The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-06
COAL OUTPUT
FELL OFF LAST
VEEK|N.REG|ON.
Two Hundred and One
Mines Are Idle in
Region Today.

Coal loading last week in the
Fairmont region fell of 1851 cars
compared to the previous week.
Inasmuch as Monday was Memorial
Day the five days production was
expected to run less, but the aver.
Fage daily production based on the
number OF working days shows
that last week was of considera.
bly,.
Last week there were S4S cars a
day produced in the region over a
five day average while the previous
week there fere 999 cars daily on
a six day average.
Tonnage last week was as fol-
lows: Monongah division, 1881
cars of which u cars were coke,
which ran 1,453 cars less than the
previous week: Monongahela in
West Virginia, 1,146 cars, which
was 223 cars short Of the previous
week; Western Maryland, 406 cars,
showing decrease OF as cars COM
pared to the previous week;
Charleston division, B. & o. R. r.,
2S6 cars against 312 cars the pre-.
vious week; Monongahela in Penn.
sylvania, Sal cars or a drop OF 275
cars of the previous week.
Last weeks regional production
at 4,243 cars was 1,171 cars short
lof the production OF the first week
in June, 1920. The production on
the Monongah division, B. & o.,
was 4,101 cars; Monongahela in
West Virginia, 794; Western Mary.
land, 519 cars, while the Pennsyl-
II-vania end of the Monongahela pro-
duced 1905 cars.
According to the information
gathered here the railroads are
easing up in their buying, which is
probably caused by the operating
snd curtailing the buying. Some
purchasing agents have bought
about fifty per cent. OF their re-
quirements and would venture sew.
enty.five per cent, but are re.
strained from doing It lntil bust
ness picks up. Some purchasing
agents believe that next winter the
railroads$wi be Obliged to pay
from s$S to $3.75 for spot coal in
the open market. " Il.
Is In Washington.
a meeting OF the government re-.
lasions committee Of the National
Coal Association is meeting today
in Washington, D. @. C. II. Jen.
kins, secretary and treasurer OF the
Hutchinson Coal company, is in at.
tendance at,%the meeting. Since
the last session OF the National
Coal Association Mr.. Jenkins was
appointed a member of this i'm.
portant committee. J. s. Bradley,
Dundon, ". Va, who was elected
president Of the National Coal AS
sociation, had been chairman Of
the committee.
Personal Mention.
t. w. Annette, Antler Coal com.
pany. has returned from a trip to
Detroit, Mich.
Paul Hamilton, Antler Coal com.
pany, has returned from a trip to
Philadelphia.
East Of Grafton.
Twenty-six trains were moved
east Of Grafton on Saturday on the
B. & o. R. R. They carried S37
loads OF which 622 cars were coal.
West off the Monongah division
there were 416 loads drawn.
Seven trains east OF Grafton
drew 231 loads on Sunday. No coal
was moved that day. A total Of
165 loads were drawn west OF the
Monongah division. This morning
there were 40 east bound loads un-
moved of which $50 cars were coal.
Daily R. R. Fuel.
Eighty-two cars OF coal were Sc.
cured by the railroads Of the Mo.
nongah division, B. & o. R. R., on
Saturday. This was all foreign
fuel, the B. 6 o. R. R. securing
none.
Saturdays Shipments.
Seventy-four cars OF coal were
shipped to Curtis Bay and eighteen
to the lakes. OF the Monongah divi.
sion, B. & o. R. R., on Saturday.
East there were $50 cars loaded
on Saturday OF the Monongah d.
vision, while western coal loading
was Al cars. No coke was loaded.
Daily Shipments.
A total Of 67S cars Of coal were
loaded in the Fairmont region on
Saturday. The previous week the
region loaded 775 cars.
Mines along the Monongah divi.
sion. B. & o. R. R., on Saturday
loaded 401 cars Of coal against 4S4
cars the previous week.
Operations along the Mononga-
hela railway in West Virginia load
ed 1908 cars OF coal on Saturday.
against 221 cars the previous week.
Mines in the Pennsylvania district
loaded 1853 cars against 162 cars the
previous week.
Coal loading on-the Western
Maryland railway on Saturday was
"a cars against 70 the previous
week.
A total OF "a cars Of coal were.
loaded on the Charleston division.
B. & o. r. R., on Saturday. ON
Saturday, May 2Sth, there were 26
cars Of coal loaded.
Mining Conditions.
This week starts with 201 mines
idle In the Fairmont region. Last