The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-24
Runaway Market After
April 1 Will Endanger
Coal Industry.
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Western Maryland Furnish
es Empties for Three
Consol Mines.

Baltmore's protest that 1t was be-
ing disseminated against in that no
export coal coulu be shipped out of
Curtis Bay while fuel was sent out of
other ports has been needed, and II is
understood that some export coal is
leaving that port. Some of this is
coming from the Fairmont region.
Operatosr here by securing export
shipping and loading permits have
managed to get some fuel to the port-
They know that 1t is loaded in boats.
put are not positively sure whether It
is going overseas or coastwise. It is
a tact that good percentage of coal
is going to New England and that
some bunkering coal is going over
seas. The impression among some
Fairmont operators is that some of
the Fairmont coal Is actually going
overseas.
Last week, 1t is understood. that
between $4,000 and 10000 tons of
Fairmont coal reached tidewater
points,
Shipments to Curtis nay on Tues
day were 121 carloads.
Fear Runaway Market.
There is apt to be runaway-mar-
ket in coal when the price ban goes
OF April 1. Already there is sem
blances of move in that direction.
The operator has had his financial
troubles with the past few years. and
there is an inclination to "get theirs"
while the getting is good. However,
a runaway market would no doubt
cause trouble. The labor situation
may develop another knotty problem
If care is not exercised.
More conservative thinking opera
tors admit that runaway market
would bring the industry into bad
repute. This is the stage of the game
where the operator must use some
grey matter or else price regulation
is apt to return in the twinkling Of an
eye. President Wilson himself has
intimated this in his warning against
proiteering.
AS a whole the industry is well
pleased to see the price ban lifted.
Daily Car Supply.
Theer is 81 per cent car supply
on the Monongah division Of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad today and a
10 per cent run is in the West Vir-
ginia district of the Monongahela
railroad.
On the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
today there are 961 empties. The
early morning placement is 81. To-
days cars are classified as follows:
Open, SS1; coke, IS; n. e. c. X, 40;
NJ. V. T., %. Cars left over from the
previous day were "a.
In the West Virginia district of the
Monogahela railroad this morning
there was lis cars placed. In the
Pennsylvania district there were 1876
cars placed. The indications this
morning were ten per cent.
Tuesdays Production.
The Fairmont region on Tuesday
produced SIG cars of coal and coke
S02 cars of coal and IA cars Of coke.
Mine along the Monongah division
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad on
Tuesday loaded 6S1 cars of coal and
coke-667 cars of coal and IA cars
of coke. On Tuesday there were 5S7
cars of coal loaded cast and 80 cars
of ocal loaded west. OF the u cars
OF coke loaded there were 10 cars
loaded west and one car loaded east.
Wagon mines loaded four cars of
coal.
Daily Consignments.
These daily consignments were
made off the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road on Tuesday: st. Georges, seven
cars; Michigan points, 20 cars; Ohio
points, 20 cars; miscellaneous west
ern points, % cars.
Railroad Fuel.
Railroad fuel loaded on the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad on Tuesday
totaled 96 cars. Baltimore and Ohio
fuel aggregated 26 cars. Maine Cen
trail was next highest at. 20 cars. P.
& r. dropped very low.
Mr.. Robinson Better.
Relatives of G. D. Robinson, coal
operator, today received word that
the atmosphere at ATLANTIC City ap-
pears to be agreeing with him. He is
registered at the Seaside hotel.
Furnishing Own Empties.
Shortly before noon today the