The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-17
short COURSE IN
MINING At W.V.U.
SHOWS GROWTH
Enrolment This Year Bet
ter Than at Any Pre-
vious Time.
The week STARTS WELL
Date Appointed for Hear
ing on the Lake Freight
Rate Protest.
THE WEEK STARTS WE'LL

Greater success has attended the
short course in coal mining at West
7, Virginia University, Morgantown,
which opened yesterday, than any pre-
vious session achieved. There were
enrolled 3s students today and the in
dications are that fifty will be en-
rolled before the week closes.
Last year there were 27 students.
The interest in the mining department
at West Virginia University is on the
increase and 1t affords training In
this respect that cannot be surpassed
in this country.
Rescue car s, United States Bureau
Of Mines, with headquarters at Hunt
ington. has arrived at Morgantown for
|, the; course. 1t Is in charge of Foreman
Miner G. w. Grove. The first aid
work is in charge of First Aid Miner
Harry NJ. Black.
Yesterday D. ]. Parker, connected
with the federal bureau of mines,
Pittsburgh station, called at the uni
yersity and congratulated the school
on the splendid course 1t offers and the
! efficiency of the department.
Yesterdays Loading.
Loading on the Monongah division
3 OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
yesterday was S45 loads. This is but
three cars off last Mondays loading.
All of the loading yesterday was coal,
no coke having been loaded.
u Included in the movement yester-
day were "a cars, which were on the
unconsigned list This reduces the
number of unconsigned cars on the di-
vision to 373. This is the smallest
number of unconsigned cars since
early in January when the uncon-
signed cars began to pile up. On jan
uary 81 there were 401 unconsigned
cars in the region and ever since that
time the number of uncopsigned cars
were on the increase until few
months ago, when the coal business
began to come back"
Eastern Loading.
Eastern loading set new mark on
the Monongah division yesterday,
showing that the industrial condition
is improving in Baltimore, Philadel-
phia and New York. The eastern load
ing yesterday went up to 500, this is
4 seven cars better than on June 10, the
= bAk4hCA ASahlh6 uay VI lllO plOSSuL GOdl
year-921 loads. Yesterdays eastern
loading was the heaviest daily loading
since January Z, when SS2 cars were
loaded east on the division.
The western loading yesterday was
20 cars.
Railroad Fuel.
Railroad fuel loading was 1856 cars
yesterday on the Monongah division.
This is from IA to so loads shy Of the
earlier part of last week. The break
In the 200 daily loading figures of rail
road fuel occurred last Friday and
no day since has reached the 200 car
mark.
Curtis Bay Fine.
Curtis Bay shipments holds up well
and yesterday 200 cars were loaded for
that point. There is every indication
that foreign business is improving de-
spite the reported unsettled conditions
in some Of the ally countries OF Eu-
rope. Then too, New England ship
ments are on the increase.
Curtis Bay shipments jumped to
2S6 cars on June s. and with the ex-
ception Of one day-last Saturday
the loading has been 200 cars and
stronger every day. Curtis Bay ship.
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