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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1919
Page
10
The report notes a coal shipment range around 720,000 to 150,000 tons with a first hint of car shortages in Northern West Virginia. Monongah division cars total just over 1,100 while prior weeks ran about 3,000 daily. Northeast Kentucky output sits near 64 percent with 99 reporting companies at 108,000 tons versus 115,000 last week.
In L and N territory seven of eight firms reported production totaling 31 000 tons while S W and E mines seven in number produced 29 492 tons. No car shortage in L and N territory but C and O territory shows a loss of 14 375 tons. no market loss in the same area, totaling 21 869 tons, over half the field's no market loss.
The RE White Coal Company schedules a memorial dedication for Raleigh County heroes who died in France. A native stone monument and bronze tablet will be unveiled. The company will host entertainment for veterans of all wars, expanding the event beyond World War I participants.
Senator A R Montgomery will resign from the State Senate as he leaves Booncounty Coal Corporation on July 1 to pursue general contracting and road contracting business in Peoria Illinois. The transfer of a sixth interest in an 8000 acre coal tract on Kelleys Creek and Hurried Creek, Kanawha County, to the Kelleys Creek Collieries Company was finalized for about 1150000. Flora Coal Mining Company organized in Clarksville with 1,000,000 capital led by J M Orr and partners. High tension wire caused a fire at the Consolidation Coal Company plant near Morongah. repairs underway. Frent h Colliery Company begins development of 488 acres on Elk River and plans coal shipments. Columbia Coal Company shipped its first coal from Campbell's Creek after sinking a shaft near Dana. Prater Creek Coal Company began shipments from Banner, Kentucky with sidetrack complete. BK EB White Coal Co has produced 5,002,752 tons since inception, with Glen White contributing 2,959,006 and Stotesbury 2,043,746 tons. KE White presides. New River Company and Keefer Coal and Coke Company closed a land deal adding 6,400 6,500 acres in Fayette County for about 324000, with 54000 cash and 270000 in Liberty Bonds.
West Virginia coke production is expected to rebound as iron and steel plants in the Wheeling district restart after extended shutdowns. Early June saw modest gains in coking in northern regions, with a notable resumption of operations on June 23 in Ohio and West Virginia. The revival is linked to renewed demand from steel producers and the reemployment of idle workers.
Indications point to a generally improving tone in the steel and iron sectors, suggesting a favorable business climate at the present time.
West Virginia mining regions are represented in the University of West Virginia summer school of mines in Morgantown. Six weeks long, enrollment stands at forty seven men and is expected to exceed fifty, the largest in the program’s history. Instructors include R. Z. Virgin of Wheeling and Harry E. Gray of Elkins. Students from southern counties include L. E. Ranson When White Thomas Herring Bramwell and John Herring of Bramwell.
The state road commission approves federal aid projects in Clay County to build four miles of road between Clay Courthouse and Walbdack at an estimated cost of 47 thousand 150 dollars. In Boone County two new bridges over Coal River are funded as part of the program.
Schedule lists trains leaving Bluefish and other stations with connections at East Radford for Bristol Roanoke and east destinations. It includes Sleeper and Dining cars to Norfolk Roanoke Philadelphia New York and Cincinnati and mentions departures to Lynchburg Kenova Charleston Columbus Williamson Gary etc along with station times and agent contacts for Virginia routes.
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