The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-19
Coal Loading On Three
Railroads Aggregated
4,928 Cars
.M.R.R. HEAVIEST WEEK
Mines On B. & o. R R
Load a Little Stronger
Recently

when it proved to be the strongest
that was experienced for twelve
weeks. Tho mines on the three
railroads last week loaded 4,92s
cars Of coal, which was IT'S cars
more than the previous week. Last
weeks production was heavier than
any week since the week ending
July Q, when the tonnage was $3.50
carloads or 706 cars stronger than
last week.
Production last week was as fol-
lows: Monongah division, B. & o.
R. R., 2,9O8 cars; Monongahela IL
West Virginia, 1850 cars; West
ern Maryland, 270 cars. Opera
,Jtions along the Charleston division,
B. so. R. R., 307 cars; while those
along the Monongahela in PennsyE
vania loaded 1924 carloads.
. Last weeks production showed a
gain Of 2S8 carloads over the pre-
! vious week; on the Monongah dE
f.! vision, B. & o. R. R., a gain of 451
cars on the Monongahela railway
in West Virginia over the previou0
week and gain OF 80 cars on the
Western Maryland. In the Pennsyf
vania, end OF the Monongahela rail
way there were 1924 cars OF coal
!1oaded last week or 129 more than
the previous week. Mines along
the Charleston division, B. & o.
lR, r., loaded 307 cars OF; coal or
16S cars more than the previous
week
| During the third week OF Septeul.
:ber, 1920, the region loaded 5000
l1eaFs@ fsceal 81 3, Dts acarAt sless1 than
I last week and 131 cars Of coke. OF
/ that 5,9s1 cars were loaded on the
4 B! o. 1921 cars on the Monon'
gahela and 527 cars on the West
ern Maryland. During the CORE,
spending week Of 1913, the B. & 0,
loaded 6,551 cars Of which IS caro
were coke,
The weekly production last weeB
on the Monongahela railway in
West Virginia proved to be the
\ heaviest in 1921 with 1850 cars Of
/ coal loaded. The previous high
weekly record was reached for
the week ending August 27th which
was 1908 cars. This Is the heavi'
\ est weekly loading since the week
ending December 18th, which waE
1900 cars.
Daily Shipments.
These shipments were made OF
the Monongah division, B. & o. R
R. on Saturday: Curtis Bay, 81
cars; st. Georges, 6 cars; lakes,
cars. There were 220 cars Of coai
loaded east and sc cars west.
Daily r. r. Fuel.
Railroad fuel shipments OF the
| Monongah division, B. & o. R. R
| on Saturday aggregated but SO cars
Of which the B. & O. r. R. secured
liza cars and foreign carriers "a cars
East Of Grafton.
Twenty-three trains drew 79i
cars OF freight east Of Grafton OF
the B. & o. R. R. on Saturday o.
which sos cars were coal. West
of the division there were 70 loadE
1 Of freight carried. II
On Sunday there were six trainl
east OF Grafton IN which there
were 200 ears OF freight, none o
which is coal.
This morning there were 300 cas-
bound loads on the division o
which $50 cars we're coal.
I Saturdays Loading
Fairmont region on Saturday
loaded 5o4 cars Of coal, which
is against 577 cars on Saturday o.
the previous week and 705 cars
two weeks before.
Mines along the Monongah dt
vision B. & o. R. R. on Satur
, day loaded. 220 cars Of coal; those
on the Monongahela in West Vir
ginia, 2S4 cars, but no coal wa!
loaded on the Western Maryland
Saturday.
division, B. & o. R. R. on Sat
urday aggregated 20 carloadt
while that on the Monongahela II
West Virginia on Saturday loaded
1877 cars of coal.
Mining Conditions
There are 213 mines idle today
in the Faitmont Gregfon, which
shows that SO operations are al
work today. on the Monongah di
. vision B. & o. R. r. there are
/ liz mines down or 68 at work
on the Monongahela In West Vir
ginla "a idle or 70 at work ant
on the Western Maryland 16 or
j lat work. Seventy mines are idle
on the Charleston division B. 6
10. r. r. or II are at work
while on. the Monongahela railway
in Pennsylvania there are so idle
or 20 at work.
I1mpties ordered today on the
three railroads in the region ag
4 Eregate 1857 which were distribut
cd us follows: as on the Monun
gah division. B. s. o. r. r.; ~
on the Western Maryland and 3ss
SmptIes on the Monongahela In
,iVesk Z, Virginia. Saventy:twe
empties are ordered on sae Char
!. lesion division: 2. & Q r. ~
= fCenttuuSa on sags SiEhN
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