The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-29
NESTERNCOADN
NON0NGAHEIAI IS
Being TIED UP
Loads Will Probably Be
Cleared By Sunday
Night.

Western coal shipments over the
Monongahela Railway have been cut
of until further notice. "A series OF
six landslides has tied up transpor-
ltation and jammed up the coal loads
during the past three days These
landslides occurred at Isabella, one
north and one south, Of Prickett's g
creek, AntlerY Hildebrapd Rosedale
and Randall The first started at Esan-
EdaA son Tuesday night and sthe Others
occurred between Tuesday night and
Wednesday morning.
1t is believed by local railOad off
.cials that the lines will be cleared up
by Sunday night. There are probably
2l5 loads tied up south Of Morgan.
town. Three coal trains were started
from Fairmont on Tuesday night but
were tied up down the line because Of
the landslides,
All western movement over the line
has been cut OF for the present pre-
sumably until the coal loads are
moved. 1t is expected that coal traffic
will be resumed during the nicdIe OF
next week.
Production Fine.
Coal production in the Fairmont re-
gion on Friday was 1880 loads, ,32S
cars Of coal and four cars ofcoke.
Production on the Monongsh divi-
sion Of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road on Friday assumed normal pro-
portions for the first time since the
big coal strike broke. There we're l.
ITO cars Of coal and coke loaded. OF
this 1,106 cars were coal and 'Our cars
we're coke. There were sos cars OF
coal loaded east and 800 cars loaded
west. The four cars Of coke loaded
on the division were loaded west.
Mines along the Monongahea Rail-
way are producing coal nicely despite
the handicap Of having so many land
slides recently, which interferes with
transportation. On Friday the mines
in West Virginia loaded 22O cars Of
coal. On Wednesday 200 loads Of coal
were loaded and on Thursday (Thanks-
giving Day. there were 70 cars Of coal
loaded.
Daily Car Supply.
Cars on the Monongah division of
the B. & o. railroad today total 4 ,S7S.
and they are classified as tollows:
Open, 1869; coke, 9. The placement
early this morning was 1,34s Cars
left over from the previous day are
460.
Today there are 21O cars placed on
the Monongahela Railway.
Railroad Fuel.
Railroad fuel shipments OF the Bal
timore. and Ohio railroad on Friday
set a new mark at 551 cars, theheavi-
est daily shipment in the history OF
the region for railroad fuel.
OF tho eastern lines the B.,& o., C.
OF N. j., New York Central Maine
Central and p & r. received large
consignments. Western RAILROADS in
Guiding the Pierre Mart lette, Wabash,
Big -Four, the Ann Arbor, andthe De-
troit, Toledo and Ironton. The ton
mage of the Pierre Marquette, Wabash
and Big Four was especially heavy.
Production Reports,
Production Of bituminous coal dur
ing the second week Of the strike
reached $50 per cent. Of normal as
compared with 2s.4 per cent during
the first week, according to climates
Of the United States Geological Sur |
yey. The production during the week
ending November is (fncludilg Ignite
and coal cokedj tota1ed 3,9sO9O0 net
tons which when compared With the
week was an increase OF
$4,000 tons, or 12.4 per cent Since
tho strike order was withdrawuon the
Of Tuesday, November
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