The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-26
Some Mines Could Load
More Cars if They Had
Them Today
better THAN week AGO.
Big Improvement in the
Placement in the Two
Days is Noted.

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Although the car supply in the Fair
mont region is not ideal today by ans
means there is considerable inn
proyement on the Monongah division
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
when compared to last Monday. To.
day there are 1,2ss ears on the Mo-
nongah, division with on early morn
ing placement OF 1882. This is an 81
per cent. car supply and an early
morning placement OF 10 per cent. The
mines of the division ordered 1,5ls
cars. Today's cars are classified as
follows Open, 1;274; coke, s. Quitt
a. few mines however. could load more
care than they received today. NJ
81 The early morning placement on the
Mon6ngaheia railroad in West Vfr-
giiffa today wasr52 per cent? there
having been 23s cars placed early thi:
morning at the mines. In the Penn
sylvania district there is an early
morning placement OF 446.
Last week opened with but 1,15s
cars on the Monongah division and
the placement down to 1913. which
resulted in II mines being idle. AS
the week wore, on the car supply be-
came worse. Unless there is,a good
sized flow of empties today there will
be scarcity at the mines again Tues
day.
1t was noticed yesterday that in the
flow OF empties into the region there
were large number of them thai
came from the west via Parkersburs
and the Hartzell gateway. The emp
ties from the east and west ran abou,
fifty fifty.
Weekly Production.
Coal and coke production in the
Fairmont region last week aggregated
23S,650 tons OF coal and 2S cars OF
coke. This has been the lowest for
some time.
Mines along the Monongah division
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
last week loaded 1S5,300 tons OF coal
and 2S cars OF coke. There were 1874
cars Of coal and coke loaded on the
division last week, which was 271 cars
less than the corresponding week oi
January, 1919, which was 1882 cars
The loading last week was lighter
than any week since that ending De-
cember 9th, 1919, which ran light due
to the Christmas holidays, there hay-
ing been 3,646 cars of coal and coke
loaded-just IS cars less than last
week.
Operations on the Monongahela rail-
road in West Virginia last week load
ed 1,067 cars of coal-a tonnage ol
$3.50, this having been IL cars Of coal
less thsS: the week previous.
ne tho N0oI 1nodad nm tho Monnn II
division of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad there were 3,251 cars of coal
loaded east and 454 cars loaded west,
OF the 2Sscars OF coke loadel there
were 81 cars loaded west and q cars
loaded east. Last week there were
6 cars of coal loaded by wagon mines.
consisnments Made.
Last week there were-3S1 cars OF coal
loaded on the Monongah division OF
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
which were sent to Curtis Bay. There
were rs carsy of coal loaded for Mich
igan points; $50 cars for Ohio points
and 216 loads sent to miscellaneous
points.
Railroad fuel loaded last week to-
tailed 902 cars, which is drop OF 275
loads since the week ending Janu-
ary 8.
To Pay the Bill.
According to information received
here from Grafton today the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad is urging coal oper-
ators to clean the coal cars, which
are partially covered by Stag. Opera
tors are asked 10 dump the Stag on
their property. The railroad has con-
sented to defray the expense Incurred
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