The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-06
.DEARTROF EMP TIES
CONTINUES TODAY
N THIS REGION.
Car Supply Short on B. & O.
and Western Maryland
Also Affected.

sparingly on the Monongah division
OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
today. the total being 6Ss, while the
early placement was 6SS. The mines
along the division today ordered
,760 cars, OF which 90 were wanted
for coke loading. There are seventy
seven mines idle today.
Although the empties are short on
the division, they are a slight BIT bet
ter than during the pas, two days.
The empties today are classified as
follows; Open, 545; coke 20; n. e. c.
x. 76; Nj. v. r., A. Cars left over
from the previous day were 63.
A decided improvement In the car
supply was noticed on the Mononga-
hela railroad today, there being IL
empties placed in the West Virginia
district against not any on Wednes-
day However. the surplus is not
sufficient for all the mines along the
West Virginia END and quite a few
Of these operations are idle today.
Operators along the Monongahela
railroad are inclined TO complain
about the Monongahela railroad belns
unable to furnish advance intorna.
tion as to the number OF cars they can
furnish the next day The operators
say that it is necessary 10 nave lnis
information so that they can SO ad-
wise the miners at their operation ~
who otherwise do not report for work;
On the other hand, the raiiroaI
claims that conditions are abnormal,
and Sthat is imp p6ssible st9 obtain ad.
vance Information as to the. arrival ol
empties for the next day, due TO the
DELAYS in yards brought about py tne
EssyiEchuieii's i's z strike. Although the
s3,SsSi Siff0nsfarg iidpfuy hgsraff-
road ithey are mot yet normal on the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad, the only line
which Isl now feeding empties to the
Monongahela railroad due to lne iaI Lact
| burgh and Lake Erie railroad nave
not vet returned to work.
The Monongahe ella railroad does not
have any cars In sight for friday 8
loading. Today's placement IN the
Pennsyi yiNania district was ! oV cars.
ON wednesday the Pennsyl wanna rail-
road moved a 90 loads out of broWns-
Vile. Pa, where there Is yet an &C,
cumulation Of 1926 cars 81 scoai ana
coke. a
been received on the Helen's Kun ano
Wyatt-Bmgamon branches OF m tne .e
western Maryland railroad: Inere
are 10 empues in sight coming mere
in two trains this afternon. Inc emP,
ties were delayed, due TO a wreck on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad near
Little Falls A third train Of empties
is expected to arrive IN Falrmont az
.. "a O'clock this afternoon, but the
exact number OF empties tnat ~ VIII
draw is not known.
Daily Loading.
The Fairmont region on Wednes.
day loaded 656 cars OF coal ana COKE
$40 cars Of coal and ~ cars Oh
coke.
0nerations along the Monongah
division OF the Baltimore ana Un.9
railroad on Wednesday loaded ol5
cars OF coal and coke-56S cars u
coal and 10 cars OF coke. Tnere wefe
498 cars of coal loaded east ana 20
cars of coal loaded west, VI me coke i. :
\ loaded tuoT0 WHES ei6ul SuiS " .of,
loaded east and two cars Of coke load
aG west Wagon mines on the divis..
ion Wednesday loaded ten cars OF
! No coal was loaded by the mines
along the Monongahela railroad IN
West % Virginia ON Wednesday, due to
the scarcity Of empties. The mines
in the Pennsylvania district loaded
ia cars OF coal,
Mines along the Helen's Run and
Western e MARYLAND railroad on We'd
nesflay loaded SO cars Of coal.
DAILY COnsignments.
These consignments weer made on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad on
Wednesday: Curtis Bay, Ito cars:
q ) Eeorge,s, 20 cars; lakes eight
cars: Michigan points, FIVE cars; ONO
nnints. 36 cars; miscellaneous west
.! arm shibmerlts. .l6. cars.
!, Port Richmond Shut
AZ midnight tonight shipments 10
Port Richmond will be embargoed:
Shipments, it is reported. Will be al
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