The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-05
COAL PRODUCTION
GAINS SLIGHTLY
I'M THIS REGION
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fields there has been some non.
union minesfat work recently. on
Monday 265 cars Of coal were load
ed and on Tuesday 1856 cars.
The mines In the Logan field are
producing 1000 cars or more day,
but one OF the difficulties has been.
to- dispose OF the coal on the mar:
ket. In fact, the country appears
to be well supplied with fuel. The
production in Logan County Is al
most at a peak as the ratlroads
cannot handle more than 1900 cars
Of coal a day. The strike has not
spread TO the Logan field, which
has been unmolested.
Strike Spreading.
In some sections OF the coke belt,
the general strike appears to have
spread. This Is reported to be !es
pecially true along the Mononga
hela Railway in Pennsylvania
where SIX, mines OF the H. @. Frick
Co. were down today, against four
yesterday. 1t Is not believed that
the strike has penetrated the mines
as successfully In the Councils
Vile Union section, although quite
a number of mines in the coke belt
were said to be Idle today. Union
leaders believe that the strike will
spread in that section, however.
Reports are SO meagre from the
coke belt that It Is difficult to as
certain what further inroads the
union has made in the non.union
fields. The strike apparently has
been the most effective in the
Brownsville. Pa, section. The bulk
of the Friclt plants. 1t is reported.
are working, but the percentage OF
men at work was not obtainable. It
Is apparent that the non:union
mines generally in the Pennsylva.
MIA regions have been handicapped
in production as only 1877 cars OF
coal were loaded on Tuesdny.
Usually between 800 and 400 cars
of coal were loaded before the gen.
eral suspension in the coal fields,
although this might be partially re.
duced by the lack Of demand for
coal In the eastern markets.
Pleased With Testimony
Coal operators Of Northern
West Virginia were ~fayorably Inn
pressed with the testimony that
George S. Bracket, Fairmont,
secretary of the Northern West
Virginia Coal Operators Associa-
ton, made before the congression-
al labor committee at Washing
ton, D. @. yesterday. 1t is gener-
ally conceded that the situation
In Northern West Virginia has
been squarely put before the pub
lie. Twice the operators of Nor
thern West Virginia tried to meet
the miners without avail because
the miners Of district IL were tied
up with a general policy Of the
international Organization OF the
United Mine Workers Of. America
owing to complications In the cen
trail competitive states.
Miners Officials deny that
President Keeney said anything at
the Charleston convention about
the minors being forced to take
less in the new contract but de-
clare he carried cut the interna-
tlonal demands in detail, However
there is a feeling that President
Keeney personally realizes that
the miners will be obliged TO take
a cut In wages in order that the
Fairmont field can compete with
other fields for eastern business.
Loadings Yesterday
Coal mines in Northern West
Virginia on Tuesday loaded 103
cars of coal. This was a slight
gain over the previous day. This
was II cars more than Saturday
and five cars more than on Mon
day. Tuesdays coal was produc-
ton on the various divisions as
follows: B. & o.-Monongah, 10
cars; Charleston, 80 cars; Con-
%nellsville, Q cars; Cumberland, II.
cars; Western Maryland-Beling-
ton and Weaver, 4; Wyatt
Helen's Run. O: Monongahela, O.;
NJ. G K, is cars; NJ. & W., O..
The biggest production is now
coming from the Charleston divi-
sion, B. & o., which gained nine
cars over the previous day. a gain
OF five cars was noted on the Mon
ongah Division, B. & O., compar-
ed to Monday. The Belingtou 6
Weaver produced four cars. The
Monongahela, NJ. & ". and Wyatt
Helen's Run branches we're down
fiat.
Sixty Mines at Work
Today 1t was estimated that so
small mines were at work in Nor
thern West Virginia. Probably
IFS emptles were ordered on the
various divisions. STle largest
mine at work on the Monongnh
Division, B. & O. today was an
eight car plant.
In the vast majority OF cases,
coal operators have had no desire
to operate the mines, because they
claim the coal business Is so fiat
that eastern consumers have
months of coal on hand and there
are tens OF thousands OF cars in
the various terminals and juno
ton points.
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