Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-06-07


tus' was built another boat was COM
menccd at Whitehall b. the some COM
pany. but was bought by the Champla.n
Transportation company 10 prevent an
opposition. She was brought to tho bar-
Dor, hauled out and so remained for sov-
eral years, then completed having the
Saranac engine, and was named Mon
treal' She was not much Of n success.
but was used by tho company for several
yenrs and then sold to the Northern
Transportation company.
In 1851 or 1852 the steamer "R W Sher-
man" was built at whitehall as an OPP
position boat and was 60 run for while
when the Champlain Transportation COM
panv made arrangements whereby tho
"Tnitcd states" and "R. W. sherman"
ran n day line between Rouses Point and
Whitehall. tho "Burlington" and white
hall' running the night line. This was the
last season Of the last two steamers. Tho
Champlain Transportation company soon
bought the Sherman" named her Am
erica ana she in connection with the
states" and Canada run for some
years double line
About this time col Lc Grand r. Cam
non was made resident of the company
and was the best president the company
""" 'N'l I"l' ~ II" was modern IN h!7
IDEAS, progressive, ana In every way a
model manager. he made Mr. Root chief
engineer and Captain White modeller
ANA constructor Of huils. Mr.. Root and
Captain White were self-made mon. Mr..
Root was a carpenter hv trade and won't
MS such on the stcamer "Phoen'x." but
las shc was constantly hrcaking her en-
iCinc, he worked with the engineers nights
,nd SUNDAYS until he finally became her
engineer and from that position became
chief engineer for tho company He was
a good man for the company but chung
to old IDEAS.
captain White commenced by building
small boats, then repairing and building
sl'opS' IRON mat 10 building St'aInpoa'S'
His models have never been "qualed by
any of the comptpy's hu'iderS' Under
Mr.. Cannon'S management the 'Adiron-
da'k was putt IN 1861 ana inc Ner-
mont in 1870 The 'Adirondack was mo
most expensive boat built ~ to her time
being built at the time or ihhhted prices,
her deck canvas cost 90 cents yard ana
her state room hall carpet 50" per yard
Wages were paid on the goId OASIS hese
were modern boats ana mneh the hnest
ever on the lake up To that uf"e' soon
after tho "Adironda * was punt the
f'u,I'hu h"i l'''N W. e., 49,.
naH Il o""t ""Ht az n"' NJ
| the size Oh 'he Au.' "i'n'Vn +'.'' "''1
nuu' 10 carry ''lS wv" - 49,.
anu 'S"u' s''' "'.' W. .
! An'eS' p"I "'l 80
s"c''SSiu'' S''e vas ~
| sportd''"H V."'p''''' '.'", ,.,, :,
sehser p'a' anu -, 49,,
| Inc Ah'r"n'''K' ','o'.' -
/ ''hamp'ah '"' '"'""H "u'-'9
condeinn"dl' run N3'to'o ny 80
Rouses Point :" Nh'teHaI! anu ,,..,
som" years In me mea"'''He ,I9 -
l'"''s N"9 qua" -. ,,..,t, c,o
drew Williams ana N"r'em -..,.. . '3'.9
was sold To IN" Nhar'P'''" i''''''''
company about No.
The large steamers on 'H''. '.' =
In the morning d'd no' VOW 49,.
and the 'NlIilalnS '''r'~1 va ~
lhurgh ana f"rt henl lHS9e''S''9 W.
lington to connect inns ~ ~
was kept up unth inc Ne" orr
railroad was COZ" p'''e'' .',-s..'. D.
rangem'nt collapsed anu 'n9 ,'.,, '', ,.,.-.
for soma years Hlo MI '!T o"' o"-
ness running he'Wetn ''''.'"
! Ticonderoea' inc a ''Iid'.-n
ferry and camping business The Ad.ron-
dack was '''u o'' II ~ -. for bar
IN" Una 'lP'a'" va ,,,.,.- ,,o,,,,.
| " ,o, ,,ss excc,,, ne- engine and