The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-05
Superintendent Van Horn
Has Sent Warning Cir
cular Letter.
R.R. FUEL ORDERS HEAVY
Over 600 Loads Were Sent
to the Lakes Last
Week.

NesunPlIon ol normal business con-
ditions all over the country as well as
the return of increased tonnage of coal
will soon cause car shortage and It
is understood that C. W. Van Horn.
superintendent of the Monongah Di.
vision of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road, admits that the road is com.
fortably up against it" right now.
Surplus cars that lowered around
the 1000 mark have shrunken to be.
low 500 within the past few days.
The car supply today is good, there
being 2,2S9 on the division. OF this
2s2 cars went east and SO cars went
west. No coke was loaded.
II is understood that choppers" have
failed to come on the division in any
number as heretofore. The B. & o.
has 1000 hoppers hauling iron ore
from the lakes-Fairport, o., to
Youngstown, o. This does not in
clude the large number of "hoppers"
that will be needed between Lorraine,
o., Bellaire and genwood Junction to
curry Iron ORG TOT Wheeling and other
places in that section. Naturally
these "hoppersr will be filled with
coal when they are returned to the
lakes, but they will not reach the
Fairmont region.
Heretofore the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad has never been able to move
more than 500 cars. When. that num-
Der is reached the transportation is
blocked over the mountains. The di-
version of coal over the F., NJ. and p,
has helped somewhat, but as a whole
1t never averaged more than 100 loads
and consequently did not alleviate
matters very greatly. II ever the B.
q o. plans for the partial doubling
tracking of this road are carried out
and 500 cars day are moved, as is
anticipated, then the problem shall
have been solved.
With the B. & o. almost at its ca
pacity-carrying ability and all its.mo-
tive power utilized conditions for the
revival Of the coal business look very
optimistic. Within the past week the
total loading has increased 454 cars
over the previous week and 624 cars
over four weeks ago. Last weeks load.
Ing was 1928 cars; the week before
was 3,275 cars; two weeks ago, 1857:
three weeks ago, 3,304; four weeks
ago. 2,1o5. On Saturday us cars were
loaded on the division.
Car shortage was felt already on the
c. & o. last week according to the in.
formation received here. With the B.
& o. almost up against it now is a
forerunner of an unexpected car short.
age within very few weeks unless
something slips the cog in the mean.
time.
Work at the mines along the Monon.
Ohio railroad is looking better today
than at any time since January 20
when the fuel administration was in
charge Two more mines are work.
ing more than last Friday when the
smallest number of mines were down
since last winter.
Railroad Fuel.
More railroad fuel was loaded last
week than any week during the month
of April or in the new coal year at l.
1913 cars. This is twenty-eight cars
more than the previous week, and
twenty-five cars more than two weeks
ago. The totals of April were as fol-
lows: First week, 1923 cars; second
week, 1,1S3 cars; third week, 1,176
cars; fourth week, 1,170 cars.
Last week there were 1855 coal
cars loaded east and 76S coal cars
loaded west. The totals of the week
before we're 2,S4S coal cars east and
$50 coal cars west.
Railroad fuel loaded on Saturday
was 1S9 cars. This was the fourth
largest order OF the week. The heayi-
est order placed was on Friday when
241 loads were secured.
Lake Shipments.
There were SO cars OF coal sent to
the lakes on Saturday. To Curtis Bay
As cars were sent. Other consign-
ments included: st. Georges. 20:
Michigan points. 8; none went to Ohio
points. OF Saturdays loading three
cars were shipped by a wagon mine.
Last week the shipment to the lakes
totaled 66S cars, while that to Curtis
Bay totaled $50 cars.
Unconsianed Cars
Two hundred unconsigned cars were
piled up on the division on Saturday.
This runs the total up to $50 cars.
Working Conditions.
Today there are 1872 mines idle.
Last Monday there were 1855 down;
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