The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-14
Refuae q Nenotlnte

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Refuse to Neaotlate
The Monongahela Coal Assocla-
ton, composed Of some rs coal op.
orators in Monongalla County, will
not join in the wage conference be-
tween the Northern West Virginia
Coal Association and the United
Mine Workers Of America, district
II. TO be held in Baltimore March
q, it was announced in Morgan
town today by officers OF the Mon
iongahela association. Published
statements that Samuel D. Brady,
a director Of the Monongahela as
ISOLATION, was a member Of the
scale committee representing the
operators for the March 81 confer.
ence wer denied by officers OF the
Monongahela association. The
latter association has announced q
scale approximately 80 per cent
lower than the present scale. which
1t will undertake to put into effect
April 1.
Tho announcement Of the Monon-.
gahela Coal Association in Morgan
town today is regarded here as
merely a reiteration OF the associa-
TONS intention to put its new scale
into effect on April / regardless OF
the action OF other organizations.
The scale provides for a reduction
of about So per cent aud tta abolt-
ton Of the check,ott
Bracket Returns
George S. Bracket, secretary
OF the Northern West Virginia,
Coal Operators Association, re-
turned early today from the Bal
timore conference yesterday be-
tween the operators and G.
Frank Keeney, president OF dis
trict No. II United Mine Workers
Of America. The session was q
fruitless one owing to the fact
that Mr.. Keeney refused! to dis
cuss the wage scale until the
meeting Of the miners In Char
lesion March 81. Another con-
ference will be held In Baltimore
on March rs when 1t is expected
that a final decision as to q strike
on April 1 will be given. s4E
1t was said In official coal cir
cles today that two Joint sessions
were held in Baltimore yesterday
and that less than twenty minutes
was consumed in the two meet.
Tings.
Among the other operators re-
turning from Baltimore today
were W. Clark Dobie. ]. P. Nc
Cune and G. H. Tarlton. Nick
Atello, president Of sub-district
No, 4, also returned this morning
from the conference.
Monongah Division
On the Monongah division OF
the Baltimore q Ohio Railroad
today there weret192 mines down.
Cars ordered totaled 56S and
placements 799. Cars In the re-
gion totaled 1859 with 254 emp
tiles left over from yesterday.
ITwenty-one coke cars were order
ed and placed. Railroad fuel cars
were 800; commercial 6S and
private cars 2S.
Coal loading yesterday amount
! ed to 655 loads, with railroad fuel
236. and shipments west were IL
and east 544. Total coke loading
was "a, unconsigned coal SO and
uYcnnsiRned coke 90.
Charleston Division. +
On the Charleston division Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, there
were 81 mines down today; cars or
dered were 9S, with placements the
same. Eighty.five cars were left
over from yesterday. Total load;
ing yesterdayfwas So: Railroad fuel
totaled 80. Shipments east were
So aud unconsigned IS.
h Monpnaahela Railway.
On the West Virginia division OF
the Monongahela Railway, cars or
dsred todayswere 3a4 and the place
Fments the same. Twenty mines are
Idle on the division. Total loading
yesterday was 4Os.
on the Pennsylvania division,
there were sixty-nine mines down
and the placements today. were 32ai
Total 1oad ding vest fday. was 432,
and uhc6na gned coal load, sol
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