The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-17
e.vANNAH GETTING ITS SHARE.
Richmond and Danvills Man pm the
Freight Question

Freight Question:
NJ. communication in yesterdays MORN
- NEWS asserting that the Richmond
-.-ninal was not acting in good faith
.rd Savannah, aroused the ire Of the
Ts.sn,ond and Danville men in this city.
L. n them who is in position to know,
-, Who did not care to have his name men
.,,,sd went into full discussion Of the
.,biect yesterday.
',rt.sa statements that the Richmond
- Danyille is robbiug Savannah of
l..,n TO ship to Norfolk or West
pint are simply untrue" ne SAID,
- that's all there is about 1t.
an a. he true that the Central railroad ia
u L IN beles short in its receipts at Savan-
N'1U e. the wear. and that the Savannah,
LISI n and Western is 5000 bales ahead
- year. but that Is accounted for In
o. lo1 avs The Savannah. Florida and
!,T ~ and the East Tennessee have cut
We The Centraps southwestern territory.
nv tbsn the whole crop in the southeast
sl1 s,stas is shorter than last year. Directly
en- 9,rosite is true in the southwest. That
tn ls TPEiccbmond and Danville is taking cotton
tle u, Stlenta TO West Point that would
n Vva.-sIiv come to Savannah is false, and
10 acures will show 1t.
In ssNssrfolk and West Point are both behind
q. ,bsir receipts this season. as well as Sa-
ar1sb. The cotton was not in atlanta to
W. here. Atlanta's receipts have not
oime beavv this year as they were last
UeI However, the Central railroad rec
ven uiIl show that the falling of was not
~ cotton brought from Atlanta, but in
~ ~ Dracaints from the southwestern lines,
w - there is now greater competition
W. books will show that if anybody cares
N examine them.
aVow can demonstrate to any sensible
I'D unnreiudiced man in a very few min
D+ss mat this talk OF the Richmond and
nsnville taking cotton and other freight
tno1o Atlanta to West Point is all rot and
..to1r3rst kind. It is more than twice the
distance from Atlanta to West Point that it
.fron Atlanta to Savannah. The first is
ssaTiles, the latter is about 800. The Gem
vi rsilrosd bed is smooth and easy run
Ting the entire distance to Savannah. 1t
ms with the ridges and the rivers, not
.o-oss them The Richmond and Danville
rom Atlanta to West Point is hard run
ming road in some portions, at
aast across the mountains and the
ri,ers Now, it stands TO reason
tbst the cost to the railroad of transport
;ng carload Of freight from Atlanta to
We,t Point over such road is a good deal
mare than twice the cost Of transporting
NE sane carload to Savannah The rate
rar hundred on cotton from Atlanta to Sa-
Tspnab is 43 cents and from Atlanta to
West Point 81 cents. a difference of IL cents.
Nav saw it costs the railroad 20 cents to
hiring that hundred weight TO Savannah, it
would cost fully twice as much to carry il
10 West Point There is a gross profit Of %
cents to bring it to Savannah and gross
nroav Of only IA cents to carry
h to Norfolk. II would be a fine
roicy. indeed, to throw away
cents profit on every hundred. The Rich
mond Terminal Company owns both rail-
roads and i, Is nothing to their profit TO
favor one at the expense Of the other. They
have not only leased the Central, but
NJ practically own it as we'll They have got
to make ii earn its fixed charges and divi-
dends or 20 down in their own pockets and
psyit themselves. The Richmond and Dan
vile would have 20 put up the $500, 900 for
Central railroad dividends If the Central
dd1t make 1t.
Another thing is that besides being
cheaper for the company to bring its
freights via Savannah they have here the
Ocean Steamship Company, water line to
New York At Norfolk and West Point
they nave no steamships, and their profits
on the freight end when the freight is laid
down at the seaport At Savannah they get
the water haul to New York as well as o
cheaper haul to the port.
1T is true we have not done as much
business this season as last. Have the mer-
chants or any other line of business done
any bet,er' As l said before, the statements
that We have carried cotton away from
Savannah to Norfolk or West Point 1.
simply untrue"