The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-14
NEW ORLEANS, April 10, 1878.


Capt. James B. Eads:
Sir-In the morning papere appears COM
municHt on emanating from You which 30 serf-
Uusly reflects on me- not only as the manager
OF the Anchor Line of towboats. but az CT izen
of New Orleans having o. the Inter
prompt notice al my hands. A mere recapitu-
lation Of facts. think. will entirely exonorate
me fr, m all completely in any such attempts as
In The first place. was not the manager of the
associated towboats during the months Il Feb
president Of the Good latent Gomrany taho
was the manager). under his directions. You
having gone into the towage business with the
sition to IT, g regular towboat IN panies sever
III meetings were held In regard to adopting
measures to protect the interests of The ASSOC
At these meetings all the managefs we're we're
F i,snt na ae 0ss sn optnb T Esasb Of
EcIipse line. and Cap. Tom McLellan. Of the
Ocean line. and at these meetings l was in
a u M the atng o
block the jetty bar with the first deep draft ship
that was sent TO sea, Capt. Geo. Mcclellan hav-
to the manner in which it could be- done. At
once fearing such an attempt might be made
gave my own captains instructioDsto put every
tention. The best refutrtion that can be made
to this slnnderous charge is the undisputed
TACT that while was manager, or acting man
reuer ,cas blocked" 1t can DO easily proved
that when the old worn out boats OF the old
lines abandoned vessels on the bar at night.
being unable to get them to sea. the boats
OF my line THE Anchor) laid by them until they
put them out 10 sea. The presidents and
agents Of all the old lines of towboats have
time and again expressed themselves he, tile
20 the jetty improvements and have in all
ways possible endeavored to defeat the i'm
Provements. and two Of the parties. to my own
your credit in bank and r only for The "a aSo vowed
purpose OF delaying the work until you could
Line" through false representations, was si in
duced to join the associated tovboats. and my
withdrawal on the first Of April indicates the
composed Of such boats as to render their In
dependent opposition To-, be dreaded 1t may
not be generally known that the two telegraph
and city are under the control Of the Good In
tent Line and Ocean Line towboats. and that
fsless q ter Taa ss s qny IN he IN
cisiDg me right to send only such messages
over their wires as they may supervise and see
AZ. but in all cases refusing to send any message
opp sifion boat Is to be fhS opsd that the
s merchants O. this city may be induced to take
Union Telegraph Company to extend their lines
% one OF The most important points in the
ay Sat hDi II hay have S oy to
ness and liberaliIy. Of the associated tow
boats when they have no opposition TO
enable them to Judge between US. The 'Anohor
Line. ls IN opposition. will stay in opposition.
gardless 81 any and all attempts to crush her
out. whether 6rnanating from the ASSOCIATION
alnes OF tnwboats or any other source: And l
Will further sta Q that the very act OF the asso-
citation referred to In this commun ieation has
been one OF the principal causes Tor my with
drawing from same. VIZ"
Respectfully yours. J. w. BLACK
Managing Owner Anchor Line.