Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-03-19

Advertiser to the following communication
It would do well to copy it, or give fair state
mont of its contents in an editorial so that its
correspondent may be more guarded hereafter.
All connected with the East Tennessee x Geor-
pia Railroad from the President down, spare no
pains to render satisfaction, and the verdict of
the public is in their favor. The business Of
the Road is increasing, and its agents are be-
coming more and more popular The people |
of Z. Tenn. feel deep interest in this Road
they built it. Had it not been built the L. I.
& Va. Railroad would not be under contract, |
nor would the Va. & E. Tenn. Road-three
important Roads, extending from Dalton, Ca,
to Lynchburg, Va. The friends of the Road
above Knoxville, patronise this Road because
its success will be q strong argument in favor OF
their own. Besides all this, this Charleston cor
respondent, no doubt, had as great desire to get
q few more dimes from our traders, as he had to
impart information Friend PHILLIPS, you will
have to try some other plan to get freight oil
this Road. We VIII recapitulate the reasons
In the first place it is from two to five days the
quickest-it is the cheapest-and 1t is more
closely identified with the interest of our people.
But read the following:
Mr.. Editor: The following from the "Chatta-
nooga Advertiser of the l2th purports to be
an extract from letter of "a most influential
business man of Charleston" All will fully
agree with the Editor in the Introductory para
graph that "sohen we know the influence and bu-
siness qualifications of the gentleman, we con-
slider it worthy of attention from the planter
It would be extremely difficult however, to at
tain unto the shadow Of such knowledge from
the perusal of the following extract;
~ often receive 20 packages Butter and Lard
of paoraitq all alike without knowing a SIN
gle owner.when perhaps there are at least halt
dozen. This class of cOnsignments comes nom
Loudon. The railroad bill of freight calls Tor
so much, and then so much for Loudon charges,
without particularizing or identifying single
shipment You never saw such mess as they
make of it, at that place, and am astomshed
that planters allow their produce to pass thro'
that town."
The first cause of complaint above set forth,
appears to be that the "most influential business
man." on going to his store of a morning hnds
consigned to him as many as twenty anonymous
packages of butter and lard-unable to give
anv account of hemselveS-without local habl-
tation or name He finds that the consignment
OOrso-'-uIO.-a-~-s a,dhenee arrives at the logical
system at this place.
varied from this place over rne naiIroad shows
that tha b1upIor Jo1, L. Iii
ses where consignments are made by individual
conslgnors, the names of such consignors are
entered upon the list accompany img tire gUu,fs.
There are frequent instances however, land
doubt not that our friends case is one of these,
where steamboats, landing at this place, dis
charge freights for the Railroad and since the
Railroad agent can have no means of knowing
the consignor, the Steamer delivering such
feightS, is entered upon the list as consignor.
Precedents for this course are to be found every
wherein fact most of the lists received here.
have no other identifying mark, than the mark
on the package. The idea that the Railroad
Agent is to ransaek the country to find consign-
ors for every article in a cargo of freights, is
certainly very unbecoming to an Influential
business man."
The letter goes on state that "the bill of
freights calls for so MUCH and then so much for
Loudon charges, without particularizing or
identifying single article"
1t may be well to state to our "business"
friend as an item of news, that no through list
is ever made from this place to Charleston
Through lists accompanying goods to Augusta,
partcularizing and identifying every article
transported and states by whom consigned, also
the amounts of the proportion for each road, land
any expenses that may have been incurred AS
for these notorious Loudon charges, it is noto-
rious fact that goods consigned at this point
whether delivered at the river bank or in the
Depot are subject TO no charges whatever for
wharfage, drayage or commissioner nothing save
the legitimate charges for transportation. In |
cases where freights are received from steam |
boats, the steamboat charges accompany the |
goods, and it is probable that the mysterious
Loudon charges, are charges for transportation
on the Steamer Loudon.
make mess of it, and would be more strong !
ly confirmed in his opinion if he were to stroll |
through the depot, or take look at the opera
ton of the inclined plane for the last few days.
Upwards of million of pounds in one week
makes quite mess of it. He finds food for
his wonderment, in the fact that the planter
will persist in sending their produce through
this town. Wonder is the seed of KNOWLEDGE.
and it is best that he should CRAFTY this con.
stantly increasing and wonderous wonderment
to the end that he may eventually arrive at
the cause. In this enlightened age of the
world business naturally finds it own channels.
and all attempts to retard or prevent it, will
prove Intellectual The East Tennessee and
Georgia Railroad is the natural outlet for all
kinds of produce seeking market in Georgia
or South Carolina. And so long as there is a
saving of all forwarding expenses by this route,
and-as has been abundantly proved, produce
canbe shipped at aless cost from this point, than