The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-18
NEWS OF THE RIVERS
Conditions and Prospects as Shown
In the Government Report--Gcn
craI News.
General River News.

Win three pdrBeS VI luiHDer LOT 81
Louis.
The II. Paepcke arrived at $500 a.
m. from the lower Mississippi ana re.
turned at ! D. m She brought three
barges Of logs for the Chicago mill
and departed with two empties
The Peters Lee arrived at a. m
from Memphis and left al at 8: 40 for
Cincinnati
The Dick Fowler brought ninety
three excursionists from above yester.
day.
From general indications ii is quite
likely that there will be tremend.
Gus advance in coal. especially from
the Pennsylvania fields on the pres
ent rise. This Is manifest from the
fact that many towboats have been
called home to Pittsburg and ordered
to the bank without any explanations
10 the captains and pilots as 10 why
such a step should he taken at this
time. Since the Pennsylvania railroad
company has secured the controlling
stock in the interests of the river com
bine. ii Is believed that the play be.
ing made is to give the railroad ship
ments precedence. and what cannot
be handled by rail will be placed at
the disposal of the river lows. The
claim is made by river men that the
Pennsylvania stockholders In the
river combine see that they can get
better rate of freight and consequent
IN better price for coal. 1T does
NOT seem that the people dependent
on coal should be compelled to stand
for this kind of manipulating, said a
prominent river man yesterday, IN
discussing the seemingly greedy atti-
tude of the Pennsylvania company.
1T would take all the roads running
OF Pittsburg,". he continued, 10 carry
the coal that passed down the Ohio
on Saturday There is. a badly enough
contested condition. in the Pittsburg
railroad yards .at the present time,
without heaping on all, the coal ship
ments they can get in addition. This
fear. will result in Gripping the
shipments. by@rail to the
various towns along, the valley, and
win have a tendency too raise the
price on certain products in, that line
as well. The consumer, will naturally
bear .,he. .hrnnt Of ,all:'the.. actions I'M
iertaken in this; respect. The pilots
and>captafns. and ,theirr reliable subor-
have been4laid on bythe hun.
dreds.' and |; want tossax, that these
men. are. not. going to. be. idle very
long. for they must necessarily seek
INTERPRETATIONS There. :will. be rum
nus between the. Controlling: stockhold-
ers in the. river. interests and the
company. some time
and: then when the: towb.oats must
again be Depended upon, there VIII
he, de'rth of good .pilotsrand masters,
such as has neutrality-suspicious. before.
Meanwhile, the conslimer;.? will con
thine to suffer with..'the' }high prices
brought; about by tho disruption, and
Of coal. shipping faci';
ourierJournal:%
The new packet 6f':tIe-' Evansville
md Green River Packet' company will
ie. named bowling Green:",. The boat
IS now under, Observation-Disclosures |
Towards shipyards at Jeffersony!lre
nd twill be ready for service some
line this month or next the, company |
,xpects. Work Is. advancing on. the.
construction. and the machinery will
le installed.in. short time. For its.
lie the Bowling Green"awill be- the
inest boat in the. Evansville port.
While not approaching some OF the
arge steamers in size. because its di'
nensions are restricted by the locks
IN Green river. It IS of'.yery strong
,uild and of as fine interior finish as
my craft that plies in the west On
General lines Il will resemble the Park
lily, but there are points OF dissim-
larity. II will have hold OF six feet
nd an overall length approximating
nat of the Park City. II will have
hree decks. with twenty-five state
ooms opening into the saloon cabin,
nd a texas" larger than the Park
'itys with complement of state
ooms for the accommodation Of an
increased number Of passengers II
ecessary. II will have increased
oiler and engine power and two
team winches will be placed on The
onward deck for handling freight to
he hold. The Bowling Green" will
G placed in the Evansville and Bowl
lg Green trade Immediately after she
rriyes at Evansville. II is probable
nat the Crescen; City will be retired
smporarily Tor other work. but plans
DR. tho future of this boat have not
cen matured by the company. The !,
Ds; Of the new boat. completed. will
p in the neighborbood Of $685.
A dispatch from New Orleans SAYS:
aptain c. H. Merry. a prominent :
eamboat man. II here with The in
milton of forming a company TO re =
itablish river transportation between !,
CIV Orleans. St Louis and places !,
nth Captain Merry is practical !,
camboat man and thoroughly IN :
.rstands what is required 10 make
success Of The venture. He has blue -
-ints showing every detail If a con
mplated boat to navigate between :,
Louis and New Orleans. She 81 .
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