Mississippi advertiser. [volume] (Aberdeen) 1842-1848, 1845-02-22
LIZ
81 90


week. 1t was moreover the only rate on which all
could agree. and we felt no hcsitancy in accepting
it, as is the charge Invariably preferred by those
PLANTERS with whom we have conversed on the SUBJ
ject !, 10 the rate paid al every important river
warehouse in the State, and certainly cannot af
ford to build fireproof warehouses; where the land
alone costs fortune and store for less than is paid
in wooden sheds up the country.
Nor do We think those who last season raid from
one to two dollars per bale storage, can complain
when now allowed the use OF our sheds the entire
season for 25 cents But it is aided, you have also
put up the drayage, from your own wharyes. So
we have, and reduced wharfage exactly the same
amount And humbly conceive it a matter
Of no consequence TO you, whether you pay cents
drayage and cents Wharfage, or 10 cents drayage
and no wharfage. 10 protect ourselves from the
Vaccinations OF the u. townwhrafages we fore.
saw the necessity topening our wharycs free, IN.
der any circumstances; and to accomplish the doub-
Ia object Of obtaining uniformity in the rates, and
avoiding heavier loss than We could stand, we nut
,!rayage at 10 cents.
But you hive done still worse, say others, You
have formed a new combination. With the utmost
respect, gentlemen, for your better Judgment, it is
not so, There Is wide difference between a COM
bnation or general oopartner5hp among the press
o., by which oil competition is stopped--parties en-
abled with IMMUNITY to slight their work, aud the
HI chest rates exac,cd from the, community, to which
J. will submit, and the adoption Of uniform tsrT.
ss low as eau he afforded and which leaves each
rress 10 struggle for its Il. Such is the arrange.
mcat now made, and few words will show the ne
ees1ity for II.
Several oftho rrcs.os with view OF forcng the
Yest either 10 form combination, or to give them
business which they could not otherwise obtain had
red iced COMPRISING to IS cents per bale, or yrtu-
ally to Is cents, By putting free of charge, two
extra ropes. Prcf:Fins to remoin idle rather than
work at loss we refused to change our rales.
Many shippers. knowing ,ta We could not afford
the ra1ac;ion, were disposed t. sustain US; others
however. and shpnqste!s generally, were disposed
to parsne different course. Confusion in business
necessarily ensuei, Parties buying for the same
markets, and often for tho sam, individuals, were
corn PEELED 10 send ward tAcir accounts at differ,
nnt rates. CoDsignee5 of vessels were in the same
situation in relation II ships disbursements. Ex.
panetory letters had to be written Shpmastcrs
wore dissatisfied and many unprecedented The 10 s
# coasGnmcnls next season in consequence All
parties admitted or rates to be sufficiently low; but
tney demand uniformity. We offered to sign uni.
form tariff the presses which had no business re-
fused. The shippers themselves held meeting on
the subject but for want of unaninlity could do no
thing just at this time q new element of confusion
was introduced The same presses which had re.
duced COMPRISING keeping thoii object steadily
in view Offered to store lor nothing changing s'rnp.
j. the labor, or ) cents per bale We urged fuc-
toIs to resist the movement, al one calculated to
result in injury hereafter They admitted tho ,us.
rjce Of our arguments, but were unwilling 10 take
the responsibility. Some, they said would avail
themselves of the offor and send out account sales'
A.. 1
90 and often much higher, -Four houses alone
agreed to continue to ia their support at our rates
Their patronage, added to what we could expect to
receive fion planters diret when storage elsewhere
Ut nothing we well knew would not pay the
expense account Of an establishment, the current
expenses of which arc about $40 600 year The
Relief Press which with all its warehouses, might
be put under the halt OF Of our sheds and with
account in proportion, might rely on such n
.onrce-we dl not deem it safe to do So
Under these circumstances, We were urged 10 n
compromise by large majority ofour friends both
nnong the factors and buyers; md propositior
for one submitted TO u' by the screw presses -
Being one which We could not consistently accent
was rclactai. All other eXpedeals having thus
failed, our own proportions for a uniform tariff wa
taken up. By whnt arrangements among them
selves the consent of those who had nrey ouslv re.
fused was obtained we know not. Having con.
scented To meet us on our own ground and made o
tariff in accordance with our views we saw no
good reasons for Withholding our signatures, but
many mos, excellent ones for giving it. The step
gentlemen, was taken after maturer reflection; and
We doubt whether there s a sensible man in the
State, who, situated exactly IA we are, would no
have acted in the same way.-By ii we have injured
orr own, but protected alike the interest of plant
shipupTa md obip i 1T
wishes Of nearly every cotton merchant in tho city
and perhaps saved ourselves from heavy pocun:
ary loss.
Thus much we have written, more in Justice t.
ourselves than for the sake of soliciting business
From these planters and merchants, he, satisfied
with what Is reasonable and who do not wish US t
rum ourselves By carrying n senseess struggl
longer than is necessary for the accomplishment Q
the ends VIC had in view, we would be peased t.
receive continuance Of support. From those VIII
ore disposed to usc US long can benefit their
but to desert 80 soon as nothing moro can be mad
NJ, OF Us, we neither ask nor expect anything.
Those parties, who, by preventing fact hav
sought to iniuro Us, VIC leave to the scorn thei
course will excite, when facts arc known.
While on this subject we will say word more
planters On oil sides in the last few DAYS, "
have been iod--you should have relied on the cour
Vyi inc planters intend to sustain you, but thei
orders are disobeyed by their various agents.
Much OF this is no doubt true Bnt, gen,leme,
good intentions won't enable us to meet our liabl
ities' We are grateful for your intentions but woul
se more greateful were they acted out. And ha
- tho Independent Press really gone into combn,
tton and Ie, you to the protection of the Relief e.
Enlistment, we humbly think you would soon ha,
discovered the necessity for action. The public
lion of the Tariff, leaving tho Relief Press gu
sufficiently shows how it is viewed by the 9th
Presses, no matter how good may be the intention
ofhs ploprietors.
10 Messrs Barnes, Holmes g. Bot, We ha
only to say, that their insnuations in relation to
combination, SO far the independent Press
concernsd, if it was intended to be included, a
unequivocally false. We can understand how pa
ties away from here and ignorant of facts, mig
fall into such an error. They, however, can pie,
no such excuse. Both Messrs Holmes and Bo
81 trst declared they saw no objection to signi
the tariff, sxespt the additional two cents droys,
Their charge being eight; and Mr.. Barnes adm
the lnlustcs of the insnuatinn L. would ha
tssN r1'r, oTsditahle 70 hi, latter gentleman