Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-09-18
Lake CllaImplain steam Boats
TO THE PUBLIC,


Transportation Company, on restoring the Steame
or Saranac TO her station us a line Boat. pub
shed statement of their reasons for the with
drawal of that boat on the I'd of July The Pro-
prictors and Agents of the Francis Saltus APP
pear to he very much incenscd at an expose of
The facts
MIR. Kellogg the rcputcd owncro of the Saltus,
admits that he made a contract with Mr.. BOYD
for the nett earnings of that Boat on the Isl of
July. by which he expected TO receive greater
profits than h, could by "any probability realize
in any other way---ond he does not deny that
oar bargain with Mr. Boyd was predcaied on
that contract. lie, however. tries to excuse
himself for not QUILTING his engagement. by the
h1pe prctencc that Mr.. Boyd did not pay GER
tain advance. which he says was to be made on
the ID Of July. and that he saws 'cndedthc whole
matter To make his card more palatabc. he
adds the usual dpSe Of low scurrility almost as
sweet the famous "!SdliuS lNnSirlt" sung on
lo,rd the Boat last spring with great cclat
In a matter of breach of faith, song vii hard
" rasS for an crcuse--nor will epithets be re-
cciycd as substitute for facts and argument.
Let il be known that the negotiation with Mr..
Boyd was at Whitehall, aud ON the Sd of July,
the day atlcr Mr.. Kellogg says the whole matter
was at an end.
The Companv'S Agents called for Mr.. KEEL
logg's contract. which was produced and "A copy
taken. Two objections were made TO it--upon
which Mr. Boyd applied to Mr.. Kellogg, who
was in the village and was appraised lthc nego-
| tiation. and consented that bis contract should
be altered 50 a. to provide for weekly returns
and TIM, Mr. Alden or such person rs should be
agreed ulon. should he the Recover ON the
Sltus WIZ it he believed then That Mr. kel-
logg CONSIDERED ms coi,,,!'l '"Icu ON 'ilc "a OF
July. me d'y 6J'r' ms cannot DC supposed
without the ''9pu'au"h ti''' "r NGilogg' at ma,
tne' 'h''nion ''n' We S"'''', " Sunlec'en 10 dc-
c"itlnn ana ''"o' 'o'''' o''er reason must be
sought 'or 10 "''I""i ''' i"> Vo''u'c''
ne P""'io" u'''i. 'i'o .i','' 20 r'nl ne i''" ne
Sc'''u Ms '''' ,''''''''V IVA 'lc "oie oi
greatcr i'"'a' anu "o" 80 ~" "'ie'ac'ous ana
po,I'''I tAO"tc ~ ~ XXX 90.
- Nv .;,i ..taii w" 't'o' VI "'e
way Ml'o" wa ilou"t"l ne iouilo 10 DC oa dom
"'' i'.,5 va! = anu n""' a. ~" ci"p'e MN
" ""h'l inc .oT' n,lr'ti Wl'lo'' regard 10 the
o"t Nv, ',e','p'' w. ua3'o'''g o%'ii.il,y
~, ,i'',1 III 10 ','' ic>Vu''
anu '''' '.,' u u, SUlt,
"cntN 81 "c ~ W 'i' '',''s. we al
'll '''' ne o''' w W "'"'"' i'' Hc l. tle rac-
"'Wl' o. '''''' ''''' ''"
we u7'''"n any "'S'TC 10 coHul"ea news
paper controversy. nor sli'll we continue it-But
IS great merits claimed by these men for put
Of the travelling community''--aNd many per
sons who have no knowledge of the Steamboat
transactions have been grossly deceived by their
prctcuccs. we consider it to be our duty to those
Ne represent. and to the Public. to disclose some
part al. the history OF that concern. il shall be
done briefly:
The keel ofthe Saltus was laid in 10. about
;hc time the new Steamboat Company was char
tered. and when Mr.. Com~tock was Il Stockhold-
| or and Director of the sod Monopoly" to say
nothing about the CpBdi .iIoHocolg. Mr.. Com
stock claimed to have the control Of the Iuildiug
of that Boat. and proposed to our company 10 fur
nlst him with Sl3O0o TO continue the building
vi the SaltnS. aa the tommHgS property. BUi
SEEMINGLY ~ * GProslrlnN BuNr. His propo-
sal was declined; but a. h. represented that the
enterprise was commenced for our benefit. he
was Offered payment for the materials. at cost
and suitable sum for his trouble BE refused
to accrpttiis. lie wanted to play deeper game
aud because the company declined to adopt his
plans 10 stitic opposition. hc turned about and
commenced h pre- ouI operations. If his course
has m.IitcL the public favor then he and hi~ As
sociatcs will reap their reward Iaurcl' thus
gained obey may well sport The New Steam
boat Company proiesscd their object to be to re-
ducc The idre To ~" ana 10 make the passage
norm al an carrier hnHt 10 accommodate me
N"'tncih '""-tH' We cum ,,''n'',u W M' ~
mem on 'le,' it'ilH ucl' ana ,heir
'''i'HS !" u'No '.o' :, ~ o,' f
a. ~, hco" par, toai'{ "li'"u''i 'iP! ''lureu r
ne company l''@nt nave niu ..c coh'r9. ol
the Salt"S II 'l'Y Iiu h'ch "",'hg 70 Iuo''',t 10
EroS, CN''ti"i'S' ana peco'ne Plr} 70 urL'l'''o"
--nnl'leF Of W,n'h were u'rl NHI'h@ 10 no.
we KNOW ian wen ,na' ,i' 'ohiIa cannot De
sustained without / ~ fA'r'na&c' "e'nihk
thit IA, been lhcrited ny MAINTAINING Il hrsl
rate line OF Steamers with great care and regn-
| iani,. When the company commenced bN5!-
ness, the fare was SO, which las been reduced,
as fast ~ the limited travel would admit, - 80,
/ 81. and 81, bafOrc opposition commenced, and
now to - The gains have not been very large
a. is manifest by the fact that the stock has new
or been above par. and for the last ten years has
baon in the market at 20 TO 30 psr cent discount.
4 word may be allowed in answer TO an impu-
,o,ion made by Mr.. Comstock that Mr.. nrainerd
,nd Mr. Dooliltle forfeited an agreement made
With Mr. kollocoi in NAV last. This /. oltooether
w,tbom, lonnd,1i1n, sGch an arrlnpeman, was
co,irmrll,ed, and the term. noted for coa<ilera-
ham II was NOT corspmma,pd for tbe reason