The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-31
100 PER CENT CAR
SUPPLY On A DAY.
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Conditions in Region
This Week.
PRODUCTION FIGURES
Phce for Free Coal Still
high in Spite Of Better
Car Outlook.

For the first time In 3 considerable
fenRth Of time there Is a one hundred
pa cant car supply on the Monongan
division, there being 1856 empties OF
which 600 were placed al Z o'clock this
morning. Production will run light to-
Z day because Memorial day is being
Observed by all Of the larger compan.
iei. IN fact only 6S mines on the d.
yition are working while there are l34
mines shut down for the day. Due to
tho holiday the number Of cars order.
"a on the division were but $50 with
no coke cars requested.
Although the cars are plenty today
nd supply will no doubt keep up for at
eest & day or two due TO the under.
PRODUCTION today. Just what the car
imply Will develop after the middle
cls5he week Is problemadcal. NO
neRS has been received yet about the
arrival Of the $4,000 open tops from
the west but 1t is calculated that they
should start to appear about three
weeks from now.
q Coal prices have held up rather firm
despite the Information that q more
liberal supply Of open tops Is IN signt
The market Is perhaps a slight pit
ootter than the middle Of last week,
buf the decline has not been Of q
fisfked character. Todays cars are
classified as follows: Open, 1,SS6;
n &C. Z, 64; N. v. T., IS.
Cur supply on the Monongahela rau'
way has improved somewhat over last
week. There are 325 cars placed II
lie West Virginia district and 40 IN
th6 Pennsylvania district. Few mines
6f6 N6fking, toaaS ON the railway and
fhere sh0uld be sufficient cars LETT
oghr nntil; Tuesday TO buoy up proouc.
tiDn epnst1erably. The accumulated
Slcsd IS Of coal and coke at Brownsville,
pSs are not very great today they be
ilG IN cleaned up except 200 cars.
l1fement out Of Brownsville, Pa,
olsr the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie and
P6nnsylyania lines was 1000 loads on
eiffday and Sunday and while the T.
2 IL e has not fully recovered from
fheS sVitchmen's strike the movement
q quite favorable.
Chs along the Wyatt.Binganon
fr1nches Of the Western Maryland
rsilroad today are plentiful as they
ntuSIly are at the first Of the week.
orIfe q few mines along these spurs
ne not working today.
Conserve Coal Cars.
Information has been received mere
rfkat the car service commission Of tne
lmerican Railways Association has
fSftricted the use Of coal cars TO carry
iRl cod and forbidden their use tor
n,Hslng automobiles and other mate
Must Weigh Coal.
Crpies Of Q notice issued BY the ba,
ilmnfe and Ohio railroad were received
h6lo today IN which operators are
i'riId 70 weigh all coal to be sent VIA
HSiioTaN. The mine weigh Is sup
nod to be placed on the mine car
idnnileSt form S17D). From wna
m 81 learned here the railroad Is
hIT,ng some labor troubles there.
Allow Shipments
Shipments for the west via PARK
ati6urI are again resumed on the
gritimore & Ohio railroad. The tenn
n6r,ry tie-up last week was due 70
c6or troubles, which # h understood
htye BEEN ironed out:
- Meeting Postponed.
Tndsy there was q called meeting
6efhe directors Of The Northern West
CONTINUED On 1'aye Four.l