The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-17
A CARD.
New ORLEANs A

To the Editor Of the Democrat
In this mornings Democrat n long card M
pears from w. G.. Coyle. Esq. president of tn
Good Intent Tow boat Company. and Others. MI
Coyle errs In stating we exchanged manage
ment. Mr. Coye. being engaged In at endiDl
to his coal business. requested me to act TO
him. and IL my management was not satsfuc
tory to himself and associates be had 1t In hi
, power to have taken charge at any time. TIL
truth is the old mapagers became alarmed a
the popularity | acquired among the shipmas
ters by my obligng DISPOSE ion to attend to al
their wants when ordering steam.
To show what an ancient set of lambs thes.
towboat managers are, | will mention but on.
of the many rascaly transactions they have
been guilty Of Early in February Mr.. W G
Coyle made arrangements with the firm of Silas
Weeks K Co. to tow the steamship Teuonif
from the bar at Port Z Ids to the head of the
pusses for t6ee. the Tottohtt having broken
down. and was then being t,wed from Havana
by steamship Texas. On arrival of the Texas
at the bar. Mr.. Coyle arranged to d4taIn tbs
Teu'onia outside till such time as the agents
would get tired Of keeping the Texas below, &c
as to make them pay s225O for towing the leu
tonia to the city. After Keeping the Texas wait
ing forty hours. Mr.. Coyle made u bargain wi b
her agents to tow the Teutona to the city for
1880 and the managers paid the towboat asso-
citation. For proof OF what hero state refer
to Messrs. Sias Weeks x Co.. who paid the bill
(This Is ono of the ad antages of controlling n
private telegraph lin -
In regard to my being opposed to Capt Eads
having the use OF the telegraph line Mr. Coyle
we'll knows he does not state tho case fairly
The true reason for not depriving Capt Eads
oil the use OF 1t was. Mr.. COyle and associates
were afraid Capt Eads would get the Western
Union to extend their lines to the mouth of the
river.
Having kept daily diary of the dates of con-
versations with the managers In regard to the
jet'y and other busine g. am fully prepared to
refresh their memories In regard to matters
they would like to forget.
In regard to the last charge made by Mr.
Coyle. will state that on the tenth instant the
Towboat Association made a demand on the
Anchor Line to pay over to the TowboHt Asso-
citation the balance claimed to be duo the ASSOC
citation by the Anchor Line. sent the assoca.
ton the following communications
New ORLEANS April IL. 1873.
W. i. Rouby, Esq. Secretary:
Sr-The communication Of the Towboat AS
ISOLATION. OF the tenth instant. was duly re-
ceived. and in regard to the requests of the
Board OF Managers that the Anchor Towboat
Line pay over the balance due by the Anchor
Line. AN un bile to Ind out what balance was
due on April L. 1873. by the Anchor Line, with
out proper statements are rendered me BY the
Towboat Association. l. therefore. request that
the ToWbOat Association render the Anchor
Line full statement OF all up and down tow
ages performed by the Towboat Association
Tor the months of December 1877, and January
February and Marcn. 1878. including all laid up
time for each and every boat in the Towboat
Association. AS am very h,rious to pay over t, |
the TOwboat Association any balance due by |
the Anchor Line. A prompt compliance with |
my request will much oblige yours very re-
spectfully etc.
To this request they have given no answer |
nor have they given the statement asked for |
Toe Good Intent. Flanagan Eclipse and Ocean |
Lines are owing the Towboat Association, for |
laid up time. sl9,36o. tSee seventh article OF CO.
Towboat Association) The An
Choir Line is ready to pay any balance 1t may
owe. but insists that honest statements be /
AS Mr.. Coyle is a man of eminent Christian
Viriues, and originated this controversy it Is to
% supposed he can do nothing wrong Capt.
rhos. Mcclellan is 50 We'll known for truth and
veracity requires no eulogy at my hands. The
mighty having furnished Capt. Leach with a
United quantity of brains. it is not his fault he
1as got no sense. In justice to Capt. Yorke
must state he Is the only respectable towboat
nan / know
Begging the public to pardon me for claiming
70 uch of their attention. promise to claim
heir indulgence no longer. as this communica-
ion finishes what have to say
J. W. BLACK,
Managing Owner Anchor Line.
Port EADs. April Is, 1873.
The undersigned. masters of the Anchor Line
If towboats. hereby certify that they never re-
eived any orders from Mr.. j. W. 81 lck, man
ging owner. to block or in any way obstruct
he bars at the mouth Of the Mississippi river,
'ut, on the contrary. had his explicit and spe-
fal instructions to put every vessel towed down
D sea at the earliest possible moment without
letentlon. F. c. PENDLETON.
Captain Tug Greyhound.
JAS, M. Finn
Captain Tug Mary Lee