The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-02
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PRODUCTION
70 Be LIGHTER.
Miners viii Observe
Labor Day Through
out Region

Indications point to the produc.
ton in the Fairmont region slump,
ing slightly this week For the
first four days Of the week the re,
Elon loaded 3,083 cars OF coal on
the three railroads, or 355 cars shy
four days Of last week.
Production on the Monongah ID,
vision, B. & o. r. r., for the first
four days OF the week Is 1895 cars
against 2,016, which is about hold,
ing its own as Is the Monongahela
IN West Virginia, which loaded
1,015 cars in four days or "a cars
less than the corresponding days
Of last week.
The worst slump is on the West
ern Maryland which has but 70 cara
loaded thus far this week compared
to 333 cars during the first four
days Of last week. With 118 emp.
ties ordered today on the Western
Maryland the production may pick
up some and the week may round
out better than present loading fig.
~ 70 "CAAN A40SS6SC'
Daily Shipments.
Shipments opened up to Curtia
Bay OF the Monongah division, B.
& o. R. R., on Thursday when Is
cars went to that pier. There had
been lull in this type Of shipments
recently. Lake shipments drew q
blank yesterday. but seven cars Of
a4o1 want - c. HnnTUahC
Daily Loading.
Coal loading on the Monongah
division, B. & Q. R. R., on Thurs.
day aggregated TAO cars. No coke
was loaded. This was the best
coal loading that the region had
since Monday. when the aggregate
was 1,021 cars.
Mines on the Monongah divis-
ion 3. & q. R. R. loaded 481
cars; the Monongahela in West
Virginia, 25S and a mine on the
Western Maryland loaded one cal
Operations along the Charles
ton division. B. & o. R. r., on
Thursday loaded IS cars of coal
while those on the Monongahela
railway in Pennsylvania loaded
1872 cars of coal.
Mining Conditions
Two hundred and thirty.one
mines are idle today in the Fair.
mont region. Sixty three mines
are working today. This is the
beast number of mines down since
August 18th when there were 228
idle.
On the Monongah division, B. &
o, r. R. today there are 48 work.
ing and on the Monongahela rail-
way in West Virginia 10 have men
in the PITS. There are five opera
tons working on the Western
Maryland today, (which is the
largest number at work at one time
since April 81, when six mines
worked. On the Charleston d.
visio nB. & o. R. r. there are
nine mines working while on the
in Pennsylvania
there are II mines working.
on the Monongah division, B. &
o. R. R. there are 1872 mines
down; on the Monongahela railway
In West Virginia, rs; on the West
ern Maryland IA; Charleston divi-
sion B. & o. II; Monongahela in
Pennsylvania. 83.
Unconsigned loads in the Fair
mont region today number 473 OF
which z are coke. This is % more
than yesterday. On the Monon-
gah division. B. &. D. r. r., there
are 377 unconsigned loads Of which
Z are coke while there are 448 on
the Monongahela in West Virginia
aaud 48 on the Western Maryland.
Sixteen unconsigned loads are on
the Charleston division, B. &. O.
R. r. and 80 unconsigned loads OF
coal and 10 unconsigned loads OF
coke are in the Pennsylvania end
of the Monongahela railway.
United Mine Workers
James McCleary, district organ
liver. is in the Morgantown field
today.
Edward Matthews, secretary OF
sub-district 4, is at Jamison No. 8
today.
No Mining Monday
Labor Day will be observed gen
orally in the Fairmont field next
and no coal will be loaded.
A series OF celebrations have been
arranged for.
Empies Ordered
Mines in the Fairmont region to-
day ordered s57 empties. Opera
tons on the Monongah division, B.
& o. R. R., ordered 467 empties;
those on the Monongahela in West
Virginia, 272. and mines on the
western Maryland, lit.
Operations along the Charleston
division, B. & o. R, R., ordered so
while those on the Mon
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