Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-12-10

Making 10 oil ~ trips, o. 184 landinss.
The Charl 10 Chsavss uade is sdditisn Il
il one trip y 81. Paul, 81 trips from Daven'
port . Port Byron.
The james Means made - trips from
Davenport 70 Aontrsss, and The Little
Giant made trips.
Between this city and Fsrt Madison. che
New Boston made ~ trips. and the Ksiths.
burg mads 81 srips.
On the 9ad Of July. the Rapids improve
msnt made il dangerous for boats to erssa
the Rapids, ~ we'll - damaging to the cen
tractors, - the Reserve, Auscatias, Savan.
No, Minnesota, Dusuqus and Canada we're
sent above and made daily line frsm Port
Byron to St. Paul. freight and passenger
taking the cars ct Rock Island for Port By.
rem. Each beat in this line made ahsut II
trips. The Davenport, Sucker State and
Ha1ksys State were taken below and put
into the line between Ksekuk and st.
Paul.
The White Collar Line comusneed run-
ning at about the same time, and held On
70 the Rapids little lsngsr than the North.
srn Line, but 6nally On the let si
August, formed . daily line BE-
tween Pert Byrsn and st. Paul, another
between this city and Msstrsss, and assth.
Or between Ksskuk and st. Lsuis, usise
the rsilrsads srsund the Rapids tss freight
and passengers the same - the ether line.
The Phil. Sheridan We the first beat 81
this line 70 rsash this psint, March 17ts,
and the Addis Johnston was he last 70 Do.
Dast-lsavisg for 81. Louis % the svssins
Of December lot.
The following are The bsass in THE line, run.
ming between Pert Byron and 81. Paul, and
forming daily lias. The Key City. Nsrsh>
srs Belle. Jennie Baldwin, Asss Jshsssn,
War E,sls. City Of st. Paul, aud Milwau-
kss. The Ton Jasper, Phil. Sheridan And
ltsses formed daily line frsa Ksokuk to
St. Lsuis, and The Diaassd Js cad Addie
Jshssssa fsrnsd aseshsr daily line between
this city and Aestross, thus Dsking shsis
essNsctiens ssmplets, same - The Nerth
ssa Line. Az Tie sssst q this psint did
nst kssp daily acesust With each bsat,
- are unable 70 learn The number Of trips
made BY each, but ~ the swo lines run -
Ne sane tine, shpy viii BOT vasy ffsa
these Of The Northern Line.
The Northesn Lioe ~ boea eeopara.
lively free ffsa sseilsats sf asv kind
whassvsr, asd the snly ess sf ssrisss -
tufs that hes AAppsasd - tAs Waite Gel
lars va the siskisg Of The War Eagle ID
sbcut three feet Of watsr. u was raised d
few days and assumed its regular pssitiss
10 The line. AZ gssseal thing bsth line
havs fus their beats On time for the aseen
msdstiss Of the public. asd beth have bssu
veil patronizsd. Travel hes bssa larger Il
proportion thss freight business.
In additisa - The tvs rival lines, th'
following "WRd Beats" have aads lssl
IA - OOb bVyUOs
Bss Campbell. lswsCisy.
Anos 0isdeo. Cesoteeo,
DAansck Ciy, Astslsps,
G d. Wilsss, de-. 8. Weeks
0ssy Rsgis, David wstts
Lsly Pike. Pstsr Bslss.
The nsnbsr u landibes made By thes'
boats. together With these made by the In
psral, Eptssrsiss and Dexter. Used fo'
frsishtisg over The Rspidsy yasd ths sthsrs .
The White Collar Liss making In oil 81
different beats, was sec. These vss'
obliged to pay wharfage. while thsss efsh'
Nerthsss Line, which ewns The lsvss .
their landisg. were net. II aeditisn . Oh
sbeve, 10 nasbsats slse uads lsndisgs.
From the bssks II II. 4 Hsisz, whsst
master, ~ learn sAss there We landed sn'
taken frsm the city WHAT dsrisg he ysas
1904 eseds u wed. rails end pssts als
absus 1000 n. sf lsabsr. and sbsst l,Oo
n. es lasss, shingles end pisksts. Th
| Wharfage % ell, which, sesssh~ With n
aosust derived freo ths lsasss u pub'i
essun6s = he lsnding, nakss tetal rsvl
sus y tbs city u shout $500. A Il
agsss - . qssstipsssis sssrse sf pssat'
BE rsvssus y Tie city.
II 10 inposs,bls to apprszinsts q
amsust Of freight shipped and loaded
our lsvss by all bssts. Il y ssAsisas
knew that il was i9asnss-eeede O.
eoe6e have beea taken cd leet.