The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-29
Heaviest Daily Coal Load.
ing Friday at 1882
Carloads
.Bi.0NS9L INSPECTION
Two Hundred Cars Of
Coal Shipped to Cur
tbs Bay Friday

Coal loading in the Fairmont re
zion this week has been keepinl
10 well although 1T probably vii
nun several hundred cafs
lshort Of the previous week,
For the first five days Of this
week the mines loaded 5652 carl
bt coal as follows: Monongah d
vision b. & O. R, r., 5249 carsi
I6nongahela 204S cars: Western
Maryland, 355 cars. Mines on inc
ieJharieston division. r. & o..
ioaded 1863 cars of coal while the
mines along the Monongahela rail-
way in Pennsylvania loaded 1861
Cars.
q; Production on tho Mononsah d
Vision B. g. o. will show a LOSE
vi etf,yral hundred cars compared
q sso last week. The Weston Mary
ataud will be Just half dozen cars
CIV OF breaking even with las'
week. The MonoDgahela wilt
: hold its own and probably show
gain Of 100 cars or more A slight
jnorease will nlSo bel noticed OF
TIE Charleston division while the
j tonnage Ia the Pennsylvania end
az the Monongahela railway will
vary little from last month.
iFjmpties orderU1 today show up
strong, totallng 1900 on these rail
roads; Monongah Division, B &
COS, 75S; Western Maryland, IS,
Monongahela, 464.
Heaviest Daily Tonnage
Judging from Fridays loading
the calling Off OF the strike has
had little effect on:coal production
lhei;atse more Hoar was loaded yes
terday than any day in 1921. The
nearest approach to- Fridays heavy
tonnage SsaR October 10th When
1877 cars of ;-cosl were loaded.
Coal loading In the Falrmont re-
gEcn on Friday aggregated 1882
carloads Of which 20 cars were
loaded on the Monopgah Division
n. & q. r.: r. ;;.:S4 cars on the
western Maryland and 4S6 cars
on the Mohongahela railway
Coal loading struck a new gait
on the MonongAhola Railway in
west Virginia oh Friday when ass
cars Of coal we're loaded. which is
ttei heaviest daily shipment on re.
cord. The former record was es.
tablished on Monday OF this week
when 431 cars Of coal were loaded.
Tonnage loaded on the Western
Maryland Railway on Friday total
eli 81 carloads. Il
The coal loading on the Charles
ton division. B. & o. r. Il. on
Friday was 81 cars. Mines on the
AIonon gahela railway in Pennsyl'
aania on Friday loaded S75 cars
Of coal
Is Consol. Inspection.
Commencing Monday, October
Gath, brief inspection "trip Of some
OF the Consolidation Coal company
Operating properties was made by
New York friends OF the company.
some of the directors of the com.
n pany and Brooks Fleming, Jr., as
ctstant to the president. A trip
& was made to Van Lear and jenkins.
Kentucky, where properties were
inspected and mines visited; and
on Thursday, the. 9Th. the West
Virginia division was visited. The
: marty arrived at Clarlsshurg at IL
a. m. on the 9th, visiting mines in
that vicinity, thence to Wyatt and
Ida May and Carolina, and then to
FAirnont for few hours, at which
place automobiles were taken to
the Pennsylvania division, the party
s,heing accompanied by F. r. Lyon,
vice president OF the Consolidation
Coal company, and .Tusca Morris,
chief counsel Of tho West Virginia
division. The Pennsylvania prop.
critics and mines we're inspected
and the Maryland division visited
on Friday, the 2Sth, the party re
turning to New York Friday night
from CuInb erland, and those from
FaIrmont retmnlng here late Fri
day evening
Mr.. prennen Here.
Everett Bremen, Blktns, presi.
Dent 81, the West Virginia Coal and
Coke company, was in Fatrmont
fyesterda lay. - - II. -.
\ Makes Coal Test. - u. I. {,
Dr. Z. @, White OF West Virginia
+ University, and state geoloGtst for
this state, Was here yesterday test
81 Ii gthe product Of the D. T.. s., Coal
company's plant at Sunshine, where
he was shown through the mine by
6ftdolalB OF the company Much In.
terest Is being cantered by: local
peopIe IN the restftts OF the test.
Mining School.
4 itty.two students attended the
E'sirn1ont mining extension school
IsSt evening at the portable school
ding at the FaIrmont high
s6h6oIs -Four new. members Joined
tho clSBs:i n. ], Asbcraftt Grant
ON, ind Joseph. Connolly, Grant
row, both employed BY the New.
England sFual and ssTrlnBportatlo ion
company Harry; Guy Essy1lle,t
ffmont aud Cleveland; Coal CONF
and Carl Rpdo Baxter, Nj
81 Railway company. n
IsGgt night tho class discussed
carbon Inonoxide and 1t ssourcesi
81 Decentralization In a mine, which
of mine fires, explosions,
pl1 fltS blasting and gasoline 10.
Hives the latter cause. how.