The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-04
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Charleston division, B. e o., was Is
East Of Grafton.
Ten trains drew s4s loads Of
freight east OF Grafton on the b.
& o. r. r. on Monday in which
there were T3 cars OF coal inciud-
/ or. West on the Monongah diVi-
sion there were 8s3 cars OF freight
moved.
This morning there were SIT
loads OF freight moved OF Which
400 cars were coal.
Mining Conditions.
Seventy mines are working in
The Fairmont region today on the
three railroads. which means that
, there are 225 operations down fiat.
On the MononEah division, B. \
O. r. R., today there are 53 mines
working; on the Monongahela. Is
and on the Western Maryland. 4.
In the Pennsylvania district, Mo
nongahela railway. there Hre TWEEN
ty.sour working while on the
Charleston division. B. 6 o., there
are 10 mines working today.
Idle mines are scattered over the
! region as follows: Mouongah d.
vision. B. {: q. r. r., 1S7: Western
Maryland. 10; Monongahola. 81.
There are &c mines down on the
Monongnhela IN Pennsylvania and
SO on the Charleston division. r..
& o. R. R.
l.mpttes IN the region today aG.
gTegate 1890 which Is stronger
order than yesterday. Today's pro.
| ductIon should run real heavy.
+! Mines along the B. & o. R. R. to-
/! day ordered SIS empties while on
the MononEahela there were 34s
ompties requested while on the
I Western Maryland there were III
emptIes ordered. Operations alQne
The MononFnheln railway IN Penn
/ svlvapia today ordered 272 empt!es.
Along the Charleston division. B.
& o.. R. R. today there were G6 emp
ties ordered.
United Mine Workers.
Today Edward Matthews. secre-
! tary Of Sub District 4. and Patrick
Buckley, vice president Of Sub DIS
trict 4, are in conference at Nor.
gantown with the prosecuting at
tornev Of Monongalia county. It is
possibly In regard to conditions al
Almina.
Frank Mccartney district board
member is Eat Mt. Glare today.
Export Cut In Half
Curtis Bay shipments off the
Monougah Division, B. & o. R. r.
/ last week were almost cut in half.
The week ending September 18th
/ had developed some strength at
2sl cars, but last weeks agEgre-
gate dropped back to i56 with lit
tie encouragement at present Of an
early renewal Of export business.
Arlington Pier shipments at AZ
cars last week showed a meagre
loss of seven carloads.
Some Lake Tonnage
What may be regarded the last
big lake shipment OF the season
before the bars are let down went
off the Monongah Division. B &
o. R. R. last week when the total
reached 13S carloads or 101 cars
heavier than the previous weeks.
Several heavy daily shipments
grouped the tonnage.
a Per Cent to Railroads
Not since the week ending Feb
ruary 18th. has the railroad fuel
tonnage off the Monongah Division
B. & o. showed as great a strength
-1239 cars as It did last week. 1t
Ia self evident that the carriers
are getting set to get sufficient
coal at low prices and incidentally
to have an adequate supply on
hand should be a railroaders
strike develop. which continues to
be an unlE~(wn quantity at this
time. The week ending February
18th struck total Of 1858 car
loads. Only seven weeks in this
year and all OF them were In jan
uary and February exceeded the
total aggregated on the division
last week. Foreign carriers last
week received $40 cars Of coal
while the B. G. o. R. R. at 619
cars secured within one car as
much as all Of railroads secured
here.
Railroad business, which is fire.
quently cussed out when high
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