The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-24
TRAFFIC T|E-UP
CONTINUES T0 Be
UNCHANGEDHERE
Some Fear as to a Jam at
Hollway Gateway,
However.

Nothing materially new has devel-
oped in the transportation tieup along
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, the
strikers apparently having not chang
ed their attitude at Baltimore and
Philadelphia. More than thousand
eastbound loads are yet accumulated
in the wards at Falrmont and Graf
ton and there are many eastbound
loads at the mines which have not
been pulled.
East Of Grafton yesterday the B. &
O. drew 3S4 carloads Of freight, in.
Guiding perishable commodities. OF
the seven trans run east Of Grafton
there were probably four train loads
Of coal moved. The probabilities are
taht the loads on the Cumberland
/! division are not blocked as generally
as earlier In the week, although yet
greatly affected. Included in The
shipments yesterday were thirty-ole
| carloads of coal for Curtis Bay, this
APPARENTLY being given on a permit IN
order that q vessel in waiting might
be loaded at that point. Shipments
generally are yet embargied tight on
Curtis Bay. Pert Covinston, the
/ Western Maryland pier at Baltimore,
| 1t is understood is open 10 New Eng
land shipments, but little coal il any
/ is being shipped there via the West
ern Maryland out Of the Fairmont re-
gion.
Western shipments are weakening,
although considerable tonnage is 90
ing 10 the lakes and western line
points. According to report here The
transportation to the lakes is not
working out so smoothly, as coal
loads appear to be jamming up at
Holloway, the gateway TO leak ship
ments 10 Lorain. Just what compll-
catione ma yarise there is problem.
Iatical. Since the strike there Of
switchmen almost two months ago
| the Baltimore and Ohio railroad has
managed 10 get this gateway open
BY using every effort possible and IN
this direction they have been fairly
successful, and previous to the whole
sale shipments to the lakes were
working eighty-fve per cent efficient
This effort, however, menat the trans
| fer OF men of higher positions and
their assignment 10 shifting cars.
With the coal lakeward bound COM
| ing in from West Virginia and the
eastern Ohio fields the jam will no
doubt be felt sooner or later. Ship
ments west at l24 loads yesterday
was a falling of Of the previous days
Of the week.
Lake shipments on Wednesday oil
| the B. & o. railroad ran low at ap-
/ proximately 80 loads. This Is a de-
cided falling of against Monday,
when $50 cars we're loaded, and Tues
day, when 217 cars were sent there.
| No lake shipments were made yes
terday BY the Consolidation Coal com
pany, the largest lake shippers OF the
region.
a new sotr Of bushes has opened
up in the Fairmont region since the
| railroad tieup has been most pro-
nou1,ced to the east. 1t is the Ship
ment Of coal to Lorain, O., and thence
| to Canada. This type OF export busi:
ness has not been general, but one OF
| the large coal companies, 1t is under
stod is disposed of a limited tonnage
by this means.
Daily Car Supply.
Despite all Of the complications 10
the transportation facilities, the Bal.
timore and Ohio railroad has managed
10 put a right fair car supply into the
Fairmont region under the existing
circumstance. While the car supply
is naturally short, it is a better show;
| ing than some persons had expected
F! in view Of the many tangles. To-day
there are 525 empties on the Monon-
gah division and the early morning
placement is 495. The cars are clas-
sifed as follows: Open, Az; coke,
! %; n. e. c. K, rs; NJ v. T.. IS. Cars
! left over form the previous day were
| 4S. The mines today ordered l,74S
cars, Of which SO weer for coke load,
ing. It is calculated that assigned
cars will aggregate 200.
Along the Monogahela railway TO-
day there were lis cars placed IN the
| West Virginia district, all assigned,
being composed Of so Canadian Pa
cifc and IS New York Central cars.
| This is the first brace Of Canadian Pa
cifc cars that has been on the line for
| two days. None Of the cars were plae.
ed In the Fairmont end OF the road
today. There will be q fifty per cent
run on Friday for the Fairmont end
Of the road, It is reported.
Today there were SIS emptes along
the Helen's Run and Wyatt -Bingamon
branches Of the Western Maryland
railroad. There are no cars In sight
. for Friday. From last reports no
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