The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-07-26
The Freight on Cotton

The cost Of sl,;Ju3hgc.0hton from
~'ihiiShoro and other WY sl:ti,ons
on the Charlotte, Columhi, md
Augusta Railroad to New York has
long been the subject Of just com
plant by shippers pI'l alJng tlu liht
Ihe DETERMINATIONS against this
class has been both cOnst;,i>t end
injurious, and though appeals have
been more than once made to the
railroad authorities, no positive
Improvement h%s lcsu'tcd. The
freight from Columbia 10 New 70 k,
by the Cmrlottc. Columbia and
Augusta road is $3.50 pcv b;::ic. ant
by the South Caro'ira Railroad
S3:8a. but from Winnsboro t..
New aoi.k thee is charged the
enormous '.nl cx,ortionatc price Of
Sl.20 per l'alc--morc than is
cha:Scl f.om Columbia. The
charge from WiHnsboro to Chester
Is about ~. 31--cvcn Il wo. Sc
instanrt'of excess AMI disc,imina--
ton than is furnis, cI in the charge
from This Place to New York. That
/ these charges are excessive md
that they sc-io sly affect the cotton
tihdo III many towns on the line of
tho Charlotte, CJlmmli;, and Angus
TIA Fmiroad are propositions simply
sell evident. To nluw that these
rate" are excessive it is on'y ncccssa
ry to cite those charged between
! either Of the tormini, or Columbia.
>ahd New York. But even the rates
between these points and New
York are far hoyoM these adopted
l'y other co:'rorati ms. For instance
the Chester ma Lcnoir Railroad
is now rtlGy to rc"c.vo cotton fo,
shipment, charging but S275 DO.
bale between thcster AMI New
York. The Chester uMd IHnoii
is n newly built road. laborme
under 'll the li4@i cultics incident t.
that fact. and yet it starts out with
reduction of S1.75 per bale in tn,
freight ON cotton. while n Company
OF long standing, unlimited faci!i~
ties. AMI counting It's assets bv
millions, refuses to rc"eLe from it's
position of high rates and Unjust
dlSrl ll''n'tlGn*. TIE facilities
offered by the Chester and Lcnoil
Will greatly benefit Chester, ATTRACTS
ing thithcr Il large amount ef trade.
now given to ether places. Th,
Chester cotton-buycr can now civ,
almost II half"ccnt more per pound
for cotton than hcrctoforc.-a fac;
certain to attract sellers. We have
surely none but the hcs; Wishe.
Tor our sister town, and We con.
gratnlatc her merchants ON the
advantages they have recent,
acquired. But We fear serious
results to some points in Fairfield.
more especially Wimsboro. The
offer Of two dollars per bale extra
Is sure to in,uco many farmers t.
prefer Chester as a market 70 cithc;
Blackst0ck or Winnsboro, and they
will attach little Importance to the
trouble and expense of Transporting
their cotton to the tirst-nameG
place. In such an event the trade
of both places must seriously
suffer. When it is considered that
eT"n at lhc rStrcmclv low rliccs
1"r some time past ruling. thou.
sand bales Of cotton diverted from
either OF these points makes q
d'iicren"c Of mole than fifty thou
sand dollars in its fall trudc. il
Is not difficult to sec what iniu.
ry may result from the pres
ent state of things. Yet we
shall be much surprised if the low
rates offered by the Chester and
honoir shall not draw ulurl latrp,
quantity than that just stated
Nrnnshoro is far more deeply
interested than Blackstock, for the
reason that the proximity Of the
latter p'ac" to Chester makes il no
difficult matter to establish regular
lmc OF wagons between the two
points, by which cotton may bc
carried ut Il moderate cost Rut
the merchants and cotton<buycrs Of
Wnnsboro have no such eyneli.nt
available, and they are seemingly at
the mercy of a powerful and obsti,