Jefferson City Tribune-Post (Newspaper) - April 30, 1927, Jefferson City, Missouri Page 6 JEFFERSON CITY Vast Amount of Freight Carried Osage River Boats Two Early Boating on Osage and Missouri By Gapt Henry Rest or play was his only while the boat was plowing water I cio not know whether the roustabout of today like all other labor has his shift at good pay or has his profession this yet in common with another that of the the serving of humanity hours at small pay for long that the number of wheat sacks delivered to the Missouri Pa at Osage during one year were for the John R Hugo while the Fred oil on so relieved of her cargo she my demand then pulled over the ten inches of freight Angered water she was on by her power into deep water When the sack pile on the bank was and sacks in one pile all to be carried aboard again means some man of this for his pay and walked to his to unload this by their 6tub borness I handed them their pay and told them to get off the boat You will us ashore here in Miller County they retort ed Miller county or no matter I replied You take to the bank If you cannot get rid of these cricks books distant niggers came from the showed for i Thc ruie that captain pilot engineer bank the voice of of the men 1 tap bell and we will assist the same year Livestock handled were on the aver age of over 200 carloads for the year Poultry and eggs hen fruit as our niggers would call were quite a large item on our freight lists The handling of these vast volumes of freight required quite a number of roustabouts Each boat would have from 12 to 20 on the trip and j more labor was hired when ing or loading in port Negro roust abouts Were preferable to a white crew They would trod with their loads on their shoulder be it sacks ties or lumber be it pushing their loaded with tiff all foreman watchman cook would in an emergency take the place of the roustabout time The These words had their effect was not followed this They all gathered up their duds and Hugo steamed to Osage went with the exception of one who light coming back with the old re niggers the who sacks back the boat Such trips being de liable crew of not long in for a week on a bar were not into Osage the next day with enjoyed by neither officers nor crew sacks aboard which had they profitable to the own nor were er While the shippers of this cargo of wheat which during this time had advanced 7c a bushel in the market came out ahead the boat company lacked but little coming qut in the hole Leaving the boat in a pinch by de serting her was sometimes too practiced by the negro was sick or played sick The few boards were taken off by the boats officers and on she went to her desti nation further up the river Coming over been loaded by the crew assisted day long not minding the burning But never would this occur anywhere hot sun in the least which white men were not capable of doing This we experienced when one time we for some reason could not get a crew of negroes to make the trip we were compelled to hire a white crew at Tuscumbia The boys did well By the time we reached Shipley shoals we had over sacks on board the Hugo and barge Then came the trial We stuck on the shoals and the river falling fast were kept there for seven days Every sack with the exception of four hundred that the barge Jumbo floated over with had in Miller county From this county the colored race was banned Any negro not heeding this edict was shot down or hanged This being a proven fact and known to our negroes they were loathe to go on shore when the boat was landed one night though in years later when the en by the no longer sick nigger we found our negro roustabouts waiting at the bank ready to unload the boat They had walked from the bridge site at Hoeckers to Padgett Hollow the next camp below where they hac their Checks cashed which cash was mostly left with the saloonkeeper therefor whiskey for the they had hired conveyance to Jeffer son City Roustabouts then and long before those days were paid one dollar day and their board They were al lowed to pick their bunks to sleep in whereever they would find them con 1 venient either in the engine room on the lower deck of the boat or o a sack or freight pile A roustabout No Extra Session Of Congress Likely For Flood Relief WASHINGTON April funds than the al ready asked of the Red Cross will be needed for Mississippi flood sufferers in the opinion of Coolidge but they to come from the American public since he does not believe a special session of congress to consider flood control and relief legislation at this time It has been disclosed at the white house the president also sees way by which the treasury can pro ide money for relief work and in ace of this Carrier he wishes the to clearly understand that the led Cross solely on its to carry on the f succor and rehabilitation A special congressional session does not seem to o be the wise way to solve the ind relief problem In this view h was supported by several members of tlie senate while other members of congress supported the plea of Senator Robinson of Arkansas for the special session Mr Coolidge is considering ths j advisability of joining in an appeal for additional funds to help the Red Cross and he expects to name an other specific sum soon after he con fers with Secretary Hoover who will leave the flood area for Washington tonight age were to take the bank at Hockers where to un load a dozen of 2x8 boards for the construction gans railroad bridge then building the This gang would LINN Charles Schroeder of back Bob rut nis initials there 23 years ago about a mile from the place where Mr Linnenbrink found the The Probate Court wil convene for the spring and among others the following will make settlements Aug and John Langenberg and John Kuster on the 23rd Geo Castrop Caroline Gove John Struempf and Len Schowen gerdt on the 24th Frank Zeilman Carrie Martin Bog ler on the 25th Fred Geo Samson Anna Jos F Henry F and N J Rowan on Anna Mertensmeyer T A Wikle on the 27th The important syllabic in manage is s a guest at the home of Mr and Dubrouillet Dan Schowengerdt Vic Mrs Vosholl in Linn William Boillot and Theresa Mr and Mrs Casper Brandt Mr ind Mrs Frank and son August of were in Linn on business Wednesday Mr Brandt had purchased of Mr Stief a 5acre tract of land in Fankenstein and they came to Linn to make the need to the property Robert of Maasen has been seriously 511 in a hospital in St Louis with eria paralysis His arms legs and voice have been made useless by the attack He is slowly getting a little better but is unable to get off his back as yet One day last week Joe Linnen brink found z terrapin on his farm two miles south of Linn with Bob initials plainly carved on its Elements Won Grim In the Air Friday NORFOLK April The elements have won another grim victory over man in his battle to the air During a severe electrical and rain storm lightning struck a seaplane feet above New Point Comfort late 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