The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-28
100000 TONS
SCAB COAL FOR
BRIT PLUTES
Virginia Mines Make
Huge Profits
BY GORDON cAscADEN.
(spseIaI to The DaIIy Worker

NORFOLK, Va, Sept. 26.--VIrsinia
fields are breaking all previous REQ
ords fOc production Of GOAL In the
mines Of this state, according to fig
ures complied by the Virginia State
Chamber Of Commerce.
Shipments of fuel 10 Britain, 70
break the miners strike, are re-
sponsIbIe.
September promises to pass tho
hIghwater mark set IN August. Dur
ing that month production Of coal in
ths Virginia fields set three or four
records, c. 3. keeI, Of Norton. seere-
tary of the Virginia Coal Operators
Association, announces:
Production during the last week Of
August reached 271,100 tons. the larg-
est single weeks production. The
total for August was 1896 30 tons,
the largest single month since Febru-
airy. this year, and the largest August
In the history OF the Virginia fields.
100000 Tons Exesss Production.
The total 1926 production. $685., 900
to date, exceeds by 100000 tons, the
largest previous production IN the his
tory Of the fields for the first eight
months of tho year.
This Is the record Of II active
mines in Virginia. It represents 90
per cent capacity Of these mines
which is as near to 100 per cent pro
duction as mine operations get.
Railroads bringing coal to Hampton
Roads with its twin ports OF Norfolk
and Newport News, report September
business up to the high August level
Wartime Volume Of BUSINESS.
Railroads passing thru Cumberland.
Maryland. one OF the most important
division points for railroads hauling
coal from the mines to Baltimore and
other seaports, report business as
equal 10 wartime volume
Heavier traffic is expected during
the next two weeks and more train
men are being employed to care for
it, The increase in business is much
heavier than fs usual at this time OF
the year, altho the approach OF win
ter is considered the peak period Of
railroad trafic.
Coal shows the greatest increase
with production not abreast Of the de.
mand," press dispatch under Gum.
berland date line says.
200 Gao Loads per Day increase
The freight movement over the
Western Maryland railroad thru Cum
berland has jumped from 500 TO 700
loads day This time last year the
daily movement was less than 300
trains.
The Baltimore & Ohio is moving a
daily average OF 1000 trains from the
Fairmont fields and another 1000
from the Connellsville division. The
Cumberland and Pennsylvania, which
Is fed by the Georges Creek field, Is
carrying 100 loads daily.
All these trains pass thru Cumber.
land
Soft coal trafhc Of the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad for the first eight
months OF 1928 shows large increase
over the same period a year ago.
British strike-seab Coal.
THE British coal strike has been a
leading factor contributing 10 the
larger volume Of coal and coke move.
ment- J. s. Armstrong, financial
writer reports
AS soft coal represents a third OF
all the car loadings originating on the
baltimore q Ohio lines, the gain in
this item has had an important bear
ing on the improvement in total
freight traffic handled" he continues.
Bondholdors OF stocks OF other rail.
roads hauling coal to Hampton Roads
and Baltimore for shipment to the
British Isles are also happy Every
ton OF ''scab" coal shipped across the
seas to smash the British miners
strike swels the profits OF these
American railroad owners.