The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-24
.OPERAT0RSASSD.
WILL STAND BY
.NBGEAGREENENT
So Declares In Statement
Following Deer Park
Meeting


Wage and general business con.
diuon were discussed at Tuesdays
meeting Of the Northern West Wiz
gtnia Coal Operators Association
held at Deer Park and by resolution
the body declared that 1t would
stand by the wage agreement.
Although all hope. OF obtaining
wage reduction have not disap-
peared the operators do not want to
bring this about by the establish
ment Of the open shop policy.
A statement issued in connection
with the meeting was as follows:
THE principal business
I before the meeting was the
discussion Of wages. and its
relation to the general busl-
ness conditions, The report OF
the Advisory Board on It's re.
cent activities was heard and
approved 1yle Policy OF the
Association has been at all
times to adhere to the letter OF
Its contract with the United
Mihe Workers and tho meet
Ing was unanimously opposed
to any violation Of this agree
ment. Any further action
which may be necessary was
left entirely In the handn OF
tie Advisory Board with full
authority to act, and the uni
form policy Of adhering In
good faith % the agreement
was not changed"
Down Morgantown Way
a. Q. Davis Of the Hess Coal
& Coke Company, Unlontown Pa.
was at the company operation be.
low Morgnntown on Monday and
Tuesday. The company is improy.
Ing It's dpple.
J. A.. Doyle, Philadelphia, re
preventative Of the Morgantown
Coal Company, is visiting tho main
office Of the company in Morgan
town. y
q. L. Taylor. a. o.. Owen j.
A. Boyle and o. ", Rider OF thel
sdsk toYnsE osls Conn yestet,.I
day tnspectId coal mines IN the
Uniontown, Pa. section. \
R. r. McFall Of the Southern
Fuel Company. Morgantown has
returned to Margantown after a |
vacation to his formor horse near
Utica. N. Y. and a business trip
to Cleveland and Buffalo.
The demand for slack has fallen
off somewhat In the Morgantown
section according to reports Prices
vary from 81 IS to$1.75. 4
Personal Mention.
C. E. Cowan, Greensburg, Pa,
chief engineer, JaniBou Coal and
coke company, Is visiting the re-
giou.
T. W. Annette. OF the Antler Coal
company, who has been spending
several months In Colorado, Is re-
turning 10 the east, being an route |
now. He possibly will reach Fair.
mont on Saturday or Sunday. His
health Is much improved.
Col. G. w. Watson, chairman Of |
the board Of directors, the consolE.
dation Coal company, Is expected
70 visit FaIImont next week.
In Northern w. Va
Mines in Northern. West virginia
last week loaded 2s5,65O tons OF
coal. This was 1900 tons more
than the mines loaded the previous
week.
Tho production on the various
railroads were as follows: B. & O.,
Monongah division, 141, 400 tons:
connellsville, 5000 tons; Cumber.
land division, 10000 tons; Charles
ton division, $3.50 tons; Western
Maryland-Helen's Run.Wyatt Bin.
gamon-22,200 tons; Weaver &
Belington, $3.50 tons; Morgantown
& Wheeling, 21,700 tons; Monon.
gahels, 1850 tons.
81 Miners Killed.
Thtrty-seven men were killed In
and about the mines OF West Vlr.
ginia during July, according to a
report recently issued by R. H.
Lambie chief Of the State Depart
men tot Mines. Mcdowell county
led tho list Of fatalities with IL.
Logan was second with 9, Fayette
had four; Raleigh and Boone, three
each; Ohio and Wyoming two each;
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