The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-27

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ment has been made by J. c. Sui
liVna, who has eight coal mining
operations In the Winding Cult
field and five in the Norfolk and
Western Area, that a wireless tele'
phone system will be establishd as
means OF communication among
tho mines.
The installation will be started
Immediately by Charleston en-
cheering company
Some Lake Coal.
Thirty.eight cars OF coal were
shipped to the lakes of the Monon-
Eah division, B. & o. r. R., on We'd
nesday. Other shipments we're
scarce. No coal went to. Curtis Bay
nor did any move to Arlington Pier
or Locust Point.
Daily r. r. Fuel.
Railroads secured 319 cars OF coal
Yesterday, which was the heaviest
shipment OF this type of business
for a month or more. In fact al.
most SO per cent, Of all of the coal
loaded on the Mouongah division
went to the railroads on Wednes-
t day. The B. & o. secured 142 cars
Of fuel, which was just six cars
short Oh it's, consignment on Mon
day but 81 cars more than Tues.
day.
Foreign railroads on Wednesday
secured ut cars of coal, which was
, the heaviest secured by these car
riers for some time.
East Of Grafton.
Slight gains were noticed in the
general freight movement through
the Grafton gateway on Wednes.
day. This was also true OF the coal
movement. Figures were slight in
advance OF Tuesday, however.
Twenty.three trains drew 733
loads Of freight east OF Grafton on
! Wednesday and OF that figure there
were 500 cars Of coal included. To
the west OF the Monongall division
there were 377 cara of freight
moved.
At midnight there were 727 loads
of freight bound for the east that
were uMmoved off the MOnongah di'
vision. OF that there were 570EtarE
OF coal
Mining Conditions.
Fewer mines are working today
in the Fairmont region than any
day this week. There are seventy.
six operations at work out Of 800,
or about one-fourth Of tho mines
in the region are working. The pro.
duction. however, is running fifty
per cent. or better than normal,
but this tonnage is being put out
by certain mines that worked rath.
er steadily increasing their output
rather than many mines resuming
operation. =.
On the Monongah division, B. &
o. r. R., there are 1877 mines idle
out Of 246 or IS at work. The mum.
Der working has been shaded com.
pared to the early part Of this
week. Conditions on the Monon'
gahela Railway in West Virginia
have not changed materially, there
being % out OF So at work while on
the Western Maryland railway the
| larger operations are working to-
day, there being four running, whllC
fifteen are down flat.
Conditions have toned up some
on the Charleston division, B. & o.
R. r. this week. Today there are
80 mines idle, the least number
down this week, but Tuesday also
Wed with this honor, This means
that 30 mines are at work today.
Thirty-three mines are working
on the Monongahela in PennBylva-
MIA today Sixty-seyen mines are
down HAT today.
United Mine Workers.
Nick Aiello, president Of sub dis
trlct 4. Edward Matthew'S. aecre-
tary Of sub district 4, Patrick Buck
lev and Frank Mccartney, district
board member, are at Mt. Glare to,
Patrick Buckley. vice president
of sub district 4, is at townsville
james Mooleery, district organl,
ger, Is at Morgantown today.
Moro 0VenO Working.
A dispatch from Greensburg, Pa,
states the following:
"Three hundred and fifty ovens
c Cer Southwest aud Hostel.
| ter plants OF the H. g. Frick Coke
company. These are in addition to
the 900 ovens put into blast at Con
tlnentaI No. 1 and York Run plants,
mnking $50 ovens against placed
in operation. The ovens had been
thanked since last spring.
preparations also are being
made for the resumption of ovens
at the Brownsville or Redstone
plants, It IS expected 800 ovens
Will 30 placed Ia operation Of the
tlAroRnsHilla plant. ss..tS
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