The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-25
Cars Ordered for Today
Indicate Continued
Activity

was export consIgnments, came
tnlp the field all at one. time. Spot
price conditions are tagging just as
much as ever and the temporary
spurt has not pu any pep" into
prices. Quite a number Of trades
men think it is foolish to dispose
of Goa at such low prices, believing
their product is worth more in the
ground when 1t Is sold at a oss' just
for the sake Of doing business.
Not a little coal has been going
out Of the region recently due to
mine headings being cleared out
and operating companies planning
to be set full tilt when the idustry
RECEIVERS.
Production on the Mouongah di-
vision. B. & o. R. R. at 500 cars
was the best showing since May
18th when 933 cars Of coal were
loaded. Fora Friday the loading is
probably one Of the best on record.
With s13 cars ordered by the
mines alon gthe Monongah division
of the B. & OR. R. today the
most ACTIVITY for a Saturday for a
long period of time was indicated.
Even on Saturdays when the in
dustry is in fine fettle there is a
tendency TO ease up and seldom
does the order for empties reach SO
close to the 1000 mark.
r Curtis Bay Heavy
With 399 cars OF coal being
shipped to Curtis Bayy off the
Moongah division B. & o. R. r.
on Friday the heaviest daily ship.
ment was made to Curtis Bay. The
previous 1921 daily record was
.379 cars on May Q. This IS one OF
the very heaviest days the region
ever had 20! Curtis Bay even In the
palmy hands when export business
abounded. ID
Lake shipments yesterday were
35, cars. Coal loaded east was 716
cars and westiS7.
WeeklyslLoadin
Up to and including Fridays ton.
mage the Fairmont region this week
loaded 1878 cars Of coal, which is
distributed as follows: Monongah
division, B. & o. r. R., 1926 cars;
Monongahela In West Virginia, L..
OIL cars; Western Maryland, 251
cars. The region today should
produce at least 750 cars, which
run the regional weekly total up
to 5,36S cars.
Have Resumed Work.
On Friday the Hudson Coal com.
pany resumed operations at It's
mine at Tucker, Harrison county.
Forty miners were at work Friday.
Loading Unusual.
Mines on the Weaver & Beling.
ton branch of the Western Mary
land railroad Of the Western Mary.
land system, appears to have been
producing more coal in some weeks
since the early part Of May than
they did in 1920. Compared to the
average week from May to Novem.
ber, 1920. the spur loaded $3.50
tons, while twice in seven weeks
commencing May Z this year The
operations loaded more than TO-.
900 tons. These weeks were May
Z. which was 10,100 tons and the
week ending May 81, which was
1850 tons. Last week 9,050 tons
Of coal were loaded.
This is the only. railroad in
Northern West Virginia which has
stood up as well although last
week the Western Maryland's
Helen's Run,Wyatt spurs loaded
2S,100 tons or more than the 1920
average, which was $3.50 tons.
II is understood that the Brydon
interests are loading railroad fuel
on the Weaver branch, presumably
b.. G o.. fuel, which has swelled
production somewhat.
In the Weston Section.
The Brewer-Harrison Coal com.
.pany. which has, its plant located
two miles east OF Weston, Is report.
ed to be loading some Redstone
coal at its operation. The mine is
under development and recently the
first coal was shipped from It. The
operation is located along the
Pickens branch Of the B. & o. R. R.
Within the past few weeks the
Mudlick Coal company, which has
a mine under development on the
Louis Bennett estate, one mile
south Of Weston, began to load
some coal. This mine is located
on the Richwoodt branch Of the B.
q o. R. R., the Redstone seam be-
ing worked.
In Region Today.
c. L. Bail, Pittsburgh, Pioneer
Coal and Coke company, Is in the
region today.
Going to the Fight.
Harry B.. Clark, Kenna Clark and
John A. Clark, Jr,, OF the Clark IN.
terests, Attorney Frank @. Hay.
mond and ]. H. Baker win leaye
next week for. Jersey to witness
tho Dempsey Carpenter bout.
f on the Sick List.
E.. s. McC Cullough, labor commits.
sioner OF the Northern West YIrs
gtnla Coal Operators Assoctat tion,
Itgs siRdiBposed at the family resi-.
dence, 81 CASTOR avenue. He SUI.
fers with acute indigestion and has
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