The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-22

competition the trade in the east
Is shot to pieces.
The first seven months Of this
year on the Monongah division,
Baltimore md Ohio railroad,
show that ss,s53 cars Of coal and
1852 cars Of coke were loaded.
During the first seven months Of
1919, which got a particularly bad
start, there were 11l6sS cars OF
coal and sss cars Of coke loaded
or 111,735 cars more than this year.
In 1920 the mines along the Mon.
ongah division produced 12s,9s8
cars Of coal and 1850 cars Of coke
or 32.o45 cas- more than this year.
March and April were the low.
eat production months Of 1921,
they having been 1902 and H..
87s, respectively. Due to a TEN.
porary boost IN exports due to tho
miner" strike In Great Britain the
totals for juno and July were
boosed, the former having been
1880 cars, the highest Of the year
with the exception Of January,
which was 1850 cars and July's
tonnage was 1853 cars,
Personal Mention
Brooks Fleming, Jr., assistant
to the president, the Consollda tIon
Coal company, returned this morn.
ing from a trip to New York city
q. T. Kelley Of tie Pine Bluff
Coal company, returned on satur.
day from a several days trip to
Atlantic City.
Floyd ]. Patton Of the Patton
Coal company returned on Friday
night from a motor trip to Baltl.
more,
George s. Bracket. Fatrnont.
secretary Of the Northern West
Virginia Coal Operators sssocia.
ton. returned from a trip to New
York city on Saturday night.
j. o. Caldwell, chief clerk Of
the Northern West Virginia Coal
Operators association, was on a
motor trip to Pittsburgh on Sun.
day.
Operators Meetings
The Northern West Virginia
Coal Operators association will
hold a meeting at Deer Park, Md,
on Tuesday morning at II
o'clock.
Directors will meet at 10 o'clock
on Wednesday morning.
r. R. Fuel Loading
Only sixty four cars Of coal
were loaded off the MononEah d..
vision, Baltimore and Ohio rail-.
road on Saturday. The Baltimore
and Ohio did not secure any coal
Saturday.
Saturdays Shipments
Saturdays shipments of the
Monongah division. Baltimore and
Ohio railroad included Il cars Of
coal to Curtis Bay. There were nc
lake shipments on Saturday
There we're 1Ss cars OF coal
loaded east and 12 cars west. Nc
coke was loaded.
against him, he appealed the case
Saturdays Loading
Coal loadin gin the Fairmont
region on Saturday aggregated
AIS cars. No coke was loaded. OF
the Monongah division, Baltimore
and Ohio railroad there were 2O'
cars Of coal. loaded and on the
Monongahela railway In West Viz
ginia there we're 91s cars pro
dueed. The mines along the West
ern Maryland railway on Safer
day did not load a car OF coal
Along the Charleston division, D
& 0. railroad on Saturday, there
were 81 cars Of coal loaded, II
the Pennsylvania district, Monon,
gahela railway. there were II2
cars OF coal loaded on Saturday
Mining Conditions
The week tSarts with 224 mine,
idle in the Fairmont region or 81
operations working. On the Mon,
ongah division, B. & o. railroad
there are 1873 mines idle or II
working and IT'S empt!es are or
dered for today. On the Monorsa,
hela in West Virginia there are
IS empties down or 10 work with
2s4 empties ordered, while IN the
Pennsylyania end there are 76
i'd or 81 working with 1879 empties
ordered. On the Western Maryland
there are IS mines idle or one at
work with 20 !empttes ordered.