The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-21
Robert E. Rightmire Lands
Safely in Argentine Ac-
cording to Report.
MAY UNLOAD THE STAG
Members of Northern w.
Va. Operators Associa-
ton to Consider Matter.

Car supply based on the morning
placement is 81 per cent on the Mo-
nongah division of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad while 1t is As per cent
in the West Virginia district OF the
Mcilungahelta railroad. This is the
first time for some time that the car
supply on the Monongahela railroad
showed better percentage than that
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
A slump is expected on the Monon,
gah division of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad on Thursday, the car supply
dropping to 10 per cent.
On the Monopgah division of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad today there
are 517 cars. which are classified
as follows: Open, 512; coke 5. The
mines ordered 1910 cars. The early
morning placement was 467. Cars left
over from the previous day were 81.
are 81 mines idle on the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad today. Even what mines
are working do not have an adequate
supply OF cars for today.
In the West Virginia district of the
Monengahela railroad this morning
the early placement was 100 while
lHdL IL Ohe fehuSSlfdILid ulStfT-I was
3ts.
Daily Production.
Production, in the Fairmont region
on Tuesday was S3S cars OF coal and
coke. S32 cars of coal and cars Of
coke.
Mines along the Monongah divIs-
ion OF the Baltimore aud Ohio railroad
on Tuesday loaded 706 cars of coal and
coke-700 cars of coal and cars OF
coke, There-were .6l9 cars NJ coal
loaded east and 81 cars loaded west
There were 6 cars OF coke loaded off
the divisions cars west and | car
east
Operations along the Monongahela
rail, cad in West Virginia on Tuesday
loaded 1872 cars of coal. There were
$40 cars of coal loaded in the Pennsyl-
vania district on Tuesday.
Arrived in Buenos Aires.
Robert E. Rightmire, Fairmont, on
gineer of tests, of the Consolidation
Coal Company arrived safely In hue
nos Aires, Argentine Republic, South
America, last Saturday according to
information received by the New York
office of the Consolidation Coal Com
pany.
1t is understood that Mr.. Rightmires
mission to South America is to look
into the matter of railroad fuel so
that Fairmont coal might be used gen
orally by the railroads OF that coun-
try.
Daily consisnments.
These consignments were made off
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad on
Tuesday: Michigan points, cars;
Ohio points, II cars; miscellaneous
western points, So cars; Curtis Bay,
81 cars.
Railroad Fuel
Railroad fuel loading off the Monon-
gah division Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad on Tuesday totaled 1853 cars.
The chief consignments off the divis-
ion yesterday were secured by the B
& o., P. & R.. New York Central and
New York. New Haven and Hartford.
Pump House on Fire.
Fire OF an unknown origin partially
burned the pump house at Mine 8 of
the Jamison Coal & Coke Company
near. Pennington, late last. night. 1t
is believed that perhaps an overhead.
ed gas store may have caused the
fire. A loss of $500 has been
sustained. The pump house which
was built of brick and did not interfere
with mine operations today.
Directors Meeting.
Directors of the Northern West yir-
ginia Coal Operators Association met
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