The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-03

laiSYncht region on nv rsss
/ 8iMcad $50 cars OF coal ana Cob e=Tb ~
ears &C coal and is cars OF COKE.
MifHs along the MonongAh dlFtptpi
OF the baltimore and Ohio railroad 0.l
Saturday produced 514 cars Of CON-
and cox e--496 cars OF coal and IL caL n
Of coke. There were 1875 cars ef coat
loaded east and 40 cars loaded wesi,
Ol the coke loaded there were ID cas-
east and Is west. Wagon mines on
Saturday loaded eight cars OF coal.
The mines along the MoAongahe.a
railroad invest virginia on Saturoay
loaded 81 cars, while the operations ~
the Pennsylyania district .loaded l1l
cars,
Mines along the Helen's Run ana
Wyatt Bingamon branches OF me
western Maryland railroad on Satliis-
dhy loaded "a cars,
y Saturdays Shipments.
These shipments were made of ths.
baltimore and Ohio railroad on Sas.
urday: Curtis Bay. 102 cars; ST.
Georges, 10 cars: Michigan points, 9
cars; Ohio points, IS cars; snisceis
laneeous western points, ~ cars:
Railroad fuel loaded on the division
last Saturday was lis cars OF which
the B. & o. railroad secured 81 cars.
Monthly Totals.
During the month Of April there
were 1908 loads OF coal drawn east
on the Monongah division Of the Baltis
more and Ohio railroad, while there
were 1853 loads drawn west. The
coke loading was 261 cars east and W
loads west. Wagon mines during the
month loaded 10 cars OF coal.
Curtis Bay shipments last month
were 4,4S3 cars; ST. Georges, 6xS
cars; Locust Point, 3 cars; lakes
6939 cars; Michigan points. BIB cars
Ohio points, SIS cars; miscellaneous
western points, 772 cars.
East OF Grafton last month the Bat
timore and Ohio railroad drew 24,S44t;'
loads or daily average OF SSl loaus :
day over 30 day period.
Railroad fuel loaded last month III I
the Fairmont region aggregated 40
cars, which was 143 loads less than ~ :
March of this year. OF April's total
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad see
cured 2,575 cars or more than one. haif
of all of the railroad fuel tonnage LOAD,
cd last month on the MonoUgah8 divi.
sion.
Mining Institute.
No session Of the Fatrmont Minlng
Institute was held at the court house
on Saturday night owing to q general
meeting held by the Consoli dation
Coal company forces and the absence
of j. w. Reed from the city, he being
In Somerset, Pa, on Saturday.
There is move on to change the 1
meeting night Of the institute from
the first Saturday night to the first
Wednesday night Of the month.
Kick on Car Shortage. &
During the early part OF last Week
the car supply on the Chesapeake anu
Ohio railroad ran fifty per cent. but by
the latter part 1t did not run "a per
cent. Few empties appear to be com
ing from the west to the gouthern:s
part of the state. Operators along the
Virginia railroad will receive some otSl
the new 100 ton cars on July l. y, 4:
Company Organized.
The Shamrock Fuel company has
been organized to onerate W Monoii;
gala county. The company has an
authorized capital stock Of S1Nt 600
Officers Of the company will be n &
Morgantown. Active In organizing the
company we're: Forest Shrtyers
James j. REYNOLDS, Robert 4. Brock
James u. Vincent and William Ma
Glasscock, ,Jr., of Morgantown WI.
liam w. Green, of Uniontown, Pa.
Coal Man Honored.
It falls to the lot OF an officer OF the \
Consolidation Coal company to receive
decoration from the Italian crown
Sawards Weekly states the following
"F. w. Wiltshire, vice president ",
the Consolidation Coal COMPANY has
been decorated by the Italian govern
ment with the Cross Of Officer Of ia
Crown Of Italy, in recognition Of his +
war work."