The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-22

Monongah division Of the Bsand
r. B. on Saturday totaled 32S
cars Of which rs cars were B. and
o. fuel and 24S cars foreign fuel.
P. and R. showed a fair sized In
crease on Saturday. running thir-
teen more cars than on Friday.
These consIgnEents were made
/ on Saturday: B. and o., rs cars:
| Bangor and Arostock. Is cars; c.
OF n. j., 10 cars; Lehlgh Valley.
"a cars: New York, New Haven
and Hartford, IL cars; P. and r..
II cars; Boston and Maine, 22
cars; Maine Central, 81 cars;
| Neutrality-suspicious., ! car; En-
lie. 3 cars; West Shore. "a cars;
c. OF n. E., IS cars.
Saturdays Loading.
A total Of 942 cars OF coal ana
coke-925 cars Of coal and II cars
of coke were loaded in the Fair
mont region last Saturday. Limit
| ed car supply helped TO keep the
tonnage down for the day.
Mines along the Monongah divi-
| sion OF the B. & o. r. R. on Sat
uTday loaded 741 ars of coal and
cokc-724 cars OF coal and II cars
NJ coke. There were 603 cars OF
coal loaded east and 14l cars OF
| coal loaded west. Coke produc-
tion on Saturday fell to II cars OF
which 10 cars were loaded east and
4 cars west. Five cars OF coal we're
loaded by wagon mines along tue
| division on Saturday.
Operations along the Mononga-
heIa railway in West Virginia on
saturday loaded ITO cars OF coal.
Mines in the Pennsylvania dis
trict loaded 277 cars Of coal.
Along the HeIen's Run branch
oF fine Western Maryland railway
on Saturday there were 81 cars OF
coal loaded. Due to the inadequate
car supply no cars were toauea on
the Wyatt.B!ngamon brahch on
Saturday.
ON Saturday operations along
|+Le Charleston division Of the B.
& o. R. R. loaded 141 cars OF GOA
and coke-14O cars of coal and l
car OF coke.
Weekly Production.
Fairmont region last week pro
duced 6,44S cars of coal n COKE
$3.50 cars or 317,950 tons Of coaI
and SO cars Of coke. =.
Operations along the Mononsan
divisin OF the B. & o. r. X: !ast
week loaded 1903 car OF coal and
coke-4,514 cars or 225, 200 tons OIL
coal and 50 cars Of coke. This has
Ron the lowest production on the
division since the week enulnS
,Tulv 10, which was 1884 cars OF
c0aI and coke. Although asst
weeks production was very mea'
gre it nevertheless was heavier
than the corresponding week OF
November, 1919, when the regloi.
was showing recovering" signs rom
the bituminous coal strike: Last
weeks production was 6.ooo car9
of coal and coke stronger-tne coSA
being 3,477 cars heavier last week
but the coke production last week
was Sc cars heavier. Last week
coke production showed a decided
failing OF however compared 10
some other weeks IN the past
month.
last week there we're 1870 cars or
coal loaded while in the PennSyl-
ivauia district there were l,62f cars
of coal loaded,
Mines along the Felen's Kun
and Wyatt.Bingamon branches OF
the Western Maryland railway lasL
week loaded sis cars or conI.
Operations along the Charieslon
division of the B. &c o. K II. lasI
week loaded 931 car OF Goa! ana
fcoke-9O4 r Of coal and ~ cars
OF coke.
The Champion Galleries company
Cleveland. O., has purchased a
tract of 500 acres of coal near LOST
Creek, Lewis county, W. Va, from
tho Eastern Utilities company ior
lS143 1O4. The Champion Coilerles
COMPANY was recently formed
tbroIigh a merger of the Therma!
coal company OF Clarksburg and
the Coal Bridge Mining COMPANY
of Cleveland and Cambridge Oh'o'
with a capital Of $1.0Oo,OOo.
Mining institute.
The second semi annual session
OF the West Virginia Coal Ml1ius
institute will be held at WheeiinE
on December I and s. SAFETY llESI
talks will be given. A banquet WI
be held at 7 p. m. on Decem0eF
7th.
During the week ending NoVem-
her 10, the bltuminous coal mines
Of the country produced 12,VOV'oVO
tons and had II not been for the
observance OF Armistice Day tnat
week the production record o the
wear would have been established
Lake Situation.
Reports from Cleveland Saturday
indicate that the weather towarH
ihe close OF last week was more 10
yorable for handling ore at the
head of the Great Lakes than 1t
had been previously. On Thurs
day twenty-five cargoes OF ore we're
loaded at Duluth Superior, Ashland
and Two Harbors.
At the rate that ore Ia MOVING
there will not be many wild car
goes and coal shipments Will DO
light after this week. Receipts OF
L. II 1