The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-15

4 sion 81 tAs 3. ana d; railroad
week loaded 6S9s cars ot coal Aslsa
I, coke-62Ss cars or 264.460 tons "
coal and 1903 cars Of coke.
! Last week along tho B. anq "
i produced b376 cars Of coal
coke more than the second week y
November, 1919, because It was that
time that the big bitumtnous Str4KS
was on In this region. The coA
production last week was 1853 cars
heavier than the correspondents
week OF November, 1913. while tne1
coke production last week was 90
cars heavier than in the same week
IN 1919.
Operations along the Mononga-
hela railway last week loaded 1Se4l
cars OF coal in West Virginia tAeS
| 2lOS cars Of coal in the Pennsylyt
MIA district
Along the Helen's Run and WY
att-Bingamon branches OF the Wes-F
tern Maryland railway last week
there were 779 cars Of coal loaded,
the heaviest weekly loading chalkeo
up to that line.
After Car Distributors,
Those who have distributed coal
ears with discrimination are apt TO
be seriously punished, according to
dispatch sent out from Washing.
ton, D. c. An inquiry by the, Inter:
state Commerce commission VIII
follow, having been delayed by the
stress OF other business, Chairman
! Clark and Commissioners Potter
and AitchIson probably will make
. tho hnnk anu
papers Of he railroads and ah4p.
pers.
Mr.. Watson Better.
Reports roceiEed from baltimore
Indicate that A. I, Watson, pur,
chas.ns agent OF the Consolidation
Coal coMpany, Fairmont, Is in 2
satisfactory condition at a Bats
more hospital. 1t is thought that
an operation will not be necessary.
He suffers with gall stones.
No Coal Shortage.
According to reports received by
the National Coal. Association the
production in the bitumlnouS fields
OF the United States last week will
aggregate 100000 tons. Plants
appear to have sufficient coal and
the prices have dropped from 30 70
DU C6uls OFGE. LAlO6c S4NS e
in force six weeks ago.
Commenting on the situation
Z. Wentz. president OF the National
Coal Association, said:
The country has been saIe1
from the disastrous possibility o.
soft coal shortage this winter. &c
that 1t has the Interstate Con-
MERGE commission and the ratlroGd&
l. H-kz taaa
Grafton with the operators"
The Geological Surveys weekly
report, issued Saturday, estimated
bitumiuous production. during the
week ending November to have
been 11,S50000 tons. due to largely
to loss OF time on election day ana
fields. Production the preceding
week was 1850 tons.
Anthracite production totRled
/ 100000 tons In the week Of No.
vember 6, the survey reported.
This compared with 100000 tons
the preceding week.
Leaves the City.
Louis c. MaCran, representing the
American Coal Journal, New, YORK
city, was In the FRirmont Tegi
! NAl AAE9 lLG 41SLC4 pGA4 "a AGs06 WIZ
He left here for the East on Satu
day afternoon. While here he sues
ceeded in placing his publication in
many coal offices. He was former
ly connected with the PhilRdelphla
Item and Philadelphia Bulletin.
Shipments Ease Up. (.
Coal shipments out OF the Fair
mont region have been easing up
\ e. kI,d NIL ~ TAntaaTSt1Har
Last week all plate mill workers
of the Midvale Steel and Ordinances
company and 200 employees OF the
Lukens Steel company at Coates
vile, Pa, we're laid of, incident 20 1
steel orders and Curtailment Of exS
penses were announced as the rea'
sons for the shutting down OF the
plants.
Mitchell In Coal Game. 4
The West Virginia Mining News
! prints the following: John
/ White, former president OF ~
mine workers union, Is arranging
to become Interested in an import
ant West Virginia operation, CAPT.
talized last week for $500, 000s1.
The Lake Situation.
lHeEe ID Httlo uSuduu 1VE UUSk9 4
and the tonnage Is light all around
and the bulk Of the freight that viii
be moved tho rest OF the season has
been covered as the ore and coal
movements will be slow and large
amount Of tonnage has been char.
! tered ahead for grain. Stocks o.
coal are light and boats are more
plentiful than cargoes. The rail.
roads had GAS cars at the lake
front Friday morning and 1881 cars
in transit, The docks dumped y.
923 cars Thursday and receipts
were 1895 cars. Loading for yes
! terday was only estimated at $50
cars.
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