The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-18
PRODUCTION Of
COAL N REGION
NASI8I0.GARS
One Hundred and Sixty
Mines Are Idle
Today

Production OF coal in the Fair.
mont region yesterday fell some.
what short OF Mondays production.
Yesterdays was $40 cars against
S92 for Monday, a failing on Of So
cars. Production In the Charles
ton division yesterday was SO cars.
Mines along the Monongah diyi.
sion yesterday loaded s15 cars Of
coal and coke. OF this COS were
coal and seven cars coke. This is
a falling of OF 1903 cars on the di.
vision.
West Virginia mines along the
Monongahela railway yesterday
loaded 1875 cars, an increase OF Is
cars over Mondays loading.
Mines on the Western Maryland
loaded yesterday So cars. This Is
q clear gain of SO as there were
none loaded yesterday along that
line.
Pennsylvania mines on the No.
nongahela railway loaded 1863 cars.
East Of Grafton.
The B. and o. moved east Of
Grafton yesterday 81 trains draw
ing 67S loads. OF these SAG cars
were coal and there were "a emp.
ties.
Daily Shipments.
Shipments TO Curtis BaV yester
day jumped to 234 cars, and in.
crease Of IS loads over Monday.
Canton Pier got one car yesterday.
Shipments to the lakes were 13
cars, a falling OF OF 9S cars as com.
pared with Mondays shipments.
Daily r. r. Fuel.
Railroad fuel shipments yester.
day on the Monongah division were
200 cars, an increase OF 10 cars as
compared with Mondays ship.
ments. The B. and o, received six
cars yesterday a falling of Of rs
cars on the shipments Of the pre-.
vious day.
Mines Idle.
On the Monongah division there
are 100 mines idle today. On the.
Monongahela railway 20 are idle.
and is mines idle on the Western
Maryland today. This makes a to-
tai Of 1913 mines idle in the Fair.
mont region today.
unconslgned Loads.
There are a total Of 1856 uncon.
signed loads in the region today.
These are divided: Monongaheia
railway, IS, Western Maryland II,
and Monongah division 179.
Cars In the Region.
Cars available in the region to.
day number 1870. There are $50
on the Western Maryland, 100 on
the Monongahela railway. and 1920
on the Monongah division. The
Monongahela railway will have a
cars availability percentage of 100.
for tomorrow.
official Here.
]. D. Shaffer, travelling passen.
ger agent for the @. M. and s. T.
p, was In Fairmont today solicit
ing business.
Mine Being Improved.
The Bethlehem Mines corpora.
ton mines in Barrackville are be-
Ing improved extensively. Two
fans are being installed one to be
electrically driven and the other
steam driven. This Is to guard
against accidents II anything should
go wrong with either power. T. r.
Johns, OF Heilboro, Pa, general
manager Of the Bethlehem Mines
Corporation, Is III Fairmont look.
ing after the Bethlehem interests
here.
Charters Granted.
These charters have been grant.
ed to coal companies by the secre.
tary Of state at Charleston:
Sand Hill Coal company, Fair
mont, ". Va; capital, $4,000: in.
corporators, A. D. Evans, J. G.
shinn, Tusca Morris, Pearl Morris
and AIDA Moore, all Of Fairmont.
Ellington Coal company, Wheel
Ing, W. Va; capital, $4,000; in.
corporators, Harry Dornan, Wheels
Ing; E. e. Sells, Elm Grove: Har.
yey H. Mcdonald, Harry H. Nc
Donald ard Harry Davis. all Of
West Alexandria, Pa.
The charter OF the Sandy Run
Coal company. Morgantown, j. p.
Wolfe, president, has been dis.
solved.
Coal companies increasing their
capitalization in this section arc as
follows:
Forest Coal company, Fairmont,
H. w. Showalter, president, from
100000 to 100000.
South Penn Coal company, Nor
gantown, T. B. Henderson, presi-
dent, from 5000 to 100000.
Elm Grove Mining company,
Cleveland, o., James A. Paisley,
president, from 100000 TO $4,000.
900.
MISUNDERSTANDING Coal com.
pany, Wellsburg, w. Va, ]. A. Dahl.
burg. president, from $4,000 to
$4,000.
woodland Coal company, Scott
dale, Pa, Charles H. Loucks, presi.