The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-19
CAR SUPPLY NOW.
STARTS TO TIGHTEN
.UP IN THE REGION
Some of the Mines Today
! WepeWithout
X Cars.
PLACEMENT WAS 1896
First Signs of a Demand
for Coal is Being
Felt.

Empty coal cars are gradually be-
coming little scarcer than they had
been for some weeks. o1feials OF
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad COM
pany do not expect any immediate car
shortage, although there is a gradual
tendency that way.
The reasons assigned for the threat
ened scarcity OF coal cars, is the i'm
provement In the general movement
of merchandise and other kinds OF
freight, the improvement in the ore
business from ports IN northern Ohio
and a general demand or coal cars in
the Pocahontas coal region which have
recently picked up with leaps and
bounds.
C. W. Van Horn, Grafton, superin-
tendent of the Monongah division Of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in his
order states the following in regard to
! threatened car shortage: Owing to
the threatened car shortage it is re-
queSted that coal companies conflne
their orders for cars to actual require?
mepts. OF course during the periods
of car plenty there is no particular OBJ.
lection to the mines making their or
ders high enough to guard against
light capacity cars and other condi-
lions which might restrict their load
ing. But during periods at car short
age 1t Is to the interest of all concern
ed to reduce orders to the minimum.
thereby enabling US to use available
supply to the best possible advantage.
! We sincerely trust that all coal opera
tors will cooperate with the railroad
f., company with view to getting the
best possible results out of a restricted
car supply"
Cars on the Monongah division to-
day are down TO 1146, which is getting
to mark that is none too many. The
placement today is down to 1896. Sew
eral coal companies did not have cars
at the mines at z o'clock this morn
ing.
Cars on the division today are clas-
sified as follows: Coal 1890; coke, 6;
surplus NJ. v. T., 110. Cars left over
from the previous day total 412.
Another evidence of threatened
car shortage is the fact that consign-
ees, which would not accept any cars
from the operators except self clearing
cars are accepting gondolas. Both gon
dolas and flat cars were Objectionable
because OF the shoyeling necessary
when the destination of the cars was
reached.
Some operators, 1t is understood,
are not accepting any additional tom
mage at prevailing prices because they
feel that a better price will soon be
had for coal. The fact that the car
supply is tighening up is evidence that
maximum demand for Fairmont coal
is close at hand.
Yesterdays Loading.
Cars of coal and coke on the Monon-
| gah division yesterday totaled 9O5 cars
which is the heaviest loading since
last Friday when 924 cars were load
ed. One car Of coke was loaded yes.
terday.
Eastward loading yesterday was s4l.
the heaviest eastern leading Apce
January z, when SS2 cars were loaded
east. Yesterdays eastern loading was
the heaviest of the coal year, the
previous high mark being June 16,
when 800 cars were loaded east.
The westward loading yesterday was
48 cars. One car was loaded by a
wagon mine.
Railroad Fuel.
There were 295 cars of railroad fuel
loaded on the Monongah division yes
terday, thds having been the heaviest
railroad fuel of June. It equals the
highest daily railroad fuel loading,
which was on May Is.
Today the B. & o. again started to
give out the railroad fuel figures Of in
divtdual railroads to the office Of the
Northern West Virginia Coal Opera
tors Association, but not for publica-
ton in the press. Operators may OBJ
tain the information by phouang the
office.
Curtis Bay Heavier.
Curtis Bay shipments on the Monon-
gah division yesterday increased to the
194 mark after having been down to
80 on Tuesday. Mondays loading to
Curtis Bay was 200 cars. >
Lake shipments slumped to IA cars
yesterday. This Is the lowest to this
point since June z, when but 2 cars
were shipped to the lakes. Other
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