The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-15


lthe Upper potomse and GebrgeI
Creek fields az Gumber9ann, aa,
Il Is expected that at this meeting
the operators of these Fields VII
ratify the agreement reached with
the officials OF the United Mine
Workers of America at the Balti'
more meeting last Saturday.
MI. Mac ouewn Is Here.
w. c. Mac Quown. Pittsburgh
business manager Of the Coal Trade
Bulletin and identified with the
sales department Of A. R. Hamil'
ton & Company, Pittsburgh, is in
the region today on business.
The Coal Market. >.
With the rush for coal over, the
demand for high grade fuel Is
again at hand. Mines producing q
high grade, prepared and clean
product are getting the preference
Of what business Is ailoat.
The demand for Goa: is some
. what restricted just now, but as a
whole Il is moving fairly we'll. The
B. & o. railroad officials say that
thus far there are no unconsigned
loads on the Monongah division.
Pittsburgh coal is selling at S2.75
to So with the bulk at the former
figure, although one isolated sale
yesterday was as high as 1925.
| Quite a little tonnage went at $2.SO
| yesterday. Prices have now reach
ed a point where, coal can hardly
| he produced at a profit and one
| OF the next moves to be made BY
some operators will be TO ease up
production, should prices be shad'
ed any further. Some operators, It
is understood, have already begun
| to make plans for storing some coal
rather than shut down. although
this probably will be only a tenn
porary arrangement. Demand fol
Sewickley and other seams com
ing under pool 4 Is very limited
and in fact little is being disposed
OF today. Some few quotations
have been at $3.50 to S2.75, but
the tonnage demanded is small.
Railroad Fuel.
These are big days for heavy
railroad fuel loading on the Mo
nongah division Of the B. & O.. X
r. On Tuesday there were 4S5 car
loads Of this type Of business load
ed on the division, 346 cars Of for
! eign fuel and 1879 cars for B. & O.
needs.
The Southern Railway continues
to secure a small tonnage on the
division, while the Delaware &
Hudson has broken into the region
with a 1G car consignment yester'
day. The West Shores tonnage
yesterday was heavier than on
Monday. !.
Consignments made to the vari'
ous railroads yesterday were as
follows: B. & o., 1879 cars; Ban
Eor G. Arostock, IS cars; C. of N,
J., 16 cars; Lehigh Valley, rs cars;
\. Y. N. H. & H., So cars; P. &
r.. rs cars; Boston & Maine, y
cars; Maine Central, 80 cars;
Maryland P Pennsylvania, one car;
Erie, 3 cars; West Shore, 3S cars;
Central Of New England, 81 cars;
Southern, 8 cars.
Daily Shipments.
Daily shipments Oh the Monon,
gah division Of the B. & o. R. R
on Tuesday were as follows: Cur
It's Bay, 155 cars; ST. Georges, Ii
cars; Michigan points, 10 cars;
Ohio points, 10 cars; mtscellane
GUS points, 81 cars.
l 8. & o. Movement.
East OF Grafton on Tuesday there
were twenty-four B. c o. trains
moved in which there were 1860
loads. OF that 922 loads were coal
West off the Monongah division
there were 3O2 loads moved.
This morning there are probably
1.OOO'east bound loads Accumulate
ed from almost 5000 coal loads
from the mines along the division
on Monday and Tuesday. Thus tar
the snowfall In the mountains has
not interfered with the eastern
movement.
Purchases Coal Land.
Stephen Arkwright, president Of
the Arkwright Coal company, has
purchased ten acres of coal from
Lewis B. Sutton and fifteen acres
from Drusie Sutton in Cass dis
trict, Monongalia county, for S.
500. The coal land has probably
been secured for James A. FALSELY
for the Connellsvllc By-Produots
company to straighten out proper
ty lines.
Personal Mention.
F. J., Patton, of the Patton Coal
company, was In CIarksburg yes
| terday.
William T. Hopke, Grafton, who
had been connected with the B. q