The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-04
N NER S CLAIM
TlEaUP COMPLETE
IN LOCAL FIELDS.
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are down nat, both union and rou.
union plants being closed. The
largest production IN sub district
Is confined to the Charleston D.vi
sion. B. & o. and a large mine Id
the Gauley section, which always
worked non.union, Is said to be pro
ducing 26 cars OF coal a day.
1t Is understood that Sc mines
were at work IN Northern West
Virginia yesterday, and It is be-
lieyed that about the same number
are at work today. There are prob
ably ten mines at work on the Mol
nonBah Division, B. G. O., which
have ordered IS empties today. on
the Charleston division, B. 4 o., 2Ei
mines are at work with an empty
order OF Sc. On the Monongahel1;
Railway, there are two mines re.
ported working, with nine emptiesI
ordered. There are possibly one!
or two mines at work on the Conf
%nellsville Division, B. & B. today
nine emptles being ordered. Prob
ably a half dozen minec are atI
FORK on the NJ. & X. today with 25I
empties ordered. Mines are down.
flat on both Western MaryISnil
branches. but tho possibilities AreI
q few mines are at work on the
Cumberland division. B. & o. toll
day. Most OF the mines at work in
Northern West Virginia are small
ones, the largest al work today be-.
ing an eight a proposition. Thel
mine that ordered seven cars on
the Monongah Division, p. & o. yes.l
terday did not succeed In working.
Little has changed In general
conditions locally as there are yeti
1,159 unconsigned coal loads on
the MononEah Division, B. & o., asI
well as 50 unconsigned coke loads.l
The miners have showed them-I
selves well behaved thus far, and
quite a few were digging gardens
and cleaning up their yards yes
terday. Prohibition is a factor in
the mining camps these days as
the vast majority Of. miners arc
not inclined toward drunkenness
which might inc:te trouble.
Many operators believe that the
miners will be more receptive toll
ward getting work In thirty days
than they are now, and the impress
sion appears TO gain ground that a
contract might later be- negotiated
OF the United Mine Workers Of
America II the operators care to.
Failure on the part Of the miners
10 sign up on two occasions has
made President Keeney more anx-
ious than ever TO have a contract
signed up here. Miners generally
are anxious to have the contract
signed up, and 1t is believed that |
the international policy committee;
OF tahe United Mine Workers OF
America will change IT'S attitude IN
from fifteen TO thirty days, espec.
tally II It Is thought 1t might lose
this field. There is q feeling that
Keeney might sign up an independ-
ent contract II forced to, but this
OF course is a matter Of conjec.
ture.
With the Fairmont region hard
hit with competition on all sides,
1t Is apparent. observers say, thai
a wage cut is necessary. This is
estimated anywhere from 20 to 40
per cent, with the majority Of
tradesmen expecting 25 TO 40 per
cent. The rate, it is contended,
must be lower than the central
competitive field in order to get
the business. Union officials. as
we'll as others. know the position
the region Is placed In and realize
a cut in wages is necessary. It Is
said. President Keeney has inform
ed the miners thatNa reduction "a
necessary, but nc percentage was
mentioned. This. 1t is reported,
was mentioned at the miners con-
vent!on in Charleston. A rumor
that the percentage mentioned in
connection with that gathering was
80 per cent Is groundiess, although
this ia almost the reduction that
II Is estimated Is needed to com
pete with surrounding non.union
coal fields. Often times, indus
trial users will pay a slight bit
more for Fairmont coal, but they
will not stand for as wide a differ |
ence as existed Just before the
strike, Il is claimed.
Daily Shipments
OF the Monongai Division, B. &
o., on Monday there were SO cars
OF coal loaded east and four cars
west. Quite a few OF these loads
had previously been on the uncon-
signed list.
There were 20 ears Of coke
loaded east and Ave west.
Twelve cars Of coal were ship
ped to Curtis Bay yesterday.
Unconsigned Loads
Unconslgned loads on me So1-:
ongah division, B. & o., lessened
somewhat today, numbering 1,fS9I
with So unconsigned coke loads on
track also. On the Monongahela
Railway today, there were Sc TN.
consigned coal loads. while on the
Western Maryland there were 246I
unconsigned loads.
Daily r. II. Fuel
Railroad fuel loading of the
Monongah division, B. & o., on
Monday aggregated II carloads.
The B. & o. secured IA cars, while
foreign carriers received 81 cars.
United Mine Workers
Patrick Buckley, vice president
OF sub district 4, was in Morgan
town this morning.
Scott Reese, district board
member. came here from Charles