, 1881-09-10


The Milwaukee Republican OF yesterday con-
tAlns tho following In reRnrd to m alleged meet
~ o1 tho tug-owncEs and managers OF thfs
pert' "a conference Of Chicago tug-owntra and
mt sfents was huld Wednesday night. which
sat fully attended. 1tatea were Under dis.
eutaioo, nod It was given ont that tho unanl-
NOUS feeling was for an advance to
ia null tariff. Tho movement has been a
0tf slS one. and each manager, owner,
ead tgent, whom spoken 10 alone, ,lfsclait1a the
hsponslblllty Of managing it. There seens to
"a general understanding, howovor. Towing
5aee At Chicago aud this port aFo now 20 per
cent on from the fall tarld, Those rates hro
considered not any too low In comparison With
tlsshta, mud tng1nen OF Chicago Will bo de-
%aaao9d W ntl yosaGl CaptAIne tor taking the
soafse they now contemplate. a talk With tho
@aaaReFso sof tho Milwaukee, tug-iine yesterday
saosed that no attempt would 10 made to raise
.o ue 'o#lns rates at this port this falE, "a the
.Nes now received ars thought 10 be Just In
soapaf1son with frelghts.", No such meeting
"a. % 4 vessel Captain That ss6usinoss was
EaSn eoso,.ESS 80 E%0d ~ shas the ,,. tuemen
tes sss !oHlng, nut tn order to mako It easy for
s ssMte!.o~neTs tH the tugs would ~ to tho Straits
no., WV; ~ a. T. made ittlo difference to them. as
s.a sSus laseltion among Chicago tug men to ad-
ao"6s.1tt afs ta!cs ht present. though 1t ts an un-
Sh'n naSe 1nado my money thns far this aehsun,
Ia 'tS f,a some have actually run In debt. Thosa
bsp fhn,llT twenty 70 thirty moro tugs Ia the river
ns Ea,. Epaa!iea arc scndlng. Or contemplate eend-
ntnoNa ,ts. hero 10 further iacreAso the alnsost
osaes. aens g sso@pet,,ton now existing. Tho tu2,
" nor., down tho lakes. Khen they lesde ia
's''''ed and open,
r., THE rltoMAs l.. PARKER.
u sms'eay. by invitation Of Capt. A. J.. Fitch,
6Inesetta ta! aud gent!ytnAnty ulastGr OF tito mag.
n,ftns sSh9sr n'smsr Th9taas L. parxcr severn!
f. th%%E %a sltlted that vcssBI, whicn was lyknx Ut
psrts WE e.. vet Of tho Atr.Linc EloyNtor. The
HbyCsn,e ess! enown over and tnratgh tho schoon;;
sevspsases esss used in tne building Of Til soxant
IL Se,t ys,ss cF ThS et askss t., %
: ~ ,isaeo ,fisaefs ffsst yc sFst e, &c,
se ssS, lSx t. hss a.Hs Hssa ~ .1p a
s:ssss;.s osss sss's OF cusssss ssstf ra a%s
aaa a .esre ere fss,
Is. tsaesn is a perfect little oottaxe,
T IL .11ssesAa!e nhe sa,'ers s.,artersj /, Ia keep
III slIaF .s.ss md airy end wi!i eo.npase % tavur. %
In es,sthe the oahins Ut Hreat n,al,y schoot.e H.
lvrs besn pottce Of the Parker hos heretu-
setteI 3as.fs description Gnu do the magnificent
10 bs aas.le0 aas0 She muat b. aue,. and uxumEuul
host IN h;ppnITnelatet3. Cupt. Fitch ia nnD Ut tho
nd j".,e etni9ent and abe srn.1sn un tho lukoa
salha Tho,nnn!' n'an t. eotinand aueh flae craft
u t.on AaE4uetts, wheru she Nil tukc on uargo
ote 1or this port,
iRoS-t>RE SHIPMENTS,
tolsl iattao tahle exhibits Ia 4soss tons, the
stston ~ shlpments OF lroll-orc tue prGsoat
Wis H. ~ 10 and Including Aup. III, t,scthaF
sopod,es ,ac'It a3'oaIt shipped during tue cofso.
f%'seA A4Nk Year, J.
Fseana,,. 1881. 1881
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A,s. axok4 rao4 A1uaiaAx, ,e
hai dufseot ~ tessels striving yesterday 4st53tt
~ sasU hour af Wsdos41AY aEfn.