The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1858-09-17
The Letter Of the President of the G.. g. G.
Railroad

The Spnrianhrrg papers contain the follow.
ing letter from til. President Of the G. & G..
Railroad, in reply to the charges of injustice TO
tn" Union Il Spnrtnnburv Ra ilronl, in rruuir.
ing h" payment of freight IN nlvnnr. ut Al.
st"n, upon produce, intended Tor That Road
OFFICE GEEESvILLE d C"LUMB,, X. r. Co..
ABnEvILI.E. August 81, 1858.
WrSSrS. Editors Tile remarks that YOU
made III your paper "f the l3ih mat :, upon the
subject of ihr no, ice which W. had inserted in
that iSSn" in re. .nrr t" the payment of fr.yl,s
due this Company. were seen hv m. snnu after
tn" paper came out. | Thought ut the tim.
that they did not call for an answer bnt the
publication of similar structures in your nrirh-
boring jnnrnal, shows n sensation which seems
| to demand an answer. The su..rs, ions as to
the object in view are altogether without
foundation such considerations us those attri.
buteI to me-, have had nothing TO do in the
matter. The following statement may ,iv.
you some information rs to "wbat does it
mean I"
Goods and merchandise shipped from New
York and other places to our section of coun-
try come all the way through charged will, the
expenses. The South Carolina Railroad Com
l'any pays these expenses in Cash in Charleston
adds It's own freight t. the amount paid, and
charges forward to us. All :hesc charges. un
der an agreement with that Company we have
! I" pay promptly. We add our f,cirht to The
| amount pn by us, aud charged forward. W..
have heretofore charged to the corucciinr
Roads. and would willingly continue the bus i
ness in the same way. Ifthcy would paw promnt
j. TO us. No settlement Of these charges has
! been male by the Spartanburs and Union
Railroad Company for many months past. Our
freight forms Il very small part Of the charges
that we pay; We have to advance the en- In for
balance; and without prompt payment on the
part OF Roads connecting with us, we would
soon lose more than our ireig ght. No arrange
inent has been made rs t" the terms uron
which the Companies are to do their through
business. Large amounts now remain unset.
Tied between the tw" Companies. AS long a,
| we supposed that this Company was indebted
I" that Company, "n stock account we were.
content t." lei the I'a'a;,cc due us for freight he
credited on that account. Bu. il the bulauc.
now dnc To Us. together with the freight upon
the IRON Transported over ni;r Road for tha,
Road, Is applied To the suhscripti"n of fiftv
'h"u>and dollars 10 til" capital stuck of the
Srnri anhur5 anl C.,i"n Railroad Company. the
d'.ht will he over paid. My Board hal ni,,hor.
iz"l M I" pay only the halnnc" If the fifty
i!i"n>ahi "i!nrs. deduct .nu IA" freight on the
IRON III" ''"I'"r'nn"r "i settling, these uurS
tI"n- must hr nI'r,r.'nt I" every one ncuu lint
"'l with railr"i.l affairs Au;liral,nn has been
mad" 4" ih" Fr"~i,l-n, of That tUrnI,nuv to
nirrI us nnd let IL srtt irmrnt hr n,n.l. but, rs
Vel. he has lai:c'i To iu-,t ns requested. No
reason has been assigned 10 us Tor this failure.
nn'l i"r months past he has refused or nc:, icct
ed I" answer our letters upon the subject. w.
entertain II" unkind feelings for the spartan.
burg and Union Railroad tuIpany, upr its
President or officers. The course that We have.
adopted, in our Judgement was the only one
left lis, and we adopt it in obedience to duty To
our Company.