The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-21
General News.


Tur Coahoma left for Friars Point last
evening with good trip
The Rosa Lee, leaving for the upper coast
last evening, had good trip
THr Rosa Lee came in from Osceola yes
terday with 269 bales of cotton, 10 sacks Of
seed cotton and ., 1852 sacks OF cotton seed.
The fleet and elegant passenger steamer
James Lee goes out this evening at 3 O'Clock
for Helena, Frars Point, Concordia, Terrene
and Arkansas City.
The Coahoma brought in from Friars
Point yesterday morning lSi bales of cotton,
25J sacks cotton seed los bags Of seed cotton
and 81 sacks of cotton seed meats.
PILor Al PRcHARD stopped of the Gran
ite State this trip, owing to the serious
illness of his brother Jesse, at his home m
Dayton, Ky. Wash Tenley is serving in his
place.
TuE towboat Joseph h. Williams. owned
by the Grand Lake Coal Company, OF Pitts
burg, has been attached at Louisville by NJ.
Nippert a Co. for debt of Sl6, 70O.S0 Other
creditors have also made attachments. Other
claims against the company are held in that
city TO the amount Of $4,000 in the aggre-
gate
THERE seems to be general disposition on
the part of the river coal operators TO be-
come railroad shippers to a greater or less
extent. Besides the firm of Joseph Walton
IL Co., several other firms are considering
the advisability of shipping their coal by
rail. One operator has gone so far as TO say
lie would abandon the river entirely II he
took TO sending his coal on cars. With this
single probable exception the operators will
use both means for sending away the pro-
ducts Of their mines. Thomas Fawcett &
Son, whose mines are ut Webster, Pa. will
soon be ready TO ship by rail They will
connect with the McKecsport & Believer
non Railroad, which runs close TO their
mines. Homer 4 Roberts will also ship by
rail and will make connections with the
Pittsburg, Mckeesport Goughiogheny
Railroad at Elizabeth, Pa. George Lysle's
Sons will probably join the ranks OF the
river-rail shippers.
Speaking OF the future Of river coal ship
ping, prominent Pittsburg operator said:
81 think it is but question of time when
there will be scarcely any coal shipped by
water. | venture to say that before five years
have passed there will be only one or two
mines in the Monongahela Valley shipping
roal by river II must come to this. The
fuel can bc transported so much cheaper by
rail than by water that Il would be almost
ruinOus to continue towing coal in the face
OF such opposition as we have TO contend
with. 1t is well known, he continued,
''that We have already lost many markets Ia
which We used TO ship great quantities OF
coal. Five years ago IL took annually
1000 coal boats 10 supply the mar
lets below Louisville. Now 800 sui
fees We have practically no mar
ket at Cincinnati. At Memphis Goa
Is being brought into the city over the rail
roads for IS cents per ton less than what Il
costs rs to tow the article there. Gu
markets at Baton Rouge are gone. Alabama
coal has done the mischief there. We cal
sell yciy little at New Orleans. our custom
crs at that place are mainly planters, aud
the railroads can easily run sidings out Z
their possessions. 50 you sec there Is moth
ing for az Ia do but turn 10 the railroads an,
Try 10 get our product to market as cheapl!
D. Others do. would not at all be surprises
10 find all the operators leaving their boat
uud turning to the railroads.