The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-10-16

the now assessment requires all
mines served by these roads TO
send 120 cars OF coal TO the lake
which is equivalent to 60 per cent.
as distinguished from the original
assessment of Is cars per day
which was equivalent to 80 per
cent. OF their rated capacity"
Daily Car Supply
Empties along the Monongah d.
vision OF the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad today were scarce and this
was especially true OF commercial
cars, which probably did not total
100 on the division. The cars In
the region numbered GA with tho
early morning placement 900, with
log mines idle. Cars today were
classified as follows: Open, ADJ
coke, 80; L. NJ. l. X, 80, NJ. V. T.,
81 Cars left over from the Prev
Uusduy were LOG. The mines or.
dered 1916 cars Of which 80 were
Tor coke loading.
Along the Monongahela railway
:.uay there are 3S2 empties in the
West Virginia and of which So
were for assigned purposes. In the
pennsylvania district there are 1893
rmpties placed.
and WyattBingamon branches
again have u full run Of cars today
ranging between IT'S and 800 emp.
tles today.
Date is Now Set
The legal action OF the Northern
West Virginia Coal Operators AS
location against the P. II. r. and
+. and l.. Z. railroads TO force them
to make up car shortages Will be
neard by the interstate commerce
commission on Saturday, November
90, at 1880 a.. M.
To Address Institute
Tonight E. s. Mccullough, Fair
mont, labor commissioner OF the
Northern West Virginia Coal Oper.
Jrs' Association, will address the
Ciarksburg Mining Institute at the
court house in Clarksburg.
Market Conditions
There is little doubt but that the
coal market Is fat today as far as
line business Is concerned. No
body appears to be handling any.
Line prices today were perhaps not
want to see them, but the approx
mated $3.50 on both the B. and D.
and Mcnougahela lines. Quite q
few operators OF course are selling
it at Sc and less. These operators
are endeavoring to help the cause CT
the fair practise committee.
Named a Delegate
C. II. Jenkins, secretary and tred-
urer OF The hutchinson Coal Com
pany, has been named as one OF the
delegates to the 23rd annual meet
ing OF The American Mining Con.
gress which will meet in Denver,
Colo, from November Is 10 10, in
elusive. Mr.. Jenkins was appoint
ed by Governor Cornwell.
Daily Production
Fairmout region on Friday pro.
duced 1914 cars of coal and coke,
1855 cars of coal anu 10 cars OF
coke.
Mines along the Monongah diyl-
sion OF the Baltimore and Ohio rail:
road on Friday loaded 639 cars o.
coal and coke, $50 cars of coal and
10 cars OF coke. East there were
"A cars OF coal loaded and 146
cars were loaded west. Coke pro.
uctiou was about normal there
having been IL cars Of coke loaded
cast and 8 cars west Twenty cars
Ut coal were loaded yesterday by
wagon mines.
hela railway in West Virginia on
Friday loaded 32l cars Of coal. In
me Pennsylvania district the mines
loaded 364 cars of coal.
Loading on the Helen's Run and
Wyatt-Blngamon spurs OF the West.
IN Maryland Railway on Friday
totaled ia cars.
A total of 127 cars OF coal and
coke were loaded along the Charles.
ton division of the B. and Q. rail
road, 100 cars Of coal and z cars
coke. A total OF IS cars OF
railroad fuel were loaded on the
Charleston division. or that 5
cars was B. and o. fuel. while the
remainder was foreign fuel.
Railroad Fuel.
Railroad fuel loading on the No
nongah division OF the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad on Friday totaled
2SS carloads. The daily average
held up to the other fairly well for
this week.
Consignments yesterday were as
follows: B. & o., 70 cars; Bangor