The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-22
GlAL OPERATORS

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Baltimore the Department Of JUS
tice instructed consumers OF coal
that II they have been unfairly
dealt with they should report the
matter to the Department OF JUS
tice or the United States attorney.
A federal jury in Cook county,
ILL.,. recommended that the federal
government look into the cause Of
the high prices of coal. From all
angles there is complaint against
high priced coal.
Some coal men are of the opin-
ion that If the number of brokers
Is limited the price will be no
cheaper 10 the consumer because,
they say, big brokerage firms in
New York and other points will
work out bonus system and by
the time they sell the coal to the
general public 1t will be no cheap
er.
Daily Car Supply.
Cars are none too plentiful on
the Monongah division OF the Bal
timore & Ohio railroad today, but
at that there is decided improve
ment over Tuesdays supply, run.
ming 1870 empties more. The num-
Dor of empties in the region today
are 1853 while the early morning
placement is 975. Thirty-three
mines are idle on the division to-
day Cars are classified as fol-
lows: Open 945; coke IS: B. NJ. /.
X. ITO; NJ. V. T. IS. Cars left over
from the previous day las. Mines
along the division ordered 1905
cars of which IS were for coke
loading.
Along the Monongahela railway
which number 124 assigned. This
leaves 251 commercial cars today.
The supply as a whole today was
the best OF the present week. In
the Pennsylvania district today
there are 292 cars placed. There
Is fifty per cent commercial run
of cars today.
SEVENTY empties are placed today
on the Helen's Run and Wyatt
BingamOn branches OF the West.
ern Maryland railway. The out
look of the car supply for Thurs.
day is uncertain although there
will be some cars In the region.
Daily Production.
Fairmont region on Tuesday
loaded on the three railroads 93l
cars of coal and coke, this being
due to the inadequate car supply.
OF the total number OF cars there
we're sos cars OF coal ana ~ cars
Of coke.
Mines along the Monongah div.
sion Of the Baltimore & Ohio rail-
road on Tuesday loaded 766 cars
~ onOI OOd nnLn-7AO cave ~
and &c cars of coke. There were
58S cars OF coal loaded east and
1862 cars loaded west. OF the coke
loading there were 16 cars east
and 10 cars west. Six cara OF coal
were produced.
Along the Monongahela railway
on Tuesday there were 81 cars OF
coal loaded in the West Virginia
district. The mines along the line
In Pennsylvania loaded $50 cars OF
coal on Tuesday.
Loading on the Helen's Run and
Wyatt Bingamon branches OF the
Western Maryland railway on
Tuesday loaded rs cars OF coal. Ot
this there were so cars on the Hell.
ems Run branch and % cars on the
Wyatt.Bingamon branch.
MIR. Denley Is Here,
G. T. Denley, Cleveland, prest-
dent of the Schroeder-Kelley Coal
company, Is in Fatrmont today. He
is the guest Of H. w. Crawford.
FaIrmont representative who Is al
so a member of the concern. Mr..
Denley will remain In Fatrmont IN.
til Thursday.
Teantrackers' Meet.
At Shinnston on Monday night
the Teamtrackers association OF
Northern West Virginia held a spe-
cial meeting to discuss several mat.
ters. A committee headed by NJ.
D. Wilson, Falrmont, was appoint
ed to secure q traffic manager for
the association, whose duty 1t
would be to try and secure cars
for this character OF mines and al
30 disseminate shipping informa-
ton. The offices will either be