The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-11
Local Operators Much In
terested in the
Case

Alabama Courts
Falrmont coal operators are
quite interested in a decision hand.
ed down by the Supreme Court Of
Alabama in which the Mobile &
Ohio Railroad company has been
restrained from confiscating coal,
the test suit having been brought
by Samuel zimmern, Mobile, Ala,
who buys, sells and exports coal.
the Coal Review in part states
the following about the case:
"A shippers coal entrusted 10 a
railroad for carriage may not be
converted by the railroad to Its
own uses as a general practice.
even under stress OF circumstance
and emergency, the Alabama Sh.
preme Court decidd recently in a
case brought before It by the Mo.
bile & Ohio Railroad company,
An Injunction restraining the rail.
road from such practice, granted
itby a lower court, was sustained by
the highest court Of the state. The
decision marks a precedent,
Samuel Zimmern, OF Mobile,
Ala, who is coal dealer and ex.
porter, obtained from the Mobile
Circuit Court a preliminary iniunc.
ton restraining the railroad com.
pany from converting to it's own
ust any coal shipped to him over
Its hines. The railroad company
sought to have the injunction set
aside in its appeal to the higher
court"
Fuel Expert Here
"A. J. salzer, Weston, fuel en-.
gineer schroeder.Kelly Coal Com.
pany, Cleveland, which has a
branch office in Fairmont, IL in the
region today.
Home From Convention
BENJAMIN F. Evans, Of the West
Virginia Fuel Company, Fairmont,
and James P. Burns, Fairmont rep.
resentattye Of the COPYRIGHT Coal
Company, returned today from
Washington, D. c., where they at.
tended the convention Of the Whole
sale Coal Dealers Association.
Among other Fairmont regioners
iwho were at the convention were
NJ. l. Taylor and Harry Cowen,
Morgantown Coal Company, Nor.
gantown, and j -/Stanley Fielder. OF
Fetdler.Dayis Coal Company. Nor.
gantown.
Weekly Production
Coal production this week will
mount considerably over last week
IN the region, In fact 1t was more
this week at the close of Fridays
production than all Of last week
and some coal although limited in
quantity Will be produced today.
Thus fur the mines in five days
produced 2,s27 cars OF coal and
coke OF which 10 cars are coke,
This is 236, cars more than all Of
last week.
On the Monongahela railway to.
day In West Virginia at the close
of Friday there were 1913 cars OF
coal loaded. If the loading is 200
cars today 1t will send 1t over the
400 car mark, which would be one
of the best weekly loadings since
early in the year. In the Pennsyl,
wanna end this weeks total will Just
about surpass last weeks.
On the Western Maryland rail.
way this week there were 43s cars
Of coal loaded at the close Of Fri.
day. This is SO cars stronger than
last weeks total.
Along the Charleston division. B.
& Q. r. R. this week, the weekly
loading there will show a decided
improvement. Excluding today's
loading there is an increase Of 40
cars over last weeks total.
Daily Shipments
Daily shipments off the Monon-
gah division showed little improve.
ment on Friday. A total Of IS cars
were shipped to Curtis Bay, which
showed that less coal went to that
pier than on Tuesday and Wednes-
day. Lake shipments off the diyi-
sion yesterday totaled but SO cars.
Goal loaded east off the division
on Friday totaled AT cars and west
SO, Five cars Of coke were loaded
yesterday on the division all Of it go
ing west.
Fridays r. r. Fuel
Railroads secured 100 cars OF coal
off the Monongah division yester-
day. OF this 50 were secured by the
B. & o. Although fuel loading this
week continues to be very low 1t
will show some slight increase over
lst week.
Fridays Loading
Coal loading in the Fairmont re-
gion on Friday totaled S91 cars Coke
loading was five cars. Yesterdays
loading, with the exception Of Mon
day and Wednesday, was the best
daily loading in the region this week
Compared to Friday Of last week It
was 81 cars short and 81 shy OF two
weeks ago. 4
Loading on the Monongah dtvi-
sion on Friday aggregated 541 cars
OF which five were coke. With the
exception OF Tuesday the loading
yesterday was the lowest Of the
present week. This was against
sos cars last Friday and $50 two
weeks ago.
On the Monongahela there were
2S1 cars loaded in West Va. This
was the lowest OF the present week.
In the Pennsy end there were 1866
cars loaded on Friday.
"A total Of 124 cars were loaded on
the Western Maryland on Friday.
I Operations along the Charleston
division yesterday loaded 70 cars.
With the exception Of Wednesday