The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-07-23
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Oh TO nj. Lake Park.
John A. Clark, Of the Clark coal
interests, left on B. & o. train IS
this afternoon for Mountain Lake
Park, Nd, where he will visit his
sons, Harry B. and John A. Clark,
Jr., who have. cottages there.
Against Reduction.
e. s. Mccullough, labor commits
sioner, West Virginia Coal Opera
tors Association, arrived home on
Thursday night iron. a several
weeks trip TO Detroit and Sagi-
nav, who're he visited relatives.
He happened into the office Of
John 1: Lewis, president Of the
United Mine Workers Of America,
while in Indianapolis. While Lewis
regrets to learn Of the impover.
ished condition Of union miners in
many sections Of tho country he
states that there will be no wage
reduction in any Of the organized
fields, reiterating his former stand
on this matter, after having been
approached by Representatives Of
various coal fields.
Mining Conditions.
A new record for mine idleness
in the Fairmont region during the
present slump in the coal industry
was hung up today when 1853 oper-
atioas out Of 295 we're down fiat.
This means that only forty-two
mines on the three railroads.. G.
o., MorCngahela and Western
MSrylant.-arc working in the re-
gion. The previous high idleness
mark waE on June 18th when PAS
were down.
On December 80 the bulk Of the
mines in the Fairmont region be-
gan to shut down owing to the lack
of demand for coal. The mine idle
ness increased week after week
until today's high mine idleness
level was reached. With the ex-
ception of a few short-livcd spurts
due to stimulated export shipments
the mine idleness was on the in
crease. The Brady, Robinson,
Clarks and number Of the larger
interests were closed seven months
ago today and none Of them have
turned a wheel since. While the
first mine idleness in the region
began on December so, the first
batch Of unconsigned loads began
to accumulate on December IL,
when 25 were chalked up.
On the Nronongah division, B. &
o. r. R. today there are 213 mines
idle, the high water mark for mine
idlencss on the division, the former
high level having been April i
when 210 were idle. Conditions on
the Monongahela railway in West
Virginia have not changed much,
% operations having been down.
while in the Pennsylvania end 90
are down against the high mark Of
90 on April 9th. Fifteen arc idle
on the Western Maryland, Which
has been showing up better recent
ly. On the Charleston division, B.
& o. R. R. there are II down.
Unconsigned loads in the Fair
mont region today aggregate 1858
of which the Monongah division,
B. & o. r. R. has nearly all Of
them. On the Monongah division,
B. & O. r. R. there are 346 uncon-
signed loads Of which 10 are coke.
The Western Maryland railway has
seven unconsigned loads, but the
Monongahela railway in West Vir-
ginia is free of mo bills" On the
Charleston division, B. & o. R. R.
there are 81 unconsigneG loads, a
decided decrease over earlier in the
week. In the Pennsylvania district
of the Monongahela railway today
there are ITO unconsigned loads Of
coal and 40 unconsigned loads Of
coke.
Expected Monday
Frank Lyon, vice president of
the Consolidation Coal compan:
who Is visiting with Mrs. Lyon in
Somerset. Pa, is expected to re
turn to Fairmont Monday.
Sells Coal Land
A dispatch from Waynesburg
states the following:
]. D. Adamson of Green county
announced hero today that he had
sold 1900 acres OF coal lands In this
region TO Pittsburgh interests The
land, part Of the Hustead estat
acre. ''OV>
On the W, Va. Northern
Today's Morgantown New N.
Kingwood: from
The bitumlnous mines aIonp
the West Virginia Northern bra ,Uns
railroad have shown very littIe
change since the drop in the coal
The 1rona Coal company which
has been working at almost fSiI
capacity since last December and
the only mine in this section to nav
the union scale Of wages since he
depression in the coal industry
was closed down a few days ago in
definitely. This company was en-.
ploying about $50 mon. However,
Superintendent D. ]. Williams be
lteyes that the suspension will be
only temporary.
The Eastern Coal Companv
Wilmouth Coal Company and the
Lucky Jack Mining Company start
ed to operate In full capacity with
an order to ship from five 10 eight
cars daily. This sudden resump.
ton has been the only real change
that makes the future for the local
coal industry look somewhat bet.
ter"
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