The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-23
Forty-Five Mines Are Idle
Today Because of
No Cars.
GENERAL TIEUP REPORTED
Ten Thousand Loads Claim,
ed to Be Between Here
and Curtis Bay.

With 45 mines down today the car
shortage on the Monongah division
Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad is
playing havoc. For several days the
car shortage had been felt in the re-
gton, but uever during the present
coal year has the shortage been SO
keen. 1t is not a so per cent chr
supply today-1000 or more cars are
always being needed. There are but
6S4 cars on the Monongah division.
This is only half as many as were
on the division yesterday when a
shortage was felt also something rath
er unusual for the first day of the
week. Today's placement fell to 584
oEo Of the poorest placements of the
present coal year, although all cars
In the region were placed.
There are but 1872 cars - the pre-
vious daS left over today, which means
that only 452 empties came in the re-
glon over night. No bright hopes of
a future car supply can be obtained
Cars today are classified as follows
on the Monongah division: Coal SIS;
coke, 9.
On the Monongahela railway there
were 1873 cars placed at z o'clock this
morning. Surplus cars in the West
Virginia fields today are 70.
Tie Up at Curtis Bay.
According to reports received here
there are 10000 cars tied up between
Fairmont and Curtis Bay They are
all laden with coal that was consigned
TO Curtis Bay but some of them are
on side tracks and yards because II
would be useless to carry the coal 10
that pier where 1t would be impossible
to have 1t loaded on boats due to the
marine strike which Is now on.
II this report be true 1t Is easy to
see at glance where all OF the cars
are and naturally there is no supply in
sight as the cars are not being emp
tied. Southern West Virginia fields
are suffering likewise and they have
no future car supply in sight.
| Mines OF Ohio are not feeling the
dire results OF the strike as they are
completely removed from its influence
shipping coal to the lakes and TO
western points. The car supply there
is not greatly affected as there Is a
natural flow of empties back into tho
region.
In discussing the situation today
George T. Bell, executive vice presi-
dent of the Northern West Virginia
Coal Operators Association said that
there was no use OF operators ship
Ping coal tc Curtis Bay under the cir
cumstances as 1t would even make
the car supply worse than it is now.
Only twenty nine loads went to
Curtis Bay yesterday which is less
than one eighth the daily shipments
when marine conditions are normal.
Yesterdays Production.
Coal produced in the Fairmont re-
I gion yesterday 1147 cars Of coal and
coke. A total of 1147 cars of coal and
coke.
On the Monongah division of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad yesterday
there were 92S cars of coal and coke
loaded. The coal totaled 922 loads
and the coke loads. Five cars OF
coke we3t west and one east.
On the Monongahela railway yes
tsrday there were 225 cars of coal
loaded.
Coal loaded east yesterday was sos
loads and west 110 loads. One car of
coal was loaded by a wagon mine.
ST. Georges Affected.
st. Georges shipments on the B. &
o. yesterdy dropped to 13 cars, which
has been the lowest for some weeks.
This busmess is off color also because
of the marine strikes in New York
city.
Lake shipments on the B. G o. yes
terday totaled SO cars, which is 20
loads less than on Mondays ship
ments.
Other carload shipments over the
B. d q. yesterday were as follows:
Michigan points, IS; Ohio points, 12;
miscellspeous points, 16.
Uneonslsned Cara,
Today there are 33 uneonsigned
cars on the B. & o. There were sew.
en- added yesterday.
Working Conditions.
Fifty three mines are down today be
cause of lack Of orders, but the car
shortage has almost paralyzed the
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