The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1894-08-11
THE RIVER BOATS.
The Relative Worth OF Steamers on the
Mississippi TO GTeenVIIle.


worth of the steamboat lines that
touch at Central Avenue wharf, 10
Greenyille, nearly every day Of the
week. They give reduced freight
rate to our large wholesale houses,
whose avenues of trade are constantly
opening in the Interior of this and adj
joining States; to tho merchants who
can retain their home trade, aud In
crease It by undersellng iradesmeu Of
the Interior; 10 the planter in getting
bis supplies to his plantation and re-
moving his produce TO market, aud TO
the citizens who desire ali outing Oh
one of the most picturesque rivers of
the States-the Mississippi-yery often
combining business with pleasure.
Then, too, OF their advantage 10 the
trade, giving them an avenue of egress
from being ''overridden by exhorbi-
tant railroad freight rates from the
competing lines which euter the city.
The floailng palaces OF the ST. Louis
aud New Orleans Anchor line, furnish
accommodations to passengers second
to none on any inland water course
The trip from New Orleans TO st.
Louis has distinctive pleasures attend
Ing 1t which could not bo enjoyed in
any other manner. Anyone who has
ever made the trip dwells upon II
their whole lifetime. The wierd sing
Ing OF plantation melodies by the crew
OF roustabouts, the ever changing
scenery of the msjestic Mississippi,
the aristocraiic homes OF the planter,
surrounded by groves of trees of
almost every known variety; the
thousands of acres of primeval forest,
Of oak, cypress, gum, aud almost every
other conceivable variety of timber; !;
the quaint log cabins of the plantation
negroes, etc. The beautiful aud his
toric cities enroute, Natchez, Vicks-
burg, Greeuville, Memphis aud Cairo,
as we'll US numerous minor places, are
touched, and taken all In all, II is a
delightful and inexpensive trip.
The names of the vessels aud mas
ters are: City of Hickman, r. j.
Whitlcdge, master; City of Monroe,
George i. Carvell, master; Arkansas
City. ID. NJ. Conuors, master; Belle
Memphis, A. S. Lghtner. master /;
+ City of 81. Louis, Jas. O'Neal, master
City of New Orleans, Chas. u. Zciglcr,
master; City OF Cairo, Thos. W.
Shields, master, and the City Of Prov
idence. The Anchor line touches here
on her up aud down trip every Mon
! day evening. The steamers arc hay.
ing somc trouble at present crossing
the Bullet and Towhcad bar, but this
Is only temporary.
: THE vlcKsBURG AND aREENvIILE
PACKET COMPANY
phys the Annie Laurie, a passenger
and freight packet steamer between
Greenvile and Vicksburg, touching
! at plantation wharyes cnrouto. The
master Ia Capt. Marouneaux. She /;
convenient aud well adapted for pas.
sengar traffic She docks here Sun.
days, Tuesdays and Fridays, arriving
a at 200 o'clock ,. m, and departing al
0 4:30 the same afternoon.
0 GREENvlLLE AND ARKANSAS CITY
q PACKET COMPANY.
y y This line opens river communica
0 lion between this city aud Arkansas
y City, Ark, taking supplies and mer
chandse enroute, and bringing in The
produce from the intervening planla
tions along the line of the Mississippi
river
4 The packet steamer Chicot is wei
adapted for the conveying of passen
n gers, US well as freight, aud should re
' celve q large patronage from mer
= chants aud planters of the whole Delta
4 as well as Greenville.
!. The Lucia Brown and G.. w. Lyol
h are owned by this company, and con
o tract mainly for cargoes by flat boat
4 or barges, although they too have pas
= senger accommodations.
4 G.. w. Lyon is master of the Luell,
. Brown, Frank Lyon OF the Chicot, ant
!. Frank Jochcm OF the &. w. Lyon.
i MANAGER AT THE WHARF.
0 a genial, courteous gentleman, MIR
Z; z. L. Smith, is the acting manager a
y the wharf of the Greenville Wbar
; aud Storage Company. lie is always
really and willing TO answer questions
iu regard TO the vessels of the rcspcc
tive lines which enter this port, al,
i, does SO in manner which everyon,
!. is pleased with.