The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-24
'cH. JENKINS IS
AGAIN DIRECTOR
0FNAHQl!yALA ALTON ASSN
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Empties While Not Scarce
Are Slanted Downward
in Number.
SURVEY Man LEAVES
Has Five Delinquents to
Hear From-More Rail
road Fuel.

Numbered among the directors that
were reelected by the National Coal
Association, which held its annual
meeting in Chicago, this week, is G.
H. Jenkins, Fairmont, president of the
Northern West Virginia Coal ope b.
tors Association. Mr.. jenkins was
recommended for reelection by the
Northern West Virginia Association
and its approval was sufficient to In
sure his reelection on the floor of the
convention.
Mr.. jenkins, George T. Bell, execu-
tive secretary of the Northern Wess
Virginia Coal Operators Association,
Daniel Howard, Clarksburg; L. Dren-
nen, Elkins, and Frank Lyon, vice
president of the Consolidation Coal
company, Fairmont, returned from
Chicago yesterday afternoon.
EmptIes Scareer.
Empties on the Monongah division
today total 1895. Cars left over from
the previous day number 800. The
cars are classified as follows: Coal
1909; coke, /; surplus NJ. ". T., 125,
The placement at o'clock this morn
ing was S3S.
Empties on the division appear to
be scarcer than they have been for
some time. The total is the lowest
since May 3, when there were 1911
on the division. While a car short
age has been predicted for some time
it is becoming somewhat apparent al
nf totals
has been downward instead Of up
ward.
Survey Man Leaves.
C. F. Smith, statistician of the Uni
ted States Geological Survey, Wash
ington, D. c., left Fairmont this aft
ernoon for Parkersburg, where he will
check up on delinquent reports of sew
eral small mining operations.
While here Mr.. Smith obtained pro-
duction figures from II delinquent
coal operators. There are yet these
delinquent companies to hear from:
E. E. Laymau, Fairmont; F. X. Catch
Fairmont or Lumberport; Fairmont
Coal and Coke company; c. E. CALI
hue. Fairmont; Sines Coal company
f, Fairmont.
The production figures for the cal
endar year of 1918 cannot be compiled
until these figures are secured
These operators, all of whom have
been located by Mr.. Smith, are urged
to promptly send in their report OF
production to c. E. Lesher, director ol
the geological survey, Washington, d
C. Most of the companies apparent
ly are wagon mines.
1t was the belief of Mr.. Smith that
fully three weeks would be utilized in
preparing the production report for
1918.
Railroad Fuel.
Railroad fuel loading on the Mo
nongah division of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad continues to be above
the 200 car mark daily. Yesterdays
loading totaled 269 cars, which was the
/ heaviest since May 16. when the total
was 2S3 cars. The total for the first
five days of the week is 1,246 cars
which is SO cars short of the first five
days of last week.
Yesterdays Loading.
Coal and coke loaded on the Monon.
gah division yesterday was 500 loads
OF this sos cars were coal and 4 cars
were coke.
Yesterdays loading was Just one
car shy of the heaviest loading of this
week, which was on Wednesday, when
! $40 cars were chalked up.
| There were 607 cars of coal loaded
east and 165 cars of coal loaded west
Coke loaded yesterday totaled 4 cars
and all of this went west. Coal load.
ed by wagon mines yesterday tota
8 cars.
Lake Business.
This week the daily Iakeward move
ment of coal did not fall below the 1oC
car mark. Yesterdays loading wa!
III loads. which means that $50 carr
were loaded this week-26S load.
more than during the first five day.
of last week.
Other Shipments.
Other shipments of the Monongat
division yesterday were as follows:
Curtis Bay, AZ cars; Michigan points
ID carsi Ohio points, 6 cars; miscel
laneous points, is cars.
4 uneonslgned Loads.
There are 507 unconsigned loads OF
the Monongah division today. Yes
terday 43 unconsigned cars were add
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