The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-03
new RECORD SET
lYI|'E|'S;IERDAY + OR .
NO|N=UNIONM'|I 5;
sIotaI.of 238 Cars Of Coal Pro
duced in Region---More
Mines Start.
III WORKING TODAY u I
Strip Mine Being Operated At
]. Meadow Brook in Harri-
son County.

Ill mines attempting to
sw1ork In Northern West Virginia
[stoAay, the largest number that has
|stHedS the non-union plan is now try
toa produce coal. Coupled with
|HAs, the peak Of coal production q
WAS attained on Tuesday, when
sa3S cars were loaded on the var1-
sous divisions Prior to this, the
biggest day was 223 cars, which
sEweresload on two different days,
May x27Sand May 20.
Is Mines at Work.
f,In,sfhe Monongah Division, B. &
Osstoday, there are 16 mines at
work or s less than yesterday.
sThirty-one are working on the
fGharleston Division, B. & O..
Ragainst SO yesterday. Six mines
ARE frying to work on the Monon-
gaheIa, orsan incr ease of three over
On the Connellsville dl-
isfon, sB. & O., there are six mines
sa satiawork against four on Tuesday.
Along the Cum berland Division. -
today, there was the biggest
ssstrid demade with 90 mines working.
AT gain of six over yesterday. On
NJ e. K, 81 mines are working.
two less than yesterday. -Four mlnes
sgarestryingto to work on the NJ q
CHI is an increase OF one
over yesterday. One mine contln-
Sues TO- work on the Belington d
Ebranch of the Western
Maryland
Daily Loading.
The q 3S5s cars of coal ls.loaded in:
West Virginia yester.
sesda3 3s5sas5IxeHes the FOL lowing ra ifroa
ssdiVi sions:: ssS
az o. /. m onongah, 3 9'% cars;
sGharIeston 81 cars: Connellsville,s
Us cars; Cum berland, cars;
gEWestern Maryland. Belington &
Weaver,4 cars NJ. & n, IS cars;
& s W., Isl cars; Monongahela.
rs cars Coal loading on the
Charle leston Division. B. & Q. yes
sterday= was the heaviest since
k;ApriIs2 when 63 cars OF coal
*SSReres loaded. NJ. & \. loading
ssgafned three cars over the pre-
ssyious day. The production on the
s:Monongah Division. B. & O.. was
the heaviest since April 90, when
sss40Gcars of coal were loaded
IN the Coke Belt.
IN the coke belt, especially in
thetBrownsrilIe, Pa. section there
appears to be- more mines down
again today than for some time.
that eight mines are
,gWokfng on the Monongahela Rail
&Way in Pennsylvania today,
againSt 4 5 that attempted to work
but efforts apparently
were not successful
aEy7yxss !, A en1nties or
dered in the Pennsylvania and of
StheSMonongahela Railway. The
scoa1 loaded on the division yester-
day tota1ed 4 8 cars, which is low
S1srsthan it has been for some time.
e, Many Empties
Ae8Today total of 329 empties
were ordered by the mines at WORK
IN Northern West Virginia. These
aweres distributed as follows: B. &
10 onongah 81. Charleston 65.
Is. Cumberland 45I
western Maryland-Belingb &
Weaver 6, Monongahelas "a. NJ. $;
88sSsKl. 65, NJ & w. s, Western Mary
Mand, Be1ington & Weaver 4
I Strip Mine Busy
ccording to reports received
here a strip mine is being es,erat>
ed at Meadow Brook. Harrison
l.County, by the Stuart Coal Co..
This is securing coal by means OF
steam shovel. Fifteen men are
reported to be working there. The
L tract is guarded, according to re-
ports. This type of mining is
rather unusual for the Fairmont
field and these men can only be
covered in the scale as outside
I'm en-
It was rumored here that a man
fIn nj o,,f
Z of the Masonic Gibson Coal Co.. at
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