The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-02

1 In three days B. & o. promised 10
explain the differences but the three
days are passed for several years and
no explanatlo1 the usual B. q o.
system. (
Lake and Port Trade.
One OF the pleasing conditions -;
has developed within the past ~
has been the opening OF shipmts n IA
the lakes and the increase 70 DO
we'll as points NJ general. Up uit..f'
yesterday the coal shipments 10 the
lakes, which begun on March 81 total.
ed 1879 cars. The Consolidation Coal
Company made It's first shipment to
the lakes on March 81 and Il has been
daily sending some there. The -Four,
States Coal Company, Annahelle, and
others later broke into the shipments
Lake shipments for April totaied 1855
The total shipments to Curtis BAY
last month was 900 cars. This IS an
increase OF 776 cars over March, when
2s6 cars were shipped TO that port
SHIPMENTS 10 st. Georges Pier, New
York city last month toGaIed A6 cars
against % cars in March. No coal
has been shipped to Canton Pier, Bal,
timore, during the past two months.
Michigan points last month reeeived
32l cars. This Is Ill cars shy or flts
total In March, which 4sa car
Shipments to Ohio points picked n
rs cars in Apra over March. ThsN
totals were March 161; April, l7e.
Shipments to miscellaneous points to-
tailed 6l2 cars IN April-a gain Of i2e
cars over March, during which month
the total was $50 cars.
Railroad Fuel Drops.
Railroad fuel dropped to 1859 cars
Yesterday. With the exception OF
Tuesdays total having been 1877 just
Two cars less. Yesterdays order was
81 cars shy OF Wednesday and Nom
Gays was 81 cars short of Monday.
sos Cars Shy In April.
heuroad fuel figures for last month.
totaled 4973 cars. This Is sos cars
less than in March when the total was
esfs cars. The exact shortage cannot
pc accounted for by specific railroads
because the B. & o. officials are with
holding the figures to protect their
price cutting" friends.
| Thursay's Loading,
yesterdays loading on the Monon-
gan division of the Baltimore and Ohio
rallroad was az cars OF, coal. There
were 14l consigned cars billed OFF the
9lVlslon: NO coke was loaded yesteS
day. The loading consisted OF $50
cars east and Sc west. OF these two
were loaded by wagon mines.
Port shtnments,
GURUS Bay SHIPMENTS yesterday TO.
tMeo o9 cars. This was larger than
any day this week with the excen4ian
Of Tuesday when there were h,it -
cars shipped. ~
To the lakes yesterday there way
90 cars shipped. Other shipments H.,
cluded the Following: Michigan moints I,
onio points, 4; miscellaneous points
Today's Cars.
Bmpdes on the division TO-DAY 4oAs,
1911. The cars are classified AZ Al.
lows: coal 1903; coke, 6: surpius 81 - ~
c. x. 81; surplus NJ. v. r.. 2s5. warnr
2. Cars left over from the nrsy5ons
DAY total 500. The placement Al :
CLOCK Ghls morning was 1247.
Was In lkngwood.
George T. Bell. executive vics n,sA.
ident OF the Northern West VirEins
Coal Operators Association. was h
hangwood yesterday. Today he Way,
visit Grant Town.
United Mine Workers ~
Q. F. Keeney, Charleston, mre.4d N TX
o. district II, did not arrive IN m 4
mont yesterday as was eYpected h
EARN annont office Of tho United M "a
workers does not believe that he III
oe IN the region before next week.
Joe Angelic, international oreanil u
IS IN kingwood today. He was at w !
IN Fairmont yesterday.
Jonn Custulac, district organizes a
IN Cumberland comforting with reprd1
sentatfTes of some coal companies rs
regard TO United Mine Workers AffairH
IN the Blldns field. While MT Psters
Is absent from the city Miss Feathers
IS IN charge OF the Fairmont office
.. l.. Ballard and Morgan l.. Lewis.
international organizers are In the M,
kins field today - - ~1e g
M. l.. Haptonstall, district travelling
day. 'N'puts ileia To-
Speaking engagements for John W.
United Mine Workers, for next weeIe
nave been announced as follows
=, ton1Ght, O'Clock at Meadow Brook.
Monday night $3.50 O'Clock Clarksburr
at carpenters union hall: Tuesda9
night, $3.50 o'clock. Hepzibah IN i 8.
o. F. hall; Wednesday night, Z O'Clock
Adamston, in I. o. o. E. hail: Thurs
day night, $3.50 o'clock, Kilarm: Fri.
day night, 2 o'clock X. Of p. Hal, Fiy-
Mononsah Celebrates.
,MoNoNGAH, May 2-Members Of
local 1913, United Mime workers.
knocked off yesterday at the consolida
ton Coal Companys operation Al this
place and only bumpers and men that
we're forced to work were on the job
Inree hundred men participated IN
Vne parade in Faimont yesterday.
Inspection Party Leaves.
The inspection party headed 81 r.
II. Jamison, general manager Of Greens
burg, Pa, completed their visit TO the
operations Of the Jaunison Coal and
Coke Company in Marion and Nfonon-
gala counties today and returned to
GTeensburg. It is understood thaf the
mines were found to be in very fine
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