The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-08
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anticipation OF cheater cosi :, ~.
car supply drops of as II is ioine,
ly well. 'ueu i..'r'
So far the Baltimore and Ohio rail-.
ROAD has not issued any permits for
coal shipments to Curtis Ray. THIS
may perhaps be done later. but NO IN.
dicattons Of 1t have been seen as vet
in the region. 90
Although the B. & O. railroad init.
mated that the shipments for cnrtis
Bay would not he accepted II Is under.
stood that they were. There were ia
carloads sent there Yesterday from fhe
Fatrmont region. Operators are en-.
titled to q "a hour notice ON einbar.
goes, which would permit Yesterdays
shipnents to go to Curtis Bay uhfno.
Tested.
Daily Car Supply.
Cars on the MoSongah division Of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad today
total 300 and the early morning place.
ment was S29. TwentY.one mines are
idle due to the car shortage. Today's
cars are classified as follows: Omen.
1858; coke, 26; n. e. G. X, IL; NJ. v, T.,
0. The mines ordered 1877 cars OF
which number q were coke cars.
On the Mohongahela railroad today
there are 1854 cars placed in the West
Virginia district and 246 cars placed
In the Pennsylvania district. The
coal operators are getting all the care
they order these days on the Monon
gahela. There Is a full run in sigh,
for Friday.
seventy.five empties were placed
this morning on the Helen's Run aflt
Wyatt ihganon branches Of the
Western Maryland railroad. This Is 9
fifty per cent. run.
Wednesdays Loadtna.
Fairmont region on wednesday pro
duced 1,227 cars Of coal and coke
1,217 cars Of coal and 10 cars of coke
Operations along the Monongah di
vision OF the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road on Wednesday loaded $50 cars
OF coal and coke-S50 cars OF coal and
10 cars OF coke. There were 6s6 cars
of coal loaded east and 1855 cars Of
coal were loaded west There were
10 cars OF coke loaded on Wednesday
- cars east and 3 cars west. Wagon
recently due to the high prices being
paid for coal. On Wednesday there
were nine cars Of coal produced by
wagon mines.
On the Monongahela railroad or
Wednesday there were 4S9 carloads oil
coal loaded. OF this the mines of the
West Virginia district loaded 2S3 car
loads while the operations in the
Pennsylvania district aggregated zoe
carloads. Seldom does the tonnage
loaded in West Virginia excel that Of
the mines in Pennsylvania along the
Monongahelai railroad, but such was
the case yesterday. aA !,
Mines along the Helen's Run branch
Of the Western Maryland railroad on
Wednesday loaded 81 carloads. On
Tuesday they loaded 6S cars and on
Monday 70 cars.
Daily consisnments. =
OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
on Wednesday these daily consign.
ments were made: Lakes, 81 cars:
Michigan points, So cars; Ohio points
20 cars; miscellaneous western points
A cars.
Railroad Fuel.
Coal loaded as railroad fuel on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad on We'd
nesday totaled 1872 cars. The Balti
more and Ohio railroad yesterday re-
ceived 80 carloads Of coal. Lehigh
Valley received the second largest ton
mage at "a cars and P. & R. next at %
carloads. Maine Central dropped to
Il cars. The R. F. & P. railroad broke
In for four car order after weeks
lull.
East Of Grafton.
On Wednesday the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad drew 1,1454 loads east
Of Grafton. There were twenty-five
trains.
Personal Mention.
BENJAMIN Bissell. Baltimore, general
manager of the Century Coal company
is in Fairmont today.
BENJAMIN NJ. Evans. Of the West
Fork Coal company, returned home
this morning from business trip to
New York city.
H. K Stauffer, Pittsburgh, of B
Nicoll company, came to Fafrmont this
morning. He is the guest Of B. M
Evans, OF the West Fork Coal com
pany, while in the city. Mr.. Stauffel
will be remembered in Fairmont be
cause Of his visit here as a field agent
of the United States Fuel administra
ton. He was in Fairmont Just prior
to the closing days Of the Fuel admin
istration.
Power Affected.
Mines in the Clarksburg section
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