Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-06-04
FREIGHT on COTTON By RIVER
STEAMERS.
A Letter from One who Knows WHEREOF
He Writes.

He write
Editor Horning NeirS: In your issue
of May odd. and also of the Both, are COM
munlcatiOns in regard to Savannah's cot
ton receipts. The writer charges the
Central Railroad with buying of the two
OF three boats on the river; says that they
take no cotton. and uses language caleu-
lated to prejudice the minds of the bust
ness men of Savannah against the
Central Railroad as mOnOpOliZing the
carrying of cotton between Augusta
and Savannah. In your issue of May 80
the. statement is correct that 81 % per
bale is charged on cotton by rail from
Augusta to Savannah. as also the state
ment that the boats can probably trans
port cotton at 80 cents per bale. But this
does not prove that the saving to the ship
per would be % cents per bale. The
facts are that the railroad charges 81 %
per bale on cotton to transport ii from
Augusta and deliver in Savannah atpress
or steamer for New York, Philadelphia,
Boston, etc. and covers by insurance.
Now. BY boat take 30 cents freight, p
cents insurance. two whaTfages, , cents
each. making 10 cents. two drayages of 10
cents each, equal 80 cents-tOtal 81 10.
Some may say. why pay drayage in Sa-
vannah? WHY not deliver cotton at the
that during the cotton season there are
almost always vessels lying at the wharf
of the press, and the river steamers can
not discharge across them. Again, II
cotton is shipped by rail from Augusta
through to Northern ports, 1t goes
on through bills Of lading, and much
more than the 10 cents difference
is saved as if shipped TO Savannah
on local bills. Again, if shipped on
through bills of lading the shipper can
draw with bills of lading attached at
once. but not so if shipped by river steam
ers. The assertion that the Central
Railroad has bought off the two or three
steamers is incorrect, and is calculated
TO do injustice to and create prejudice
against this road, which has been, and
still is, the most important factor in the
building up of Savannah. Now that the
facts in the case of the river and railroad
transportation of cotton from Augusta
have been stated, let us examine the tg-
ures official of the cotton going out of
Augusta from September 1, 1881, to JAN
uary 81, 1882:
Bales
To Savannah ......-........- 36,60l
To Charleston 81 ,3O4
To Port ROYAL Observation-Disclosures. II, $50
BY Piedmont Air Line Railroad - 1895
By Atlantic Coast Line Railroad .-.... 143
Total ................................. .lO2.9 1888
OF the total amount Savannah received
over One-third. Now for distances, harbOr.
etc: From Augusta to Charleston, 1877
miles: Augusta to Savannah, 123 miles:
Augusta to Port Royal, I'D miles. The
difference Is too small TO be taken account
| of. In regard to harbOr, | will refrain
| from saying anything, as the facts are too
/ well known. In regard to facilities for
| transporting by the different routes they
| are ample. Let us consider the situation,
| Savannah being no nearer to the great
| Northern cities than these other
| points, will any rejecting man assert
! that these each have not an equal right
| to their portion of the trade of Augusta?
! Whatever efforts are made by one to OBJ
| tain more than its share, will be met by
the other, and it may as we'll be conceded
that, so far as freights are concerned, they
will be equaliZed. SPECTATOR.
The stephens Monumental Association.
General Henry r. Jackson has been
chosen one of the Vice Presidents of the
Monumental Association organized to
perpetuate a memorial of the late Cover
! nor Stephens at CrawfOrdville. Among
the other officers Of the association are
| Hon. George T. Barnes, of Augusta,
| President: and NJ. L. Andrews, Esq, of
Crawfordville; Hon. Seaborn Reese, of
Sparta; Hon. Thomas Hardeman,
of Macon: Hon. Joseph E.
Brown, of Atlanta Gen. Phil. Cook, of
! Americas: Hon. r. J. Moses. of Column
| bus; Col. Charles Willingham, of Car
tersville: DIR. James Hamilton, of Athens;
Hon. H. G.. Turner, of Brooks county
| Vice Presidents. The plan, it is reported,
that will probably be acted upon looks to
the raising of money for the purchase of
Liberty Hail. the late residence of Mr..
Stephens, at CrawfOrdville, with the
library; to found a high school upon the
| grounds, with a competent professor, who
should dwell upon the place and be regent
of the property, and to remove the re-
mains of Mr.. Stephens to this property,
for interment there, erecting suitable
| monument upon the grave.
1t is thought that $4,000 will accom-
| plish this work, to raise which the ap-
| pOintment is recommended of a Vice
| President from each Congressional dis
trict, as above indicated, who shall re-
commend a series of entertainments in
the different counties during the fall term
of the Superior Courts.