The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-02
Mines Have Closed Down
To Permit Miners
To Vote
CARS ARE PLENTIFUL
B. & 0. Announces New
Policy Regarding Car
Confiscation

Operations generally IN tue All
mont region have suspended WoFK
today because Of Election Day. a
holiday appearance is not only ap-
parent at the mines, but the olg
OFFICES generally are closed down
for the day.
1t is thought perhaps not moro
than 200 loads of coal will be load
ed today on the Monongah division
OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
Operations along the Monongahela
railway are down for the day ana
this is also true OF the Helens Run
and WYATT Bingamon branches Of
the Western Maryland railway.
Confiscation Order
Beginning yesterday the B. and
o, railroad issued a notice to coal
operators through B. 2. Holyer--
scott, Grafton, superintendent OF
the Monongah division, that fifty
loads OF coal a day would be con-
flscated daily from the mines, be-
fore consignments were accepted
for commercial shipments. Suit
able coal will be rotated from the
various mines on the division. OF
course the railroads cannot confis-
cate coal that Is not carded.
G, T. Bell, executive vice presi-
dent of the Northern West Virginia
Coal Operators, Association, today
said that there is no question about
common carriers having the right
to conflscate coal on It's lines, but
there is a grave question as to the
railroads going on the private pro-
perty Of the operators sidings 10
confscate coal Furthermore there
is a rule that provides that the
common carriers will not pull un-
consigned loads.
Mr.. Holverscott's explanation
for conlscating at the mines Is that
II 1t were done in yards large
percentage OF coal might be taken
from certain operators because
they would have no way Of sepH-
rating it under those conditions
very handily.
Cars are plentiful in the Fair
mont region today. There should
be q good car supply for several
days because the mines by Wed
nesday should have an accumulat-
ed supply.
On the MononEah division Of the
Baltimore railroad today there are
1347 empties and the early morn
ing placement is 1900 cars. Cars
are classified as follows:: Open,
1115; coke So; B. NJ. l. X, 163; NJ.
V. T. 331. Cars left over from
the day were 415.
Virginia today there are 213 emp
ties placed of which 81 are assign
ed. Empties placed In the Penn
sylvanIa district are 161. There
will be a good run of cars for
Wednesday. The Western Mary
land is accepting coal loads OF the
P. and L. e. line.
There Is q full run OF empties
on the Helen's Run and Wyatt
BIngamon branches today and
there will also bo a good run for
Wednesdays loading.
On the Charleston division Of the
B. and o. railroad today there were
90 empties placed out of 165. The
mines only ordered 95 cars. Many
OF the mines are idle along the di.
vision today. Twenty-four loads OF
coal were turned OF the division to
the Buffalo Creek and Gauley rail-
road.
Daily Production
Fairmont region on Monday pro-
1491 cars Of coal and "a cars OF
Mines along the Monongah dlyi-
sion Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad on Monday loaded 111S
cars of coal and coke, 1854
cars of coal elnd "a cars OF coke.
East there were 1908 cars OF coal
loaded and west lao vars. OF
the coke loading there were 13
cars east and IL cars west, Elev-
en- cars OF coal were loaded by wa
gon mines yesterday.
Operations along the Monongn-
hela railway on Monday loaded 309
cars OF coal In West Virginia and
293 cars Of coal in the Pennsyl-
vania district.
Mines along the Helen's Run
and Wyatt Bingamon branches or
the Western Maryland railway on
Monday loaded IS cars of coal.
Daily Shipments
These daily shipments were
made OF the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad yesterday: Curtis Bay, 332
cars; st. Georges cars; lakes,
"a cars; Michigan points, IL cars I;
Ohio points, 20 cars; mtscellane-
Gus western points, 80 cars:
Railroad Fuel
Railroad fuel loaded on the Mon
onEah division Of the B. and o,
railroad on Monday was 224 loads.
These consignments were made:
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