The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-09
ice. WILL PASS
UPON COAL RATE
TO LAKE PORTS
Are in Advisory Capacity
to Railroad u. S. Ad- ~.
ministration.
BIG CURTIS BAY LOADING
Fairmonters Going to Hunt
ington Tomorrow for
State Meeting.

Saturday George T. Bell, executive
vice president of the Northern West
Virginia Coal Operators Association,
learned that the matter of straighten.
ing out the freight differentials from
Fairmont TO lake ports had been re-
ferred by the United States Railroad
administration to the Interstate Com.
merce Commission. Tho Railroad ad-
mintstration seeks the advice of the
lnter-States Commerce Commission on
the matter. Mr.. Bell returned to Fair
mont from Washington on Sunday.
The Weekly Loading.
Last week the total loading on the
Monongah division was 4,416 cars of
coal and coke. OF the total 4,409 cars
were coal and cars were coke. Lasl
week there were 1881 cars loaded
more than the previous week, although
there was one holiday-Memoria Day
during the previous week.
Last weeks total loading, however,
was 244 cars shy OF that for the week
ending May "a, when the total was t.
$50 tons, which is the heaviest week.
ly loading since far back in the win
ter. 4e,i..ssii ~, .. 5-.-e...19- .r,ss
Eastern loading last week was g..
s61 cars, which Is the heaviest since
back in the winter: this having eclips-
ed every week In May even that end.
! ing May "a. Western loading last
week was AL cars. Seven cars of coke
were loaded west. During the week
seven cars of coal were loaded by
! wagon mines.
Curtis Bay shipments last week to-
tailed $50 cars. A big increase was not
ed because of several daily loadings of
more than 200 cars day together
with steady average daily loading OF
close to the 100 mark. What was ship.
week of the present coal year. An
idea Of the weekly increase can be
gathered from these weekly totals:
Week ending May 10, Alt cars; week
ending May II, 4OS cars; week end
ing May "a, 256 cars; week ending
May 81, 3S5 cars. Last weeks total
was but 9O3 cars shy of all the ton
mage shipped to Curtis Bay during the
month Of May.
It is self evident that foreign trade
Is taking firm root in the Falrmont
region. Taking last weeks figures as
an average this month there would be
3,120 ears loaded to Curtis Bay or
almost twice that shipped there last
month.
Last week there were 1.415 cars Of
railroad fuel. This is 232 cars heav-
Ter than last week, but slight de-
crease over the two previous weeks.
The totals are: Week ending May 10,
LASS cars; week ending May II, l..
$40 cars; week ending May "a, 1,433
cars; week ending May 81, 1888 cars.
Last week there were SO cars sent
to Georgia's Bay; So cars to Michigan
points; q to Ohio points; 81 to mis-
cellaneous points.
Lake shipments last week were way
off. There were but 2SS cars shipped
and this was about half Of what was
loaded the previous week. Shipments
to the lakes during May byweeks are:
| Week ending May 10, 476 cars; week
! ending May IL, 53S cars; week end
ing May "a, S02 cars; week ending
May 81, 554 cars.
Saturdays Results.
On Saturday there were 64S cars
loaded on the Monongah division. The
eastward loading was 667 aud the
westward loading s6 cars. An OF the
foregoing mentioned was coal, no coke
having been loaded ON Saturday.
Curtis Bay shipments on Saturday
were 211 cars; st. Georgia's, 10 cars;
lake shipments, cars; Michigan
points, q cars; Ohio points, 2 cars;
miscellaneous points, 6 cars.
unconslsned Cars.
Today there are 4775 unconsigned
cars ON the Monongah division. This
is the smallest number of unconsign.
ed cars since May 1iwhen there were
s7s.
Daily Car Supply.
Cars on the Monongah division to.
day are 3,142. Cars left over from the
previous day number '715. The cars
today are classified as follows: Coal,
3,025; coke, 6; surplus M. v. T. III.
The placement at Z O'Clock this morn
ing was 1,657.
Religious Holidays.
Despite the fact that today IL Holy
Ghost Day and Is celebrated by the
Greek Catholic church and White Sum
day celebrated by the Roman church
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