The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-06
School Toniaht.

Fairmont mining extension school
will resume It's weekly session to.
night after the holiday vacation.
The subject OF Ventilation will be
started tonight and all mining mel
are urged to join the class while
this subject is being begun. The
school will meet In the portable
school building at the Fairmont
high school being found in the
northeast corner Of the grounds,
having been removed since the last
session was held. The tanitor will.
be on hand to guide the members to
the new location.
Indications are that a dozen q.
more mining men will Join the class
commencing tonight at 1880 o'clock.
Ventilation will be studied for a
period Of twelve weeks. At Clarks.
burg this week three Joined the
class: and one at Carolina and one
aot Shinnston. None Joined at Mt.
Clare but several will next week
It Is reported. by Adam Crawford,
the instructor.
Grant Town Closes.
At the end OF today's labors the
big Grant Town mine OF the New
England Fuel and Transportation
company will close down indefinite.
ly and only sufficient number OF
men will be employed at the Grant
Town and No. 2 plants to take
proper care Of the properties. The
Grant Town plant has been one Of
the most steadily worked mines in
the region during the present year
and non.union competition for east.
ern business Is attributed as the
cause Of the shutdown.
The bear notice posted yesterday
at the Grant Town plant was as
follows:
Owing to present market condl.
lions this company cannot continue
to operate In competition with sec.
tions where rates paid for mining
and day labor are much less than
they are IN the Fatrmont district,
consequently effective January 7.
1929, our mines will be closed in.
definitely"
Daily r. R. Fuel.
Railroads secured 1879 cars Of coal
of the Monongah division, B, & O.,
on Wednesday. OF that the B. &
o. secured 81 cars while foreign
carriers procured 112 carloads. Thus
far this week the carriers secured
S21 cars of coal of the division.
on the Charleston division, B. &
far this week the carriers secured
70 cars OF coal OF which the B. & o.
secured IA cars.
Daily shIpments.
Coal shipments OF the Mouon.
gah division, B. & o., on wednes.
day consisted Of los cars to Curtis
Bay. There were 456 cars OF coal
loaded east and 81 west with 10
cars of coke to the west.
Coal Movement.
Eighteen trains drew GOT loads Of
freight on the B. 60. R. R. through
the Grafton gateway. OF that All
cars were coal. TO the west there
were 240 loads moved. AZ midnight
there were s13 loads OF freight for
the east unmoved Of which SIS cars
were coal.
Daily Loading.
Mines OF Northern West Virginia
on Thursday loaded s93 cars Of
coal. Production was as follows:
B. & o. System-Monongah divi.
sion, 538 cars; Charleston diyi.
sion, 50 cars; ConneIlsville div.
sion, . cars: Cumberland division,
rs cars: Western Maryland Sys.
decentralization Run, 90 cars:
Belington G Northern, Sc cars:
Morgantown and Kingwood, II
cars: Monongahela railway lin.
GLIDING Morgantown and Wheel.
tng), 200 cars. !.
Today,s Empdes
Fatrmout region proper today
ordered 500 empties as follows:
Monongah division, B: q o., 543;
Wastern MARYLAND. 8: Monnn4a.
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