The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-10-10

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DonaldsonviIle, La, August IS, 1908.
Messrs Sims q Whiteman, Agents West Ken
lucky Coal Co., DonaIdsonville. La:
Gentlemen-I desire to say, regard.
ing the barge of Tradewater coal which
yoa sold TO the Ascension Ice Co.,
Ltd, in May last, that we have been
entirely pleased with your coal. It is
easy TO fire. and holds its heat longer
than Pittsburg coal or any other coal
have ever used.
We always had all the steam we
needed. Everything considered, I feel
that | can recommend your coal as a
most satisfactory and economical
steam coal.
We are now burning oil because the
reduced price makes it The more eco
nomical fuel, but should we again de-
eide TO use coal We certainly would
give your coal the preference.
Yours truly,
(Signed) j. LEO LANDRY,
Chief Engineer Ascension Ice Com
pany, Limited.
P1aquenaiue Ia June Is, 1908.
Messrs Sims & Whiteman Donaldsonyille, La:
Gentlemen--We have for some time
been using your West Kentucky Coal
Company's TradeWater lump coal,
purchased from you and delivered
June at Plaquemine in barge marked
stW. Il. 275. -
Your coal gives entire satisfaction.
We have all the steam we need and
the consumption of coal is the same as
it was with PIttsburg coal.
I deem this statement due you In
view of the fact that previous to using
it was prejudic9d against your coal
and was really afraid to use it on
the Ram. which is a hard boat on
fuel
Yours truly,
(Signed JAMES BRANNAN,
Master q. S. Steamer Ram.
Doualdso1ville. La October 8, 1908.
Messls. Sims 81 Whitemaa, DonaldsonVilIe, La:
Gentlemen Replying to your in.
qulry as TO whether your Tradewater
coal used by us proved satisfactory, /
beg to advise as follows:
found II a good, free burning steam
coal, absolutely free from cIinkers,
and believe it the equal OF any coal
that have ever used.
We are now burning chaff, but if we
should resume burning coal I would
as soon have it as Pittsburg coal
As matter OF fact I thought that
YVES using Pittsburg coal until you in.
formed me otherwise.
Yours truly,
Signed FRANK WALKER,
Chief Engineer, United Irrigation and
Rice Milling Compang
Thompson Plant, Sept. IA, 1908.
Editor Waterways Journal, st. Louis Mo-:
Dear Sir-Since my last letter to
The Journal there has been nothing of
interest occurring down here, except |
another record for the tug John F. |
May. This time it is not running |
record, but one that will perhaps il.
terest some of the local Ste8mboatmen /
We are burning the celebrated Trade
water coal on this "trip, and that is
what l want to tell them about. [ I
coaied the tug, It's barrels, SapieEn- t
Der 5. Held steam all night aud |
started to work at $50 a. N. on the
4th, handling barges and punoiapl
with three-ineh syphon until 1 p a..
then started for mouth of Old River /
with two barges drawing Z feet each I
Arrived at Bayou Sara at 5 D. M,
tied up for the night and pumped
barges about four hours. Started
from Bayou Sara at 5 a.. m. on the.
9Th, and arrived ct Old River at 6 D.
vi III w iSfSE. GtGdGEQ IEGSg
only hooked out the large clinkers:
held steam all night. all day the 9Th
and all night Of the 9th. Left Ole
River at 5 a. m, on the 7th, and ar
rived al Plant at p. m. Total rum
ming time, 30 hours; total time Tied up,
80 hours. All this was done with the
Us barrels of TradeWater coal. On
me trip to New Orleans, towing three
oarges d.,Wn, Is hours, and thres
oarges up. Sc hours, and 4S hours
led up. we burned $50 boxes Of Pitts
burg coal.
I hope all steamboatmen as we'll IS
stationary plants will give this COAL
i fair trial. I am not boosting foI
icy one, but lt,is coal is handled by
Sims & Whitman at Donaldson
lille, La. I had a conversation with
be captain Of the g. s. Drodge Ram
it Old River and be speaks very
highly Of West Kentucky coal.
Yours sincerely,
VICTUS.