The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-26
BIG Increase u
EByTERNRBNR0AD.
FUEL SHIPMENTS
Wrecks on Monongahela
Tie Up Coal Move.
ment to North.

AANAAV W = No. S=S
NINE WORK NOW At BEST.
eastern railroad fuel shipments OH
the Monougah division of the BAIL
more and Ohio railroad Increased al
most fifty per cent. ON Tuesday me
total loading Of railroad fuel on the
division yesterday was $50 cars or but
2S loads short OF Monday when Tue
daily record for railroad fueY conslsn-
ments in the region was estapIlsnee.
The principal orders for railroad tnel
among the big eastern railroads IN
clude the Baltimore and Ohio, Central
Of New Jersey and Philadelphia and
Reading. AT the same time the other
eastern lines received shipments but
the New York Central, New York, New
Haven and Hartford and Lehigh yalz
lev shaded orders with the Cumberland
valley, Canadian Pacific and New Eng
land railroads receiving no shipments
on the other hand some western
railroads again received good sized
consignments, the Pierre Marquette,
Wabash, and Big Four being among
these.
Diversion Of eastern coal loads con-
tinues to the west at the rate OF SOV
loads day, but. the indications are
that traffic will be held up today be-
cause Of two weeks on the Mononga-
helia Railway 10 which line the B. q
10 railroad transfer the coal. This
morning an engine and draft Of cars
we're derailed at Rivesville Junction
and a second wreck happened earlier
I'M the morning when an engine and
cars were deralled at Randall, w. Va
1t is hoped to have this coal moving
northwardA My tonight.
With the urgent need of coal IN
various parts Of the country and espe-
cially in the west the coal transpor
tation here is being speeded up In
the jam OF interchanglng and extra
work following the movement Of Goa
loads that were held on the line i'm
mediately after the strike broke rail-
roading is very brisk. Four hundred
loads are tied up on and NJ. r, brancf
OF the B. & d! railroad b-t@een Fair
mont and CiaEksburg. kllo., IS Dalat
made today to get this started.
Western shipments off the B. & Y
railroad on Tuesday were as follows;
Michigan points, 16S cars; Ohio points
29S cars; miscellaneous points, l44.
Working Conditions.
At no time since the strike did thu
Fairmont fields appear more like nor
NAL than today. All of the mines arr
at work in the Morgantown ant
Clarksburg sections. Probably from
| 700 to 500 miners at Galloway, Wendell
| and probablya third mine in the Elem
lington fields have not yet reported 10
work. but with, these exceptions
everything is progressing finely in tn
region.
II. y. Peters, Fairmont, president g
sub-distrIct a. United Mine Workers
| is in the city today after having beei
in the Clarksburg fields for severa
days. Mr.. Peters was successful Il
putting the miners back to work in tn
Reynoldsville and Lumberport sec
tions. Mr.. Peters will leave tonigh
| for Charleston to spend Thanksgiyini
day with his family and to seek few
days rest after a period of tension ant
hard work.
Ninety per cent. Of the miners Il
the southern part of the state are a
work according to Mr.. Peters.
Production Fair.
Production In the Fairmont field o.
Tuesday totaled 1889 cars Of coal an
icoke-1,1 1873 cars or $3.50 tons Of Goa
and six cars Of coke.
4 Mines along the Monongah dly1slo'
Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad o
Tuesday produced 964 cars of coal an
coke-95S cars Of coal and six car
Of coke.
Along the Monongahela Railway o
Tuesday there were 225 cars OF coe
loaded in West Virginia while 225 car
: were loaded In Pennsylvania, =
7 On the B. 6 o. railroad on Tuesda
there were 1858 cars OF coal loade
east and 800 cars west.
Daily Car supply.
/ Car supply on the B. & o. railroa
is holding up we'll and today there ar
1924 cars in the region. There wer
1897 cars ordered by the mines Tn
early morning placement was 161'
Cars left over from the previous da
were $40. Today's cars are classifie
as follows: Open, 1917; coke, z.
On the Monongahela Railway toda
there was an early placement Of 25
cars.
Ia In the Region.
4 Hubb Bell, Of the Pittsburgh Test