The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-29
tonnage GAINING
EN- FIRST -FOUR
( weeks OF STRIKE
Winners Active in Holding
Forces Together in Fair.
mont Region.
MANY MEETINGS ON
,Aiello Nails Tie in Statement
Issued Today From
4. Headquarters.
MANY MEETINGS ON

|trpur weeks ago today the gen
[eral suspension in the coal fields
started, and It applied 10 Northern
West Virginia like all union re
gions. While there has been no
outstanding developments in the
tmonth, 1t is apparent that coal
J, auction is slowly on the gain.
Sle the process Is slow, II ap-
...sefcs to be sure, judging from the
gradual increase In tonnage.
On April /, S6 cars Of coal were
loaded while on Friday 21O cars
Iof coal were produced. The pro-
Iduction, however, is errattc. and at
times It switches a few cars one
way or the other, day after day.
On Friday the tonnage at 210 cars
showed a loss of 13 cars compared
to- eThursday, which was the peak
Of production since the strike be
gam
Some operators believe that BY
May 15 a great many more plants
will be in operation and by June l
Leyen a greater number.
y Miners Are Firm.
That the miners are making
every possible effort to hold Their
forces In line is evidenced by the
activities In the coal mining camps
dhring the past week. A series OF
miners meetings are being held to
day, and officials In the miners
movement are addressing the mir.
erss to keep up the morale Of the
mem
Miners officials pay little attcn.
ition to the increased tonnage, which
they declare is very limited at best,
and seem to believe that the min.
ers will be able to Withstand Ions
lsiege if they are Obliged to do sc.
lThe miners seemed to harhor the
idea that 1t is either make or break
with the organization and their
leaders say they will hold on with
bulldog tenacity. 1t is generally
that the test will come Ia.
iker when the demand for coal II,
more pronounced and more opera.
tors attempt to work.
May Not Work.
Nick Aiello, Fairmont, presl-
dent Of sub district 4, United Mine
Workers OF America, today said
that certain small coal operators,
who have worked non-union In
the past, are spreading the pro-
spaganda that the United Mine
Workers OF America have decided
tb let the miners work. This Is
Untrue, according to Aiello, who
adds that only three mines in his
Sub district are exempt from the
general strike order issued and
they are the plant Of the Con-
Dsolidation Coal Co. at Rivesville,
(which furnishes coal for the pow
ler plant, a public utility COM
pany; the Robinson Coal Co.,
mine near Fairmont, which fur
'nishes coal for the city water
works, and Young's mine, Clarks-
aburg, which has an adequate gas
Rsupply for fuel II no coal was
used and would probably not per-
init large number of men in the
glass works adjoining to work.
With the foregoing exceptions,
Aiello claims that NO mines are
permitted to work.
100 Mines Working.
\ One hundred mines are at work
Northern West Virginia
oday, which Is one more than
worked on Friday. The mines at
work are on the following rail-
road divisions: B. G. o.,-Monon-
igah, 10; Charleston. 81: Connells-
vile, s; Cumberland. II; Monon-
gahela, 8; N. & X, "a; NJ, & W.,
,3S B. 6 W., Western Maryland. l.
Daily Loading
y Coal loaded yesterday on the
fAarious divisions was us follows:
|,B. & o-Monongah, 80 cars;
Charleston, SO cars; Connellsville,
i16 cars; Cumberland. 80 cars; N.
e X, 63 cars; NJ. 6 W, 3 cars;
The Monongah Division, D. &
70. lost seven cars compared to the
previous day. Tho Charleston
division, B. 6 O., gained eight
cars and the NJ. & X. four cars.
The Cumberland Division lost four
cars, and the Connellsville DIvI-
ision, two cars.
Empties Ordered
A total Of 274 empties were
ordered on the various divisions
IN Northern West Virginia: B. &
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