The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-22
Reel LASSIFYING
THE MINES ALONG
M0NONGAH DIV.
Not Much Demand for
Coal Today And Prices
are Stationary

the B. C O.. r. K. producing FAR
mont gas and Redstone coal is pro-
crossing nicely under the direction
OF the TideWater Coal Exchange.
| There appears to be a marked sim
ilarity between the seams and that
is why they are both being classl-
fled under a new pooling arrange
ment
Under the revised plan, Pitts
burgh and Redstone three-quarters
size will be classified under pool
So; Pittsburgh and Redstone mine
run under pool 64, and Pittsburgh
and Redstone slack under pool So.
A series OF new pooling mum.
bers will also be arranged for Kit
tanning, Freeport and Sewickley
and the three will be classified as
: follows: Kittanning, Freeport and
SewiCkley three-quarter size, under
pool So; KittannIng, Freeport and
Sewickley mine run under "a;
Freeport, Kittanning and Sewick-
ley slack under pool 55.
! For some time there has been a
general mix up in these kinds Of
coal. On some occasions Redstone
coal was classified under pool A
and the mine next to 1t working the
same seam would be classified un.
der pool "a.
! Tho Tidewater Coal Exchange,
I Baltimore, has sent to operators a
series OF blanks incident to the re.
classification OF mines along the
division, which consist OF an ap.
pllCation for re-classification, a let.
I ter OF explanation and a form to
fill out the analysis. a fee of S35
must accompany the classification
of each mine, being used for inspec-
tion and other purposes. All ap.
plications must be sent into the
Tidewater Coal Exchange at Balti.
more BY December q.
All OF the two hundred and forty.
| five mines along the Monoigah d..
| vision are affected by, the re.classi.
! fIcatIon. In time the operations
along the ,Monongahela Railway
! and other lines will haEa to be re-
classified If they expect to do bust.
ness at the piers. 51
Daily Car Supply.
Empties on tho Mononga diyi-
sion OF the B. & o. R. r. today mum.
Der 1904, there being but sixteen
| mines idle because Of car short
age. There were s25 cars placed
at Z a. m. The mines along the di.
i vision ordered 1,45l cars for to-.
days loading of which SO were for
coke loading. Cars today are clas-
sified as follows: Open, S99; coke,
60; B. NJ. 1. X, 20; M. v. T., 81.
Cars left over from the previous
day we're 266.
Along the Monongahela railway
today there were 316 empties
placed in the West Virginia district
of which 110 weer assigned for rail-.
road fuel loading. In the Pennsyl-
, vania district .here were 407 emp.
ties placed today. There is a rs
per cent. run of empties In sight for
Thursdays loading.
Cars along the Helen's Run and
Wyatt .Bingamon branches Of the
Western Maryland railway today
| had 1856 empties placed. A fair run
of cars expected for Thursdays
( loading.
A total Of 100 emptles are along
the Charleston division of the B,
& o. Il. r. today, all of which were
placed at Z O'Clock this morning.
The mines ordered 80 cars. OF
| the total there we're 26 empties
turned over to the Buffalo Creek
& Gauley railroad.
Tuesdays Loading.
Production in the Fairmont re.
! Eion on Tuesday totaled 1886 cars
! of coal and coke-1,415 cars OF coal
and q cars Of coke.
Operations along the Monongah
division of the b. & o. r r. on
Tuesday loaded 997 cars Of coal
aud coke-976 cars Of coal and 21
cars Of coke. Eastern coal move.
ment continues steady, totaling sos
loads yesterday while to the west
there were 20 cars moved. Coke
loading was 10 cars east and IL cars
west.
Mines along the Monongahela
railway on Tuesday loaded 326 cars
of coal in the West Virginia dis
trict and 439 cars In the Pennsyl.
Yania district.
Loading along the Helen's Run
and Wyatt BIngamon branches Of
the Western Maryland railway on
Tuesday totaled 113 cars OF coal.
OF the total there were 76 cars Of
coal loaded along the Helen's Run
branch and 81 cars Of coal along
the Wyatt-Bingamon branch.
There were Ill cars OF coal load.
ed on the Charleston division Of the
B. & o. r. r. on Tuesday.
Daily Shipments.
Shipments of the Monongah di.
vision OF the B. & o. r. R. on Tues.
! day we're as follows: Curtis Bay,
152 cars; st. Georges, % cars;
Michigan points, IA cars; Ohio
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