The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22
Despite Marine Strike Coal
Is Going to the
East.
|GAR SUPPLY IS LIGHT.
iUnconsigned Cars on Mon
ongah Division Have
Almost Disappeared.

Coal loading on the Monongah div
ision of the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road was heavier yesterday than any
time for almost a year. Not since
August 10 has the coal production
been as heavy on the division. Yes
terday the actual coal production was
1916 cars against 1879 cars on Aug
ust IL, 1918.
The combined production of coal
and coke yesterday on the division
was 1927 cars. Eleven cars of coke
were produced. Six cars going east
and five west. The combined pro
duction of coal and coke was heavier
than yesterday on August 19 at 1863
cars and on October 2S at 1854, but
after separating the coke the coal
production was lighter than it was
yesterday.
Loading of coal east yesterday was
11l7 and west 210 On August 12
there were 1868 cars sent east and
373 cars west. Yesterdays eastern
business is picking up and the region
today wears more optimistic smile
than it has for some time.
Despite the banner. loading of yes.
terday there were II unconsigned
cars moved off the division. This
lowers the number of unconsigned
cars to ga smaller number than
were piled up the first day uncon
signed cars accumulated in the region
January 8, &C loads.
1922 carloads, there having been 24s
cars loaded on the Monongahela Rail
way.
Editor Durkee Here.
] o. Durkee, engineering editor Of
THE Coal Industry, Pittsburgh, was
in the Fairmont region yesterday
spending a portion of his vacation
here. Mr.. Durkee was formerly con
nected with the Consolidation Goa
Companvs mine at Gypsy and the
operations OF the Jamison Coal 8
Coke Company in this county Hay-
ing been trained in the practical work
of the industry he assumed charge OF
the engineering editing of THE Coal
Industry, trade publication, which
devotes its space to the technical end
While in the country Mr.. Durkee
visited friends in Pennington and
Fairmont. In the city he shook hands
with a number of the coal operators
Today Mr.. Durkee left for Morgan.
town, where he will spend severa
days as the guest of DR.. A. c. Callen
of the mining department of the uni.
versity, and Prof. Robert 2. Virgin
also connected with that department
Mr. Durkee takes an optimistlc
slant at the coal business d, and be.
lieves that the general public may ex.
perience scarcity of coal If it does
not order in time.
Curtis Bay Only Half.
Shipments to Curtis Bay are scarce.
ly one half of normal because of the
marine strikes along the coast. Yes.
terday 81 cars were shipped to Curtis
Bay. Until the strike there were 2ot
ad more loads sent there daily.
Press reports from New York cit,
indicate that there are signs of ;
settlement in sight. Marine engineers
have aligned themselves with the fire.
men, oilers, cooks, water tenders anc
others. Thre are PROBABILITIES of the
strike becoming more general as only
yesterday the firemen, oilers ant
tenders on two tugs of the New York
Ontario and West railroad walked
out At Portland, Me-, Lehigh Val,
ley boat was deserted at port. The
tugs are part of a large fleet operated
by several railroads for the trans
porting of coal from New York t
New England.
To St. Georges Pier.
Shipments off the Monongah divis
ion yesterday to st. Georges Pie
were 54,,. which is running almost a.
heavy as under normal conditions
if not heavier.
Lake shipments took a boost yes
terday and SCARED to 139 cars, whici
is the heaviest since July Z, when 1s
cars were sent to lake points.
Il Other carload shipments yesterda,
were as follows: Michigan points, 20
Ohio points, 10; miscellaneous points
Daily Car Supply.
Again a car shortage was felt o,
the Monongah division and as a direc
result ten mines are idle today. TIL
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