The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-27
COAL
DOUBLED SINCE
WAEkOUT BEGAN.
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berlsnd, rs cars; Western Mary
land-Belington & Weaver. Wes.
ern Maryland, 3 cars; II. & W.,
cars; M. & K, So cars.
The foregoing figures show that
more than rs per cont OF the coal
! LOADED in Northern West Virginia
was by the non.union mines along
the M. & X. Railway in which the
Penn Mary Coal Co. bethlehem
Steel Corporation) Is the main fac
tor. The production there has beer
gradually rising until the peak was
/ reached on Tuesday with So car
loads. On the first day OF the
strike, It was eight cars.
(! 1o1 Working Today.
Naturally with the increase a!
production, there are more mines
starting daily. For the most part
these are small plants, however
and quite few Of these mines
worked on the open shop basis be
fore the strike.
With 101 operations attempting
to work today. this is the largest
number to attempt this course
This Is an increase OF four over
yesterday. Apparently no largs
plants have yet started in North
ern West Virginia other than the
Penn.Mary plants on the n. & K
Railway.
Mines at work on the various d.
visions today are as follows: B. &
o.-Monongah, II; Charleston, 81;
Connellsville, 6; Cumberland, II:
NJ. & X, rs; Monongahela, 8; NJ. &
/ W., /; B. & W., Western Maryland
II.
! Compared to last Thursday
there are 2s more mines at work
! than the corresponding day of last
week.
Keeney's Message
C. Frank Keeney, Charleston,
president OF district II, United
Mine Workers OF America, who Is
now being held In Charles Town
in connection with the armed
marches, has sent word to the
miners here to the effect that
there will be no separate contract
for Northern West Virginia.
This naturally is expected be-
cause no one is able TO change the
! international policy before the
international policy committee
passes on such matters. This
course Is necessary before district
presidents may act,
Guessing Settlement
There is a feeling that there
may be some settlement OF the
strike by the close Of May, but so
many conditions are involved that
no ones guess Is a bit more GER
tain than another's. That the
government will step In at time
when the general public's coal
bins are apt not to be filled is most
likely, but apparently that is at n
time in the remote future. In the
meantime the struggle will go on.
Movement Of coal to the lakes and
the Northwest may not be impair
ed for next winter, and that is a
matter that the government will
tako i0fo cOn cid arottnn
Tho Soct that tI,is 49, H. !. uo,,.,..,
vaar In o,saiai Mtsn 10 :" po''I y
fSo COL ,UJnst.,. T., ~ s aanu Ion mas
ing. The attitude railroad pro.
therhoods will assume in a general
strike, as we'll as the general atti-
tuue oL ORGANIZED LABOR generally
ralIylng 10 the support OF the big
sest union tine miners, are also
factors that must not be overlook
ed.
Emptics Ordered.
A total of 247 empties were or
dered today by the mines In North
ern West virginia. These we're
ordered as follows: 3. a. o.
Monongah, 81: Charleston ca.
Counellsyille. 10: Cumberland
40; Monongahela, 10; Nj & K.
60: M, & w. 1: 3. & ". Western
Maryland, 4
NI;.o., a.. ~. l..
" way gay:
rams nave oeen completed for
DIE May Day picnic by the
United Nine workers OF World
war Veterans at wyatt on Mon
Jay, me anair Will be for the
members ana their families. Ad-
dresses VIII pc delivered by
Charles II: Bailey, Fairmont, In
teFnatlonal representative. and H.
r: ErankIin. charleston, formerly
OF Fa!rmont: bwho is secretary OF
the west virginia state Fedora
tlon OF LABOR. Samuel B. Mont
somery, former secretary OF labor
OF west virginia was unable. to
attend owing 70 0eing connected
WIN me counsel at the trial OF the
miners leaae1s az Cnarles Town.
r, Soke be!t sun hut.
t ne Soke oetI mas not recover
Gu lui!y rom me lhFoads OF the