Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-08-30

OF artist ana artisan devise and con-
struct 10 further the comfort and pleas
ure of the passengers was To be found
on the packets OF the western rivers.
The high-class boats stood ON an equal
footing in this particular The point
in contest was always that of speed.
Many We're the races of those early
days. The long train OF black smoke.
the measured but laborcd exhaust Of
the steam pipes, the excitement of the
passengers, the orders of the hatlesS
and coatless captain, here. there and
everywhere in search OF ideas that
might give his vessel the advantage:
half way down the main deck the be-
grimed stockers stufiing the roaring
furnaces with coal. wood. oils bacon
and even butter, that the flames might
bc longer and hotter, Go rcuch through
the boiler ilucs and ont into the black
night through the stacks i'm this YOU
have the story of the steamboat race
In part. hut IN part only
Years ago the trade on the Missouri
was prosperous AZ least one hundred
boats assembled the stream every season
before July, many of them going %, far
ys Fort Benton, in Montana a bout
that made this trip and returned o. ST.
Louis I'm two months without profit
of Sevcutv-tivc thousand dollar, did. "a
poor business Those were the DAVIS
whom freight was freight No compet-
ing vessel cut the rates, The boats ran
independently, and wien one captain
fixed the tariff there was no other boat
10 be found that would Offer cheaper
transportation Horses. chattclS uad
food had 10 60 90 the west The Mis-
souri, river boats WIRE th, means .f
getting them there.
ltmuSt have been early ,u thc ff
ties that wonderful steamboat ra.r
tool, place on the Missouri The high
water oi 1914 brought many boats iruIa
the south. their owner, gaining an lime
preston that .ho Missouri lccnmc "A
vvritablc inland sea every spring In
1915 chutcS were abandoned aud boats
1uu over farm arl garden. THROUGH
towns "ud across N1oIcj patches. TO-
gard.v~, uf channel Ur landmarks IL
WAS o. condition for one season THAT
for ten years aftrrvlrd crowded the
river with strange boats EARLY bon th.
spring ot one year the Henry IS. Johns.
tone and the Martini AuI Uam, fr,fl
southern waters tu try their fortune.
INA the muddy strcam of che Dl.lt4r-
Both reached St Louis 90 The ~s.c
tuc. SO the busy l,yec pf che lr,t,.
ing metropolis cach vessel tooE .u
freight FOR The northwest Owing q,
tHv large number ~ vessel. uut tlst
tHrnE cargocs were iu demand. but
spite the brisk rivalry rt-. -...
maintained iu accordance syitb the rth-
dos rf early ,tcamb.utInr
Dc happened t0lt tbc tv, boat,
dropped away FROM sine wharf ib.ut
t Same slime. Tho Nru. Henry ~,-r..r.
SON master was probably lalf au hour
aarsd ~ thc Iubu-t1u.. Uri.tl,, rrt..
t'r IT, was late Boo tnr afternoon Eau
tHlt was loaded with merchandise. .u.
both cabins were flIcd. mr.t lf hs
passengers having hr-u m.u who .,.r.
hetdrd i1r thr hauuH'c-. west .n search
ui fortune Thor. .s.r however
women on brtb BOATS E.e Anil
steamed away br.-..g ud nr mIfu. rU,
htI turned from tH. broad Ni..-f--...
iui t.e aara turbulent waiter. .l ...
1919 NnuHF It $500. nu.. a f.u H.s
mynt- Inter that tHe Inhu~t,re passed
lutu DER woke When
Soc boats were iu sight af eaeh other
h.ih SCANNING ahead steadily. with a.
apparent effort tn snow high -ps.I U
appeared however. chat fh. Johnston.
wa, thc faster boat Hv noon us r..
se.- passed n. Charles. Within hlf.ra
distance of each other
Ihc passenger. 10 ca,h vessel .tt s-
deck and watched the other t.tt push
lnt through ODE water Uuf fe,e rod.
n" i.. .r".. IHu. .ErU tHe boat.
from fur.r Respective. f.r..a.f... ...,-..