The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-03
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placement as between commodities
made up It is necessary that our ran,
roads must distribute available coai
cars for loading coal to minimum
of fifty per cent. Of actual require
ments before distributing coal cars lor
loading other commodities.
RAILROADS may distribute aVai!aple
coal cars for loading other common.
ties recurring open cars to an extent
not exceeding fifty per cent. Of actual
requirement based on ability to loia
and ship and any surplus as available
shall be applied to increase the sup
ply for coal loading. ,,
Railroads having no coal loaains
will restrict the supply OF coal cars iot
loading Of other commodities re7uir'
ing open cars to an extent not exceed
Ing fifty per cent. Of actual require;
ments based on ability to load ano
shin foreign cars and in this manner
must be loaded strictly in accordance
with car service rules and must not De
back hauled for loading.
Goal carrying cars must not De
used for the loading OF AUTOMOBILES
and other commodities which can be
transported in box cars and other
types Of equipment"
Poor Supply Again.
r;obty.nno mines are idle today on
the Monongah division Of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad. There are
CA cars on the division and the early
morning placement is 60S. The cars
are classified as follows: Open, 5Ss;
coke. Is; n. e. c. (, IS; N. v. T., 81.
The cars left over from the previous
day were l52. The mines ordered l.
7S5 cars Of which rs cars were ior
coke loading. -,
there IS an improved run Of cars, a.,
though not an adequate number tor al
OF the mines Of the West Virginia dle.
trict at 2S2. There are Is assigned
cars IN the district today-Canadlan
Pacific and New York Central equip
ment In the Pennsylvania district
there are 10 cars placed today. TINS
morning there were no cars IN slsat
for Fridays loading. W.T..
Along the Helen's Run and wall
Bingamon branches OF the western
MARYLAND railroad there are 1s2 emp
ties today.
CT. Keeney, Charleston, president
Of district II, United Nine Workers,
has sent q protest to the congressman
Of West virginia, against the use o.
assigned cars by railroads In the coai
fields, He joins with the Ohio miners
forces In asking that congress before
the summer adjournment pass the SEN
ate resolution Of United States Sena-
TOR Harding, Ohio, which asks BY what
authority the Interstate Commerce
Commission permitted railroads to use
fastened cars. Mr.. Keeney sent the
wire from Fairmont, he being mere
now on official business.
Going to Chile.
Fairmont friends Of c. E. Cowan,
creensburg, Pa, chief engineer Of The
JamIson Coal and Coke company. have
learned that he started on Sunday for
Chile South America. He is on a va
cation trip.
Directors Meeting. -
Directors OF the Northern West w.
rtnia Coal Operators Association VIM
meet al the rooms in the Jacobs build.
Ing on Friday morning at Il O'Clock;
II IA expected that action Will be mao
on the assigned car proposition.
East Of Grafton.
East Of Grafton on WEDNESDAY tae
baltimore and Ohio railroad drew l.
1S3 loads in twenty.four trains.
Daily Loading.
Recause Of the inadequate car sup
uly he production again sank in the
Fsirmont region on Wednesday. Tne
region produced 1853 cars Of coal ana
coke-7s2 cars Of coal and Il cars Of
e' Mines along the Monongah division
NJ the Baltimore and Ohio railroad on
Wednesday loaded $50 cars Of coal and
coke-565 cars Of coal and q cars Of
coke coke OF the coal loaded there were
505 cars loaded east and SO cars load
ed west. while the coke was loaded,
IA cars east and seven cars wesI
Thsre were seven cars Of coal loaded
by wagon mines on the division.
Operations along the Monongahela
railway on Wednesday loaded Il cars
NJ cal IN the West Virginia dtstrict,
while the Pennsylvania district loaoea
115 cars Of coal.