The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-30
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at work than there had been for
some weeks. The Monongahela has
sped up some with II mines at
work out Of SO, averaging almost
half of the mines on that road,
Two mines area working on the
Western Maryland today, but with
the meagre empty order today
there is nothing to predict better
working conditions on this line OF
as favorable as the other roads
with the start Of the week although
it may develop that way later.
Although more mines are work
ing either full or partial time to-
day than early last week this does
not indicate algreater production
for today as only 500. empties are
requested today compared TO 11oI
last Monday, showing a shrinkage
of 17S empties.
With "a mines idle on the
Charleston division, B. & O., OF
10 at work, conditions there have
not improved greatly. Twenty.
two mines are at work on the
Monongahela railway in Pennsyl.
vania today. On the Charleston
division "a empties were ordered
today while on the MOnongahela
in Pennsylvania the empty orders
was 273 cars or a slight decrease
over last Monday.
Personal Mention.
Howard ". Showalter, Diamond
Coal Co, has returned from a bus.
mess trip to Washington, D.. C.
C. D. Robinson, Robinson Coal
Co., has returned from Baltimore
1t is understood that his brother,
&c. L Robinson, Winchester, W,
Va, shows few signs Of improve.
ment.
N. W. Va. Production.
Mines Of Northern West Vir-
ginia last week loaded 5757 cars
Of coal or a gain Of $50 ears over
the previous week. Production on
the Monongah division. B. & O.,
was 2,6T2 cars or a drop Of 204
cars compared to last week. The
Monongahela and Morgantown &
Wheeling j. Railway collectively
loaded 1915 ears Of coal or a gain
Of "A cars over the previous week.
Operations on tho Western Mary
land railway last week at 493 cars
showed a gain Of 1872 carloads.
On the Pennsylvania end Of tho
Monongaheia railway last week
.1,720 cars Of coal was LOADED or
showing n gain OF 1888 cars over
the. previous week.
Saturdays. Loading, :
Production in northern West
Virginia Saturday aggregated 764
cars and was as follows: B. & o.,
Monengalt division, 315 cars;
Charleston division, 80 cars; Con:
%nellsvtlle division, 2 cars; Cumber-
land division, 81 cars; Mouonga-
hela, ISL cars; Morgantown &
Kingwood, 16 cars; Morgantown &
Wheeling, 100 cars; Western.
Maryland, Belington & Weaver, Is
cars; Wyatt elen's Run, SS cars.
Coal Movement.
In streaks the coal movement
was better during the latter part
of the week, especially Sunday, on
the B. & o. through the Grafton
gateway. Sixteen trains drew 544
freight loads east of Grafton on
Saturday Of which a33 cars were
coal loads. To the west 321 freight
loads were moved.
Twenty trains were drawn over
the mountains on Sunday in which
GAL loads were drawn Of which 415
were coal, West there were 255
freight loads moved. AT midnight
513 freight loads were moved Of
which $40 cars were coal.
100 Cars to Curtis Bay.
One hundred cars Of coal were
shipped to Curtis Bay of the Mon
ongah division, B. & o. on Satur-
day and five cars were loaded to
Arlington Pier. To the cast 26e.
cars Of coal were loaded and to
the. west 80 cars. Seven cars of.
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