The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-01
PRODUCTION
Showed FALLING
DURING JUNE
Fifteen Thousand Cars
We're Turned Out Dur /.
ing This Month.
CARS PLENTIFUL TODAY
All the Latest News From
the Coal
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Production on the Monongah diyis-
ion of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road for the month of June was 15..
Ill cars against 1885 cars in May
and IL ,472 in January. a
Actual coal production for juno
was ,070 cars, or 753, so tons. The
coal production of May was S74sS50
tons and of January $4,000 tons.
This. accordingly, shows that June's
production was 121, $50 tons of coal
short of May-the baHsr month OF
the Calendar year, and 92,90e tons
shy of last January's production.
Car shortage naturally cut down
the production of June at least the
difference between June and January
production, which proves that the
production is not small by any means.
The daily average production for
June was 504 cars of coal and coke,
while the daily average production OF
coal was sos. cars. The heaviest load
ing was on June .13, when there were
924 cars of ocal and coke loaded, and
the lightest loading was on June 26,
when 500 cars were loaded.
The heviest loading was experience
ed during tn second week of juno.
when 4,ss7 cars were loaded. Pro-
duction las tweek fell to A 4,14s cars,
due to car shortage. The first week
of June netted AIS cars and the
third week Of June 4-14s. Yesterday
here were S42 cars loaded on the
division.
Prices Going Up.
According TO the Information re-
ceived in the Fairmont region today,
the Pittsburgh Coal company abrogat-
ed It's lofrmera prices; and has tackled
on an increase of fifteen cents to the
Cars Plentiful.
Cars are plentiful on the Monon-
gah division today, there being 1872
in the region. They are classified as
follows: Coal, 1853; coke, four. The
/ placement at 2 o'clock this morning
was 1,121. Cars left over from the
previous day total 3sS.
Working Conditions.
With the picking up of business the
mine sare getting into shape and
4 fewer mines are down today thar
there have been for some time. There
are but 80 down, most of which are
team track operations. No mines have
been down this week because Of car
shortage.
\ Yesterdays Loading.
4 There were S42 cars of ocal and
coke loaded on the Monongah division
yesterday. All of these were coal eX.
cept five, which were coke. Coal load,
ed east was 58S loads and west 22C
loads. Coke loaded was three cars
east and two west.
II Export Business Brisk.
It is estimated that seyenty-fve pei
cent of the ocaI loaded from this re.
4 gion for Curtis Bay is being exported
at this time. Curtis Bay loading yes
terday totaled 1876 loads. iris is the
| heaviest to Curtis Bay since last Fri.
day, when 210 loads went to that
! pier.
Lake Business Better.
Lakeward loading yesterday took
a boost and tOtaled 174 loads. This
lis the heaviest lake shipment of the
lMonogah division since May 16. when
.I1s1 loads were shipped to the. lakes
4 Cars loaded to other points yester-
day were as follows: st. Georges, 10;
michigan points, IA; Ohio points, 15;
miscellaneous points, II.
Railroad Fuel.
Railroad fuel loaded on the Monon-
gah division yesterday was 216 cars
| This is the heaviest since last Friday,
I when 221 cars weer loaded. This Is
81 loads short of the previous Mon
uncors;oned Oars.
Today there are 159 unconsigned
loads on the division. Twenty-nine
unconsigned loads were piled up yes
| terday. there having ben but 130 on
oMnday morning.
/ Men Back at Work.
Miners at the operations Of the
Buckhannon River Coal and Coke
company plant at Adrian went back
to work today. pending a settlement
which will probably eb reached by the
ID OF the present week. There are
$50 men affiliated with Local No,
I44Is. United Mine Workers, who
claim they ahve struck for the recog-
milton OF the union.
Personal Mention.
n. B. Clark, of the Harry B Coal
company. Is In company. is in Pitts.
burgh today.
Samuel D. Brady. of the Usage Coal
company and other operations, is ex-
pected to return today from Atlantic
! city.
United Mine Workers.
Yesterday Sanford Snyder. interna.
! tional Organizer, had a birthday and
fContfnred .on Paea Fourl