The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-11
REGIONAL PRODUCTION THIS WEEK
WILL HIT THE 5000 CAR MARK

into overseas service for coal move
ment a number of its boats. AS
Baltimore and other Atlantic ports
will have the boats increased the
matter is received here with inter.
est. At the present time 1t is re-
ported that boats are scarce, al
though other reports indicate that
they are rather free at this time.
Permits to Curtis Bay are quite
plentiful on the B. & o. railroad.
B. & o. Movement.
East OF Grafton the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad moved seven
teen trains over the mountains in
which there were 1877 loads. The
coal loads were $50. The loads
that were moved west off the divis.
ion were TO of which number PTS
were moved to the lakes.
Is In the Region.
Kyle r. Davis. representing the
Globe Coal company, Chicago, was
in Fairmont yesterday.
Paying on Today.
The Diamond Coal company is
observing pay day at its mines to-
day. The pay is quite heavy. 1t is
reported.
Daily Production.
Fairmont region on Friday pro-
duced 1,547 cars OF coal and coke
-l,524 cars of coal and % acrs of
coke.
Mines along the Monongah di-
vision of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroa don Friday loaded LAO
cars OF coal and coke-1, III cars
of coal and % cars of coke. There
we're g5S cars of coal loaded east
and 259 cars west. OF the coke
loading there were 10 cars of coke
loaded west and 13 cars east. Wa
gon mines on Friday loaded 10
cars Of ocal.
Operations along the Mononga-
hela railway in West Virginia on
Friday loaded 296 cars Of coal. In
the Pennsylvania district there
were 3O9 cars of coal loaded.
Along the Helen's Run and Wy
branches OF the
Western Maryland railway on Fri
dav there we're 1913 cars OF coal
loaded. or this IS cars were load
ed on the Helen's Run branch and
SIS cars on the Wyatt-Blngamon
branch. On Thursday there were
III cars of coal loaded on the
Western Maryland spurs:
These daily shipments were
made off the Monongah division OF
The baltimore and Ohio railroad;
Curtis Bay, eos cars; st. George s.
Is cars; lakes, 155 cars; Ohio
noints, 81 cars; Michigan points
seven cars; miscellaneous points,
seven cars,
Railroad Fuel.
Loading of railroad fuel on the
Monongah division on Friday to-
tailed EFT cars. These conslsno
ments we're made: B. & o, ~
cars; C. of n. j., 8 cars Lenish
Valley, 81 cars; New York new
Haven and Hartford, five cars; r
& r., "a cars; Boston and Maine
II cars; Maine Central, 81 cars
Erie, AS cars.
Federal Court Session
Today the Morgantown New DO
minion states the following In re:
gard TO coal operators at the pe eST
saeSsion Of he federal court which
opens at Martinsburg, W. va, on
Tuesday. -. No.
gantown district is to be called up
10 supply the Federal Grand Jury
The exact figures Of his business
operation expenses, profits and loss
from April /, 1920 to September l,
1920. -
"Blank for the reports are now
being printed for distribution to the
onerators. In some instances books
Of dealers have been called Tor ana
It is now regarded rs likely that
every person and firm engaged IN
the coal business in Northern West
Virginia will be made subject to a
thorough review of all transactions
in the five months period, to deter
mine where II any there has been
profiteering.