The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-26
.CARSUPP[YSHOWS
SOME SIGNS Of
HERE
Early Placements Today
Ran Only S77 at Mines
on B. & o.
MONONGAHELA IS SHORT
Supply, Sixty Per Cent To-
day, Probably Twenty
five Wednesday. n
M0NONGAHELA IS SHORT

Car supply on the Monongah divis-
ion of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road. while right fair. shows evidence
of falling off today compared to Tues
day of last week. The total number
of cars in the region today is 1887,
while the mines ordered 1861. There
are S61 cars less on the division than
last Tuesday. Last weeks placement
was 1858 against u meagre S77 to-
day.
The B. 6 o. is using the F. NJ. & P.
and Connellsville route not only to
divert eastern coal loads, but also to
bring empties into the region. Sew
eral train loads of empties came in
that way yesterday.
Today's car supply is classified as
follows: Open, 1850; coke. 10; sur
plus n. e. c. x, 81. There were 195
cars left over from yesterday.
Only sixty per cent car supply is
running on the Monongahela Railway
today. There were 29S cars placed at
z O'Clock this morning. There are only
IS cars in sight today for tomorrow's
loading, which means unless more
cars arrive the percentage Wednesday
will not run more than from 20 to rs
per cent.
Heavy Loading Monday.
The Fafrmont region on Monday
loaded 1882 cars of coal and coke.
The actual coal was 1,526 cars and
the coke six cars.
The B. & o. loaded 1878 cars of
coal and coke yesterday, which was
the heaviest loading since the previ-
Gus week, when it was 1,422 cars.
There were 259 cars of coal loaded
on the Monongahela Railway yester-
day.
On the D. & o. there were 1,196
cars of coal loaded east and II cars
west.
Mondays Shipments.
Curtis Bay shipments ran heavy
yesterday and there was total of
2S3 cars sent to that port. This. is
the heaviest shipment to Curtis Bay
since last Thursday, when the total
was 2S9 cars. Shipments to st.
Georges Pier, New York City, are
holding up well at SO cars. Other
shipments made yesterday were as
follows: Lakes, two cars; Michigan
points, II cars; Ohio points, 20 cars;
miscellaneous points, % cars.
Tidewater Men Here.
R. c. Lawliss, New York City, and
w. B. Calkins, Boston, formerly of
The Consolidation Coal company, are
IL the Fairmont region representing
the Tidewater Coal Exchange. They
are here seeking information in re-
gard to re-classifying certain grades
Of coal in the region so that certain
high and low volitile Goals are placed
in the pool where they rightfully be-
long.
Division Was Behind.
According to a circular letter issued
by the Northern West Virginia Coal
Operators association, the Monongah
division of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad was behind in car supply
when compared with the other diyis-
ions of the system, except one, fot rhe
period from August 1 to August 8.
The Monongah division was 504.4
cars short; the Pittsburgh division
was 53.5 cars short. The Wheeling
Newark division was 1,521.1 cars
short.
Movement Drops.
East of Grafton yesterday the B. &
o. drew s33 loads. The Monday load
ing always runs light.
On the F. NJ. & P. and Connellsyille
line yesterday there were III eastern
loads diverted.
Are in the City.
]. NJ. Gray, William Dull and A. c.
Hewich, all OF Connellsville, Pa, coal
operators. were in Fairmont yester-
day.
United Mine Workers.
Sanford Snyder, international or
gantzer, is in Star City today.
Joe Angelic, international organ
izer, today is in Annabelle.
John Custalac, district organizer, is
on trip to Elmina.
John w. Brown, international or
ganizer, today is in Masontown.
]. L. Ballard, international organ
izer, Is on a business trip to Elkins.
q. e. Peters, district organizer, is
In Enterprise today.
Accepts Position.
Clyde 2. Kmmel, of this city, ac-
cepted position as chief clerk with
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