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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tunga>Bluefield Daily Telegraph<BR>August 31,
1910</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><FONT size=4>EASTERN MOVEMENT OF COAL IS VERY
HEAVY</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><STRONG>Half Million Tons More Dumped Over Lamberts Point Pier
Than Ever Before, Mr. Barrett Says</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=left> F. R. Barrett, of Norfolk, is authority for
the statement that up to the 10th of this month the Norfolk and Western had
dumped over Lamberts Point over 500,000 tons more coal than has been dumped
at the same period in the history of the Lamberts Point pier.</DIV>
<DIV align=left> This record speaks well for the eastern
movement so far this year and shows that the western movement, which has been
enormous, is not the only movement which the Norfolk and Western depends
upon.</DIV>
<DIV align=left> According to semi-official advices the
shipments for the past fifteen days on the railroad have been record breaking
and some trouble has been experienced in getting enough cars to supply the
demand. The outlook at this time is such that it is believed the Norfolk
and Western will equal if not exceed the wonderful record of last month when the
road shipped within seven thousand of a million and a half tons. The cars
during the past month have averaged a smaller tonnage than the month previous
and this may reduce the total although it will be close to the million and a
half mark.</DIV>
<DIV align=left> Every coal agency in the city has a large
number of unfilled lump orders which are slow in filling on account of the lack
of demand for slack and the lack of call for coke, which situation does not seem
to improve, although a healthier movement of coke is expected next month.
If these lump orders could be filled as fast as they come in and assurances
given the market that the business could be taken care of, the Norfolk and
Western would have more than it could handle.</DIV>
<DIV align=left> One feature of the movement which is
noticeable this fall is the lack of wrecks on the road. Last year about
this time the road was having all kinds of trouble and cars were being smashed
up every day. The percentage of cars broken up or smashed this year is
small, thereby adding considerably to the car supply. It has, however,
shown its effect on the shop forces, which are not crowded as they have been in
former years, although the road is hauling more tonnage than ever before in its
history. These little things have a big effect on the earnings of the
company as it is not necessary to keep equipment in the shops.</DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT size=6 face=Script>Gordon
Hamilton</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>