The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-17
i Penngylvania aggregaKed 20s


Mining opRdIt,ons
Today there are 24e mines IDLE
in the Fairmont region or 4a mines
working. Oh. the three railroads.
There we're SIX less mines work,
ing today than last Saturday. but
two more working anStwo weeks
ago.
On the Monongahs division, b.
q 70, r. r.. there are BOG idle to-
day; on the MonopEahela railway
In West Virginia, 20 which is the
best showing since wednesday Of
this week, all9of the 10 are down
on the Western Maryland today
and have been for three days.
Seventy, five mines are idle to-
day on the Charleston division, B !.
go. &. r.. which means that
seven operations arc at work to-
day In the Pennsylvania district
OF the MonongRbela railway to-
day there are 81 mines down or 10
at work.
There are 6O4 emptes ordered
today in the region Of which 3o5
are requested by mines along the
MononGah division, B. & o. R.
u: and 2s9 on the Monongahela IN
West Virginia. Only 50 are order.
cd on the Charleston division, D.
&. o. r. r. today while 1873 are
placed according to order in the
ennsy end Of the Monongahela
railway.
Unconsigned loads in the region
today number $50 or A more than
there were on Friday. The unco-
signed loads are CSsttered over
the region as follows: Monongah
division, B. & o. R. r.. 80: Yves.
tern Maryland. 81, but the Monon.
gahela in West Virgins is free of
mo bills" and in fact has been for
two days.
United Mine Workers
Nick Aiello, president Of sub
district 4, today is at Wise mine,
near Fairmont.
Patrick Buckley, vice president
OF sub district 4. today Is in Mon.
tana.
James McCleery, district or
ganizer. is at Gypsy today.
Frank Mccartney, district board
member, today Is in the Clarks-
burg field.
Delegates to\ the miners bien,
nial convention (which will con.
vene in Indianapolis, Ind, on
Tuesday, will leave here Sunday.
A number Of the delegates will
leave Fairmont at Z A. NJ. on the
Cfarksburg interurban car, board
the B. & o. train out OF Clarks.
burg for Cincinnati from which
point they leave for indianapolis
ever the Big Four Nick Aiello,
president Of sub district 4, will
leave with James McCleery, dis.
trict organizer, who represents q
local at Downs, and others at P.
M, Sunday on the Clarksburg in.
terurhan car, boarding B. & O..
train out OF Clarksburg. Each 10.
cal is entitled to a delegate for
each 100 or more in membership
but the internationa! organization
pays the expenses only for one
delegate for each so or fraction
thereof.
The Indications are that there
will be approximately 1876 out Of
IT'S locals represented in Northern
West Virginia.
Need New Building
When the mining engineering
department OF the West Virginia
University is opened next week It
is expected that the largest enroll
ment on record will be made. at
least that is the opinion Of DR.. A.
c.. Callen. head OF the department
Of mining engineering. A new
is needed to cope with
the growth of the course. w. v. U.
being the only one or at least
among the few that have an exclu-
sive course In coal mining other
institutions have metal mining in
Guided.
Files a Suit
Attorney F.. G. Raymond, of
& Raymond, Fairniont,
yesterday filed notice at Morgan
town that motion for judgment
would be made in the circuit court
OF Monongalia county on October
VII, III Lie BUT VI GGOpSLk i dluOIL.
coal operator, Fairmont against
the American Gas Coal Company,
Tie action Is to
compel the defendant to perform
the provisions OF a contract OF re-
turn to the plaintiff SIS, 900. blleg-
ed to have been paid for the pur-
chase OF 800 acres Of Pittsburgh
coal and rs acres Of surface on
Flaggy Meadow run Grant District
county. The Morgan
town Dominion in part states the
following:
Talbot alleges that on August
II and August IL, he gave to the
American Gas Coal company two
checks issued on the Union Trust
company Of Pittsburgh, one for
SIC. 900 and the other for SIS, 900
These checks according to t0e
plaintiff. were cashed and cleared
BY the Union Trust company Of
Pittsburgh and the amount placed
to the credit ofrthe Second Nation
tai bankSo this city.
Going further into the case,
the plaintiff AYERS that the S25. 900