The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-08
Mining Outlook is Decided
ly Better in Various
Ways Today.
MORE MINES ARE WORKING
Railroads Have Increased
Their Fuel Orders in
This Region.

Although no great change has trans
pired in the working conditions in the
region over night there is somewhat
of an improvement, there being nine
more mines working today than yes
terday due ut least in part to foreign
business. Three of the larger oper-
ating companies at least have received
some foreign orders.
Shipments 10 Curtis Bay yesterday
went to 81 loads, indicating that GER
tain bottoms are being loaded at that
place. Some business is going lake
ward, but it is spasmodic and rather
irregular. Yesterday II loads went to
Michigan points; to Ohio points and
12 to miscellaneous points.
Slack coal appears not to be want
ed by foreign countries and number
of mines in the region are obliged to
screen the coal in order to secure this
business. AS a result piles OF slack
are being accumulated at certain
points.
No marked Increase in the bottoms
has been observed, especially, but
there is gradual improvement. The
fact that shipping rates have been
lowered recently goes q long ways to-
ward helping conditions. The rates
to Italy at one time were as high as
S92 ton, but these have dwindled TO
$3.50 ton.
Railroad Fuel Increase.
Railroad fuel on the Monongah d.
vision of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road yesterday totaled 202 loads. This
is larger than any day last week en-
cepting Friday when it aggregated
245 loads. B. & o. loaded 81 cars yes
terday against 81 on Saturday. The
Canadian-Pacific ordered ten cars yes
terday while on Saturday it did not
secure any. The Central of New Jer-
sey was firm with eight loads. Cum
berland Valley received four cars yes
terday while on Saturday it had not
placed an order. Lehigh Valley Sc
cured Is loads yesterday while a ci-
pher was chalked up on Saturday.
Maine Central was steady with It's
usual eight car order. New York, New
Haven and Hartford increased from "a
to 81 loads.
The biggest jump yesterday was in
New York Central, which increased
its order 30 cars over Saturday, the
increase being from eight to 80. p.
& R. bought slight bit heavier yes
terday than on Saturday when the fig
ures increased from 2S to 3G cars. Del
aware and Hudson did not order yes
terday. On Saturday it secured six
loads.
Yesterdays consignments were a3
follows: B. & o., 54; Canadian-Pa-
cific, 10: Central of New Jersey. 8;
Cumberland Valley, 4; Lehigh Valley,
13; Maine Central, S; New York,
New Haven and Hartford, 81; New
York Central, IS; P. & r., Sc.
Yesterdays Loading.
Cars loaded yesterday on the divi-
sion we're 439. OF this 437 cars were
coal and two were coke.
Yesterday 90 unonsigned cars were
billed off the division. This lowers the
number of unconsisned cars today to
942. Yesterday there were 1895 un-
consigned cars on it.
Coal Shipments.
Cars shipped yesterday off the divi-
sion were 532. OF this number $50
were coal and two coke. The eastward
movement consisted of 4sS coal and
two coke. Westward 81 cars of coal
were shipped.
Today's Cars.
Empties on the division today are
1850. Cars left over from the previ-
Gus day are SIG. The cars today are
classified as follows: Coal, 1870;
coke, 10; surplus NJ. V. T.. 100. The
placement at o'clock this morning
was 1,547.
Mr.. Bell Returns.
George T. Bell, executive vice presi.
dent OF the Northern West Virginia
Coal Operators Association. has re.
! turned from Pittsburgh where he at
tended a meeting Of secretaries and
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