The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-10

OH Eaes H40RQn 10 9aaH9h1y = De- y "
r. r. yests rday. a total Of $40
cars of coal were loaded east snd
B u west off the diYiaion yesterday.
Coal Movements
Nineteen trains vera drawn eaSt
OF Grafton on the B, q o. r.. 9.
ON Friday IN which theEe were 81 9
.IeadS and Of that aggEee1ta 4sS
vera coal loads. West of the diVts
sion there were 30 GoadS 81
freight moved. At midnight there
were SIT east bound freight loads
OF which 43O were cee1.
Daily RI. Fuel
Ono hundred and eighty carloads
Of railroad fuel were loaded b.
mines along the Monopgah dlyts-
ion, B. q o: r. R. on Friday. OF
that the B. & o. secured SO leads.
Railroads recently hare bAsn &C.
curing more coal. There issa lot Of
strike talk about among the rail.
readers and the carriers IRE prob
ably getting set tor eVentualities,
The loading. however, has been on
e gradual increase during the past
month or two. although the tom
mage is not Of q startling nature.
There Is possibility Of the five
days railroad fuel loading this
week excelling the tonsage secured
by railroads in the SIX last week.
In four days OF this week the rail-
roads secured 9s3 carloads Of
which the B. & o. r, R. secured
L03 cars or 81 per cent o. all Of
the tonnage secured By the carriers
IN the four days.
Some Canadian Business
Recently II is' underBtood that Z
number OF coal companies in the
Falrmont region secured orders for
Canadian business. It is re9nrtcd
that the railroads q Canada are
bGying coal. rrn Of mine is go
ing forth to Canadian points,
Lakes Way OH.
With but five cars OF coal going
to the lakes OF the Monongah d.
vision, B. & o. R. r. 1t is apparent
that this avenue Of escape for sur
plus coal for the Fairment region
ia about cut of: For some time II
was reported that there were SUI
tIcient stocks on the docks to meat
the lake season requirements and
this apparently is now being made
more apparent, :,
Export shipments are way OF
also. With the exception Of 50 cars
Of coal sent to Curtis Bay OF the
Monongah division, B, & o. r, r.
last week this movement has too
been cut on.
Today'S Er1ptIes.
Empties ordered IN the Fairmont
region today aggregate ISL which
is not bad for Saturday. Tbs
Monongah division, B. & %. R. R.,
ordered 495; the MononEahela IN
West Virginia, 24S and the Western
Maryland, 8. The mines along tbs
Charleston division, B. & o. r. Ru
ordered 81 emptIes today while the
operations in the Pennsylvania end
Of the Monongahela requested al,
the biggest order since Tuesday,
Mining Conditions,
Today there are 242 mines idle
In the Fairmont region. OF these
there are 1879 on the MonongRh d.
vision, B. & o. R. R.: Is on the
Monongahela In West Virginia and
II on the Western Maryland
lightweight mines are idle on the
Monongahela In Pennsylvania and
,76 on the Charleston division, B
& 8.
This leaves So mines working
Al on the Monongah division, B. 4
o. r. R.; 10 on the Monongahela
in West Virginia. and Q on the
Western Maryland. Twelve mines
are working today In the PennGyi
yania district of the Monougahela
railway and on the Charleston dt
vision, B. & o, R. R
Just as long as unconsigned loads
exist in the region there can be
no recovery Of price levels, Dead
loads at 529 are higher In the re
gion today than any time since Au'
gust Both when there were $50
There was an increase OF 22s dead
loads over Friday. The uAeoHstgu
ed stuff jumped on the MonopGat
division, B. & o. r. r., from 24S
! yesterday to 426 today. The West
ern Maryland Jumped from 81 to 81
and the Monongahela In West Vir
,ginia from 10 to IS. on the
Charleston division, B. & o. r. r.
] there are Is unconsigned loGdI
against IS yesterday and on the
Monongahela in Pennsylvania 81
Eunconsigned loads Of. ceal and two
/ Of coke, the former increasing
seven cars,
United Mine Workers,
Frank Mccartney. district board
member, is In the ClHrksburg field
today.
James Mccleery, district organi
ger. is in the Morgantown sector
today.
Patrick Buckley, vice president