The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-27
Successful Bidders Can.
not Count on Contracts
on Daily Basis.
CAR SUPPLY IS SHORT
Situation is Slightly I'm
proved Over Yesterday
inSthe Region, However.

Thus far the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad company has adroitly kept
secret the details in regard to its let
ting of fuel contracts for the year, be-
ginning July /. 1t is understood that
$2.2o a ton was secured.
It Is reported that all OF the larger
operators in the Fairmont field let
"hands on the B. & o. business and
from what can be learned those who
took 1t will not get the velvet" they
figured on. 1t was reckoned by the
successful bidders, whoever they are.
on daily basis, loading proportion
ate quantity every day and then OBJ
taining enough commercial business
ION the side to take care of the output.
Instead the B. & o. has provided in
its contracts that the fuel will be con-
tracted for on a monthly basis. The
tonnage may run over from week to
week, but the monthly specifications
must be taken care of each month.
The result is that when the supply
Of cars IS short the operators will be
loadir B. &. o. fuel, which will put
tnefn out of the commercial running
almost completely. About their only
chance 70 get into the commercial
game is on Mondays or other days
when the car supply is brisk.
No information is obtainable on B.
& o. contracts on the pretext that the
contracts have not yet been signed.
ThesB. & o. is very strong for retain
ing railroad fuel figures from the gen.
eral public despite the rules and regu-
lations of the railroad administration
"a government proposition.
Cars Still Short.
Cars are short on the Monongah di.
vision again today, although they are
q slight bit more plentiful than yes
terday. Today there are S76 cars on
the division and at o'clock this
morning the placement was 696.
There are today 297 more cars than
yesterday. Today there are 20 mines
down because of car shortage.
Cars on the division today are classi.
fled as follows: Coal, S71; coke, 5.
Cars left over from the previous day
total rs.
Working Conditions.
More mines are working today than
any day since Monday despite the fact
| that the car shortage has played havoc
in the region.
Yesterdays Loading.
There were 529 cars loaded on the
division yesterday, which slumped
largely because of the car shortage.
This Is more than 200 cars shortage
OF the average daily loading this week.
There are 203 unconsigned loads or
the division, but II the car shortage,
continues a few days these should be
wiped out.
OF yesterdays loading 527 cars were
coal and 2 were coke. The eastward
loading was 4s6 cars OF coal while the
western loading was 81 cars of Goa.
and ? cars of coke.
SurtIs Bay and Lakes.
Curtis Bay shipments dropped to
1874 loads yesterday after averaging
from 20 to 40 loads more daily dur:
ing the early part of the week. Lake
shipments fell to cars yesterday.
Other shipments were: st. Georges.
6 cars; Michigan points, 2 cars: Ohio
points, cars; miscellaneous points,
n cars.
Fucker Mines Open.
The Tucker mines near fuckers
station which have been closed down
since last January, were opened up
yesterday. The mines are owned and
operated by Morgan Orr, of Clarks-
burg.
Railroad Fuel.
Loading of railroad fuel on the Mo-
nongah division slumped yesterday.
there having been but 13s cars load.
ed This IS the lowest daily loading
Of railroad fuel for the present week.
Last Saturday was the worst for many
months when but "A cars were loaded.
Selling Some Slack.
During this week some slack was
sold in the region. Spot business
ranged from $1.5o to $1.75, while con-
tract business ranged from SO to S2.10.
The B. & o. hauled quite a few
loads out of Fairmont yesterday.
United Mine Workers.
c. F. Keeney, Charleston, president
Of district II, United Mine Workers,
WI address meeting Of United Mine
Workers at Grant Town this evening
at. 2 o'clock. John Custalac, district |
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