The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-06
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Flexible Scale Proposed, Ac.
cording to Reports Re-
ceived in Fairmont.

According to information re-
ceiyed from the operators-miners
conference in, Chicago by grape
vine telegraph, the coal operators
In a separate conference yester.
day continued to adhere to the
policy OF district agreements. II
Is expected that all bodies OF
operators will meet about Janu.
airy s.
That the coal operators are
anxious to avoid a strike is APP
parent as they hope TO get the
miners to. hold suspension in
allegiance II they fail to agree at
at this time. A flexible. scale is
also suggested by the operators.
No doubt the officials OF the
United Nine Workers Of America
will refuse any OF these over
lures. The miners have always
been opposed to district agree
lnents, as they plan to take some
unit OF soft coal producing states
as a unit Tot making wages, and
a flexible sca4e, such as had been
in force In The Georges Creek
field for some years, under the
name Of the Rockefeller plan, the
Maryland agreement, Garfield
plan and other employees welfare
experiment., has been condemn
ed by the miners officials, who
say an sgfeement without figures
is no contract and unless they de-
part from q rem established rule
Of the past titey viii not sign,
upon such krrsng entsnts.
Personal .a[entinn. 80.
Charles E. Hawker Of the
Edward Hines icusl and lumber iria,
terests will 60 to Phil6d elphla to-,
day.
Joseph W. Reed, head Of this
safety, department Of the Consoli-,
dalton Coal Co., lete last evening
for Huntington to attend tho
meeting OF ths West Virginia In
stitute. VA.
Robert E. Rightmire, engineer
of tests, Consolidation Coal Co., is
in New York.
More Runners Afloat
In keeping with the usual crop
Of rumors about a coal spur being
built to tap virgin coal land be.
ween Baxter, W. Va, and Waynes-
burg, Pa, another is afoat, in
which those interested in the de-
yelopment Of this coal land say
more surveying Is being done. Ger.
tain railroad officials favor the
building OF this road Il is said.
What credence II any can be at.
tached to the rumor Is a specula-
ton Us this project has been, hash
ed and rehashed for a period Of
twenty years or more, but as yet
no one has taken the bul by the
horns and built the road. Some OF
those interested in the holdings
here do not deny that there has
been some talk about the proposed
extension, but APPARENTLY they do
not care to discuss the matter in
detail for publication.
Daily Shipments
, Curtis Bay shipments off the
Monongah Division, B. and O.,
yesterday totaled 81 cars. Eastern
loading was 7s7 cars; western
loading, 1873.
Coke Loading
Fifty.seven' cars OF coke was
loaded In Northern Vest Virginia
yesterday as follows: OF Monon-
gah Division, IS cars, Of which Is
cars went east and 20, cars west;
off the Connellsyille Division. 4 !;
off the Cumberland Division, Q to
the east, and Off the N. and K, 16
cars to the east.
Railroad Fuel
on the. various divisions OF
Northern West Virginia yesterday
there were 414 cars OF railroad fuel
loaded OF the Monongahi Division.
B. & o., OF which foreign roads OBJ.
tanned 259 cars aid tielB & D. 155
cars; foreign roads 1856 cars OF the
NJ. &jW.;. II foreign OF the Cum
berland Division; "a Western Mary.
land of the BelIngton, & Weave,
and 10 cars on the Charleston Di.
vision, Of which the B. & o. Sc.
cured 70 cars.