The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-18
BIG CONTRACTS
BOOST WORK At
FINN. PLANT.
Aggregate of New Jobs
s125,OOO for Local
Firm
Is MORE SKILLED MEN
Operators Take Advan-
tage of Present Low
Cost

Taxing advantage OF the so to
30 per cent reduction in manufac-
turing cost. three coal companies,
two of which are located in the
MorEantown section, have closed
contracts with the Fairmont Min.
ing Machinery Co., which will az.
gregstc S125,000 it was announced
today by 0. A. Seyfert, vice pres.
ident and general manager Of the
local plant. The three coal com.
panies are preparing to get set for
a future market in prepared sizes
and want to sort the coal at as low
a cost as possible By improved
equipment Later in the year costs
may rise. It is reasoned that in
the case Of suspension Of work
April that a splendid opportun-
ity Will be presented to install
equipment.
While the Fairmont Machinery
Co. held up well for almost a year
or more after other equipment
firms were down fiat, the depres-
sion has affected orders consider
ably. The new work starts at once,
and two Of the jobs will have to
be completed in eight weeks and
the third in ten weeks. This means
that from fifty to seventy-five ad-
ditional skilled mechanics will be
put to work shortly and in fact
some have already been put into
the plant. The men to be added to
the force consist Of structural
workers, moulders, blacksmiths,
machinists and twelve mechanical
engineers and designers. The ma
3Qrity Of the men will go to the
shop within: the next three Of four
weeks.
TIE Big, Contracts.
The three contracts secured are
from the Soper-M Mitchell Coal Co.,
the Consumers Fuel Co., and the
Logan Island Creek Coal Co.
The er-Mitchell Coal Co. will
install considerable equipment at
its Jere mine along SCOTS Run.
An electrical hoist has already
been installed SO that cars can bs
pulled up and little time ost in
moving Goa out Of the mine. A ro-
tary dump vii lbe placed at the
foot OF the slope a weigh basket
will be provided and the coal will
pass into the oscilating feeder to a
steel apron conveyor. which will be
1852 feet in Length Tho apron con
Teyor @'ill carry the coal up the
slope and deposit it on a 3-track
shaker screens. This will enable
the firm to make fine preparation
Of coal consisting Of four-inch
lump, two-inch egg and three
quarters slack. The capacity will
be $50 tons Of coal an hour. This
will double present capacity of the
plant. Loading booms will place
the coal on the cars. This will
enable the firm to produce high
grade prepared coal at minimum
figure.
Consumers Fuel Job.
Improvements will also be made
at the Eureka mine of the Consum-
crs' Fuel Co. at Randall, Monon.
gala county, along the Monon9a.
hela railway. The Fairmont Min.
ing Machinery Co. will install a
cross-over dump and the coal will
pass through a dump hopper, be-
ing drawn out of it by an oscilat-
ing feeder. From that point the
coal will be fed on a steel apron
conveyor distributing coal on a
four track shaker screen with two
loading booms. This will permit
the company to turn out the very
best prepared coal. In addition IS
to be built to the tipple structure,
and the present tipple will be
braced. This plant will turn out
$50 tons Of coal an hour. Re-
screening conveyors. so that any
type OF prepared coal may be turn
ed out are also provided in the
Improvements.