The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-06
GOAL OPERATORS
|NI.L DISCUSS
BIG QUESTIONS
Interesting Program For
the N. c. A. Con
yention
lake TRADE OUTLOOK
Consumers Reported To
{ Be Holding Back Their
Orders

Orders
/ Discussion Of various proposals
for federal legislation affecting the
coal industry will be the important
feature Of the fourth annual meet
ing Of the National Coal Associa-
tion, which wifi be held at the Wal.
dorf-Astoria hotel, New York city,
on May 10, 20 and 81. Practical
suggestions by coal tradesmen will
be solicited at the session.
New directors-atlarge will be
elected from the floor Of the. con.
ventton and the policies and actlyis
ties OF the coming year will be con.
Isldered and decided upon at the
convention. Reduced railroad rates
will be in force for the convention,
IL being one and one-half fare on
the certificate plan. 5sis +,
The speakers on the program In.
clude: Herbert Hoover, secretary.
of commerce., who has some new
and practical ideas about trade as.
sociations and the extent OF the
governments relation to business; I
Senator Cummtns, chairman OF the
Interstate Commerce committee Of
the senate and one Of the greatest
authorities on transportation in the
United States; James a: Emery,
counsel of the National Asso ton
lof Manufactu turers, and primarily re.
sponsfbl for the splendid growth
of that fine organized ation: A. w
Douglas, Vice presid Dent Of the
Simmons Hardware company, who
can tell us when business will re-.
yive and how and why, IL any man
cam DR.. Stanley L. Krebs, who
can give then experienced coal
operators some new and helpful
ideas on coal salesmanship, and
John ]. Cornwell, former governor
OF West Virginia, whose experience
in that office gives great weight to
his views on the proper relations
ship Of the state and the coal In
ldustry, particularly at this time
when that matter Is being agitated
las Il is. es7' :.
The Marine Strike.
The course Of the marine strike
at the piers. especially at Curtis
Bay, Is being watched here by the
coal operators Thus far the ship.
ments to Curtis Bay from the Fair.
mont region hn 'e not been affect
ed. tssfsssg, ~ n
In United States District court
In Baltimore or Thursday Judge
John G. Rose refused to issue an
Injunction to prevent the marine
strikers from picketing vessels or
persuading men from going to
work, but said he would do SO i'm
fmediately II evidence 'of eintfmIda:
ltion or violence from now on'rwere
presented to him, Is p
The police have been a ordered
bacl, on the two-plstoon, basis to
guard the property-of the Shipping
Board and the steamship companies
has ordered a third-[boat FOR
patrol duty. 80. - :--.Sr :.
III the Lake Section. Il. ! I;
Reports from the Northwest In.
dicate that the consumers are slow.
In buying their coal. The farmers
and It Is the farm products that the
Northwest depends upon for its
resources, have been hit hard H.
nancially. Farmers there are de-
laying purchases on almost every.
thing. Industrial buyers are slow,
too. and believe that coal prices
will even be lower. Even II there
were something OF a tendency to
take hold in the Northwest, all In.
dications are that dock receipts
will continue to be light. AS a
comparison, they are ahead Of a
year ago, for the first few days Of
navigation, but that Is because a
year ago navigation did not open
so early. At the end Of last week,
there were ten coal cargoes which
had reached the head OF the lakes,
with total tonnage Of 10000. The
down.bound cargoes are lacking.
Only two or three cargoes Of ore
have gone down the lakes; and they
were specially ordered, and repre-
sented a need for some particular
grade Of ore rather than any gen.
Ieral, need.
1/Ss' Some Inquiries About.
4 Brokers today are quoting Fair
mont gas slack at SO. to S2.25, al.
though Itttle Is being moved. Run
fof mine prices are about S2;to 81. 80.
j IUnconsigned loads are quoted III
some instances at 50 and less.
4 Kanawha slack Is quoted at SITS
and lump at $3.50.
First Car Shortage. o4
The Cincinnati correspond ent 7ot
the West Virginia Mining News
states that "rumors are prevalent
that the L. & N. railroad Is feeling
the effects Of a car shortage even
at this early date" It Is said that
even with its low tonnage move.
ment It has been compelled 20 bor.
row 100 cars per day from the
Southern railway and another m.