The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-17
n. ". VA. c. D. A.
DIRECTORS WILL
'NEETINNENlY0RE
Believed a Quorum Will
Be There On Thurs
day
1892 CARS YESTERDAY
Lake Business Showed No
Unusual Growth
Last Week

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loaded Se2 cars OF coal, which waa
153 cars stronger than Monday Of
last week and 80 cars stronger
than two weeks ago. In fact 1t was
, the heaviest production on q Mon.
day since April 10. which was 90a
cars although there were two
heavier daily loading days since
April is, they having been May
when 1913 cars were loaded and
May 10, when 1857 cars were
loaded.
On the Monongah division, B. &
o. R, Il. on Monday there were
us GAYS Of coal and cars OF
coke loaded. This was the heaviest
loading on a Monday since Janu.
airy cath when 1t was TIC cars.
Along the Monongahela railway
there were 180 cars Of coal load,
ed in West Virginia and 173 cars
in the Pennsylvania end,
No coal was loaded on the Yves.
tern Maryland on Monday.
Coal loading OH the Charleston
division, B. & O. r. R. on Monday
was sc cars. the best showing
since April 25th when It was so
cars.
Working Half Time
The Fairmont & Cleveland Coal
Company is working about fifty
per cent this week,
Personal Mention
]. a. Clark, Jr. of the Clark
interests, is on a fishing trip In
the Romney section.
F. j. Fox, Brownsville, Pa, coal
operator, was in Fairmont yester.
day
VIII Meet In New York
Directors Of the Northern
West Virginia Coal Operators AS.
ISOLATION will meet in New York
City on Thursday. Indications
were today that there would be a
sufficient number Of directors
there for a quorum.
n. w. Va, Loading
Mines OF Northern West Vir.
ginia last week loaded 290,95G
tons OF coal. which was the heay.
Hest weekly production there since
the week, ending February 18th
when 1t wast294, 500 tons.
On Saturday the mines in North.
ern West Virginia loaded TIA cars
OF coal, which was 7G cars less
than the previous Saturday.
East Of Grafton
East OF Grafton on Monday the
B. & o. moved nineteen traint
which drew $50 loads, Of that 400
were coal. Four hundred Out
bound loads are on the division
and of these 800 are coal.
Daily Shipments
These were the shipments on the
Monongah Division Monday: Cur
tbs Bay 80 cars; Lakes, Ill cars
coal loaded east, $40 cars; Goa
loaded west, 1853 cars.
Daily Railroad Fuel
On the Monongah Division B
& O., Monday the Railroad Fue
loading was ISL. or this the B
& o. got 80 cars.
Mine Idleness.
In Northern West Virginia toda!
there are 264 mines idle. OF thes'
on the Monongah division there arr
1854 idle. On the Monongahela rail
road there are go idle in West Wiz,
ginia; Western Maryland IS, ant
Charleston division So.
Unconsigned loads on these road
are as follows: Monongah division
1874 loads, Monongahela railway SO
Western Maryland 60 and Charles
ton division 3d. This makes a To
tai of 1853 unconsigned loads on thu
roads, 81
Lakes Stronger. a
Lake business last week wa
stronger than the previous week Of
the Monongah division, B. & o. R
R., at 3S4 cars, but at that 1t devel
oped no unusual strength. It haH
ing been but IA cars more thai
went to the lakes during the weel
ending May 18th. Thus far therl
has not been any call for Fairmon
coal and about the bulk OF that go
ing forward Is to the docks Of thl
Consolidation Coal company at Lju
luth. Coal is offered for lake ship
ments at S190 for run Of mine ant
$3.50 for lump on the spot marke
early this week, according to re
Iports current here. Compared will
the second week Of May, 1920, wheI
only se cars went to the lakes, las
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