The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-27

tioned tho cars as follows: Pennsylvania
100; Baltimore and Oh!o--l65 Grand
'rruuk-s0. re-e MarQuette-3o. Eric
20: New York Cen:ral--56. Michigan
Cca;ra.-2v. Wheeling and Lake Erie
rs.
Surplus Of Mines.
Coarcd!NG that With The coming or
winter the difficulties OF the railroads
will be multiplied. there was a feeling
&C pess. m!sm noted IN tho conversations
with The operators and miners leaders.
Neither was willing 10 advance any
constructive program designed - relieve
tho situation. and few o; the nine
owners took the View tina; q surplus or
mines ms partly caused the dcmora.!za-
ton u the carr. CrS.
One prominent nine owner who asked
tina; h,s name ae withheld dcc.ared:
''Whllc railroads are 20 blame 20 their
failure 20 supply the miners with
cars. Ia fact remains that there arc
TOO many miners by ATTY PEI cent
and even though the roads should
supply ,Ae mining plants with 100 per
con; service. the markets would ho over
stocked in a month ~ course, ;h's
Wow $ disputed. and on the surface
'1a objections seem valid enough. but
Un;U va drd export channels the min
NIX industry IL going - constantly up
Sc; economic disorders"
Frank Lsdvinfa.
One union leader. Frank L"dvIHNa.
pres!dcH, % SUNI!StrtCt No. :. whose
Jurisdiction embraces Belmont. Harri-
son and Jefferson counties. docs not
agr.N with the foregoing opinion. and
h declared last n'cht hat Il the rail-
roads ND not broHen down. the mines
would he running full
Tho whole country Is crying FOR
coal" he continued and I Nrmly be-
Neve when the Interstate commerce
com III ss!on makes public It's present
inquiry into conditions here that the
railroads VIII abandon IN" car assign
Ing system for an equal distribution
OF em?;!es"
In n" district We produc" under nor
MAJ conditions ah1u; o2.0oo. 600 tons
annually. and OF This amount Belmont
county Ti0"> lc.N0n.000.'
oar coal IS cons dHrcd .hc hest grade
~ steam coat marketed and is especially
efficient "Gol for :he railroads. and this
eN7,a:ns ;hoir cou>cn'ratechcNort 70 OBJ
tain ;ac coal mined IN ,hiS section"
Solution Not IN Sight,
"LnGviuku frankly asserted that he
d:G no, see any immediate solution Of
he situation In the district, and 90 far
aS corrective measures were concerned
he seemed TO think that tho railroads
were above them.
HIS .icth and ultimate decision OF
lie Interstate commerce commission,
he said. WAS mistaken. and he secuted
the repor; that the carriers wer" re-
routing seine OF the Goa! ohia!ned IN
tho Belmont area 10 commercial mar
ketS and taking advantage OF ;"e pre-
va:l.Hg h.gh prices.
u would not Ike % believe that 70
port" he said slowly. and wH.!e Il
has come 20 me Frequently IN The last
ScvCr,, weeks / have refused 70 s've
Il any credenCe
such q practice would be 4 direct
law, and besides. ain reluctant 10
think the roads would resort 10 a prac-
lice 50 pa!pah.y unfair.
Operators Helpless.
One outstanding result oE tho car
shortage which has brought about
peculiar situation IN the annals " tho
d.s.ric; is that Il has served 10 weld
the miners and the operators into
closely kH!t unit acting n uH:so" ana
with complete harmony.
Since both are hi; by tho breakdown
: .hr roads il seems each has turned
10 ;he other for VIVA; might be termed
S,,ace IN their mutUa, hardship.
The nine owners are SQVHre!y bo-
hind the miners IN their !n~!s:cncc that
he railroads remedy the situation be-
FORE w.a.er sets In. and there seemed
o.. D.. , s,rC,,.gvg- cru.irurr. last night