The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-19

business for Z month. Thirty
seven per cent Of the coal pro
duced In the Fairmont region last
week was taken by the railroads.
The consignees last week we're:
B. & o., 500 cars; Bangor 4
Arostock, 1?S cars; c. Of n J.,
us cars; Lehigh Valley. 81 cars;
New York Central, Al cars; New
York, New Haven & Hartford, go
cars: P. & R., 100 cars; Boston
& Maine, SIS cars: Maine Central.
los cars; Boston & Albany, Gears;
Maryland Pennsylvania. Is cars.
Production Better.
A decided Improvement In coal
and coke production was noted
along the Monongah division OF
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad last
week when 5VO5 cars Of coal and
coke were produced-4SSS cars
Of coal and III cars Of coke. This
Is the heaviest production that the
Fairmont region has turned out
since the week ending April 10,
when the production was 54O5 cars
NJ coal and coke-53lS cars Of
coal and 81 cars Of coke.
Last weeks showing on the B.
& o. railroad was a gain Of 81
cars Of coal and coke over the
third week Of July. 1919. That
week there we're 1888 cars Of coal
and 81 cars Of coke against 1855
car sof coal and lit cars Of coke
last week.
There were 395 mines chalked
up as idle last week-an average
Of 81 mines a day.
Saturdays Loading.
On the Monongah division OF
the B. & o. railroad on Saturday
there were sOs cars Of coal and
coke produced-5S5 cars Of coal
and "a cars Of coke There were
sol cars OF coal loaded east and
rs cars west. OF the "a cars OF
coke loaded there were II cars
loaded east and 10 west.
Saturdays Shipments.
Shipments made off the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad on Satur-
day we're as follows: Curtis Bay,
1871 cars; St Georges 5 cars;
Michigan points, 10 cars; Ohio
points, % cars: miscellaneous
points. q cars.
Railroad fuel loaded on Satur-
day totalled ?92 carloads. The
consignments were as follows: B.
& O., 100 cars: Bangor 4
Arostock, II cars; c. Of n. j.
IS cars; Lehigh Valley, 2 cars;
New York. New Haven ( Hart
ford, 81 cars; P. & R., 81 cars
Boston & Maine, IA cars; Boston
& Albany, 2 cars.
United Mine Workers
Edward Matthews. secretary Of
sub district 4. is at Barrackville.
Today Nick Aiello and D. S.
Ware, district board members. are
at Marshall mine IN the Mount
Clare section.
Ira Marks, district board mem
Der. is at Baxter today.
c. F. Keeney, Charleston, prcsl-
dent Of district II, is expected to
arrive here today.
John Custalac, district organ
izer, is at Shinnston today.
Granted Charter.
A charter was issued at Charles,
ton on Saturday to The Barnard
Coal company OF Kingwood, Pres.
ton county, with a capital stock OF
s75, 900, The incorporators are w.
o. Barnard. P. P. Reiner, Sarah
Reiner. Barnard Richard and c. w.
Craig, all Of Kingwood.
Transfer Coal Land.
A deed was filed at Waynesburg
Pa, on Saturday by Samuel NJ:
Smith representing the creditors OF
S. W. Scott and W. E. Scott,
Waynesburg, by which one
fourth interest OF approximately
1900 acres Of coal land in Whitley
township. Greene county, Pa, was
transferred to The Whitley Coal
Company, Pittsburgh, for S2,625
or at the rate Of $685. an acre.
Proflteering Charged.
A dispatch from Charleston
states the following: Thirty-five
coal companies in the southern dis
trict Of West Virginia and their
CHEZ Officers are named in war
rants issued Saturday In connec-
ton with the price investigation
started several weeks ago by Unit
ed States District Attorney Lon Il.
Kelly. The warrants were placed
in the hands Of the United States
marshal and will be executed early
this week.
Says Cars Are Better.
L. R. Custer vice president OF
The Cambria Steel Company.
Johnstown, Pa. has been quoted
with saying that the extension OF