The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-28
All Railroads More or Less
Affected by Poor Car
Supply.
TRANSPORTATION TIE-UPS
Largely Responsible for the
Empty Supply-Curtis
Bay Embargoed.

Mining conditions in the Fairmont
region today are greatly curtailed be-
cause of the big drop in the car SUD-
ply and the general tie-up in trans
portation. There are but 3O7 cars
on the Monongah division of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad today, but
early morning placements show that
all of the cars are placed at the mines.
There are 14S mines idle on the divis-
ion today.
After deductlng The privately own
ed and coke cars there are but 147
cars in the region. AS not a few of
these are railroad fuel cars. the
amount of commercial business Is
very much limited and coal tonnage
IS scarce. The cars on the Baltimore
ana Ohio railroad today are classified
as follows: Open, 24T; coke, 10; n. e.
G x, eight; M. v. T., 40. There were
tSs cars left over from the previous
day, The mines ordered 1.749 cars.
;ot,which ~ cars We're requested for
Cars on the Monongahela railroad
today are scarce also. There are 95
placed in the West Virginia district
and 80 in the Pennsylvania district.
No cars are in sight for Thursday.
Although the yards are tied up at
Brownsville and the empty supply is
very much lightened by existing em-
bargoes, what empties are secured to-
day will be placed along the Mononl
gahela railroad for Thursdays load
ing. Therewere $50 loads drawn out
OF the Brownsville yards over the
Pennsylvania railroad, but the P. &
L. q. railroad continues to be tied up
as far as freight transportation is con-
cerned. There are l 800 loads of coal
and coke accumulated at Brownsville
today.
Empties on the Helen's Run and
Wyatt-Bingamon branches of the
Western Maryland railroad today to-
tai 20.
Some of the larger companies do
not have single car at the mines on
either the B. & o. or Monongahela
railroads.
Transportation Tie-Ups.
Pool A Kittaning and Sewickley
seams, and Pool IL, good low volatile,
are closed today at Curtis Bay, with
me instructions that Pool 81, Fair
mont nigh volatile steam, and Pool
%, Marion county gas coal. will be
empargoed at midnight tonight, but
II IS presumed that today's loading
VIII go forth. Shipments to Port
Reading are by permit. but from last
accounts Port Richmond remained
open, as did Arlington and St.
Georges. The Baltimore and Ohio
rallroad today announced that coal
shipments would be permitted to Gin
cinnau, but no further west By the
embargo on Pool IL the Guy Bona
tield operation and that of the Clark
interests were affected at Tunnelton
and Brady's operation along the
western Maryland railroad at Abrams
Creek also felt the brunt. Georges
Creek operations are also affected.
Today general embargo on coal
shipments was announced on the
pennsylvania railroad lines, except
ing railroad fuel and coal for shospi-
tails and public utilities but the en-
barge provided for the issuance of
permits for shipment. 1t was also
announced blythe Pennsy that ship
ments for B. & o. and P. & L. E. were
yet embargoed.
There is considerable gossip about
today that a railroad mems strike of
q general nature would be effective
Saturday, but as yet no information
of an official character has reached
the city by wire. Striking switchmen
are holding out at some points, which
has caused coal and general freight
to be accumulated at various yards
and junction points and embargoes
have been clamped on. 1t is no Sc
cret, however, that some railroads
have had difficulty in moving freight,
but no general strike is looked for.
However. some folks think the situa-
ton is ''precarious."
Jamison Pay Day.
This is pay day for the mines at the
operations OF the Jamison Coal and
Coke company and the men are being
paid OF for the two weeks dating from
April 4 to 18th. The pay is reported
to run heavy.
Today'sis the last pay that the Jam
ison concern will give the miners Al
Mines z and 10 as thereafter the Penn
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