The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-13
Thirty Mines Idle Due to B.
and o. Car Supply
Placements Laae.
N0N0HGAHELA HAS CARE
Coal Secretaries to Meet
to Legislate Against
Assigned Cars.

the Great Lakes will discontinue re-
ceiying coal as ore shipments will
cease. At least that is the informa-
ton received in Fairmont by coal op'
orators who are in touch with the sit
uatlon. Stoppage of steel activities
would naturally affect ore movements
on the lakes and consequently coal
movement also.
The lake business as far as the Fair
mont region has been considered this
season has been way off. Shipments
to the lakes from the Fairmont region
this week, however, have been a slight
bit stronge rthan before. To date 227
carloads of coal have gone lakeward.
Kick on Late Cars.
Placement on the MOnongah d1Vi-
sion of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road today was light and the cars at
the mines at Z O'Clock this omrntng
were but 737. Total cars in the re-
gion are 9S7, although 1875 cars were
ordered by the mines.
Todays cars were classified as fol-
lows: open 9S1; coke, 6. There were
113 cars left over from the previous
day. Thirty mines are down today
because of car shortage.
Car supply on the Monongahela Rail
way today is 80 per cent. The place
ment at I O'Clock this morning was
317. There are 80 cars in sight today
for Mondays loading, which means
that MONDAYS supply will run 100
per cent.
Operators have been kicking on the
late placement on the region for sew
eral days. On Friday one Of the big
coal companies had thirteen mines
that did not receive cars on time. cars
at some of these operations were plac-
ed at ii o'clock in the w'"7l7g.
Good Producing Weak
Production on the B. & o. In v'~e'
will run quite heavy. Probably G39o
cars or $4,000 tons for the week. To
date there have been $3.50 cars load
ed and full $50 cars should be loaded
today. The total today is but 25S
cars shy of last weeks total.
Going to Washington.
George T. Bell, executive vice presl
ident of the Northern West Virginia
Coal Operators Association, will leave
Sunday night for Washington and
Baltimore. On Monday Mr.. Bell will
confer with H. B. Voorhees,, general
superintendent of transportation, IN
Baltimore.
On uesday a meeting Of the seere-
tarieso fthe various coal associations
in the country will be held at the
rooms of the National Coal Associa-
ton. Matters relative to proposed leg
isjation on car distribution rules be-
ing filed regularly with the inter
state commerce commission and max
ing assigned cars in all form illegal
will be taken up. The secretaries Will
discuss plans for standardiz!ng car
shortage reports.
New Members Received.
Announcement was made today that
these new members have ben received
hy the Northern West Virginia Coal
operators Association: Stone &
Scott, Shinnston; Connellsville- Fair
mcnt Coal Company Fairmont; Splint
Coal Company, Adrian.
Regional Production.
Loading in the Fairmont region on
Friday was 1897 cars of coal and coke.
OF this 1880 cars we're coal and 9
coke.
had loaded on its lines yesterday 1867
cars Of coal and coke. OF this 1850
cars were coal and Z coke. Eastern
loading was 914 cars and western
loading 1856 cars. Coal loading on the
Monongahela railway yesterday was
22O cars.
loaded west.
Embarsoes Are On.
Nothing new was announced today
in reference to the embargoes at the
piers.
day aggregated lao cars and to ST.
Georges 80 cars.
Other. shipments over the B. & o.
yesterday we're: Lakes, IL cars; Mich
igan points, % cars; Ohio points, AZ
cars; miscellaneous points, 60 cars
Today there are ten unconsigned
cars on the B. & o.
Railroad F uei, i,
Railroad shipments off the B. & o.
on Friday totaled 220 cars. The week
total thus far is 1880 cars, which is
holding up only fair. Practically all
roads have shaded shipments yester-
day including the B. & o., G. Of j., Le-
high Valley, P. & R., and New York,
New Haven & Hartford. Bangor and
Arostock yesterday secured 81 car
shipment, the first consignment that
road had out Of the Fairmont region
for some time. Cumberland Valley
and New York Central are firm In
their shipments.
This 10 Pay Day,
Hutchinson Coal Company Is pay
ing off at their mines today. The
men will receive fat envelopes this
time as work has been steady.
Jamison Coal & Coke Company -
today paying OFF their miners. This
is for the last two weeks Of August.
These were heavy production weeks
and the pay will run heavy.
United Mine Workers,
John W. Brown, international or.
ganiZer, ia in Rivesville today,
Nick Aiell district board uonabeF
is today on husinens In Clarkshurg,
John Custalac, district organiser, iBl
in the Clarksburg fields today.