The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-08
Railroad Freights.

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On tho 22d Of March, 1877, Mcssrs.
Cummings and Company, Of Winns-
boro, ordered a number Of boxes Of
bacon from Baltimore, of which twcn-
ty-five boxes weighing 1884 pounds
were shipped at once. At that time
the tariff from Baltimore to Winnsbo-
70 was 70 cents per hundred; from
Baltimore to Charlotte, 25 cents; and
the local rate from Charlotte to Winns-
boro, % cents. BY having the bacon
consigned to Charlotte, and then re-
shipped to Winnsboro, saving Of 20
cents a hundred could be effected.
The bacon was sent to Messrs. Brcm,
Brown & Co., Of Charlotte, for re-
shipment. But when these gentlemen
delivered the bacon at tho G. G.. &. A.
depot in Charlotte, the agent, acting
under instructions from Mr.. A. Pope,
the general freight agent, refused to
occetre tie bacon at all, unless assured
that tho shipment was made by Brcm,
Brown u Co. for themselves, and not
for third parties. This assurance not
being given, tho bacon was left in
Charlotte several days pending the
termination voluminous corresponds
ence. Finally, the Railroad magnates
condcscended to allow the bacon to be
shipped to Winnsboro, on prepay
ment in Charlotte, Of s67 :2s, Or withi,,
/. q fiactlOIU1OA~ ~ OO'."s F~- y,
when the published local Iate NV was aas;, e 9S'
s5,f % feRtf, igF ,tnd Heae92lh0 to stand the
s ~-.arc1unded. But it had sue
'ceeded, by interposing vexatious de-
lays, In preventing any further ship
meilts IN this way. 1t is rather q
startling provision of law that n com-
mon carrier is privileged to reject
%hatever articles Of freight it plcascs.
since, however, thc railroad authori.
ties seem sensitive about having the
. ashes Oft the past rakcd up, one or two
instances of recent date, occurring un-
oer the present management, arc
given. AS already said, the rate for
Welghty articles is fifty cents per hun
area TOR one hundred miles. Winns.
Doro being 35 miles from Columbia
the lawful charge would be ia cents
per hundred. Yet on tho nth of
January, 1879, Mcssrs. Matthews e.
60 paid 42 cents per hundred for
oacon, and on the Sd Of February. 81
cents per hundred. .,... 49,. w, w,
On the 9th of February, 1879 Mr.
W. x. Flenniken received 90, 1000
pounds OF bacon from Chicago. The
oii OF lading specified the rate Of
!reights at 80 cents per hundred, o.,
Sloo.oo for the whole shipment. Tho
=. =. u A. II. II. refused to deliver
'ne bacon to Mr.. Flcnnikcn except on
payment of $4,000, All excess ot
$500 over the stipulated rate. Mr.
rlennlken paid the amount In order 70
set the bacon, and then made q recla-
nation for the overplus. The bill of
ad1"g was attached. Five montbe
nave elapsed, and in spite of repeatc,l
'horts by letter, Mr.. Flcnnikcn hos
'ecoVcrcd nothing.
Last month Messrs. Ruff g. c,o,.,
y flcgeway, shipped bale Of cotton
'rl; 70 DC more precise, they shippcd
!, 80 cubic feet of cotton, to Charleston
me ircight for the entire distance wos
,%.,o' On inquiry, they learned TINT
ne south Carolina Railroad received
'l'oo TOR tho distance between that
'iace and Columbia, and that tho G
:. ~ a. RAILROAD received S1.75 for
No % mics between Ridgeway and
>oiln'nmDia. If this DC correct, It was n
'enVy oVcrchargo viewed even throuoh {
abroad spectaclcs. AT tho maximum
hargo OF 10 cents cubic foot nor
'"hared miles, the charge for sl5 ,
ap'c 1ect for "a miles cannot exceed
l.20. This leaves 55 cents to ho {
cccounted for. AS tho road would !
aasrtdiy 'ast exceed its own claims IN ,th;s
'atter' we would be glad to hear some J
xpianation Of this apparent cxtortion s
by the way, tho road has an ar,th q
lctic peculiarly its own also IN cst;. IL
'sslng distance. ,,lprt BY aplcasant fiction
Ias assumes = :! sla that Winnsbolroo 70 is thirty
!. ,gns 3. miies from Columbia, when in !
~. ~ It is but thirty.tfyc, and !, ,,bay
.elaggeWay .l.g f is twehty-six Or sever xs,,ny|
Z pas ~ fyerty y !as -fSa',nr. ny tho eamo1 ]
y alo colambia Is situatsd rtlroes Is g. mics @ !, !,
~ olunDia, and a passenger )