The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-29
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OF coal and IS cars of coke.
Mines along the Monongah diT1.
sion OF the B. & o. r. R. last week
loaded 654 cars Of coal and coke
more than was loaded on the dtv1.
sion last week. despite the fact
that the miners did not work on
Thanksgiving Day. The total for
the week was 5,257 cars Of coal and
coke-5,169 cars of coal and So
cars OF coke, Last weeks prOduc-
ton was Just Is cars stronger than
the fourth week of November, 1919.
Actual coal production was As cars
lighter than the corresponding week
of November, 1919, but the coke
production last week was 40 strong
er.
Operations along the Mononga.
hela railway in West Virginia last
week loaded LII cars OF coal, the
heaviest for several weeks, while
the mines in the Pennsylvania dis,
trict produced 2,194 cars of coal
the heaviest weekly production OF
the present year.
Along the Helen's Run and
Wyatt. Bingamon branches of the
Western Maryland railway last
week loaded COL cars OF coal-the
best showing within four weeks.
The production was fair consider
! ing the holiday and a meagre run
on Saturday.
Loading on the Charleston divi-
sion OF the B. & o. railroad last
week was 996 carloads.
Meeting Tonight.
At The Gore, Clarksburg, there
will be meeting OF the Teamtrack
Coal Operators Association to-
night at 1880 o'clock.
Deed Is Filled.
In a deed filed in the county
clerks office OF Harrison county at
Clarksburg on Friday the consider
alton OF the sale Of the Florence
mine, Mt. Clare, Harrison county,
by the Hutchinson Coal company
,, TO F. E. oangster and others, IS
given as $190,00O. The new owners
| are: +. +. Sangster, Fred Bierer,
/ C. B. Newcomer, E. Z. Stricken, S.
F. Dennis, C. c. Areford, H. NJ.
Mitchell, E. Fl. Blymer, o. R. All
man, U. C. Black, ]. C. Fulton,
Henry Hustead, r. w. Hook, James
B. Robinson, Robert Shaw.
Saturdays Loading.
! Fairmont region on Saturday
| loaded 1,447 cars of coal and coke
very heavy loading for 4 Satur-
day. OF this there were 1927 cars
Of coal and 20 cars of coke.
Along the Monongah division OF
! the B. G, o. r, r, on Saturday
there were Lis cars of coal and
coke loaded-995 cars of coal and
20 cars OF coke. There were 1,009
cars OF coal loaded east and So
cars OF coal loaded west. Coke
production totaled 30 cars Of which
cars went west and Il cars east.
Two cars OF coal were loaded by
wagon mines.
Operations along the Mononga-
! hela railway in West Virginia on
Saturday loaded 324 cars Of coal
while those in the Pennsylvania
district loaded 800 cars of coal.
Loading on the Helen's Run and
Wyatt-Bingamon branches of the
Western Maryland railway on Sat
urday was S cars of coal. Failure
of emptics to arrive caused the
lack Of production.
A total OF 100 cars OF coal were
loaded by the mines along the
Charleston division Of the B. & o.
r. r. on Saturday. There were 56
cars of railroad fuel loaded OF
which the b. & o. received % cars
and foreign roads % cars.
! The Lake Situation.
| The Detroit & Cleveland Naviga-
ton company will close the season
December l, when the last steamer
will sail from Cleveland to Detroit.
A few steamers that are upbound
with coal may take ore also, but,
the bulk OF lake business is at
close.
Coal tonnage Is in good demand
and capacity to move more than
100000 tons to the head Of Lake
Superior was placed Friday at 81,
and some business was done for
Lake Michigan ports at that figure.
According to the present lineup, all
the coal that was covered for the
head of the lakes will be loaded this
month, but the chartering was done
with the understanding that If any
of the boats do not get away until
after midnight, November 80, the
shipper will pay the extra insur.
anCe. Some of the shippers have
secured boats for all their car
goes, but more tonnage will be
wanted. Loading will be heavy to.
day, as a number Of big carriers
will report for cargoes. The rail-
roads had 1917 cars at the lake
front Friday morning and 1851
cars in transit. The docks dumped
3,1G2 cars Wednesday and Thurs
day and receipts we're 1928 cars.
New Coal Company
The Robinson Coal & Coke COM
panuy has been organized at tSu-
ton, Braxton county, where it will
maintain its chief offices. Coal
tracts near Holly Junction, BraX-
ton county, will be developed. A
charter has been obtained from
the Secretary of State. The cap
ital stock is $4,000 and the in
corporatofs are Jasper Cope, Lloyd
II. Humbert, Edward McShane and
James M. Thomas, all of Union
town, Pa. and William ]. Robinson
OF Palmer, w. Va.
Purchase Coal
The Purseglove Mining Company
OF Morgantown has purchased the