The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-15

Mork1n Eon the open snop basis
is attracting the attention Of the
coal industry in the Falrmont re.
gIon today:S Both operators and
United Mine Workers Of America
are putin git to the acid test.
One large coal company In the
section is. working
at a reduced wage scale
1t is reported. 1t has two mines
that are loading approximately 20
cars Of coal a day. This coal Is
being disposed Of on the market
at $40 to s1,sO ioi mine run and
S2.1O for lump. The cost Of min.
ing coal at union mines ranges
from So to Ss 1t is said. Presi.
dent g. F. Keeney, Charleston,
president of district II, United
Mine Workers Of America, at
yesterday said that an
approximate cost Of placing 4 ton
Of coal on the cars from d union
mine in this field. was $3.50. Lo.
cal brokers say that they have no
in procuring all the coal
the ywant at the foregoing Gig.
ures although It is believed that
there Is only d limited quantity
at that tIgpse IN the re-.
AT the plant of the West Fork
Coal company near Monongah this
morning seyenty+flve, miners as,
sembled after a rumor was spread
about that the concern would start
to operate on an open shop basis
oday. After awaiting some time
the miners dispersed upon seeing
no miners going into the pits. The
company's offices said today that
the concern at no time had an.
ticipated working non-union nor
were any such notices posted, 1t
Is at loss to understand who
started the rumor. 1t was repored
In Fairmotnt that the miners were
largely from Monongah and car
ried clubs. No person was injured
The open shop policy Is like sit
ting on a volcano these days some
operators say, but on the other
hand there is a growing sentiment
in some section sof the field to
resort to its establishment. Just
what inroads vii lbe made by such
a movement is a matter Of con.
lecture as opinion Is divided and
It is difficult to ascertain what will
materialize. Officials OF the Unit
I'D Mine Workers OF America claim
to still be holding intact their
forces.
Saturdays Shipments
Shipments off the Monongah di..
vision. Baltimore and Ohio rail.
road Saturday were very light On.
y five cars wero shipped to the
lakes while Curtis Bay drew a
cipher, which IS something very
unusual and an evidence that ex.
port business is hard hit. There
were q cars OF coal loaded east
and 236 west.
East Of Grafton
There were 80 trains drawn east
of Grafton in which there $50 cars
of freight drawn; 554 cars were
coal. A total Of 3sS cars Of freight
we're drawn west
Six trains drew 2O2 loads Of
freight east Of Grafton on Sun.
day. No coal was moved. A total
of 1872 cars Of coal were loaded
west, "a 2 4
This morning there were 900
EAST bound trains OF freight ac.
sumulated at Grafton Of which 260
cars were coal
Daily Production
Four hundred and iforty-stx cars
of coal were loaded I'M the Fair.
mont region on Saturday
Mines along the NI9pongah dtyi.
sion Baltimore and Ohio raiIroad 1
On Saturday loaded only g52 cars
of coal. No coke was load This
va some Of the woskt pr6dlet Ion I
days hung up this ye d.
Operations alon gthe Mononga.
tela railway IN West Virginia on
Saturday loaded t74, cars Of coal I
while IN the Pennsylvania district
there. were 23s, cars Of doal loaded
Along the WeBteFn Maryland
railway on Saturday not q pound
of coal was loaded, The past week;
showed some little atrengti, but
nothing compared 70 the Old tl!nei /
production days when seyen bt
sigh times as much coal would bo /;
Ioaded.
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