The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-18
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ourt. After this routine Is COM
oiled With q permit will be Issued.
1.-THE coal operator misuses hts
permit he viii be epnaliled BY the
railroad company by not being a.
lowed to ship to Curtis Bay for q
period Of ten days.
In cases where an operator NO
|lates embargoes q penalty has
been provided whereby such cars
under Glad are regarded the same
AZ an empty car at the mines, be-
|ing charged against the operation.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
has been swamped so badly that
'its officials In the future will use
d,rstc measures to obtain the de-
sired results. In this coal opera
tons generally will no doubt give
the railroad cooperation as the en-
forcenent Of the foregoing rules
means better service for all con-
cerned.
Causes Of Congestion.
series Of causes are reoprted to
be responsible for the present jam
up Of coal loads at Curtis Bay. II
Arrears that the Tidevater Ex-
change at Baltimore, which began
to issue the permits. gave them
out too freely at intervals, which
created a jam Of coal cars at Cur
It's Bay.
up recently has been the Door per
Torrance Of the machinery at Cur.
lis Bay. which has been retarded
By a series Of mishaps. by storms
and other condItlns. The nlachin-
ery and force has been so impair.
cd that some days only 300 cars OF
coal were dumped.
A third condition, which Is al,
abetting cause and which will al
WAYS have to be contended with. Is
the excessive number Of pools,
There are % pools in the exchange
and 10 out Of It, which aggregates
1? pools to contend with at the
pier. The system in reclassitylne
coal has been an annoying feature
and has resulted in unwarranted
delays at the piers, Of which the
railroads. have not been responst-
Bic for. Usually trains Of the same
peeled coal are run on certain
tracks and frequently the inspec-
TORS Of the Tidewater Exchange
found fault with the classification
Of coal as sent by the operators
and made ten shift at the piers
much to the inconvenience Of tne
b. Z o. railroad.
Notice has been served BY the
b. { o. railroad that hereafter the
exchange inspectors will have to
do all this work at Brunswick be-
iore the trains Of the various pool.
ed coal are made up. This will
help some In doing away with
some unnecessary delays at the
piers.
No noticeable Improvement was
no,ed today in the shipping con
ditions along the Baltimore & 0hiG
system. The Philadelphia aId
Reading railroad continued &c
have an embargo chalked up
arsinst the Shippensburg gateway
and as a result those shipments
were held up In the B. & 0. term
inals.
tried to reach certain piers In New
York city by using other lines. but
10 what success, was not known
At noon today. 81
Where Dumping Is Good.
Coal dumping at Hampton Roads
has been according to Hoyle statt
reports reaching here. There 1890
cans Of coal are dumped. The ex'
port business again started from
ibis pier yesterday. The Hutchin'
son coal company's Logan opera
tons are benefited by the revival
Of this type Of shipments from
Hampton Roads.
Personal Mention.
4. B. Clark left yesterday FOL
Deer Park, Nd.
c. D. Robinson. Of the Robinson
interests. Is In Atlantic City. BE
will remain there until Monday,