The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-07-18
FRAMR LYON
ARRIVES home
THIS MORNING
Vice President Had
a Pleasant Trip
Abroad

Information was today received
at the offices Of the Consolidation
Cool company In Fairmont that
Frank r. Lyon, vice president OF
the Consolidation Coal company,
arrived safely in New York city
this morning on the White Star
Liner ."Celtic." A brief telegram
was received stating that he was
feeling fine and that he had a very
enjoyable trip.
Coal Land Purchase.
The Piedmont Coal Co., Pitts.
burgh, on. Saturday purchased l.,
500 acres OF Pittsburgh coal land in
Dunkard township, Greene county,
Pa, adjoining MonongalIa county,
W. Va, for $901,000. The property
which belonged to the J. M. Hus.
tead v ate, was offered by Sheriff
Adamson to satisfy u creditors
lien against the estate, for which
a judgment was secured and fore
closure directed. The other bid.
Gers were the Rosedale Coal com.
pany. which offered $675,0O0, its
operation adjoining the Hustead
tract, and the Hustead heirs. The
Piedmont Coal company has oper-
ating mines in other Pennsylvania
points and southern West Virginia,
but this Is Its first site In this viz.
gin block OF coal.
Fridays Meeting.
Acceptances for the meeting OF
the Northern West Virginia Coal
Operators Association on Friday
at Deer Park hotel, Deer Park, Md,
must be received at the offices Of
the association by Tuesday after.
noon at 4 o'clock so tina. reserva-
tons might be made. The lunch.
con will take place on Friday at
noon.
John H. Callahan, Washington,
D. c., traffic manager, National
Coal Association, has been invited
10 attend and address the meeting.
Coal Mems Ptehic.
Two hundred and fifty people at.
tended the outing Of the Morgan.
town Coal Wholesalers Associa-
ton at Rockley.on.the. Cheat on Sat.
urday afternoon. 1t was one Of the
greatest social functions In which
the coal trade participated In
Northern West Virginia. There
were coal tradesmen there from
Pittsburgh, Uniontown, Clarksburg,
Fairmont, Morgantown and other
points.
A chicken dinner with all OF the
side lines was served TO the
queens taste. There WIS a pro-
gram OF events for the Riddles, the
ladies and the gentlemen. A num-.
Der Of B. & o. and P. X. Il. traffic
officials were present. There was
dancing during the afternoon and
evening, an orchestra furnishing
the music for the occusion. A
porch furnished the Improvised
dance floor. The social events con.
tinued until late in the evening.
FairmOnterS present were as fol.
lows: Mr.. and Mrs. Guy b. Hart.
ley, Miss Micah Smith, DR.. Z. N.
Eddy, W. A. Lawler, George S.
Bracket. W. X. Schaefer. Lloyd
Bailey, H. F. Weber, R. W. Sulli.
van, Kenneth Sullivan, Miss Mil.
bred Sullivan, Mrs. o. A. Rich
mond, Mrs. h. w. Sullivan and
Paul Richmond.
Sells Coal Land.
James A. Paisley. who owns coal
land in the FairmOnt region, has
disposed OF 7,4SS acres Of Pitts
burgh coal in Ritchland and Liber-
ty districts, Ohio and Brooke coun.
ties, TO the Penn American Coal
company for $1,452.0O0. The Union
Trust company, Pittsburgh. holds a
deed OF trust on the property for
$1,350,000.
Production Better.
Production IN the Fatvmont re.
glon last week totaled ALL cars or
235,550 tons of coal and 0 cars of
coke. The coal production was SOL
cars ahead Of the previous week,
which had but five working days,
however, owing to the Fourth OF
July. Compared to the week end.
ing July 2. last week produced 911
cars less. In the third week Of
July, 1920, the Fairmont region
produced G,96S carr Of coal and III
cars Of coke.
Operations on the Monongah dI.
vision, B. & o. R. R. last week load.
ed S,144 cars Of coal and 9 cars OF
coke, which was "a Ours less
than the previous week produced,
but 4S3 cars less than two weeks
before. During the third week of
July, 1920. the mines along the di.
vision loaded 4,SSs cars Of coal or
1.744 cars more than last week
and 1T cars Of coke. In the third
week of July, 1919. there were H.
1854 cars loaded, all OF which was
coal except 81 cars.
On the Monongahela railway IN
West Virginia last week the mines
loaded 1,209 cars of coal, which
was the best loading for two weeks,