The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-08
Shrinkage of 75,7OO Tons
on the Eight Railroad
Divisions
IRE !EJyEGT!gN IALK
Similar Action at Charles
ton Said TO be
Considered

Coal mines OF Northern W est VIZ
gin!a last week loaded 324,150 tons
OF coal o.. 75,To0 tons less than the
previous week. Every railroad d.
vision In the northern part of the
state showed sharp falling of ex-
cent one-the Morgantown &
Wheeling raiIway-which showed a
gain Of 1900 tons. Canadian bu5l-
ness and Now York state trade is
said to be factor in stimulating
production along the NJ. & W.
Tonnage produced was as fol-
lows: b. & o. Systcm-Monongah
division-l52 ,05O tons; Charleston
division, 1880 tons: Connells-
vile division, 1900 tons; Cumber.
land division. 1850 tons; Monon
gahela railway, 67,350 tons: Nor
gantown & Wheeling railway, So
O50 tons: Western Maryland sys-
-Helen's Run branch,
1880 tons; Belington & Weaver
branch, 2,150 tons.
Armistlce Day.
Friday is Armistice Day. Tho
fact that It sa legal holiday will
probably mean that the larger mum.
ber Of the mines will be closed or
at least the miners who were in ser.
vice overseas will celebrate the
day.
Just whether the coal companies
will close down tight has not been
announced up until noon today but
probably decision will be reached
a little later In the week.
Hung Up Record.
The Parker Run mine OF the Fair.
mont & Cleveland Coal company
during October loaded more than
60, 900 tons of coal, which Is the
ton8ag ga' It has 4hGls far pro-
duGed on both the. 3. ,&S Q. and Mo-
ncngaheIa railroads n
Wreck on m. G. w. t
Production on the MorSantoTn
& Wheeling railway will drop prob.
ably 80 to 35 cars today because OF
a wreck which occurred on that
road today. Empties could not be,
placed at six OF seven mines today
along Scott's run.
Injunction Talk.
Little new ha sdeveloped in the
Injunction proceeding talk incident:
to Judge Anderson's ruling on the
CHECK oIH." There was report
current in the region that coal
operators in the Southern part OF
the state were considering the mat!
ter of starting similar injunction
proceeding in the federal court OF
Southern West Virginia at Charles
ton, but nothing definite could be
heard in regard to It.
If the question OF Jurisdiction eX-
tends into West Virginia as Judge
Anderson contends that It does
there would be little need for bring
ing n nImllar action which would
simply parallel! tho other suit. An
action brought In this state would
no doubt. result In an appeal by the
miners at the Richmond Circuit
court OF appeals and the same rcd
tapo would result.
All eyes arc fivcd on the Circuit
court Of Appeals ruling at Chicago
on Wednesday Of next week when Il
is expected that the check on VIII
either be held legal or Illegal by
that tribunal.
Daily r. r. Fuel.
An unusually heavy loading OF
railroad fuel was experienced on
the Monongah division, B. & Q. X:
r. on Monday when a total OF 349
cars wa srun up. OF that tho B. &
o. R. r. secured 2O4 cars while for
.eign carriers secured 141 carloads.
Daily Shipments.
Seventy.eight cars Of coal were
shipped to Curtis Bay off the MO
nongah division, B. & o. r. R. on
Monday. No coal went to the other
piers. There were 609 cars OF coal
loaded east and So cars west.
East of Grafton.
A lull naturally came In freight
movmeent on the B. & o. r. +,
through tho Grafton gateway due to
no coal being loaded Sunday On
Monday there were twelve trains
run east OF Grafton In which there
were 44l loads OF which actual coal
was 255 cars. West OF the Monon.
gnh division, there were 351 cars OF
freight loaded west.
AT midnight there were S26 loads
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