The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-01
APRIL LOADING
SHOWS MINING
is IMPROVING
Over Fourteen Thousand
Cars Produced on Mon
\ ongah Division.
MINES WORKING TODAY
Little, Attention Paid to In
ternational Labor Day
By Mineworkers.
MINES WORKING TODAY

Loading figures on the Monongsh
division of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, representing 235 mines in
the region, total 14,101 cars for the
month of April, which is a big Hm-
provement over the preceding months
This tends to act as barometer for
the coal trade and shows plainly If
anything the business is shaded up
ward.
Last months total was 2.545 cars
short Of last January's total, when
mid-winter was here and the weather
was cold. April was 4.209 cars more
than the tonnage in February and
1886 cars more than in March.
The total coal loaded in April was
4,041 cars and total coke loaded was
60 cars. The movement of coal dur
ing the month was 1877 cars east
and 2,412 west, there being number
of unconsigned loads moved.
Railroad fuel shipped off the MIl-
nongah division Of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad last month was 4,973
cars During the first three weeks OF
the month the totala We're as follows
B. e! o.. LA GEARS; Canadian-Pacifie
80 cars: Central of New Jersey 115
cars; Cumberland Valley SO cars;
Maine Central 100 cars; New York,
New Haven G Hartford ass cars;
New York Central 365 cars; Phfla-
delphia & Reading SAT cars; Wash
ington-Southern 13 cars; Delaware &
Hudson J. cars; P. R. R. 10 cars.
After the third week Of April, the
tthNYe1Np YanItrNy 81 n
into effect for the purpose of protect
ing price cutting operators in the
Fairmont region, which is all con.
trary to Director Hines ruling that
facts and figures be exposed to public
view.
Yesterdays Loading.
Coal loading on the Monongah
division of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad yesterday totaled TIA cars.
This has been the heaviest loading
since April "a, when the tonnage was
740 cars. No coke was loaded yester-
day.
Railroad Fuel.
Railroad fuel shipped yesterday on
the division totaled 226 cars, which
has becn the largest total since April
%, when 226 total was also chalked
up. This is fifty-nine cars better than
yesterday. Monady's total was 206
cars.
Curtis Bay Jumps.
Shipments to Curtis Bay yesterday
jumped to IS cars, which Is the heavi-
est tonnage shipped theer during the
present coal year. The nearest ship
ment in size to it, which was made
last March, was on the oath, when
81 cars were shipped there.
Less UnconsignmentS.
Unconslgned cars on the division
are gradually diminishing and today
the total has ben reduttnd to $50
cars. Yesterday 80 loads were NOV
ed. There are fewer unconsigned
cars on the division than any time
since February is, VIXEN there were
614 cars.
Movement of Cars.
Yesterdays movement of coal was
| SAB cars east and 101 cars west. This
is the largest movement of coal east
during the present coal year, showing
that the coal business is coming hack
and that individual plants are oper-
ating more generally than for some
months. In the past three days 1890
cars of coal were shipped east.
Working Conditions.
May Day festivities have not affect
ed the mine operations very generally
in the region today. Here and there
the miners are knocking OF for the
day. but as a whole they are on the
job. In some instances more men
are working at certain mines today
than there were yesterday.
There are 156 mines idle today.
This is nine more than yesterday, but
similar to the number that was idle
on Monday. Last Thursday there
were 157 idle: two weeks ago. 153;
three weeks ago, 157; four weeks ago
156.
Today's Cars.
Empties on the division today total
1.405. They are classified as fol-
lows: Coal 1897; coke eight; surplus
NJ. V. T. 179. The placement at Z
o'clock this morning was 946 cars left
over from the previous day number
6o4.
Geological Survey.
Tho report Of the United States
Geological Survey for the week end
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