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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1919
Page
9
May coal production in Pocahontas Welds drops 22 297 tons from the prior week as car shortages pinch outputs. Total week ended May produced 378,000? tons? with no market losses up and coke production at a new low of 8 059 tons.
The West Virginia Coal Association plans its annual session in Huntington on Tuesday. Officers will be elected and policy questions debated, including a potential modification of coal rates to Northwestern points and the resumption of cost reports with the Federal Trade Commission.
New River field faces transport limits as smokeless coal demand rises. Foreign inquiries exceed capacity, with some firms already at or near full production for months. Kanawha and Logan areas show improving conditions but labor and car shortages hinder gains. Northern West Virginia reports steady recovery and rising prices as May ends.
President F C Keeney of United Mine Workers District 17 says the War Department set coal sale prices to cover wage gains, while Director General W D Hines replies contracts were awarded under voluntary bids and in line with policy. Keeney argues Washington rates absorb wage increases and threaten miners' livelihoods.
April coal shipments on the Norfolk and Western Railway totaled 1,961,644 tons, down 49,000 tons from 1918 and 761,724 tons short of 1917. Poor market conditions blamed, though field operators expect improvement and many have sold output at capacity for months. Production in Kentucky and related fields noted as below prior years with several local plant updates and new investments.
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