The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-10-31
GAR SUPPLY
CUTS OUTPUT N
FAIRN0NT REGION
someFacts Revealed in Geo
logical Survey State
ment.
New ENGINES ARRIVE
They are Expected to Help
Conditions In This
Region.
NEW ENGINES ARRIVE

the Fairmont region has netted 4o.7
according to the last reports OF the
United States Geological survey. The
source Of this lost production is large
" caused by an inadequate car sup
ply and poor railroad management.
operators eontended. II the mines
showed up as poor as the railroad
there would be certainly big falling
down for production.
The report in part is as follows:
An analysis of the production Zig
ures for the week ending Oct IL.
made public today by the United
States Geological survey. places the
70S,0O0 tons, divided as follows: Car
shortage, 11S9, 900 tons; labor short
age and strikes, $4,000 tons; mine
disability, 421. 900 tons; mo market.
$4,000 tons, and all other causes, 1885,
600 tons.
The surveys report is based on
working conditions as reported by the
operators Of the 6,676 mines with
total production of 10.SSS.597 net tons
and present capacity OF 13'2Sl,O36 net
tons. The report says:
Taking the various producing fields
as units the report shows:
Illinois Produced 7S.S per cent OF
full ttrse output; Indiana, $50 per
cent: Southern Ohio, 73.4 per cent;
Northern and Central Ohio, 75-6 per
cent: Western Pennsylvania, 1914 per
cent; westmoreIand county. Pa, S9.9
per cent; Central Pennsylvania, 9:-9
per cent; Somerset county. Pa SS.5
per cent; West Virginia. New River
and Winding Gulf. SCI per. cent:
Pocahontas, SS.7 PEI cent; High Vo-
lathe Field OF Southern West Vlr-
sinia, 73.5 per cent; F2irmont, 59.S
PEE cent; Cumberland. SS.1 per cent;
Hazard Field (Ky). S6.9 per cent;
Northeastern kentucky. 7O.3 per
cent; West Kentucky, 6S.2 per cent;
Southern Appalachian Field, includ-
ing Harlan county, 74.S per cent;
Alabama, S53 per cent; Kansas and
Missouri, ia per cent; Oklahoma,
Arkansas and Texas, 76-7 per cent;
Iowa, S6.5 per cent; Utah. Washing
ton, and Southern Wyoming. 92.7 per
cent; Colorado. Montana, New Mex
leo. North Dakota and Northern wy
cming, SIG per cent"
Rank Car Supply.
Today's car supply was only 723
cars. They are classified as follows:
& o. which held out such visions Of
a good supply at the end Of last week
has fallen down completely and to-
days record pitted against last Thurs
day shows that there are 242 cars
less in the region today. At o'colck
this morning 525 cars were placed.
AS a result OF the bum car supply yes
terday much production was lost. The
total lost was $500 tons, ont OF the
ia mines reporting. Five mines
were down and 2,O6S men were idle
"Flu" Improving.
Early morning reports received at
the office Of the district fuel admins
tration show that the 'flu" has
abated somewhat. At Galloway mine
in Barbour county the condition is the
same At various mines the trend
was slight Improvement
One Lucky Company.
One of the luckiost of the big COM
panfes in the "flu" epidemic is the
Hutchinson Coal Company. Most OF
the mines have been practically free
of the disease. Today at Gfrard mine
at Dola, Harrison county. the "du"
cut some ice, however. because only
seven out Of fifty men were able TO
work Seven cases have DEVELOPED
at the company's mines at E-ie' Har-
rison county.
With Mr.. Williams.
Z. b Williams. the local represen-
tative of the railroad administration
today said that while the car supply
was disappointing that the intorna--
ton he received was that it would
be better on Friday and SATURDAY in
the district. He bases this on the
Mr.. Williams has learned from
Grafton today that there are 532
cases Of '.flu" on the Monongah dt-
vision Of the B. & o. This is an IN
crease OF 16 cases over yesterday
The ravages Of the disease appear to
be receding.
Six additional engines came into
the Fairmont region today, being
sent by the B. & O., and four will be
used on the coal lines between here
and CIarksburg. They will be used
to drag the eunpties about and do
shifting which should facilitate mat
tiers in the local region
Help Il Promised.
Dpon receiving a wire from Wash
inRton to the effect that Dr.. Charles
n. watts and a nurse were coming
here and that four nurses were be
ing sent, from Washington to Charles
ton. F. J. Patton, communicated TO
have them diverted into this region
He not only asked for them but Tor
an additional seven, totahing dozen
SO Per cent Of Miners or
G. F. Ice, chief coal inspector Wis
tied the 8Eorgantown fields yesterday
and found that fifty per cent Of the
miners In that section were on nom
work. became az the SIN. Either
the men were sick OF their families
ne.