The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-29
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VERYBODY IS
HDSTLING TO GET
L0I0F G0AL.0UT
Baltimore and Ohio Has
Lifted the Curtis Bay
Embargo.

Heavy production continues on tbs
Monongah division Of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad and on Tuesday
there were 1858 cars of coal and coke
loaded. All ot,this was coal excepting
one car Of coke. i9 ,se
\. Sos fff filis week 2I7SS4t
cars Of coal and coke mined orAthG
3Aonorgah division.
Mixes along the Mbnpngahela Rails.
way on Tuesday. loaded s24 cars, which
is running pretty well.
Regional production was 1852 cars
OF coal and l car of coke.
Everybody is half cooked for a
strike. Operators are seeking to get
out big tonnage; the railroads are
sending in all the cars they can se-
cure and the miners themselves are
trying to earn all the money they can
in case the strike is effective Satur-
day.
Strike. Situation.
Strike preparation is more evident
in the Fairmont region than any day
so far. Late this afternoon H. B. Pc
ters, president OF sub district 4, issued
a strike call. Yesterday afternoon c.
H. jenkins, president of the Northern
West Virginia Coal Operators Asso-
citation, issued letter stating that the
mines would be open as usual on Sat
urday as the coptract with the miners
does not expire until March 81, 1920.
Many operators believe that the
strike order will be cancelled at the
eleventh hour but not soon enough to
keep all OF the miners from going out.
The conservatives and radical ele-
ments will no doubt have it out at In
dianapolis today and after that confer
ence some decision will beS reached
Whether or not the strike will be on
depends, it is believed, upon. which
element will dominate the conference
;.Embarso is of.
Embargo on Curtis Bay shipments
have been lifted by the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad according to informa-
ton received IN Fairmont today.
1t is believed that the B. & o. rail-
road is taking this as a precautionary
step in the event of strike. BY per
hitting Curtis Bay shipments that
means all B. g. o. routes, which will
place the coal on its system. and give
Iit a chanceto commander 1t IL strike
breaks and they need the fuel, which
they do at the present time.
Daily Car supply.
Empties on the Monongah division
of the B. & o. railroad today number
1852 with a-placement at 2 o'clock OF
I1SS7. The mines today ordered 1871
cars. Today's cars are, classified as
follows: Open, 1881; coke, l. Cara
left over from the previous day num-
ber $50.
There was a 20 per cent. car supply
on the Monongahela Railway today,
with the indications Of about so pei
cent. IN sight today for Thursdays
loading. The placement at O'Clock
this morning was 1888. There were $50
cars IN sight this morning for Thurs
days loading.
Railroad Fuel.
Railroad fuel shipments of the B. 6
o. railroad on Tuesday were Se6 loads
The p. 6 R, shipments were especially
heavy.
! United Mine Workers,
John Custalac, district organizer, to-
day Is In Clarksburg.
3, E.. Keeley, president Of district
In, Charleston, who LEFT for Indianapo-
Ills last night, was accompanied BY
Sanford Snyder, international oFgani-
Eer.
Tuesday's Shipments.
1 Shipments made over the B. 3 o
lrailroad on Tuesday were as follows;
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