The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-09-06
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VIZ. I.?i i'E l'lTinE me Last year :. %
necessity Of having passed 10y tho I.egis-
laturc "a law regulating the freight and
passage on the different railroads in this
State WAS fully discussed by the people
and the newspapers, and the result Of
that discussion was that there was great
necessity that the freight on all the rail.
roads should be reduced. With that
view, after the elections in November.
lSS2, for members Of the Legislature they
had sufficient time to prepare bills to that
effect, and at tho meeting of the Legisla-
ture in December, 1857, there were bills
introduced and fully and thoroughly dis
cussed, and one was passed providing for
the appointment Of three Commissions
ers whose duty 1t was to take into con-
sidcration tho whole subject Of charges
on freight and passage On the several
railroads in the State. Tho said Com.
Iiissloners having been appointed. or
Railzeu themselves ns u board in January
1885, and had frequent meetings until
sometime III July, when they established
rates OF freight and passage over the
several railroads in the State, and "Oh!
ye gods and little fishes" what an cstab
lishmcnt of rates or freight! Instead Of
reducing the rates Of freight, aa was ex-
pcctcd, not only by the people, but bv all
the railroads, they have inc1 1eased the
freight. first class goods from
Charleston to Pendletcn 30 per cent. has
been added and in the same proportion
nearly on all other classes On short
distances tho freight has been consider
ably reduced. The freight on first class
goods from Charleston to Penuleton has
been increased from 81 90 per hundred
pounds to Sl.il per hundred pounds :;
itilly rs much US the freight from y. y.
to Pendleton.
On 2nd class freight from aS to III.
IN, erxl x.ln. II.
On ith class freight from 20 to So
On 9th clnss freight from 10 to 67.
ON 9th class freight from so to -.
Bagging, ties, &c. 81 to 45.
Bulk meat,c.l lard, bacon, I3 to ~.
Flour, meal grits, hominy,
in sacks, 40 to A.
Flour in barrel, "a to 81
Live stocS, q. L., III to II.
Cotton, G3 to 69t
2nd. On the Charlotte Co. Il A., Che
raw Il Darlington. Cheraw & Salisbury,
Central Of =. e., Northeastern, Whining
ton, Co. a.. have the right on |, ., 3, /,
0, u, \, B, T. q, VI classes to add ten
es they shall conform TO the standard
freight tariff.
3rd. The Augusta & Knoxville and
iort Royal, on |, =, 5, /, 8, 6, y, g. T., q,
classes have the right to add twenty
miles additional to the distance; on other
freight tariff.
18th. On Columbia e Grccnville, Lau-
rons, Spartanburg Il Union Railroad, on
ciAsseS J, =, 3, 4, S, u, A, B, l., G, IL, they
hare the right to charge 20 miles additions
al distance; on class l. 10 miles nddi.
.:ors!; cH o:.ioT class; charges will bo
standard freight tariff
9th. Charleston aud Savannah and
Ashley River Railroad on classes /, =,
3. !, 5, 4, y, Il, {, G, II, for ten miles
standard freight tariff; ON for 90 miles.
30 miles additional, other classes standard
freight tariff.
9th Ashvillo & Spartnnburg, on classes
!, 3, ., s, 6, a, b, L. q, H, 30 miles ad-
diiiongl Oh distances other classes
standard freight tariff.
7th. Cheraw & Chester narrow gauge,
chester & l.enoir, OH classes /, 2, 3, 4, 5,
q, A, Is, e, ID, L, f, and II ten miles ad-
ditional on class l., so per cent greater !;
0O per cent. greater tor u car load of
2o,0o0 pounds; oiher classes standard
freight tariff.
sth. On South Carolina Railway, At
ianta q Charlotte and Barnwell, standard
freight tariff will be charged.
:, Atlanta q Charlotte Raiiroad, Central of
>. C., Charlotte, Co. & A., Northeastern,
). G.. Railway, Wilmington, Z. & A.,
will charge cents per mile for passage.
Ashley River, Charleston & Savannah.
Cheraw & salisbury, Columbia & Green.
vile, Laurens, Port Royal, Spartanburg
& uniHn, will charge 81 cents per mile.
Ashville Il Spartanburg, Augusta q
Knoxville, Cheraw & Chester, Chester &
IIenoir, 1 cents per mile.
would like to know why the above
dissemination Is made In favor of the lar
gest number Of roads-are they so badly
off that they can't afford to carry passen-
gers ut the same price as the other roads.
or Is 1t that the officers of those roads had
moro Influence with the Commissioners
than the others PENDLrroS.