thel
probably will stop in washington
b. c.. on Saturday because 81 the
Monongahela case. which Will be
-before tho Interstate Commerce
commission.
To Have Opposition
According to the reports ailoa'
in the region C. F. Keney, Charles
ton. president OF district II, United
Mine Workers, is having opposition
for re-eleCtion at the annual meet
ing to be held on Monday, Decem'
Der Is, in the district. He Is op'
posed for the place by a Kanawha
field man = n. a. Mckenzie, OF
Kayford, the president OF locai
1887. Usually Kecney had clear
sailing.
Just how much OF a run MCken'
zIe Will make IS a matter Of con
lecture as Keeney has the backing
OF the machinery of the United
Mine Workers OF America back OF
him. Petry for vice president ana
Mooney for secretary and treaa'
urer OF the district, 1t is reported,
have no opposition.
Say They Are Too Slow.
Operators in the FAirmont region
complain Of the Tidewater Coal
exchange being to slow In Classi-
flying mines In the region. Some
Of the operators claim tina; some
months elapsed in a number OF
cAses where application aas been
made to the exchange TO ctasslIy
the coal at certain mines.
Daily Shipments.
Daily shipments made OF the
Monongah division OF the B. & O.
r. II. on Thursday we're as follows:
Curtis Bay. IS cars: st. Georges,
II cars: lakes, 3 cars; Michigan
points, 3 cars: Ohio points, IL
ears; miscellaneous western points
rs cars.
Has Placed Miners,
Albert Manka. formerly Of the
United Mine Workers OF America,
and labor employment agent, Is
placing men in the Elkins section.
lie sent three miners there today.
Mr.. Manka has received letters
from several miners who formerly
worked in the Fairmont region,
but went TO Galacia during the war.
They expect to locate here again.
Railroad Fuel.
Railroad fuel loaded on the Mo
nongah division Of the s. & o. II.
r. on Thursday totaled $50 car.
loads-the heaviest OF the present
week. OF that III cars war B. Il
0. fuel and 242 cars were foreign
fuel. B. & o. tonnage jumped re-
Gently. Yesterdays tonnage at 1T
cars was 81 cars stronger than the
total on Monday; SO cars strong
er than on Tuesday. and 10 Cars
stronger than on Wednesday. =.
( r. Increased to rs ours yesterday
against AZ on Wednesday and GO
on Tuesday. Little change was
noted in the other carriers fuel
Consignemnts.
These shipments were made to
railroads yesterday: B. & O., III
cars; Bangor & Arostoch. Is cars:
G. OF n. j., Is cars; Lehigh Val
ley, IS cars: New York, New Ha-
ven and Hartford, II cars; p. &
r., IS cars Boston & Maine, IS
cars: Maine Central, % cars;
Maryland.P Pennsylvania, l car; Erie.
4 cars; West Shore, 22 cars; Cen
trail Of New England, % cars.
Greensburg Coal Sold.
Six hundred and twelve acres OF
coal in Franklin township, near
! Greensburg. Pa, we're purchased
Yesterday by the Hillmau interests
Of Pittsburgh for $1SG,000, about
$500 an acre.
Equipment Installed.
The Fairmont Electric Service
company. Fairmont, is now cngag-
ed in doing a number or contracts
! over the Fairmont coal region.
which include the following:
The Weston Fuel company, OF
which G. B. Hartley. formerly of
! Fairmont. is manager, is electrify-
Ing It's mine and installing three
% k. W. 90. 000.2200 transformers:
three 25 X. ". 2200 to 22O trans
formers. The company is also
erecting an outdoor steel sub sta
ton with $4,000 switches and light
ming arresters.
At the mine of the Basin Coal
company, Lucas Mil, nea Shlnns-
ton, Harrison county, w. va, the
company is installing three 57k k.
W, $4,000 to 1900 transformers and
three 37A k. W. 1900 to 22O trans
formers. An outdoor steel tub sta.
ton $4,000 with switches and light.
ming arresters is also being provided.
The company Is also erecting a
mile long 1900 volt transmission
line, which will extend from the tip
pie to the pit mouth.
A 100 k. W. $50 volts, direct cur
rent, and 1900 volt, alternating cur
rent, motor generating set is be.
ing installed by the Bingamon
Valley Coal company along SCOTS
Run in Monongalin county, w. Va.
A complete sub station building Is
also being built.
In the Morgan and Kingmont
mines of the Virginia and Pitts.
! urgh Coal company the company is
installing a 200 X. W. rotary con
verter in each Of the operations.
After MOnOnEaheia.
Complaint has been made
against the Monongahela railway
using assigned cars on its lines.
Last night George Bracket, fair
practices commissioner. sent q wire
to John Callahan, Washington, D..
c., traffic manager Of the National
Coal association, informing him Of
the situation.
Up until late this afternoon
uotLIn0 bad haan lon rnad hera ~