The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-10
Biggest Daily Shipment
Made Here on Tuesday
GIG Cars.
WESTERN DIVERSION ON
Operators "Out of Luck" in
Getting Paid for 'yheir
Coal.

Railroad fuel shipments in the
Fairmont region are at their height
these days ana On Tuesday a new
daily figure was established when 619
car loads Of railroad fuel went off the
Monongah division of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. This is 25 car
loads heavier than on Monday, which
was the highest daily record previous
to Tuesday. The railroad fuel ship
ments on Tuesday was more than half
of the production of the Fatrmont re-
gion.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
received the largest tonnage with 291
car loads, with the Central Of New
Jersey second with 80 cars. The Phil
adelphia and Reading railroad in
creased to II cars while the New
York Central received an increased
tonnage.
Western railroad tonnage was
shaded yesterday as whole, the Big
Four leading with a "a carload ship
ment. The Wabash dropped more
than half when compared with Mon
days consignment. The Erie and
Pere Marquette were also shaded. A
newcomer in the rairmont 1egion for
railroad fuel is the Detroit, Toledo
and Cincinnati railroad, breaking in
with u IL 10 car load order.
Daily Production.
Production on the Monongah divis-
ion of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road reached the 1,219 car mark on
Tuesday, which is the best that it has
been Cor some time. The Fairmont
region as a whole had a splendid pro-
duction on Tuesday, there having
been 1,4S1 cars Of coal and coke pro-
duced-1, AIS cars of coal and three
cars of coke, two Of which were load
ed east and one west.
Mines along the Monongahela Rail-
way have also shown decided in
crease in their loading On Tuesday,
which totaled 262 cars of coal in West
Virginia. The Pennsylvania division
loaded 504 cars of coal on Tuesday.
All Of the mines in the Northern
West Virginia region are again as
suming normal proportions. The last
mine to hold out was working today,
this one being in the Pennington field,
One Of the reasons for the miners not
going to work earlier was because OF
the water in the mine and falls. All
Of the coal companies report a large
number Of miners at work today and
the indications are that the produc-
ton will be heavy today.
Western Coal MiXup.
Little new development in the col
lection end of the eastern coal loads
diverted to the west by the Railroad
Operators directed
to send their bills to Hale Holden,
Chicago, chairman of the central west
coal committee have had them re-
turned to them and accompanying
them was letter which as much as
told the operators that that organiz-
alton was no collecting agency.
The letter in part is: Such coal as
may be diverted to the undersigned
will be turned over to some central
western raeiOn railroad for distribu-
tinoLFhe division is instructed to no.
ny the consumer and the original
consngnor Of the car and advise of
the first consignee."
Daily Consignment.
These consignments were, made Off
the Monongah division Of the Balu-
more and Ohio railroad on Tuesday:
Michigan points, Sc cars; Ohio points
400 cars; miscellaneous points, 214
cars, Seven cars of coal were loaded
from storage piles yesterday.
THE coal loading east yesterday was
466 cars and west 75O cars. This has
Ieen the heaviest loading west for
some time.
Wagon Mines Work.
Three cars of coal were loaded by
wagon mines on the Monongah divis-
ion of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
on Tuesday. The wagon mines as a
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