Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-19
aailp 9ratiouaI Democrat.
Merchants New Opposition Steamboat

Merchants New Opposition Steamboat
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ED. DEMocRAr: AS reasonable business
man, will say nothing about our California
Steam Navigation Company. will even go
so faras to confess that if were sharehold.
er in this company would do all in my pow.
er TO make that enterprise pay and prosper
would, perhaps. not care much about the
complaints of our merchants, and even the
interest and welfare of the whole communi-
ty would not 50 much pre-occupy my mind
as to make me sacrifice my own interest en-
tirely. But as / am not here To deferd the
interest Of this company, aud as am solely a
merchant and heavy taxpayer of this city, |
have to look out for myself aud my own in
terest. As a good citizen, it becomes my
duty to see if cheaper freight would not give
us helping hand-would not raise the value
of property in this city, help along our
boarding houses, restaurants, livery stables,
teamsters, draymen dc, and, in fine, increase
our business and prosperity, and bring back
all that trade with San Juan, Nevada, Dow
Neville, DC, lost for us entirely, since freight
arose. If then, as business man and a good
citizen, L look those imaginary difficulties
square in the face, | am astonished TO see how
an intelligent business community can allow
itself, for years, TO be imposed upon by an as.
sociation of some rich men, who very natu-
rally have only their own interest at heart
If we want to see our commerce and our city
in that state of prosperity which Marysville,
10y its geographical position and wealth, has
u right TO expect and our citizens a duty to
acquire, we must have cheap freight from
San Francisco to this city. The process is an
easy one, and il our business men will only
arouse from their slumber all will be done in
a very short time; ard without nuy sacrifice
or danger We will freight at five dollars a
ton from San Francisco to Marysville.
When T. d Co. started their little enter
prise they had pledges and promises of pat
ronage from all quarters but no sooner was
it started, and the whole community felt its
beneficial influence, than this patronage, for
one reason or another, ceased, and the own
ers were compelled to stop for want OF pat
ronage. Until Il better plan shall be adopted
l will recommend the following: To buy a
small steamer, barge. &c, for about S25,00O
and connect themNwith schooners from San
Francisco to Sacramento-the capitol stock
consisting in 100 shares of $3.50 each; each
merchant who pays over $500 freight per
month takes four shares; each one under 5000
or over $3.50, takes two shares; and each one
under $3.50, may take one share.9 The divis-
ion Of the profits to be made in proportion
to the amount of freight paid 10y each share
holder 1t will therefore not be the largest
shipper, amongst the shareholders, who will
reap the greatest benefit in this new kind of
association, and consequently each sharehold-
er will have the greater sinterest Elm patron
izing his ownIeuterprise We may expect to
carry about $50 tons Of freight per week, and
il the calculations which | shall have to sub
nit at another time are correct, we will get
back the, little money we shall have to in
vest in this enterprise in a very short time
Our own interest will be our best guide, aud
very naturally we will all become the most
active agents of this our family enterprise.