Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-16

FreiRhts to Alexandria ana baltimore.
We published some time ago, a statement
made by Mr.. Cooley, of Shenandoah, de-
signed to show the farmers Of the Valley.
the a advantage of sending their Hour to tbs
market, via the Manassas Gap Railroad,
proved OF q comparison of tho Gusts, charges
and expenses incurred in transporting and sell
ling flour 10 and to Baltimore aud Alexandria.
This led TO q rejoindor from Kinks q Co., Of
Baltimore, and a response from Mr.. Cooley.
OF the controversy betweert the parties, reia-
tive to thar private business transactions
aod agreements, vi course, ne have nothing
to do, nor are the public interessed-bu TIE
general subject is Of Importance. We ex-
trac: frCn Mr.. Coolsy's last publication the
foiiOwing:-
MY object in making the statement IN
juno last, wss simply to po,n. Oct TO my
brother farmers the greas difference in the
cost Of realizing the money on a barrel Of
-four sent to Baltimore and sold there, and
On a barrel sent aud sold at Alexandria,
Suudry items were enumerated auu specified,
other Items were geHeralised, amounting to
% cts. in my case. Transportation ls Tie
only item Of charge besween Winchester
and Baltimore. | made GO error of ons
cent 10 THEFT should DO 40 cts. not Ill
just the freight frOu Woodstock to Alezan-
dcia. Now add tie wascnage from Wood
stock, q; from where you send the -Four, %
Winchester, ind you have the total transpor.
sation from the starting point 80 Baltimore.
Is not this iair7 My calculation ~A3 not
confined to the cost between Winchester aud
Baltimore, as hessrs. links Il Co., would
have you believe, neither was Il contaed to
the bill which they in part have published.
l gave oil it cost me, viz s. cts. per bDi.,
from starting point to getting my money for
il. That vas the maID thing With me-
Comparisons mag BIZ odious, 6u; / have seen
NO bills from Alexandria With suoh items az
streouaac, storage, insurance against fire, and
the exchange TO which | was subjected, ei.
though nc. in tho bargain. Yet oil these
i:eu.s entered into tue cuet to me; for | paid
them. so far az items are specified, one
cont is tho difference between cur statements.
and | claim that mistake 70 be the result: ot
inadye-tenco, and hope Messrs. ulnks d 20.
will pardon my chiidishuess and eimpiioity
in reminding them that other items entered
into "the cuse," which 10 their horror OF u
pouting customer, they did not see, or forgot,
"whsther knowingly or not" let them On
swer. Let them add to their own showing
of $7446 per 100 bbis., the cost to get the
-four to Winchester, ana also the one aud q
half per cent. exchange which was not IN
the ~"barsain," but which they took, and
which was so much out of nay pocket, and
they will be able to make up the 81 cents,
without saying a word about tho amount Ut
interest On advancement, which did not come
into my statement, bet which, nevertheless,
helped to cram the pockets Of Messre. iliuks
d Co. | found Alexandria to be SO cts. per
btl. cheaper TO NE, than my experience OF
Baltimore was-and | chose TO lie; people
know it. Was there anything wrong il CAV
ing .his information &c 10Y neighbcrs and
acQusintapces2 | thick not. Wa" there
any proyocation 20 elicit tie rude reply
OF Msssrs. links s. Co? ! said not u
word ab,ut thsn-they Told on themselves
and all l have to say further, ia, that i; the
Valley people choose to p~atroniso q market
where charges and expenses era 30 ex::sva-
CANT, they can do so-bus il Messrs. links
& Co. imagine | will try them again, instead
Of trading to Alexandra at a cheaper rate,
only say to shsm-gentleren, you know
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