The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-17
LAKE SHIPPERS
WILL FORM COAL
POOLS TUESDAY
Meeting for til e Purpose
Will be Held in Cleve-
land. .,..s

Emptes on the Monongah division
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad to-
day total 1871 and the early morning
placement is 1.490, which means that
the loading viii run heavy today for q
change. The indications are that the
commercial loading today will ap-
proximate LOO cars. Today's cars
are classified as follows: Open, 1,472
coke, %; N. v. T., seven; n. g. C. K.
SO. The mines today ordered 1903
cars, of which 23 were for coke Load
ing. The cars left over from the pre-
ious day were sc.
On the Monongahela railroad today
there were 3S epmties placed in the
West Virginia district but as these
are all loaded as assigned cars for the
Canadian. Pacific railroad, there is no
commercial coal In the district today.
In the Pennsylvania district there are
241 emptiee placed this morning.
There are no cars IN sight for Tues
day.
Today there are 149 empties plac-
ed on the Helen,s Run and Wyatt
Bingamon branches of the Western
Maryland railroad.
Pools t0r the Lakes.
At Cleveland on Tuesday meeting
of lake coal shippers will be held for
the purpose OF making plans to pro-
vide pools at the lakes. The general
indications are that pool classlfica-
tions will be put into effect. The ex-
pense will be borne by the Shippers
unless the railroads agree to come
across"
Weekly Production.
Fairmont region last week produc-
ed 282,950 tons Of coal and "a cars
OF COKE.
Mines along the Monongah division
of the Baltimode and Ohio railroad
last week produced 212,300 tons OF
coal and 81 cars of coke. Last week
there were ZIG cars more Of coal and
coke produced than during the third
week Of May, 1919, the actual IN
crease in coal production being l5I
cars. Last week there were "a cars
OF coke produced against I 1 cars In
the third week in May, 1919.
Operations along Ine Monongahela
railroad IN the West Virginia dlstrict
last week loaded 1877 cars OF coal:
Mines II, the .Pennsyl district
loaded 6S1rca of coal. This Is the
iirst time for month that. the loading
for the week in the West Virginia dis
trict exceeded that Of the Pennsyl-
yania district -
Last week the Helen's Run and.
Wyatt-Bingamon branches Of the
Western Maryland railroad loaded
GIG cars Of coal.
These totals were struck on tne
Monongah division Of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad last week: Coal
loaded east. $3.50 cars; coal loaded
west. 496 cars; coke loaded east, 6g
cars; coke loaded west, "a cars: coal
loaded by wagon mines, ~ cars; Cur
tis Bay shipments, '904 cars; lakes,
"a cars: Ohio point shipments, 29S
cars: Michigan point shipments, 5S
cars: miscellaneous western point
shipments, 176 cars.
Loading by wagon mines showed a
slight increase last week. Curtis
Bay shipments increased 163 cars
over the previous week, while lake
shipments decreased IL cars. Ohio
poirt shipments gained AZ cars over
fhe previous week, but shipments to
ali other points fell Of considerably.
Eastern Movement
Last week the Baltimore and OHIO
railroad drew $3.50 loads east OF
Grafton. or an average Of $50 loads
a day over a seyen-day period.
On Saturday there were twenty
trains east of Grafton, drawing 986
loads. On Sunday there were 22 trains
east OF Grafton. which drew l,Vo4
loads.
Last week there were l.2l8 car
loads Of railroad fuel loaded on tne
baltimore and Ohio railroad. Inls ~
the heaviest railroad fuel loading l1r
two weeks. Last week twenty-elsnI
per cent Of the coal loaded on tne
Monongah division was taken oy ran
roads. nh;o ra-
ceived 722 car loads, or Amos. s1ay SLY
per cent of the railroad 1nei loaoe9
for the week The P. 4 4. secured ai
PIG loads last week ana tne y S@sai !.aa
Of New eJrsey 81 and rev 1orh Sen-
eral 80 s. Saturdays Loading.
Fa;rmonf region on Saturday load
ed a26 q car loads Of ocal and coke
sfSs cars Of coal and IL cars Of coke.
Mines along the Monongah division
~ the Baftimore and Ohio railroad on
SATURDAY loaded 791 cars Of coal and
coFeS77i cars of coal and II cars OF
coke. There were 679 cars OF coal
loaded east and 95 cars Of coal loaded
west. or the IL cars Of coke loadea
on Saturday there weer II cars or
coke Ioaded west and stx cars Of COKE
loaded east Wagon mines on Satur-
day loaded six cars Of coal.
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