The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-07-13
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Yesterday Would Have
Been Lean Day But
For Them

Railroads secured thirty-six per
cent Of the coal tonnage produced
on the Monongah division, B. &
o. R. R. yesterday. The carriers
secured 215 cars out of the sos
cars produced and It certainly
would have been a lean day with
out them.
The B. so. R. R. secured 12s
cars or IS per cent Of that ordered
for railroad fuel on Tuesday. This
was the largest daily consignment
that the B. & o.. system secured
since May 4th, when that figure
was 1913 cars.
Tuesdays Production
A total Of $40 cars Of coal were
loaded in the Fairmont region on
Tuesday. This was against 936
cars Monday; S9S cars the week
before and 1893 cars two week be.
fore. .,..
Mines along the Monongah divis-
ion, b. 6 o. R., R. loaded sos
cars against 72S, cars Monday; ss4
cars the week before ands7s2 cars
two weeks before.
Operation on the on6ngahelsI
.tal1sag ins West Filtgitia o13 Tues
day iodded q 99 cars, which III, u
up 1atffS well vii ftlis Sfai pro !
dfct tenl Of. tlis past eek Or se.
In fact it o Just a bit stroag gst.
This Is against / 65 cars Monday
127 cars a week before and 26l
two weeks before. In the Pennsyls
yania end there were 1s1 cars Of
coal loaded, which was the best
loading since July 7th which was
i227 cars. u
Production. continues to be para
lyzed on the! Western Maryland
railway where eighteen mines arc
down, leaving but one having
miners in the rits today. r
Fifty four mines are idle on the
Charleston division, B. & o. R. r.
today, which is a slight bit better
than Monday and Tuesday wheD
IS and 81 were down. respectively.
Personal Mention
Thomas W. Annette, Of the Ant
ler Coal Company. will leave on
Thursday morning for a trip to
Denver, Colo. He will be gone a
few weeks for the benefit Of his
health:
Samuel D. Brady, OF the Brady
Coal Corporation, is in Pittsburgh.
today on a business trip.
+ East OF Grafton
Twenty-Five trains were moved
on the B. & o. R. R. on TUESDAY
east of Grafton in which there
were 773 loads. The coal loadg
numbered 55S cars. West off the
Monongah division there were 302
loads moved west.
A tota lof 7S0 east bound freight
loads were on the Monongah diyis-
ion this morning. It was estimated
that Of that number there wero
$50 loads Of coal.
Daily Shipments
Both the export and lake ship
ments were off color, yesterday of
the Monongah division, B. & o.
R., r.. The shipments to Curtig
Bay were So cars, while those to
the lakes were AZ cars.
Aitotal OF 545 cars Of coal were
loaded east and so cars west. No
coke was loaded. =
N. w. Va. Tonnage.
Mines. Of Northern West yir.
ginia on Monday loaded 1,14S cars
Of coal. No coal was produced the
week betore-July .4th, but two
weeks before 1,410 cars Of coal
were loaded n
Georges Creek Hit.
= Coal production continues at a
low ebb IN the Georges Creek and
Upper Potomac territory, but a
general feeling exists that an i'm.
proyement in conditions is due by
August, Is. In the Somerset dis,
trtct, lying north Of the local ter.
ritory, and the Connellsvilla dis.
trict, adjoining the Somerset on the
north, production is better than
other districts: Shipments from
this territory over the Baltimore
and Ohio last week averaged 900
loads a day for. the New England
market. ssi7fT
Only about ,150 cars q day are be.
Ing sent from the mines OF tho
Georges Creek and Upper Potomac
fields which 80 about 5aF 20 per cent,
business. Reports Of more mines
closing down come flltering IN 4
Reports are that &c 81 hard az.
urastvelys speal king, To- give coal
away. It isIa market IN which the
buyer rules, and no has h6on llbie
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