Muscogee County GaArchives News.....McCollister, Thomas Ferry Boat Launch 1902 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: John Mallory Land retrofit@flash.net October 22, 2004, 5:43 pm Enquirer-Sun The railing and seats have been put on the passenger ferry boat of Mr. Thomas McCOLLISTER, at the foot of First street, yesterday, and the boat made a trial trip, being carried across by a large grass rope. Mr. McCOLLISTER said that while the rope would do all right, yet he would not like to trust it for regular travel and would not start up for business until the wire cable had arrived that was ordered several days ago. “The contract for the building of the Berry ferry boat has been awarded to Mr. William FAULKENBERRY and that gentleman was on the ground yesterday with a force of hands and work was commenced with a rush. At stopping time last night, the ways for building the hull of the boat on was completed and work was commenced upon the frame work of the boat proper. The boat will be 55 feet long and 22 feet wide. A drive way will be in the center 15 feet wide, separated from the passengers by a stout railing. The building of the boat will consume about 10 days, and when completed will contain about nine thousand feet of lumber. It will be propelled by a wire cable across the river at the foot of Line street.” Additional Comments: From the Columbus, Georgia, Enquirer-Sun newspaper, Sunday, 16 MAR 1902: File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/muscogee/newspapers/gnw336mccollis.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb