The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-06
NBBYCARS ARE
ORDERED TODAY
FOR THE MINES
Some Improvement In
Working Conditions Is
Reported

Coal production should be heavy
today judging from the fact that
the mines ip the region ordered
1912 empties.
On the Monongah division, B. &
o, R. R., today there are s24 emp-
ties ordered which is the strong
est order placed for some time.
Operations along the. Monongar
hela railway IN West Virginia to-
,day ordered 272 empties, One hun.
dfed empties are placed on the Nor
gantown & Wheeling railway today,
which would indicate that a right
fair loading will be made on that
Hns today.
Along the Western Maryland rail-
way today there are 116 empties
ordered.
No Coal Monday.
Coal loading IN the Fairmout
field was at standstill on Mon
day because OF the observance OF
Labor Dcy. Not a pound Of coal
was loaded on the Monongah divt-
sion, B. & o. r. R., Western Mary
land or Monongahela IN West Viz
gtnia on Monday.
Seven cars OF coal were loaded
at mines along the Charleston d.
vision, B. & o, r. R., on Monday.
In the Pennsylvania district OF the
Mononguheln railway there were
143 cars OF coal loaded on Monday.
More Mines Working.
There has been slight improve
nent in working conditions IN tho
Fairmont region today since the
lulI over Labor Day. There are
213 idle out OF 2e6 or SO at work IN
the region.
on the Monongah division, B. &
o. r. r.. today there are 175 mines
idle, the least down since July Fl.
when there were ia idle. This
means that there are 66 mines
working today. Along the Monon.
gaheIa railway IN West Virginia to-
day there nre "a mines down, the
best showing since August goth
when the same number we're down:
This means that there are Is mines
working,
In the Pennsylvania district Of
the Monongahela railway today
there are rs mines idle or 20 at
work. While on tho Charleston d.
vision, B. so. R. r., there are "a
mines down or but nine at work
On the Western Maryland rail-
way today there are IS mines idle
or four at work.
w. NJ. Saturday Leading.
ON saturday the mines along the
Western Maryland railway loaded
10s cars Of coal.
w. M. Weekly Loading.
"A fetal Of 2T9 cars OF coal was
Ioaded on the Western Maryland
railway last week. This was 2I6
osrs shy Of the weekly total for the
week ending August 2Tth.
Weekly Loading OF
Fairmont region last week load.
ed 1877 cars OF coal or 42o care
loads shy Not the previous week.
40 coke was loaded IN the region
last week.
Mines OF thu MonougaH dlvis-
ION, b. & o. X, r. ioadetl 1881
cars, Monongahela n West ylr'
ginia, those on the, Monongaheln
IN West virginia, 1917 cars and
the western Maryland, 27o carS. Z
During the first week, in Sep
tember, 1890, the r1ines. on the
rlfonongah division, B (. q OR, II.
loaded $500 cars OF coal and 131
cars OF coke; the Western MARY.
land, 536 cars and tic, Mononga.
hela In West Virginie, 174sfcar
For the first week Of septep-
Der, 1918, the mines along the
Monongah division, B. q o. r, r..
loaded 56ss cars Of coal and IS
cars Of coke, X.
DAILY shIpHisntST (.
Owing TO Monday being Labor
nay no shipments were made IN
the region. i ,sai
on M6nday OFF the Charleston
division, b. q o. r. r. there
E.Sre q cars of Goal ioa ded east.
sFsapttausd on pSss.s "