The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-03
.G0AL loading IN
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A
tcontnssd from page on.,
but Al cars more than In April,
1920, when acute car shortage was
felt.
Production on the Western Mary
land railway last month was 1900
carr, which was q, $40 cars less than
January, but $40 cars more than
February and 5s6 cars more than
In March. Production last month
was 556 cars shy OF April. 1920.
Charleston division, B. & o. r.
r., last month loaded i ,130 cars OF
coal which vas So cars more than
In March, Sc cars less than In Feb.
ruarg and 54s cars less than in
January.
Fairtnont region last month pro-
duced 1876 cars or $4,000 tons Of
coal. This vas 1856 cars less than
was loaded in the Fairmont region
in March.
Curtis Bay OF.
Curtis Bay shipments OF the Mo.
nongah division, B. & o. r. R., last
month totaled 2,02S cars, which was
S17 cars less the shipments were
In March! 781, less than In Febru.
airy and 1913 cars less than in Jan.
uary. The Curtis Bay consign.
ments were .2,410 cars short OF
April 1920, and ], 121 cars short Of
April, 1919.
Lake shipments in AprIl were
$50 cars, which were 1854 cars less
than April, 1920, and $40 cars short
Of April, 1919. Shipments 10 st.
Georges last month were IS cars,
which was 4f2 cars shy of the total
for March,
n. r. Fuel sIumps.
Railroad fuel loading on the Mo.
nongah division, B. & o. R. r., last
month was 1860 cars shy OF
March; 2,213 cars less than in Feb.
ruary; and 1901 cars shy OF Janu.
airy. The fuel loading fell off 2,007
cars compared to April, 1919, and
1.407 cars shy Of April, 1890.
April's total was 1886 cars.
Weekly Shipments.
Last week there were 49S cars
OF coal shipped to Curtis Bay of
the Monongah division, B. & o. r.
r., which was II cars less than the
previous week.
Lake shipments were 81 cars,
which was 81 cars shy OF the pre-:
yious week. In fact the shipments
to the lakes last week was the poor
est showing since this seasons lake
business began. No coal was sent
to st. Georges last week,
Railroad fuel loading last week
was SAG cars, which was a drop OF
1S5 cars compared to the previous
week. This was 2p4 cars less than
the first week of this month.
Go TO New York.
Brooks Fleming, Jr., Frank r.
Lyon, George 7. Watson and other
officials Of the Consolidation Coal
company, left for New York city
today to join the inspection party
OF that concern, which will leave
there next Saturday. Walton Mil.
Ter, also OF this city, made the trip.
To Attend Hearing
A number of Fairmont coal OBJ
orators who are In Washington,
D. c., today are remaining over in
the capital city until after We'd
nesday because they desire to at
tend the hearing on the Freling-
huysen seasonal rate BILL, which
provides that the secretary Of the
interior act as coal commissioner.
More Inquiries About
Indications arc that there are
more inquiries about recently than
for some time, but all are Of such
low prices that nobody pays much
attention 10 them. About the only
coal loaded now OF any conse-
quence is that on contracts. many
OF which are very low also.
An Oter-the-ycar Inquiry
$4,000 tons at s2.50 for pool GA,
Fairmont gas coal, was afloat to-
day. Many inquiries are about also
but the bulk are for coal at $1.St
and other ridiculously low prices,
Coal Movement
Last week there were 1854 loads
Of freight moved east Of Grafton
OF which 1858 cars were coal.