| Transcribed by Norma Knotts Shaffer from microfilm
of the Calhoun Chronicle dated 1/13/1921.
The Steamer Return which for the past few years has been in the Great
Kanawha has returned to her old love and will run between here and Parkersburg
making her first trip out of Parkersburg Monday. Thereafter she will
leave here each Monday and Thursday mornings, and will leave Parkersburg
each Tuesday and Friday afternoons for this place. She will carry
passengers and through freight between the two points. This service
will be eagerly welcomed by local shippers who are nearly exhausted by
the sickening rates charged on freight under the present arrangements.
With the new boat in the trade the freight will be materially lessened
and the wharfage at the Creston wharfboat will be entirely cut out.
It will be necessary for local shippers to give the new boat their fullest
patronage in order to keep it in the trade, as there is not any great amount
of through freight shipped any longer and it will take some time to build
up the trade.
The Return will be commanded by Capt. L.S. Wright, a well known local
riverman, and Holly Barr of this place will have charge of the boats office.
Mr. Barr has been engaged as purser on the Ohio river boats for several
years, having given up is occupation there to promote this enterprise.
He has been here for the past few days and has received promises of heartiest
support from all the local shippers. | 
