Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-10-08

e e tons went oia Rave;c,
w Iva "dicn VIC received as much as thopaGl'
IL Iiau sone ga Goldsboro'. By the us
vlo.tS arrangements of tariffs, and "a i Pre-
oeen oeloFe stated the freights ria tb ~ "a! mas
routes were about equally divided, Wa r Two
salely say we saved tho cost CT transnnsa.Y
ing seven thousand four hundred p ot,
teorty,six tons OF freight forty-eight mi anu
This with the increased rate for traUrIllhg.
ing freights forty-eight miles f'l.,
makes quite an item, and NAV '"t'her
respect, account for an increase of ro some
and decrease of expenses. '''ehue
Messrs. Editors, 1oe are not nroi,,.
against Eastern North Carolino" '''ced
the city OF Wilmington, but we ora "h0
diced to the interest of the NortL ~ PreJu
Railroad, and as it's chief officer = Sa o'lha
first consideration, and it remains las Us my
be proven that my action in incroog: !"
our charges GA Goldsboro has roS 0"InlnG
otherwise than to the interest of tho suited auId
as figures tell too plainly in nv favor 'ii'e
1t being proven that this increase 90 =,
North Carolina Railroads proportion we
through freights ria Goldsboro' helm, ON On
origin Of this complaint; and hone 'tIo
fully proven that it was but legitima' "'''
Just for US to do so-let us Iocl- - I; G,'
further-at this time there was no CO., rr,''e
t1tlon for northern freights ria WiI,I;P'
ton. In q few months, however. tbra,,lE
rates were made from all points m riS
road to New York and other nort, JUS
cities ria Wilmington-on wLici, IL
must be borne in mind that olthl,..
we charged more to Goldsboro, ~.
to Raleigh, the North Carolina Railrn ,n1"
proportion a70s not u 1o1o-2atq rate on ~,
amount received Uja the Seaboard ro. ,u'
but only slight increase for the jncreoso3
distance--OnIy about (Sc) eight cent? ,'.'
one hundred ponds as an average nm -.
four classes OF freighta being aldaI t
transporting them forty eight niles farW,
er; for instance, on freights that we ~,
ceived, say sixty cents per one LnnJr,,
pounds ria the SeabOard route for r,,'.
eight miles, instead Of clIareing ono InlI,..
and twenty cents for forty eight miles fu,I
er, we only charged sixty eight cent o,,'I
this accounts for our on y charging ON ,,,,,
thousand two hundred and tWrni,.o,'.
pounds Of onions from UiIIchor',
to Goldsboro' only niucty-ony,,,
cents moro than we Wouid hSvo w., ""
ceived on the same to Raleigh, instead =,
three dollars and forty-two cent? o' ,.a ~
have enormously stated it. And yof hn
cause we don't knock off the ninetv. savo,,
cents and carry it the forty-eight miIrs
further for nothing, you say ''we are prnH,
diced against Eastern North Carolina or5
Wilmington, and accuse me of man,gG,,,
the North Carolina Railroad inimicaIjv =,
North Carolina ports. This is indeed tnn
absurd to admit of denial
Now bear in mind another fact befo,o
this through tariff was made TO po,nt.
North Uia Wilmington we had thronpI,
tariff from Wilmington to points on this
Road but little less than the two locaI
tariffs of the Wilmington and Weldon and
North Carolina Railroads and considerably
more than the through tariff Uiu Wilmin6
ton-and which believe gave pretty gen.
eral satisfaction. W en- the through tariG
was made via Wilmington to points north
for the sole purpose of putting the mer
chants of your city on an equal foot
ing with those of Northern cities, I pro.
posed our Wilmington tariff should be the
same, less the steamers charges, and it was
the greatest difficulty could get the Off.
GERS of the Wilmington and Weldon Rail
road to consent thereto-and ut last only
by preparing tariff to meet the exhorbi
tant charges Of the Wilmington and Wei
don Railroad and instructing our Colds
boro' Agent to make North Carolina Rail.
road charges accordingly, when the vii
mington and Weldon Railroad charges OH
Wilmington local freights were not made
in accordance with the through tariff,
thereby virtually forcing them to accept
the through tariff for Wilmington frcights
proper. And yet am accused of being
prejudiced to that city and managing
the North Carolina Railroad inimica
thereto. AS my actions have proven 9th
erwise, I claim that your assertions nrc
unwarranted.
This tariff is now in effect on Wilming.
ton freights, for when we deemed it to be
to the best interests Of this company TO
charge on Charlotte and our first station
east thereof pro rata rate on northern
freights via Wilmington, my instructions
were, that the Wilmington freights We're
not affected by this change, but would re-
main rs before, rs it was only the through
freights wo wished 10 change, and to prove
the same you have only to refer to my
letter of July 18th to the President of thc
and Weldon Railroad, OF
which the following is copy:
cory.
Presidents OFFICE N. G. II. r. Go.
COMPANY SHops, N. c.,
July 18th, 1869.