The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-10-19
Number of Fairmont OPP
orators are Present at
Wheeling Session
COAL PRICES DROPPING
Car Supply Today is Not
Adequate, 20 Mines
Are Idle

A. Wheeling lOodN Au'h"S' V
members OF the Fair Practices com
nit,es of Northern West virginia
are in conference with District At
,oruev Stuart W. Walker in regard
10 some complaints Of high priced
coal being shipped from this sec
tion OF the state TO adjoining states.
There are also q few complaints
about the inability OF the consum-
ers Of the state being unable 70
secure line shipments.
Among the operators attending
no Conference are Everett Dren.
nan Elklus, chairman OF the Ialr
nractices committee; {. II. Jenkins,
secreta.-y and treasurer Oh 1ne
Hutchinson Coal Company 2 mem
her oF the committee; G. t. Ben ex-
ecutiye vice president OF the NorthI
orn West Virginia Coal Operators
Association aud others
Market Conditions
Coal prices continue SOFT anu
this was especially true SesteIday
Of laise GOAL prices, which went 70
~ diCy !ifil 81 aJt1Se MO tanEes
SsThSns a slight BIT below that hB-
HSe There Il a wide range on line
shinnents OF the B. and U. rall-
road and export prices appear 70
have been shaded Just a slight Dit.
Dally Car Supply
Twentynine mines are idle 70.
dav on the Monongah division, OF
tina Baltimore and Ohio rallroaH M Ss
a result of car shortage. WnIe
the car supply was not adeQlaIe dk Y
was fair. There are a total OF 4tSo
empties on the division WIN me
early morning placement AZ SIS'
The mines nlong tho DIVISION @ or
dered 1879 with 80 Of that Num9eL
for coke loading. Inc cars SU; Souay
9S9. coke, 80: B. NJ. l. Y. 142; IA.
Y + 32, a good supply OF cars Is
eTnectad for Wednesdays loading.
Along the Monongahela railway
today there are 335 empties placed
in West Virginia while the Penn
sylyana district there are S16;
There is a 80 per cent commercial
RIM in eight for Wednesdays load
ing The Monongahela railway
was IN good shape today anl al
coal loads were cleaned up. mere
are "a assigned cars IN, the west
Virginia end today.
Empties along the Helen s Run
and WryatL.E inEamOn branches OF
the Western Maryland railway to
dav number between 175 and 200
with the result that NN OF the
mines have 0 full run today; The
indications are that there Will he a
fuil run for Wednesdays loading al
so.
Daily Production
Fair1nout region on Monday pro-
duced 1888 cars OF coal and coke,
1851 cars or So, $50 tons OF coal and
Mines along the Monongah di-
vision OF the Baltimore and ONO
railroad on Monday loaded 1908
cars OF coal and coke, 1881 cars
of coal and 20 cars OF coke. Ihere
were S99 cars Of coal loaded cast
and 434 cars west with II cars Oh
coke east aud l west. Twelve cars
of coal were loaded by wagon mines
on Monday.
railway in West Virginia on Mon
day totaled 1856 cars OF coal. In the
Pennsylvania district there we're
800 cars of coal loaded:
Operations along the Helen Run
and Wyatt.BInKamon BRANCHES OF
the Western Maryland railway. on
Monday loaded "a cars Of coal, a
slump for first day OF the week
loading.
Charles u. Barry, chief clerk OF
the West Virginia division OF The
Consolidation oCal Company, re-
turned to this place yesterday from
vacation to Pittsburgh and other
points.
shipping clerk OF the Somerset OF
nee Of The Consolidation Coal Com
pany, was 10 Fairmont today.
In New Offices
The sales and shipping depart
ments Of the Robinson Coal Com
pany are now occupying the new OF
dee, provided In the addition re-
Gently erected to the general OF.
fce building on Newton street,
East Side.
Railroad Fuel.
Railroad fuel shipments OF the
B. and O. railroad on Monday net
ted 26T carloads. These conslgn.
mentB were made: B. and o.. 6S
cars; Bangor and Arostock, 10 cars,
| I,ehiEh Valley, "a cars; New York,
New Haven and Hartford, 16 cars :
Maine Central, % cars; Eric,
cars; West Shore, rs cars, Central
OF New England, 16 cars.
! (CoDtinued on page SeVen.)