The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-29
PHIL PENNAHAS
CORRECT { ] VIEWS
Says Everyone Is Tired o
shikes:-.Both Sides
Sense This.

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Phil Renha, Terre Haute, Ind i,
'sectetafy of the Indiana Coal OPP
eratprs Associat ion, upon his re-.
lprn from the operators.mlners
s,coflfe in Chicago, said that
. tlie operators and miners had both
Began 70 understand that the gen
eral public was not going to en-,
sliire much longer the uncertain
conditlons Of the coal industry.
4 While another, strike April 1 was
remote possibility" he said, he
sas Inclined to believe that Con.
sree wonld enact legislation as a
preventive to any further, action
along coal strike lines. He believes
TINT the miners and operators will
get together on O plan TO avoid
strikes
n ~ does not follow" he said,
eti1at working contract will be
Entered into, but should It not be
cached no doubt Is in my mini
that Congress- Will take the neces.
snrg steps TO prevent further coal
strikes And 1 also believe that
some facts may Sbe found by the
Tact finding commission that viii
Influence very. Z materially tho
;setion Of Congress. ! do not know
lust how, but say It will be done,
! .hecause the right of the few can
not be permitted always to work
3 m injuatice on the right of life,
liberty and pursuit OF happiness OF
3 the many We few fellows who are
fiinnipg the coal mines and tbs
fellows who work in them no
{ longer can exercise the power to
: hinder the American people in
their pursuits. The people are long
suffering but they will not submit
70 this always!
In the Region
The Francois Coal Co, with gem
Aral offices In the Union Bank
Buildtng; Glarksburg, will close its
Philadelphia Office In the Stephen
Girard Building on January I. q.
u. Francois. the vice president aud
eastern sales manager, Is located
there.
work on tho 100000 mine pro
1ects % the Vulcan Co., at Lost
creek has been started eNlth fifty
workers. on the Job. A half mile
Of railroad will be built as. a spu.
10 the 81, & o. -Four hundred men
VIII be employed.
Screened 70 Slack
All Of the; three coke plants Of
the Oliver & Snyder Steel Co., in
HE C6pnellstille, coke belt have re.
snmed work after being idle sincs
last May. One block Of Frick
ovens az Continental No. 1, has
'been pulled, buti;coal production is
being continued.
IN a statement to the miners,
I'homas Kennedy, president Of Dis
stSiet in the anthracite coal
Fields, says that during the six
months strike the United Mine
WORKERS OF America was forced TO
borrow more than one million doi-
iats
The United States Bureau Of
Mines has issued a volume. contain
Ing several. hundred anay!ses Of
Kentucky coal 1t Is Known al
steehnial paper S0S.
~ During the week ending Noyem'
bsr 6. 440, 800 TONS Of British
soslswere produced, which is q now
recottl. This was 17,100 tous
ereater than the previous week
and LOGS, 900 tons greater tan the
previous syear.
b 80. officials have promised
10 investigate the car situation OF
ha 1F. NJ. & p. branch Of their
system.
Ii new: coal field is being devnl-
oped IN North Nottinghatnshire,
england, which experts say will be
among the richest in England.
wales OF, Scotland. Six shafts viii
he sunk Coal owners have leased
vast areas from Lord Manyars. the
Duke of Portland, the Duke Of
Newcastle and Lord Savile.
The Wayne Coal Co., with plants
I'm Jefferson and Harrison counties,
Of WIN plant 100000 trees on It's
lands during the next year or
about eighteen months after strip.
Ding the oyerhurden from the coal.
that time the sail shall h9ye
iettled again.
Recently the Eehigh Coal & Nayl
cation Co., offered small tract
! pc virgin coal land in schuylktIl
County, Pa, for. the purpose Of
tabIishtng n true commercial
land value. There were no bidders.
In order to avoid demurrage
there was a general delivery OF
anthracite coal 10, Danville. Pa, On
sunday OF last week. Citizens re.
fused to- break the Sabbath by re
: lising to accept It.
Sweeping effect OF the six hour
day 81 the United Mine Workers Of