The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-09-28

Steamer Moore Leaves For Milwaukee
Will Discontinue Freight Service
Between Chicago and Kenosha.
HAVE DONE A GOOD BUSINESS.

And 1t Is Alleged That Loose Business
Methods on the Part Of One ofthe Manag-
ers Of the Line is to Blame for the Fail
ure-Capt. Hardbottle Saws That He Will
Libel the Boat for theaWages of the Crew
Said to Have Several Debts in Kenosha
Lake transportation in Kenosha has
again been proved a failure and last
night the steamer c. w. Moore which
has been, doing freight business be-
tween this city and Chicago for the
past few months, left her docks for
Milwaukee and it is probable that she
will never return to this city. There
was considerable excitement about the
dock when it was announced that the
boat would be taken to Milwaukee, as
it was claimed that considerable money
was due the different members of the
crew and they were c1amoring for their
money. Ali of them were paid but it
seems that there is some dispute be-
tween the Captain of the boat and the
management and it is expected that
the boat will be 1ibe1ed when it reaches
Milwaukee. Capt. H. G. Hardbottle
who has had charge of the running of
the boat in speaking of the departure
of the vessel said last evening that the
boat would certainly be 1ibeled as soon
as it reached Milwaukee. Capt. Hard
bottle claimed that $3.50 was due to him
self and the crew for wages. It seems
that this amount is in dispute. At the
time Capt. Hardbott1e was hired to sail
with the boat he was engaged for a
year. 1t was the intention of the COM
pany to put another boat into service
and run the entire year. His contract
will not be fulfilled and the captain
will have the boat tied up to secure the
amount due him on his contract.
An inquiry at the Office this morning
brought the reply that the boat had left
for Green Bay to tie up for the season.
One of the men stated that the vessel
had been chartered only until the 18th
of this month and that the owner of it
had completed a sale since that time
and had demanded that the boat be
turned over to him at once. None of
the men at the office of the company in
this city have any claims against the
boat and they state that it is their
opinion that the captain and crew have
all been paid in full. The company
have many small bills about the city
which we're contracted in the purchase
of provisions for the boat but the rner-
chants to whom these bills are due
seem to have perfect confidence in the
honesty of Capt. E. McKernan, one of
the managers of the company who has
stated that ali bills against the vessel
will be paid in full.
While il has been announced that the
boat has been withdrawn on account of
a sale it seems that these are not the
real facts in the case and the real reas-
on will probably be found in the fact
that one of the managers of the line
has been accused of loose business
methods and the business has been
given up for the purpose of settling the
differences between the two managers.
The Moore has done a splendid bust
ness during the year. The average
expenses have been quoted at SOS a
day while the receipts for the last two
months have amounted to a little over
S125 a day.
1t is so late in the season that it is
hardly thought that any vessel will be
found to carry out the contracts of the
Moore and Kenosha will probably be
without lake, transportation service
until the opening of next season.