The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-13
LOADING IS FAIR
DESP|TEREG|ONAL
CARSH0RTAGE ON
NEmpties on B. & o. Are
Tied Up Behind Friendly
w. Va. Wreck.

Despite some car shortage the load
ing in the Fairmont region yesterday
was quite fair. total of 1915 cars
of coal and coke were loaded in the
region. Actual coal production was
1910 cars, while the coke production
was cars.
On the Monongah division of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad yesterday
there were 1855 cars of coal and cars
OF coke loaded. On the Monongahela
Railway there were 155 cars Of coal
loaded
Regional production of coal and
coke during the past two days has
been 1886 cars. Actual coal product!O :.
was 26S7 cars or 1344,35O tons. This
Is ITO cars less than the same two
days last week, however. Actual coal
production on the first two days of
last week was 27S6 cars or 13g, 800
tons.
Daily Car Supply
B. & o. cars are really holding up
better this week than last although
the present supply is greatly made
,quate. Today nineteen mines are down
because of car shortage. There are
S29 cars in the region today against
6S5 last Wednesday, The placement
at O'Clock this morning is 649 while
last Wednesday there were $40 cars
placed Today's cars are classified as
follows: Open. S17; coke 12. Cars left
over from the previous day. SO.
While nothing definite is held forth
as relief from the car shortage that
Is on right now, B. & O. officials are
inclined to think that there will be a
number of cars released at Curtis
Bay which should help somewhat. This
source will help matters providing
the Fairmont region gets its full share
OF them. One Of the reasons assigned
for the shortage of 400 emoties in
the region today is because that many
were tied up behind the wreckage at
Friendly, Tyler county, yesterday.
Car shortage will hit the Mononga-
hela railway tomorrow The supply
on the P. & L. f. and New York Cen
tral lines generally are short. This
morning at Z o'clock there were 2sS
cars placed. No mines are down to-
day. There are only Is cars in sight
! for tomorrow which means that only
five per cent of the cars can be placed
today for tomorrow's loading. The
deaTth OF cars is self evident.
Tuesdays Shipments
The B. & o. railroad Yesterday
loaded 9S4 cars Of coal east and e5
cars Of coal west. There were five
cars Of coke loaded four of these went
west and one east.
Curtis Bay shipments resumed old
time form yesterday and the aggre-
gate number Of oars loaded there
were 244. The shipments from the
Fadrmont region which have been
export business in seventy five per
cent of the cases was reduced greatly
due to the embargo. The marine
strikes tied things up and in fact Chr
It's Bay shipments have been shaded
for almost month. Yesterdays shEo-
ment was the largest to that mort
since July 144, when there were "a
carS also sent there.
Other carload shipments Yesterday
were as follows: St George,s& 10:
lakes, 13; Michigan points, &: Ohio
%; miscellaneous points, 81.
Railroad Fuel.
There were 231 cars of railroad fuel
loaded on the B. & o. yastaninJ
There appears TO be nothing special n
railroad fuel shipments at this time
they keeping up to about the daffy
average.
Working Conditions.
Th1rty-dve mines arc down today
on the Monongah division because oi
Continued on Page Four3