The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-17
AT old HOME
Governor Looks Over the Rafting
Prospects for 1902.
NOT A WORD ABOUT THE MERGER
Business VIII BE Good If the Water
Stage Is RiGht-OpeninS
Is Delayed.

Special to The Journal.
Winona, Mimi, March 1T.-GoHernor S.
r. Van SAINT paid his first visit in several
months to Winona on Sunday. coming
down with his wife on Saturday evening
and being the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
P. Tearse He returned to st. Paul last
evening, but Mrs. Van SAINT will remain
for several days. The object of the gov
ernor's visit was to look up several mat
tiers in relation to rafting operations on
the river, which must soon commence.
He said:
Yes, we had expected to commence rafting
operations at several points this week, but
this severe cold wave and storm Will be likely
to delay operations for at least a week, II not
longer 1t is sure to make floating ice in
the river. All things considered, the steam
boat men are not very sorry the cold has
come FOR there is natural aversion among
marine men to start out prior to the list Of,
| April, for before that date there is always
! likely to be a recurrence OF winter weather.
Our boats are generally in readiness. We
have logs in raft at Reeds Landing, Lansing,
Waukon, Cat Tail and Wapsie bay, ready to
! deliver at different points before the West
Newton rafting works are opened. Inc MUS
ser Lumber company of Muscatlne mad
| planned to start saving on Thursday, and 1t
| was our intention to have started the J. w.
Van SAINT from Lansing bay to Muscatine to-
morrow with a raft for this company, but now
| this trip can hardly be made before a week
| later. $50. ~ . a
| The Glenmont is on the ways at LIE Claire,
| but will come up in about ten days and take
| the Park Bluff which has Wintered here, to
| Wabasha, where it will be recaulked. The
| Musser is also the ways at LIE Claire,
where it has had a thorough Overhauling.
| Her first trip will be to Reeds Landing to
| take out raft for the Joyce Lumber COM
| pany at Clinton.
: Concerning the general outlook the gov
ernor said he considered it good. With
good stage Of water there would be
! plenty doing tie season through. With
| low water. rafting would be very
greatly hamDered. Concerning other ac-
! tiyites on the river outside Of the fleet
in which he is Immediately interested the
governor said:
! Weyerhaeuser & Denkmann have raft in
! Savannah bay to take down as soon as pos.
! sible to start the Rock Island mill. The new
! mill at Davenport, being constructed by Muel-
/ Ter T. Son, will be ready to commence saving
! about the middle OF April. l.
Captain Winans expected to start south
| from Fountain City this week with the big
! lumber raft that has been tied up there dur
| ing the winter, but the cold wave will un-
| doubtedly delay the date OF departure. He is
! building a new boat to run between st. Paul
and Prescott dropping down logs from the
| St. Paul boom to Prescott, where they Will
I be made up into RATS for the larger steamers
! could not very we'll handle RATS between ST.
Paul and Prescott ....
J. The Carnival City Packet company has re-
built the steamer Urania, the repairs in
! Guiding a new cabin The name of the boat
| has been changed to the Helen Blair 1t
will be run in connection with the w. j.
+ Young in daily service between, Davenport
and Burlington. The Helen Blair will be one
; CT the best boats on the Mississippi, being
light draught and able to carry large freight
! consignments as well as large passenger
! list.
! The steamer Lafayette Lamb of Lamb &c
! Sons started a day so ago with the barge
| Wanderer for a trip from Cairo to New Or
! leans The Lambs have a company OF friends
on board and expect to be absent from a
month to six weeks. ..z ."...- r. tss.
I The Silver Crescent has been on the ways
! all winter at Quincy. 1t was to start MONDAY
morning as a packet between Keokuk and
Quincy. This boat also belongs to the Car
nival City Packet company.