"PAYING THE FERRY MAN"(2)
So Long A Time Ago...When Bridges Were Very Few...And You Wanted To Get To The Other Side Of The River..You Had 3 Choices1)You Could Stay Where You Were
2)You Could Swim To The Other Side
3)Or...You Could Pay The "Ferry Man"...(And Hed Take You Across)
It Could Either Be A Couple Of "Ferry Men"...With Long Staffs..As They Would Push The "Raft Looking Contraption" Across By Hitting The Bottom Of The River(From The Front Of The "Raft"..And Walking To The Back
Or
Some "Ferry Men"...Had a Long Rope Or Cable Attached To Both Sides Of The River(And They Would Pull On The Rope)And Little By Little...They Would Get You To Other Side
Of Course...Using Good Business Ethics
They Had To Be Paid In Advance
And These Were The Toll Prices For Some Areas In The Early 1800s
1 Person...(On Foot?)......................6 Cents
1 Person And 1Horse?.......................12 Cents
1 Cart And 1 Horse And 1Person?..........31 Cents
A 2 Horse WagonAnd1Person?.................43 Cents
A 4 Horse Wagon And1Person?.....1 Dollar And 6 Cents
A 4 Horse Carriage And1Person?..............81 Cents
1 Oxen And 1 Person?.......................16 Cents
And... Unfortunately
If The River Went Higher Than 6 Feet?...............(The Rates Were Doubled)
For It Was More Work Struggling Against The Rivers Flow
Oh Yeah...One More Thing About The Prices
If You Could Prove You Were Going to Church
The Price Was.............Free!!
Comments (12)
When You Can Walk
The Borders Are Wide Open...............
Hed need a Steamer For That Journey...............
"Maybe To Increase Your Chances?".........................
"That Message That Doesnt Seem To Make Sense?"
"Is Because I Deleted The "Problem Childs" Comment".......................
"I Didnt Know That Women Were Doing It Too"
"I Was Saying It In The Form Of How Occupations Were Descibed"
"Like The Milk Man"..."The Mail Man"....And So On"....................
"At The Least?"
"The Tradition Lives!"......................