The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-10-20
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River falling.
Inc boating stage Is good now, and trafilc on
the river is increasing.
The John X. Speed passed here Wednesday
on her way to New Orleans.
One hundred steamboat and towboat stew.
ards reside in The PttsbuTg district.
The Belle Of the Bends with her big. hearted
captain Geo Wymps, was here Tuesday and
Friday
inc U. 5. snagboat John Macomb lad over
mere Sunday last. coaling up and repairing
smokestacks.
BOD Gillespie has accepted an apprentice
place on the Bennett In order to become a Mis-
'issippi river pilot
The steamer Annie Laurie, with good trim.
passed here for Vlcksburg Thursday and will
phis. W
Inc Vicksburg Herald recently said The u.
5. snagboat John Macomb, ON her trip from
70 snags NN'''"'e'
That elegant side-wheel Greenville and
Vicksburg Packet. Belle OF the lends, made
nor usual trips this week Passengers were
numerous and freight plentiful.
The roustabouts receive larger salary each
month than manv of our best statesmen. The
price the Delta offered here Wednesday
was 800, and still few could be found
The boats are carrying more cotton this sea :
son than any year since the good old days of
seomboating. There has been recel we'd up
10 date at the ware house than more was re-
ceived ali last season.
The Delta arrived Wednesday evening with
one of the largest trips of the season. Capt
Ed holland, Jr., the hustler, and Joe Postal .
clerk, are n team that will draw ANYTHING.
She passed here today on her return trip to
Memphis.
Two million dollars worth of coal and hun
dreds of ions of iron and steel products. will
continue TO lie tied to the banks of the
streams at Pittsburg until three times as much
rain falls as was reported from up-rlver sta
tons recently.
The st. Louis Waterways Journal of Satur-
day says: The quarterly statement of the
commissioner Of navigation at Washington
shows that SO new steamers were built for
navigation on the western rivers during the
quarter ended September 80, 1900.
Lyme Startling the efficient and accommodating
manager of the river warehouse, has accepted
the position of assistant secretary Of the Board
of Mississippi Levee Commissioners. A more
competent and heightened gentleman could
not have been selected. We congratulate Mr..
Foot on his selection.
The Louisville Courier Journal says: 1t
used to be the case that rvermen confidently
looked for Il rise in June and one in October
Last year the October rise failed to come, De-
cember bringing the coalboat stage. This year
there was no June rise Anxiety now exists
IN regard to the probabilities far this month
The Memphis e, ening Scimiar of Wednesday
says The Lee Line of steamboats, has Just is
sued neat and appropriate book covering The
scenic beauties and transportation advantages
Of the Mississippi river route 1t is perhaps
the most attractive piece of advertising yet
yotton ont In tbe interest of tho river trad.
and aneoks highly for the enternrise of This
company,
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W. o,"o'o WI" %,N.u nv" li'"Im '"o lo"e
solidqted Coal and Coke company, said they
mad never figured il out, but The expense of
looking after the bip coal fleets mOorpd here
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The brild,np of the payy steamer Chicooo is
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