The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-22

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HEAD OF N. c. A.
Indiana Official Prominently.
Mentioned for Presi-
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BRAD A SUCCESS
Convention to Be Held il
Chic ago on Wednesday
and it thursday.
nv stan Correspondent

fBy Staf1 Correspondent
CHICAGO, May 22-The name
of8Alfred NJ Og1e, president of the
syand liza Coal Co. Terre Haute,
Ind is being mentioned promin-
ENTITY as a probability as president
gof the National Coal Association,
which holds it's fifth annual con-
Ssvention here. Ogle's name was
men toned prominently for the
presidencysla last year in New York,
but al dark horse" ]. G. Bradley,
Dsundo ION, Viva, slid in over T. II.
3V1atdns,.SN New York City, presi-
ientaofT the Pennsylvania Coal &
EokeSC 1t is generally conceded
that *. Bradley has made a very
capab1eSpresideat, but every year
81 anew man IS selected tor the post.
No doub the name Of Mr.. Wat
kinsswill again be mentioned as he
IN hasEbeen very pronounced foe of
the official of the United Mine
of America, especially
N having fayed the leaders in the
policy they have pursued. It IS
Senerally believed Ogle has the
8innsr5track@to the Office. He
lisa shrewd and able. coal man and
83isalooked upon a dynamic force in
the soft coal industry.
Its was generally believed that
owing to the strike and the gener-
depression tn at the attendance
at the convention here on We'd
n Ci,1,1- Iov would he rIIt
down greatly, but the indications
ESpointS now to a larger turnout
since Secretary of Commerce
Hoover has announced his plan to
keep down the price of coal. Coal
operators are DESTROYS of co-opera-
Il tin With this end in view, it is
fsai
larry N. Taylor, chairman. DR..
e. Honnold and Walter H.
sCunnin CHAM compose the commit
tee on program. This year the
II tWo-day session, Wednesday and
fThursday, will be confined to mat
terstbearing3direct on the affairs
the association itself and the
industry at large.
sThe7 convention proper will be
called to order Wednesday morn
Ing at 10 O'Clock with the roll
call ], after which will come the APP
pofn tment of committees on Gre
dentia1s, nominations, resolutions,
and others. Then j. G. Bradley,
5presid ent,E of Dundon, w. Va, will
submit his annual report which
vii Igbe5 followed by the report of
Subcommittee on government re-
Es@1aHons by its chairman. A NJ.
|@ogIe, Terre Haute, Ind. Reports
asswiII #be open for discussion.
Then will be presented the re-
+ port Of the ommittee to cooper
ateaw1th the Department of Com
merce, in which will be outlined
the cooperation of the National
StCoaf Association with this depart
ment. Recess for luncheon will
take place at L o'clock.
The Wednesday afternoon ses-
sionswill convene at 2:30 O'Clock,
when reports of the election of
directors from the various states
will be received and also nomina
stions for directors-at-large Re
ports will then be submitted by
Subcommittee on states, foreign
cost accounting and the
srailroad relations committee. O.
Bockus will submit the report
ssof he com mittee on publicity.
which will be followed by the re
port of the treasurer and the com
nittee on finance.
sImmediately after ~neon, the
new. board of directors will organ
ssizes At 3 O'Clock in the afternoon,
there will be an address on THE
Es0b1ig cation of the Sales Managers"
j {. C. Puterbaugh president of
w the Alester Fuel Company, Nc
s:AIester, Okla Then an address
swilI be- delivered by A. J. Maloney,
manager Of sales of the Chicago,
Whining & Franklin Coal Co.,
|#8 Chicago. General discussions will
|safollow these addresses. Adjourn
sment win come late in the after
|s#noon4 or early evening.
The#conventon will be held at
the Congress Hotel, the headquar-
II tersS of the association, as well as
the mai rity of the members.
West Virginia Meeting
meeting of the executive com
Smittee OF the West Virginia Coal
Association, Of which J. G. Brad
ay;Dundon, w. Va. is president,
s4Fwil Emeet at the Blackstone Hotel,
Chicago, at 10 O'Clock Tuesday
i. nnorning. Efforts will be made to
prevail upon John J. Tierney to
again accept the office of treasurer
she National Coal Association.
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