The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-03
COAL SHIPMENTS
DURING MAY THE
HEAVIEST Of YEAR
Consol Announces Changes
at Several of Its
J Mines.
MONDAY LOADING HEAVY
q. s. Bureau of Mines Co.
operating with w. V. U.
Short Course.
MONDAY LOADING HEAVY

Coal and Coke loaded on the Mo-
nongah division Of the Baltimore and
ohia railroad during the month of
May was the heaviest during the en-
tire year OF 1919, having excelled the
January loading by 44,500 tons. The
total number of cars loaded in May
were 1855 cars, or S76,S00 tons, as
against 16,646 cars or $4,000 tons
in January.
The actual loading of coal exclusive
OF coke for May was 17,497 cars, or
Sl4,S50 tons. There were SO cars of
coke loaded during May. Railroad
fuel loaded in May totaled 6171 cars,
or 645 cars more than in March and
1151 cars more than in April.
The eastward loading totaled 49,
OBJ cars in May, which was S,114
cars more than In April. The west
ward olading totaled 3.275 cars. or
S57 cars more tain In April.
In February 9,S92 cars of coal were
loaded. or total Of 494.60o tons.
In March 1855 cars were loaded,
OF a total of 625.750 tons.
In April 13,901 cars were loaded,
or q total of 695.050 tons.
That the coal business is slanting
upwards can be seen at a glance. In
May 44,500 tons of coal and coke
were loaded more than in January;
$4,000 tons more than in February;
251,0 tons more than in March,
. and 1871, $50 tons more than in April.
N With II, ,536 cars loaded in twenty
i've days, as coal olading was reduced
because of the observance of Memo
rial day and holiday peculiar to
some Of the miners, an average daily
loading of 700 cars for the month was
attained. A daily average loading Of
500 is considered very good for the
year around on the Monogah division.
Lack shipments for May totaled
2,12S cars, or 735 cars more than In
April. Shipments to Curtis Bay in
creased in May ISL cars over April.
Michigan points shipments in May in
creased 33 cars over April and 122
cars over March. Ohio shipments de-
tcreased in May, when the total num-
ber of cars shipped to those points
was SS. This Is 8S short of April's
total and SO shy of the March total.
st. Georges Pier shipments are
coming up. In May there were 299
cars sent there against 46 in April
and 22 In March. miscellaneous snip
ments fell off in May. They totaled
21S cars. while the totals in March
were 490 and April 612.
Heavy Loading Yesterday.
Operators expect soon to see the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad up
against 1t in handling coal movements
because yesterday on the Monongah
division the loading jumped to S77
cars. With the exception of May 26.
when S85 cars were loaded, This is the
largest day since January 6, when
s 941 cars were loaded on the division.
n Yesterdays loading was but 4s
Ears short of the average daily load
ing for the last six months of 1918.
Last year the B. & o. was up against
IL when 1t was obliged to handle this
many cars, the biggest percentage of
its movement then being coal. Now
with other freight moving and in
4 creasing transportation difficulties
n are expected before very long.
Yesterdays loading covers coal
only, as no coke was loaded. There
were 525 cars loaded each and 113
west