The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-22

l |ali,1,a gatR stake sH Bailey Fair
mont, Information organizer ~.
day SAID that It e men are stick
ling all aroundasf TAR as q know:
Union officials cont end that the
iunion;mineTs$ are not deserving
4 their ranks and that the bulk OF
4 hework is being done by; non-
SEuni and laborers thatsare
imported They also contend that
isSnecessar to have a basic
lSwageS scale before other fields set
l. their scale because of @competttion:
III ines WORDING
When he coal strike& began.SapF-s
I; prodmate ii fly mines attempted
to work on April witt very lin ina-
!; ited forces and little success at
! frs. All the miners were brought
! from the outside and $theSvast ma:
4 jorityS of the plants that were acc- -
tive proba bly, always had 81; been
iInonzunion before the STR Ike
n comparisontsho shows that 20
more mines are at NJ work todas5
than on April with th e pred teton
4 by opera tors that many moresWtllil az
lie working by Jul y ..3s
M onongah Division Drive
The. big drive on the non-unio 4
tbasis was made today along the
i Nonongah Division B s. & o.. where
Ieleyen more mines are at work to-
! day to "Wednesday. The;
Monongahela as1way5s game 81
and the Charl eston Division 3 *
i o one The Cumb erlandE Divis-i
lion, sB & o 81: lost one COMPARED
to- Wednesday. No changes pres
ented themselves on the other Is.
visions
ES Since the drive is on today&onst the
I Monorgah Division, B. & o. and
| the Charlie Division, 3. ~ g. g,
these divisions are running almost
neck and neck for having the most
l plants at work. Today the Monon--
gah Division has Al - and the
Charleston Division, 5. hin
1.-THE past few days several good
size mines, although not the largT
lest, began to operate ins-theS Clarks-
burg section. The tonnage on tbs
iMorgantownS& & Kingw leads, but
If mines continue toswork&o on he
Monongah Division, E. . e. Q. !. it is
Thought that = t will soon surpass
the sNronongahs Division
Operators VINO are running say
they have no trouble to get miners,
but1thats some d ifficulty is being ex.E
perienced in securing coal cutters
and skilled men. These being high
swaged men. they NATURAL y have
more funds than the average miner
If they had saved their money.
Z Mine 4reported to be- at work on
1.-THE divisions today are as
|! follows: b. & O.-Monongah,,sS415 5;
4 lI<,Rs
ECumberIand, 80; Western Mary
ern, Morgantown & Wheeling,
! IS ~: Monongahe1a, s.; Morgantown.
e Kingwood,s 8 80.
Production Gaining
tssggs total g472Scarss fsscoaISwere;
son&WedpesdaYsaS g ains n21esTesS
|sterd ayScomp To theapreviouss
SdaysWereSI0 cars ons the Monongah9
Division, b q & o.; Sscarsaon tile;
sCharlestonDiY isfon, T. ST. e 70 I'VE 3 3
cars on the e1lsYilIe$D Division
b. G. o., and 7scars on the Gums
|berland EDivisf }. g. o. ss{8ss
@ Five cars were lost on the Nor
|3ganto & Wheeling Railway
compared to the previous dayEand5
IBone car on til eSMonongahelas:s
Other ivisi ons remained the
!ssame.
Production on the various $diYi-
sions were as fol lows: b: g. o.
jNlonongah, 9 s cars Charleston,
!Ss 8 cars :: Conne1Isvil1e, 8 8 cars;ss
Cumberland, g cars; Western
Maryland, Belington, Weaver e
{ Mort ern, ri cars NJ organt g,
wheeling cars; 3 Monon hela,
IA 3 cars; MorgantownISs9K ingwoods
s1O4 cars.
IN the CokeS:Belt
Tonnage continues to- be fairly
well bott1ed up on'S the. Mononga-
IShela SRailways in PennsylYania,
which covers portion Of the
Pa. ction@ of the
coke bel A to tai of III 3scarsRof!
coal were load ed on " ednesdayg
against IA 2 Icars NJ ond and 115l
cars Tuesd ay:
Twenty Ave mines con inued to
work this mornih This forming
les sempties were placed
ASSISTANT G A H: |!
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