Coal shipments to lakes squeeze markets in West Virginia
High volatile mines in southern West Virginia faced service order No. 10 requiring 15 percent of output bound for the lakes. Without extra cars, lake shipments took up to one third of daily loads, reducing exports and inland supplies. Prices climbed as scarcity widened, with export coal reaching 15 dollars per ton. Logan field alone supplied a third of its 10,000 ton weekly production.
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One
Ohio
West Virginia
Lake Res
Peter
Paul
Tidewater
Logan
Coal Trade Review and Production Outlook Amid Transport Shortages
The report notes a coal output near 185000 tons due to constrained transport. Railroads and lake needs reduced shipments, especially Kanawha, causing a Tidewater embargo on high volatile coal. Export prices jumped to 15 dollars a ton while inland prices rose. Gulf field mines operated about half capacity, Viginia roads reached eighty percent. Gulf field exempt from service order 10.
Record coal output in Pocahontas and Tug River regions rises
For two weeks July production in the Pocahontas region set yearly records, with weekly totals exceeding 350 thousand tons and over fifty thousand tons in the last two weeks of the war era. Labor apathy and a near-eliminated car shortage shaped gains and losses across Norfolk and Western fields as miners’ willingness to work lagged behind car availability.
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Norfolk and Western
Thacker
Pocahontas
Tug River
Mingo
Williamson
Labor Strife Eases in Thacker District Coal Fields
The Thacker district shows improving output with 57 300 tons in the last week of July up from the prior week. United Mine Workers efforts have peaked with no new gains and the strike appears broken as Kentucky troops and West Virginia state police maintain order. Production resumes and the Pocahontas, Clinch Valley and Virginia fields edge toward normal levels amid lingering labor shortages and car supply improvements.
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Thacker
United Mine Workers of America
Kentucky
West Virginia
Pond Creek
Norfolk and Western
Clinch Valley
Norfolk and Western Territory
Virginia
Pocahontas
United States Geological Survey
State May Mine Own Coal For Penitentiary
The state of West Virginia may open its own coal mine on the state prison farm at Big Creek in Marshall County to supply the penitentiary at lower cost. About sixty five acres hold a four foot vein and Pittsburg vein, with current annual fuel costs for the penitentiary between 10000 and 12000 dollars. The July 579000 tons of coal are available and could last sixty five years. sanction from the safe board of control has been granted to sink a shaft.
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West Virginia
Big Creek
Marshall County
Pittsburg
Safe Board of Control
West Virginia Mine Official Returns to Bethel Operations
W J Heatherman former WV mines chief and recent Cleveland Cliffs general manager at Bethel WV has recovered from an operation and will resume charge of operations there. A note mentions a rare green diamond from Queen Mary's collection that has never been set.
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W. J. Heatherman
Department of Mines of
West Virginia
Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company
Bethel
W. Va
Queen Mary
New River Mines Struggle With Car Shortage Output Falls
Mines in the New River field operated on about half time last week due to a severe car shortage. Chesapeake and Ohio provided no more than half the needed cars, with roughly fifty percent availability. Output averaged around 20 000 tons daily, not exceeding 25 000 tons, as exports declined and prices rose.
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Chesapeake and Ohio
Gulf Field
New River Field
Lakes
New River
Newport News
Navy
New England
West Virginia
New River District
Coal Shortage Deepens in the Panhandle Railcar Woes Grow
The northern panhandle faced a worsening coal shortage as Service Order 10 diverted rail cars to the lakes. Operators report a drop from a planned 100 percent car supply to about half, depleting local mines’ output and leaving other markets without commercial fuel.
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Northern
Panhandle
Scarce coal risks wider industrial disruption
The passage notes severe coal shortages in the panhandle with much coal diverted to lakes. Operators fear continued car supply shortages could trigger a broad halt in industrial activity due to inadequate transportation service.
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Panhandle
Bonds for Sale by Rock District Board of Education
The Rock district Mercer county West Virginia board of education will sell to the highest bidder on August 16 1920 two hundred thousand dollars of school building bonds five fifteen years interest five and one half percent in denominations of five hundred ninety dollars sealed bids will be received for all or any part until 12 noon August 16 J C Burton president M R Dodd secretary B of Ed Aug 3 16th
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Board of Education of
Rock District
Mercer County
W. Va
J. C. Burton
M. R. Dodd
Confusion Over New West Virginia Shipment Order
Large confusion arose in northern West Virginia at the start of last week about the meaning of a shipment order to the lake. Compliance was limited on the first day or two as readers awaited continued details on Page Thirteen.
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West Virginia
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Coal Trade Review
Kanawha
Winding Gulf Field
Thacker District
Cincinnati
Superior Supply CO
Bluefield, W. VA
Graham, Virginia
Isaac T. Mann
A. J. McBride
Asst
C. Ll. Alexander
James Ellwood Jones
Thomas F. Farrell
Hl. R. Hawthorne
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Pocahontas” Coal
Great Lake
Cacahontas Fuel Company Incorporated
United States
Pocahontas Coalfield
Pocahontas Fuel Company, Incorporated
Pocaahontas
Broadway
New York
Norfolk
Main St
Boston
Mass
Board of Trade
Traction
Portland
Maine
Pocahontas Wharf
Moulton Street
Bluefield
New Bedford
Hillman Street
Atlantic
Lambert's Point
Bewall’s Point
Wating
Great Lakes
Sandusky
Toledo
Evans & Reid, Ltd
Leadenhall St
London
E. C
England
Henry Coe & Clerics
Piazza & Matteo
Pocahontas Fuel Co., Inc
New York City
Watkins, Scott
A. B.C
Western Union
Lieber
W. VA. Armature CO. Electrical Contractors
Armature
A. L. Smith
Mar
American Armature and
Mullens, W. Va
Matoaka, W. Va
R. H. Crozier
Lake & Export Goal Corporation
Pocahontas Field
Coal and Coke Building
Bluefield,w Va
West Virginia Coal Company
Booker
West Va
Bluefield Coal and Coke Company
Law & Commerce
Bluefield, West Va
Kentenia Coal Company
C. A. Clyborne District
Bluefield Typewriter Exchange
Bland Street
Edison-Dick Mimeograph
Royal and Corona
Burgess Electric Company
Bluefield Insurance Agency
General Insurance
Sterling Hardware
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