The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-05
Action Was Against Any
Non-Union Operation
of Plants
MINERS MEETINGS
Non-Union Fields at
Almina at Work AS
Usual
CBy Associated Press,

MoRGANToWlN, Jan. 5.-Quiet
prevailed in the Scott's Run coal
region Of Monongahela Valley to.
day, Sheriff William Yost said
after he had returned from a tour
of inspection. The union miners
who staged a big demonstration
yesterday after they had heard
rumors that several of the mines
would be operated on n open shop
basis, contented themselves with
informal conferences and meetings
this afternoon, R Williams, an or.
gantzer for the United Mine Work.
ers In this county, said that the
demonstration was planned as a
protest to what he described as q
concerted effort on the part OF
operators in three Monongahela
county coal fields 10 run their
mines without q union contract.
Operators emil 4! any Sa6k plansand
said that the present generaI shut
down was smade ecessary by their
inability to pay the present wage
scale In competition with the lower
scale In nonunion fields OF Western
Pennsylvania. The only open shop
mines Of any consequence in this
county are the extensive holdings
OF the Bethlehem Mine Corporation
on the NJ. & K. Railroad, two mines
at Almina and three or four small
mines on scotts Run.
All is quiet along tho rialto in
the Scott's Run section today, &C.
cording to reports received by the
Falrmont office OF the United Mine
Workers Of America. Patrick
Buckley, Fairmont, vice president
of sub-distrlct 4, today said that
when the union officials consisting
OF President Nick Aiello, Organizer
Williams, Morgantown, and himself
went there late Wednesday after.
noon three distinct meetings were
held, one at Usage, another at
Chaplin Golfers Co. mine and a
third at GIlbert-Davis No. 1 and 2.
The men conducted themselves or.
derly and no damage was done on
the march according to Buckley,
Tho owners Of Gilbert.Davis plants,
according to Buckley, assured the
officials OF the union that no et'
fort was made or would be made 10
work non.union during the life OF
the present agreement with the
United Mine Workers Of America,
Beyond that date they had no COM
mitnents to make.
Frank Mccartney, district board
member, ls in Clarksburg today.
James McCleery, district orgaui'
zer. Is at Morgan mines today.
Today Nick Aiello, president, and
Patrick Buckley, vice president, are
at Monongah.
Working Non.unIon.
Efforts. of the Antler Coal com
pany, which loads coal on the B. q.
o. and Monongnhela railroads, to
work on the open shop appears to
have been successful In the AL.
nina section. Sixty miners were
desired but $50 men applied for the
jobs.
The company had little to say
in regard to the matter, but It was
learned that the men plead to have
the mine reopened. and were will.
ing to go to work on the November,
1917, scale. It was noticed that
some OF the miners were thinly
clad especially in the way OF shoes
and they made It plain that 1t was
necessary to have, work to sustain
their families. Some former active
union men are said to be among
those at work.
Morsantown Notes.
Next Tuesday evening the Nor.
gantown Wholesale Coal associa.
tom will hold a smoker. At this
weeks meeting these officers were
] President, stephen F. Elkins:
vice president, R. R. MeFall;. sec.
retary.treasurer, Charles E. Wat
son.
The board OF directors chosen
include F. NJ. Lucas, Stauts-Lucas
company; K. R. McFall, Southern
Fuel company; g. L. Rodgers,
Mon-scott Coal company; Stephen
f. Elkins, Elkfns Fuel company;
@. E. Gadd, Gadd-Shaw Fuel com.
pany; O. d. Junkin, Producers Fuel
company, and Charles E. Watson,
Watson Coal company.
The committees chosen are as
follows:
Publicity = 9. D. Junkin, c. E.