The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-01


more end Chic raiiroad last week
ti5 cars or ee2 80 tons q coal ana
8B esrs az coke were loaded on me
Monongaheia Railway last week there
were 1893 cars Of $3.50 tons o. eoat
produced.
OF the SO cars Of coke loaded on
the B. & o. there were S5 cars sent
west and east.
Coal loaded east last week was
1862 cars and west 2s3 cars. Curtis
Bay shipments last week totaled 7es
cars, while St. Georges total was las
cars. Business to the lakes last week
was very slim. there having been but
ten cars loaded for lake ports. Ship
ments to Ohio points last week to-
tailed n cars while those to miseel-
laneous points were l4s cars. Mich
igan shipments last week totaled %
cars,
Railroad fuel shipments last week
totaled 1 500 carloads, this being s2S
cars less than the previous week.
Saturdays Loading.
Regional production on Saturday
was 1856 cars Of coal and cars or
coke. On the b. & o. on Saturday
there were $50 cars Of coal and coke
loaded. OF this 64S cars were coal
and 7 coke. Coal loaded east was
SIS cars, while that loaded west was
2S cars. Two cars Of coal were load
ed by wagon mines on Saturday.
on the Monongahela Railway on
Saturday so cars Of coal was loaded.
Saturdays Shipments.
Shipments over the B. & o. on
Saturday were as follows: Curtis Bay
IS cars; Michigan points, z cars; Ohio
points, 2 cars: miscellaneous points,
IS cars. Curtis Bay business has
shrunk during the past few days
while st. Georges shipments disap-
peared on Friday and Saturday entire
ly. No unconsigned cars are on the
region today.
AS this is Labor Day the vast ma
jority of mines on both the B. & o.
and Monongahela lines are idle. MIN
ers generally have knocked off the
day 10 attend celebrations. There are
| 40 mines working today, the majority
of these being along the Grafton E
Belington branch OF the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad.
According to reports there will be
a 100 per cent car supply on Tues
day when the mines begin in earnest.
Today the B. & o. had 1917 cars and
the placement tomorrow will run LOO
or better.
On the Monongahela Railway on
Tuesday a full run of cars will be on
hand It was reported today. There
were $50 cars in sight today for to-
morrow's loading.
Railroad Fuel.
On Saturday there were 1893 cars
of railroad fuel loaded on the B. & o.
This naturally is low on a Saturday
Lake Situation.
Heavy, murky weather has held up
traffic at the 500 during the latter
part of the week according to infor-
nation from Cleveland. Receipts Of
ore on Saturday and Sunday were
heavy. There is no change in the
conditions DIT the coal docks q. Sure
rior today at the head of Lake supe-
rior. Coal is being loaded into cars
in number Of cases but cargoes are
only being unloaded at two railroad
docks. Hardly any coal will be IN
loaded before Tuesday.
With o large number of freighters
tied up with coal ore tonnage is in
fair demand and boats are lined uD
for cargoes as fast as they get
around, but the demand for capacity
in other lines IS light. Loading is
good In the ore trade and boats are
not spending much time in port. The
grain movement is slow and there
will not be much improvement in that
trade during the next week. Coal is
being moved as fast as it comes for
ward, although large number Of
steamers are being sent back light.
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