The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-23
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should not be permitted to combine
and conspire to leave their employ
ment en- masse simply because they
cannot agree with their immediate EN-.
ploysrs. Whole world has suffered
from most awful war In history simply
because Germany was unwilling to
submit dispute to arbitration. This
whole country has just gone through
terrible suffering from lack of fuel
and food on account OF miners strike
simply because miners were unwilling
to submit differences to arbitration.
Time has come now to put stop to
this sort OF thing and the railroad
situation is good place to begin. AS
our representatives in Congress, we
earnestly urge that you give your un-
qualified support to conference bill"
Expect Some Cars.
Operators along the Monongahela
railroad are going to furnish labor to
unload 1000 carsof Stag, which are tied
up along the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie
railroad owing to the scarcity of la.
Dor. The railroad OF course will have
to foot the labor bill incurred.
]. B. Yohe, Pittsburgh, federal man
ager Of the Railroad administration,
talked to G. T. Bell, executive vice
president OF the Northern West Vir-
ginia Coal Operators Association. and
arrangements wsre made by which D.
X! Orr, Brownsville, Pa, superintend.
ent OF the Monongahela railroad,
would today communicate with the
operators along the line and see H.
they would not cooperate. The mines
are up against 1t for cars and opera.
tors no doubt to the man will assist in
getting these cars into the coal traf.
fic again. Some of the cars loaded
with Stag will be run to the various
mines and unloaded. OF these some
will be unloaded from the railroad
right of way.
Weekly Production.
Poor car supply has driven produc-
ton down greatly In the Fairmont re-
gion. Last week the mines along the
Monongah division of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad produced 2,793 cars
of coal and coke-2,736 cars Of coal and
81 cars OF coke. This is only about a
35 per cent. production Of this divi.
sion.
During the corresponding week Of
S0 aohyt 4S4ot thGl0 ncIS q 100 cars
OF coal and coke produced on the Mo
nongah division Of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, this being but eight
cars less than the total last week.
Last February there was no demand
for coal due to the mild winter and the
struggle on the part OF the railroads to
beat Gown the price OF coal.
On Saturday there were 326 cars OF
coal and coke loaded on the Monongah
division-31S cars Of coal and eight
cars OF coke. There were zee cars OF
coal loaded east and 81 cars Of coal
loaded west. or the coke loaded there
were four cars loaded east and four
cars loaded west. Ten cars of coal
were loaded from storage piles along
the division.
Weekly Totals.
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroan
last week these consignments were
made: Curtis Bay, 80 cars; Ohio
points, 172 cars; Michigan points, 70
cars; miscellaneous western ship.
ments, 294.
Last week there were 2,219 cars of
coal loaded east and 53G cars Of coal
loaded west. rsrc ve",. - su.s of;
coke loaded east end ~ rars OF coke
loaded east. During the week there
were 10 cars Of coal loaded by wagon
mines.
Railroad fuel shipments last week
totaled 6S5 cara, which Is naturally