The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-17

st:ale Conference Proceed.
ing Amicably at South
era III tel, BALTIC.

y a.
Nth the awitchmcn's strike has
uu6 assigned 5carz, which the Balti-
moro and Ohio railroad is using to
good ADVANTAGE Today IN the Tair-
mont region. Claiming that coal is
needed under the emergency clause in
tho. car dihtff bution section of the
RAILROAD bili. the rallroada havc secur-
81 the permission of the Interstate
The use Of the assigned car at this
temporary, Will have Q demoraliztng
eject on the coal Industry, 1t is fear
Taking advantage of the loop hole
Ia the new bill the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad VIA secure, 1t is beliey-
ed enough fuelS to meet Its demands
Tor months. Naturally the question
OF slorage bobs up, and as a result it
Is possible that much coal will re-
main In the cars and q car shortage
IS ant to develop later. On the sur
face Of things It would appear as II
the coal industry has lost its fight on
~ The assiened car, which has been wag-
ed Tor some time. & For a time the in
dustry felt that the assigned car was
licked. and IL would have been had
The original clause In the railroad bill
nfood but the substi tute which gave
the railroads. an option to use the as
signed cars In cases Of emergency
Weakened the whole proposition. AT
|cast it has assumed that attitude at
For long time the operators along
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad have
fe1t that they have not been given the
<re.fmenf tatt operators along the
Penn sylvariia railroad have secured.
Much better; prices are allowed on the
Penney 4s the bcntentio NOT West Viz
cinia operators.
Most 81 this fuel, is being loaded by
.oines that have held contracts WIN
| The q. & D. railroad and 1t is reported
and K ise reported that So is yet the
orIce offered by the B. G o. railroad.
strike Conditions.
xothinr new has broken IN the
NV tchmei,'s strike that would change
conditions materially except inc
cQdfohmen struck at Holloway last
NIGHT which ties up any coal being
sent to the lakes by the way OF LOT
Fairmont yards today are In fair
shame. There are 115 loads OF coal
being held here, Fifty loads OF b. g
b. and Curtis Bay fuel which Is NOV
able. will be worked east today.
on the NJ branch OF the Baltl-
more and Ohio railroad today there
are ZOO coal loads tied up.
Some coal loads were moved to
Wheeling yesterday.
East Of Grafton yesterday the Balu-
more and Ohio railroad. drew 356 loads
IN six trains Effort will be made to
move between 500 and 600 loads today.
uho fact that the swift chmen' are yet
out at Ciarkshurg and Parkersburs
will tie up. Western western shipments.
Some coal narked b. & o. delivery as
FAR east as Phi1adelp hia, probably will
be moved today. 81 S
The situation as a whole remains
lozy and plans are apt to be upset al
most any time Few emptfes will be
ser 10 the region on Monday.
The Mcnongahela railroad today
tons are tied up as bad as ever
eU enpties are in sight for Mon
coke tied up In the Brownsville,
+. yards OF which 1858 is coal. The
nainder IS largely coke. The car
sIrIbntor this morning thought that
|nont So pmpties would be placed in
he West Virginia district or Monday.
Daily Production.
Eair1noht lion ON Friday produc-
I'd ISL cars ~ coal and coke OF which
$50 carr wee! coal and car was
coke Which was unsigned.
Mines along the Monohgah division
loaded liz cars of coal and coke. Ill
Ears or coal and lear Of coke, which
was unconsigued: There were 103
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