Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-12-27

1t may be as we'll to state here
and now that whether the people
of Camas prairie take stock or not
the steamer will be built and oper-
ated as far up the river as the
mouth of the North fork of Clear
water. This is in order to remove
the crops already contracted for on
the reservation and lands contigu-
Gus to the several boat landings.
The proposition involved in asking
the people of Camas prairie to SUBJ
scribe stock is simply to make it
an object and inducement. to run
the boat up to the middle fork and
thus give the Camas prairie settle
ments an outlet and a cash market
for their wheat and other products.
All stockholders will have their
voice in the management of the
company on the basis of one vote
for each share of stock, and citizens
of Camas prairie will be placed on
the board of directors to represent
and protect the interests of the
Camas prairie stockholders and en-
sure an honest and economical
management of the company. The
expenditure of some money will be
required to put in wing dam and
remove Instructions in the river
where necessary to ensure naviga-
tion. The boat will have a cargo
capacity of so tons and will draw
eleven inches when loaded. The
machinery will be all new and of
handmade steel in order to be as
light as possible and at the same
time ensure strength and durabili-
ty. With such a boat the river
can be navigated for at least eight
months in the year, up to the
mouth of the middle fork, point
about Is miles from Grangeville,
with a downhill grade over "a good
road all the way. From Denver
the distance would be about the
same. Probably landing nearer
to Cottonwood could be located
lower down the river, thus giving
to all parts of Camas prairie cer-
tain market and outlt for the pro-
ducts of our farms for eight or nine
months in the year.
In order to further ecourage the
people of Camas prairie to take
stock in the enterprise, the compa-
ny have decided to take wheat, 0,
other farm products, at the market
price, in payment for stock. We
append herewith a form of the
promissory note, payable in wheat
ETC., which subscribers will sign:
Grangeville, Idaho,-1Sc-
I, the undersigned, hereby prom
Use and agree to deliver at tn.
Clearwater river at some suitable
place, q sufficient quantity o
wheat at the market price ut tn,
place of delivery, to pay my sub
scription to Clearwater Navigation
Co. Limited, to-wit S........... salt
wheat to he delivered on or befor,
,........ 1S9. Hallett and Morri
son as president and secretary O
said Navigation Company, agree
to accept said wheat at said mar
ket price upon delivery, in pay
ment of said subscription, and t
issue the stock upon the compile
ton of the delivery of said wheat.
FRED N. HALLETr, Pres.
GEO. w. MORRISON, Sec'y & Treas
This proposition looks reasona
BILE to us and we commend it to til
people of Camas prairie as SCUM
business proposition and good in
vestment, and one in which we ar
, not afraid to invest $500 worth G
wheat ourselves. We know fror
! old experience that there are larg
f profits to be made in these trans
: portation enterprises, and we hav
/, always insisted that it would b
: good busines for our Camas pra
Q rie people TO utilise this God-give
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