The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-01
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Thursdays loading for the peak
loading WI.
The prod uction by divisions5was
as follows: b. e O. NJ onongah,
#33 cars Charleston,s5 s. cars Con
nellsville, ] 2 cars; CumbeTland,
81 cars; NGonongahela, j cars;
MorgantownI& kingwood, e So cars
( M rgantownE& Wheeling 10 cars;
Western Maryland-Belingt &
Weaver, a cars. The NJ \ g 4: on
Saturday turned out a greater
4 d ally reduction than the Charles
I ton Division, W hich while unusual,
has applied especially to Friday
and Saturdays production.S4Wl tn
SO cars Of coal loaded on Friday,
the NJ. & X. reached its peak daily
production during the first month
$of the general suspension in the
coal fields. g.
( Empties Ordered
A total Of 299 empties were or
Sdered today by the various mines
4 of Northern West Virginia. They
were ordered as follows: b. & o.
Monongah, SIS; CharlstonS6 s.; Con
neIlsville, SO; Cumberland, so;
Mon ongaheIa, Is; M & K 6 5 - NJ.
& W., 10; Belington & Weaver.
Western Maryland
Mont nion Tonnage $
/ Offices Of the Northern West
Virginia Coal Operators Assoica-
ton today received the following
tonnage reports in reference 70
Saturday: New River, 232 cars; ;.
Big Sandy, 3S3 cars; Pocahontas,
1899 cars; Winding Gulf, 500 cars;
Kanawha, 81 cars; Tug River, 80
cars; Cliuch Valley, 129 cars; Ken
ova-Thac ker, 564 cars.
Weekly Shipments
Shipments off the various rail-
road divisions lin Northern West
Virginia last week showed q gain
OF $3.50 carloads over the previous
week. The figures by divisions
: showed the following for the week:
B. & O. Monongan, $4,000 tons;
[ Charleston, 17,40O tons; Connells-
vile, 8 $50 tons; Cumberland, 26,-
400 tons; Monongahela, 1850 tons :.
Morgantown & Wheeling, l,l5o
tons western Maryland-B1nga-
mon & Helen's Run $50 tons; Bel
ington & Weaver, $50 tons.
Miners Are Firm.
W. NJ. Rowan, Grafton, vice pres.
ident OF sub district 3,&today said
that the miners in sub district :.
were holding firm and that the
ranks We're not weakening. He De
clared that many of the plants
work in sub district are mostly
small mines and have such poor
quality OF coal that under ordinary
conditions they are not in the run
ming, he declared. In many IN
stances, he said, the miners az
work are farmers and often times
they are relationship ties involved
He says there is no great schange
on the Morgantown & k1ngWo c's''-
RAILWAY: S
Last week a number OF miners
are reported to have quit at nine nine
at Cascade, according to rowan '.alL
In the Buckhannon sections, Two
mines employing 100 miners were
greatly affected by organization Oh
the men. Formerly the miners
wera not organized at this plant.
rowan claims that only five or SIX
men are at work at these two plants
IA the Peck's Run section at the
present time IA mine at Strader
was closed last, week which en-
plovs rs men This was always a
non union mine but all fifteen men en-
Joined the union and quit
Miners Mass Meetings.
A miners mass meeting was held
in the Y. NJ: &C. A. Building at Jun
Tor. w. Va, on Saturday afternoon,
when 500 miners assembled Inc
speakers were G. Fl. Bailey, t.alr-
mont. internationally representative,
W. NJ. Rowan, Grafton, vice presl-
dent of sub district g; and A Folio,
Wendell, vice president Of the west
Virginia State Federation of Labor.
Five hundred miners attended a
mass meeting as Strader on SUIT
day afternoon. The gathering was
held under the auspices of locai
41o5 and miners local unions at
Adrian. The Norton Band furn1sb-
ed the music for the occasion. The
speakers were ]. p. Forinasch, Graf-
ton. president Of sub district q; w
NJ. Rowan, GraftoIR vice president NJ
Of the sub district, and William =:
Harris, Charleston, president or
the West Virginia State Federation T; Y. Oh
OF Labor.
Mrs. VERNE e. Price to
Be Buried in Loganport