The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-06
Despite Holiday Loading
This Week Will Ex-
eel Last.
REGION MAKES GOOD.
Loads the Big Supply Of
Empties Run in During
the Week.

Four days of consistent loading
along the Monongah division OF the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad means
that this week will load more than
last week despite the fact that Mon
day was Labor Day and today the car
supply for change is not quite ade-
uuate for all of the mines, although no
mines were reported down because OK
it. Counting the 30 cars C! coal loaded
Monday the total up to and includtns
Fridays loading is 4,SS7 cars. Bstt-
mating that fully 700 cars will be
loaded today the aggregate for the
week will run 5,5S7 cars or 3e6 cars
more than were loaded last week.
For the working days this week the
average per day is running much in
excess of last week The daily aver
age for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday Of this week Is LIZA
cars while the daily average OF lasi
week w4g $50 cars. With a compare
lively small daily loading today In the
region the chances are that the daily
average for the week, excluding the
holiday, will run about 1,1S1 cars
daily.
The way the cars piled in on the
1 Monongah division during the early
part of the week following on the heels
Of supply ranging anywhere from
30 per cent. and upwards, caused some
apprehension among operators. How
ever, if the Fairmont region was on
trial it made good because the consist
ent loading of the four day. has tied
up the Fairmont yards to some extent
Operators have said, "let Hines give
Ius the cars and we will I'LL them
Fairmont has made good.
Fridays Loading.
In the Fairmont region on Friday
there were 1927 cars of coal and coke
loaded. Of this 1928 cars were coal
and we're coke.
On the Monongah division of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad there
were 1,O3S cars OF coal and coke load
ed. OF this 1929 cars were coal and 9
were coke. Coal loaded east was 915
cars and west 11O cars. All Of the i
cars OF coke loaded on the division
were sent west.
The Monongahela railway on Fri
day had loaded on its lire in the Wes'
Virginia district 1879 cars OF coal.
Daily Car Supply.
After putting a big batch of cars on
the division during the week the B. 6
o.s supply today dwindled to 92O
The supply for the week as q whole
was one Of the best The largest mum
Der was on hand to start the week of
and probably in this respect 1t has
been without comparison. Last weeks
supply was the largest when Monday
total of SO86 is carried over until
Tuesday. The totals including the
daily railroad figures Of the cars In
the region were: Last week, 1876;
week ending August %, the banner
week, S,541.
Today's cars, which total 800 are
classified as follows: Open, sos;
coke, II. The placement at z O'Clock
this morning was down to 77O. Cars
left over from the previous day were
145.
On the Monongahela railway today
there is a 40 per cent, car supply on
The placement at o'clock this morn
ing was 14O. The prospects for Mon
days car supply is about 80 per cent
There were only $50 cars in sight to-
day for Mondays loading.
Fridays Shipments.
Piers are yet tied up and today
there appeared to be no signs of re-
, Taxation of the embargoes already In
, force. Some few shipmentI managed
to get through yesterday, but as q
wohle the export business in the Fair
mont region is tied up for the present.
When it comes to being lucky more
shipments got through to st. Georges
yesterday at 81 cars than any Of the
other piers Curtis Bay'yesterday re,
ceived 35 cars of coal. Lake business
; has shown more activity this week
than for some months. Yesterday
there were So cars Of coal shipped tc
the lakes. So far this week there
have been sos carloads sent thfre
Lake business is being snatched VI
temporarily until the export coal car
again be on its way, Other shipments
yesterday were: Michigan points, q
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