Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-03-29
SUMNER ARRANGEMENTS Ia

CROSSE q ST. PAUL PACKET CoMPA
\ NY.-On the opening of navigation
the above company will open the sum
mer campaign with renewed vigor anC
far greater facilities for business thar
ever before. The line is perhaps bet
ter known as the Davidson Line, ont 0
compliment to the interchangeable Cap
tain w. +. Davidson, who has at las
succeeded in establishing business
on the upper Mississippi, III the face o
obstacles innumerable, and 1ifficuItir:
not one in a thousand, of western me,
even, would have overcome. The new
Line has nine good boats, and is 4 sep
arate and distinct corporation from tbs
Minnesota Packet Company, or any
other competing Line. All the boats
in the Chippeway, Minnesota, St. CroiS
and upper Mississippi rivers, and the
different lines Of stages north Of La
Crosse will, the coming season, run to
connect with the Davidson boats, and
the Ii Crosse & Milwaukee railroad
and the facilities which they offer to
passengers or shippers are greater than
ever before offered on the river. The
Packet Company viii run a passenger
and freight line. The former will num-
Der two first class boats-the incest
and fastest on the river. They viii be
the Nc Wella1e and the Northern Belle
The first will be the Lightning Line,
making the ran from here to st. Paul
in eighteen hours, and returning, will
leave there in the morning and arrive
here in twelve hours time, to connect
with the evening train by which pas
sengers will make close connection and
| reach Chicago the next morning, in just
tscentytoau' hours from leaUing st.
Puul, and in close connection east .
Nothing but passengers, the mails, ex-
pr,ss matter aud express goods will be
carried OH these boats, which will be
gers will then have daylight to view
| the grand beauties Of the river, and
coed sleeping cars from here to Chi.
cago-a great item, Arrangements
have also been perfected SO that dU the
boats Of the upper rivers, and all the
stage lines will run in close connec-
ton. This will uc another large item
for travellers on business or pleasure.
The other will number three regular
boats, the Keokuk, q. IT. Wilson and
IVin0nd, one OF which will leave here
daily on the arrival Of the morning
train from the east, connecting at all
points north, and will also make close
connections. The FitUorite will run
as u Tri-wcekly Packet between St.
Paul and Mankato, on the Minnesota
river.
A Daily Line will also run between
st. Anthony and St. Cloud, on the up
per Mississippi, for passengers and
freight business. Two boats, the En-
te3prise and the Cutter, built 1T Ano-
ka for this company, and will make the
latter Iine-alI Of which are tn connect
with the boats above named plying be-
tween here and St. Paul, and connect
ing with the La Crosse q Milwaukee
Railroad.
We congratulate the business pub
lie on the extraordinary facilities Civ
en- them by the new arrangements.-
Shippers Of freight by this line, or over
the La Crosse & Milwaukee Railroad
in connection, will by shipping to the
care of J. G. Burbank d Go. have
their goods delivered free iii that city,
or forwarded to all points north free OF,
warehouse or stage charges. Goods
coming this way by the same line will
have the same advantages
The acting managers of this new
Line are w. T. Davidson, President,
Ii. L. Rumsey, Treasurer, G. II. Whit
ney, Secretary; and to them especial
" are oar citizels and the city greatly
indebted for having so extensive line
of first class stea .nboats running to and
from this place. When business men
are trnmps, we will play them against
| the full pack, and win every time.
Besides the old, six new barses have
been built this winter for the grain
trade. With such men to manage the
river interests, and the superior faciii-
ties for hauling grain, the La Crosse &
milwaukee, Railroad will be kept right
smart at work from now until the last
day.--Lr Crosse Dem.