The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-22
Per Cent. Of Scholars of
Northern W. Va. Are
Here
GAR0E!NA IHE LEAgER
Has 100 Per Cent. Attend.
ance-Other Mining
News


Attendance records at the Fair
mont mining extension school were
broken on Friday night at the port
fSble school at Fairmont High schoa:
when sixty out OF a roll call OF SIX
ky.eiEht responded. AT least ono
a. more OF the members OF the class
are IN Chicago at the convention
5ot the American Mining congress
Last week there were 1874 schol'
iarss In attendance in the mining eX'
tension schools Of Northern West
SIlrgtniaout OF an enrolment Of 16T,
The enrolment and attendance in
fthe schools In the Fairmont region
SiRst week was as follows: ClarkS'
burg, enrollment. 40, attendance.
t52; Mt. Glare, enrolment, 10: nj.
skendance, 10; Carollna.IdR May,
hnrolinIent, 10: attendance. III
fSbinnston, enrolment, %: attend
sRnce7d no: Fairmont, enrolment. SIS;
atteIdance. so.
hamoBt a. per cent, OF the stu.
dRfts Of Northern West Virginia
8re enrolled in the Fairmont class,
HE local class having Is students
Stnore than the Clarksburg class.
The attendance record this week
FFnEStO the Carolina.Id5 May class
which chaiIted up 100 per cent,
every member being present. Be-
5ealse OF the large number enroll
tt1eut in Fairmont 1t is more diff
cult TO reach that percentage due to
sickness, night work o. other con-
ditionE The Fairmont class last
night had an IS per cent. attend
ande showing. One new member
SFas enrolled. G. z. Cooke, city. su.
Snerinteudent OF the Francois Coal
company's operation,
After working out some OF the
broblems under dioxide the class
studied the subject Of methaus.
fhis Eas, which diffuses with the
shir frequently in the mine may
Sometimes be hidden behind doors.
erncks or crevice5 but In case fans
tkre stopped temporarily and VENT.
iation iuterfered with there Is apt
10 be pockets of methane suddenly
liberated which may an ex-
plosion if not handled properly. Il
s generally considered a safe plan
Tor j 3 to leave the workings when
Ehts gas is present regardless OF
what tests show which are apt to
bemore or less unreliable u to
varied conditions.
The work In the class is proving
very interesting and the home work
II being closely followed by the
scholars. Last night an expert,
enced mining man named Dixon, OF
wheeling, now an efficiency expert,
Visited the class and commented
saBon the great opportunities eX-
tended TO young mining mon today
compared to the time when he
stSPtad the work. He vas glad to
q 90 mary men taking advantage
ID the course, but -thought more
sba1ld even do 50. He also COM
Iaented uuen the Intelligent looking
i assembled in the local class.
transmission Lines.
The Mnnongahela Power & Rail.
way company Is completing con
stFuctieu on a Soa,
tRmisen No. ., Of the Jamlson Coai
and Coke company, which VIII elec
rify the plant. Its capacity IS ~
ears a day.
The company is also construct
iuS q line from Bear Valley district
where the Cambria Coal company
where a very large operation Is ne'
iag opened, being 5000 tons a day
IsSter SIX other openings are to be
developed in the Bear valley dis
Kanasha Operators:
At the annual meeting OF D
ISanawha Coal Operators associa'
ton I'd Charleston Thursday, the
following directors wore elected;
Il Warner, Cleveland; T. o.
Harris, Cannelton; w. NJ. Wylie,
SharpleB; John Smure, Ward. w.
Lutte Homickel, Cleveland; A..
3 BaEn, Huntington; c. A. cahell,
Charleston; G. G: Dickinson, Nal
Coke Co. Receiver.
dispatch from M%arttnsbur6
tates the following:
Federal Judge ". E. Baker Thurs
day granted q motion of A. G. Nc
atffe: attorney OF Martlnsburg, fol
Sa6potntment of a receiver fot
~ 6onnelisville Coke company
Gonnallsvtlle, Pa, and appoint
a Richard sherick OF uniontown
INae case Is unusual iuasmuch as
40 company is In healthy financial
ondtdon The receiver was asked
81 several minority stockhold'
Who claimed majority stock.
5idaTS are turning over. certain
f6dt6 To themselves instead of to
E6S StockholderE. The matter fs
70 involve $250.0o0.
Want Funds Returned.
anstdedR to- the treasury Of Illt
,&h6iE miners Of the $4,000 balance
q 100000 fund sent to the Kan.
miners % fight the industrial
somEdaW,h has been asked by Wal.
Eesmk secretary treasurer Of
minoib district 1t became
gnFfday.
rse1esb3t announced in Spring
tSl6 ~ hoWevers that the request
ntha& Illinois miners had
EWntheh support from the
mine WORKERS. but because
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