The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-03-15
For Ike Camden JDujHal.
North Carolina Co.np;:.in.ss


Ny attention having been called to pubIica-
ton IN the Lancaster Ledger Of the 9th inst,
which Was copied from the Salisbury (N. o.
Wa.clnlan, in which Messrs. Bogcr & Reese
lave published freight bill, paid tome by their
Aren't, Mr.. John Rosser. 1t is evident from the
nature OF the bill, and their accompanying re-
marks, tl.at it was to crafty a prejudice to the
South Carolina Rail Road and its Agents gen-
orally; for any person with common sense would
have known, that the expenses on one hogsheado OF
sugar from PIadcI yhia to Charleston, could not
have been :lO,GS cents, as stated in the bill
Mr. Rosser, in making out the bill, should have
said. "Expens,s to Charleston on, lG packages
for w. w. Fulton, 81 0G9 cents" Fifteen of
the above packages went to Messrs. Boyer Il
Reese by some other route; but the bill for ship
expenses, kc., on the lG packages being sent me
from Charleston, collected the same from Mr..
john Rosser when he paid Inc fer the hogshead Of
sugar, which was the only package received here
lust fall for Me$srs. B. g. L.
would also remark, that this hogshead be-
ING the only package received here, the hauling
from depot, and the charge for receiving and for
wardng cost nearly double what the expenses
would be per package in regular lot of goods;
hence, Mr. Bruner will see, that the expenses Oh
one hogShcad of sugar from Philadelphia to Cam
den, as published by Messrs. Boyer d. Reese
and at the request Of the gentleman residing in
Charleston" is greatly over the mark and they
have thereby, practised an imposition on the
Merchants Of Western North Carolina, instead
OF doing them favor, as they intended in their
elaborate list of complaints When Messrs. Bo.
ger {; Reese received their freight bill from Mr..
Rosser, if they thought they were over-charged,
why did they not call on Mr.. Rosser, Or myself,
for an explanation, which would have been given
cheertuliy and to their satisfaction. Would this
not have been much better for all parties, than
to publish long list Of complaints and false
statements of expenses on goods by the Charles
ton and Camden route? would advise Messrs.
Boyer e. Reese, and the "gentleman residing in
Charleston" to adopt Crocket's rule, i. e.: "Be
sure YOU are right, and then 60 ahead"
Mcssrs. Boger g. Reese say they "blame me
for their storage bill" Now, let us enquire into
| this matter. and see who they should blame.
This Company have always advertised that they
would not undertake to notify conSignc of the
arrival of goods but when goods reach their
destination on their road, they are considered as
delivered; but if not taken away, they are stored
at the risk of the owner and retained subject to
ORDER Hence it will be seen tha: the Company
do not require me to forward goods beyond tLi'
derot. or to notify owners of their arrival here.
Now. if Mcssrs. B. d r. must blame some one
for their storage bill it seems to me it should be
their Agent in Charleston, whose duty it was to
give notice of his having sent the goods forward.
As hcSalishury On. c. Watchman must now
be convinced of the incorrectness Of the "srccl-
men of charges made by some of the South Ca.
rolna Agents. as furnished by the old Merchant
from Spring Grove, Irede county," hope he
will do the nccdful by correcting the statement
N. D. BAILEY, Agent
CAMDEN, March IA, 1858.