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

ness that put on growth during
the present depression in the eoei
trades has been railroad fuel load
ing. OF the lonongah division. 3,
& o. r r during July 4171 cars
Of railroad fuel were stipped This
was agatnst is4s cars during June.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
itself last month secured 1854 cars
OF railroad fuel or 81 per cent Of
all Of the railroad fuel loaded on
the honongah division last month.
In July, 1890 the railroad ship
ments were 7761 while in July,
1913, they were 6oss cars.
Curtis Bay Off
During the month OF July the
shipments TO Curtis Bay off the
Monongah division Stotaled 1910
carloads aaginst s407 carstn June.
This Is against 44S9 cars in July,
1920, while in July, 1913. they were
S13l cars.
Lakes Improve Little
.. Lake shipments Off the Mon.
ongah division. Baltimore and Ohio
railroad during July. totaled l746
carloads against sf7o6 in June OF
a gain OF 40 cars over last month.
In July, 1920, there were 1870 cars
shipped 10 the lakes or 126 cars
less than last month, while in July
1919, the lake. shipments off the
division were 20S5 cars.
Eastern Trade
Conditions In the east have not
mended sufficiently as yet to slim.
Mate eastern shipnens of the
Monongah division. Last month
there were II ,113 cars Of coal
loaded east and 1854 cars west. or
course some OF these loads are yet
on the mo bill" list.
Coal Movement
General freight movement on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad east
of Grafton during July aggregated
1898 carloads. OF which 13,026
cars were coal. or course all OF the
coal moved did not all originate
In the Fairmont region or on the
,Monongah division.
Have "unele DAM Howard
The most recent Issue OF So.
wards Journal, which came out on
Saturday carries a cut and sketch
Of Uncle Dam Howard, Clarks.
burg, the well.known coal operator
and broker. His friends have dis.
covered that he is a product OF
the Emerald Isle, but was kicked
out when a lad and thus saved the
trouble Of taking sides on the
Irish question.
Lands Contract
]. Clark Evans, sales manager
of the Fairmont Mining Machinery
company. returned Saturday night
from a business trip to southern
West Virginia, where he obtained
contract for a 100000 tipple
equipment from the Puritan Coal
company, Williamson. The equip.
ment will handle 1000 tons a day,
the Winifrede and Thacker seams
on the Kentucky side OF the river.
Rates PreJudlelal
Freight rates on bltuminous coal
from Illinois mines in the Fulton.
Peoria, third vein, Springfield and
Belleyille districts and from the SO.
called inner group OF mines to DIES.
tinatiops in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan,
Nebraska, Kansas; North Dakota,
South Dakota and Missouri were
found by the Interstate Commerce
commission to be unduly prejudi.
cial in many cases when compared
to rates from. other points Of ORR
gin to the same destinations.
Rates to the northwest were
found to- be prejddicial to the ex.
tent that from the third vein mines
they are less than seventy cents
lower per ton than the rates from
southern Illinois districts to the
same territory and from the
Springfield district to the extent
that they are less than thirty cents
lower and from the BelIville dis.
trict to the extent that they are
less than thirty cents lower and
from the Belleville district to the
extent that they are less than ten
cents lower.
Rates from the Fulton Peoria dis.
trict to certain points In Iowa were
found to be prejudicial in that they
are less than seventy cents lower
per ton than the rate from the
southern Illinois district and less
than forty cents lower a ton than
the rate from the Springfield dis.
trict.
Rates from mines in the inner
group to st. Louis and points in
Missouri and southern Iowa, ex.
cept Missouri river cities, to which
the traffic moves through st. Louis
were held to unduly prejudicial to
the extent that they were less than
22.5 cents lower per ton than the
rates from mines in the southern
Illinois group to the same destina.
tons.
$50, 600 improvements
The Morgantown New Dominion
today states that the Rosedale Coal
Company viii expend $4,000 within
the next few weeks improving its
property, mine /, at Vaudeville,
Monongalia county. The improve
ments, which consist of an all+steel
tipple increased sidings, new