The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-23

10. AS a result OF today's shortage on
the division there are 109 mines idle.
In the West Virginia district of the
Monongahela railroad today there are
but II cars placed. Twenty-Five or
more mines are idle in the West Vir-
GINA district. In the Pennsylvania
district today there are 147 cars placed.
On Wednesday 10 per cent run is
Anticipated.
Daily Loading.
Fairmont region on Monday loaded
1860 cars OF coal and coke-153s cars
of coal and, "a cars of coke.
Mines along the Monongah division
of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad ON
Monday loaded 1882 cars of coal and
coke-1S0S cars of coal and "a cars
OF coke. There were IL cars of coal
loaded by wagon mines, which is al
most the daily total. There were 1853
cars of coal loaded east and 175 cars
OF coal loaded west. OF the "a cars
OF coke loaded there were II cars Of
coke loaded east and z cars of coke
loaded west. Coke loading has been
increasing daily until it compares IA
vorable with the coke loading of the
early months of 1919. Yesterday all
but 70 cars Of those placed we're load
ed.
Loading in the West Virginia district
of the Monongahela railroad on Mon
day aggregated 22S cars OF coal. In
the Pennsylyasia district yesterday
the mines loaded 2S1 cars Of coal.
Daily consisnments.
These daily consignments were
made off the Baltimore 6 Ohio rail-
road on Monday: Curtis Bay, 254 cars |;
ST Georges 81 cars; Michigan points,
81 cars; Ohio points, 46 cars; mis-
cellaneous western points, So cars.
Railroad Fuel.
Railroad fuel loading on the Mon
ongah division Of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad on Monday totaled 27s
cars, which was the heaviest of the
present month with the exception Of
March 1. Baltimore & Ohio fuel az
gregated 1923 carloads, while P. & r.
was second with 46 cars. Maine Cen
trail was strong at 33 Ears. New York
Central, New York, New Haven &
Hartford and c. OF N. J. continued to
run low. Pere Marquette secured 8
cars yesterday while Wgandotte
Terminal secured cars. wai hingtoh
Northern secured IL cars.
East Of Grafton.
East OF Grafton on Monday the Bal
timore & Ohio railroad drew 537 loads
in fourteen trains.
Off For The East.
C. H. Jenkins, OF the Hutchinson
coal company, left on a business trip
last eevning for Baltimore g. Wash
ington.
United Mine Workers.
Ira Marks, district board member,
is at Norway today.
Edward Matthews, secretary OF sub
district 4, Is in Clarksburg today.
John Custalac, district organizer,
and B. A. Scott, international board
member, are in Morgantown today.
H. E. Peters, president OF district
II, returned from Charleston last eve
ming.
Davis Coal Officers
Officials of the Davis Coal & Coke
Company were chosen at the annual
meeting, which was held on Monday
in Baltimore. ]. X. Voshell, superin-
tendent of the Metropolitan Life In
surance Company being elected a
member Of the board Of directors to
succeed E. r. Stewart, who resigned
10 20 into another line of business.
A. w. Galloway. H. e. Ward, E.
Boyce, Vice President of the Drovers
and Mechanics National Bank, Wal
tiers. Brinkman, President of the Con
tinental Company. John M. Dennis,
President Of the Union Trust Co., and
R. P. Maloney and A. B. Stewart, both
vice presidents of the Davis Co.
President Galloway submitted his
annual report to the holders covering
operations for 1918 which was ap-
proved.