The Marshall republican., 1911-04-21
Another Steel Barge

Another steel barge has been
Fought by the Kansas CITY Mis-
spuri River Navigation Company.
The dea, was closed in New York
saturday by w. S. Dickey, presi-
dent OF the company, subject to in
Srect.oa in dry dock, and the craft
will be flowed to New Orleans for
-zuode%ng as soon as possible.
"rhe new barge-the Hart Is
rist What we desired" Mr.. Dickey
said TINS morning. sit is steel
huiI, 2so feet long, built originally
Tor a car ferry. II has been in
service IN the vicinity of New
York In transferring loaded freight
sars, so it's stanchness has been
proved II can be used either as
|, freight barge or a floating dock,
yust as the barge ~Endeavor, which
ve now are remode!ing in New
Orleans.
aWhen our new steel barRes,
now being built, are delivered we
probably shall use the Endeavor
and Hart as floating docks. We
shall need s~everal-at the foot Of
Mulberry Street, for instance,and
.t the foot of Main Street, maybe,
and at st. Louis. They are far
better than wooden craft for float
ing docks. And meantime they
can he used as freight barges.
"rhe company now has two
first class towboats and two good
bsrRes, AL of steel and absolutely
t%ireproof. That is equipment
enough TO establish an effective
freight service. The ~Pioneer-the
Chester reno itlei into a tunnel
type boat-now 10 ready for its
trip up the Mississippi from New
Orleans. II will sail under cargo
May !. The barge Endeavor, upon
which a steel cargo house Is be-
ing built, will not be ready for
sse until June. II will be brought
az by the A. NJ. Scott.
Meantime the Hart will be tow
ri around to New Orleans and
steel for it's cargo house will be
nj the New Orleans docks when
che barge reaches there. The men
and machinery now working on
Che Endcavor viii be transferred
20 the Hart and IL will be put into
shape for river service ut once.
"And the steel cargo houses we
arc putting on viii be just the
thing when the barges are used
a floating docks. They viii be-
come the finest kind of ware
houses for emergency use. l be-
lcve the company Is mighty lucky
70 get these two big barges. We
are looking for more like them.
But right now we have enough
river equipment to furnish real
freight service, and we are going
10 furnish Il this season"
4. w. Mackie, secretary OF the
navigation company, 'telephoned
from Memphis this morning that
the Scott reached the Tennessee
port last night on Its run from
charlestow n, W. Va. The boat
has had no delays and for hours
n a time has maintained n speed
Of close 10 eighteen miles an hour.
The Scott will go on to New
Orleans, where II will be changed
from a coal burner to an oil
burner, while waiting on the work
,u the Endeavor. '
Capt. 8. T. Wellington, a com
pzratively young st. Louis river
man, Is in command Of the Scott
Mr.. Dickey said this morning. "He
Is employed permanently by this
eompany now. He has no License
Enr the Missouri River yet. but we
use him to advantage in find
my. ways by bad crossings in the
aver.
44gpe trip OF the Scott / con-
oder a mighty strong point for
aha, nnnnei type OF boats. Ii steers
AZ handily as a bicycle because
it's double rudders-one in
front OF the propeller in the tun-
NIL, and n behind the propeller.
The two rudders give the boat
great leverage on turns and will
ssuab.e it to steer a long tow
ahead of il without backing and
Thinking. 1t is the backing and
nxnking that causes so much
smuggling"
= have heard much comment
Gpom tine speed the Scott has made
Ala q matter of fact, the propellers
used on the trip down from Char
tzstown are built for pushing
power rather than for speed. With