The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-14
The FACTORS WILL PAY 1T.
But They Say They Will Put The EX-
ira Charge on The Buyer.

] Railroads VIII Get Inelr CharRe
From the Factors, and the Question
/ as to Who Shall Pay for 1t Now
( Rests Between Factors and Export
/ ers of Naval Stores.
/ The naval stores situation took a new
turn yesterday after conference be-
tween the representatives Of the rail
roads and a committee from the factors,
ana now the matter of the rolling charge
on rosin and spirits is a question between
the buyers and factors, as the railroads
have won their point and will collect the
charge for rolling when the stuff is turned
into their warehouses.
The conference was held at the Office of
Messrs. Erwin, duBignon s. Chisholm, at
torueys for the Savannah, Florida and
Western railroad, and there were present
Messrs. J. p. Williams, L. Mcneil. w. G.
Powell and John Hunter, representing the
factors, Messrs. w. 5. Chisholm and f. G.
duBignon, MIR. F. B. Papy, division
freight agent of the Savannah Florida
and Western railroad, Receiver Conner
and Traffic Manager w. F. Shellman of
the Central
Both sides of the question were dis
cussed, with the result that the factors
practically agreed to pay the additional
charge of cents for rolling, and they de-
cided at a meeting held yesterday after
noon that they would embody that charge
in the bills for the stuff when sold to the
exporters.
THE RAILROADS SIDE OF IT.
The railroads contended that in this
oh, l.
amount of wharfage, while the factors
held that there was They will pay the
charge, and hereafter whenever a bill is
sold TO a buyer an extra charge of cents
per barrel will be embodied in the bill
for rolling, paid for account of the rail-
road yards.
One of the factors said yesterday he
presumed the board of trade would
eventually change it's rules so as to make
them conform to the new order of things,
that is with regard TO deliveries of stuff,
but whether this is done or not, he said
the factors would make this charge of
three cents barrel which would be col
lected along with the rest of the bill
when the stuff is sold by factor to
buyer.
THE FACTORS POSITION
at seems to me, he said, that this
will necessitate the adding in of this item
Of 3 cents on all transactions where the
stuff is resold, which is likely to be some
what confusing. 1t is commended by the
buyers that this arrangement would in
crease the charges to place the stuff from
the yard free on board the cars or
steamers. The Savannah Florida and
Western railroad has heretofore been
charging the buyer cents for roll
ing. If that road charges cents as
an item of storage and eliminates the
charge to the buyer of 3 cents for rolling,
and it is charged into the bill of the re-
ceiver TO the buyer, can't see how the
buyer is put to any more expense than
under the present arrangement. There
are undoubtedly some inequities con-
nected with the new arrangement from
any standpoint. The amount charged
for rolling from the yard to the wharf
should not be paid until the service is
performed. In case the rosin or spirits is
burned on the yards the storage com
panies would have been paid for services
which are not performed. In case it is
delivered from the yard to drays they are
in reality paid for services not rendered
The item of renewed storage, as rear
ranged, works hardship on the shipper,
and on the port, and should not be i'm
posed. Every item OF expense that in
creases theeXpense of handling is so much
money out of his pocket and inures in
that amount to the benefit of the buyer"
TO CHARGE IT TO THE BUYERS.
The factors held a meeting Yesterday
afternoon and agreed that this charge Of
| 3 cents per barrel for rolling should be
embodied in the bills to buyers This
will be done, they say, by special contract
with the buyers, ana every factor will
make this charge for all stuff sold or
will refuse to deliver it to the buyer
This is not all. 1t is said that the fac
tors are getting ready to retaliate against
| tue buyers on account of the fact
that the former hold the latter
to certain extent responsible for
this action on the part of the railroads
They propose, 1t is said, TO make the
buyer pay ali the advance storage charges
! of cents per barrel on rosin and Z cents
on spirits, which, in each case, includes
| the rolling charge. 1t remains 10 be seen
how the buyers will view this PROPOSE
ton.
The following in brief is said to be the
| position which the railroads have taken
in the matter and in which they have
held firm ground
In the matter OF the controversy between
! the railroad aud the naval stores factors
! their has not cen any advance in the charges
| Tor storage heretofore collected. The differ
| ence seems to grown out Of the change in
| the method of collecting them. The railroads
| contend that all the services they render is
| for the consignee, while the factors contend
| that the roads only give them storage. and
| tho gh they recognize that this charge in the
| aggregate Is not unreasonable they insist
| that all except the initial storage charge
| should be collected from the party who pur-
| chases the stores from them.
| The answer which the roads make to this
| Is, that as warehouse men they cannot make
! charge for delivery; that they are bound in
| law. 70 AFFORD the owner Of the property
! the opportunity and facilities to reach their
| property that they may remove it, or they
| must place II at point az which they can
i reach IT, The railroads contend that all the
service they render is for the party 20 whom
! the freight is consigned, and that they have
| nothing TO do with the purity to whom the
! consignee may sell it. except to deliver it,
/ Should they transfer it upon their books
which is practical delivery. before the
/ charge rs paid, they will lose their lien upon
! the property, which they have until all The
| Just storage charges are paid.
WHAT THE BUYERS HAVE TO OFFER
| The buyers and the factors now have
! the matter OF the rolling charge TO settle
! between themselves, and the fight may be
as pretty one as that on the turpentine
market, which has not yet ended
The buyers are Of the opinion that the
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