The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-17
LOCAL COAL
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EB0M SESSION
Intended Conference in
Washington Called By
Secretary Hoover
EXPORT MARKETS
his Was Subject Discuss
ed; Coal News of In
terest in Region

aeaiizing the Importance of re-
daiming export markets being lost
ofAmerican business, men, Secre.
ary Of Commerce Hoover called a
pnSerence IN Washington, D. c..
q Wednesday, from which Fair.
nters Just returned today.
ecretary of Commerce Hover
sFeared in person and addressed
tpss assembled. Because of much
6af beISHg exported nt times from
ne Eaif9nont region the conference
roves important to this region.
Qcean steamship companies are
d1ing to reduce rates. The ral!-
1ads are asked to ship coal to tide.
'ater at outside pocket rates.
Ehtch,ls an estimated cut of 81 Il
Sn on the: present rates. The rail.
aPds apparently did not make any
Jotest on granting the rate at the
1nference, but of course the Inter
tate Commerce commission will
ave to pass on the matter.
an outgrowth OF the confer
nee Of five representing the Inter
state Commerce commission, the
jas. Shippipg board, the railroads,
be coal industry and the U. S. COM
lsrce apartment was appointed.
his remarks Secretary Hoover
tsssed the Importance OF recover.
lgsthe export business.
The Fairmonters also attended
he rate reduction hearings before
he Inter. .Statel Gqpt8erce commits.
ION IN ,81f Ston, which began
daS It would appear
nis viii he along drawn out
eeeding so that no rate treduc-
can be expected at un early
The railroads which present
dttbeIr case, this week claim that
We're not in az position financially
oHtand q radical cut in freight
Rtas. Business people generally
bSl a good.sized cut alone can help.
Personal Mention.
4 w q. Watson Jr., OF the Fair
Rart e Cleyelgnd Coal company,
cned from q business trip TO
Sburhg today.
@ Lisle White, Clarksburg. AMI
ge S. BraSkett and c. H. Jen-
ri Fairmont, have returned from
business trip to Baltimore and
Washington.
RI M. LnmbIe, Charleston, state
Mining inspector. who was sched-
ad TO come to the region on
thursday was unable to keep the
ppointment. Mr.. Lambie has not
pdicated any future date.
Daily r. r. Fuel.
lRailroad fuel loading of the Mo
,ongah division, 3. & o. r. r., on
s9idaY aggregated 125 cars. or
sat 81 cars were received by th2
c. & o. and IS cars by foreign car
lars. The railroad fuel loading
hia week will show considerable
top. In the first five days OF thu
eek there were 964 cars OF coal
ecured by railroads.
Daily Shipments.
i1NS coal shipments have been
to seaboard during the past
wo days OF the Monongah division,
SE& 10.
lA total of 3o2 cars OF coal were
lsded east of the division and
bears to western points.
Fridays Loading.
Fairmont region loaded 621 cars
coal on Friday. The coal was
oduced as follows: Monongah
zision, B. & o.. 342 cars: West
81 Maryland; So cars: Monongn
ela, 224 cars,
Mines on the Charleston dIvi-
loHS 3. & o., on Friday loaded 81
Of coal. Operations on the
[onongahela railway in Pennsylva-
aa on Friday loaded 206 cars OF
Mining Conditions.
lbrking conditions are worse Il
Thing in the Fairinont region.
mine idIeness all of this week
bowed signs Of being on the in
ease. Only thirty-one out of 500
Zines on the three railroads in the
Sgiou were at work today. On the
TX. %. there were "a at work while
n IN Monongahela In West NIr.
Jn,a there were z. None of tho
narations on the Western Mary
md railway worked today.
ONLY five mines were working to,
sySon the Charleston division, B.
sos while on the Monongahela in
:snnsylvania there were IL mines
rorking.
There are 5s6 emptles ordered OH
railroads today. OF that mum.
there are 421 ordered by mines
the Monongah division, B. & o.
"A 1B5 on tho Monongahela IN
AT Virginia. No cars were or.
4Fd today on the Western Mary
railway.
long the Charleston division.
"a o. today there were % emp
ordered while on the Monon.
IA IA Pennsylvania there were
einptiss placed.
TX. Schaefer, assistant com
8oner. Northern West Virginia,
5Operators' Association, has
ned from a business trip to
along the Cumberland divi-
tC9isttJie IN pase SiEhE