The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-23
RAILROAD FUEL
SHOWS An INCREASE
Latest Statistics Of the
Fairmont Region Min
ing Industry.

Railroad fuel tonnage crept up yes.
terday and there was loaded on the
Monongah division Of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad 226 cars. This total
is considerably better than for SEINE
days.
Baltimore & Ohio ordered 90 cars
yesterday, car increase over Monday.
Canadian Pacific ordered II cars yes
terday after having been OF the mar
ket since April 10. Central Of New
Jersey placed an eight car order yes
terday. This is double the order it
placed on Monday.
New York Central placed an order
for SO loads yesterday, which is the
largest since April IL. The Philadel-
phia & Reading railroad ordered SO
cars yesterday, which Is the largest
order placed since April II.
Consignments Of cars OF railroad
fuel yesterday we're as follows: B.
& o., so; Canadian-Pacific, IL; G. OF
j., 8; Lehigh Valley, 10; New York,
New Haven & Hartford, SO; New York
Central, 81; P. &c R., So.
vS1LeCOayB 6OaOIH8s
Coal and coke loaded yesterday on
the Monongah division Of the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad totaled 597 cars.
OF this 594 we're coal and three were
coke. The eastward shipments yes.
terday were 585 coal east and three
coke cars. Ninety carloads Of coal
were shipped westward.
Today there are 906 unconsigned
cars on the division. Twelve Of these
were chalked up yesterday.
Port Shipments.
Lake shipments yesterday totaled
60 carloads. To Curtis Bay % car
loads were sent. Other shipments
were composed Of Michigan points. 10;
Ohio points, g.; miscellaneous points
~.
Today's Cars.
The car supply today on the divi-
sion was as follows: Total cars, g.
$50, Of which 3,49S are coal; COKE,
$50 surplus M. v. T., and surplus
q. e. c. *
Working Conditions.
| Today there are 178 mines down
Yesterday there were 175 idle. Las
| Wednesday there were 152 idle. Two
weeks ago there were $50 mines idle;
three weeks ago, 16l, and four week.
ago, 176.
To Publish Prices.
| Sixty secretaries representing Goa
associations, producing seventy pei
cent. OF the bituminous coal Of the
country, met in Cleveland yesterday
and decided to publish coal market
prices as a guide to the general pub
lie. Various other staples are quoted
but this is something new for the Goa
business,
Robinson Here.
John L. Robinson, Of Grafton, q Tay
lor county coal operator, who Is inter
ested in the Remington field, was II
Fairmont on business yesterday.
United Mine Workers.
| M. L. Lewis, international organi
/ ger, and B. A. Scott, internatlona
board member, are in the MorgantoWr
field today.
Sam Ballantyne, international board
MEMBER, Is III Tue MoIsonsV"u A'eAs
today.
John custalac. district organizer, il
in Fairmont today.
II. E. Peters, district organizer, Is II
charge Of the Fairmont office today.
Joe Angelic, International organizer
who had been i'll, returned today from
his home in Bridgeport, o. He and
Sanford Snyder, international organ
izer, are in the Elkins field.
\ ]. l.. Ballard, international organi'
ger, is in the Junior field today.
j. W. Brown, international organi
ger, addressed 100 members Of loca
1879, United Mine Workers, at Colorec
Odd Fellows hall in Clarksburg las
4 evening.