Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1859-04-06
The Planters Friend-.Freights on
CMann.

From the March number Of the Farmer d
Planter We extract an article by the editor
under the above head. 1t contains sensible
suggestions, and is mcrited compliment to
good citizen; and ne beg leave to endorse it
IN toto:
1t gives us great pleasure to chronicle
every movement which has tendency to
benefit the agriculturists of the country, be it
in Legislative bodies or railroad conventions.
it is the more gratifying to find men true to
the great interests of the country, regardless
OF the petty ambitions which are usually reg
ulated BY the popular carmen who look
steadfastly to the welfare of the people, with
out considering whether their actions and
votes will eventually have tendency to ele-
vate themselves to some exalted position in
the gift of the dear people The general leg.
islaton of the country, now, has an eye to
President Governor, and Senator-makng-
and is so interesting in its details and ma.
1uovres, that it engages the labor and life Of
our brJadsheeted friends, the newspapers Of
the day, and TO these industrious workers We
leave the management of all such affairs.
Politicians are not of US, nor for us, and, be-
ing like Dame Quickley's man" neither fish
nor hesh'-we know not where to have them.
We are induced to make these remarks,
upon being reminded of the eminent services
rendered to the agriculturists of the country
l,y the watchful attention of the Hon. Sam.
McAley, of Chester, both in the Legislature
and in the recent Convention of Stockholders
OF the Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad.
Mr.. McAlley, years ago: introduced the first
restrictive stipulation in regard to freights on
Guano, &C.. which was adopted by the Legis.
lature, in reference to the charges on such ar
,iclrs, on the South Ca, olina Railroad. We
now find him again on the watch, a faithful
sentinel, guarding the lest interests OF our
impoverished understanding and curbing.
by every means in his power, the exactions Of
our railroad corporations, in such maunr
that true policy of reciprocal benefit is
adopted.
Mr.. S. McAliley offered the fo'lowing
resolution:
"Resolred That the freight on guauo on
the Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad
shall not exceed eight cents per one hundred
pounds.
'.Mr. McAliey stated that his reasons for
offering the resolution, was in consequence of
what passed during the recent session of the
South Carolina Legislature. The South Car
olna Railroad had made an application for
all amendment to their charter, touching the |
bridge over the Wateree River. He had sug-
gested tho above rate to the South Carolina
Railroad Company at that time, and had pro-
missed that the freight should be the same on
the Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad |
route. He offered the resolution, therefore,
for fixing the rate, SO that the South Carolina
Railroad Company might have full evidence
OF what was their charge for this kind o.!
freight, ond thus il might induce that compa-
ny to reduce the charges to the same level.
The charge now made was twelve cents per
one hundred pounds.
"Mr. W. R. Robertson, Of Winnsboro,
suggested that the freight ought to be pro-
porLoned to the distance, and that as Wins
boro' was only one.half, it ought to be but
four cents.
"Mr. McAley said there was another con.
sideration, that although the charge was the
same from all points on the Charlotte and
South Caroliua Railroad, yet this course was
justified, because, if one hundred pounds Of
guano produced two hundred pounds of lint
cotton, the down freight on that from Char
lotte, would he eighty cents, and from Winns.
boro' would be thirty cents. The road would
he benefited by the increased freight
Son motion Of Mr.. ". f. Robertson, the
resolution was unanimously aaoptea.'
This is what we call fostering the agricul
tural interests of the land. We thank the
liberal spirit of the stockholders who uaaui.
anousty adopted the resolution, as much a. we
do The Planters Friend" who introduced
it. What say our friends of the GreenvilIe,
the Spartanburg, the Wilmington aud Man.
chester, the South Carolina and the North
Eastern Railroad Companies, with their vari-
GUS branches and connections, to following up
the good move, and BY their liberality induce
the free use of concentrated manures through
out the regions which they penetrate?
liberal coirse of procedure in this mat
ter would make adequate returns in the in.
creased crops to be transported on their lines
Of road. and it would require no longer
period than 81 single season of production, to
reimburse :hem for the seeming losses from
reduction of such freishts. Planters do not
buy guauo 10 thcorizc on, but to produce
staple marketable crops of wheat, corn, and
cotton, and the extended use Of this fertilizer
is certain to pay in the great increase of art.
cles raised for expectation. It would have
been we'll if salt, when used as manure, plas
ter, and the various compounds of super.phos.
phate of lime, were put upon the same footing.
1t is pleasure for us to call public atten.
lion to faithful friend of agriculture, dis.
charging his duty to the people, and it is also
D pleasant duty to point out to the liberal
gentlemen controlling the various railroad
an avenue through which they
can vastly benefit those who contribute the