The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-24

] helAi 9uSfeLf1sy wanna . o. :
4 Geological Survey
Figures of Tho United States
Geological Survey shows that for
TIE week ending october 18th the
production was as follows In these
fields: FairmOnt, 1914 per cent;
I Panhandle, 66.1; Somerset, 65.4;
Westmoreland, 63.4; Central
! Pennsylvania, 3s.9; Piedmont
! Cumberland, as; Kanawha, 30.5;
Logan, $50; Pocahontas, 55.E.
Record Loadlnsa
Falrmont region last week loaded
! 6,S06 cars Of coal and 80 cars Of
coke. Production in the region last
week gained 1884 cars Of coal com
pared to previous week. The re-
! gion during the fourth week OF DC.
Iober 1920, produced S,265 cars Oh
| coal and 1874 cars OF coke.
Last week the Monongah division,
B q o., mines loaded 4,214 cars OF
| coal and SO cars Of coke, which was
! a gain in coal loading OF 1887 cars.
/ This was against 1851 cars during
| the fourth week Of October, 1920,
and against 6,967 cars during thu
fourth week OF October, 1919. Last
week was the heaviest week sinct
that ending January 10, which was
1905 cars OF coal.
The mines on the MonongahelL
railway in West Virginia last week
4 loaded 2.231 cars Of coal, which es
tablishes weekly loading record,
the former high point being Ior the
week ending December 18th which
/ was 1900. In the Pennsylvania end
i.of the Monongahela last week there
we're 1915 cars Of coal loaded,
which was the best showing since
the week ending December, 1890,
+! when 2,425 cars Of coal were load
cd.
Mines on the Western Maryland
Railway last week loaded 361 cars
which was the best showing since
the last week in August when boa
cars OF coal were loaded. Opera
tons along the Charleston division,
B. & o., last week loaded 366 cars
OF coal, the best showing for seven
weeks.
Strike Situation.
Strike talk must have been
slightly responsible for more coal
moving. In fact the prospects OF
strike has two phases to 1t. some
manufacturers have figured that II
will do no harm to increase thelt
orders slightly on Shcir contract IN
case Of cessation OF work due TO q
railroaders' strike, figuring that II
It arrives it will increase thetl
stocks or they can dispose Of 1t t.
some one else and in case the coal
was only part way to the point o.
destination that 1t would arrive
sooner when activities In coal move
ment again were started. Here anu
there perhaps an operator is tax
ing chance OF shipping 1t down thu
line figuring on reconsignment 10
ter at the other end.
i Coal loading and coal movemen.
Ieaped up last week. Today one
broker received an order for so car'
Of coal, but no price was an
nounced,
Coal Movement.
Coal movement all OF last week
showed an improvement through
the Grafton gateway on the B. & o
railroad. The movement was very
l'heavy yesterday for a Sunday with
( twenty.eigtt trains moving 9O4 car
loads Of which 729 cars were coal
The western freight movement on
the division was 400 carloads. at mid
night there were 400 loads OF gen
teral freight on the Monongah diVi'
! sion OF which 3O7 carloads were
coal.
On Saturday there were twenty
nine trains moved east of Grafton
in which there were 946 carloads OF
which 761 cars were coal. West
Il of the division there were sol cars
iof freight moved. On Friday there
we're $50 loads Of freight moved
east of Grafton OF which S51 cars
were coal.
Best In 10 Montha
Last week through the Grafton
gateway there were 5,765 loads OF
general freight moved, which was
4 the best movement of general
freight since the week ending July
I'd, which was 1856 loads, having
| been boosted by the heavy general
freight and heavy export shipments
to the British miners strike. Ac'
tual coal moved last week through
the Grafton gateway was 1881 car.
loads, which was the heaviest coal
movement over the Alleghentes
since the week ending January 10,
which aggregated 1886 car loads.
Saturdays Shipments
/ Shipments on the Monongah dtvi'
sion, B. & o., on Saturday consist.
ed Of IS cars to Arlington Pier; 10
to Curtis Bay and S cars to the
lakes. A total of 396 cars Of coal
were loaded east and 36 west.
Daily r. R. Fuel.
railroad fuel shipments on the
Monongah division, B. & o., on Sat
urday aggregated ia cars OF which
the B. & o. secured IL cars and tor'
eign carriers 101.
United Mine Workers.
| Patrick Buckley, vice president
! OF sub. district 4, is In Rivesvtlle to-
day.
Nick .Aiello, president Of sub dis
trict 4, is I'll at his home, s45 Gas
ton avenue, suffering from q cold.
James McCleery, district organi
ger, and e. s Mccullough, LABOR
commissioner, Northern West Vir.
ginia Coal Operators Association,
ore at Mt. Clare today.
| Edward Matthew'S, secretary OF
sub district 4, Is at Alimtna today.
\ - n AtutPf0k HIM ri