Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-09-25
Fake Chalep!a!la Steam Esoats
TO THE PUBLIC,


| Transportation Company. ON restoring the Steam
or Sarauac TO her station as Il line Boat pub
li-hod a statement Of their reasons for the with
draWul of that boat ON the I'd of july. The Pro-
prictors and Agents Of the Francis Slltus ap-
| pear to be very much iHccnsrd at an expose Of
| tn, facts.
Mr. Kellogg the rcputcd owncrof the Saltus.
admit, that he made Il contract with Mr.. BOYD
for the nett earnings OF that Boat on the LIST of
July. BY which h. expected to receive greater
profits than h, could by "any probability realize
in any other wav--and he does not deny that
our bargain with Mr. Boyd was predcatcd on
that contract. He, however, tries TO excuse
| himself for not fulfilling his engagement. by the
aaa prctoncc that Mr.. Boyd did not pay Il cor
tain advance. which he says vas to be made on
/ the ID ofJuly. and that he SAYS ended the whole
matter To make his card more laatablc. he
adds the usual doSr If low scuTility. almost as
sweet as the famous "SoiUs NiaSirI" sum- on
board the Boat last spring with great cclat.
Ina matter Of breach o. faith. song will hard
| Is PASS for an ercUSc-.Ior will cpithctS bn re-
cci,cd rs 81 substitute for facts and argument.
| Let it be known that the negotiation with Mr.
Boyd was at Whitehall. and on the Sd of July,
the day after Mr.. Kellogg says the whole matter
was at an end,
The Company's Agents called for Mr. Kcl-
logg's contract. which was produced and copy
taken. Two objections were made to t-uppn
which Mr.. Boyd applied 10 Mr.. Kellogg. who
was in the village and was appriscd OF the nero-
tiation. and consented that his contract should
be altered so TO provide for weekly returns
and that Mr.. Alden. or such person a, should b.
agreed upon should be the Recover on the
Saltus. VIII it be believed then that Mr.. Kel-
logg considered his contract ended on the I'd of
July. NJ" d0yb.jor! Thi. cannot be supposed
without the imputation that MIR. Kellogg. at that
time. intended that we should be subjected TO de-
eel tion and fraud. Some other reason must bo
sought iorto account for his conduct.
lie qualcd underline charge that he had de-
serted his boa,tod Independence for the hope of
greater profits. and now uses an uugracious and
doubtful excuse us u 'r1 oi.'
He says he is pursuing ''the cyon terror Of his
way which will probably he found To be toaloit
such prices. day. and hours ~ will enable him
to pocket the most money. without regard to the
convenience of 1.-THE travelling community
Mr.. Coms'ock has al-o coao in to the rescue
and put his name on as cndorscr Of the state
mcn's Of the Projectors Of thn Salus. We adj
NIT mat he ought TO he heard, Tor he is the Fac
totWu cl that concern.
/ We di,cam any desire TO continue a news
paper controversy. nor shall we continue t.-But
a, great merit is claimed b, these men for put
tiru alloat the Salu.--"ht tho crpnA,tic yoico
Of NIB. trlypninr co,pmrr,i,y'---.,j ,n,nv nor
( sons who have. ,o lnoNj.lr of the Steamboat
transactions Rave boon Grossly deceived By their
, pctcuce~. we consider ii To b. oar duty to those
We represent. and to the Public. to disclose some
part Of the History of that concern 1t shall be
done briefly:
The keel oftle Saltus was laid in 1913. about
I . e. Il 4 Il.
tered and when Mr. ComStock was :Stockhod-
D nr and Director of the "Ol Alonopolv.' to say
nothing about Tn, C,pHaI ,iuao,ol. Mr. Com
stock claimed TO have the control fthe building
O. tuat Boat. and proposed % our comnany tc fur
u.tl h.u with $4,000 to continue the building
o., Cd, Sa.tu-.as thn (pn.5o4s 3r1. ~'g Grr
-La 'uNGLy So An OrO~llu, BOAT ILL.,. prupo-
sal WAS declined; but a- he represented tat the
enterprise was commenced for our benefit. he
was offered wvm.ui for the matcrials. at cost.
and q suitable sum for his trouble. He refused
I f. accent this. Ilrvau,sd To ul,ya dcepcr game.
and botlp-,. the comua1y declined 10 pdont his
plans 10 ,tne onno,ition, he turned about and
commenced his i,ra..pt o.rr,ti,n. lrbiscoursn
has ,,..rit.1 the ruhti, f,,r Then no aud nj. A.
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Itlc &otus ifiLay bTl hann vI,;nr 10 submit tr
,rro.s nv,ctions aoJ Income nar,vfn - d,rcnri,r
-noi,bor ~ ,,,iri ,,cr. ,bo,, vilina to 10
W.tnoy f,I wall th,. ti,, l'n,,n.,i,,. cannot a,
su.t.,i,,nJ ,,ith,ut pr,,lic p,,r,n,ro Wntb;rl
that has ho'n ,,nri,cd L,, ,n,i,fninino , Gr.
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I,r;,. WI tho ra,,,,',,,, co,n,noncod H.. !;
in... rho f,ro ,.,. sf v,Iicb has been rodnrni
Ii,nI tr.,,.gI ,,n,,il ,d,n;, ., :, :
81 and "a Let.r. n,,no.ition cnr,nrnced an,
nI. $50 r,o rains L.,,, ,.o harn ,'or,' /, per-,
,,air,yt In, tI, t,ct tlo. the .i,,rl hs. no,.
or bapu above nav and far tbr Inst fen vrnrs he,
bncn in thc m,,rlnt At ooto "a MR. c,,,l d.connt
4 yorJ ,n,,, lao oIlnu,od in on.,,ortou i,,,,,
t,,inn ,naI, Ly NJ Cnn,,t'nL ,l.a, Ar R,,inpr
and Mr. DonI,Ia C,~c.;,oJ nm .'',,,,.,, j
With, NJ Kel,oo,, IN No,la TEis al,"ra a
vitLn,It i,n,L,7,an NH an ,r,.,,,,,,,,,.,, ,,',
roy,cuuI,lsI and fin, torn. untad tnr c,oS;Ls,',
ii,l. II wa, NOT con,un,lnotrd for fine rr,so,
that circumstances led n. IN belicva bo wa
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