The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-21
GOOD CAR SUPPLY.
FOR THIS Time Of
THE week ON HERE
Empties Arrive Late, But
B. & o. Doing Well on
Placement.
ELECTRICITY IS SHORT
Crimp Put Into Some Pro-
duction Yesterday Due
to Power Shortage.

Empties were tied up some today
and were late in getting into the Fair
mont region and as result the car
supply today Is not as favorable as
yesterday on the Monongah division
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, al
though 1t is not serious enough to tie
up any mines. Taking into consider
alton the poor supply usually at this
time OF the week the supply Is right
fair. The placement at o'clock this
morning was 93S, which was rather low
due, of course, to the late arrival OF
empties into the region.
Power shortage cut agure into
yesterdays production and as re-
suit the loading was held down to L.
0S5 cars on the B. & o. The Rives-
vile plant Of the Monongahela Valley
Traction company experienced trouble
yesterday and because of the short
age Of power work was handicapped.
Some of the mines yesterday and to-
day did not have all the cars they
wanted because the B. 6 o. expert
enced some little difficulty in motive
power shortage, which affected place.
ments. AS a whole the car supply is
right fair. AS a result of yesterdays
handicaps there were 395 cars left
over from yesterday.
Today there are 1928 cars on the
Monongah division. There are 1914
cars ordered by the mines. Today's
cars are classified as follows: Open,
1882; coke, 6.
There is a 100 per cent. car supply
on the Monongahela railway today.
The placement is 221 at z o'clock this
morning and cars have been sent along
work of the striking railroaders. There
are 250 cars in sight for tomorrow. A
100 per cent. car supply is expected
for Friday. No mines are down on the
West Virginia division.
Regional Loading.
Coal and coke loaded in the Fair
mont region yesterday was 1,217 cars,
1918 Of coal and Of coke.
The B. & o. loaded 1885 cars OF
coal and coke. The coal production
was 1,0S1 and the coke 4 cars. Coal
moved east was 955 cars and west l26
cars The four cars Of coke were load
ed west. Two cars OF coal were load
ed by wagon mines yesterday.
Curtis Bay Back.
Shipments to Curtis Bay yesterday
on the B. & o. resumed old time form.
The aggregate loading was 202 cars,
the heaviest since the marine strikes
were on at Curtis Bay.
st. Georges shipments are keeping
up well. There were Al cars sent
there. This week If it keeps on will
be very heavy one for st. Georges
shipments. To date 1893 carloads or
coal have been sent there this week.
Lake shipments are steadily -osum-
ing their former gait after the dock
strikes are on the wane. There were
IS cars sent to the lakes yesterday.
This is the heaviest shipments since
August 5, when the daily total was 94
cars. This will be heavy week for
lake shipments, that is, of shipments
recently. This week thus far 217 cars
have gone lakeward.
Other carload shipments were:
Michigan points, 6; Ohio points. 10;
ellaneous points, 10.
Railroad Fuel.
Railroad fuel shipments are keeping
up steady and yesterday there were
221 cars of 1t loaded on the Monon-
gah division. All of the principal rail-
roads having contracts placed in the
region secured shaded shipments yes
terday. Ildications are that railroad
shipments viii run heavy this week
also.
Working Conditions.
Thtrty-five mines are idle today bc.
cause of no orders. No mines are
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