The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-14
COAL NOW
MOVING ON LAKES
.cargoes Being Unloaded for
Interior Shipments
Other Coal News.

Coal movements over the IredIl
Lakes is progressing very slowly.
Coal dumped in June up until June
3 was 1902 tons against 1850 tons,
during the same period Of last year
Some coal which had been load
editor shipment over the lakes a
been unloaded and is being sent TO
interior points in Ohio to suppl
industrial plants.
Geological Survey.
Figures of the United States
Geological Survey for the weeh
ending May 81 give the present per-
centage OF full time output In var1-
Gus coal producing districts as fol-
lows: West Virginia-Panhandle,
43.4 per cent; Fairmont, 5.5 per
cent; New River, 34.4 per cent:
6.1 per cent; Winding
Gulf, 500 per cent; Pocahontas, 70
per cent; tug River, ssh per cent;
Logan, SIG per cent; kenova-
Thacker, 1878 per cent; Pennsyl-
vania- Somerset, III per cent:
Connellsville little change, coke
output 81 per cent below pre-strtke
figures; Westmoreland, 75.S pei
cent; Central Pennsylvania, Ill
per cent; MISUNDERSTANDING
Piedmont, Eat per cent.
Youngest Graduate.
c. c. Virgin, SON 81 Robert q.
Virgin, Pittsburgh, assistant pro-
lessor of coal mining. Carnegie
School OF Technology, was gradual
ed at West Virginia University.
Morgantown. on June S, with the
degree of bachelor of science in
mining engineering. He is proba-I
bly, the youngest man to ever grad
uate from the university after four
full years Of study with this de.
gree.
His father, Professor Virgin. will
be remembered here because OF his
former connection with West Vir-
ginia University. having been as
sistant director Of the mining ex
tension school work, conducting
classes at various towns in the Fair.
mont region.
The younger Mr.. Virgin is in
charge of the car of soldiers going
from w. V. U. today to the citizens
training camp at Camp Knox, i'll
camp tomorrow. He carries gen
era1 order No. 1o3 and also a list
of West Virginians making up the
contingent. They have subscribed
an additional amount Of money Sc
that they can &C in a sleeper in
characteristic West Virginia style.
Average Loading.
Figures struck for last week
shows that the average daily pro-
.duction on the various divisions in
Northern West Virginia as fol-
lows: B. & O.-Monongah. 7O.5L
cars; Charleston, S2.93 cars; Con-
nellsvi11e, 1856 cars; Cumberland,
6s.16 cars; Morgantown & King
wood, 10O.S3 cars; Monongahe1a,
1888 cars; Morgantown & Wheel
ing, 1888 cars: Western Maryland
-Belington, Weaver & Northern,
5.SS cars.
The average production on the
three railroads, Monongah Division,
B. & O.. Monongahe1a in West Vir-
ginia and Wyatt-Helen's Run
branch, Western Maryland, last
week was 109.33 cars. The fact that
no coal has been produced on the
Western Maryland has had a ten
.dency to pull down the general
averages on the three railroads.
Miners commissaries.
In order to supply food for the
striking coal miners in the coke
belt, various unions of the United
Mine Workers Of America are es-
tabIishing commissaries in the Con-
nellsville coke regions. Three
have already been established in
the Fayette City sections. and 1t
is expected that others will be es-
tablished there later. An expendi,
ture of about $1,000 each is neces-
sary.
Reports eliminating from Union
town, Pa, indicate that miners
threaten to return to work unless
they are supplied with money, food
and clothing for themselves and
families. An u1tfmatum has been
served upon union leaders with
june Is as the time limit in some.
instances and July 1 in other cases.
Miners and their families have
been begging for clothing and food
in Uniontown, according to re-.
ports.