The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-13

empEOS 0fuereQ WINE On tuo
Charleston division, B. & o. r. r.,
there are IS ordered.
Ford TO Buy ceRlroad.
A dispatch from wheeling states
the following: Today at Cincin.
natl on his return from Pikeville,
KY, Henry Ford, millionaire motor
and railroad magnste, accompanied
by q corps OF coal and transports
I ton experts, stated that he was on
his way TO inspect extensive West
Virginia coal mines ann railroad
/ properties that had been offered
him recently, and declared valuable
I as additional investment is to be
operated In connection with his De
ttroit, Toledo and Ironton railroad
with Ohio river terminus at Ports.
mouth, Ohio.
Retailers Getting Il.
Coal tfadeSmen here are reoeiv.
IIng reports from Baltimore and Co.
llumbus, o., in particular which I'M
dictate that the retail coal dealer
is getting more than his share.
This Is q dangerous proceeding with
the Kenyon bills hanging fire, which
threaten government regulation a.
the least and may eventually In.
Yolve other more radical steps,
Coal operators who have large
sums Of money invested are leary
about the high prices being charg.
ed by retailers for soft coal. Most
Of the spot coal here has been sold
for SO a ton and less at the mines
with o freight rate OF SS,43 to Bal
Itimore and freight rate OF 500 to
Columbus. 1t is said that the re-
taller is getting from IS to $40 a
ton. These reports are alarming
to operators who conduct q legii.
mate business year in and year out
on a limited profit.
Daily R. r. Fuel.
Railroad fuel loading OF the MO
nongah division, B. & o., on Wed.
nesday aggregated 276 carloads Of
which the B. & o. secured 1870 cars
and foreign roads, LAG cars.
Wednesdays Shipments.
Curtis Bay shipments on the MO
nonRah division, B. & o. on We'd
nosdav aggregated flfty-tive car
loads. Seven cars OF coal went to
Arlington Pier. A total Of SOL cars
OF coal were loaded east and a
Eastern Movement.
Figures for the past few days
have showed a decided improve
ment in general freight and coal
movement through the Grafton
gateway. In tho first three Gays
OF the week there was an Increase
I OF ACT loads in the general rretgnt
total whilo actual coal figures THIS
week show an increase OF $50 loads.
Twenty-Five trains drew 7le loads
cast OF Grafton on "wednesday OF
which 5T1 cars were coal West on
the division there were 33S loads OF
freight moved. At midnight there
were 772 freight loads on the diyi'
sion bound for the east OF which
$50 cars were coal.
Daily Coal Loading.
A total Of 1,O1s oars Of coalrwere
loaded on the three railroads OF the
/ Fairmont region as follows: MO
nongah division, B. 6 o., $50 cars !:
| Monongahela, 35B cars. No coal
was loaded on the. Western Mary
land yesterday.
On the Charleston division, B. g
O.. there were 70 cars OF coal load.
ed while on the Monongahela IN
Pennsylvania thera were 2s7 cars
Of coal loaded.
Mining Conditions.
n,J,, Al o,tf NJ 1a6 mines are at
work today on the three railroads
IN the Fairmont region. On the
Monongah division, B. & O, there
are 1872 mines down or 4S at WORK;
on the Monongahela there are -
idle or IL at work, while on the
Western Maryland there is only one
ont Of 10 with men in the pits.
Conditions on the Charleston al.
vision. B. & o., have not changed
materially as there are 6s mines
IdIe today or only 10 at WORK.
working conditions on the iMonon.
Rahela IN Pennsylvania struck q
snar today so that there are only
is mines working out OF a posSlDle
Production will not slump much
today compared 10 ySbteIu@S
| DIS cars-iudginE from the emp
ties ordered by the mines today.
ON the three railroads there are
! j 0as empties ordered against 1,Uo1
wednesday.
A slight decline in the aecumu'
lation Of unconsisned loads in the
region wns percePtible today al
though yet there are too many 70
stimulate price levels.
No Clutches Any More.
r. s. Mccullough, labor commits.
sioner, can now navigate without
crutches. He was attended during
his mishap by DR.. e. w. Howard:
Mr., Mccullough today was guest
Of the Clarksburg coal CLUB He
spent yesterday in Elkins
United Mine Workers,
Nick Aiello, president Of sub ais
trict 4, returned yesterday nom
Charleston. 49,
Patrick Buckley, vice presioelt
! Of sub district q, and James Mc.
| Cleary, district organizer, is ~
lLumberport today.
Edward Matthews, secretary q
sub district 4, and Frank McCaFe
hey, are at Mt. Glare.
Nick. Aiello, president OF SUP dls.
- d. St-.SA FrnuT1 TODAY.