The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-06
Largest Supply at 2O26
Since the Bituminous
Strike.
MOVEMENT RESUMED.
Nearly 5000 Loads Moved
East Of Grafton Since
Saturday.

For the first time in many
months the car supply on the Mo
nongah division OF the Baltimore
anu Ohio railroad was adequate
TO-DAY Not since the bitumlnous
strike Of last tall have the empties
piled into the Fairmont region SO
numerously. Sunday and Monday
AFFORDED the railroad men a chance
to run them in and they sure were
busy cleaning load sup and placing
cars during tne past lew Gays. The
Z. L. L. moved almost 3,OOU loaus
east since Saturday.
There are 2,U26 empties on the
division and the early morning
placement was 1,766, which Is IS
cars in excess Of the divisions rat
lng this month. The cars today
a.e classified as follows: Open,
l,SiS; COKE, IS; u. V. T., 81; n. e.
c. X, 81. the mines ordered LAS
cars OF which IS cars were for
coke loading.
The Indications, the railroad Of
fic!als say, are fof a good car sup
ply during the next .Iuur days, cal
cllating 10 have al least l,OUV cars
a day. lhere has been a treer
movement OF cmpties from the
pie.s and the east generally and
1t is expected that this condition
will aid greatly in keeping up the
cat supply during The present
week.
Car supply on the Ionongahela
railway in the West Virginia dis
trict today totals 3i6 Of wlich mum.
Der 100 are assigned, 50 New York
Central and % Canadian Pacific
cars.
Empties were placed today on
the aelen's Run and Wyatt-Blnga.
mon branches Of the Western
Maryland railroad Tor the first
time since June 25th.
Labor trouble was experienced
at Aagerstown, Nd. There are l4O
empties on tie branches today.
The operations along these spcrs
have been idle fore more than 4
week and the cars will be greatly
welcomed there.
Menomince Man Here.
E. P. Smith, Menoninee,. Mich,
president Of the Central West Coal
company, is in the Fairmont region
today and called upon the officials
Of The Hutchinson Coal company.
The Hutchinson company has It's
docks al Menominee and MIR. Smith
is hear in the interests OF the
docks.
Transportation Better.
That the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad has spruced up some dur
ing the past few days goes withou.
saying because all OF the east
bound loads except about fifty
have been cleaned of the Monon-
gah division since Saturday.
A steady heavy movement has
been noted east Of Grafton during
he past few days On Saturday
eighteen trains drew $50 loads; on
sunday twenty-three trains moved
4 l,l03 loads and on Monday (lnde'
! pendence Day. twenty-one trains
drew 962 loads. The situation has
been easing up during the past few
days and the B. & 0. hopes, to have
things normal within a few days,
it is reported. :,
Western movement has been
steady and no bitches have arisen
although the movement in that d.
rection has not been as heavy as
the railroad officials hod hoped for
; The indications point, however. tc
a western movement today, prooa
bly, 300 loads west. II Is said the
Consolidation Coal company may
! load as much as $50 to 200 loads
! west, presumably to the lakes.
Although the east bound loads
have been cleaned up the permits
on tidewater shipments have beer
confined to Down East business
composed Of fuel for public utili
ties, railroads and hospitals: The
! Monongah division was bottled W
with east bound coal loads for some
days, having as high as $500 load:
on Il. At one time there were soy
"unpulled" coal loads In the B. &
! O. yards at Fairmont. There were
200 loads drawn east yesterday. !.
The holidays also were taken ad
vantage Of by the Monongahels
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