The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-26
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ing somewhat, being :cduced to 1000
carloads. Over Sunday there were
40 carloads OF coal and coke moved
out OF Brownsville. Today the freight
movement on the Pittsburgh and Lake
Erie continued to be tied up and no
relief apparently was in sight.
Empties on the Helen's Run and
Wyatt.Bingamon branches OF the
Western Maryland railroad failed to
arrive today and the mining opera.
tons were closed. There is q possi
bility of some empties arriving from
Bowest Junction on Tuesday or Wed
nesday. 1t is understood that the emp
ties are tied up at terminal points ow
ing to freight congestion following the
switchmen's strike.
Last Weeks Loading.
Fairmont region last week loaded
4,610 carloads of coal and coke-225,
200 tons focal and log loads of coke
Operations along the Monongah di
vision of the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road last week loaded-1S7 200 tons oil
coal and I06 cars of coke. In tbs cor
responding week of April, 1919, there
were 3,215 cars OF coal and coke load
ed or 575 carloads less than last week
A big Improvement in coke production
is noted in the comparison OF last
weeks production compared to that OF
year ago. Last week there were LOG
cars OF coke produced on the division
or lO2 cars more than the same week
last year when there were but four
cars of coke loaded.
Mines along the Monongahela rail
road last week produced 396 carload,
OF coal. While this is slight i'm
proyement over the previous week II
is Tar short of the usual weekly load
ing in the West Virginia district
which usually runs anywhere from
tlVe TO six times that heavy. The pre-
auction for the week was so Door tina,
the aggregate on the Monongahela
railroad ran but 81 carloads heavier
than the Western Maryland spurs.
Last weeks loading on the Helen's
Run and Wyatt. Bingamon branches OF
the Western Maryland railroad totaled
305 carloads.
Weekly Totals.
VI the 3,744 carloads OF coal loaded
on the Monongah division of the Bslti.
more and Ohio railroad last week
there were 1881 cars OF coal loaded
east and S61 cars loaded west on
Inc lug cars OF coke loaded on the
division last week there were 81 cars
loaded east and % cars loaded wast
Last week the wagon mines ON the an
vision loaded 20 cars of coal.
: Curtis Bay shipments appras,tad
i,oI2 cars last week, which is SIG cars
heavier than the previous weed. which
ran low because of existing embar,
goes against that pier. Both the frs,
and second weeks Of the months "a =
heavier than last week. Shjnments -
81. georges were 1S9 cars; lakes, 81
cars, being affected duo to embargoes
michigan points, 90 cars; Ohio points
% cars; miscellaneous western shin,
ments, 1o7 cars. 'A'p
Railroad Fuel Heavy.
Railroad fuel Shipments last yaab
totaied 1,S4S cars, being the heayiesl
the region experienced since the weel,
ending December 10 when thew reach ed
!'o06 cars and even went higher dr.
ing weeks earlier in that month TIL,
so-called assigned car sweIled tbe r.jS
i0au tuel tonnage last week.
East of Grafton.
On Saturday there were or load,
drawn east of Grafton on the BaIti.
more & Ohio railroad it being draw
over the mountains in p trains. Or
Sunday in 10 trains there were s7s
loads drawn east OF Grafton.
Last week there were CATS load,
drawn east of Grafton or s25 car load:
a day on seven day basis.
Saturdays Loading. Y
Fairmont region on Saturday pro