Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-01
The Aoehor Lines.

This company shows every EVIDENCE Oh IN
creasing prosperity. We havet repeat mere
what we have frequently stated before, that
the excellent system OF discipline and con-
slant exercise of a straightforward line OF
business, panderipg to no element oil trade,
but dealing with all alike, has made the
company what it is to-dsy-tbe master OF
the commerce of the Mississippi, almos'
without competition. DorIng The year the
line has built six new packets, Jour lor the
81. Louis and Vicksburg and tso Tor the 81
Louis and New Orleans liues-the City OF
Providence, City of Cairo, CITY 81 GreenyIiie
and Arkansas City for the first, and the City
OF New Orleans and -City -sl- Rzsses Kong =.
Tor the latter. The favorable co1diiion oil
the river throughout the year, excepting the
season OF extreme high water, has enabled
this line to make good showing oil busl-
ness the entire season. The older boats oil
the line have all been overhsuied, rented
and made as good as new, and furnished with
all modern appliances to insure security,
comfort and dispatch.
THE ST. LOUIS AND MEMPHIS.
Three boats week compose this line, rs
follows:
Monday packet-City OF Helena, Captain
Elem Calvert.
Thursday packet-Ste. Genevieve, Captain
George CaTvell.
Saturday packet ohm B. Maude, Captain
S. A. McPheeters.
These boats leave St. Louis Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays, at 5 pm, and re-
turn from Memphis Mondays Thursdays
and Saturdays at pm.
THE ST. LOUIS AND VICKsBURe.
The following packets composs this line,
passing Memphis both ways on the same
days:
Tuesday packets-City of Vieksburg, Cap
tain Robert X. Riley, and Arkansas City,
Captain Fl. w. Brolaski.
Friday packets-Belle Memphis, Captain
1. Fl. Mckee, and City of Providence, Cap
tain George LenoI.
Sunday packets-City of Cairo, Captain
George W, Vickers, and Commonwealth,
Captain J. I. McCord.
THE ST. LOUIS AND NEW ogLEANs
The packets composing this line are as fol-
lows:
City of New Orleans, Captain A. J. Carter.
Bixby.
City OF Alton, Captain Dan Able.
City Of Grsenville, Captain J. w. Bryan.
John A. Scudder, Captain w. Baker.
w. p. Halliday, Captain S. jolly.
The Annie p. Silver, Captain Keith, has
also been given day in this line, and we are
UNI LhVO Nnat 40 bOOH as tuc 5cASOb5 buSA-
ness fairly opens up another boat per week
will be added.
During the past year the Anchor-Line
mas brought to Memphis 1000 sacks of cot
ON seed, and carried from Memphis to Cairo
y, 069 bales of cotton.
The Memphis agency OF these lines is under
he management of Captain Ad Storm, whose
office is on the company's wharfboat at the
loot OF Union street.
The Southern TrsnspO rfafian Line.
This line is owned at Cincinnati, and runs
between that city and New Orleans. II ham
lies a considerable amount of business be-
ween both those cities and Memphis. Dur
ng the past season they have run two boats
per week. The line is composed Of the fol-
owing packeta:
New Mary Houston, Clprsin Charles
Miller. - ..-..sss 49,
Gniding Star, Captain ]. D Hsgler
Thomas Sherlock, Captain James Nichols.
r. r, Springer, Captsin II. U. Hart.
Will Kyle, Captain Lew Hates.
Golden Rule, Captain 0 P. Shinkle.
Golden Crown, Captain E. P. Shinkle.
U. P. Schenck, Captain ]. L. Carter.
Paris c. Brown, Captain A. NJ. Halliday.
Charles Morgan, Captain Harry W. Stein
C,ptain AID Storm, at the Anchor-L Line
VII arfbost, is the agent OF the line.