The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-30

Hon dF0pptns tui 8 4 8 leads r. z
lowast FOR eighteen weeks, TiiQfss
aupears W Sc 4 business luil IN enc 1
wsst and usually at this time et
he yenr the consignments 70 the
west from the FRlrmont region. are
mn the yyane. 4 The western move
ment had been kept up steadily ~
the volume of coal going 70 tine
iRkes. Miscellaneous western AhipfC
ments on the MopongRh Division
last week totAled 226 loads or t4e
cars heavier than they were Two
weeks ago. Ohio point shipmentsS
at 1876 carloads were the heaviest
Of November. but the shade 81
difference Ii comparatively small
lead. Michigan points last weeS
received 20 cars Of coal, th&
strongest for three weeks By .
small margin, although this 10 .
drop of so carloads OF the total
for the flrst week Of November.
Weekly r, II. Fuel
Railroad fuel loading last week
on the Monungah division Of the
B. & o. R, r. totaied 1898 car
loads, which is right fair ton
mage considering the car shortage
and the Thanksgiving day holiday
Observance, being but So cars lesF7
than the week before. Little wae
noteworthy in the tonnage last
week. P. & R.. N. Y. N. H. & H.,
West Short, Maine Central andN
others slumped slightly ip tonnage
but this was due to, the holiday
which cut down loading consider
ably.
The totals for last week on the
division were as follows: B. & o.
SIS cars: Bangor s. Arostock, ~
cars; Maryland Pennsylvania,
cars; G. of N. E., 40 cars; @. Of
n. j., as cars; L. ", 116 cars;
n. Y. N. II. &H., 123 cars; p. &
r., 344 cars; .. & M, no cars
NJ. c., III cars; Erie, 20 carsi
West Shore, 11S cars.
More Wagon Mines Stop so
1t has been noted that pfodue.
ton at the wagon mines along the
MonongRh division OF the B. q %. /,
R. R., has been declining for some
weeks. This was most sharply
demonstrated last week when this
type of mines produced but 2S
cars of coal. This Is q drop Cd
OF twenty-three cars from the r4s.
Vlous week and slxty-four cars on
the banner weekly productions
which was established during the
period ending October 20.
Lake Situation
Lake movement OF coal is rap
idly coming to close although the
weather has held up fairly favor.
able. At Lorain, o., on Sunday
one boat Of coal cleared while 1T
Ashtabula, o., there was alsa5
cargo OF coal started UP the l&Res.
Grown Coal Company
The Grown Run Coal Company
is the name of new concern orSs
gantEed to develop coal tracts 1t
Sand Run in Upshur county. II
has obtained a charter from the
secretary of state, the capital
stock authorization being $780,
600. The incorporatorS are Atoht.
bald j. Chisholm, Eff1e Chisholm,
George z. Burgess and Blanche
Burgess, Blaine, W. Va, and
George W. Legge, Jr., Cumbsr.
land, Md.
Late Lake Business. y
Today the Valley Camp Coal
company sent what probably Hill
be the last lake coal Of the pfABsIt
season. There we're 100 CATS ot
coal in all. It is reported that this
coal was bought at $3.50 and le5si
The Valley Camp Coal company
also bought 100 cars OF the coal for
the lakes yesterday. y
MorpantoWn Operators.
The Morgantown New D0mtni0p
prints the following IN regard to-
mine Improvements in the Morgan,
town section:
New mine shafts being sunk; new
towns being built and the establish.
mont of a $225O00 construction
plant for the B. NJ. Chaplin inter.
ests at Granville, with both river
and rail transportation, will be one
OF the articles brought out BY the
Industrial and Business Survey 81
tho Chamber OF Commerce, Il wa
stated last night. 3
That the Chaplin Galleries conn
pany Is soon to double Its ptttpati
on SCOTS Run is announced. TWo8
operations are to be added to che
double working now in progreSs ii
the Louise No. and No. tninesl
Tho daily output now has reached
maximum of 1900 tons daily and
this will be greatly increased ~
the new workings. The Scetkt
Run Coal company OF which IN.
Chaplin IS president, opened the1
first mine on SCOTS Run ia thu.
fail Of 1915 and there are now moro
than 80 operations in TINS faInops
region.
In the meantime the B. NJ. Chap.
lin Construction company has tan.
on Oh the work Of building con.
plete town and tipple for the stone,
Scott Coat company two and d
half miles below CasSville. It also
is engaged in sinking a 200 foot
shaft for the Glasscock CollieSles
company at CabBVllle.
It is stated that the new con-.
struction 1T Granville will be oheS
OF the most complete OF it6 Kind
in the country. It will include aS
modern lumber yard, mine GaE 9a1Fl
tory machine shops and eteHtfieall
equipment department., with eointt
plete engineering features for tine
coming big operations that are
forecast for the coming year u this
districts The company has a qhats
tpF M a mile of riveF fTouf and Sgrtfhli