The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-10
DISTRICTS.
N THIS SECTION
ARE REARRANGED.
Conference Was Held
Here Yesterday
Afternoon

Re-districting the mining districts
Of northern West Virginia was care
fully gone over. at a meeting at the
Fairmont Hotel on; !Thursda Day afteI.
noon when r. N. 81 mbies GhariIes;
ton. head 2of the state department
Of mines, and mining inspectors
were 1 nattendance. "a
Under, the new plan northern
West Virginia will have seven him
ing districts the new one t6 be Made
from territory. that was formbrly
covered by the inspectors loca tied "a
Charleston, Clarksburg, Grafton and
Thomas and its headquarters IL at
Weston with NJ. E. Quenon, Charles
ton in charge. AS a result OF. an
additional man being assigned to
northern West Virginia there Will
be general exchanging OF territory
all along the line, one inspector hav-
ing mines added here and there to
his territory and relieved Of others
at certain points.
Inspectors win work out Of these
places as headquarters In northern
West Virginia, Thomas. Grafton,
Clarksburg ,Morgantown, Fairmont,
MoundsviIle and Weston. The othe
two additional districts apparently
will go to the southern end Of the
state. Prior to the act increasing
the inspection force three, the de-
partment OF mines in the whole stat
had II and now there will be 22 In
all with one inspector assigned to
the sand and quarries Of the state.
Those present at the conference
were R. NJ. Lambie, head Of the de-
partmnt OF mines; James L. Heller,
Charleston; mining inspectors, first
district, Samuel 1E. Hawkshaw, OF
Thomas; second, w. H. ysandridge,
Grafton; third, Evan L. Griffiths,
Clarksburg: fourth, James Golden,
fdorgantown; = fifth, w. b: Rlggle-
man, Fairmont: sixth, M. B. Coulter,
Moundsville; eighth, NJ. 3, Quenon,
Charleston, now ssigned to the new
district { Weston; sixteenth, Pete
McLindan, Welsh, and Harry NJ.
Black, Charleston, director Of mine
rescue stations.
IN. w. Va. Production
On Wednesday there were 1878
cars Of coal loaded by the mines Of
northern W. av, against 1011 the
week before and 1867 two weeks ago
a total OF 1011 cars were loaded
on Tuesday against 1907 the week
before and 1915 two weeks ago.
A Coal Deal
Henry A. Phillips, Pittsburgh. has
purchased several tracts OF coal land
l. Clay and Cass districts. Monon-
gala country, approximattng NS5I
acres for $50, 900. Some OF the deeds
filed In the court house et Morgan
town indicate that some Of the deals
were made as far back at Decen-
ber. Mr.. Phillips In addition TO the
foregoing contracts owned other Goa
land In that section whore the Pitts
burgh coal is at quite a depth. Ao-
oording to rumors a. W. Mellon, SEQ
retary Of the treasury, and Rssoei-
ntes comprising the Mellon interests
who are associated with various en-.
terprises including The West Penn
Power company, reflnerios and coal
companies, are the3real buyers and
that M. Philltpss Just asquirad
the cola land for them.
Coal Movement
General freight movement and
ooatyin paFtienluar was somewhat
better east Of! G ttsn yesterday al
though tt perhaps Is Just d sbart,
There were 22B trains moved over
tho D Agisl D iti which there were sea
treHttaaad dieal plas nun !