Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-10-26
SOME BOAT NOTES.

yVmL DUAL NViLy.
Regular winter schedule has been put |
nto effect by the M, d. & v. R'y Co.,
N the Potomac. Three boats week
% and from Baltimore and Washington.
Schooner Robert McClintoch, Capt.
los. White, sailed from Carter's Creek
Fish Guano Works, Irvington, Wednes-
lay with cargo of oil and fertilizer
for Baltimore.
The barge which has for years blocked
the entrance to Monroe Creek, at Col
onial Beach, has been blown out, and the
channel Gle; red, by government engi-
neers at the instance of Senator Mar
tin.
Since the resumption of transporta-
ton on the Rappahannock the Freder-
icksburg Business Mems Association
has called off the advertised schedule of
steamer DR.. w. j. Newbiil. The Asso-
citation has petitioned Captain Thomson
to place river steamer on the Kappa
hammock TO ply between this city and
Urbanna on the same schedule of the
Caroline, which was withdrawn last
spring.
Steamer Emily A. Foote, of the Car.
ter's Creek Fish Guano Co., Irvington
raised the schooner Jno. Stephens
which has been sunk up the northern
prong of Carter's Creek several weeks
Capt. Andrew Lumpkin, near Weems
Is commander of the vessel, which
belongs to Eubank Brothers, of Kilmar
mock, and was bound to Baltimore
loaded with lumber from A. M. Nash
of Richmond county.
The large top-mast schooner tina
went ashore off Little Bay, this county
has been abandoned by tug Peerless
and wrecking barge from Norfolk. TIL,
schooner is the Frank Butler" Capt
d. H. Gilbert, of Mystic, Conn. She il
owned by Capt. Gilbert's son, and il
not insured. She lies in three feet O.
water, quarter of mile from tn,
channel, having broken her anchor
chain. She draws nine feet when light
She had barrels aboard for Wacker'.
factory.
To THE MERCHANTS AND SHIPPERS OF
RAPPAHANNoCK RIVER SECTION:
For some years past the great need
of better shipping facilities has been
felt in this section. Farmers and other
shippers have lost thousands of dollars
by overloaded and late boats at times
when it was most important to get their
produce, ETC., into market early. If
there was any certainty of getting pro-
duce into market more would be raised
throughout this section, thereby bring
ing more money to our people and in
creasing the business of the transporta-
ton lines.
The only safe and sure way to get
another line of boats on this river is for
the merchants and other shippers to
form stock company and own and
operate their own boats. There are
merchants enough along the Rappahan-
mock river, if each would subscribe $500,
to buy two good steamboats,, and there
are other shippers who would take from
500 to $3.50 shares. Sell shares at
500 each; let merchants take no less
than five shares but as many more
as they wish; farmers and other
shippers any number of shares they
may want from one up. My reason
for setting minimum of $500 for mer-
chants is, the man who had that much
invested in the enterprise would not
ship by other lines even though the
rates were cut. Then let each stock
holder have a pass on the boats. but
paying for his meals and room. That
would encourage travelling. We would
make money on the meals and rooms,
while good passengers would be no fur
Their trouble to employees of the COM
pany. Employ competent officers to
command the boats, pay them good
salaries and it is bound to be a success.
Look at the two old steamers on this
river about thirty years ago and what
it is today, all made in so short time.
l know some think the present line toe
strong to go up against. They may
have their millions, but they canno,
continue to operate without the patron.
age of the people. The shippers are
the ones that keep them going.
A prominent Baltimore man told me
the other day that $500, 900 worth OF
stock could be sold in Baltimore in 8
few days.
The plan would work if put in motion
by the right ones Let some business
man in whom the people have conf.
dence take it up and others will rally te
his support.
Let us hear from others along this
line, also have an expression from the
CITIZEN, which has done so much 70,
the people of this section.
MERCHANT.