Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-09-13

me purchase ueaNS' when 'sueo ~
LOUISIANA territory TO lhe ohiteu
states, he said: Il part With an en-
pire. The Mississirni river drains n
,nua, No. ~ win
~ "' "a wy 80
De 'he S'ea'est power on earth
Only two years ago on the banks
of the continental thoroughfare, amid
richly decorated palaces of staff and
...;, ,.,.u ,.,.. Int, mn
Ma'n i,"0,. MINIS p''..'is' - w.
SIC ana ofatofN we proclaimed 10 .he
world the truth OF TINS lmperlai pre-
dic'ion. The worlds greatest water
course mao Wl,hlli IN" century puitt
the empire OF winch Napoleon dreamed.
III was inns broad, open Venue pehe,
Ir2tlhg lhe continent heart, ma, luiea
.he pllSrlils lht" inc wilderness anu
inspired turope's eager emisrants to
seek the spoils OF freedom ana plant IN
the burrows OF the river SOFT loan lhe
seeds OF fame and fortune.
Inc endless train OF hoineseekers VINO
followed The westward tran OF me "ld
national pike TO Pittsburg and Wheel
ing n thence down the ohio TO the
MISSISSIPPI states, together WIN lhoss
u pursued the Erie ana ONO
canals. in The guest OF western wealth.,
nave today both progeny n dlsclpies'
ever increasing IN number VINO seek
n fortunes. Vet unbound, along the
sluggish river shores.
Before railroads nvade the states,
the packets and catamarans played IL
most conspicuous part in the building
OF our nation. They animated every
open waterway and drew to the banks
Of the rivers all important inland
towns The growth of our national
commerce was dependent upon their
service. Lesser rivers lishtered down
to the wharves of the great father of
waters the raw produce of the worlds
widest and richest valley. The inter
course between u n ambitious
cities was duo by boat. There
we're no lines then. The arteries of
We're not dependent upon Il
concert of capital. Nature built them
n they We're free. Let them use
tnem VINO would. "A right or way fran
chise was a term which courts and
Ever packet represented n private en-
terprise. and the owner of n packet was
a mar we'll or. There were no COM
pihes. rate deals. compromises or
syndicate 1T was the era
u waoieSone coinpetltlon-the Gays or
d square zeal.
rache. owners we" WIN one announcer
TOE d leau on the river trade; EN-
usi'si'lieIi. MS auueu 10 coH'lort IN
e.t ops''!iS o'uulhs ior patronage. Inc
oIieio.h .ap!e spread gave way TO red
uol.on Iili.s; ahu tne saudy prints
49, supSlseueu os spotiess lHheh. Up
nois'e.s, otussels carpets, mahogany
sealrcases ana git trimmed mirrors en-
&c ,ho Mo W. lna o4Ilpe.lllVe decorations
- Nv Mussiss.ppi pachet Saiooh.
a+a5 e,,ita as n,n were GOV
natrona. ~ n, Is ~ p"Sselser
whi,e anl, ,siny ,,la L., u'e FORMER,
decks ,yara hni1it ,na,hnu ploJectlhs
tba shnIla,,. a.. io.nas q Uu' over
keenest kind of omna i, ION DO, M
~
was the road of trayel. and trayo, uas
encouraged and made inviting that the
ma Ximum business might m1Iltinlv Tho
minimum rate into an agreeable nrotit
In the pursuit OF this program. plcliet
proprietors loaded their boats hevo,d
their safe capacity, and he saloon of
every river steamer was made u Goa
ter of gaiety and social diversion.
Dancing. card games. defamation. and
music made UP the recreations of i've
long evening river rides. In those DAYS
of river romance. gambling crept into
the cabin life as an Indispensable pirt
of the social etiquette of the time. IN
gentleman gambler established himself
upon the river. and many u vcternn
captain. to oblig. his genial patrons.
fell a victim to their cunning-playcd
out his last dollar, and in a desperate
struggle to recoup his heavy loss
gambled away ever the title %. his
snip. Inc deep WILLOW woods along
the Ohio, the Missouri and the Illinois:
the moss-veiled edges of the Arkansas
and the lower Mississippi and the
towering cliffs that confine the upper
river-the Wisconsin and the ST. Croix
have taken into their deer night
shade the echo of many Il pistol shot
that terminated a gamblers impose
tons.
But the liberties and license of tine
early racket life wore tha le,st AMONG
the abuses which drove tho t,,,iic ~
the great wide valley from, water to
rail as fast as the nils would come
In the early DAYS there was , stiyn,,
In being nnssed on the river which mn
proud pilot could ever afford to wear
BOILERS we're tmnerfectly made and tho
insuppressible era " for traftic coin
forced even innanrrnb,e cargo Close to
the furnace doors Ana In the face of
ali this wicked risk of human life resin
and nitch were added tn tha f,,rn,ce
fi,es and the safety valves weiyhed
dou,, tb,t , rival nacket ,ni,bi ha
oy.er,aLen on ;ts cn,,rse into M. bvs-
tar;c,i cr,ya for sneed tho n.esenrsrs
thanosa1,as NOT infrao,,an,iw ini,,od
,.ta.. ohaa,o, aNa,,t lev, gth Of o., j., .,nj
20 ~. ann.ost inc n,n,.af ,,,o,.a1 h.t,a,.
- y. an,sairas r ,an, notta' a,d
~. ~ f.,r... g. ,,,,;l w. ~
q ~ az. annna ~ 80, ~ ~,
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