The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-26

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Total $1,000 tpns.
All prices net ton (. o. b. mnes based
on high freight rate.
The price d $5.74 of the Knicker-
booker Fuel company is for coal de-
liyered nnd tn rmmed in bunkers along
side Port Liberty Piers.
saiIroad Fuel.
BeginningFtoday the Baltimore and
Ohio rallroah refused to announce its
daily TONNAGE as heretofore given out
in reports No explanation has been
given from khe office of the chief clerk
at Grafton
The daily tonnage yesterday was
213 cars. This is against 2l4 cars last
Friday; 1856 two weeks ago and 24s
three week; ago. Yesterday the tom
mage was 22O cars. With the excep-
tion Of Monday and Wednesday the
tonnage was the lowest of the week.
Yesterdays Loading.
Loading on the Monongah division
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
yesterday totaled SAT cars OF coal.
This is against TAO cars on Thursday.
With the exception OF Monday and
Wednesday the tonnage was the low
est of the present week. No coke was
loaded yesterday.
Coal moved east yesterday was 400
cars and west 110 cars. Twianty-
eight unconsigned cars were billed out.
The total number OF ullconslgued cars
on the division today are 926 cars.
Lake Shipments.
Lake shipments yesterday totaled
s6 cars. Curtis Bay shipments yester-
DAY totaled 66 cars. Other shipments
were as f0ilows: Michigan points, 13;
Ohio points IL; miscellaneous points
80.
Working Conditions.
There are 159 mines down today.
This ds the same number as was idle
yesterday. Last Saturday ISL mines
were down, two weeks ago 157; three
weeks ago. 1873; four weeks ago, 1913.
Today's Cars.
Eurpties on the Monongah division
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad to-
day are s236. Cars left over from the
previous day are $40. The cars are
classified as follows: coal 1926; coke
10; surplus NJ. v. T. 154. Placement
at O'Clock this morning was 1920.
Personal Mention.
George X. Bell. executive vice pres
ident Of the Northern West Virginia
Coal Operators Association has re-
turned home from Cleveland.
John W. Davidson, statistician OF the
Northern West Virginia Coal Opera
tors ASSOCIATE ton, is on business trip
to Pittsburgh and will return on Mon.
day.
Misses Boydie Reed and Miss Mary
Louise EIennen have returned from
a pleasure trip to Parkersburg.
United Mine Workers.
Joe Angelic and Sanford Snyder. in
teraatdonal organizers have returned
from the Elkins field and will be In
Fairmont today.
B. A Scott, international board mem
Der, has gene to Charleston.
Morgan L. Lewis. international or.
ganizer and Sam Ballantyne, inter-
national board member were In Nor
gantown last night.
]. w. Brown, international organiz-
er. will adress meeting of the Unit
ed Mine Workers at Downs ON Sun.
day afternoon at 3 o'clock.
H. p. Peters. district organizer, will
address meeting OF the United Mine
Workers at Mount Clare, Harrison
county, on Sunday afternoon eft 2
o'clock.
Joe Angelic international organizer
win address United Mine Workers
meeting at Adamson. Harrison county
tonight.
]. L. Ballard. international organic.
er. is in the Eldns field today.
G. F. Keeney, Charleston, president
OF district II. United Nine Workers,
has called meeting Of the district
board for Monday in Charleston.
Mr.. Keeney will visit the Fairniont
field during the latter part of next
week. He was expected to arrive in
the city last night.