The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-16
B. & 0. VIII Not Move To
days Loads to Curtis
Bay.
IR.G0. DOING Repairing
c. ". Galloway, Vice Pres
States that $8,875,oo0 Will
be Expended.

Tightening. up effects Of embargoes
on tidewater coal shipments will be
felt in the Fairnont region today Al
midnight last night the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad declared an embargo on
coal shipments to Curtis Bay. The
railroad claims that 1t will not move
Iany loads from tie mines today con-
signed to Curtis Bay, but the operat-
OTIS say that under the rules railroads
are expected to give twenty-four
hours noticesas they buy their coal
the previous day for certain ship
ments. Under these conditions oper-
ators are Of the opinion that the Bal
timore & Ohio railroad should move
the loads today.
Should the exporting Of coal be en-
bargoed then there is every likelihood
OF the price dropping somewhat. The
market appeared to soften slightly
this morning, although not to a great
extent. Some Of the brokers In the
region today. did not venture a price
this morning, desiring to wait until
later IN the day TO see what develops
In the way Of transportation tie-ups.
There are but two piers wide open
today; Port Reading and pier Is, @.
J lof,N. J., at Jersey City. Curtis Bay
Is sclamped- shnt and II is necessary
| to secure permits to ship coal 10 Arl-
ingtop, ssSt. Georges 81 Port Ric6mdrd,
Carton aN& Greenwich pters g .iiss
tEhatn OF the export tade rests sen3
irely on these piers they TOO vii
soon close. ss
Two directly opposite reports are.
being circulated today in the region
IN reference to conditions at Curtis
Bay. One Is that there Is a general
freight accumulation at Curtis Bay.
which Is denied by those in touch
with the situation here. while the
other Is that this may be an effort
to force all coal shipments to the
lakes.
Getting Equipment.
According to information received
here by the Northern West Virginia
Coal Operators Association the Bal
timore & Ohio railroad is planning to
spend more than $S,000.C0 in making
: car repairs, some Of which is for coal
fears. which are expected to be in con-
ldition for use for the fall business.
C. W. Galloway. Baltimore. vice
president Of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad, who is in charge Of opera
tons, states that $500 bad order cars
will bo repaired. OF this number
there are 5000 open top cars. This
will entail an expenditure Of 1885,
1000. The contract has been let to
repair shops so that the work can
be turned out as soon as possible,
| these making better time than the
company's own shops could do. In
addition 1900 new hopper bodies to
be placed on the trucks Of the dis
mantled cars. There will also be
I1OO0 box car bodies purchased and
repair in a similar manner. This will
cost an additional $4.0O0,0O0. Mr..
| Galloway states that he expects 3
number Of the cars in service for the
fall business.
Daily Car Supply.
Empties en- the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad today run about forty per-
ent, while those along the Mononsa-
hela railway in the West Virginia
district aggregate about 70 per cent.
|but 100 Of this number are ASSIGNED
cars. On the Western Maryland
spurs today there is a fifty per cent
run.
On the Monongah division Of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad there were
63S cars this morning and the early
placement was 5SS. AS a result Of the
car shortage there are seventy mines
| idle today. The cars are classified
as follows: Open. 566; oke, III; n. e:
c. <, 20; M, v. T., IS. There were rs
cars left over from the previous day.
The mines ordered 1742 cars OF which
number II were for coke loading.
Along the Monougahela railway to-
day there ale 355 cars placed in the
West Virginia district OF this num-
lber there we're 100 assigned cars-H
| Canadian Pacific and % New York
Central cars. In the Pennsylvania
district there are 1874 cars placed.
There are no cars IN sight for loading
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