The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-10-04

| reporter oI the lNTEI.LIGENCER called
| Oh Tuesday upon Il number of the bust
ness men of Anderson, and propounded
to them the following questions
| !. How are you satisfied with the work
| of the Railroad Commission
.. Are the rates fixed higher or lower
| than last years rate?
,. Was cotton shipped last year by ac-
| tual or average weight, and if average
what was the weight?
:. What weight would the Gotten from
Anderson average 10 the bale?
The answers obtained are given below,
and represent q separate business house
in each instance.
r. l.. Morehead Am not satisfied with
the Commission; freights are considera-
bly, higher; cotton was shipped last year
by average weight-450 pounds 10 the
cotton bales last year at AS pounds, and
considers that Il low estimate
&. +. Jones: Is not pleased with tho
work of the Commission freights are
higher; shipped by average woight-450
pounds cotton bales would average 500
pounds.
w. S. IIigon: Thinks the Commission
n failure; freights are much higher !;
shipped by average weight-i50 pounds /;
think cotton bales would average 800
pounds.
j. NJ. Sullivan: Thinks the Commits
.
by average weight-45O pounds; cotton
bales average 500 pounds.
p. X. McCully: Is not pleased with
the action OF the Commission they have
increased rates of freight; shipped by
average woight-45O pounds to tho bale,
charge for actual weight If they 80 de.
sired cotton bales averaged 48O lbs.
J. +. Peoples: Does not think the
Commission success; freights are
higher; before the Commission tariff
took effect had special rates on rags, but
which makes the freight, local and
through, much higher; cotton shipped
by average weight-450 pounds cotton
bales would average $50 pounds.
| JIG. Cunningham: Is not pleased with
the Commission; Freights are higher;
cotton bales would average 500 lbs.
J. w. Provost: Thinks the Commits
| sion could have been of muc- service to
the people, but it has failed freights
are higher shipped by average weight
$50 pounds; cotton bales would average
4sO pounds.
| W. +. Barr: Am not satisfied with the
| Commission freights are higher; ship
| ped by average weight-45O pounds cot
ton bales would average 4s5 pounds.
J.P. Sullivan Thinks we would be
better off without the Commission !;
|
age 475 pounds.
ID. s. MAXWELL Am not satisfied with
the work of Commission has been injuri-
GUS freights are much higher; shipped
by average weigbt-t50 pounds cotton
bales averaged 4S0 pounds.
j. ]. Baker: Am not pleased with the
work of Commission freights are uni
formly higher; shipped by average
weight-450 pounds; cotton bales would
average 500 pounds.
J. Is. Watson : Am not pleased with the
works of the Commission; freights are
higher; shipped by average weight-i50
pounds cotton bales would average 500
pounds.
| A. b. Towers: Thinks the Commission
has done more injury than good; not
posted in regard to the difference III
freights; not u regular cotton buyer.
E.W. Brown. Not satisfied with tho
Commission; they have made freights
higher; cotton shipped by average
weight-a5O pounds to the bale; average
weight of cotton bales shipped from
County Is 1876 pounds.
q. Ernest Brown: Thinks the Com
mission is q humbug; freights are higher
than they were befo re the Commissions
tariff went into effect; shipped by aver.
age weight-450 pounds; average weight
Of cotton bales from County $50 pounds.