The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-10-12
Car Supply In the Region
Is Very Good
Today
MARKET IS VERY SOFT
But Coal Prices DO Not
Seem To Be Dropping
Much

Production in the Fairmont re
gton for the month OF September
was 1,625,400 tons Of coal and o64
cars Of coke. This was produced
on the three railroads in the re-
gion. OF this there were l,14O,'
$50 tons OF coal and 564 cars OF
coke produced on the Monongah
division OF the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, which is 1856 tons less
than were produced on the division
in September, 1919. Along the
Monongaela railway tn West VII
ginia last month there we're 74l4
cars of coalp reduced, while the
Helen's Run and WYatt-Bingamo1
branches Of the Western Maryland
railway loaded 2377 cars. Mines
in the Pennsylvania district alon5
the Monongahela Railway, which,
however, su OF in the Fatrmont
region loaded S079 cars Of coal IL,
September.
There is an excellent run Of
, empNes along the Monongah divi.
sion of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad today there being 1850
carsa nd OF that number 1887 emp
titles were plaCedat t he mines ear.
ly, which enabled all operations to
be at work today Although this
Is Columbus Daya nd Italians In
the region generally are celebrat-
! Ing the event few miners are out
/ f-tie today 5he probably vim
join in, the activities later IN the
day. Today's cars are classified
M. ". T., &c: b. M I. X.,. SO. Cars
left over from the previous dag
were 252. The mines today or
dered 1881 cars Of which 43 were
requested for coke loading.
Operations along the Monongar
ella railway in West Virginia to.
day have a total Of 31l cars Of
which S3 are assigned. There Is a
full run OF empties expected for
Wednesdays loading. Fully $50
cars were In sight this morning fo4
the West Virginia end. In the
Pennsylvania district there are 316
empties placed.
Rtt-Bingamon branches Of the
Western Maryland railway today
there is a full run Of empties. there
being from 175 to 200 empties plac'
q. and o. Movement
East Of Grafton the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad moved 23 trains
on Sunday in which there was q
total OF 1919 loads. OF that there
were 365 loads OF coal. To this
west there were 702 loads Of which
number 176 cars went to the lakes.
Market Conditions
The market, generally speaking,
today Is very soft. Prices have
not dropped any perhaps with the
exception OF a fifty cent piece on
export. Line shipments have been
remaining firm despite the agita-
ton for reduction. AS the move.
ment is ono without force and only
moral suasion no great speed ts
being made in reducing prices,
although there are some opera
tors who are trying to do their
One of the unusual conditions to.
day Is that few brokers are
keeping their hands OF all high
priced coal. Although prices aFe
firm in line shipments generally
there appears to be very little bus
mess. Consumers appear to be.
lieVe that coal will drop in price
I and IL they stick around long en-
ough it's q cinch that 1t will de-
crease.
| Fair Practice Meet
In Washington, D. G., the fair
practices committee Of Northern
West Virginia is olding a meeting
today. The all.absorbing topic will
be some means OF working out
some way whereby consumers will
be able to secure cheaper coal.
While the faiT practices commit
tee has not accomplished this en-
tIrely 1t aims to do 30 and has IN
| isolated cases used moral suRsion
to such an extentthat coal opera.
tors would see the danger that will
face the coal industry In the fu'
ture of high price coal continues
and have lowered prices. :.
Not a few Of the big men IN
the industry In Northern West
| Virginia are at work sincerely TO
secure a reduction in coal prices
and will make strenuous eftorS
TO keep faith " Ah the United
States Department of Justice.
Unfortunately all operators have
not been Hble to see the danger
to them Of high priced coal. The
corporations that expect to be In
the business for years to come
long ago BenSed the situation
correctly and they have no real
worries. because thev. have what
now may be considered cheap con-
Monday'o Loading
Naturally the excellent car sup
ply of Monday caused the produc'
tion in the region 70 run high,
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