The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-03-23
From hc Camden JDnrnal.
North Carolina Complaints.

My attention having been called to Il pnb-
lication in the Lancaster Le,Lger of the 9th
inst, which was copied from the Salisbury
| On. CD Waterman, in which .Messrs. Bo.
ger g. Reese have published freight bill.
paid to me by their Agent, Mr.. John Rosscr.
1t is evident from the nature oil the bill, and
heir accompanying remark, that il was to
gfatiiy prejudice 10 the South Carolina
Kali Road and its Agents generally; for any
person with common sense would have
Known that the expenses on one hogshcad
OF sugar from Philadelphia to Charleston.
could not have been SIO6S cents, as stated
in the bill. Mr.. Rosscr, in making out the
bill, should have said, Expenses TO Charles.
ton on l6 packages for w. w. Fulton,
SlO,6S cents" Fifteen of the above pack
ages went TO Mcssrs. Boyer & Reese by
some other route but the bill for ship cx-
penscs, &c, on the i6 packages being sent
me from Charleston, collected the same
from Mr.. John Rosser, when he paid me for
the hogshcad Of sugar, which was the only
package received here last fall for Mcssrs.
B. g. X.
would also remark, that this hogshead
being the only package received here, the
hauling from depot, and the charge for re-
ceiving and forwarding, cost nearly double
what the expenses would be per package in
n regular lot of goods hence, Mr. Bruncr
Will see, that the expenses on one hogshead
of sugar from Philadelphia to Camden. as
published by Messrs. Bogcr g. Reese-and
at the request Of the gentleman residing in
Charleston" is greatly over the mark and
they have thereby, practiscd an imposition
on the Merchants Of Western North Caro-
lima, instead Of doing them favor, as they
Intended in their elaborate list of complaints.
When Messrs. Boger e. Reese received their
freight bill from Mr.. Rosser, fthey thought
they were over-chargcd, why did they not
call on Mr.. Rosser, { myself. for an expla-
MARION, which would have been given cheer
fully and to their satisfaction. Would this
not have been much better Tor all parties,
than to publish long list OF complaints
and false statements of expenses on goods
by the Charleston and Camden route i! |
would advise Messrs Boger g. Reese, and
the gentleman residing in Charleston" to
adopt Crockcfs rule, |. c.: "Be sure you are
right, and then go ahead"
Messrs. Boger g. Reese say they sb!ame
'ne for their storage bill" Now, let us en-
qure into this matter and see who they
should blame. This Company have always
advertised that they would not undertake
to notify consignecs Of the arrival Of goods;
but when goods reach their destination on
their road, they are considered as delivered I;
but if not taken away, they are stored at
the risk of their owner, and retained subject
TO order. Hence II will be seen that the
Company do not require me to forward
goods beyond this depot, or to notify owners
OF their arrival here Now, If Messss. B. g.
r. must blame some enc for their storage
bill, it seems to me II should be their Agent
In Charleston, whose duty II was 10 Give
notice Of ~ having sent tho goods for.
ward.
Asthc Salisbury IN. C) wsichman must
now be convinced Of the incorrectncss Of the
specimen efeharges made by some Of fthe
south Carolina Agents, as furnished by shc
Told Aieschahs from Spring Grove, Ircdoll