The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-20
Exclusive of Today's Fig.
ures Total is 5,592 on
The B. & o.
CAR SUPPLYIS VERY FINE
Office Force Remembers
Isner W. v. U. Con-
ference Here.

Another week fheavy production
is on and probably $500 cars of coal
and coke will be produced. If more
than 1,1O5 cars of coal and coke are
| produced this will be the heaviest
week of the fiscal year. The way it
stands now the week ending August
23 leads with a total of 6,697 cars.
! Exclusive of today's loading there
is a total of 5,592 cars of coal and
coke loaded on the Monongah division
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
This is an average of / ,11S cars day,
which is a right fair average for the
region. The only day of the week in
which the loading dropped was We'd
nesday, when 997 cars were loaded,
With this exception the daily loading
was above the 1000 car mark. For
some weeks the car supply has been
ideal and the region has been loading
the coal for fair.
Regional Production.
In the Fairmont region on Friday
there were 1926 cars Of coal and coke
loaded. OF this 1,314 cars were coal
and ~ cars were coke. ...s.,-.-~
o nthe B. & o. railroad on Friday
there were 1 1854 cars Of coal and coke
loaded. OF this 1852 cars were coal
and IL cars were coke.
Mines along the Monongahela Rail
way on Friday produced 262 cars OF
coal.
On the B. & o. railroad on Friday
there were 947 cars Of coal loaded
east and 101 cars loaded west. Twelve
cars of coke were loaded, six cars haI
ing loaded east and six west.
Fridays Shipments.
Curtis Bay shipments yon Friday
jumped to $50 cars, which was the
heaviest since September 8 when rs!
cars were loaded for that pier. En-
bargoes are still on and shipments
are confined to permits.
Other shipments yesterday we're: st
Georges 8 cars; Michigan points Al
cars; Ohio points, 80 cars; miscella.
neous points, 2S cars.
i Daily Car Supply.
Cars on the B. 6 o. today number
1921, while 1888 cars were ordered by
the mines. Today's cars are clas'
sified as follows: Open, 1910; coke II
F., The placement at Z O'Clock this morn
ing was 1911. Cars left over from
F! the previous day number 1870. Tel
| mines closed down today because o
late placements at their operations.
Railroad Fuel.
Railroad fuel shipments on the B
& o. railroad on Friday totaled 27|
cars. The B. & o. shipments yester'
day dropped to 9S cars,
Bangor & Arostock railroad ship
ments were heavy this week. Yester-'
day there were 81 cars sent down eas
This is a tctal of 104 carloads in the
past five days.
Shipments of the New York Cen
! tral, New York, New Haven & Hart
ford and P. & R. are about normal.
Presented With Watch.
Elkins, Sept. 19,-As an expression
of their esteem the office force Of thu
West Virginia Coal G Coke company
presented r. B. Isner, the retiring
sales manager, with handsome gold
watch. The presentation was made on
Wednesday, when j. w. Bischoff, gen.
eral superintendent, made the speech,
Mr.. Isner responded. For number
of years Mr.. Isner was conected with
the company and is very popular
official. He leaves for Sharples, W.
Va, about October 1.
Comforting Here.
This afternoon DR.. A. G. Callen,
head Of the department Of mining OF
West Virginia, Morgantown, and R,
2. Virgin, Of Wheeling, the retiring
assistant director Of the department,
are holding conference here. They
are looking over the reports made by
the extension men.
Mr.. Virgin becomes the head Of the
department OF coal mining at Carne-
gle TECH, Pittsburgh, reporting there
on September 20.
Mine Inspector Here.
Pames Golden, Morgantow1, state
mining inspector, was in Fairmont to-
Coal Movement.
East Of Grafton yesterday the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad drew 1,24S
loads.
East bound coal loads diverted over
the F. M. & P. and Connellsville line
on Friday numbered 100.
Production ls OF.
The effect OF the observance OF La
Dor Day a5 holiday on the produc-
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