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The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-26
TO FILE CHARTER
FOR BOAT LINE
NEW SERVICE BETWEEN -A ST.
LOUIS AND NEW ORLEANS TO
DE INCORPORATED.
BACKED BY MILLIONS
Is New Steamboat and Barge Com.
pany--Everything IN Readiness
to Commence Operations at
Early Date.

ST. Louis, Mo-, March 2J.--Articles
OF incorporation viii he lled next
"Wednesday for the proposed 81, 500 0oC
steamboat aud barge line which 1t is
planned to run betwe II st, Il uis and
New Orleans. This III the company
whose formation was announced last
week. II Is composed OF ST. Louis
capitalists and business men who
have determined themselves to solve
the question OF cheaper transporta.
ton 10 Southern ports and particu.
larly New Orleans.
The company has been organized
kept a secret In order that dock
some time, but It's existence was kept
a sectet in order that dockago facili-
ties at various points along the Miss
issppl river might b. leased or pur-
chased at reasonable fgurea The
plans of the company have been car
rled out to the extent. according TO
The information that leaked out, of
placing orders for FIR light barges to
be delivered not later than July |.
New Era For Steamboating.
The inte: STATE commerce commits
sion will now afford the protection
that was formerly lacking" said T..
d. Kingsland one Of the leaders in the
new enterprise and president of the
ST. Louis Manufacturers Association.
Before the present law became effect
i've the railroads had IL In their power
10 successfully throttle river compe-
tition, but that power Is gone
The Organization. Of the steamboat
and barge line was an accomplished
fact before n. G. Wilson, president OF
The Neptune Navigation company,
which operates vessels along the coast
of Mexico came to st. Louis to enlist
ths aid of the ST. Louis manufacturers
and merchants in d through line from
81. Louis to Mexican ports. He plan
ned by transporting freight across the
isthmus through Mexico on the Tehu.
antepec National railroad, to save
seventeen dcys on the trip around
Cape Horn for freight destined 10
South America, Hawaii and for East
ern points.
The Neptune company is subsidized
by the Mexican government and every
effort will be made to have a subsidy
provided by the United States for
the new Missii sippi river line
Has $5,oo0,ooo Backing.
by the organization of the Grain
Growers Exporters Transportation
company, with capital not greater
than s5.000.0O0, further impetus to
revival of traffic on the river has been
given.
Each tow of five barges will there.
fore, carry en- each trip as much grain
as would require from loco TO 1,l00
cars to transport, and cargoes from st. |
Louis by this route will reach New |
Orleans within six days
As the establishment of this trans. |
rortation company will mean saving
in freight of about cents bushel on |
wheat and 2.S per bushel on corn. Mr.. |
Warren believes that the value of |
grain at the farm will be proportion
ately enhanced. and as the short haul
from Western grain shipping points
10 st. Louis can be made in one-third |
the time required for the long haul 20
the seaboard, it follows, he holds that |
one car in this trade would do the
work now REQUIRING three cars.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-26
MARRIED ANOTHER WIFE.

Los Angeles. March 25.-The trou.
hles OF G. F. Hess reaeher a climax
when he brought suit against his wife.
Clara II IS. alias Clara Shively. for
the annnlment Of their marriage.
which took place October p. 1906. ~
San Diego. Soon after the marriage
Hezs claims that ne made some start
ling discoveries According 10 his
allegations it developed that MS wife
was Emmanuel Shiveiys wife she
had separated from him without get
ting decree.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-26
DISCUSS CAMPAIGN OF 1908.

Washington. Marcn 25.-Secretary
OF the Treasury Cortelyou and Tim
othy Woodruff of New York. chairman
of the Republican state committee of
New York. we're in conference with
President Roosevelt at the white
house for more than two hours to-
night. Mr.. Woodruff said the confer
enee related 10 presidential campaign
plans for 1908. but that candidat S
were not discussed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-26
GROWS THIRD SET OF TEETH.

Chambersberg. Pa, March 23.-J. n.
Truett. an peratcr of the Western
Maryland Railroad at Brandon. near
here. is elated over the fact that a
third set of teeth Is growing in his
mouth. Some Of the new teeth have
partially developed and the fortunate
man has discarded his false ones.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-26
ARREST SUSPECTED RosseR

Grand Junction. Colo. March a.
Alvin D. Po'fe was arrested here to-
day on suspicion of being the leader
Of a band which held mp a passenger
ain on tho Denver and Ro Grsnde
three years ago near Parachute.
blew up the express car and got away
with corsiderable booty. =
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-26
TOWN WAS SACKED
And Women Assaulted BY Nicaraeuan
Troops, Says a General.

New Orleans, March 25-The fol.
lowing dispatch was received here to,
might from Puerto Cortez, Honduras,
under date of March 81:
The story Of the saclSing Of San
Marcos has been related by General
Careamo Of Hondnran army, whom.
Nicaragnan dispatches said had been