The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-23
There Were Ill Billed Off
Monongah Division
Yesterday.
FIRM Take SHIPMENTS
Consol. Has New Tipples
at Work-Elkhorn De-
clares Dividend.

Unconsigned cars on the Monongah
division of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad are today fewer. than any
time since January 80, last. Today's
total at 464 is just eight cars less than
the total of January 80, which was
s456.
This is one OF the best signs that
has been apparent in the region for
ssome time. A gradual increase has
fbeen noted in the daily loading, which
when taken by weekly totals shows a
general increase. There were Ill un-
consigned cars on the division billed
out yesterday.
Lake Shipments.
Lake shipments continued to pass
the 100 mark daily this week and on
Thursday there were las loads sent
to the lakes from the Monongah divi-
sion. For the first four days of this
week the total lake shipments is 552
loads. This is total Of 329 cars
more than the first four days of last
week, showing that lakeward ship.
ments are getting stronger IL any
thing.
The shipments during the first four
days of this week were 140 cars more
than the first four days of the week,
beginning May 5, when the lake load
ing was especially heavy in streaks.
News from the Lakes.
According to reports from Cleve-
land, o., a new mark for coal ship
ments was reached last week, when
the boats took S60,S60 tons of cargo
and 40,239 tons OF fuel, making total
OF 901,119 tons.
Toledo leads all the ports in ship.
Inents. There is no change in the con-
dition of the freight market and ton-
mage Is easy. The railroads. had 14,-
995 cars at the lake front Wednesday
morning and 4,209 cars in transit.
The docks dumped 2.462 cars Tues
day and 1t was estimated they would
handle $500 cars Thursday.
Yesterdays Loading.
Cars loaded on the Monongah divi-
sion yesterday totaled 74S. All of this
: was coal This is decrease of but
.t62 cars over the loading OF Wednes.
day, which was $40 loads.
The loading consisted Of $50 cars of
coal east and 176 cars of coal west.
yesterday.
"OTk OF SonSOl IIpple.
The temporary tipple of the Con-
solidation Coal company has been
erected at Berryburg, taking the place
OF the one destroyed by fire on We'd
nesday evening, May Z. Operators
were resumed on Wednesday at Berry.
burg. This tipple will be used until
the permanent structure is completed
so that no interference in the dump
ing of coal will result.
The new tipple OF the Consolidation
Coal company at Montana Is now in
use. This is very fine tipple and a
real credit to the region.
Z Elk Horn Dividend.
y Directors of the Elk Horn Coal Cor
poration, at their regular meeting
held Thursday afternoon in New York,
declared the regular quarterly divi.
dend of 11s per cent. on the preferred
stock and also authorized a payment
of 4 " per cent. on the common stock.
This is the same distribution author.
lied on the common last March. Both
dividends are payable June IL to
stockholders, of record June 2.
Curtis Bay Shipments.
Curtis Bay shipments yesterday to-
tailed SO cars against 55 cars on Wed.
nesday. The shipments have increased
over the totals of Monday and Tues
day, which were only cars and 8
cars, respectively.
During the first four days of the
present week the Curtis Bay ship
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