The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-03
Sley Coal On SCOTS
uIls Sells For $3.50
Per Acre
10 CARS YESTERDAY
10 Hundred and Fifty
Mines Are Idle
Today

nSics lions are that coal loading
7eels In the Fairmont region
ID slump probably 400 to $50 cars
fom Yed 20 last week. The region
duftn the first five days OF the
has loaded 3,793 cars OF coal,
G04 cars less than all Of last
sssk With 500 empties ordered in
don today there should prob
l6ly he; from 500 TO SOC cars loaded.
1888 cars OF coal loaded
of the Monongah division,
o. r. r., must load 302 cars
81 today In order to equal last
waSl tonnage. On the Mononga.
Sls railway in West Virginia the
tonnage win shrink and 1t will be
mess saFy for the operations TO load
8 ears to equal last weeks heavy
TONNAGE. which cannot be done. The
abilities are that the district
fll run 300 cars short OF last
Wsek's production.
"a decrease VIII also fbe noticed
N the Western Maryland railway
tonnage this week, which Will run
$50 TO 900 cars shy OF last week.
Including Friday loading the mines
IA i've days had total production
81 Ia cars and the prospects were
100 additional cars would be
insded today. A loss in tonnage
win also be recorded on the
Charleston division, B. & o. R. r,
Mines IN the Pennsylvania end OF
AIonpngahela railway must load
Ira OF coal today in order to
equal last weeks tonnage, but as
onsY 1es were ordered this cannot
be done. The shrinkage will prooa'
bly, be 100 cars or less.
Buys Coal Land
According to a deed filed at the
offfce Of the county clerk Of Mo
nongalk county at Morgantown yes
tsrday the Diamond Coal Company
has purchased from l.. S. Brock
Il tract OF &c. 6 acres Of Sewtckly coal
afong SCOTS Run for 100000. The
II purchase price Is $3.50 an acre
which As regarded a right fair
psiee for sewiekly. The coal land
Is located on the run and is avail
able for immediate operation.
At Deer Park, Md.
@. n jenkins, secretary anc
treasurer of The Hutchinson Coal
Company, went to Deer Park, Nd,
sterday afternoon, where he will
spend the week end.
Daily r, r. Fuel.
Railroads secured 105 cars Of
coal along the Monongah division
IA n O r. r., yesterday Of which
tIaE b. q o. r. r, secured 26 cars
Foreign carriers got the remain
I'd 10 carloads.
Coal Movement.
Twenty trains on the B. & o. r
"a moved 664 loads east Of Orator
IN Friday OF which 440 cars ars
coal West OF the Monongah diyi
sion there were s26 cars OF Goa
moved. At midnight there wert
$50 loads on the Monongah division
81 which 4s0 cars were coal.
on Thursday there were twenty
enc trains moved east OF Grafton
r. which 6Ss loads we're moved o
witch 511 cars we're coal. Yves
81 the Mononglh division. 2. & Q
r there were 4s3 loads of freigh
moved west.
Fridays Shipments.
Shipments made of the Monon
gs.h division, B. & o. r. F., OF
Friday consisted of IS cars OF Goa
Is Curtis Bay and S cars TO tht
iakes. No coal was shipped to th'
lakes.
There were S07 cars OF coal load
"a east and 81 cars west OF the Mo
.nongah division
iIs Daily Loading
total OF 10 cars of coal wert
lo6ded in the Fairmont region OF
Friday. This was Just 80 cars shy
81 thursdays loading in the re
sion,
There were 33s cars Of Goa
loaded on the Monongah division
a. q %. r. R.; 274 on the Monon
"A gan la in West Virginia and es OF
St1e Western Maryland, Operation