The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-06
.S|NIY-TNO MINES
idle TODAY FOR
lack OF COAL CARS
Only $40 Cars Were Placed
When Work Time
Came Today.
Two VERY HEAVY DAYS
Evenly Seven Hundred and
Eighty-seven Cars Load
ed in Two Days.

Poor car supply is again confront
Ing the Fairmont region today, there
being but 635 emptles on the Monon-
gah division OF the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad. The placement nat
urally shrunk to a low marh-610.
Sixty two mines are idle because Of
car shortage.
According to reports received here
several freight wrecks on the seven
teen mile grade between Piedmont
and Altamont have been responsible
for the poor showing Of empties. On
Monday night wreck occurred, which
AFFECTED Tuesdays supply somewhat
and last night another wreck occur
red, which tied up traffic and made
today's run slim.
Today's cars are classified as fol-
lows: Open. 525 cars; coke, 10 cars.
Cars left over from the previous day
are 153. There were 1900 cars or
dered by the mines for today.
Car supply on the Monongahela
Railway is ragged today. There are
but 81 cars placed today and there
are mono In sight. Practically all
OF the mines along the Monongahela
some Heavy Loading.
Taking advantage OF the cars
while they were In the region yes
terday there were 1904 cars loaded
on the Monongah division. This
means that in the past two days there
were 2449 cars of coal and coke
loaded on the division. Actual coal
loading was 243s cars and coke was
10 cars.
Regional loading on Monday and
Tuesday was 2797 cars Of coal and
coke and 27S7 cars Of coal.
Tuesdays regional loading was
1901 cars. there having been 1904
cars of coal and coke loaded on the
~B. G o and 1877 cars on the Monon
z gahela Railway. Actual coal load
ing on Tuesday was 1871 cars.
On the B. & o. on Tuesday there
were 921 cars OF coal loaded east
and 1913 cars of coal loaded west. OF
the five cars Of coke loaded on the
B. & Q. four cars were shipped west
and one east.
81 Daily Shipments.
NB. & o. shipments made yesterday
were; Curtis Bay. 122 cars; st.
Georges, 2s cars: Lakes. 81 cars;
Michigan points 10 cars; Ohio
points, 10 cars; miscellaneous points,
"a cars. There are 13 unconsigned
cars on tho B. & o. today. which is
the same number as yesterday.
Working Conditions.
Today there are 81 mines idle. OF
these So are down because of no or
ders and 62 are down because Of
car shortage.
Railroad Fuel.
Railroad fuel loaded on the B. &
O. railroad yesterday totaled 2SS car
sieatss This is keeping up fairly we'll
! with the daily average shipment
Starting New Mine.
Robert Talbot, OF Fairmont, is
opening new mine along the Mo-
nongnhela Railway, one mile south
Of Lowesville. The siding leading to
the Monongahela Railway has already
been partially placed and It Is to be
known as Agnes Siding. 1t is IN
dsrstood that there is one thousand
acres of coal In the tract.
Personal Mention.
n. w. shuwalter is on a business
trip to Pittsburgh.
s. D. Brady has returned from At
iantio City.
George 7. Bell, executive vice pres
ident OF the Northern West Virginia
Coal Operators Association. will re-
turn to Fairmont from Washington
and baltimore the end of the week.
Mine Rescue Work at Downs.
Three mine rescue teams are being
organized and drilled by the Consum1
or Fuel Company Of Downs under the
direction Of G. w. Groves who Ia
now at Downs with the U. s. Bureau
Of Mines rescue car number 8.
Charles Wilhelm. foreman, Earl
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