The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-06
JEWS AND STATISTICS OF THE FAIRM0NT" COAL REGION

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sion Baltimore and Ohio railroad
there are 204 minek down today OF
SO at work; Monographs 20 down
or 6 at work. Western Maryland,
19 down or none ct work. On the
Charleston division, Baltimore and
Ohio railroad there are Is mines
idle or 10 at work and on the
Monongahela railway in Pennsyl.
vania there are 81 mines idle or 10
at work.
I Unconsigned loads In the region
today number 1854 Of which II arc
coke. On the Monongah division;
Baltimore and Ohio railroad there
are 254 Of which IL are coke: 26
on the Monongahela in West Wiz.
gina and 70 on the Western Mary.
land. On the Charleston division,
Baltimore and Ohio railroad there
are II and on the Monongahela in
Pennsylvania there are 10 uncon.
signed loads Of coal and 80 uncon.
signed loads OF coke.
Closed Big Contract
This morning ]. q. Gaskill, pres
tdent and A. j. saltzer, general
manager The Southern Coal cor.
poratIon, received a telegram at
their offices in the peveny build.
ing closing a deal for $4,000 tons
OF pool 1, Pennsylvania coal. This
comes from the non.union fields In
Clarified county, Pa. The con.
tract was closed with a Philadel.
phia concern and the price paid
was $3.50 a gross ton.
Both Messrs Gaskill and SaltSer
were active ID closing the deal,
particularly Mr.. Saltzer, who spent
considerable time In the East for
the purpose OF swinging the deal.
Mr.. Saltzer, who was formerly con-
nected with the fuel department Of
the New York Central railroad, is
a fuel engineer Of ability and is
well acquainted with that end Of
the business as we'll as being we'll
known by the trade In certain east
ern and western centers.
AS far as the Fairmont region is
concerned there appears to be
nothing doing on the way Of new
business. Contracts coming in II
any must be very limited because
there appearance in coal circles is
not known. About the only bust.
ness afloat Just now when the
trading is limited appears to be
swinging to the non.union fields.
Personal Mention
Benjamin Bissell. Baltimore, gen.
eral manager Of the Century Coal
company, who has operations at
Century, w. Va, was q business
visitor to Fairmont today.
Samuel D. Brady OF the Brady
Coal corporation, arrived home
from business trip to Boston this
morning.
coal interests, left this afternoon
for Mountain. Lake Park, Md. He
spent Friday and portion Of to
day In this city
The friends of Chester G. Shinn
chief clerk to Vice President Lyon
and assistant to President Fleming
will be pleased to learn that he
has left the hospital and is now
able to be about.
John Oliver Caldwell, chief clerk
Of the Northern West Virginia
Coal Operators association, left
tbs afternoon for Pittsburgh to at
tend the reunion Of the S0th (Blue
Ridge) division.
Daily Shipments
Daily shipments off the Monon-
gah division on Friday totaled 2
cars to Curtis Bay and "a to the
lakes. There were 315 cars Of coal
loaded east and SO west.
Daily r. r. Fuel
A total Of 101 cars OF railroad
fuel were loaded on the Monongah
division on Friday, OF that the
ID & o secured IS cars and for
eign roads the remainder.
Fridays Production
Production in the Farimont re-
gion on FGriday aggregated $50
cars OF coal which is one OF the
lowest daily production on record
this year with one exception, on
June IS, when 42S cars were loaded
No coke was loaded on Friday.
Mines along the Monongah 'divi-
sion on Friday loaded 3T4 cars of