The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-12
Coal Industrial Atmosphere
Electrified by Philadel-
phia Rumor.
.UNCONaGNED CARS GO
Embargo on Curtis Bay
Shipments Has Again
Been Lifted.

1Su4ASlS aAO oAAOoS SAO - oAA A44SAS
region today to the effect that Presi-
dent Wilson has recalled c. w. Gallo
way to active service as director OF
bituminous distribution and that the
powers of the Fuel administration will
be In force again. The rumor even
goes SO far as to restrict export trade.
The report reached Faifmont today
in the form Of telegram from job
bing firm in Philadelphia, but as the
Associated Press has not carried any
thing on the proposition the indica-
tions are that 1t will remain simply
rumor.
Coal operators generally do not
countenance the rumor because the
coal mines are taking care of all do
mestic orders as rapidly as they ap-
pear in the region. Should export
trade be pruned OF the Fairmont re-
gion would suffer greatly as there is
big tonnage going daily across the
waters from these parts Some oper-
ators believe rumor like that might
be afloat in order to influence market
conditions. All are in accord at the
folly OF any such move because ex-
port trade is one Of the greatest and
most lucrative businesses and really is
holding the industry together at this
stage of the game.
unconslened Loads Go.
For the first time since early last
January there is not an unconsigned
load of ceal today on the Monongah
division of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad.
Yesterday the last seven unconsign-
ed loads were passed of the division.
They began to pile up on January
when business was affected by the
mild winter and sudden lull in the
speed up program of the country. The
height of consigned loads was reached
on April when there were 1904 un-
consigned loads amassed.
They see-sawed at intervals but the
end of May saw them on the decline.
June and July saw their reduction
and it took August to blot them out
entirely.
Regional Production.
Coal and coke produced in the Fair
mont region yesterday was 1880 cars.
OF this actual coal production was L.
AIT cars and coke production was
cars.
The Mononsah division of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad yesterday
loaded 1880 cars Of coal and 3 cars o.
coke. The production on the Monon-
gah division yesterday was the heavi-
est since August 4, when there were
1885 cars loaded. Yesterday the B.
& o. loaded 1,142 cars of coal east and
10S cars of coal west The three cars
of coke were all loaded west.
There were 227 cars Of coal loaded
on the Monongaf2la railway yesterday.
This is 16 cars heavier than was load
ed on the Monongahela on the Monday
of last week.
Daily Car Supply.
Cars in the Fairmont region today
while not adequate are slight bit
better than last Tuesday. Today there
are 1,o95 cars and the placement at Z
O'Clock this morning was 97S. Last
Tuesday there were 1,101 cars and s1e
cars placed at z o'clock IN the morn
ing. The mines today ordered 1,60S
cars.
Today's cars are classified as fol-
lows: Open, 1885; coke, 8. Cars left
over from the previous day are 95.
On The Monongahela railway there
we're 444 CdEb pIaCeQ HI Z O'CLOCK THIS
morning. There are $50 cars In sight
for Wednesday. Sixty per cent. viii
be placed today for tomorrow's load
ing. No mines are down today.
Embargo OF Again.
Late yesterday afternoon the en-
barge on Curtis Bay shipments was
lifted by the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road.
Coal shipments to that point shoula
be heavy today because they have been
interrupted for soma weeks. Practi-
cally all OF tho Curtis Bay shipments
from the Tairmont field are for export
Committee % Meet
AmeetfnE Of the transportation COM
mittee OF the Northsrn West Virginia
Coal operators' association win be
held on wednesday morning ct 10
o'clock at tho rooms OF the assoeia-
tton in tho Jacobs building. Car short
age and other matters OF vital interest
TO the operators viii b6 discussed
The msmbers Of: the committee are:
Samuel D. Brady, chairman; J. IL
Orr, George 2. Paddte0rd, C. D. Rob
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