Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-27
BLAIR STEAMERS
BEGIN OPERATING
kEoKUk COMES OUT OF WINTER
QUARTERS AND PLANS TO
LEAVE FOR SOUTH.
Crews Who viii Have Charge Of Sew
e-si White Collar Line Boats Are
Announces.

The White Collar Line steamers be
gan moving today. The Keokuk came
up 20 the local landing during the fore
noon and after taking on coal. provi-
/ sions and freight she will leave FOR
/ Quincy TO take her regular run be
tween Quincy. Keokuk and Burling
ton She is in charge OF Captain Hugh
Mckenzie. with Frank Goldsmith as
Wrtght. engineer. and J. \ Zenge.
purser.
The Black Hawk has steam mp. She
will take on provisions and coal 10
leave az $3.50 D. m. Monday FOR Bur
ington IN the Helen Blairs trade. con
meeting with the Keokuk every Tues
day. Thursday and Saturday. The
Black Hawk is IN charge OF Captain
S. r. Dodds. with NJ EnderIee as pilot
William Schools as engineer and =
NJ. Petit as clerk. After May the
Black Hawk will run between Burilng-
ton and Quincy on alternate days with
the Keokuk
The Helen Blair viii come out and
take her trade MAY l. She will be in
charge OF Captain X. r Young Of
Rock Island. with Roy Wethern as
pilot. Henry Miller. mate. Charles Van
AIKEN and John Kerkering. engineers. !
n. =. Swanson. purser. and p. NJ /
Petit. clerk The Helen Blair had I
extensive repairs i'm United States I
dry dock last fall before laying up for 4
winter; in fact her hull was rebuilt An /
iron frame has been erected on the (
upper deck ove- which an awning will
be hung IN summer TO provide more
shelter for those who wish 20 get high
CT up for a better view. She VIII re-
sumo Sunday afternoon trips 10 Hamp-
ton early in June with the Keokuk
and Black Hawk in service taking care
OF early spring business Captain Blair
will push the work on the steamer
Moraing Star. getting her in fine trim
for her spring cruises TO Pittsburgh
and New Orleans. She VIII leave Dav-
export Nav 4 FOR Pittsburgh at the
source OF the Ohio. l,000 miles from
the mouth az Cairo Returning she
will ascend The Illinois river 10 Peoria.
where cruise No. I will end and cruise
No. = VIII begin. Captain Blair has
secured william Keith as pUrser to
take charge OF the Office. Pilot Jack
will assist Captain Blair TO
81. Louis. then Joe McCulloch viii be
his pilot 20 Cincinnati, from where
Tony Meldahl and his partner viii
take her TO Pittsburgh and back. Cap
tain Blair has a full appreciation OF
good plotting as an important feature
On these long pleasure cruises, and his
extensive acquaintance enables him TO
select the best
Many TO Take Trip.
While the Morning Star viii have
many pilots and navigate various wa
ers during the season she will have
he same engineers all the time
ieorge A. Galloway. formerly Daven-
,ort boy. viii be in charge of her en-
line room. with Ike Burns of Albany
e assistant
Fe-d Bynum continues as steward
While Mr. and Mrs. Vogel viii remain
n charge OF the NAH deck and ladies'
abin. Many OF those who were on
he Stars cruise TO Florence. Ala, last
ear have made early reservations for
he Pittsburgh trip.
W II. Lamont IS back in charge Of
he steamboat office at the
Dot OF Nineteenth street and
xpects 20 be kept real busy
his season. as the agencies at Rock
sland and Davenport. both in his
barge. include the Streckfus Line
,eamers as well as those of the White
ollar Line. The river is clear OF ice =
{ St Paul and open all the way up
kept In Lake Pepin-