Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-31
The vIckshRFE and Delta team
Very,

ReTFy'
The Nick-buYg ard Delta Steam Fer
ry has grown 70 be Al indispensable
adjunct 10 the Commercial brsinc,, Of
this city, and could not be surpassed
a. a medium Of transportation. The
present Company, Col. Martin Keary,
President, have, in the transfer trade,
that well-known and ,taunch steamer,
the p. +. Geisse. and she was built eX-
pres-ly for the transportation Of pas
sengers and freight between this city
and louisiana. She i, capable Of car
rying, comfortably, one thousand peo-
pie, and from thirty TO fifty vehicles.
During the present year, notwith-
standing the depressed state Of busi-
ness, the Geisse has transferred to
North louisiana from Nicksburg ana
points East over one hundred thous-
and packages Of merchandise, COM
prising every class of goods, wares,
ETC., known in trade. From North
/ Louisiana she has transferred and
placed on the landing in Vicksburg,
several thousand bales Of cotton, and
an endless number If sacks Of cotton
seed, besides cattle. horses, hogs, and
miscellaneous stuff. The number Of
Messengers carried over the river to
and fr6m Nicksburg, is simply enor-
nous, not being le,> -ince the first Of
January last than $4,000 in round
numbers. In his business OF transfer.
ing freights, Col. Keary has adopted
q liberal freight tariff, and the figure:
are lower than at any point on tht
river south Of Memphis. Cotton i
and has been carried for the past three
wears ut - cents per bale, this low
price being offered a, an induccmen
10 Louisiana planter to come t
N'ick.burg with the great staple. Col
Keary also gives special rates o.
barge. invoices Of ties, lime, etc., am
i at all times ready 10 lend his aid t
an increase Of the trade in this city
During the present season the Gelss
has been in great demand Tor eNcur
sion and picnic parties, owing to tn
very cheap fares charged, and the pull
lie generally bear testimony to tn
pleasure derived by Col. Keary's Ill
crafty. At present, the Geisse
making four round trips per day bC
tween this city and Delta, and now o.
the advent Of the business season he
travel and freight business begins I
. increase. The fact j., no institution ]
:. the city IS Of greater advantage to il
business Interests than the Ferry, an
it should be 80 regarded by the bus
ness community. The officers Of tn
boat are business men, and all tn
, business Of the company is prompt
attended to. The amount Of bushes
> done by the Nicksburg and Delta Re
ry Company in the matter Of trarsie
, ing passengers and freights betwee
!, this city and Delta, Is but little unde
: stood. At least 100000 packages
! freight and 10000 passengers hay
been carried across the river on the fe
: rybOat p. i. Geisse, since the frst
< January last. When it Is remembe
J ed that nearly the whole Of the emo
i nous number Of packages OF freigI
l. were purchased in NicksbuTg, by eli
y zens Of Louisiana, residing in Il
parishes opposite Nicksburg, the II
d portancc Of the over-the-river tra'
l. To our business men will be fully a
preciated. 1t is necessary to say
% Nicksburg dealers, send out yo'
IN agents, give North Louisiana plal
.. ers and dealers New Orleans and J
Is Louis prices, and YOU can oil dout
Il YOUR trade! DO they not know !
we guarantee that the Ferry Comp
ny will 60 hand in hand with you
trying to build up trade in Wei
10 burg.