The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-06
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lifetime he launched about go boats
from his ways, and altogether, count
ing those built by himself and his sue
cessors, over 400 boats came from the
famous establishment on the north
bank of the Ohio. The Robert Fulton,
Tecumseh, Capitol, the Ruth, the Rob-
ert E. Lee, the James Howard-a col
umn might be filed with the names of
the boats built by the Towards. Cap
tain Howard had all builders pride
in his creations. He was as we'll known
on the river as in JeffersCnVille from
the frequent business trips he made TO
Cincinnati, st. Louis and New Orleans,
and more than one old captain wildly
recalls the flush of pleasure on the
face Of the veteran builder as he sat
on the hurricane deck and watched the
approach of one Of the noble steamers
ne had designed.
Captain James Dozier was better
known on the Missouri than on the MIS-
sissippi river. as his business was prin-
cioally on the formerJ He was a ma
tive of North Carolina, emigrated TO the
west as a youth, his sole companion
and property being a negro boy who
had been presented TO him by his rela-
tives. Captain Dozier finally settled IN
Missouri and by farming and boating,
sometimes the one. sometimes, the
other, occasionally combining both, &C
cumulated 2 handsome fortune His
life on the river comprised the ten years
from 1914 to 1854, a period which, IN
some respects, was the most prosper
Gus in the history OF Missouri river
boating. In st. Charles county, MIS-
souri,. Dozier is remembered for the
model farm which lay just back OF
''Dozier's Landing" His palatial cOun-
try house commanded an extensive
view of the river and was landmark
for the passing steamers. the quiet Oh
the country, however, does not seem to
have suited his active temperament,
and SO, comparatively late IN life, ne
gave uD his country residence Tor d
home in the city. The changes which
took place in the river business shortly
after the war probably had something
to do with this important movement.
He loved TO see the steamers pass MS
house, and when the familiar whistle
became infrequent he grew tired even
of his bautiful home on the bank OF
the Missouri.
The venerable Captain John Bohnger
is so well known in this city and his
career is so familiar as to need no eX-
tended mention. He is one OF the rev
captains who found time TO put his
"reminiscences in literary form, and, oy
contributions to the periodical press, to
give the world the benefit of his long
and varied experience. His river lie
began with a berth as second clerk,
also called mud clerk" from the TACT
that portion of his duties consisted
in receiving freight on the river bank
prior 10 shipment. The bank was often
wet, but, wet or dry, knee
deep in sticky clay or dusty,
the second clerk had TO attend to
business, and the general con-
dition OF MS shoes gave him the SOU
briquet by which he was best known.
Captain BOfinger's first clerk was
named Barker, and the beginning OF
the tyro's experience was signalized by
a piece of advice rendered by his su-
perior, bit of wisdom which deserves
to be immortal. After administering
long sermon on the advantages OF
politeness in business, Mr.. Barker con-
Guided, Remember you can catch more
flies with sugar than with vinegar.
That sentence deserves to be craven
in stone over the doorway OF every
mercantile establishment; TO be written
on the wall of every public and private
office in the city: TO be printed as
rule OF action for every man VINO mas
dealings OF any kind with the pubic
Among his other contributions TO the