Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-22
To the Public.

WE ssire to state that our steam boats, A.
w j. White and Geo. w. Check, have,
since ths withdrawal Of Captain Lees boat
some weeks ago, been running In the Mem
phis and Friar's Point trade, making daily
recognizing the fact that Captain Lee. by
virtue Of having had g boat IN this ~uade,and
having Just completed a new boat owned Dy
several gentlemen between this and Friar's
Point, built for that trade, entitled his boat
70 a day in said trade, We Immediately Win
drew the steamer Geo. W. Cheek from
the Friar's Point trade, leaving one
day for the White and one Tor zap
tnat the ALln would leave on Monday,
and did start her out on that day IN
opposition to the White, after which we or
dered the Cheek TO return 70 Memphis and
resume her trips on Tuesday. After having
made two trips against eur boat, and Just be
fore the White and Alltn were 70 leave this
port on 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
condtct 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 shooio
leave here, together with the fact that Captain
Cheek should Withdraw the steamer Oheek
rom the Frlar,s Point trade, and JhaL
The White and Alltn should In future make
each two trips per week., instead Of three, as
previously. Captain Cheek named Monday
and Thursdays for one boat and Tuesdays and
Fridays for the other. Captain Lee cnose
Tuesdays and Fridays as the days on which
his nDHL W0uNu leave MENL nULHu NEaHAAh Null
days and Thursdays for the White.
we Immediately withdrew the steamer
Cheek nom the trade and as Captain Lee
claimed that his boat was compelled 20 go
out that evening. Captain Cheek laid the
White over until the next day, turning over
all her passengers TO the Phil All1n, Captain
Lee acknowledging the day 70 be ours, and
agreeing that in future the Auiu should leave
On Tuesdays and Fridays and the White on
Mondays and Thursdays.
We, without hesitation, gave him the ben
edt OF that trip; turned ever 70 his boat our
passengers, and laid the White over. with
drawing the Cheek entirely from the trade
This settlement OF our dispute was hailed
by every one with delight, and All seemed TO
feel that the compact between the White and
the AIlin was as solemn as fair and just Gu
surprise may be imagined when the next
evening, We were shown the following Bele-
gram:
HELENA, ARK, January u, ISL
James Lee, jr., IS Madison street;
Everything opposed % changing days. See
Colonel Cheek and inform him that We 60
STACKER LEE
This shows q square back-dOwD on the part
Of CAPTAIN Lee OF the Phil. A1lin, seriously 70
our detrimsnt, and with the evident aeaLs
and determination TO drive Us rom
or at least to arbitrarily control lt IGL E ~
own interest: also, showing conclusLNeAy
tina this agreement was euLeIs4 Mtgt -
that the AIltn is not even sallsns9 ~ sT11S
5svs allotted BIZ Captain Lee 70 the Wnltef
mi today stili insists on retaining har oest
Jaw OFridayl and taking Monday the prlncl-
pal day o. me 5b elsor wish to inform our
friends and the public lhat n ltae We vii
run tne steamer Al. v mite rom y
Friar's Point on Monqays ana EItuayss anu
/. sgteamer Geo W. Cheek viii make regular
f-fng III the same trade, leaving here Tues
days, Thursdays and s~atuIdAys, De1evlngi
inc and shipping public between Memphis
s1d Friar's Point wiz give our boats q liberal
gnars Ofthetr patronage
we are, very respectfully