The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-10-04
REQU IS!TI0N \
FOR LAKE COAL
HAS BEEN RAISED
Twenty Per Cent of Mon
ongah Division
Operations
CAR SUPPLY is GOOD
Unauthorized Strikes In
This Region Have Been
Dropped

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nongah division OF the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad today at 1923, but
the number is not large enough TO
warrant the belier that there will
be a sufficient supply over the
week. There are 1873 empties
placed. Empties today are classt.
fled az follows: Open, 1885; coke,
AZ; B. NJ. !. X, IS; M. v. T., 81.
Cars left over from the previous
day were 1877. The mines today or
dered 1866 cars of which AZ are
for coke loading.
Placements along the Mononga'
hela railway today are only fair at
219 OF which 1872 are assigned fol
railroad fuel and public utilities.
The Pennsylvania district today
received an early morning place
ment OF 1854. A forty per cent. COM
merctal run OF cars is expected Tor
Tuesday.
Car supply on the Helen's Run
and Wyatt-Bingamon branches Of
the Western Maryland railway at
200 is the best run for some time.
II IL believed that an improve
ment will be noted in tho car sup
More Lake Coal.
According To an order issued to-
day by B. q. Holverstott, Grafton,
Edrsriutendent RoF the MohoLg0l1 dl:
vision Of the B. & o, railroad; et.
fective today the mines along the
division will be forced to load 20
per cent. Of their commercial out
put for the lakes. At first the per
centage was Is and later 1t was
raised to approximately II per cent.
The fact that coal consignments
have been dropping back ts report
ed to be the cause OF the most re-
cent order.
Indications today were that a
softening effect was felt in the coal
market. Cancellation Of export
business at mines along the Monon'
gahela railway has somewhat weak
ened the market there while east
ern line points generally are easing
up in orders.
Dolnp Construction Work.
B. NJ. Chapman, coal operator and
contractor, Morgnntown, Is now
erecting quite u few number OF
houses and tipples In the Fatrmont
region, especially in the down the
river section
Al Vaudeville he Is constructing
twelve new houses for the Har Mar
Coal company. Twelve houses are
being erected for the Trapf Coal
company at a point where Scott's
Run flows into the Monongahela
river Six houses are also being
erected for TAFT Brothers.
Mr.. Chapman is also erecting
tipple for the Fancy Hill Coal com
pany at Cheat Haven, and another
for the Randall Coal company along
Scott's Run.
Of which Mr.. Chapman is connect
ed Is erecting fifteen. new houses
and a frame tipple at Its operation
along Scott's Run.
Shafts are being sunk by Mr..
Chapman for the Lee R Coal COM
pany and the Bunker Coal company
along Scotts Run.
Miners Back to Work.
Several "unauthoriZed" strikes In
the Fairmont region petered out as
officials Of the Fairmont office Of
the United Mine Workers OF Amer.
lea said that they would Stringent
efforts OF the officials have met
The miners returned to work cH
Saturday at the Marshall mine at
Mont Glare and at the Middleton
operation OF the Consolidation Coal
company.
Today a small number Of min.
ers returned to work ht the Monon
operation Of the S. D. Brady inter.
ests, where an unauthorized"
strike broke out last week. If the
miners return to work at once at
the Monon operation the probable.
tiles are that the officials Of the
United Mine Workers Of America
will consider the restoration of the
charter, which was revoked on Sat.
urday because the miners failed
to live up to their Joint agreement.
OF course the miners Will have
to show a disposition to act In
good faith and live up to the con.
tract before the officials Of the
United Mine Workers Will even en-.
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