The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-04-13
THAT HID. SUGAR.

Mfr. BRuNER:-Smcc the boys are down
upon us, must beg for another space i'm the
columns of your Watchman. 1t seems that
we have walked up one of them down in the
Sand Hills, who shall be- noticed in another
place. ! regret that have stumbled against
Gas bcicvc) IN old friend and brother Mcr-
chant Justice" In his second communi-
cation, he says, its passing strange" that
we exonorate our ''privatc Agents" Ifhe
Will notice our remarks again, he will that
we have left the matter resting almost en-
tircly upon the Agent in Charleston.
This Sugar was sent to Camden without
our knowledge some time last fall. In Jan
uary, We requested Mr.. Rosscr, through n
friend of ours, TO examine at the depot in
Camden, and see if he could find HID
Sugar to our address; and if so, to take
charge of it and forward the same by first
opportunity. This request Mr.. Ros. cr
promptly attended to- and there found the
Hogshead, and forthwith offered TO pay
Baxley, the Agent, the freight; and take
charge Of it. But not having Boyer &
Recess formal order, BaXley refused to let
Rosser have it. BaXley then wrote Boyer
& Reese that they had Il HID. Sugcr at
the depot about six weeks. BY same mail
B d. X. received n few lines from Mr. Ros-
ser, requesting them TO send him n regular
formal order, otherwise he could not get
the Sugar into his care The order was
Immediately sent him then it was he paid
this freight bill to Mr.. Baxley, and became
our private Agent, and one, we think worthy
of patronage.
Justice" presume, never had occasion
to ship many goods by any other route than
through Charleston, consequently is unac-
qnnlnted with the mOduS OperaRdi Of other
transportation lincs-only with those 'wcIl
regulated Companies" who, he says, ere
qulrc cash dcpositcs in advance for freight.
&c, Suppose Justice" were, to shin n
stock OF goods by way of Wilmington and
Fayetteville for experiment, for [ can as.
sert, without the fear of contradiction that
these lines, or Companies of transportation
arc as well regulated as any through Souih
Carolina, and will not require to have demos
ties OF cash in advance, but they forward the
goods promptly ; and after the hustle of the
business season is over accounts are hand
somcly and regularly made out and sent
forward by mail or otherwise. But on the
part Of those South Carolina COMPANIES
there seems t. be u want Of confidence ::
they must have the money in advance; ave,
and there is n mutual want of confidence.
for ] can assure "Justicc" that majority of
Western North Carolina Merchants are as
loathe to trust their money into hands of
those Agents IN airance as they can be to
forward goods without the freight being
paid. All the up country merchants have
not, like "Jushcc," ample means, and cannot
like him, keep depostes at the different de-
pots or st:dons IL is sometime very incon-
venient 20 pay small freight bills on delivery
of goods. Has "Justice" forgotten the time
when certain Manufacturing Company in
Charlotte sent some four or five wagons to
Camden for Machinery And what did they
bring back! Not Machinery, no sir but a
few lines requesting said Company to send
down about $500, then the Machinery should
be sent forward. OF course this rcauisition
WIS complied with. And does he remember
how long, besides the trouble they had be-
fore they could get the bilI made out? Af.
Ter the actual amount was ascePtainedit was
found to be less than $500! Thus this
swell regulated Company" or some person
else, had the use Of several hundred dollars
to9g enough 10 make handsome Speeula-
non! Now, is il not passing strange, how