The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-21
Mines Along B. & 0. Rail
road Loaded $50 Cars
on Thursday.
.GARSARE APLENTY 50 FAR
Car Shortage May Hit
Region During Next
Week.


nearly normal aspect on Thursday
than ON any day since the big coal
strike broke-21 days ago. The pro-
duction on the Monongah division OF
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad on
Thursday was $50 cars. This Is a
right fair normal daily production
when car shortage bobs up and is only
about 100 cars shy of the general run
Of daily production.
While some miners are not to work
the production is shaping up finely.
Some operators say that yesterday
they dumped more coal than on any
day since back in August. Some OF
the mines have been short of men for
some time and their production at best
has been limited. With the return OF
the miners who are fully rested and in
fine fettle the production is reaiiy
surprising. The time has arrived now
when the soft" spots and kinks"
have been removed and the miners
ar resuming their old time form.
The Consolidation Coal company Is
securing a so Der cent production
despite the. fact that IS per cent OF
tie mex are working. Most of the
mining companies have favorable re-
ports to make In regard to production,
which has taken a decided squirt DUR
ng the past few days. Unless some
thing Unforeseen develops in the sit
uation the loading will be heavy again
today. Should this keep up for several
days the region is bound to experi-
nnce car shortage although the B. &
o. today had plenty of cars in the re-
gion.
Staying Car Shortage.
In hopes Of staying the threatened
car shortage that will probably hit the
Fairmont region next week, G. T. Bell,
executive vice president of the North
ern Vest Virginia Coal Operators As
ISOLATION, will today get into commu-
nication with the U1ited States Rail-
road administration,
Mr., Bell has returned from bus.-
ness trip to Washington, D. @.
Daily Production.
Eleven hundred cars Of coal and
coke were loaded in the Fairmont re-
gion. or this $50 cars were loaded on
the B & o. railroad. There were four
cars Of coke included, There were
SO cars OF coal loaded east and $40
cars loaded west. One car of coal was
loaded by a wagon mine and ten cars
were loaded from storage piles.
IN the. Monongahela Railway on
Thursday there were $50 cars of coal
loaded in West Virginia. This is i'm
proving considerable although it Isl
only little better than fifty per cent.
There were so cars OF coal loaded on
tho Morgantown and Wheeling rail-
road on Thursday, which is about 30
cars shy of the general run production
along that road. In the Pennsylvania
district of the Monnongahela Railway
there were 311 cars Of coal loaded yes
terday,
On Wednesday the Monongahela
Railway loaded 1875 in West Virginia
and 400 cars in Pennsylvania. There
were ESQ cars placed. The Morgan
town and Wheeling railroad on We'd
nesday loaded SO cars. There are l.
$50 coal loads on the Monongahela
Railway, south of Maidsville.
Daily Car Supply.
Today there are 1888 cars on the
B. & o. railroad. The mines ordered
1,249 cars, which is rather heavy and
will reflect on the regions rating. To-
days cars are classified as follows:
Open, ], ,524; coke, nine. The arly
morning placement was 1888. Cars
left over from the previous day num-
Der 42s. 4 ft;Rl
Today the Munongshela Railway
placed $50 cars. III
Shipments otf the B. & o. railroad
on Thursday were as follows: Lakes,
"A cars; Michigan points, So cars;
Ohio points, 1873 cars; Miscellaneous
points, 81.
Railroad Fuel.
Railroad fuel shipments have been
heavy this week considering the linn
tied amount OF production. During
the first four days Of the week It to-
tailed S43 loads, or q daily average Of
210 loads a day. On Wednesday there
were 252 loads of railroad fuel sHipsI
ped OF the division and yesterday 229
carloads were sent.
Remains In Washington.
o, a. Jenkins, president of the
Northern West Virginia Coal Opera
tors association, Is detained in
Washington, D. G., owing 10 the wagei
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