The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-10-04
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one thing is certain he need not 20 to the
Greenyille Ncms to combat our views,
unless il be that he does not wish TO dis.
close his identity, for the INTEI.LIGEHCEH
will afford the fullest and faircst oppor'
tunity to all Of our citizens to express
their views upon this important subject.
We have no desire to prejudice the rail
roads or the people, but do want to see
both have justice. Therefore, VIC pub
lisl "Broadaway's" article, and offer him,
or any other citizen, the use Of our col
umns to give publicity to his views upon
railroad rates The article is as follows ::
ANDERsoH, 5. C., Sept eth, ~
70 the Editor Of tie .Srms
The editor of tho AHDEI,soS ISrELII-
GENCER, who is also Director OF tho &.
and G. Il. X. Company and whose utter
anccs on railroad questions are unavoid-
ably received az representative of tho
Clyde Syndicate, has an editorial in his
issue Of this day from which VIC extract
the following:
"rhe thousand mile tickets used by
mon who travel great deal have also
been abolished, and all have TO pay the
same fare. 1t il safe, therefore. to say
shat tho present passenger rates will pay
the railroads more than the former ratio
did, and this excess will come out OF tho
people, In consequence Of tho Commits
sion's failure 10 establish n sccond-rlass
ratio and a thousand milo rate.
',The local rates ure lower in some in.
stances and higher in others, but the aV-
orage will DO found to DO slightly higher
than tho rates heretofore OF force. The
railroads will gain in income out OF tho
Commissioners local standard"
Wo also quote from the Sixth Passcn-
ger Rule of tho X. X. Commission AS
follows:
"Rule 9. There shall bo no unjust dis
elimination as to passenger ratios In favor
OF or against any individual or locality.
Horidcd, hoTerrr, That this rule shall not
be so construed rs to prevent railroad
companies from Issuing communication,
excursion or thousand mile tickets as tho
saino are now issued"
Have not tho Railroad companies the
same right 10 issue tho thousand milo
tickets as they evor had? The statement
Of the ANDERSON INTELLIu EScEH Is unfair
and shows q desire to screen tho Railroad
Companies from tho Odium of petty
act Of spite In refusing to issue accommo.
datior tickets, and to throw tho blame Of
! tho 81 no upon the Railroad Commission
who Il we specially provided for tho issu.
ing OF the thousand milo tickets.
Tho railroad companies arc opposed to
tho railroad law, and are moving hcavon
and earth to create sentiment in tho
State looking towards its repeal. Many
of the country papers have voiced this
ondeavor, and among thom not tho lonst
influential Is the ANDERSON lNTELLIdEN-
GER. ~Wo are told by it that "rhe work
OF the Commission Is good enough for
the railroads, but 1t Is very bad for the
people," while II is q notorious fact that
all our railroud companies aro opposed
TO the new railroad law, and to tho tariff.
Is the statement Of tho INTELIIaENCER
mnde with the object OF misleading the
public, and aiding the anti-railroad law
sentiment sought to be created?
We deny the statement OF the INTELII-
aEHcER that Last year all cotton wns
shipped at an average weight Of $50
pounds per BALE without regard to actual
Weights"
For portion of the season cotton was
so shipped, the circular to agents being
dated Ncv. 21d, 1882, but them 8 norticE
Of tho crop, and n very large portion had
beon sent forward.
Nor do we think tho Editor Of tho IN
TELLIaENcER can substantiato this state
lnent. We quote as follows: "but tho
cotton shipped from this county averaged
over 500 pounds to the bale, so that tho
work of tho Commission Is properly
shown by the changes estimated as fol-
lows"
Wn 10 not believe the cotton shipped
from Anderson County will average 4S0
pounds to tho bale. Is this statement
md the calculations based on It, intended
10 aid the anti. railroad law sentinentr
We have not We. seen tho through rates
adopted by tho Commission, nor do We
believe they have yet been generally
made public. We suppose the editors
railroad connection and official position
Oh Director, gavo him the inside track
In procuring railroad views and nows.
The 1NTELIIaENcER does not give us
the new through rate in figures, and we
are anxious to see them and judge for
ourselves. So fer We arc we'll pleased
and satisfied with the new local rates OF
the Commission, and 80 would be all In
telligent business men If they would
carefully examine tho tariff. Many men
are under the impression tho rates are
higher than before who have carelessly
examined the rates, or taken the word OF
others who are either equally ignorant,
or equally careless, or nre engaged In
working up the anti-railroad law senti-
ment. BRoApAwAY.
The statement of the INTELLIGENCER
as to thousand mile tickets is correct, for
1t is the failure of the Commission to
compel the selling of these tickets which
has given the railroads the opportunity
to withdraw them. We have not said
that the railroads were right in with
drawing these tickets. On the contrary,
we think they are wrong, and ought to be
compelled to put them back OIL sale.
The Commission has the power to make
them do so, and ought to exercise it.
Broadway" is not more fortunate in
asserting that the INTELLIGENCEh is
helping to create an antirailroad law
sentiment, for the statement Is at vari
ahce with the facts. We were, and s,nl
are, in favor of the railro I'D law, aud
have never expressed any other senti.
ment, but we have criticised the manner
in which the law has been executed.
There is very great difference between
these positions, though broadway" may
not have discerned 1t.
AS to the manner in which cotton wins
shipped last year, we have no personal
knowledge. The statement was made by
us as received from several OF our mer-
chants. There was, we are informed,
short period during which shipments
were made at actual weights, but the
bulk of the crop was shipped on the rule
averaging the bales at 450 pounds. This
was also the, rule in force when the Com.
mission made its rate, and therefore the
comparison t,pon this roint presented