The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-13
Lightning Damages Ches-
apeake Coal Company's
New Plant
.FRIGK KTOREDUGENAGES
Mining Conditions I'M
prove Slightly AS
Does Production

Plans have been made to hold the
next session OF the West Virginia
Mining Institute in Fairmont on
June 5 and 0. The arrangements
are being made by A. s. Beeson OF
Annabelle, general superintendent
OF the -Four States Coal company,
and j. W. Bischoff, Elkins, general
manager of the West Virginia Coal
& Coke company.
Arrangements are being made to
have a series OF papers read by
representatives from the different
mining institutes over the state and
Pittsburgh representatives. SIX or
eight papers on mining subjects will
be read. f
While the place of holding the in
stitute has not been announced as
yet, it is planned to entertain the
visitors at the Coutry club as one Of
the events OF the occasion.
Effort Is being made to have a
large representation Of trade papers
present; for the meeting.
-4.,sssstsk9htIsRg pe0ssDahhaae
During the storm late yesterday
afternoon a bolt OF lightning struck
the new plant OF the Chesapeake
Coal company at Barrackville de-
molishing thre transformers causing
a loss OF $4,000.
T. H, Johnson, Bella're. o.. pres
ldent Of the company who is In the
city at the present time stated that
three transformers were ordered
but only .wo were in stock. These
will be dispatched at once and a
third one will be sent in n.ne weeks
the delay caused by limited produc-
ton at the electrical, motor plants.
Recently the company had been
loading 200 tons Of coal a day while
headings were being driven.
Mr.. Johnson states that about
half of the mines in the No. s Ohio
fields are at work. Railroad fuel
loading has been giving work TO a
number Of mines there. Lake coal
buying is backward and as that go
ing to the lakes is prepared sizes
1t is leaving a lot OF slack behind,
which is demanding very low prces.
Frlek Cuts Wages
The Fr.ck coal interests have an.
nounced q cut Of wages which will
be effective next MondayAin the
non.union fields ut Uniontown, Pa.
The Morning Herald. Un .ontown, to-
da yprnts a tabulated from giving a
comparison OF the new rate and the
one now in effect.
The reduction approximately
ranges from 20 to 2S per cent. on
April 1 the Rainey independent in
terests hade a cut to the pre-war
scale, but the Frick interests did
did not go along. The frick interests
are paying in some instances a little
more than the independets in GER
tai classes Of work while in others
the same, none being lower.
The Frick interests pay 81 day
for flrebosses, which Is q dollar
more than the independents; inside
men at s4.55 will be paid 40 cents
more on the hour than the independ-
ents. The Frick interests will pay
S6 cents more than the independents
for coal loading
Some Delinquent
The Northern West Virginia Coal
operators Association Is, top
noteher and In good standing In
the National Coal Association but
there are a number of dellnquents
among the individuals Of the West
Virginia assiciaton.
George s. Bracket, secretary Of
the ASSOCIATION, has a number Of
certificates which he desires delin-
Quents to lift at once.
oreetors' Meeting
Directors Of the Northern West
Virginia association will hold q
meeting gat the waldorf-Astoria,
New York on Thursday. The timo Of
the moetinE has not been cot due
TO the fact that arrangements viii
have 10 be mado 20 that it dove
tails In with tho schedule Of tho na.
tlonal association,
East Of Grafton
East OF Grafton on Thursday the |
B. & 0, moved 20 trains Ia which
there were 72e loads, OF tt,Is 54B
were coal. The western movement
was 3es leads,
Tals morning there we're 100 ears |
OF coal Tor the east on the MeAsHsl
saa division,
sAliy ebiRmsRLs
ThesA ahipmeiss we're fiada sfi |
tegnstRaed On pags fsaT1