The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-05
''Very Satisfactory" Says
Local Operators Lake
Reduction On t.
.HEAVE Daddy L0AD!NG.
Largest In Fairnont Re-
gion Since January 19.
Other News

Other News
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Very satisfactory results were
obtained yesterday in the confer
enee between the coal operators.
and the senate Interstate Com
merce Commission committee at
Washington, D. c., declared G. H.
Jenkins, Fatront. director Of The
National Coal Association. who re-
turned today fro the capital city.
The government OFFICIALS have
shown q disposition to cooperate
rather than regulate.
ut Is believed that, the rFreling5,
huysen; seasonal rate bill will be
SO drafted that object tlonable feat.
ITO the industry will be ommit-
ted. sue has the creation Of coal
commissioner in the person Of tie
secretary of the interior.
United States Senator Elkins
presented the West Virginia oper-
ators, after asking that a provision
be made to the bill to eliminate
assigned cars. G. n. Jenkins was
then called upon to make certain.
statements in regard to assigned
tcars and he was followed by
George s. Bracket, Fairmont, sec.
retary Of the Northern West vir+,
tglnla Coal Operators Association,
who gave detailed data. TssH.
Watkins. New York city, also testi-.
fled against the use OF assigned
feature. b,
It is planned, according TO the.
Fairmonters, to have the assign
ed car provision mad Z: a. portion on
the Fansp Ma On a aet i IFhi eIl VIII
haEe to amend ed In order 20.
bril- iris about. 4
Daily Production Gis
K Fairmont region on Wednesday
produced 013 cars OF coal, which
Is the heaviest production since
January 18th.
y On the Monongah division, B. &
o: r. R. there were 7s7 cars OF
coal loaded on Wednesday, which
proved to be the strongest loading
since January 10Th, which was eos
cars. The daily loading was swell
ed yesterday due to. the heavy
shipments to hetlakes, a fair-sized
consignment to Curtis Bay and a
boost in railroad fuel loading.
Along the Monongahela railway
In West Virginia yesterday there
were 179 cars OF coal loaded,
which was the best daily loading
since April 29th.
On the Western Maryland rail-
way yesterday there were 81 cars
Of coal, which shows further signs
of weakening compared with the
daily tonnage reports of the be-
ginning Of the week as well as
with last weeks production.
Mines along the Charleston di-
vision, B. 6 o. R, R. on wednes-
day loaded IA cars OF coal, which
was the lowest daily production
total since April 2, when 1t was Is
cars.
N. W. Va. Production
a total Of 962 cars of coal were
loaded OF the railroads Of North
ern est Virginia on Tuesday, This.
was against S34 cars on Tuesday
Of lastsweek.
New Lakes Rates On
Commencing at t12:01 o'clock on
Wednesday morning the new lake
rate was on the Monongah divis-
ion, B. & o. r. R. and as a result
125 cars were shipped there by
The Consolidation Coal Company.
There was some doubt as to
when the new rate would be ef-
fective because us late as luesday
the matter was not decided. Tues
day evening the Interstate Com.
merce Commission overruled all
coplaints and directed the reduced
rates to go into effect Wednesday,.
The objection was raised by GER
tain coal tradesmen at the lake
front who had heavy stocks at the
lakes. They contended that to re-
duce the rates would effect them
greatly financially.
Case On Yesterday
Testimony In the action Of the
operators OF Northern West ylr-
ginla located along the Mononga-
hela and Morgantown & Kingwood
railways against the F. & L. E. P.
r. r., Monongahela and Morgan
town g Kingwood railways were
continued on Wednesday. Among
the witnesses were g. B. Kerr,
Morgantown;J s. Cameron, Browns.
yille, Pa, and W. H. Riley. traf.
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