The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-11
UPPER MISSISSIPPI TRADE.
Significance Of the Great Steamboat
Consolidation.
NAMES OF THE NEW OFFICERS

What 10 Expected to be Accomplished
The whole truth is now out in regard 10
the consolidation of the three great steam
boat lines along the Upper Mississippi
The consolidation is fully accomplished,
and the officers are named as follows
Captain John s McCune, President W.
| 8 Davidson, General Superintendent
Thomas J. Buford, and P. S,
Davidson Assistant General Super
intendents; Thomas II. Griffith, Sec
rotary and Treasurer. The Executive
Committee, composed of Captains Nc
Cune, Davidson and Thomas B. Rhodes.
viii have the management Of the business,
appointment of officers of steamers
agents, etc L, W. Gould, John A. Scud-
der and p. Conrad will decide the value OF
property of the three old lines, and de-
termine at what rates the steamers shall
turn into the new company. The follow
steamboats, will not be comprised in the
valuation, as they will be run in other
trades: John Kyle, City of Quincy, Tom
Jasper, Savanna, Illinois and St Johns.
The St Louis Republican has lengthy
article in regard to the new combination,
from which we clip the following
''The three large companies which, up
TO the present time, have shared IN the
business of transportation on the Upper
Mississippi, have virtually agreed to dis
solve. \ new organization has already
been effected, under the name of the keo-
kuk and Northern Line Packet Company,
which will be the successor to the old st.
Louis and Keokuk, Northwestern, and
Northern Line Packet Companies the OBJ
iects and purposes of which are TO do IA
general transportation business between
the cities of st. Louis, Quincy Louisiana.
keokuk, Rock Island, Dubuque, La
Cross, Winona. st Paul and all interme-
date points.
This CORPORATION comes into existence as
a giant to begin with The paid-up CAPT
tai of the company is S70O,oD0 The
stockholders are the former owners OF the
/ stock of the three companies which pre-
i viouslv controlled the trade. This eompa-
nv has the privilege of increasing its capt
tai to 81 400 900 Operations will be com
mented BY the new organization free from
all liabilities.
As successor to the Old Mississippi
racket companies, the new corporation,
with the opening of navigation commences
/ business with twenty freight and passen-
/ ger steamboats,, about twelve ow-boats,
/ and fully one hundred barges The total
aggregate tonnage OF all the vessels at
3
7 ton is about 10000 tons and will be in
creased to meet the exigencies of business
/ To any extent necessary.
I ''One of the main objects which this
company will keep steadily in view will be
keeping freight rates down at the lowest
possible figure.
The appointments To the command Of
steamers are as follows
, ST LOUIS, ROCK ISLAND AND ST. paul
? PACKETS.
Northwestern-C Captain, T. l. Davidson
clerks F. f. Snow, O =. Fl. Cooley.
Alex Mitchell-Captain, John Stewart
clerks, J. Hauser and Nick Rhodes.
Belle of La Crosse Captain, Henri!
Carson; clerks 7. P. Perkins. Ed. Young
Phil Sheridan-Captain, W Fl. Laugh
u. T
Lake Superior-Captain, Jonas Worden
t clerks, T. c. Tatm George Dodge
Red Wing-Captain, W p Hight
clerks, S. S. Grennell Geo. Leman.
Minneapolis : Captain, J. j. Wood
e clerks, C. C. Mather. Lee Wells.
f Muscatine-Captain, NJ Green clerks
. ". W. Wells, John Robinson.
Rock Island - Captain, A. Lamont
r clerks, A G.. Jones John Gormley.
n Dubuque-Captain, 7, B. Hill clerks
o C, Carroll, C. Gregg.
Minnesota-Captain, d. c. Smith
clerks, D. Y. Dawley, John Smith
ST. LOUIS AND KEOKUK PACKETS
Andy Johnson-Captain, D, Asbury
: clerks, Morehouse and Hallett
n Rob Roy-Captain NJ Hall clerks, /
d Cubberly, VIM Fricke.
~ Harry J0hnson-Captain ;. f. Gray
. clerks, Geo. Walton, I. Northup.
! LOUISIANA BOAT.
- Bayard-Captain, 10 Mackey clerk.
III c. W Mitchell, A. n Hunter.
II TOW BOATS.
Henderson Captain, S. J. Ball.
Dan Hine-Captain r. Harris
G, H. WilsOn-Captain Geo Duncan.
ID Appointments have yet to be made fC
the Annie johnson, Victory, Addie Johr
.. son, Jennie Baldwin and Damsel
In RESERVES.
Davenport, New Boston, Charlie Chez
yer, Lucy Bertram, Clinton.
- The following have been appointed 6
resident freight agents at St Louis, viz
4; Capt j. NJ. Mason. for the Rock Islam
- and St. Paul Packets; Capt Ansyl Levi
:. tor the keokuk packets and Capt. job
Carpenter, as contracting agent
; X. NJ Prettymau has been appointe
- local agent at Davenport.
VIM. y, Jarvis has received notice
his appointment as agent for the consol
d" dated line for Rock Island