The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-10
REPORTS SHOW
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hibits prodteertug and while this
feature is not approved Of by coal
tradesmen the element Of govern
ment regulation Is not taken vita
grace because OF far-reaching eff
feet that it may enter into. 1t Is
I proposed that the profits OF opera
tors, jobbers and retailers be
limited to a certain number of
cents per ton on a graduated scale.
The bill provides penalties by the
way Of fines and imprisonment for
violation.
The second bill is intended for
the control OF the coal industry
and advances indicate that 1t fol-
lows somewhat the lines Of the
Calder bill.
40 Cars Gained.
Coal loading In the Falrmont re-
gion last week aggregated 5,299
cars on the three railroads in the
/ region, which was '440 cars more
than the previous week, and the
best showing for some weeks, which
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ond week In October, 1918, and 81
1879 cars less than the second week
OF October, 1920, which. however,
was an unusually good coal year.
Mines along the Monongah divi.
sion. B. & o., loaded 1877 cars
which was 1879 cars more than the
previous week, which was the best
showing for month or more. The
loading on the Monongahcla was
1887 cars, which was the best
weekly loading In 1921 running 237
cars stronger than the previous
week. Tonnage loaded on the
Western Maryland was 335 cars or
81 cars better than the previous
week and the best showing for some
weeks.
Production on the Monongahela
in Pennsylvania at 1874 was 81
cars shy of the previous week
while the tonnage loaded on the
Charleston division, B. & O., last
week at 316 carloads was so cars
more than the previous week. which
was tho best showing also for some
weeks.
Curtis Bay Better.
Shipments to Curtis Bay on the
liz. & o. took decided brace on
Saturday when lat cars OF coal were
sent to that coal pier. No coal
shipments to Arlington Pier or the
lakes. however.
A total of AT cars of coal were
loaded east and 80 west en- the Mo-
nongah division.
Daily r. r. Shipments.
Coal shipments to the railroads
of the Monongah division consist
ed Of 100 cars. OF that total there
were 25 cars OF coal shipped to the
lib. & o. while foreign business ag.
greguted 95 carloads.
! East Of Grafton.
There has been some improve
ment in tho coal movement through
! the Grafton gateway during the
past few days. In fact the last two
! Sundays there has been some coal
moving. This really was discon-
! tirued for three or four months
when the coal business was at the
lowest ebb. These, while, small In.
dications of Improvement are steps
! in the right direction and are strnws
that show that an ease up in the
business depression is close at
hand.
freight were moved over the Allie
ghenies east of Grafton on Friday,
A, Saturday and Sunday, an average
OF 1000 loads day. OF the exact
figure, 1924 loads, there were 1,701
/ loads Of coal.
twenty-five trains drew 745 loads
of freight on Friday of which $50
cars were coal. The general freight
movement west aggregated 1853
cars. Saturday even ran stronger
with twenty-three trains and 791
loads OF freight moved of which 573
cars were coal. To the west there
were 1913 cars Of freight moved. On
Sunday there were also twenty.
three moved east OF Grafton in
which there were 1853 cars OF
freight moved and OF that 573 cars
were coal. West of the division
there were 277 loads moved. At
midnight Sunday there were 226
east bound freight loads Of which
$50 cars wore coal. The Sunday
movement was the strongest on
similar days for long time.
Saturdays Loading.
Not since Saturday, July 2, when
the region produced $50 cars OF
coal, did the coal tonnage reach any
such figure on a Saturday as 1t did
on Saturday OF last week, when 765
cars Of coal were loaded. Usually
the loading is weak on Saturday.
especially since the depression hit
the industry, but II Saturdays load
ing is any Indication It would seem
to indicate that business is on the
mend.
sion, B, & o., loaded 447 cars Of
coal; those on the Monongahela
266 cars and operations along the
Western Maryland, So cars. Opera
tIons along the Monongahela in
Pennsylvania loaded 312 cars OF
coal, which was among the heavi-
est Of the yegT, equalling the daily
loading Of September 29th. which
was the strongest since January
10Th. when 1928 cars Of coal were
loaded, Operations along the
Charleston division, B. & O.. on
Saturday loaded &c cars Of coal.
The Fairmont coal industry was
we'll represented at the w. v. o..
pIt+ football game at Pittsburgh