The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-24
Fist Car Shortage in Six
weeks Closes So Mines
ia Region Today.
IILRLET HERE is E!RM
Affect Of Steel Strike Has
Not Caused Deprecia-
ton Whatever.

Coal production this month Is run
MIN way ahead Of September, 1918,
ana the first three weeks of Septem-
ber OF this year is 1,104 cars stronger
tiati the corresponding weeks OF Sep
teniber, 1918. The exact totals are:
September, 1919, 1855 cars; septem-
her 1918, N,4s1 cars,
Actual coal production was 921,5OO
tons during the first three weeks OF
this month against S45,4 $50 tons for the
corresponding weeks Of last year, -ag-
regatlng $1,000 tons greater in Sep
tember this year.
Coke production for the first three
weeks Of September, 1918, was 627
cars against 105 cars during the first
three weeks of September of this year
loss this year Of 522 cars.
Car supply during September up un-
mi today has been ideal and trans
nortat don Is much better than last year
because Of the movement of troop
rains.
Car Shortage Today.
For the first time in six weeks the
aT supply was shot to pieces on the
Mnnongah division Of the Baltimore
md Dido railroad todays there having.
been only $50, cars on 1t and the early,
placement was cut down to 600. Not
since August 8 when there were but
! 500 cars in the region has the supply
been SO limited. On August 8 the total
number Of cars was 446. Sixty-nine
mines were idle because Of car short-
age.
Really the Monongah division has no
kick coming, however, at this particu-
lar stage because the supply has been
excellent while other sections Of the
country have been short. A COMPARE
son Of the month Of August shows that
TIE percentage Of distribution for the
month Of August, 1913, was 1915
AGAINST $3.50 In August, 1918. The
TING Of the region in August, 1918,
was $40 against S4,O99 in August,
1918.
& Todayst the mines ordered 1,4S6 cars.
Today's cars are classified as follows:
Open, ,651; coke, 8; n. Q. c. X, 20. The
first surplus privately owned cars were
On the region today for a number OF
months Cars left over from the pre-
yious day numbered III.
on the Monongahela Railway to-
day there is a full run of empties and
th ere Will also be 100 per cent. on
Thursday. There were 221 cars placed
at o,clock this morning and 225 cars
aFe Ii sight today for Thursdays load
The steel Strike.
Steel workers strikes have caused
tiie fket in the Fairmont region to-
lose s6ne OF its "pep," but so far no
prices Nave deprecated. AS a mat
Ter 81 act the car shortages which
brok 81 the Monongah division today,
" IS ahnlated, will stiffen prices
.onewha lat least enough to keep the
mark 81 m while the steel strike is
on. coal and coke shipments to the
lsteei MILL here continue as usual
Genera circulation of the report
that ihel miners will strike will not in
lure w DiaFket one bit but will pro-
luce 1ails daily.
Tuesdays Production.
Coal and coke production in the
Fairniont region on Tuesday was 1,451
GAYS Of which !, 446 cars weer coal AMI
five cars were coke.
The M0nongah division Of the Bal
tinor eaid Ohio railroad yesterday
Produced 1;f65 cars Of coal and coke
K which i69 cars were coal and five
cars we're coke,
on the Monongahela Railway on
Monday there were 2S6 cars of coal
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