The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-17
Along the Landing.
Colder weather to-day.


Business was good at the public land
ing yesterday.
The locals went out on time yester-
day, all with good trips.
The marks at 6 p. m, showed 5 feet s
Inches and rising. Last nights report
of S feet at Davis Island dam brings as
surance of at least that amount of
water here this week,
Commodore Jim Henderson, OF the
Pittsburgh & Cincinnati packet line,
who recently returned from a Euro
pean trip, has entirely recovered his
old-time health and vlgor.
Capt. James Hamilton, of New Or
leans, who has been visiting at Clncin-
matt, Wheeling, Pittsburgh and Nc
Keesport, will shortly return home. He
has made New Orleans his home for
about forty years.
Capt. Jim Woodward arrived yester-
day from Washington, ID. C. Capt.
Woodward Is an applicant for the POSI-
ton Of supervising inspector, and he
thinks his chances for succeeding Capt.
Chancellor are very good.-Pittsburgh
Commercial Gazette.
Capt. Harvey Darlington, who died a
few days ago at GAINESVILLE, o., was for
many years u river man and for sew
eral seasons commanded the Carrie
Brooks in the Pittsburgh and Zanes-
vile trade. He was over so years of
age at the time Of his death.
The Iron City Sand Company has
purchased from the Pennsylvania Sand
Company, of Wheeling the sand dig
ger Cascade, to take the place Of the
one burned n few weeks ago. Capt.
Mcdonald piloted the Cascade up from
Wheeling.
The supply OF coal In the Pittsburgh
harbor Is large enough to give every
boat a tow. The usual run with the
whole feet at home and q good stage
of water amounts to about 10000 900
bushels, but 1t is probable that less
than half this amount will go out this
week, IL indeed more than a few tons
get away.
The annual meeting OF the Pittsburgh
& Cincinnati Packet Company will be
held to-day in Pittsburgh. President
and General Manager Henderson, Vice
President T. j. Calhoon, Superintendent
Frank Ellison and other officials Will be
present. The company will probably
decide to add the Hudson the fleet this
fall. The present officers Will be re-
elected.
The Keystone State, for Cincinnati,
was eight hours late yesterday. She
reached Wheeling at 8 o'clock in the
afternoon with over $50 tons Of freight
aboard and added 100 tons at this port,
most Of 1t for way landings. Coming
out of Pittsburgh Monday night, the
keystone was delayed by the fog, hay
ing to go to the bank three times before
reaching Davis Island dam. While the
boat was here, Captain Charley Knox,
Captain Dan Lacey and Captain John
Crockard spent an enjoyable hour, not
having met since the late tie-up OF the
packets.
CHBAPNEss OF WATER FREIGHT.
A fallacy which Is commonly held is
that ocean transportation is the cheap
est transportation In the world. Figures
show that transportation on the great
lakes Is actually cheaper at the present
time than transportation by ocean
freight steamers, says the Cleveland
Leader. The average actual freight
rates from New York to Liverpool foe
cine years past have been 81 81 per ton
(of 1000 pounds) or 5.43 cents per bushel
of wheat. The average actual grain rate
from Chicago to Buffalo for the past five
years has averaged 1877 cents per bushel
or 50 As per ton The distance from Chi
cago to Buffalo Is 929 miles. From New
York to Liverpool Is equivalent to 0,517
miles per ton mile, and the Chicago-Buf-
falo rate is equivalent to 0.4S4 mills per
ton miles. But the very lowest cost OF
lake transportation is not adequately
shown even by this, for the distance
from New York to Liverpool is more
than three times as great rs the distance
from Chicago to Buffalo; and In all mat
tiers of transportation, the longer the
haul, the lower the rate which can be
made. Further, coal and iron ore are
being moved on the lakes at rates lower
even than the rates or grain. 1t Is,
therefore, q fact that freight ls being
transported on the great lakes at the
present time at a much lower cost than
Is done on any transportation route 10
the world of similar length.