The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-05
SHIPMENTS 0FF
BEFORE STRIKE
Total Decrease Of 1850
Tons Shown During
Last Week

Coal shipments last week in.
Northern West Virginia showed a
decided cut compared to the week
before. The shortage was 1850.
tons compared 10 the week ending
.MaSch %. The total shipments last
week were 2ss,sOO tons.
Shipments by divisions were as
follows: B. & o.-Monongah. 49,.
$50 tons; Charleston, 1850 tons;
.Comelfsyille, $3.50 tons; Cumber.
land, 14,100 tons; Western Mary.
land-Belington & Weaver, 1890.
tons; Wyatt.Helen's Run, $3.50
tons; Monongahela, $3.50 tons;
NJ. & w, 1890 tons.
Daily Shipments.
ON the Monongah Division, B, &
o.. on Tuesday, there were a mum.
Der OF unconsigned coal loads
moved. Curtis Bay for, a change
ran, a 100 car shipment. but Arline.
ton Pier continues 10 be no factor
In pier business at the stage OF the
game.
A total of 22s cars OF coal we're
loaded east and 12 west. Coke load
ing totalled 20 cars on the Monon.
gah Division, B. & o., on Tuesday,
and all but one car OF this was
moved. 16 cars going east and three
cars west.
unconsianed Loads.
Last night there were 915t uncon.
signed loads OF coal and SO uncon.
signed loads Of coke. This Is a crt
in dead loads OF almost 300 since
April J.. but plenty OF coal Is yet
under load down the line. thou
sands being there in the aggregate.
Coal Movement.
Eleven trains were drawn eastEof
Grafton on the B. & o. yesterday,
in which there were AIS loads OF
freight drawn OF which 259 cars
were coal. To the west there We're
'23T loads Of freight because Ii
cars were coal. On the division
this morning, there were 410 east
bound loads unmoved OF which 2sS.
ears were coal.
on Monday, thirteen trains were
drawn composed OF. 49S carloads,
OF which 202 were coal. To the
west there were 2S3 cars OF freight
moved.
in the Region
E. j. Dills, Pittsburgh Of the
International Fuel & Iron Corpor-
alton, was a business visitor with
Howard w. Showaiter of the Din-
mond Coal Co. in this city yester-
day.
Meeting Postponed
The first meeting of the credi-
tors OF the Diamond Fuel Co.,
which was called for New York
City on April Z, has been postpon.
ed indefinitely. This Is -due to an
appeal being made by the
bot interests which are in.
yolved in the litigation, contend
ing the solvency Of the concern.
Law & McCrne, Clarksburg, at
torneys, practically represent all Of
the creditors In the case.
Today's Empties
Today the mines at work on the
Division B. & o. have
ordered So cars; those on the
Monongahela a, but none were or
dered on the Western Maryland.
Mines on, the Charleston Division,
B. & o. ordered so empties while
the non-union mines along the
Monongahela in Pennsylvania or.
dered 141.
Twenty five empties were order
ed by mines at work on the NJ, &
K. Railway.
United Mine Workers
Mex Aiello, president OF sub
district 4. and Robert Peters. sec.
Of subdtstrict 4, are in
Clarksburg today, attending the
Buzzard trial.
Frank Mccartney, district boara
member, leaves this afternoon for
Charleston to attend a meeting OF
the district board.
Scott Reese. district board mem
Der. leaves Clarksburg tonight for
Charleston to attend the meeting
of the district board.
Patrick Buckley, vice president
OF sub district 4, and Mike Kov-
president of local 1643,
Monongah, will go 10 the Morgan
town section today.