The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-03
Georgia Lee Entered Cairo.Ca-
ruthersyille Trade Yesterday
SHIPPERS REAP PROFIT
CITY or PEORIA WILL ARRIVE
SUNDAY AND MAKE FIRST
TRIP IN THE TRADE MON
DAY.

/ her first trip from the latter place yes
terday arriving at 1880 in the after
noon at the Cairo wharf This pre-
cipitates a freight and passenger rate
war thai bids fair 10 be of great tenn
porary Lenefit to Cairo shippers and
promises TO greatly increase the re
tail BUSINESS of the merchants 50
long as it continues. Those who
have occasion TO travel by river viii
also derive much benefit from the cut
ting and slasning OF rates.
Cause OF the Rate War.
/ The advent of the City of Peoria,
Formidable opponent into the trade
1 that has been exclusively controlled
Tor years by the Lee line of steamers
has preelpitated the fight. which ev-
cry merchant in the city will I'M
doubtedly hope will last long time,
at least over the holidays.
! When The statement was FIRST made
that the City OF Peoria would run In
the Cairo-Caruthersville trade, Cairo
people and local steamboatmen
smiled ncredulously, as they had
heard tie story ofttimes before, how
this or that boat would enter the
trade. Cairo's two commercial bod
ies had andeayored to induce boat
10 enter the trade Local shippers
agreed 10 substitute any boat by
pedglng their trade, but all this
proved Bnavailing. and the Lee line
continued 10 control the trade.
AT last a man has dared, Capt G..
N. Sinles. master of the City OF Peo-
ria, a handsome and commodious
boat. declared his intention Of bring
ing his BOAT from the trade in the
Illinois river and Ell Ar her in the
Cairo. charlottesville trade.
Peoria Was Delayed.
UNFORTUNATELY thes City Of Peoria
was Delayed in taking the water at
Carondelet upon raphs being com
pleted. as the Peters Lee laid upon
the ways just below her causing a
postponement In making her maiden
trip The time Of her leaving Cairo
was to have been last Monday but
at last, barring accidents, the PEG,
ria will arrive in Cairo on Sunday
and leave here at D. NJ on Monday
on her initial trip az can be seen
from ths following message received
hero Yesterday morning:
Carondelet Dec T.
Capt Frank Cassidyb Cairo, III.
Leave al daylight. arriving at Cal
ro ON Sunday. Leave for Caruthers-
lyillo, Monday.
G. NJ. Smiley.
During the period intervening
since the Lee line ascertained that
Capt Smiley was earnest in his state
ment ami the delay Of the City OF
Peoria on the Carondelet ways.
caused ny one Of their own hoats
they took the Georgia Lee out of the
1 Cairo and Memphis trade and places
her in the Cairo-Caruthersvill trade
leaving here Wednesday on her frs
trip.
VIII Meet the Lee Rate.
| Rae cards have been issued by tn,
Lee line effective yesterday. whicl
show ereat reduction on all classes
OF freight as veil as passenger tral
fic on all steamers between Cairo an,
| Caruthersyille. It Is understood tina
The City Of Peoria will meet any en-
made by he Lee line
The rate card is issued by the lie,
line are as follows:
/ Freight Rates.
APPLY g between Cairo. Caruthers
vile and intermediate landings o.
any Lee line steamer
Commodities. any quantity per Rat
Apples Potatoes and Onions 49,
....,.......B Barrel 5 1
Apples. Potatoes and Onions
,. .1,, 100 lbs 1
Bacon, Ham and Lard 100 lbs 4
Barb and Fence Wire. 100 lbs i
Bage aud Buriap ......10O lbs i
Beer Mineral and Soda Water
in bbls. and cases. $50 lbs 1
: Brick -. IN 80
Bro0ms ~ 1880. boz j
Buggies, X. D and S r. with
top ......<....... Each 20
d Buggles. X D and s u. with
: out 10 M -. .... Each 5
!. Cabbage ~. ~.. ...loolbs /
8 Chairs. ommon - boz .
: Corn, Gas and Feedsua 1oolbs Il
: Doors. sash, Blinds. Window
Frames LOO lbs ,
I Drugs. Medicines, Dry Goods
E Boots and shoes 100 lbs. 2
! Empty Beer and Soda Water
:, cases .... Each a
n Flour. Meal. Grits and Lime
80. ..,..... ...,... Barrel I
c Flour, Neal and Grits in sacks
7 -. ..s.,.- .........lO0Abs
5 Furniture common. x. D.
s Grocer es Canned Goods and
e Candle ~ .....l ZOE lbs
Z Hardwar- Glassware and
81 Croekery loo lbs
: Hay 80 ...... leo los !
d Hides. dry in bundles 100 lbs
Q Hides. green in bundles zoe lbs i
Horses. Mules and Ca tie Head Il
Iron Roofing and Pipe 100 lbs
Kraut, ickles. Preserves and
Ialiae 100 his