The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-25
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
FIGURES ANNOUNCED

percentage OF present Iuli-tiuie
output produced in the various
soft coal fields of the United
States for the week ending August
5 was as follows: West Virginia
Panhandle, 43.9: Fairnont.
81; Winding Gulf. 40.1; New
River. 352; Pocahontas, Az;
Tug River, 42.9; Kanawha. S.6;
Logan. GAS; Kenova-Thacker.
43.5; Observation-Disclosures
coke output 5 per cent below pre-
strike and IS per cent below 1920
average; Westm oreland. S8.7;
Somerset, SOB; Maryland-Cum-
Decentralization 25.9, Kentucky
21.9; Western:
SIS: Hazard. 2S.4; Harlan. 20.2;
Virginia, ST.
Buys Coal Land
The Rivesville Coal Co., which
had lease on thirty-fve acres Of
coal land at Rivesville has bought
the coal land outright from Frank
Hood and the Hood heirs. In order
to negotiate the deal Hon. r. A
Pollock was Obliged to take trip
to Oklahoma several weeks ago.
Lewis Day Next
Will the miners add another
W liCll Oil SooS AoAS ANes'
is a question asked. Will there be
a Lewis Day in honor of the pres
ent International president of the
United Mine Workers of America
for the settlement of the 1922 coal
strike and establi shment of an ar
rangement in the future to nego-
tiate wage scales on a nationwide
basis. Mitchell Day was the out
come of the great strike of 1902,
when the eight-hour day was es-
tablished in the hard coal regions.
Oppose harrington
Illinois miners located at
Frankfort. Ill. demand that
Frank harrington. president of
the Illinois miners, be removed for
his action of favoring separate
wage agreem ents. President Lewis
has telegraphed the miners that 1t
will be given "due con Sideratton. =
a miners mass meeting at john
son City. Ill. recently adopted a
resolution demanding Earring
tons resignation Immediately or
we will take steps to have you re-
moved"
In the Coke Belt
The Coal Trade journal, New
York City, in this weeks issue.
comments as follows on the Cpn-
nellsville coke region:
"There will be no immediate
change in the strike situation in
the Connellsvi1le region by reason
of the Cleveland settlement but
the effect of the union resumption
upon the warning factions here
will be interesting to watch.
Operators here unable to Sc
cure sufficient men to operate
their mines. will be forced to see
those who have signed the Lewis
agreement, get out high priced
tonnage while they must stand
idly by The strikers in virtual
striking condition must either sac
rifice their union prin ciples OF
tighten up their belts another
notch. The larger operators are
more determined than ever 'that
there will be no recognition OF the
union. There is every probability
therefore this region is facing a
long strike and may become the
battle ground for an industrial
struggle equal. to that of the
NIingo field in West Virginia
while complete figures are not
vet available. the railroads report
that the week just ended saw the
largest production of any since
the strike was started The south
west branch of the Pennsylvania
alone is now averaging 400 cars OF
coal and -175 cars of coke per day
while the Monongahe1a is deliver
ing to the Pennsylvania and Pitts
tburgh & Lake Erie an average OF
400 cars of coal. Coke shipments
on the Monongahela are vet negli-
gible but for Mondays loading the
railroad reports orders for cars
from an even dozen operations
that have been closed since the
strike began.
Meantime the car shortage
problem is looming on the coal
horizon. AS yet it has not made a
definite appearance, but With
union mines reopening every day
and considering the condition of
railroad motive power it is inevi-
table"