The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-23
EXPECT BETTER
1cARSUPP[YSOON
IN THIS REGION
Eastern IS Car Pool Manager
Holds Out Some En-
eouraging News.
81 MINES IlLE TODAY
shanty Burned Down at
Monongah Mine Of
Consol. Today.
Il MINES IDLE TODAY.

Some, hopes Of an improvement in
the car supply is in store for the Fair
mont region during the next few days,
said G.. T. Bell, executive vice presi-
dent Of the Northern West Virginia
Coal Operators Association, today.
He bases this expected Improvement
on information received on Thursday
afternoon from j. ]. Monyihan, Pitts
burgh, manager of the eastern car
pocL who safes that the thousands OF
;empties that. were delayed between
Buffalo and Pittsburgh because of the
severe wintry weather have begun to
move as have Thousands of empties
from the Chicago district.
The eastern car pool manager be-
'lieyed that a noticeable improvement
would be noted in Saturdays car sup
ply for the Fairmont region. Mon
days supply would, however, show q
decided Improvement.
It is understood that the coal cars
loaded with Stag on the railroads has
dropped from 5000 to $500 cars,
which is about the normal number OF
cars used for that purpose.
81 Mines Idle Today.
As a result OF car shortage on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad today
there are 81 mines idle on the Monon-
igah division. Even some of the mines
that received cars have not suffi-
cfent number for the day. This is a
better car supply than yesterday,
however, as there were "a fewer mines
idle today than on Thursday. Today's
percentage is 20, which is based on
the early placement figures.
Today there are 527 cars on the Mo-
nongah division, the cars being classi-
fled as follows: Open, sci; coke, 6.
The early morning placement today
was 430, which was 39 cars more than
the same hour on Thursday. Cars left
over from the previous day we're As.
Mines along the division today ordered
l,510 cars.
On the Monongahela railroad in the
West Virginia district today there is
a placement Of 2S per cent. There
were 127 cars placed early this morn
ing at the mines. The mines in the
Pennsylvania district have 1876 cars
placed today.
thursdays Production.
Coal and coke production in the
Fairmont region fell to the lowest it
has been for years-575 cars OF coal
and coke-569 cars Of coal and cars
of coke.
On the Monongah division of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad today
there were 41S cars of coal and coke
produced-412 cars of coal and 6 cars
of coke. There were 359 cars of coal
loaded east and So cars of coal loaded
west. The cars of coke loaded on
the division yesterday were all loaded
west.
Mines along the Monongahela rail-
road in West Virginia on Thursday
loaded 157 cars OF coal. The opera
tors in the Pennsylvania district on
Thursday loaded 164 cars of coal.
Daily consisnments.
Consignments off the Monongah d.
vision OF the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road on Thursday were as follows:
Curtis Bay, 10 cars; Michigan points,
IL cars; Ohio points, 20 cars; miscel-
laneous points, % cars. The figures
indicate that Curtis Bay shipments
are dropping way low since the ex-
portation of gas coal has ceased due
to lul in the Issuance of permits.
More boats are idle now than there
>4s-' y 0SSA AOA oOh4O
peals to be lull In export trade gem
orally at this stage of the game.
Ap Railroad Fuel.
Shipments Of railroad fuel off the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad from the
Fairmont region totaled 12S cars. b.
& o. has greatly shaded its shipments
in comparison to early in the weeK
Bangor & Arostock increased its ton
mage considerably yesterday. New
York Central and New York, New
Haven and Hartford secured a slight
more tonnage yesterday than earlier
in the week. Lehigh Valley secured
a consignment yesterday after being
of the may two days.
Shanty Burned Down.
A shanty at Mine 8 OF the Console
dation Coal company at Monongah was
burned down this morning as result
of sparks from an electric wire fall
ing upon It In fifteen minutes 1t was
burned down. The loss will be small.
Coal Company Meetings.
Announcement has been made that
the officers and board of directors
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