Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-10-01

which class Onions are included, are sixty
three cents per one hundred pounds from
HilIsboro' to Goldsboro', and thiEty-hSe
cents from Hillsboro' to Raleigh. Inns
makes the freight on the one Thousand
two hundred and twenty one POUNDS OF
Onions seven dollars and sixty-nlne Genus
to Goldsboro', and four dollars and twenty
seven cents tc Raleigh, difference OF
three dollars and forty-two cents, ana mol
ninety-seven cents, as calculated IN the
letter Major SMITH must have LETT this
calculation to some careless clerk. .
Again By reference to Tariff Of FreightS
on the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad,
we find vegetables in the fourth class, and
the rate from Pikeville to Wilmington Is
thirty-tiye cents per one hundred pounds.
So that the freight on one hundred and
twenty-five pounds of onions would be
four dollars and twenty seven cents, and
not nine dollars and sixteen cents, as cal.
culated by President SMITH.
Again The North Carolina Railroad
charges upon salt from Wilmington forty
cents per sack from Goldsboro' to Char
Iotte, distance of two hundred and TWEEN
ty-three miles, while upon the same salt
the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad re-
ceives only fifteen cents for eighty -four
miles, which is considerably cheaper, as
may be seen by simple calculation. Maj
SMITHS attempt to compare local with
Mrouqh rates is not fair nor candid. We
find by comparison of the local rates upon
the two roads, that his road receives thirty
two cents per sack for salt for fifty -four
miles, while the Wilmington and We'll
don Railroad for fifty-ive miles. under
classified head of fifty miles, receives forty
cents for single sacks, with deduction of
five cents per sack by the car load.
Again Notwithstanding the low rates Of
freight to which President SMITH boasts he
has reduced our "staple articles, we can tell
him that freight is being shipped from this
city to Charlotte, via Columbia. s. Q. II
as carried across the Cape Fear Tirer, orer
three railroads, into a neighboring State, o0er'
a lonqer route, and delivered IN Charlotte
cheaper than By lie North Carolina Rail
road. SO it seems that our neighbOrs in
South Carolina are better friends to us
even than President SMITH. He can fgur Q
upon this last proposition. and we will be
glad to publish his explanation, for any
satisfactory solution of it will, or ought to
be, gratifying to the Stockholders of his
Road and to the people of North Carolina
generally.
President SMITH writes as follows
COMPANY SHOPS, Hept. 26th, 1869.
Editors Wilmington Journal,
Wilmington, n. c.
DEAR sIRs In your paper OF Gath inst, you
attack the management of the North Carolina
Railroad Company, and accuse us OF making I'M
jus. discrimination in freights against Whining
ton. deny the charge, aid DEFY contradiction
by any tariff now in operation on this Road.
How are the facts as regards tho CASE you al
Jude to? On 1871 pounds onions from Hil!sboro
to Wilmington our charge to G0ldsboro' would
be 81 20 cents. On tho same to Norfolk via Hal
eigh our charge from Hilisboro' to Raleigh. dis
lance OF 40 miles, would be sc 49, a difference OF
(97) ninety-seven cents. Ninsty-seVen cents
then, is all we charge for hauling 1921 pounds
onions from Itaeigh to Godsboro'.
You will gee at once We could not afford to
transport them for leas Tho question arisos, il
We get Sc % from Hillsboro to Raleigh, distance
of 40 miles, what should we get to Goidsboro', a
distance of SO miles, charging tho same per mile?
It is evident it would be sl3 20. You will see at
once if we discriminate at all it ia greatly in favor
OF your city,
Again, Messrs Editors: You seek to make a
comparison between the North Carolina Railroad
and the Wilmington ana Weldon Railroad. As to
tho respective charges OF each we claim to favor
your city more than your own load. For instance
take the charge on 1921 pounds onions from Pike
vile to Wilmington, distance per tariff OF 90
miles, would BIO 80 16. You will 500 by this that
our charges arc less per milo from our local sta.
tons than the Wilmington and Weldon Ra ilroad
charges from their local stations.
To prove to you that We wish to do all we
can to build up your city by furnishing your GUS
toners cheap transportation for your staple ar
ticles, I will give the following figures We
charge on molasses per hid. from Goldsboro' to
Boon Hill, Selma and Stalllngs, 81 so; Raleigh ST.
Hillsboro' 81 Is. and to Charlotte s.. While we
only charge 40 cents per sack en- salt from Colds.
boro' to Charlotte, 223 miles, the Wilmington and
Weldon Railroad Company charges 40 cents pei
sack from Wilmington to Warsaw. distance OF
only 50 miles. You will observe by this that we
are better friends to your city than your own
road.
While, Messrs. Editors, We concede TO your great
sagacity and ability in editing and pub fishing q
newspaper, we are not prepared to accept you as
good authority in all of the complications at.
tending the management of the great Railroad
system of the State. We think every road
should be worked first for its own success, and
secondly for the benefit of all the people of the
State, regardless of cities, towns or hamets, and
assure you, when a city or q road complains
that determinations are made against them, and
give that a reason why they are not more
dourishing. is true indication of want of energy
and early decay.
Many thanks for yOnr complimentary illusions
to myself personally and officially,
am yours truly,
W. A. SMITH, President.
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