The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-22

good supply Of tonnage all around the
boats are being named for cargoes a
RAPIDLY a. they are ready to proceed
On Tuesday morning the railroads had
ll.el2 cars 81 the lake front. The
doelu dumped 5.4o9 cars on Monday
and Tuesdays total Is estimated a,
271s.
Regarding lake shipments c. ". Van
Horn, Grafton. superintendent Of the
Monongah Division Of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad company has issued
the following order:
Loading on top cars with lake coal
TO Faarport o.. exceeding 40 feet In
length Is prohibited. ." This Is due to
the inability OF the coal machinery at
the lakes being unable to handle cars
more than 4s feet in length, bar TO bar,
Cher censisnnents.
Other oonsignments yesterday from
the Monongah division OF the Baltl-
more and Ohio railroad yesterday was
as follows: ST. Georges cars; Mich.
igan points IS cars; Ohio ports, 5 cars,
miscellaneous points car.
Curtis Bay shipments yesterday to-
tailed IS cars. This Is the largest load
ing 10 that port since May Is. when
the total was SO cars.
:. Railroad Fuel
Railroad fuel yesterday totaled 254
loads, which is Just loads less than
was loaded on the division on Tuesday
with probably three exceptions on ev.
cry day IN May the railroad fuel load
ing was more than 200 cars
uneonslsned Loads.
Unconsig1ed cars on the Monongah
division OF the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road today total SIS cars. There were
70 unconsigned loads yesterday.
Working Conditions.
Mines IDLE today on the Mononeah d.
vision Of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road total 1913. This is the lowest num-
Der since Monday, when there were
lis down. Last Thursday there were
127 down. two weeks ago. 149; three
weeks ago, 1876; four weeks ago, 1877.
Jannlson Man Here.
v. B. Hays. Pittsburgh, chief ship
ping clerk OF the West Virginia divis-
ion, Jamison Coal & Coke Company,
is in Fairmont today. He is in touch
with the operations OF the company in
this field.
Fear Labor Shortage.
Fearing labor shortage as soon as
peace is declared because OF the large
number OF foreigners who will leave
the mining districts of West Virginia
Samuel B. Montgomery, state labor
commissioner, Is having his inspectors
investigate the conditions Of the var
ious sections Of the state for the pur-
pose Of ascertaining their exact mag
nitude.
Mr.. Montgomery writes 2. 8. McCul-
Tough, commissioner Of the Northern
West Virginia Coal Operators Asso-
citation Of Fsirmont, in part as follows
After investigation we can then de-
teranine what course 20 pursue to hold
the miners in the state, for we feel
that II they are leaving at the rate
which has been reported to US, It will
ultimately terminate in a serious con-
dition in the mining industry"
Tarleton to Speak.
Announcement 10 made that West
Virginia Mining Institute viii hold Its
annual meeting at Huntington on June
3 and This is the first session since
the war. Among the speakers on the
program are the following: c. II. Tarl-
ton, 'F9irmont, manager Of the West
Virginia Division of the Consolidation
Coal Company. dean c. r. Jones, Nor
gantown, chief OF the department OF
mining engineering West Virginia un-
iverslty, and ]. w. Bischoff, Elkins,
general superintendent Of the West