The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-01

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OUT N AUGUST
One Lone Car of Coke Fig
ures in Months Ship
ping Record

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loaded 2O,674 cars OF coal and one
lone car Of coke on the three rail-
roads, This was against 34,943
cars Of coal and 499 cars Of coke
in August, 1920, when the coal
production eXcelled last months
tonnage by 1929 cars and coke
loading was 1913 cars stronger than
last month The regional produc-
ton last month was 56 per cent
OF what 1t was in August, 1929,
when the region was hit by car
shortage very acutely.
Tho production by railroads last
month was as wollows: Monongah
{; Division, 1884 cars of coal and
car of coke, against 24,s37 cars of
coal and 4s9 cars of coke. in Aug
ust, 1920: and against 23,073 cars
OF coal and 1876 cars OF coke in
August, 1913; Monongahela rail
way in West Virginia, 633S cars
against 1919 cars in August, 1920,
and Western Maryland, 1852 cars
against 2251 cars in August, 1920.
Mines in Pennsylvania on the
Monongahela loaded 5644 cars
against S0o5 cars in August, 1920
while last month the production
on the Charleston division B: 6
o. R. R. was 1912 cars OF coal.
/ Production on the Monongah
division, B. G. o. R. R. showed
So per cent production as August
Of 1920 and 56 per cent OF what
coal was loaded in August, 1918.
A greater efficiency Of miners due
to the scarcity Of work and a one
hundred per cent car supply for
the mines that have orders are
assigned as reasons for the show
ing that is made in the region.
The big mines that are working
have been running fairly well al.
though the percentage of mines
that produced coal last month in
the region was comparatively
leaving many miners without
work. Production on the Monon-
gahela railway in West Virginia
last month compared favorably to
the tonnage of August, 1920, being
81 per cent Of the coal loading
in August, 1920, when the cars
were very short there.
The production on the Western
Maryland railway last month ran
about 60 per cent of what it did
| in August, 1920. Demand for low
SULPHUR lump coal abroad is said
to have stimulated production
! there last month, but thus far this
/ week the working conditions are
Just the reverse on the western
Maryland spurs.
Record Loading
EVhR fTT1NRV1k q,
Company during August had its
record monthly production at the
Parker Run mine, which was due
to certain improvements the con.
Germ made IN order to increase
I the capacity Of the plant. The
loading probably will be increased
over last months showing as the
! August loading did not represent
the entire capacity of the mine,
which is located on the B. & o.
and Monongahela railroads, being
one of the few companies that are
located on two railroads in the
Fatrmont region. According to re-
ports the tonnage last month ex-
ceeded $4,000 tons.
Coal Movement.
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Wednesday there were twenty.
three trains moved in which there
were 700 loads. OF that there were
$40 cars of coal. West on the Mo
nongah division, B. 60. r. R., there
were 1856 cars OF freight moved of
which IS were coal. This morning
Slere were $50 east-bouud freight
loads on hand OF which 500 cars
were coal.
Curtis Bay Looms.
One hundred and twenty-seven
cars Of coal were loaded for Curtis
Bay on the Monongah division, B.
& o. R. r., on Wednesday. This
was the first consignment Of coal
to that pier this week. Thirty> cars
Of coal were shipped to the lakes
off the division.
There were 500 cars of coal load.
ed east and SIS west OF the division
yesterday.
Daily r. r. Fuel Loading.
A total Of 1856 cars of coal was
loaded of the MononEah division,
B. & o. r. R., on Wednesday. The
B. G o. R, R. secured 90 cars OF
coal while foreign carriers procured
112 cars.
Wednesdays Loading.
Coal loading on the MononGab
division, B. G o. R, R., on Wednes
day aggregated 651 cars. This com.
pared faYorably with Mondays
loading, which was $50 cars.
Mines along the Monongah diyt
sion, BIZ o. R. R., on Wednesday
loaded 400 cars OF coal; operations
along the Monongahela In West
Virginia. $50 cars and a mine on
the Western Maryland railway yes.
terday loaded one lone, leftover
from the previous day.
Thirty.two cars Of coal were
loaded by the mines along the
Charleston division, B. & o. R, r.,
on Wednesday, while the opera.
tions in the Pennsylvania end OF
the Monongahela railway loaded
234 cars OF cNal on Wednesday
Mining Conditions.
Two hundred and forty mines are
idle today in the Fairmont region.
Fifty.four operations are working
out Of 294. Working conditions are
better today than any day since,
Monday Of this week when 234
mines were idle In the region.
There are 1s5idle on the Monongnh
division, B. & o. r. R, which hus