The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-31
Heavy Ordering.

Wherever work was possible the
pat miners stuck to 1t to the very
ast and, sought to earn all the
31ney they could 10 tide them over
/, ne Sleaner days to come. as a mat
sitet of fact there has been a great
deal more coal mining done in the
INST two months in Northern West
( Virginia than has been anticipated
M the average person. The fear
strike among the miners and
sven a threatened tie-up among
ss importation workers put the
,Phhlic Utilities, railroads ana Gee
.;5lient mills on their guard. and dur.
: the past month all OF these In.
iidsistries have been actively engaged
stocking coal. Practically every
day in the week the mines OF
I Sesthern West Virginia produced
! 1900 or more cars OF coal. This
apparently meant nothing to some
miners as in some instances some
Jsiants have been closed for the
fplirteen 4or fifteen months, dating
Lack 10 December, 1920, when the
loft coal industry hit the tobog.
eant from which It has not yet re-
covered!
Much Coal Loaded.
the height Of the coal bust.
ness when the production peaks
we're reached and the highest price
1eYels attained, the number Of
miners engaged in the sort coal in,
sdustry in Northern West Virginia
vas estimated to be $4,000 men.
Since that time the miners in many
Instances have shifted from place
{ 20 place. Some returned to their
tf9fmer Ypcations because the min
ms ranks have been ovcrcrowded
Since the demand Of coal fell of.
M 4solne instances miners removed
9other union fields and in a mum.
her OF cases no doubt they have
taken up their abode in non.union
Districts. although this was not to
any great extent. The masses o;
Hthagminers are still here.
IN the past year many Of the
miners have had decided hard.
ships, according to the current re
pprts. In various centers OF the
tield there have been urgent re-
Quests for help. The Mount Clare
rand townsville sections are pee.
inns the hardest hit. although the
%. S. call came from various
3 ALTERED sections in the field.
Generally. speaking, the mines
South OF Clarlssburg and in fact
anite a few south OF Shinnsto.
tthye not worked steady, with the
insult that the miners nave been
limited time,
SCOTS Run.
NO section OF the Fairmont re-
ION has had steadier work than in
i,tie SCOTS Run section and vari.
spGs points along the Monongahcla
ailway. This business was de,
eloped largely in Western New
york and in Canada. Day after
81 for almost SIX wseks or moro
snloat the peal; Of production has
Been going out of the SCOTS Run
section. nearly 200 cars daily. Tl:ie
sthe section that tho MonongaAcia
BAL Association declares that /.
tili work non.pnion Immediately
fter April /. The fact that It's
selnerR are better off economical,
llap those IN any other part OF the
sfield will mitigate against any sucll
ngogEarn, according to close oil.
seryers Of the situation.
All VIII Strike,
issthe opinion Of Nick Atell7
q this, city, president OF suh.dis.
,tiltt No. 4, United Mine Workers
~ America, that not only will the
stnion miners strike commencing
III Saturday, but all OF the miners
hrion or non -uniou, viii join tne
q,llls Some who fell Blythe way.
tde in order to make sufficient
funds to avoid starvation. he f1g.
ntfes. will be back in the organ!za.