The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-09
more MINES At
WORKTODAXTAAN
FOR some TIME
Railroad Fuel Loading Yes.
terday Was a Bit
Stronger.
lNILllLOl III N.I,U. WUllA
Maryland to Have School
Similar to One at Nor
gantown.
INTEREST IN W.V.U. WORK

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there have been for some weeks, there
being 15o out OF 236 on the Monongah
division Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad idle today. The recent for
eign orders that came into the field
will help out Temporarily at least.
Railroad fuel loaded yesterday total
ed 225 loads, which is the heaviest
loading since FRIDAY when 251 cars
we're loaded The B. & o's. order OF
64 loads was ten loads heavier than
Monday and three loads less than Sat-
urday. Bangor and Aroostock ordered
s loads yesterday after being off the
market in the region since March 20.
Canadian Pacific continued its 10 car
order yesterday. The Central Of New
Jersey remained up to the nine car
order yesterday and the Cumberland
Valley stuck to Its four carload order.
Lehigh Valley dropped four loads oft
its order on Monday while Maine Cen
trail was one car stronger. New York,
New Haven and Hartford secured four
loads less yesterday. The New York
Central ordered stronger. 4 yesterday
than anytime since March 81 when dt
secured a similar consfgnment-H
loads. p. & R. ordered 81 loads yes
terday, which was the largest since
April 2, when 46 cars were got. Wash.
ington and Southern yesterday secur-
ed 6 loads. which is the largest since
March I.
The cons;gnments yesterday were: B
& o. Ga; Bangor and Aroostock. S;
Canadian Pacific, 10; G. of j.. 9: Cum.
berland Valley, 4; Lehigh Valley 8;
Maine Central. g; N. Y. N. H. & H.,
81: New York Central Al: P. & R. 81;
Washington and Southern. Z.
Yesterdays Loading.
Coal and coke loaded on the divis-
ion totalled 604 cars yesterday. OF
this 602 loads were coal and two coke
Shipments yesterday consisted of SIS
coal cars east Westward IS coal cars
and two coke cars were shipped.
Unconsigned loads added yesterday
were 80. which aggregates total Of
974 on the division.
Port Shipments.
Twenty seven cars were shipped to
Curtis Bay yesterday. Nine car loads
went to Michigan points while S5 went
to miscellaneous points.
Today's Cars.
Empties on the division today total
1856. Co. left over from the previ-
Gus day were 917. The total cars to-
day vera classified as follows: coal
1888; coke. 8; surplus NJ. V. T., 127.
The placement at z o'clock this morn
ing was 1862.
Working Conditions.
There are $50 mines idle today. Last
Wednesday ISL were down: two weeks
sgo, 176 were down three weeks ago
161; four weeks ago, 157.
Praises w. v. U. Poster
z. A. Holbink, acting chief of min
ing engineering, United States depart
ment OF the interior, bureau OF mines,
has written to Prof. Robert q. Virgin,
OF the mining department. Of West vir-
gmla university, Morgantown. in which
lie tells Mr.. Virgin that he has worked
up the poster for the W. V. U. mining
school course in very attractive man.
ner and adds that it should bring good
results. He also mentions the fact
that he is pleased that cooperation
with the bureaus mine car No. 8
through d. j. Parker has been arrang-
ed. He pledges the support of the
bureau ii the mining school work at
w. v. U.
Takes w. v. v. Course.
81 L. A. Emerson supervisor Of indus
trial education of the state OF Mary
land, with offices in Baltimore. who
visited Fairmont on March 12, writes
Prof. Robert 2. Virgin. OF the mining
department of w. Y. u, that he has
suggested that ss,nilar course as
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