Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-26
THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
Navigation Company
OF THE
S OUTH AND IVES T.
TO THE OWNERS OF REAL ESTATE IN
TENNESSEE, MISSISSIPPI, ALA
RAMA AND ARKANSAS:

BAMA AND ARKANSAS:
vUsHE COMPANY KNOWN TO THE PUBLIC
as the " Mississippi Valley Navigation
Company OF the SOuth and West" is organ
lied under n charter from the stale OF Lou
isana. This charter authofizeS a eapllsi
the privilege of extension l.. enc lHllitoh-
That the public roaJ @aoWthH exact object Of
the Com pany, TIE thlfd article oNthe chaittr
is given entire aSfOllowS;
ssThe> object Of this Company is 10 con-
struct or otherwise TO procure and maiGt1ts
one or more steamboats, or Other Nesse.s, tq
run on and navigate the .itssiSSippI river OF
its tributaries, FOR tna purpose of carrying
freight mails and passengers; 70 construct
docks wharVes, buildings ana such other cQA7
strltcti6ns as may be NECESSARY 90 lhe bpld-
ing and repairing Qt VQ2salst anq generally 10
exercise sArp Incidental powers and prlyl-
legsS as are hereby or may be conferred on
them for the purposes aforesaid.
The Company propose, under the provisions
of this charter TO eonstinct a llne OF sVSa.-
ers TO run between the different ports on the
Mississippi river and Its Tributaries. They
viii be cOnstructc1 upon the low-Eyssspre
principle; they will carry ifSS steam they
win make better ti,,.e. aifd be IN all respects
more Sc IS ttan any description OF boats ever
lIaeed upon our waters. Divided into dlS-
tihct compartments, if disaster, whether ~
fire or Snags, shall Happen 10 one the Dsitt II
not endangered, II oase ri afa, apparatus
for turping syeagn upon 1t Will 90 provided
aati x is demonstrated that steam Is the most
ehectiYe eXtinguiSher of ire. IN case one
compartment is broken through by contact
with snaes, ana fills with water, the others
are not endangered, and the boat cannot slnk'
as pumps, provided for such an emergency
will be in instant operation. Safety 10 pas
sengers and freight Is great end, worthy 81
the struggle of the people OF the MisSi2stePt
Nearly three hpndred thousand dollars in
money and Js.orS has already been subscribed
Il the capital stock of the CompaaE, The
fI5ufsiapa' Legislature has passed bill sub
scribing one hundred thousand dollars OF
stock Ia the Company. An additional sum OF
that amount will, without doubt, be sub
sorihed by the same body. The Company
have resolved to take lands for stock. and
this is the feature to which they desire 10 call
fhe attention of owners Of real estate. In 20 &
Southern States. on account Of the Gisofgan-
izsd condition of labor. isnos are an 1ncpm
brance, Yast traess that yieiid no rev onpe
! f1e ,CrOpTietors, pay cNOrDitapt taxes, an
! thus cripple their only prodgctlYe resources,
! This Company propose TO taEe these lands az
| 4 fair valuation ana issue 10 the owners theiI
| s.oeE in lieu, If lands shall enhance in value
/ SO will the stock enhance in value, and thus
| the land proprietor carry in MS pocket the
/ equivalent of his lands, TO be converted into
/ Money or property without delay. The sue
! cess of this great enterprise IS Deyohu ques-
| ton, The stockholder, in addition to tAs
I benefit of the enhanced value ol nis Ianqs
/ will be part owner of line OF boats, and bs
! entitled to dividends in their earnings
/ Persons wishing to exchange lands for las
! stock of the Company Will send 70 lfse Agent
/ at Memphis description Of them, their pro-
| dhetiye qualities, the timber bottom or up
/ land; wliether overnowed or not; II over,
/ bowed. what proportion; how near tC
! c0unty-town, to railroad, depot river; ano
| aIl facts necessary to afford The Company
satisfactory idea OF the ianq. Inns may ne
| done by certificates of reliable, disinteFestec
persons residing in the neighhorhood. The
| present actual value Of the land may DC
| proved in the same manner. The party
| Offering lands must state IN his prop
osition the lowest figures he viii take
/ The Company will not give exorbitant prices
| The titles must be uneneumhered by Judg
ments, mortgages, deeds OF trtlst, tax titles, o.
| Otherwise. This may be shown by ofheta
Certificates Of Judges, clerks, sheriffs, OF thi
opinions of respectable attorneys, This Is be
/ lfeved to be the hest opportunity 10 dispose O
SURPLUS lands in the South and West that has
| vet been or can be offered.
| Many of the best and wealthiest citizens o
the South and West are warmly embarked II
! the enterprise. The General Headquarters
! the Company are in New Orleans, but agen
/ cies exist In ell the principal cities. The en-
! terprise has been endorsed by UnderWf1ters
/ chambers of Commerce, Engineers, Aechan
| les. practical navigatoTs, aid ail classes o
| practical men.
The foregclpS ieets are submitted to th'
public in the. confident belief tnat they WI
| Sc understood and appreciated.
! = 4. Y. R0CKEIT,
my Is Agent AZ Memphis,