The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-28
OfEsr News Of Interest
To Local Coal
Interests

- b y ~ 'Ss
Interests
krrIh the Consolidation Coal
company has been proclaimed the
champion wheat growers Of the
St6tS 81 Maryland, having won the
hon In bushels per acre for Aae
Siiakest Grade Of wheat produced.
Commenting up on the accom-
rli1hmert the September number
I q Tha Mutual Magazine, the or:
sgan-.of The Consolidation Coal
company, which was Issued today
says:
we are the Champion Wheat
tfowen Of the State Of Maryland.
Through the efforts Of Dir. G. N.
Gillette, manager, and Mr.. Lewis
Rase our farm superintendent, we
have won the state prize for the
largest production In bushels per
acre, and highest grade Of wheat
produced.
sMr. LeWis Rase, farm suDerin-
tendent, Frostburg, has received a
scheck for $500 from County Farm
Agent Warren Moore, acting for
Food Administrator Baetier, as
ttirgt. prize awarded for the largest
yield o. wheat per acre IN the State
30 Maryland. On Eckhart Farm
there was produced q yield Of Ala
bushels to the acre. The closest
competitor to The Consolidation
Coal eompany's production was
from Hartford county with a yield
81 IS pushels per acre.
MI Rase has been superinten.
dent Of The Consolidation Coal
coIuvsnyls Maryland farms for the
pait ~ years. He Is one Of the
leaning Farmers Of Allegheny
county q member Of Allegheny
County Seed Potato Growers asso.
ION and Of the Maryland Crop
IMPROVEMENT association. He Is a
: tti1d Mo Is always anxious to
lgArn, and seems 10 put into prac-
Z tice the best methods Of farming.
"TheSe record breaking crops
demonstrate what can be done with
the thin, rough soil OF the noun.
tain top land OF Allegheny county
when brains, energy and up.to-
date methods are applied 10 the
soil Examples Of this kind should
!, encourage other farmers In Alleg.
any county to adopt the same
methods which bring about such
! good results for The Consolidation
coal Company. Nj. Rase attrib-
ntes bis wonderful Yields to the
growing Of clover IN his rotation
Sot crops, judfcious use Of lime fer.
hlixet, early blowing, thorough
preparation Of the seed bed, and
l1se Of good seed.
Purple Straw Bearded Wheat
nom the Maryland State Agricul.
sture college purchased about three
years ego. and treated by Farm
Superintendent Rase two years
ago vas used
The Lake Regulation.
The apportionment Of lake coal
from the onongah division Of the
Baltimore. q Ohio railroad today
remainslt l55 cars. 1t was found
i was explained from Grafton TO-
day, that the tonnage was not
forthcoming and the percentage
,sot coal taken from mines only
loading commercial coal-no rail.
road fuel or public utility stuff
was consequently raised from II
70 Is per cent. The truth Of the
matter Is that the division had
been falling down some on lake
shipments and the B. & o. rail-
road resorted to this move to Dol.
sster up lake shipments.
Lake buyers in the Fairmont re.
gion say that this week they have
secured coal In the Pittsburgh
section for lake shipments at 81
and some at Uniontown, Pa, at
$3.50. The price IN this region
continues to hang up well toward
The IS to 81 mark.
Thus lar this week the division
. shy 296 cars on lake shipments.
The apportionment for five days
Is US cars, but only 40 cars were
loaded and the showing would not
have been as favorable as 1t IS
had Il not been for several OF the
largest companies sent shipments
strong In that direction.
Daily Car Supply.
Cars on the Monongah division
Of the B. & O. railroad today are
quite fair considering the tact
that this Is the end Of the week.
There are 50 mines idle because
spt car shortage. Empties number
81 with the early morning place.
ment, S11. Cars are classified as
follows: Open, 7s7; Coke, IS; B.
y. / K, IS; u. v. T., s. Cars
Let over from the previous day
were 70 The mines along the al
vision ordered 1875 cars and Of
mat number 80 were for coke
loading.
Empties along the Monongahela
railway today were right fair with
2l8 commercial cars In the West
Virginia district. A total Of 2S9
cars were placed but Of this mum,
ner there were s. assigned cars.
n The Pennsylvania district there
were 206 cars placed. A fifty ne,
= cant nnynnnnreiaI rim Z, .,.In..n "a