The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-10

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8 o i Il. on Tuoli4y ,ol uAicl
The 2 & C Individually SECURED
lSi cars rlll WAS The he-v.cs
caiiy fnr loading for some time.
Ieesday's Shipments
shipments of the Nonone8h d
risiops p g e, II r. On Tnssdn,
iiclltdef cars to The illls
cars p Curl SIy. Tliere s6r,
Nv CARS loaded sas ana 49, catl
Daily Leaalnn
/ kafmont region on Tues dal
loaded SOC cars Of coal. No cox
was loaded This was against $50
cart on Tuesdly OF last week and
against $50 cars OF coal two weeks
before. i1 I.
Mines along the Monongah diyt
sionI Baltimore and Ohio railroad
on Tuesday loaded 6TS cars agaInst
COZ cars on Tuesday Of last weelf
and 6S1 ears two weeks before,
Operations along the Mononga
hela railway In West Virginia on
Tuesday loaded lsS cars Of coal
against 2Ss cara the. week before
and aS6 cars two weeks before.
Along the Western Maryland
railway ON Tuesday there were II
cars Of coal Aoad0d against % cars
on Tuesday Of last week and SO
cars two weeks before.
Production along the Charleston
division, Baltimore and Ohio rail.
road on Tuesday was IS cars
against 50 cars the week before
and 8b cars two weeks before.
Mines along the Monoaeshela
railway in Pennsylvania on Tues.
day loaded 29S cars Of coal,
Mining Conditions
To-day there are 224 mines idle
in the Fairmont region. There are
1872 down on the Monongah dIvi
sioh, which Is a decided improve.
ment, being the best showing for
about a week, there being sal
emptIes ordered on the division 10.
day. Along the Monongahela rail.
way In West Virginia there are IS
mines idle and 50 in the Pepnsyl'
! vania district, Seventeen mines are
| idle o nthe Western Maryland rail
way and on the Charleston divi,
sion, Baltimore and Ohio railroad
there are eo mines down,
There are 261 uncopsigned loads
IN the region today. OF that there
are 2l1 on the Monolgah division,
B.. & o. R. r.; 5 on the Mononga.
hela In West Virginia and 45 on
the Western Maryland, Uncon,
signed loads on the Monongahela
railway IN Pennsylvania today to.
tai A and unconslgned coke 36. On
the Western Maryland there are
45 and on the Charleston division.
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, 10.
Trade Conditions Here
Following a survey Of local trade
conditions, George 81. Bracket,
Fairmont, secretary OF the North.
ern West Virginia Coal Operators
association, today made the follow.
ing statement:
I'm order to determine as aceu.
rately as possible the effect that
the surrounding low price regions
have upon the coal busfness ii the
Fairmont region the association to.
day made a survey Of the ship.
ments made from mines on the
Monongah division OF the Balti.
more and Ohio railroad company,
which represents between 60 and
20 per cent Of the tonnage moved
today. This survey showed that 95
per cent Of the coal was being
shipped on contract orders and the
5 per cent being moved on spot
business. During the normal times
It Is a well established practice IN
the coal business to have about
50 per cent OF the output under
contract and 80 per cent on stop
market, and the existing conditions
today show that the spot business
is practically going to competing
regions. 81
II was also very Wen known
throughout coal circles that many
coal companies had practically ali
Of their product under contract ut
very reasonable price ali during
last years period Of high prices
and that many Of these companies
lived strictly up to the terms Of
these contracts and supplied coal
regardless Of the higher prices Of
the spot market. These contracts
have undoubtedly been renewed
this spring with the Faifmont ship.
perB, who had the business last
year, out OF considerations Of the
treatment which was given last
year. They unquestionabIy form s5
per cent, OF Fairmont's tonnage al
the present time and all business
coming up from day to day as the
season progresses, is being taken
by competitors Of this district. I.
MorHantown Notea X
R. R. McFall OF the Southern
Fuel company, Is visiting his for.
mer home in New York state,