The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-10-23
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ffcn the Ciarts:c: Mr7cVrv.
South Carolina Railroad.

ffrns the Ciar!es:c. j17cury
South Carellna Railroad.
Mrssss Eplross: Please publish the follow
ing extract from Wilmington paper. 1t is
not tho eniG scarce from which complaints are
made of the WANT Of proper judgment display.
ed in the management of our Railroad. At a.
time when every proper encouragement should
he given 70 ,kc great tile of Western produce
N how to our market, we have r,,es Of f, eight
uayanrei. Our ut:er inability 70 transport the
nrpduce creates vsXatious delays, SO rs to deiea;
contracts from uncertain delivery. Receipts
for produce from Augusta are sometimes ten
DAYS in hand before they can he received in
Charleston; and no one Of prudence will venture
now TO make contract for the purchase or
s.le of Western produce, because nc k oSs not
whether it will be delivered before sprtng. IL
the mean time, the juaic'oas policy Of the
managers Of thn rosa seems to be, exact the ut
mos ra,cs cf freight they can from the ncces-
atty which exists, uf transporting BY their road.
They kill the goose to get the golden egg; and
will. no Doubt, after = time, reap the folly of
their conduct. Already !::se quantity of
produce in Tennessee, is shipping down the
Cumberland river, up the Ono to Cincinnati,
at less freight than to Charlesson allud which
would have come to this market, but tor this
miserable and suicidal policy. The Central
Road Of Georgia is also bcne6iing. and Savan.
nah will be built up and Charleston go down.
Weknow no railroad in the Union managed with
40 little foresight and such contracted spirit as
she South Carolina Railroad. But j: IS mono
poly and, like al! monopolies, an imposition
that the community must bear until we can
get rid fit by competition.
NERO ATOR.
OpIors DrscRlMlSArloS.-We have been
shown letter from merchant Of Salisbury,
which, while il shows up the unlsst dlscrmna
ton made by the South Carolina Raill DAD Com
pany against US in the matter OF ireights affords
a strong argument for the speedy construction
of the road hence, West. This merchant had to
pay the following charges on barrel Of fish from
this place to Salisbury:
Wilmington to Kingsville, l72 miles, so
kingsville Columbia, 25 IS
Columbia Charlotte, 10 so
Charlotte Salisbury, As so
SO 55
Maaing the charges considerably more than
half the original cost Of the fish.
It will be seen that whilst the Manchester
road charges less than halt cent per mile freight
the South Carolina road frcm kngsville to
Columbia charges 3 cents per mile, or over GOO
per cent more than the Manchester. The charges
on tho other roads are exorbitant. These
figures sufficiently demonstrate the imposition.
for it is nothing less, to which the merchants Of
the interior and Of this place are Subjected by
the South Carolina road-a discrimination that
amounts in reality toa prohibition for the
merchant at Salisbury commenting on the cS'
tnrtion, declares his intention to abandon the
railroad and have recourse to the old fashioned
say Of wagoning his goods, and we suppose that
he is the type Of a class. II the South Carolina
road could be governed by any other than a
purely selfish policy, it would hasten to abolish
thi, olious and urueigtlborly discrimi alton;
Wilmington Herald,