The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-10-25

day according to reports received
: There is also a good run Of
empties on the Monongahela rail-.
way today. In the West Virginia
district there are $50 placed, OF
which lO6 are assigned. In the
Pennsylvania district there are 81
ompties placed. There Is a GOOD
run OF cars In sight for TUESDAY
loading, The probabilities are lhat
the commercial run OF empties on
Tuesday will run so per cent or
better. ~ Nv,
WYATT. Biugamon branch OF the
Western Maryland railway tooay
have a full run OF cars. Fully ZOO
empties are on the lines.
3. & o. Movement.
The, movement east OF GRAFTON
nm the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
recently had been very raYoraDIy
and the mallet engine operations
appear TO be working out nlCeiy.
on Saturday there were LWenLy
wiyh trains moved east OF Grafton
in which there were l'1OS loGos o.
which 4UO loads were coal. 10 the
wasf there were 7O5 cars moved 0t
which IFS loads went to the lakes:
ON Sunday the movement jumped
to / 2O3 louds OF which 627 loads
were coal, There were twenty
sJTbt trains east. Westward there
we're All loads moved OF whlch
liz loads were hauled TO the lakes
East of Grafton last week there
were 1912 loads drawn-an aver
nGa oF O49 loads q day. There
were 32S6 loads OF coal drawn
cast oF Inc mountains last week, Q
daily average OF 469 loads day.
Market Conditions
Market conditions were rather
s,SbIe today although the usual
delay in starting quotations anoas
characterized the usual MONDAY
E;Tnort market prices are prac
ticoiIy unchanged on the b. anu
n railroad, but remain soft or
The MonongahelA railway ano
Western Maryland lines. Little llne
business is being taken. Lake
prices today appeared 10 range
from $500 to $6.25. - -
There ia no doubt put tnat t9e
fair practices movement has maze
its effect In the past Few weehss
because the props were Knocke ~
ont of tho stiff market. IAere u
50 coal around and the talr pFaC,
ices commissioner Is lining ny
tonnage at figures within tnaS
range, although he secures tonnabg
only after the consumer mas l'1AAeN
TO connect himself. A,o,,
Team crackers prices have Oeen
within the fair practices range al
40 Coal loaded in box cars has
been selling recently at from $5.oU
Personal Mention
Major C. H. Diffenderlfer, phil
adelDhia. president Of The Blair
ParKe Coal Company, is in Fair
M NJ D Wilson, of Tho Wilcord
Coal Company, has returned from
Washington, D. c. -.
II. vi. Showalter, OF The Dla,
mond Coal Company has returned
from Washington, D. C..
Restrictive Order
According to reports aHoat ~
the region today the mines along
the Mopongahela railway were
Obliged to ship seventy-ftive per
cent of their tonnage over the r
and L. E. road.
= The Lake Situation
Lake Bhlpments are going forth
TODAY as usual as the interstate
Commerce orders issCued Satur'
day did not affect the Fatrmont re-
gion. ..,o,,.
"The Interstate Commerce com
mission discontinued today prefer
ential allotment OF coal cars LOT
fuel transportation to the Great
Lakes district IN three sections OF
the country. Allotments are to be
omitted at the mines upon, the
Louisville and Nashville railroad,
in the Irwin gas-coal district the
middle districts of. Ohio, and aAso
the Butler.Mercer districts IN
Pennsylvania.
nounced coal car allotments may
be omitted against wagon mines
and mines producing strlpper coal
until further notice.
Coal at lake ports for transsnIp-
ment to the northwest has been dr.
liyered in sufficient quantities, OF
ficials said, to permit reduction
Of this movement and n greater
supply will be availably in tue DIS
tricts affected by the order and al
SO for public utilities.
Daily Shipments
These shipments were made on
tho aBldmore and Ohio railroad
on Saturday. B. and o., so cars;
Bangor and Arostock. Is cars: c.
Of N. j., 10 cars; New York, New
Haven ind Hartford, :; cars: r. and
Il, as cars; B.ston and Maine. !!
lrE.: Maine Central, IS Yd:S, Er
Ic, s cars; Cent al OF New England
IS cars; Bosto. and ALBANY. ! car,
Railroad Fuel
There we're 259 cars Of railroad
fuel loaded on the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad on Saturday, Int
consignnents were as follows: B
and o., so cars; Bangor and Aros'
took, is cars G. Of N. j., IL car9
Lehigh Valley, 10 cars; New York
New Haven and Har6ord, 3 carr
r. and r., IS cars; Boston Hift
MRino, 10 cars; Maine Ceutral,
CfSa ftEise 2 8 cafg :; Central