The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-16
Coal Operators Here Are
Urged To At
tend
BIG PROBLEMS UP'
Production Last Week
Slightly Better Than
Previous One

Greater interest is manifest n
the annual meeting Of the National
Association this year in New York
among the coal ope rators
OF Northern West Virginia than at
any time heretofore. This Is no
doubt due to the fact that legls-
lation that is apt to be passed b.
congress will be thoroughly dis.
cussed before the convention. APP
peal has been made by the North.
Iern West Virginia Coal Operators
Association to have a large attend
ance from the Fairmont field.
~. NJ. Orr, Clarksburg, has al
ready gone east for the convention.
C. H. jenkins; Fairmont, director
Of the National Coal Association
from Northern West Virginia.
George S. Bracket secretary, and
]. o. Caldwell, chief clerk, North
ern West Virginia Coal Operators
Association, will leave Tuesday
evening. Mr.. Jenkins will attend
a meeting OF the N. G. A. directors
Wednesday and Messrs. Bracket
and Caldwell the coal association
secretaries meeting.
Others who will attend the meet
ing are: g. D. Robinson, and s. D,
Brady, Fairmont; A. Lisle White,
president of the Northern West
Virginia Coal Operators Associa-
ton; v. E. Cooke, J. H. Callahan,
E. L. Speaker, D. 7. Quinn, A. ].
Mcdaniel, Hugh 8. Smith, all Of
CIarksburg and Howard M. Craw-
ford, Philippi. The majority Of the
Clarksburgers will leave that city
on B. & o. train IL, Wednesday at
5:15 P. NJ.
Production Bigger
Fairmont region last week pro-
duced 472O cars OF coal and coke
$3.50 cars of coal and 90 cars Of
coke. This was the heaviest pro-
ductlon since the week ending
February 18th when 4735 cars Of
coal were produced, having eclipsed
the previous week "a tonnage Of 50
cars. Tho actual coal production
last week was 40 cars heavier than
/ the previous week. 3
Production on the Monongah d.
vision, B. & O., fell off 162 cars
compared with the previous week
and the Western Maryland was Just
10 cars heavier, but the Mononga-
hela railway in West Virginia
showed a gain of 1913 loads. which
forced the production in the re-
gion above that for the week end
ing May 9TH.
On the Monongah division, B.
& o. railroad last week there were
5000 cars Of coal and coke loaded
$3.50 cars Of coal and 20 cars o.
coke. The coke loading doubled Ut
although it is next door to nothing
right now compared TO norma
times. The previous week the
mines along the division loaded
1852 cars Of coal and 10 cars O
coke.
on the Monongahela railway II
INVEST Virginia 1896 cars Of Goa
was loaded and the Pennsylvania
end loaded 752 cars OF coal-a droI
Of 70 cars over the previous week
Western Maryland loading las
week was 224 cars against 200 carl
the previous week.
Loading on the Charleston ID.
vision, Baltimore and Ohio railroad
last week was al cars against 154
the previous week.
Tho corresponding week OF 1915
the mines on the Monongah dlvi.
sion Baltimore and Ohio loaded
4001 cars Of coal and Z cars Of coke
and the corresponding week OF
1920 they produced 4o30 cars Of
coal and SO cars Of coke, During
the second week In May. 1920, the
mines along Monongahela In West
Virginia loaded 500 cars Of coal and
the Western Maryland 534 cars.
Car shortage affected production
considerably during May, 1920.
East Of Grafton.
On Saturday the B. & @. r. r.
moved twenty'eight trains In which
COS loads were drawn. OF that
there were TO loads OF coal,
On Sunday 15O loads were drawn
IN five trains. No coal was moved
Sunday, IS
On Friday there were 70S loads Of
freight moved Of which 500 loads
were coal,
Daily Shipments. @
Daily shipments Oh the Monon-