Virginian in 1912--Two items: Coal shipments, Slides

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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Sun., April 7, 1912

VIRGINIAN COAL SHIPMENTS
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Nearly Three Hundred Thousand Net Tons Hauled Over Road In February.
Following is a statement of coal shipments in net tons from mines along the Virginian Railway for the month of February:
    Gulf Smokeless Coal Co.                        39,803
    Pemberton Coal & Coke Co.
        (Affinity)                                             4,444
    Pemberton Coal & Coke Co. 
        (Big Stick)                                           8,276
    Winding Gulf Colliery Co.                        7,258
    Bailey-Wood Coal Co.                          14,996
    Herbert Collieries Co.                              6,985
    E. E. White Coal Co. (Glen White)        27,543
    E. E. White Coal Co. (Stotesbury)         13,290
    Slab Fork Coal Co.                               28,552
    MacAlpin Coal Co.                               20,660
    Gulf Coal Co.                                          6,043
    Lynwin Coal Co.                                     6,501
    New River Collieries Co.                       27,450
    Loup Creek Colliery Co.                        23,216
    White Oak Railway Co.                         36,144
    Kanawha, Glen Jean & Eastern
        R. R. via Pax                                      42,880

        Total                                                294,041

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PRINCETON DAY BY DAY
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Numerous Slides on Virginian
    This week has been very unfortunate for the Virginian Railway on account of the numerous slides.  On Thursday another enormous slide fell into the track near the summit of the Alleghenies, catching passenger train No.13 on its way west, thus blocking it from Roanoke, while another heavy slide near Ingleside prevented it from reaching this place.  In consequence two transfers were made Friday and yesterday between Princeton and Roanoke, while the express is said to have been shipped around on the Norfolk and Western, reaching this place by way of Matoaka.  The road will be cleared up by this evening, provided no other slides occur.  The Princeton yards and all sidings west of here are filled to overflowing with loaded coal trains, ready to move at the instant the line is clear.
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Gordon Hamilton
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