Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-11-25
NAVIGATION COMPANY.
Mississippi Valley Navigation
OF THE
SOUTH AND WEST,
No. H8 GarOndelet Street New Orleans.

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To the owners Of Real Estate in Louisiana
MISSISSIPPI, tennessee, Arkansas, Texas
T'HEC COMPANY KNOWN 10 THFP PUBLIC
as the Mississippi Valley Navigation
company Of the South and West, is organ
isiana. This charter authorizes a capital
stock of five hundred thousand dollars with
Inc privilege OF extension TO one million.
mat the publlc may know the exact object OF
the Company, the third article Of the charter
Is given entire as follows:
The object OF this Company Is 10 con-
Struct or otherwise TO procure and maintain
one OF more steamboats, or other veSseIa. to
run on and navigate the Mississippi river or
It's tributaries for the purpose Of ca rying
freight, mails and passengers; 10 construct
docks WharVes, buildings and such other com
sifuctions as may be necessary to the build
ing ana repairing OF vessels, and generally TO
exercise such incidental powers and prfvi-
leges rs are hereby or may be conferred on
them FOR the purposes aforesaid.
d Company propose, under the provision
of this charter TO construct a line of LOW
PRESSURE steamboats, 10 run between the dif-
terent ports o. the Mississippi river and lis
t~rlputarleS. Iney VIII carry less steam.
make better time, land freight and passen-
gers Without rOunding-tO, and, by means OF
endless chains and elevators, receive grain in
bulk and discharge 10 Gt for shipmenD d.
rectly on hazard the vessel Intended to receive
u, inste1d of the present mode of putting IL
nfst on shore. thereby saving time, labor and
expense. The Boats will also be divided into
distinct eOmpartments-sO, IL they encounter
SnagS, or any accident should happen 70 the
hull the boat will not be endangered. They
will alsphaYe complete apparatus for exfin-
g%uishfng ire by steam, and conducting water
over the vessel for domestic uses and will be
In every respect safer, swifter, and better
adapted Tor carrying passengers and freight.
ana al a cheaper rate than any boats now
navigating the Mississippi river.
Owing to the dfficulty of Obtaining cash
subscriptions TO any enterprise, no matfef
how great its merit, the Company have de-
terminated d. to receive IN Inscription in ToTtdfo
the Capital Stock. In doing so, we have nj
once a substantial basis; and g. Il is very
reasonably expected that within a short time
lands viii Considerably APPRECIATE In yaIne
this plan VIII afford Us source of revenue
entirely seperate and distinct, and when
added 70 the expected earnings of the boats.
cannot, in the natural course of things. fai
70 make the stock a profitable Investment.
Parties having land which produces them
little or nothing, but on which they are nav
lng-taSes, and which cannot be sold Mt pres
ent, except at q great sacrifice, and perhops
not az all, Will, on reflection. see this 10 be m
excellent and unusual plan for realizing ON
pany can De much II Ore readily disposed Of
than lands.
Over l5,00 acres of good land have already
been offered and spbsafibed.
BOOKS al subscription to the capital stock of !
me C0mpafi are now open AT the Office, IFS ]
~CarOndelet street, New Orleans.
Parties at a distance, desiring to Subscribe {
lands. must send to the local agents alb
stract of title, mortgage certificates. WIDEN I
the taxes have been paid, testimOnyOf
responsible parties respecting the value offhe I
land, price, and, In fact, all ne
cessary 10 give the Company a SATISFACTORY
idea of the land offered.
By order OF the Board OF Directors
CHAS. r. BENTON, Secretary.
J.T.SWAfNE, President.