The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-14

believed that Judge Raymond WIN not
hear the Injunction proceedings be-
fore Saturday.
the National Coal Association, len
Fatrmnnt on Saturday night for Bfm
tnGham, Ala, while Attorney Frank
ii Hukness left for a rip 70 Wash
ingtn, D. c., and Boston to procure
certain affidaviS nom parties inter
ested IN the proceedings.
3. 4 o. Buys Heavy.
Apparently the pending suit against
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad has
spured that system TO buy In heavy
on Saturday, as there appears to be
some doubt Just how things Will
break in this proceedings and the B.
& O. Is making every effort to play
safe and stock up fuel.
On Saturday the B. & Q. secured
331 loads Of fuel, which Is the heavi'
est daily order placed probably In its
history Of coal buying in this region.
This Is more than twice as mnch as It
usually secures in one day. AS a re-
suit Of the B. & o.'s heavy order on
Saturday the aggregate OF railroad
fuel loading SCARED to 422 carloads.
The result was on the division on Sat.
urday all the coal that was produced
for commercial needs was 100 cars and
a goodly portion Of this fuel is al
ready contracted for. While the B: &
o. railroad fuel loading on Saturday
increased that OF the other railroads
decreased or remained about the
same. The other consignments on
Saturday we're as follows: Bangor &
Arostock, IA cars; C. Of N. j., 3 cars;
Lehigh Valley, 3 cars: P. & R, 49
cars; Boston & Maine, 81 cars; New
York, New Haven and Hartford, ! car.
Railroad fuel loading last week
jumped to 1.7S2 carloads Of coal.
which Is the heaviest Of the present
year. This in fact Is the heaviest
weekly loading for railroad fuel since
the week ending December u, when
3,454 carloads were loaded. At that
time the bituminous coal strike was
at its height all over the country, but
the miners Of Northern West Vir-
GINA were at work. The result was
that a large percentage Of the coal
produced here was sent to the rail-
roads Of the Middle West much to the
disappointment Of operators, who have
had their troubles to make adjust.
ments.
Last week the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad secured 926 car loads, or an
average Of 154 car loads a day, while
the railroad fuel loading Of the re-
gion averaged 297 loads a day. The
consi9ments for the week included
these: Bangor and Arostock, IS cars;
C. of N. J., 11S cars; Lehigh Velley,
80 cars; New York Central, 127 cars;
P. { R, 3a6 cars; Boston and Maine,
Ill cars; New York, New Haven and
Hartford, II cars; Maine Central,
eight cars.
Assigned cars are piling into the
Fairmont region more numerously
than ever. The Bangor and Arostock
followed suite on Saturday. The B.
& o., P. & R., New York Central, LIE
high Valley and others are now In
dulging in the use Of assigned cars.
Weekly Totals.
Last week these shipments were
made of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road: Curtis Bay, 9S3 cars; St.
Georges, 1874 cars; lakes, 30 cars;
points, Is cars; Ohio points,
154 cars; miscellaneous points, AS
cars.
East Of Grafton.
Movement east Of Grafton was very
favorable last week, a total Of 1923
loads being drawn, or daily average
Of 1889 a day over a period Of seven
days. This is the most favorable
movement Of the present year, the
closing week having been that ending
May %, when 1864 loads were drawn
east OF Grafton.
On Saturday there were twenty-five