The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-28
PR0DVGHQNONLY
T'6PER.CENT
Of NORMAL HERE
Comparison Shows Strike Ef'
feotIve.-.Increase In
Tonnage Gradual.

During the present strike. tie
coal production has been kept
down 10 a minimum, according to
comparative figures on the three
railroads, Monongah Division OF
the B. e o., and Monongahela and
. Wyatt-Helen's Run branches Of
! the Western Maryland in cores
ponding weeks Of April in other
yearR.
Last week 24s cars of coal were
loaded on the three railroads COM
pared TO 3.271 cars OF coal during
the fourth week Of April. 1919. or
a TX per cent production last
week compared to that period in
1913. Production In 1919 was
restricted at that time due to tho
reconstruction following the war
before the export trade opened up.
Loading figures on the Mononga-
hela Railway are not available,
but the Western Maryland tom
mage was then included in the pro-
duction reports OF the MononGah
Division. B. & o.
COMPARED With April, 1920
I The 24s cars OF coal loaded on
Rthe three railroads last week
Rhowed production OF 5ka per
cent compared TO the fourth week
in April. 1920. when tho Monon-
gah Division. 3. & O.. loaded
$3.50 cars OF coal, tho Mononga-
hela. 3o6 cars. and the Western
Maryland. sos cars. AT that time,
there was a car shortage and as
signed cars were generally blamed
for making matters worse than II
ordinarily would have been. The
total was 4.445 cars for the three
railroads.
Compared With April, 1921
Production got on the three
railroads last week. compared to
the fourth week of April, 1921,
showed q production OF 5Is per
cent. In 1921, tho Monongahela
Division, B. & O.. loaded 1894
cars Of coal. the Monongahela, 9Ss
cars. and the Western Maryland,
502 cars.
This is only the second general
strike that the Fairmont field has
ever experienced. Prior to the en-
trance Of the union, 1t was nom
union and worked full when union
regions were affected by strike
conditions. The first strike that
struck this region was on Novem.
Der /, 1919, when q strike was
ordered all over the country by
the union, but then Acting Presi-
dent, Lewis and union officials
were restrained by an injunction
secured by cx-Attorney General
Palmer before Judge Anderson at
indianapolis, tying up the strike
activities. At that time, Mr.. Lewis
was accused of obeyIng the injunc-
ton by calling OF the strike, but it
was alleged he did not direct the
men to return 10 work dt once.
In the first full week OF April,
1919, the Monongah Division,
through its non-union mines, load
ed 1875 cars OF coal against 2O7
cars last week. In the second
week, when the miners strike was
called OF and tho men started to
return to the pits, 1,O40 cars OF
coal were loaded or the MononGah
Division, B. & o. The 1919 strike
was a short one and was followed
by some of the heaviest coal load
ing experienced in the Tairmont
region.
Production Increasing
Production in all OF the divi-
sions Of Northern West Virginia
last week was $50 cars, but ton
mage figures for the various other
roads for past years are not avail
able for comparative purposes. In
the present strike, the tonnage ap-
pears to be growing gradually,
although very slow process. For
the week ending April 8, there
were 651 cars Of coal produced,
for the week ending April Is, TAT
cars. and for tho period ending
April 20, SEQ cars. For the week
ending April !, which included the
last five working days OF March
and the first day of the strike,
there were 6,759 cars OF coal load
led by the various divisions OF Nor.
them West Virginia