The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-22

tanned on both the Monougah diTl.
sion. B. & o. r. K and the Weatern
iaryIand but d slight gain was
made on the MononRahein com.
pared to the previous weeIy.
Operations along the Monungah
division p. q o., On Tuesday load.
Cd S92 cars Of coal against 7se cars
last Tuesday and $50 cars two
weeks ago, No coke was produced
on Tuesday. Thus far this week
3 cars Of coke have been loaded on
Along the Monongahela railway
In West Virginia on Tuesday there
were 1853 cars Of coal loaded, which
was the heaviest loading since
June 8, which was 254 cars. Com.
pared to the previous week Tues.
days production was n cars ahead
while It was one car above the daily
production two weeks before.
Coal loading on the Western
Maryland railway on Tuesday was
IS cars against 113 cars on Tues.
day Of last week and 40 cars two
weeks ago.
Forty-slx cars of coal on the
Charleston division yesterday agalst
50 the previous week and sc two
weeks ago
Mining Conditions
Two hundred and eighteen mines
are idle today in the Fairmont re-
gion against 212 yesterday; 2OS on
Monday; 204 week ago and 204
two weeks ago. Seventy-one are
working out of 295 in the rssfon
which are distributed as follows:
6s or five less than yesterday on the
Monongah division; II or one more
on the Monongahela in West Va;
none on the Western Maryland; 20
or two less than yesterday on the
Charleston division; II or three less
on the Monongahela in Pennsylyan-
Ia.
On the Monongah division today
there are 178 mines down against
1854 last Wednesday and 1859 two
weeks ago. Twenty-one are idle on
the MonongaheIa against "a last
week and 20 two weeks ago. West
ern Maryland mines are all idle to-
day while last Wednesday 16 we're
down and 15 two weeks ago. Sixty
six are idle on the Charleston diyi-
sion compared to 70 last week and
70 two weeks ago. In the Pennsy
end Of the Monongahela today there
IS down against SO last week
and 70 two weeks ago. 1t is report
ed that all the Prick coal and coke
operations are down as we'll as thos
OF another concern. Reports from
the Pennsy end report the situation
as very blue. Only five freight
crews were working on the Monon-
gahela last week two less than the
week before which had been thu
dullest for some time.
Unconslgned loads In the region
today are 242 against 191 yesterday.
On the Monongah division there are
165 loads; Monongahela In West
Va. 10; Western Maryland, 81; the
Charleston division, 2S and In the
Pennsy end of the Monongahela
there are 10 unconsigned loads OF
coal and 1OS OF coke.
A Coal Deal
In this mornings issue of the New
Dominion, Morgantown, carried a
deed dated February 81 which is as
follows: "Whyel Coke Co. to
Thomas NJ. While OF Uniontown, Pa.
three tracts of Sewlckley coal in the
Grant district containing 1T, q 1-2
and IS IA acres each. Consideration
S2S,642. the same company to the
same purchaser tract OF 100 acres OF
Sewickley coal in Grant district.
Consideration $15,127.50. Harry
Whyel and wife to Whyel Coke Co.
tract OF SS,746 acres in Grant dis
trict. Consideration S13,311.90.
Raise L. and N. Rates
Increased rates on coal from Ken
tuck mines TO Louisville and Gin
cinnati became effective Thursday
the Interstate commerce commission
refusing to suspend the proposed in
crease. AT the same time Lexing-
ton which had been overcharged, Sc
cured a reduction in rates. The rate
increase prices on all Western Ken
lucky grades by Is cents a ton.
The Fairmont, region was interest
ed in the outcome OF this differen-
tlal fight because by increasing the
L. and N. rates to Cincinnati 1t will
put this region on q more equitable
basis to do business there. the rates
being such that competition has an
opportunity TO develop for the bust