The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-14
Conditions Still Serious In
Central Europe, He
Declares
MUCH COAL IN FRANCE ]"
President Of Consol. Re-
turned to New York
Last Night

col. C. w. Watson, president OF
the Consolidation Coal Company.
returned to New York city, late
yesterday afternoon after having
spent several days in Fairmont.
HE came here lttst Saturday and
this was his first visit to his bust
ness associates and local friends
since the colonel returned from an
! extensive European tour. He ar
rived In New York city from
abroad on August goth.
Mr.. Watson in accompany with
several officials Of the company
visited England, France, Germany
and Italy. The trip was for the
purpose of making a survey Of.
business affairs in. those devestat-
! ed countries as well as to look
into the economic conditions across
1.-THE waters.
!, Commenting on his "trip abroad
here early this week, Col. Watson
said: This is a worldwide panic
and conditions are more serious
lin Central Europe than IN this
| country. 1t looks as II the worst
: is over. Condition show some
signs of Improvements but bust
ness Is very slow compared to tom
mage of normal basis.
France has lots of coal. In
! fact It has an oyersupply due to
Germany shipping 1t fuel in ac-
cordance with the terms of indem-
nifty in the peace treaty. There Is,
not much coal in italy. The low
'cost of producing coal in the Eng
I1ish mines has had very detri-
STnentalS fBeoA On exp busRhess.-
ifttFrom what Col. Watson says
the export business is none too
rosy and appears to be at Its low.
est ebb.
Personal Mention
/ c. H. jenkins is on business
! trip to Washington, D. c.
F., r. A. Johnston. treasurer of the
Crescent Fuel Co., arrived home
! last night from Pittsburgh. He
/ says business is improving some
what in the Pittsburgh field. Earl
Ter in the month he was in Park
ersburg.
! L. W. Cooper. Pittsburgh. chief
engineer. West Penn Power Co. is
in the FaIrmont region today. He
! was formerly division engineer for
| the Jamison Coal & Coke Co. in
West Virginia.
Brock Showalter of the West
wood Coal Exchange and his faith
er, Judge E. NJ. Showalter last
night returned %-om an extended
auto trip to Cleveland, Buffalo,
| Niagara Falls. Toronto, Canadian.
Rochester, Syracuse, Albany, New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington.
]. G.. Bradley, Dundon, w. Va.
president of the National Coal As
sociation is recovering from IN at
tack of appendicitis. He was OPP
Grated on about two weeks ago at
a hospital at Harrisburg Pa, be-
ing taken i'll on a train.
Harry Whyel, Uniontown, Pa.
was in the Fairmont region last
week. He returned from q Euro
pean trip ten days ago.
Robert H. Robinson and son, R.
| H.. Jr., of Monongahela City, Pa.
were here last week.
Daily Shipments
These shipments we're made off
the Monongah division, 3. & o.
lR. R. on Tuesday: st. Georges
8 cars; lakes, cars, but no coal
was shipped to Curtis Bay yester-
ay.
A total of 645 cars of coal were
loaded east off the Mouongah dt-
vision, B. & o. R. R. yesterday
while 78 cars went west.
Daily Loading
The daily, loading In the Fair
uloErt reatG1 on Tuesday was
especially heavy, exoelling the
Monday loading. There were 1145
cars OF coal loaded on Tuesday
against 11O4 cars on Monday. Yes
terday's regional loading was the
(ceutinued on pnga four)