The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-21
TENsLEss MINES
ARE ATT WORK I'M
DISTRICT TODAY
LcontInued Fron eage oney

! where active operation numbered
10. or six less than on Monday o.
this week. One mine continues to
work on the Bellngton & Weaver.
Daily Loading
Coal loading In Northern West
Virginia on Thursday aggregated
129 cars which was one less thar
"Wednesday, but 81 cars mora thar
| were loaded on Monday OF this
/ week.
Production by divisions In
Northern West Virginia on Thurs.
day was as follows: B. ( o.
l-Monongah % cars; Charleston,
SO cars; ConnellsVille 0 cars; Cum,
berland, 2S cars: Western Mary.
land-Bslington & Weaver, / cur;
Monongaheln, IL cars; NJ. & X,
Production on tho Mononsall
division B. & o. appeared TO show
q slight gain in coal loading dur
| ing tho latter part OF this week,
but the Charleston Division B. &
| o, was losing slightly. The Conn.
ellsvilIe Division B. & o. was
doubling its output of early this
week, while the Cumberland Div.
ision B. & o. showed a gain Of
several cars. The Monongahela
was doubling its output of early
this week. while the Cumberland
Division 3. & o, showed gain
OF several cars. The Monongahela
was showing a decided gain also
while the NJ. & X. is about hold,
ing its own.
:. With fewer mines at work today
the production figures will probab
~ show a decrease compared tc
earlier In the week. There is also
another factor, and that Is that II
a limited number Of instances som;
plants are increasing their produc
ton due TO more men being added
Empty Orders.
A total of 1872 empties were or
dered today, against 1913 yesterday
Forty.six emptIes were ordered on
the Monongah Division, B. & o..
and fifty cars were ordered on the
CharleEton Division, B. & o
twelve cars were requested on the
Monongahela, while the Councils
vile Division asked for 10. Thirty.
five empties were ordered by mines
at work on the Cumberland Div!
sion, while the NJ. & x. operations
ordered SO cars today. Four emp
ties were ordered by the Beling
ton & Weaver branch, Western
Maryland Railway.
Keeney's Trial,
While there is keen interest In
the trial OF G. F. Keeney, Charles
ton, president OF district II. United
Mine Workers OF America, a.
Charles Town next Monday, 1t is
understood that there are no wit,
nesses from this section. AS far
as can be learned, there will be
no local officials of the United
Mine Workers OF America in at
tendance at the trial,
The outcome OF the trial will be
watched very closely by operators
anu HlHeEb AlIke,
No Demand for Coal.
Coal operators as a whole are
sitting tight and have nothing to
say. The indications are that there
Is no business and will not be any
for sixty days. as II is estimated
that It will take that long II not
longer to secure any trade. The
bulk OF Fairmont coal goes 10 the
east and the larger plants and rail
roads arc we'll stocked with fuel
The smaller manufacturers and
some steel plants in the Pittsburgh
section may need coal now, but
general resumption OF coal mining
at this timo would mean another
/; glut on the market.
In tho meantime the wise opera
| tor is sitting tight and Is survey
| ing developments in surrounding
coal fields before shaping any fu'
ture policy.
LII Sub District 3
officials OF sub district 3, Unit
ed Mine Workers OF America, at
! Grafton, say that the penn-AIary
Coal Co, bethlehem Steel Corpor.
alton is attempting to resume on
q non-union basis by securing old
men and boys, but Is having very
little success in producing ton.
mage, The Penn-NIary and Con.
nellsville-BasIn Coke Co. are I'm.
porting men from Pennsylvania
according to officials Of tho United
Mine Workers.
Along the Cumberland Division
B. & o., the miners officials say
that comparative few cars of Goa!
are being loaded, and much less
they claim, than is reported to the
railroads. About the only mine
that is turning out coal is the
Bergman mine along the West
Virginia Northern Railway, neal
Tunnelton, and tho miners off,
Gals say that this tonnage Is rang.
ing only between three and -four
cars a day. This always was q
non-union plant.
Little new has developed along
the Charleston Division, B. & D.
between Grafton and Gassaway
In the Gilmer section, the officials
say that four mines were CLOSED
recently. They know of only one
mine working steady there, and
that Is with very limited force
OF men.
ktngwood Meeting
Three hundred miners attended
the miners mass meeting at King.
wood. The speakers we're ]. T.
Forinasch, Grafton, president Of
sub district 8, United Mine Work,
ers of America. w. NJ. Rowan
and C. G. Montgomery.
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