The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-07

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United Mine Workers
Nick Aie1lo, pres.d lent or sub dis.
trict 4, Is In Margantown today
attending aehearing before Justice
| 8. A. Posten, who Is trying eyic-
ton cases against b number of
miners at John Y on the Monon-
gahela railway, near Almina. Mon
ongalia county. Attorney Harold
w. Houston, Charleston, attorney
OF the United Mine Workers, ar.
rived in Falrmont last night and IN
company with Nick A.ello went 70
Morgantown this morning to de-
tend the miners.
Frank Mccartney, district board
member, is at work In the Clarks.
burg field.
Patrick Buckley, vice president
OF sub district and Frank Nc
CARNEY, district board member,
this morning conferred with e. S,
Mccullough, labor commissioner.
on several cases
3. s. Mccullough, labor commits.
sioner. Northern West Virginia
Coal Operators Association, and
formerly international vice presI.
dent Of the United Mine Workers
lot America, leaves for Indianapolis
on Saturday morning via Clarks-
burg and Cincinnati to attend the
miners convention. mac" is as
welcome as the roses in June with
the miners who always extend to
him the courtesies OF the conyen-
ton.
The majority of the delegates
from the various miners locals
from Northern West Virginia will
leave Clarksburg On Sunday morn,
Ing leaving over the B. & o. via
Cincinnati. ~
According to dispatch from
Springfield, Ill, sixteen national
Ta:lroad unions, including the "big
four" brotherhoods arc expected BY
President John l.. Lewis to Join in
q conference in response to his In.
Yitation according to Lewis. War
rem 8. Stone, chairman OF the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin.-
GERS, and other officials are indicat
ing their. intention Of attending the
conference.
Alexander Howat, ieposed presi.
dent and August Dorchy, deposed
vice president OF district IA, Pitts.
burgh, Kansas, were released from
/ tho Cherokee county Jail at Colum.
bus tonight. They signed $4,000
peace bond which was approved BY
District Judge Frank Boss. Friends
OF Howat say he gave the peace
bond so that he might 20 to Indi-
annapolis to attend the convention
Of the United Mine Workers OF
America and seek to present his
side Of the Kansas controversy.
A machine cutter for a two
weeks pay in the SCOTS Run sec.
ton in pay this week will receive
$2S. 20. OF course this cutter Is a
good worker and has been forum.
ate enough to have a Steady run OF
work. which accounts for such a
showing for two weeks work.
Personal Mention.
Brooks Fleming, Jr., assistant to
The president, Consolidation Coal
company, was in New York city
yesterday.
N. G. Tough, purchasing agent,
Hutchinson Coal company. has re.
turned from a trip to Charleston.
w. A. Parkhill, Of the Eastern
Utilities company, Jane Lew, was
In Fairmont on Saturday.
r. H. Jamison, J. B. Brunot. and
II. c. Burket. ,Jamison c. G G. com.
pany, who were in Fairmont during
the latter part of last week, have
returned to Greensburg, Pa,
1moreantoWn Notes.
Charles e. Craig, Craig Mining
company, Kignwood, was in Nor.
gantowh on Saturday,
Eugene Sommeryille, Sommer-
vile Coal company, opeklska, was
In Morgantown on Saturday.
Harry G. Owen, Morgantown Coal
company, Morgantown; was in Fair.
mont on Saturday,
M. L. Taylor, Morgantown Coal
company, has returned from New
York city.
Curtis Bay Looms.
Pier Shipments took a decided
boost of the Monongah division,
3. G o. last week, when the total
aggregated 452 carloads TO Curtis
Bay, which was the best showing
for eight weeks, the strongest since
the week ending December 3. which
was 463 cars. While Curtis Bay
shipments braced up some there
was a deficiency in consIgnments
to Arlington Pier, which ran a 10.
tai OF 20 cars against 81 cars the
previous week. Eastern loading on
the Monongah division, B. g. o.
last week at 2,472 loads showed a
gain OF I'll cars over the preyious
week. On the other hand, however
western loading showed a, slumn
dropping OF Ga cars compared e.
the previous week. Last weeks to.
tai was 275 cars in that direction.
R. r. Fuel Drops.
Railroad fuel took a tiron NJ mn
cars on the Monongah division. a.
& o., last week, the aggregate for
the week having been 9S4 carloads
The B. & o. individual tonnage
showed signs Of weakening last
week In connection with the Is per
cent, retrenchment OF fuel orders
and that carrier received hut az ner
sent. OF the tonnage. In the tmme.
uiate past the B. & o. received a
larger percentage OF the tonnage
az times. Last weeks figures
snow that foreign carriers received
eS cars more Of coal than they ala
the previous week, but B. "a q, ton.
mage shrunk 1853 cars. This was
the poorest week for railroad fneI
loading since that ending January
II, which aggregated s26 cars,