The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-05
Production Fell to go Cars
on Thursday, Because
Men Eased Up.
.UNCONSIGNED CARS DROP
Export Business Expected
to Help the Local Sit
uation Greatly.

Miners observed independence Day
and no coal was produced in the Fair
mont region yesterday. The United
Mine Workers held series OF gath
erings over the region, which were
we'll attended. Prominent speaker
presented the cause of labor to the
men.
Prosperity Soon.
Coal operators, who have not already
secured export orders feel that dur
ing the present month the coal indus
try will take boost. Operators pro.
ducing clean, high-grade coal will
find that there is ready market for
1t abroad. 1t is expected that a mum.
ber of operators will soon have their
mines running full tilt.
Thursdays Loading.
| Work in the mines on Thursday way
somewhat limited because many min
ers decided to ease up or leave town
SO as to spend the Fourth OF July else
where. The tonnage produced along
the Monongah division of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad was according,
ly cut down some. There were S7U
cars loaded on the division. The ac-
tual coal was 665 cars while the coke
was five cars, which was all loaded
east
The eastward coal loading was 519
cars and the westward 17S cars.
In addition to the movement of
Thursdays loading there were 80 un
consigned cars passed of the division
on Thursday.
To Curtis Bay.
Shipments to Curtis Bay on Thurs
day fell won to i5S carsI almost so
cars shy of what had been going daily
to that pier.
There is tendency toward an in.
crease in coal shipments to the lakes.
There were IA cars more sent to the
lakes on Thursday than on Wednesday,
the total having been lit cars. Lake
business appears to be picking up
some during the past week.
Other Shipments.
Other shipments made OFF the divi-
sion yesterday were as follows: ST.
Georges II cars; Michigan points,
cars; Ohio points, cars; miscellane-
Gus points, SO cars.
! Railroad Fuel.
Railroad fuel loaded on the Monon-
gah division of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad on Thursday totaled 235
loads. This has been about the aver.
age daily loading recently.
Mine Supply Man.
r. L. Wilfong, of 1107 Alexander
Place, who before the war was an in
spector for the engineers office of the
Consolidation at Jenkins, Kentucky
has become local representative of the
Colonial Supply company, of Pitts.
burgh, dealers in mine and mill sup
plies.
Daily Car Supply.
There are 1850 empty cars on the
division today. This is more than sui.
ficient to cover the needs of the day
at the mines at lis mines are down.
Many of the miners are taking this as
holiday also.
Cars are classified as follows today:
Coal, 1,49G; coke, il. The placement
at 2 O'Clock this morning was 1,O6E
Cars left over from the previous day
were 191.
Coke Production.
Coke is now being produced at Mine
8, Jamtson Coal and Coke company,
Barrackyflle. For some time the coke
business was very dull in the Fair
mont region, but 1t is picking up some
what. During the past week or two
some light coke shipments have been
made.
Releasing Cars.
The United States railway will i'm
mediately. release thousands of coal
cars, which will be placed in the east
ern car pool and this will aid greatly
in curbtnE the car shortage, which Is
now apparent. 1t is reported tfat 40,-
900 coal cars were constructed for the
administration. That coal shortage
is impending cannot be denied. Pro-
duction up to June IA was short Ca
10000 tons.
s. d. Brady Home.
Samuel d. Brady, coal operator, is
home from trip to Atlantic City. He
made the trip by auto.
United Mine Workers.