The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-10-30

Ice, Mary B. Lands. ! n. Lan9ls'
Nellie D. Ice, Charles F. lGeI
Laura E. Ice, James B. Ice Ella
The company is headed by T.
dent. and c. II. Eberts, Wheeling,
as vice president and secretary.
These gentlemen will be in the re-
zion next Tuesday to look over
Inc newly acquired property, C.
y. Hawker, of Fairmont, perfected
the details incident TO the pur-
chase.
To Hold Banquet
Plans are under way Tor ban
quet to be held BY the Northern
West Virginia Coal Operators AS
ISOLATION in Fairmont. None OF
the details ~have ben arranged as
yet but it is calculated that the az
fair will be held within the next
month The festive event will be
for the members and invited
guests.
Directors Meeting
A meeting OF the directors Of the
Northern West Virginia Coal OPP
orators Association was called toT
citation rooms in the Jacobs Build
ing. No quorum was had and sew
cral matters were discussed inkor-
Recently a committee composed
of George Bracket, FalrmonL,
chairman, j. NJ. Orr, ClarksbuFE,
S. u. Brady, Fairmont, and j. W.
Bischoff, Elkins, was appointed to
set new rate for the new type OF
mining machines which are at
work IN the region.
Daily Car Supply.
Empties on the MonOHgah diVl'
sion OF the altimore and Ohio rail-
road are strong for a Saturday to-
day there being 1,125-the best run
OF cars on the division Of the week
with the exception of Monday.
Congestion of loads on the divl-
sion was In part to blame for the
scarcity OF cmpties on tho division
this week, 1t is reported. The
placement today was 924 and there
are six mines idle. Cars are Classl'
fled as follows: Open, 957; coke,
SO; B. NJ. /. X, 1866 NJ, v. T., 20.
Cars left over from the previous
day were 125. The division today
ordered 1907 cars OF which 80 are
for coke loading. The reports to-
day indicate that there Will be 4
fun run of empties on the division
on Monday.
Along the Monongahala railway
today there are 278 cars placed in
the West Virginia district OF which
number there are liz assigned. In
| the Pennsylvania district there are
III empties placed. On Monday 4
full run OF empties Is expected for
the road. Although the Western
Maryland congestion at Dickerson'S
Run Is clearing. up no export per-
! mits were issued to operators along
the Monongahela railway during
/ this morning.
Wyatt.Bingumon branches OF the
| Western Maryland railway today
have full run OF cars, there being
| It's placed A full run OF cars Is
expected for Mondays loading.
On the Charleston division OF
| the Baltimore and Ohio railroad to-
day there we're $50 empties, all OF
which were placed. The mines or
dered $40 cars. A good run OF
cars is expected for Mondays load
/ ing.
These daily : shipments were Wdgo
| 5 cars; Michigan points, cars;
Ohio points, IL cars; miscellane.
Gus western shipments, A cars.
Railroad Fuel.
There were 269 cars of railroad
| fuel loaded on the MononGah diVt"
sion OF the B. & D. railroad on Fri.
: day. This was the lowest OF the
week, but the car supply was also
the poorest OF the week.
These consignments OF railroad
fuel were made yesterday: B. &
o., 81 cars; Bangor & Arostock,
16 cars; {. OF N. j., II cars; Lee
New Haven and Hartford, 3 cars;
p. G. r., 80 cars; Boston and
Maine, ii cars; Maine Central, 81
cars; Erie, cars; West Shore,
% cars: Central OF New England,
Lake Situation.
A report from the lake front is
The priority order on lake coal
was suspended at II o'clock We'd
nesday night and the agreement
made by vessel men to furnish ton
mage to move wild cargoes which
runs out october 81, will not be re-.
newed. The vessel committee will
I line up capacity for carGoes that
will be ready for dumping up to
Sunday and after that the ship
pers will have to arrange 70 get
boats. Receipts are pretty, liberal,
and the bulk of the coal that was
shipped under order No. 10. will be
at The lake front by the end OF the
month.
Hard Coal Reduction.
According to a dispatch from
Philadelphia the anthracite coal
operators at meeting there on
Friday have agreed to reduce the
excessive prices OF coal to the, con-
sumner. They agreed TO eliminate
bad practices.
In other words q fair practices
committee movement has been
started in the hard coal section.
This general movement had, It's
start in Northern West Virginia,
Daily Production.
Fairmont region on Friday load
ed 1920 cars OF coal and coke