The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-28
SOME MBN MEYER
SAW THAT PETITION
BROOKPORT EAGLE PLAYS THE
SUN FOR ARTICLE.
Who Had Not Seen the
Petition.

The highly esteemed Brookport
Eagle took pains yesterday 10 copy
yer batim The Suns article wednes-
day afternoon relative TO the alleged
petition against the proposed rail-
road bridge across the Ohio at Me-
.tropolis. and played the paper in "A
true. neighborly manner. Then the
flowery writer proceeded TO blast
forth In a feeble attempt TO say that
there was no excuse for such an
article and says: AS a matter Of
fact we doubt. and we challenge
them to produce his name. II ANY
river man ever talked or dreamed
one word OF the whole article; be-
cause we know. by witness OF our
own eyes. that such a petition has
been circulated. and that II has been
signed by practically every Paducah
master and pilot. etc"
The sun viii not only favor them
with one name but several others. ms
follows: NJ. ~ Mullen. OF the tow
boat Harth s. A. Fowler. OF the Pa
ducah and Cairo packet company;
Henry Baker. general manager OF
the Aver a Lord Tie company Of Pa
ducah; A. W. Wright. commander OF
the Tennessee river packet Clyde. J.
j. Young. pilot OF the steamer
George Cowling; Capt ed. CowlinE.
commander of the Cowllng: Frank
l.. Brown, wharfmaster: ID. NJ. Street
and John street OF the Paducah
wharfboat company: Capt. n. y.
Roberts OF the steamer Dick Fowler
and Capt. Randall Ballowe. pilot on
the Dick Fowler. And there are
others.
The Sun has not denied the exist
ence OF such a petition but has ques-
toned Il and every riverman here
whose name Is given above. has de-
MED any knowledge OF the petition
and IL such a petition has ever been.
circulated In Paducah they claim
they have failed 10 see II.
Capt. s. A. Fowler said this morn
Ing he did not know anything about
the petition nor did anyone else.
Capt. NJ. ". Mullen said he had not
seen anything Of Il or heard of IL be-
fore the morning paper said II had
been gotten up and signed by nearly
every riverman here. Capt. Henry
Baker. manager of the Aver a Lord
Tie company, said he had not heard
or seen or signed any sort OF petit
ton. Capt. j. j. Young denies any
knowledge of the petition and has
not seen IL. Capt. Ed. Cowling said
he had not heard Of II before and did
not know Of any riverman at Metrop-
oils or Brookport who had seen IL.
Wharfmaster Frank Brown, now In
command of the steamer Kenturky,.
said II such petition had been got
ten up and circulated he would have
seen II or heard OF II at any rate. ID.
NJ. Street and John Street only heard
of the petition through the morning
paper and have not laid their eyes on
II.
Capt. Randall pailowe. who IL
plotting the Dick Fowler. said he had
not heard OF the petition and n any
had been issued he supposed he
would have been called upon to sign
his name. Capt. N. +. Roberts. OF
the Dick Fowler. has failed to see or
sign any such petition.
In fact several rivermen said this
morning they would not sign IL II IL
was presented. II a petition of this
kind was ever brought here the sign
ers must be scattered.
II the Brokport Eagle would like
to know who said IL was monkey
wrench" talk we can say that Il came
from the lips of Capt. Wright and
he doesn't deny IL. What use would
rivermen have In denying seeing or
signing a petition n they reaiiy had?
III the Brookport Eagle can repro
duce the petition for the benefit Of a
majority of rivermen In Peducah
they would no doubt take tilae 10
read IL, and sign IL. IL they thought
IL would be fruitful, for they are as
anxious to have a bridge here as any