The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-29
FAIRMONT FIELD
PRODUCED 1,468
CARS YESTERDAY
Eastern Railroads Were
Heavy Purchasers in
This Region.
.GARSUPPLY YD0WNTO1OO
Reports of Congestion at
Curtis Bay Said to be
Exaggerated.

With sufficient cars on hand the
Fairmont region yesterday loaded
1474 cars of coal and coke. The coal
production was 1853 cars and coke
6 cars.
On the Monongah division of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad 1920
cars of coal and coke were loaded and
on the Monongahela Railway 154 cars
of coal were loaded. The B. & o.
loading was divided into 1915 cars of
coal and of coke.
All of the coke loaded on the B. &
o. yesterday was consigned east. Two
cars of coal were loaded by wagon
mines. Eastward yesterday there
were loaded on the B. e o. 1885
loads. Westward loading yesterday
was 239 cars.
Strike Settled.
Last night the strike, which tied up
shipping for several weeks in New
York city, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
other Atlantic and Gulf ports, was set
tied. All of the enF'Ieers are back
ana work and ships re directed to
start at once. After the claims of the
seamen, stewards, oil and water ten
ders were settled the engineers struck.
All of the men are back at work but
the wireless operators have asked for
an increase in wages, which will be
considered this week.
Railroad Fuel.
Coming back strong owing to the
interruption due to car shortage rail-
roads ordered 476 loads yesterday and
established the heaviest railroad fuel
loading day of the coal year. B. & o.
and New York, New Haven & Hart
ford took almost 800 loads themselves.
Philadelphia & Reading and New York
Central ordered about their normal
tonnage.
Prior to yesterday the highest daily
railroad fuel loading day was July {,
when 295 cars were loaded. The pre-
vious heavy railroad fuel loading days
were: April IA, 24S cars; April II,
231 cars; April %, 226 cars; April 80
226 cars; May 8, 292 cars; May 13,
295 cars; June 4, $50 cars; June Is,
295 cars; July Z, 295 cars.
consoI Pay Day.
Today the Consolidation Coal COM
pany is observing pay day. 1t will be
4 right fair sized pay that the mer
will receive.
East of Grafton.
Yesterday the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad drew 544 carloads of freight
east of Grafton. Monday is usually q
light day in handling freight.
Uneonsisned Cars.
Slow but sure the unconsigned cars
are gradually lessening in number on
the B. & o. Today finds but an even
dozen on the Monongah division.
Daily Car Supply.
Today on the Monongah division
there are 1901 cars. They are classi-
fled as follows: Coal, 991; coke, 10
Cars left over from the previous day
are 20. The placement at o'clock
this morning was down to I'll.
AS a result of the placement there
lack of cars.
On the Monongahela railway today
there were 256 cars placed at o'clock
this morning. There is 80 per cent
car supply today. Two mines are down
because of lack of orders. There are
rs cars in sight for tomorrow.
The Fairmont region will probably
feel the effects OF car shortage moro
keenly tomorrow.
Working Conditions.
Working conditions look favorable in
& o. there are total of 46 mines idle
& o. theer are total of 46 mines idle
today, five of which are affected be-
cause of car shortage and Al because
of lack of orders. Only two mines are
down on the Monongahela railway.
Today the loading will be fair con-
slderins the supply of cars in the re-
Are Cars Tied up2
According to a report received yes.
terday by a Fairmont operator from
his Baltimore representative that thert
is not as great tie up of coal cars al
Curtis Bay as was generally believed
in these parts The informant stated
that there were "a cars tied up for poo
80 (three=quarters size) and 81 cars Al
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