The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-31


On the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
there are 574 cars, while the mines
ordered 1910. The cars are CLASH
fled as follows: Open, SIS; coke, 6.
The ear morning placement was
AL. Cars left over from the previous
day were AZ.
On the Monongahela railroad today
there is % per cent. placement there
having been LOG cars placed early
this morning. In the Pennsylvania
district there were 1879 cars placed
Tidewater Business.
While in Washington 6. T. Bell, ex-
eeutive vice presEssr. OF the Northern
West Virginia Coal Operators As
ISOLATION, learned that there were slim
chances OF tidewater business open.
ing up for some time. probably not for
some months as the central coal COM
mittee said there was a shortage Of
coal over the country.
Little hopes Of export business can
be expected before March l II that
soon, although the central coal COM
mittee would not even venture to set
q uale dI lulS tlme.
Expect Big Meeting.
I Indications are that the operators
meeting next Tuesday morning az 10
o'clock in the rooms of the Northern
West Virginia Coal Operators Asso-
citation will be largely attended. C..
w. Galloway, Baltimore, federal man
ager of the B. & o. eastern lines. will
meet the operators at that time per-
sonaHy. Mr.. Galloway, 1t is under
stood, has written personal letters to
operators asking them to attend the
meeting.
Equipment Scattered.
While In Philadelphia G. It. Bell.
executive vice president of the Nor
thern West Virginia Coal Operators
Association, conferred with ]. B.
Fisher operating assistant to the re-
gional director in reference to tile car
shortage. and D. NJ. Sheaffer, super
intendent OF freight transportation. II
was learned from these officials that
the shortage on the Monongahela rail-
road would be made up by the Penn
sylvania railroad when the cars were
secured.
Teu days OF mild weather Mr.. Fish
or said will enable the emoties to
71sin move more rapidly Mr.. Bell
-: rcl from Mr.. Shaffer that the to-
"a bItion OF coal cars on thI
Whole a torn system OF the Penn
sylvan a rll-cad was only 500 per
cent for { 49, ending January %.
While rat Mr. Fell from various
sources learn d that the B. & 20.
equipment is scattered as far 'yest as
California and SOM emptids have
even reached as IA north az Idaho.
Cars OF the Morgantown & KirSwood
railroad are as far west as California
also.
Mondays Run.
1t Is expected that a 80 per cent
car supply will be on the Mononga-
hela railroad on Monday.
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad ex-
poets fair run for Monday, which
however, will not bA full run.
East of Grafton.
East OF Grafton the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad drew S66 loads on Fri
day. There were 10 trains over the
mountains.
Daily Production
Fairmoat region on Friday loaded
725 cars of coal and coke-71s cars
OF coal and 6 cars OF coke.
Mines along the Monongah division
OF the Baltimore & Ohio railroad on
Friday loaded 5S5 cara OF coal and
coke-5T9 cars of coal and 6 cars OF
coke. There were sos cars OF Goa!
loaded east and "a cars OF coal load
ed west. or the 6 cars of coke load
ed on Friday there were cars of
coke loaded west and 2 cars OF coke
loaded east. Wagon mines loaded Z
cars OF coal on Friday and cars Of
coal were loaded from storage piles.
Operations along the Monongahela
railroad in West Virginia on Friday
loaded 140 cars OF coal. The Penn.
sylyania district loaded 237 cars Of
coal,
Personal Mention.
Frank r. Lyon. Brooks Fleming,
Jr., w. d. Evans. NJ. E. Ashcraft and
G. C. Shinun, of the Consolidation
Coal Company, Samuel D. Brady, of
the Brady interests. aOd Harry B.
Clark. of the Clark interests, arrived
home this morning from Baltimore
where they attended the funeral Of
Col. Jore H. Wheelwright.
j. j. Ross. general manager of the
Hutchinson Coal Company in the Lo-
gan, district has returned to Logan.
Clapde ]. Ryan. general superintend :.
emit OF the Hutchinson Cc'll Company
operations in Northern West Virgin