The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-12
PREPARATIONS TO
lREOPEN MINES IN
lDlIgTR|CT STARTED
en-union Coal Production in
S Region Takes Another
Jump on Friday.
|6:4l 6 AR S L DAD ED
cleveland Conference Shows
Little Effect on Coal 4
Output Here.
q CAR S LOADED

Non-union coal production III
Northern West Virginia took an
4oNer big leap on Friday when
s633 cars of coal were produced,
Gwhfchwas a gain of forty nlne
51ay,ss showing also proved to be
y1ning Gosexto the daily produc-
lo3 tpeak established on Wednes-
ayEat4e41 cars. In fact, three
Ines the proIlction has been in
jthe neighborhood of above the 500
lcar4mark and yesterday was one
3Of t&eS three occasions.
rs TIE fact that there is talk Of
Settling the coal strike has affect
dHnon-union production vtry lit
tile (which is apparent from Fri
days big production.
lEAgain the Monongah Division.
O. leads in the non-union
Spduction in Northern West Vir-
with the Monongahela Rail-
way second. The Charleston Di-
eWffSSpn b. & o. went to third
~ Cleaning Up Mines
Itisreported that a number OF
lthe smaller mining companies
khaYeSbeen cleaning up their mines
within the past day or. two. Ap-
Fparently:8 the N-gest company thus
1farTtos q can up its prop critics iS
Ehe CONSUMERS Fuel Co., which
Interpretations at Downs and Ran
dallS
EsIoaay Patrick Buckley. Fair
'nS&A vice president of sub dis
SSS district II. United Mine
|Worksrs of America, and James
McCleary. district organizer, are
finss t Rs Morgantown section in
fGide1its to having men sent into
pertain mines to have Them
|cIsaned up and in working condi-
Ron sffons for resumption of operation
a. soon as the settlement is af-
'fected and the word go is pass
sedsout by officials of the United
mine Workers of America.
sOfficfaIs of the Fairmont office
Enfl the United Mine Workers of
america today stated that they
Cad fbeen informed that on Men
fdag a. number of additional coal
mines would start to clean up
stheff plants.
They say that some of these are
|5good.SiZed plants in this region.
217 Mines Working
Today there are 217 active
mines in Northern West Virginia.
SThis is five more than were at
swyorkso Friday and but one less
sfhan the total active plants on
EThursday In Northern West Nlr-
GINA Today,s operating plaEts
twenty four stronger than Sat
surday ofSlast week. proving con-
|sc1usively that the non-union move
fmant In the region is not waning
an1A Ein. view dC the Cleveland con-
Fsference of operators and miners.
Charleston Leads
AS has been the case for some
sime. the Charleston Division, B..
i&SO continues to have the largest
{number of nop-union plants at
work today. with the Monongat
tDiyisions5B. & o.. second. al
thougbajudging from the produc-
ltion tie MonQngah Division has
fthes largest number of big plants
latSwork.
survey OF this week shows
THAT the number of active plants
nn the Monongah Division B. &
10. grew instead of decreased as
Sthe end of the week wore on. This
ALSO was true of the Charleston Di-
Vision. 4B & o., Monongahela,
lMorsantown & Wheeling and
2both3 h3Western Maryland branches.
There was, however, slight
saseSup on the Cumberland Di-
Vision, b. & o. and the Morgan
own e Kingwod. The active
kminesS on the Connellsville Div1s-
ion & o y fluctuated greatly due
kto fneacar shortage.
More Mines at Work
On the average this week there
were 214 worked daily on the va
rfous divisions in Northern West
Virginia. Compared to the pre-
sious week, the daily average of
tctiye mines jumped twenty seven
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