The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-27
LAST YEAR'SGO
RECORD BEATEN.
HERE LAST WEEK.
Over a Thousand Cars
Were Produced On
Saturday

More coal was produced in the
Fairmont region last week than in
the corresponding week OF June,
1920. Last weeks regional produc-
ton was 322.15O tons Of coal and 8
cars Of coke. One year ago the re.
glon produced $3.50 cars OF coal and
90 OF coke, the actual coal loading
being $50 cars heavier last week
than the corresponding week of
1920. Recently received export bus
mess owing to the Welsh miners
strike has boosted production.
The fourth week OF June, 1920,
suffered from a very acute car
shortage. The week started with
1887 empties and dwindled to 500,
mid-week with general wind-up
Of the week with 306 on Saturday.
The mine idleness began on Tues
day and continued every day,until
Saturday, which had 145 operations
idle because of being short of cars.
That week the B. & o. produced
1896 cars Of coal; Monongahela,
239.
Tonnage in the region last week
was the best since the week ending
May 2S, when it struck the hi q
spot OF production for months, at
1894 cars. There were 443 cars Of
coal more loaded last week than the
previous week.
On the Monongah division last
week 4010 cars of coal and OF
coke were loaded. This was the
best production in four weeks, the
mines having loaded 4132 cars OF
coal and IL of coke. The diviscion
last week loaded lit cars more Of
coal than was produced during the
fourth week OF June, 1920, but "
year ago 81 more cars OF coke were
loaded. In the same week Of June.
1909 there were 12S cars more OF
coal loaded than last week and coke
loading ran cars heavier.
On the Monongahela in West Va.
the mines last week loaded 1872
cars OF coal or 1T less than they
did in the same week last year. In
the Pennsy end last week 1880 cars
were loaded against 1916 in 1920.
During the week ending June IS,
1928 cars were loaded in West Yir.
ginia and 912 in Pennsylvania.
Western Maryland production
last week aggregated 361 cars or
1879 less than the previous week but
129 heavier than the corresponding
week Of 1920.
Production on the Charleston d.
vision last week was 267 cars or 20
les sthan the previous week.
East Of Grafton
East Of Grafton the B. & o. R.
R. moved SS4 loads in twenty
seven trains Of which $40 cars
were coal on Saturday,. Loads moved
west off the Monongah division on
Saturday were ~
On Sunday seven trains drew
$50 loads, none OF which was coal.
Twentyleight loads of freight were
moved west off the Monongah d.
vision.
This morning there were 800
loads bound for the east unmoved
on the Monongah division. OF
that number there were 493 loads
of coal.
Daily II. Il, Fuel
Saturdays railroad fuel loading
on the Monongah division, B. & o.
R. R. totaled but As cars probably
the lowest OF any day since the de-
preston began. The B. G OR. R.
did not secure any fuel.
Saturdays Shipments
Two hundred and ninety car
loads Of coal was sent to Curtis
Bay off the Monongah division, B.
G o. R. R. on Saturday. Twenty
cars of coal went to the lakes.
There were $50 cars OF coal
loaded east and SIS cars loaded
west.
Heavy Coal Loading
Unusually heavy, was the coal
loading in the Fairmont region on
Saturday. 1t totaled 1925 cars,
which would have been a very un-
usually heavy loading for Sat
urday regional loading in the
palmy days because by the time
the end OF the week arrived the
car supply would have been ex-
hausted. In fact the total compares
fayorably with recently daily re-
gional loadings, having been we'll
above many during the past few
weeks.
Seven hundred and fourteen
cars Of coal were loaded on the
Monongah division, B. & o. R. R I.
on Saturday, which hangs up a
very strong Saturday loading. with
one exception It was the heaviest
daily loading in nine days.
Operations along the Mononga-
hela railway In West Virginia on
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