The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-08

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Although cars are abundant on the
B. G o. the car shortage Is stu felt
on the Monongahela railway Theer Is
only so per cent. supply today. The
placement at z o'clock at the mines
| today was 216. There are only $50
cars in sight for Tuesdays loading and
the indications are.that the supply will
not run more than th.:fty per cent.
Saturdays Loading.
Fairmont region on Saturday load
ed 943 cars Of coal and coke, 942 be-
ing coal and / coke. The B. & o.
loaded SOL cars of coal and coke Of
which 800 cars were coal and was
coke.
The Monongahela Railway loaded
loaded 142 cars of coal on Saturday.
Saturdays shipments were as follows:
Coal east, $50 cars: coal west, 144
cars; total coke loaded, car, which
was consigned west; Curtis Bay, so
cars; st. Georges 3 cars; lakes 46
cars; Michigan points. 20 cars; Ohio
points, 10 cars; miscellaneous points
SO cars.
Embarsoes Still On.
Some coal is being shipped to Curtis
Bay, st. Georges, Port Richmond and
in fact most Of the piers, but as a
whole little Is goni gthere. Special
permits are issued to send 1t there in
cases where vessels are awaiting coal
cargoes. The situation as a whole to-
day was not changed materially. .
Railroad Fuel.
On Saturday there were 300 cars Of
railroad fuel loaded, B. G. o. shipments
are firm. Cumberland Valley ship
ments increased greatly within the
past few days. P. G. r. has dumped
somewhat but New York, New Haven
G. Hartford are firm.
Miner Is Killed.
No work is being done at Pitcairn
mine Of the Harry B. Coal Company
in Harrison county today because Phil
Up Nickola, aged 40, miner who had
been employed by the Clark interests
for eight years, was killed on Soaur-
day afternoon. He was removing
coal too close to the cobb when the
COB weight pushed the coal in and
knocked out the props in the miners
working places Nickola was buried in
the Catholic cemetery at Clarksburg
today. He has family in Italy.
It St. Mary's Day.
This is St. Mary's Day in the Cath
Ollie church and number of miners
are not working today because OF the
observance.
OFF for Cleveland.
Forty representatives of the United
Mine Workers left Fairnont this morn
ing over the Monongahela railway for
Workers convention there this week.
Coal Movement.
East of Grafton the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad on Saturday drew 1903
cars. On Sunday there were 1923
cars moved east OF Grafton. About
$50 cars will be drawn east today.
Coal traffic on the B. & o. short
line is being interfered with today be-
cause of derailment at Hartzell.
Officials Of the B. & o. say that coal
leads in the yards were pretty well
cleaned up this morning, that is, cas-
tern loads. Fifty cars were delayed
because of 100 per cent air test be-
ing made, which is done daily in the
local yards to one coal train.
Home From Trip.
Miss Minnie Polling connected with
the office Of the Clark coal interests
has returned from her vactlon, which
was partially spent in Wheeling and
her home in Barbour county.
New Mine in Panhandle.
The Woodland Coal and Coke Co.,
composed principally of Pennsylvania
capitalists have purchased a tract Of
about 5000 acres of Pellsley No. s
seam OF, coal about 10 miles south Of
Moundsville On the B. & o. r. R..
and on the Ohio river, close to the
mouth of the creek known locally as
Fish Creek
For some time past the engineer
of a Pittsburgh Engineering firm has
been making preliminary surveys for
the location of sidetrack. tipples,
bunkers, etc. and drilling OF the prop
erty has been completed.
Teams and men are busy now doing
the preliminary grading before win
ter sets in.
The mine will be opened by two
vertical shafts of approximately 300
feet deep, which will be located on
the flat land about 30 feet above the
high water line Of the vein.
At this point there are two level
planes of land above the river and
upon the second plateau a modern
mining village will be erected work
of laying out the village is almost
complete and erection of residences
for the workmen will be rushed, The
old homestead. large brick farm
house will be rearranged and conform
ed to the requirements of modern
hospital in mining village.
When completed the layout will be
the most complete operation and min
ing village in the Pan Handle sec
ton.
w. v. U. Extension Work.
A. C. Callen, professor OF mining
engineering at West Virginia univer-
sity, left Sunday night for BeckIey,
where a new center will be formed as
allowed by reason OF state appropria-
mining IN tho Coutbar,, cnok{on ~