The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-02
MINING ACTIVITY
IN DISTRICT AT
STANDSTILL NOW
Continued from page one'

10 cars, the heaviest since Satur-
day; Belington & Weaver, 4 cars,
the same as yesterday
Empty Order Heavier.
A total of 31S empties were o.
dered by various divisions IN
empties ordered were as follows:
B. & O.-Monongah, 61: Charles
ton, 81; Connellsvi1le, 10; Cumber'
land, As; Western Maryland-B. q
W.. (: M. & K, 65; NJ. & w, 10:
Monongahela. 13.
In the Coke Belt.
In the, Pennsylvania district OF
the Monongahela Railway todaE,
there are Is mines at work. which
is the largest number to be active
since the early part of April. ms
shows an increase of four mines
over yesterday. A total o. Of cars
of coal we're loaded there on Nor
day. which was the lowest for more
than a week. This would seem to
indicate that more mines are at
tempting to work, but with very
limited forces.
In Sub District 3.
There are no new developments
in the mining fields along the
Charleston Division, B. & o.. and
along the NJ. & x, according to
w. M. Rowan, Grafton, vice pres:-
dent Of sub district 8, United Nine
Workers of America. The m1ne'
that appear to have started along
the Cumberland division, y. d y.
are in district 16, which has rs
headquarters at Cumberland, Nd
The jurisdiction of sub district 5,
district II, goes to Thomas anC
Rowlesburg, but not beyond those
points. Mining activities along the
West Virginia Northern in sub d!s-
trict are practically SUSPENDED.
according to Rowan. Only a limit
ed number Of mines are SAID 10 oe
at work in that district
Sub District 8 at Work.
F I7oriuasch, president Of sub
district s. Grafton, is today alcaa
fhe Coal & Coke Railroad in the
Adrian section. Walter Dattisn1ar.
Grafton, seer OF sub district
2 is at Independence. c. C. Mont
eomery. district organizer, is IN
the West Virginia Northern fields
TODAY. Ralph Aiello. Grafton. board
member of sub district 3, today IS
ut Flen1ingto while w. NJ. Rowan,
vice president Of sub district 8, IS
in the United Mine Workers office
at Grafton today.
In Sub District 4.
Nick Aiello, president OF sub dis.
trict 4. is in Clarksburg today.
James McCleary, district organ1-
ger. and Frank Mccartney, district
board member, are in the Morgan
town section today.
Weekly Railroad Fuel
Sixty six cars OF fuel were secur-
ed by the railroads off the MOI
ongah Division B. & o. last week
All of this coal was taken by the
3. & o. individually. not an ounce
going to foreign carriers. This was
against 1856 cars the previous week. !
Eighty nine carloads OF railroad
fuel we're loaded off the Charles
ton Division B. & o. last week, an
of this coal also going to the q,
6 o.
Moveme:. Gases
last week off the Monongan
Ditision 3. & o., total of 256
cars of coal were moved east
against 3S9 cars the previous week,
To the west last week off the d.
vision. there were Al cars of coal
skinned against 81 cars the pre-
yious week.
Coke loading off the Monongah'
Division B. & O. last week aggre-,
gated 1e cars to the est against
& cars the previous week. Coke
e1,inmsnts to the west ware stimu-
lated last week theer having been
n I eight carloads shipped in
that direction against s. cars the
nTeyious week. This coke to the,
vest presumably found its way intcl
the Youngstown steel belt: Coke
prices have been stimulated re
Gently owing to the Connellsvi.ie
coke region being somewhat af-i
fected in addition to the partial re
covery N the steel industry !
Last week ninety seven cars 20. g,
coke We're loaded on the the M Mon hsan
in addition to all OF the
coke loads that have,
heen hanging around the region
for some time