The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-16
'NO new OPEN
'gH0PNENS N
REGION TODAY.
saley Reiterates Belief
That Miners Ranks
Will Hold
PERSONALS
PRODUCTION Last Week
Much Below Last
Year
REGION PERSONALS

Mite new has developed in The
Fsii7nons region today. The closed
and open shop. matter Is discussed
apparently there are no new
yelopments.
rhafles Frank Keeney, Charles.
,5n, president OF District i7,9who
< iEtFairinont on official business,
aid today that he was satisfied
that the open shop policy would
DOT he resorted %. In the Falrmont
kioh He seemed TO believe that
Zone OF the larger companies will
sasE Oh the union. Incidentally Mr..
[ISeensy said, zone Mingu county Is
enough Ia West Virginia"
Local officials Of the United
Mime Workers Of America say that
(here are but two non.unlon mines
Tofising, one being the Nellie Coal
laof1pany at Hoard, near the Penn.
gania line, and the Bsechwood
tng company's operation uea:
ltmont,
6eIra to ciarksburs.
lpilliRm 3. Riggleman, Fairmont,
tete mining inspector, will so to
lslafksbutg 70 assist in conducting
Ahe state mining. examinations for
mlne foremen and fire bosses at
t;ihflsbirg on August 25th' and
e6th, Mr. Riggleman will attend the
4. I'M aStfaISty dinner In he tender
ed q M. Lambie, Charleston, head
NJ thet stats department OF mines.
Coal Land Sales.
A Robeft Talbot, coaloperator has
CHASED 800 acres of high grade
Psttsb6rgh coal from the American
Gas Coal company, Morgantown.
which IS located near FlieSersyille.
AionongaI1a county. 1t originally
vas q portiou OF the historic old
Is1apite tract OF coal. The thick.
4aaa "a the seam is nine feet. The
Ifract ifesS At d pirlts whtc en-
ldeVelopnent takes place WIN neces
lsItata the build ding Of d mile OF rail-
road Tho tract viii not be de
votS ca at this time.
Tie Melrose Coal company, Fair
n,ort has purchased tract Of ap'
pFoxtmately 1.3 acres Of Pitts
htirEti coal land from Isa N. TetrtcE
husband In Clay district, Harrt'
sotf county, which lies along the
West Fork river.
Mining institute.
3eiarksbhfg district Mining 1nsti'
- WI hold its regular meeting
a ms Harrison county court house
n (yiarksburg on Thursday evcning
al O'clock, Final arrangements
wfIl IA made for the compliment
tafF $anquet to be rendered to r.
.M Esmble, Charleston, head OF tho
Sstate department Of mines.
United Mine Workers.
sr: Keeney, Charleston, prest
rIat 81 the United Mine Workers
Id America, is IN Fairmout today.
gFatik Nc cCartney, district board
.ensher, was at the Fairmout OF
.ceSof the United Mine Workers.
IA Iias been on the sick list at his
bonSet at Wilsonburg for almost a
week. His friends were pleased TO
zee him about again.
i James ,McCleery. district orSani'
NJ. MAS In Grant Town today.
= kf Gypsy, Harrison county, .
,neetiiIg viii be held to form Con
stitdtional League. The United
4Ine WORKERS OF America expect to
orsanixe the men aud women OF all
ot life IN West Virginia into
u league, which will be 100000
strong The idea Of the organizS
ION is to See that the constitution
vi tie United States and that Of
west Virginia are respected with
II fhe confines Of the state.
United Mine Workers are plan
4 rs large Labor Day gathering
!. Mnnongah on Monday, Septem'
.,,ff Btii. Hopes are expressed thai
seyy local In the FaIrmont coa'
seFlon viii be represented.
a. Scott, Charleston, tnteIna.
lti6ns ii hoard member, district II, 10
ssisfsnding an international board
nSeting at indianapolis, Ind. Tho
ssior started .last Tuesday.
hether the \ international board
touch on the wage question
Id not be learned.
Personal Mention.
H! %. cleyenger, Pittsburgh. coal
lreisht agent, central region; was
< Fairmont' today.
81 Tarleton, general manager
Al 80 west Virginia operations Of
the consolidation Coal company,
"a family, returned 10 Fairmont
"a pday afternoon from a vacation
III, % Ocean City and Rehoboth
Seeh, Del.
ifnest Hutton, Fairmont, repre-
entaflye OF the jeffrey Manufac'
fnflfi 4 company, has returned from
tcontspued On paEs 'suE1