The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-07-16
NEW NPPLE AT
KENNA MINE IS
ALLSET0RWORK
Plant Regarded AS One Of
The Best in the
State
IDEA FOR EXPORTERS
Particulars About Way
Pool Are Worked
Help

Coal ccfnpany-the Clark coal in.
tereSfs-completedsR number OF i'm
proyersents az their Kenna mine at
Tunpeltppg w Va. a new tipple Of
wooden construction with a capac.
ny 81 1000 tons q day has been
Set in position and jeffrey picking
tables With machinery for the
preparation Of coal has been in.
stalled
rhe newly installed equipment
consists % new 200 k. w. motor
generating set and the mining and
hspiing can now be done by cleo.
tficitys IN addition a Robinson
high speea fan with a capacity OF
$4,000 cubic fest Of air per min
ute has been Installed. Side tracks
have been heightened since tho new
tippfe was erected,
The mine as u now stands ts re-
garded 10 he one OF the finest
equipped Freeport operations in the
state John a. Clark, head Of the
Clark coal interests, modestly adj
rists this, and adds that the con
corn Il an set 10 produce lots OF
coal there when the whistle blows.
Production Heavier.
Production in the Falrmont re-
gion iris week will show an in.
crease over last week, which had
hut tiye working days in 1t owing
10 IIIly 18th being independence
DAY! Including Fridays tonnage
the region has loaded 4,10S cars
OF coal and o cars Of coke. With
~ enpties ordered on the Mo
nongah division. B. & o. r. r., 200
on the Mnnongahela and four mines
WORKING on the Western Maryland
railway today the region shoulA
produce at least 500 cars, which
would run thefloading In the region
III, I 4yT0s cars.
no date the Monongah division,
81 6 b; has loaded 1852 cars, all
coal except Q cars Of coke, and
which should load at least $3.50
cars OF coal for the week. On the
Monons9hela railway in West Viz.
sinia t,014 cars or 159 cars more
than last week have. been loaded
and at least 200 cars should be
loaded today; which would run the
.totais ub 10 1914 cars. Loading on
the Western Maryland thus far was
25i cars. which may be swelled TO
more than 400 for. the week. To
date the mines along the Monon'
gshela In Pennsylvania loaded 1,O22
cars o. coal or 81 cars more than
last week and possibly 100 cars Will
be loaded today. Production on
the Charleston division, B. & 0. Il.
r thus far Isl 2S5 ears against 1917
caf Tor al Of last week.
Proper classtflcations.
regard to pool classlfications
abroad George s. Bracket, secre'
tary OF the Northern West Virginia
Coal Operators Association has is'
sued the following letter:
1T has been suggested by one OF
the members that all companies
haTing correspondence or other
communication with consumers
abroad nentit to them the fact
that since last March the United
States Bureau OF Mines works In
cooperation with the Tidewater
Coal I1xchangetn the proper classi'
ficatton5 Of Goals shipped over the
Atlantic piers. The Bureau OF
Mines directs the work of obtain
ing the necessary information with
reference to- Goals and furnishes
certifiedsreports. The Bureau also
estahlishes the limits and toler'
anees OF each pool or classified
tiops
The member who suggested this
has Just returned from a trip
abroad and reports that when this
was mentioned to buyers it seemed
% IeayeGa very favorable impress.
SION and Its repetition may help
The export business"
Daily r. r, Fuel.
Raiifpadffue loading on the Mo-
nonsah division. B: & o. R. R. on
Friday aggregated 112 cars. OF
that thesBS & o. R. R, secured Is
eare.
Mines on the Charleston divi.
ON q q g. r. H., on Friday load.
Cd z cafs OF railroad fuel OF which
cars were secured by the B. &
o q Il
Daily Shipments
ON the Menongah division, B. &
q on Friday there were SO
csrs o. local loaded for Curtis Bay
and one lepn car was shipped to