Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-07-14
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COAL BUSINESS.

,,,, coal mines OF west virginia
a !" made history during the three
n,hs since April 1st, when the
on, :.n call of the United Mine Work
nf america became effective; all
sr;ou, record productions have
broken in many fields and this
~. is now producing more btu
mons supply of the United States
rni,c the fact that the largest parl
,h,. State was formerly union
oJ according to statement of
- West Virginia Coal Association,
a,cJ ON statistics supplied by the
sr;ous railroads tapping the field
= state Department of Mines and
!. United States geological survey.
/ nuring the week ending June II,
Lb,u all The operating bituminous
binc> of the nation produced H.
RG ooO tons, West Nirginia's total
s,,put was 1,70l 900 tons.
The Little Mountain State has
mixed rs the second largest bitumi-
nus producing state for some years
rcoriins to the statement of the
lest Virginia Association, as it an
(lallv ships about 8O,OOO,OOO tons
soft coal. 1t normally produced
Ightlv better than one-fifth of the
StaI bituminous output of the
buntry.
Logan district, which before the
rikc call produced about $4,000
|ns daily, now produces better
Ian $4,000 tons a day; some weeks
lie output is 100000 tons more than
eforc the strike. The Pocahontas
eld, which had a normal produc-
on of 100000 tons a week before
be strike, produced 455,600 tons
st week. Tug River district, which
ad a normal weekly average of
D,OOO tons. shipped III, 900 tons
5cck ago. The Kenova-Thackcr
iArict. which before the strike
badcd 10000 tons week, now
hips well above the 100000 mark
bch week." These high marks in
frritory which has never been
Fsanizcd were achieved despite
Dc pinch of car shortages, and the
Aevitable labor shortage, because
Fhlc there is a large surplus Of
liners. on paper, few miners can
& induced to work six days week
fncc The shortage - according to
ie state association.
The nonSllnion fields in Kentucky
fe next to West Virginia in point
efficiency since the strike. In
P2l this state produced 81, 100000
$nS I week. Since the strike was
fcl red the fields operating on the
pen shop plan have produced o.
10000 tons of coal, or $4,000 tons
week. These are the fields of
'Orthcast Kentucky-Harlan, Haz-
I'd and the South Appalachian
!hd the figures do not include the
Foduction of the union district in
Gestern Kentucky. In one field
'one-the Big Sandy-June's pro-
uction was 439,550 tons, while
Pat Of June 1921, was 139,49O tons.
ne strike affected the fields of
ew River, Winding Gulf, Kanawha
|orthcrn West Virginia, the Pan
andlc and the upper Potamac, but
seSpltc the fact the mines operating
p the open shop plan produced
4 such an extent that the weekly
PadlnSS for the 13 weeks from
AprlI lst to July 1st in West Vir-
Rnn have averaged weekly load
RSS for 1921. The Logan field,
EhIch produced 1,195.5 $50 tons over
Pe e.. 4 O railroad this June and
Pore than 100000 tons were sent
s'er other routes. The total pro,
auction in West Virginia last week
EM l.l13,1OO tons. or 275,1OO tons
Rorr than the average weekly pro
2uclI"n in 1921. According to fig
T announced by the Chesapeake
0o ohlo railroad. the coal loading;
mines along its line alone during
zun'' i921. totalcd 2.664,O2O tons,
! w, IN June, 1922, the total was
'"o,''o, an increase of 26G,93O
f. 'hiS year, when the strike call
"'\ IN effect oyor rnr,,oI I,.t ..oor