The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-05
REGION IS SHORT
ON ALLOTMENT
FOR THE LAKES
B. & o. Did Not Furnish the
Cars to Haul
Coal.

During this season there have been
6,625 cars OF coal loaded in the
Fairmont region for shipment to the
lakes according to a statement made
today by F. J. Patton, secretary OF the
Northern West Virginia Coal Opera
tors Association. The lake season
win close on November T.
The actual number OF tons loaded
in the region for lake shipment totals
S3l $50. The allotment to the district
was LOO, 600 tons. The result has
been that the region will be short al
most z6O, 900 tons because not a great
change can be made between now ano
November u. The cause OF the deli
cheney in the tonnage for lake Ship
ment has been chalked up against the
3. & o. railroad because OF an made
qrate car supply.
The Months Loading.
Loading figures for the month OF
October according to the records OF
the office OF the Northern West Viz
ginia Coal Operators Association
show that total of 21.S46 cars were
filled. This includes e61 cars OF coke
and COS box cars filled by team track
mine operators. A total Of 1897 cars
were loaded by tipple mines. This
is an average OF 40 per day which IS
equivalent to only Al 1-10 per cent
Of the rating OF the region
Figures That Deceive.
The car supply In this region Is
rather deceptive proposition. This IS
demonstrated best "A the monthly re-
ports. on the surface the run OF cars
may appear favorable, but as mat
ter OF fact It IS the actual loading hg-
ures that should be considered when
the question OF production Is con-
sidered.
Too frequently the railroad COM
nany.s report shows up good on pa
per. but that IS all. The cars come
into the region late and as result
thew cannot be loaded the same day,
vet the reports show they are here.
Again they may be strung along the
region and some distance away from
it but the region has the cars checked
up against it. The cars that arrive
too late to be filed the same day are
;ncluded in the railroad company's
car supply for the next day.
While the railroad company's fig
ures show daily average OF S39 open.
81 box and so coke cars in the region
the true figures that must be check
ed up against these are the actual pro-
ductioa figures. These as submitted
by the office OF the Northern West
Virginia Coal Operators Association
are a daily average OF loading as fol-
lows: Open. 73s; coke. IS; box. 80.
For the month OF october the cars
available on daily average were:
Open. S39: box. 81: coke. SO. These
are the figures submitted by the B. &
o. Railroad company. Pitted against
this is the report Of the office OF the
Northern West Virginia Coal Opera
tors Association. which shows that OF
173 mines reporting the following
daily averages were struck: Average
number of mines down, 20; average
number Of men idle, 2.S05; average
tons lost in production. es.114 The
totals for the month from the same
source show that the total number
Of men idle were 77.759 and the lost
production was 759. 09o tons.
Martinsburg's Coal.
State Fuel Administrator J. Wal
| ter Barnes today sent two additional
cars Of coal to Martinsburg. There
are now six cars OF coal en- route for
that city. This makes total OF ten
Full Run OF Cars.
There ARE 1.4SS cars in the region
today and at o'clock this morning
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