The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-23
Northern West Virginia
Coal Operators Associa-
ton Starts Monday.
valuable Information
Plenty of Cars But Place.
ment Only Fair-Curtis
Bay Record.

formed right up to the notch as to tt
prospects of the car supply for IL
following day, beginning on Monda
night representative of the traff
bureau of the Northern West Virgini
Coal Operators will be on the job ;
the association Office. This inform:
ton can be secured nightly by ope,
ators 'phoning the association offiC
after z p. m.
In q circular letter issued toda
George T. Bell executive vice pres
dent of the association, states the TO
lowing:
beginning Monday, August
25th, these men will alternate
remaining on duty at the asso-
citation office in Fairmont until
IL o'clock midnight for the pur-
pose of receiving reports from
the railroads as to the probable
supply Of cars for the following
day; giving this and other perti-
nent information to members
who telephone for it, and trans
mitting to the railroad car dis
tributors changed orders for cars
based on the Information thus
made available. At the present
time many operators, not being
advised as to the outlook for cars
in advance of the stablished
starting time at the mine, will
start their mine with only car
or two available for loading,
with the result that a full days
pay will have to be given to the
day men. This greatly increases
the average cost per ton of load
ing the coal. Under. such cir
cumstances the value Of the
above information is obvious.
at is also planned to keep one
of these men regularly and an
other one intermittently 'on the
road travelling over the field in
vestigating complaints and de-
veloping information calculated
to be of benefit to the members
of the association. For example,
/ had one of these men spend two
days this week at Keyser inves-
tigating the weighing of coal at
that point. His report will be
made the subject Of circular
letter to all members. Individ-
ual members having specific COM
plants against improper service
such as late placements, blocked
loads, inefficient handling of
cars, ETC., should report the mat
ter to this office. Immediate
steps will be taken to investigate
such complaints and to correct
them If possible.
Furthermore, arrangements
are being made to give to all
members official information as
to the distribution of cars among
the different mines in the dis
trict. This information will be
circulated at periodic times and
will show for each mine during
the period the rating, the cars
ordered, the cars received, and
the accumulative overs or shorts.
In this way individual members
will know whether they have
been securing their pro rata
share of the available cars"
Daily Car Supply.
Today there are 1899 cars on Il
division of the Baltimore
Ohio railroad, which is an unusual
large number for the end Of the wee
The placement this morning at
o'clock at the mines was $50, whit
is somewhat off color. Today's ca
are classified as follows: Open, 109
coke, s.
This week the best car supply {
the B. & o. was enjoyed over lol
period of time. AS a whole the o.
orators are gratified at the resul
obtained, although some are hopil
that the placement may run a lit
stronger so that the cars may be
the mines in the early morning VIII,
work is started.
Cars on the Mohongahela Railw,
today ran fairly well. There we
1888 cars placed at z o'clock this mo,
ing. There ARE $50 cars in sight I,
Repairs on the tracks is e,
ing ahead and have not affected Il
car supply OF the road as far as Il
West Virginia operations are co
cerned.
Regional, Loading.
In the Fairmont region yesterds
there were '1130 cars OF coal an
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