The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-05
FACTORS WILL NOT PAY.
The Issue Between the Naval Stores
Men and the Railroads.

The Railroads Notify the Factors of a
New Charge on Rolling Rosfn From
the Warehouses, and That It Must
Be Paid in Advanoe-The Factors
Say They Won't Pay 1.-THE Claims
/ of Both Sides.
/ The naval stores factors were up in
| arms yesterday against the railroad com
/ panies, and a meeting was held at the
| board Of trade to discuss the differences
caused by the imposing Of certain charges
/ for handling freight, which the factors
consider unreasonable.
4 few days ago the factors were noti-
fed that a charge of cents per barrel
would be made for rolling their rosin
from the warehouses when ordered to be
delivered to the exporters, and that pay
ment must be made at the time the stock
is taken in storage. The charge on spirits
turpentine for the same service was put
at cents per cask. This is IN addition
to the regular charge made for storage.
Heretofore the factors have paid 3 cents
a month for storage of rosin, and the
charges for delivery on the wharves have
been paid by the shippers, and the factors
had nothing to do with the stock after
giving an order for its delivery from the
warehouses.
THE EXPORTERS BIT FIRST.
Sometime ago, the railroads increased
their charges for rolling the stock from
the warehouses to the cars or lighters,
and notified the exporters of the change
There was a bold kick on the part of the
exporters over the additional charges,
and a committee was appointed to confer
with the railroad officials in re-
gard to the matter. The next
development regarding charges for hand
ling the stock was the notification TO the
factors that they would be held response
BILE for the charges.
The railroad companies contend that
the increased expense in handling the
large stocks at the wharves and ware
houses causes great loss to them unless
they were reimbursed by the owhaSs of
the stocks; therefore they are coEpelled
to increase the rates.
KICK ON THE WAY IT Is DONE.
They also claim that it is not convenient
to keep accounts of all deliveries, both
large and small, made at irregular inter
walls to shippers and to facilitate matters
they propose to charge the factors for
rolling the stock out to the shippers and
make them pay for the service at the
time it is taken in storage They suggest
that the factors can get their money back
by charging the shippers for handling
when orders for delivery are given.
The naval stores factors held q long
conference yesterday with Mr. W. S.
Winburn, general freight agent of the
Central railroad, and Mr.. +. B. Papy,
general freight agent of the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway. After
spirited discussion over the situation
there was nothing definite agreed upon
except that the railroad officials insisted
that they would make the charges and
the factors positively refused to agree to
pay them.
THE FACTORS SIDE OF IT.
In speaking to a MORNING News re-
porter after the meeting a prominent fac
tor said eve have entered protest
against being compelled to pay the charges
of the railroad companies for delivering
stocks to our customers We do not con
slider it fair nor just. 1t is not our bust
| ness to be responsible for charges
| made for handling goods which we
have sold to other parties to
be delivered from the warehouses at
which we have already paid storage. If
the railroads want to increase the cost of
storage, that would be another matter,
and one which we would consider from
different standpoint but the fact that we
must pay for a service before it is per-
| formed, and, besides, for one which we
are not resOnSible, is unreasonable. The
railroads must look to the shippers for
| their pay for delivering naval stores on
| board cars and lighters. We sell our
stock to be delivered at the warehouses,
and after an order is given for delivery
| the property belongs to the purchaser.
| The factors will positively refuse to pay
| the charges imposed upon them"