The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-06
.PRllIGIlN WAS


leacf figures iof the AionpnBan ulyl-
SION Tor coal Production were: Last
week, 10000 ons against 253i 400 IONS
durng The week ending October s,
a9ls
Prediction last week On the Monon-
sah division Of tie y, g 10. railroad
al down due 70 ear shortage. On
va days only Monday and Tuesday
WIS the total more than 1000 cars.
Heavy production on these days en-
sbled the weekly total to run heavy.
on the other hand the Monongahela
railway had plenty Of cars most OF the
ne and production AZ 1884 cars was
smone the heaviest week in the West
Virg fiia district. Twiye during the
week the 300 mark was reached and
every day the production was in the
aeighborhood of the $50 car mark.
Ontlie Baltimore and Ohio railroad
there were 1913 cars Of coal loaded
ast and so7 vest
Coke Production lest week dropped
70 25 cars, partially due to western
shipments 20 steel plants. This was
Ten cars short % the week ending Sep
Eember ~ The coke production last
week was 1876 cars short OF the corre-
sponding week n October, 1918.
with Curtis Bay closed most Of the
lime the shipments last week 70 that
nier fell 70 1856 cars. st, Georges net
'ted $40 cars while the lakeward bust
] ness va contined to 2s9 cars. Micht-
gan points received 1874 cars while
Ohio points showed some improve
ment al 24l cars. Miscellaneous
points shipments dropped to 1876. Rail.
road fuel shipments dropped to 1852
cars
The daily car average for the week
vas i IS cars while the early morn
M placement had a daily average OF
~, cars left over from the previous
iay averaged daily 1874 cars. The
freight movement on the B. & o. rail-
road castor Grafton, had a daily aver
re Of s52.
Bumper Production.
Prominent operators Of the Fair
mont region believe that the coal pro-
AUCTION Of September was among the
I6eayiest II not the heaviest Of any one
month "a the history Of the region.
The regional production was $780,
40 tons of coal and ISL cars OF coke.
OF this the mines along the B. & o.
Y railroad produced 1,S36,500 tons OF
soal and 15l cars of coke while the
mines along the Monongahela Rail
way produced $3.50 tons Of coal.
last month the average daily pro-
iuetion along the B. & o. railroad was
1868 tons Considering the fact that
here was but rs working days, Labor
DAY. being excluded the production
VAS especially heavy.
las months production apparently
vas the heaviest production on the
Monongah division for more than a
fear and what records are obtainaole
show that 1t Is the heaviest on record.
rhe average daily production IT. has
jevelopedsis probably without equal.
The closest month to last month IN
J, he way Of production Is July, 1875
then there were 1,32S,550 tons pro-
ineed or 800, 500 tons of coal less than
4 Sas produced last month, Totals for
Wv months are: July, 1918, 1,S2S,-
gust, 1918, 1 ,221, 400 tons; Sep
terabef, 1918, 1,175,750; october, 1918,
04l,2be; November, 1918, 1,l66,5SO
ons May, 1918, S74,S5O tons; June,
1918, 75S,500 tons; August, 1918. Il
Sssi59 tons; September, 1919, $780,
$50.
Personal Mention,
Clarence D. Robinson, coal operator,
will return today from business trip
Z to New York city.
Harry B. Clark, of the Clark inter-
ests. Is Ia Pittsburgh today.
Mark Kuehn, Of the National NAL
leabIe Castings company, Toledo, o.,
is here in the interest of producing
coal:
Chester G. Shinn, chief clerk Of the
west Virginia division office Of the
Consolidation Coal company, is on a
cunning trip to Bath county, va!
Daily Car Supply.
Cars are plentiful today on the b.
railroad, there being 2,0S5 cars on
the Monongah division. The mines
ordered 1911 and the early morning
placement Is identically the same fig
Eife Today's cars are classified as
Y follows; Open, 2,075; coke, 10. Cars
left over from the previous day num-
Der 49,
There issa 100 per cent. run on the
Monongahela Railway today also. The
placement at q o'clock this morning
WAS 25f and there are $50 cars in
sight for Tuesdays loading
Saturdays Production.
Coal and coke production in the
aifmont region on Saturday was 1,176
cars. OF this. ], ia cars were coal and
two coke.
on the B. 60. railroad 9S5 cars OF
coal and two cars Of coke were loaded.
Mines In the West Virginia district
OF the Monongahela Railway on Sat-
urday loaded 279 carsSof coal
Saturdays Shipments.
On Saturday there we're $50 cars OF
coal loaded east on the B. 6 o. rail-
road and So cars loaded west. One
car 81 coal was loaded by a wagon
nine N coal went to Curtis Bay on
Saturday, but, rs cars went to st.
Ceorgeps; 8 to the lakes; ~ to Ohio
points z to Michigan points and 6 to
miscellaneous points. Unconsigned
cars have all been cleaned up on the
Monongah division. There were 10
cars Of fuel loaded from piles on the
division on Saturday.
Going 10 Curtis Bay.
Alter the meeting of the National
} Coal Association Ia Washington on