The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-07-02
Demand Falls Off With
End Of Strike in
Britain

During the month OF June the
fairmppt region produced 23,727
cars 81 GOAL and SO cars Of coke.
THE production in the region in
June ran 2,26e cars heavier than
the regional production OF May,
which was 2t,46s.
On the Monongah division, B. G.
%. r. q. in June there were 1880
cars OF coal loaded against 1892
In May. on the Monongahela rail.
way In West Virginia there were
1870 cars loaded In June against
5000 cars In May. Along the
Western Maryland railway there
were 2,167 cars Of coal loaded
against /, 122 cars in May. Produc
ton on the Charleston division, 3.
= q OR r., was 1928 cars In June
against 1,010 cars in May. Ton.
mage loaded by the mines along the
onongahela railway In Pennsyl.
wanna In June aggregated 1895 cars
1aEainst 1904 cars In May.
The region as q whole produced
bat $40 more cars in June, 1920,
than last month. June, 1920, the
region produced 1856 cars OF coal
ard $50 cars OF coke. The coke
loading last month OF course was a
way On, On the Monongah diVi.
sion, B. q o. R. r. proper in June,
1870, 1885 cars Of coal were load
Cd or 2,045 cars more OF coal than
was produced last month. On the
tM6nnpgaheln In West Virginia In
June, 1890. there were 4,S65 cars
produe! or sos cars less than was
loaded last month. On the West.
eIp Maryland railway 291 cars of
coal were loaded last month than
IN June, 1890, when the total as.
Eregated 1876.
III June, 1919, the mines along
,the Monongah division, B. & o. Il.
loaded 5000 cars Of coal and
u cars Of coke.
Weekly Production.
Production In the region this
week should run well over the 5000
ear mark. Up to and including Fri.
day tonnage aggregated 4,S42 cars
lnls coal end 10 cars OF coke. On the
Menongah division, B. & o. r. r.
thus far this week 3,457 cars OF
coal and 10 cars OF coke were load.
ed, on the MonongRhela railway In
West Virginia, 965 cars: Western
Maryland, 422 cars. Thus far this
week the Charleston division, B. &
10. 3. r. loaded 224 cars and the
Pennsy end of the Monongahela
Si,04e cars.
with more than 500 cars ordered
!. on the Moppngah division. B. & o.
and 1874 placed In the West Virginia
aud Of the Monongaheia there
Should be at least $50 cars loaded.
mo coal will be loaded on the West.
fefn Maryland today because all
mines are down, II that estimated
,production Is maintained the total
4 Tor the week would run 5,492 cars.
Demand 10 OF Again.
Slnca the export shipments have
been dropped with a rush the de.
Iland for coal is not as pronounced
as II had been. Inquiries are again
fading after there appeared TO bo
some promise Of business.
fridays Shipments.
Curtis Bay shipments of the Mo.
npngah division, B. & o. n. r. on
Friday totaled n cars and those
10 the lakes registered a cipher for
a change, Coal loaded east of tho
division was SS7 cars while tina.
west was 49,.
q Curtis Bay shipments for the
first five days OF this week of the
gi5. q Q. r. R., were 1862. Lake
shipments for the five days aggre.
gated 367 cars.
Lewis Not Present.
John L. Lewis, president OF the
United Mine Workers Of America,
did not attend the field day OBJ.
y servance Of the labor forces at Star
City, Monongalia county, today.
Erred Mooney, Charleston, secre.
tary OF district II, delivered the ad.
dress: Six hundred people heard
The talk.
Beginning at 2 o'clock this after.
noon the field day features started.
No Work Monday
As Monday is Independence day
There will be no work done. Miners
will cas- up all over the region.
gsoal companies because OF the
slaekness Of business are glad for
lull as well as the miners them
selves.
N. w. Va. Tonnage
On Thursday the mines Of North.
srn West Virginia loaded iii cars
81 coal.
\ Regular Pay Days
The Consolidation Coal company
and other coal concerns observed