The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-11
HEAVIEST LOADING.
SINCE MAY 26 ON.
M0N0NGAH DIV.
There Were 1856 Cars of
Coal and Coke
Loaded.

Coal and coke loaded on the Monon.
gah division of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad yesterday amounted to
8S3 cars, which IS the heaviest loading
since May'26 when SS5 cars were load
ed.
OF yesterdays loading there were
ST9 loads OF coal. The eastern loading
was 739 cars while the western load
ing was ia cars. Four cars OF coke
were loaded, three being placed west
and one east. One lone car was load
ed by wagon mine yesterday.
=.s.s-if--.s..-D -DEop ips cSftls Bay,
Curtis Bay shipments yesterday to-
tailed 1872 cars. This is a drop over the
previous days of the week.
Lake shipments have dropped this
week considerably. Fortunately the
eastern movement is good and the
daily loading is pretty well taken out
of the region. Yesterday there were
63 cars OF coal loaded for the lakes.
This is total OF 134 cars for Monday
and Tuesday. The first wo days Of
last week the loading for the lakes to-
first two days OF the week ending May
81 the total was 33S cars.
Railroad Fuel
There were 213 cars of railroad fuel
loaded on the Monongah division yes
terday. This was sight drop over
the previous day when the total was
269. The railroad fuel is holding up
fairly we'll with last week, being but
% cars shy OF the first two days OF
last week.
Other Shipments.
Other shipments made off the Mo-
nongah division yesterday were as
follows: :St. Georges, cars; Michi-
gan points, 13 cars; miscellaneous
points, 35 cars; Ohio points, 3 cars
unconsigned Cars.
Today there are ATS unconsigned
cars on the Monongah division. There
were twenty six unconsigned cars add
ed yesterday.
Daily Car Supply.
Empties on the Monongah division
yesterdly were 2S05. Cars left over
from the previous day are sos. Cars
are classified on the division today as
follows: Coal. 1858; coke, Q; surplus
120. The placement at z o'clock this
morning was 1889. The car supply is
holding UP well so far in the region.
United Mina Workers.
Lawrence Bramlet international
board member is in Clarlsburg.
Morgan L. Lewis, international or
ganizer is in Randall.
Joe Angelic international organizer
is in Reynoldsville today.
Sanford Snyder and j. L. Ballard in
ternational organizers are at Lumber
port today.
John Cuslatac district organizer is
at Clarksburg today.
John W. Brown will address a Uni
ted Mine Workers mass meeting at.
Harding in the Elidns field tonight.
On Thursday evening Mr.. Brown will
address United Mine Workers mass
meeting at Junior and on Friday even
ing a United Nine Workers mass
meeting at Dartmoor.
c. F. Keeney Charleston, president
OF district II, United Mine Workers,
is in Fairmont today. 1t is probable
that a meeting Of the Joint board Of
operators and United Mine Workers
OFFICIALS will be held while President
Keeney is in the city.
Short Mining Course.
Prof. A. c. Callen has returned 10
MorgRntown after five months alb
sence studying mining conditions
throughout the United States for the
Federal Board Of Vocational Educa,
ton. He will be in charge OF the
Short Course for Coal Miners which
begins next Monday and continues for
six weeks. West Virginia University
Is preparing to welcome the largest
group OF coal miners that Morgantown
has seen at a Short Course session.
Professor Callen and other fnstruo-
tors, Messrs. Virgin and Gray, held a
conference on Tuesday, and win he
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