Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-10
To the Owners of Real Estate In Ten
nessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Ar
kansas:

PIE COMPANY KNOWN TO THE PUB
4 lie as the" Mississippi Valley Navigation
company OF the South and West" is 0rganizzd
under a charter from the State OF louisiana
This charter authorizes a capital stock OF nve
n0notoo thousand collars, Win the privilege
o. e1tension 70 one million. That the PuOlle
may know the exact Offices OF the Company,
the third article or the charter Is given entire,
"Th object OF this Company Is to construct
or otherwiss 70 procure and maintain one or
more STEAMBOATS,, or other vessels, - run on
and navigate The Mississippi rfvsr, or It. trib-
~utaries, Tor The purpose OF Carrying freight,
nails and passengers to Construct docks,
wharves, oufIdinss and sneh osEer eonsiruc-
tons as may De necessary 70 the building and
repairing OF vessels, and generally 20 exercise
hereby or may b. conferred on them Cor the
purposes Aforesaid
The Company propose, Under the provisions
OF this charter 20 construct a line o. steamers
TO run between the different ports on toe Mis-
sISsippi river and Its tributaries. 1hey will be
constructed upon The low pressure prlDeipie5
they viii carry less steam they VIII make Bet-
ter time, and be In all respe Is more sac than
any description OF boats ever placed upOn cur
waters Divided into distinct cOu psItments,
IL disaster, whether by IRE or suags, shall hap
pen TO one, the bOst is nOt endangered. IN
case OF IRE, apparatus Tor turning steam upon
Is viii be provided, aEd IL Is demonstrated mat
steam is the most ed. cave extlngulsher Of IRE.
In case one com partmsntt Is crOken through By
contact with snsgs, ana Ills with water, the
others are not endangered. and the boat can
not sink, as pumps. provided for tuch an emer-
gency, Will Be in instant operation Safety 70
passengers ana freight is q great end, worthy
OF the Struggle OF the people CT The Mississippi
Valley.
Nearly thres hundred thousand dollars in
money AMI wOrE has alre-dy BEEN subscribed
70 the capital stock OF the Company. the Lou
isiana Leg. stature mas passed a oil subscribing
one hundred thousand dollars Of STOCK 20 the
ConDaDv An sdtfUonaI gnm n than amount
will, without a denbt, be Subscribed by the
same body. The COmpsny have resolved 20
take lands Tor stock, and tul= Il the feature to
which they desn e 70 call the Or
es of real estate. Ia the southern Ststesf on
account OF the d~1sOIg6nlzed coCd1t-on OF iaDJrs
lands ara an incunoTaHee vast tracts nat
yield no revenue ~ tEe prOprie-Ors, Pay exoT-
o1tant taxes and thus Grippe their only pro
ducttve resources. This JODpany propose 10
take these lands at a fair Valu -liOm s~ndtssueto
the owners their stock in lieu. II lands shall
enhance in value, so viii the stock enhance In
value, and thus the land proprietor VIII carry
in his pocket the equivalent OF his Lands, TO be
converted into money or property Etihoot de-
lay. TIT success OF his great e-terpTise - be-
byond question. Tn stCckhOlds-, in addition
70 the benefit Of the euhauCed value OF his
lands, VIII be part owner o. a me OF boats
and be entitled TO dividends II their earnings
Persons wishing 10 exchange lands Tor the
stock Of the Company will senu 70 the Agertat
tive Qualities. the timber, bottom or upland /;
whether O~VerfiOWed OF not; II Owe Howell aaE
propol ton how near TO COuuty-t0WD- u rail-
road. depot river, and all fac17 necessary 20
| afford the Company a satisfactory td=a OF the
land. This may be oCne b. certificates Of re-
| liable, disibJerested persons reslctns IN the
neighbOIhOOd- Tbs present actual value OF
the land may be proved in the same manner.
The party Offering lands naust STATEN MS prop
osftion toe lowest ngu es he will CsEe Inc
| Company wiz not give exOrDitaat prices. Tie
titles must Dc uUSneuubefed b judgments,
mortgages deeds or Iust. tax titles, or other
wise. his may be shOHn Jy Official certln-
Gates OF JUDGES clerks sEer-ns, or he opinions
Of respectable attorneys. fuis Is believed 10
be the best opportunity to uIsp sc OF surplus
lands in the Scutn and Wet tu.E has yet been
/ or can De offered.
Many of the best ald wealtGiest citizens Of
the South and West are varsity zed IN
the enterprise Tue General ~6es2q1srte7s OF
the COMPANY are ia New orleans, Bat agencies
exist In all the principal critics The enter
prise has been endorsed by Underwriters,
chambers OF commerce, engineers aechau~
les, practical navigatOls, snd all classes Of prae-
teal men.
The foregoing facts are submitted 70 The pub
lie in the CO.. fdent belief that they viii be IN
derstOod and appreciated.