The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-09
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Railroad fpel eE0Rdt4g on the NO
nanEah division, 3, 60. r, R, eon-
ttnnes to run heavy aRd on WednGs-
day aggregated 327 carloads. ntths
first two days OF this week the a.
vision has loaded s72 carloads,
OF Tuesdays loading there we're
1873 cars secured BY the B. e o. 3.
R. and IA ears by foreign carriers.
Some to Curtis Bay.
Curtis Bay shipments on the No
nongah division, B. q Q. r. r. on
Tuesday totaIed ~ cars. There
YER $50 cars Of coal loaded east
and so cars west. =
Coal Movement.
Twenty.four trains dreY IT'S cars
OF freight Of which 604sloAds were
coal east OF Grafton on Tuesday
West of the Mopongah division
there were 229 cars Of frsigh'
moved. .
At midnight there we're S12 loads
OF freight on the division and Of
that number there were 6s5.
Mining Conditions.
Seventy.one mines are ot WoyE
today in the Fairpont region which
is iust.a trifle fewer at work than
yesterday. or these mines at work
there are So on the MononG9b dt.
vision, B. & o.: one on the West.
ern Maryland, and Is on the MO
pongahela.
on the Charleston division, 3. 4
o. r. r., there are nineteen mines
at work while OH the MoponEabels
in Pennsylvania there are 20 mine&
at work.
While there are signs Of a lull 10
production today in. the region the
empty order for today iE fairly
strong. There are 1,17s empties re,
quested while this is less than
Tuesday 1t is quite strong for mid
week. There are 1872 empties or
dered by mines along the MonoR
gah division. B. & o. r. r.: 439 on
the Monongahela in West Virginia
and S on the Western Maryland
Fifty.one euptles are ordered to
day on the Charleston division, r
& o. r. R., while on the Monons9
hela in Pennsylvania there are $40
ordered.
United Mine Workers.
James McCleery, district orEsnt
ger, and Frank Mccartney, district
board member, this morning con
ferrcd in connection with Edward
Matthews. secretary OF sub district
4, with E. S. Mccullough, labor com
missioner. This afternoon MessrS'
McClecry and Mccartney were IN
Rivesville while Mr.. Matthews vas
at Meadow Brook.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Nc
Cleery was in the MorgantoTD
field.
Today Nick Aiello, president Of
sub district 4, and Patrick Buckley,
vice president OF sub district A.
we're at the local office at work.
Two hundred and fifty miners at
tended the gathering on Tuesday
night at Ann9belle. Nick Alello.
president OF cub district I, discussed
working condition and labor mat
ters in general in this country.
Lake Season Ends.
The lake season closed in the
Fairmont region last week. The
last lone car of coal was shipped
to the lake front off the Monon-
gah Division, B. & O. R. R. on
Monday of last week. It is said
that some mines along the Nor
gantown & Wheeling Railway
loaded lake coal after November l.
when 2S cents was added to the
coal carrying rates.
Less to Curtis Bay.
Curtis Bay shipments last week
weakened considerable compared
to the previous week. Last weeks
shipments off the Monongah Di.
vision, B. & 0. R. R. aggregated
800 cars against 548 cars the pre-
vious week. No shipments were
made to other coal piers last week
off the Monongah Division.
More r. r. Fuel.
Railroad loading held its own
on the Monongah Division, B, 4
O. R. z. last week when the total
was 1872 cars or just one car
moro than the previous week. Last
week the B. & O.. secured 6a0 cars
of coal while the foreign carriers
secured 500 cars.
Less Loads Moved.
That the ABANDONMENT of the
railroad strike caused a decrease