The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-08-18
ATTENTION, COTTON SHIPPERS!
ARTICLES OLE AGREEMENT

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Entered into this, the I'd day of August 1862 between
Capt W. T. BOARDMAN, of New Orleans, La, of
the first part, aud the undersigned merchants and
planters residing on and contiguous to the Bayou
Pierre, of the second part
Witnesseth
That the party of the first part, Capt W. 7. Board
man, obigates and binds him self to place suitable
Steamboat, upon which insurance on treights be
effected at not than two and one-half per cent i'll
the trade between Augusta the head Of navigation Of
the Bayou Pierre, and the city of New Orleans
as there is water enough in said Bayou for steamboat
navigation, and to keep her in the trade during the
tire boating of eighteen hundred and sixtynine
and seventy and to make regular trips least often
as twice month touching for freight and passengers
all the landings the Bayou Pierre between Augusta
and Jordan's Ferry, inclusive. In consideration of
which the undersigned merchants and planters, each
and severally bind themselves to ship said boat all
cotton other property which they either Of them
may have to be shipped or transported on the line of
said trade to-w Between Augusta and New Orleans,
and cause to be shipped by said boat all goods prop
erty owned by any of them, for themselves for
Others ordered by others for them, any Of Them
the line of said trade further oblgating themselves
to allow and pay for the transportation of the
the Jefferson card rates for eighteen hundred and sixty
nlne to be no less during the season. that is
the rates fixed for transportation betwx eferson and
New Orleans on Red river steamers, dollar per
barrel for dry freight dollar and quarter for wet,
two dollars and Il half for whisky and moasses and
two dollars and a half per bale for cotton
If at any tme from the quantity of business to be
done or from other cause, said Capt W. 7. Boardman
shall find it advisable to ship down freight on any one
of the Shreveport line boats and not to extend the trip
of the boat navigating Bayou Pierre below Bayou Win
sey, he shall be at liberty to do and he shall deem
it advisable at any time to the boats of the Shreve
port line to transport eghts from New Orleans to the
mouth of the Bayou Winsey, and there to receive them
for transportation between Jordan Ferry and Augusta
he shall be at liberty to do so Roeded, however, in
all cases, that there shall be additional charge for
the transportation the rates being those fixed by this
agreement, and no more whether the entire Transport
tation be one boat than one boat pr0Ua}ed
further, that the right to reship up down freghts
from the mouth of the Winsey shall not be attended
with any unreasonable delay to the shipper, or any
warehouse port charge at that point.
W. 7. Boardman, hereby binds himself in the penal
sum of Five Thousand Dollars for the faithful perform
of all the spulatons entered into by him in this
agreement.
And the parties Of the second part hereby obgate
themselves severay to pay him. the said party of the
first part the rates of freight herenbefore established
and agreed upon for any freight that may belong to
them, be under their CONTROL that they may ship by
any other than the boat boats belonging to the said
party of the first part and such other damages that he
may show he has sustained in consequence of the fail
of any of the parties of the second part to ship
the boat boats of the said party Of the first part
GLIDING lawyers fees paid for which he may be LA
BILE on the collection Of said penalties or damages
And they luther agree that putting IN default or
delay shall be necessary the part OF the party of the
first part to enable him to the damages stpu
lated or contemplated in this agreement. au17d&wtf