The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-18
However 1t is Not the Most
Acceptable Kind of
Business.
CURTIS BAY SHIPMENTS
Demand There Drops With
Settlement of Strike
on N. & W.

Cl6 ueu4duu 10 Ou tNA1E dh L4out Soal
in Sforeign lands according to Ses.,H.
Jenkins, president of the Northern
West Virginia Coal Operators Asso-
d.ation today, who has Just returned
from trip to Philadelphia. The trade
calls for$the delivery of coal to remote
places. nowexer in foreign countries
and this business is not generally ac-
ceptaale because it means that rep
IFescentative tmust be located in the
Countries to which shipments are made
in nSorder to care for the details as well
as 70 assure the. delivery to the point
Of destination. This is question that
is bothering coal operators. Hereto
fore coal was usually shipped to the
docks and handled from those points
by the eonsignee.
Inquiries are afloat in the Fairmont
region right now for gas and by-pro-
duct coal, but because Of the low sui
phur requirement this business likely
will drift tnto the Logan OF. the Yough-
toheny fieldsA -
Coal tradesmen in Philadelphia are
taking a moreS optimistic slant at the
coal industry right now than they have
for some time.
Curtis Bay Drops.
With sudden turn Curtis Bay ship.
ments dropped yesterday Ill cars.
During the strikes on the Norfolk &
I Western railroad the coal movement
to Hampton Roads, Va, was curtailed
and as result the available boats
went to Curtis Bay, Baltimore and re-
ceived cargoes. This gave Fairmont
a chance for boats. Now that the la
Dor troubles on the railroad have been
settled the boats have returned to
Champion Roads and as result tho
demand at Curtis Bay has shrunken.
While the strike was on the tonnage
from the Fairmont field to Curtis Bay
more than doubled. After ranging
from so to SO cars the Curtis Bay ship
ments on June jumped TO 236 loads.
Thereafter with the exception of two
days more than 200 cars day were
loaded for Curtis Bay.
To Attend Conference.
George T. Bell, executive vice pres
ident Of the Northern West Virginia
Coal Association will leave tonight for
Washington, D. c., to attend confer
ence OF coal operators and dock opera
tors committees to be held in the capt
tai city on Thursday. This conference
ing on railroad rates to the lakes, that
will be heard before the interstate
commerce commission on June 25 in
Washington.
Yesterdays Loading.
Loading on the Monongah division
OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad yes
terday totaled 1854 cars. This is 8
cars stronger than Mondays loading
and right fair daily performance
compared with the early part of last
week. No coke was loaded on the di-
vision yesterday.
Eastward there were 696 cars of
coal loaded which Dis somewhat lower
than the majority of the days Of last
week. The westward loading was
125 cars.
Railroad Fuel.
Railroad fuel loaded on the diNis.
ion yesterday totaled 231 cars. This is
So cars more than on Monday and the
heaviest since June 9, when the load
ing was 246 loads. The loading of
railroad fuel averages close to the
200 car mark.
Lake Shipments.
There were so cars Of coal loaded
fer the lakes yesterday which is twice
as much as has been being sent
daily from the region recently. In fact
yesterdays lakeward loading was the
largest since June 4, when the loading
was 81 cars. =
Personal Mention.
Robert Grant, president of the New
England Fuel and Transportation Com
pany, Boston will visit the company's
operations in Grant Town on Thursday
Samuel D. Brady, coal operator, Will
leave next Monday for an auto trip to
Atlantic City, where he and his fami-
ly will remain until after July 4th. Mr..
Brady's son, Ze1l, will drive the car to
Atlantic coast.
G. F. Bashore, former superintend-
ent OF the Grant Town operations OF
the New England Fuel & Transporta-
ton Co., has accepted a position as
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