The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-11
DUNCAN SINCLAIR
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C o. occurring all Of this coal. East
or, the Charleston Division last
week. 1913 Of the 22O cars Of coal
loaded went east.
Freight Movement
Naturally the strike caused a
big drop IN freight movement, and
the B. & o. has furloughed rs or
more men in Falrmont terminal
and the Monongahela Railway has
furloughed probably rs men. A
total Of 1884 cars Of freight were
moved through the Grafton gate
way last week, Of which 1872
loads were coal. against 3,20S
cars the previous week. Much Of
this coal, however, was u%nconsign-
ed loads.
Penna's Testimony.
Testimony Of Phil H. Penra
Terre Haute, Ind, secretary Of the
Indiana Coal Operators Associa-
ton, before the House labor COM.
mittee is receiving comment in the.
region today. Penna, who was at
one time president Of the United.
Nine Workers of America and
dubbed "the little giant" claimed
that while he was a believer in thu
spirit OF collective bargaining the
miners word is worthless. He
claimed that the hundreds OF I'm
author 2ed strikes, which officials
could not control or apparently did
not prevent, proved this. The who'll
trend Of his testimony was a fling
at the responsibility of a contract
Of the United Mine Workers OF
America.
On the other hand miners off.
Gals say Penna was president Of
the organization when It vas an in
FAINT with a very limited member.
ship, perhaps only 10000 miners
and in those days no contract was
enjoyed by the miners. There were
mine committees, etc, but the con.
tract was nothing to compare with
the present one. In Penna's days
the miners organization was Just
rising out OF the ruins Of the
Knights OF Labor. 1t Is claimed.
Penna. who appeared to have had
a good stand with the miners or
ganization N the past, is seeming.
" in bad since his utterance at
Washington, however.
Penna in part said in Washing
ton Saturday:
Our industry is seasonable, not
so much so as others, and this pro.
posal is aimed at that. There is
only one way you can get the In.
dustry working all the year round,
unless you are willing to take away
from the American people the right
to buy things when they want them.
The unions proposal means just
opening more mines, employing
more men, investing more capital
and then leaving all three lie idle
half the time"
Wage scales now let an Indiana
miner earn from SO to SIS a day"
Mr.. Penna said.
Mornantown Notes
Stephc& B. Elkins, Elkins Fuel
Corporation. Morgantown, Is on a
business trip to Philadelphia. Bal.
tlmore and New York City.
j. A. Boyle. who is in charge OF
the Philadelphia office Of the Nor
Gantown Coal Co., Morgantown,
! who was on business in Morgan
town last week, has returned to
the East.
A. Q. Davis, president of the
Hess c. & C.. Co., UnIontown, Pa.
spent last week at the tract Of the
Bear Mountain Gas Coal Co., nea,
Pennington, W. Va.
]. A. Arbogast. Heathers Run
Coal Co, Kingwood. was In Akron,
O.. last week on business.
Last week a meeting of the Nor
gantown Wholesale Coal Assocla.
ton was held in Morgantown.
when the coal strike was discussed.
Freight d%ifferentials were mention
cd. but It was decided to defer
action m such matters until the
coal business improves. The asso-
citation has decided TO organize a
baseball team and also make mr.
rangemsnt for the annual outing to
he held In the sumer In the Cheat
river section.
J. A. Arbogast, president Of the
Heather Run Coal Co, Kingwood,
was In Morgantown last Saturday.
and he reports that nearly all Of
the mines in that section are closed
on account Of lack of orders. The
sentiment there, according to Mr..
Arbogast. seems to DO that the
miners would work II the operators
had orders.
Everhart Bierer. Preston County,
Coke Co.. Morgantown, has re-
turned from a business trip to New
York City.
The Biocky Pittsburgh Coal ca.
has been organized by S. +.
Elkins. Morgantown, and others
for the purpose OF developing 200
ceres Of Pittsburgh coal land in
Harrison County near Clarksburg,
the concern belpg Capitalized at
100000 Tho officers OF the COM
pany are: President, Stephen F.
Elk'ns, Morgantown; treasurer,
s. II, Wilson. Fairckance. aP.;
secret, Herbert r. Harko,
Morgantown; W. j. Walker.
UnIontown. Pa. and Paul
Talbot. Fairmont. The COM
pany has also purchased
mine with one opening and tipple
Equipment with the tract, which
has hcen purchased at n cost Of
approximately $500 900. The COM
pany. It is expected will soon start
to operate the mine.
Weekly Shipments.
Coal shipments in Northern Yves:
Virginia last week aggregated &c..
$50 tons. Some Of this coal was
produced before the strike, but was
only shipped last week.
Shipments by RAILROAD divisions
was as follows: BIZ O.-Monon.