The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-15
LABOR SHORTAGE
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Curtis Bay Enlarged.
Striking marines employed at New
York city have tied up practically all
the coal shipments to the eastern
ports and last night at midnight an en-
barge was clamped on shipments to
Curtis Bay. This is due to the uncer.
talnty OF the arrival OF boats at Cur.
tbs Bay that run coast-wise and over.
seas. The result will be that no coal
from the Fairmont region win be ship.
ped 20 Curtis Bay until the situation
is untangled. Whether 1t will be a
matter OF days or weeks Is a matter Of
conjecture as the ultimate outcome is
not known at this time.
Regional Loading.
Coal loaded in the Fairmont region
yesterday was 1879 cars.
Loading on the Monongsh division
Yesterday totaled 1882 loads. OF this
1919 cars was coal and coke. All
coke was sent west.
Coal loaded east yesterday was 1909
cars which is the heaviest since last
Tuesday when there were 1858 cars
dispatched In that direction. Coal
loaded west yesterday was 1873 cars.
On the Monongah railway yesterday
there were 100 cars OF coal loaded
This morning there were 253 cars plac-
ed OF which number 173 were left ov-
er from yesterday
Cars oMndllns.
Possibility OF car shortage Is
growing more and more real. Today
the total number of empties on the Mo
Eongah division dwindled TO 1861
cars. while the placement dropped 10
s41 at o'clock this morning. AS this
Is small number for the beginning of
the week it is apparent that a car
shortage will probably be felt tomor.
row or Thursday, providing the recent
heavy loading continues.
Cars in the region today are CLASH.
fled as follows: Coal 1852; coke 80 {:
cars left over from the previous daI
total 319.
Working Conditions
With but 65 mines idle TODAY he
cause OF no orders the working condi-
tons today are in better shape than
they have been since the early win
ter. Five mines are down TODAY be.
cause of car shortage. they being on
the Short Line.
Unconsisned Cars.
FEWER unconsigned cars are on the
Monongah division today than there
has been since the dead loads began
to pile up on January g. On that day
there were &C loads cbalked I'D and
they continued to amass until March
%, when the highest number-1101-
were standing on the mine tracks.
AS April arrived the unconsigned
cars began TO be moved with heavier
orders in May the unconsigned loads
were reduced in some instances as
many as 200 a day. This progress
continued TO June, which saw the
passing of many unconsigned loads.
July despite its heavy loading it wit.
Messing the obliteration of unconsign-
ed loads and within week or less
unconsigned loads in the Fairmont re-
gion will probably be wiped out for
the present coal year.
Heaviest to ST. Georges.
Curtis Bay shipments yesterday to-
tailed 244 loads, which is holding I'D
we'll, but naturally with the marine
strike on Curtis Bay shipments will
be wiped out with probably the ex.
cepton of some tonnage for which a
permit has been secured to load
certain vessel now in dock at Cur.
tbs Bay.
FyodA R. Observation-Disclosures
st. Georges shipments yesterday
jumped to 70 loads the heaviest of the
present coal year. The high mark pre-
viously was on June II when IS loads
were sent to that point. The heaviest
daily loading there in May was on
May 10, when 80 cars were shipped.
Lake Shipments
Lake shipments yesterday totaled
06 loads, which is considerably strong
er than has been running daily fol-
some time. This is the heaviest lake
shipment since last Wednesday.
other car shipments yesterday were
Michigan points 8; Ohio points Ii; mis-
cellaneous points, II.