Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-21
To the Public.

I ME desire to state that Our steam boats. A
w J. White and Geo. W. Cheek, have,
since the withdrawal Of Captain Lees boat
| some weeks ago, been running In the Mem
phts and Friar's Point trade, making daily
trips.
Recognizing the fact that Captain Lee. by
/ virtue Of having had a boat in this traderand
l having Just completed s. new boat, owned BY
several gentlemen between this and Friar's
Point. built for that trade, entitled his boat
to a day in said trade, we Immediately With
| drew the steamer Geo. ". Cheek from
/ day for the White and one for Cap
! tain Lees boat. Captain Lee advertised
that the AlIn would leave on Monday,
and did start her out on that day IN
opposition 10 the White, after which We or
| dered the Cheek TO return to MemphLs and
resume her trips on Tuesday, Amer having
made two trips against sur boat, and just be
fore b White ana All1n were 70 leave this
portion Monday evening last, Captain Cheek
had an interview with Captain Lee, in order
that the dispute as to which boat should
leave on Monday might be settled, and the
conflict between Captain Lee and ourselves
ended, The interview resulted IN captain
lee having the choice OF DAYS. and Captain
Cheek naming the days each boat should
leave ere,UOgether with the TACT captain
Cheek should withdraw the steamer Cheek
rom The Friar's Point trade, and that
the White and Alln should in future make
each two trips per week, instead Of three as
previously. Captain Cneek named Mondays
and Thursdays for one boat andTUesdays and
Fridays for the other. Captain Lee chose
Tuesda - and Fridays as the days on which
A8a 49, 1919 49,
days and Thursdays for the White.
We Immediately withdrew the steamer
Cheek from the trade, and as Captain Lee
claimed that bis boat was 70 90
out that evening. Captain Cheek laid the
White over until the next day, turning over
All her passengers 10 the Phil Alliu, Captain
Lee acknowledging the day 70 be ours, and
agreeing that in tuJ1re the Alin should leave
on Tuesdays and Fr1days ana the White On
Mondays and Ehursdays.
We, without Hesitation, gave him the benz
EFT of that trip; turned ever to his boat our
passengers, and laid the White over, With
drawing the Cheek entirely nom the trade.
This settlement Of our dispute was hailed
by every one with delight, and ali seemed 90
feel that the compact between the White and
the AIliu was as solemn as fair and Just. Cur
surprise may be imagined, when, the next
evening, we were shown the following tele-
HELENA, ARK. January u. Ig7l.
James Lee, jr., IS Madison street:
Everything opposed 70 changing days. See
Colonel Cheek and inform him hat we go
STACKER LEE
This shows a square back-down on the part
oil Captaiu Lee of the Phil Allin, seriously to
our derriment, and with the evident desire
and determination to drive US rom the trade.
or at least TO arbitrarily control 1t for their
own Interests also, showing conclusively
that this agreement was entered into. and
that the Allin is not even satisfied to take the
days allotted by Captain Lee to the White.
but to-day still insists on retaining her best
day Frtdayl and taking Monday, the princi-
pal day Of the White.
We now, there ore, wish to inform our
friends and the public that in future we viii
run toe steamer Al. White from Memphisto
Friar's Point on Mondays u FRIDAYS. and
the steamer Geo W. Cheek will make regular
trips in the same trade, leaving here Tues
hat with the lights before them, the travel
ing and shipping public between Msmphts
aud Friar's Point wiz give our boats q liberal
Oftheir patronage
We are, very respectfully,