The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-23
MINES CLOSED
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7:30 o'clock. The second lesson in
safety lamps will be- taken up Tor
study.
In Northern w. Va.
One hundred and twenty screen
mines in Northern West Virginia
on Monday loaded 1262 cars OF
coal.
Coal Movement
On Tuesday there were twenty.
seven trains moved east OF Grafton
IN which sos freight loads wera
moved and OF that ST. were coal.
West OF the Monongah dicision. y.
& o. r. R.. there were 24T loads
moved. At midnight there we're ga
loads of freight lying en- the Monon.
yah division and the Goa! loads to-
tailed 54S.
loads east Of Grafton OF Monday
and OF that figure the coal loads
were s31. West bound loads moved
Daily Shipments.
Fifteen cars OF coal were shipped
to Curtfs Bay of the Monoagah d.
vision, B. G o. r, r.. on Tuesday.
There were 49G cars OF coal loaded
east and 80 west. The rntiTe six
cars OF coke loaded went to the
west.
Mlrina Conditions,
Working conditions In the Fair
mont region today arc somewhat
better than Tuesday although the
relief is only OF the makeShiit type
from day to day. While conditions
are a trifle improved In the num-
ber OF mines working on the 3. &
% today, the Western Maryland
working mines is the samT although
the road ordered less emrties today
while on the MonongahelG one moro
,Uina Is working than yesterday.
The little bubble Of Improvements
lis lust before the holiday
sixty-pix operations arb al work
nm The three railroads today in the
iFeirmont region. or thoEn there
are flfty.two OH the u. & O.: two on
the Western Maryland and Twelve
on the Monongahelo.
AS far rs the Charleston divt
sion, B. & O. r. Z. Is concerned
there are two mines less working
than Tuesday. Fifteen out OF eiSh.
~,tv-oUe are active. A triile OF I'M
provement was also noted today on
the. Monongahela in Pennsylvania
where tweRty-nine mines out of 100
are working. This was the hest
number working since November
9Th. when the same number worked.
United Mine Workers.
Nick Aiello. president Of sub-dis-
Itrict 4, and Patrick Buckley, vice
president Of sub.district 4, are in
the Clarksburg field today,
Edward Matthews, SECRETARY OF
sub.district 4. today Is a! work in
the Morgantown field.
James McCIeery. district organi-
ger, is at Morgantown.
Frank Mccartney. district board
member, is in Lumberpoft for the
day.
The strike at the Chaplin Collier.
les company along SCOTS run in
Monongalia county, was called OF
ard yesterday morning tho miners
were in the pits according to Off
ciaIs of the United Mine Workers.
Thursday is Thanksgiving AMI
as this is one'of the sevon recog.
niSed holidays under the joint
agreement. union mines Will be
closed down tomorrow.
A mass meeting Of miners will
be held at townsville on Thanks.
giving day at 4 .. m. The speak.
ers will be Nick Aiello, president OF
nub.district 4, and James MoCleeryi
district organizer.
Buys NJ. G. w. Bonds,
on Monday. Samuel Purseglove.
$ot the Cleveland & Morgantown
Coal Co, paid S162,500 for 1926, 900
bonds Of the Morgautown & Wheel
Ing railway along Scott'B run. which
was owned by Clay and Morgan dis
~ltricts, Monongalia county, w. Va.
VIII Build Scales
Col. H. c. Mutt. who was in Mo-
Eautovn on Monday, said that that
carrier would place a scale in the
Morgantown section presumably at
Vaudeville and a 7 at the mouth OF
scott's run. The colonel said:
SCOTS run certainly has some
p~rogressfve operators and these are
the men I am anxious to give Co.
Operation. l am for anything with
lin reasonable bounds which will
swell their production and assist US
In building UP q greater tonnage"
Officials Change.
SHARPLES, ". Va, Nor. 22.-
Ia. F. Martin, formerly auditor OF
the Bone County Coal Corporation,
and who had lived at Elkins. w.
va. until a few years ago. has been
made salesmaunger Of she Boone
County Coal Corporation to succeed
In, B.. Isner, who becomes general
manager OF the Old Dominion Coal
Corporation. Charleston, With OF.
fces in Cincinnati. ]. P. Colgan,
Who was chief clerk of the pur-
chasing department, becomes pur
Teasing agent and o. NJ Hayden,
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