The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-19
DISCRIMINATING AGAINST SAvAN-
NAH.
That IL What a Correspondent Says
the K. and D. Is Doing.

I1aL AE W Los . ON-A ~0A<O-%~%~-@~ N@I .
the K. and D. Is Doing.
SAVANNAH, GA, Jan. I7.-Editor Morn
s-o Ne,cs. The writer was much interested
IN reading this morning the remarks Of the
Richmond and Danville man, who is in a
POSITION TO know" with regard to COM
,,unication which you published yesterday,
IN which be characterized the statement
tbat the Richmond and Danville is robhing
Savannah of cotton to ship to Norfolk or
West Point, is simply untrue" and that
statements TO the effect that the Richmond
I'D Danyille is taking cotton and other
freight from Atlanta TO West Point is "all
rot of the worst kind" The writer was alb
sent from the city and hasn't seen your issue
~ Yesterday. and does not know what was
y-ritten in the communication referred to.
FOR au9ht the writer knows to the contrary
The Richmond and Danville man may be
right about his road not taking cotton and
other freight at Atlanta which should come
tion il is interesting to note the
effort that was made by certain
officials OF the Richmond and Danville,
and strongly urged by Sol Haas, traffic
manager. TO fix rate to Norfolk that would
divert Atlanta cotton from Savannah to
Norfolk over their road. This was published
as fact In the Atlanta Constitution,
Ian. ]. headed ne hICuLnOuu anu Ian
ville's Policy and Haas Is quoted as saying
In effect, that Savannah, Brunswick and
Charleston had no right to expect to be
pursed and favored
The reasoning of the Richmond and DAN
vile man, that the Richmond Terminal
Company own, or practically own both the
Richmond and Denville and the Central,
and 'it is nothing to their profit to favor
one at the expense of the other" sounds
hut 10 he e.
their profit to fAvor one at the
expense of the other, let the Rich@
mond and Danville man answer why
did Sol Haas cast the Centraps vote against
Savannah and in favor of Norfolk and West
Point In December, when the matter Of
rates was argued before the Southern Rail-
way and Steamship Associations Why
should they wish to divert 100000 bales of
Atlanta cotton from Savannah, taking
s2l5.OOO revenue from the Central and
giving it TO the Richmond and Danville9
So much for the Central railroad proper
II is natural that the Savannah people
should watch the main line and carefully
note anything that affects the main line.
But how about the Centraps leased lines
How about the long suffering aud much
abused Port Royal and Western Carolina
railroad, which one of the Central direc-
tors was quoted by the Atlanta Constitution
Jan. as being "a very expensive affair
that was saddled on the present manage
ment by the Raoul administration How
about the large shipments of cotton that
used to come to Savannah from Anderson
and Greenville, s. c., for shipment
abroad, or to the north over the Ocean
steamship line Let some one examine
the books as the Richmond and Danville
man suggests, and see what came here then
and what comes now. How is it that q
soliciting agent is actively employed by the
Richmond and Danville in Upper Carolina
who is not only taking all the cotton from
Greenville and Anderson, which are ter
mnal points of the Port Royal and West
ern Carolina, but is drawing every bale
from the best points on the same system in
the northern part of the state, which cotton
nearly all formerly came to Savannah
thereby not only robbing the Port Royal
and Western Carolina, and Central, and
Ocean steamship line, Of the freight, but
materially decreasing the receipts at this
portl
Can we suppose that the shippers al
Greenvills. Anderson and other points on
the line of the Port Royal and Western
Carolina have taken a sudden dislike 60 Sa.
vannah and the Ocean Steamship Company
or is a special and private rate given tC
shippers in Upper Carolina to Norfolk
The writer has known the people Of Upper
Carolina for years, and can safely assert
that they are keenly alive to their own in
terests and know a good thing when they
see 1t. be also knows that they are kindly
disposed toward Savannah and would give
this port fair show on equal terms.
You will note that don't say anything
about Spartanburg, because Savannah
never got much cotton from that point. but
Greenvlle and Anderson were liberal pa.
irons OF the Port Royal and Western Caro-
ma and Central, shipping thousands oi
bales to this port, and | have been told that
practically all cotton shipped from points
TINS side of these towns came here. Also,
have ;been told while on recent triI
through that part of the country, that our
OF 1900 or $4,000 bales received in Ander.
son this season, only about $50 have beer
shipped to Savannah, while it is said thai
SaVannah got more than half last season
NOW, the question arises. if the Richmond
ana Danville are trying to do the fair thing
why Is Alexander McBee, soliciting
agent for that company, working agains
the Port Royal and Western Carolina as II
IL we're Their worst enemy? Why is it that
TINS expensive affair" which has been sad
Gled upon the Richmond and Danville ii
bottled up In every imaginable way anC
every pound Of freight that can be diverted
from IL, taken over the Richmond aud Dan
vile lines in South Carolina? But | will
not dlgreSs. The object Of this commune
cation Is to treat more especially upon dis
cpinlnation against Savannah. AS to tht
erect OF the Richmond and Danville's man
aagement upon the Port Royal ant
western Carolina railroad, and it,
relation to the Central, l could asl
good many questions that might open the
eyes Oh Central stockholders One thing is
very certain, so far as this city is concerned
you can depend upon it, the Richmond
anu Danvllle people are working for theil
U"n interest and don't care a rap whethe
we SINK or swim. If it is to their Interest
GTulvert business from Savannah they vii
u.Eert 1t. Hence, it ia easy enough to tel
iii nHt tney will do when you find out VIVA
Will put the most money in their pockets.