The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-16
COAL CONSUMERS
WILDE WARNED
ASSO.
'
Fuel Scarcity is Among the
Possibilities for This
Winter.

Coal loading on'Sthe Monongah Sdi-
vision of the Baltimore and Ohio FAIL
road increased last week and was the
biggest weekly loadingin the present
coal year and in fact the heaviest
loading since the week ending January
II. Last weeks loading was 1897
cars against 5167 cars forsthe week
ending January IL difference of but
270 cars. The coal business in Janu-
ary was at its height and cars were
none too plentiful.
The next heaviest weekly loading
other than last week in the present
coal year was for that ending May "a
when the total loading of coal and coke
was 1850 cars. Actual coal loaded
last week was 1880 cars against 1850
cars during the week ending May "a.
Weekly loading figures for past
six weeks were as follows: Week end
ing May 3, 247S cars; week ending
May 10, 400S cars; week ending May
IL, 34t0 cars; week ending May "a
1880 cars; week ending May 81 1873
cars; week ending June z. 4416 cars;
week ending June IA, 1897 cars. Ac-
tual loading on the foregoing weeks
were as follows: Week ending May 8,
2454 cars; week ending May 10, 4001
cars; week ending May II, 1899 cars:
week ending May 10. 400l cars; week
ending May II, 339 cars; week ending
May "a, 1850 cars; week ending May
81, 3571 cars; week ending June &.
4409 cars; week ending June IA, 1880
cars.
AT the rate cial was loaded last week
a daily average of SIG cars were ship.
ped. Saturdays loading dropped some
Friday was st. Anthony's day and
some OF the miners and coal cutters
did not work Friday which may have
affected Saturdays loading figures.
While the weekly loading on the Mo
nongah division is rapidly improving
no special price boom has occurred
as yet, but all of the coal operators
are certain it cannot be otherwise If
industries and consumers generally
put off until the last minute their Or
ders for coal. Along these very lines a
meeting of the directors Of the Ma
tional Coal Association will be held at
Hotel Sinton Cincinnati, for the pur-
pose of inaugurating a publicity cam
paign all over the country to warn the
hoSA5 vi Wal Lldl lS
bound to be a coal shortage and that
they should order now and take advan-
tage of the present reasonable prices.
With the arrival of fall and probably
before the car shortage will be prob
lem and later in the winter the trans
portation difficulties will arise. Both
have been serious matters in the Fair
mont field in the past years.
Eastern Loading Heavy.
Eastern coal loading has been heavy
nthe Monongah division and last
week the heaviest was experienced
since back in January. There were
1880 cars loaded east last wek. The
westward movement was $40. Coke
loaded last week on the division was
II cars. Eleven cars of tbs went to
the east. Last week cars of coal
were loaded by wagon mnes.
Curtis Bay.
Loading 20 Curtis Bay last week to-
tailed 1888 cars, which the heaviest
weekly loading to that point, for many
months. This is six times as much as
was sent there during the month of
March, 1886 cars more than was sent
there during the entire month of
April and but 445 cars short OF the
heavy shipments made during the en-,
tire month Of May.
Other totals for the week were: st.
Georges, "a cars; Michigan points, 55
cars; miscellaneous points, ISL cars
Ohio points, % cars.
The shipments to the lakes last week
were poor. There were but 2s5 cars,
which was but more than last week,
259 cars short of week ending MAY 30.
On May 16 there were 191 cars sent
to the lakes almost one half as many
cars as were shipped all last week.
Last week on the Monongaal division
there were 1888 cars of railroad fuel
LOADED. This is 1T cars short OF has.
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