The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-11-11
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yesterday, Ave -tenths, sni standing.
Winds from the north. Tempera-
ture. 30.
The Henry Harley is in from Ten
nessee river and will go out on return
trip tomorrow.
The City of Charleston is due to go
10 Golconda today.
The Royal arrived and departed on
time today for smithland.
The Cowling arrived and departed
on time today for Metropolis.
As soon as the water rises to boat
ing stage in the Ohio river Memphis
will have through traffic arrange
ment from Cincinnati and Pittsburg
and Mississippi river points as far
south as Vicksburg, and Arkansas
river points az far up that stream as
Pine Bluff and Littlo Rock. Capt. j.
+. Ellison, superintendent Of the
pittsburg and Cincinnati Packet Com
pany, has been elected to succeed
Capt. X. W. Wise rs commercial
agent for the connecting lines of both
at Cincinnati and Pittsburg and will
at once assume his duties. The ar
rangement will also include through
rate from thence TO st. Louis. From
upper river points the freight will be
brought to Memphis and transfer red
for the lower Mississippi and for the
Arkansas river. The matter OF ar
ranging the through freight rates with
transfers at a number Of point means
. larger volume Of traffic for Memphis
and the increasing of the volume Of
business by river, considerably.
Commercial Appeal.
The City of Charleston leaves in the
morning on her trip up the Ohio as
far as Elizabethtown, Ill
Capt. Mark Cole has returned from
Cairo, where be has been working for
the O. & E. 1. on the Condor, trans
ferring lumber.
Capt. Henry Harvey, of New Or
leans, Is in the city today, accom-
panied by his engineer. Mr. johnson,
looking at some of the smaller boats
for service In the lower Mississippi
locks and bayous. He has inspected
the City OF Charleson. Cowling and
others, but has not yet decided on the
purchase Of any of the boats here.
The repairs on the Chattanooga
will be resumed about Monday. The
boat has been at the wharf since she
WAS sold TO the highest bidder by the
federal authorities, while the pur-
chssers went TO Chattanooga to or
ganize another company to run her.
This has been done and the boat will
be repaired here, and will have to be
hauled out again to complete the
work.
The big deal involving the trans
fer of four of Commodore +. A.
Laidley's steamboats,. known as the
Pomeroy packets and the Maysville
and Chilo packets, has been com
pleted, and the steamers. Tacoma,
| Henry NJ. Stanley and NJ. p. Wells,
have passed into the new company,
headed by Captain Gordon G.. Green.
and to be known as the Cincinnati
and Pomeroy Packet company. This
company now has twelve boats un-
der it's control.
The Monongahela Consolidated
Coal and Coke company is preparing
for big business during the coming
winter. The recent purchase of the
boats and barges Of the st. Louis and
Mississippi Valley Transportation
company will add much to their ia
cllitles, and the first rise will be
greeted with a large fleet OF lows.
Preparations are being made all
along the river to get lnrges into
Pttsburg as fast as possible, al
though there are enough boats at
that place At present to send out a
large fleet on the first rise.
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