The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-19
Region Loaded 1,721 and
Monongah Division
1,422 Cars.
STRIKE ON M.& ". ROAD
B. & o. Will Use F. M. & P.
Line-New St. Georges
Record.

DesPlte the claims OF Director Gen
eral of Railroads Hines, that ca-
shortage does not materially keep
down production in the bituminous
fields mines in the Fairmont field
taking advantage OF plenteous sup
ply of empties yesterday loaded 1921
cars of coal and coke. Actual coal
production was 1,719 cars. Two cars
of coke were loaded.
Production on the Monongah diyis-
ion of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road reached a total that was even
above the speed up" production
when the war was on. There were
1,422 cars of coal and coke loadeS
on the division yesterday. OF this
actual coal production was 1920 cars
of GOAL, two cars of coke were load
ed. This is the heaviest loading that
the Monongah division has experi-
enced in probably two years. Fig
ures available show that the same
in the months of greatest production
last year was on August 10, 1918,
when there were lab cars Of coal
and coke loaded on the Monongah
division. OF this the actual coal
loading was 1879 cars and the coke
81 cars.
The biggest production days on the
Monongah division during the past
year or more were as follows: July
80, 1918. 1873 cars coal, 1896; coke
81; August 12, 1918. 1413 cars, coal,
1879; coke, 81; August 19, 1918, 1863,
coal, 1927; coke, SO; September 80,
1918, 1878 cars, coal, 1929, coke, "A;
September 8, 1918, 1907 cars, coal,
1924, coke, 80; September 3, 1918,
1,195 cars, coal, 1,150, coke, As; Oc-
tober IS, 1918, 1854 cars, coal, 1915;
coke 80; October 81, 1918, 1916; coal
1879, coke, 81; October Z, 1918; 1861
cars, coal, 1921. coke, 40; December
8, 1918, 1,16S cars. coal, 1,136; coke,
80: July 10, 1919, 1,13O cars, coal,
1,126; coke, 4. Loading on the Mon
ongah division, operators say, has
reached the 1,5o0 mark, but that ap-
parently was some time ago. There
were 1882 cars of coal loaded east
and 1877 cars of coal loaded west yes
terday. Two cars of coke were load
ed west.
On the Monongahela Railway yes
terday there were 299 cars of coal
loaded. This is 70 cars more than
was loaded on the Monday of the pre-
vious week.
Daily Car Supply.
Operators are today smiling at
the big car supply and are certain
that the production will be secured
in the Fairmont region If Mr.. Hines
will produce the cars as was evil
denced yesterday.
Today there are LAS cars on the
Monongah division and the placement
at Z o'clock this morning was 1858.
All of the mines apparently have suf-
ficient cars and another heavy pro-
duction should be secured today.
There were 1856 cars ordered by the
mines.
Cars are today classified as follows
Open, 1,4SS: coke, 10. Cars left over
rrom the previous day total SO6.
There is some car shortage exper-
fenced at the Preston county mines
it is reported.
Cars are plentiful on the Monon-
gahela Railway today and another
strong production is expected. The
empties yesterday and today had a
free movement from the P. G L. e.
and P. r. R. Three hundred cars
are needed to cover the supply at the
mines and today there is practically
that many on hand, 300. Not only IS
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