The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-20
PRODUCTION Of
COAL TOOK bad.
SLUMP SATURDAY.
AS a Result the Record for
the Week is a Poor
One

SAkS
Unusually light production on
Saturday had u tendency to tear
down the gains made earlier in the
week In production in the Fairmont
region, so that &S 4 whole the re-
gion production would not be very
heavy from the fact tat few emp.
ties were ordered but the cut in
production was most decisive be-
Ing but 42S cars, or about half OF
the total several previous satur-
days. With several exceptions Sat
urday's loading was one OF the low
est on record this year.
9The heaviest loss sustained in
production last week was on the
Monongahela in West Virginia
which fell off 23s cars, dropping
from the highest weekly records to
a more normal one. Prior to that
there were much lower tonnages
produced. On the Monongah divts-
ion, B. G o., there was q margin
OF 81 cars over the previous week;
the gain on the Western Maryland
was 81. Mines on the Charleston
division, B. & o. R. R. showed a
slump also dropping back 76 cars
as compared to the previous week.
Production on the Monongah di
vision last week was 3422 cars OF
coal and coke OF which 5 cars were
coke. This was 1861 cars less than
the mines loaded during the third
week OF June, 1920. The actual
coal loading was 1876 cars less.
During the corresponding week OF
June, 1919. there were 1888 cars
more Of coal plNduGed than last
week, this also being the actual
coal as only cars OF coke were
loaded tht week,
On the Monongahela railway in
West Virginia there were 1923
cars OF coal loaded last week. This
was IS cars more than the mines
in the West Virginia end loaded
during the third week of June,
1920. In the Pennsylvnla end last
week there were 912 cars OF coal
loaded or IS cars less than last
week and 225 cars shy Of the pro-
duction during the third week OF
June, 1920.
On the Western Maryland rail-
way last week there were $50 cars
of coal loaded or 10 cars more than
the mines loaded during the third
week Of June, 1920.
Last week the mines along the
Charleston division, B, & o. R. R.
loaded 2S7 cars of coal
Down Morgantown Way
NJ. L. Taylor, vice president OF
the Morgantown Coal Company,
left last night for Cleveland
Il. G. Owen, Morgantown Coal
Company, spent Sunday In Parkers-
burg.
Members OF the Coal Club Of
Morgantown will attend the
booster meeting OF the Morgantown
Chamber OF. Commerce in Masonic
Temple on Tuesday noon at 1915
o'clock. The Kiwanis and Rotary
Clubs, the Coal Club and Chamber
of Commerce will join It's forces on
this occasion.
Back n His Desk
Robert A. Johnston, of the
Crescent Fuel Company, was at his
desk today afer having been confin-
ed to his residence several days
owing to an attack OF acute indiges-
ton. His friends are glad to see
him about again.
c. H. Jenkins, secretary and
treasurer, Hutchinson Coal Com.
pany, is visiting the company mines
today.
S. D. Brady Of the Brady Cor
poration, wa sin MorganSewn to-
day. Tonight he leaves for Ithaca.
George S. Bracket, secretary OF
the Northern West Virginia Coal
Operators Association, is on an
auto trip for several days.
Coal Movement
East Of Grafton the B & o. r. R.
on Saturday there were twenty-five
trains moved in which there were
$50 loads. The coal loads were
551, West of the Monongah divi.
sion there were l01 loads moved.
Six trains drew 20g loads OF
freight east Of Grafton on Sunday,
but no coal was moved.
Daily Shipments
Fifty.seven cars OF coal were
loaded to Curtis Bay off the Monon.
gah division, B. & o. R. R. on Sat
usday. No coal was shipped to the
lakes off the division.
There were 215 cars OF coal load.
ed off the division while the West.
ern shipments off It were 25 cars.
Saturdays R. r. Fuel
Railroad fuel shipments off the
Monongah division, B. & o. R. r.,
on Saturday were 2S cars. The B.
& o. R R, did not secure any fuel
on. Saturday.
Daily Loading
A total OF 42s cars OF coal were
loaded in the Fairtont region on
Saturday. The region on Saturday,