Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-11-04
BATES oF A~nvERTIsING;
Mississippi Valley Navigation
COMPANY
OF THE
SOUTH AND WEST,
No. us CarOndeIet Street. New Orleans.

Capital Stock, 1000, 600
Shares {eaeh), -Sl0Oeach
To the owners of Real Estate in Louisiana.
Mississippi, Tennessee Arkansas, Texas
and Alabama:
THE COMPANY KNOWN TO THE PUBLIC
Il as the " Mississippi Valley Navigation
Company Of the South and West, is organ
lied under a charter from the State Of Lou
iSiana. This charter authOIlzeg a capital
stock Of i've hundred thoIsaud dollars, with
the privilege of exteTsI9n TO one million.
That the public may know the exact Object OF
the COMPANY, the third article Of the charter
Is given entire as follows:
"Ths object Of this Company is to con-
struct or otherwise TO procure and maintain
one or more steamboats, or other vessels, to
run on and navigate the Mississippi river, or
its tributaries, for the purpose of ca -rying
freight. mails and passengers. to construed
docks wharves. buildings and such oLher CON
structiOns as may De nPcsssafy 20 the build
exercise sach incidental powers and prfvi-
leges as are hereby OF may be conferred on
them for the purposes aforesaid.
The Company propose, under the provision
of this charter 10 construct a line of Low
PRESSURE Steamboats, to run between the DIFF
ferent ports On the Mississippi river and its
tributaries They viii carry less steam,
make better time, land freight and pasS5n-
gers without rounding-tG apd, b. means OF
endless chains and fitEatofs, receive grain in
bulK 2-s discharge 1t 90 Tor sh1pmenU oil
rsotIy on board the vessel intended to receive
il, instead Of the present mode of putting Il
first on shore. thereby saving time. labor and
expense. The Boats viii also be divided into
distinct compartments. ii they encounter
Snags, or any accident suguld happen to She
hull, the beat VIII not be endangered. They
viii also have complete apparatus tor extln-
gushing fire by steam, u conducting water
over the vessel for domestic use. and win be
in every respect safer, swifter, and better
adapted for carrying passengers and freight,
and at a cheaper rate than any boats now
navigating the Mississippi river.
Owing to the difficulty Of obtaining cash
subscriptions to any enterprise, no matter
now great us merit, the Company have de-
terminated TO receives subscriptions in Landto
the Capital Stock. In doing SO, we have at
once a substantial basis; and as 10 is very
reasonably expected that within 2 short tGma
lands will considerably APPRECIATE in value
this plan will AFFORD rs a'sparce of revenue
~seeerate and distinct. and when
added 70 the expected earning Of the boats,
cannot, in the natural curse Of things, fail
to make tbs stock q profitable Investment.
having lend which produces them
little or nOthing, but on which they are pay
taxes, and which cannot be sold at pres I
except at a great sacrifice, and perhaps
at all, will. on reflection. see this to be an Z
and unusual plan for realizing on
them. as the certificates Of stock of a COM
can be much II ore readily disposed OF
lands.
over rs, 600 acres of good land have already
been offered and subscribed.
Books Of subscription to the capital stock of
the Company are now open at the Office, us
CarOndelet street, New Orleans.
Parties at a distance, desiring to subscribe
lands, must send to the local agents alb
Of title, mortgage certificates, evidence
responsible parties respecting the value OF the
land, price, and, in fact, all Incarnation ne
eessary 10 give the Company q satisfactory
idea Of the lapd offered.
By order OF the Board Of Directors.
CHAS- r BENTON, Secretary.
1T, SWAYNE, President.