The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-22
DAILY CAR SUPPLY
ONB.& D. KEEPSUP
ESPECIALLY WELL
Production of Monongah
Division Will Run Very
Heavy This Week.
ROGARSONMONONGAHELA
Washout Ties Up Flow of
Empties-Twenty Mines
Are Down.
ROGARS OKNON0NGAHELA

AS the week which promises to be
q very heavy one in the Fairmont field
for production, nears an end the car
supply on the Monongah division of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad con-
tinues to be very favorable. While
the division could use few more the
supply will almost be adequate if a
strong late placement is made. The
mines ordered 1873 cars today.
AS the week rolls by the Fairmont
operator is receiving much improv.
ed car supply. For the week ending
August 8 there were but 5S10 cars on
the division. The following week,
which closed August 16, saw $50 cars
which closed August 16 saw $50 cars
on the division, an increase of 740
cars in the week. In the five days
of this week the total is 7442 cars or
more than was furnished in the entire
six days of the previous two weeks.
There is little doubt but that the car
total for the week will run over the
5000 mark.
That big improvement in the car
supply is on is without question. On
the other hand the operators are load
ing the cars. With an increase proba.
bly, 5000 emptles over two weeks ago,
this weeks production will run $50, 900
tons OF coal heavier. To date this
week there have been 1885 cars of coal
and coke loaded. The coke produc-
tion thus far has been "a cars. This
means that 4S11 cars of coal was
produced OF 24O,55O tons. This will
be one of the very heaviest weeks OF
production in the region for the pres
ent coal year unless production
elumps today and tomorrow,
Today's cars are classified as fol-
lows: Open, 1899; coke Z. There
were 134 cars left over from the pre-
vious day.
While car supply is fine on the B..
& o. these days the operators along
the Monongahela railway are not quite
so happy. Today the twenty mines
south of Maidsville, have no cars be-
cause of the track being washed out
at Big Meadow Run, eight miles south
of Brownsville, Pa. This occurred af-
ter cloudburst was experienced in
that section and streams were swollen
out of their natural course. Thirty
two loads OF. Stag in freight cars nearby
were rushed to the scene and the con-
tents was poured into the wash out.
A corp of men were at work, and re.
pairs were made so as to enable pas
senber traffic to be resumed today.
The repairs were not made in time,
however for the Fairmont coal train
Carrying emptles to the mines to pass.
The placement today on the Mo-
nongahela Railway was 204 at O'Clock
this morning. There are $50 cars in
sight for tomorrow's loading.
Other Fields Hit.
While the car shortage has affected
the Fairmont region this year it really
has not been as bad here as some 9TH
er regions according to a letter issued
bye. T. Bell, executive vice president
of the Northern West Virginia Coal
Operators Association. The percen-
tege in the Fairmont. field however,
IN lower than the other fields of West
S&ginia.
The letter is as follows:
rFor your information l show below
statement OF the percentage of the
work time lost by mines in the dis
tricts indicated because of car short
age during the week ended August
2nd. This statement is taken from the
report of the Geological Survey which,
although not based upon complete in
formation, is thought to be fairly rep
resentative for comparative purposes:
Lost work-time
account of
Ohio car shortage
Southern .........-.....20 POI percent
Northern and Central .222 percent
Pennsylvania
Western .11.9 percent
Westmoreland ..........17.1 percent
Central ................ "a percent
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