Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-02-09

TIE NORTHERN LlSE PACKET CoMpAxY.
We learn by the ST. Louis Republican that
the Directors of the Northern Line Packet
Company had their annual session in ST. Lou
is last week, making appointments and ar
raBgements for the coming spring trade,
which is expected will be unusually heavy.
An election was held for officers a few DAYS
ago with the following satisfactory result It's :
Capt. Thomas B. Rhodes, President.
Capt. Thomas H. Griffith, Secretary.
Capt. Isaac 5. Mason, Genl Freight Ag't.
Capt. Thomas N. Buford, Sup't
Board OF Directors-Jaraes Ward, r. C..
Gray, Y. 3. Rhodes, J. Il. Griffith, T. Cor
don, j. B. Rhodes, Thomas Buford.
The company. in addition to their already
superior fleet of boats, is now having con-
siructcd at Pittsburgh new and elegant
steamer, named Dubuque which will be of
the following dimensions Length 235 fee :
beam IS feet, hold So feet. There will be
four boilers, OF % inch diameter SO feet long
with double fiues. The cylinders are 90 in
ches. with iett stroke while the dimensions
of the wheels are 20 feet, and 10 foot buck
els.
The new steamer will be finished and rea-
dy to take her place in the line at the OPEN
ing OF navigation. The company anticipate
rushing business the coming season, and are
making calculations for a through daily line
The following are The officers Of the differ
ent boats rs far as assigned
Dubuque - Captain j. w. Parker.
Sucker Staie-Captain w. p. Hight
Haw keye State-Caplain Jones Warden
Barlington-Capta M. Green.
Muscafine-Captsin G. W. jerks.
Canada-Captain A. McGowan.
Pe'nbna--Captain Ben. Conger.
Petrel-Captan Z. sherwood.
Dan Hine- Captain Patton.
The EoRTHwEsTERx UxIoS PACKET CoN-
PANY.-Last week the officers of tine North
western Union Packet Company held a meet
ing at the Sherman House in Chicago, aud
transacted much important business No
changes whatever were made in the old board
of directors and they Were all ret iner, fac t
I which speaks well for the manner with which
they have conducted the corporation.
Capt w. T. Davidson, Of st. Paul, a gen.
tenn well known 10 the travelling public,
was elected president and general manager of
the company for the ensuing term The latter
in place IN place of John Lawler, resigned. -
VIM. Rhodes was elected secretary and treas
urer in place of O. A. Blanchard, resigned
Capt. y S. Davidson, of La Crosse, was ap-
| pointed superintendent of the La Crosse di-
vision and w. Wellington superintendent Of
/ the Dubuque Division. All of these men
are we'll known, and their long experience in
/ river and transportation matters. fit them for
the responsible posts TO which they have been
assigned.
| TIE NORTHWESTERN PAoKET.--A meeting
/ OF the officeIs of the Northwestern Packet
Company was held last Tuesday. All the
/ old officers of last year were reelected, viz
John Lawler president G. A. Blanchard
/ secretary and treasurer, and W. Z. Welhng-
/ ton. superintendent.
l. FL
/ last May merged in ono. and the latter stiIl
retains the old nominal organization. The
Northwestern Union Company making ex-
! tensive preparations for q rushing business
/ the comming summer in the filing up Of
! boats.