St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-02
ARMY TRANSPORTATION.
Bids for Missouri River Transit Open
ed at Army Headquarters.

Bids were oped yesterday by Lieut.. Colonel
James NJ. Moore, assisted by Lieut.. A. B..
johnson, A. D. c., at the Office of the Chief
Quartormaster, Fort Smelling. A number of
steamboat men were present, among whom
were Commodore S. B. Coulson, of Yankton,
D. T., D. Maratta, of Bismarck, D. t., John
H. Charles, of Sioux City, Iowa, j. P. Baker,
OF Bismarck, D. T., Fred T. Evans, of Sioux
City, Iowa, R. F. Voolfolk, of Bismarck, D..
T., w. B. Jordon and E. D. Comings, of st.
Paul.
The following bids were opened for trans
portation on the Missouri river, between
Yankton and Bismarck, D. T..
E. D. Comings, st. Paul, officers, 5 cents
per mile, each; enlisted man, prisoner of
war or authorized employe, cents per mile,
each; horses, mules or cattle, 5 cents per
mile, each; stores, 4219 cents per 100 pounds
per 100 miles.
R. F. Voolfolk, Bismarck, officers, cents
per mile, each; enlisted man, prisoner of
war or authorized employe; 81 cents per
mile, each; horses mules or cattle, 4 cents
per mile, each; stores, 421s cents per
100 pounds per 100 miles.
T. c. Power, Chicago, officers, 5 cents per
mile, each; enlisted man, prisoner of war or
authorized employe, cents per mile, each !;
horses, mules or cattle, 5 cents per mile,
each; stores, 80 40 cents per 100 pounds
per 100 miles.
Transportation on the Missouri river be-
tween Fort A. Lincoln, D. T., and Benton,
NJ. T.
E. D. Comings, ST. PAUL. Officers AZ cents
per mile each; enlisted man, prisoner OF
war or authorized employe, 4 cents per mile
each; horses, mules or cattle, 5 cents per
mile, each; stores, 261@ cents per 100 lbs.
per 100 miles.
s. B. Cowlson, Yankton: Officers, 5 cents
per mile, each; enlisted man, prisoner of
war or authorized employe, 3% cents per
mile, each; horses, mules or cattle, g cents
per mile, each; stores, "a q cents per 100 lbs.
per 100 miles.
r. T. Voolfolk, Bismarck: Officers, 5
cents per mile, each; enlisted man, prisoner
of war or authorized employe, cents per
mile, each; horses, mules or cattle, cents
per mile, each; stores, 80 cents per 100 lbs.
pei 100 miles.
T. c. Power, Chicago Officers, 81 cents
Ter mile, each; enlisted man, prisoner of
war or authorized employe, 2 40 cents per
mile, each; horses, mules or cattle, 4 cents
per mile, each; storef, 1910 cents per 100
lbs. per 100 miles.
w. B. Jordan, st. Paul: Officers, AZ cents
per mile, each: enlisted man, prisoner of
war or authorized employe, 3& cents per
mile, each; horses, mules or cattle, cents
per mile, each; stores, 24115 cents per 100 lbs.
per 100 miles.
Transportation on the Missouri river be-
tween Yankton, D. T., and Benton, NJ. T.. ::
s. B. Coulson, Yankton; officers, cents per
mile each; enlisted man, prisoner of war or
authorized employe, ~ cents per mile
each; horses, mules or cattle, cents per
mile each; stores, % cents per 100 pounds
per 100 miles.
When the distance is less than 100 miles,
the rate of 90 cents per 100 pounds will be
charged for the distance.
The contractor last year from Yankton to
Bismarck, D. T., was E. D. Comings, of st.
Paul. He transported 1,7S6,091 pounds of
government freight.
Thomas C. Power, of Chicago, was the
contractor from Fort Abraham Lincoln, D.
t., to Benton, NJ. T. He transported 1888,
S61 pounds of government freight.
The above named bids will be sent to the
quartermaster general, Washington, D. c.,
before the award will be made.