The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-26
Only Five Working Days.
Thanksgiving Generally
Observed
s 90 c AIRS S \ 0 RI
This is Estimate Made;
Figures for the Week
IS on the Roads

Naturally the coal tonnage In the
Fairmont region this week Will
show o decrease because of there
being only five working days.
Even II every empty, 11os, were
loaded today it would fall AT cars
,sicrt of last week. Indications are
that tho tonnage Will drop about
60n, cars less than last week in the
q .bn, last weeks aggregate on tho
three railroads being 5s22 cars.
Tonnage on the three railroads
aggregate 4OS9 cars up to and In.
Guiding Fridays production. The
pals are as follows: Mononsah
division, B. & O., 1865 cars OF
coal and Is car sot coke; Monon-
gaheln, 1479 cars, Western Mary
land, 242 cars.
Mines on the Charleston divis-
Non, B. G. O.. in four working days
II doaded G32 cars of coal while the
oIS atjons on the Monongahela In
Pennsylvania loaded 1445 cars OF
coal, the latter road having work
ed some on Thursday (Thanksgiv.
Ing Day.l
curtis oss5i' Ssy : J nssts ssstsF off the
Monongah division, b. & Q. K. Il.
on Friday aggregated III cars
while 6 cars OF coal went to Ari-
i4gton pier.
East bound coal loadds aggTegat-
ed 433 cars while to the west 4S
SeafIoads were loaded.
r. r. Fuel Loading
q shipments to. railroads OF the
sdonongah division B. & Q. X. II.
On Friday aggregated 20l carloads.
al that total there were SO cars OF
coal loaded for the B. & o. r. r:
On ;dother foreign carrier sreceived
119 cars.
Coal Movement
ssfEShrinkage 81 in the coal movement
l,yas noticed on the B. & o. rail.
road through the Grafton gateway
On Friday. Fourteen trains drew
467 cars of freight and OF that to.
al there we're 290 cars OF coal
Drawn. At midnight there were
T63 cars Of freight moved and OF
that total ESQ cars we're coal
Friday's Loading
Coal loading in the Fairmont re-
seion on Friday totaled 701 cars.
TThe totals were as follows on the
various roads in the region: Mon
oman division, B. & o., AIS cars;
,X5sstorn MARYLAND, 2 cars, Monon.
lga klaC 901 cars.
Total coal loadin gon the Char
leston division E. & o. r. X. on
Eriday was 46 cars while the
mlnes alnog the Monongahela ratI:
way In Pennsylvania loaded "o4
Cars Of coal.
Personal Mention
G.Gsorge S. Bracket, secretary q
Northern West Virginia Coal
perators' Association, leaves Sun
Nv night for Washington, D. G.
Shere tho final arguments will be
Riyen before the Interstate Com
metfTe Commission IN regard to the
Ohio rate case.
Charles D. Barry, chief clerk Of
the Consolidation Coal Company.
Is on a. seevral days visit to rela'
jves In Ohio.
Hero and There
Recently the Lima Coal Co. at
Clay, w. Va. had shipped by e%
press new picking tables to the
mInes, which IS working the Upper
fktaning seam.
q Pittsburgh Franklin Coal CT. re-
.edtly opened a mine ut Gilmcr, w.
va, on the Charleston division. B.
Recently the Eddy Coal Company
complcted It's plant at Harrison,
gEkVa.
A charter has been issud to the
Cucumber Run Coal Co., Conflu.
ouce, Pa. capital $4,000; mining,
Ishipping and preparing coal for
uarket: +. NJ. Farncli. II. F.
IFsfnel, and John Van Sickle OF
The c!ai mos the West Penn
Power CO.. to mineral rights un.
Aiyins 100 acres in tho bed OF
hss Allegheny river in Allegheny
~ b has ben denied by the state
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