The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-22

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treasurer, Hutchinson Coal Co., is
In Philadelphia today.
/ Arch j. straub Pittsburgh,
: Straub-Atkinson Coal & coke Co.,
!! is in Fairmont today.
! G. E. Hutchinson, vice presl-
dent, Hutchinson Coal Co., return.
ed last evening from New York
+. W. Annette. president, Ant
Ter Coal Co., who had been con.
fined to bed for several days with
grip and tonsilltls, is now able to
be about in the house.
Daily r. r. Fuel
Daily railroad fuel loading off
the Monongah division, B. & o.
continued heavy on Tuesday when
1854 cars Of coal were loaded, when
was even fifteen cars heavier than
Mondays railroad fuel loading.
The B. so. yesterday secured
232 cars Of coal. In the past two
days the B. & o. individually
secured 1856 cars of coal. Foreign
carriers have not increased their
shipments.
Railroad fuel loaded off the
Charleston division B. & o. on
Tuesday totaled SO cars Of which
the B. & o. secured II cars.
Daily Shipments
There were 2S cars OF coal 10 lied
to Curtis Bay off the Monon.Sh
division B. & o. on Tuesday whA1
cars went to Arlington Pier.
Eastern loading yesterday eased
up some with 66S loads in that di.
rection against ISL cars on Mon
day. Western coal loading off the
division on Tuesday was IS cars
which was Just a decrease Of six
cars compared to the previous day.
Unconsigned coal loads jumped
on tho division on Tuesday in
creaslng 146 over. night. Today
there were 374 unmoved loads and
there are almost 90 cars OF coke
, unmoyed.
Working Conditions.
Today there are Ill mines work.
ing on the three railroads, which
is 5 more than were active on
Tuesday. OF that number there
were So on the Monongah division,
B. & o., where the mines are
hworking better today than for a
long time. Along the Western
Maryland three mines are busy to.
day, which is Just two less than on
Tuesday.
There are 20 mines with men in
the pits today along the Mononga.
hela Railway.
Twenty.six mines are at work on
the Charleston division, B. & o.,
today while "a are at work along
the Monongahela Railway in
Pennsylvania.
Today's Empties.
Today the mines along the
three railroads ordered 1,449 emp.
ties, or just IS cars less than the
operations ordered on Tuesday.
On the MonOngah division, B. &
o., the plants ordered 975. the
strongest order of the present
week and Sc more than on Tues.
day. A slight ease up is noticed
today on the Western Maryland,
where % empties are ordered to.
day against 147 yesterday. Along
the Monongahela and NJ. & w.
rail ways there are 3S1 emptles or
dercd today or 60 more than yes.
terday.
Mines along the Charleston d..
vision, B. & o., today requested
| 81 emptles while the plants along
the Monongahela Railway in Penn
sylvania ordered 347.
United Mine Workers.
Patrick Buckley, vice president
Of sub district 4, is busy at the
local office today attending affairs
while others are at the miners
convention in Charleston.
The district scale committee is
expected to be appointed at
Charleston today.
Recent heavy pay days swelled
the relief money coming into the
miners by the means OF the check
off. 1t is reported that almost S3''
geo was received in the most re-
cent pay in the region.
Coal Loading
Coal movement off the Monon'
gah division B. & O.. last week
showed that slight bit more coal
was being loaded than the previous
week. For instance, eastern load
ing at 2S49 loads was 50 cars
stronger than the previous week.
Probably the best showing last
week was made to the western
states when 414 cars were loaded
in that direction, which ran 65
cars heavier than the previous
week. Coke loading last week
chiefly went to the east, totaling
9S cars against 90 cars to the west.
| OF the 100 loads produced all but
two cars were moved.
Pier Loading of
Pier business showed no signs
of improvement last week off the
Monongah division B. & o. ae-
gregating 272 cars or Just 16 cars
less than the previous week. 1t
was the poorest week OF March for
Curtis Bay shipments. Arlington
pier shipments, at rs cars proved
to be better than the previous two
weeks.
Railroad Tonnage Easing
Railroad shipments off the Mon
ongah division B. & o. last week
at 1926 cars were. 81 cars short OF
the previous week. Both B. & o.
and foreign roads eased up come
! in their coal requirements. B. &
o. Shipments dropped off IS cars
while foreign roads dropped back
50 cars. Charleston division, B. &
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