The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-07-15
MAYSVILLE WILL
use THE river
IF GIVEN CHANCE
Lieutenant EastOn Is Informed That
Maysville Merchants VIII Make
Much Use of River II Facili.
ties Are Afforded.

The Chamber of Commerce sent the
following communication to Lieut.. r.
NJ Easton who was here last week to
learn local river conditions at Wash
ington last Saturday:
At meeting of our Board of Direc-
tors yesterday afternoon, l informed
them of your visit in this city in the
interest of obtaining information with
regard to the local river situation and
upon motion | was instructed to COM
municate to you their desire for
speedy and satisfactory rehabilitation
of the Ohio River.
| was also instructed to inform you
that our merchants are especially de-
sirous of having a regular time sche-
dule and reasonable schedule of rates
established on freight between Gin
cinnati and this city.
At present am informed, the boats
are running on haphazard schedule
and are charging rates according to
their likes.
am also informed that there ex-
lists an agreement between the Louis
vile Boat Co, operating the Queen
City between Cincinnati and Pitts
burg and Mr.. Greene of the Greene
line that the Louisville company shall
not take on freight in the vicinity of
Maysville which our men think is in
measure in restraint to trade in as
much as it eliminates competing lines.
At present we are without a wharf
boat due to ours having been destroy
ed in the last winters ice gorge but
our wharfmaster is handling the sit
uation very we'll on the grade using
tarpaulins for the present | know
that he is figuring with several par
ties for a new wharfboat before the
winter sets in. l also know that Cap
tain Greene was planning on bring
ing a wharfboat to this city to handle
shipments from his boats.
AS to the terminal situation for the
| future, | might add that we have
and tramway to the river edge which
could be converted with very little en-
pense into a fine river traffic terminal
| the advantage of this terminal over
the wharfboat would be that the steep
grade would be eliminated and facill.
ties for greater storage capacity.
l feel | can assure you that our
Mayor and City Council will finan-
cially support any arrangement for
river terminal when the time arrives
We experience a great deal of trou-
BILE in getting merchandise both by
| freight and express this last winter
due to the congestion at the Cincin-
natl terminal and Russell yards
| Maysville could be made very sat
isfactory terminal for the freight
traffic of the Central and Southern
counties in this state. In the olden
times all of the freight was put off of
pack mules and caravans far into the
| south.
In conclusion | might add that the
business interests of Maysville will
be only too glad to make full use of
river transportation when satisfac-
tory time schedules and reasonable
rates are arranged. Many of them
have voiced their sentiments to me
saying that they believe the Inter
State Commerce Commission should
look into the matter of excess freight
rates on the Ohio River. We further
believe that the operating companies
should do little personal solicitation
for freight rates as did the railroads
in pre-war period and they will be
willing to lend any of these compan-
les cooperation with a view of gain
ing freight business in the counties
and states of the South.
Hoping that this information shall
be of some benefit to you and your
superiors in relieving the present con-
gested traffic situation and that you
will consider us at all times at your
service, we remain,
NASHVILLE CHAMBER OF CON-
MERGE.
CARL DODDS, c.-Mgr.