The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-07
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POOR PROSPECT
FOR CAR SUPPLY
Conference Tuesday Prom
ises to Develop Much Of
Interest.

Interest.
Prospects Of a good car supply are
yerv slim in the region as a whole
for this week, If today's showing il
any criterion. Only one railroad.,,
the Western Maryland-has q luii
run OF cars today. The supply on tne
Moroncah division Of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad starts the week on
short. there being ten mines idle 70
day. The Monongahela railway mas
but sixty per cent. run To-Day 70
open up the present week
On the M0nongah division OF ne
Baltimore and Ohio railroad today
there are but ILL cars Of which l.
on were placed early this morning
The cars are classified as follows:
Omen. 97S; coke, "a; N. v. 7, IS; n,
\. 81. Cars left over from the
previous day were e. The mines or
dered 1854 cars Of which "a were for
coke loading.
Along he Monongahels railway TO-
day there are 3l3 cars placed In the
West Virginia district and JIG placed
IN the Pennsylvania district. There
are no cars in sight for Tuesday
loading.
Helen's Run and Wyatt.Bingamorl-
here Is a full run o, empdes. there
6eing l5S cars placed. The supply OF
coal cars on the Western Maryland
railroad has been holding up very wen
and a full run on these lines is ratner
a usual thing.
Wednesdays Meeting.
Wednesdays meeting Of the board
Of directors Of the Northern West Wv.
rinia Coal Operators Association
promises 10 develop much interest,".
Al that time Rush c. Butler, WASH
ipgton, D. c., chief counsel Of inc
National Coal Association, Will REFER
10 the preliminary matters incident
TO sor,e suits to be brought to test
the legality Of the assigned cRr. Mr..
Butler will be accompanied by mem
bers Of the firm OF Butler, Lamk,
Foster & Pope, legal advisors: the
meeting will be called at 2 o'clock.
AZ Columbus. O.. on tuesday q pre-
lIminary meeting will be held OF the
Southwestern Ohio Coal Exchange IN.
cident to the assigned car suits 10 DC
brought. G. T. Bell, executive vice
president OF the Worthern West VIZ;
ginia Coal Operators Association, WILL
attend the meeting. =
Joint Board Meeting.
This morning al 10 O'Clock the joint
hoard OF Northern West Virginia com.
posed Of operators and miners he!a
a meeting al the rooms Of the North
ern west Virginia Coal Operators AS
ISOLATION. The work OF interpreting
certain phases Of the contract Will De
continued. It Is expected that the SEES,
sions OF the board will be concluded
by the close Of the day.
East Of Grafton.
East Of Grafton the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad on Saturday drew $50
loads in twenty trains. On Sunday
the movement was very heavy at l,24o
loads in twenty.seven trains. OF TINS
4S9 cars we're coal, the bulk naturally
being other freight. o,
Last week the Baltimore and Onio
railroad drew $3.50 loads east OF Graf.
ion or an average Of 9SS loads a day
over a seven day period.
Railroad Fuel.
Although the production was lig1t
lashweeE railroad fuel loading fell on
yery little. This shows the evil effect
Of The assigned car in the region.
Last week there were 1898 carloads
Of railroad fuel loaded against 1853
cars the previous week and 1,526 cars
TWO weeks ago. Last weeks railroad
fuel loading was 373 loads heavier
than the second week Of May and Al
cars stronger than the second week
Of May.
$40 cars or a drop Of 223 cars over
last week but Ill cars heavier than
the first week Of May. The B. T. ..
loading was weaker last week than
auy time since the first week Of May,
due 70 the holiday Monday. The 9TH
er principal railroads last week Sc
cured tonnage as follows: Bangor I
Arostock, "a cars; c. Of N. J.. III
cars; Lehigh Valley, 100 cars: New New
York Central, 81 cars; P. & R, ~
cars: Boston and Maine, 81 cars
Maine Central. 80 cars.
Saturdays Loading.
The FaIrmont region on SATURDAY
loaded GAL cars Of coal and coke
625 cars Of coal and is cars OF COKE.
Mines along the Monongsh division
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad on
Saturday loaded SIS cars Of coal ane
cars OF coal and Is cars Of
coke There were 451 cars Of coal
loaded east and 81 cars west Coke
loading was nine cars east and seven
cars west. Wagon mines loaded touf
cars Of coal. 49,.
were As cars Of coal loaded IN the
west Virginia district and :4s cars
in the Pennsylvania district.
The Helens' Run and Wyatt-Binga-
mon branches Of the Western Mary,
land land on Saturday loaded 81 cars Oh
Saturday Shipments:
These shipments we're made on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad on Sat
ilrday:: Curtis Bay, 80 cars; -.
Georges, 20 cars; lakes, one car;
Ohio points, 10 cars; miscellaneous
western points, 50 cars.
Railroad fuel loading on Saturday
was 27l loads-the heaviest Of the
week. Baltimore and Ohio fuel load
Ing Jumped to 179 cars, the heaviest
of last week. The P. { r. secured 40
cars: Central Of New Jersey, ] ] cars;
I,ehigh Valley, Is cars.