The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-17
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Various Phases Of Harding's
Offer Discussed at
-. .;s:ss. Deer Park. III. III;

| FairmOnt operators are IN WASH
inston today attending the general
session of soft coal operators Of the
United States, which commenced
at IL O'clock this morning. This
session originally was planned for
Sunday. night. but the refusal OF tn
miners officials to settle the coal
strike brought forth an unexpected
deveiopm ent. Operators fear there
are subtle phases to the miners re-
fusal and are approaching the sub
ject cautiously. 5s. s.
A Joint meeting Of the Northern
West Virginia Coal Operators AS
ISOLATION and the Monongahela Coal
Association was held at Deer Park
Md, on Saturday afternoon when
all phases OF the Presidents pro
posal was discussed. The vast ma
jority OF the operators are said to
be opposed to it with one excep-
ton. This party is said to have
! hun oh" that the wages would be
adjusted downward within lapse
OF month or two.
Authorized delegates, it is re
ported, were selected for the Wash
ington conference. Among the
in Washington are: c.. H. Jenkins,
George S. Bracket, both of Fair
mont, and A. Lisle White of Clarks-
burg, Frank Miller. Glenn F. Barns,
Brooks Fleming. Jr., J. w. Devison,
~. w. McCune, David Williamson
OF Wendell and Edgar Long Of
CIarksburg. There are others in
Washington, as quite number
have not returned from Deer Park
and it is presumed that they went
to the capital city. s.=
Personal Mention
w. d. Evans, superintendent OF
traffic, West Virginia Division, Con
solfdation Coal Co, returned tnis
morning from Washington, D. c..
where he attended the hearings of
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion in regard to assigned cars.
C. E. Hutchinson, vice president,
Hutchinson Coal Co., has returned
City.
w. E. Watson. president of the
Monongahela Coal Association, and
Howard w. AShowalter, president
OF the Diamond Coal Co., are In
Washington today. Both attended
the Deer park meeting on Satur-
day.
Wayne S. vetterlein, coal job
Der of Philadelphia spent several
days in the Fairmont region, re-
turned by automobile to Philadel-
phir.
Daily Shipments
twenty-five cars Of coal were
loaded east off the Monongah Divi-
sion, B. & o. on Saturday, which
with the exception Of Thursday
proved to be the lightest tonnage
of the week shipped in that direc-
ton. Two cars of coal we're loaded
west.
Ten cars of coal were loaded east
off the Charleston Division, B. &
O., on Saturday.
Eighteen Cars of Coke
Eighteen cars of coke were load
ed off the Monongah division, B. &
o., on Saturday, which was about
the same as the greater portion of
the week For change the bulk
Of the coke was shipped east on
Saturday, there being seventeen
cars in that direction while one
lone car went west.
Daily Railroad Fuel.
Thirteen cars of railroad fuel
were loaded off the Monongah Di-
vision, B. & O., on Saturday. Twelve
cars went to the B. 6 O., while one
car went to foreign road.
Sixteen cars Of railroad fuel were
loaded off the Charleston Division,
B. & O., on Saturday, the B. 6, o.
securing twelve cars OF this coal.
East of Grafton.
Coal movement on the B. & O.
Railroad east of Grafton took a big
leap on Sunday when 163 loads
were moved over the mountains. In
the ten trains drawn, there were 366
freight loads moved!- To the west
off the Monongah Division, B.. G O.,
there were 255 loads of freight
moved, OF which twenty-five cars
were coal, At midnight there were
$50 unmoved eastbound loads, of
which AIS were coal.
On Saturday there were seven
trains over the mountains, in which
23S loads Of freight were moved,
of which 12S were coal. West off
the Monongah Division there were
326 loads OF freight moved. of which
35 were coal.
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