The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-18
GAR SHORTAGE IS
BETTER TODAY IN
FA|RM0NT REGION
Fifteen Operations Are
Down Today Because of
Lack of Cars.
lake RATE FIGHT LOST
No Reduction in Differen-
tials to the Great
Lakes.

Car supply on the Monongah divis-
ION Of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
: cad today Is somewhat improved
over yesterday, but it is far from
ideal, as fften mines are down be-
cause of car shortage.
The cars on the division To-day tcs
tai ]. .089, which is 1913 better than
yesterday. Today's placement at z
O'Clock at 914 was 24S better than
yesterday. Todays' cars are classified
as follows: Coal, 1905; coke, four.
Cars left over from the previous day
were ITS.
On the Monongahela Railway to-
(200s Surplus cars on hand total 140.
Lose Lake Fight.
Effort to secure better freight
rate to the Great Lakes on the part of
the operatosr of Ohio. Western Penn
isylvania and Northern West Virginia
has been denied by the Interstate
Commerce commission. Fairmont
operators went along with others
either to have the rate form the coal
fields reduced or to have the rate
SSHS Illinois and Indiana to certain
3 Lake ports increased.
George X. Bell, executive vice pres
ident of the Northern West Virginia
Coal Operators association, was one
Of the attorneys to argue the case be-
fore the commission to have the rates
reduced. Mr.. Bell in circular letter
states the following:
am in receipt of telegraphic ad-
vice from Washington to the effect
that the Interstate Commerce COM
mission has decided that no recognize
ed relationship ever existed as be-
tween the rates on coal from West
Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania
niifiesito Lake Erie ports, trans-ship-
ped by lake to Lake Michigan and
Lake Superior docks by rail to north
western destinations, on the one hand
and the rates on coal from Illinois
and Indiana mines shipped all-rail to
1 the same destinations on the other.
and that consequently there is none
to be restored. The commission has
therefore recommended to the Rail-
road administration. that the applica-
|. tion Of the dock operators and the
West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsyl-
yapfA operators shipping lake coal for
feadjustment of the Lake Cargo
rates be denied"
III Regional Production.
In the Fairmont region yesterday
there were 921 cars of coal and coke
loaded. The actual coal production
was 916 cars. On the Monongah divis-
Ion of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road there were 703 cars of coal and
: Ave cars Of coke loaded. Four cars
\ Of coke were loaded west and one
east. On the Monongahela Railway
there were 213 cars of coal loaded
yesterday.
On the B. & o. yesterday there
load: loaded 625 cars of coal to the
east and SO cars of cal to the west.
To Curtis Bay.
SO far nothing has developed in the
marine strike along the Atlantic
coast. Coal shipped on special B. &:
o. permit yesterday to Curtis Bay to-
tailed 76 loads, which is 25 loads more
than the pervious day. but 18 loads
short of Tuesdays loading to that
Lake Shipments.
Lake shipments are dwindling this
week compared with last week. The
Arft four days o fast week totaled
rs cars while the first four days of
/ ktI veek totaled but 2sS cars. This
~ Inference OF 1852 cars more ship
ped Over the same period of time last
week than this week. Yesterday As
cars were loaded for the lakes.
Shrinkage to st. Georges.
A Bhrinkage Is noticed in the coal
shipments to st. Georges Pier, New
York city, because OF the marine
strike Yesterday there were but IA
cars sent there. Last Monday there
ware ~ cars loaded for st. Georges
and ON Tuesday there were 80 cars
loaded for the same point.
Other B. & o. car shipments yes
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