The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-30
COAL MOVEMENT
IO LAKES TOOK
LEAP YESTERDAY
Some Mines in Fairmont
Region Are Expected
Closed Tomorrow.
GOOD OPERATION TO-DAY
More Mines Running Than
On Any Other Day
Since April 1.

Lake shipments took leap en- tho
Monongah division Of the Baltimore Y
Ohio railroad yesterday whom 25o
cars were loaded for that purpose. Yes
terdays shipment was almost as large
as the totals were for the week dur
ing the earlier part Of April.
Up until yesterday the cars sent to
the lakes during April totaled 1900.
The greater portion of this Is natur-
ally being shipped by the Consolida-
ton Coal Company to their docks at
CLluth but 1t is understood that the
Fonr States Coal Company, Anndbelle,
recently broke into lake shipments.
Tnus far the Hutchinson Coal Com
pany has not shipped to the lakes from
the Fairmont region but Is doing so
from their operations at Logan, w. Va.
These mines are working full Tina now
after being Blocked for while on ac-
count Of the accumulation Of slack.
During the first week of April 81
cars were shipped TO the lakes, this
having been grouped over April l and
Q. During the second week 26S cars
we're shipped. In the third week %S6
csrs were sent TO the lakes and the
fourth week netted 1874 cars. On Mon
day and Tuesday Of this week 32S cars
were shipped.
Railroad Fuel
Railroad fuel orders along the Mo.
nongah division of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad yesterday fell down to
167 cars. This is SO cars less than the
total of last Tuesday, when the total
was. 226 cars. On Monday, the total
railroad fuel shipped was 206 cars.
Yesterdays Loading.
Cars loaded on the Monongah divis-
ion Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
Yesterday totaled $50 cars. This is
thirty loads shy of Mondays total and
forty four cars less than on the same
day last week.
the coke shipments took a jump yester
day. Twenty one cars were loaded and
it all went west. This is more coke
in single day than was loaded in q
week over period Of some time.
/. The total coal loaded yesterday was
532 cars. The movement Of coal was
419 cars east and 278 cars west.
Business Improved.
Fewer mines are idle today than at
shrs, time during the present coal year.
There are 147 out Of 235 on the divss-
ion that are down. Yesterday there
were 166 mines down. Last Wednes-
day there were 17S down; two weeks
1852: three weeks ago $50; four weeks
ago, 161.
Another favorable omen is that the
number Of unconsigned cars to day are
lower than ut any time since February
1S. Today there are 720 unconsigned
cars while on February IS the total
was GA. Yesterday las unconsign-
ed cars were billed off the division,
going to the lakes. The highest num-
her Of unconsigned cars that were
gmassed was on March 2S, when there
was.a total Of 11171.
May Day Observance.
Tomorrow is May Day-the interna
tolnal labor day-and a number Of min-
eTs will take the day off. The office
OF the United Mine Workers in Fair
mont has issued no orders on the mat
/ ter but let 1t up to the men indiWd-
NNally to decide whether or not they
N6ant to work.
There Is no way to tell exactly how
the loading will be affected but it is
understood that many OF the mines
close to Fairmont Will in all probabil.
ity be closed.
= Today's Cars.
Empties on the division today totaI
1879 cars. The cars are classified as
follows: Coal, 1864; coke, 8; surplus
MV-T 1h6 Carr loft Ovar fy,Onn IN q
previous day total 637.
To Curtis Bay.
Curtsi Bay shipments yesterday to
taled IS cars. Other shipments were
Michigan points IL; miscellaneous
points, u.
Jamison's Pay Day.
Miners employed by the Jamisor
Coal and Coke company were paid
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