The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-11
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Public Sentiment in East on
Coal Strike Situation
Still: Divided.

Still Divided.
Eastern coal shipments off the
Monongah Division, B. & O., last
week aggregated 39s carloads
against 1863 cars the previous week
since there was an improvement
In the car supply on the B.. & O.
System, particularly on the Char
lesion Division, B. G. O., the move
ment Of coal has been much great
er in volume. Last week the mines
working non.union on the Charles
ton Division, .. e o., loaded 4o7
cars OF coal eastward, while 257
cars were loaded in that direction
during the previous week.
III Little change is noted in western
coal leading off the Monongah DIV
ision. 3. - o. last week ninety-sey-
en- carloads were moved against
cars the previous
week. Ell
Charleston Stronger
Considerable tonnage off the
Charleston Di:-ision, B. & O., and
the Buffalo Creek & Gauley Rail
road is moving UP the Cumberland
Valley Railroad to Shippens burg,
Pa, and thence on the P. & r..
Railroad via tie Rutherford gate
way, near harrisburg. 1t is under
stood that quite little coal is pass
ing to steel and other, plants, in
Guiding tho cement mills. 4
uozens or the cars Of the Buffalo
Creek Sc Gauley are passing up the
Cum berland Valley Railroad. The
Elk River Coal & Lum Der interests
along the e. c. & G, have been load
ms forty cars day, as they have
not been affected by car shortage
owing to the fact that they have
privately owned cars.
Public and the Strike
Public sentiment in the East is
grea thy divided on the merits OF
the question between the two OPP
posing factions Business men and
Others who have labor problems to
solve are largely in favor of the op-
orators and many are in favor of
the tight going to the bitter end.
Working classes naturally line up
with the miners, and their strong
card with the public proves to be
the hazardous occupation of coal
mining and the irregularity Of
work ss
4 Masses g the public. however,
have reached a point where they
take no stockin either! side, feeling
that after all the general public
must pay the bill Some manufac-
.turers declare they will not pay So
a ton for soft coal and declare that
they would rather close their
plants before doing so. The East is
worried keenly over the anthra cite
situation.
coal. They figure any
retention OF war wages might
again Call for a scaling upwards Of
their employees wages and also
any progress made toward read
jus trnent would be destroyed by an
Increased price on manufa ctured
goods. meaning that the whole job
OF elm ina ting Initiation OF prices,
would have. to be done all over
again.
Coal Poorly Distribute VI
Many n:anufa cturinS plants in
the East continue to have coal, but
those that need coal at all need it
very bad. There are some plants
that stored up well for the strike,
and they are in good shape, but
others that did not or counted on
the Connellsville coke belt for their
coal supply have been out of luck.
It is reported that certain. steel
mills IL the Gainesville, Pa, sec
ton would start if they had suffici-
ent coal. ne report is current that
the Lukens Iron & Steel Co., is con
templat1ng the use Of oil.
5 There is considerable Fairnont
coal sold in the Coatesville steel
section, ecially low sulphur coal.
Several thousand National
Guardsmen Of Pennsylvania are
being trained at the moblliza ton
camp at Mt. Gretna, Lebanon
County, Pa. This is the annual
training period, but it comes at a
time that the soldiers may be as
signed to patrol duty in the coal
Fields if any disturbance warrants
Weekly Coal Tonnage
"A Last weekgls cars Of coke were
loaded on the Monon gah Division,
B. & o. Due to few unconsigned
loads left over from the previous
week, there were 100 cars moved
west and five east. q,
With coke prices. ranging be-
tween SIS and S14, the market Is
very brisk.
Weekly Railroad Fuel
Railroads secured 125 ii cars OF
coal off the Monongah Division, 3.
G. o.. last week, which was Just ten
cars shy7of the total Of the prev
ious week. 5
The volume Of coal going to the
railroads has been MORE evenly dt-
yided recently. Last week the b.
60 secured sivty four cars,
while sixty one carsawent to the